Chapter 88: Featured on the Evening News!

“Honey, hurry and post on Weibo!” Qin Haiyu reminded him.

Yu Zhile looked puzzled. “Post what on Weibo?”

She explained, “The book is now available! Put up a Weibo post to let your readers and fans know!”

Yu Zhile replied, “Is there any point? All those fans are following me because of the youth romance novels. Most of them are young people. Even if I post about it, it won’t make any difference to the sales of a children’s book.”

Qin Haiyu analyzed, “Honey, that’s not the right way to look at it! Although most of your followers are young people, there are plenty who are already married with children! Even if they’re not, and even if there aren’t kids in their households, I’m sure many of your readers would still be willing to buy the book, because our publication is a charity project!”

“Alright, I’ll post about it then,” Yu Zhile said, picking up his phone and drafting a Weibo post announcing the book release.

Qin Haiyu immediately shared his post to help promote it. When it came to Weibo popularity, she actually had more of an edge! Ever since she participated in “I Am a Singer,” her new songs remained highly popular. Although she was no longer at the very top of the singer popularity charts, she still ranked in the top ten every week.

Yu Zhile, on the other hand, had popular works, but as a person he had little fame. To this day, he had never shown his face in public; readers and fans only knew he was Qin Haiyu’s husband, but had no idea what he looked like.

As soon as the post went up, fans began commenting and leaving messages.

Qin Haiyu said smugly, “Look, honey! So many of your readers and fans are parents now! They’re all saying they won’t buy it, that they don’t want you to trick their kids into reading your books!”

“...”

Yu Zhile was speechless.

But he was just waiting to see them fall prey to the ‘smells so good’ phenomenon in the end!

Now that “Two Little Tigers” and “Good Little Bunny” were wildly popular everywhere, you could grab any child on the street and they’d be able to sing both songs.

So even if those parents insisted they wouldn’t buy the book, their children would end up learning those works anyway!

Ten minutes went by.

From the moment the book went on sale, ten minutes had already passed.

Yu Zhile couldn’t help but ask Zhang Xue, “How many copies have we sold so far?”

Zhang Xue replied at once, “We’ve already received more than twenty thousand orders! We might hit fifty thousand in half an hour!”

Yu Zhile asked, “What about physical bookstores?”

Zhang Xue responded, “As for physical stores, since this morning, nationwide it’s about forty or fifty thousand as well, but the main sales will still be online.”

These numbers didn’t include the donated copies! Otherwise, the initial release would have been two hundred thousand copies sold!

At this moment, two hundred thousand copies donated by “Zi Feiyu” were ready, about to be sent in batches to primary schools in impoverished areas that had been registered and verified.

By eight o’clock that evening, Yu Zhile’s new book, “Charity Books, Spreading Love,” was trending, attracting plenty of attention online.

Many people liked and shared the news, so within less than half a day of its release, the book had already sold nine hundred thousand copies online!

The publisher scrambled to print more copies, never having expected such extraordinary sales.

In previous years, it was rare for a children’s book to sell nine hundred thousand copies in a whole year—yet Yu Zhile’s new book had sold that many in less than half a day. The numbers were almost unbelievable!

Even the best-selling comics rarely sold that many copies in a single day!

It wasn’t just Yu Zhile who was shocked—the publisher also found these sales figures almost impossible.

But then again, with Yu Zhile’s huge reader base, Qin Haiyu’s vast fan following, and the fact that this book was published as a charity initiative, it was easy to see why it was such a sensational hit.

Of course, the book itself was also very appealing. Both the illustrations and the stories, according to the previews available online, were outstanding.

In an era when every family valued their children’s education, it was no mystery why the book was selling so well.

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Five days later.

The new semester began!

After just a week, Yu Zhile’s book had sold eight million copies!

At this point, the publisher arranged for the first batch of two hundred thousand donated books to be delivered to primary schools in impoverished areas.

The publisher also donated an equal amount of children’s stationery, earning widespread praise from netizens.

In today’s interconnected world, as soon as the first batch of donated children’s books and supplies reached a primary school, videos and news reports about the event went viral online.

More and more people started paying attention to the charity campaign, and more and more people bought Yu Zhile’s book.

Many city schools even launched their own voluntary book-buying charity events, to the point where Yu Zhile’s book was on its way to becoming the second language textbook for lower grades in many primary schools!

Even the national news broadcast reported on the charitable campaign, giving Yu Zhile and the publisher a public commendation!

When Zhang Xue heard about this, she was so excited that she rushed to send a message: “Boss! You’re on the national news!”

What?

When Yu Zhile saw Zhang Xue’s message, he was completely incredulous!

He turned to his wife and exclaimed, “Honey, the editor says I made it onto the national news!”

Qin Haiyu was stunned. “Really? Quick! Turn it on and check!”

Yu Zhile switched to the main news channel, rewound the broadcast, and after searching for ten minutes, he really did find himself mentioned on the program!

Not only was his pen name “Zi Feiyu” cited, but his real name was mentioned as well!

Qin Haiyu was overjoyed. “Honey, you’re amazing! You really made it onto the national news!”

“Sigh!” Yu Zhile suddenly let out a long sigh.

Qin Haiyu was puzzled. “Why are you sighing? Isn’t this a good thing?”

Yu Zhile sighed again. “I just wanted to do some good in a low-key way, but the national news won’t let me!”

Pfft!

Qin Haiyu laughed, “You’re just being coy after reaping all the benefits! Now that you’ve made it onto the news, and the anchor praised your stories for their educational value, I bet starting next semester, some of your fables will be included in the language textbooks for lower grades!”

Yu Zhile replied, “If that’s really the case, then I’ll have to switch from ‘Romance Godfather’ to ‘Godfather of Children’s Literature’!”

Qin Haiyu dreamed aloud, “When our baby starts school, reading stories written by her dad in her textbooks, just the thought of it makes me proud!”

As she finished speaking, the baby in Qin Haiyu’s arms suddenly clapped her little hands excitedly and called out, “Daddy! Daddy!”

The scene made both Yu Zhile and his wife burst into laughter.

It was as if their daughter really understood what they were saying and was enthusiastically applauding her father!