"Lao Gu, do you know who we are going to Germany this time?"

In the office of Nanhai Publishing Company, a middle-aged man with bald hair in Mediterranean was sitting on an office chair and asked boredly.

It's Friday, and it's time to get off work, and the whole office is a little out of shape and wants to leave early.

Gu Xinxue shook his head and said, "Brother Xu, you asked the wrong person, you have to ask in the group. Everyone has a lot of time now."

Xu Guoqiang is an editor in charge of military publishing. There are not many works of this type, but there are many excellent works. Many of them are popular with film and television parties just after they were released. They buy them to make movies, TV series and online dramas.

"I don't want to be a pioneer. There are so many people in the company, and most of them don't go. If you ask in the group, you won't be so sad about them. I'm afraid you will have to hold a grudge in your heart in the future!"

"Actually, you have a simple way. You can go to the Secretariat to ask. The Secretariat is responsible for taking everyone's passports to apply for a visa. There must be a list."

"Old Gu, you must go there. Then you will have a companion. At least you were a college student back then and you were better in English than us old guys." Xu Guoqiang sighed, "When you go to Germany and see if you can go to France. My wife has written a lot of things for me to bring back. The credit card is probably going to be swiped!"

Gu Xinxue nodded with a deep impression, "That's not the case, my guy is the same, such as cosmetics, skin care products, and perfume. Now he sends purchasing messages on his Moments every day, and he doesn't listen to it no matter how he says it."

Previous Frankfurt Book Fairs were not very attractive to the Nanhai Publishing Company because they had no works to show with foreigners.

On the contrary, the people from the Copyright Department went to the book fairs all year round to introduce works by best-selling writers from other countries, and then returned to China to invite translators to translate them into Chinese.

This is the first time that this time, a team of twenty people was organized to go to the Frankfurt Book Fair in Germany. This confidence and courage were probably given by Zhang Chu!

This time, with the influence of Zhang Chu's new book "The Da Vinci Code", Nanhai Publishing Company will definitely gain considerable attention at the book fair, so that more literary agents can see the vastness of the Chinese market and the strength of Nanhai Publishing Company.

It is reasonable to get the Chinese copyright of more best-selling books.

Xu Guoqiang looked around and then asked in a low voice: "Is this new book launch really okay? I haven't seen the shadow of Zhang Chu's new book yet. If I haven't finished writing it, wouldn't I make a joke in front of the media around the world?"

"Brother Xu, don't worry about this. Zhang Chu is quite reputable. There are still two or three days left before National Day, and it should be almost in the final sprint stage. Even if we haven't finished writing, at worst we can get a trial book and get the previous chapters out."

In fact, Gu Xinxue was also quite worried, but he knew that he could not disturb Zhang Chu at this time or cause trouble for others.

Sometimes, the book writer Kaven is irritated like a powder barrel, and a little bit of Mars can detonate!

He comforted others on his mouth, but his heart was like a drumming. Gu Xinxue could only pray silently, and Zhang Chu would not disappoint people.

Xu Guoqiang looked at his watch and smiled, "I'll get off work in more than ten minutes. I'll go check my inbox. The next time is so good. I'll take a two-day break on the weekend and go to Europe after two days of work."

It is indeed a very happy thing to spend the weekend after get off work, and Gu Xinxue is now a little conflicted.

I hope to have a comfortable weekend, but I also hope to see Zhang Chu’s new book soon!

It’s probably because the prayer has worked!

When he refreshed his email, he suddenly found that there was an email from Zhang Chu lying in it two minutes ago.

"Is it done?"

Gu Xinxue completely forgot about getting off work, so he directly downloaded the documents in the attachment, then entered the read-only password and read them greedily.

As an editor, reading books is actually his daily job, but if you read too many works with uneven quality, you will inevitably experience aesthetic fatigue.

But now I have no problems reading Zhang Chu's book "The Da Vinci Code"!

"What is the origin of this Xunshan Secretariat? Is Newton the Newton in physics? The name Botancelli looks strange, but Victor Hugo and Leonardo da Vinci are well-known."

Anyone who has been to school will definitely know Newton's name, but Botancelli is not so famous as a Renaissance painter. However, when it comes to his painting "The Birth of Venus", many people probably have heard of it.

Victor Hugo, the famous "Notre Dame" and "Les Miserables" are well-known worldwide.

As a painter, Leonardo da Vinci also gained a reputation. Several of his paintings are handed down and collected in museums. They are priceless treasures!

So many celebrities in the literature, art and academic circles are actually members of the Xunshan Secretariat. This mysterious club attracted Gu Xinxue's eyes before the beginning.

If it doesn’t matter if Da Vinci’s password is followed by the Secretariat, his name is written in reverse!

But when he saw the last sentence of the wedge, he couldn't help but take a breath, "All the artworks, architectures, documents and secret rituals in this book are accurate. This tone is too big, so you have to make a mark."

No one dares to say that what they write is accurate, academic works are not good, and even worse!

The perfect thing does not exist. Gu Xinxue is now a little worried. Could it be that Zhang Chu became arrogant after becoming famous?

To put it better, this tone is called self-confidence, and to put it unpleasantly, it is called overestimating one's ability.

At that time, it will be for readers all over the world and after book reviewers publish it, many people will use this as a target for attack.

If a loophole is found, this sentence will become a joke!

Gu Xinxue continued to watch with a hint of worry, but who knew Xu Guoqiang said: "Old Gu, it's time for get off work, aren't you leaving yet?"

He turned his head and said, "Zhang Chu's new book has been written. I have to hurry up and review it to see if there is anything that needs to be modified. This is something that needs to be taken abroad, and I must hurry up and report it to the higher authorities!"

Diplomacy is nothing small, so it is a matter of rashness to bring a document that has not yet been published. This matter can be big or small.

Gu Xinxue didn't want any twists and turns, so he wanted to send the books to Frankfurt safely.

Xu Guoqiang raised his eyebrows: "This is too efficient. Old Gu, please send me a copy. If you have nothing to do on the weekend, I will also take a look at it."

"Okay, remember not to reveal it!"

"I must remember the work discipline, otherwise I will not be able to afford it. See you on Monday, bye."

The office was empty in a few minutes after get off work on Friday, and Gu Xinxue was left alone sitting in front of the computer monitor and staring at the screen intently.

The beginning of the story is reflected in the bizarre death of the director of the Louvre Museum, and then Gu Xinxue discovered that Zhang Chu was crazy and started five plot clues at the same time!

The first is the escape investigation carried out by the male protagonist Yang Xuan and the female protagonist Sophie in order to seek the truth; the second is the pursuit of Yang Xuan and Sophie by the French police; the third is the assassination of the killer Silas; the fourth is the series of conspiracies carried out by the mastermind behind the scenes to obtain the Holy Grail; the fifth is the intermediary action of Pig-legged Alingalosha.

The five clues are connected, developed in parallel, and jointly promoted the plot to move forward!

The various professional knowledge that appeared in it made Gu Xinxue dazzled and had no time to react. Just like everyone who reads the academic master's literature, they are not clear about it.

"This is definitely a detective with a clear structure, but the protagonist is actually a knowledgeable symbolic and cryptographic expert, not a detective or a policeman."

Gu Xinxue was very happy to see it. If the security guards hadn't come to patrol at midnight, he would have to watch it all night!

Even though he knew that he would kneel on the washboard when he got home, Gu Xinxue was thinking about something while driving.

"I'm poisoned! This book is absolutely poisonous!"

No wonder Zhang Chu wanted to release this book globally, because it fully meets the definition of a bestseller in everyone's mind.

As long as the publicity is in place, it may really be necessary to refresh Zhang Chu's sales performance in overseas regions and even in China!

As an editor, Gu Xinxue was fascinated by watching it, and he wished he could finish it in one breath with his computer in his hand 24 hours a day.

But for family harmony, he had to go home to report.

...

Manhattan, New York, USA.

Blair's handsome face was filled with helplessness.

"Where have the outstanding American writers gone? Where have talented new writers gone? Why do I have to read these stupid works? Am I offending God?"

A series of questions rose from Blair's heart, and he considered going to church for a week tomorrow weekend and praying to God.

It has been a year since Random House’s British headquarters to the US branch. If you are not accustomed to the local conditions, you should be patient.

But most of the books in his mailbox are unbearable, and most of the works selected from them are sold in general. They invest a lot of time and energy but are useless!

Blair started this job in the hope of dealing with words and shaping his ideas into books that the public likes and can read.

However, his ideas were a bit too idealistic!

Now when you see a book, Blair always asks himself, is there a market for this book? Can it find its readers? What is the best strategy to present this book to your imagination’s readership group?

The smartest minds in this generation are thinking about how to get more people to click on advertisements, and the same is true for the publishing industry. The smartest people are thinking about how to get the works they signed to catch up with the trend of the Internet.

Does this writer have any fans on Twitter, Facebook or Ins? Is there any personal website or blog? Have you ever been on TV shows, etc.

In the United States, the most important factor for a book to become a bestseller is that it has a market.

This book needs to appear in front of readers through social media or traditional media, such as book reviews, radio, and television interviews.

Of course, when people read content on their mobile phones more and more frequently, such as ins, fb or videos on flix, they often complain that no one is reading. Success is that marketing can push the information of a book to its readers through various platforms!

Blair's boss once set an industry myth. As early as 2000, he bought the distribution rights of the Princess Diary for $8,000. Now the series has sold over 10 million in North America alone. It was also filmed in Hollywood and starred in a famous actress Anne Hathaway.

Now Blair also hopes that he can find such a work, whether it is the manuscript he received or the things that were abandoned by other colleagues at the topic selection meeting, these are very unacceptable!

It is time for American writers to be out of reach. Most of the talented and marketing writers have already had fixed partners, but few of the new generation of writers can succeed.

Now Blair can only save the country in a curve, look for writers from other countries, and bring his works to the American market. Zhang Chu is the one who is most valued!

As an academic work, the price of "The Fifteenth Year of Wanli" is as high as US$79, which seriously hinders the sales of books.

Books are expensive overseas, especially academic books, which are extremely expensive!

One of the things that many Chinese students are most unaccustomed to when they go abroad is to buy books. You can buy an Apple phone if you combine several textbooks.

Therefore, they prefer to borrow books or buy second-hand old books in the library.

"I heard that there is a short story writing training in New York recently. You can go to this training to see if there are any good seedlings. You can only place bets in advance!"

It is better to act first, but then to act miserable.

Sometimes, a writer's thinking and writing ability can be seen from these training classes. Editors start from this aspect and accompany the writer's growth.

It is a dream to sign a writer like Stephen King directly, but everyone wants to slowly cultivate Stephen King II.

"God, please give me good luck!"

Although Blair is not a Christian believer, his parents are both devout Christians, so these postures and mantras have always been preserved.

Maybe God really works. Blair saw the news about Zhang Chu’s agent Zhou Kang in the WeChat group chat. The Chinese version was freshly released a few hours ago, and now the English version has been written!

At this moment, he really wanted to embrace God.

But probably after reading Zhang Chu's new book "The Da Vinci Code", he will regret this idea.

Blair has been waiting for this work for a long time. This is an English work translated by the original author himself and can be promoted as an important gimmick!

And Zhang Chu is not a new author. He has already owned a large number of readers with clear attributes and hobbies.
Chapter completed!