Hanai admitted that what she said was quite rude, and immediately apologized.

The novel in her hands is not a shocking work. With the addition of elements such as youth, suspense, horror, and girls, there have been many similar works in recent years. Strictly speaking, it is considered a work above the standard, but her level

The line is used to measure those full-time writers who have published several novels. The maturity of this book is quite scary. Except for the use of some words, Hanai, as the editor, can hardly find any faults.

On the spot, Hanai discussed the publication of this book with Mafuyu.

As I said before, this book is indeed excellent, but the main reason why Hanai is so anxious is Mafuyu's age and appearance. At fifteen years old, coupled with the beautiful girl, these two gimmicks alone are enough to make this book worthless.

Nutritious novels have sold tens of thousands of copies, not to mention "Candy Bullets" which is considered to be outstanding among novels of the same type.

Hanai is very sure that the child in front of her will definitely achieve success in writing in the future. She values ​​Mafuyu's future more than the present.

Facts have proved that Huajing's vision was not wrong, but rather accurate and enviable.

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Return to Harmony Cafe.

In response to the question raised by the native speaker, "Are Mafuyu-chan's novels good to buy?", Hanai tried to explain it from a perspective that laymen can understand.

"Habu-chan, you know how many copies of Mafuyu-chan's novels have been sold, right?" Hanai asked.

"Well, it seems like tens of thousands of copies."

"To be precise, nearly 80,000 copies have been sold in more than a month since its release! At the current rate, it is certain that sales will reach 100,000 copies within this month."

Seeing that Tusheng was still confused, Hanai continued, "Does Habu-chan usually read novels?"

"...I read more comics." She was a little embarrassed.

"It's okay, it's almost the same. Habu-chan should have seen the news and the like. The sales of "One Piece" comic exceeded hundreds of millions. It may give you the wrong impression. It seems that publications such as graphic novels only have

Only when each volume is sold in the millions is it considered a bestseller. In fact, that is not the case. Compared with "One Piece" in terms of sales, there are not many comics. This is already the top part of the pyramid."

Hanai made a triangular gesture with both hands, "If the pyramid is divided into three levels, judging from the sales volume alone, there are really very few comics that can reach the level of "One Piece", and the core part of the next level may be every

It would be great if the comic could sell 100,000 copies, and the bottom tier might sell 30,000 copies. When divided into these tiers, sales will drop off a cliff, but in the final analysis, it still depends on who the author of the comic is.

"If a little-known manga author can sell 30,000 copies of his first work, it can be said to be a good seller. After all, he is not famous. If Mr. Eiichiro Oda's new work only sells 100,000 copies, the potential for subsequent sales growth is weak.

, for a cartoonist with his reputation, it is when his works fail and he encounters Waterloo. In the final analysis, it all depends on the people. Whether he is a newcomer or an old man, whether he has fame as a foundation or whether he has been unknown before. This is a very important point. Habu-chan, although you

I don’t read books, but I’ve always heard the names of some world-class writers. Would you compare the sales of Mafuyu-chan’s new book with the sales of Mr. Haruki Murakami’s new book?”

The metaphor of the flower well is not difficult, and anyone who does not read any novels can understand it. In short, "best-selling" and "whether it sells well" are just comparative terms. Depending on the reference, the results obtained will naturally be different.

As Mafuyu's debut book, it is a mid-level bestseller even though it is at the bottom of the market. It can be said to be a feat of "lower than upper".

Of course, there are many such dark horses emerging in the publishing industry every year. It is not uncommon for works that have won famous literary awards such as the Naoki Akutagawa Prize to sell millions of copies. It is not uncommon for newcomers who have not won heavyweight awards to

It is difficult to be known by the public. If it is not topical, the book will naturally not sell. Every year, excellent newcomer novels will have poor sales due to various reasons.

The main reason why "Candy Bullets" sells so well is because of the gimmick of the fifteen-year-old beautiful girl author, and the work itself also stands the test. However, it is still a bit unexpected for Hanai to sell 100,000 copies in two months.

Judging from the discussion on the Internet, the sales volume of this book should be around 40,000 to 50,000. However, the discussion on the Internet was only a reference, and she did not take it to heart.

"Because Mafuyu-chan has never published a work before, "Candy Bullets" is her debut work. Even though my boss and I argued hard, we could only get the first printing of 5,000 copies, and then it was released in the first week without any publicity.

It was sold out. We reprinted twice in the second week and three times in the third week. So far, the total number of reprints has exceeded ten times and nearly 100,000 copies have been sold. This is the sales volume of the new book in the first two months. After that.

Although the sales volume will decline, the overall trend will continue for a period of time. The most conservative estimate is that by the end of the first half of this year, it will sell 300,000 to 400,000 yuan, which is already the level of a popular author."

Often the publishing house will only issue one or two thousand copies of a new artist's work to test the water. If only a few hundred copies are sold for a long time, the others will have to be destroyed. If they are sold out quickly, they will continue to print more. As a debut work, the publishing house will

It's prudent. Even if the sales of the new book are good, tens of thousands of copies will not be printed at once. This is a treatment only given to a world-widely popular author.

There is nothing that can be done about it. It is said that the publishing industry is in a sluggish market, but there are countless newcomers who want to get involved every year, and the competition is more fierce than at any time in the past. In addition, light novels have impacted the market, and various light novels have

With the rise of novel websites, the threshold for writing has almost been lowered to the lowest point. Everyone can write whatever they want after dinner and publish it online. Whether it will become a big hit is another matter.

The current publishing industry is indeed in a bad state where bad money drives out good money. In this environment, there are even fewer people who can devote their lives to writing, and talented writers are like rare animals. It is no wonder that publishing houses have editors every day

Lamented "The industry is a pill!".

Seeing that "Candy Bullets" was selling so well, many lazy editors complained, and it was Hanai, a newcomer, who discovered this golden egg. You know, many editors are responsible for writers with average sales, who can barely reach the passing mark.

But the follow-up is weak, and I may only stay in this place for the rest of my life. It is very difficult to keep from regressing.

Only then did the native understand how powerful his friend was. A newcomer who debuted and had sales comparable to that of a popular author was like just learning baseball for two or three months, but was qualified to play in Koshien and achieved good results.

Attention from all parties.

It is completely the template of the protagonist in the hot-blooded comics.

However, Tusheng felt that the degree of discomfort had deepened. Suddenly her best friend was able to blossom and shine in the novel world. Tusheng was naturally happy for her, but she just felt that she might not be able to treat this friend with a normal heart anymore. She unconsciously

Putting Mafuyu in a position above her, this difference in status made her feel a little sad.

Mafuyu didn't notice the emotion of the girl next to him.
Chapter completed!