The world's delicacies are in Britain, and British delicacies are in London. This statement is indeed true. Yu Dong and the others walked around, and the most common thing they saw was the world's top cuisine-fish and chips.
“What’s wrong with the British tongue designation.”
Yu Hua lamented that although they didn't really want to eat fish and chips, they later discovered that compared to other foods seen on the street, fish and chips were the most suitable as a meal.
Bi Feiyu also lamented, "I have only been here for less than a day, and I already miss my hometown."
Yu Dong smiled and said, "Don't worry, it will feel better after I go to France in two days."
Yu Hua shook his head, "I hope so."
…
The next day, Cambot, the head of the Deep Space American Book Department, came to London.
When he went to the United States before, Yu Dong met Canbote and knew about Canbote's previous work at Bantam.
Jimmy didn't come to the UK this time because he was busy. He specifically told Yu Dong that he would send someone over. At that time, Yu Dong didn't ask much, but he didn't expect that it was Cambot who came in person.
In fact, Yu Dong felt that it was a bit of a fuss, it was just a simple autograph session, and there was no need for Cambot to make this trip.
Jimmy said he wanted to come before, but Yu Dong also told him not to come.
Deep Space America is already very busy. "Resident Evil 2" has just been released in the United States, and "Deep Space" and "The Martian" will be released soon.
Moreover, Deep Space Company now not only has one writer, Yu Dong, but also George Martin and several potential young writers. As the head of the book department, Cambot should be in charge of the overall situation of the company.
It is worth mentioning that the first volume of George Martin's novel "A Song of Ice and Fire" "Game of Thrones" has been written, and last month George Martin gave the manuscript to Cambot.
When talking about George Martin's new book, Campote couldn't help but shake his head, "That was the first time I came into contact with George Martin after taking over the book department. I only knew from the handover information that he was a writer under our company.
At first, he told me on the phone that the content of the first volume had been completed, but I didn’t take it to heart at the time. Later, when he came to see me with the manuscript, I was shocked.”
"Is there a lot of manuscripts?" Yu Dong smiled.
Canbot nodded, "Yes, there are a thousand or hundreds of pages in total. You know, this is only the first volume. And he told me that he had already removed 400 pages and put them in the second volume."
"With such a length, there is no problem in negotiating with the publisher, right?"
"There will be no problem. Originally, Bantam wanted to limit the first print run of Game of Thrones, but we finally talked about it being 300,000 copies."
"Three hundred thousand copies?" Yu Dong raised his eyebrows, "You guys are really ruthless."
Martin has won many science fiction and fantasy awards, but there are many more winners. From Martin's debut to now, there are at least two to three hundred authors who have won the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award.
But among these authors, not many books sell well.
And it’s not like Martin has never published novels before, the sales of which were average. Ten years ago, when his “Doomsday Song” came out, the sales were astonishing and almost made him give up writing.
In view of this, it can be regarded as a small miracle that Cambot can raise the first printing to 300,000.
"Of course, their request is that they hope you can help write a short paragraph on the cover of "A Song of Ice and Fire"." Cambot smiled, "The Bantam Company does not deny the quality of this book.
, but they believe that the book will sell better if a writer who has always been on the best-seller list helps write a tribute."
"Of course." Yu Dong readily agreed, and then suggested, "However, if possible, I suggest asking Robert Jordan to write a paragraph as well. After all, in the field of fantasy, Robert Jordan is more influential.
Be stronger."
"There is no problem at all. I will try to do it, and I believe that Robert Jordan will definitely agree." Cambot smiled and nodded.
However, Cambot doesn't think that after Yu Dong's praise, Robert Jordan's is also needed. Although Robert Jordan has a lot of influence in the fantasy world because of "The Wheel of Time", it is obvious that Yu Dong's audience is
Wider.
And among Yu Dong’s readers, there are many who like fantasy.
Readers are not "either/or" and tend to like fantasy, so they will not reject novels such as "Resident Evil" and "Second World".
The key is that when promoting later, you can also write on the poster: "The Second World" is highly recommended by the author of the original novel.
Just the four words "Second World" are enough. After all, this is the highest-grossing movie in the world so far.
Yu Dong quickly wrote the "eulogy" and handed it to Cambot.
Canbot opened the note and there was only one sentence on it: I hope this novel will be made into a TV series or movie soon. I can't wait.
Okay, it’s a very casual sentence, but it can indeed express my appreciation for this novel.
Cambot didn't make any comments. It didn't matter what the tribute was, but who wrote it.
…
In the next two days, Yu Hua and the others found their poker friends and played egg-cracking with them in the house for two days.
Originally, Yu Hua wanted to take Canbot to beat the eggs, but Canbot had some work to do when he came to the UK this time. He needed to contact several local publishers to prepare for subsequent novels, including "Alive"
The matter of publishing the English version.
As soon as he heard that it was related to him, Yu Hua immediately gave up the idea of ​​inviting him to play cards.
They didn't get Canbot, and Yu Dong and Cheng Yanqiu were unwilling to play with them, but they didn't give up. Later, they even managed to get a Spaniard in the hotel.
This Spaniard is also very courageous. He came to London alone for fun, and several Asians dragged him to play cards. He really dared to follow them.
It doesn't matter if he's brave. He can read and listen in English, but his spoken English is a mess. When communicating with Yu Hua and the others, he can only use half-baked English, and then let Jiang Jie translate.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! But even so, they still had a great time.
Yu Dong and Cheng Yanqiu left them alone, and the couple spent two days playing freely in London.
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On the night of the 17th, when Yu Hua and the others were having fun, the Spaniard Antonio said with some regret: "I won't be able to play cards with you tomorrow."
"Why?" Yu Hua asked.
In the past two days, they just played cards and talked about little else. The main reason was that chatting was a bit difficult and had to be translated through Jiang Jie. Moreover, Antonio's spoken English was really bad, and sometimes Jiang Jie couldn't understand him.
Jiang Jie couldn't understand it, and Bi Feiyu couldn't understand it even more.
So after playing cards for two days, they only knew that Antonio was Spanish and came to England to play, and they didn't know anything else.
"Because tomorrow is YU's autograph session, I have to queue up very early."
Jiang Jie smiled and translated Antonio's words, and Yu Hua and the others also laughed after hearing this.
"They say there are no coincidences, but I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence. We randomly picked up a person who was going to attend Yu Dong's book signing." Yu Hua said with a smile.
Bi Feiyu shook his head and said, "It can't be considered casual. First of all, Antonio is young. We thought that young people have good brains, learn quickly, and are willing to trust people. But young people are also more likely to be fans of Yu Dong's books.
.Secondly, when we found him, he was reading in the hall, which proves that he is a person who loves reading."
"Not all young people who love reading are fans of Yu Dong's books, so it is still a coincidence."
"That's true."
Antonio blinked and looked at Yu Hua and the others, not understanding what they were saying at all, but judging from their expressions, it seemed that they were talking about something interesting, and it was probably related to him.
"What are you talking about?" Antonio couldn't help but ask.
Bi Feiyu smiled and said, "We are talking about how to prevent you from attending YU's autograph session."
Antonio shook his head repeatedly, "This is impossible. Although playing poker is very interesting, attending the YU autograph session is also one of the main purposes of my coming to the UK. It is impossible not to go."
Yu Hua smiled and said, "I still think it's possible."
"He still thinks it's possible." Jiang Jie translated Yu Hua's words for Antonio and added: "Like him, I also think it's possible, and the possibility is very high."
Antonio scratched his head, not understanding what they meant.
Seeing his confused look, Yu Hua added, "Aren't you going to YU's book signing just to get a signed book from YU? If we give you one, you don't need to go to the book signing.
Already?"
"Do you have a signed book from YU?" Antonio looked excited, then shook his head, "No, even if you give me a signed book, I will still go. I want to see YU up close. Until now, I
I haven’t seen him yet.”
"That's quite a lot to ask for." Yu Hua smiled, "Okay, we'll arrange for YU to meet with you. Now it's okay, right?"
After listening to Jiang Jie's translation, Antonio's eyes widened and he had no idea what was happening now. Are these people kidding him?
Maybe it's cultural differences? He didn't find the joke funny.
Seeing Antonio's blank expression, Yu Hua stood up and said, "I'm going to see if Yu Dong is back."
Yu Dong's room was on the same floor as theirs, and it was only a few steps away.
After knocking on the door several times, no one responded. Yu Hua shook his head and walked back with some disappointment. But halfway through, he saw Yu Dong and Cheng Yanqiu walking towards this side holding hands.
He walked up to him with a smile and shouted: "Yu Dong."
Yu Dong saw the surprise on his face and asked a little strangely, "Why are you so happy to see me? Why do you miss me after not seeing me for a day?"
As soon as these words came out, Yu Dong was secretly pinched by Cheng Yanqiu.
Yu Hua didn't notice the couple's little actions and said with a smile, "I'm here to take credit from you."
"Inviting credit?" Yu Dong looked confused.
"Yes, we have been playing cards with your book fans for two days. The playing has made my waist sore and my back hurts. Moreover, I have eaten so much fish and chips in the past two days that my tongue is numb. Now I am going to France.
, you have to arrange a big meal."
"Are you going to play cards with me, a book lover?"
"Yes, I'll take you to have a look." After saying that, Yu Hua took Yu Dong's other arm and said to Cheng Yanqiu, "Brother and sister, lend him a hand."
Cheng Yanqiu could only let go of Yu Dong's hand and said at a loss of whether to laugh or cry: "Go, go, you can borrow it or not."
Yu Dong was pulled by Yu Hua into their room. As soon as he entered, he wrinkled his nose.
The room was filled with smoke, and I don't know how much they smoked in it. I have to say that Jiang Jie was quite tolerant. He, a non-smoker, could play cards with them in this room for two days.
Yu Hua pulled Yu Dong and pointed to Antonio who was sitting, "This is your book fan, who came here specially from Spain and is going to attend your book signing tomorrow."
Yu Dong looked at Yu Hua cautiously, "Really?"
He just made a mistake two days ago, and now there are still sequelae. This guy Yu Hua is a bad guy, maybe he deliberately found someone to tease him.
So Yu Dong looked at Jiang Jie again, and to his surprise Jiang Jie also nodded, "Yes, Teacher Yu, Antonio is indeed a fan of your books. He just said that he will attend your book signing tomorrow. Teacher Yu Hua and the others
I want him to play cards with us tomorrow, so I want you to sign his name so that he can play cards with us..."
"Ahem, don't talk about it later." Yu Hua waved his hands repeatedly.
Hearing Jiang Jie's words, Yu Dong was a little surprised. Yu Hua hadn't lied to him yet. It was such a coincidence that these guys randomly picked up someone who was a fan of his books. However, he was still a little confused, "That's not right. Even if this is the case,
If Antonio is not going to attend the autograph session tomorrow, Jiang Jie will also go with him. Aren’t you still a few people?"
Upon hearing Yu Dong's words, Yu Hua and the three of them were stunned. They were just thinking about Antonio and forgot about Jiang Jie.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Yu Hua patted his head, "Wrong decision, bad decision. But it's also good news. At least keep Antonio, we can play other games."
"Didn't you say you were going to watch the autograph signing?" Yu Dong asked.
"Go on, can't we just go there and have a look in the morning? Can we still stay there all day?"
Antonio listened to their conversation, his whole person was in a state of emptiness, he had no idea what was going on now.
He has seen this young man who came in. He has been here before, but why do you want to drag him here now?
In fact, given the context, Antonio had not thought of the possibility of YU, but he dismissed the idea as soon as it came up. This was too unrealistic.
Yu Dong chatted with Yu Hua and the others for a while, and then greeted Antonio in English, "Hello, Antonio, I'm YU."
I am YU, I am YU, I am YU...
Yu Dong's last words kept echoing in Antonio's ears, and it took a while before they entered his mind from his ears.
"Are you YU?!"
Yu Dong smiled and said: "I am YU, do I need to show you my passport?"
In fact, it was useless to show Antonio his passport. Although there was YU on the passport, Yu Hua and Bi Feiyu also had YU on their passports.
Of course, Antonio couldn't ask for Yu Dong's passport. In fact, he already believed Yu Dong's identity. He couldn't have these people playing poker with him for two days just to wait for this moment to find someone to deceive him.
And if they hadn't taken the initiative to say so, they wouldn't have known that they were going to attend the autograph session tomorrow.
"Do you have a book with you?" Yu Dong asked.
Of course Antonio knew what book Yu Dong was asking about, so he quickly opened his backpack and found a Spanish version of "Resident Evil 1".
Yu Dong took the book with a smile, took out a pen and wrote his name on it, and then wrote "To Antonio".
After he finished writing, he said to Antonio, "Would you like these two to sign it for you? They are also writers."
Antonio took the book excitedly and looked at Yu Hua and Bi Feiyu, "Are you also writers?"
Bi Feiyu nodded, "That's right."
Yu Dong followed, "They are better writers than me. Antonio, where are you from?"
"I am Spanish."
Yu Dong nodded, "I believe it won't be long before you can see their works in Spain."
After hearing what Yu Dong said, Antonio took out his notebook and signed it for Yu Hua and others.
After Yu Hua and the others "reluctantly" signed their names in the book, Antonio smiled and said, "When your work is published in Spain, I will definitely support it. No, even if your work is not published in Spain, I will definitely
I will support you. I have decided that I must learn Chinese in the future.”
…
The next morning, Yu Hua and the others did not play cards, but followed Yu Dong to Hatchards Bookstore in Piccadilly Circus.
This is a bookstore that was born in 1797 and has a history of nearly two hundred years. It is guaranteed by three royal families and provides books to the Queen. Great poets and writers such as Wilde and Byron were also frequent visitors here.
Since it is called an aristocratic bookstore, it naturally has a bit of aristocratic atmosphere. The bookstore is surrounded by a wooden structure and is filled with a British classical style.
Hatchards Bookstore used to be a rare and used bookstore, but after it was acquired by Waterstones Bookstore a few years ago, it has changed its appearance. Not only does it sell new books, but the layout of the house has also been changed a lot, and many traces of modernization can be seen.
Yu Dong's "work" place today, the window on the second floor, has two modern high-back chairs, which are in sharp contrast with other things in the room.
In fact, Hatchaz is not suitable for holding book signings because it is not spacious. Although there are many floors, the old-fashioned central staircase structure means that when people enter, they can only see a little space on the same floor, and the line of sight is
It will also be blocked a lot by the stairs in the middle.
When Yu Dong and others arrived, the stairs were already lined with people, so they could only go upstairs on the shoulders of readers.
After arriving at the place, Yu Dong said nothing, waved his hand and said to William, the person in charge of the bookstore, "William, let's get started directly."
Of course William didn't want it, so he immediately waved for the reader to be released.
This is how the autograph session began.
Yu Hua and Bi Feiyu watched for a while and found it boring, so they went back to the hotel first, while Cheng Yanqiu sat on the edge of the bed holding a book.
Today's autograph signing is very different from the past, because at a glance, you can see a lot of fans, because they are all wearing football uniforms, all colors, red, white, red and white, blue
of……
It doesn’t look like you’re here for a book signing at all, but more like you’re here to watch a football match. Of course, there won’t be so many kinds of jerseys in ordinary football matches.
Most of these readers wearing jerseys are holding "Second World" in their hands.
The most outrageous thing is that when a fan wearing a Chelsea jersey came up to sign autographs, he directly asked Yu Dong: "YU, do you like Chelsea?"
Yu Dong smiled and replied: "I like Gullit very much."
Gullit just ended his contract with Sampdoria this summer and joined Chelsea.
After hearing Yu Dong's answer, the Chelsea fan shook his fist and said to the Arsenal fan behind him, "Did you hear that? Yu likes Chelsea."
Yu Dong couldn't help but curl his lips, wondering what kind of action it was like a child showing off a toy.
Later, as soon as the Arsenal fans came up, Yu Dong smiled and said, "I also like the Bergkamp you introduced this year," before he could ask.
When the Arsenal fans heard this, they were overjoyed and hurriedly chased the Chelsea fan just now, hoping to win back the victory.
When Yu Dong saw this, he stopped talking about football with them and focused on signing autographs. He had some understanding of British football culture and was afraid that he would stir up the emotions of these fans and cause discomfort if he talked too much.
Necessary chaos.
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It wasn't until about three o'clock that a tall young man with curly hair walked up.
As soon as Yu Dong saw the curly hair, he recognized who the other person was.
Curly Holmes, also known as Curly Holmes for short. Curly Holmes is still very young now, he looks about twenty years old, but his appearance is not very different from his later appearance.
Yu Dong didn't expect to meet him here.
"May I have your name?"
Before Benny could speak, another boy standing behind rushed to say, "YU, his name is Benedict Cumberbatch, and my name is Charlie Wood."
"Are you classmates?" Yu Dong smiled and reached out to take Charlie's book.
"We were classmates in high school. Now I'm at university in London and Benny is in Manchester."
Yu Dong smiled, said nothing, signed their names and his own on the title pages of the two books, and returned the books to them.
Mainly, there’s nothing much to say. Juan Fu is still in college, and he doesn’t know whether he will become an actor or not in the future.
But it was really interesting to see Juan Fu at this time, so Yu Dong took a few more glances.
Although Charlie and the others were surprised that they got two special volumes and even said a few words to YU, they didn't think much about it. They just thought they were lucky and YU was relatively friendly.
…
After meeting Juan Fu, Yu Dong was also wondering whether he could meet other celebrities.
But what he didn't expect was that one actually came from behind.
Yu Dong looked at the blond woman in front of him and asked with some uncertainty: "What's your name?"
The woman smiled and said, "Hello YU, my name is Joanne Catherine Rowling."
Chapter completed!