Chapter 427: Lan Zhoukai’s Advice
A few days after “Journey Under the Midnight Sun” went on sale, its sales figures continued to rise steadily, thanks to recommendations from readers who had preordered the book and word-of-mouth within Yang Yi’s fan groups.
However, it was worth noting that, judging from the reviews on the Sahara Online Mall, the book was clearly not a novel that everyone loved. The reviews were sharply divided. Some readers gave it very high marks, with many marveling at Yang Yi’s imagination and praising the book as a masterpiece that would become a classic of mystery and detective fiction.
Others, however, said that they simply couldn’t bring themselves to keep reading because the book was too dark, and its male and female protagonists were somewhat antisocial, even displaying traits that seemed almost inhuman.
And that was indeed the case. However, even among the buyers who said they couldn’t continue reading, very few gave the book a low rating. They still praised Yang Yi for his writing skills and narrative ability.
They simply didn’t like reading it; that was a matter of personal preference. They didn’t deny that the book was excellent!
Therefore, although the book’s influence had yet to build up, its rating on the Sahara Online Mall was already remarkably high, no worse than those of the two bestselling works “Soldiers’ Assault” and “Drawing Sword”!
But today, when Lu Benjie, the deputy editor-in-chief of Sahara Publishing House, called Yang Yi, he was not calling about sales or reviews. Instead, he relayed some recent letters from readers, saying that many readers hoped Yang Yi would hold a book signing. Their curiosity about him had reached an all-time high!
“I’m not holding a book signing. We’re bringing up the same old matter again. I don’t like appearing in public,” Yang Yi said, still refusing.
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