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Chapter 69 A Good Book for Healing the Soul

For Brooks, his publishing house is really on the verge of collapse.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have traveled all the way to China, hoping to make a final push by publishing "Fifty Shades of Grey".

Jiang Yifeng's willingness to pay $60 to acquire the publishing house, and even leaving him and his partners some shares, was a pleasant surprise that completely exceeded his expectations.

So he readily agreed.

Since Jiang Yifeng's previous work, "Fifty Shades of Grey," was published and succeeded through "Writers' Cafe," he didn't want to change publishers.

There's nothing wrong with following the path to success you took in your past life, like in Fifty Shades of Grey.

Now that he has money, he simply acquired the small publishing house.

Leaving some shares for Brooks and his team is a way to motivate them.

Jiang Yifeng doesn't have much energy to run the publishing house. In the future, he will mainly send people to supervise and audit the accounts, while Brooks and his team will still manage the publishing house.

The meeting went very smoothly.

Jiang Yifeng owns an Australian publishing house, and Fifty Shades of Grey has begun publication.

The physical distribution channels for "Writers' Cafe" are very poor, so Fifty Shades of Grey is mainly sold on Amazon, and there are three versions in total.

Electronic version, physical version, and physical collector's edition.

The digital version is just an ebook, totaling 48 words, which is 20 words more than the content updated on the fanfiction website, and it is priced at $11.

The physical version is a combination of the digital version and the physical book, priced at $19.

The physical collector's edition not only has better printing paper, but also includes illustrations and some descriptions, and is the most expensive, priced at $38.

After the book was released on Amazon, Jiang Yifeng promoted it on fan fiction websites, and many fans went to support it.

It sold over 2 copies in its first week and made it onto Amazon's weekly bestseller list.

Although it only ranked 17th, it still met the criteria for "potential book" and received Amazon's traffic recommendation.

At 6:11 p.m. on November 2, a helpless rebuke could be heard from a villa in Douglaston, New York.

"Sisi! Get up! I told you to take a nap, but you've been sleeping until now! It's already dark!"

Hearing her mother's call, Liu Yifei rolled over, covered her head with the blanket, and continued to sleep!
Liu Xiaoli couldn't stand it any longer, so she went straight into the room and forcefully pulled off Liu Yifei's blanket.

"You eat and sleep all day, like a pig! Get up!"

Liu Yifei still didn't want to get out of bed.

Liu Xiaoli said, "Dinner is ready. Auntie made your favorite tomato and egg stir-fry and mango soup."

Upon hearing this, Liu Yifei sat up abruptly!

Her hair was messy, and her face was puffy from sleeping too long; she didn't look like a female celebrity at all.

"Great! I want mango slurry!"

Seeing her daughter come downstairs to eat in slippers, Liu Xiaoli shook her head.

Ever since they messed with Huayi Brothers, got ripped off in China and couldn't get any good resources, they went to the United States to avoid the storm.

Liu Yifei's work has almost completely stopped. She spent her time in the United States eating and sleeping, seemingly carefree, but actually decadent.

Liu Xiaoli didn't know what to say, after all, it was her idea to fool Huayi.

It would be fine at other times, but these two years are a crucial period for Huayi Brothers' IPO. Filming "The Forbidden Kingdom" and signing Liu Yifei were all preparations and publicity for the IPO.

It's understandable that the Wang brothers were angry after being tricked by Liu Yifei's team during this period.

After finishing her meal, Liu Yifei went for a walk outside before returning to her room.

She habitually picked up the book on her desk—"Conversations with God".

"Respect your feelings, instead of suppressing them."

Humans experience a variety of feelings, including happiness, joy, sadness, anger, sorrow, and anxiety.

When emotions such as sadness, pain, and anger arise, we often label them as negative emotions, even trying our best to hide sadness and suppress anger, unwilling to face the pain after loss, the irreparable loss, and the unresolved fear. Instead, we use other actions to escape the feelings and replace them with the feelings themselves…

After experiencing cyberbullying, Liu Yifei got into the habit of reading psychology books to find psychological comfort.

She read "Conversations with God" more than a dozen times and tried to use the methods in the book to respect her feelings and collect positive energy.

But reading it today, I find it uninteresting.

Liu Yifei turned on her computer, logged into the Amazon website, and prepared to buy some new psychology books.

I saw a banner advertisement.

[Latest list of psychology books: ten great books for healing the soul.]

Upon seeing the advertisement, Liu Yifei immediately clicked on it. However, she discovered that she had read most of the books before and they offered nothing new.

The latest edition of "The Little Prince" is quite good; she plans to buy a copy.

Fifty Shades of Grey.

This is a magical book. After reading it, you will understand that life is not black and white, but gray.

If gray has a degree, then it should be fifty degrees.

It takes exactly the midpoint between 0 and 100, no more and no less.

This book, written by "Somebody," is one of the most popular books on fanfiction websites.

The author's exact identity is unknown, but he is said to be Chinese.

Fifty Shades of Grey embodies the Chinese philosophy of moderation and dialectical thinking; reading it carefully will allow you to experience a completely different life.

Upon seeing this recommendation, Liu Yifei was drawn in.

She clicked the link and was redirected to the Fifty Shades of Grey sales page, where she first checked out buyer reviews.

"I declare this to be the best book of 2009. It completely healed my mind and body, inside and out!"

"Fuck, who categorized this book as a psychology book? This kind of book can only heal impulsive emotions, it can't heal the soul at all!"

"Read this book carefully. The eroticism is just a facade. It's truly a book that healed me, especially the mutual redemption between the male and female protagonists—it's wonderful!"

"Without a doubt, the book is wonderful. The descriptions of sex are realistic and beautiful, but it is not limited to sex. It transcends the body and instinct."

The male lead appears domineering but is actually weak, while the female lead is stubborn but unable to see herself clearly. Their encounter heals each other's hearts.

Categorizing this book as a psychology book is certainly inappropriate, but it's not entirely without merit.

"This book should be classified as an adult book; it has nothing to do with psychology."

"It's hard to imagine that the author is Chinese. I never thought that Chinese people knew so much."

"After reading this book, I bought some props, all I need is a companion!"

……

After seeing these comments, Liu Yifei's curiosity was completely piqued.

This is Brooks's publicity strategy.

Besides excerpting the highlights of the book Fifty Shades of Grey and posting them on various forums and websites to attract readers.

Brooks also capitalized on readers' psychology by engaging in reverse marketing.

He labeled Fifty Shades of Grey as "healing" on Amazon and even paid to have it featured on a list of recommended psychology books.

Some people who want to read psychology books can't help but have a question after seeing the introduction and sample content of Fifty Shades of Grey.

"Is this a psychology book? Can it really heal the soul?"

Some curious people bought the book to read.

Some readers were honest and said they were indeed healed, so this is indeed a healing psychology book.

Some readers complained that this is clearly a novel that appeals to a niche audience, and although it has suspense and humanistic elements, it is definitely not a psychology book!
This contrast has amplified the discussion surrounding "Fifty Shades of Grey".

This allowed the book to gradually break out of its niche and become known to more people.

Liu Yifei was also attracted.

She bought the physical book.

The physical book included an ebook, which she downloaded and read on her Kindle.

Love yourself more, not yours.

First impressions are very important, and the same is true for books.

Liu Yifei fell in love with the book the moment she saw the very first sentence.

But as I continued reading, I realized something was amiss.

Why are there so many action scenes when the female protagonist goes to investigate the male protagonist's company? And it's even involving Ace and his mother.

Liu Yifei wanted to give up on the book, but she couldn't bear to, and her instincts compelled her to continue reading.

Perhaps out of shyness, or perhaps out of guilt, Liu Yifei locked the door from the inside and turned off the lights in the room, pretending that she was sleeping.

Only the Kindle's screen light illuminated the fairy's rosy cheeks and bright, sparkling eyes...

(End of this chapter)