"I, Robot", which was first printed with 100,000 copies, successfully landed in major bookstores across the country, and successfully stood out among the vast number of new books. Even without good publicity, it still burst out with amazing energy.

On New Year's Day, under the siege of many best-selling new books, "I, Robot" ranked 9th on the new book sales list with a sales volume of 24,000 copies. This result has already caused the heads of major bookstores to change their thinking.

A book that can be sold is a good book. No matter what type it is, even if it is a science fiction novel, as long as it can sell well, it will definitely give you a good position and good publicity.

So on January 2, when many readers entered bookstores across the country, they found that "I, Robot" had posters on the wall, and the sales position was also placed in front.

Many readers who are casually wandering around and are not sure about buying a book are attracted by this. After picking up the book and looking at the cover and catalog, they are also attracted by the descriptions.

"2017 Science Fiction Annual Award", "A highly anticipated science fiction masterpiece", "An unprecedented robot law is eye-catching", "The hope of local science fiction", and many names have been added to the cover, which has caused readers who rarely read science fiction novels to take out their wallets.

Sales volume has been rising steadily, and 30,000 copies were sold again the second day of the new book. Including those books pre-sold online, the first 100,000 copies have basically been sold out!

In the Renmin University Press, Zhao Han was holding a teacup and looking at the statistics on the computer with satisfaction. There were voices inside the press that he had been smart all his life and would be slapped in the face, but it is still unclear who was slapped in the face.

"Old Liu, we both have been successful and finally released a best-selling science fiction novel. Guess how many copies it can sell."

Liu Jun is coming to the boss's office to be lazy at this moment. He leaned on the back of the chair and raised his eyebrows helplessly: "I really don't know how to predict it. This is not a normal state at all."

Zhao Han also agreed in particular, "This is a monster. The online pre-sale was sold for 95,000 physical copies and the electronic pre-sale was 21,000 copies. If this result was placed on other writers, it would definitely reach higher sales on the day of its launch. But Lin Han was not famous, and his novel was not famous either. I wonder now whether we should suffer the staircase royalty."

"Mr. Zhao, I don't think you have to worry about sales at all. The more you sell, the better. Isn't sales rising every day now? Although the sales in the first week cannot be compared with those five-star writers, at least they can achieve good results on the weekly and monthly lists. Maybe, they can also participate in the 2017 New Writers' Selection. This is his publishing debut - a female work, it depends on whether their agents will operate."

"You don't have to worry about this. His agent is not simple. I asked a little before. He is a gold medal agent in the entertainment industry. He can sign the actress and singer at a young age."

Liu Jun was curious at this time. He asked, "Since this agent is so powerful, why did Lin Han fall into a big fuss at the beginning? I don't know much about it online that he made a big bad movie."

Zhao Han waved his hand, "It's not to be said or said. As long as he is writing novels now, it's enough. The rest has nothing to do with our publishing house. I have asked the printing factory below to print 200,000 copies, and I hope it can be sold as soon as possible."

"Absolutely no problem. I believe this book. I really don't know when the next time I see so many science fiction novels sold. Mr. Zhao, we should actually sign the English copyright of this book while the iron is hot. Don't you think this novel can be translated directly into English? Those foreigners will definitely be crazy about it."

"The agent is very smart. From the beginning, he clearly stated that he only sold simplified copyrights, and traditional Chinese and English have other expansion channels. Besides, our publishing house has no overseas business, so we don't want to participate in the English version, just do your own thing."

"That's true. The English version depends on whether they will be cheated by foreign publishers."

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At the same time, Lin Han is now discussing the English version with Chen Jiaxuan. This is originally an English version of the novel, written by Isaac Asimov, a giant in the science fiction world, and the English name is "I, Robot".

If you just focus on the country, it is undoubtedly too short-short. Foreign countries are the cradles that are most suitable for growth in science fiction novels. Compared with the science fiction market to be developed in China, science fiction novels in Europe and the United States have entered the era of industrialized management and are a big cake that cannot be ignored.

For Lin Han, writing the original English novel is probably easier than writing Chinese. He just needs to modify the content that does not match the times to be consistent with the simplified version. He has even written it before.

"Don't worry now. If you rashly look for publishing houses in the United States or other countries, you will definitely be underpriced. They don't talk about the same kind of mercy as these publishers in China, they are all based on interests. Before we prove the quality of the novel, wait for the sales status of the simplified version to come out."

Chen Jiaxuan said rationally that she knew what Lin Han’s goal was, but hasteness would not be achieved. She first used simplified sales as a bargaining chip for her negotiations.

Lin Han nodded, and he said with a smile: "I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, I understand."

"Just understand. Now your biggest goal is to hit star-rated writers. You haven't joined the Writers Association yet, right?"

"Writing Association? No, I haven't joined any association now. I haven't even paid the membership fee of the Directors Association for a year. I don't know if my membership has been cancelled." Lin Han pursed himself.

Chen Jiaxuan couldn't help rolling her eyes, "You writers can only be considered official after being recognized by the National Writers Association. The writers have a very high social status, at least in the eyes of traditional people, and are stronger than actors, singers and stars."

"Then do I want to apply to join the National Writers Association? What's wrong with that star writer?"

"The National Writers Association needs someone to recommend it, and then you can be reviewed before you can join. However, the premise is that you must be a member of the Municipal Writers Association or the Provincial Writers Association, and you must publish a physical book. The physical book cannot be published at its own expense. You, a writer, don't care about internal affairs in your industry at all!"

Lin Han took a sip of water and said innocently: "I thought a writer could just write a book, but he didn't know so many twists and turns."

"The star-rated writer system is used by the Writers Association to distinguish the level of writers, including the six levels of sporadic, one star to five stars, including and not limited to writers who have joined the Writers Association. This is to count the sales status of publications. Selling a book is a point, and different awards have different levels of points."

Chen Jiaxuan seemed to have not gotten a hundred people, so she simply threw her cell phone to Lin Han and asked him to check it out by herself.

The so-called star-rated writer system is simple and crude, and is jointly formulated by the National Writers Association and the General Administration of Press and Publication. The points system is updated in real time every day, and the level of writers is distinguished according to sales and awards. It does not look at how much influence your book has, but it depends on how much it can be sold. It is a completely commercialized approach.

Sporadic writers refer to newcomers who have just been published, with a total sales volume of less than 100,000 copies, such as Lin Han a day ago.

A one-star writer is a writer who has achieved certain results in publishing publications, with a total sales of between 100,000 and 500,000 copies. Now, Lin Han has successfully upgraded his level to this level with his two-day sales on New Year's Day and the pre-sale volume of the four major websites. The sales of more than 100,000 copies are still an inconspicuous soldier in the publishing industry.

Two-star writers are between 500,000 and 1 million copies, three-star writers have a total sales of 1 million to 2 million copies, four-star writers have a total sales of 2 million to 5 million copies, and five-star writers have a total sales of more than 5 million copies. In fact, the writers with a cumulative sales of 10 million copies are also nicknamed Diamond grade, which has not been officially recognized, but it is just circulated by the media and ordinary readers.

Li Wenyuan is a four-star writer. If he wants to upgrade himself to five-star rating, he has to sell another two or three million novels. An ancient master like Tong Yonglie has many books and good sales. It is normal to become a diamond-level writer after decades of accumulation.

This star-rated writer system is like a guiding light. There are many publishers who can contact you every day and make your own requests and make your publishers be your grandson.

And the more people there are, the less voice they have. It is undoubtedly quite difficult for a one-star writer like Lin Han to improve. The competitors he is facing are very strong.

The author of "The Best of Us 2" is already the most popular youth writer at the moment. A book can be sold for millions of copies, and five-star or even diamond-level writers are not a problem.
Chapter completed!