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Chapter 475 Time Traveler's Wife

"Will it be the first novel in the 21st century to sell over 10 million in a natural year?"

With the increasing sales of "Haiberian", people can't help but have such a problem in their minds. There are novels with sales of over 10 million in the 21st century, but they are all achieved through time accumulation and long-term sales.

Up to now, no novel can sell over 10 million in 365 days a year. No matter what type of book it is, it is the same. It seems like a threshold that will keep everyone firmly out!

The best-selling novels have high expectations, but they all seem to be cursed and always fail in front of the millions of marks. The "Inception" released by Lin Han was considered to be the most likely novel to achieve sales breakthrough in the past five years.

But when "Haiberian" was launched, people quickly changed their direction and believed that this book could impact the desperate novel sales!

The sales volume of "Inception" in the first month and the sales volume of the next month were indeed good. It counterattacked to the annual sales championship in just a few months, but the force behind it to continue moving gradually weakened.

Those who like to read science fiction and Lin Han’s novels have purchased them almost in the previous few months, so when its sales reached nearly six million copies, the growth rate slowed down a lot!

"Haiberian" sold higher than "Inception" during the same period, and because of its high literary value, it is considered a good work in the eyes of many picky people, so its stamina is considered strong.

During the two weeks of Lin Han's concentrating on translation, "Haiberian" achieved good results of 920,000 and 790,000, respectively, pushing the total sales to the level of 5.37 million copies!

In three weeks, the annual sales rankings soared from the end to the third place. It is possible that Lin Han's own "Inception" will jump to the top in the next few weeks.

...

In the villa, Lin Han, who completed the translation task, was entertaining her friends with Chen Jiaxuan, which was a late moving party.

The young people were singing and dancing with beer mugs with music, and then the group was still playing TV games to fight, while Lin Han and Wang Hao were playing football on the table!

This is a family toy that I often see in American dramas. It is not expensive. Anyway, there are many rooms in the villa and it is easy to install anything. It is also very good to buy one for fun.

Wang Hao looked at the music that was being excited outside and said with a smile: "This house is really good. If you can buy a villa in Yanjing for full payment, you are already a winner in life! To be honest, how much money did you make."

This really made Lin Han ask. His concept of money is quite vague. As long as it is enough, he doesn't often check the account balance in the bank card. "It's about 100 million, and there are so many things that are piecemealed together, and the tax is quite high."

"One hundred million?" Wang Hao widened his eyes. He spread his hands and counted carefully with his fingers: "Ten hundred million... This is a nine-digit number!"

Lin Han blinked innocently. In fact, this number can be higher, but he has not been completely commercialized. Otherwise, he would hold more lectures, participate in more programs, or sell all the copyrights of the novels in his hands in one breath when the IP boom is at its peak, and at least he can make another 100 million!

"People compare themselves to others, they are so angry." Li Wenyuan leaned against the door, and he sighed and said, "You must be the author rich list this year. Now I'm a little mentally prepared."

Wang Hao seemed to have found the alliance, and he said to Li Wenyuan: "I have made so much money, I have to blackmail him for a big meal. Lin Han, you can do it yourself!"

"Okay, okay, I'll invite you to eat roasted whole sheep tomorrow. The sheep transported from Inner Mongolia will definitely be much better than those in the feeder farm. Then I'll book both ends."

Lin Han is never too stingy with his friends. He has made so much money, and it is really nothing to eat. Perhaps the money will be earned back while eating.

While talking here, Chen Jiaxuan walked in with a smile on her face. She joked: "So you are hiding here and whispering. Dear, Alex called you across the ocean. Do you have time to answer it now?"

Lin Han nodded, he took his phone over, and then said to Li Wenyuan and Wang Hao: "Alix is ​​the editor of Penguin Publishing Group. Maybe something is wrong. I'll ask him first."

"You go and I will play two games of table tennis with Brother Wen." Wang Hao picked up the racket and was eager to try it. There were a lot of things in the game room of Lin Han's house. Usually, he dragged Chen Jiaxuan, who was not interested in sports, to take a walk or play table tennis with him.

The sound of table tennis was a little loud, and Lin Han simply came to the balcony outside the game room. He looked at the call time that had been waiting for almost a minute and asked: "Hi, Alex, it's me, Lin Han."

"Should I say good afternoon or good morning, my friend."

"It's afternoon in Yanjing. Is it not dawn yet in London?"

Alex turned his head and looked out the black window. His eyes were red like a rabbit, and his coffee cup was scattered aside, "Good afternoon, I just read the document you sent me. God, that's really wonderful. The British will love this novel to death. It's so wonderful, it's so well written, it's simply incredible!"

Lin Han looked at his watch and seemed to have sent the translated novel less than 24 hours. The man had already finished reading it. He guessed, "Did you have not been sleeping and have finished reading the novel all night?"

"Yes, but I don't feel sleepy at all now, and I'm full of energy. Believe me, this book will definitely make you famous, otherwise I'll help you sell it in Europe?"

"Aren't the rest of the areas released in a focus?" Lin Han joked, not understanding why it was emphasized in Europe.

Alex stood up, holding a mug containing coffee in one hand and a cell phone in the other. He explained: "It is no exaggeration to say that your novel is at the level of the Nobel Prize in Literature. But if you want to win the prize, you still have to accumulate time. Your age is the biggest problem."

The Swedish Academy of Literature, which is responsible for the selection of the Nobel Prize in Literature, is full of old men. They will not like writers who are too young and successful. They will choose to let this group of people polish it. As for whether they forget it or not, they will not know.

Lin Han didn't think so long, and he was not even prepared to give him the recommended quota from Peking University to himself now. Now he lacks his foundation and is difficult to be valued.

"This may be the best book I have ever worked on. I really want it to appear in front of readers as soon as possible." Alex came to the kitchen, but found that his coffee machine was empty. He drank the pot of coffee in one night, no wonder he didn't feel sleepy.

"Don't say too early, we still have opportunities to cooperate in the future. Do you think this is the best? I can't write a better work anymore?"

Alex quickly said, "Of course not. It is better than the books I made before. Speaking of which, I also know that this book has sold five million copies in your China. Now I have the confidence to sell 10 million copies in the rest of the world, so that I can live up to the wonderfulness of this book."

Lin Han smiled. He didn't magnify his words. Being confident is a good thing, but he can't defeat his character. "I'm just counting on that day."

The two of them hung up the phone after chatting again. It was obvious that they had not closed their eyes for a long time, but Alex was so excited that he couldn't sleep. He quickly handed the document to the publishing group.

The author's name alone is enough to make Penguin Publishing Group put "Hiberian" on top of the top priority, not to mention that Alex also made an expedited label on it!

The employees of Penguin Publishing Group, located in London, wanted to deal with business, but unexpectedly they were firmly attracted by the plot and completely forgot their original intention. This is all a story, so I won’t mention it for now.

...

The villa that passed by the party looked a bit more crowded. To be precise, it was messy everywhere. The nanny would definitely not be able to clean it tomorrow. Even the barbecue grills in the garden were stained with oil. This required the housekeeping company to send someone over.

Lin Han cleaned the sofa's pillow, and he was half lying on it. Chen Jiaxuan was so tired. After the two of them quietly leaned on for a while, she said, "It's more comfortable to go to a party. It's too tiring to do it yourself, and it makes the house so messy."

"Anyway, we don't hold this type of event often, so it's okay once in a while." Lin Han touched the hair of the people around him, and gradually leaned down with his hands.

"Hey, it won't work in the past few days." Chen Jiaxuan quickly stopped her and said, with a little shy face. Although she had been living together for so long, she was still a little embarrassed about this topic!

Lin Han smiled bitterly, but he didn't expect that her relatives would come so badly, so he simply wrapped Chen Jiaxuan in his arms and hugged her together to enjoy the quiet time.

Chen Jiaxuan could clearly feel Lin Han’s hardness and heat, but she wanted Lin Han to bear it, so she started to change the topic: “Do you still remember what you said a few days ago?”

"What do you mean?" Lin Han was a little confused. He said a lot every day, but now he suddenly couldn't remember it at all.

"I said I couldn't find any novels to read. You want to write a novel for me." Chen Jiaxuan reminded her. She wanted to see what Lin Han could write. "I used to write some love poems for me, but now there is nothing..."

"Oh, it turns out to be this! No problem. I have already thought about the content and will write the first chapter to you in two days. When you are satisfied, we will post it online to make the singles envious."

"I'm so good, I'll check it out for you. I'll tell you that my taste is very tricky, and ordinary novels cannot reach my eye. If you can't be satisfied at that time, don't let it go!"

Lin Han is also very confident in the novels in his head. If this novel cannot impress Chen Jiaxuan, then the rest of the novels will probably be in trouble. "Don't worry, don't be moved and crying then, I have to find a way to make you happy."

Chen Jiaxuan held Lin Han's wrist with her hand and asked, "What kind of thing is it? Is it as sensational as "Bouquet for Algernon"?"

When Lin Han wrote that novel, Chen Jiaxuan was so moved that she even wanted to ask Lin Han to modify the ending, but she didn't convince Lin Han.

"Your favorite love novel is just a little bit of science fiction. Just treat it as a relief to my head. I have written such a grand and heavy novel for a long time, and let it be easier!"

There are very few science fiction romance novels. It can be said that Chen Jiaxuan has hardly read similar articles, which aroused her strong curiosity, "Have you thought of the name? Let's talk about what specific content is."

Lin Han recalled the movie in his head, and he smiled and said, "The book is called "The Wife of Time Traveler". The protagonist Henry is a young and handsome, adventurous librarian, but he has chronic time dislocation and will unconsciously wander in time. The heroine Claire is Henry's wife, an artist with very regular life order."

The configuration of the male and female protagonists is very interesting, but the artist has regularity, while the librarian is adventurous, "What is chronic time dislocation?"

"It's probably the kind of time chaotic. Henry can travel in time, but he can't control himself. Sometimes he will appear at a certain moment in the past and meet his childhood self; sometimes he will appear at a certain moment in the future, or even accompany his adult self. Overwork, noisy sounds, pressure, and sudden rise may all lead to his disappearance."

Lin Han actually didn't have a deep impression of this novel. It was just that his girlfriend was Rachel McAdams's beauty fan, so she accompanied her girlfriend to watch two time-travel movies starring Goddess Rachel, "Time and Space Love Traveler" and "Time Traveler's Wife".

His girlfriend was so moved that she even went to the bookstore to buy the novel version. Lin Han also finished reading the novel, so she had this impression in her head!

He has not read many love novels. This one is a love novel with science fiction skin. After all, time dislocation does not seem to exist at all.

While recalling, Lin Han told the settings in the novel, "Henry suddenly disappeared in bed, kitchen, bathroom, car, library, and even at weddings with Claire. Sometimes it was a few minutes, sometimes it was half an hour, a few days, or even months, and it could be as long as a few years before he could come back!"

Chen Jiaxuan listened very seriously, and she felt a little heavy now. "It actually disappeared at the wedding. This is simply too much. And she disappeared for a few years before she came back. What should the heroine do? Could it be that she has to wait forever?"

"This is the place of romance. Time filters out their love. Henry and Claire bravely explore in the complex interweaving of time and love, compose the ode to love."

After a long silence, Chen Jiaxuan reacted and then hammered Lin Han's chest, "Why are you spoiling me so many times? How do I read the novel?"

"Do you think this content is the whole story? If you are not moved, I will accompany you on the Ten Days Street!"

Lin Han is so confident. The story of "Time Traveler's Wife" is very tortuous and cannot be directly guessed.

The movie adapted from this novel is also considered a success, and the ratings on Douban and IMDB are pretty good, especially the heroine has attracted a large number of fans.

Of course, the focus of this book is not on science fiction. At most, there is a gimmick of time and space to gently brush the edges. The biggest highlight of the novel is the writing style and love story. The grass, sunshine, ice and snow written by the author Audley Nifenger, flowing as clear and gentle as a stream, is really exquisite, and the bourgeoisie has reached a certain level.

The writing arrangement of "Time Traveler's Wife" has a unique style, allowing readers to read smoothly and easily and readably!

In the novel, the growth process of the protagonist Claire is very interesting, which is different from other love novels, representing a girl's temptation and frustration towards youth. The image of the male protagonist Henry is more full. After all, he is the person who travels through time and space. He is full of fear of the cruelty and ruthlessness of time travel, but he cannot speak to others. Fortunately, he can always watch his wife grow up.

Henry and Claire each used first-person narrative to talk about the things that happened between the two people from childhood to adulthood. Lin Han was very satisfied with the details in the novel. There was no problem with the logical handling of time travel. For example, changing the past will not affect the future, because the future causes already include the changes you will chase.

This novel is a story of growth and emotion, with clear core clues, vivid characters and tin foil time environment, so readers can grasp the psychological details and emotional conflicts of the characters well.

This is a good story woven with extraordinary imagination and then slowly told by people who know how to tell stories, so readers love it very much!

As of Lin Han's time travel, "The Wife of Time Traveler" has sold more than five million copies worldwide. This is still the overall environment is bad and piracy is rampant. It has been among the top 100 Amazon sales rankings in the United States for several years, and it is one of the 100 books indispensable in the lives of judges of the British "Guardian"!

It has been sold in more than 40 countries around the world, and the film copyright was bought by the Hollywood golden boy, Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston, and even the title of the book was won by both of them.

When the two of them bought the copyright, they thought about playing it themselves. In the end, Lao Yan flew away, and the role fell on Rachel McAdams!
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