#24 - Chapter 24 Xu Mengyao gives Lin Yu a reward!
Time passed by, second by second.
Ten thousand, twenty thousand, thirty thousand...
At the end of the first hour, sales reached one hundred thousand copies.
Of course, this doesn't mean one hundred thousand individual people bought it.
Some people might buy multiple copies; books can get lost or torn by children. High-quality books like these are also great gifts.
Also, some bookstores and libraries will purchase them.
They might buy dozens of copies at once.
Lin Chen leaned down and kissed Lin Xiaoxi, who was taking a nap.
"Editor Chen, no news at all? Are the sales very poor?"
Lin Chen went to the study, turned on the computer, and sent a message.
He logged into the author's backend and took a look.
The number of tips increased a lot, and the number of clicks and favorites also increased. The sales shouldn't be too bad.
"Big shot, are you a little nervous?"
Chen Xinhan quickly replied to Lin Chen.
A faint smile appeared on Lin Chen's face.
After all, it's his own book, so he cares about it. But it's definitely not to the point of being nervous.
He has a system, so how could he be nervous about this?
If fairy tales don't make much money, he can just change tracks. He knows more than just this.
"I'm alright."
Lin Chen replied.
"Ding ding!"
Chen Xinhan called. Lin Chen answered, and Chen Xinhan said happily, "Lin Chen, one hundred thousand copies! It broke one hundred thousand copies in just one hour!"
Lin Chen was a little surprised.
One hundred thousand copies in one hour?
The first hour's sales are definitely the best, but at this rate, three hundred thousand copies might be sold out in a day.
"Lin Chen, the quality of this book is there. As long as the user reviews are good, the future sales will definitely be good."
"The first month's sales are very likely to exceed one million copies."
Chen Xinhan said excitedly.
Lin Chen joked, "I'll be relieved when the first print run is sold out. Don't you guys lose money."
Chen Xinhan laughed, "We just said that if a book like yours doesn't sell well, we can change careers."
"Lin Chen, the boss should be looking for you to increase the print run tomorrow or the day after. You can make a lot of money again."
Lin Chen: "If the three hundred thousand copies sell out quickly, can you print them in time?"
Chen Xinhan laughed loudly on the other end of the phone, "Don't worry about this. The factory we cooperate with is a big factory. They are very idle now because there are few printing jobs."
"In our country, as long as the client pays quickly, how can they not be able to print them?"
After hanging up the phone, Chen Xinhan asked the operations team to act quickly. The first hour's sales of one hundred thousand copies must be promoted immediately.
...
Xu Mengyao was swiping short videos in her large office.
She had just finished a meeting and was relaxing.
"Moms with children, I'm recommending a magical book to you. It's the fairy tale book I recommend the most this year—"
Xu Mengyao swiped to a short video.
She has children, so the algorithm often pushes this kind of thing to her.
"Fairy tale book?"
Xu Mengyao clicked on it.
She could bring her a storybook next time she saw Lin Xiaoxi.
But she has high standards and doesn't like ordinary books.
Time gradually passed, and Xu Mengyao was engrossed in it.
"Knock knock!"
The office door was knocked on.
Xu Mengyao came back to her senses. She was a little surprised that she, an adult, was so engrossed in reading a fairy tale book.
"This book is really good. Every fairy tale is very good."
Xu Mengyao thought to herself.
"President, you have to leave for the airport. The car is waiting for you downstairs."
The assistant reminded Xu Mengyao.
Xu Mengyao now takes at least one flight a day, sometimes three. It can be said that she is busy every day.
The company has a lot of business, and there is still a backlog of business from before.
Some businesses require her, the president, to come forward in person. Even if the company's vice president comes forward, it won't be enough.
"Let's go."
Xu Mengyao said in the car downstairs.
She hadn't finished reading the book, so she continued to read.
Unknowingly, she had read all forty fairy tales that Lin Chen had uploaded.
"Every one is a classic, amazing."
"This Lin Yu will definitely become the king of stories."
Xu Mengyao thought to herself.
She placed an order to buy two copies. She had to keep one at home, and she wanted to take the other one to Lin Chen's place.
She could have Lin Chen read it to Lin Xiaoxi then.
"Let's give a reward."
Xu Mengyao muttered to herself.
She usually doesn't have the habit of giving rewards, but she thinks these fairy tales by Lin Yu are really good.
"Leader one thousand, Silver Alliance ten thousand, Gold Alliance one hundred thousand."
Xu Mengyao found that Lin Yu didn't have a Silver Alliance yet.
There were about ten leaders though.
"I'll be the first Silver Alliance leader then."
Xu Mengyao rewarded ten thousand yuan.
It would be nothing for her to reward a Gold Alliance leader, but she doesn't know much about Lin Yu yet. Maybe his works are good, but his character isn't good.
It's okay to reward a Silver Alliance leader for now.
Even if his character is not good, his works are worth this much reward.
"Huh—"
Lin Chen was in front of the computer at this time.
He found that he actually had a Silver Alliance leader.
The Silver Alliance is ten thousand yuan. This person is quite supportive of him.
"Thank you for your support."
Lin Chen simply thanked him.
Time flew by quickly to the next day. Chen Xinhan and the others were watching the big screen, which displayed the sales figures.
The data was constantly jumping.
Suddenly, the data jumped directly from 299996 to 300001.
"Clatter!"
Warm applause rang out.
The time was now ten in the morning. In twenty-two hours, all three hundred thousand copies of the first print run had been sold.
"Boss, three hundred thousand copies have been sold out."
Chen Xinhan quickly called Liang Zhirong.
On the other end of the phone, Liang Zhirong was very excited.
This gamble was a success.
"Old Chen, call Lin Chen to increase the print run by five hundred thousand copies... Never mind, I'll call him myself."
Liang Zhirong said.
Soon Liang Zhirong called Lin Chen.
Lin Chen was surprised: "President Liang, are you increasing the print run so soon?"
On the other end of the phone, Liang Zhirong laughed loudly: "Yes, we don't do hunger marketing. We directly provide a large quantity. As long as users like it, I will try my best to satisfy them."
"Lin Chen, let's sign an online contract for the increased print run."
"I'll pay you as soon as the contract is signed."
The contract was already prepared, so they just needed to modify the data. After ten minutes, Lin Chen signed the increased print run contract with Tongxin.com.
"Ding—"
In less than two hours, the bank sent a text message.
Two million three hundred and fifty thousand yuan had been credited!
He had transferred seven hundred thousand yuan to his family from the original money, leaving seven hundred thousand yuan. Adding this, he has three million one hundred thousand yuan.
—He originally planned to take out one million yuan, but his father refused, and it took a lot of persuasion to get him to transfer seven hundred thousand yuan.
According to his father's wishes, he only needed to give fifty thousand yuan.
Spending a total of one million yuan, they still have three to four hundred thousand yuan in savings. Even if they borrow some money, they will pay it back themselves in the future.
Even though Lin Chen is making money quickly now, they know that it is not easy for Lin Chen to buy a good house in Modu.
"Three million one hundred thousand yuan, still a long way from the house payment."
Lin Chen muttered to himself.
The increased print run of five hundred thousand copies won't be sold out in a short time. He shouldn't be able to make much money in a short time relying on this book alone.
But he can publish a second book!
With the reputation and word-of-mouth established, the sales of the second book won't be bad.
