Alex could clearly feel the smell of gunpowder between Lin Han and the reporters in the audience, and he didn't dare to let the British reporters continue to ask questions now, but chose a black-haired and yellow-skinned reporter to let the Chinese reporters ask questions, which shouldn't be too much of a problem. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Hello Lin Han, I'm from Xinhua News Agency, as the third Chinese author to enter the Penguin classics series, what do you think is better than the rest of the authors? Why can a science fiction novel beat so many classics to join it, is there any secret?"

This is almost a question of whether Lin Han has gone through the back door, otherwise why would he squeeze out those famous books that have received a lot of praise, and let a science fiction novel be juxtaposed with an epic masterpiece like "One Hundred Years of Solitude".

When faced with honor, the reaction of the compatriots was not congratulations, but questioning, which almost made Chen Jiaxuan's face turn blue, and the infighting should be divided into occasions.

This question made all the reporters present interested at once, and the sharp question was actually asked by Lin Han's compatriots.

Now there is only one thought left in Lin Han's mind, and he really wants to memorize the poem that he is too anxious about.

He took a deep breath and said slowly, "In fact, it was a huge surprise to be part of the Penguin classics, I never thought that my book would be on par with the science fiction novels of Verne. I don't have any secrets, the only thought is that I just have to write my own well. ”

"In fact, it was my idea to add this book to the Penguin Classics series. Seeing this, Alex did not hurry to take the responsibility on himself, which is also telling the truth.

Lin Han smiled, he and Alex's roles were immediately reversed, and he asked teasingly: "So what do you think, actually choose a Chinese science fiction novel, do you know how shocking this is?" At that time, I thought you were a liar, and I was going to report your mobile phone number to Penguin Press." ”

The atmosphere at the scene eased a little, and there was no such tension under Lin Han's gags.

There are some words that are not suitable for Lin Han to speak, so he can only let Alex say them himself.

"The Penguin Classics series has always been one of the most important lines of our group, and it is necessary to choose any book carefully. To borrow a phrase from Marie Curie, writers have borders, but works have no borders. We never associate the choice of literature with nationality. This book has created a new science fiction world for us, and many critics have praised the three laws of robots, which not only provides ideas for the authors who write robot novels later, but also gives Hollywood movies more choices, and also has a certain reference significance for the study of robots in reality. ”

Lin Han himself doesn't have that much ability, the most important thing in this book is to contribute to the three laws of robots, and the rest of the short stories also have a certain value in literature.

There are not many science fiction novels that can affect reality, so "I, Robot" stands out as Alex's masterpiece.

Many reporters at the scene have not read this book at all, even if Lin Han has been posting it on Amazon for a long time, so he can't understand the real reason.

After Alex and Lin Han answered two more questions casually, they terminated the interview, so as not to exacerbate the conflict or something.

Previously, Penguin Publishing Group had already promoted "i, robot" on a large scale online and offline, so many readers at the book fair came to buy the book.

There is an overlap between e-reading and print readers, but traditional reading is still very popular, and they have heard the book for a long time, but they have been waiting for it because they are not used to reading it on their mobile phones, iPads, or kindles.

Now that I can finally realize my dream and get my author's autograph edition at the same price as a bookstore, it is obviously more valuable.

A hundred freshly baked physical books were neatly placed on the table, Lin Han glanced over there, and asked a little worriedly, "Isn't this hundred copies a bit too much today?" If they are not sold out, it will feel a bit embarrassing." ”

Chen Jiaxuan frowned, and she replied in surprise: "You have to have confidence in yourself, we can't let those reporters see jokes." If it really can't be sold, Penguin Publishing will definitely not be able to save face, or go to childcare?"

The two were talking in Chinese, and Alex couldn't understand a word, "Lin, there are already many readers on our side who are asking, now you can go to the seat on the other side and wait for a while, and our staff will start selling immediately." By the way, there's no problem with your signature, right?"

"I've practiced it, don't worry. In other words, I can also sign in Chinese, so that I can distinguish myself from others and be more distinctive. ”

"It's up to you, I support your decision, come on!"

Lin Han walked to the table to the side and sat down with some freshness, gently rotated the marker in his hand, and then stared seriously at the staff at the door of the exhibition hall.

I saw these two staff members put out the on-sale sign, and the readers who had been waiting for a long time immediately rushed over, and consciously lined up to start buying them.

"Hey, buddy, can I buy it now? I've been waiting for almost an hour!" said a young white man in a beanie.

"It's only been an hour, and I came here last night. Now 100 copies are on sale first, and the rest of the places will be on the shelves tomorrow, I can't wait. ”

Another otaku wearing glasses stood silently on his backpack, he didn't say much, but there was an excited look in his glasses, science fiction and fantasy novels have always been his favorites.

The reader who got the book slowly walked a few steps forward, paying one by one, and 15 pounds a book is not cheap, but it is not a discount at all.

But they paid very happily, without half a moment's hesitation, after swiping the card to pay the cash, they trotted to Lin Han, "Hey, my name is Leo, I like your science fiction novels very much, the writing is fantastic!"

Lin Han unfolded the page, signed his name, and said, "You know, you are my first reader, which is very important to me. ”

"No-way! I'm kidding, I'm the first?" Leo almost fainted with excitement, and the joy of getting a book signing for the first time in a writer's life made him smile.

"I didn't lie to you, To, Leo, may you have a wonderful life every day. Lin Han picked up the pen and added this sentence at the front of the page, which made him very happy to conquer these foreign readers.

In this way, Lin Han slowly signed his name with a pen, and when he looked up, he found that there was already a long line on the other side of the booth, dozens of people were excitedly lined up in a long queue waiting for autographs, and there were even several yellow-skinned Asians inside!

A hundred books were sold out almost without much effort, and there were even a lot of readers around the staff who wanted them to urgently transfer their stocks.

The London Book Fair was originally a grand event, and the Penguin Publishing Group's booth was obviously more lively than the rest of the booths, and reporters from all over the world couldn't help but come over with curiosity to take a look at the specific situation, and then use their cameras to record the picture.

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Thanks to the book friend "Guardian of Truth" for the 10,000 coin reward,After it is put on the shelf, it will be added and sent.,I also owe the book friend "HI、Blue Sky" a chapter.,A total of two chapters of reward and more.。