Chapter 115: One Million Copies Sold in Half a Month Recently, a suspense novel called "The Devotion of Suspect X" has been put on sale in major bookstores in Japan. With the name of Liu Hongmin, it has attracted a lot of attention. Many people took this book off the shelf out of curiosity. After reading it for just a few minutes, they were immediately attracted by the story. Because they often watched Hong Kong movies, the Japanese were not unfamiliar with Hong Kong. Therefore, many people immediately got involved in the story. The two male protagonists' transition from friendship to confrontation is very dramatic. Moreover, both sides are equally matched in reasoning, performing a classic Hong Kong-style double hero drama that makes people unable to stop watching. In just a few minutes, many people decided to buy this book. The rapid economic development made the Japanese rich. For them, a book was just the price of a pack of cigarettes or a few bottles of drinks, and they didn't even need to include it in their consumption plan. With its excellent quality, "The Devotion of Suspect X" does not need Sanlian Publishing House to spend too much money on promotion. As long as the book is placed in a prominent position, readers will buy it. On the first day of sales, more than 30,000 copies were sold. On the second day, the number suddenly increased to more than 50,000 copies. After that, the sales continued to rise, reaching a peak of 86,000 copies on the tenth day. Although there was a decline afterwards, the decline was not obvious. Yang Guiren couldn't stop smiling every day when he looked at the sales figures reported by the Japanese.
The sales in Hong Kong were also very good, after all, the book was about local stories in Hong Kong. With Liu Hongmin's fame, the book sold 100,000 copies in just half a month after it was released in Hong Kong. It's a pity that Green Island didn't pass the review, otherwise, with Green Island's help, the Traditional Chinese version could have sold at least 300,000 copies. Although the sales volume is far lower than that of the Japanese, the Traditional Chinese version is exclusively produced by Sanlian Publishing House and does not need to share profits with channel dealers. The profit of the channel dealer is about 10%-20%. After deducting royalties and costs, the profit of Sanlian Publishing House is almost the same as that of Liu Hongmin. If it weren't for the fact that it could earn Japanese yen, and if the overall profit of the Traditional Chinese version was not high, Sanlian Publishing House would not have put the Japanese market first. On the sixteenth day of its release, the Japanese market officially sold one million copies, with sales reaching million yen, which is about 210 million US dollars at today's exchange rate. Joint Publishing House can get about 40 US dollars, plus the sales profits in Hong Kong and other regions, "The Devotion of Suspect X" ranks first in this year's publishing profit list. Yang Guiren's fortune also rose as a result. Not only did he get a promotion and a raise, but he also received a substantial bonus. When Mingtian Film Company invests in Japanese yen, Zou Shifang will open an account for Liu Hongmin at an international bank in Hong Kong, specifically for storing Japanese yen. After this, all of Liu Hongmin’s royalties will be converted into Japanese yen and deposited in this account. The four "Justice Bao" films and "The Ming Dynasty" saved a total of 20 million yen. It seems like a lot, but it's nothing compared to the royalties from "The Devotion of Suspect X". If the sales of one million copies in the Japanese market alone are taken into account, Liu Hongmin can earn nearly 100 million yen. If the subsequent sales and royalties from other versions are taken into account, it is possible to get another 200 million yen. Liu Hongmin was also very happy after receiving Yang Guiren's letter. It seems that writing "The Devotion of Suspect X" was the right step. It seems that after writing "Lies: The Bad Nature of the Chinese", he can continue to write other suspense novels. During this period, apart from the release of "A Game of Chess", it was basically all good news. Liu Hongjun and Liu Hongying have transferred to a school in Beijing, where the teaching progress is much faster than that in rural Northeast China. Liu Hongmin hired a tutor for the two to help them with their homework. Under the guidance of their tutor, the two have already caught up with the school's teaching progress. All that's left is to continue with the tutoring. When Liu's father and mother have nothing to do, they go to the Chinese Medicine Association to help. As the Chinese Medicine Association continues to grow, the ancient prescription project has gradually achieved results. As the scale of losses grew, the funding gap became larger and larger. Several professors begged for donations from various departments, and with Liu Hongmin's occasional donations, they could barely keep going. Before, Liu Hongmin used the money from Tomorrow Film Company to donate. Later, he had to use his royalties from the mainland. If there was no more income, he could only use Hong Kong dollars to exchange for some foreign exchange certificates.
Fortunately, the screening of "New Shaolin Temple" was very successful, and China Film Corporation directly paid 900,000 yuan to buy "New Shaolin Temple". Adding 20% to the Beijing Film Studio, the film company’s Beijing office will receive 450,000 RMB tomorrow, which will solve the urgent problem. Liu Hongmin donated 100,000 yuan directly to the Chinese Medicine Association, which greatly alleviated the financial crisis of the Chinese Medicine Association. Liu Hongmin did not just give to the TCM Association. As he communicated with TCM practitioners, he discovered a miracle drug, Angong Niuhuang Pills. Angong Niuhuang Wan is an emergency medicine used for fever, pathogens entering the pericardium, high fever convulsions, coma and delirium. In modern medical terms, it can treat stroke coma, encephalitis, meningitis, toxic encephalopathy, cerebral hemorrhage, sepsis, etc. According to Professor Mei, the reason why Angong Niuhuang Wan is so effective is because it contains rhinoceros horn. As far as Liu Hongmin knows, rhino horns will be banned from trading in the future. No wonder he has rarely heard of Angong Niuhuang Wan since the new century. It is probably because the lack of rhino horns has reduced the efficacy of the medicine, which is why it is not well-known. Angong Niuhuang Pills produced in Beijing are all made of natural medicinal materials, so they have a long shelf life. As long as they are stored properly, they can be stored for decades without any problems. So, Liu Hongmin wandered around major pharmacies in Beijing and stockpiled more than a thousand pills at once. It’s not that Liu Hongmin didn’t want to stock up more. Angong Niuhuang Pills only cost two yuan each. He could afford not only one thousand pills, but even ten thousand, one hundred thousand, or one million pills. There is really no need for this. It is enough to use this thing. A person will use a few in his lifetime, and a family can only use a few dozen at most. Liu Hongmin bought 1,000 of them because he considered that there were many people following him. If they could be used in an emergency, it would save him from a lot of regrets. What made Liu Hongmin happiest was that the box office performance of "An Unfinished Game of Chess" was not ideal, and it was said that China Film Group almost lost money. If it wasn't a political mission and needed to be released at the same time as the Devil's Son, I guess China Film wouldn't want to release it in full. Those theaters that bought the copies almost cried. If it weren't for the rotation of screenings in several theaters, they might not even be able to get back the 10,000 yuan they spent on the copies. After a while, the attendance was so low that the theater had to take it off the shelves early and replace it with other movies. This made Liu Hongmin very happy. Nowadays, Chinese people are still quite vigilant against the Japanese devils. (End of this chapter)
