The scene was a little simpler than Zhou Yan imagined. There were no banners or posters. It was not clear whether Harry Kane was short of time and had no time to get it done, or whether he really just asked Zhou Yan to come and hang out and had no intention of trying to mess with Zhou Yan.
Although it was morning, the flow of people in the bookstore was pretty good. As everyone walked inside, Harry Kane introduced, "The first floor is the general area, which has both records and books. Whether it's Whether it's books or records, the ones displayed are all recent popular works, such as your "Raining Ring" and Mariah Carey's "Daydream""
Zhou Yan followed Harry. ·Looking in the direction Kane pointed, in the bookstore closest to the doorman, there are two rotating bookshelves, one of which holds books and the other holds records, and Zhou Yan's "Yu Linglin" is in the c position of the record shelf .
Because there are more than one, it is very conspicuous. Basically, guests can see it as soon as they enter the door.
Seeing the location of "Rain Lin Bell", Zhou Yan couldn't help but smile. He guessed that this was probably specially arranged by Harry Kane knowing that he came here.
The sales volume of "Yu Linglin" in the United States can only be considered good. It is not at the same level as the sales of popular records such as "Daydream". Now it is better, "Yu Linglin" is actually better than "Daydream" .
On the same shelf are MJ's "Scream" and Whitney Houston's "Waiting to Exhate", both of which seem to be defeated by "Yulinling".
The albums that can be put on this shelf are basically albums that have been widely circulated in the past year or so, and "Yu Linglin" is also one of the rare pure music albums.
Maybe he guessed that Zhou Yan would think so, Harry Kane also explained with a smile, ""Yu Linglin" has been on this bookshelf since its release, and the same position has not been moved. "
Hearing this, Zhou Yan glanced at Harry Kane in surprise.
Logically speaking, there is no need for Harry Kane to tell such a lie. Is this true?
Zhang Youan told him before that Harry Kane liked his music. He thought it was a polite comment, but now it seems that it may be true.
In fact, not only "Yulinling" is on the c position of the record shelf, Zhou Yan's first two albums, "Piano Boy" and "Mysterious Country" are also on the shelf, but they are slightly below. , not as conspicuous as "Yulinling".
Zhou Yan expressed his gratitude to Harry Kane, who smiled and said, "I am also very grateful that you can come to our bookstore. The second floor is a place specially placed for records. I will take you Go up and have a look.”
Then Harry Kane took Zhou Yan and Zhang Youan to the second floor. As Harry Kane said, the second floor is dedicated to records and there is not even a book. .
The single-floor area of Little Bear Record Bookstore is quite large, and the utilization rate of the second floor is obviously higher than that of the first floor.
Perhaps to facilitate the exhibition and the passage of guests, the first floor is quite empty and the distance between the passages is also very wide.
But the second floor was different. As soon as Zhou Yan went up to the second floor, he felt like he had entered a small video store in Yanjing. There were records everywhere and it seemed very crowded.
The passage between the shelves is very narrow, so two people have to turn sideways to pass by. If they were two big fat men, they might not be able to miss each other even if they turned sideways.
The records sold in Little Bear Record Bookstore are very diverse, including classical, pop, jazz, basically every type you can think of can be found here.
And there are many old records here. Zhou Yan saw many records from decades ago. They were well preserved, but the prices were correspondingly high.
“Although we do not specialize in selling jazz records here, we still attract many jazz fans because we can always find some rare old jazz records in our store. Usually, on Sundays On the night, some jazz fans will gather here.”
“Oh, isn’t it Sunday?” Zhou Yan said with a smile.
"Well, it's a coincidence, but it's also a pity that tonight happens to be your concert... Do you usually listen to jazz?"
Zhou Yan shook his head, "I don't do that right now. I don’t specialize in listening to a certain type of music.”
After that, he made another joke, "What I hear the most now is the homework handed in by the students."
"Oh, I almost forgot, you are still a teacher." Harry Kane He patted his forehead. With Zhou Yan's achievements and reputation in music and movies, it is easy for people to overlook that he is also a teacher at the Conservatory of Music.
What Zhou Yan usually listens to most cannot be students’ homework. Although he does not take time to listen to music, if conditions permit, he will play some traditional music while working, but it is relatively He was more impressed by the students' assignments than traditional works.
Of course, sometimes Zhou Yan will go out of his way to listen to some traditional works that he has never heard before to expand his music library.
For songwriters, listening to music is very important.
Some people may wonder, for people like Zhou Yan who have been playing music since primary school, don’t they still have many classical and traditional music works that they haven’t heard?
In fact, compared to the vast number of famous songs, Zhou Yan has only listened to the tip of the iceberg.
There are too many well-known composers at home and abroad in ancient and modern times, and each famous composer has created many works, including Beethoven, Chopin, Bach, Mozart, Brahms, and Tchaikovs. The works of these people are enough for ordinary people to listen to.
There are also some who are very powerful but not as famous as these people.
The same goes for domestic ones. Zhou Yan has played the flute since he was in elementary school, but he has never heard of many excellent flute songs. They are from the southern school and the northern school, with some origins and some without origins. People who watch them are dazzled.
In fact, this is also a big problem in learning music. As time goes by, there will only be more and more songs. The representative works of each period are enough for students to study. They can also spend time studying modern music works. What?
But without studying modern and contemporary works, there is no way to improve the level of music. Most people can only make choices among them.
Zhou Yan also took a look at the places where classical works are concentrated, and found that the one closest to modern times was Shostakovich, and Shostakovich died more than 20 years ago.
There must be some works by living classical composers in this bookstore, but Zhou Yan has not discovered them yet.
Zhou Yan was more interested in the second floor, so they spent a long time on the second floor. Every time they walked to an area, they would stop to take a look and chat.
Later, when he arrived at the pop section, Zhou Yan just picked up a copy of Whitney Houston's album of the same name, "Whitney", when a surprised voice suddenly sounded next to him.
“Y?!”
Zhou Yan and the others turned around and saw two young girls standing at the end of the long and narrow corridor. They were looking here with surprise on their faces. .
Sure enough, he was recognized. Zhou Yan smiled and said hello to the two girls: "Hello."
Saloli and Olivia were seeing each other. They were choosing records in another aisle next door and heard someone mention the name "Y". Out of curiosity, they walked around and took a look, and then saw Zhou Yan.
Seeing Zhou Yan respond to them, Saloli almost jumped up in surprise, "It's really you!"
She was just wondering whether the other party was talking about why or Y.
Saloli couldn't help but walk in the direction of Zhou Yan, and said as she walked, "We just watched your concert last night, and we didn't expect to see you here today."< br>
“Thank you for your support. I hope last night’s performance did not disappoint you.”
“Of course I was not disappointed. Listening to it live was much better than listening to it on TV, and last night’s performance continued. After such a long time, we are already satisfied.”
"That's good." Zhou Yan smiled and then asked, "Do you often come to this bookstore?"
"Well, we come here at least twice a week." Salori nodded. , and then whispered to Zhou Yan, "Y, let me tell you, the owner of this bookstore must be your fan. Your album has always been on the shelf at the door, and you can see it every time you come here."
Zhou Yan couldn't help but glance at Harry Kane next to him, and thought to himself that these two little girls were not arranged by him, right? Harry Kane was very happy and said with a smile, "You are right, the boss is indeed a fan of Y."
"I knew that was the case." Salo Li smiled and said to Zhou Yan, "I wish you success in tonight's concert and subsequent concerts. We will always support you."
"Thank you." Zhou Yan nodded, and then asked proactively, "Would you like me to sign an autograph for you?"
"Is that okay?" Faced with the sudden happiness, Saloli couldn't even believe it.
"Of course, no problem. Do you have a pen? Where should I sign?"
Saloli touched her pocket and found no pen, then she looked at Ollie behind her. Via, the latter also shook his head.
Seeing this, Harry Kane smiled and said, "Wait a moment, I'll get you a pen."
After saying that, Harry Kane actually ran downstairs to find a pen.
Less than a minute later, he left and returned, holding not only a pen but also a stack of albums in his hand.
Zhou Yan took the pen and the record and signed it without saying a word.
There are six albums in total, two each of "Piano Boy", "Mysterious Country" and "Yu Linglin".
After signing, Zhou Yan handed six more albums to Saloli.
After taking the album, Salori was dumbfounded. She was just thinking about where to sign it, whether she should go downstairs and buy an album before coming back up, or simply let Zhou Yan sign it on their clothes.
Unexpectedly, they brought six albums directly.
"Thank you, thank you, I am so happy. I will go down and check out now." Saloli held the record in her arms and prepared to go downstairs to check out.
Harry Kane smiled and said to her, "No need, these six albums are given to you."
The eyes of Salori and Olivia They were even more surprised. They didn't understand that there could be such a good thing in the world. Even if they could get Y's autograph, they still got six records for free.
Seeing the confused eyes of the two little girls, Zhou Yan smiled and said, "This is the bookstore owner you just mentioned."
Harry Kane took over the words, "Thank you for helping me authenticate Y As music fans, these six albums are considered gifts.”
Saloli and Olivia could only say thank you and leave excitedly.
After the two little girls left, Harry Kane laughed and said, "These two are really not the actors I invited."
Zhang Youan laughed next to him, " It turns out that you also know that they look like actors.”
"It's really too similar."
Such an episode also made the atmosphere between them more relaxed, and Harry Kane and Zhou Yan also became familiar with each other.
Later he took Zhou Yan to the third and fourth floors.
Little Bear Record Bookstore, although it sells both records and books, its main business is actually books. The third and fourth floors are filled with all kinds of books, but occasionally there are one or two small corners. Playing some records mainly plays a role in adjusting the atmosphere.
After visiting the four floors, they returned to the first floor. Harry Kane meant to take Zhou Yan to the rest area to sit and have a cup of coffee, but after just a few steps, he was Recognized.
The customer flow in the bookstore is much greater now than when Zhou Yan first arrived, so the probability of him being recognized is also much greater.
One person recognized him and quickly attracted the attention of others. After a while, many people gathered around him.
After being recognized, Zhou Yan was also generous. While chatting with them casually, he guided them to a safer place so as not to hinder the bookstore's business.
Someone asked if he could sign, and Zhou Yan readily agreed and took out the pen that Harry Kane had just found.
Zhou Yan has the habit of writing smoothly. After signing the names of the two little girls, he just put the pen in his pocket, and the whole set of movements was smooth and smooth.
One person asked for an autograph, and others naturally followed suit. Soon everyone spontaneously went to buy records, and then queued up to wait for Zhou Yan to sign his autograph.
Harry Kane very thoughtfully found a table for Zhou Yan in the rest area and asked him to hold a temporary book signing in the bookstore.
There were many people in the bookstore who didn’t know Zhou Yan. When they saw someone coming around, they followed him to join in the fun.
Those who knew Zhou Yan began to introduce Zhou Yan to these people.
"Y-chou, an internationally renowned musician, has many famous songs. Have you heard of "Young and Beautiful"? Have you heard of "Yellow"? Never heard of it? What about "Tears", "Kite", " Have you heard of "Reunion"? Never heard of it either..."
Just as the introducer was scratching his head anxiously, he suddenly pointed to the top of his head and said, "Listen, have you heard of this song?"
"Oh, isn't this "The Wilderness"? I've heard it. "
"This is "Forever", what kind of wilderness"
"There was a nature program called "The Wilderness""
...
Many people have actually heard Zhou Yan's music, but they don't know the name and origin of the music.
Although Zhou Yan's songs are not as popular in the United States as Neon and China, there are still many shopping malls, cafes and other places that like to play Zhou Yan's songs, and some TV programs also like to use them.
Over time, this happened. Many people will be familiar with Zhou Yan's music, but they just don't know what it is called.
Of course, some people know Zhou Yan and are familiar with Zhou Yan’s music, but they just don’t know what Zhou Yan looks like.
Although it was an impromptu autograph session, there were not many people there. It took Zhou Yan half an hour to sign about seventy or eighty records.
Seeing this situation, Harry Kane also secretly lamented that it was a pity. If there had been a little advance promotion, even if two posters were placed at the door in the morning, at least hundreds of records would have been signed today.
Harry Kane doesn’t care about this sales volume. He just thinks that this is a good publicity opportunity for their bookstore and Y. The key is that it doesn’t take much effort and is completely smooth. things. (End of this chapter)