Frankfurt looks a little dark from the top of the plane at night, unlike cities like Yanjing, which are lit up all night.

When Zhang Chu walked out of the airport with the suitcase, Zhou Kang and Ye Shumei stood at the entrance of the street station with a smile holding a sign.

"You've had a good trip, haven't you?"

Zhou Kang looked Zhang Chu up and down, his arms and thighs were still there, and he didn't seem to be missing any parts.

"Thanks to you, I was not caught by the Vatican's Inquisition. This time I found out that they don't check passports, so maybe I can go back next time. ”

Although it was a few hours on the plane, Zhang Chu's spirit was quite good, and he could joke with them.

Ye Shumei pointed to the camera next to her and said, "Now that fugitives can be caught watching a concert, do you think that the Holy See is isolated from the world and has not made face recognition?"

The LED advertising screens at the airport are all promoting the Frankfurt Book Fair, which is probably the most grand event recently.

Facing Ye Shumei's reminder, Zhang Chu pursed his lips and said helplessly: "The Vatican is too small, it is enough to go once." How are we going to prepare for the conference?"

"Now that everything is ready, it's just you who need to show up!"

"The opening ceremony was held yesterday, but for the last two days it has been open to journalists and people from the publishing industry. The public won't be let in until tomorrow weekend, and we've just picked a good time. ”

"The organizers are very face-saving, our new book launch is in the largest hall, and it is expected that there will be more than a few hundred media reporters to participate. ”

"Yes, this time there is no signing as you wish, ordinary readers can get a free trial copy of the first ten chapters, and media reporters and reviewers will get the whole book. ”

These two people are simple to describe the form clearly.

"The Da Vinci Code" should be the most talked about new book at this book fair, not because of its content or authorship, but because everyone wants to see if the 12 million pounds spent by Random House are worth it!

Even if several Nobel laureates release new books at book fairs, they only attract true literature lovers.

This is like the difference between literary films and commercial films, "The Da Vinci Code" is mainly a commercial best-selling route, plus the three publishing houses jointly promote it, 12 million pounds is definitely an unprecedented huge salary for a young writer.

All in all, of course, everyone wants to go and report on related matters!

It was the middle of the night, and they didn't go directly to the exhibition hall, but went to the reserved hotel to rest.

The splendid Marriott Hotel did not have too many people at this time, only the staff at the front desk.

Zhang Chu took out his passport and prepared to register for the room card, who knew that at this time, a big man with a height of more than one meter nine suddenly stood up from the sofa in the hall, and walked straight towards Zhang Chu and the others!

The tank-like momentum startled all three of them, and they all clenched their bags tightly, thinking that they were robbers.

"Hello, is this Mr. Zhang Chu?" the dark-blond-haired man greeted him in jerky English, and then raised the photo in his hand, completely prepared.

Probably because he watched too many dramas and had a lot of dramas, Zhang Chu's first reaction was that he was hunted down!

Could it be that he wrote "The Da Vinci Code" and was known to the people in the church, so this big man came to kill himself?

But didn't Dan Brown live a good life in his last life?

The drama spirit is possessed, Zhang Chuyi said rhetorically: "No, we Asians are the same, you must admit your mistake." ”

After that, he took his passport and room card in his hand, pushed Ye Shumei and Zhou Kang and walked towards the elevator.

Only then did the big man show a shy smile, "I'm not a bad person. I'm Nicolas Becker, editor of Sprüglin Verlag in Germany, and I'm coming to you after I heard about your stay in the hotel. ”

English scum Zhou Kang couldn't understand what they were saying at all at this time, and he was at a loss.

Ye Shumei can still say a few words, but Nicholas's English has a strong German accent, which sounds very difficult!

Zhang Chu also got to know the publishing houses before arriving in Germany, mainly Holzbrink, Springer, and Carl Hanzel Publishing Companies.

Among them, Nicholas said that Springer Publishing Company is the third largest publishing group in Germany, mainly focusing on scientific and technological content, and is famous for publishing academic publications, many of which are core journals!

Even if Nicholas revealed his identity, Zhang Chu's vigilance did not disappear much, and he had to be more careful when traveling abroad.

"I don't know what your purpose is, but now is never the right time to meet. How about you give me your business card and meet you another day?"

The Germanic strong man with a big waist and a round waist had too much oppression, and the blonde front desk waitress was much more restrained when he stood on this side of the bar and spoke.

Nicholas smiled wryly: "We at Springer Publishing are now looking for a transformation, and the sales of scholarly publications are getting worse and worse. I heard that The Da Vinci Code is a work that contains a lot of knowledge, so I wanted to see if I could publish a German version. ”

It's normal for the publishing industry to be sluggish, and Springer's profits have been declining for the past few years, and it's just looking for ways to make a difference.

"It's one o'clock in the morning in Munich, Germany, do you think it's appropriate for us to talk? Springer Publishing is very strong and has a great influence in Germany, and we will focus on it when the conditions are similar!"

"Sorry to disturb your rest, I have been waiting at the hotel reception for four hours and this beautiful lady can testify for me. Tomorrow's press conference will definitely be approached by many publishers to negotiate with you, and I hope that Springer will have a fair chance to compete, and the conditions we give will never be worse than the rest of the publishing companies. ”

Nicholas said sincerely, his expression looked sincere, at least Zhang Chu couldn't see any traces of lying.

He nodded, "We will conduct a comprehensive evaluation, and I believe in your strength." Good night, Mr. Becker!"

"Good night. ”

Nicholas just wanted to show his sincerity, but in fact, he also thought that the other party was moved by his sincerity, so he agreed directly.

Now it seems that everything is idealized!

Zhang Chu breathed a sigh of relief after watching Nicholas push the door out of the hotel, fortunately he was just an editor of an ordinary publishing house.

Zhou Kang asked curiously in the elevator: "What did you talk to that person just now? ”

He was an editor at Springer, a German publishing company, in order to get the German publishing rights to The Da Vinci Code. I asked him to come back tomorrow, in a more formal way, rather than popping up in the hotel!"

"Oh, that's it. I thought I was here to find fault, so I turned out the embassy's police number, and if there was any unexpected move, I called for help. Zhou Kang also breathed a sigh of relief, "You have a good rest, and I'll come back to you at eight o'clock tomorrow morning." ”

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The author is back, and everyone's recommended tickets and monthly passes are very powerful, and then they will continue to break out!