Whether it is a long-established writer or a newcomer in the literary world, the preparation for the release of a new book is always indispensable for book signings.

In fact, this signing will be held in "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" It should have been held a month after its release, but at that time, Yu Mingchuan was unfamiliar with the psychological state of the world, and he was struggling.

Psychologist Woz Gissod Bender famously theorized:

"Neuropathy tends to be more adaptable to the environment than the average person in terms of action."

Therefore, Yu Mingchuan, who is gifted in neuropathy, quickly accepted the facts.

And he was not as prestigious as he is now, and the process of choosing a venue and negotiating with the relevant agencies was quite complicated.

So the signing meeting was postponed until today, and it was finally decided to be held in Shanglu for two days.

Yu Mingchuan and Li Shishui are now temporarily residing in the Century Zhongxing, the highest-level hotel in the area, and it is said that it has hosted the heads of some small countries.

As the name suggests, the hotel is full of clocks of different shapes, both in the lobby and in the suites, and the magnificent clocks are stacked on top of each other but are not noticeably crowded.

There is a long sense of mystery throughout the hall.

Yu Mingchuan looked at the clock in the hall on the first floor with great interest. There is a replica of the "Antikythera Instrument", which consists of 29 copper gears and dials that are about the size of a lunchbox.

Dandi of Italy made the first simple mechanical dotting tower clock, the daily difference is 15~30 minutes, and the indicating mechanism is only the hour hand, and Henlaisi of Germany first used a steel spring instead of a heavy hammer to create a small mechanical clock with a coronal wheel escapement; There is the gravitational pendulum invented by Galileo Galilei in Italy; Huygens of the Netherlands founded the pendulum clock. However, it should be as imitation as Antikythera.

As far as the eye can see, delicate gears crawl all around, and the rainbow light of red, yellow, blue and green reflects Raphael's Madonna in the Chair on the mercury mirror of the ceiling.

The clatter of gears, the rattling of the clock, and the search of the hands make up a quiet tune.

Yu Mingchuan was admiring the statue of the Virgin Mary above his head on the surface, but he was secretly suspicious in his heart. [Century Clock] claims to only accept "celebrities", and it stands to reason that this kind of high-end venue should have a reputation on the Internet, but after a thousand degrees, he found that this is a hotel that is very low-key, and there are no check-in people on a certain or small pink book.

However, he is just an ordinary person, and none of this has anything to do with him. Moreover, it is impossible for the official not to know what is wrong with such a large landmark building, which is usually strictly reviewed.

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"Yu Mingchuan! Now that the temperature is so low, how can you come out with just a sweater!? Li Shishui grabbed his cuffs and was about to pull him back to the room to change clothes.

"I've been signing for a whole day, and the intense movement of the joints in my hands causes heat and dryness all over my body, which embodies the function of the key parts of the philosophical principle and its changes, and even plays a decisive role in the function of the whole."

"It's okay for me to explain it like this~Ah Shui~" Yu Mingchuan smiled brightly.

Li Shishui can already "not blush and not beat heart" in the face of Yu Mingchuan's various operations. She relied hard to pull Yu Mingchuan back to the room.

During this period, Yu Mingchuan called all kinds of strange names, "Ah Shui~ You are so fierce", "Sister, you are so fierce~", "Abba Abba Aba~".

In fact, Yu Mingchuan almost broke free of her hand, just now Yu Mingchuan suddenly lay on her shoulder and blew hot air on her earlobe, "Ah Shui's skin is a little dry, I'll help you moisten it!" ”

She felt the air around her burn a little, and she calmed down again. From the perspective of a bystander, you can only see a girl with a bright eye dragging a young man with a hippie smile as she walks by.

Return to Yu Mingchuan's room.

Li Shishui first poured him and himself a cup of mellow and fragrant black tea, and then opened the suitcase to rummage through some warm clothes.

She looked at the weather forecast and said it would cool down tonight.

Yu Mingchuan calmly flipped through the printed template of "The Outsider" on the sofa. The cover is designed by himself, composed of gray-white and brilliant thick blue, and is an off-white bird of paradise floating in the universe, clouds, and galaxies.

The bird of paradise, also known as the crane orchid, is a very showy stemless flower. It's not allegorical, it's just that the version of "The Outsider" he watched has a pink cover, which doesn't feel very appropriate.

"The Outsider" vividly embodies the notion of "absurdity" in existentialist philosophy; Because of the separation of man and the world, the world is absurd and meaningless for man, and man is powerless against the absurd world, so he has no hope and is indifferent to everything.

The book is divided into two parts, the first of which begins with the death of Meursault's mother and ends with his killing of Arabs on the beach because they blocked its sunlight.

In the second part, the cell replaces the sea, and the social consciousness replaces Meursault's spontaneous consciousness.

The most impressive thing is the closing paragraph.

"The lost world opened my heart, and I experienced that the world was so like me, so compatern, and I felt that I was happy in the past and still am happy."

"In order to start and finish well, to complete the merits, and not to feel that I belong to the other, I hope that on the day of my execution, many people will come to see the excitement, and they will all shout hatred at me."

This reminded him of a sentence for no reason.

"You will die in the crowd."

Yu Mingchuan closed the book and asked, "When will this book be released?" ”

Li Shishui held a blue-black windbreaker in his hand and looked at him with a sly eye, "Four days later, it will be released globally, and the three major publishing companies have been contacted." The popularity of this book is huge right now, and you're looking forward to the comments on your scarf and under the platform. ”

Then the conversation changed: "You look good in this trench coat, with the brown knit sweater you are wearing now." ”

Yu Mingchuan reluctantly took over the clothes, and always felt that Li Shishui must have liked the family very much when he was a child. And he must be playing the role of a mother, but he is quite happy to play the role of one of her family members.

"Maruko and Xianxian are having fun at home." Li Shishui waved the wisdom brain on his wrist to Yu Mingchuan. Yu Mingchuan also opened his brain and connected to video calls. Xianxian lay on the round square head of Maruko.

"Looking at Xian Xian pouting at the camera, I knew it was having a good life." Yu Mingchuan said.

Considering that there were still two members of the family who couldn't come together, Yu Mingchuan set up Xiao Maruko to have regular video calls with them every day.

The popularity rate of Zhi Brain is already very high now, so Yu Mingchuan also ordered.

After putting on the windbreaker, the wisdom brain bound to Yu Mingchuan's wrist was covered.

He looked in the mirror.

With the light and dust, the light is strange.