Chapter 471 28 Open

Chapter 471 28 Open

Chapter 471:
A sweet potato.

Flying Yarn: [Brothers and sisters who are doing COS in Chaoyang Park, there is a book signing event at the new Capital Library not far away. You can go and participate if you want.]
Chaoyang Park, Tianning Cultural No. 1 Science and Technology Innovation Park, and Shougang often have activities related to the two-thorn monkey. Today, Saturday, there is a relatively small event.

Falling into the Soul: [So the not far away you are referring to is about ten kilometers away, teacher?]
Takoyaki: [I usually walk outside, and anything over three kilometers is considered far. Even if Mr. Murakami came, I couldn’t run that far.]
The two-thorn macaques are really a very polite group, and they always call others "teacher", "boss", "big brother" and so on.

Wait for the message, the poster Maoxian replied: [You can take bus 687 or line to get there, no need to change trains, it's not too far. The main writer for the book signing event is Gu Lu, I grew up hearing his name, I really want to go and see it.]
As soon as Gu Lu’s name appeared in the post, the friends’ tone instantly changed.

Octopus Balls replied immediately: [Having said that, although it is more than three kilometers away, if Gu Lu is there, we should still go and take a look.]
[Gu Lu? I think I also did Oreki's. The glasses-wearing look in Kuroko Basketball was also very popular. But friends, there's actually no need to go there. It's too far.] Luo Ru Hun Zhong also responded.

The netizen who fell into the soul was a friend in words, but secretly he immediately changed his mind and had a lot of tricks. According to his idea, the space over there in the new Capital Library was large, but it was crowded with too many people.

So he can bear this little bit of crowding by himself.

This post by Hongshu is just a small microcosm, to show that the young people who go to Gu Lu are not just the readers.

Because in the four animes of Kuroko, Hyouka, Bungo Stray Dogs, and Shokugeki no Soma, there are more or less characters based on Gu Lu, and the characters are quite popular. To put it in perspective, the presence of the three-dimensional world in the two-dimensional world is so exaggerated that it is rare in the world, and it is no wonder that friends are rushing here even if they have to travel more than ten kilometers.

The development of things was really just a coincidence. If Fujimaki Tadashi had not been invited at that time, even if Gu Lu's current books were selling well, they would not have been so attractive to Erzhiyuan.

The number of participants in today's event at Chaoyang Park increased by at least 20%.

I don’t know who was the first to leak the news, but the netizen “飞的毛线” was definitely not the first one.

Even the organizer, Changjiang Publishing House, and the host, Capital Library, were caught off guard.

"Didn't you predict that there would be hundreds of people?" Director Huang asked, and then he looked at the long queue of people and estimated, "Now there are 20, 40, 60..."

"Director, please stop counting. If you continue to count, even one or two thousand people will not be able to be stopped." said Lao Quan, who is in charge of organizing security.

"Let's start early, otherwise there will be more and more tourists." Lao Quan said a solution that was not a solution.

Director Huang repeatedly stressed that we must pay attention to safety. If you want safety, go to Lao Quan, and you will definitely be safe.

Lao Quan would say this when he was young, but it sounds too childish to say it now.

First, a cordon was set up, then all security checkpoints at the entrance were opened, and four security guards were arranged to guard the glass door. Lastly, tourists queuing outside the museum were "pre-selected" in advance.

"Please take the form and we'll just tick it."

"Multiple selections... Sorry we can't select multiple selections at the moment."

"It's more convenient for readers to buy books if they want to split the flow between left and right."

It's just like when you're waiting in line for food, the waiter asks you to scan the code in advance to order. However, there is no need to add a function to the Shoutu APP at the current signing event, and the form is similar.

By the way, the Capital Library APP is a very good book APP, with more than one million physical books for free.

Left: Gu Lu

On the right: Qiao Manshui, Sister Nuomi, the five family members, Zhou Jing, Xu Nuochen and other six people.

What kind of scene was presented? The number of people present was 2:8.

"I was mentally prepared, but I was still surprised. It's 20:80." Director Huang thought to himself when he saw this.

Why is it so easy to tell? Because the line on the right only goes to the awning at the door, but the line on the left goes to the guard post...

If you sneak into the crowd and listen, you can find the following conversation in the right team: "It's too crowded over there, we can just line up over here," the parents said to their children.

"So it's impossible to do a 40-60 split?" The five family members thought to themselves, and he changed his inner standard again, so he decided to do a 20-80 split.

He completely ignored writers like Qiao Manshui.

The signing officially begins!
Those who came to Gu Lu for his autograph included not only newly purchased books, but also books like The Little Prince and Flatland.

"My Lord, can you recognize who I am?" It was the young cosplayer's turn, and she said excitedly.

The person in front of me seems to be a high school student, wearing a JK skirt and purple contact lenses. Do I know her? Gu Lu thought about it for a while, but couldn't come up with a result.

"I'm cosplaying as Fan Lu! Fan Lu, the heroine in Hyouka. Look at her purple pupils and long black hair." The cosplayer Xiaolei introduced herself.

Oh… During the production of Hyouka, Kyoto Animation filmed at Fog City Eighth Middle School. The location and everything were restored very well. The only difference was the school uniforms worn by the male and female protagonists. They were not the real school uniforms with blackcurrant purple short sleeves and red jackets, but ordinary JK and DK uniforms.

Let's be honest, many school uniforms in Japanese anime are only good-looking in the second dimension. A very obvious example is Killing Tennis, whether it's Seigaku, Hyotei or Rikkai University High School.

"Oh oh oh, I recognized it as soon as you reminded me." Gu Lu said immediately.

"Yes, Mr. Dawang, I really like your Hyouka. Will there be a sequel?" Xiaolei handed over "The Borrower".

“There probably won’t be a sequel.”

Gu Lu signed his name quickly. Xiao Lei wanted to say something, but she felt it would waste the time of the people in line behind her, so she held back and left with the book, waiting quietly for her friend to finish signing.

Xiaolei looks like a high school student in terms of height and appearance, but she is actually only a junior high school student, a social elite who has not yet fully evolved.

It is said that children nowadays are really well nourished.

King Gulu didn't have much nutrition when he was young, so his height was affected. Even though his height is good in the south, compared with people in the north...

Gu Lu, who is almost 1.8 meters tall, found that many otakus like to call him "Da Wang". It should be a Bilibili user who called him by his B station account.

There were rows of people signing autographs one by one, and Gu Lu also encountered something interesting.

"I'm a loyal reader of Teacher Gu Lu! I've even read short story collections like The Wandering Earth and Yesterday's Park." The visitor was very excited. He spoke with great enthusiasm and made a lot of movements with his hands, a bit like an Italian who would not speak if his hands were tied.

Okay, considering that the other party is a loyal reader and uses a lot of punctuation in his speech, Gu Lu feels that it’s okay.

When he got the book and prepared to sign it, Gu Lu was happy. He said, "So, you want me to sign a copy of Mr. Qiao Manshui's work, The Emperor of the Forest?"

"Ahem... Well, Mr. Gu Lu, you don't know how many people gathered there to buy "The Borrower". I was in a hurry to get here to queue, so I just picked up one at random." Brother Zhizhi patted his chest and assured Gu Lu that he had the complete set of works at home, guaranteed.

Okay, Gu Lu thought about it and signed Qiao Manshui’s name.

Why do we single out Gesture Brother for this? Because he set a very bad precedent...

The traffic flow arrangement of the first map itself is not scientific enough. Since you have queued up and filled out the form, why is there no queue diversion in the book purchasing area on the first floor?

The first floor of the new 10-story building is used for various art exhibitions, photo exhibitions, etc. The flow of people this time is relatively large, and I am worried that it will block the way for ordinary readers, but this is not a reason for you not to sell "The Borrowers" separately from other fairy tales!

After more than two hours, almost all the readers queuing for autographs on the right were gone.

Gu Lu looked up and could barely see the long snake's tail.

The authors on the right can also take a break, some chatting, some going to the toilet.

"What do you mean by appealing to all age groups? Look at those people over there wearing strange clothes. They are all readers of Teacher Gu Lu." said Du Muyao from Yangtze Children's Publishing House.

"…What weird clothes? They are COS costumes." Qiao Manshui said, "Dressing up as your favorite anime character is what my child likes to do."

"This is a way of entertainment for young people. Now that I'm old, I don't understand it anymore," said Du Muyao.

"...What kind of youth entertainment is this? When you were a kid, didn't you hold a stick and pretend you were Sun Wukong? Or did you hold a straight branch and pretend it was a peerless sword? They are all role-playing, but young people nowadays are more professional. What's the difference?" Qiao Manshui said.

"That's completely different." Du Muyao said firmly, "It's good to learn makeup at such a young age. Children should study hard."

"Well, it's also the child's hobby," Qiao Manshui didn't want to have any verbal conflict on this topic.

Du Muyao continued to insist, "What hobbies do you have? I'm in college now, so I have more time for hobbies..."

"Xiao Lei?" Qiao Manshui's eyes widened when he saw his daughter.

Then he felt unhappy. He had clearly told Xiao Mian'ao that he would hold a book signing event at Shoutu, but he ended up going to ask Gu Lu for an autograph! !

In other aspects, such as other readers, Qiao Manshui didn’t think it was a big deal to lose to Gu Lu, but when it came to his daughter, friends with daughters should all know that it was simply intolerable.

I must teach him a lesson when I get home! Even if I am pretending to be here, I should still deceive my old father.

Qiao Beilei did remember her old father, but her attention was currently attracted by other things.

"Save me, save me," her friend Yanyan, who she was waiting for, suddenly asked her for help.

"I have to go home quickly to take off my makeup and change clothes. My dad suddenly called and asked me what I wanted to eat. He won't be working overtime tonight." Yanyan was so anxious that she spoke incoherently.

"Why are you in such a hurry?" Xiaolei couldn't understand.

"He really doesn't like me playing cosplay and he even burned a lot of my cosplay clothes. He clearly said that I could play if I was in the top five in the class. But I passed the exam this semester and he said that it was because he didn't allow me to play cosplay that my grades improved, so he forbade me to play even more."

Yanyan is cosplaying as the white-haired Kaneki Ken, and while she was talking, she was already pulling at her wig.

"If I were seen dressed like this, I would definitely get scolded again." That's why Yanyan wanted to go home early.

Why? Xiaolei didn’t understand. She often asked her father to share and occasionally discussed which character was more suitable for her to cosplay.

Xiao Lei was very confused but didn't ask the question because looking at her friend's anxious and worried face, she felt that it would be too pretentious to ask such a question.

"It's clearly my turn in the queue, what a shame! Give me the book and I'll queue again," said Xiaolei.

"You are the hope of our entire village!" Yanyan apologized solemnly, handed the "The Little Prince" in her hand to the other party, and hurriedly left the Capital Library.

So, under the watchful eyes of her old father Qiao Manshui, his daughter Xiaolei started queuing again.

Qiao Manshui was so angry that his eyes were wide open.

But after a while, Xiaolei came out of the team and ran to Qiao Manshui.

Qiao Beilei felt that the line was so long, but there was no rush anyway, so she went to see her father first.

When I see my dad, I just give him a hug, "Dad, you are so kind."

She hasn't acted like this for a long time. The reason she's acting like this right now is mainly because she's thinking of her good friend. In comparison, her father is so reasonable.

All the anger disappeared with a heartfelt compliment and a hug.

What more bike do you want?

Almost unable to suppress the tears in his mouth, Qiao Manshui coughed twice and said, "Why are you here? I didn't see you before. You're wearing so little, aren't you cold?"

"I am 200% resistant to cold in my cosplay state, I don't feel cold at all." Xiaolei said, "Because I remembered that my dad was signing books here, and my friends told me that there was a big king here... Mr. Gu Lu, so I stopped by to take a look. Of course, I came to see my dad."

"Hahaha, don't give me that." Qiao Manshui said, "Are you a fan of Mr. Gu Lu's books? You are quite familiar with him. I'll let you take a photo together later?"

"Really? Dad, are you so awesome?" Xiaolei's eyes were shining with admiration.

In fact, they were not very familiar with each other, but seeing the look in his daughter's eyes, Qiao Manshui was full of enthusiasm. "Of course, after all, we published a series of books together, so how could we not be familiar with each other. Xiaolei, wait a moment, I will tell you after the book signing is over."

"Okay, okay, no problem!" Xiaolei nodded quickly.

The two of them talked in a normal volume, so the five families nearby also heard it and pursed their lips in disdain.

Is knowing Gu Lu something to be proud of? The five family members thought so in their hearts, and suddenly... he suddenly remembered, right, did he promise his children to ask for Gu Lu's autograph?

Gu Lu didn't know what was going on with other people because he continued signing.

It was around five or six in the afternoon when it was over.

If Qiao Manshui and the five families asked for autographs or something, Gu Lu would not refuse.

There are a lot of inner dramas among the five families. I thought the other party would act superior or something, and the feeling was "your children are all my readers, hahahaha."

But Gu Lu was very casual, or to be more precise, very normal, and signed very easily.

[The COS is very good.]
[Thank you, young readers.]
And Gu Lu also accepted "customization" and wrote a message as required.

It was precisely because of this blandness that the five families realized that it seemed difficult to even split the score 20-80…

After everything was over, Gu Lu quietly and tiptoed to a store - he wasn't that cautious, mainly because he didn't tell the girl with super powers before he came.

The small shop located at Tianning Cultural No. 1 is indeed quite small. It would take eight or nine shops combined to catch up with the area of ​​the Little Prince's offline surrounding stores in Beijing.

But no matter how small it is, it is still the business of the super-strong girl.

"Ah? The premiere of "The Shawshank Redemption"..." Gu Lu was about to enter the store when he received a message from Brother Yao.

He remembered this movie. Although it had a good reputation, the box office didn't seem to be high, right? Gu Lu thought about the situation on Earth. It seemed like it had knocked over Forrest Gump? King Gollum, who didn't pay much attention to the Hollywood film industry, really didn't understand.

"There is also a saying that movies like The Shawshank Redemption are not suitable for cinemas, but on the contrary, they are very popular when renting DVDs."

Gu Lu thought, if it was the former reason, then there would be no Forrest Gump in this world and maybe Shawshank would still be popular. If it was the latter reason, there would be no answer.

"What are you doing standing at the door, observing secretly?" As Gu Lu was thinking, he heard a familiar female voice.

(End of this chapter)