Before the war of words between Schubert and Zhang Zhong cooled down, the first-day sales of "Dune" in North America had already been released. In the entire North America, the first-day sales reached an astonishing 2.2 million.
The twenty-four-hour sales record in North America was set by American fantasy master Lynd S. Kay.
In 2018, Linde's eighth installment of the "Necromancer" series, "Necromancer: Holy Elimination," sold 9.8 million copies on its first day in North America.
It sounds like the 2.2 million copies of "Dune" are quite different from the 9.8 million copies, but in fact, in addition to "Dead Man 8", "Dead Man 7", which sold the second-largest first-day sales in North America, had its first day in North America.
Daily sales are only 3.6 million copies.
If we want to make a historical first-day sales ranking in North America, "Dune" with 2.2 million copies should be ranked twelfth, and five of the previous eleven books are from Linde's "Necromancer" series.
And if sales are calculated based on sales, "Dune" will be ranked higher. After all, "Dune" is priced at twenty dollars, which is more expensive than ordinary best-sellers.
Although this first-day sales volume only ranks outside the top ten in history, in the past two years, no book has ever surpassed "Dune" in first-day sales.
A large part of the credit goes to Affleck, and part of the credit goes to Schubert.
Although he scolded him harshly before, it was precisely because of his scolding that the popularity of "Dune" increased.
If Schubert's contribution to the sales on the first day was limited, then he definitely contributed to the success of the sales in the following two days.
On the 15th and 16th, the sales volume of "Dune" barely dropped, reaching 2 million and 1.7 million respectively.
In just the first three days and 72 hours, the sales of "Dune" reached 5.9 million, nearly 6 million.
The media in North America have reported on the strong market performance of "Dune".
"This June, no, the entire year of 2020 will belong to "Dune" and to pz."
——Washington Literary Journal
"The Hugo Awards and Nebula Awards will probably be a headache next April. Hua Xia's works have never been included in the selection lists for these two literary awards. Are there any exceptions next year?"
——"Apple Daily"
"The debate over whether Dune is science fiction has not yet been settled, but its sales tell us that at least it is a lovable book."
——"River News"
"If Schubert can find scientific evidence to prove that "Dune" is not science fiction, can it stop pz a little bit?"
"Local detective novelists have just relaxed and used "Western Tribes" as a fig leaf. Should science fiction novelists now be on tenterhooks?"
"Will the science fiction market in July explode like the previous detective novels?"
"The success of "Dune" is undoubtedly the success of a marketing strategy. As for whether "Dune" can become a classic, we have to wait and see."
"The sales of "Dune" are puzzling. It's a bit unusual for a detective novelist's science fiction novel to receive such widespread attention."
"Pz is coming!"
Different media outlets have different trends. Some people are advocating the PZ threat theory, saying that the emergence of Zhang Zhong may affect the survival of local North American writers.
Some people also question the sales of "Dune". This book is neither a sequel to the series, has a huge number of fans of the work, nor does it have peripheral products to drive sales of the work. How can it achieve such success just by relying on PZ's reputation and Affleck's support?
Amazing sales?
Some media even believe that capital was involved in this sales. Now the whole world knows that there are many rich people in China. If there are really rich people to help with sales, it is not impossible.
In fact, brushing up on data is nothing unusual in the "noble" literary circles.
However, the cost of increasing book sales is very high, and without capital, it is impossible to increase it.
Under normal circumstances, it is just a brush in the early stage for marketing.
There are also some writers who will make their books best-sellers. In this way, these writers will have a reputation as a "best-selling author" and they will get their money back after publishing two more books.
The sales figures of "Dune" don't look like they were refreshed. After all, if they were really refreshed, they wouldn't be spread out over several days.
If the sales volume of the next two days were all placed on the first day, I am afraid that the historical ranking would not be 12th, but would directly surpass the second place, just behind "Dead Soul 8".
However, the idea of brushing data really has a market.
The ideas of these people are also very simple.
"So many well-known writers in China can't do it, but you, a Chinese, can do it? You must be a master."
…
Parker just got up from bed. In order to fulfill his previous promise, he continued to live broadcast for nearly twenty hours before finally reading the entire "Dune".
After the live broadcast, he slept for a while, got up and cut a video, and then fell asleep again.
This is already his second awakening.
I habitually turned on my computer and wanted to see the video, but I didn't expect to see someone on the Internet saying that the data of Sand Dune was faked.
He immediately quit and went up to argue with others, saying that he was a real reader and that many people around him had bought "Dune". The data in this book was definitely not fake.
But the fans still didn't believe it. At this moment, many people suddenly came out on the Internet to post pictures of the "Dune" they bought, and Parker quickly followed suit.
And Parker also threatened, "I'll buy fifty more copies right away!"
In this way, there was a sudden craze for "posting "Dune"" on the Internet. Many book friends posted their copies of "Dune" on social networks, saying that they were one of the millions.
There are also some book fans who are shouting that even if they have already bought it, they still have to go to the bookstore to buy a few more books and slap those black guys in the face.
…
Chen Qing was sitting in the office, listening to the reports from the staff who were on a business trip to North America, with a smile on her lips.
Although Li Zhuo's marketing techniques are a bit wild, the results are very good.
The first-day sales of "Dune" are not fake. After all, thanks to Zhang Zhong's own influence and Affleck's publicity, the company is not idle either. Advertisements for the new book can be seen on advertising screens in many shopping malls in North America.
, he was not surprised at all to achieve this sales volume.
But the subsequent events were all controlled by Chen Qing and others. Even the media who questioned the data produced by "Dune" cooperated with them.
They first asked the cooperating media to come out to question the data fraud, and then arranged for some trolls to come out to complain and build momentum, and the rest of the matter fell into place.
Of course, all the subsequent operations are based on the fact that "Dune" is really liked by many people. Otherwise, the navy will not be able to incite and build momentum.