Chapter 276 Global Sales Exceed Million (Part )
"What happened?"
Ma Weidu was silent for a moment, "Nothing, I just wanted to celebrate with you."
"What are you celebrating?" Liu Hongmin asked puzzledly.
"Don't you know yet?" Ma Weidu said with a smile: "The sales of Star Wars has broken the 20 million record."
"So many?" Liu Hongmin was surprised. "You are not lying to me, are you?"
Ma Weidu: "How could I lie to you? Let me tell you, Star Wars is read by students as a popular science article. Junior high school and high school students don't have money at home, but two or three out of ten will buy it. As for college students, it's much higher, three or four out of ten will buy it. In some engineering universities, the purchase rate may reach more than 60%. In addition to the intellectuals in society, million is not the limit for Star Wars."
When Liu Hongmin heard this, he immediately recalled what Yang Guiren had just said. It seems that there is not much difference between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong and Macau. Students all love popular science articles.
"Breaking the 20 million record is indeed something we should celebrate. But unfortunately, Zhen is pregnant again, so I won't be able to go back anytime soon."
When Ma Weidu heard this, he immediately smiled and said, "Congratulations, Hongmin, this is a double blessing for you!"
Liu Hongmin laughed out loud, "Congratulations, I accept it."
He was still not satisfied, "In this way, I will give all employees a month's salary as a bonus to celebrate the double happiness."
Ma Weidu couldn't close his mouth. "I want to thank the boss on behalf of all the employees!"
Liu Hongmin hung up the phone amid Ma Weidu's compliments.
Seeing that he had finished his work, Li Lizhen immediately came over.
"What's up? You look so happy?"
Liu Hongmin smiled and told her that Star Wars had sold 20 million copies in the mainland. Li Lizhen was even happier than Liu Hongmin, "Hubby, you are amazing."
"That's right, don't you see whose husband I am!"
The two chatted for a while, and Liu Hongmin still felt a little headache, "I'll go back and rest for a while, I feel a little uncomfortable."
Li Lizhen immediately helped him into the bedroom, "It just so happens that I'm a little sleepy too."
The two fell on the bed and fell asleep soon after.
Liu Hongmin was sleeping soundly when he heard the phone ring. He opened his eyes and found that night had fallen. He reached out to turn on the bedside lamp and checked the time. It was already past nine o'clock.
Li Lizhen was no longer in the bedroom. Liu Hongmin heard her answer the phone, "Hello... wait a moment!"
Then Li Lizhen entered the bedroom and said to Liu Hongmin, "It's a call from abroad. From the voice, it should be Richard."
Liu Hongmin climbed up from the boat, went to the living room, and picked up the phone on the table.
"Hello there!"
"Mr. Liu, I'm sorry to bother you so late." Richard's voice was smiling, and it was obvious that he had good news to tell Liu Hongmin.
Liu Hongmin smiled and asked, "Richard, it seems that you are in a good mood!"
Richard laughed out loud: "Of course!"
"Any good news? Share it with me."
"It's about Star Wars. Star Wars has sold 10 million copies in the United States. Sales in other countries are also very good, especially in the Japanese and the South. The two countries combined have sold 20 million copies. The world sales volume calculated by Random House has reached more than 65 million copies. Mr. Liu, you have set a record again this time." Liu Hongmin could no longer suppress the smile. 20 million in the mainland, 15 million for the traditional Chinese version, and 65 million from Random House, which together just exceeded 100 million.
This is data that Liu Hongmin had never dared to imagine before. It is simply too incredible.
However, Liu Hongmin also knows that this sales volume is inflated, because many students read "Star Wars" as a popular science article, and this part of the sales volume does not count in a strict sense.
However, Liu Hongmin doesn't care about these. It doesn't matter whether it is a political intrigue novel or a popular science article, as long as "Star Wars" can be sold.
"Really? I didn't expect it would sell so much."
Richard smiled and said, "We at Random House didn't expect that. When we were evaluating it, we thought that the sales of Star Wars would exceed 50 million copies. After all, Star Wars is top-notch in terms of both writing style and story. We didn't expect that our estimate was too conservative. The actual sales were more than 10 million copies, which was a big surprise."
Liu Hongmin: "I can't blame you for this. After all, there are many reasons why a book becomes a bestseller. No one can guess which reason played a decisive role in making Star Wars a hit."
Richard said, "Mr. Liu, this is not the final data yet. After New Year's Day, we will issue another sales table. This way, you will know what readers like to read."
"Sure, just fax it to me."
After hanging up the phone, Liu Hongmin fell into happiness and joy.
"One hundred million sales! Star Wars has sold one hundred million copies..."
Li Lizhen was also happy. As long as Liu Hongmin was happy, she was happy. When she knew that Star Wars had sold 100 million copies, she could no longer hold back. She reached out and hugged Liu Hongmin, and took the initiative to give him a sweet kiss.
If Li Lizhen wasn't pregnant, Liu Hongmin would definitely take her out to celebrate.
Li Lizhen brought some wine to Liu Hongmin and said, "This is a big happy event. I can't help you celebrate. So you can celebrate on your own."
Liu Hongmin looked at Li Lizhen with a smile. With a wife like this, what more could a husband ask for!
Li Lizhen prepared some snacks for him, and Liu Hongmin began to drink by himself. The wine did not make him drunk, but he did. The atmosphere was so good that Liu Hongmin soon became drunk.
In a daze, he repeatedly saw another woman appear.
When he woke up again, it was already morning.
"I really felt like I saw other women yesterday?" Liu Hongmin asked Li Lizhen.
Li Lizhen smiled and said, "It's Gong Li! You drank too much again yesterday, and I couldn't help you myself, so I asked Gong Li to help. She helped me get you to bed, and then I went back to my room to rest."
"Is that so?" Liu Hongmin nodded. "I will definitely thank her when I see her later."
"I've already thanked you!" Li Lizhen said with a smile, "I don't know when it will be when you remember it."
Liu Hongmin chuckled, "I'm busy!"
"I know you're busy!" Li Lizhen said, "So, you don't have to worry about the things at home. We have a clear division of labor. You take care of the outside and I take care of the inside. It's not tiring to work together as a man and a woman..."
Liu Hongmin was speechless. "Your jokes are getting more and more ridiculous."
Li Lizhen is not ashamed but proud. "It is said that if you marry a chicken, you follow the chicken; if you marry a dog, you follow the dog. I will marry you, a Northeasterner, so I will naturally become a Northeasterner."
(End of this chapter)
