"Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" has just been released on the first day, and there is still relatively little discussion about the content. After all, the book has more than 300,000 words.
This release is only available in English and Chinese versions, which is also Zhang Chong's practice when publishing books.
Except for some books that are distributed in more than a dozen languages, most of the other new books are distributed in both Chinese and English, and for some of them, only the Chinese version is distributed first.
Many readers have begun to consider whether they should learn Chinese, so that they can have a sneak preview of Zhang Zhong's books in the future.
Of course, readers in the English-speaking area are happy, at least this time.
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Cupertino is located in the southern part of San Francisco Bay Area, California, and is a city in the western part of Taklula County. This city is adjacent to the county capital of San Jose.
Mayor Cameron got up early in the morning just to go to the Cupertino Local Bookstore, the only bookstore that can be considered a bookstore in Cupertino, to buy a book—Zhang Zhong’s new book.
Cupertino is a very small city with only about 60,000 people.
In fact, it is not even a city, it can only be regarded as a small town.
Compared with cities and towns in China, its population is even smaller.
But in such a town, there are many pz fans.
The owner of Cupertino Bookstore, the only decent bookstore in Cupertino, also got up early today.
In such a peaceful and comfortable city, even bookstores usually don't open until ten o'clock. After all, the city's population is too small.
There are more than 50,000 people, and more than 30,000 of them live ten kilometers away. There are not many people who usually come to read.
But today is different, because it is the day when Zhang Chong's book is released, and many people in this city will drive to the bookstore early in the morning just to buy a new book.
A bookstore in a city with a population of only 60,000 bought 20,000 books from a bookseller at one time.
At around eight o'clock, as soon as the bookstore opened, many people who had been waiting at the door immediately rushed into the bookstore, just to grab a new book.
Store owner Kane stood at the door, waving his hands like a traffic controller, and still shouting, "Don't worry, everyone, there are enough new books this time, and everyone can buy books. Please enter the bookstore in an orderly manner. Come in."
After that, the first row of bookshelves contains new books. If there are too many people near the first row of bookshelves, please turn left to the second and third rows of bookshelves. These rows of bookshelves are filled with new books from pz.”
But the readers who rushed into the bookstore didn't seem to hear what he said at all, and they still rushed into the bookstore without any effort.
Today is only Thursday, not Black Friday.
And in Cupertino, there is no such thing as Black Friday.
But people's enthusiasm is no less enthusiastic than those who participate in Black Friday shopping.
Mayor Cameron stood outside the bookstore, looking at the crowds of people filing in. He was delighted with the lively scene in front of him - Cupertino has not had such a lively scene for a long time.
And worried about possible troubles.
He slowly walked to the store owner Kane and asked, "Kane, how many books did you buy this time?"
"Twenty thousand copies?"
A reassuring statistic.
Cameron smiled and said, "It seems that everyone should be able to buy books this time, please pay attention to safety."
Kane was directing the order and said, "Ka, I left five books for you. I will take you to get them when there are fewer people."
"Then thank you very much."
"You're welcome. This is a reward for your contribution to Cupertino..." Kane stopped a person who tried to jump in line and continued, "Even if it is Christmas Day, our city is not so lively.
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"You can't say that." Cameron's family actually doesn't attach much importance to Christmas, but he can't say much about this topic.
"Hahaha, friend, don't be so cautious, the residents of Cupertino support you." Kane said with a smile.
Because Cupertino is a very small city, most people know Cameron. People in line greeted Cameron as they entered the bookstore.
"Mr. Mayor, let's have coffee together when you have time."
"Cameron, I will give you my vote next year, as long as you still support Ao Guanhai."
"Mr. Mayor, you have to work hard. If Mr. Kane runs, you may have no hope."
Cameron helped Kane maintain order while greeting citizens.
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At around three o'clock in the afternoon, Kane looked at the few new books left on the bookshelf and quickly called the bookseller.
"I want another five hundred copies of "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea". No, I want two thousand more copies. If I can't sell them, I can still return them."
The bookseller reminded: "This time you can return it within a week, but after one week you can't return it."
"I know, send me the book quickly."
Booksellers who contacted bookstores in the Cupertino area were also a little surprised. In such a small town with only tens of thousands of people, 20,000 new books were not enough to sell?
Last time, more than 10,000 copies were sold in this market, which was enough to surprise him.
If every city had such purchasing power, then their booksellers would not have to worry about sales at all.
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At nine o'clock in the evening, Kane pulled down the rolling shutter. Only a few of the 22,000 copies of "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" were left this time. He didn't count how many copies were left, but it looked like it shouldn't be more than two.
Hundreds of books.
In other words, this time in Cupertino, nearly 22,000 copies of "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" were sold.
This number doesn't sound too scary. After all, pz can sell tens of millions of copies in a day, and these 22,000 copies only account for less than one thousandth of them.
But considering the number of people in Cupertino, the numbers are staggering.
In a city of 60,000 people, more than 20,000 new books were sold, with an average of three people buying one book. This is a terrifying figure!
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The next day, Cupertino Mayor Cameron made a decision to set November 11, 2021 as PZ Day.
Cameron announced on the official account of the City of Cupertino that the eleventh day of the eleventh month of the second decade of the 21st century will be the Day of PZ. This day will be a day to permanently commemorate PZ.
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Because of this news, Cupertino suddenly entered the public eye.
This PZ Day was announced unilaterally by the city of Cupertino, but the news quickly spread to the country.
"Shocked! Zhang Chongri was actually established in a certain city in the United States!"
What a compelling news headline.
Zhang Zhong also learned about this very quickly.
When he learned that more than 60,000 people in this city had bought more than 20,000 new books, he was also very moved.
The City of Cupertino will hold a cultural conference on November 15th, at which Memorial Day certificates will be awarded. This event will be held regardless of whether you are present or not.