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Chapter 83: The Book of Dinosaurs is Finally Published

Today is November 15th, the new book "Jurassic Park" is released.

Due to the early publicity, the book was listed on the New York Times' most anticipated new books in just a few months. So when this day comes, not only the three cities where the bantams are located, New York, Atlanta, Chicago and Los Angeles, also welcomed the first batch of new books.

As a native New Yorker, Harry naturally came to the bookstore in Manhattan. As a science fiction fan, he had been looking forward to this book for a long time. Therefore, at an early 8 o'clock in the morning, he would rather be the first to buy books with other office workers.

There was a long queue in front of the Bronde Bookstore in the early morning. When Harry arrived, he found that it was half an hour before the bookstore opened, but the line had already extended to the end of this street! God knows that this is not the Christmas shopping spree on Black Friday, but it is just a new book of science fiction. This grand occasion made other writers read it and they must be jealous!

"I've been looking forward to it for a long time!"

While queuing, Harry said to a bearded middle-aged man beside him: "I have loved dinosaurs since I was a child. When I was a child, I often went to museums to see fossils. I even had models of Tyrannosaurus at home!"

The middle-aged man wore a T-shirt with a national flag and nodded, "I also like dinosaurs. When this bookstore first promoted it, I asked for a three-fold page. I used cloning technology to create a living dinosaurs, and then even built a theme park. This creativity is really rare."

"And the key is that this book clearly says it's science fiction thriller!"

At this time, an old man in front of the team smiled and said, "So, something must be happening in this theme park, otherwise there will be nothing to be terrifying at all, are you right?"

The middle-aged man nodded and said, "So the point of the problem is what happened. Could it be that the carnivorous dragons rioted collectively while tourists were playing?"

Harry frowned and said, "Is that a little cruel? After all, most of the people who go to the theme park are children. If the author really writes that many children are eaten by dinosaurs, the impact will be too bad."

The middle-aged man shook his head and smiled, "You are wrong. If there is such a dinosaur theme park in the world, it is not just a child. Who should not come to see it? So even if people are going to die, the author will definitely give priority to those adults. Don't worry."

He said that, but Harry felt a little speechless. Why do middle-aged people like this plot so much? Moreover, when many tourists are having fun together, there is a sudden attack of monsters. Why is this setting so familiar?"

After a few gossips, the bookstore finally opened. Harry no longer thought about it. He walked in with the large army and quickly brought the freshly released "Jurassic Park" to his arms.

"Oh, God, what a beautiful packaging, I can't help but have a glimpse of it!"

In a corner of the bookstore, a young man's exclamation attracted Harry's attention. Seeing that the other person must be a person of the same kind, he stepped forward and said, "Harry Punez, third year of New York University."

"Jeff Bezos, I'm going to school in Princeton."

Bezos also saw that Harry was a book lover and said enthusiastically: "I followed this book when it was first promoted. Now I finally bought it. I am so happy!"

"Yes, yes, so do I, and I'm an authentic dinosaur fan. I've made a model, dinosaur universe explorer Anil!"

"Happy, Harry, by the way, do you know the author of this book? Everyone knows that Alice-Wang is a new writer, so they are not very clear about her life. The bantam has not even announced how old she is."

Harry looked around and saw customers buying books everywhere, but there was no fixed scene in the usual new book launch conference: "Yes, the newspaper did not say that the author was going to hold a new book launch conference. Is she sick? Otherwise, she shouldn't have come on such an important day."

"Maybe she is not interested in this kind of thing."

A tall figure walked towards them, a bearded chin and a T-shirt with a national flag. The middle-aged man held the book he had just bought and said, "If the author was a rich wife or a daughter of a daughter, it wouldn't matter if he didn't participate in such activities, because for them, writing books might be just a hobby."

This was the second time Harry met this man in just half an hour. Thinking of the other party’s previous imagination of the plot, he felt aroused and asked, “Who are you?”

"Steven Spielberg."

The other party smiled and shrugged: "Maybe you have heard my name?"

Harry took a breath first, and Steven Spielberg, of course he had heard of such a famous name!

"Oh my God! Mr. Spielberg! I didn't recognize you immediately. It turned out to be you!"

He said excitedly: "I have almost watched your movies, "Jaws", "The Third Category of Contact", "E-T", and especially "Raiders of the Lost Ark". I am your loyal fan!"

Compared to Harry's excitement, Spielberg was very calm and just shook hands with him friendly. After all, it was just a common thing for him to meet fans.

At this moment, Bezos, who was standing aside, spoke: "Mr. Spielberg, I would like to ask if there is a possibility that a novel like Jurassic Park can be adapted into a movie?"

Spielberg hesitated and said: "The difficulty mainly lies in the production of dinosaurs. "King Kong" in the 1930s used simple model machinery, and "Alien" in the past few years was played by people, so they are definitely not suitable for this movie. So, if any company has a filming plan, this problem must be solved."

"In other words, we have to rely on technological development in related fields."

Bezos felt a little disappointed. As early as when the new book was promoted, he urgently hoped that this work would be made into a movie. But listening to the analysis of this famous director, it may not be possible in recent years.

Harry didn't have so many ideas, and no one stipulated that a book would be adapted into a movie after it was released. He didn't watch his beloved "Galaxy Empire" series, the first one was released in the 1950s, but he still had no shooting plan until now? For example, "Lord of the Rings", how could the current technology show the greatness of Middle-earth? A forced melon is not sweet. If you really want to shoot it forcibly, it will only ruin the classics.

In this way, he happily went home with his beloved books.

From early morning to late night, four major cities in the country were sold simultaneously. New York, Chicago, Atlanta and Los Angeles were all large cities across the country. The sales volume of "Jurassic Park" easily exceeded 50,000 copies on the first day. The sales data of each bookstore were quickly released and quickly sent to the editorial department of Bantam Book Company.

The office was brightly lit late at night, and every editor who was concerned about him was overjoyed.

"It's very good. This result is really very good. We have spent so much effort on publicity. In the four cities, sales volumes on the first day will reach 50,000. It's not a problem to exceed 300,000 in the next month, and it's even possible to exceed 400,000!"

In the conference room, editor-in-chief Domingo said happily: "Hurry notify the printing factory to increase the printing volume, and then contact more cooperative bookstores in cities. The accounting department will quickly count the first-day marketing volume. Brown, please contact Miss Alice and notify our good news!"

In recent times, Brown has been very happy when he is happy, and he always looks up and looks majestic wherever he goes. Since "Jurassic Park" was ranked on the most anticipated list of the year, he has confirmed that his performance and year-end bonuses can't be eliminated, but this hasn't been passed for a long time.

Looking back now, I really have a sharp look. How could I discover a new star like Alice?

"No problem, I'll leave the contact work to me. The sales on the first day are so high, so the child can get a lot of profits. I believe that after she knows, she can laugh out loud in her dreams, right?"

Brown's words immediately ushered in a teasing from his colleagues: "Okay, you guy, you laughed out loud in your dreams, right? The year-end bonus is so rich that your mortgage has finally been paid off."

"Yes, yes, and the flamingo you bought. With these batches of performance, you can buy another new car!"

"Brown, you have to thank Alice. How much she can earn is her business. What can be put into your hands is real!"

Listening to his colleagues' envy and jealous jokes, Brown also nodded vigorously. Yes, if Alice had not released this book, with the current financial conditions at home, he might have divorced his wife soon.
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