798. A fatal blow from an ally
"Okay, I say, boys." At this time, Sean also stood up at the right time. If he was not talking, he might be a good meeting and would be interviewed by his employees: "Maybe you may have doubts about Mr. Yang Yi's identity as the author of "Twilight", but what I want to say is that people who can write works recognized by the Booker Prize judges cannot make fraud in such matters. If someone writes on behalf of others, then why should that real author hide behind the scenes and not show up and give the opportunity to win both fame and fortune to a young man? Below, you can continue to communicate, but just fall into communication, not questioning."
In fact, Sean doesn't need to speak. Most of the editors, or book agents, have fully recognized Yang Yi. After all, even some of them may not know their own country and the town of Afalor, and they do not know the role of the three-piece set of Maloco Cobblers, so the atmosphere suddenly became active.
After Yang Yi and the others conducted in-depth consultations on some small details in marketing, the interest of these people became even higher. In fact, they were different from Yang Yi’s preconceived impression at the beginning. These people were not so much editors, but rather as marketing personnel. However, the products they were marketing were limited to books, so they did not have much of Yang Yi’s impression of traditional cultural people, but were very cheerful and enthusiastic, which was also a common characteristic of sales personnel. When the boy talked about sales techniques and marketing methods with them, he naturally scratched their itch. He felt that the little boy in front of him was indeed a different guy from ordinary people, very interesting.
After having in-depth exchanges with Yang Yi, these people did not let the boy go, and held a welcome banquet in the apartment at night. It was not said that they were so depraved and depraved. However, this is also the difference between Citigroup culture and Chinese culture. Yang Yi was indispensable and could only follow up with tricks.
After staying at Peacock Publishing Company for a day, early in the morning of the third day, two buses transferred from the group headquarters stopped at the door of the apartment, waiting for the marketing team to use. After packing up the things, all the staff got on the bus and drove straight to the first stop of the itinerary, Princeton Middle School, in the center of downtown San Francisco.
After coming to the San Francisco branch of this famous high school in the United States, Yang Yicai discovered that as an advanced country with decades of experience in the operation of cultural products, any sales group of the other publishing company is much more experienced than his domestic sales team. Now, before entering the campus, you can see billboards set up outside, and specialized personnel - actually hired school students - distributing leaflets. After seeing the Peacock Company bus, the students who distributed leaflets at the school gate even had the time and mood to wave to the bus. The smile obviously did not regard the matter at hand as work, but was a more interesting social activity.
After entering the campus, in a playground, it was actually the place of the school’s football field. The rostrum had been built, and there were even blood figures of students who cosplayed the rostrum. Seeing this scene, Yang Yi was completely impressed. He originally thought that the cosplay event he planned in China was already the first person to try it out without any thought, but he did not expect that even an ordinary writer’s signature book sales activity could make such a scene. It seems that in some aspects, developed countries still have the strengths of developed countries.
In addition to those students who came to watch, the guys who played the roles in "Twilight", and the staff of the Peacock Publishing Company's pre-match station, there were still many parents of students waiting there. This was something Sean mentioned to Yang Yi in advance. This nationwide promotion is not only about selling books, but more importantly about selling his successful experience, which is a "commodity" that is particularly valued in this country.
After taking a deep breath, Yang Yi walked down with the people from the marketing team. When he saw the arrival of the "true master", the students and the parents of the students immediately opened their eyes wide. It was obvious that a young author from a foreign country and a book storm in Citigroup. His works have already topped the Niuyue Times monthly bestseller rankings and are very attractive to them.
Needless to say, the main characters appeared one after another. In Princeton Middle School, a major figure in charge of extracurricular education came over. After meeting Yang Yi and the people from Peacock Company, they all took the rostrum and started this promotion activity.
There were no tedious leaders' speeches. At the beginning of the entire event, it was an activity for readers and authors to interact. After attending more similar events in China, Yang Yi was quite unaccustomed to this style, but he immediately adapted. After all, in his heart, he also quite recognized this model.
However, this good interactive atmosphere was soon interrupted by a guy who looked like a reporter: "Sorry, I am a reporter from the Watson Post. I have a question here and I want to ask this young gentleman from China."
Since it was an interaction, it would not surprise everyone when parents and students asked each other in public and a reporter was caught in. Therefore, the middle-aged woman who served as the host of Peacock Publishing Company nodded and smiled and signaled that the other party could ask questions. Although the scene seemed harmonious, Yang Yi could not help but guess in his heart that the reason why the lady in the marketing department agreed to the other party's interview request so happily was perhaps because the Watson Post was a friendly media of Random House, which Sean mentioned to him before coming here.
"Thank you for giving me this opportunity to ask questions. In fact, I am also a loyal reader of "Twilight". As early as this novel first appeared in a bookstore next to my house, and after being taken home by my son, I began to read this novel..." Although the reporter's questioning style was quite a bit like a Chinese, Yang Yi saw a malicious look in the other party's eyes, and then the boy suddenly moved his heart, thinking of the solemn worry deep in his eyes when Sean greeted him at the airport.
At this time, everyone was waiting for the reporter's question, and the other party shrugged his shoulders and looked around the audience, looking at the students and parents who had already begun to understand something, and continued to smile: "After reading this for so long, I suddenly realized that the style of the whole novel seems to be from the author who has an extremely familiarity with Citigroup culture. But it is said that this is the first time Mr. Yil Yang has come to this country so far, so can you explain to everyone why you can describe a country that you have ever had in the future?"
Before everyone could come back to his senses, the relevant personnel of Peacock Publishing Company couldn't help but stand up, and the other party continued: "Please listen to my following text excerpted from "Twilight" - Sister Columbanus is the first, the principal of the women's high school that Lenny attended two years of school but had poor grades. She was an extraordinary person with a pair of lost and very beautiful eyes. During the interview, she shook her head complainingly from beginning to end, because Lenny was
She did not discover the potential of her. She said again and again: "She has two tricks, but we have not discovered it." Sister Columbanus, a mathematician who obtained a doctorate, still read professional books and magazines (with the help of a magnifying glass!) - was a typical figure in the early women's education and liberation movement. Unfortunately, she was not known to people because she was wearing nun's clothes, and was not appreciated by people. When the author politely asked about the details of her life, she said that she had been
In 1918, she ran around wearing a burlap robe. The ridicule, contempt and ridicule she received at that time was even more than many hippies today. When she listened to the author's life, her dull eyes became brighter, and she sighed and said with a little excitement: "It's too much, it's too much----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The tank is rarely used, and it may be that occasionally a priest has smoked a high-end cigar and put it out. However, this time, four cigarette butts lie in the ashes. The second nun Prudenzia was a German teacher for Lenny. She was a little less elegant than Colombanus, her cheeks were a little rosy, but she couldn't say she was rosy. However, the rosy in her early years was still vaguely visible, and the skin on Sister Colombanus's face clearly showed that she was always so pale when she was young..."
After reading a long excerpt, the reporter with a flashing gaze that made people feel uncomfortable and sneered proudly: "Is this a young man who has been in Citi Country, can he write it casually? Sorry, personally, I don't think so. Only those who know the true situation of a church school can have such a vivid description. From what I have learned, on the other side of the distant ocean, there seems to be no similar church college in that country called China?"
At this time, everyone who heard his accusations calmed down, from the whispering at the beginning to the silent wait and see. Many parents were thinking of letting their children learn successful experiences from a young foreign writer, and then they accepted their children's suggestions and accompanied their sons or daughters to participate in this activity. But if even the writers were cheating, then according to the usual practices of Citigroup society, they would definitely protest against the school and Peacock Publishing Company.
Even the people from Peacock Publishing Company were stunned in surprise, because as Sean explained to Yang Yi, the Watson Post has always been a friendly media for Random House. When Random House needs it, it often cooperates with the publicity work of the latter's publishing company.
Chapter completed!