When the autograph session went on until twelve o'clock, the crowd in the bookstore hall was still dense. Fortunately, there were barriers to help sort out the queue, so that the crowd would not be too chaotic.
However, in the small square outside the store, there was still a group of people lined up in an orderly manner like a long queue.
"According to this situation, we can't sign everything in one day."
Liu Qin silently looked at the long queue of veterans who seemed to be unabated, and said to Li Qing: "There will be a signing event in the United States tomorrow. You can't be too tired. Let's finish the signing at four o'clock this afternoon."
Liu Qin knew that Li Qing once had a record of signing autographs for ten hours. The difference was that he signed albums at that time, but now he signs books.
If the signing was only for six hours, according to Liu Qin's understanding of Li Qing, it should be barely acceptable.
"It depends."
Li Qing signed continuously for two hours, and his wrists became a little sore. This was because each person was limited to signing only one book.
Otherwise, if someone buys the "Harry Potter" trilogy in succession and has Li Qing sign each copy, he will really be exhausted.
What surprised Li Qing was that in addition to some European and American faces, there were also many Asian faces among the book fans at the scene, and there were also a lot of Chinese who could speak Chinese.
Nowadays, with the continuous broadcast on the big screen and the reports of local media, all the Chinese in London in the UK are in high spirits and come non-stop after learning about the signing event held by Li Qing at Foyle Bookstore.
support.
For the Chinese, meeting Li Qing in a foreign country is as warm as meeting a relative.
At this time, after Li Qing said a few words of thanks to the book fans in front of him, he glanced at the queue that had not decreased at all, and said to the editor-in-chief Barry who was serving diligently at the side: "Barry, the number of pre-sales people is not less than one."
Ten thousand names? Why do I feel that there are more than this number?"
Barry said with a smile: "Of course it's more than this number. The difference between the number of pre-sales and the actual number will probably not exceed half."
According to the number of pre-sales, what Bally meant when he said it would not be more than half was that it would not exceed 15,000 people.
Li Qing nodded, did not speak, continued to lower his head and sign, and then smiled and shook hands with every book fan who came in front of him.
Time passed bit by bit.
During this period, Li Qing had a little appetite, then returned to the autograph table and signed autographs for the book fans present without hesitation.
Howard, the owner of Foyle Bookstore, watched this scene and said with emotion: "Other author signings can be held in two or three hours at most, but Leesin takes a whole day, and the signings may not be completed.
, this is the gap!”
"It would be great if Leesin were British. Then every time he releases a new book, he might hold a book signing here."
One staff member said wistfully,
Obviously, this is a big fan of "Harry Potter".
"I wouldn't be surprised if this novel won the Nobel Prize for Literature."
Someone laughed and said: "Although the judges of the Nobel Prize may be some old-fashioned people."
"This novel is enough for children to read, but it won't be high enough to leave a mark in history."
"The text and pictures of "Harry Potter" are very strong and are very suitable for adaptation into movies. It is easy to win some children's literature awards, but if you want to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, oh, this obviously still has a long way to go.
Walk."
"Indeed, although I enjoyed watching it, I have to say that "Harry Potter" does not have much depth and does not meet the criteria for the Nobel Prize in Literature."
"But regardless of this award, "Harry Potter" has now achieved great success. Recently, the American version of "Harry Potter" will be released. I believe that "Harry Potter" will take off to a new level."
A height that is the envy of all writers in the industry.”
"It's hard to believe that this is a fantasy novel written by a Chinese. He understands Western culture so well!"
"I'm really looking forward to that world where swords and magic are intertwined. I don't know when he will be able to write it."
There was a lot of discussion, and four hours later, the autograph session officially ended.
There is still an endless stream of book lovers lining up in front of the door.
When Howard announced that the autograph session was over, there was a lot of noise.
The wave of protests from countless book fans made Howard return to the store in embarrassment. He hurriedly came to Li Qing and said awkwardly: "Sign for a while longer?"
"There will be a book signing tomorrow, our boss can't be too tired," Xue Yan said proactively.
Li Qing was applying an ice pack to his wrist. Hearing this, he asked, "What's wrong?"
"There was a lot of protest from book fans at the scene, and I felt it might cause conflicts."
Howard hesitated and said, "I discussed it with them and it will be fine if you sign for the last hour."
Hearing this, Li Qing immediately handed the ice pack to Xue Yan, nodded and said, "Okay, let's continue signing."
"Great! I thank you on behalf of the readers!" Howard said gratefully, and immediately went outside to inform the good news.
Soon, huge cheers came from outside the store.
"Your health is important."
Liu Qin complained: "I have been signing for six hours. I have done my best to be kind and righteous. It is not the new period. Is it necessary to work so hard?"
"You can't say that."
Li Qing smiled and said: "The readers are the author's parents. How can you refuse the parents' request?"
"You, you!"
Liu Qin laughed angrily at Li Qing's fallacies and said, "Okay, you signed it anyway, I don't care about you. I'll get tenosynovitis by then. Let's see what you do!"
After Li Qing returned to the autograph table, the bookstore gradually arranged for book fans outside the store to come in.
Every book lover who walks into the bookstore is excited and nervous, fearing that Li Qing will suddenly leave, and then the few hours they have been waiting will be completely in vain.
Soon, an hour passed.
Although there are still a large number of book fans lingering outside the store, the protesters have disappeared.
Human energy is limited, and book fans already know that Li Qing will have a book signing in the United States tomorrow, so they fully understand this.
They also expressed their gratitude that Li Qing was able to extend the autograph session for one hour.
This was the end of the whole day's book signing event. Li Qing signed autographs non-stop, from morning to night, for a total of seven hours, signing a total of 3,632 new books.
The number of pre-orders was as high as 10,000, but only 3,600 copies were signed.
An average of 518 books are signed per hour.
Eight signings per minute.
Although it is a little slower than when I signed the album, it is still within the normal range.
Of course, there are also readers who have bought multiple sets of new books.
When Li Qing returned to the hotel, his entire wrist was a little cramped, especially the thumb, index finger, and middle finger that held the signature pen, which were unbearably sore and swollen.
"Deserve it!"
Liu Qin came to Li Qing's room, and while vigorously massaging Li Qing's wrists and fingers, he muttered: "You really don't take your body seriously!"
Li Qing was lying on the bed, enjoying Liu Qin's massage, and said happily: "Men should have a sense of responsibility."
"It's a pity that sometimes you act so unmanly!"
After Liu Qin pressed for a while, he punched Li Qing's arm hard and said, "I'm leaving. Have a good rest. We have an early morning flight. I'll let you know when it's time."