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Chapter 195: Phenomenal Books (Part 2)

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  "Ah, I've already bought it. No big deal, don't need to thank me, it's just a small thing. I can handle it in no time." Wang Kai started bragging subconsciously again, then chatted for a few more sentences before hanging up the phone.

  The place is still a distance from the company's location. Wang Kai, who was bored sitting in the car, took out "Hackers Empire I: Hacking Mission" in his hand.

  "What's so good about you, why are so many people fighting for you?"

  Okay, Wang Kai has now entered a mode that almost everyone has been in before, where they talk to something that obviously can't speak back, of course for girls the object is usually a plush toy.

  Wang Kai didn't like it, otherwise he wouldn't have been so indifferent to Su Rui Chen. If it wasn't for helping out, he probably wouldn't have entered the bookstore either.

  Although many people have read this book, Wang Kai still doesn't feel like reading it at all.

  Idle Wang Kai, just like flipping through a book, muttered to himself "I don't know what's so good about it, with that time I'd rather watch a basketball game, the excitement and passion of the game..."

  Suddenly, Wang Kai's eyes widened as if he had seen something interesting, then flipped back and searched for a long time before finally finding the page that had caught his eye earlier.

  What did Wang Kai see? It made even this uninterested person take an interest.

  It's actually an illustration from it, the one where Neo dodges bullets.

  In the illustration, bullets are spinning and flying over one by one, stirring up swirling air waves, showcasing the sharpness of the bullets to the extreme. Then the protagonist Neo's extremely handsome black windbreaker, with a 90-degree waist bend, is also an extremely cool action of dodging bullets. Wang Kai stared at this illustration for a long time, and it was clearly the ultimate in pretending to be cool!

  "This illustration is too damn handsome."

  Handsome? Of course handsome!!

  "The Matrix" won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects, and its stunning visuals were already top-notch. The bullet-dodging scene is one of the most classic scenes in the entire movie. This drawing was redrawn over 30 times under the supervision of Zhou Xun before it was finalized.

  Su Zhan's slogan is not seeking the most handsome, but seeking more handsome.

  The impact of the illustration is naturally not as shocking as that of a movie, but illustrations have their own advantages. The originally handsome scenes become even more handsome under Su Rui Chen's deliberate beautification, and instantly caught Wang Kai's attention.

  Found all the illustrations in the book and looked at them, the illustrations are better than the comics.

  "Wrong, wrong, really wrong." Wang Kai was completely in a state of anguish, "This hacker empire should be a movie, and even if it's not a movie, it would be great as a comic. Such an epic battle is only depicted through illustrations and text, it's just too regrettable."

  The fighting scenes designed by Yuan Bayan are elegant, sharp and swift, like a feather cutting through space. Such a fight has completely shocked Wang Kai.

  The cartoon was not interesting, so Wang Kai, who didn't like cartoons, tried to watch "The Matrix" instead. "It's really not as good as a soccer match, why don't they just fight? Hurry up and fight!" He muttered to himself while watching, but his voice gradually faded away, and he became completely absorbed in the movie.

  People who are immersed in the world have an attitude of disregard towards all sounds around them. In martial arts terms, this is called "unity of heaven and man".

  Time flew by in a hurry, and Wang Kai, who had been immersed in the world, suddenly felt that his shoulder was patted by someone else, waking him up from his mode.

  It turned out that the driver said "Hey, this passenger has arrived at the station and got off."

  Then how did Wang Kai answer?

  "He said 'Everything you see is an illusion.'"

  "What's real and what's illusory isn't important, this passenger has reached his final destination." The driver raised his voice.

  "What?" Dazed Wang Kai came to his senses, then looked around, like a civet cat with its tail stepped on, and immediately jumped up from his seat, shouting loudly: "Ah, how did I end up at the terminal stop."

  Lowering her head to look at her watch, her face turned pale, still three minutes short of being late, now even if she hailed a taxi, she couldn't escape the fate of being late...

  A book can create a world, such as the fantasy world of "The Lord of the Rings", and a good book can make people indulge; just like Su Rui Chen once stayed up all night watching "The Great Gatsby"; similarly, a good book can also make people miss their stop and be late, such as the unfortunate Wang Kai.

  The storm of the Matrix is coming, the Matrix is like a storm, a thinking storm, sweeping the world and triggering countless people to think, triggering countless people to chase.

  Of course, the number of imitators is extremely high. Walking on the street to take a look, the number of people wearing sunglasses on the street has increased by more than double compared to usual, and black trench coats are sold out online. All of this is brought about by a book called "The Hacker's Empire: Mission Impossible"!

  The entire China was swept up in a wave of hacker craze, becoming the hottest topic of discussion in an extremely short period of time, especially on university and high school campuses.

  Nowadays, the way boys approach girls on campus is different. "Hey, beauty, what book are you reading lately?" "Hackers' Mission." "Wow, really good fate." Then they naturally discuss the plot together. Of course, if the girl doesn't like it or answers that it's not this one, you can also say "I recommend a super good-looking one to you..."

  Of course, "The Three-Body Problem" is also popular among many readers, after all, the grand world view and the flesh-and-blood character settings are still very brilliant. However, the small ripples stirred up by "The Three-Body Problem" are like throwing a goose egg stone into a calm lake surface, while "The Matrix" is a huge rock, splashing water flowers, and stirring up ripples that are not on the same level at all.

  Craziness is not just reality, there are many readers who can't find objects to express themselves in reality and have shifted their camps to the Internet.

  "Oh God, is our world really like what's said in the book, a virtual world where we humans haven't actually moved our own bodies from birth to death?"

  Such questions are not uncommon on the internet, and the readers who responded below can be roughly divided into two camps. One camp firmly believes that what is written in the book is false: "Of course it's fake, you're thinking too much, this is just a novel." "Wake up from it, don't get too caught up in it, owner of the post."

  And another faction is to believe and doubt, "If you say it's fake, then what evidence do you have to prove that the world we live in is a real world, not a virtual world like the one written about? Honestly, we can't prove it." "The owner of the post, I think what I want to say is, fifty-fifty, each half..."

  The two camps argued endlessly, each trying to persuade the other with various reasons.

  Of course, the reason why this situation will occur is because the background setting of The Matrix is simply too classic!!

  "Sū Dà writer told me..." Wáng Shān said with a spoiled tone.

  Su Zhechen ignored Wang Shan again and turned his head to ask, "Auntie, what about the sale of Holmes in the US?"

  Wang Ni was silent, organizing her words. Su Zhe waited for Wang Ni's response. He was now in a dilemma, wanting Wang Ni to say that the publication was successful because it would be a great honor to conquer the country known as the cultural trendsetter of the world. But at the same time, he also wanted Wang Ni to say that the publication had failed, so that he could follow his own plan.

  "Holmes' narrative style itself is very suitable for Europe, and it will not lead to the situation where the content is destroyed due to some grammatical errors in Chinese translation. I even think that Holmes translated into English would be more brilliant than in Chinese." Wang Ni's eyes are indeed very sharp.

  "If it can be said that in the US, one can become a big star and still have popularity feedback to their home country, then this thing can be said to be extremely beneficial, however..."

  "Mom, don't be so anxious, what's wrong?" Wang Shan was impatient.

  "Was it because the other publisher's share was too high?" Wang Ni nodded, proving Su Xichen's guess correct.

  Originally, in terms of cultural output, China couldn't compare to the United States. Just look at how many Chinese books are published in the US. Moreover, Su Xuechen was a complete newcomer, and although "The Sherlock Holmes Collection" had some fame in Wang Shan's school, it only had influence within that one school, not even covering an entire continent. A Chinese person didn't have any reputation in the US at all, a true newcomer. In fact, even if they weren't going to make money, Wang Ni would still be very happy to promote "The Sherlock Holmes Collection" in the US, but it fell through, and who knows what kind of outrageous price that American publisher quoted.

  "How is it possible? Didn't Jenny say that the boss of that publishing company was her relative? How can the price be so low? It's not okay, I have to call and ask." Wang Shan said indignantly.

  "It's all right." Su Xichen stopped Wang Shan, "They will regret it later."

  "Hum, no way, I'm going to call and ask right now." Wang Shan was stubborn and ran out of the room to make a phone call.

  "Auntie, has the sales figure for The Matrix come out yet?"

  "It's still being counted, will be out soon."

  "Auntie, you think the box office of The Matrix can surpass that of Ghost Blows Out the Light?" Su Xichen really dared to say it, every time he opened his mouth it was about surpassing Ghost Blows Out the Light.

  "When "Ghost Blows the Lamp" was released, there were no impressive blockbusters to compete with it, so it dominated the market. However, "The Matrix" had "2012" as a strong competitor, although "2012" wasn't enough to threaten "The Matrix", it would still affect its sales to some extent. The sales of "The Matrix" will definitely be among the top, but it's going to be difficult for it to surpass "Ghost Blows the Lamp"." Wang Ni analyzed calmly.

  Also, the explosive sales of "Ghost Blows Out the Light" are due to its occupation of a favorable time and place, and it's about to break Chu Xing's record. Wanting two seasons in one year is really too greedy.

  Soon after, the company editor sent over the sales figures for "The Matrix: Hackers' Mission". Wang Ni frowned while holding it: "Are the numbers on the statistics sheet incorrect?"

  "No, I've double-checked several times."

  Wang Ni nodded and then gestured for the editor to leave.

  Wang Ni frowned, holding the sales data sheet, Su Xichen's heart tightened. Was "The Matrix" well-received but poorly attended? Had the changes made afterwards resulted in poor sales?

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