“…… In April 1970, "1999" was released in more than 20 countries including Europe, Asia and North America. "Virtual Second World" was also published in August. ”

“… In September 1970, "Harry Potter" was published in the United Kingdom, and sold tens of thousands of copies in the first week, sold one million copies in just two months, and officially exceeded the astonishing sales of 2 million copies in December. As of yesterday, we learned from Times Publishing that Harry Potter has sold 4,153,789 copies in the UK, making it the fifth place on the UK children's book list!"

"Hoo ......"

After reading this circle, Bell pretended to wipe the sweat stains on his forehead, and said with a long breath: "My God, Mr. Evan's information is too long, fortunately I have been exercising recently, otherwise, I am afraid that I would have been sent to the hospital with a respirator inserted in my nostrils if I did not last more than half of it." ”

"Hahaha......" Suddenly, the audience burst into laughter again.

In this regard, although Huo Yaowen, who didn't know where the laughter was, he didn't have a cold face, so he laughed twice with him.

"Okay, there's still a little more to it, I'll hold on a little longer, and everyone will hold on a little bit too!"

"As of this week, 1999 has been translated into more than 20 languages and published in more than 30 countries, with a total of 12.8 million copies sold. Translated into more than a dozen languages, Virtual Second World was published in more than 20 countries around the world, with a total of 8.96 million copies sold.

Harry Potter has already reached cooperation with a number of foreign publishing companies, and will also be published in many countries around the world in the future, with sales of 4.15 million copies in the UK alone.

As for Mr. Evan's many books on love, horror, and martial arts written in Hong Kong, the total sales in Southeast Asia are about 2.8 million copies. In other words, all of this adds up, and Mr. Evan has created eight books in less than three years, which have sold 28.71 million copies worldwide!"

"Wow!"

"Oh my God, 28.71 million copies!

"He's so young, my God, isn't it possible to break through 100 million copies in the future!"

"Unbelievable!"

When hearing such sales, the audience, including those busy staff, were all stunned when they heard Bell's words, you must know that the books created in his life have a terrifying sales of 28.71 million copies, and it is difficult to find a few in the world, and one hand is enough to count them!

Not only were others surprised, but even Bell, who read it himself, was shocked, he really hadn't read this material beforehand. It's just before the recording and broadcasting began, the choreographer specially handed it to him and asked him to read it before going on stage for an official interview. On the one hand, it is to expand the gimmick of the show, and on the other hand, it can be regarded as letting attention know more about Huo Yaowen.

Bell raised his eyes and looked at Huo Yaowen, who was smiling on the front, swallowed his saliva, coughed and said: "These are all information collected by our BBC TV staff, of course, they are not completely correct, but they can almost be said to be the most authoritative, as for the difference, it depends on how Mr. Evan answers." ”

Hearing Bell ask about himself, Huo Yaowen smiled and said: "It should be similar to what you said to Bell, because I really haven't counted the total sales, but I also want to thank the hardworking staff of the BBC for their help, so that I know how many of my books have been sold." If someone asks me about it in the future, I have a number to answer. ”

To be honest, when he first heard about 28.71 million copies, Huo Yaowen was also stunned, although he knew that his books sold a lot, and in the accounts of HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank, the number increased rapidly almost every month, but he didn't know how many were sold, and he didn't deliberately calculate it, and he never thought that it was about to reach 30 million copies.

After the boiling, Bell was a professional host, and after a moment of effort, he suppressed the enthusiasm of the scene, and continued with a smile: "To be honest, I had a lot of questions I wanted to ask Mr. Evan before, but after reading this dossier, I don't think my previous questions seem to be very important." On behalf of you, I would like to ask Mr. Evan, how did you manage to produce these best-selling books in less than three years?"

Huo Yaowen raised his eyebrows, thought for a while and said: "I just wrote the inspiration that came to my mind, I think many people have fantasized about some strange stories, I think as long as you are willing to work hard, you can write it like me." ”

Bell asked, "So, Harry Potter was also inspired by you, Mr. Evan?"

Huo Yaowen nodded: "Yes, in March last year, I came to the United Kingdom once, and by chance I passed by King's Cross Station, and such a magical story popped up in my mind, and I started to write it." I just didn't expect it to be so enthusiastically loved by everyone. ”

“......”

Time passed quietly, and I don't know if it was because of the previous information, most of Bell's questions next were decent, in addition to asking about the creative ideas of "Harry Potter" and the follow-up storyline, it was more on Huo Yaowen's age and several other science fiction books he wrote.

In the course of this interview, Huo Yaowen frequently said golden sentences, and the series of chicken soup that had passed the postgraduate entrance examination came out of his mouth, as if it was a wise saying, which was unanimously praised and recognized by the audience and the host Bell.

Under the director's small movements, Bell understood, clapped his palms, and said: "Okay, the next thing will be handed over to the audience, I will let Mr. Evan choose three people to ask questions immediately, so are you ready?"

Suddenly, dozens of spectators from the scene raised their hands.

Huo Yaowen glanced at the audience and casually chose a blonde girl who looked a little pleasing to the eye.

The chosen blonde stood up excitedly, and she said with some excitement: "Hello Mr. Evan, my name is Alice. ”

Huo Yaowen smiled and said, "Ms. Alice, do you have anything you want to ask me?"

"Yes, Mr. Evan, I have an eight-year-old daughter who loves your Harry Potter so much that she fantasizes every day that by the time she is ten years old, an owl will come and deliver letters to her, so that she can leave the family she is now.

Oh sorry, I'm a single mother, I work as a waitress and don't make a lot of money. But I have a daughter and I need the best for her, so I occasionally do odd jobs part-time.

My daughter is already in school because she is a child of a single-parent family, and her mother is an incompetent person, and she is often ridiculed and abused by others at school. I know she's strong, but I can often see her crying under the covers......"

Huo Yaowen didn't expect that this glamorous-looking blonde girl actually had an eight-year-old daughter, and looking at her dress, she didn't look like a waiter.

After she finished speaking, Huo Yaowen pondered for a few seconds and said, "Ms. Alice, there are two things in the world that no one can laugh at: one is the background, and the other is the dream. It doesn't matter what kind of background you have, what matters is what kind of person you will become in the future; it doesn't matter where you are born, but where you are in the future; it is not terrible to be born poor, but it is terrible to be poor in the future; it is not important to have a low starting point, what matters is where the end of the future is! As long as you have a dream, everyone will be great, because there is no limit to life and success has no boundaries!"

The effects of Chicken Soup for the Soul are terrifying!

When Huo Yaowen said this: There are two things in the world that no one can laugh at: one is the background, and the other is the dream, the applause at the scene was thunderous, and even the host Bell who was sitting next to him praised and applauded again and again.

Huo Yaowen waved his hand, signaled everyone to be quiet, and continued: "...... I believe that your daughter will be proud of you in the future, and she should be glad that she has a mother who loves her and is willing to give her everything. Lady Alice, you are a wonderful mother, and believe me, with your careful education, your child will surely become a respectable person in the future because of the ordeal of today. ”

"Thank you, thank you, Mr. Evan. Alice was already crying with tears streaming down her face, and she felt full of strength in her heart at the moment, as if the gossip mixed with her and her daughter was no longer so important.

"You're welcome. ”

Huo Yaowen smiled and chose another audience.

The audience asked, "Mr. Evan, when will the next Harry Potter book be published?" and I can't wait to see Harry's story in second grade!"

"Well, I'm already working on the outline, and it should be written soon. Huo Yaowen didn't know when he would start writing, so he could only make a perfunctory sentence casually, and chose the last person to ask a question.

The last question from the audience was interesting, he said, "Mr. Evan, Mr. Bell just said that you are a multi-millionaire, I would like to know what you have in mind after you become a multi-millionaire, will you be a billionaire, or will you continue to create?"

"Of course, I will continue to write until the end of my life, because this is the work that I love all my life! As for the multimillionaire you mentioned, this is just a recognition of the books I have created, and people are willing to spend money to buy them, so it proves that I write well. ”

Speaking of this, Huo Yaowen laughed inexplicably in his heart, because he thought of King Mabi's words, which seemed to be quite appropriate to apply here, but after all, he was still embarrassed to say it.

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This interview program was broadcast on BBC One the next night.

Because of the two-day publicity, more than three million people across the UK tuned in as soon as it started, and everyone wanted to see what the people who created the wizarding world looked like.

As soon as Mary got out of school, she said to her mother, "Mommy, turn on the TV, I want to watch Mr. Evan's interview!"

"Okay, okay, it won't start until seven o'clock, Mary, you go and wash your hands now and get ready for dinner, and we'll see together after eating." Laura smiled.

"Okay Mommy!" said Mary, gleefully running to wash her hands.

At seven o'clock in the evening, Laura's family sat on the sofa and turned on BBC One to watch the interview show.

Mary was still a child after all, and she was naturally a little sleepy because she was all talking.

Laura was about to let Mary go back to her room to sleep, when suddenly Huo Yaowen's voice sounded on the TV: "That's right, "Harry Potter" is a series, probably in my estimation there should be seven or eight books, which will completely shape a new wizarding world." If I could, I would love to create a theme park like Disneyland in the United States. I have completely restored the Hogwarts School, the Silent Forest, and even the buildings in my subsequent books. ”

"Magic Paradise!" Mary's eyes lit up, and she hurriedly said excitedly: "Mommy, I want to go to that magic paradise to play!"

Laura touched her daughter's head and smiled, "Oh, my silly boy, this is just Mr. Evan's idea!"

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