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"Thank you for your support! Thank you~"

"Next!"

Signing is actually quite a mechanical and tedious thing. One reader after another comes and goes like an assembly line, and the whole process repeats.

Li Chungang not only had sore hands, but also the muscles on his face became a little stiff because he kept smiling for a long time.

Those readers who got the book left happily, but there were more people who came from a long distance to hear the news, and when someone left, someone came in. It seemed that the total number of readers waiting for signing in the bookstore was basically the same between entering and exiting. There is no reduction!

It's not necessarily a good thing that the book sells too well, maybe it's all spent here today.

Grace from Random House took a cup of coffee that was covered with white paper and placed it by Li Chungang's hand, and said in a low voice, "Li, it's 5:30 now, we'll send a notice so that readers who come later will not There is a line, just sign the people who are currently in line."

A coffee brand that starts with an asterisk didn't pay them half a dime for the advertising fee of Random House, so why should they give the other party all the credit!

Li Chungang took a sip of coffee. He didn't like coffee, but he didn't like it, but the coffee was bitter enough to be refreshing. After he finished, he thanked him and said, "Thank you, this helped me a lot."

"This is my job. I hope you can come to Milliken for more signings, so that my bonus may increase a lot." Grace said humorously.

The person in charge of the nearby B&N bookstore also came here during the signing period. He looked in his forties, short and chubby, with a high beer belly, like a pregnant woman who was five months pregnant.

"Amazing! Unbelievable, our bookstore's sales have broken records today, and it's all thanks to you."

After listening to the words of the person in charge Colbert, Li Chungang complained in his heart while signing his signature: If there is no mistake in his memory, he seems to have signed less than 1,000 copies, which is already the highest sales record of the bookstore? This record is too easy to break!

It can only be said that there are many people living in the city of Los Angeles, but there are also many bookstores. In addition, some supermarkets also sell books part-time. This has also led to the number of consumers that a single bookstore can profit from. It's limited, which is why the so-called "bookstore top sales record" seems so...

child's play!

As far as the number of sales is concerned, it is really nothing in China.

Just in time to send off another reader fan, he turned his head and replied: "Congratulations, I'm very happy to share this record-breaking honor with you."

Apparently, Li Chungang had some misunderstanding. The sales volume among the people in charge is related to the sales volume he thinks, but they are not the same thing. The main reason is that "The Lord of the Rings" is a bestseller, or a series of three-in-one books. The price is really not low at all. The average price of 60 US dollars is not a small sum. More than 1,000 books are more than 60,000 US dollars. Not to mention that some readers come to the bookstore to buy more than one book.

All kinds of accumulation, only to break the record.

"Thank you so much for having the only book signing in North America at our bookstore, it's the thing that excites us the most. You can't imagine how much these readers love your Lord of the Rings, which has been The best-selling piece, people even give it to each other as a gift.”

There are always regrets. After Li Chungang signed his name, there were still many readers inside and outside the bookstore who were unwilling to leave. This was like chasing stars.

"Thank you for your support and wish you all a great night!"

Before getting into the car, Li Chungang still waved his hand vigorously, saying goodbye to this group of lovely readers. Even though most of them are big men, they can still be described as cute.

Such a huge momentum will of course be followed by reporters. The most important thing in Los Angeles is actors and reporters, and many passers-by and fans use their own social media to publish relevant information.

[Li Chungang's signing ceremony is full, and Milikian readers are enthusiastic! 】

[The trend is coming, and Li Chungang has become the undisputed king of popularity! 】

[Shocked, it turns out that Li Chungang's popularity in Milliken is so high! 】

【Incredible signing, B&N bookstore official Twitter announced record-breaking sales! 】

[Mysterious eastern forces, the most watched work of the year - "The Lord of the Rings"]

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In the car, Thompson was driving in the front, while Li Chungang was lying on the back without any image. He now felt that he had no strength to unscrew the cap of the mineral water bottle.

In his student days, every day or two before the end of the winter and summer vacations, it was no problem to copy homework for several hours in a row, but now it is just mechanical signatures that make him exhausted, and it is getting worse and worse!

"Do you know what happened to that record breaking thing? I feel like I've only signed less than a thousand books. How often would sales be so bad for such a big bookstore?"

He once asked Lin Meng to open a bookstore belonging to Wensiquan Yong overseas, and it specially listed works published by some authors of the company. It doesn't matter whether it is in English or Chinese, it is purely a cultural export transfer station. , but those are all whimsy in leisure time, and now it seems more fantasy.

Thompson explained as he drove: "It's actually a very small part of what you sign and sell, it's about the people who are attracted to your signings. You don't really think they come and buy a book. ?"

"In fact, since they like my work, they must have read it more than once. There is absolutely no need to buy another book that they already own, and the price of this book is not cheap."

"That's because you don't know your popularity among fans very well. Even if you have seen the Lord of the Rings, many people are still willing to buy a brand new book for you to sign because of your signature. This is what they use for collection. .Have you seen those basketballs and footballs signed by players who are willing to use them?"

There is an economic cost to chasing stars, and it is the same for this kind of signing event. "The Lord of the Rings" is no longer a new book!

In addition to buying Li Chungang's works, these readers also spent money to buy other books that they were interested in while they were waiting. Anyway, they were idle, so they might as well read books or something.

That is to say, his works published worldwide are currently only "The Lord of the Rings", otherwise he can drive the sales of his other works in minutes.

"It turns out to be the case. I was just worried that the next time I came to Los Angeles, the bookstore might have closed down."

"You think too much. B&N Bookstore was established in 1873. It is not only the largest brick-and-mortar bookstore chain in North America, but also an online bookstore second only to Amazon. It is impossible for this store to fail."

The history is really long, Li Chungang yawned and said: "Do you know the food like tortillas? I want to eat it and go back to rest. Today, I completed two jobs in one breath, and I haven't had time to catch up with the jet lag. "

Even if the young man is in good health, this kind of hard work still makes him sleepy.

"I'm not familiar with Los Angeles, and I really don't know where this kind of food is."

"Why do you want to eat Mexican tortillas?" He Miao didn't keep up with Li Chungang's brain circuit. Why did she suddenly want to eat this thing, she seemed very persistent.

"Isn't that because James LeBron loves this taco! I just thought about it and wanted to eat it."

The three were speechless at the same time: "..."

Only delicious food can comfort this irritable old man. Li Chungang took out his mobile phone and started to check the reviews. The Chinese people have traveled all over the world, and there is no restaurant that cannot be found in the reviews.

"Yes! There is an authentic Mexican tortilla shop that James is said to have come to eat. We can go and take a look. You should pay attention to the navigation now."

As a Millician, Thompson doesn't really like Mexican tortillas, and he doesn't know why Li Chungang is so obsessed with tortillas. Eating Mexican tortillas but preparing to spend half an hour shuttling in the congested urban area, this is the obsession of food lovers!

But obviously in front of Random House's "cash cow" Li Chungang, his personal wishes are not very important, especially under the premise of the new book "The Da Vinci Code", let alone spending half an hour eating Mexican corn Even if the other party wants to go to Mexico to eat this tortilla, Random House will not hesitate to satisfy him.

Ellen Show recording, done.

North American book signing, completed.

Meeting with Universal Pictures, unfinished.

It is equivalent to saying that two-thirds of the main "work" of this trip to Milician has been completed, and the remaining one-third will be completed successfully tomorrow if there is no accident.

According to the itinerary set by Vince Quan Yong after communicating with Universal Pictures before departure, the first day they came to Milliken was the Ellen Show and the signing party, and the meeting and communication time with Universal Pictures was arranged at On the second day, the specific communication time depends on whether Li Chungang's communication with the other party is pleasant and smooth.

The most important thing is that Universal Pictures tomorrow has also made appointments with many big directors who have suitable Hollywood schedules, are capable and are willing to shoot the movie "The Lord of the Rings".

Universal Pictures did not disclose the specific list to them, but Evans almost patted his chest to ensure that he is definitely a well-known director with a name and a surname all over the world, and some of them have even won Oscar awards. few.

Being able to become a world-renowned director is not only not stupid, but on the contrary, one by one is also very shrewd!

When they reach the status of their current position in the circle, they are already a little out of control. Once they are shot, they must be masterpieces. Otherwise, running to pick up a low-budget movie or a movie with a general script is simply self-deprecating. Once they become a bad film and beat the box office, it will even further affect their status and reputation, which they don't want to see.

Hollywood is not big or small. There are only so many film companies that have the strength and courage to make big productions every year. Good scripts and big productions are even rarer. Most of them are series of films that have been recognized by the market before, and as long as the film production company of the series has a royal director, unless natural disasters and man-made disasters suddenly disappear, otherwise there will be no change of directors. occur.

"More monks and less porridge, more wolves and less meat" is the current situation of Hollywood directors.

There are rumors that the director is picking the script. This sentence is true, but there is still half a sentence that is ignored by people...

The production company is picking people!

This "person" includes all kinds of personnel needed for the filming of a film, including directors and actors, as well as photography, lighting, makeup, etc. I dare not say that these film production companies are lined up for selection, but as long as the film company throws a little A little olive branch, naturally many people throw their arms around.

Therefore, when Universal Pictures released rumors that the film "The Lord of the Rings" was being filmed, and the trilogy was being filmed at the same time, many big directors who were usually not invited by some small companies who asked their grandfather to tell their grandma were also a little uncomfortable. Live, because as long as it's not the kind of completely secluded and isolated from the world, otherwise you can clearly understand from all kinds of news that "The Lord of the Rings" is likely to be a good movie when it is made into a movie. Classic series of movies.

As long as the filming is good, minutes can make these people's status go a step further!

There are those who have had a cooperative relationship with the company itself, some who come to the door by themselves, some other partners or the company's shareholders who have forced the director candidates, and some who are invited by Universal Pictures itself, which has led to the current situation. With all the glamorous eyes, they didn't expect that they could be so extravagant, so many directors can be chosen at will.

The leadership is almost divided, and there are people who support which director.

Meetings, quarrels! Have a meeting, stop arguing! Another meeting, another quarrel...

From the "Lord of the Rings" movie project and preparations for filming, to the recent decision to decide on the director, this situation has been staged in Universal Pictures almost every day.

When there was a stalemate and no one could completely convince anyone, Evans, who was in charge of the entire film project, stood up and proposed: "Since we can't convince the other party to make a decision, why not listen to the opinion of Li Chungang, the author of The Lord of the Rings. Well~www.readwn.com~ Not to mention the matter of adapting the script is also handed over to the other party."

"agree!"

"Agree +1"

"Then it's settled, Evans, communicate with Li and invite him to come."

In the end, CEO Ashley decided to make a decision, which is also due to the fact that Universal Pictures strongly invited Li Chungang to come to Los Angeles.

Of course, Li Chungang didn't know about these controversies within Universal Pictures, and even if he did, he wouldn't have any other ideas. Right now, he was enjoying the tortilla that James said was delicious, and he was discussing with He Miao at the same time. Itinerary after work is done.

"Thompson, do you watch the NBA?"

"I prefer watching football, but my son loves watching the NBA."

"Really, then I have an idea!"

"..."