travel starts with photography

The largest bookstore in Rongcheng is only five kilometers away from China Resources 24 City where Chen Xing lives. It is called Xinhua Wenxuan Bookstore.

Few bookstores can be opened as big as libraries or supermarkets, and there are even fewer places where you buy books and you will queue up to check out. There are only two situations in this society. One is to buy books and give away higher value things. Such as star recommendation, LV canvas bag and so on.

Another situation is that the school asks the students to buy a certain book, and then the parents line up in the bookstore.

An employee of the bookstore sorted out the books turned over by the customers, looking at the checkout position from time to time.

"Who is this Chen Xing? How can a travelogue sell so well?"

He didn't understand.

As a person who has never watched Chen Xing's videos or paid attention to the photos, he can hardly imagine that a photographer's travel notes can make people queue up to buy them.Aren't these books written by photographers and travelers?

Why haven't I seen this kind of book become popular before?

And it was written in France. There are many French travel notes in their bookstore. If this book named Chen Xing is not placed on the best promotional bookshelf, but placed together with other travel notes, then it will definitely be in the bookstore. Next to this new book, I saw a stack of French travel notes.

His colleague said, "Look at the cover."

"What happened to the cover?"

On the cover is a man holding a railing and looking at the Eiffel Tower in the distance. The quality of the cover is very good, so this photo is also very textured.

"Oh, let's figure it out for ourselves."

The young salesperson was bewildered.

At this time, several young and beautiful female high school students flashed past his eyes with books in their hands, and one of the girls said: "I heard that one of the five books in the first batch will give Chen Xing's photo for free. The probability is still It’s huge, we bought twelve copies, and there’s always one out.”

As for how they divide one piece, I don't know.

Seeing this, the young salesperson immediately understood.

This person named Chen Xing must be a little fresh meat star. Look at the people who came to buy books. Most of them are girls. Those boys must be buying for goddesses and girlfriends. This makes sense.

What kind of photographer, traveler, it must be a human design.

He doesn't like such people the most. He doesn't have any works. He only knows how to trick these little girls into paying for their fame. Just like the autobiography written by the little fresh meat last year, some rich women even bought it in their bookstore at once. One thousand copies, just to help the idol sell more.

"Bah!" He let out a loud bah.

I'm 30 years old and I don't even have a girlfriend yet, but this kind of star has countless girls whose names he doesn't know spend such unnecessary money for him, I'm really jealous to death.

There was obvious displeasure in his eyes.

A man wearing a mask next to him frowned when he saw this scene, touched the mask, and asked, "Brother, I think people in the queue are buying this book. It should be good. Why? You're a bit pessimistic? Have you read the book yet?"

The salesperson was startled, and looked back at the person.

It's a young man.

Huh, it's okay, it's okay, if those NC fans see me and their brother, it will be bad, and if the trouble becomes big, maybe they will lose their jobs.

"No, no, I haven't seen it."

"Why is that? By the way, I'm a self-media. I heard that this book is selling very well in the past two days, so I came here to read it. Brother, do you mind if I interview you? Do you have time now? "

"I can take you to our leader."

People who work here have to do pre-job training every year, and they cannot refuse any interviews that can stimulate book sales. class.

It's okay to say something nice if you don't get caught spitting on yourself.

But his behavior just now was really not elegant, and now he is also embarrassed, how could he accept someone else's interview on the spot.

"No, no, I'll just ask a few simple questions." The masked man said.

This is Chen Xing who came out from home.

Knowing that the turmoil of the past few days had no effect on him, he came to the largest bookstore in Rongcheng and sat there for a long time. Looking at the speed of their sales, he could predict that his book sales should be very good.

Travel notes are a niche genre, and not many people like to read them.

It is different from mainstream novels. A novel can be bought by a large number of people for many days in a row. After word of mouth and other word-of-mouth increases, there will even be a trend of increasing sales against the trend.

Travel notes are different from novels. They sold well in the first two days because of hot searches and fans. After that, the sales trend will definitely not be as good as mainstream novels.

When I came here today to take a look, there were still people queuing up with their own books. Chen Xing's mood eased instantly. While looking at the Chinese version of "2022 Master Photography Collection" in his hand, he observed who bought it today. own book.

I just saw the salesman's unconvinced expression holding his book, so I came up to ask.

"Well, guest, what's your question?"

"What do you think of the author of this book?"

"I'm just a salesman, I don't know much about this author, sorry."

"Have you read the book?"

"Sorry, the sales of this book are very good these days. We are all very busy and have no time to read this book yet. However, according to the feedback from the guests, this book is an excellent book. If If you haven't bought it yet, I recommend you to buy one and have a look."

It's all empty talk.

Chen Xing touched his chin and said, "Then why did you just..."

"Ehhh!"

The salesman became anxious, looked around, and whispered, "Okay, okay, let me tell you, you won't show your face in this interview, right?"

Chen Xing is used to clipping a miniature action camera on his body. Regardless of whether the camera is turned on or not, the quality of the images captured is more reliable than someone who finds that he doesn't have any equipment and can appear in a video out of thin air.

Chen Xing shook his head and said, "Don't worry, let's do an oral interview."

"Okay." He looked again, and then said, "I'm just not happy with those celebrities. Most of the people who come here are high school students. What do they buy travel notes for? They don't want to go to France, do they? I'm at this age It took a long time to save 70 yuan at the time.”

"Star?" Chen Xing didn't expect this to be the reason.

"Yeah, in recent years, more and more new celebrities have this kind of behavior. I wrote an autobiography that was completely edited, and after promoting it on my Weibo, countless girls came to buy it. I really, alas, I don't feel comfortable watching such a scene, so, sorry, guest."

"It's okay, but why are you sure that Chen Xing is a star?"

"I've heard people say that it's a hot search and has millions of followers, so what is it if it's not a star?"

He took a copy of "Travel is a Life" and told Chen Xing.

"Look at the appearance of this star, this hairstyle, this face, this figure, this profile..."

He can go on. Although he doesn't like the current star fresh meats, he has to say that this cover is really well photographed. It captures a star with the temperament of a poet, just half of his profile. A face can kill a lot of idol stars.

But when he mentioned this profile, he suddenly felt that something was wrong.

These eyebrows, these eyes?
He looked at Chen Xing.

Chen Xing looked at him, even looking forward to it.

Everyone likes to hear good things. Some sycophants can even get promoted and get rich just by saying good things to their leaders. Chen Xing is no exception. He hates trolls and likes to praise his fans.If there is anything more satisfying than reading fans' comments, it must be hearing people who don't know their identity praise themselves when they go out.

"What happened to the side face?"

"This guest, what's your name?"

"Your surname? Miangui, the surname is Chen, you should continue talking."

"You are Chen Xing!"

He suddenly exclaimed loudly.

Damn it.

Didn't I just complain about it, and I actually spit out the right owner, what the hell, is my job gone?If he told his fans about this matter, would he be bullied by the Internet?It's terrible, how could it be me?
Just now, I felt that the person in front of me looked very similar to the person on the cover, but I didn't expect it to be him.

"Chen Xing?"

"Where? Is Chen Xing here?"

"Is there a book signing here?"

The quiet bookstore suddenly became lively, and everyone looked at the place where the sound came from, as if the quiet zombie saw a fresh living person, which made Chen Xing feel cold, and said quickly: "Yes, I heard there is a signing event for Chen Xing here? Boss, is there any?"

He looked at a man in a suit standing at the door and said.

Whether this person is the boss or not, this time you are the boss!

Everyone also looked towards the door.

Chen Xing quickly retreated a few steps to escape. This bookstore has a back door, and Chen Xing was going to go through the back door.

Digging, I was on the top search for nearly 15 hours two days ago. If I were surrounded by people at this time, Chen Xing felt that he would not even be able to leave the door of this bookstore if he was not blocked for a whole day. It's terrible, why don't you just go back to your hometown?

But the community in my hometown doesn't even have a security guard, so it's even more terrifying if someone finds out.

Old Wang, old Wang, you have hurt me.

If he hadn't said that he wanted to help promote it himself, Chen Xing wouldn't have said that kind of stuff like that when he finished singing.

It would be even better if he stopped himself before he got on stage, nothing would happen.

Walking out of the bookstore, Chen Xing sighed and ate a bowl of fruit ice powder on the street.

What should we do now.

He doesn't want to stay at home as soon as he returns to China, and the New Year is less than a month away, and there will be many friends to meet. Zhou Peng, who has lived in southern Yunnan for a few months, will come back soon. Chen Xing planned to take his car back to his hometown.

About an hour later, Chen Xing sneaked into the bookstore again.

At this time, the bookstore was quiet again.

Before, many people guessed that the person who spoke was Chen Xing. It was a pity that they were excited. If they had Chen Xing’s signature when buying the book, this book could really be used as a collection. It was lively for nearly 10 minutes .

But an hour later, those people who knew the inside story all bought books and left, and there was another group of customers in the bookstore at the moment.

According to the salesperson, new leeks.

Chen Xing was still a little unconvinced when he said this, so he sneaked in and queued up to buy a book, and then walked around the bookstore a few times to find the salesperson just now.

He stared.

Chen Xing also stared, closing his mouth that was about to open with his eyes.

Chen Xing strode over, clapped the plastic bag with the bookstore logo on his hand, and said, "Just take a look if I'm in Karma Leek. No matter what the reason is, I bought this book, but I can only buy it." Saying 70 yuan must be worth it.”

The salesperson was stunned and said nothing.

what does it mean?

Chen Xing was about to leave, but after thinking about it, he came back and said:

"Having fans is not necessarily a star. The ancients 1000 years ago, Li Bai probably had a lot of fans. He is not a star, he can only be said to be a public figure, and I am just a photographer. I don't make movies or perform. Singing is just a personal hobby."

He took all the bad comments about himself to heart, and after leaving the bookstore, he became more and more angry. Isn't this just a misunderstanding?

Just wanted to come back and explain.

"I'm afraid I'll be recognized again, so I'm leaving, what the hell, buddy, don't call out when you see celebrities you know."

Brother is a little speechless, didn't you just say that you are not a star?

He was holding the book Chen Xing gave him. He didn't know what mood he was in, but he was a little messy.

Regardless of whether Chen Xing is a star or not, it would be very difficult for him to have such a strange encounter again.

And this book in his hand.

You may not believe me if I tell you, but the author personally bought this book as a gift...

Chen Xing returned home and thought for a few minutes.

No, I can't stay here in Rongcheng. I worry about being recognized by people when I wear a mask every day when I go out, so I can't have fun at all.He even dared to open the box to eat hot pot now, instead of sitting in front of the window and looking at the street outside.

So frustrating.

Go out and hide for a few days.

There are still more than 20 days to celebrate the New Year, and it is already difficult to buy tickets. If you travel far away at this time, it will be even more difficult to buy tickets when the Spring Festival is closer. The surrounding areas of the province have fun, and then the end point is southern Yunnan.

Anyway, Zhou Peng had to drive back, so he went to find him himself so that he would not have to go to Rongcheng by detour.

Chen Xing didn't even pack his clothes, so he randomly found a set of clean clothes and put them in his backpack, then he only took his laptop and camera.

These two are Chen Xing's work supplies. No matter where he travels, he must take them with him. No matter how bad he is, he can use the computer to play games.

As the Spring Festival approaches, there are more people in the East Railway Station.

12306 is very stuck now, but the unmanned ticket vending machine in the east station is very smooth. Chen Xing found a few trains with tickets, and finally decided to go to Guizhou to have a look first, and finally took the county road all the way to Zhou Peng there.

He hasn't been to Guizhou yet. He heard that there are many ethnic minorities there. I don't know if he can complete a few more tasks.

I haven't done a long-term task for a long time, even if I don't have any skills or talents, I can get some pocket money.