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Chapter 320 The Philosophers Stone(1/2)

It's Rowling after all.

Yu Dong was really not sure at first, because people with looks like Rowling were everywhere in London, and he was afraid that he had identified the wrong person.

While signing her autograph, Yu Dong asked again: "Which book do you like? Is this "Resident Evil"?"

"My favorite is "The Second World"." Rowling replied.

"Why do you like "Second World"?" Yu Dong asked again.

Maybe it was the bright smile on Yu Dong's face, so Luo Lin didn't think it was strange that he asked her this question.

"What attracted me was not only the science fiction part, but also the description of people with supernatural powers, which is very wonderful."

"It seems that you prefer fantasy novels, such as magic and so on..."

Rowling was surprised and said, "YU, you are right. I like these things very much. In fact, I have been thinking about a book for a long time and have even started writing it."

"Do you still write novels?" Yu Dong asked with interest.

He found that his acting skills had improved. When he asked this question just now, he even deceived himself, as if he was really surprised that Rowling wrote a novel.

"I am indeed writing, but I haven't finished it yet. As you said, I am very interested in magic, and this book is also about magic. I..."

Yu Dong interrupted her with a smile, "Ms. Luo Lin, I'm afraid I don't have time to talk to you about this now."

Only then did Rowling realize that she was a little too excited, and quickly apologized, "Sorry, sorry."

After saying that, she turned around and left.

Yu Dong called her from behind, "Ms. Luo Lin, your book."

Luo Lin quickly turned around to pick up the book, but unexpectedly she heard Yu Dong say again, "If you don't mind, you can wait for me in the bookstore for a while. After my book signing is over, we can talk about the book you are writing.

I am very interested in the book."

"Really?" Luo Lin said in surprise.

Yu Dong nodded, "Of course, but it may take me a long time to finish."

"It doesn't matter, I will wait for you no matter how long it takes, so I won't bother you now."

After saying that, Luo Lin took the book and left. Her mood was like a roller coaster just now. She never expected that YU would stop to chat with her, nor did she expect that she would actually tell YU about her novel, let alone that YU would listen.

After hearing it, he actually expressed great interest.

Too many to think of.

Unexpected and unimaginable.



The book signing will last until 7pm.

It was originally planned to end at five o'clock, but there were too many people coming, so Yu Dong specifically asked the bookstore to extend the time.

During this day, apart from taking a break for lunch, Yu Dong sat on the chair for more than ten hours. When William saw Yu Dong working so hard, he was a little touched. This was so dedicated.

And YU’s dedication is not just for money.

William has received many writers who have held book signings, and he has encountered all types of writers.

Some writers are lazy and will leave the bookstore after sitting there for less than an hour, leaving readers here.

Some writers are relatively indifferent when encountering a book signing scene, will get angry, get angry, and end early.

Some writers do signings very quickly and perfunctorily, just to make money.

YU is different. It can be seen that he really wants to give back to his book friends. He often gives special autographs to book friends and even chats with them.

Although it took a day to sign, YU's signature remained unchanged from the beginning. Although William did not understand Chinese characters, he could tell that YU's handwriting was very beautiful.

After the autograph session, William wanted to take Yu Dong and the others to dinner, but Yu Dong waved his hand and said, "You're welcome, William, go and do your work, I have something else to do."

"How is this possible..."

"If there is anything else, you can tell Jiang Jie." Yu Dong smiled, then pulled Cheng Yanqiu downstairs. He just saw Luo Lin walking downstairs.

When he got downstairs, Yu Dong saw Luo Lin at a glance.

In order to be equal to the east, Rowling deliberately found a location where she could directly see the stairs. After all the readers came out just now, Rowling kept staring at the stairs.

Seeing Yu Dong, she stood up with a smile.

Yu Dong walked over with Cheng Yanqiu and introduced her, "Luo Lin, this is my wife, Cheng Yanqiu."

"Hello."

"Luoluo, this is..."

Yu Dong gave an overview of Luo Lin's situation, and then the three of them sat down.

"You said before that you wrote a novel about magic. Can you tell me more about it?"

Luo Lin nodded, "Of course, I did it a few years ago..."

She told Yu Dong how she got the idea, how she prepared for the book, and the general content of the novel.

After she finished speaking, Yu Dong smiled and said: "It sounds very interesting. Are you saying that it hasn't been finished yet?"

"It's actually finished, but there are still some places that need to be revised."

Yu Dong thought for a while and said, "Let's do this. I'll ask my assistant to contact you. If you want to publish it in the future, we can help. By the way, have you thought of the name of this book?"

"I've thought about it. It's called Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone."

"..."

The American version that Yu Dong has read should be "Harry Potter and the Wizard's Stone", which is directly translated into the Philosopher's Stone in China. The word "philosopher" is indeed a bit advanced and does not fit well with the market for this book.

"Harry Potter" is not a literary masterpiece, but it has all the commercial elements to become popular. Compared with "A Song of Ice and Fire", the Harry Potter series is more like a juvenile adventure novel.

But there is a market for such books.

Some people say that the Harry Potter series is nothing but good marketing.

This statement is a bit too taken for granted.

If it relied solely on marketing, then the achievements of Harry Potter should be easy to copy, but this is not the case. The success of this series is inseparable from strong marketing and contemporary relevance, but it is also absolutely inseparable from its own advantages.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Otherwise, Warner is not a fool and spends all its money on marketing for it.

In fact, before this book received any capital attention, it was already on the bestseller list and won many awards. Only then did it become noticed by American publishing houses.

At this moment, Jiang Jie happened to have finished talking to William about the matter, and Yu Dong introduced Luo Lin to him, "This is Luo Lin, a fantasy novel writer. She has a new book that she wants to publish. You can contact her later.

Now, let’s talk to Cambot about this. Rowling, this is my assistant, Jiang Jie.”

"Hello, Ms. Rowling."

"Hello, Changjie."



Later, Yu Dong and the others went to have a meal. Luo Lin happened to not eat either, so they came together.

After eating, they went back separately.

Yu Dong didn't explain too much. He planned to let Cambot and Rowling talk to each other first, and if there were any problems in the middle, he would come forward.

The signing in London ended and they went directly to Manchester the next day.

After arriving in Manchester, they didn't go anywhere. They just rested in the hotel for the day. In the evening, Yu Dong played cards with Yu Hua and the others for a while.

When leaving London, Jiang Jie specifically looked for local newspapers to see how the news reported on the signing event. Later, he found that many newspapers focused on Yu Dong's evaluation of Arsenal and Chelsea's two signings this summer.

The newspaper said that YU is very optimistic about the two signings of Arsenal and Chelsea.

These two clubs had mediocre results last season, with 22 teams ranked 10th and 11th respectively. Maybe these two pieces of support will become a symbol of the two clubs' take-off.

Yu Dong also found it interesting. When did he, an outsider, have the ability to influence the Premier League? These media really dare to write any news.

But what Yu Dong never expected was that there would be something even more outrageous later.

On August 20, after Yu Dong held an autograph session in Manchester, Manchester United's coach invited him to watch the game at Old Trafford.

Manchester United lost to Villa 1-3 in the first league game on the 18th. Now that they are back at home, they hope to invite Yu Dong to come over and cheer them on.

Just in time, Yu Dong and the others went over.

When they heard the invitation to be the head coach of Manchester United, Yu Hua and Bi Feiyu were very excited because they were old fans and of course they wanted to see what it was like to see such a top club.

In fact, they don't know much about the Premier League teams.

In recent years, Chinese people generally pay more attention to, or can pay attention to, Serie A.

On the contrary, Yu Dong knows this Manchester United better. After all, there are many legends in the Manchester United lineup in recent years, such as Schmeichel, Scholes, Keane, the two Nevilles, Beckham, Giggs, Can

Tongna...

The result was that Manchester United beat West Ham United 4-1.

Now, various media outlets have reported again, even saying that YU is a lucky star. And they also said that Manchester City in the same city lost because YU did not go.

This statement makes no sense at all, because Manchester City is indeed weak now.

Mainly, Manchester United seems to particularly want to regard YU as their lucky star. Ferguson also told reporters that although they suffered a disastrous defeat in the last away game, after YU came this time, the boys on the team were very motivated, which is why there was such a game.

A perfect victory.

He also said that many people on the team are YU fans.

I have to say that Manchester United is really better at marketing than other teams. Otherwise, if Yu Dong came to the UK, Manchester United would not be the only team to think of inviting Yu Dong to watch the game.
To be continued...
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