Typical British humor is very pleasing to Richard, and he laughed, "Yes, we can sell Sherlock Detective to aliens, provided they can be found."

"Since foreigners like Sherlock Holmes, so do aliens, I wish you to achieve this goal as soon as possible."

Zhang Chu stood up, he shook hands with Richard Dent, and the cooperation between the two was completed at this time.

Before Richard entered the elevator, he suddenly thought of something and said mysteriously: "We have authorized this drama to PBS to play. It has been popular in the United States. Maybe you should ask your agent to contact Random House."

While Zhang Chu was thinking about what this PBS was, Richard stepped on the elevator and waved goodbye.

After the elevator door was closed, Zhou Kang asked curiously: "What did he whisper to you just now?"

"He said he asked you to contact Random House. It seems that "Detective Sherlock" has been officially aired in the United States. I don't know what the PBS broadcast platform is like."

People in the corridor don’t know which TV station PBS is. They usually come into contact with TV stations such as cbs, nbc, fox, and c.

Zhang Chu did not expect the others to give the answer. He took out his mobile phone and searched it. Finally, he realized that this was actually a public TV station in the United States, consisting of 354 franchise TV stations, but the number of viewers was relatively small. The record in the past three years was only 5.4 million people watched the program.

But PBS TV still has many famous programs, such as the familiar "Nature", "Discovery", "Sesame Street", etc.

If "Sherlock" is broadcast on this TV station, the platform is actually not good, because it has tens of millions of viewers with public TV stations!

Zhou Kang quickly understood what Richard meant. If the TV series was broadcast on TV, if it could not be listed on the best-selling list in the United States, then the book would probably never have a chance.

"This is indeed our last chance. Since it has reached the top in the UK, it is difficult for the United States to even the top ten. It seems that the United States doesn't like British people very much!"

Zhang Chu agreed and said: "Solmes must be more popular in the UK. The United States looks down on the British, but envies British culture. Have you ever heard of online jokes? If you want to win the Oscar, you can shoot British classics and stories about British celebrities."

"After all, the United States was independent from the British colony. Although it was sometimes so good that it could wear a pair of pants, it was definitely different. Besides, the American book market is much larger than that of Britain." A staff member of Menglong Culture smiled and joked.

The man stared at Zhou Kang and asked, "Teacher Zhou, what are we doing now? Now the company is concentrating manpower and resources to promote "The Fifteenth Year of Wanli". It seems that he is not able to go to the United States to help Zhang Chu?"

The pre-sale of "The Fifteenth Year of Wanli" has begun, but it doesn't seem to be very good now. Perhaps the keywords of history + academic scare readers away.

Two-line combat is simply impossible for small companies, especially in the United States, which is even far away. It is estimated that many people have not even figured out the basics of the operation of the American book market.

Before Zhou Kang could speak, Zhang Chu waved his hand and said, "I don't think we need to do anything, we just urge Random Bookstore. They are publishers. If the English version of "Sherlock" can be on the rankings of the United States, they will be the biggest beneficiaries."

"Xiao Zhang is right. Even if Random House has a big family and a big business, it should pay attention to this book. How many books can sell millions of copies worldwide! I will immediately call the editor of Random House to ask."

Zhou Kang is a decisive person who is very quick and decisive. Now time is tight. If he doesn’t hurry up and creates momentum and reputation when broadcasting the TV station, there will be no chance in the future.

Because Zhang Chu does not plan to write the "Sherlock" series again, there is only a script in the second season, and there will be no such thing again!

...

It was dark, and in an ordinary apartment in Brooklyn, New York, the unique ringtone of Apple phone broke through the quiet night sky and rang.

A thick, furry arm stretched out from the quilt and grabbed the cell phone next to the desk lamp into the quilt. A slightly hoarse foreign male voice asked in dissatisfaction: "hello, no matter who you are, don't call me at three in the morning."

In the office, Zhang Chu, Zhou Kang and the translator Xiao Li looked at each other, and they seriously suspected that they had called the wrong phone number.

Although Zhou Kang couldn't understand what he said in detail, the anger contained in his words had exceeded the boundaries of language. "What did he say?"

Xiao Li whispered and said, "He seemed to be woken up by us when we were going to bed at three o'clock in the middle of the night. He was angry now."

"Three o'clock in the middle of the night? Didn't it mean that London was only 11 o'clock in the morning?" Zhou Kang murmured in a low voice, and he also went to check the time specifically.

"hello? Is anyone here?" The other side sounded a bit muffled and a little vague.

Zhang Chu knew that if he didn't make a sound, the call would probably end.

He walked to the phone with hands-free function turned on and asked, "Chris, is it you? I am Zhang Chu, I want to ask you something."

After hearing Zhang Chu's voice, Chris suddenly sat up from the bed. A blonde beauty next to her turned around in dissatisfaction, leaving behind a smooth back.

The Random House editor got up and put the bathrobe beside the bed on his body, tiptoed to the living room and replied, "It's me, why do you call this point?"

"You can't be in the United States, right?" Zhang Chu simply calculated the time and asked suspiciously.

Chris on the other side suddenly realized, "I forgot to tell you about this. I have been transferred from London to New York to work, and it has been almost a month."

"I'm sorry for disturbing you to sleep, or call me back after you get up later."

It is indeed inhumane to disturb others' sleep. If you put your heart in mind, Zhang Chu is unwilling to receive any call at night!

Chris walked to the fridge, took out a can of beer and took a sip. Since he was awake, he didn't have to wait. "It's okay, let's talk about anything now."

He is not that kind of rigid British. Of course, no matter how rigid a British person is, he will not show it in front of his employer.

"I just signed a contract with BBC for the second season of "Sherlock" and the script related content has been handed over to them. It is estimated that news will appear in the past two days. I heard that PBS TV in the United States is broadcasting this TV series, so I want to ask if it is possible for it to be on the New York Times bestseller rankings or something."

Zhang Chu told his situation and the target in one breath, wanting to hear news and suggestions from professionals.

After taking a sip of beer, Chris was not surprised that Zhang Chu would sign a sequel contract with BBC. This is a win-win situation, and neither party will be incompatible with money or fame.

"Now, "Sherlock" has a good rating on PBS. After all, this cannot be compared with CBS and others. Yesterday, the second episode was broadcast and attracted a total of 3.8 million viewers. Currently, this movie shipped a total of 1.2 million copies in the United States, with an actual sales of 800,000 copies, which is not much different from the works on the New York Times bestseller rankings, but we cannot say that it will definitely be on the list."

Unlike the official organization in China that directly publishes the book rankings, there is no regulatory agency in the United States to supervise it. It relies entirely on the credibility of the list producer and the high-level taste to accumulate influence.

To this day, the New York Times no longer ranks on the bestseller rankings. The book lists of USA Today, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, and the online book retailer Amazon, the largest offline physical book retailer, Barno Bookstore, each have their own ranking methods and enrich readers.

The Nelson Book Monitoring Company in the United States will also update its rankings, and their data comes directly from cash register records at more than 4,500 retail bookstores across the United States.

As for Barnes and Noble Bookstores or other chain bookstores, they determine the best-selling book rankings based on the sales of their own chain stores and official websites.

Since the book rankings of each newspaper are not disclosed, the source of the bookstores selected are also very different from the dealers. The results of the rankings of major best-selling books are often very different, especially the latter ones.

Sometimes, books that are included in the top ten on the New York Times ranking may not be included in the USA Today ranking list!

The American people are no longer as easy to fool as they used to. Their approach is to listen to both sides and be clear. They refer to different lists of many newspapers and use the works mentioned repeatedly as the main reading objects.

There are many factors that affect the popularity of books. The author's reputation and the charm of the work themselves cannot be underestimated, but sometimes appropriate publicity and promotion can also transform a book.

For publishing institutions and writers, best-selling is a magical charming word. It represents readers' affirmation of publishers' vision and hard work, and their recognition of the writer's writing.

For many people, best-selling seems to be completely irregular, like a miracle that is hard to come by. However, after analyzing large companies like Random House, they have deciphered some of the secrets of best-selling books.

To put it bluntly, bestsellers are meant to arouse the interest of most people in society. Really serious and professional political, economic, and history books are usually difficult to sell well.

As the world's largest publisher, Random House also has fierce competition among its editors, and their salaries and bonuses are linked to performance!

A book that has been listed on the bestseller list is much better than ten mediocre works, and it is inseparable from it whether it is the money you get or the conditions for promotion.

Chris signed many excellent works when he was in the UK, but when he was transferred to New York, he urgently needed an excellent work to help him stabilize his position.
Chapter completed!