The company has been preparing for the Star Sky Membership Card for more than half a year. At the beginning, it was solving the problem of bookstores. It was not until two months ago that the membership card was officially released after the major domestic bookstores basically reached an agreement.
But at that time, the company didn't make much publicity, there was just a small corner on the official website where there was a membership application channel.
Before Chen Qing came to see the ceremony in the evening, he had seen the status of membership applications. So far, only more than 4,000 cards have been applied for in the world.
This event is more beneficial to Chinese netizens, because there are not many cooperation points abroad. Take Paris, for example, as a world-class civilized city, there are only four cooperative bookstores.
However, this situation will improve soon. After this event, many bookstores will take the initiative to contact us and ask for a cooperative relationship.
Chen Qing had advertised at the Nebula Awards Ceremony, and the company's official website had released an announcement detailing the event. The most important thing is that in addition to the event, the official also announced a new book
name.
"Clockwork Girl?"
Zhang Junwei read the name of the new book in his mouth, but for a moment he couldn't imagine what the theme of the new book would be.
Tong Can next to him smiled and said, "I think it's about robots."
Zhang Junwei shook his head, "I don't know, but it would be good to have a new book to read."
Tong Can looked at the announcement on the official website, suddenly raised his eyebrows, and said, "Hey, the announcement also said that a single book of "Alive" will be released first during this period."
"Really?" Zhang Junwei was a little surprised. He flipped through the announcement again and saw this content. He then said with a smile, "The single volume should have been released a long time ago."
"Isn't it great now? After two issues, the publicity is there, the benefits are there, and the preparation time is there. It can just fill the gap before the new book is released." Tong Can said.
Zhang Junwei nodded. From a reader's perspective, he certainly hopes that "Alive" can be published in one go, but as a publisher, having two issues serialized in the magazine is equivalent to a two-week publicity campaign.
This is the benefit of holding "Zero Zero One" magazine in your hand.
"Oh, by the way, can you get points here?" Tong Can asked.
Zhang Junwei smiled and said, "Of course, our bookstore is the first batch of bookstores to cooperate. But your family has a big business, do you still care about this?"
"Of course I don't care about a book, but I won't let go of the fun of points."
The official website announcement made this event very clear. Five hundred points can be exchanged for a new book. This wave of events will last until August next year, which means that in the next year, everyone can save up to five hundred points.
Points can be redeemed for a copy of "The Wind-Up Girl" at any time at a cooperative bookstore.
The membership card processing channel that originally only appeared in the corner has now appeared in the most conspicuous place on the official website.
Some large chain bookstores also jumped out and said that you can go to the bookstore to apply for a membership card at any time.
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The next morning, Xu Yuhan woke up early and found a bookstore in Marseille that could get a Starry Sky membership card [Gucheng Reading www.guchengdushu.com].
She saw the card on the official website last night and thought it looked pretty good. She also asked Zhang Zhong if he had brought one with him, but Zhang Zhong said that he had not brought one with him. She thought that she could come and apply for one as a souvenir.
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Although I arrived relatively early, there were still a few people lining up in front.
Depending on the situation, the bookstore has just opened, and the person at the front is the first person today.
Applying for a card is very fast and you can do it with your mobile phone number.
After the first person got the card, he shouted excitedly: "I am the first, I am the first!"
People at the back of the queue were a little envious. It had been notified on the official website and each card had a number.
This number is divided into two parts. The first half is the number of the bookstore where the card is applied for, and the second half is the number of the individual in the bookstore.
The second half of the number of the person just now should be 1, that's why he is so happy.
There is no practical benefit to having a higher number, and the bookstore cannot give you extra discounts just because you have a higher number. However, for book fans, a higher number seems to represent a kind of "status."
Just like the QQ number, it was originally just a string of numbers, but after the number of users increased, some six-digit numbers became hot commodities, and some people even spent money to buy them.
Xu Yuhan didn't care. Anyway, she just got the card as a souvenir.
When she got in line, the staff asked her for her number, and she gave her mobile phone number.
The staff member frowned and said, "Hello, this is not a local French number."
"Don't foreign numbers work?" Xu Yuhan asked.
"It should be possible, but I'm not sure. Let me try it for you."
Xu Yuhan nodded and watched the staff operating.
After a while, the staff member frowned and Xu Yuhan asked, "No?"
The staff member shook his head, then stared at the screen carefully for a long time, and finally asked uncertainly, "Have you applied for a Star Sky membership card before?"
"No." Xu Yuhan said doubtfully.
"Is there a system error..." the staff member muttered, "I show here that you have already applied for a Star Sky membership card, and..."
"And what?"
"And your membership number is a little different."
"no the same?"
The staff simply turned the screen over to show Xu Yuhan.
Xu Yuhan looked along the direction pointed by the staff's finger, and her eyes suddenly widened because she saw a large series of "0"s.
It shows that her mobile phone number has already applied for a Star Card, and the number is still "000000000001".
"Miss, this is the situation. There may be a problem with the system. Our bookstore has just started using this system, so I don't know what to do if this happens. I'm really sorry."
Xu Yuhan was stunned for a while, then suddenly thought of a possibility and said to the staff, "It doesn't matter..."
After saying that, she walked out of the bookstore.
After leaving the bookstore, she went directly back to the hotel.
As soon as Zhang Zhong got up from the bed, he saw Xu Yuhan walking in "menacingly".
"Hurry up and tell the truth."
Zhang Zhong had just woken up and was still a little confused. What did he want to explain?
"Well, after you fell asleep last night, I secretly kissed you, did you know?"
Xu Yuhan's face suddenly turned red, "Don't change the subject."
Zhang Zhong spread his hands, "I really don't know what to explain."
"Starry Sky Card!" Xu Yuhan said these three words very hard, "Have you ever applied for a Starry Sky Card for me?"
Zhang Zhong suddenly realized, "I have issued a certificate for you, but I haven't picked it up yet at the company. How did you know about it?"
Xu Yuhan rolled her eyes, "Because I ran to the bookstore early in the morning to apply for a card, and people told me that I had applied for it. I asked you last night why you didn't tell me, and I made my trip in vain."
"Then it's your fault for not asking clearly." Zhang Zhong yawned, and then ran to brush his teeth. As he walked, he said, "Use your little head and think about how I could have left you behind."
Seeing Zhang Zhong's arrogance, Xu Yuhan was angry and laughed, but after thinking about his last sentence, she felt it was a bit sweet.