Chapter 275 Global Sales Exceed Million (Part )
"Are you awake?" Li Lizhen said with a smile, "I've prepared breakfast and hangover soup, drink some. Brother Ren just called and will come to see you around ten o'clock."
Liu Hongmin rubbed his head and got up from the bed. He drank a bowl of hangover soup and felt much better.
Li Lizhen asked curiously, "You never drink too much, why did you drink so much with Brother Fang yesterday?"
“Made a billion dollars.”
"Oh!" Li Lizhen hadn't reacted yet and just turned around to serve Liu Hongmin some porridge. After taking two steps, she turned back in disbelief, "How much? One billion? US dollars?"
These three questions expressed Li Lizhen's shock, "Husband, are you right?"
"Is one billion dollars a lot?" Liu Hongmin asked with a smile, "Our family's assets have long exceeded one billion dollars."
Li Lizhen was speechless, "How can it be the same?"
Of course it's different. No matter how high Liu Hongmin's net worth is, he earned it bit by bit. Now Liu Hongmin suddenly made 1 billion US dollars, which is of course surprising.
"Hubby, you didn't do anything illegal, did you?"
Liu Hongmin held his forehead with his hand and said, "Can you learn something good from our mother?"
Li Lizhen said stubbornly: "How is it that our mother's teaching is not good? She is just afraid that you will make mistakes!"
Liu Hongmin smiled and asked, "What mistake do you think can make you earn $1 billion in one go?"
Li Lizhen thought for a moment and pointed to the west, "Macau?"
Liu Hongmin looked at her speechlessly: "When did I go there?"
Li Lizhen chuckled, "I know you didn't go, but how did you do it?"
Liu Hongmin smiled and said, "I invested all the royalties I earned from the Japanese into their stock market. In the past few years, the Japanese signed the Plaza Accord, the Japanese yen appreciated, and the stock market was also booming. The money I invested increased seven or eight times, and I made a profit of almost $1 billion."
"So much?" Li Lizhen opened her mouth wide. "My dad also trades stocks, but I've never heard of any stock that would make so much profit."
Liu Hongmin explained: "My investment is different from stock speculation. Stock speculation is a short-term investment. If the price goes up, I sell it, and if it goes down, I buy it. I am a long-term investor. I have been planning for a few years. If you average out one billion US dollars, the profit is just over doubled every year."
"Is that so?" Li Lizhen nodded. Although she didn't understand, she didn't intend to ask any more questions.
She and Liu Hongmin are husband and wife, and Liu Hongmin's money is her money. Now the family's money is enough for her to use for the rest of her life, so she won't worry about these things.
At 9:45, Yang Guiren arrived at the Clearwater Bay Villa. This was his first visit to Liu Hongmin since he joined Ming Pao Publishing House.
Liu Hongmin's attitude towards Yang Guiren remained the same as before. As long as Yang Guiren was not asking for manuscripts, the two of them would remain good friends.
"Brother Liu, I'm here to tell you the good news!"
"Oh?" Liu Hongmin became interested. "Is the sales of Star Wars out?" Yang Guiren nodded. "This year's sales are almost finalized. New Year's Day is coming soon, and the sales in the next few days will not increase too much. After New Year's Day, the publisher will compile the real data and I will send you a sales chart. I came here today mainly to congratulate you."
Liu Hongmin: "Break the record?"
"Of course it broke the record!" Yang Guiren said excitedly, "Star Wars has a huge audience. People who like political intrigue novels buy it, and people who like popular science articles that reveal secrets also buy it. Adult men and students like it very much, so sales naturally go up."
Adult men with a little bit of culture like political intrigue novels, while students and those who are not very educated like popular science articles that reveal secrets. It can be said that the audience of "Star Wars" covers most men and a small number of women, which is many times larger than the audience of Liu Hongmin's previous novels.
Yang Guiren pulled out a sales table and said, "This data may have some errors, but it's roughly the same."
Liu Hongmin took the sales list and was surprised to see that more than million copies had been sold in Hong Kong.
The current population of Hong Kong is about 6 million. First of all, according to the target audience, after excluding adult women, the elderly and children, there are only more than 2 million people left. If more than million copies are sold, doesn't that mean everyone will have one?
"Isn't this sales volume a bit exaggerated?" Liu Hongmin suspected that Yang Guiren had falsified the data.
Yang Guiren laughed and said, "At first, I also thought it was fake, but after I understood the situation, I realized that there was nothing wrong with the data."
"what happened?"
"That's right! Ming Pao Publishing House is not as strong as Sanlian Publishing House, so the printing factories it cooperates with are basically all in Hong Kong. Therefore, the supply in Hong Kong is more sufficient, and some people from other places ask their friends to help buy it and then mail it to them. Although it is a bit expensive, it is better than not being able to buy it. There are also many people who come to Hong Kong for tourism and will take the opportunity to buy a copy, and it doesn't cost anything to take it back."
After hearing this, Liu Hongmin nodded.
“As long as the data is true!”
Looking at the sales chart again, Green Island actually sold 6 million copies. But think about it, Green Island has a population of 20 million. After deducting half, there are still 10 million. Six out of ten people bought it, which is also a very high ratio.
Yang Guiren saw Liu Hongmin's confusion and explained again: "The situation in the south of Green Island is similar to that in Hong Kong. Many people from the South Dynasty and the Japanese go to Green Island for tourism. Basically, those who understand Chinese will buy a copy. Star Wars describes things in the United States. Whether in Green Island or in the South Dynasty and the Japanese, it is something that is worth paying attention to. If the Korean and Japanese copyrights had not been given to Random House, Mr. Jin Yong would definitely take the opportunity to enter the South Dynasty and the Japanese market."
Liu Hongmin continued to look down, and found that except for Hong Kong and Green Island, the sales in Southeast Asian countries were much higher than that of "Accidental Manslaughter". All in all, the traditional Chinese copyright had sold more than 15 million copies.
Yang Guiren went on to say: "According to our prediction, the final sales of Star Wars will definitely exceed 20 million copies."
"I don't know how long it will take to sell out!" Liu Hongmin said with a smile. He is very satisfied with the sales in Southeast Asia.
After reading the sales chart, Yang Guiren said, "More than half of the novels of other mainland writers have been transferred to Ming Pao Publishing House. Brother Liu, thank you very much this time. I am so greedy, but you still help me so much. I really feel ashamed."
Liu Hongmin waved his hand, "We have known each other for many years. As long as you don't ask me for manuscripts, we will still be friends."
Yang Guiren smiled awkwardly, "Definitely not."
Liu Hongmin sent Yang Guiren away and was about to take a rest when the phone rang.
"Hongmin, will you come back for the New Year this year?"
Ma Weidu's voice came from the phone, and it seemed that he had something to say.
(End of this chapter)
