章節 212: Chapter 212: Over 13 Million
The next morning, Xia Yu arrived at the Jiuding Publishing Company.
"Boss, you're here!"
Walking into the bustling company, Xia Yu saw the obviously elated Gavin Peter. With a smile that couldn't be contained, Gavin Peter hurried over to greet him respectfully.
"How's it going?" Xia Yu asked directly.
Upon hearing Xia Yu's question, Gavin Peter's smile reappeared, and with some excitement, he said, "Boss, the sales are exceptional, surpassing expectations. Please come with me, and I'll show you the detailed real-time data."
"Let's go!" Xia Yu replied succinctly, prompting Gavin Peter to take action.
Gavin Peter led Xia Yu into the office, then handed him a record sheet, saying with enthusiasm and excitement, "Boss, please take a look. This is the data record and key company figures from yesterday."
Xia Yu sat down, his anticipation growing as he looked at the figures. He was eager to see what kind of performance could make Gavin Peter so excited, almost floating with glee.
As he reviewed the data, Xia Yu's eyebrows raised, and he couldn't help but smile broadly. The more he looked, the more his smile grew, finally clapping his hands and exclaiming, "This is indeed impressive!"
Although Xia Yu's praise wasn't directly for him, Gavin Peter still enjoyed it immensely, laughing heartily with an authentic smile that he couldn't conceal.
The results were indeed worth celebrating!
The sales figures for "The Legend of Qin" on the day before had surprised Gavin Peter. Even with his many years at the Penguin Group's Hong Kong branch, he had never encountered such a hot sales situation.
The pre-sale figures for the first seven days were: Volume 3 (standard edition) 343,000 copies, Volume 4 325,000 copies, Volume 5 557,000 copies, and 8,124 sets of the deluxe edition.
So before the new book even launched, the total sales had already reached 1,165,000 copies.
Due to the explosive pre-sale numbers, confidence among major book distributors increased. They kept placing new orders, worried about the possibility of running out of stock like before.
Although Gavin Peter repeatedly emphasized that there were one million copies each of Volumes 3 and 4 in stock, and 1.5 million copies of Volume 5 were printed, with the printing efficiency at 200,000 copies per day, and additional help from sister companies if needed, they would not run out of stock.
Yet the major book distributors didn't believe Gavin Peter. Since "The Legend of Qin" had already proven to be a money-maker with pre-sale figures, and Volumes 1 and 2 had each sold over 1.85 million copies, the subsequent volumes were expected to sell no less than 1.5 million copies. The yet-to-be-released Volume 5 was anticipated to be the hottest, and 1.5 million copies might not be enough!
Moreover, the pre-sale figures had already surpassed one-third of the stock. There would surely be even more people without pre-orders.
Experienced book distributors could estimate the popularity and sales of a book, so they were not worried about "The Legend of Qin" not selling.
Given this consideration, major book distributors placed large orders, and all stock was cleared out.
One million copies each of Volumes 3 and 4, and 1.5 million copies of Volume 5 were all taken. Jiuding Publishing Company had no choice but to seek help from Ma Tengdong and the Jiuding Animation Company's printing factory.
The 10,000 sets of deluxe editions of "The Legend of Qin" were also insufficient for the major book distributors. Eventually, Gavin Peter had to intervene in the distribution, reserving 200 sets for emergencies, and the remaining 9,800 sets were taken by the distributors.
In addition, about 150,000 copies of Volumes 1 and 2 were also sold.
Each time a later volume of a book is released, it often boosts the sales of previously published volumes. A book as popular as "The Legend of Qin" was naturally no exception.
Therefore, savvy book distributors quickly stockpiled copies of Volumes 1 and 2 to avoid running out of stock.
Books taken away naturally wouldn't sell out in a day. However, with Xia Yu having the initiative, requiring payment before orders, all the money had already been transferred to Jiuding Publishing Company's account.
The retail price for Volumes 1 through 4 was 4 Hong Kong dollars each, and the factory price was 3 Hong Kong dollars. The total order for these four volumes reached 2.31 million copies, with a total payment of 6.93 million Hong Kong dollars.
Volume 5's retail price was 5 Hong Kong dollars, with a factory price of 4 Hong Kong dollars. The 1.5 million copies printed were all taken, resulting in a payment of 6 million Hong Kong dollars.
Additionally, 9,800 sets of the deluxe edition were sold, with a retail price of 40 Hong Kong dollars and a factory price of 32 Hong Kong dollars, generating a payment of 313,600 Hong Kong dollars.
So far, the company's account held a total of 13,243,600 Hong Kong dollars in payments.
Of course, this money was not profit yet. It would be used to settle material costs with suppliers. The money was still held back.
Moreover, the money was advanced for a period. Despite the certainty of selling all the books, it would still take time to sell them all, not possible to sell them all in one day.
The fact was just as expected. The sales record showed.
Although the contents of Volumes 3 and 4 had been reported, it was serialized reading, and many readers might have forgotten parts of the plot over time, so Volumes 3 and 4 were still selling well.
On that day, across Southeast Asia, including Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, and even a small portion in overseas countries, Volume 3 sold a total of 222,000 copies, combined with the pre-sale of 343,000 copies, totaling 565,000 copies.
Volume 4 sold a total of 218,000 copies, combined with the pre-sale of 325,000 copies, totaling 543,000 copies.
Volume 5 had the highest sales, with 331,000 copies sold on that day, combined with the pre-sale of 557,000 copies, totaling 888,000 copies!
The deluxe edition of "The Legend of Qin," with pre-sale numbers reaching 8,124 sets, left 1,676 sets available for real-time sales. These were sold out by midday, so the 9,800 sets were directly sold out.
Additionally, Volumes 1 and 2 sold 58,000 copies and 52,000 copies, respectively, totaling 110,000 copies.
Because the pre-sale books were also picked up yesterday, although not all were collected, Gavin Peter didn't bother about it. Even sold-out books were included in the sales count for the day.
In total, the five volumes of books sold 2.155 million copies in one day, setting a record that was unattainable for other publishing companies!
The previous record set by Jiuding Publishing Company with the release of Volumes 1 and 2 of "The Legend of Qin" had been surpassed several times!
This remarkable record was mainly due to the pre-sale system. The seven days of pre-sales essentially concentrated the sales of eight days into one day!
Thus, it created a jaw-dropping sales record! This record would likely stand for at least 10-20 years, and as Hong Kong's people became wealthier, this record might be surpassed. However, it was believed that Jiuding Publishing Company would still create the new record!
Xia Yu firmly believed in this!
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