Era: 1979 From mountain man to richest man

Chapter 126 Out of stock, shocked, education investment
When the people in the marketing department heard about Fang Yan's arrangement, they took action immediately.

Fang Yan took out the final version of the latest issue of "Children's Magazine" that was delivered to his desk this morning from the drawer.

Looking at the seven colors of gourds on the cover and the four characters "Calabash Brothers", Fang Yan felt that his heart was beating a few beats faster.

He could predict the fire, but he didn't expect it to happen so quickly.

The market's reaction made him feel a little unreal.

Everything was sold out in less than 8 hours, which has never happened before.

He took a deep breath and tried to calm down his excitement.

But my hands were still shaking a little.

He had a feeling that he should be witnessing history.

Witness a sales miracle.

After hanging up the phone, Fang Yan sat back in his seat and let out a long breath.

Xiao Zhouyi was stunned, but he understood immediately, came over and nodded immediately:

"that's it."

"He doesn't have a phone in the countryside?"

Next, he called the county editorial office where Editor Jin worked:
"I, Fang Yan."

Whether it's policy or the market, we all need such a good story.

"I will go to your editorial office the day after tomorrow and give you a day to contact Song Chaoyang tomorrow."

He still remembered that a watch brand from Neon Country was also present with "Astro Boy".

"Well, something happened."

Especially when the competition is not fierce yet.

"I know he is in the countryside. You can contact him and he will be carried to the county. I will see him the day after tomorrow."

"Then can you arrange for Xiaoyun to help me find him?"

"Mr. Kong, it's me."

Since the market response is so good, additional printing must be done.

He had no choice before, but now he has some ideas.

"It can't wait until a few days later."

The story of "Calabash Brothers" appears at this time, which is just perfect.

Making money is only one aspect, the more important thing is to make this story visible to more people.

The county town is slightly better, and there is still a small amount of inventory, but it should not last until noon tomorrow.

It took less than half an hour, and before 3 p.m., all senior cadres unanimously agreed to print additional magazines.

His fairy tales directly amazed the entire market.

"I want to talk to Song Chaoyang on the phone. I wonder if he has time?"

Since everyone is competing for storytelling, they belong to the same type of subject matter.

The situation is similar to that in Rongcheng. Basically all magazines in various urban areas have been sold out.

"Oh, I understand, sorry to disturb you."

After hearing the news, Fang Yan immediately picked up the phone and held a meeting with people from other departments.

A few other counties conservatively estimate that they will be sold out this afternoon.

"..."

The major counties and cities in the province must replenish enough magazines before tomorrow morning.

He slapped his forehead and said to his assistant:
"By the way, Xiao Zhou, contact our snack factory, milk factory and beverage factory in Rongcheng and ask them if they are interested in advertising in our children's magazine."

The first one to enter wins.

"Oh, that's right...his fairy tale results far exceeded all of our expectations. I want to meet him in advance."

Ten minutes later, people from the marketing department returned to Fang Yan's office one after another with news.

This is a set of combo punches.

"You can't reach him?"

Let’s see if additional printing can be done immediately and the product can be put on the market.

There is a saying that goes, one step at a time, one step at a time. Whoever seizes the market first will have greater cultural influence and commercial value in the future.

This Song Chaoyang was like someone falling from the sky.

Fang Yan had an ambition just now. He wanted to let "Calabash Brothers" seize the market before "Astro Boy" was translated.

Now this is a huge opportunity and it cannot stop here.

Fang Yan hesitated for a moment, then picked up the phone and dialed Kong Xiang's home number.

"Okay, I'll ask right away."

After Fang Yan saw Xiao Zhou leaving, he sat back in his seat.

Then he opened his red drawer and took out Song Chaoyang's file.

He quickly picked up the pen and added a few words "single book, comic book, cartoon" on it.

……

On the other side, after receiving the call, Editor Jin immediately took out Song Chaoyang's file.

Quickly found Song Chaoyang's address.

After seeing the words Qingsong Bay, he immediately looked for it on the map.

Then I breathed a sigh of relief when I realized it wasn't too far away.

Then he immediately called his colleague Editor Wu and told him to go to Xinhua Bookstore and newsstand in the county to check it out.

Editor Wu was still a little confused at the time, but after Editor Jin told him about the phone on the street, he immediately understood that Song Chaoyang's fairy tale must have sold out.

Otherwise, Fang Yan would definitely not be so anxious to meet people.

This is the only possibility, there is no other possibility.

After they went downstairs, they originally planned to walk out, but then they thought about it and decided that it would be faster to drive.

Of course, the first place to go is the nearest Xinhua Bookstore across from them.

When I arrived at the bookstore, I found that the "Children's Magazine" in the bookstore was actually from the previous issue.

"What's wrong? We didn't get the goods here?" Editor Wu was a little confused.

Editor Jin thought of a possibility and muttered:

"Can't they all be sold out?"

Editor Wu shook his head and said to Editor Jin:
"No matter how good the sales are, we can't sell out everything. What time is it?"

Editor Jin thought about it and thought it made sense.

It was obviously unscientific to sell out in less than 10 hours.

However, he decided to ask the clerk in the store what was going on.

When they went to ask, they happened to see a child at the counter asking the clerk for the latest issue of "Children's Magazine."

The child said to the clerk:

"It's the one with the gourd on it."

"The one with the mountain god and pangolin, my classmate bought it from you at noon."

The clerk said to the child:
"Sorry kid, that's the latest issue of a children's magazine you're talking about."

"That one has been sold out. If you want to see it, we still have the previous issues in stock here."

"Or you can borrow it from some classmates."

"Why don't you just have this issue?" The child asked somewhat unhappily.

"Because there are too many children like you." The clerk said helplessly.

He didn't know what this group of children was like. They were passing it on from one person to another, as if everyone must have a copy.

He was a little curious, what was the story in this issue? Why do everyone come here to buy like a maniac?

Although it only costs eight cents a copy, the sales volume must be very good.

"Then can I order here in advance?"

"When the next issue comes out, leave me a copy." The child asked the clerk unwillingly.

"Of course you can, but you have to pay for a year." The clerk didn't expect that this kid was quite persistent.

The child scratched his head and asked:

"How much does that cost?"

At this age, he still has to count on his fingers, and he can't even read all the words in the book.

Fortunately, "Children's Magazine" has a pinyin logo, so he can still understand the whole story.

The clerk said to him:
“一个月4期。一年48期，订一年一共3块8毛4。”

When the child heard the price, he was a little frightened by the huge amount of money, but he still said firmly:
"Then I'll go home and ask my mother for money. I'll come over and place an order later."

When the child ran away like a gust of wind, Editors Jin and Wu finally understood what was going on.

Turns out it was really sold out.

The two people felt a little incredible and looked at each other.

"I knew it would sell out, but I didn't expect it to be sold out." Editor Wu muttered.

At this time, he was still thinking about his reaction when he saw the first paragraph of "Calabash Brothers" for the first time.

They do seem to have the qualifications to sell out.

There is no better children's story on the market today than his.

This may sound like an exaggeration to sell out, but it seems to make sense.

"Let's go, Lao Wu, let's go check out the nearby newsstands."

Editor Jin had already dragged Editor Wu out directly at this time, eager to confirm whether everything was really sold out.

……

Government family compound.

Kong Xiang stood at the door. A middle-aged cadre-like man got out of the car and trotted up to him:
"Mr. Kong!"

"I looked for the latest issue of the "Children's Magazine" you mentioned but couldn't find it on the market."

"Both bookstores and newsstands, it is said that they were all sold out by noon."

"Sold out?" Kong Xiang looked at the middle-aged man in surprise, as if he thought he heard wrongly.

The middle-aged man nodded:
"Well, even they themselves have never seen a magazine sell out so quickly."

After that, he took out another book from his briefcase:
"But I still borrowed one from my colleague's child." "Look, it's this one. The kids' slang now is called Calabash Book."

"I read it, and this is the latest issue."

While speaking, he had already handed it to Kong Xiang.

Mr. Kong took a look at the magazine and nodded when he saw the words written on the cover:

"Well, yes, "Calabash Brothers" is it."

The middle-aged man said to the old man:
"This magazine is very popular now. Some adults have read it and said it is well written."

"But it's just not finished yet. It's said to be a serialized story, one volume a week, so I can only follow it slowly."

"I didn't expect you to be so good at this age."

After hearing this, Kong Xiang smiled and said thank you to the middle-aged man, saying that he would return it as soon as he finished reading it.

The middle-aged man said with a smile:
"It's okay, take your time and take a look. I've already bought a lot of food for the child, so I'm borrowing it now. If you hurry up, I'll be at a huge loss."

After he finished speaking, he said hello to Mr. Kong and went back to the car.

Then he left here in a hurry.

After the people left, Kong Xiang returned to his home with the magazine.

When he got to the study, he turned on the desk lamp and opened page 1 of the magazine.

The first thing that catches the eye is the catalog and the colorful gourd vines.

Then scroll down to the first page of "Calabash Brothers".

He took a look at it, and sure enough, the author on the side was written: Song Chaoyang.

He muttered:

"What a good boy, you don't even have a pen name, do you really think you can become famous with one book?"

After he finished speaking, he started to read again.

After reading the first paragraph, he let out a cry of surprise.

I really didn’t expect that a fairy tale would be written like this by Song Chaoyang.

"It's interesting." Mr. Kong muttered, and then continued reading.

As he continued to read, his expression became more and more exciting.

Probably I didn’t expect that children’s stories could be written in this way.

Suddenly he understood why this book was so popular.

The stories written by Song Chaoyang are completely different from those on the market.

The interestingness of the story, the setting, and the sense of immersion are not what fairy tales for children can provide.

The more Kong Xiang read it, the more interesting the story became.

It wasn't until he read another story about a little goat and a little tiger that he paused for a moment.

As an old man who retired from the Ministry of Culture, he seems to be attracted to the plot. The story is so attractive that it will definitely be a hit in the market.

I couldn't resist his attraction and wanted to keep watching, let alone a child.

At this time, he even admired Song Chaoyang.

This can be regarded as opening up a new way of writing fairy tales.

A long series of fairy tales.

I have heard before that there are writers in Xiangjiang who serialize novels in newspapers.

Now Song Chaoyang actually serializes his own fairy tales in children's magazines.

It can be said that they have different approaches but similar effects.

"How about it? Have you found the magazine written by Xiao Song?"

At this time, the study door was pushed open, and Kong Xiang's wife walked in and asked him.

"Well, I found it. I just finished reading it." Mr. Kong glanced at his wife and nodded.

His wife reminded him:

"You are very strict in this regard. He is a young man who has just started writing. You can't use your vision to demand others."

Mr. Kong shook his head repeatedly and said:
"No, no, no... very good, better than expected."

"Huh?" His wife showed a surprised expression, and then asked tentatively:

"Are you talking sarcastically?"

Mr. Kong didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He handed the magazine in his hand to his wife:
"Of course not. If you don't believe me, just see for yourself."

"Xiao Song is definitely talented in this area."

His wife quickly took the magazine and then took the reading glasses from the table nearby:
"Let me take a look."

Mr. Kong stood up and said:

"You take your time and watch, I'm going to make a call."

"Who did you call?" his wife asked curiously.

Mr. Kong said:

"Old man from the past, let me ask the Provincial Writers Association if they want to recruit young people like this who haven't published books yet."

His wife pushed up her reading glasses and said:
"You're too impatient. You have to have good grades to join the Writers' Association."

"You must have at least sold several books before you can enter. It's not like you don't understand the rules."

"You wouldn't break other people's rules for our granddaughter, would you?"

Mr. Kong shook his head and said:

"I'm not asking others to break the rules, but I'm thinking about them."

"Xiao Song, if they don't get involved in the Writers' Association, they will be pulled away by other provinces sooner or later."

"They will regret it later."

Mr. Kong’s wife said speechlessly:

"Why are you becoming more and more exaggerated?"

"Hahaha, it's not an exaggeration." Mr. Kong laughed loudly and said:

"If you don't get hired, I'll write a letter of recommendation."

"Help me guarantee it."

It can be seen that my old man is serious about it.

she asked:
"You think so highly of him? Didn't you yesterday..."

Kong Xiang waved his hand, pointing to the magazine in his wife’s hand and said:
"It's different. This boy gave me such a surprise."

"Just read it first. After reading it, you will know why I am like this."

As he said that, he had already walked out of the study and went to the bedroom next door to make a phone call.

At this time, the old lady had no choice but to focus on the magazine again, turned to page 1 and started reading.

Then she suddenly seemed to understand everything.

……

Just when the opening chapter of "Calabash Brothers" caused various chain reactions outside.

Song Chaoyang has started writing his second "Gourd Little King Kong" again.

Because of his experience last time, Song Chaoyang was particularly comfortable writing this time.

I have written a lot in one afternoon.

By the time it was time to make dinner, he had already shown his sister Song Yu to read the more than 10,000 words he had written.

The little girl didn't expect that the last story had already concluded, but there would be a second part.

Then when I watched it, I found that the second part seemed to be more exciting.

The rhythm is more compact, and the picture in the text is much stronger.

It can be seen that my third brother's writing skills have improved, making a similar story look better.

I finished reading these 10,000 words written by Song Chaoyang with gusto.

The little girl has greater expectations for the next story of the third brother.

Then the little girl said:

"Third brother, it's better to write stories. Not to mention making more money, it can also keep me entertained."

After saying that, she even made a decision:
"I also want to be a writer in the future!"

"You can earn a lot of royalties just by writing."

Song Chaoyang smiled and rubbed her head and said:

"Okay, it's good to have ideas, but you are still young now, so studying is the most important thing. We should sign up in a few days."

"When the time comes, I plan to send you to the county seat to study."

"I'll rent you a house over there. I wonder if you'll be scared if you're alone there."

The little girl didn't expect Song Chaoyang to suddenly make such a decision. She widened her eyes and said:

"Ah? You want me to go to the county seat to study alone?"

At this time, my wife Xu Cuiping, who was standing by, also looked over in surprise.

Song Chaoyang nodded and said:
"Well, that's right. Then you go to the county to study, and I'll pay for all the tuition."

The old lady asked Song Chaoyang:
"Third brother, what do you think? Send the youngest to study in the county? Isn't she afraid that she can't do it by herself so far away?"

At this time, dad Song Shouyi joined in and asked:

"Lao San, when did you make the decision on this matter?"

Song Chaoyang glanced at his father and mother and said:

"Just a few days ago."

He continued:

"I thought about it. Although you can study in the commune, the teachers are not good enough."

"Now that our family is rich, we should not only build houses and eat meat, but also pay attention to the little girl's education."

“The more advanced the place, the stronger the teaching staff, and the more different things they teach.”

"Even if it becomes feasible in the future, I would like my girl to go to the provincial capital to study."

After speaking, he asked the little girl:
"Don't you want to be a writer in the future?"

"Third brother will support you from now on."

"It depends on whether you have the courage to do it."

(End of this chapter)