Chapter 526 Cloned Sheep, the Secret of Haier Xiangshe?

"Print 300,000 more copies?" Liu Yang was stunned.

During the previous meeting, some people thought that the first print run of 100,000 copies was a bit risky. Why did they suddenly add 300,000 copies now?

The first print run suddenly became 400,000 copies. This is too exaggerated. What happened in the meantime?

The president saw Liu Yang's face full of surprise, so he smiled and pointed to a newspaper on the table, "Look at this."

Liu Yang walked over and picked up the Reference News on the table. There was a report on it, with the title: The world's first successful cloned mammal...

Before reading the title, Liu Yang only saw the word "clone", and his brain almost crashed.

He quickly read the content of the report below to make sure that this was not an unreliable rumor. Just a few days ago, on February 27, Nature magazine reported this research result.

Since July 5 last year, a research team at the Roslin Institute in Edinburgh, UK, has successfully bred a little ewe named Dolly using cloning technology. It was not announced until a few days ago.

Cloning is not a new word. This technology has always been mentioned. Even before, some institutions claimed that they had completed cloning, but they were basically false.

This time, the report in Nature magazine should be no problem.

Although Liu Yang usually does not pay attention to science, he also knows how crazy the attention of this research result will be in the world.

Since sheep can be cloned, can other mammals be cloned?

What about humans? Can they be cloned?

If humans can complete cloning, does it mean that people can live forever? Just like in science fiction movies? Continuous replication?

However, Liu Yang did not have the mind to think about those things at the moment. He already fully understood why the president wanted to print 300,000 more copies of "Never Let Me Go".

"Never Let Me Go" mainly uses cloning technology to explore human nature and ethics. Now because of the cloned sheep, cloning technology will definitely be discussed crazily around the world, so Zhou Yan's book came into being, and the sales volume is likely to be very crazy.

The key is that the timing is too good, just in time, just in time, as if the scientific institution is cooperating with Zhou Yan.

Taking a deep breath, Liu Yang nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go and notify the printing factory now."

"Well, go ahead."

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After Liu Yang communicated with the printing factory, he hurriedly called Chen Hongheng.

Chen Hongheng was tidying up his new office. When he heard the phone ring, he ran to answer the phone.

"Who is this?"

"Manager Chen, it's me, Xiao Liu."

"Oh, Director Liu, is there anything else?"

"It's like this, we are going to increase the first print to 400,000 copies, and we have confirmed it with the printing factory."

"400,000 copies?" Chen Hongheng was also a little confused.

It's only been ten minutes? How come the first print suddenly increased from 100,000 to 400,000? What happened in such a short time?

Liu Yang smiled. Chen Hongheng's reaction was within his expectations. Anyone who knew about this would be surprised.

Liu Yang then told Chen Hongheng about the cloning of Dolly the sheep. "For the specific situation, you can buy a copy of today's Reference News. There are detailed reports in it."

After listening to what Liu Yang said, Chen Hongheng breathed a sigh of relief. He was wondering if he was lucky or Zhou Yan was lucky. At this time, news of a major breakthrough in cloning technology came from the UK.

Such a big news of the world was actually caught up by the boss's new book.

When encountering such big news, it seems very reasonable to increase the first print run.

"I understand. I will report this to our boss. Let's communicate at any time if there is any news."

"Okay, now increase the first print run. I also have a lot of things to do. Contact me at any time if there is anything."

After hanging up Liu Yang's phone, Chen Hongheng did not rush to find Zhou Yan, but first found a copy of Reference News. After seeing the news about Dolly the cloning sheep, he took the newspaper to Zhou Yan's office.

Chen Hongheng excitedly reported to Zhou Yan about the cloning of sheep and the increase in the first print run by the publishing house. After that, he sighed, "Boss, this is simply God's help to us."

Zhou Yan was also slightly surprised.

He was not surprised by the news of cloned sheep. After all, he had experienced these things. He just didn't expect the timing to be so coincidental, nor did he expect Yanjing Publishing House to be so bold.

A first print run of 400,000 copies is not a small number. If it goes wrong, the publishing house will suffer serious losses.

Although the content of "Don't Let Me Go" is highly related to cloning technology, it does not necessarily ensure that the book will sell well. This is just a possibility.

"You are really lucky. You are fully responsible for this matter. If you have any ideas, just do it. If you can't make up your mind, come to me."

Chen Hongheng was stunned for a moment. He thought Zhou Yan would be as excited as he was when he heard such good news. He thought Zhou Yan was so calm.

The boss is indeed the boss. This kind of calmness is not something that ordinary people can have.

But this seems normal. Although 400,000 copies are a lot, the royalties that can be obtained are not much. It may not be as much as the boss earns from writing a song casually.

Not to mention the boss's albums, the sales volume is not comparable to novels.

He even heard a hint of impatience in the boss's words. Is this an illusion?

If you come to him when you are undecided, does that mean you shouldn't come to him easily?

Chen Hongheng's feeling was absolutely correct. This was what Zhou Yan meant. In Zhou Yan's opinion, Chen Hongheng was invited to the studio to share the work with him. If he had to report everything to him, he would be annoyed to death.

Chen Hongheng nodded, "I understand, boss, I'll leave first."

"Okay, go and get busy. Don't be too anxious about things. After all, you have just arrived. Let's get settled first. Has the logistics department made arrangements for you where you live?"

"Well, we have been temporarily accommodated in the staff dormitory."

The staff dormitories were built later, and the employees in their studio generally do not live in the staff dormitories. They have their own residences outside.

After all, the conditions of employee dormitories are limited, and they are basically used as transitional facilities for employees who have no place to live temporarily. Or when employees are busy with work, they stay in the dormitory to rest instead of going home.

Chen Hongheng didn't care much about where he lived. Although the conditions of the employee dormitory were average, he had no problem living there. The key was that it was right inside the factory, making commuting to and from get off work easy and saving time.

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The news of the cloned sheep Dolly quickly spread throughout the country, first from the leading newspapers and then from major television stations.

In just one week, news related to sheep cloning can be heard all over the country. In the streets and alleys, everyone is talking about cloning after dinner.

Regarding cloning, the content that comes out is getting more and more outrageous.

The news gradually changed from "sheep cloning" to "human cloning", and finally there were even rumors that there was a place in the UK full of human clones.

At first, this place had no specific name, and everyone called it "somewhere in England". But suddenly one day, this place had a name, and it was called "Haierxiangshe".

Where is Haier Xiangshe?

Some say it is a town in Plymouth.

Some people say it is a castle in Manchester, while others say Hercules is not a place at all, but the first underground organization in Britain.

This Heilxiangshe organization specializes in raising human clones and selling organs, and it has been doing this business for 20 to 30 years.

Things became more and more outrageous as rumors spread, and more and more descriptions were given about the Hercules.

Gradually, many people actually believe that there is such a place called Haier Xiangshe, which specializes in breeding clones and selling organs.

Those who have read Zhou Yan's new book "Never Let Me Go" know that Haier Xiangshe is the boarding school where the protagonists go.

When some people heard these rumors, they immediately thought of the novel, and immediately reacted. Could it be that the students at Haierxiangshe were actually clones?

Combined with what is revealed in the book, this possibility is very high.

Of course, some people suspect that in fact, Haierxiangshe has nothing to do with cloning. It is a news deliberately fabricated by some readers.

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As for the truth, no one knows.

Until March 5th, the day of Jingzhe, Zhou Yan's new book "Never Let Me Go" was released nationwide.

Early in the morning, in Room 204 on the second floor of Yanjing Normal University, dozens of students were waiting in the classroom, constantly looking at the door.

Not long after, two young men came to the classroom pushing a trolley.

"The book is here!"

someone shouted.

The students gathered around excitedly, staring intently at the books on the trolley.

Seeing everyone gathered around, the president Shang Wenya shouted loudly, "Everyone, please find your own seats and sit down. We will distribute them one by one."

After hearing Shang Wenya's words, the students all found their seats and sat down obediently.

After they all left, Shang Wenya checked with the people who came and confirmed that the number of books delivered was correct, and then arranged for five people to start distributing books to everyone.

Hong Zhi, who was sitting in the front row, was lucky and got the book first.

He didn't care about anyone else, just opened the novel, found the place he saw before, and continued reading.

Everyone who came here today has basically read the last issue of "October" and the first part of "Never Let Me Go".

Hong Zhi read very quickly, and it didn't take him long to see the passage where the female teacher broke out, and he also knew about "copying".

It is indeed a clone!

It is indeed Haier Xiangshe!

Hong Zhi slammed the table excitedly, and others looked over with surprised expressions.

Knowing that he was impulsive, Hong Zhi bowed and apologized to everyone.

"Sorry, sorry."

The others originally just wanted to see what was going on, but when Hong Zhi apologized and didn't say anything, they all focused on the book again.

But soon, the discussion in the classroom gradually started.

More and more students see the "truth", and more and more excited students become more and more excited. They are too embarrassed to make a loud noise and can only discuss in a low voice with the people next to them.

This is not a classroom after all, and Shang Wenya did not organize a discussion.

In fact, there has been a lot of news about Haier Xiangshe and "Never Let Me Go" during this period. Many people speculate that "Never Let Me Go" is about cloning. After all, there are clues in the previous article.

But other people think that the publisher deliberately promoted it in this direction. How could it be such a coincidence that just after Zhou Yan finished writing a cloning novel, a breakthrough in cloning technology occurred?

But now it seems that this coincidence really happened.

"Never Let Me Go" is indeed a novel highly related to cloning technology, which makes people feel incredible.

In fact, there have been some science fiction novels related to cloning in recent years, but "Don't Let Me Go" is obviously different from the science fiction novels they have seen before. The perspective of this novel is more concerned with the process of the truth of the world being gradually revealed and unfolded as the protagonists grow up.

This seems to be a story about clones, but it also seems to be something that every ordinary reader will experience.

Therefore, the emotional impact of this novel is stronger than that of ordinary novels related to cloning.

When Hong Zhi read the book, he had an obvious feeling that even if he knew about cloning, he did not feel spoiled and was not disappointed.

As in the book, the protagonists seemed to have known the meaning of "copying", but they lived with complicated feelings, sometimes deliberately avoiding, and sometimes eager to explore.

Hong Zhi was wondering, do these children recognize that they are human beings, people like other ordinary people, and what is their understanding of "donors"?

They think this is their fate, and they don't resist. Do they have no courage, or do they completely accept that they are "tools"?

"People cannot bear any kind of pain, cannot encounter any kind of tragic experience, no matter how unfree they are, they will survive in the cracks of fate and accept everything given by fate. People work tirelessly and try to find dreams and hopes in such a small living space."

Hong Zhi was directly silenced by this sentence.

He was clearly reading a story about clones, but he was deeply involved in it.

At first, he did not understand the male protagonist's desire to become a good donor, but later he gradually understood that perhaps a person is born in a vortex and thinks that rotation is the norm of life.

Survival...sometimes it is not just about seeking a chance to survive, but also about seeking the rationality and meaning of survival.

If my existence has no meaning, then why should I survive, and where can I survive?

And to seek the meaning of existence, we must first seek a reasonable identity, and this is what the protagonists have been doing.

Hong Zhi sighed deeply and closed the book in his hand. This is the least sci-fi science fiction novel he has ever read.

But, he didn't originally regard "Don't Let Me Go" as a science fiction novel.

As expected, Zhou Yan, who wrote "Tree Hole", brought us such a special first novel. What's interesting is that the UK has coincidentally achieved a breakthrough in cloning technology, as if to cooperate with Zhou Yan to publish a new book. (End of this chapter)