Time ticked by, each second passing.
Ten thousand, twenty thousand, thirty thousand...
At the end of the first hour, sales reached one hundred thousand copies.
Of course, this didn't mean one hundred thousand people had bought it.
Some people would buy multiple copies. Books could get lost or torn by children. These high-quality books were also a great choice for gifting.
Bookstores and libraries also made purchases.
They might buy dozens of copies at once.
Lin Chen leaned down and kissed Lin Xiaoxi, who was napping.
"Editor Chen, any news? Are sales really that bad?"
Lin Chen went to his study and turned on the computer to send a message.
He logged into his author's account to take a look.
There were many new tips, and the clicks and collections had also increased a lot. The sales shouldn't be too dismal, right?
"Boss, are you a little nervous?"
Chen Xinhang quickly replied to Lin Chen.
Lin Chen revealed a faint smile.
After all, it was his own book, and he cared about it. But there was no way he was nervous.
He has a system; why would he be nervous about this?
If these fairy tales didn't earn much, he could always switch gears. He knew more than just this.
"It's alright," Lin Chen replied.
"Beep beep!"
Chen Xinhang called. Lin Chen answered. Chen Xinhang sounded thrilled on the other end: "Lin Chen, ten thousand copies! We broke ten thousand copies in just an hour!"
Lin Chen was a little surprised.
Ten thousand copies in an hour?
The sales in the first hour are always the best, but at this rate, maybe 300,000 copies could sell out in a day.
"Lin Chen, the quality of this book is there. As long as the user reviews are good, sales will definitely be strong in the future."
"The first month's sales will likely break a million copies."
Chen Xinhang said excitedly.
Lin Chen joked, "I'll feel relieved once the first print run sells out. Otherwise, you guys will be bleeding money."
Chen Xinhang laughed, "We were just saying, if a book like yours doesn't sell well, we might as well change careers."
"Lin Chen, the boss will probably ask you to print more copies tomorrow or the day after. You can make a killing again."
Lin Chen: "If 300,000 copies sell out quickly, can you keep up with the printing?"
Chen Xinhang on the phone laughed heartily, "Don't worry about that. The factory we're working with is a big one. They're pretty idle now since they don't have many printing jobs."
"As long as the client pays quickly, they'll get it printed, no problem!"
After hanging up, Chen Xinhang told the operations team to move quickly. The first hour's sales of 100,000 copies had to be promoted immediately.
Xu Mengyao was scrolling through short videos in her spacious office.
She had just finished a meeting and was unwinding.
"Moms with kids, I'm recommending a fantastic book to you all. It's the one I recommend the most this year—"
Xu Mengyao scrolled onto a short video.
She has a child, so big data often recommends this kind of thing to her.
"Fairy tales?"
Xu Mengyao clicked on it.
She could bring a storybook for Lin Xiaoxi next time she saw her.
But Lin Xiaoxi was picky; she wouldn't be impressed with just any book.
Time passed, and Xu Mengyao became engrossed in reading.
Knock, knock!
The office door was knocked.
Xu Mengyao snapped back to reality, surprised that she, an adult, had gotten so engrossed in a children's book.
This book is really good. Each fairy tale is wonderful.
Xu Mengyao thought to herself.
"President, you need to leave for the airport now. The car is waiting for you downstairs,"
her assistant reminded her.
Xu Mengyao took at least one flight every day, sometimes three. You could say she was incredibly busy.
The company had a lot of business, and some had been piling up.
Some of the business required her, the president, to handle it personally. Even the vice president wouldn't carry enough weight.
"Let's go," Xu Mengyao said, getting into the car downstairs.
She continued reading, the book still unfinished.
Unbeknownst to her, she had finished reading all forty of Lin Chen's fairy tales.
"Each one is a classic. Amazing."
This Lin Yu will definitely become a master storyteller, Xu Mengyao thought to herself.
She placed an order for two copies. She needed one for herself, and she would take the other one to Lin Chen.
Later, Lin Chen could read it to Lin Xiaoxi.
"I should give a tip."
Xu Mengyao murmured to herself.
She usually never tipped, but she thought Lin Yu's fairy tales were really good.
"Alliance Master is one thousand, Silver Alliance is ten thousand, and Gold Alliance is one hundred thousand."
Xu Mengyao noticed that Lin Yu didn't have any Silver Alliances yet.
There were already a dozen Alliance Masters.
"I'll be the first Silver Alliance Master then."
Xu Mengyao tipped ten thousand yuan.
For her, tipping a Gold Alliance Master was nothing, but she didn't know much about Lin Yu. His work might be good, but he might not be a good person.
For now, tipping a Silver Alliance Master was enough.
Even if he wasn't a good person, his work deserved this much.
"Huh—"
Lin Chen was currently in front of his computer.
He discovered he had gained a Silver Alliance Master.
A Silver Alliance meant ten thousand yuan; this person was quite supportive.
"Thanks for the support."
Lin Chen offered a simple thanks.
Time flew by, and the next day arrived quickly. Chen Xinhang and the others stared at the large screen, which displayed the sales figures.
The data kept jumping.
Suddenly, the data jumped directly to .
"Whoosh!"
Loud applause erupted.
It was now ten in the morning. In just twenty-two hours, the entire first print run of three hundred thousand copies had sold out.
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"Boss, we've sold out of the three hundred thousand copies."
Chen Xinhang quickly called Liang Zhirong.
On the other end of the line, Liang Zhirong was ecstatic.
This gamble had paid off.
"Old Chen, tell Lin Chen to print another five hundred thousand copies… No, I'll call him myself."
Liang Zhirong said.
Soon, Liang Zhirong called Lin Chen.
Lin Chen was surprised: "General Manager Liang, so soon we're reprinting?"
On the other end of the phone, Liang Zhirong laughed heartily, "That's right, we're not doing the whole 'limited supply' thing. We're going to give them a feast! As long as the users like it, I'll provide as much as possible."
"Lin Chen, let's sign the online contract for the reprint."
"I'll transfer the money to you immediately after the contract is signed."
The contract was already prepared, only needing the data adjusted. In about ten minutes, Lin Chen had signed the reprint contract with Tongxin Network.
"Ding—"
In less than two hours, a text message arrived from the bank.
Two million, three hundred and fifty thousand had been deposited!
He'd already transferred seven hundred thousand to his family. That left him with over seven hundred thousand, plus this, bringing his total to three million, one hundred thousand.
——He'd originally planned to take out a million, but his dad wouldn't budge, only relenting after much persuasion to let him transfer seven hundred thousand.
His dad thought fifty thousand would be enough.
They'd spent a total of a million, and they still had three or four hundred thousand in savings. They could borrow a bit and pay it back later.
Even though Lin Chen was making money fast these days, they knew it wouldn't be easy for him to buy a nice house in Modu.
"Three million one hundred thousand... Still a long way to go to cover the house price," Lin Chen muttered to himself.
The extra fifty thousand copies wouldn't sell out anytime soon, and he probably wouldn't make much from this book in the short term.
But he could publish a second one!
Once your reputation and reviews are good, the sales of your second book won't be bad either.
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