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Chapter 690 Detective Collection II
The book signing was held in a bookstore called Book Star. It is located in the square in the city center. It is a very well-known bookstore in the local area. It covers an area of ​​nearly 2,000 square meters on two floors.

The bookstore owner is also a well-known writer himself, and has written some works that he thought of with the bookstore.

In addition to book signings, Book Star also often undertakes exhibitions, symposiums and other activities.

When the new book was released previously, related theme activities were arranged in this store.

As the first stop of Omega’s global autograph signing event, Bookstar also attaches great importance to this event.

Activity flags have been planted on both sides of the road along the street. On one side of the flag, there is an animation of Jiang Yuan’s Omega image and a painting of Sherlock Holmes’ silhouette back to back. On the other side, relevant information such as the release time of the new book is written.

The autograph session was scheduled for one o'clock in the afternoon, and before the official start time, many fans began to queue up outside the store.

Black and gold posters and banners have also been hung in prominent locations in the bookstore, and the book signing site in the first-floor exhibition hall has been specially decorated to look like Sherlock Holmes's residence based on the scenes in "Sherlock Holmes".

Signing sales in such a scene can also be regarded as full of atmosphere.

Half an hour in advance, Jiang Yuan also arrived at the scene in a vehicle.

Without taking a special detour, Jiang Yuan got out of the vehicle directly at the main entrance of Book Star.

Wearing a black casual suit as an inner outfit, and an aura-filled black trench coat as an outer layer, the gold frames are matched with a side-parted back hair.

As soon as we stood in front of the bookstore, everyone immediately felt as if they had seen a pictorial. The shape was in line with everyone's fantasy of Omega's temperament.

Appearing in this style, Jiang Yuan also stopped in front of the bookstore for a while, taking a few event photos with the studio, then turned around to say hello to the fans and entered the bookstore first.

"It's so well decorated!" Jiang Yuan walked into the store under the welcome of the staff, and couldn't help but sigh after taking a quick look.

The first thing that came into view were two piles of physical books, corresponding to the first and second parts of "Sherlock Holmes" respectively.

Continuing forward, in addition to banners and posters, even the signs on different bookshelves and areas have been replaced with relatively well-known place names that appear in the plot of the novel.

Coupled with the restoration of the theme, it will indeed produce a sense of fantasy as if you have come to the world in the book for a while.

The photographer responsible for the follow-up shooting of "Yuan You Hui" also carried the lens and scanned the surroundings to record the images of the layout of the book signing event.

Along the way, Jiang Yuan quickly arrived at the main location where the autograph signing was to be held today.

The exhibition hall has already been simulated into a living room, even down to the placement of some household items.

"So we'll sit here later, and then the fans will sit over there, right?" Jiang Yuan came to the sofa chair that was obviously the main seat and sat down.

"Yes, we are considering conducting direct talks, which is also a different attempt." The on-site staff immediately sent an explanation.

I have to say that although it is just a small setting, it is much more interesting than a traditional autograph session.

Moreover, the design of this position will obviously make it easier to get closer than traditional autograph signings, and being able to sit on the sofa for autograph signings will obviously be much more comfortable.

After going around in a circle and introducing the settings of some related props to the camera, Jiang Yuan sat back on the sofa.

Then he also picked up a book signed this time from in front of him and browsed it for a while.

This is the first time Jiang Yuan has seen the physical book of the second volume. Although the publisher also sent it to him, Jiang Yuan was unable to receive the package in person because he has been away from home all year round.

The signed version is in English, with hardcover binding, and the design ideas are generally consistent with the previous book.

It is also rare for Jiang Yuan to see the English version. They all use cloth printing designs and outline a simple painting in the form of gold seals.

While being simple, it looks high-quality both in appearance and in hand.

Similarly, the price of the book is not cheap. After all, it is an American version of the physical book. The price has already gone up to 100 yuan, and it can almost keep up with Jiang Yuan's album.

However, this is also the common pricing in the market, and it is actually quite conventional.

While Jiang Yuan was flipping through and researching the physical book, fans who had been lining up outside the store began to enter the venue some time in advance.

The mode of queuing outside the store has been changed to queuing inside the store.

The bookstore that didn't seem small at first suddenly became lively after hundreds of fans poured in at once.

But it seemed that because the bookstore had its own quiet buff, everyone subconsciously became quiet.

Even conversations are in soft tones.

At this time, before the one-on-one autograph signing officially started, a staff member also handed the microphone to Jiang Yuan's hand to make a signing speech.

"Hello everyone, I'm Omega." Taking the microphone, Jiang Yuan said hello first and tried his voice.

As soon as he finished speaking, the crowd suddenly started cheering enthusiastically.

"Welcome everyone to the first stop of my global signing event," Jiang Yuan continued to the cheers, "This is also the first time I meet you as an Omega."

"Due to the large number of people present, some fans may have to wait for a longer time."

"However, before it is your turn to sign the book, you can also find a seat in the bookstore in advance to sit down and unpack this new book to read, or you can also read other books."

"In addition, we have also prepared some drinks and snacks for everyone. They are all self-service. You can pick them up yourself." After the opening remarks, Jiang Yuan first briefly introduced the arrangements for the autograph session.

Due to Jiang Yuan's autograph signing event, Book Star has been closed for two days in a row during the autograph signing period, so there is still plenty of space for fans to move around in the store.

After hearing Jiang Yuan's explanation, many fans at the scene also showed expressions of surprise.

Even though he changed his vest, Jiang Yuan's fans are still very online.

Whether it is the ability to read new books on site in advance or the carefully prepared afternoon tea, fans are guaranteed to have a great experience at this signing event, and even the time spent queuing will not be too boring.

And when reading new books in a bookstore that has been decorated with a Sherlock Holmes theme, it is obvious that the sense of immersion is quite strong.

"After talking about the arrangements for the book signing, since there is still a short period of time before the book signing, let me just introduce the new book to you." Jiang Yuan raised his hand and glanced at his watch and said with a smile.

Fans are fine with this.

"What is published this time is the second part of the "Sherlock Holmes" series. As for the style of the work and the outline of the story, I believe everyone must have read the first part, so I won't introduce too much."

"The main thing is to explain to you some of the works included in this volume." Jiang Yuan said and sat down on the sofa again, picked up a book and started to read. While flipping through the pages, he introduced, "The difference between this one and the previous one is that the stories that happened in the previous one were basically medium-length stories."

"In comparison, this one only has the first story "Uncanny Valley" which is slightly longer at the beginning, while the subsequent stories classified as adventures are composed of some short case stories."

"Such a setting makes it easier for everyone to read in fragments, especially short stories. After reading one piece in your free time, you can finish it faster."

"Everyone can try to read it when they are lining up for the book signing later. If there are fans who have finished reading it, they can also share their thoughts after reading it during the book signing later."

Jiang Yuan analyzed and introduced the contents of the second part to the fans at the scene.

"As for the more detailed story, I won't go into details. You can read it yourself." Jiang Yuan said and then looked up at his watch and found that not much time had passed.

After thinking about it, I simply cue the fans at the scene, "Do you have any questions you want to ask? If so, you can ask them now, otherwise you will waste your time at the autograph signing later."

Although the number of people at the autograph session has been controlled, the autograph time for each fan also needs to be controlled.

Each fan is only allowed one and a half minutes to sign the book. Even for 300 fans, they had to sign for nearly eight hours without any news.

Not to mention that there will definitely be timeouts and breaks needed.

Therefore, it is still very necessary to control the signing time.

But this was all a matter for later. When Jiang Yuan said that he could ask questions without wasting the signing time, some fans immediately started shouting and asking questions.

"I would like to ask if "Sherlock Holmes" will be considered for film and television? If it is made into a film and television, is it possible for me to star in it?"

The first person to ask a question was a fan who was temporarily in the first row.

Listening to this question, Jiang Yuan thought that his fan attribute would be stronger.

After making the judgment, Jiang Yuan also began to answer, "As for the film and television aspect, it has actually been advancing. After all, the established labels will also be responsible for projects in this area."

There is no clear news yet, but it does not prevent Jiang Yuan from painting cakes.

As soon as this answer came out, many fans suddenly had smiles on their faces.

However, at this time, Jiang Yuan also added a little but did not finish his words, "But when will it be promoted to this part, I don't know yet. As for whether I will star in it, I need to see if it is suitable at that time. "

The first half is about drawing a pie, and the second half is about adding some uncertainty to the time when the pie will be cashed out.

But fans are obviously quite satisfied with this answer, which is much better than no possibility at all.

"Will the previous Poirot series continue to publish new books?" Another fan shouted below.

Regarding this point, Jiang Yuan nodded firmly, "Yes."

"So how many "Sherlock Holmes" series will be prepared? When will the next one be published?"

The next question elicited some good-natured laughter from the crowd.

After all, if this kind of question is compared to an album, it's like starting to ask about the next new album when the new album has just been released.

Everyone was already prepared that Jiang Yuan would not answer this question well.

However, Jiang Yuan's reaction stunned everyone for a moment.

Jiang Yuan did not answer directly, but asked the work team, "Is this allowed to be said?"

This answer, at this time, seemed to say nothing, but it seemed to answer some questions.

Judging from Jiang Yuan's attitude, everyone had the illusion that the next movie was ready.

"It seems like there's nothing that can't be said." Seeing that Zhang Qing didn't explicitly stop him, Jiang Yuan turned around and looked at the fans.

Under the expectant eyes of the fans at the scene, Jiang Yuan also raised the microphone and turned on the colander mode.

"Actually, the entire collection of "Sherlock Holmes" has been prepared." Jiang Yuan shocked the audience as soon as he opened his mouth. Obviously, he did not expect it to be so important.

"Yes, the entire big story is complete. We have prepared three parts in total. In addition to the second part of the detective collection this time, there will be a third part."

"It's still in the preparation stage, so we can't publish it together." Jiang Yuan also introduced it directly without covering up at all.

Compared with the previous answers, this type of spoiler is obviously not illusory, but actually makes everyone look forward to it.

Some fans immediately started asking on the stage, "Will it be on stage this year?"

"This year, um, the second half of the year." Jiang Yuan subconsciously began to answer the time, but in the middle of the answer, he suddenly realized that it seemed inconvenient to spoil the story.

Jiang Yuan also reacted very quickly and immediately began to pause and start turning around, "Maybe in the second half of the year, there is still some work to do now."

"So it may take a long time to prepare, including some arrangements by the publishing house, global synchronization, etc. It will take a certain amount of time."

"And the second part has just been released, so it should be enough for everyone to watch it for a while." Jiang Yuan said with a smile.

"Will you try suspense movies in the future?" someone in the audience asked again.

"Yes." Jiang Yuan nodded affirmatively, thinking that he was already preparing it, but this time there was no colander.

The time before the official start of the autograph session was spent in Q&A between Jiang Yuan and fans.

Since all the people present were fans, they didn't ask any difficult questions. In addition to being careful about spoilers, Jiang Yuan basically said what he said in his answer.

As it approached one o'clock in the afternoon, some staff reminded me that the signing time was coming.

So Jiang Yuan said hello, stopped interacting, and started to sit down on the sofa, getting ready for the signing.

The fans who were the first to line up had already picked up their new books and were ready to walk in.

As for some of the lower ranking fans, they started to move around in the store as Jiang Yuan said.

At one o'clock in the afternoon, the staff began to release the first fan and entered the formal signing session.

(End of this chapter)