The Harry Potter signing will be held in a mall near New York's Times Square.

New York Times Square, also known as the "crossroads of the world", is a neighborhood in Manhattan, New York City, USA, located at the intersection of West 42nd Street and Broadway. In this neighborhood, there are dozens of shopping malls and theaters, and it is a thriving entertainment and shopping center.

If there is one sentence to describe the impression of New York's Times Square, it is "the crazy triangle of wealth and art signings!" ”

Even in the fifties, the bustle of Times Square can still be seen here. Regardless of whether it is day or black, you can see huge electronic billboards, as well as people walking in a hurry, almost rubbing shoulders. Standing on this square, you can feel the crazy expansion of the infinite colorful world.

The choice of Bantan Books to hold the book signing here is a very marketing tool. As soon as the news broke, New York's Times Square was immediately surrounded by a crowd. There were Alex book fans, fans, movie fans, and reporters from various news agencies and TV stations.

What makes people feel a little different is that many children are led by their parents to the signing site.

When Alex got out of the car, he was immediately dazzled by the countless flashing lights. Fortunately, he was prepared and put on black sunglasses before getting out of the car.

The place where he got out of the car had been fenced off by security guards, and the reporters and others were all kept within a metre away. As soon as Alex appeared, he immediately heard bursts of screams and cheers.

"Alex! It's Alex coming! ”

"Alex I love you!"

"Wow! It's really him, it's him! ”

This time Alex wears a blue-black coat. Inside is a red shirt, and the bottom is a pair of jeans. This outfit is completely different from other celebrities' appearances. There is a neat and clean feeling all over the body, and it is extremely simple. But it's very comfortable to watch.

He smiled. While walking towards the door of the store. At this time, the flashing lights became more and more frequent, illuminating the brass buttons on his coat glistening.

After entering the store, he did not immediately start signing the sale, but stood in front of a huge poster, posed in various poses, and took pictures and wrote news for reporters.

In this process, reporters kept asking Alex questions, all of which were of concern to the American people.

A reporter asked: "Alex, do you estimate that the sales volume of the book will break the previous record on the same day?" ”

"I guess so. Otherwise, it wouldn't make much sense for me to be here. ”

A reporter also asked: "In the new record album released by the Carpenter brothers and sisters, does the song "Baby" indicate that you are in your first love? ”

"No, I don't have anyone I like yet."

The reporter followed suit and continued to ask, "So this song describes your brother Richard's first love?" ”

After hearing this, Alex felt a little funny: "I don't know if he is in love or not, but I can tell you that the plot described in this song is all imaginary things, and it didn't happen at all." ”

"Alex, Alex. How do you feel as the youngest billionaire in the United States? ”

Faced with this kind of problem, Alex spread his hands and said, "I feel the same as before. Nothing special. ”

"Alex, I heard that you were working on closed research and development before, and now it's out. Does that mean that the 'Cray I' computer has been developed? ”

The question immediately silenced everyone else, and now IBM and CPT are competing to develop the world's fastest computer. Already a very striking thing. Many Americans are interested in this because computers used to accurately predict who will be elected in the presidential election a few years ago.

this era. Personal computers have not yet become widespread, and very few people have even seen them. In the eyes of ordinary people, computers are as mysterious as atomic bombs and rockets. Americans' enthusiasm for technology is unmatched by people in other countries.

Alex didn't expect someone to ask this question, he thought about it for a moment and felt that he could reveal something by now. He replied, "The computer is still under development, but the main work has been completed and is now in the final stages." ”

His words were simple, but they thrilled the reporters, who wrote: "Alex announces that the 'Cray I' computer is nearing completion, and IBM's failure is imminent." ”

The news soon spread all over the world, and everyone believed that IBM's R&D process would lag behind CPT, and CPT must be the leading player in the computer market. The unfavorable news led to a lack of confidence among shareholders, so that IBM's stock price fell sharply, and the company's market value shrank by a third at once.

Unexpectedly, other stocks in the stock market were affected by the chain reaction and fell accordingly, and many Americans feared that this was a precursor to a stock market crash. As a result, more people sold their stocks, further devaluing the stock market. For several days, the U.S. stock market has been in a downward spiral.

Alex saw this change, thought about it for a moment, and thought it was just an accident. He believes that the U.S. economy will continue to grow for more than a decade, and there is no reason why the stock market will collapse like it did during the Great Depression. So, he asked his subordinates to immediately swallow shares of companies that he thought were worth investing in.

A week later, the stock market slowly climbed up in the midst of the decline, and investors regained their confidence and bought back the stocks that had outperformed. Alex almost doubled his gains in this incident. But that's a story for another time.

At the signing site, Alex was led to a large brown table by the staff. The table was placed in the lobby of the mall, and a few meters away the table was fenced with iron railings to prevent avid fans from rushing over. At the same time, there are more than 20 security guards and more than 10 bodyguards who are nervously maintaining security and order.

One by one, those fans lined up and came to this table. Some people took the book and signed it for Alex. There are also people with records, posters, autographs, comic books, and so on.

In the process of signing, Alex wrote. While chatting with those book lovers. Most of them kept saying that they liked the books he wrote, the songs he sang, the movies he made, etc., and a small number of people tried to discuss some issues with him. For example, who Harry Potter is with the most. Whether Voldemort is really dead and will not be resurrected anymore, etc.

There were so many people that the long queue could barely see the tail. During this period, Alex wanted to take a break several times, but finally dismissed the idea. He saw a lot of very young children coming here early in the morning to line up, and if they didn't get his autograph, they would probably start crying.

Slowly, he noticed something strange. It's just that some people have been queuing up all the time, but they have never come to his table. It turned out that these people kept letting the people behind stand in front, and some people seemed to be watching, neither leaning over nor leaving. If it weren't for his super memory, he might not have seen this problem.

"What's going on?" Alex was a little suspicious, he beckoned a bodyguard to come over, and whispered, "Look at who those people are, what are they doing a little weird." ”

The bodyguards quickly asked about the identities of the men. It turned out that these people were FBI agents. They were sent to protect Alex, and Director Hoover was angry at Alex's disapproval, so he sent more men over.

"Protection? I think I'm here to monitor. ”

Alex learns that the FBI has not relaxed its surveillance. He felt uncomfortable. I always feel that there are not bad and kind eyes around me staring at me, and I almost let him sign and can't sign normally.

His senses weren't wrong, and someone was watching him in the crowd. Kane and the crazy eight, these two guys. One person lined up with a book, intending to get Alex to sign it. Both of them had been disguised. On the surface, it's like an ordinary book lover.

Kane wore a pair of glasses. Holding a Harry Potter book in his hand, he wears a beige tunic with black trousers and leather shoes. He looked like a middle school teacher, taking his students with him to the book signing.

Crazy Eight is different, he is wearing a casual tracksuit, his face is painted with some special paint, and his complexion looks much whiter than that of Asians, a bit like a half-breed. His nose seems to have been trimmed as well, and it's a little taller than his original. Even if it is seen by an acquaintance, it will not be recognized immediately.

"Hey, eighth! Did you see it......"

"Well, I see. There were a lot of people protecting him, and they weren't the same people. ”

"It seems that we have to wait for the opportunity, and it will alarm a lot of people in this situation."

"Then wait! Anyway, we're just coming over today to see what's going on, and we're not going to finish the task right away. ”

The two of them lined up and talked in low voices, and soon got Alex's autograph. Just as they were about to leave, they suddenly discovered something very interesting.

Alex called in a bodyguard and told them to chase the FBI people away. There was some commotion at the scene, the FBI people didn't want to leave, the bodyguards wanted to use force to evict them, and the fans who didn't know the truth were watching.

Kane suddenly noticed Alex getting up and leaving in the chaos, walking into a toilet in the mall. At this time, he was not followed by bodyguards, and he happened to be alone.

Kane tugged at the crazy eight's clothes and said, "Good chance!" We also go to the toilet! ”

"Have you packed all your things?"

"Of course, as a professional, you can't afford not to be equipped with equipment!"

"Then let's go and see!"

The two of them also pretended to go to the bathroom, avoiding the sight of the bodyguards and the FBI, and followed. Unexpectedly, the toilet was empty. They immediately split up to find Alex.

"How? Did you find it? ”

"I didn't see him here!"

"I don't have it either!"

The two of them looked at each other, feeling that this thing was a little strange, and they couldn't figure it out in their hearts, as if they had seen a big living person walk in, but disappeared out of thin air. (To be continued......)