China Entertainment Mythology 2004

On December 21st, Li Mu and his uncle Liu Xiaowu took a flight back to Xijing. On the 22nd, Li Mu lay at home and slept all day. On the 23rd, he bought a ticket for Xing Ye's movie "Kung Fu" and then went alone

Go to the theater and watch a movie.

He bought a ticket for the first show in the morning. There were not many people. There were less than fifteen people in the entire screening room. Li Mu chose a seat in the middle row. The viewing angle was good. After the movie started, the neighbors on both sides

The seats are still vacant.

Maybe the evening screenings are better, or the number of moviegoers will increase once the movie's reputation grows. After all, today is the first day of the movie's release.

The movie started soon, and Li Mu abandoned all distracting thoughts and began to devote himself wholeheartedly to this movie that he had watched countless times.

"I kill people without blinking an eye, where is the money?"

"explain!"

The background music sounded: "Just Live for You for One Day".

Two lines of tears fell from the corners of Huang Shengyi's eyes, and the fierce look that Mr. Xing put on was instantly dissipated by the impact.

Fatty opened the cabinet door and got the money. Mr. Xing grabbed a handful of money and put it into his pocket. Huang Shengyi carefully held an iron box and looked at Mr. Xing from a distance. With the sound in the background, Huang Shengyi told Mr. Xing in sign language:

People have crossed paths.

"do you remember me?"

"You have helped me before."

"Do you remember?"

Huang Shengyi opened the iron box and found a wave candy inside. In an instant, memories flooded into Master Xing's mind.

"Let that girl go..."

…

What a great movie.

Time soon entered January 2005. All the films for the movie "Hurricane Rescue" were shipped to Xiying Film Studio, and Li Mu and his uncle Liu Xiaowu began non-stop post-editing work.

…

at the same time.

Science Fiction World Magazine Editorial Department.

"Sister Yang, it's been more than a month since "The Hunger Games" and "Moon" were published, right? How are the sales?"

Yang Feng said with a smile: "Not bad, "The Hunger Games" sold more than 20,000 copies, and "Moon" also sold more than 4,000 copies. "The Hunger Games" is already a best-seller, with 20,000 copies a month, and the annual sales are a lot

It will probably exceed 200,000 copies. None of the books published by our magazine in recent years have sold more than 200,000 copies. "The Hunger Games" may set a record for our publisher."

Another editor said: "Sister Yang, you don't calculate the accounts this way. This month we sold 20,000 copies, next month it may drop to 10,000 copies, and the next month there may be only 5,000 copies left. It depends on you."

Calculating that way, if you give him five years, the sales volume will still exceed 1 million."

"Breaking 1 million copies? I can't imagine how popular it will be."

"It will be like this if sales exceed 1 million."

“Brilliant!”

"The nonsense has become brilliant."

"Hahaha……"

Ring ring ring…

While the editors were joking with each other, Qin Li's cell phone rang. She picked it up and took a look. It was Frank from Thor Publishing House. She and Frank have been friends for many years.

"The English version of" was published in the United States thanks to Frank's help.

"Hello, Frank."

"Hello, Li."

Both of them spoke Chinese, and Frank spoke Chinese very well. When he usually came into contact with Chinese people, he was also very willing to communicate in Chinese.

"It's just dawn in the United States. I remember that you are a night owl. You called me so early to tell me what happened."

"I have good news, very, very good news, and I guess you'll want to know it as soon as possible."

"Don't tell me yet, let me guess, it's the first month sales statistics of "Moon" and "The Hunger Games", right?"

"You are so smart, but I guess you can't guess the sales volume of these two books."

"Stop being so pretentious, Frank, tell me how much the two books sold. I guess the results must be very good."

"It's not just good, it's simply scary. "Moon" sold more than 2,000 copies, and "The Hunger Games" sold more than 480,000 copies. Li, do you know how shocked I was when I saw this number?"

"Shh!" Qin Li made a silent gesture to the editorial department. It was a bit chaotic here, so she didn't hear the number spoken clearly, or she heard it clearly, but she couldn't believe it."

"Frank, you just said more than 48,000 copies, right? This number is so amazing that I can't believe my ears."

In an instant, the entire editorial office was silent.

The editors lowered their voices and confirmed each other.

"Sister Qin just said more than 48,000 copies, right?"

"That sounds like the same thing to me, but Sister Qin may have heard it wrong. Maybe it's more than 4,800 copies?"

"If the English version really sells more than 40,000 copies in the United States in just over a month, then this "The Hunger Games" might be on the U.S. bestseller list, right?"

"The English version is more popular than the Chinese version? Improbable, right? Books written by Chinese people are certainly more in line with Chinese tastes, and the Chinese version has sold more than 20,000 copies."

On Editor Qin Li's side, Frank on the other end of the phone had to correct his old friend's hearing.

"It's not more than 48,000 copies, it's more than 480,000 copies! Unfortunately, the sales volume in the first month did not exceed 500,000 copies. The publisher knew that this book would be a best-seller, but it was completely unexpected that it would sell so well. Starting from the middle of the month

, the publishing house has increased its marketing efforts. From the middle to the end of the month, the sales of "The Hunger Games" are still growing. I believe that next month the sales of this book will definitely exceed 500,000 copies, or even 600,000 copies per month.

It’s not impossible to register.”

"Are you still listening?"

"Qin Li?!"

"Ah? Ah... Frank, are you sure you're not lying to me?"

"Of course not. I assure you on my personal honor that every word I said is true."

"Frank, I need to digest this news. Let's talk again later."

"OK."

After hanging up the phone, Qin Li sat on a chair and stared blankly in front of her, lost in thought.

"Sister Qin, how about it? The English version of "The Hunger Games" really sold more than 40,000 copies in one month?"

"That year, there were 500,000 or 600,000 books. American books are so expensive. Is that Li Mu going to get rich?"

Qin Li looked at the two editors who were talking and corrected: "It's not more than 40,000 books, it's 480,000 books. It's not more than 500,000 books a year, but it's likely to exceed 5 million books."

The entire editorial department instantly became audible.

Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at Qin Li, with disbelief written all over their faces.

With an annual sales volume of 5 million, this is no longer as simple as a bestseller, this is a world-class bestseller!

A native Chinese may have written a world-class bestseller in the United States!

A world-class bestseller was born under the eyes of people like you?

Everyone felt a sense of unreality.

Qin Li saw that everyone in the editorial department had their eyes on her face. She nodded solemnly and said, "Frank's words are reliable. "The Hunger Games" sold 480,000 copies in the first month. This is basically

Believable.”

After Qin Li finished speaking, no one in the editorial department spoke. Everyone was trying to digest the news, or imagine the meaning behind the number 480,000, and the countless honors and wealth this number would surely bring.

Qin Li thought for a while and then dialed Li Mu's phone number.

The call is connected.

The other end said: "Sister Qin."

Qin Li said: "Li Mu, I will tell you something. You must be mentally prepared."

Li Mu on the other end of the phone joked: "Sister Qin, what you said is too scary. If the two of us were relatives, your words would scare me half to death. Fortunately, I know you are the editor, so that won't happen."

It’s too big, I guess it’s just because my novels sold well or failed to sell.”

Qin Li smiled and said: "You deserve to scare you to death. You are going to scare our entire editorial department to death. It's only indecent for us to scare you."

Li Mu said on the other end: "Sister Qin, where do you start with these words?"

Qin Li said seriously at this time: "The news just now is that the English version of "The Hunger Games" sells 480,000 copies per month. You really scared the entire editorial department this time."

Li Mu said on the other end: "It's indeed my fault. Let's do this. I'll go to our editorial office in the next few days and I'll invite everyone to a restaurant to have a big meal to make amends."

Qin Li found it a bit unbelievable. She was almost 40 years old this year. She was shocked when she heard the news. He was not a direct party. On the contrary, Li Mu was just 20 years old this year. It was his own book and the interests were high.

Related, how can he accept this explosive news so calmly now?

How did he do that?

Is this what the ancients said about Mount Tai collapsing but not changing its appearance?

Of course, Li Mu is not a person whose appearance remains unchanged despite the collapse of Mount Tai, but he can't help but be mentally prepared!

How many copies did "The Hunger Games" sell in its previous life? According to online figures, the total global sales volume is 87 million copies!

The monthly sales of 480,000 copies is indeed amazing, but it really doesn’t surprise Li Mu.

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at the same time.

Yandang Mountain.

Liu Yifei, who was filming "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" here, received a call from the other side of the ocean. The call was from her friend Jenny in the United States. In addition to chatting, Jenny also strongly recommended a book from China to Liu Yifei.

The author wrote a very wonderful novel.

"Liu, you must read this book "the hunger games" carefully. I promise you, you will fall in love with this book completely. Many friends I know are saying that this book has some kind of magical power.

, once you start reading it, you can’t stop.”

"This book was on the New York Times bestseller list in the first month after it was put on the shelves, with monthly sales of 480,000 copies. Now this book has sold like crazy here. I really want to fly to Xijing, China, to find the author right now.

mu li, I want him not to be lazy, I want him to write "the hunger games2" immediately."

After hanging up the phone, Liu Yifei, dressed in white ancient costume, sat on a pony with a curious look on his face.

A novel written by a Chinese has become so popular in the United States. Is it really good?

She wants to buy a copy and read it.

"The author of Xijing? Li Mu is from Xijing. Xijing has produced such a powerful author, mu li...mu li. I don’t know if Li Mu has heard of this person."