"Love in the Time of Cholera" has a total print run of 32 million copies.

Half of it is 16 million copies.

When Gu Yuanzhen heard this, she was suffocated for a moment.

Others have little contact with the book industry and have little idea of ​​16 million volumes.

Qin Yunchu and He Shiying only knew that selling 16 million copies was a big deal.

And Gu Yuanzhen had dealings with publishing houses because of her family business.

He knew it well.

What is the concept of 16 million copies?

In the entire Jiangdong, the combined reading volume of everyone in Jiangdong is only 16 million books a year.

If the number of 16 million copies is spread across the country, it may not seem like a lot, but only 1 out of 100 people has read it.

But a shocking fact is that the total sales of the four famous works such as "Journey to the East", "The Romance of the Seven Kingdoms", "The Legend of the Foothills" and "Love in a Brothel" are only 20 million.

In other words, 16 million copies have reached the ceiling of domestic books.

It is equivalent to covering the entire reading population.

This means that anyone who reads books must have read this book.

Gu Yuanzhen asked cautiously: "What is the name of your book?"

Liu Ruyan's voice seemed to come from a very far away place:

""Offside Cohabitation"..."

"ah!"

He Shiying covered her mouth and let out a small scream.

"I've read your book!"

Her face was red and she was a little excited.

Although Qin Yunchu acted calmly, she was still shaken in her heart.

She has also read this book.

"Are you the talented female writer Ru Yan?"

He Shiying was very upset.

She should have thought of it earlier.

Willows are like smoke, like smoke.

This name is almost obvious.

Most importantly, she especially likes the book "Cohabitation Offside"!

"It turns out that Ruyan is so beautiful..."

He Shiying murmured.

While reading that book, she fantasized about the author's appearance.

If you can be called "Ruyan", you should not be ugly.

How would you know if you met a real person, this is more than just "not ugly"?

She has restrained herself quite a lot now, otherwise this place would immediately become a large-scale star chasing scene.

Gu Yuanzhen put her hands under the table and trembled slightly.

He tried hard to control his uneasiness and said: "I heard that "Living Offside" is going to be made into a movie?"

Liu Ruyan nodded: "Yes."

"The adaptation rights were sold to Double Star Company?"

"Um."

Gu Yuanzhen puffed up his chest slightly: "You may not know that Double Star Company is a subsidiary of my company."

Liu Ruyan raised her eyes and glanced at him.

Gu Yuanzhen smiled: "If there is anything in the company that embarrasses you, you can come to me and I will help you sort it out."

Liu Ruyan shook her head: "Thank you, no need."

Compared with the other two people's different star-chasing behaviors, Qin Yunchu's attention is still on Chen Ya.

She took the book in Liu Ruyan's hand, glanced at the words on the title page again, and read out in a low voice:

"Love is an instinct, but creation is not.

I am not good at falling in love, and you are not good at writing..."

She looked up and asked, "When did he write this?"

A trace of resentment appeared on Liu Ruyan's face: "A few months ago."

"A few months ago?" He Shiying discovered the problem, "Didn't you write "Offside Cohabitation" long ago?"

Gu Yuanzhen also frowned and said: "It's a joke. If you wrote such a good book as "Offside Cohabitation", can it still be considered a bad writer?"

The two of them were fighting for Liu Ruyan's injustice, but the more they talked, the more Liu Ruyan's mood became visibly lowered.

"Compared to the teacher, I'm useless..." She frowned in frustration.

Qin Yunchu asked in a low voice: "Your teacher... Chen Ya, what is his pen name? What books has he written?"

He Shiying and Gu Yuanzhen were suddenly so nervous that they held their breath.

To be able to teach such a powerful apprentice, how powerful does a master have to be?

Liu Ruyan's eyes became hazy again, and after a while, the voice seemed to come from a far away place:

"I have no idea."

"ah?"

This answer surprised everyone.

"How could you not know?" Qin Yunchu said, "Weren't you there when he was writing?"

Liu Ruyan's voice was a little aggrieved: "When I started writing, the teacher had already stopped writing for ten years."

"Blocking the pen? Why did he seal the pen?" He Shiying asked.

"He said that he had finished writing all the books in his life and no longer wanted to write any more."

"Wait a minute," Qin Yunchu's eyes widened, "Isn't Chen Ya only 27 years old this year? He has been writing for 10 years, so he stopped writing when he was 17?"

"Pfft!" Gu Yuanzhen laughed all of a sudden.

Most writers haven't even started writing when they are 17, but Chen Ya has already stopped writing.

When everyone heard this, they all found it extremely ridiculous.

Gu Yuanzhen said loudly: "He can't be a liar, right? In fact, he has never written a book at all."

However, Liu Ruyan looked matter-of-factly: "Teacher, I closed my book at the age of 17. Is there any problem?"

Gu Yuanzhen sat up straight: "Of course there is a problem! Generally, the golden age for writers to create is between 25 and 45 years old, and their peak period is usually 35 years old.

Because during this period, a person's three views are fully mature and he is the most creative period.

That sentence is well said, if you have never seen the world, how can you get a world view? At the age of 17, when you don’t understand anything, how can you write a shocking work? "

Qin Yunchu and He Shiying also frowned.

After Gu Yuanzhen explained this, they began to realize that something was wrong.

Could it be that Liu Ruyan was deceived?

Chen Ya said that Liu Ruyan was "not good at writing", but what about himself?

I don’t know my pen name, I don’t know my works, I’ve never seen anything written, I just talk about it.

No matter how you look at it, this is all bragging!

Qin Yunchu asked: "Are there any writers who were active 10 years ago and then suddenly stopped writing?"

Gu Yuanzhen said with disdain: "I have never heard of a writer suddenly ceasing writing when he is at the age of creation."

"Isn't there anyone who suddenly closed the book?"

"No," Gu Yuanzhen said, "usually it's because the body is in bad shape and the creative ability is poor, so naturally there will be no more works. I have never heard of someone who suddenly stopped writing in his prime."

He Shiying approached Liu Ruyan. Now that she was her idol, she naturally began to worry about her idol:

"You weren't cheated, were you?"

Liu Ruyan still sat there in the same posture, as if she had not had any doubts at all.

She spoke slowly:
To be continued...