Chapter 437

Qingyan bookstore, as the largest bookstore in Ninghai, has many reporters here today.

These reporters came here before dawn, but the scene in front of them was very strange - in the early morning, some staff of Qingyuan Bookstore put up tables and comic magazines in the square.

The reporters went over to see that they put "Gemini weekly (monthly)" instead of "Zhongxia daily".

"What's the matter? Shouldn't promotional products be put on the square? "

Many reporters wonder that the sales volume of Zhongxia daily is obviously higher than that of Gemini weekly. Why does the bookstore put the latter outside? They can't help but wonder if Qingyuan bookstore has cooperated with Phoenix company.

There happened to be an old man checking his work in the square. A reporter recognized the old man as the manager of the comic area of Aster bookstore. He went to him and asked, "manager, are you going to promote the weekly Gemini today?"

The old man looked back at the reporter, shook his head and replied: "today's promotion is a new novelist's work. The promotion starts at 8 a.m. But before the event, I'll borrow the booth to sell weekly Gemini. "

Other reporters slowly gathered.

"Why not sell Zhongxia daily since it's a booth

A young reporter asked after hearing the old man's words. The old man was surprised that so many reporters came, but the report was not bad for him.

"Gemini (monthly) in the morning will sell much better than Zhongxia daily." The old man said with a smile: "Teacher He Xi's new cartoon for young girls is sure to have more female guests. There will be an upsurge of buying later. It's convenient for these female guests to buy it on the square."

His answer surprised reporters.

"Manager, can I understand your words like this?" A reporter said, "do you think Gemini will be a better seller than Zhongxia daily?"

"I didn't say that!" The old man glared. He shook his head and said, "how can Gemini magazine surpass Zhongxia daily magazine? Isn't that nonsense?"

He clarified: "I mean in the morning, weekly Gemini (month) is influenced by teacher He Xi's new work. Of course, the purchase enthusiasm in the morning will be high《 The whole day sales volume of Zhongxia journal will be better than that of Gemini weekly, but it's not as hot as... You see... "

The old man suddenly stopped. He reached out and pointed to the other side of the square, where a bus had just stopped, and six or seven women from the bus came to this side.

"That's the first bus on line 10. These women come to buy weekly Gemini, and then they will take the next bus to go to work... And it's going to be the rush hour. In two hours, weekly Gemini will be very popular!"

The reporters looked at the women. The women in formal clothes were in a hurry to go to the bookstore, but when they found the magazines on the square, they all stopped and looked surprised: "Gemini Weekly has been put out!"

"Don't be in a hurry... It's better for Qingwan bookstore. It's not out of stock, and the service quality is better than other bookstores!"

These women look happy to go to the booth to buy magazines, and then turn around and walk slowly to the bus stop.

"Look..." the old man touched his beard and said, "there are more people coming from behind. We can reduce the time for them to buy magazines and the burden of our comic book store by leaving magazines outside."

Then, in the next ten minutes, the reporters saw the popularity of weekly Gemini (month) among women in a clear way: women coming to work or school by bus, then get off here to buy magazines, and leave by the next bus a few minutes later.

In these women's chat, the reporters learned that many people go out dozens of minutes in advance, just to be able to buy magazines in time.

The magazine was distributed in the square by Qingwan bookstore. These women were surprised that they could buy it in a few minutes. However, this is just the beginning. After 6:40, the crowd will appear - buses, private cars, and even girls on foot. Hundreds of guests flow in the square, and the speed of buying magazines will slow down.

"How lively

Every reporter was stunned. Now they don't know how to write this report. It seems that all these women come here to buy Gemini weekly, and no one cares about Zhongxia daily.

"It's not like a fight between the dragon and the tiger..."

"Will the sales volume of Gemini (monthly) exceed that of Zhongxia daily?"The journalists wavered, which was totally different from what they had expected at the beginning, and it could be said that they were totally different.

"No, these people may have been so enthusiastic to buy it because they saw the weekly Gemini (month) put out? If it is Zhongxia daily, the result will be different! " A reporter believed his own judgment more. He suggested to the old man, "store manager, why don't you move out Zhongxia daily?"

The old man frowned.

"Putting it out can't prove anything. Zhongxia daily magazine is a juvenile cartoon. It has a huge readership. Today's sales volume will definitely exceed that of Gemini weekly (month). You don't have to worry too much about the sales scene of Gemini weekly (month). It won't sell more than Zhongxia daily magazine."

"But... What we want to know is the comparison between Angel's new cartoon and teacher He Xi's new cartoon."

A reporter explained that what they want to see is not the sales figures, but the heat contrast of the two new comics.

"Contrast? What's wrong with that? " The old man was happy: "you don't really think angel's new cartoon can compare with Ho Xi?"

"They can't compete! How about this... "He suddenly burst out a small idea and said with a smile:" if you can say something nice for our book city in the newspaper, I'll ask someone to move out Zhongxia daily and make a live comparison for you! "

The reporters were stunned, and then their eyes lit up.

"Good!"

"Store manager, please ask people to move out Zhongxia daily!"

They immediately agreed to the old man's request and said a few good words from Qingwan bookstore, which was not simple. Just add two sentences casually when writing the report.

As soon as the old man saw that so many reporters were willing to report, he was also happy. He immediately ordered the clerk to move out two stacks of Zhongxia daily.

"That's not enough!"

The reporters found that the total amount was less than 100, and felt that the old man was insincere.

"That's enough, you see... These 100 copies can be sold for a long time."

The old man didn't think so. As he said, in the next ten minutes, Gemini weekly sold hundreds of copies, while Zhongxia daily only sold six.

Because the number is too small, so the reporters count clearly.

"How could that be?"

"Why are there so few? Isn't Zhongxia daily very popular?"

They exclaimed that it was impossible, but the old man was at ease: "I see that among the six books, there are still people who bought them home for their boyfriends, brothers or brothers... There are no more than four people who really bought Zhongxia daily magazine for the new cartoon of" angel. "

A young reporter did not believe in evil, he went to the sales point, and then stopped an office worker who bought "weekly Gemini (month)".

"Miss, did you see Zhongxia daily just now? Do you know there's a new cartoon from angel on it? " Asked the young man.

The woman looked at him strangely: "I know. What's the matter?"

"Do you know?" The young man almost choked: "then why don't you buy it?"

"Why buy it?" The woman is more strange, she thought about it, then suddenly said: "are you a reporter?"

The young man nodded.

"That's no wonder..." the woman smiles: "angel's" Flame Boy "is very popular recently, I also saw it, but it's animation, right? Angels have never drawn comics. I have no confidence in their new comics. Sorry, the bus is coming. I have to go first. "

The woman saw a bus approaching outside the platform and apologized and ran there.

The young man looked at her back and was stunned. He was not interested in the angel's new cartoon. Did other women think so?

"Of course I think so." When the young man returned to his original place, the old man couldn't help laughing when he heard what he had just experienced: "angels didn't cultivate loyal fans, and" Flame Boy "is not their original animation, so readers who like to read comics will not be interested in their new comics..."

Now the phenomenon shows that angels are just like newcomers in the comic industry, It's not going to make a big splash.

"Zhongxia Daily's sales, as in the past, will not change much because of angel's new cartoon. We have plenty of magazines, old readers are not anxious, new readers are better than nothing, so I didn't move it out today. "

The old man explained.

This makes the reporters completely dumb, tomorrow's newspaper can not write - what fighting, there is no such situation!Now they can see clearly that angels are a shell in the cartoon industry! It's no use expecting it!

"Manager, did you watch dragon and tiger?"

A female reporter quickly changed her role. She was not interested in Zhongxia daily, and wanted to know more about He Xi's new work.

"Yes, I've read the comics of angel and He Xi, but the two new works give me totally opposite feelings..."

"The angel's cartoon has nothing to recommend but the picture!"

The old man smiles, shakes his head and says: "but teacher He Xi's new cartoon... How to say, it's amazing, and the story is very interesting! And it uses a whole new comic technique, which I've never seen in any other comic. "

"I feel that teacher He Xi's new work is likely to cause a sensation beyond my expectation!"