What should I do if the system forces me to copy books?

Chapter 629

The people who were driving to the market did not know that news about Li Chungang had already been flying all over the sky at this time——

"News from the roadside news agency, Li Chungang appeared on CBS Television in Millikin, suspected of participating in the recording of the program"

"Ai Lun and Li Chungang sent blessings in surprise, and presented signing benefits when they appeared in the supermarket!"

"Foreign netizen's video broke the news that Li Chungang, as a guest of this episode of Ellen Show, was recording a program in a Costco supermarket. The scene was full of surprises and laughter!"

"Let's watch the live content of Li Chungang's recording of the Allen Show!"

There is no impenetrable wall in the world. Since the program group chose to record this episode of the program in a supermarket, it is bound to leak out.

There are also a lot of people who know Li Chungang abroad, and with the addition of Allen, a celebrity who is almost a household name in Millikin, with a two-pronged approach, Reuters videos shot with mobile phones on Youtube, Instagram, and Twitter can be said to be flying all over the sky.

Chinese, overseas Chinese, overseas students and even various media are always staring at social media. When Li Chungang made big news at the Los Angeles Airport, many media reporters who were belatedly and regretfully wanted to interview him. The qualifications for the interview could not be better. It is a pity that these media reporters have no channels to contact the guy. They are transferred to Wen Siquanyong through Random House. After several stations, even if they get in touch, they may miss the good opportunity of first-hand news. up.

Now it's hard to set foot on the land of Millikin, and the first job is to record a top talk show like the Allen Show, and the salary is really not low!

"Friends in Los Angeles are blessed, barnes & noble will hold Li Chungang's North American autograph event."

"I'm envious of foreigners. I just signed the Lord of the Rings with Allen in the supermarket, and now I'm going to this bookstore. It's really hard work."

"When will the Ellen show air? I'm too patriotic and can't understand English?"

"Who will tell me what level of talk show the popular science Ellen show is, how is it better than Oprah?"

"If you have time to go to Millikin to appear on the show, why don't you show up in China as a running boy, Ben Tiantian Brothers or something, or is it better to say that everything abroad is better than domestic!"

On the Internet, there are all kinds of opinions with different opinions.

It's been so many years, and some people think that traveling abroad to participate in programs is unpatriotic.

Just as there are often keyboard warriors and trolls on the Internet who like to stand on the commanding heights of morality and "point and point" at other people, there are also people who like to stand on the righteousness of "patriotism" and look down on them. , Anyway, they are all looking for a high-sounding reason for their behavior.

Fortunately, most people are still clear-headed, and they are happy that Li Chungang is gradually going international.

What's more, even if he is "on business" abroad, Li Chungang's two novels in China have not been updated in the slightest. The sales performance of "Dragon Race" is also gradually increasing. All kinds of careers can be regarded as thriving, so why do you become a traitor?

However, this is not the first time these controversies have appeared. Since he became famous, all kinds of negative news have not stopped, but he has been submerged in the army of readers and fans. good.

At this time, the protagonist of the public opinion center is in a foreign country, and has no mood to pay attention to those "network giants" who are idle.

"Isn't it too early to go to the bookstore? We can rest next to it." Thompson suggested, "This time we plan to sign from 4:5 to [-]:[-], do you think it's okay?"

Li Chungang looked at the time on his mobile phone and said, "The recording of the program was faster than I expected. If the bookstore is ready, we can go directly to sign now, so as not to make readers wait too long."

It is not easy for him to come to Millikin, and he can sign as many points as possible.

Thompson was very surprised. He had heard Lin Meng complain about Li Chungang before, but he didn't expect to offer to sign for an extra hour!

The barnes & noble bookstore often has celebrities and big names come to sign books, but usually they sign for half an hour, allowing the media to take a photo and briefly interview one or two questions before leaving.

People like Li Chungang who are ready to sign for more than two hours are unique!

Of course, those people left early, perhaps because of the scarcity of readers.

If there are too few readers who come to support, instead of sitting there boringly playing with their mobile phones, it is better to leave early with a high profile, so as to avoid being ridiculed.

But there is no such thing as Li Chungang, because his number of readers cannot be underestimated.

Being able to take the top spot on the New York Times bestseller list for a few weeks is entirely the strength of the work!

With a single shot, he has now attracted the hatred of writers and publishing companies all over the United States. He can sell as much as he can, but he also gives others a chance!

Many publishing companies want to trip Random House and pull Li Chungang's works from the top of the throne, so it's unlikely that the New York Times bestseller list will be renamed Li Chungang's works list.

Thompson never told Li Chungang these things. There are too many swords and swords behind his back. Sending negative news and writing low-scoring reviews are just the simplest and most superficial.

Fortunately, Random House has a big business, and the title of the world's number one commercial publisher is not in vain, and the connections are excellent, otherwise Li Chungang's works would have been destroyed by the small actions of other competitors!

As far as the publishing company is concerned, it is enough for the writer to write a good book, and these things are their responsibility.

Thompson called a colleague in Los Angeles: "Grace, tell the b&n bookstore to get ready. Li Chungang has finished recording the Ellen show, and we will arrive at the bookstore before 15 o'clock to start signing."

A sharp female voice came from the other end of the phone: "You can't do this, we have an agreement with the bookstore!"

"Ask the bookstore if you want to sell a few more books, and Li Chungang will wait until [-]:[-] as planned before leaving. In addition, the security pressure there is also quite high. The early start of the book signing can also evacuate the crowd earlier. "

In fact, he and Grace are not very familiar with each other. One is at the New York headquarters and the other is at the Los Angeles branch. They just cooperate with each other for the signing event in Los Angeles, and they don't want to lose face by arguing in front of Li Chungang.

"We will be ready. If you don't come at a certain time, the readers' emotions will definitely be unpredictable, so you must arrive on time!"

"There are still 5 minutes, you hurry up."

Grace hung up her phone in a hurry. She was the on-site person in charge of the signing event. She was sitting and drinking coffee at the Starbucks next to the b&n. Drank it all, stepped on high heels and headed for the bookstore vigorously.

"Don't sit still, our work has started, and the signing will start early. You go to the signing table to maintain order, and I will communicate with the bookstore."

After being scolded, the group of people immediately stood up, followed quickly and asked questions.

"What happened, why did the signing start early?"

"Should we tell the readers now?"

"Is Li Chungang already here?"

Chapter 630 Scary Enthusiasm

Plans often fail to keep up with changes.

According to the original plan, Li Chungang will arrive at the bookstore on time at four o'clock, and then carry out the one-and-a-half-hour signing act, but because of the exceptionally smooth recording of the Allen Show, he saved a lot of time, and in addition, in his In my personal opinion, I believe that fans and readers are the parents of food and clothing.

Unlike some writers, it is inevitable that there will be shameful behaviors such as picking up a bowl to eat meat, putting down chopsticks and cursing mothers.

Grace pushed open the glass door of Starbucks and went straight into the bookstore. After all, the two stores are connected together.

The bookstore is as high as three floors, and the space inside is far more spacious than it looks from the outside, but at this moment, the bottom floor is already densely packed with people, so those who really want to come in and buy books have to squeeze through many obstacles to reach the destination.

There are even some people lying on the railings on the second and third floors, reading books or playing with their mobile phones boredly, they are all quietly waiting for that man to arrive!

A few minutes later, each escalator was stopped, and two staff members appeared at each escalator to maintain order. On the first floor, there were three staff members from Random House, B&N staff, and the hired security company. People from different companies came together to maintain order.

Judging from this posture, something big must have happened. Those lazy readers couldn't help but look up at each other and ask each other, wondering what happened.

"I'm very happy to inform you that the book signing event of Li Chungang, the author of "The Lord of the Rings", which was originally scheduled to start at 4 p.m., will be held one hour earlier. Please line up consciously, and our book signing event will start soon!"

In the bookstore's broadcasting system, a sweet female voice repeated it twice, but the excited screams and shouts of the readers directly overwhelmed the broadcasting sound, and many even subconsciously jumped up to celebrate!

When Li Chungang arrived at the B&N bookstore, the readers who had been waiting for a long time cheered immediately!

There were very few aunts I knew from recording programs in the supermarket before. When he came to the bookstore, it was like returning to the home game. It was the same as Kobe Bryant returning to the Lakers home court.

Of course, different groups will have different cognitions, which is the generation gap.

There is no essential difference between American aunts and domestic aunts. Compared with paying attention to such and such a book author, they care more about the trivial matters of daily life such as rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea.A book signing may not be as attractive as a daily commodity or a certain supermarket discount event.

If it weren't for the different skin colors and the different languages ​​in his mouth, he would have thought it was in China.

As a foreign author, being sought after by so many fans in the biggest bookstore in downtown Los Angeles, it would be a lie to say that he is unhappy!

"I thought that most of the people who came to the signing event were local Chinese or Asians, but I didn't expect the proportion to be so small." Li Chungang communicated with Thompson in surprise. At this moment, he was surrounded by four burly men in suits. , walking in the front and escorting him to the signing table, and Zhong Guo, who is a real bodyguard, has officially changed his job to become a "boss lady's bodyguard" at this moment. Otherwise, there are so many people at the scene, he can't rest assured that He Miao is alone.

Some people's charm can overcome racial barriers, and he doesn't care if it's because Xi Shi is in the eye of the beholder, anyway, He Miao is well-deserved in his eyes...

The most beautiful in the world!

It was the first time he was hugged by so many bodyguards, which gave him the illusion that he was a superstar!

"Lee! I love you!"

"Ah! Ah! When will the new book be released!"

"The Lord of the Rings is so beautiful!"

"I bought five copies of The Lord of the Rings and gave one to the whole family. It's so well written!"

"..."

"You're my favorite Asian, Lee!"

"Li, here is my contact information!"

"Li! I am waiting for you in Room XXX of XXX Hotel tonight!"

Some enthusiastic fans and readers even threw some personal belongings in the direction Li Chungang walked by. Out of the corner of Li Chungang's eyes, he even caught a glimpse of a piece of underwear that all women would wear, consisting of two pieces of cloth and several belts. Frightened by the passing trajectory, he hastily walked forward for several steps and opened a safe distance for the first time.

In the past, I saw comments from time to time on the Internet saying that the people of Millikin are very warm and generous. If you go to the beach in a city like Miami, you can see a lot of naked Americans who can feast your eyes. Li Chungang is still a little dubious, but Now he said that he believed it, 100% believed it!

Let alone a place like the beach, you dare to throw out your underwear in a bookstore so unrestrainedly, what do you think?

The location of the bookstore happened to be in the bustling area of ​​Los Angeles, and many passers-by looked sideways after seeing the movement. Passers-by who didn't know the posture might really think that a certain star was there.

It is not uncommon to see stars in Los Angeles, but it is difficult for many tourists to encounter this kind of opportunity in their lifetime.

No matter which country tourists are from, they all know the existence of Hollywood.

In particular, a red double-decker tourist bus happened to be driving slowly at this time. The tourists on the upper floor were already taking pictures with their mobile phones and cameras. Now of course they will not miss the good opportunity to take photos of celebrities!

Whether he recognizes him or not, even if he can only see the back of his head, he has to take a photo!

"Thompson, you Americans are too enthusiastic."

After finally breaking out of the siege under the escort of a group of bodyguards, Li Chungang couldn't help complaining to Thompson beside him when he saw that he was still safe.

It's a pity that Thompson, who is a little bit of a cow and half a bucket of Chinese is shaking, can't hear the true meaning of the words. He thought the other party was praising the people of Millikin, and then said with a proud smile: "It's not right to be so enthusiastic about you. It's to prove how popular you are in Millikin, so there's nothing wrong with coming to Los Angeles, right?"

Although the sound was not too low, it was completely covered by the screams and cheers like landslides and tsunami, and it was not heard by Li Chungang at all.

The crowd was extremely excited, and these young people with different skin colors and different hairs crowded over excitedly at this moment. If there were no security sub-bureaus to open the way around, I am afraid that Li Chungang would not be able to walk at all.

The moment I first entered the gate of the bookstore, I was surrounded by these enthusiastic readers and fans.

The readers of Millikin are really enthusiastic. When Li Chungang stood in front of the small table prepared in advance, he picked up the microphone and said: "There are thousands of good works, and there are thousands of good authors. Wan Wan, thank you very much for your willingness to waste your time on me, and I hope you will really like the stories I write!"

Not much to say, the staff began to cooperate one after another, handing over books, turning pages, and guiding directions, all in order. Obviously, this is not the first signing event.

Li Chungang, on the other hand, accepted his fate and began to sign. This is the essential work.

The first to come up was an excited white guy who didn't even look like he was an adult, and he said in a mosquito-like voice, "I really, really like The Lord of the Rings, I think Frodo is very well written, and I can't help but fantasize that I am him, and hope that I can be brave and fearless in the face of difficulties like him."

After hearing the young man's words, after Li Chungang wrote his name on the title page of the book, he paused for a while and added "Heaven moves vigorously, and a gentleman strives for self-improvement", which is a well-known motto in China, and Smiling, he explained the deep meaning of this sentence to the other party in English: "This is a sentence of encouragement from Huaguo, which means that as long as you believe in yourself and keep fighting, God will see and protect you. And I believe that as long as you must It can be done, after all a halfling can succeed, let alone you!"

It is not appropriate to put poisonous chicken soup at this time, so Li Chungang poured some thick chicken soup into it, hoping that the loyal little readers of the Lord of the Rings can get what they want.

"So you're writing Elvish now?"

"No, these are Chinese characters."

It's just that it looks extraordinarily ethereal, and it can't match the handwriting of some old Chinese doctors, and laymen can't understand it anyway.

The skin on this little fan's neck instantly swelled red, and he begged in a low voice, "Then can you sign me again in Elven script? Please!"

Probably only white people can do this. Li Chungang really doubts whether the young man's blood vessels will burst out.

"First blood" is always a bit of a privilege, not to mention that writing elf novels is not a difficult task, just try to meet the readers' requirements.

"You really kept it in your heart, that's great! It's a pity that I can't learn to pronounce it all the time. I really hope you can publish a special elvish textbook. I'm sure I'd like to buy it, and let all the students in the class read it together." Buy!"

He obviously looks so introverted, and when talking to people, he would subconsciously look down at his toes to distract attention, but he can't stop talking in front of his favorite author.

Li Chungang nodded cooperatively, "I think this is okay, but I have to communicate with Random House first. Thank you again for your love of this book, and I hope this book can accompany you."

After getting the first fan, most of the following fans followed suit and asked him to sign in Elvish language, even though he couldn't understand it at all, but the more elegant and special font seemed more flattering Like a little!

Now Li Chungang's workload increased a lot out of thin air. Not only did he have to write his own name, but he also had to write the elf text again at the same time, and at the same time he had to smile at every fan who came with a book.

For him, it may be a day of signing thousands of books; but for those readers, today is a boring day waiting for a writer for hours.

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Qi Yucheng managed to find an opportunity to sneak out from home. He made an appointment with another friend, Amy, to meet at the bus stop outside the block.

At this moment, he had already come out, but his little friend Amy was nowhere to be seen, so he had to take out his mobile phone and dial Amy's number.

"Hi Amy, this is James, where are you? How come I didn't see you here at the bus stop?"

As a second-generation immigrant, Qi Yucheng also has an English name called James Qi, a very famous name that can be said to be bad street.

Because there are LeBron James in the basketball field, James Cameron in the director field, five leaders named James in the history of Millikin, etc...

You can say that there is nothing wrong with the name James, but you must not look down on someone with the name James.