The book signing started at nine o'clock in the morning. When Zhang Zhong and others arrived, a lot of people had already gathered at the door.
The Xitu Building has a large space, which should be enough for people to queue up for signings. However, it is still early and there is no opening time, so those who rush over can only queue at the door first.
Xu Yang took Zhang Zhong and others into the building, and Liu Ming, the person in charge of Xidan Building, received them.
Liu Ming is not young, he looks in his early fifties, but he is in good spirits. When Zhang Zhong shook hands with him, he could feel his strength and enthusiasm.
"Seeing is better than hearing. Mr. Zhang is younger than he looks on TV." Liu Ming said with a smile.
"Director Liu, I just think you are complimenting me."
"It's definitely a compliment, and it's sincere. Please come with me. The room for reporters' interviews has been arranged in a moment, and I will take you there."
"Are the reporters already here?" Chen Qing asked.
Liu Ming shook his head and said, "Not yet. When the library opens soon, I will have someone bring them over."
"Then I'll trouble you, Manager Liu."
The room Liu Ming arranged was a conference room in their Xitu Building. It was quite large and could seat two to three hundred people. However, there were not many media outlets for this interview, only about twenty.
The main reason is that Chen Qing had said hello before not to let in any media. If he did, I believe that no matter how many times the conference room is enlarged, it may not be able to accommodate the news staff who come to interview.
Before Zhang Zhong and the others were seated, Liu Ming took them to the conference room for a look, and then went to the lounge next door.
"Let's have some tea here first, and then we'll go out after all the reporters have entered. It's not good to drink strong tea in the early morning, so I brewed some silver needles for you." Liu Ming took it upon himself to give Zhang a cup of tea.
They each poured a cup of tea.
Baihao Yinzhen is listed as one of the top ten famous teas in China and is known as "Beauty" because it is more beautiful. The tea leaves are shaped like needles, densely covered with pekoe, and are as white as silver.
Zhang Zhong doesn’t drink this kind of tea often, but he quite likes the taste, which is light and mellow.
Holding the tea cup, Liu Ming said with a smile, "When the reporter interviews you later, Mr. Zhang probably needs to pay attention to someone."
"Oh?" Zhang Zhong raised his eyebrows and put down his teacup, "I wonder what Manager Liu is referring to?"
Xu Yang and Chen Qing next to them were also a little surprised, especially Xu Yang, because he had greeted the media in advance, so he should not be embarrassed.
Liu Ming said, "It's Hu Rui from People's Daily."
"Will Hu Rui come?" Xu Yang asked in surprise.
Zhang Zhong and Chen Qing looked at Xu Yang, both a little confused, because neither of them had heard of Hu Rui's name.
Seeing Zhang Zhong's eyes, Xu Yang explained, "Hu Rui is quite famous in the journalism world, but if you don't pay attention, you probably don't know him. He is the editor-in-chief of the Huaxia People's Daily, and he has always been known for his sharpness, and he is famous
There are many deeds. Most recently, last year French Prime Minister Philippe held a press conference on the issue of maritime cases, and was left speechless by Hu Rui."
Chen Qing nodded and said, "When you said that, I remembered it. There was indeed such a news last year, which was quite popular at the time. It was said that Philip urged all Chinese countries to resolve disputes in accordance with the Convention on the Law of the Sea. The reporter Hu pointed out,
France has not even signed the convention, which means they can not abide by the convention but require other countries to comply."
Hearing what they said, Zhang Zhong was not worried, but he was a little surprised. How could such a reporter with such a high international status come here to interview him? Did he think too highly of him?
Journalists are also divided into levels. The lowest level is the reporter who can buy a press card for 150 yuan, and there are some paparazzi above.
A real reporter doesn't just write articles, but just picks up news and gossip.
They all require superb professional knowledge and industry conscience.
Chen Qing had the same doubts as Zhang Zhong. He asked, "Why is this great guy here?"
Liu Ming spread his hands and said, "I really don't know about this. I also heard from my friends that he will come over today."
Zhang Zhong smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. I'm not afraid of others asking. In fact, the more reporters are like this, the less afraid I am. It's better than those fast-footed reporters who are chasing rumors."
"Mr. Zhang is right, there shouldn't be any major problems. I just brought it up to draw your attention," Liu Ming said.
"Um."
After sitting in the lounge for more than ten minutes, a staff member came over and reported that the reporters in the conference room had already taken their seats.
Liu Ming stood up and said, "Mr. Zhang, let's go there too. If we finish early, the autograph session can start early."
"good."
A group of people arrived at the conference room. Chen Qing and the others found a seat under the stage, and Zhang Zhong was the only one on the stage.
Anyway, there was no host. Zhang Zhong took the microphone and said, "Welcome everyone, I won't say anything more, because there will be a book signing later, so I hope everyone can hurry up and try to end it as soon as possible."
There was no need for Zhang to mention it again. As soon as he finished speaking, several people raised their hands.
Zhang Zhong clicked on one casually.
"Hello Zhang Zhong, this is He Ya from Xinfeng News. First of all, congratulations on the great sales of your new book. It is said that "The Last Starfish" not only has a high sales volume in China, but also has a sales volume in North America that is almost comparable to the previous "Dune".
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"Thank you." Zhang Zhong nodded.
"You said before that all the income from this book will be donated. Can you please disclose the specific donation method? In addition, regarding the use of this money, will you release specific financial reports to the public?"
"We will cooperate with the Youth Development Foundation, and the methods and uses of donations will be transparent. As for financial reporting, there is actually no need to bother. We will know by counting the schools when the time comes." Zhang Chong said with a smile.
"Thank you for your answer, I have no questions."
"Well, next one."
Zhang Zhong ordered another person.
"Hello, I am Qin Ying, Mr. Zhang from Xin'an News. I would like to ask a question that ordinary readers are more concerned about, that is, will "Harry Potter" be released as a single book in the new year, or will it always be based on
Does this kind of serialization appear?"
Zhang Chong smiled and said, "There will definitely be a single volume, there is no doubt about that, but I can't answer you yet whether the content of the single volume will exceed the speed of magazine serialization, because there is no specific plan yet."
Qin Ying nodded and said, "Can you tell us when the next book in the Poirot series will be published? You should know that among your fans, there are a large number of fans who are dedicated to Poirot."
"I can tell you this, if nothing happens, the next book in the Poirot series will be released to everyone within two months."
"Okay, thank you, I have no problem." Qin Ying said with satisfaction, because she had heard what she wanted to hear.