At nine o'clock in the morning, the sales situation outside Qingwan Bookstore began to change.

"Do you think there are more people?"

Wang Zhe, who had been observing the roadside for a long time, spoke up to ask his subordinates around him.

"What? Have you changed more?" The young editor sitting next to him reluctantly moved his eyes away from "Weekly Boy" and looked up in the direction of the bookstore. He frowned: "It seems that there are too many. When we first came, there were only two clerks there, and it was more than enough. Now three people are selling magazines."

The length of the comic readers team in front of Qingwan Bookstore has not changed much, but the number of teams has increased. It is obvious that the number of readers who bought "Weekly Boy" is much higher than before.

"The wind direction begins to change!"

Wang Zhe looked happy. He was not optimistic about "Chess Soul", but after buying a magazine in the morning, he felt that "Chess Soul" still has a chance to reverse - the current scene is likely to be the beginning of its reversal!

"Stop reading, go and bring the laptop and prepare for the report immediately... No, I have to make sure..."

Wang Zhe asked the editor to go to the car to get the computer, but in order to prevent misjudgments, he picked up the phone and called his subordinate who was observing in another bookstore to inquire about the sales situation there.

"The number of people on my side has also increased, the editor...and not only the number of purchasers, but also many readers also talked and left messages on the spot. Their evaluation of "Soul of Chess" is very positive. I think the information is spreading quickly!"

The subordinate answered this confirming that "Weekly Boy" has not only improved in Qingwan Bookstore, but also in other parts of Ninghai City. Wang Zhe hung up the phone with a smile. He saw several private cars parked on the side of the road. The number of readers here is still increasing.

In the square outside Qingwan Bookstore, the number of purchasers of "Weekly Boy" has almost exceeded the number of purchasers of novels, and the situation is the opposite of before.

"Do you know how many copies of this issue of "Weekly Boy" have been printed in advance?"

After the young editor took the laptop over, Wang Zhe asked while opening it.

"It seems to be tens of thousands." The editor thought for a while: "If I remember correctly, Phoenix announced that it would add 70,000 copies this week!"

"Seventy thousand?" Wang Zhe was stunned: "Isn't this the same as not adding it?"

Few prints from Phoenix Company. "Weekly Boy" is now published nationwide. Billions of people live on the 20 million square kilometers of land in China. With the channels from Zhongxia, "Weekly Boy" can basically be said to have no blind spots. Its circulation is very high, and the increase of tens of thousands is equivalent to not adding.

"It seems that the magazine will be sold out today."

Wang Zhe shook his head. He didn't understand why Phoenix Company was so careful. It might be that He Xi submitted the manuscript too late, which made Phoenix Company not have time to prepare - but no matter what, the 70,000 printings, with the quality of "Chess Soul", must be in short supply.

"Weekly Boy" has been on sale for nearly three hours, and the news about "Chess Soul" is no longer as closed as in the morning. Many people in Ninghai City have begun to receive its real information.

In the city, in a middle school.

"Lin Dong, Lin Dong! Someone in the next class bought "Weekly Boy". After class, many people gathered together to watch!" As soon as the preparatory bell rang for class, Lin Dong saw a friend running into the classroom excitedly and shouted: "We would have bought it if we had known it. They said that Teacher He Xi's new comics were super good!"

"Really?" Lin Dong felt itchy: "I regret it. I just played with my phone, and many people on the Internet said it looks good!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a girl behind him couldn't help but insert it in and said, "Are you talking about "Soul of Chess"? My sister just sent me a message, and she said that Teacher He Xi's new work this time is likely to become a masterpiece. My sister doesn't understand Go at all, but she became obsessed with "Soul of Chess" in an instant!"

"Is it true?"

"Teacher He Xi's new work? It's really so good!"

"Lin Dong, after school, we should buy "Weekly Boy"!"

There was a noise in the classroom, and both boys and girls were attracted by the topic. Until the teacher came in, they did not turn their minds back to learning.

This is something that happened in reality, and on the Internet, the news about "Chess Soul" is also spreading rapidly. Some media have begun to report on sales changes, and more and more positive reviews have appeared on Weibo and forums - which makes many "related people" feel very uncomfortable.

They saw that the disadvantages of "Chess Soul" would not continue, and from the existing signs, it was about to survive again.

"What, after all, it's still a niche."

"That's right, it's just a rebirth!"

For a moment, many people felt guilty and their tone became sour.

Of course, some people are really proud.

"A tadpole grows and is also a loach. It cannot become a dragon. Why should I take it seriously?" The president of the Football Association was very proud and said disapprovingly: "I just said He Xi is not powerful. Such a small increase in number makes fans so excited. It is not as effective as an advertisement for me!"

Others also felt comforted after reading this Weibo post.

Especially the presidents of the sports world, when they saw the Football Association say this, they really don’t like this reaction. Now it is the annual sports event, and each sports pays a lot of attention. Take today as an example. The number of reports on a volleyball game can be higher than that of "Chess Soul".

Comics of "Soul of Chess" level will not surpass them in the media, and they can't even tickle them.

"The Basketball Association should be happy, 400 million is indeed not worth it."

"The effect is so bad. Everyone is highly aware of He Xi and his comics, but in fact it's just that!"

They said this, from ridicule of sales in the morning to contempt for the effect of "Soul of Chess", there has been no change in the surface attitude. But in fact, many people know that the audience of Go cannot be compared with them, and it is already quite amazing to draw Go to this level.

He Xi has already proved himself initially. If he draws a cartoon for a sports, it might be possible that the situation is so bad now. Moreover, "The Soul of Chess" is just the beginning, and it can still have room for further growth...

Many people were nervously concerned about the next effect of "Soul of Chess".

"Don't be popular, don't continue to be popular!", "That's it. If it turns over, then we will lose face!", "God bless you, how can Go be popular? He Xiu, don't create miracles!"

Perhaps it was because they heard what they thought, it suddenly started raining in Ninghai, which brought them a surprise.

"Haha, it's raining, He Xi is so unlucky!"

"It's raining in Ninghai City, as a weather vane for comics news. This is really a bad year, a disaster! Hahaha!"

The rain fell quite on time, and it started from eleven o'clock, but there was still no sign of stopping by noon.

This is so happy. The information of "Chess Soul" spreads very quickly. It was originally the time when "Weekly Boy" was the most popular sales period. There were a large number of office workers, and the students made time at noon to buy magazines from the bookstore.

Now that it rains, one-third of people have to give up going out to buy magazines. This loss is not small, because there are few sales in the morning, and the sales volume at noon and evening will account for the majority. I don’t know if the rain will stop at night, but even if it is only non-stop at noon, the total sales volume throughout the day will drop by one-sixth to one-tenth.

The decline in sales is definitely a disaster for Phoenix, especially if He Xi has to hold a celebration performance in the evening - if the sales are not favorable, it is likely to become a joke.

And the losses are not only that. Ninghai City is today the weather vane of the news of "Chess Soul". The sales of comics from other places are not as lively as Ninghai, and the information is slow. Many media are reprinting Ninghai's "Chess Soul" report. After this rain, Ninghai's situation is not good, which will also have a great impact on the release of "Chess Soul" across the country.

In short, He Xi was so unlucky this time!

“…It actually rained…”

Others were gloating secretly, and Meng Huo, who was still in the orphanage, was also surprised to see the rain.

He stood under the eaves, behind him was the class of orphans in class. Several painters were teaching in it. Meng Huo stayed here for a whole morning. He thought it was time to leave, but unexpectedly he saw heavy rain when he came out.

He looked at the dim sky: "Does Ninghai predict this rain today?"

"Yes, the weather forecast says it will rain heavily today..." Alice, who was standing beside him, nodded and replied. Seeing that it was raining, the road was slippery, and it was also troublesome to return to Ninghai to find a restaurant, so she suggested to Meng Huo that she had lunch in the orphanage before leaving.

Meng Huo frowned slightly. It was not good to rain, but what he thought about was not the release of the comics at the first time, but his afternoon performance.

He originally planned to hold an open-air celebration in the square in front of the Phoenix Building, but if the rain keeps...

“Will my afternoon performance be ruined?”

Meng Huo felt a headache. When he announced this on Manga Island before, he never expected it to rain today. There was less rain in summer, so he didn't want to say a day casually and the rain would come.

"No, please feel free. If it doesn't stop, we can hold it in the building."

Alice smiled and said that after getting the weather forecast a few days ago, she had already made replacement arrangements: "Our equipment is ready. If it doesn't rain, it doesn't even need to move it. Although the capacity inside is relatively small, there will not be many readers participating in it when it rains."

Today is a weekday, and with heavy rain, Alice believes that Phoenix Building can carry most readers, and of course those who come a little later can only give up.

"Okay, we're ready to eat soon, let's go to the canteen first..."

Alice said, then walked over to Meng Huo. Meng Huo looked at the sky again, hoping that the rain would stop soon, but this was not something he could decide.

All he can do now is to follow Alice to have a meal. (To be continued, please search Piaotianwen, the novel is better and faster!

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