The book signing event later will be on-site, and this stack will be used by the publisher for subsequent physical distribution and online sales for activities.
He also bought a small portion of them at his own expense, and gave them away as gifts to his fans and book fans on his blog, Tieba and Tianya through raffles.
Currently, the signing event is mainly targeted at the Shanghai area, and there are no plans for other areas for the time being, so we can only do more activities to compensate.
"I took a look and there are about 200 people at the door. It's not time yet, so I guess there will be more later."
While he was signing his name, Li Jiahang, who had just gone out for a walk, came over to report on the situation. Wei Yang stopped writing and nodded.
"Not bad, more than I thought."
Although Lei Chun promoted the event on Tieba and Tianya, the number of fans willing and able to support him in person was limited after all, and the number was even smaller in the Shanghai area.
Plus, today is Friday, and most people are still at work or school, so those who can make it to the scene are basically die-hard fans.
To be honest, Wei Yang even suspected that most of these people had never watched "The Undocumented Crime" and were not interested in it. They came purely for him.
After all, this is Wei Yang's first offline meeting with fans after he became famous. It can be called a book signing event, but it can also be understood as a fan meeting.
"Tomorrow is the weekend, there should be more."
Li Jiahang handed Wei Yang a glass of water. He was not here to join in the fun today, but was Wei Yang's temporary assistant.
Currently, Wei Yang's income is not much, and he still has to support Lei Chun, his agent, so since he thinks he can still take care of himself for the time being, he is not in a hurry to find an assistant.
Occasionally, in special situations like today, when we are too busy to handle everything, we will ask Li Jiahang to take over.
No salary, just provide food, and if there is any entertainment after work, take him there...
…
After waiting for a while, the signing time finally arrived. Wei Yang and Li Jiahang left the lounge and came to a signing venue set up outdoors at the Magic City Book City.
Wei Yang took a look and saw a huge crowd of about two to three hundred people. Apart from a few who were just there to watch the fun, the vast majority of those who looked like fans were young girls, and quite a few of them were underage.
"It seems that this face is the best."
Wei Yang sighed, what kind of literary/cultural artist? The key is not literature/culture, but his face.
Only with this face can you package yourself, give full play to your advantages, and attract popularity and attention. Otherwise, the effect will be greatly reduced.
"Now, let's warmly welcome today's protagonist to the stage. Let's shout out his name together. Three, two, one, Wei Yang~"
Since the book signing event has the nature of a meet-and-greet, it cannot just start with signing. Before that, there must be some interactive sessions, so the organizer found a host, but unexpectedly, this host acted awkwardly right from the start.
Wei Yang complained in his heart that a good autograph session had turned into a street advertisement, but he still walked onto the stage with a smile on his face and greeted the fans.
“Ahhh, it’s coming out!”
"Weiyang Dad!"
"Wei Yang, Wei Yang, Wei Yang!"
“Lu Xinghe, the best Lu Xinghe in the world!”
"Geng Geng Xinghe is about to rise to the sky, come on Lu Xinghe!"
“…”
It can be seen that most of the people at the scene are Wei Yang's personal fans, and the proportion of those named Lu Xinghe is even slightly greater than that of Wei Yang.
This shows that a large part of Wei Yang's current popularity still relies on Lu Xinghe, and he is still some distance away from becoming famous.
But Wei Yang was not in a hurry. After all, he had only filmed this one movie. It was normal for this kind of situation to happen and it could be improved slowly in the future.
"Hello everyone, I'm Wei Yang, also Wei Yang. I'm very happy that you all came to the book signing event for The Undocumented Crime today..."
The process of the book signing event is not complicated. Basically, it involves introducing the book and the source of the creative ideas, answering some related questions, and interacting with others before the official signing begins.
Considering that the audience at the scene were mostly fans, the questions they asked might be unrelated to "The Undocumented Crime", so the organizers also prepared some questions for the host to ask, to prevent the interactive session from going too far off topic.
"Why did you give yourself the pen name Weiyang?"
Wei Yang spoke frankly: "It's a bit embarrassing to call myself by my real name, I feel more comfortable using a pen name."
"Then why is it called this name?"
"Because I'm too lazy to come up with a name, the homophony is convenient."
Wei Yang made a joke and explained another meaning: "Weiyang also means being free from illness and disaster, longevity and peace. Giving this name can also be regarded as seeking a good meaning."
Putting aside the point about cutting off the root of troubles and achieving enlightenment in the end, Wei Yang still approves of Wei Yangsheng's aspirations and likes this pen name even more.
"Which character do you like best in this book, The Undocumented Crime?"
Wei Yang hesitated for a moment and said, "My favorite character is Yan Liang, but as an actor, if this play is adapted into a film or TV series, the role I want to play the most is Li Toyota."
Although the host loves to play awkward roles, he obviously did his homework and was a little surprised when he heard this: "This role is not easy to play. It is very different from you."
“That makes it more challenging.”
Wei Yang is a bit rebellious, perhaps because he is too calm and smooth in his daily life. Although he is considerate and thorough in every aspect, he can't help feeling a bit depressed sometimes.
Therefore, he personally prefers to play villains, especially villains who are evil to the core. It is powerful to play them, and he feels like releasing all the demons and repression in his heart, which is very de-stressing.
Whenever there is a villain role in class, Wei Yang always rushes to play it. He has experience in playing bandits, hooligans, murderers, gangsters, thugs and antisocial people.
Unfortunately, in reality we have to consider various factors and cannot just follow his temper, otherwise Wei Yang would really prefer to play the villain.
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He had previously proposed to play the role of the Evil Swordsman in "The Chinese Paladin 3", but was rejected by Cai Yinong. Otherwise, it would have been nice to experience the feeling of bullying the six realms.
…
The host asked a few questions and called on some fans and audience members to ask questions. These questions were quite diverse and Wei Yang answered them one by one.
"The rumors are fake. Sister Rong and I are just friends. TV dramas are TV dramas, and reality is reality."
“I’ve stopped updating The Best of Us because I’ve been too busy recently, but I’ll continue writing. By the end of the year at the latest, everyone should be able to see the finished product.”
"Thank you for your appreciation. I will continue to write songs, but I have no plans to enter the music industry for now. I will focus on being an actor and screenwriter."
"Views on choosing a partner? I don't have any specific requirements, just a pretty face and a good personality will do."
“…”
The book signing session started at 2 p.m. and the interactive session lasted for over an hour. Wei Yang was very patient and answered forty or fifty questions from the audience.
His words and actions were appropriate and organized, his attitude was friendly and sincere, and his answers did not leave any room for error.
Lei Chun, his agent, who was originally worried about him, smiled more and more the more he listened, and the idea that had been bothering him in his mind became more and more firm.
Around three o'clock, the signing event finally officially began. A queue was organized on site, and there were nearly 300 people in the line.
Not many people bought books on the spot, most of them brought their own books. Wei Yang accepted all the books as long as they were genuine, and signed them all. Some even added a few words of encouragement, "Brother Wei Yang, I really like the Lu Xinghe you played. I will take the high school entrance examination in the summer. Can you write me a few words of encouragement?"
"No problem. The eagle soars in the sky with the mighty wind, and the roc flies over the sea with the spring waves. I wish XXX academic success and good luck in the high school entrance examination."
"Come on, we will always support you."
"Thank you, and I wish you a happy life and all the best."
"Mr. Weiyang, I really like the books you write. Will you write detective novels in the future?"
"I will, of course."
It was a rare opportunity to meet a true book fan, so Wei Yang spoke gently and revealed a few things to him.
"The next book might be about a child committing a crime. You can look forward to it."
"Then I'll wait for the day when you publish a new book."
"Okay, support the genuine product."
“…”
The signing session didn't end until around 6:00 p.m. Some new people came later, and there were also repeat requests for autographs. In the end, about 500 to 600 books were signed in total.
Wei Yang's hands weren't tired, but he was mentally exhausted from constantly communicating and talking with people.
However, he was still very happy to see so many people who liked him coming to support him.
As the show was about to end, Wei Yang put his arm around Lei Chun with his left hand and Li Jiahang with his right hand, and took a group photo with dozens of fans and book lovers who had stayed until the end.
Perhaps in a few years, this photo will become a milestone in Wei Yang's acting and creative career...
(End of this chapter)
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