Chinese Entertainment 2017: Starting from the Top Writers

Chapter 27 Autograph Session

The time came to half past one in the afternoon.

At this time, the area around the library building was blocked by traffic, with dense crowds of people, the sound of vehicle horns, and people shouting and cursing one after another, making it very lively.

In addition to the one thousand lucky fans who were drawn, a large number of fans who were not eligible to enter gathered around the Book Building, hoping to catch a glimpse of their idol Nan Xun.

The main reason is that Lin Li is too low-key. So far, apart from participating in a recording of "Longing for Life" and posting some updates on Weibo, he has never had any offline activities.

Therefore, the fans treated this rare autograph session as a concert.

Many fans came from other places, and many brought customized light signs.

Almost everyone held a copy of Nanxun's book in their hands, forming a unique landscape around the library building.

The Book Building is located on the northeast side of Xidan intersection, with a total construction area of ​​more than 5 square meters. It is one of the largest state-owned retail bookstores in China, the largest in scale, the most diverse in product categories, and the earliest flagship bookstore to use information technology and management models in Beijing.

Since its opening on May 1998, 5, it has always maintained market-leading sales performance and business scale, and is known as the country's "No. 18 Bookstore."

Ordinary writers are not qualified to hold book signing events in the Book Building.

Even for well-known writers, the largest signing event held here before was only about 500 people.

A book signing event with a thousand people, like the one arranged by Penguin Creative Culture, is rare in the country.

It can be seen that Penguin Cultural and Creative is confident in Linli’s popularity. They even feel that one thousand people are not enough, which can be seen from the crowd watching around the book building.

Because there are so many people coming this time, Penguin Culture and Creative first arranged staff to set up a sign-in area on the first floor. All fans entering the signing event need to sign in here first to verify their entry qualifications.

Then you will go through a dedicated passage and be guided by staff to the venue on the fourth floor.

The signing session was supposed to start at 2 o'clock, but as soon as it started at 1 o'clock, people were already arranged to enter the signing area on the first floor one after another, otherwise if they were stuck in time, it might cause chaos and congestion.

At this time, Lin Li and Chen Chao had already gone to the lounge on the fourth floor through the dedicated passage of the library building to wait.

Opening the lounge, Lin Li saw Wu Wenfei chatting with someone inside. When Wu Wenfei saw him come in, he stopped talking to the person in front of him and led him to greet Lin Li.

Lin Li was somewhat surprised that Wu Wenfei would come here in person, and took a few steps forward to greet him: "Boss Wu, why are you here in person?"

Wu Wenfei looked at the carefully dressed Lin Li in front of him and said with admiration: "How can I not come to the first autograph session of our platform? But Ali, your appearance today really lives up to the words of your National People's Congress official Weibo that a young man is as graceful as jade!"

Lin Li touched his nose. Even though he was thick-skinned, he felt a little embarrassed to be praised in front of others: "Mr. Wu, please stop teasing me."

"What Mr. Wu said is true. I think so too. It is said that seeing is believing. After meeting Teacher Nan Xun, I finally understood why our library building is so lively today."

The middle-aged man who had been chatting with Wu Wenfei before walked up to him, with a hint of teasing in his tone, and stared at Lin Li with a smile on his face.

Wu Wenfei stepped forward and held Lin Li's shoulders, introducing him: "This is Mr. Zhang from the Book Building. Mr. Zhang is very supportive of our book signing event this time. This is also the first time that the entire fourth floor of the Book Building has been closed for half a day because of a book signing event."

Lin Li was also surprised when he heard this, and solemnly shook Mr. Zhang's hand: "Thank you so much for your support, Mr. Zhang. I am flattered."

Mr. Zhang also laughed and said it was okay.

Then Lin Li introduced Chen Chao to the two of them. They exchanged greetings while waiting for the book signing event to begin.

At this time, the venue on the fourth floor was already full of people. Looking up, it was mostly girls, accounting for about 70%.

At this time, they were gathered in groups of three or four to discuss, and from time to time there were some excited screams.

A figure wrapped tightly was sitting in the corner, looking around curiously.

Unlike others, in addition to wearing an off-white down jacket that almost reached her calf length, she also wore a black baseball cap and a rose-red scarf around her neck, with half of her face almost buried in it.

Her outfit was so tight that it was impossible to see her face clearly.

"There are so many people here, we won't be discovered, right?"

The girl was a little confused.

She was just a book fan who wanted to attend the first book signing event of her favorite author.

But if her identity is discovered, it will be difficult for her to leave here today.

Just as she was daydreaming, she was awakened by a commotion.

It turned out that a group of people walked up to the stage in front of the venue, and then the scene became lively. Everyone screamed and shouted at first, and then gradually unified the rhythm and shouted Nan Xun over and over again.

At this moment, a tall and straight figure came into her sight.

After seeing who it was, she subconsciously said, "He's quite handsome!"

Lin Li, who had a messy haircut in the show before, had a 3:7 side-back hairstyle today, and wore a pair of extremely conspicuous gold-rimmed glasses on his face, which seemed to seal his frivolous aura and add a bit of abstinence. He wore a gray-based Zhongshan suit, which combined the traditional Chinese consciousness with the western suit. The overall silhouette, padded shoulders and waist, was balanced and symmetrical, exuding a solemn and generous taste.

From this perspective, he is definitely a scoundrel!

“Ah, Nan Da is so handsome!”

"husband!"

“Nanda Nanda!”

"I love this gentleman scum so much!"

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After Lin Li stepped onto the stage, the atmosphere was completely out of control and it was extremely lively, comparable to a concert.

There was even a male fan who shouted out “Nanjing University, I love you!”

This caused Lin Li on the stage to point at him in disbelief, causing the audience to burst into laughter.

"Okay, okay, I feel everyone's enthusiasm. But let's not get excited yet, be quiet for a while, there's still a lot of time in the afternoon, we can talk slowly. As for the man who just shouted that he loved me, remember, don't leave after school!"

Lin Li first took control of the situation, and then made a joke to the elder brother who had just expressed his love.

Amidst waves of laughter, the scene finally quieted down.

At this time, Wu Wenfei stepped forward, took the microphone and said: "Hello, all the book fans who have come from afar, I am Wu Wenfei, the person in charge of Penguin Creative Platform. Today I am honored to host the first book signing event of our platform writer Nanxun. We have one hour of interaction time, and then the interaction will end and the signing event will begin. Now I will hand over the stage to our teacher Nanxun, that is, Mr. Lin Li."

The girl in the corner looked at Wu Wenfei who had retreated to the side with surprise, and was amazed in her heart.

Others may not know, but she knows that she and Wu Wenfei on the stage have met several times.

They are all at some big award ceremonies or large-scale events held by Penguin itself.

Wu Wenfei always participated as an award presenter and his seat was always in the front row of various activities, which was a symbol of status.

She didn't expect that Penguin would attach so much importance to Lin Li that even a big shot like Wu Wenfei would come to guest host for him.

Lin Li took over the conversation, expressed his gratitude to Wu Wenfei and Penguin Creative Platform, and took the lead in applauding. The fans at the scene also cooperated and applauded.

When the applause stopped, Lin Li raised the microphone: "Okay, now it's your turn. You can raise your hands to ask questions."

Almost everyone at the scene raised their hands. Lin Li pointed at a very excited girl and asked her to ask a question.

The girl who was chosen stood up with her hands covering her mouth in disbelief, then picked up the microphone handed to her by the staff.

"Hello, Nanda, I'm so excited. I have a lot of questions, but I know I can't take up too much of your time. I'll just ask, how do you keep each of your books so popular and in a different style?"

Lin Li pondered for a moment, then stared at the girl and responded: "I think it should be reading more and thinking more that brings me inspiration. There is a saying that if you read a book a hundred times, its meaning will become clear. I have liked reading some extracurricular books since I was a child, and I like to imagine the scenes in the books. Over time, more content is stored in my mind. I use my imagination to combine them, write them down, and present them to everyone to see."

The girl nodded to show that she understood, then handed the microphone to the staff and sat down obediently.

Then Lin Li called a slightly plump girl, who asked an interesting question. She stood up and said with a gossipy look on her face: "I want to know what the relationship between Nanda and Chen Duling is now."

Lin Li didn't expect to be asked this question. After a moment's thought, he said, "As you can see, we are friends."

The slightly plump girl asked again: "Is it possible for us to be together after that?"

Lin Li adjusted his glasses and smiled: "Everything is possible. Let's just wait and see."

"Oh~"

There was a burst of booing at the scene.

The slightly plump girl looked as if she understood and sat down.

Then Lin Li specifically pointed to a boy and waited for him to ask questions.

Unexpectedly, the boy stood up and said excitedly: "Nanjing University, I have no problem. I just want to say that we male fans of Nanjing University, haha."

Lin Li covered his face. He didn't expect his male fan to be so bold. The scene also erupted in laughter. The atmosphere was extremely cheerful for a while.

Later, Lin Li called on several fans one after another. The questions they asked were also varied, and he answered them with witty remarks, which caused warm applause and laughter in the venue from time to time.

The Q&A session was very successful, and after a little longer than originally planned, the signing session officially began.

In the next chapter, there will be one big flower and two small flowers.

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(End of this chapter)