Chapter 603 What do you say you are provoking others?
Li Rong was not scolding people to help Zhang Zhong. The relationship between the two of them had not reached this stage, so Li Rong could not do it.
The reason why he mentioned Schubert and others was because Schubert's words touched upon China and the scope of the attack was too wide.
Zhang Zhong didn't come out to confront Schubert and the others again, but it wasn't like he didn't do anything.
The company has already informed several media outlets and newspapers that Schubert usually supplies, asking them not to use Schubert's manuscripts in the future.
Between Zhang Zhong and Schubert, they naturally knew who to choose.
In the future, if Schubert wants to publish some literary criticism, he will probably have to do so through social software, and in this way he will lose his main income.
As for Hawthorne…
The reason why Hawthorne jumped out and started scolding him at this moment was not just to vent his personal anger.
His new book "Beyond the Tribe" will be released in the middle of next month. To jump out and attract a wave of attention at this time is tantamount to publicity.
But what he never expected was that after he cursed pz with Schubert, he would hear bad news.
pz will release a new book "The Da Vinci Code" on the 12th of next month.
This must be revenge!
Naked revenge!
Hawthorne was sure that pz's new book release date was set on the 12th of next month because it was aimed at him.
His new book "Beyond the Tribe" will be released on April 14th, only two days away.
When pz's new book comes out, will readers still have his new book in their eyes?
Hawthorne has self-knowledge, and this self-knowledge is a valuable asset taught to him by the reality of the previous two years.
If you can't release new books at the same time as pz, you will die miserably.
In fact, in the past two years, few people have dared to release new books when pz releases new books.
What to do now?
Hawthorne suddenly became anxious. He never thought that PZ would make this move.
Will the new book be released immediately? Doesn’t it take time to write?
But the question is, now that something has happened, what should he do?
He could already imagine that the publishing house would call him soon, probably to talk about adjusting the release time of the new book.
What should he do if the publisher comes to him?
If he agrees, where should he put his old face?
It is a tacit understanding among everyone that he will not release the book at the same time as pz, but now that the release time of his new book has been set, it will be too obvious to adjust it. You can tell at a glance that it is because of pz.
But if he disagrees, he may save face, but he will definitely lose money.
No, maybe I have lost all face.
It was released at the same time, and the sales volume was completely crushed by pz. What's the point of talking about face?
But he didn't want to be said that he was afraid of pz, especially after he had just scolded pz.
Very confused, very confused.
Sure enough, Hawthorne's guess was correct, and it didn't take long for the publisher to call.
It's hard to tell what the other party meant, which was to adjust the release date of the new book, but he said it very tactfully.
"Mr. Hawthorne, the release of "Beyond the Tribe" may have to be delayed because some layout issues have not been resolved. In order to ensure nothing goes wrong, we have decided to deal with this issue seriously. Do you think it is okay to postpone the release date to the end of the month?
What?"
Okay, great.
I have to say that the publisher was so considerate and even thought of the reasons for him.
Hawthorne was happy in his heart, but he acted very unhappy, "How could I make such a stupid mistake? The preliminary publicity work has been completed, and the readers also know the specific release time. How do you want me to explain it to the readers?"
The deputy editor-in-chief of the publishing house who called Hawthorne curled his lips on the other end of the phone and thought to himself, if you hadn't scolded someone pz at this time, would you be facing such a dilemma?
However, he apologized again and again, "I'm really sorry, Mr. Hawthorne, for causing you trouble. You don't have to worry about this matter. We will explain it clearly to the readers."
"That's best," said Hawthorne.
"Don't worry."
…
The publisher quickly issued an announcement explaining the specific situation.
"Mr. Hawthorne's new book "Western World" was originally scheduled to be released to everyone on April 14th. However, due to errors on the part of the publisher, the book can only be unfortunately postponed to April 30th. I am very sorry.
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After the announcement came out, Hawthorne forwarded it in a serious manner.
[Haha, there is no 300 taels of silver here, it’s just because I’m afraid of Zhang Zhong. 】
【Are you so cowardly? 】
[Isn’t this cowardice of Hawthorne? Isn’t it a mistake on the part of the publishing house? 】
【You are such a cute little girl, do you believe this?】
[But you can’t just make a fool of yourself. Isn’t it possible that people can’t adjust the release time? Is adjusting the time just because they’re afraid of pz? 】
【As long as you are happy.】
[Anyway, I would like to thank Hawthorne. If Hawthorne hadn’t scolded Zhang Zhong, it might have been a while before the new book came out. 】
["The Da Vinci Code", this name is from the same series as "The Code of Along the River During the Qingming Festival".]
[Thanks to Hawthorne, tens of millions of book fans urging me to read are not as good as your scolding.]
[Suddenly I want Hawthorne to scold Zhang Zhong more... Am I a psychopath? 】
…
Most of Hawthorne's updates are about tension.
But the matter is not over yet. Hawthorne has just announced the postponement of the release, and Zhang Zhong has also announced the postponement of "The Da Vinci Code" to April 28th, which is exactly the same as "Beyond the Tribe".
》Two days early, no more, no less.
As soon as the news about Zhang Zhong came out, Hawthorne was confused, the publishing house was confused, and netizens were also confused.
Hawthorne and the publishing house were stunned. They didn't expect Zhang Zhong to be so shameless and insist on biting them like this.
Netizens were confused because the new book was delayed for half a month.
Immediately, countless netizens vented their anger over the postponement of the new book on Hawthorne.
[You said you owe it to me to postpone the release date. Now it’s fine. Zhang Zhongshu has also postponed it. Brother, please send it as soon as possible. 】
[Brother, stop inking and publish new books quickly.]
【Even if it’s not in advance, I hope you won’t postpone it. 】
[Mr. Hawthorne, the new book depends on you, hold on.]
[Don’t be afraid, baby Hawthorne, pz is not that scary.]
…
It was also the first time that Hawthorne saw so many people urging him to publish a new book.
But he was not happy at all.
At this time, his hatred for pz had been turned to the highest level.
I just said a few words to you, why are you so stingy!
Now he can no longer postpone the release of his new book, which seems even more cowardly, and it is entirely possible that others will also postpone it.
It seems the only option is to be tough.
The most depressing thing is the publishing house. I originally thought that signing a contract with Hawthorne would be a good thing, but now that the situation has developed like this, Hawthorne's new book is probably not available.
It is truly an unreasonable disaster.
Everyone in the publishing house hates Hawthorne. Why do you think you are so troublesome?