Chapter 25

Machine Industry Press.

"Which book is currently ranked highest on the book survey popularity list?!"

The editor-in-chief, who was wearing a floral shirt and clearly focused on a casual and relaxed style, did not look relaxed at all at this moment.

The book survey popularity list was a comprehensive list derived by a well-known book organization that collected data on books across the entire network, synthesizing a series of data such as novel quality, market popularity, and reader feedback.

It sounded complicated, but if it had to be described in one sentence, it was that it gathered the tastes of all readers.

Whatever readers liked, it was on the list!

This also led to the list having long become a weather vane for major publishing houses!

Nowadays, it happened to be the time for the monthly list data to be shuffled and updated.

It was no wonder that the editor-in-chief of Machine Industry Press attached such importance to it!

As the editor-in-chief's voice fell, a member of the data department responsible for real-time follow-up of network data immediately opened the iPad in their hand.

'The Old Man and the Sea' and 'One Hundred Years of Solitude', which were ranked first and second, left the third place far behind with a cliff-like popularity!

"Has this been two months in a row?"

Seeing the familiar book titles, the editor-in-chief wiped his eyes, still unable to believe it.

The member of the data department on the side nodded like a chick pecking at rice.

"To be precise, these two books have occupied the throne of first and second place for the third month!"

The editor-in-chief's expression became more and more serious.

Never underestimate the popularity on the book search list.

Being able to get on the book search list all indicated the potential of a bestseller.

But it was common for a book to be at the top of the list this month and fall off the list the next month.

In other words, it was difficult for any book to guarantee that it was a regular at the top of the list.

After all, under the trend of such an explosion of knowledge, the speed of updating and replacing major books far exceeded anyone's imagination!

But in an environment where book competition had already become so intense, these two books had actually stayed at the first and second place on the search list for three consecutive months?!

What did that mean?!

These two books were not just bestsellers; they absolutely had the possibility of being a big hit, and even had popularity that went beyond the circle!

Just as the editor-in-chief's eyes were shining more and more, the business person who had always been responsible for docking book intentions with bookstores ran over in a hurry.

"Editor-in-chief, the bookstores cooperating with our publishing house are urging us on when we can get 'One Hundred Years of Solitude' and 'The Old Man and the Sea'!

More than ten bookstores have already called me!"

All the information gathered in the editor-in-chief's mind.

Countless netizens were urging.

Cooperating bookstores were urging.

At this moment, it all pointed to one fact.

These two books had clearly become red-hot!

Thinking of this, the editor-in-chief's voice even carried a tremor.

"Hurry up and contact this author for me! Must be fast!"

Must grab the chance to contact this author before all other publishing houses!

At this moment, there were quite a few others who were acting the same as the editor-in-chief of Machine Industry Press.

More and more publishing houses couldn't wait to call and contact Ye Xuan.

However, Ye Xuan rejected the requests of a crowd of publishing houses.

"Hello?! Publishing? Sorry."

"Sorry."

"Not planning to cooperate for the time being..."

At this moment, Ye Xuan, whose hands were soft from answering the phone, only felt that his saliva was almost dry.

These publishing houses all grouped up, right?!

Being woken up by phone calls one after another early in the morning, he hadn't even brushed his teeth yet, and he had been answering calls until noon with his messy hair.

Ye Xuan also understood the purpose of these publishing houses.

It was nothing more than taking advantage of the popularity of these two books to publish them quickly while riding this wave of traffic.

However, Ye Xuan felt that his two books were being looked down upon.

The prices offered by the publishing houses at this moment were mostly the prices of bestsellers on the market.

But those bestsellers that changed every month were full of text for making quick money.

To put it ugly, they were nothing more than bad books that wasted paper, wasted time, and wasted money.

How could they compare with his 'The Old Man and the Sea' and 'One Hundred Years of Solitude'?!

The publishing houses were also clearly grasping that he didn't understand this industry, clearly wanting to take him down quickly while his fame was low!

Ye Xuan patrolled his pig farm, watching the group of little pigs in the pig pen eating happily, and he had his own thoughts in his heart.

No rush.

The achievements of these two books were definitely more than what was in front of him!

Just when Ye Xuan was feeling this way, a phone call suddenly rang.

"May I ask if you are Pig-Raising Big Shot? Congratulations on your works being shortlisted for the Nobel Prize in Literature..."

As soon as the voice came out, Ye Xuan was rarely stunned.

This was simply sending a pillow when he was sleepy.

But he didn't expect it to be such a big pillow!

He originally thought he could first make a name for himself in the country, but as a result, he went directly to the Nobel Prize in Literature?!

This rapid speed was simply faster than his old sow giving birth to piglets!

Can't compare, can't compare!

However, thinking of his previous life, these two books had also won the Nobel Prize in Literature, so Ye Xuan was not so surprised immediately.

This belonged to basic operations.

What was there to be surprised about?!

One should be calm!

At the same time, an entry on Weibo immediately climbed to the entertainment trending search list.

In just one hour, it quickly rushed into the top ten of the trending search list.

There was also a rapid 【Explosive】 character behind it.

【Cai Xukun! Won the Golden Melody Award with an English song】

Countless netizens clicked on this entry, and saw the entry immediately pop up a live broadcast screen.

"Hello everyone, I am Cai Xukun.

I am very honored to receive the Golden Melody Award.

I think the judges have a very good eye..."

Bathed in the spotlight, Cai Xukun had heavy makeup on his face and was wearing a tailored suit.

Watching his casual movements and casual words, he could cause screams, shouts, and excitement from the fans at the scene.

At this very moment, Cai Xukun's vanity was raised to an unparalleled height.

He had only debuted for a year, and he had directly won the most difficult Golden Melody Award in the Chinese music scene!

What did this mean?!

He was the future star of the Chinese music scene!

In the Chinese music scene, there was no one who could fight!

Only he, Cai Xukun!

No one could stop Cai Xukun's upward steps!

Ah, no.

The high-spirited Cai Xukun was rarely stunned for a second.

There was also that Ye Xuan, who dared to scold him last time!

But thinking that Ye Xuan had already retired and was currently raising pigs in a mountain ditch, Cai Xukun immediately threw Ye Xuan to the back of his mind.

He raised the trophy in his hand and waved it towards the fans. ===== CHAPTER 28 =====