In less than a month," Those Incidents of the Ming Dynasty " had sold more than 300,000 copies nationwide. Among the new newcomers this year, Li Chencan's book was definitely the best. There were not many books that could match the sales of this book.
Moreover, many other bestsellers were basically pure novels or professional books. However, Li Chencan's book was a shortcut to write history!
Most importantly, the history was still very thick, but everyone began to slowly understand the last Han Dynasty in a relaxed and humorous tone.
The rise of the Ming Dynasty, from the common people to the ruler of the world, Zhu Zhongba, and then to the equally ruthless Zhu Di... These originally dull and boring history, under Li Chencan's pen, seemed to be trivial and family matters that happened around him. It was not particularly boring to read. Instead, it was like a novel with a compact plot, making people's appetites hang, making people constantly think about what happened next.
However, there were also voices of retaliation!
" Those Things in the Ming Dynasty " still caused some dissatisfaction.
The one who started the attack was Zhao Zhongyang, the chief editor of Chengdu Literature and Art Press.
Zhao Zhongyang was a veteran and had quite a reputation in this industry. Back then, when " Those Things in the Ming Dynasty " slipped away from under his nose, he thought he had done the right thing. However, when " Those Things in the Ming Dynasty " was published by Chengdu Baihua Press, it immediately stirred up a storm!
This storm was very intense. The book that Zhao Zhongyang had directly shot down as a sensationalist had suddenly become the best-selling new book in Chengdu. In the entire Chinese Empire, the sales of " Those Incidents in the Ming Dynasty " were also very shocking. It could definitely rank in the top three of the best-selling new books in the country. Not only that, but the book also received a lot of good reviews. On the Bean Web," Those Incidents in the Ming Dynasty " maintained a high rating of 8.7. It was the first place among the new newcomers, alongside another book. Moreover, the number of reviews for " Those Incidents in the Ming Dynasty " was also increasing.
Zhao Zhongyang was very embarrassed!
Back then, when Nie Yuan was praising this manuscript, it was Zhao Zhongyang who had rejected him unreasonably. He had even labeled this book as a sensationalist, thinking that it was impossible for a high school student to understand history. How could he judge history with such an attitude? However," Those Things in the Ming Dynasty " started to become popular…
All of Zhao Zhong Yang's comments on this book were torn to shreds!
At this age, people like Zhao Zhongyang cared the most about their reputation. No matter how much effort he put in, he wanted to maintain his reputation. After " Those Things About the Ming Dynasty ", he always felt that many people were pointing fingers at him behind his back. It was very detestable!
He forced himself to maintain his strength. He kept a straight face on the outside and refused to admit his mistakes. Instead, he was picky! Therefore, he finally publicly expressed his opinion on " Those Things in the Ming Dynasty."
"'Those Incidents in the Ming Dynasty' is just a story. An author who is still wet behind the ears thinks that he has started writing 'those things' with his understanding of history. However, history is heavy and full of its own unique charm. How can it only be 'those things?'" In my opinion," Those Incidents in the Ming Dynasty " isn't a rigorous historical work. It contains the author's personal views and preferences, and some details are handled very objectively. The historical image is not equal to the historical truth. It can't be viewed as historical facts…"
Zhao Zhongyang had originally posted this long Weibo post on his own Weibo account. He did not have many fans, only about 5,000. However, this was an attack on " Those Incidents in the Ming Dynasty ", and it immediately attracted a lot of comments. Very quickly, the negative comments about " Those Incidents in the Ming Dynasty " occupied a spot on the topic list.
Very soon, with Zhao Zhongyang leading the way, the second negative comment came out…This negative comment came from an older generation writer, historian, and older generation poetry researcher, Lu Gao. He publicly posted a negative comment on his own website.
"'Those Incidents in the Ming Dynasty' is not a history textbook, and the author is still young, so he is more personal. Some of the historical perspectives he puts forward are not very rigorous. This book was only suitable for adults who had a certain view of history to read after a meal. It was not suitable for the general public, especially teenagers. Due to the colorful content of " Those Incidents in the Ming Dynasty ", readers would misunderstand. Moreover, some of the imprecise views in the book would cause readers to have a vague judgment of history.”
The two people's passion ignited the negative comments on " Those Things About the Ming Dynasty "…and these negative comments basically came from some veteran historians, writers, poetry scholars, and other figures.
Shi Chuanfeng immediately became nervous!
This book had indeed brought about a strong controversy. Up until now, many people had stood up and caused others to change their views on " Those Matters of the Ming Dynasty."
Han Fanghao, a famous ancient poetry researcher, historian, and professor of Jinkai University, said,""The popularity of 'Those Incidents in the Ming Dynasty' is only temporary. I think everyone will soon see some superficial things through this book. Therefore, the sales of the second book will definitely not repeat the grand sales of the first book!”
Amidst all the criticism and abuse, Shi Chuanfeng was also a little worried that everyone would start to hate " Those Things in the Ming Dynasty " because of these people's voices.
The people who scolded " Those Incidents in the Ming Dynasty " were mostly old-fashioned. They were more focused on old-fashioned and rigorous things, while there were also some who scolded for the sake of scolding others. Some of the books they wrote were thrown on the shelves and no one cared about them. However, a young kid like Li Chencan had such high sales just by writing " Those Incidents in the Ming Dynasty ". They felt very unfair.
Han Fanghao was one of them!
However, what made these old fogeys or those haters with ulterior motives vomit blood was that after they scolded them, Chengdu Baihua Publishing House announced on Weibo the next day that the sales of "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty" had exceeded 70,000 copies in a single day, and the total sales had reached 510,000 copies!
Alright, the few of them had actually made the sales of this book even more popular!
At the same time, some people immediately began to retaliate against Han Fanghao and the others. Among those who retaliated, there were ordinary readers, but there were also many respected and famous figures.
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