meow if you are happy

Chapter 61 Provocation
That being said, I don't know when Chi Yan started to treat Xiao Xiu like a cat.

After eating breakfast as usual, Chi Yan and Xiao Xiu went to Pond Bookstore one after another.Today's Pond Bookstore is much more lively than in previous days.

——The famous mystery writer Zhang Yishen appeared for the first time to sign books after being involved in the "Gunman Troubles".

Just this name has attracted so many people, including book fans, journalists, and of course a few angry ex-readers who have lost their fans.

For Zhang Yi, there is no need to care at all.Because, after the "shooter crisis", he became even more popular, and online readers and "anti-fans" were torn apart.As a result, for a period of time, the name Zhang Yi frequently appeared on the homepage of Weibo. At one time, he was ridiculed, "Did I buy a year-round hot search package?"
"What's the point of spewing blood when you can't produce evidence?" After all, some idiot fans still spoke for him, and there was a lot of agreement among them.

"Are you lying? Look at the screenshots." There are also some people who have lost their followers and took screenshots of the inconsistent words in his previous interviews to show the public.

"Yes, there are inconsistencies. If you have the ability to stand up and prove that those manuscripts were written by yourself."

There are also some who pretend to be reasonable: "I suggest that Zhang Yi be locked up in a dark room and see if he can write it out on the spot?"

"As a fan, I am the first to agree. If he is locked up for two or three months, we will have a new story to watch."

Fishing in troubled waters, scolding each other... Zhang Yi's recognition suddenly surpassed that of some traffic stars.Published books, which are well versed in the principle of "when there is a topic, there will be popularity", took the opportunity to propose a book signing.

Of course Zhang Yi agreed, but he had a condition.

——The first concert after the "Gunman Incident" must be held at Pond Bookstore.

When the editor of the publishing house came to Chi Yan to talk about this matter, Chi Yan was naturally reluctant.

"Sir, please, have mercy on me." In order to get Chi Yan to agree to this matter, the editor of the publishing house stayed at Pond Bookstore for several days. "Do you know how much the first printing of the new book is? 30 Books, if...if we don't take this opportunity to forcefully sell a wave of books, we will have to pay hundreds of thousands in compensation."

"As you know, the book market is in a slump now. How can a small publishing company like ours withstand such a struggle?" The editor of the publishing house almost knelt down to Chi Yan, "Looking at the friendship we have known each other for so many years, just Please help me this time, just once, okay?"

"Besides, you can make some money by signing books at Pond Bookstore and the books will be published by you."

……

Unable to withstand the editor's tough words, Chi Yan had no choice but to nod.

——The person he couldn’t understand was Zhang Yi, not the editor of the publishing house.

What's more, for Chi Yan, the editor of the published book was a "kindness" to him. When he was writing the novel for Zhang Yi as a gunman, the editor always affirmed his talent, even in some storylines. In all discussions, I completely respected his opinions, and because of this kind of thing, I negotiated with Zhang Yi in various ways.

Chi Yan is not a person who appreciates kindness without repaying it.

There were more people coming to the book signing than before, and the publishing house completely followed Zhang Yi's wishes and made it grand.We even secured sponsorship from the city's most famous beer house and sent boxes of fruit drinks here.

The publishing house paid special attention to this book signing, so it sent a lot of people over. Chi Yan, the bookstore owner, was like an outsider, just sitting at a distance and watching Zhang Yi talking eloquently in his seat.

"Zhang Yida, do you have any plans to write new articles?"

"Zhang Yida, don't pay attention to those rumors on the Internet, we will always support you!"

Readers shouted at the top of their lungs in order to win the favor of their favorite authors.

Zhang Yi looked towards Chi Yan, with a smile like a winner hanging on the corner of his mouth: "To be honest, the turmoil in the past few days really affected me, so much so that it has been difficult for me to calm down and write new articles recently. . Even my editor and my family don’t want me to mention that incident on this occasion.” He paused and said in an almost choked voice, “But I feel that once something happens, we can’t escape it. I have written nearly ten books since my debut, and I have written almost six books in the "Third Person" series alone. I really want to thank you all for being here today. I don't know where those rumors came from, or whether they were because of offending Who, but I dare to say to you, I have no regrets..."

"Zhang Yida, please ignore the words of those anti-fans, we will always support you!"

"Yes, we will always support you!"

……

Zhang Yi seemed to be very satisfied with the scene in front of him. He lowered his head and wiped his tears. The editor beside him coughed and signaled him not to overdo it.

"To express my gratitude to everyone, I specially prepared a little gift for the readers who came today." Zhang Yi looked in the direction of Chi Yan again, "Mr. Chi, please bring the signed poster in front of you."

For a moment, everyone looked towards Chi Yan.

I vaguely heard someone talking below.

"I heard that Zhang Yidada specifically chose this remote and small bookstore to do autograph signings because he knows the owner of the bookstore."

"Wow, is it to make the bookstore popular? Zhang Yi is so great!"

Of course, some people expressed different views.

"This bookstore seems to be the same bookstore where the internet celebrity Cat used to be. It seems to have been popular for a while..."

The editor of the publishing house couldn't stand it anymore and wanted to come over to help: "I'll do it, I'll do it."

"Hey, you are here to help me turn over the books. If you leave, who will turn over the books?" Before the editor could leave, he was stopped by Zhang Yi.

The editor glanced at Chi Yan with some embarrassment, and finally took back his steps.

Chi Yan glanced at Zhang Yi, stood up, and walked towards him holding the signed poster in front of him.

"Huh! Bad guy!" Xiao Xiu was very angry when he saw the scene in front of him. He couldn't help but rushed over angrily, snatched the poster from Chi Yan's arms, and threw it hard on the table in front of Zhang Yi, " for you."

Xiao Xiu just couldn't understand why Zhang Yi could accept fans' support with peace of mind?And he still has the nerve to call Chi Yan?
The more she thought about it, the angrier she became, and the eyes she looked at Zhang Yi were full of hostility.

Zhang Yi naturally felt Xiaoxiu's hostility, but he was not angry at all.He looked at Xiao Xiu with a smile: "Thank you, the clerk, help me divide the posters. Look, my editor is too busy. By the way, the store's sales will soar today. I must let the boss know later. I’ll give you more bonuses.”

What he said was clearly to remind Xiaoxiu that if she didn't behave well in front of readers, she would ruin the signboard of Pond Bookstore.

Xiao Xiu glared at him fiercely. Just as he was about to reach out for the poster, Chi Yan suddenly walked over and grabbed his arm.

(End of this chapter)