Chapter 358 Press Conference, Zoom In!
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Yanjing Book Building, located on the northeast side of Xidan Road intersection, is the largest retail bookstore in the country. It is known as the number one book city in the country. It has a total area of up to 50,000 square meters and a daily turnover of more than millions.
Here, hundreds of new books are on the shelves every day, and tens of thousands of book buyers are every day. Their enthusiasm for reading is beyond imagination!
The weather is right at this time, and the spring sunshine shines on the body warmly. The gentle spring breeze gently blows across the cheeks of passers-by, and the pedestrians coming and going gather here.
The mixed fish and dragons in Yanjing may find their own prototypes in this building, which are filled with different groups of people: parents who bring their children to buy books, students who carry schoolbags to buy teaching materials, elders who wear reading glasses and study knowledge, and professors who carry large bags of small bags, you can find any book you want here.
The crowd, which was usually very dense, seemed to have reached its peak today. The lobby on the first floor was almost crowded, and even the open space outside the building was crowded with onlookers. Today is the time for Lin Han to release his new book, and it is also the time for him to respond to the rumors on the Internet. He rarely appeared in public and attracted countless readers and journalists’ friends!
It was less than 1:00 p.m. The east hall on the first floor was already crowded. The reporters had to debug the machine early and wait for the time to come. Even those who wanted to go to the bathroom had to instruct the people next to them to help occupy the location, otherwise they would be gone as soon as they went out.
At this time, the name of Lin Han's new book was still very confidential. No matter how powerful the reporters were, they could not break through this barrier, let alone Tao Hu and Gao Fei and others attempted to get answers from Li Wenyuan.
Even though some of the news was leaked online due to large-scale printing in the printing factory, no netizens believed that Lin Han's new book was called "Bouquets for Algernon", and those netizens who leaked the news were ridiculed and mocked.
It’s right to think so. As you can see from the names of Lin Han’s previous novels, his titles are quite interesting. How could this kind of literary and romantic title be his book?
The titles of each book before were very impressive, such as Wandering Earth, Wandering Guide to the Milky Way, Jurassic Park, etc. If there were no magnificent elements this time, who would believe it?
Yuan Lexin, who went to attend the new book launch conference with a double degree program, kept scanning the scene around him with curious eyes. He looked at the stranger holding a book "Three-Body 2: Dark Forest" beside him, and hesitated for a while before speaking: "Do you like this book too? Among the many novels written by Lin, my favorite is "Dark Forest". Compared with it, the first one is a large trailer."
Having a common hobby, the two "star-chasing people" soon started chatting, just passing the time.
"I heard that this sales signing meeting has also been restricted, and each person can only buy five books at most, otherwise the sales signing meeting of Linda will sign all the hands."
"Anyway, I have to help someone bring this signature version. If I can buy it, I will buy it for someone. This signature version is rare. If I have a little more, I can get it online for sale, or imitate Lin Da’s signature."
"Don't do this kind of thing. Someone is caught and not only is he fined but also sent to jail. By the way, do you believe Lin Han is the kind of person he says online?"
"I definitely don't believe it. Those marketing accounts regard everyone as stupid. Let's force Lin Da to do such a thing? You will hear Teacher Lin's reply later. It's probably a good show."
While speaking, time had quietly arrived at 13:45. Tencent Video also opened the live video channel. The Galaxy Awards ceremony was walking on the red carpet. Lin Han’s new book launch conference on the other side was a huge crowd of people and various long guns and short cannons from reporters in the media seat.
The curtain that was originally covered on the stage was suddenly pulled open by the staff, and the name of the new book, which had been hiding in the clouds, suddenly appeared in front of the audience and the online audience!
The scene was in an uproar, and the already noisy environment became even more noisy. The bright words "Bouquet for Algeron" came into view. The reporters took photos one by one and then began to send the message back to the editorial department on their mobile phones to report the matter as quickly as possible.
The audience also started to talk about it. This book seemed different from Lin Han's previous books, a little skeptical and a little looking forward to it!
"Net.Yi Express, Lin Han's new book was exposed, "Bouquets for Algernon"! Please pay attention to the follow-up content for more reports, and the on-site reporters will bring you continuous live broadcasts."
"The Bouquet of Flowers Dedicated to Algernon, Lin Han announced the name of the new book, and the audience shouted in surprise. It was still a science fiction novel, but the focus this time may be different from the previous work. It is reported that Lin Han has arrived at the scene and the press conference is about to begin!"
"It's time to come out after much urgency, and I still hold the pipa and cover my face! Lin Han's new book "Bouquets for Algeron" was exposed, and the content is still confidential. According to the studio staff, this is a science fiction novel that can make readers cry. Are you looking forward to it?"
Just relying on a book title has caused a sensation online. Apart from Lin Han, it is probably difficult to find the next person!
Netizens who watched the live broadcast on Tencent Video also became excited one by one, and the barrage was almost crazy. The number of viewers soared from 110,000 to 850,000. You must know that Lin Han has not appeared yet!
"Damn it, it's really called this name. A netizen said before that it seemed to be called a flower dedicated to Arthas. I even made fun of him. Now I have to go to Weibo to apologize."
"Is Lin Da's transformation to write romance?"
"Who is Alginon? Will he be the heroine?"
"Support, support, support, why haven't major online bookstores seen this book on the shelves yet? I really want to place an order to buy it!"
"Who is here to buy a new signature book from Lin Da at a high price!"
"Lin Da is so disappointing. How can he write such a novel? Could it be that Jiang Lang has finished his talent?"
The Galaxy Awards Ceremony also invited several popular singers to perform at the awards ceremony. In addition, a group of science fiction experts were present, and there were also writers, celebrities, directors and the live lineup were very good, but the number of viewers on Tencent Video was completely beaten!
The number of viewers with less than 100,000 is still falling continuously. Many of the contents in the barrage are: "The name of Lin Han's new book has been announced", "What's the name?", "I want to go over and watch the press conference over there"...
Even if Lin Han is not present at the Galaxy Awards ceremony, he is still firmly occupied by his topic. I won’t talk about the number of people watching it, and the media attention is also different.
Lin Han, wearing a light blue shirt, was preparing with a microphone, but when he turned around, he found that Li Wenyuan was walking towards him, "You are not attending the award ceremony in Rongcheng, why are you running back?"
Li Wenyuan, who was exhausted, smiled, and sighed and said, "It's boring to stay there to watch a group of people in nursing homes who share pork. I'm still looking forward to your new book."
It is true that a good guy can do this, but Lin Han really doesn't know what to say. When Lin Han was criticized by those from the Galaxy Award jury, Li Wenyuan was willing to stand up and support himself clearly. This trust is very rare.
"After the press conference is over, let's have a drink together." Lin Han usually doesn't like to use wine glasses to measure friendship, but then he took the initiative to raise it up.
After Chen Jiaxuan pushed open the door of the lounge, she couldn't help but be surprised after finding Li Wenyuan, "Brother Wen, you are here."
"Big girl, are there any spaces in your guest seat? I have to find a seat to have a good rest, take a plane and then take a taxi. I thought I would be late and I was exhausted!"
Since Li Wenyuan has come, he is not ready to hide. He is like Lin Han, who has completely broken up with the traditional forces in the science fiction literature industry. He wants to help Lin Han clarify.
"Of course there are two minutes left. Let's go there now."
Lin Han took a deep breath. Fortunately, he was prepared that day, otherwise he would have suffered a loss. Li Wenyuan came here to suppress his reputation on himself and could not let him be implicated.
"I'll go there first. There are so many readers outside waiting for the sale to sign. You should take care of yourself." Li Wenyuan patted Lin Han's shoulder, and he walked to the guest seat under the guidance of the on-site staff.
Even though he bent over and moved forward, the reporters all developed a sharp-eyed look. Even the cameras on the scene pointed the lens at Li Wenyuan and uploaded it to the live broadcast signal of Tencent Video.
The reporters in the media table seemed to have found big news. The Galaxy Award Ceremony was being held there, but Li Wenyuan, as a judge and the popular winner, actually ran to Lin Han's new book press conference overnight. This is about to make big news!
The live video broadcast of online has once again sparked a wave of discussion, "Did you see it? The one was Li Wenyuan just now, why did he go back to Yanjing?"
"I mean I didn't see Mosquito Boss on the red carpet of the Galaxy Awards ceremony. He is a judge of the Galaxy Awards. He came here like Lin Han. This is not a time to act voluntarily."
"To be honest, I don't understand what's wrong. Who can tell me what happened to the Mosquito Boss and Lin Han, and what happened to the Galaxy Award?"
"Who is this Li Wenyuan? Is he very awesome? Newcomers are looking for popular science!"
"You don't know that the science fiction film that Lin Da made in your family was written by Mosquito. They are good friends and they founded "Fantasy Times" magazine together. This year's "Breaking Out of the Galaxy" sales are also very good, with more than two million copies, making a fortune in silence!"
"Oh my God, it's true that I'm a good friend. I would rather abandon the Galaxy Awards ceremony than come to support Lin Da!"
At 14:00, when Lin Han walked to the middle of the stage with a microphone, all the readers on the scene were boiling, and huge cheers and screams came outside, and those readers who could not enter also became restless.
Everyone in the book building was startled by the sound. Many onlookers who didn't know how to see the crowds, they thought it was a superstar who was holding a meeting, so they surrounded them like a fun!
"Wow, there are quite a lot of people on the scene. Everyone has to pay attention to safety, don't crowd or anything." Lin Han had known that there were a lot of people, but he didn't expect that there were too many people to this point. Even the railings on the second, third and fourth floors were filled with onlookers. As long as you can see the place you can see, you can see a pair of earnest eyes.
"Today is the launch of my new book "Bouquets for Algeron", but before the press conference officially begins, I will explain some recent news and reports on the Internet. I did withdraw from the jury of the Galaxy Awards and will not attend any Galaxy Awards ceremony in the future. In fact, this morning I sent the trophy I received last year back to the organizing committee."
On the stage, Lin Han, who looked relaxed, threw down a nuclear bomb casually. Not only did he reject the Galaxy Award, but he also returned the trophy. The contradiction between this is more than a little bit!
The reporters couldn't stop taking photos, and the buzzing discussions from the audience resounded throughout the audience. Even netizens in the online live broadcast room were surprised to be speechless. This action was really quick and it was not dragged on at all!
As for the backstage of the Galaxy Awards ceremony, Gao Fei and others were also watching Lin Han’s live broadcast on the computer. After hearing his words, they started to squirt, "He thought he was, and he actually sent the trophy back. Let alone the awards in the future, don’t even want nominations!"
No writer has ever done such a thing to an award ceremony, not to mention that the Galaxy Award is the most authoritative award in Chinese science fiction, but Lin Han treated it like this!
After throwing a nuclear bomb, Lin Han didn't give everyone much time to think about it, "But the reason is not what was uploaded online, and the result is the opposite. I have a recording of the phone number here. After listening to it, everyone knows what's going on. On one side is me, and on the other side is Mr. Tao Hu, the editor-in-chief of the Science Fiction World."
Before the recording was played, Tao Hu, who was in the backstage of the Galaxy Awards ceremony, turned pale after a moment, and he became in a state of dismay, "It's over, it's really over..."
Lin Han won’t really take his fate into the hands of others. He used recording when he received a call from Tao Hu. He was just a precaution, but he didn’t expect it to be useful!
The reporters suddenly realized that no wonder Lin Han wanted to hold a press conference at the same time as the Galaxy Awards. It turned out that he had such a pair of big and small kings in his hand, which was a veritable bomb!
The staff played out the audio recorded by Lin Han’s mobile phone. Not only did Tao Hu apologize and keep him, but he also gave the conditions, as well as the disguised acknowledgement that it was Gao Fei and the decision made by the organizing committee.
The audio for more than two minutes ended soon, and the scene was silent. No one would believe this in advance. It turned out that the jury was really a place where dirt was hidden. Not only did it exclude Lin Han, but it also threw the blame on him!
Chapter completed!