Reborn Capital Empire

Chapter 38 Hot Sales

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"Caddy, the Windsor chain bookstore wants 300 copies of "Fifty Shades of Grey," 400 copies of "Pirates of the Caribbean," and 2,000 copies of "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them!" Pirates of the Caribbean, and 3,500 copies of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them! Forest Lodge Bookstore wants...!"

Watching the assistant put the order sheets in front of him, Kady Brook, the marketing manager of Jingju Bird Publishing Company, felt really painful and happy at this moment.

The pain is because she has worked overtime for three days in a row. Looking at the current sales status of the company's new books, she will definitely continue to add more in the future. Happiness is because the company's performance is good, no, it should be said to be huge profits. As a company executive, her year-end bonus must be extremely rich.

However, Kady Brook hasn't had time to think about bonuses yet. After counting the total number of orders just received, he got up in a hurry and found the company CEO Christopher Ritter with the list.

"BOSS, this is the order I just received, a total of 4,500 copies of "Fifty Shades of Grey", 3,000 copies of "Pirates of the Caribbean", and 11,000 copies of "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them!"

"Another one? If I remember correctly, this is the seventh additional order today, right?"

Kady Brook nodded.

"So far, we have received orders for 189,000 copies of "Fifty Shades of Grey", 107,000 copies of "Pirates of the Caribbean", and 283,000 copies of "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them!" Among them, "Fifty Shades of Grey" has the largest increase in orders Quick, it has exceeded 4 times the initial delivery amount!"

Looking at the order report submitted by his market minister, Christopher Ritter was full of emotion. Unexpectedly, "Fifty Shades of Grey", which he is least optimistic about among the three sets (volumes), has the fastest sales growth among them. Of course, the current sales of this set of books are not as good as "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them", but the reason why the latter sells more is that it borrows the light of "Harry Potter", unlike "Fifty Shades of Grey", Completely a bestseller from the market.

Thinking of this, Christopher Ritter couldn't help thinking of Guo Shouyun. In the communication with the other party, the latter said in front of him several times that the most promising is "Fifty Shades of Grey", and even in order to publish this novel, he did not hesitate to give up the opportunity to cooperate with many large publishing houses, and specifically talked to him. Borrowed money to set up this 'Thornbird Publishing Company'.

At first, he scoffed at Guo Shouyun's decision. It's just because of face and interests, I can't say much. But now judging from the feedback from the market, he is the same as those publishers who have watched "Fifty Shades of Grey" but gave up repeatedly, his face is swollen!

Fortunately, he is a partner of the 'Thorn Bird Publishing Company', and he did not completely miss this opportunity to make his net worth skyrocket.

"I'm so glad!"

"Huh? What did you say?"

"Nothing, have you contacted the printing house to print it?"

"We've already contacted. 300,000 copies of "Fifty Shades of Grey", 300,000 copies of "Pirates of the Caribbean", and 400,000 copies of "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them!"

"Double the print volume!" Christopher said solemnly after thinking for a while.

"Will it be too much?"

"The sales volume of the three sets of books all exceeded 180,000 a week, and the sales performance in the future will only get better and better. 1 million is not the end!"

Thinking of the marketing department that he was in charge of, the call for orders was almost exploded for three consecutive days, Kady Brook nodded in agreement.

"Oh, yes! Let all booksellers hand in this week's sales share. Also, tell them that if you want to get the book, you must pay a 30% deposit first!"

"Boss, the sales share is not a big problem, but will the 30% deposit be too high?"

"Don't worry, Kady. It's a seller's market!" Christopher Ritter smiled.

"I understand!"

"Go on and get busy. ... Oh, yes. This month's bonus for all marketing employees is doubled!"

"Great, I thank Boss for them!"

Christopher waved and picked up the phone on the table after she left.

"Hey…?"

A young and confident voice sounded from the receiver.

"Bruce, I have good news for you! Your three sets of books have all sold well, with Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find The Best selling 348,000 copies a week, followed by Pirates of the Caribbean with 12.8 copies a week. "Fifty Shades of Grey" has the least number of copies, with 72,900 copies. However, "Fifty Shades of Grey" has the fastest growth rate, and its sales are expected to increase by 4 times next week! Bruce, this year's "Forbes Richest Writers List", Your position must be higher than Rowling, you are rich!"

Listening to Christopher Ritter's excited voice, Guo Shouyun put down the document in his hand and smiled: "Christopher, it should be said that we have all made a fortune. Thorn Bird Publishing Company has 25% of your shares!"

"Haha, that's right. Looking back now, I was fortunate to have listened to your words and became a partner of Thornbird Publishing Company. Otherwise, I'm afraid I'm just like those idiots in Bloomsbury and Langdon now. I'm beating my chest with regret! To be honest, now I really want to see, after the guys who rejected us got the sales results of "Fifty Shades of Grey", "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them", What's going to happen to your face? I think it must be interesting." After a pause, "Bruce, why do I feel like you're not excited at all?"

Guo Shouyun pouted, he had expected something, what was so exciting for him.

"Christopher, excitement doesn't have to be reflected in words and deeds. Now I'm very happy! ... By the way, how are the preparations for the publication of "National Treasure"?" Guo Shouyun changed the topic.

"We are preparing to distribute goods. This time the first edition will print 500,000 copies. There will never be a shortage of "Fifty Shades of Grey"!"

"That's good! ... Did you receive the package I sent you?"

Thorn Bird Publishing Company is headquartered in New York, Guo Shouyun is in San Francisco, and the two sides span the entire United States.

"Package? What package?"

"The manuscript of a novel I just wrote, the name is "Smart: Ghost Records"!"

"You're writing a new novel again?"

Christopher's tone was full of shock, and it was too fast. You know, it has only been 20 days since Guo Shouyun gave him the manuscript of "National Treasure".

"Just finished! About 210,000 words!"

Guo Shouyun said calmly. With the speed at which he was typing, he already had a general framework in his mind, and most of the plot, ten thousand words a day was considered slow!

However, he heard this in Christopher's ears, in addition to being shocked, there was a feeling of pretending to be X anyway. Of course, there is inevitably admiration!

"Bruce, I can't find a better word to describe you. But I'm sure you'll be the most prolific and most profitable writer of all time in America!"

"Thank you for your encouragement, I will work in this direction. But Christopher, there is one thing you should consider now!"

"What's up?"

"Thorn Bird Publishing Company should not be limited to one market in the United States, although it is the largest in the world!"

"Hehe, Bruce, don't worry! I've sent someone to negotiate an acquisition with the British Maxson Publishing Company!"

"McKerson is good, but if possible, it's better to buy Bloomsbury!"

Guo Shouyun knows the long tail effect of "Harry Potter" better than anyone.

"Bruce, buying Bloomsbury is not easy. Nigel Newton is a stubborn guy!"

"No matter how stubborn people are, they will succumb to money. And, as far as I know, although Nigel Newton is the founder of Bloomsbury Publishing House, his equity has slipped after the company went public. to below 30%.”

"I'll find a chance to meet him!" Christopher thought for a while and said.

"Well! ... However, the scale of Bloomsbury is much larger than us, so the merger and acquisition can be discussed slowly. If we lose the follow-up copyright of "Harry Potter", we will not be worried."

"clear!"

"Also, the UK is very important. But the pace of expansion of Thornbird Publishing Company this year cannot just satisfy one UK. The major English-speaking countries with developed economies such as Canada, Australia and New Zealand are all our goals!"

"Bruce, your appetite is always amazing!"

"Christopher, an amazing appetite and an unimaginable goal that others see as the guarantee of a lasting creative passion!"

"Okay! For your passion and for the company's profitability, I will try to make it a reality!"

"Looking forward to your good news!"

After a brief chat, Guo Shouyun hung up the phone.