Pei Yuan secretly rejoiced. Fortunately, he had not made a reservation in advance. Otherwise, he would not know which secluded corner he would read this book in, and he might feel even more lonely.
If he really became the last starfish person, Pei Yuan didn't know whether he was lucky or unlucky.
It’s such an uncomfortable feeling to watch people around you die one by one, and even people all over the world die before you.
If Pei Yuan was given a choice, he might end his life before that day comes.
But this is all his imagination. If one day, he really becomes the last starfish, or maybe he will feel the burden left by all mankind on his shoulders.
Even if you are faced with a desperate situation, you may not completely give in.
Although the alien visitor "Super Lord" in the novel is just an imagination, throughout the history of human development, we have also encountered such things that impact the human spirit.
In the past, human beings thought that the place where they lived was a flat continent. Later, they learned that starfish were round, but they thought that starfish were the center of the universe until the heliocentric theory was proposed.
In the eyes of many people, the shift from geocentric theory to heliocentric theory was just a simple conceptual change. But at that time, the conversion of these two concepts was stained with the blood of countless people.
In the universe, there may be countless planets like starfish, which also have life.
In the vast galaxy, starfish are just like grains of dust, let alone human beings.
Someone always teases you: Where are you from? Where are you going?
What about the meaning of human existence?
In Zhang Zhong's "The Last Starfish Man", human existence seems meaningless. We have spent countless years evolving, and in the end we only exist for star children, a existence that humans cannot understand at all.
Thinking of this, Pei Yuan couldn't accept it for a while.
How can human existence be meaningless?
Life is so wonderful and strange, this is nature's best gift.
Suddenly, Pei Yuan felt that he had some empathy for those people who were learning about the heliocentric theory for the first time.
People at that time must have been as confused and overwhelmed as they are now.
What if human existence is really meaningless like in the novel?
Pei Yuan could not answer such a question.
But he felt that since mankind has gone through so many ups and downs and reached today, it will never stop developing because of Xingtong.
Even if there is only one person left on the starfish in the end, human beings will move forward step by step in their own way.
We may not be able to get ahead, but this step by step is a testament to human resilience.
"Starfish will be destroyed one day. The existence of human beings may not have any meaning to the universe. Maybe from the birth of life to the destruction of starfish, only we know it. Human civilization will never be known to other life forms from the moment it turns into interstellar dust.
But so what? At least, at this moment, we know that we exist and are proud of our existence."
Pei Yuan felt something in his heart, so he ran to Zhang Zhong's whisper and typed out this paragraph.
After thinking about it, he wrote another one: Keep your feet on the ground, build dreams of the stars, and encourage you together.
"call--"
Pei Yuan let out a long sigh. After watching "The Last Starfish Man", his outlook on life was about to be refreshed.
…
In fact, many people don't go to the bookstore to buy books like Pei Yuan, because they have already made a reservation.
There are two modes of pre-sale. One is that Zero Zero One Company entrusts major bookstores to reserve the books. Readers who pre-booked in advance can use the online code to go to the bookstore to pick up the books directly on the release day, although they still have to make a trip like others.
But at least don't worry about not being able to buy books.
The other option is for the reader to add some shipping costs, and on the day of sale, Zero Zero One Company will deliver it directly to him/her.
In order to ensure that readers who pre-ordered books can get the books as soon as possible, Zero Zero One Company has already contacted the courier company to strive for a single release day so that every book can be delivered to readers as soon as possible.
The pre-sale results of "The Last Starfish Man" were very good. In one week, 2.1 million copies were pre-sold, surpassing the pre-sales of Han Xun's new book a few months ago.
In the morning, Chen Qingcai formally reported the pre-sale situation to Zhang Zhong.
Lin Lin also called Zhang Zhong. Lin Lin mainly talked about two things on the phone. One was about the pre-sale, and the other was to ask Zhang Zhong whether he should call Zhang Zhong first for the money for the pre-sale of the books.
, so that his donation can be implemented immediately.
One advantage of online pre-sale is that the funds are returned quickly, unlike selling books to booksellers, where it may take several months to get the money.
However, Zhang Zhong said that it didn't matter. To him, more than ten million was not a big sum. He could just leave the money to Lin Lin for his own use. If he donated, he could let Chen Qing allocate part of the money first, and then he could just cash it in directly.
In the evening, Xu Yuhan came over to teach Pengpeng and the others how to draw, and Zhang Zhong gave her a stack of "The Last Starfish Man".
Looking at the pile of books in front of her, Xu Yuhan blinked and asked, "Why did you give me so many books?"
"To save you the trouble of buying it, I asked the publishing house to send you the sample book early." Zhang Chong said with a smile.
"Then there's no need for so many, just give me one."
"If a friend wants it, you can give it to your friend."
"What should I give you..." Xu Yuhan said something mid-sentence, and suddenly thought of something, so he took out two books from it, "Then let me take two... Hey, you signed them all."
"Isn't it good to sign?"
"Okay, okay, but I want an unsigned copy." Xu Yuhan wanted to get a copy for her father, but when she saw the signature on it, she was afraid that her father would ask.
Zhang Zhong probably guessed what Xu Yuhan was thinking, so he said, "It's okay. I will have a book signing in a few days, so just treat it as if I signed it for you in advance."
"Oh, okay." Xu Yuhan nodded.
In fact, Xu Yuhan had already reserved a book online before, but when she saw Zhang Zhong bringing the book to her, she didn't tell Zhang Zhong about it. She was still happy when Zhang Zhong gave her the book.
"Some people say that your book established your status as a master of science fiction." Xu Yuhan put the book away and said with a smile.
Zhang Chongtian said shamelessly, "Have I not been a master of science fiction for a long time?"
"Virtue." Xu Yuhan said angrily, and then added, "But it's true. It seems that every time you write a science fiction book, some people say that it established your status as a science fiction master. It seems that readers in the science fiction world only praise people like this.
"
"Otherwise, you can't praise me as a science fiction hero."
Zhang Zhong made a joke and was about to send Xu Yuhan home when his cell phone rang.
After taking it out and taking a look, Zhang Zhong handed the phone to Xu Yuhan.
Xu Yuhan said strangely, "What are you doing for me? Oops!"
When she saw the caller ID, she was startled and almost threw the phone away.