Reborn Cultural Empire

Please maintain the demeanor that a senior manager of a big publishing house should have, instead of talking like a rascal here to make people headache!

Yang Yi thought so in his heart, but he couldn't say it out, he could only shake his head repeatedly.But just shaking his head is impossible to defeat a middle-aged capitalist who is determined to be shameless, so in the end, the boy can only nod and agree to the signing activity tomorrow.

"By the way, by the way, the expected number of book signings you prepared for me will not be too many? You just told me that there will be people like Louis Jacques at tomorrow's book signing." Well-known writers, I think well-known people like him are the main characters you need to launch, and I’m fine as a foil.”

But Roger Vaillant obviously wouldn't satisfy him. After a light smile, the middle-aged man, with a kind of cunning unique to French mountain people, blinked his eyes regretfully and shook his head: "I'm really sorry, because the board of directors and the marketing department Gentlemen, I think that no matter in terms of grade, nationality, affiliation or other factors that are enough to attract readers' attention, you are no worse than Louis, so like his signing task, you are also [-] copies. "

You really are, a bunch of out-and-out capitalists!The boy sighed deeply.

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But no matter what he said, those who should come will always come. After the castle salon was successfully concluded, some writers left here the next day, while others who were familiar with the castle owner stayed here and continued to enjoy Yang Yiben had also received an invitation for the warm sunshine and beautiful spring in Danfeng Town, and it was also a joint invitation from the owner of the castle and the young master.It was only after telling them that I had to attend the signing event.The two of them reluctantly let him go with a little regret.

The Eiffel Tower, a French landmark.Just as the Great Wall is the first thing that comes to mind when foreign big noses mention China, Yang's understanding of France was limited to the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe before this visit to the Essalina Castle.

Not far from the Seine River, you can see masts and sails lined up, white sightseeing cruise ships with a strong taste of Venice, shuttling in the river, and under the iron tower.Under the arrangement and planning of Gallimard Publishing House, about 600 readers have begun to gather, and more people are still rushing over from both sides of the square.

Right below the iron tower, at the place that has already been built, five writers are happily talking about something, one of them even warmly embraced Yang Yi's shoulder, excitedly announcing his upcoming travel itinerary: "Oh, it's really exciting. I couldn't be happier, I actually received an invitation from a foreign country. Our cute little genius, you can't go back on this matter, I've long wanted to go to that mysterious ancient oriental country to have a look, My God. I can't hold back the excitement in my heart, I can't wait to start now! Think about it, the beautiful silk, the mellow and delicious tea, the square characters that seem to represent the mysteries of the universe. And those tongue-tied words Food, I don’t think I can use my imagination anymore. Otherwise, I will die of thirst! I have already predicted how much inspiration this trip will bring me in writing.”

The guy who was declaring excitedly was a colleague Yang Yi had just met, and he was also a contracted writer under the Gallimard Publishing House.However, just like what is said in the ancient Chinese teachings, the same rice raises all kinds of people. This young writer named Gustave completely lacks the biggest impressions that should have remained unchanged in Yang’s cognition of writers—— reserved.This young man didn't seem to understand his identity at all, and because Yang Yi casually invited them to visit Huaxia, he immediately became excited.

Do you want to be so straightforward!

Regarding the bluntness of the big-nosed gringo, or the lack of scheming and unceremoniousness, the young man thought to himself that today he had a good experience, but the words have already been spoken, and this writer friend is so excited, it is impossible for him to withdraw the invitation Yes, I just shook my head and laughed at the crowd.

The mutual recommendation of several people is just a warm-up before the official opening of the signing. If the writers under his banner have no interaction, it will inevitably create a negative impression on the readers. After speculating about Gallimard Publishing House, I wondered whether this Gustave might be a guy specially arranged by the publishing house.

Fortunately, his works cannot be faked. "Mirror within a mirror", this avant-garde experimental novel that has been praised by many people, but is also clearly disgusted by another part of the critics and readers, is said to be in this year's It's on the nomination list for the Goncourt Prize, but it's hard to say whether it will win in the end. After all, people who hate this book directly labeled it cultural garbage.

Soon, the signing began officially. The other four writers were signed by Gallimard, but Yang Yi only had a cooperative relationship with this publishing house, so his position was not arranged in the middle.The boy can understand this kind of arrangement very well. If similar activities are held in Yangyi Publishing, then he will make the same arrangement. The guy who needs to step aside has a lot of attraction, and that's all he can do.

As the signing began, a silent competition was also going on behind the scenes, which was to see which writer had the longer line in front of them, which also determined their status in the publishing house.However, for Yang Yi, he is very clear about his status as accompaniment to the prince to study, so looking at the long line in front of Louis Jacques, he does not have the mentality of competing with the other three, but waits leisurely. own readers.The so-called "no desire is strong", probably this is what it means.

But even if he was studying with the prince, and he couldn't communicate with readers in French, "Soil Pimple", which is the novel named "Stone" after translation, after all, won the Booker Prize, so in real Among the people who love to read, there is still a good reputation, and soon, he welcomed his first reader.

"Hi, hello, may I ask. Are you really the author of "Stone"? This is simply too surprising... No, no. It's not an accident, it's incredible!" A person aged between thirty and forty between.Standing in front of the young man, a woman with a strong demeanor of a French lady and a touch of an urban beauty, pointed at the five-star red flag in front of Yang Yi in surprise: "Yes, it is indeed the national flag of China, but I still don't like it." Can you believe that you are really that Mr. ''? You know, my kid looks about your age, it's just amazing..."

Judging from the makeup and clothing of this woman.She is obviously from a wealthy family and has received a considerable degree of education. Normally, it is impossible for her to be so surprised in such a public place. Even if there are some small surprises in her heart, she can still control them, but this Once, Yang Yi obviously made her fail.

Faced with doubts, Yang Yihao nodded and smiled: "Yes. It's me, this lady. If my proof doesn't convince you, then you can ask some other writers... Oh. Sorry, I don't want to Sorry to bother them, um. The staff of Gallimard Publishing House is nearby, and I can guide you to find them for verification. Okay. I know, but you are just too surprised by my age. But what I want to say is, They also had the same expression when Gallimard met me for the first time."

While talking, Yang Yi signed his name on the title page of the book in both Chinese and French languages, Chinese is fine, the two characters have been written for more than 40 years in two generations, it is really closed The eyes are flying like a dragon and a phoenix, but the French name that was finally settled after several discussions is really a bit too different from the English one. The teenager also practiced it many times before he could barely guarantee that he could read it when he wrote it.

After getting the signature, the lady first smiled with joy on her face, then shook her head and continued to sigh: "God, if I didn't see it with my own eyes, I swear, no matter who told me''It's such a young guy, I You won’t believe it. If you think about it, in "Stone", those profound descriptions of women, their every move in their hearts, the changes and invariance of their souls, all make it hard to believe that this novel came from a teenager hand..."

Speaking of the joy, she obviously forgot that this was a signing event, until a reader behind her couldn't help but coughed softly, but she couldn't interrupt her eloquence, as if she was I want to have a deep and in-depth discussion with the author of the book "Stone".In the end, the old man behind her had no choice but to pat her on the shoulder twice before the woman suddenly realized that this was not chatting with her friends, but that everyone was looking forward to getting her A public event that loved the author's signature.

"Sorry, I really didn't notice, I'm really sorry." After recovering from her senses, the woman apologized to the people behind her again and again, and then she still had a look of reluctance on her face: "I'm sorry, I I didn't intend to be so rude, but now I can only ask in a very presumptuous manner. Can you tell me the name of the hotel you stayed in? I still have a lot to say about the heroine in "Stone". I want to ask you a lot of questions, because I regret that I am not a Chinese, so I am still not clear about some of the problems described in this book."

Facing such enthusiastic readers, although the young man wanted to have an in-depth discussion with them, after all, there is no author who does not like to talk about his works with others.But the current situation is that after the signing meeting, he will go directly to the airport, and in the past few days in France, he has never stepped into the threshold of any hotel: "Sorry, after the signing is over, I'm going to fly back to Huaxia directly, and if possible, I also hope to have an in-depth discussion with you about my work... Oh yes..."

At the moment before the woman's face was about to be filled with disappointment and helplessness, Yang Yi suddenly thought of a way, so he motioned for the woman to give him the book, and then he quickly wrote a letter under the signature. Serial number: "This is my icq number, which is the very popular Internet communication software. If you also use this software, I think we will have the opportunity to communicate." (To be continued...)