Chapter 559 "I am your loyal reader."
It turns out that this is the organizer's request.
Since you, a Hong Kong sister, have been invited with a lot of money to add popularity to the book fair, you can’t just wave on the stage and put up a POS. At the very least, you should walk around like last year’s Hong Kong sister Anita Yuen. Even if you don’t buy a book, you have to pretend to say so. Just talk.
So, Guo Aiming walked around, just like Anita Yuen did last year, he randomly picked up a book and pretended to flip through it. Under the flash of the reporter, he pretended to like it very much.
Actually, she really liked reading books since she was a child.
Guo Aiming was born in a middle-class family in Xiangjiang. His parents were both knowledgeable intellectuals, and they had been very attentive to Guo Aiming's education since he was a child.
She has loved reading books since she was a child, and she still does so now, but she is not very interested in martial arts romance novels. In addition to reading professional books, what she reads most is serious literature.
Unfortunately, there is too little serious literature in Hong Kong. After studying in the United States, I read a large number of British and American novels, and of course a small number of works by Chinese writers living in the United States.
For example, Yu Lihua and Zhang Ailing.
She has also read novels from mainland China, and she is also very interested in the novels written by a writer named Minghua.
The novels include "Crossing Guandong", the short and medium-length novels "Selected Pioneer Novels of Minghua", "Selected Selected Novels of Minghua Realistic Novels", and even two best-selling books on love, "The Lost Dream of the Corridor Bridge" and "The Endless Love between Humans and Ghosts".
She was very surprised after reading it, how could a young writer have so many writing styles, and he could pick up different types of novels at his fingertips.
Now, when you come to the serious novel section, you must take a careful look.
Suddenly a poster from Sanlian Bookstore caught her eye.
Minghua?
Could it be?
Thinking of this, Guo Aiming walked towards the booth of Sanlian Bookstore, and a large group of people followed him.
Seeing Guo Aiming walking towards him, Fang Minghua raised his head, smiling and maintaining etiquette.
Guo Aiming came over, looked at Fang Minghua and asked softly: "Hello, Mr. Minghua, have you ever published your novel in the United States? Hello, Mr. Minghua, have you ever published your novel in the United States?"
It’s not Mandarin or Cantonese, it’s English!
It turned out that Guo Aiming could not speak Mandarin, and he was worried that the Cantonese speaker would not understand him, so he simply spoke English proficiently.
What she was thinking was that if the other person had published several novels in the United States, he should know English, right?
Guessed it right.
Fang Minghua was stunned for a moment, reacted quickly, stood up and replied with a smile: "Yes, like "Breaking through the Kanto" which won the National Book Critics Association Award in the United States, it was published in the United States. "It was published in the United States, have you seen it?"
The two actually talked in English.
"Yes, I have read it. I have also read your short stories and two romance novels. I think you are a loyal reader." Guo Aiming smiled.
"Thank you"
"Is this your new book?" Guo Aiming curiously held the hardcover version of "Fragments of Civilization" placed at the book fair.
“Yes, this is a collection of essays, mainly about visiting some historical sites in China, the humanistic atmosphere in this context, and some vicissitudes of life in the context of life.”
Fang Minghua briefly introduced this collection of essays.
"It's very interesting. I want to buy a copy." After Guo Aiming said this, he immediately took out a 100 Hong Kong dollar note from his small bag.
Without Fang Minghua having to do anything, the staff at the bookstore next to him immediately took it, found 10 Hong Kong dollars and handed it to Guo Aiming respectfully.
Books in Xiangjiang are really expensive.
Although book prices in the mainland are also rising, the hardcover simplified version like this costs 16 yuan, but in Hong Kong it costs as much as 90 yuan!
Of course, Guo Aiming doesn't care about this.
As usual, Fang Minghua signed his name on the title page. After several years of calligraphy practice, his calligraphy has improved by leaps and bounds, not to mention pen calligraphy.
The word "Minghua" looks strong and unrestrained, and it is also a traditional Chinese character. Guo Aiming watched it and couldn't put it down.
"Minghua, can we take a photo? I am a loyal reader of You." The girl invited.
Of course Fang Minghua would not refuse. The two stood together. Without them speaking, they heard several flashes of light and the sound of cameras clicking in front of them.
This damn thing is so exciting!
The newly elected Hong Kong sister actually took the initiative to take a photo with a mainland writer and claimed to be his fan!
The two also showed off their English and talked about serious literature in front of everyone.
The style of a top student is undoubtedly revealed.
Guo Aiming left soon after buying the book, but there were obviously more readers in front of the Sanlian Bookstore booth, and many people wanted to buy Minghua's "Fragments of Civilization".
Fang Minghua took a look. Most of them were young people.
Are you interested in your own book, or is it because Guo Aiming bought this book?
Whatever.
Just sign! Work matters.
After a busy day, Fang Minghua basically sat at the back of the table to perform his duties except for a lunch lunch. He signed more than 500 books in one day, which was a good result.
After today's book signing event, it was Liu Jiawei's treat, and several staff members went to eat at a food stall on Wan Chai Road near the Convention and Exhibition Center.
The food stalls in Xiangjiang are very famous, and there are many kinds of snacks, such as pork rind radish, fried oyster cakes, lemon chicken, and stir-fried king.
The drink is Carlsberg, and everyone talks casually while drinking. stand up.
"Minghua, you are going to be famous today." Liu Jiawei said with a smile.
“You mean Guo Aiming came to buy books and take a group photo?”
"That's right. Miss Hong Kong came to buy books and sign them, and even took photos with you. Wow. I suddenly felt that you and Miss Guo are a perfect match."
Listening to Liu Jiawei's poor Mandarin, Fang Minghua just drank the beer in his mouth Almost didn't squirt.
Are you kidding?
Although Fang Minghua doesn’t know how old Guo Aiming is, the young girls who usually compete for Miss Hong Kong are around twenty years old, but he is now over thirty!
"Manager Chen, please don't talk nonsense. I heard that your paparazzi in Xiangjiang are very powerful. I don't care if word spreads that Miss Guo is a virgin." Fang Minghua said, half joking and half serious.
Liu Jiawei chuckled and said nothing.
Back at the hotel that night, Fang Minghua watched TV and indeed reported on the Hong Kong Book Fair on the Hong Kong Wireless Television (TVB) News Channel.
However, the book fair was only briefly mentioned, focusing on Guo Aiming’s participation in the book fair, especially the final scene where he bought books at Sanlian Bookstore, signed autographs, and took photos with Fang Minghua.
Oh my god.
The news is so long? The report is so detailed?
Later, Fang Minghua learned that after Guo Aiming won the title of Miss Hong Kong, he signed a contract with TVB to become an artist, and starred in a TV series "Big Era" that TVB was preparing to produce, playing the role of Long Jiwen, the daughter of retired corrupt detective Long Chengbang who fled to Taiwan.
The next morning, Fang Minghua still came to the convention and exhibition center. According to the arrangement, Fang Minghua needed to sign books and sell books for two days.
Perhaps due to the TVB news report last night, the number of readers who came to the Sanlian Bookstore booth today to invite Fang Minghua to sell books suddenly increased, and there was an unprecedented queue.
Fang Minghua naturally has to fulfill his duties.
When lunch was approaching, there were still a few readers at the book signing counter holding the books they had just bought. Fang Minghua was going to finish signing and then eat lunch. At this moment, a reporter appeared The woman walked up to him and asked politely.
"Mr. Minghua, I am Zeng Huiyan, a reporter from the "Heung Kong Daily". Can I interview you?"
Zeng Huiyan?
Fang Minghua looked up and found that the female reporter looked a little familiar, as if she had seen her somewhere.
Thinking about it carefully, I suddenly remembered it.
I came to Xiangjiang for the second time in 1986 and interviewed my own female reporter!
That's what she made the bet between herself and Huang Ying!
(End of this chapter)