Chapter 725 Melee(2/2)
"The Da Vinci Code" was a hit as soon as it was released, but it also caused a lot of controversy. Some religious figures criticized many contents in this novel.
Things were better here in the United States. A very sensational thing happened the day after the novel was released in Russia.
A religious group, about sixteen or seventeen people, stood in front of a bookstore in Moscow holding a banner. The banner read: If you buy the book, you betray Jesus.
However, "The Da Vinci Code" did not sell less in Russia, and it still topped the national book sales list that week, far ahead of the second place.
What's even more interesting is that among the top ten on the list that week, including "The Da Vinci Code", there are a total of seven books by Yu Dong, and one is the Russian version of "If This Is True" released last month
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Faced with such a slap in the face, the DZ cult was speechless. They even threatened to burn all copies of "The Da Vinci Code."
They said it and they did it.
One group bought a total of forty-seven copies of "The Da Vinci Code" and burned them on the street. They were quickly taken away by the local police.
On that day, a famous Russian newspaper published a photo, showing the scene where the group burned "The Da Vinci Code", but the title of the picture was very ironic: "The Da Vinci Code" sales volume in Russia, plus 47.
In response to some protests in the society, Deep Space Corporation did not make any positive response. It only publicly thanked the three authors of "Holy Blood and Holy Grail" for providing ideas for "The Da Vinci Code".
Although Deep Space Company did not express it clearly, its meaning was obvious.
Didn't you say that "The Da Vinci Code" subverted the tradition? Then why not check out "The Holy Grail and the Holy Blood", the content in it is even more subversive.
For example, the marriage between Jesus and Magdalene was mentioned as early as "Holy Blood and Holy Grail".
The author of "Holy Blood and Holy Grail" also rushed into the battlefield very excitedly and started a verbal war with those who opposed "The Da Vinci Code".
Those who protested "The Da Vinci Code" were reluctant to let go of "The Da Vinci Code" and at the same time had to deal with the attacks of the three authors of "The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail". The scene suddenly became very chaotic.
Amid this chaos, sales of "The Da Vinci Code" have gradually increased, and the popularity shows no signs of fading.
Chapter completed!