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At nine o'clock in the morning, the sales situation outside Qingwan Book City began to change.

"Do you feel that there are more people?"

Wang Zhe, who had been observing by the side of the road for a long time, asked the subordinates around him aloud.

"What? There are too many!" The young editor sitting next to him reluctantly moved his eyes away from "Weekly Boys" and looked up towards the direction of the book city. He frowned: "It seems that there are too many, we just came When there were only two shop assistants there, more than enough, now there are three selling magazines."

The length of the manga reader team in front of Qingwan Book City has not changed much, but the number of the team has increased. It can be clearly seen that the number of readers who bought "Weekly Boys" is much higher than before.

"The direction of the wind is beginning to change!"

Wang Zhe looked delighted. He was not optimistic about "Soul of Chess" at first, but after buying a magazine in the morning and reading it himself, he felt that "Soul of Chess" still had a chance to reverse—the current scene is likely to be the beginning of its reversal!

"Don't read it, go and get the notebook, and prepare to report right away... No, I have to make sure..."

Wang Zhe asked the editor to get the computer in the car, but in order to prevent misjudgment, he picked up the phone and called his subordinate who was observing in another bookstore, asking about the sales situation there.

"The number of people on my side has also increased. The editor-in-chief...and not only the number of buyers, but also many readers chatting and leaving messages on the spot. Their comments on "Soul of Chess" are very positive. I think the information is spreading rapidly!"

The subordinate's answer confirmed that "Weekly Youth" not only improved in Qingwan Book City, but also in other places in Ninghai City. Wang Zhe hung up the phone with a smile. He saw several private cars parked on the side of the road. The number of readers here is still increasing.

On the square outside Qingwan Book City. The number of people buying "Weekly Boys" has almost surpassed the number of people buying novels, and the situation is reversed.

"Do you know how many copies of this issue of "Weekly Shonen" were printed in advance?"

After the young editor brought the laptop, Wang Zhe opened it and asked.

"Like tens of thousands.

The editor thought for a while: "If I remember correctly, Phoenix Company announced that it will print 70,000 more copies this week!" "

"Seventy thousand?" Wang Zhe was taken aback: "Isn't this the same as not adding it?"

Phoenix Company rarely reprints. "Weekly Boys" is now distributed nationwide. There are billions of people living in Huaxia's 20 million square kilometers of land. With Zhongxia's channels, "Weekly Boys" can basically be said to have no dead ends. . Its circulation is very high, and an increase of tens of thousands is equivalent to no increase.

"It seems that the magazine will be sold out today."

Wang Zhe shook his head. He didn't understand why Phoenix Company was so careful. It might also be that He Xi handed in the manuscript too late, which prevented Phoenix Company from making preparations—but anyway, the 70,000 reprints, with the quality of "Soul of Chess", definitely It is in short supply.

"Weekly Youth" was released for nearly three hours, and the news about "Soul of Chess" was no longer as closed as it was in the morning, and many people in Ninghai City began to receive its real information.

In the urban area, in a middle school.

"Lin Dong, Lin Dong! Someone in the next class bought "Weekly Youth". After class, many people gathered around to watch it!" Just as the preparatory bell for class rang, Lin Dong saw a friend running into the classroom excitedly. He shouted: "We would have bought it if we knew it earlier. They said Teacher He Xi's new comics are super good-looking!"

"Really?" Lin Dong felt itchy in his heart: "I regret it, I was playing with my phone just now, and many people on the Internet said it looks good!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a girl behind him couldn't help but interjected and said, "Are you talking about "Soul of Chess"? My sister sent me a message just now, and she said that Mr. He Xi's new work is likely to change. It became a masterpiece, my sister doesn't know Go at all, but she fell in love with "Soul of Go" immediately!"

"Damn it, is it true!"

"Ms. He Xi's new work? It's really so good!"

"Lin Dong, let's buy Weekly Boys after school!"

There was a lot of noise in the classroom, both boys and girls were attracted by this topic, until the teacher walked in, they didn't turn their minds back to their studies.

This is an event that happened in reality, and on the Internet, the news of "Soul of Chess" is also spreading rapidly, some media have begun to report the change in sales, and there are more and more praises on Weibo and forums— — This made many 'related people' very uncomfortable.

They can see that the disadvantages of "Soul of Chess" will not continue, and from the existing signs, it will come alive again.

"What, after all, it's still a minority."

"That's right, it's just a flashback!"

For a while, many people felt guilty and their tone became sour.

Of course, some people are really proud.

"It's also loach for tadpoles to grow longer, and it's impossible to become a dragon. Why should you take it into your eyes?" The president of the football association was very proud, and said disapprovingly: "I just said why not be good, such a small increase in the number of people Getting fans excited like this is not as effective as an advertisement of mine!"

Others read this Weibo, and felt comforted in their hearts.

Especially the presidents of the sports world, when they saw what the Football Association said, they really didn't like this reaction. Now it is the period of the annual sports event, and the attention of every sport is very high. Today, for example, the number of reports on a volleyball game can be higher than that of "Soul of Chess".

Comics at the level of "Soul of Chess" will not surpass them in the media, and they can't even tickle them.

"The Basketball Association should be happy, 400 million is really not worth it."

"The effect is too bad. Everyone thinks highly of He Xi and his cartoons, but it's really nothing more than that!"

They said so, from ridiculing the sales situation in the morning to contempt for the effect of "Soul of Chess", the superficial attitude has not changed in any way. But in fact, many people know that the audience of Go is incomparable with them, and it is quite remarkable to be able to draw Go to this level.

He Xi has already proved himself initially. If he draws cartoons for a sport, maybe the current situation is not so bad, and "Soul of Chess" is just the beginning, and it still has room for further growth...

Many people raised their hearts and nervously paid attention to the next step of "Soul of Chess".

"Don't catch fire, don't continue to catch fire!", "That's enough, if it turns over, then we will lose face!", "God bless, how could this Go thing become popular! What a pity you can do it! Do not create miracles!"

Perhaps because they heard what they were thinking, it suddenly rained in Ninghai, which brought them a pleasant surprise.

"Haha, it's raining, He Xi is too unlucky!"

"It's raining in Ninghai City, which is the vane of comic news. This is really unlucky, a disaster! Hahaha!"

This rain fell quite punctually, starting at eleven o'clock, and there was still no sign of stopping at noon.

This is so gratifying. The information of "Soul of Chess" is spreading very quickly. Originally, noon should be the time when "Weekly Boys" sells the most. There are a large number of office workers and students who spare time at noon and flock to the bookstore to buy Magazine.

Now that it rains, one-third of the people have to give up going out to buy magazines. This loss is not small, because there are few sales in the morning, and the sales volume at noon and evening will take up the majority. It is not known whether the rain will stop at night, but even if it does not stop at noon, the total sales volume for the whole day will drop by six. One-tenth to one-tenth.

Such a drop in sales would be a disaster for the Phoenix Company, especially since there is no need to hold a celebratory performance in the evening-it is very likely to become a joke if the sales are not good.

And the losses don’t stop there. Ninghai City is the weathervane of "Soul of Chess" news today. The sales of comics in other places are not as lively as Ninghai, and the information is slow. Many media are reprinting the report of "Soul of Chess" in Ninghai. The situation is not good, and it will have a great negative impact on the release of "Soul of Chess" across the country.

All in all, He Xi was too unlucky this time!

"...it's raining..."

Others were secretly gloating, while on the other hand, Meng Huo, who was still in the orphanage, was also very surprised to see the rain.

He was standing under the eaves, and behind him was the classroom of the orphans who were in class. Several painters were giving lectures inside. Meng Huo stayed here all morning. He thought it was time to leave, but unexpectedly, he saw heavy rain when he came out.

He looked at the dark sky: "Is there any rain forecast in Ninghai today?"

"Yes, the weather forecast said that it will rain heavily today..." Alice, who was standing beside him, nodded and answered. Seeing that it was raining and the roads were slippery, it would be troublesome to find a restaurant back in Ninghai, so she suggested to Meng Huo to have lunch at the orphanage before returning to Ninghai. Walk.

Meng Huo frowned slightly. The rain was not good, but his first thought was not the release of the comics, but his performance in the afternoon.

He originally planned to hold an open-air celebration performance on the square in front of the Phoenix Building, but if the rain doesn't stop...

"Will my performance this afternoon go to waste?"

Meng Huo felt a headache. When he announced the matter on Manga Island, he never expected that it would rain today. There is relatively little rain in summer, so if he wanted to just name a day, the rain would come.

"No, don't worry, if it doesn't stop, we can hold it in the building."

Alice smiled, and after getting the weather forecast a few days ago, she had already made arrangements for replacement: "Our equipment is ready, we will move out if it doesn't rain, and we don't even need to move when it rains... Although the capacity inside It is relatively small, but the number of readers who come to participate in the rain will not be many."

Today is a working day, coupled with the heavy rain, Alice believes that the Phoenix Building can accommodate most of the readers. Of course, those who come later can only give up.

"Okay, it's almost time to eat, let's go to the dining hall first..."

Alice said, and then walked past Meng Huo. Meng Huo looked at the sky again. He hoped that the rain would stop soon, but this was not something he could decide.

All he can do now is to follow Alice to eat.