The two chatted while eating hot pot, and asked the waiter to add water to the hot pot twice before checking out and leaving.

Zhang Chu drove Gu Xinxue to the new hall of the International Expo Center, which was also the venue of the 23rd Yanjing International Book Fair.

It's just that the book fair has already opened this morning, and Zhang Chu can be regarded as missing the most lively and crowded time.

"It's the right time to come in, at least the parking space is easy to find. ”

Since they have already come to the book fair, it would be a pity if they didn't take a look and go back directly.

So Gu Xinxue took Zhang Chu to visit the book fair, but he swiped his work card to enter, but Zhang Chu still had to buy a ticket.

"This book fair still has to charge tickets, I'm afraid it's not dementia?" Zhang Chu complained casually, this is completely turning consumers away!

When others come in to consume, they have to spend a separate sum of money, although the ten yuan ticket is not expensive, but it is very suitable.

Who has ever seen an exhibition when charging tickets, this is not a cosplay convention.

Originally, there weren't a lot of people who came to the book fair, and it was crazy to stop some people with tickets!

Gu Xinxue showed a wry smile, "Who knows the rules of the organizers." ”

"Forget it, I can't afford to mess with it, I'd better pay for a ticket!" Zhang Chu scanned the code on WeChat and paid the money, and walked directly to Gu Xinxue's side, and at the same time, his eyes looked around, wanting to see what the content was.

"The story that never ends?"

Standing in front of an advertising shelf, Zhang Chu saw the words "Literary Salon", and next to it, there was a cigarette with the name and time of the writer written in Chinese and English.

"This is a writers' exchange area, and there are well-known writers in this area every day, do you want to participate?" Gu Xinxue quipped, "I personally support you to take the lead and steal their limelight." ”

Zhang Chu shook his head, "Don't go to this kind of thing that offends people, and save the time to become the public enemy of the whole world." Why didn't anyone invite me to such an event?"

This question made him a little curious, and it was strange that he was a best-selling author himself, and he had never received such an invitation.

Gu Xinxue explained as he walked forward: "The literary circle is a circle, you don't mix in this circle, who has nothing to do to invite you? Tell me yourself, who do you know in the literary circle and what activities have you participated in?"

Zhang Churen was searching for memories in his brain, but he didn't recall what he had to do with the literary circle.

Probably the only connection is that when the book "Youth School" was selecting good Chinese literature, he, as a member of the National Writers Association, seemed to have not attended any of the meetings!

Writers actually need to praise each other, if you don't praise others, others will ignore you.

Thinking of this, he instantly balanced, "Literature is pinched out, and I still don't want to wade into troubled waters." ”

Make circles, form genres, gang up, compete with each other, look down on each other, and if you don't fight, you are not a literati!

This is an era of division, but also an era of integration.

This is an era of destruction, but also an era of construction.

This is an era when literature seems to have the power to influence society, and it is also an era when literature is worthless.

There are more people in the literary circle who form gangs, and there are fewer who fight alone; there are more shameless boasts, and there are fewer serious criticisms; there are more arrogant people, and there are fewer cautious and modest people.

More and more works are published, and there are fewer and fewer good works, everyone cares about national affairs, and no one sets their eyes on literature.

As soon as he thought of the need for hypocritical business nonsense with those people, Zhang Chu felt tired, so he should write silently by himself, anyway, he would be more comfortable not participating in these activities!

The two of them passed by the children's book education hall decorated with cartoon styles, and the children's book carnival featured various handicraft activities and children's fun lectures, and many parents and children spent time together.

In front of a graffiti wall, many children with crayons are filling the painted patterns with various colors, which look colorful and quite colorful.

The exhibition hall next to Nanhai Publishing Company is quite eye-catching, with a huge plaster statue of a white dinosaur five or six meters high, and many consumers are vying to take pictures with it.

This science bookstore not only has exquisite popular science books, but also models of various prehistoric monsters, and many young people stop here and use it as a photo spot.

"Lao Gu, where did you go at noon?" a staff member standing in the exhibition hall walked up to greet him familiarly, "We're so busy today, you're actually lazy!"

Gu Xinxue pointed at Zhang Chu and said, "Fat Xu, I'm going to be a trafficker today, and I'll kidnap and sell Zhang Chu for you." Now he's up to you, and you can use it however you want. ”

Xu Hui's mouth opened into an O-shape, turned his head to look at Zhang Chu, and then wiped his palm twice on his clothes and then stretched it out, "Finally met, hello classmate Zhang Chu!"

"I'm not good, you actually deceived me, and now I think you have bad intentions. ”

Zhang Chu pretended to be angry and looked at Gu Xinxue, he was kind enough to invite you to dinner, but he was actually deceived into coming to the book fair to work for a day job, this is completely people's hearts are not ancient, and morality is degraded!

"Come on, come on, now hurry up and put the sign out. Gu Xinxue and the others had already prepared, and took out the prepared posters and exhibition shelves from behind a pile of bookshelves.

Another female staff member took out a box of black signature pens and handed it to Zhang Chu, "Zhang Chu, don't worry, our company hasn't prepared too many books today, and it's over after signing." ”

His head was a little confused, Zhang Chu sat on the chair and asked, "Sister Beauty, how many copies have you prepared?"

"Farewell My Concubine" only prepared 200 copies to test the waters, and after seeing the sales and response, it was released on a large scale. Your other books are 500 each, which isn't a lot!"

"That's not much, is this the rhythm that wants me to sign in and close at night?"

Zhang Chu almost roared, the city has a deep routine, let's go back to the countryside, this is too ruthless.

Gu Xinxue turned his head to dispel his concerns, "Don't stop Zhou Xiaoxiao from talking nonsense, in fact, we only prepared 50 copies of each book, and we sold a lot of them in the morning." ”

"That's okay, I'm a coolie!" Zhang Chu looked sad, "My fans are calling me to go back and update the rabbit, you guys are busy first, I'll update the comics." ”

"If you want to buy a big villa, you don't have to write a new book, you don't even actively sell old books, where will the manuscript fee come from?

Gu Xinxue persuaded hard.

At this time, a large poster appeared in front of the booth of Nanhai Publishing Company, with the words "Zhang Chu's Works Signing Meeting" written on it!

Customers who don't know whether it's true or false will come over with suspicion when they see this poster.