Yu Dong sat idle on the chair for a while, and Cheng Yanqiu brought Jessica and Hardison down from the third floor.
Seeing Yu Dong's tired look, Cheng Yanqiu sighed: "I told you to get more rest, but you just didn't listen."
"Actually, it's not bad. It's much better than when I wrote "The Last City" before." Yu Dong smiled, then looked at Jessica and the others, "You haven't left yet."
Hardison smiled and said: "We have been waiting for you, YU."
Yu Dong sat up and stretched his arms, "I'm sorry, I said I would meet you at noon, but I broke my promise. I'm here to sign autographs for you now."
Cheng Yanqiu smiled and said: "Don't sign it now. I made an appointment with Jessica to play together tomorrow. Just sign it and give it to them tomorrow. By the way, Jessica said that her grandma likes you very much. You have to give her grandma more."
Sign a little."
"no problem."
Grandma Jessica liked to read his books. He knew that he had seen "Old Books" at Jessica's house before.
Yu Dong looked around and didn't see the store manager, so he asked again: "Where is Erwin?"
"He's going to compile the sales data for today. It should be up soon."
"Let's go down." Yu Dong nodded and was about to stand up, but found that his legs were a little numb and he didn't stand up for a while.
"My feet are numb? You deserve it."
Cheng Yanqiu rolled his eyes at Yu Dong, then knelt down and slowly rubbed Yu Dong's legs, "Even if you don't rest, you should get up and walk more. Among you, you are the worst in health right now. Yu Hua usually exercises better than
You are more. Although Wang Xiaobo is not in good health, he has taken good care of himself recently and his complexion is much better. Seeing..."
What she said was a bit exaggerated. Although Yu Dong is not very strong, he is still very healthy, but he looks a bit thin. It is difficult to compare with others, but at least he definitely looks better than Wang Xiaobo.
If he looks worse than Wang Xiaobo, is he still a human being?
But Yu Dong knew that she was concerned about him. He looked at her lowering her head to rub his legs and laughed in a low voice: "I won't do it again."
"No way...it would be strange to believe you."
Although Hardison and the others did not understand Chinese, when they saw the two of them acting like this, they knew they were flirting. Their two little faces were a little red, and they glanced at each other. After their eyes collided, they quickly turned their heads and looked at each other.
The place.
Cheng Yanqiu rubbed it for a while, and Yu Dong's leg felt much better, and he stood up with his hands on the table.
The four of them went downstairs. The store manager Erwin was verifying today's signing data with several store clerks. Seeing Yu Dong coming down, Erwin walked over excitedly and said, "YU, the data has basically been confirmed. Today you
A total of about 16,200 copies were signed."
"Sixteen thousand?" Yu Dong looked surprised, "How many were signed today?"
He had been immersed in signing his name, but he hadn't really thought about doing the math.
Erwin smiled and said: "In fact, if too many special lottery tickets were not given, this number could be raised. Some people left in the middle because they couldn't wait any longer, and some people came late and were not included in the queue.
Team."
Yu Dong calculated in his mind that he signed for fourteen hours plus forty minutes today, averaging over a thousand and dozens of books per hour, and an average of three books per three seconds.
Speaking of which, this speed is indeed not particularly fast. If he had written more sloppily, made more preparations in the bookstore, did not sign anything special, and took less time to eat, he would definitely be able to sign a book in more than two seconds.
Increase this figure by another 50% to reach 20,000 or several thousand copies.
"Now that the results have come out, we will go back first."
Erwin smiled and nodded: "Okay, I'll have someone take it to you."
Yu Dong waved his hand: "No, it's such a close distance, let's walk back. You guys have worked hard today. After the data is collected, go back and rest as soon as possible."
"Well, we are going to go back soon. In the next few days, we will have one battle after another."
Erwin had also been tired for a day. As a store manager, he naturally came to the bookstore earlier than Yu Dong. He first checked it from top to bottom, and then held a mobilization meeting for the clerks before opening the door of the bookstore.
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When Yu Dong was signing, he was also busy, for fear that something might go wrong.
However, to be selected as the store manager of Amazon's first physical bookstore, Erwin's personal ability has no problem at all. He is proficient in English, French, and Spanish, and is currently learning Chinese.
For Erwin, today is a tiring day, a fulfilling day, and a day full of hope.
Sixteen thousand books, this is a good start for YU to open their bookstore.
This is already a book signing record, and I'm afraid no one will be able to break it for a while, and their bookstore will be tightly bound to this record.
If nothing unexpected happens, news of the sales record will appear on Amazon’s official website tomorrow, followed by reports from major media and news.
This is not over yet. After the YU autograph session, there will be several autograph sessions for Yu Hua, Mo Yan and others.
Next, the Amazon bookstore will continue to be busy for several days.
So although he was very tired, Erwin was very motivated at the moment.
Yu Dong could feel Erwin's enthusiasm and nodded with a smile: "I've worked hard these days. If I need anything, I can always tell your leader. You are Amazon's first physical bookstore, but it will definitely not be the first one."
The last one, more and more Amazon bookstores will appear in various cities in the future, and your first store will definitely become their target. More and more authors are signing contracts with Deep Space. If the effect is good, I hope
From now on, every author or singer under Deep Space will be able to come to this store for a book signing."
Drawing this big cake made Erwin's blood boil.
"YU, don't worry, I will try my best to run this bookstore well and I won't let you down."
Although Deep Space has not announced that YU is the boss of Deep Space America, people in the industry basically know a little bit about it, and Erwin has also heard some news, so he is eating up the pie that YU painted for him.
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This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Seeing Erwin getting blood, Yu Dong turned around and waved to other employees, then led Cheng Yanqiu and the others out of the bookstore.
Just after leaving the bookstore, a gust of cool breeze blew in, making Yu Dong feel much lighter.
Chicago in August is much cooler than Jinling, and the heat during the day is only in the 20s.
After enjoying the breeze for a while, Yu Dong turned to look at Cheng Yanqiu: "Have you told them about "Heartbeat"?"
"I didn't say anything." Cheng Yanqiu shook his head, and then asked, "Do you want to tell them?"
Yu Dong thought for a while, shook his head and said, "I'd better not say anything anymore. I want to talk to her about signing the contract today. Didn't you say before that her piano skills are very high?"
"It is indeed quite high, and she has won some awards. She can take this path and make a living in the future. In fact, Audiofon Records has contacted her and wants to release a record for her, but he has not agreed."
"so smart."
Yu Dong couldn't help but was speechless. Although he didn't know what kind of company Audiofon was, to be called by Cheng Yanqiu's name, it must not be some pheasant company. Since they are willing to produce records for Jessica, it can completely prove Jessica's strength.
Jessica and Hardison couldn't hear Chinese. They saw Yu Dong and Cheng Yanqiu muttering, and they could only look confused next to them.
Yu Dong said a few more words to Cheng Yanqiu, and then asked Jessica: "I heard that a record company asked you to record a record before, but you didn't agree. Why?"
Jessica thought for a while and said, "I think my current level is not high enough. If I record a record, I won't be satisfied enough."
"Are you a perfectionist?"
"That's not true."
"Actually, it is." Hardison whispered softly.
After hearing Hardison's words, Yu Dong probably understood that Jessica, this girl, must be a bit perfectionist.
Perfectionism can be a good thing, or it can be a bad thing.
The good thing is that she won't produce low-quality works, at least she won't produce works that she can't stand. The bad thing is that she probably won't produce works.
The level of piano playing sometimes differs from person to person, and there is no accurate scoring standard. It can always be better.
Since it can be better, it proves that the current one may not be good enough. Since the current one is not good enough, it is better to wait until it gets better in the future before publishing it, but this kind of thing will never end.
Jessica's family is not short of money, so she will not publish works for the sake of livelihood, so it is easier for her to fall into such a dead end.
Yu Dong smiled and said, "I think you can try to record a record. In this way, you can also have a mark on the road to pursuing perfection. The articles I wrote when I was a teenager are still placed in the memory of my father.
The table is covered with a piece of transparent glass. Once a guest comes, he will show off to others that this is an article his son wrote when he was a teenager. Now looking back at the article written when he was a teenager, it seems a bit artificial, which makes
It makes people blush, but this is me as a teenager, which is indelible and unforgettable."
"Of course, in addition to being pretentious, I can also find some advantages from the past me. I am simple, free from distracting thoughts, and my thoughts are unconstrained. These advantages are what I lack now. You think now, you will definitely have more in the future.
Exquisite skills, but neglected one thing: you may not be as innocent as you are now in the future."
Jessica was stunned by these words. She didn't expect that YU would ask her about recording records at first, and later she didn't expect that YU would persuade her to record records.
But this statement does sound reasonable.
The reason why she didn't agree to record the record before was because she always felt that she could play better later, but now what YU said makes her feel that it makes sense. Maybe she will become better in many places in the future, but she will also lose
something.
Seeing Jessica's hesitation, Cheng Yanqiu continued: "Growing up is not like playing a game, where you level up when you have enough experience. It is a complicated process. In this process, we have to reach out and get something.
, we must also learn to hold on to certain things. However, when we reach out to get something, we will definitely lose something. This cannot be changed. What we can grasp is that we can record ourselves at different stages.
Recording a record is not the same as recording with tape at home. Professional equipment can perfectly..."
Cheng Yanqiu talked a lot, expanded on what Yu Dong said, and then talked about some technical things.
The couple used this combination to make Jessica feel dizzy, and finally said, "How about I try to find Audiofon record company?"
Yu Dong smiled and said: "Why do you still need to find them? We at Deep Space are also making music. It is very simple to help you release a full-length album."
"Is it?"
"Yes." Cheng Yanqiu smiled, "I am also the consultant of Deep Space Music in China. If Jessica, you want to record a record, I can also help you."
Jessica nodded blankly: "Then let me try."
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The hotel where Jessica and the others stayed was also on Michigan Avenue North, only more than 200 meters away from the hotel where Yu Dong and the others stayed.
When they arrived at the entrance of Yu Dong's hotel, the four of them separated.
On the way back to the room, Yu Dong kept rubbing his neck, "I'm going to have a good sleep tonight and recover. I won't go to Yu Hua's autograph session tomorrow morning..."
Just as he was saying this, Yu Dong passed by Wang Xiaobo's room and heard a sound coming from inside. He looked at the crack in the door and saw that the light inside was on.
Yu Dong frowned and said, "It sounds quite lively inside. Is there Yu Hua's voice?"
Cheng Yanqiu also listened carefully, and then nodded: "It seems to be Yu Hua's voice, and Teacher Bi."
Yu Dong looked at his watch and saw that it was already past eleven o'clock. He couldn't help but murmured, "Don't these guys remember that there will be a book signing tomorrow? Are you still playing so late?"
"Perhaps it's because you have a book signing tomorrow, so you're so excited that you can't sleep at night?"
"Too excited that you can't sleep?" Yu Dong tilted his head and listened carefully again, and then said angrily: "You're so excited, these people are obviously beating eggs. Luoluo, you go back to the room first, and I'll talk to them.
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Before Cheng Yanqiu could reply, Yu Dong slapped the door: "Open the door, open the door!"
When Cheng Yanqiu saw this, he smiled and returned to his room.
Here Mo Yan came running to open the door wearing a pair of big pants and a vest, holding a handful of cards in his hand, "Executive officer, are you signing the book?"
"Well, it's just over." Yu Dong nodded and looked inside. Sure enough, the four of them, Yu Hua, Bi Feiyu, Mo Yan, and Wang Xiaobo, had gathered together for a table of cards.
"Yu Hua, Bi Feiyu, have you forgotten that there will be a book signing tomorrow?"
The autograph session for the four of them will be divided into two days, with each group occupying one day. Tomorrow will be for Yu Hua and Bi Feiyu.
"Remember? Isn't it still early?" Yu Hua said.
"It's ten past eleven, still early."
"Yes, member, it's not too late. Doesn't it start at half past eight tomorrow?" Mo Yan said.
Seeing the old-fashioned looks of these people, he curled his lips and said: "Okay, you two continue to play cards, and you will be rewarded tomorrow."
Yu Hua was stunned: "What do you mean?"
"What do you mean? You'll know tomorrow."
After saying that, Yu Dong snorted and turned back to his room.
After returning to the house, Yu Dong quickly washed up, set an alarm clock for six o'clock, then lay down on the bed and fell asleep.
At six o'clock the next morning, Yu Dong got up and knocked on the doors of Yu Hua and Bi Feiyu's house.
Yu Hua and Bi Feiyu woke up in a daze, and were urged by Yu Dong to wash their faces and brush their teeth, and then were sent to the Amazon bookstore by Yu Dong.
It was only half past seven in the morning when we arrived at the place.
Although the autograph session between Yu Hua and Bi Feiyu was not as lively as Yu Dong's, there were already dozens of people queuing up at 7:30.
Yu Dong went to knock on the door of the bookstore again and asked Yu Hua and others to start signing in advance.
Yu Hua and Bi Feiyu began to sign autographs to the readers in a daze, but they didn't care because they knew there wouldn't be many readers here today. If they started early, they would end early.
But what they didn't expect was that after eight o'clock, more and more people lined up at the door, slowly increasing from dozens to one or two hundred people.
Yu Dong kept running to urge them: "Hurry, hurry, hurry, there will be no queue at the door of the bookstore soon, we have to go to the old water tower."
Urged by Yu Dong, the two of them did not dare to speak and could only sign autographs to the readers desperately.
In this way, a morning passed. Yu Hua and Bi Feiyu were so tired that they were dizzy. At their strong request, Yu Dong gave them a break.
When they arrived at the rest area upstairs, Yu Hua rubbed his temples with one hand and slapped the table with the other, "Squeeze, naked squeeze!"
Bi Feiyu also shouted: "Exploitation, exploitation that is indignant to both humans and gods!"
"How about you leave now and I won't squeeze you anymore." Yu Dong smiled and looked downstairs: "Those readers have only been waiting in line all morning anyway, let them go back wherever they came from."
Hearing this, Bi Feiyu pursed his lips, "You know how to use readers to pressure us, but I don't understand why there are so many readers? It's unreasonable. In the past, we could usually sign books
One or two thousand copies, or three or four thousand copies, which is better. But this morning, in less than five hours, I think two thousand copies have been signed."
Yu Dong smiled and said: "I told you, the publicity this time is strong. The most important thing is the discount at Amazon Bookstore. You will definitely sign more than three or four thousand copies today."
"so much."
Yu Dong said with a smile but not a smile: "There are so many readers who came to participate in the signing, but you are not happy. This is only a few. Yesterday I signed more than 16,000 copies, and I didn't do this to you. I backed down as soon as the horn sounded.
Already."
Bi Feiyu waved his hand, "It's not like we are giving up. Your name only has two characters and fewer strokes. It is much less difficult than our signature. To be honest, I just hated myself for not being named Ding."
"How do you say this?" Yu Hua asked.
"If my surname is Ding and my name is Ding Yi, the efficiency of my signature will increase by at least 300%."
Yu Hua gave a thumbs up: "Gao, it's really high, but you used Ding Yi, so my surname can only be Bu, Bu Yi. Hey, how about we give a pen name in the future, your name is Ding Yi,
My name is Bu Yi, how about it?"
"Okay, that's a good idea."
"But such a good pen name, I wonder if it has been used by others."
"Ding Yi seems to have someone called this, but Bu Yi doesn't know."
"Hey, if others use it, we can use it too."
"Who says otherwise? It's not a crime to have the same name, and it's even less criminal to have the same pen name."
Chapter completed!