At ten o'clock sharp in the morning, under the temporary guest host, Qing Gua, Li Yi walked to the signing counter and took the microphone that Qing Gua handed him. He shouted at the fans," Hello everyone, I'm Li Yi. It's a pleasure to meet you all. Thank you for coming to support me!”
After the fans cheered, Qing Gua said,""Everyone, do you think our Li Xiaoyi is handsome?”
Wasn't this nonsense? Even if Li Yi was extremely ugly, under such circumstances, everyone would still say that he was handsome! Moreover, Li Yi's charm was slowly increasing and had long surpassed the passing line. Although he was not very handsome, Li Yi's clothes today were relatively simple. He had a scholarly air to him and was more to the liking of these book fans.
Sure enough, all of Qing Gua's questions were answered uniformly.
"First of all, let's welcome our 'Top Quality Childe's' deputy moderator, Xiao Qiao Liushui, onto the stage. Let's give a round of applause to welcome the campus belle from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Qiao Xiaojiao!”
A young girl in her twenties was pushed out of the crowd by a few girls beside her and walked excitedly toward the stage.
"Wow, Xiao Qiao, you're so beautiful. I regret asking you to go on stage.”Qing Gua's personality was very lively and he knew how to adjust the atmosphere. "Xiao Qiao, can you tell us how you fell in love with 'The Best Childe?”
Qiao Xiaojiao took the microphone and glanced at Li Yi. She lowered her head in embarrassment and said into the microphone,""I fell in love with Ye Wudao first, and then I fell in love with 'Top Grade Gongzi'. I really hoped that a Ye Wudao would appear in my ordinary life.”
Qiao Xiaojiao's answer was too shocking. Was she confessing to Li Yi in public? Thousands of pairs of eyes were fixed on Li Yi, wanting to see how he would answer.
Li Yi raised the microphone to his mouth and said,""First of all, I want to apologize to Xiao Qiao because I can't conjure a Ye Wudao to be our pretty Xiao Qiao's lover. What I want to say is, if I were Ye Wudao, I would definitely snatch Xiao Qiao home immediately!”
"Wen Xiaoyi, I heard that you have a gift for Xiao Qiao. What kind of gift is it? Can you give it to Xiao Qiao in front of everyone? Let us know what the present is?”Qing Gua asked.
"It's a set of 'Top Grade Gongzi'. I think Xiao Qiao is the most qualified to be the first to own it.”As Li Yi spoke, he took the first volume of the hardcover edition of " The Best Young Master " that he had prepared earlier and handed it to Qiao Xiaojiao.
It was not that Li Yi was stingy. He only gave one book. This was just a symbolic meaning. Since it was a gift, of course, he would give a set. However, he could not possibly give Qiao Xiaojiao a set of books at the same time, right? Looking at Qiao Xiaojiao's delicate appearance, it was a problem if she could even carry a set of 24 books of 'Top Grade Gongzi.'
"Don't be in a hurry to leave later. I'll treat you to a meal.”Li Yi took the microphone away and whispered to Qiao Xiaojiao, not letting the fans hear him.
Qiao Xiaojiao blushed and nodded. She then walked down the counter to help maintain order. Of the more than 1,000 people who came today, at least 200 to 300 were organized by her. There were 70 to 80 students from Shanghai Jiao Tong University alone. Hence, Qiao Xiaojiao's words were very effective.
Qiao Xiaojiao walked off the stage and the signing ceremony officially began. As long as one bought any of Li Yi's two books, they could bring the book to the stage and ask for Li Yi's autograph.
Li Yi's signature was designed by a famous art designer and calligrapher hired by Rising Sun Press. From beginning to end, it was completed in one stroke. After practicing for more than an hour, Li Yi could already sign a name in one second.
However, just because he could sign a name in a second didn't mean that he could sign a person in a second. Even if the fans cooperated, it would take about ten seconds to sign a name.
In reality, four to five people could sign in a minute. There would always be some fans who would ask questions in front of Li Yi. There were also some fans who would hold seven to eight copies of the first volume. Other than their own, they would also give them to their friends and ask for their signatures. There were also a few female fans who had to sign their names on their sleeves and collars. Fortunately, there was nothing to sign…
Other than the 1,000 people who arrived at 10 o'clock, another 600 to 700 people arrived at the signing venue at around 12 o'clock. This batch was mostly office workers or students who wanted to take a look at the signing venue at noon. In the end, when they saw so many people, they knew that even if they waited until the afternoon to go to work or school, they would not be able to get in line.
After Qiao Xiaojiao told Li Yi about this problem, Li Yi immediately decided to ask these people to leave their books and addresses. After he signed them, he would mail the books to the addresses one by one. It was very fast to mail them within the city.
It was only after five o'clock in the afternoon that the number of fans at the venue finally reached double digits. Li Yi worked hard and finally completed today's signing at 5:30 pm.
However, when he saw the 700 - 800 books left behind by the fans that needed to be signed, Li Yi felt a headache coming on. It seemed that he could only burn the midnight oil tonight. Li Yi would not get someone to sign for him.
While Li Yi was tired, Shanghai Bookstore was not relaxed either. Originally, Shanghai Bookstore only had 1000 copies. Although General Manager Qian Chen had communicated with the nearby bookstores in advance and bought the copies of "Excellent Young Master" and "Ethereal Journey" from nearly ten bookstores around them at a price higher than the market price, these bookstores did not buy many copies. There were only a little more than 1000 copies in total from more than ten bookstores.
Qian Chen had no choice but to communicate urgently with Rising Sun Press to temporarily stop the batch of books that Rising Sun Press was preparing to send out. This was to ensure that there was no shortage of stock today.
Of course, Shanghai Bookstore also paid a price. In the future, as long as it was a book published by Rising Sun Press, it would be placed in a good position in Shanghai Bookstore. Li Yi's book must be placed among the bestsellers.
Regarding the latter point, Shanghai Bookstore did not have any objections and readily agreed. What a joke. An author who could sell 18,500 copies at a book signing event, his book was not considered a bestseller? For bookstores, whether it was online literature, traditional literature, or even fairy tales, as long as they sold more, they were good books!
In addition, the Rising Sun Press also started to get busy.
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