Time is getting closer to New Year's Day. When young men and women in Yanjing City gathered in Taimiao for New Year's Eve activities, when the beam of light beams of 11 meters in diameter direct from the night sky came, when the low and pleasant bell of Dazhong Temple rang, 2017 replaced 2016 to the world!

Busy workers are delivering goods to bookstores of all sizes in each city. Yesterday, they have already delivered to most cities. Just cover the rest of the bookstores today.

Major bookstores and Renmin University Press have cooperated with each other, and the online pre-sales are in good condition, so the distribution of goods is also very timely and comprehensive in reality. Now everyone believes that "I, Robot" will sell well, but they don't know where its end is.

There were also traces of carnival in Yanjing City in the early morning. The good weather that was too lazy made everyone smile, but there were several people talking about things outside several bookstores in Yanjing City.

Xinhua Bookstore can be said to be the most densely distributed chain bookstore in the country. It can be seen in some small cities or towns, sending knowledge to children across the country.

A gust of cold wind blew, and the young man wearing a scarf and gloves shivered gently, and then stomped his feet to discuss.

"Didn't you say the door open at 9 o'clock in the morning? I've been waiting for ten minutes but still haven't come. What's the matter here?"

"Yes, I thought I was late. If I hadn't hated electronic reading, I would have bought electronic versions online now. How long would I have to wait?"

"Brother, what books are you here to buy?" Zheng Yuxiao looked at the people in front of him. He could see the heat above their heads, which was like a scene in a martial arts novel.

"I was pulled over. My girlfriend wants to read "The Best Us". What do you think of this kind of youthful romance novel? It's so cried and bloody. Do you also buy this book?"

Xiao Liu shook his head and explained: "We are all science fiction enthusiasts, and we come here to buy "Me, Robot" and will be available nationwide today. We think this larger bookstore may be more alive and will not sell out."

The young man who accompanied his girlfriend to buy books was very surprised, "Is there still a worry about selling out science fiction novels? You are too worried, no one will snatch them from you at that time."

Zheng Yuxiao shrugged, "I hope so."

"Look, the door has finally risen. You're queuing in. Your legs are numb!" Xiao Liu kicked his leg and said impatiently.

The bookstore staff who were cleaning the feather duster looked at the group of people outside in surprise. When did they come to queue up at the door of the bookstore to buy books last time?

It seems that after the TV series "By Steps and Non-Smoke" was hit, TV series enthusiasts came over to buy the original novel, but that was the basis for the popularity of TV series. How could this happen in normal times?

"Have any novel-adapted movies and TV series been broadcast recently? Or is it that a celebrity has released an autobiography and photo album to cheat money?"

Another cashier who is starting the computer pursed his lips: "It seems that there is no movie or TV recently. I bought a book to read it in the evening and passed the time."

"The readers who come to buy books with the cold wind are really loyal. I saw that there were so many posters of "The Best Us 2" over there. Could it be that they are here to buy these?"

"But there are so many boys outside, can boys read such books?"

"What if I buy it for their girlfriend, who knows? Anyway, it's a good thing. I'll sell more books. I have to go to work on New Year's Day, which is really annoying."

"That's probably the reader who came to buy "Sword and Magic". My brother really likes reading this novel. He uses his mobile phone to chase updates every day, but he also bought a few sets of books to put them on. The sales of online novels are really good."

"No, in December, "Dragon Clan 3" actually sold 450,000 copies, and fantasy novels are so terrible!"

"The sales volume of "Dragon Clan" is better than each one. The first one only bought more than one million copies, while the second one rose to more than two million. Now the third one is premiered by 1.5 million copies. Unfortunately, it was not selected for its release time, and it was released in October, and there was basically no chance of the annual list."

"In 3 months, it sold 2.15 million copies, which is so scary! Next time, you should choose to publish a book in January or February."

"The system has just completed statistics. The monthly sales champion in December is not "Dragon Clan 3", but "No one survived". The monthly sales volume is 800,000, and it is worthy of being a five-star best-selling writer. It is quite amazing."

After the cashier put the money separately, he said in a hindsight: "Actually, I had expected that when I collected money, I bought "No one to survive."

The staff started business slowly. Zheng Yuxiao and Xiaoliu, who had been waiting outside for a long time, were impatiently waiting. The doors were open, but what did those roadblocks mean?

Just when they were about to get angry, the staff removed the roadblock and explained: "Sorry, we just cleaned it, the ground was a little slippery and it was not open until it was air dry. I'm very sorry."

Zheng Yu had no time to pay attention to these things, so he stepped in a few steps, and looked around at the same time: "Literature, economics, social sciences, personality, life, special offers, children's books, teaching aids. What do you think of this? Are science fiction novels in children's books or literature, and social sciences? Do you have to look for them one by one?"

Rows of neat bookshelves stood under the bright lights, and Xiao Liu almost looked at them. He had never been to this bookstore, and his eyes were full of books. He had no idea where "I, Robot" was hidden.

For bookstores, the most prominent ones are always bestsellers, especially those writers who have proved their achievements in the past. They have wide posters for promotion, and books are piled up with various shapes.

However, even if the new books are on the shelves, an unknown author can only stay in the dense bookshelf, waiting for readers to come to Taobao and waiting for others to have a sharp eye.

Although Renmin University Press is the Taishan Beidou in the publishing industry, it cannot invest enough resources into "I, Robot". Now, even if you are afraid of the deep alleys, whoever has the best promotional poster in the bookstore and the most conspicuous position will have good sales.

The books "Sword and Magic", "Dragon Clan", "The Best Us", and "No One Survived" almost seized all the publicity positions in the bookstore, and even were in the most prominent position on the bookshelf.

In comparison, "I, Robot" is like a child raised by a stepmother, and she is born with malnutrition. Zheng Yuxiao and Xiaoliu looked around but didn't find anything, so she had to go to find the staff.

"Where are you here in science fiction? I want to buy a book called "Me, Robot."

"So too, I want two."

The staff member frowned. Is there any book?

But she did not reveal it, but pointed to the stairs and said, "Science fiction is on the second floor. You can find it by following the sign below the popular novel, but there is no on the first floor."

Zheng Yuxia couldn't help but sigh. This is the current situation of science fiction novels. The location is so remote that you have to go upstairs to search. For example, some zodiac palace fighting novels that girls like to read, the president's high-ranking novels can be found on the first floor, and some physical versions of online novels are also very below.

As a new book that has just been released, "I, Robot" has to go to the second floor to look for it, which is really annoying.

However, what surprised the cashiers was that the consumers who were queuing in searched around and asked about "I, Robot". There were very few people asking about the rest of the novels.

"I want a book called "I, Robot". Do you have any goods here?"

"Do you participate in a discount project for the new book? If you buy two books, you will have a 20% discount. These two books "I, Robot" will be settled together."

"Can't you give it a conspicuous place here? I have to climb to the second floor to look for it."

"Hello, may I ask if the "I, Robot" on the bookshelf is gone, and those books have been sold out. Do you still have inventory in your warehouse?"

The staff was a little surprised. The person in charge of placing the books thought that piled up 5 books "I, Robot" on the bookshelf was enough, but unexpectedly, they sold out after opening the door in a few minutes and there was no time to restock.

After checking on the computer, he quickly said, "Don't worry, we have sufficient stocks, and we will take them out of the warehouse immediately. How many copies do you want?"

"I want one"

"Two books are more cost-effective, I'll bring one to my roommate."

"I need one here too!"

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So in the morning, the staff responsible for replenishing the bookshelf was almost exhausted. Every time he sent a message to replenish the goods, he would push a cart to deliver it, but now the order is coming again.

"Zhang Jun, can't you let me bring a hundred books at a time? Open a booth for it alone. Am I not tired of running back and forth?"

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I clamped my fingers when I closed the door today, and the blood on my fingers turned purple, so I was lazy today and only updated one chapter. There are still 14 chapters left in the manuscript. I can hold on until my fingers heal and will be updated normally tomorrow.
Chapter completed!