Yanzi Valley of Jingcheng

Chapter 87 The Habit of Reading

Ren Tianxing put the "Camel Xiangzi" given by the old man into his bag, his footsteps were light and heavy, as if he had just returned to reality from someone else's world, and then he felt a trance and discomfort.

Ren Tianxing couldn't give a good or bad evaluation of what the old man insisted on.

If it is a business, it is undoubtedly difficult for the old man to sell those esoteric books that can improve literary literacy but are not very utilitarian. However, as a category that enriches urban cultural space, it is necessary.

How long has Ren Tianxing himself not been to a physical bookstore to buy books?

The most recent time was really three or four years ago when I bought the textbooks for the postgraduate entrance examination.

Ren Tianxing can borrow all kinds of essays, novels and biographical books in the university library. Even Mo Ru, who doesn’t like to go to the library, is used to buying books online. Mo Ru said at the time that online books are cheap and convenient, what a fool Just go to the physical bookstore to buy it!
Ren Tianxing originally wanted to interview some passers-by and ask them what they think of the current development of physical bookstores, but sometimes it is more efficient and quicker to think carefully about the behavior of people around them than to interview people looking for strangers on the street.

Ren Tianxing recalled his classmates in college. They either bought books online or subscribed to e-books on major reading apps, and there were not a few of them who used professional readers like Kindle.

My roommate’s Kindle Ren Tianxing also borrowed it once. His own experience with it was not very good. Compared with mobile phones, the operation interface is a disaster. Ah! How is it possible for you to ask me to bring hundreds of books with me when I go on a trip? Now a Kindle is enough, but you find it difficult to use it because you don’t use it enough, so buy one yourself, and if you use it a lot, you will find it very useful!”

Ren Tianxing recalled that when Moru was in college, she would still buy some books online. After graduation, she didn’t even buy them. She just listened to them on the listening software without opening her eyes. The euphemistic name is: protect eyesight.

Ren Tianxing recalled his colleagues in Jin Quan's office. They were too busy just like himself, and had almost no time to read. The only time left was to queue for meals or squat in the toilet. Most people's attention was absorbed by various short videos and The official account is full of articles.

For a social youth with a working nature like Ren Tianxing, scrambling for an entire hour is a luxury even more luxurious than Ma Aishi. If it is used for reading idle books instead of working and researching, it is simply a crime .

Ren Tianxing went downstairs and bought a [-]% off cold roast chicken, the store closed the stall after handing the roast chicken to Ren Tianxing.

While chewing on the grilled chicken with relish, Ren Tianxing tried to refine all the memories just now, at least into an expression that could be written into an industry research report.

"The emergence of disruptive technology has hit brick-and-mortar bookstores."

This sentence appeared in Ren Tianxing's mind unconsciously, but he felt that it seemed to be unsatisfactory, as if he had skipped a certain process...

So Ren Tianxing took another big bite of the grilled chicken, the crispy skin of the grilled chicken had completely softened due to the temperature, but Ren Tianxing didn't mind, it was [-]% off after all!

Wait!

I see!

Ren Tianxing suddenly had a flash of inspiration, "It should be that the subversive technological development has changed people's reading habits and rearranged the spare time of contemporary people, which in turn has affected the sales of physical books. Not only physical books, but also newspapers and magazines must have a large sales volume. Affected, after all, how many people read the news and still buy physical newspapers?"

To do research, you need to make a draft, and the theory needs to be supported by practice. This is the working habit that Ren Tianxing developed during his internship in investment banks.

So he still conducted a group interview, but his interview did not go to the street to ask one by one, but used WeChat group posting.

"I only go to the bookstore when I have time, such as when I am shopping with my girlfriend."

"Haha, I go to the bookstore now to take pictures."

"It's all digitized bro, what are you doing now and asking this?"

"I use my mobile phone, or read online, such as online novels."

"I don't read books, I use Baidu."

"Dude, I'm all about Pinduoduo!"

"What is your job, Tian Xing? You still have time to read?"

……

Ren Tianxing planned to reply to these messages later, and tonight he had to spend the rest of his time visiting a few private bookstores that were still open.

(End of this chapter)