When Li Xiang came to the studio, his cell phone seemed to connect to the world in an instant. The phone started ringing constantly, and calls came from all directions to ask about his award.

Bai Su said on the phone: "The Old Man and the Sea was nominated, and I believe I will win the final award. I have read three of the other seven books, which are incomparable to you."

Li Xiang heard a rough female voice coming from the phone, reminding him that this was his last drink, and guessing that it should be in the diner again.

Yang Kun also called. In fact, Li Xiang was about to call him one step ahead and took the initiative to tell him the good news. After all, he put a lot of effort into it. He went to France with him to communicate and recommend it to Cecil.

Yang Kun said: "It is already an amazing achievement to be shortlisted. Keep a calm mind. You are a public figure and you should pay attention to your words and deeds."

Li Xiang guessed that Yang Kun might be worried that he would be proud and say something inappropriate to the outside world, so he expressed this meaning in a tactful way.

Not to mention Huang Youyi, she praised Li Xiang for being so awesome on the phone. Li Xiang was in a happy mood and immediately got carried away and said, "I'm good everywhere."

Then she was scolded by Huang Youyi on the phone and hung up.

"Elephant, come here~~~" Xu Zitong's voice came from the three-story red brick building next door. He saw him standing on the balcony on the second floor, waving to Li Xiang, who was walking under the sycamore tree and preparing to enter the studio.

Li Xiang went over and asked, "Why do you have free time to stay in the studio today?"

Xu Zitong said: "I came back from the Northeast at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. It was snowing heavily there, and it was beautiful."

Li Xiang stood downstairs, holding his head up and talking to Xu Zi on the second floor.

"Since it's beautiful, why haven't you been there for a few more days?"

Xu Zitong: "I'm going to the Magic City in the afternoon, I don't have time. I ask you, did you really win the International Literature Award, Gonguer of France?"

Li Xiang said: "You're wrong."

Xu Zitong was shocked: "No, right?? I made a mistake? Nothing happened? The news I just read, you see, this is what the news says, more than one, and everything says that. Could it be that a mistake, right?"

Li Xiang said: "It is indeed the Gonguer Literature Award, but it has not won the award. It is just a shortlist. The award will be announced only after the genius. I don't know yet."

Xu Zitong immediately looked through his phone and said, "Some websites say they were shortlisted, and some were directly told to win awards. These journalists are too unrigorous."

Li Xiang said: "It's self-media, maybe they haven't figured it out by themselves."

Xu Zitong's words reminded Li Xiang that the entry threshold for news media is low now, self-media is well developed, and the review is not as strict as before, the standards are greatly reduced, and the rigor of news has dropped significantly. Some media reported that they were shortlisted, but some directly said it was awarded, which would cause misunderstandings.

When she returned to the studio, Li Xiang called Gu Qijing and asked her to draw an announcement to explain the winning matter clearly, especially the shortlisted one, rather than the winning one.

Gu Qijing was already arranging someone to write an announcement. As a public figure, Li Xiang, as a public figure, needs to speak out to the outside world and unify his speech. At the same time, Ding Ding Bookstore and Huaxia Bookstore are also waiting for her to draft a news announcement, so that the three parties can stay consistent.

On this day, when people got up to eat and went to work, the news media quickly broke out news, saying that Li Xiang's "The Old Man and the Sea" was shortlisted for the International Literature Award. One to ten, ten to hundreds of them. This news quickly became popular on the Internet. With the promotion of the studio, Dingding Bookstore and Huaxia Bookstore, by noon, the news had been widely publicized.

People from Dingding Bookstore took the initiative to contact the studio and reported the sales of "The Old Man and the Sea" in China in the morning and the sales of the Dan Dingding Bookstore website.

The other party said: "As of just 12 o'clock, 20,000 copies have been sold. This number is still increasing and the growth rate is accelerating. It is expected to reach zero, and it is likely to exceed 100,000 copies."

One day yesterday, Dingding Bookstore and Huaxia Bookstore sold only 20,000 copies in total. Today, Dingding Bookstore sold 20,000 copies in one morning, and the results were really good.

This book has been sold for more than three months, and the market space is getting smaller and smaller. In addition, it is a pure literary novel, and the market capacity is limited, but now it has been released for the second spring.

Since he knew the numbers of Ding Ding Bookstore, Gu Qijing simply called Huaxia Bookstore and asked about the sales results for a long time. Then he told Li Xiang the good news, making him happy.

She called Mr. Zhang from Huaxia Bookstore and said, "The nomination effect is already emerging. Mr. Ding from Dingding Bookstore just told me that the bookstore sold 20,000 copies of "The Old Man and the Sea" in the morning. What is the data in Huaxia Bookstore? In the afternoon, my brother will be interviewed by the media. I can do statistics, and some media will ask for it and answer it."

Mr. Zhang said: "In the morning, many phone calls came in to ask us about Li Xiang's awards. The readers were very enthusiastic and it was also reflected in sales. When I read it half an hour ago, the sales were 28,000 copies. Wait a moment, don't hang up the phone. I'll ask about the data so far."

Gu Qijing heard Mr. Zhang talking to someone on the phone, and not long after, he heard him say: "I sold 5,000 copies in just half an hour. There are now 33,000 copies, almost catching up with the peak before. I believe this is not the pinnacle, and our publicity effect has not yet been fully exerted."

Huaxia Bookstores are not like Dingding Bookstores, which are pure outlets. They have huge and complex offline systems, and their tentacles penetrate deep into the third and fourth-tier counties in China. If you really want to make efforts, it is not comparable to Dingding Bookstore. Therefore, the sales volume in half a day is so much higher than Dingding Bookstore, which is completely understandable.

Gu Qijing counted the domestic sales of two bookstores "The Old Man and the Sea". At 5 pm, she called Xiaoxia, called Larus Publishing House, and asked them about the sales of "The Old Man and the Sea". At this time, it was 10 am in Paris, but she was too anxious and was told that the latest sales in Europe were not counted so quickly. After all, 10 am is almost the beginning of the day. The people who want to buy books are choosing or on the way to go, and they will not count the data until the end of this day.

Gu Qijing kept this in mind and woke up at less than 6 o'clock the next morning. As her boyfriend asked, she got up and turned on the computer to check the email. Although she seemed to have difficulty in English email, the Arabic numerals were fine. She saw that the email read "The Old Man and the Sea" sold 20,000 copies in just one day in Europe. She couldn't help but feel refreshed and clenched her fists excitedly and waved her to the air.

Her boyfriend stood outside the door, and saw this, he asked in surprise: "Is there anything happy about it? Look at how happy you are?"

Gu Qijing has always been a person who doesn’t reveal her inner world. It is definitely not an ordinary happy event to make her waving her fists excitedly.

"The Old Man and the Sea" has been on sale in France for nearly half a month, but the total sales volume is only more than 60,000, which is far from the controversial "Submission". In one month after the launch, the sales volume has reached 500,000 copies.

However, now 20,000 copies have been sold in one day, which is equivalent to the domestic sales the day before yesterday, and the momentum is very good.

She explained to her boyfriend that this is the case. Her boyfriend smiled and said, "You are too dedicated. You don't sleep in early morning on weekends and get up so early. Just to read an email from France, the number will not change if you sell more or less. It will be the same as early or late."

He was even a little jealous. His girlfriend was worried about the other man so much that she couldn't sleep and felt a little uncomfortable.

Gu Qijing didn't notice her boyfriend's little thoughts and said, "I will go to France with my brother tomorrow and will not come back until the genius of the new year. Then you can take good care of yourself."

Her boyfriend said, "Be careful, take good care of yourself, and at home, don't call Brother Li Xiang, I always make mistakes, thinking you are talking about your brother."

Gu Qijing said: "I'm used to it."
Chapter completed!