In the next two weeks, Ye Zhiqiu participated in the "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" signing event in several major cities.

Nearly half a month after its release, the physical books of "The Condor" have sold more than 400,000 copies. The sales volume is slightly lower than that of previous works.

But this is normal. Both "Zhu Xian" and "Sword of Immortality" were serialized online first, attracting a large number of fans and then released as physical books. There are also corresponding music albums, so the publicity effect will be much better.

According to market rules, sales of a new book are generally the highest in the first month after its release, and the growth will level off later, unless there is a sudden hot spot that makes it re-enter the public eye, which can drive another wave of sales.

For example, during the previous broadcast of the TV series "Sword and Sword", there was a significant increase in physical book sales.

According to this trend, even if the sales of "Legend of the Condor Heroes" can exceed one million, it will take a long time, but Orange Reading Network is quite satisfied with this result.

To say that this performance is poor, it is only compared to Ye Zhiqiu Qian's few books. With nearly 500,000 physical book sales, it is definitely a "super best-selling" novel in today's market.

After the autograph session came to an end, Ye Zhiqiu returned to Beijing and came to the National Television Building again.

——The second season of "China in the Classics" is about to start.

After the first season of this program was aired, it was widely praised, set many records at the time, and became a social hot spot.

The business card of "benchmarking large-scale cultural variety shows" has been established, so it naturally needs to be maintained well. During the preparation process for the second season, the program team will naturally not forget to find the key figure Ye Zhiqiu.

Don't forget that in the first season, Ye Zhiqiu not only acted as a screenwriter and actor, but also served as a "reading recommender".

In fact, when the invitation was sent out, the program team was a little unsure. After all, Ye Zhiqiu is so popular now. He is on the US Billboard Chart and is a guest star in a Hollywood blockbuster. The schedule may not be suitable for him.

Fortunately, after the invitation was sent out, Ye Zhiqiu readily agreed, and the program team was relieved.

In the final analysis, Ye Zhiqiu's previous role was too important. Although he already had one season of experience, having Ye Zhiqiu as the "founder" sitting in the team can still make people feel at ease.

The next process was much smoother. Ye Zhiqiu came to the familiar TV station building, met with the program team, and signed the relevant contract.

This time due to schedule reasons, Ye Zhiqiu will not appear as an actor, but he will still play the role of "reading recommender" and join the screenwriting team.

After signing the contract, the newly appointed director of the variety show channel, who was in his forties, was very excited and shook hands with Ye Zhiqiu.

"Zhiqiu, welcome! Thank you for your contribution to this program!"

"Yes, it's my honor too." Ye Zhiqiu said equally politely.

"You're so humble." The middle-aged station director laughed and said, "You played a huge role in making this program possible in the first place."

"Not long after I was transferred to the variety show channel, I took over this project. It's very stressful. I'd better ask Zhiqiu for your help."

"Zhiqiu, you are a professional. If you have any suggestions for the program, improvement measures, or other needs, please feel free to mention them!"

"I can't recommend it."

Ye Zhiqiu looked at the program list he just got and asked curiously: "This season's program format still retains the role of literary expert consultant. Doesn't Mr. Qin no longer hold the role?"

In the first season, Qin Dewen, who served as an expert consultant, was widely praised by the audience for his profound knowledge and simple and easy-to-understand conversation.

"That's right." The middle-aged director explained, "We immediately contacted Mr. Qin's assistant, who said that Mr. Qin had been unwell recently and declined."

Ye Zhiqiu nodded and said nothing more.

If I remember correctly, Mr. Qin is already over 80 years old. One episode of the show requires four or five hours of recording, which is quite mentally and physically demanding. It is normal not to participate anymore due to physical reasons.

After completing the formalities, I came out of the TV station building. As soon as I got into the commercial vehicle, my agent Song Mei said, "Zhiqiu, I have something to tell you."

"We learned that Mr. Qin originally wanted to participate in the second season of "China in the Classics". He did not participate because his physical condition was not optimistic and he had been hospitalized for some time."

"This is confidential to the outside world. It was Mr. Qin's granddaughter Qin Xiaoyu who contacted us just now."

"She also said that she read your new novel "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" to Mr. Qin. Mr. Qin was very interested and talked about you several times. Qin Xiaoyu asked you if you have time to visit Mr. Qin and chat with him.

..."

After hearing this, Ye Zhiqiu, who understood, said without hesitation: "Where is the hospital? Is it convenient to go there now?"

In Ye Zhiqiu's heart, he had great respect for Qin Dewen, who was highly virtuous and a true scholar. He also gave him a lot of help. At this time, he should go and visit him.
Chapter completed!