In fact, whether a science fiction niche or not can be seen directly from the sales of science fiction novels. Sales of other types of books exceeding one million can only be considered a best-selling threshold. If you sell 5 million copies, you can basically barely make it to the annual sales list, but you have no motivation to compete for the championship.

Science fiction novels have never participated in the competition for the annual book sales list, which is a huge regret. The readers of science fiction novels are not enough to support such high sales. Many people buy books and pass on them, and even borrow them directly from renting a bookstore.

Buying books is indeed not very cost-effective, especially when there are a lot of books to read, which is where the library and bookstore start to provide services.

No one cares about niche books in bookstores, or few people borrow them. Over time, the owner of the bookstore rents will not purchase goods. If this vicious cycle continues, it is whimsical to see some new science fiction novels.

In the Haidie Bookstore, the boss was bored and playing with the computer. From time to time, he looked up at the children in his bookstore. Although he was a little unhappy, he did not speak to drive him away.

I also have to read books, but these children can't afford that much money at all. I just stayed in the bookstore and read the comic books every day, and it looked like it was the same as it was all afternoon.

"Boss, do you have "I, Robot" here? I want to rent one, how much does it cost?"

A high school student wearing a school uniform walked in. He looked at the boss with anticipation, waiting for good news.

Another fat man beside him asked, "The final exam is about to be held. Are you still reading such books? If your mother knows, she will definitely tear off the books."

"I hide it secretly. She usually doesn't look through my schoolbag. This is so beautiful and I don't know how to be harsh."

However, the owner of the bookstore rented a bookstore pursed: "Sorry, we don't have this book here. Maybe you remembered the name wrong?"

At first, the high school student shook his head excitedly and quickly took out a December-monthly science fiction world from his schoolbag. "You see, it's the name, I remember correctly! You are the largest and most complete bookstore nearby, but there is not even one. Where do I want to find it? Will the city library let people enter."

The boss flipped through the catalogue, found the page of the book "I, Robot", and then flipped it out casually. After reading only the introduction of the previous few lines, he was attracted. He carefully kept the name in his heart.

"I just searched and this book has not started to be sold yet and will be officially released on New Year's Day. Come and take a look at it at that time. I will leave one for you."

"Really? That's great. You must leave it to me. Don't rent it to others. I'll give it double the price!"

After watching the two high school students walk away, the boss quickly picked up his mobile phone and started calling his familiar seller: "Old Wu, when can you start distributing "I, Robot" on your side? I need 5 sets in my store, and it would be great if I could deliver them as soon as possible."

"I will drive one by one on New Year's Day morning to ensure that you can get the latest ones as soon as you open a store. By the way, the demand for this book is quite high. There are several newspapers and magazines I am responsible for. They rarely sell such physical books, they sell some newspapers or magazines."

"Okay, then I'll come here early. You have to leave enough 5 sets for me, and it won't be possible to lack one."

Sometimes, in order to facilitate consumers, they will buy a few more popular books, so many people will not want to rent them, so he ordered five sets at once, thinking that they could meet the needs of consumers.

Xinhua Bookstores, bookstores and sales outlets in various places have provided their needs. Staff from the marketing department of Renmin University Press are busy in the last week of 2016 to ensure that the most remote cities can also be put on the shelves.

...

As time approached, Lin Han was sitting in the cafe chatting with reporters from Yanjing Daily for interviews. It is estimated that this article can only be published in unimportant positions of Yanjing Daily, so the female reporter just turned on the recorder and started to get straight to the point without doing too many greetings.

"Mr. Lin, as far as we know, you were originally a film director, so why did you choose to change careers and write science fiction novels? The gap between these two professions seems to be a bit big. Not only is our editorial department curious, but even many netizens want to know very much."

Lin Han leaned on the back of the chair, shrugged his shoulders and said helplessly: "To be honest, I was reminded by netizens when I was a director. Later, I thought it was nothing to change the line. I happened to like science fiction novels. In addition, I was short of money some time ago, so I wanted to give it a try, but it turned out to be successful."

The female reporter never thought that Lin Han would be short of money. As a person in the entertainment industry, he should be glamorous on the surface. Even the director who was scolded should not be much poorer.

However, although she is helping Lin Han promote her new book today, she still has to gossip and have news tips. Lin Han’s most famous thing is not to write novels, but to destroy novels and to make the investment company bankrupt and liquidate.

"Then we all know that you have filmed "Breaking Out of the Solar System". This science fiction movie is basically a box office and reputation error. However, your first novel "Rural Teacher" has received a good response and has entered the final selection of the Galaxy Award. Moreover, the online pre-sale of the new book "I, Robot" is very good. It seems a bit strange that these two extreme situations appear on the same person."

Lin Han looked at the snowflakes that suddenly floated outside the glass, and he explained, "Making movies is not a one-person job, it is the operation of the entire team. Not only do you have to do your own job well, but others have to cooperate with you. But writing novels is much simpler. I can make the decision alone, and I can write whatever I want, and no one can point fingers at it, so I think this should be the key."

After hearing Lin Han's words, the female reporter's eyes lit up. She continued to ask: "What you mean is that when filming a movie, you can't show off your strength and be bound by the whole person? Now the actors and directors of the entire crew seem to be in a sluggish state. Do you think it's because of the bankruptcy relationship of Candy Entertainment?"

"Curded? You can really think of it. I am a science fiction writer and I never believe in these things. Candy Entertainment's bankruptcy has nothing to do with us, it is their company's own behavior."

Chen Jiaxuan listened aside, and she quickly stood up and interrupted the conversation between the two, "Let's talk about this topic here, let's talk about the new book."

Lin Han is really not good at dealing with such topics. If Chen Jiaxuan hadn't seen through it, he would have fallen into the pit dug by the reporter.

As the most exciting news was about to be found, the female reporter felt that she was about to be orgasm, but she was overwhelmed. She changed her mind to the point of being good and asked: "In fact, we can see that in the four online sales, the total pre-sale volume of your new book "I, Robot" is 31,000 copies, and it is expected to reach 50,000 copies before it is officially released. Have you ever expected this sales?"

"To be honest, there is no one. I thought that starting online pre-sales is simply the kind that no one cares about. I have done my best to turn those pre-sales with sales of 0 into 1. As a result, science fiction readers gave me a huge surprise. The pre-sales of 30,000 copies are very, very high!"

Lin Han said that this topic could not stop at all, "The ideal state in my mind is that the pre-sale volume of each website exceeds 1,000. Now I almost add a zero to the back, which is great."

"Do you think science fiction literature has been accepted by mainstream literature now?"

"In fact, it's still in a niche stage. At present, it can be said that it's half sea water and half flames. We still need to write more high-quality novels to attract more readers."

"Then I wish the novel sales a happy and step by step. I will sort out the manuscript and hand it over to the editor. I should be able to see this interview tomorrow."

Seeing that the female reporter could not find any new news, she quickly asked, then turned around and left. The news could naturally be released when there was news at the explosion point.

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Chapter completed!