There was still some time before the book signing, and Wei Yang was guarding a pile of books signing in the lounge.
A book signing will be held on-site, and this pile will be used by the publisher for subsequent physical distribution and online sales.
There is also a small part that he purchased at his own expense and gave back to fans and book fans on blogs, post bars, and Tianya as gifts through lottery draws.
Currently, the autograph session is mainly for the Magic City area, and there are currently no plans for other areas, so we can only do more activities to compensate.
"I took a look, and there were probably more than 200 people at the door. It's not quite there yet, but there will probably be more later."
As they were signing, Li Jiahang, who had just gone out for a walk, came over to report the situation. Wei Yang stopped writing and nodded.
"Not bad, more than I expected."
Although Lei Chun promoted it in Tieba and Tianya, the number of fans who are willing and able to come to the scene to support is limited after all, and even less in the Magic City area.
In addition, today is Friday again, and most people are still at work and school. Those who can come to the scene are basically die-hard fans.
To be honest, Wei Yang even suspected that most of these people had never seen "Undocumented Crime" and were not interested in it. They were just here for him.
After all, this is Wei Yang's first offline meeting with fans after becoming famous. It is said to be a book signing, but it can also be understood as a fan meeting.
"Tomorrow is the weekend, there should be more."
Li Jiahang conveniently gave Wei Yang a glass of water. He was not here to join in the fun today, but was Wei Yang's temporary assistant.
At present, Wei Yang's income is not high, and he still has to support Lei Chun, his manager, so he is not in a hurry to find an assistant when he thinks he can take care of himself for the time being.
Occasionally, in special circumstances like today, when I am really too busy, I ask Li Jiahang to come over and help.
No salary is given, just take care of the food. If there is any entertainment place after work, take him to one...
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After waiting for a while, the signing time finally arrived. Wei Yang and Li Jiahang left the lounge and came to a signing venue arranged outside the Magic City Bookstore.
Wei Yang took a look and saw that there was a crowd of people, about two to three hundred people. Apart from a few people watching the fun, most of the people who looked like fans were young girls, and quite a few were underage.
"It seems that this face is the best."
Wei Yang sighed with emotion, the key to any literary/cultural artist is not literature/culture, but his face.
With this face, you can package it, take advantage of it, and attract popularity and attention. Otherwise, the effect will be greatly reduced.
"Now, let us warmly welcome today's protagonist to make his debut. Let's call out his name together, three, two, one, Wei Yang~"
Since the autograph session has a certain nature of a meet-and-greet event, it is definitely not possible to sign autographs right away. Before that, there must be some interactive sessions, so the organizer found a host, but it turned out that this person would be awkward when he came up.
Wei Yang complained in his heart that a good autograph session would turn into a street advertisement, but he still walked onto the stage with a smile on his face and greeted the fans.
"Ahhh, it's out!"
"Weiyangda!"
"Wei Yang, Wei Yang, Wei Yang!"
"Lu Xinghe, the best Lu Xinghe in the world!"
"Geng Geng Xinghe is about to dawn, Lu Xinghe come on!"
"..."
It can be seen that most of the fans at the scene are Wei Yang's personal fans, and the proportion of people named Lu Xinghe is even slightly greater than Wei Yang's name.
This shows that a large part of Wei Yang's current popularity still relies on Lu Xinghe, and there is still a long way to go before he becomes popular outside the circle.
But Wei Yang is not in a hurry. After all, he is filming this movie. It is normal for this kind of situation to happen and it can be improved gradually in the future.
"Hello everyone, I am Wei Yang, and I am also Wei Yang. I am very happy that you all came to the signing party of "Undocumented Crime" today..."
The process of the book signing is not complicated. It basically involves introducing the book and the source of the creative ideas, then answering some related questions, and after a while of interaction, you can officially sign the book.
Considering that the audience was mainly fans, the questions asked may have nothing to do with "Undocumented Crime", so the organizer also prepared some questions for the host to ask to prevent the interactive session from going too off-topic.
"Why did you give yourself the pen name Weiyang?"
Wei Yang told the truth: "It's a bit shameful to call me by my real name. It would be more comfortable to use a pen name."
"Then why is it called this name?"
"Because I'm too lazy to name it, the homophony is convenient."
Wei Yang made a joke and explained another meaning: "Weiyang also means no illness, no disaster, long life and peace. This name can be regarded as a good meaning."
In fact, there is another meaning that Wei Yang didn't say. This was something he only learned not long ago. The male protagonist of the well-known classic novel "Meat XX" is named "Wei Yangsheng".
Putting aside the fact that he finally got rid of all his troubles and achieved enlightenment, Wei Yang still quite recognized Wei Yangsheng's ambition, and he liked the pen name even more.
"In this book "Undocumented Crime", which character is your favorite?"
Wei Yang pondered for a moment: "My favorite is Yan Liang, but as an actor, if this drama is made into a film and television one day, the role I most want to play is Li Toyota."
Although the host likes to do awkward things, he has obviously done his homework. He was a little surprised when he heard this: "This role is not easy to play. It is very different from yourself."
"This will make it more challenging."
Wei Yang is a bit rebellious, perhaps because he is usually too calm and tactful in his dealings with others. Although he is considerate and considerate in every aspect, he can still be a bit depressing at times.
Therefore, he personally prefers to play some villains, especially villains who are bad to the core. When he plays a villain with enough energy, he feels like he can release all his inner demons and repression, which is particularly stress-relieving.
Wei Yang always rushes to play any villain role in class. He has experience in all kinds of bandits, hooligans, murderers, gangsters and anti-social gangsters.
It's a pity that in reality, all factors have to be considered, and we can't just follow his whim, otherwise Wei Yang would really prefer to play the villain.
He had proposed to play the evil swordsman in "Legend of Sword and Fairy 3" before, but Cai Yinong rejected it. Otherwise, it would be nice to experience bullying the six realms.
…
The host asked a few questions, and also asked some fans and audience members to ask questions. These questions were quite diverse, and Wei Yang also answered them one by one.
"The scandal is false. Sister Rong and I are just friends. TV dramas are TV dramas, and reality is reality."
""The Best of Us" was discontinued because I have been too busy recently, but I will continue to write it, and by the end of the year at the latest, everyone should see the finished product."
"Thank you for your appreciation. I will continue to write songs, but I have no plans to enter the music industry for the time being. I will still focus on being an actor and screenwriter."
"How to choose a spouse? I don't have any specific requirements. Just being beautiful and having a good personality is enough."
"..."
The book signing started at 2 p.m., and the interactive session lasted for nearly an hour. Wei Yang was very patient and answered 40 to 50 questions from the audience.
He speaks and acts appropriately, is organized, has a cordial and sincere attitude, and does not miss anything in his answers.
His manager Lei Chun, who was worried about him at first, smiled more and more as he listened below, and the idea he had been struggling with in his heart became firmer.
At around three o'clock, the book signing finally officially started, and a queue was organized on site. There were nearly 300 people in the queue.
There were not many people buying books on site. Most of them came with the books they bought. Wei Yang accepted all comers, as long as they were genuine and signed, and some even added a few more messages.
"Brother Wei Yang, I really like Lu Xinghe played by You. I will take the high school entrance examination in the summer. Can you write me a few words of encouragement?"
"No problem, the eagle strikes the sky and the wind is strong, and the waves fly like spring. I wish XXX success in his studies and good luck in the high school entrance examination."
"Come on, we will always support you."
"Thank you, and I wish you a happy life and all the best."
"Master Weiyang, I really like the books you wrote. Will you write mystery novels in the future?"
"Write, definitely write."
It was rare to meet a true book lover. Wei Yang spoke softly and revealed a few things about him.
"The next book may be about a child committing a crime, so you can look forward to it."
"Then I'll wait for the day when you publish a new book."
"Okay, support the genuine version."
"..."
The autograph session didn't end until around 6 p.m. Later, some new people came, plus there were repeated requests for autographs, and in the end, a total of about 500 to 600 copies were signed.
Wei Yang's hands were not tired, but he was mentally exhausted from constantly talking to people.
But seeing so many people who like him supporting him made him feel very happy.
When the show was about to end, Wei Yang held Lei Chun in his left hand and Li Jiahang in his right hand, and took a group photo with the dozens of fans and book fans who stayed until the end.
Perhaps a few years later, this photo will become a milestone moment in Wei Yang's acting and creative career...
