Yu Hua's doubts were also Mo Yan's doubts.
They really couldn't imagine that at tomorrow morning's book signing, some people would come and queue up the night before just to grab the first signed book.
Although they couldn't understand Chinese, the two young people could hear the doubts in their voices. One of the young people said with a smile: "At YU's autograph sessions, there will always be a special autograph at the first one. Wait one night,
There is nothing unworthy.”
As soon as the young man finished speaking, Yu Hua asked, "What did he say?"
"He said that the first person at Yu Dong's autograph session always gets the special lottery, so it's worth waiting all night. It's obvious that the special lottery is very attractive to them." Bi Feiyu helped translate.
Yu Dong smiled and asked the young man: "The first one has a special lottery, but there are two of you."
The young man in front of me lowered his head and said, "It doesn't matter, maybe the second one can also get a special lottery."
Mo Yan asked: "Why do they keep their heads down when they talk?"
"It seems that there are a lot of people playing hip-hop." Bi Feiyu also had a vague idea.
Yu Dong looked at the two young people. They were wearing hip-hop clothes, but they didn't look at each other when talking. It was probably not because of hip-hop, but because of a bit of social fear.
"How about you sign it for them?" Bi Feiyu said.
Yu Dong shook his head, "Forget it."
"Why?" Bi Feiyu asked in surprise, "Are you just going to make them wait all night?"
"If they don't wait, there will always be someone else waiting."
Yu Dong is right. Someone passed by just now, looked here, and then left directly. They probably wanted to queue up in advance, but seeing so many people here, there was no way to be the first in line.
So left.
If Yu Dong signs autographs for these two young people now, and then they leave, then the newcomers will definitely come over and wait when they see no one waiting in line. There will always be someone grabbing the first position, and Yu Dong can't help even if he wants to.
Come.
Bi Feiyu nodded thoughtfully: "That's true."
Yu Dong smiled: "Let's go forward. It's more lively in the front. They won't feel at ease staying here."
The others nodded and continued walking forward with Yu Dong.
After Yu Dong and the others left, the two young men let out a long sigh.
The heads that had not been raised before were finally raised completely. They looked at the retreating figures of Yu Dong and the others. One of them said: "Alan, you really shouldn't have told them about the special lottery just now. If they were moved,
What should we do if they want to compete with us for first place? There are so many of them, we can’t compete with them."
Allen smiled and said: "No, they seem to be tourists, and they won't wait all night for signed books like us."
"Okay, but I was really worried just now. By the way, do you think they are Chinese?"
"I don't know. Judging from their hair, they might be Chinese, but the pronunciation of the two people who just talked to me was OK, so I couldn't tell where they were from.
"Okay, now that they're gone, we can sit down for a while."
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The next morning, Michigan Avenue was already very busy at eight o'clock.
There was a long queue in front of the Amazon bookstore that had not yet opened, stretching all the way to the bottom of the old water tower.
The people in line seemed to be in a bad state of mind. Some got up very early in the morning and were not fully awake and were still dazed. Others had been queuing all night and were already exhausted and were hanging on with all their strength.
The door to the Amazon bookstore opens on time at eight o'clock.
As the door of the bookstore opened, there was a burst of noise at the front of the queue, and then the noise spread along the queue, and finally reached the end of the queue.
"The bookstore is open."
Hardison, who was in the middle of the queue, heard someone shout. His dazed eyes suddenly opened and he looked at Jessica, who was also dazed next to him: "The bookstore door is open."
Jessica rubbed her eyes and looked towards the door of the Amazon bookstore, but it was too far apart and blocked many people. She couldn't see clearly whether the door was open or not. What she could see clearly was the picture on the front of the bookstore.
The huge blue poster, illuminated by the bright morning sun, was wrinkled by the light waves and smoothed by the breeze, and actually looked like a surface of sea water, sparkling.
But several sounds of "The bookstore door is open" came from the side, and everyone was excited and shouting, as if they would see YU and get his signed books in the next second.
Jessica looked away from the poster and sighed slightly. The long queue told her that even if the signing started now, she would have to wait in line for a long time to see YU.
She and Hardison got up at around six o'clock, washed up, and hurried on their way. They arrived at the door of the bookstore at early seven o'clock, but there was already a long queue at the door.
Although it has been a long time since she has been involved in YU, this is the first time Jessica has felt so strongly how popular YU is in the United States.
People seemed to be crazy, staying up early in the morning just to get signed books from YU.
Seeing the situation in front of her, Jessica was very upset. It was clear that YU had been staying at her house for a long time.
This time she came here not only for herself, but also to complete her grandmother's mission.
Previously, Hardison customized several commemorative cards on the Amazon website and gave one to her grandmother. Her grandmother liked it very much. She took it out and read it every day during this period and couldn't put it down.
This time her grandma also gave her a task. She must get a signed book from YU, and it is best if it is a specially signed book.
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Yu Dong did not take the side door this time, but parked the vehicle on the roadside in front of the Amazon Bookstore, and then got out of the car.
When the car came over, it had already attracted some people's attention.
At this time, any vehicle parked in front of the bookstore is suspicious, and YU might come out of it.
Before this, people had stared at many cars, but every time they waited, they were disappointed.
But this time, when Yu Dong walked out of the car, he was immediately recognized.
"YU!"
A loud shout rang out, frightening the two security personnel following Yu Dong so much that they quickly moved closer to Yu Dong.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Yu Dong followed the voice and looked over. It was an old white man in his fifties or sixties, waving to him crazily.
Seeing Yu Dong looking over, the old man lifted up his outer shirt to reveal the shirt underneath, with a few Chinese characters crookedly written on it: Old books, my eternal love.
The old man has a stout figure and a big belly, so he can write these big words on his clothes without looking crowded.
Seeing these Chinese characters, Yu Dong couldn't help but smile and gave the old man a thumbs up.
This thumb gave the old man great encouragement. He pointed at his stomach and waved his fist: "Yu, I love you, I love you."
Several young people lined up next to the old man also joined in the fun, shouting: "Love you, love you!"
Cheng Yanqiu, who was following Yu Dong, staggered when she heard a group of rough guys shouting "I love you" to Dong. Fortunately, Fu Jing next to her held her back, otherwise she would have really fallen.
Yu Dong also felt uncomfortable. In this summer, he got goosebumps all over his body as he kept saying "I love you".
In addition to the readers waiting in the long queue, reporters from many media outlets had already arrived at the scene. As soon as Yu Dong got off the car, they raised their cameras and took pictures.
Under the watch of reporters and readers, Yu Dong entered the Amazon bookstore.
Five minutes later, the autograph session officially began.
Carl and Allen, who were at the front of the queue, had stayed up all night, but when they heard that the book signing was about to begin, they rushed to the second floor in one breath, first bought Yu Dong's books, and then went to the staff's office
After making arrangements, he came to Yu Dong.
Yu Dong looked at the two panting people and asked with a smile: "Have you two had breakfast?"
Carl and Allen were stunned for a moment. They thought that YU might talk to them in front of them, but they never thought that the first thing YU said to them was "have you had breakfast?"
Seeing the two of them being dull, Yu Dong waved to them: "Bring the book."
Karl and Allen nodded and were about to hand over the book, but Karl suddenly thought of something and retracted his hand.
Allen also saw Karl's movements, and remembered the first thing that allowed him to get the special lottery, and wanted to move back, but his book had already been pulled over by Yu Dong.
Opening the title page, Yu Dong smiled and said to Allen, "The first one to sign will get a bonus. Do you have a Chinese name?"
"Yes, yes." Allen quickly took out a note from his pocket and handed it to Yu Dong.
Yu Dong took the note and looked at it. There were two printed words on it: Ai Xiuyuan.
Yu Dong was quite surprised to see such a serious name given by a foreigner, "Did you choose it yourself?"
"This is what our teacher named me." At this point, Allen pointed to Karl again, "We are a Chinese teacher, and the teacher also named him."
Yu Dong nodded and looked at Karl, "Where's your name?"
Karl also took out a note.
Yu Dong took the note, which was also printed and read: Yu Xiuwen.
Surname Yu?
Yu Dong looked at Karl, wondering whether his last name was a coincidence or intentional.
Without asking any more questions, Yu Dong lowered his head and wrote on Allen's book: The road is long and long, and I will search up and down - a gift to Ai Xiuyuan.
Then he wrote in Karl's book: When the Haiyan River is clear, it is the time for Xiu Wen and Yan Wu - a gift to Xiu Wen.
The two Chinese characters Yu Dong are signed at the back.
Then he took two more books from his left hand and handed them to Carl and Allen: "These two are the first Chinese editions of "Old Books". They are signed by me and several other authors. They are given to you."
Carl and Allen never thought that there would be an unexpected surprise, and quickly took the book from Du Dong's hand.
Allen couldn't wait to open the book in his hand and saw five or six names signed on the title page. Except for "Yu Dong", which looked familiar to him, he couldn't understand the rest.
"I hope you can maintain your enthusiasm for reading. See you next time." Yu Dong said with a smile.
Hearing Yu Dong's words, Allen and Karl also knew that they could not stay any longer. They nodded with Yu Dong and then walked downstairs under the guidance of the staff.
Readers waiting in line at the back were surprised to see that they had two special books in their hands. Some even asked, "Man, what's going on with these books?"
Karl smiled and showed off: "The Chinese version of "Old Book" contains the signatures of several Chinese writers, including YU. It was an extra gift from YU."
Hearing Carl's show off, the people behind him couldn't help but pat their thighs. If they had known that being at the front would have such good benefits, they would have come and queued up long ago.
After the two of them left, the autograph session continued.
Yu Dong's handwriting speed is very fast, but the team's marching speed is not fast, because Yu Dong gives special signatures very frequently this time. He will give a special signature every twenty or so, and there are quite a lot of special signatures.
, are all ancient poems.
"Since ancient times, no one has died, and his loyalty will be remembered by history."
"There will be times when strong winds break through the waves, and you can hang your sails directly across the sea."
"I am born with talents that will be useful, and I will come back to you after all the money I have spent."
"When hundreds of rivers reach the sea from the east, how will they return to the west again?"
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Yu Dong didn't bother to look for it. He just wrote whatever came to mind. They were all relatively classic poems. If readers were curious after seeing them, they could go back and study them easily.
After signing for about forty minutes, Yu Dong looked up and saw Jessica and Hardison standing in front of him.
Seeing them, Yu Dong laughed: "You came this far?"
Seeing that Yu Dong still remembered her, Jessica smiled and said: "It's not very far."
Hardison also laughed: "YU, do you still remember me?"
"Of course." Yu Dong smiled and nodded, and while taking the opportunity to stretch his sore wrist, he said to Hardison: "I have a deep impression on you. I remember that you didn't treat Jessica before..."
As soon as Yu Dong was halfway through speaking, Hardison wanted to run over and cover his mouth: "No, no, I was joking with you before."
"Really?" Yu Dong smiled. He didn't want to offend Hardison.
"Did Cheng come with you?" Jessica asked.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Yu Dong nodded: "Here she is, she should be reading on the third floor now. You can go up to find her in a while. I will let you go up. As for your signatures,
Wait until I finish before I sign it for you, I just have something to ask you about."
"Looking for us?" Hardison said in surprise.
"Well, I'm looking for you." Yu Dong turned to the staff and said, "They are my friends. Take them to the third floor immediately to meet my wife."
After giving the instructions, Yu Dong said to the two of them: "You go ahead. I will come find you during the lunch break."
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Yu Dong broke his promise because he didn't go to Jessica and the others during his lunch break, because there were so many people attending the autograph signing today that he had no time to rest at all.
He hurried and hurried slowly, but the queue outside was getting longer and longer. If he ran to rest again, he might not be able to take care of the queue.
If it’s a normal signing, it doesn’t matter if it’s slower, but today is the day when Amazon’s first offline bookstore opens. Yu Dong also wants to make the signing data better, so he doesn’t take a break at noon or evening, and just simply eats
Just keep on fighting.
It wasn't until nine o'clock in the evening that Yu Dong asked the staff to put a "Stop Queuing" sign at the end of the queue.
After that, it took another hour and a half to sign the last group of teams.
When the last reader left with satisfaction, Yu Dong threw the pen in his hand on the table and slumped down on the chair.
This was the most tiring autograph session he had ever had in his career. It was high-intensity and long. For more than fourteen hours, he kept spinning like a top.
Several media reporters who stayed at the end took pictures of Yu Dong who was slumped in a chair, and then tried to run over to interview Yu Dong, but were stopped by the staff.
"YU is very tired today and it is not convenient for you to be interviewed."
Chapter completed!