Under the clear sky, a silver-white Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren galloped like a dancing elf, and soon came to a huge square, in the surprised eyes of the two parking personnel, parked the car with a dazzling drifting attitude, and then walked down from it A young man wearing sunglasses and full of inexplicable temperament. ≤ ≤ ≤ little ≤ said,

The young man ignored the shock of the parking staff and walked straight to the main entrance of the mall, where he saw a large number of people as he passed outside.

After a while, an extraordinarily crowded and lively scene appeared in front of him, and the young man glanced at him, took out his mobile phone, and dialed one of the numbers in the phone book.

"Hey, Paul, I've arrived, where are you? Okay, you're coming out, oh, I see you waving, you stand there and don't move, I'll come by myself. ”

Hanging up the phone, the young man immediately walked to the door of the mall, where there was a middle-aged man in a plaid shirt, and as soon as he saw him, a smile immediately appeared on the middle-aged man's face: "Boss, you came early enough." ”

"Hey, Paul, you're earlier than me, Stephanie, has she arrived?" The young man is none other than Lin Yuquan, and the middle-aged man is Paul Yuquan, the general manager of Little Bear Press. Haggis, today is August 28th, it's him and Stephanie. On the day of Mel's book launch, the two will hold a book signing at the largest book store in Los Angeles.

"Not yet, but it's coming soon, in fact, if you really want to say it early, it's even earlier than these movie fans who came to the book signing for the new book signing, many of them have been queuing for hours." Paul. Haggis glanced at the two long lines in the square, and as the two spoke. There are also people who keep coming out of the mall. People with books in their hands join in.

"Indeed." Lin Yuquan said with a smile. He can understand this feeling, because he used to be like them, for any profession, whether it is football, basketball, novels, movies, without these people who really like it, it is nothing: "Paul, you arrange for someone to prepare some thirst-quenching drinks and parasols, the temperature is relatively high today." If there are many people, it is easy to get heat stroke while waiting in line. ”

"Don't worry, boss, I've already told someone to prepare." Paul. Haggis said.

"That's good." Lin Yuquan nodded with satisfaction, and Paul. Haggis

Didn't wait long, Stephanie. Mel also came to the book mall.

"Hey, Stephanie!"

"Hey, Lin!" In Paul. Stephanie who walked into the room accompanied by Haggis. Mel greeted with a smile, and today she did not dress like a housewife, but looked quite fashionable. Showing intellectual beauty: "It seems that we are busy later, and when I came in, I saw a dense queue outside. There must be seven or eight hundred people, but I didn't expect so many people to come. ”

Stephanie. Mel lamented that when "New Moon" was released last year, she also held five signing sessions, but it was usually only two or three hundred people, and it was the first time she had encountered such a big scene as today.

"Yes, it's close to 800 people, and depending on the situation, it will continue to increase, which may be a test for you." Paul. There was also a hint of distress in Haggis's excited voice, and now the field was facing Stephanie. Mel is the first time, and it is the first time for him and the people of Little Bear Press, and the excitement is of course because according to the current development, the sales of the two novels seem to be very good, and the distress is that there are too many people, and it is easy to be confused, not to mention, the body of the two cannot support it.

"Oh, that's terrifying, but luckily not all of them are my book fans, otherwise I'd be miserable." Stephanie. Mel smiled and said that at the normal signing speed, she would only sign about 200 copies in an hour, and if it was all her book lovers, she would probably have to be busy until the afternoon.

"Do you want me to limit it?" Paul. Haggis said.

"No, it's better to have more people than fewer people to come, that's a good thing, just pay attention to maintaining order, and the most important thing is safety." Lin Yuquan shook his head, then looked at Stephanie. Mel: "Stephanie, who do you think we'll sign more in a while?" ”

"Of course it's you, you don't know how many more fans than my book fans, and most of my book fans will buy your books and ask you for autographs by the way, but your fans won't have too many people looking for me, and the audience of my books is relatively not as wide as yours." Stephanie. Mel said with certainty that she had seen Lin Yuquan's "Wild Story", and the magnificent world of the Wild Continent was too fascinating.

"That's right, boss, I agree with Stephanie." Paul. Haggis nodded, although Stephanie. Mel is Lin Yuquan's partner in the acquisition of Little Bear Press, but when it comes to calling, everyone only calls Lin Yuquan the boss and Stephanie. Mel is for Ms. Mel and only relative and Stephanie. Mel is more familiar with Paul. Haggis is like Lin Yuquan, and he calls Stephanie.

Lin Yuquan had a smile on his face, he was the same as the two of them expected, but this is only for today's signing meeting, not necessarily in other places, after all, Stephanie. Mel already has a steady fan base for "Twilight" and "New Moon", and although he has a large number of fans, it is the first time he has published a novel, and it is completely unknown how many fans will buy it.

"Okay, when the signing session is over, we'll see the results, Stephanie, you get ready, and then we'll go down and start the signing, there are a lot of friends who have been queuing for hours, let's not let people wait too long."

"Okay, give me three minutes." Stephanie. Mel gestured, and then walked to the bathroom, and when she came out, the two walked downstairs, when they came to the square, Lin Yuquan had taken off his hat and sunglasses, and the appearance of the two was immediately cheered by the crowd in the queue and the surrounding onlookers, and dozens of reporters immediately posed and surrounded the two to take pictures.

The line was divided into four columns, two by two, separated in the middle, and at the front of the line were two tables, corresponding to Lin Yuquan and Stephanie. Mel's name, after the photo was taken. The two walked to their respective seats.

Stand in front of your seat. Lin Yuquan's gaze swept over the excited and cheering faces. Looking at the queue, judging from the length of the queue, his side is obviously better than Stephanie. Mel is more, although many fans are not interested in his book, but as his first book signing, he still rushed to support him, and in the process of looking, he also found that many people were still holding DVDs and beautifully packaged boxes in their hands.

It's no wonder that celebrities are rushing to publish books. The publishing house is also actively promoting, compared with ordinary novel authors, celebrities have a natural advantage in publishing books, as long as fans and fans are willing to buy it, the sales will not be bad.

Lin Yuquan smiled, he didn't feel embarrassed or anything, he was originally a director first, and his book was more for the service of movies, and he also had great confidence in the "Wild Story" he wrote. Maybe now he is using his popularity and influence to consume fans. But presumably, it won't be long before "Savage" will win its own fans with its magnificent and wonderful story.

Paul. Haggis quickly put a microphone into his hand, Lin Yuquan pressed down with his left hand, signaled everyone to be quiet, and then said with a smile: "The weather is good today, just like my current mood, but I'm not happy because of this, the first novel is on the market, I was originally in a very nervous mood, but now that I see everyone, I can finally rest assured, thank you, thank you for your support." ”

As soon as Lin Yuquan's words fell, he immediately received fierce applause and cheers, and after a few seconds, he continued to say aloud: "I won't say much here, I know that everyone is queuing up very hard, I just hope everyone pays attention to order, pay attention to safety, don't worry, I will sign everyone's signatures, as long as there is one person, I will not leave." ”

Wait for Stephanie. After Mel finished speaking, the signing event officially began.

"Hello, what's your name?" Lin Yuquan, who was sitting in the seat, looked at the first person waiting for him to sign in front of him with a smile, this is a girl with long brown-red hair, and a pimple on the tip of her nose, although she is not very beautiful, but she is full of youthful vitality.

"I'm Jessica. Bell, Lin, I'm a fan of yours, and my whole family and my friends love you so much. The girl said enthusiastically, and after placing a novel of "Savage" and three DVDs on his table, her hot eyes stared at him tightly.

"Thanks, it's my pleasure, but Jessica, you're not going to let me sign it all!" Lin Yuquan smiled and pointed to the novel "Wild Story" and the three DVDs in front of him, these three DVDs are "Huo Yuanjia", "Red Cliff", and "Painted Skin", it seems that this girl is indeed his die-hard fan.

"Ah, can't you? I said I wanted to get autographs for my dad, mom, and my older brother, who went to school in Indianapolis. Jessica. Bell's expression immediately became pitiful, and he looked at her very expectantly.

"Huh." Lin Yuquan had a bright smile on his face: "Okay, Jessica, because you are the first one I signed today, and your whole family supports me so much, so I will sign it for you, and it's not just an autograph!" Say, where is the signature? ”

"Wow!" Many people exclaimed, and the people at the front of the line looked at Jessica with envy and remorse. Bell, damn it, why are they just a few minutes late! Among them, especially Jessica. The girl behind Bell was the worst, because the two had come together.

"Really?" Jessica. Bell said in surprise.

"Of course, do you think I'm going to tease you in front of so many people?" Lin Yuquan said funny, picked up the novel "Wild Story", opened it and said, "Whose name is it?" ”

"Mine." Jessica. Bell hurriedly handed over a pen.

"yes, okay." After Lin Yuquan signed it, he took the DVD of "Huo Yuanjia" and said, "Whose name is this signing?" ”

However, Lin Yuquan didn't hear the answer, the novel of "Savage" has already arrived in Jessica. In Bell's hand, the girl looked at Lin Yuquan's signature with a look of surprise, and said beautifully: "Angelic Jessica, may you be happy every day!" ”

"Oh, why not me!" A wail sounded, and everyone who was close stared at Jessica with envy, jealousy, and hatred. Bell, Jessica. The girl behind Bell was about to cry even more, and she and Jessica. Bell came along!

"Thank you Lin, I will continue to support you." Jessica. Bell said happily.

"That would be great, but let's sign it first. The friends in the back are waiting for you! Lin Yuquan said with a smile. He gestured to the others.

Jessica. Bell suddenly became embarrassed. Busy said in a sweet voice: "This card signed my father, my father's name is Henson. Bell"

After signing her name, Jessica. Bell immediately went straight to the mall, it seemed that it was really like what she said, and he was ready to support Lin Yuquan with practical actions.

And Jessica. The first person in another queue next to Bell walked up, a white young man in hip-hop costume.

"Hello, what's your name?" Lin Yuquan asked with a smile.

"My name is Eric. Green, Kung Fu Lin. I like your movies and your cool kung fu very much, I have seen all your movies, and my favorite is "Huo Yuanjia". "White young Eric. Green said excitedly.

"Thank you, thank you very much for your support." Lin Yuquan smiled: "Hey, Eric, aren't you going to ask me to sign for you?" ”

Eric. Green scratched his head, then handed over the DVD of the "Wild Story" novel and "Huo Yuanjia" in his hand, and looked at him expectantly.

"Huh." Lin Yuquan smiled, didn't say anything, and directly signed the DVDs of "Wild Story" and "Huo Yuanjia". Then hand it to him.

"Thank you, thank you!" Eric. Green said gratefully. And then like Jessica. Bell, like him, walked towards the book store.

Following up was Jessica. The girl behind Bell didn't wait for Lin Yuquan to speak, the girl who looked like a porcelain doll was already excited: "Hello, Lin, I'm Cheryl. Bass, me and Jesse. Cabell is a friend, and we all love you very much, and this is a cookie made by my mom. ”

After the girl finished speaking, she handed a red wrapper box in her hand to Lin Yuquan.

"Oh, thank you! Cookies? Very good. Lin Yuquan accepted the box with a smile and put it behind him: "Okay, Cheryl, it's time for me to sign for you." ”

Cheryl. Buzz immediately handed over the novel "Savage" in his hand.

Lin Yuquan signed the name of Long Feifeng Dance, handed it over, and winked at the girl secretly.

"Ahh Seeing Lin Yuquan's signature, the girl almost couldn't help but scream, and after saying thank you happily, she walked into the book mall with cheerful steps.

And Cheryl. As soon as Buzz left the table, the next person immediately walked forward, "Hello, what's your name?" "Thank you, thank you for your support!" The words are repeated, and time is quickly elapsed.

Standing next to Paul, who is responsible for maintaining order and coordinating the work in general. Haggis kept sighing, Lin Yuquan and Stephanie. Mel's popularity is really beyond imagination, and he has been signing for more than an hour in a row, and the number of people in line has hardly decreased. Mel signed a person in about 15-20 seconds, about 210 people in an hour, from the beginning to the present, the two have signed almost 600 people, and the number of people in line has not decreased, which means that 600 people have joined in this more than an hour, which is amazing.

At the same time, his head also had a headache, when will he finish signing at the current signing speed! And the continuous signing, the bodies of the two of them couldn't bear it, and looking at the dense crowd, he couldn't help but rub his temples.

"Mr. Haggis, Mr. Haggis." A hurried cry came, and in the direction from which the voice came, Paul. Haggis soon saw someone coming, and it was Gary, the owner of the book mall, who was assisting them with the book signing. Neil, who was running towards him out of breath.

"Mr. Neil, what's the matter?" When the man came not far in front of him, Paul. Haggis asked busily.

"'Savage' is already selling out, and I need more books." Gary. Neil said breathlessly.

"What, how is it possible, didn't you transfer 5,000 copies of "Savage Records"?" Paul. Haggis said in shock, it's only been an hour and a half since the signing!

"Hey, I also think it's unbelievable, but that's the way it is, many people buy two or three copies at the beginning, and then after signing the sale, they run back to buy books, and generally buy two or three copies as soon as they buy them, and even 10 or even 20 copies of them, and now there are only 300 copies left in stock, and it seems that it won't last long." Gary. Neil said with a sigh.

"Oh, that's right." Paul. Haggis nodded, regardless of why others bought so much. It's okay to send it to your family. Send it to a friend. It's all about him, the most important thing is the sales, which is the emergency situation that is out of stock now: "OK, how much do you need, I'll transfer it from the surrounding book stores first." ”

"3,000 copies, no, 5,000 copies." Gary. Neil gritted his teeth.

"So many, have you sold it out?" Paul. Haggis said.

"It's better than running out of stock later. I estimate that even if it can't be sold out today, there won't be too much left, and it will be sold out slowly for a while. "Gary. Neil glanced at the queue and said, his eyes finally fell on a handsome face, this kind of popularity is really terrifying, and what is even more terrifying is that he is not the kind of simple fan consumption, when he thinks of the "Wild Story" novel that he can't stop reading at a glance, he can't help but shake his head, a miracle, is it a miracle?

Paul. Haggis also glanced at the dense queue. Didn't say anything: "Okay, I'll arrange it right away." The number you want is too much, and I can't transfer it from the periphery, so I'll transfer 1,000 copies from the periphery first, and the rest directly from the warehouse. ”

"No problem, but you have to move quickly, otherwise there will be no goods and the guests will run to other places." Gary. Neil hurriedly said: "By the way, "Lunar Eclipse, I want another 1,000 copies." ”

"Oh, isn't 'Lunar Eclipse' about to sell out too?" Paul. Haggis said suspiciously.

"It's not true, but it has sold more than 2,000 copies, depending on the situation, it is not a big problem to sell 4,000 copies today, and the sales in the future will be very considerable." Gary. Neil said happily.

"Whew." Paul. Haggis breathed a sigh of relief, and then even thought it was funny, shouldn't more sales be better for himself? But sometimes the sales are too high, and there will be happy troubles, this time because Los Angeles is the base camp, you can easily adjust the book, if you go to New York to sign the sale in this situation, he really wants to cry without tears.

After arranging the transportation of the books, while maintaining order, Paul. Haggis also thought about the book signing in New York and Chicago later, to make sure that it would not be inconvenient because of today's situation, especially in New York, which is the largest city in the United States, and Lin Yuquan and his wife will only have more fans and book fans there than Los Angeles.

After another 30 minutes, Stephanie. Mel couldn't stand it anymore, and her hands were so sore that she temporarily suspended the signing and prepared to rest for a while.

Lin Yuquan, who has a strong physique, is not physically unwell, but seeing Stephanie. Mel said sorry to everyone and walked over to her.

"What's wrong, does your hand hurt?"

"Of course, there are too many people today, and I signed about 300 people at a signing meeting last year, and there are so many people here today." Stephanie. Mel rubbed his hands and said.

"This shows that your book fans have increased again, and it is estimated that the sales of "Lunar Eclipse" will reach a new high this time, which is not easy." Lin Yuquan said with a smile.

"Haha, it's not easy." Stephanie. Mel laughed.

"How's that, can the body still withstand it? If you really can't do it, you will end the signing, and I think everyone who has seen your hard work will not say anything. "Paul. Haggis also walked over.

"How can this work, saying that it is hard, in fact, the people who wait are harder than us." Lin Yuquan shook his head, he had such an experience, he remembered that once he accompanied Huang Shengyi to participate in Na Ying's album signing party, because there were too many people, Na Ying only signed for more than an hour and left, he and Huang Shengyi and the remaining two or three hundred people could only disperse helplessly after waiting for a few hours before.

"Lin is right, and he has more people to sign than me, he has no problem, of course I have no problem, I'll take a break and continue to sign." Stephanie. Mel said.

"Okay then, but what if there are other people coming in the back, it will take two or three hours for all the people outside to sign up now." Paul. Haggis said.

"In this way, you let the people at the back of the platoon go to eat and rest first, and I will sign for another hour, and we will eat by ourselves for an hour in the middle, and then sign again in the afternoon, and sign or sign until five o'clock to finish." Lin Yuquan thought for a while and said.

"Okay, boss." Paul. Haggis nodded.

It was busy until five o'clock in the afternoon, and in the reluctance of some people who had been waiting, Lin Yuquan and Stephanie. Mel finally finished the first book signing, and it was still in the afternoon when Paul . Haggis strengthened his control, otherwise it would not be over at all for a while and a half, because people kept hearing the news and rushing to him.

In the end, a rough estimate showed that Lin Yuquan signed about 1,250 copies. Mel signed about 700 copies, which is really popular, and the sales of the novel are even more gratifying in such a popular situation, "Wild Wild: Rise of the Apes" sold 8,100 copies, and "Lunar Eclipse" also sold 4,300 copies, too many of them bought multiple copies at once.

But it didn't come without a price, Stephanie. Mel finally lay down almost tired, and the test of the signing meeting was really high, no wonder the signing activities of the stars generally did not last long.

Although the signing session is over, it does not mean that everything is over, and for the staff of Little Bear Publishing House, this is the busiest time, because everyone has to follow up the real-time feedback of wholesalers, retailers, and department stores around the world.

Lin Yuquan and Stephanie who can't help. Mel went back first, and at about 10 p.m. he received Paul. Haggis's phone.

"What's the sales" Lin Yuquan asked directly, and then his face showed shock: "What, about 71,000 copies, my "Wild Story" actually has such a high sales, okay, I know, let's go back and rest early!" ”

After hanging up the phone, Lin Yuquan smiled slightly, and then immediately dialed Stephanie. Mel's call, she was also waiting for the first day of sales: "Hi Stephanie, the first day of sales is out, congratulations, 153,000 copies, and now the top spot on the bestseller list of "Harry Potter and the Dead Saints" has been squeezed out by your "Lunar Eclipse." (To be continued......)

ps: I've read a report that Zhang *Jie's new album signing meeting sold 4,500 copies in an hour and a half, of which an aunt Xingxing alone bought 300 copies, and the power of fans is really strong, so this number is not an exaggeration!