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March 2 rì, this is an ordinary Monday. In the music market, it is still the situation of Evan Bell, Flo-Rida, and the Triwizard hegemony; and in the film market after the awards season, although there are investment Big productions like "Watchmen", which cost 30 million yuan, still did not make the market appear too active. The ones that really dazzled on the box office charts were "Juno" and "Slumdog Millionaire".

The temporary cessation of the entertainment industry has little impact on the daily life of New York. Wall Street is always the scene of people coming and going, and the panic of the financial crisis is still cloudy; It didn't seem to be so lively before, but the real celebrities have rich family background, so on this avenue of land and money, the bustling scene still remains in the brick walls of the street; The zhōngyāng park is still laid-back, and some people even started dragging kites to the sky and running, which seemed a little out of the world.

The busy is still busy, the rush is still rush, this is life, this is New York, even if Broadway has revived the glory of the glorious season because of the "Chapter Three" series and "Mamma Mia", it still can't let New York get rid of it The dark clouds of the financial crisis weighed down.

On the streets of New York, you can often see a variety of bookstores, many of which are large chain bookstores. Even in the era of the Internet, paper books with fragrant ink and ink still occupy an unshakable market, but the bookstores in New York seem to have been assimilated by the prosperity of Manhattan, with cold marble, rational bookcases, and clean windows. At a glance, you can see the norms and order, but it has lost the original flavor of the bookstore - the fragrance of books that permeates everywhere.

In fact, the small bookstore owned by the hero in the movie "Notting Hill" has always been of a different flavor. Although it is a bit messy and even has many dust mites, it walks on the creaking wooden floor and takes out the shabby books from the shelves. 's original book. Feeling the history on the cover, watching the ink-colored letters dizzy in my eyes, there is always a nostalgic and retro taste. If you combine it with a ray of sunlight peeking in through the bookstore window, and a fragrant cup of black tea or coffee, then everything will be perfect.

It's a pity that the fast pace of the city has made people's moods impetuous. The pressure of life and the fast-paced rì often make people have no way or time to quietly enjoy an afternoon time with books and tea. This also means that the dúlì booksellers gradually disappeared from the long history. According to incomplete statistics, since 2002, nearly 650 bookstores in the United States have disappeared, which has made many publishers worry that if there is no place to sell books in the future, will the publishing industry be It's going to close too.

On Fifth Avenue between 45th and 46th Streets. There is a bookstore with a dark green sign with a gold font, "Barnes & Noble". This is the largest bookstore chain in the United States, with nine branches in New York alone. This chain of bookstores, which dates back to 1873, once shut down many dúlì booksellers and annexed many other bookstores in the same industry, but now, it is in a quagmire of life or death. Race against time to start doing the final sprint.

In fact, just this morning, a brand new concept came out in Silicon Valley. It was a lively saying that uphold the pessimistic argument that paper books that have been preserved since the invention of letterpress printing will one day be combined with vinyl records. As they launched history, they must focus on a force that promises to change the way books are published, sold, bought and read: e-books and e-book readers. Whether this will become the savior of traditional booksellers or a reminder, no one knows.

Barnes & Noble is currently the only major bookstore chain in the U.S. market, and Barnes & Noble, caught up in the challenge of the increasingly powerful Amazon.com on the Internet, was hit hard by the financial crisis last September. The stock hit an all-time low in early January this year. Even the entire publishing industry is concerned that Barnes & Noble's losses this year will exceed Wall Street's expectations.

Once, Barnes & Noble were the natural enemies of their peers. Because it is constantly annexing and integrating, the living space of other peers is getting smaller and smaller. But now, Barnes & Noble is the last hope of the publishing industry. If it all falls, it will mean the complete demise of the traditional booksellers market - just relying on the bookshelves in Walmart supermarkets cannot support the entire publishing industry .

Barnes & Noble at 9 a.m. can't be described as "desolate", only the bookstore staff are sorting books, and even the entrance of the gallery diagonally opposite has more customers than the entrance of the bookstore. From this, it can be seen that the current situation of the bookstore is really bad, and it is easy to remind people of the colorful nouns like "precariousness".

Grey Lennon walked into Barnes & Noble skillfully, and when he saw the empty space inside, he thought he had gone to the wrong place. After looking around, he confirmed that this was his destination. A wry smile appeared. Although today is Monday and needs to go to work, Gray Lennon has also been promoted now, and he does not have to come to the door every day to communicate with customers. On the contrary, he already has a fixed group of customers. This morning, he made an appointment with a customer to meet at eleven, so he didn't go to the company. He planned to come to Barnes-Noble to sit down, then go to meet the customer, and then return to the company after lunch.

Walking into the bookstore, the neatly arranged books on the shelf exudes a faint scent of books. Although surrounded by marble and lime columns, it still has the unique smell of a bookstore, which makes it easy for people to calm down. Wooden stools are neatly arranged around the bookstore, and there are small coffee tables next to it. Barnes & Noble provides simple afternoon tea, allowing guests to enjoy some simple food while reading books in the bookstore , seems quite comfortable.

Grey Lennon walked towards the second floor, intending to find some professional reference books to read, but just as he walked up the steps of the second floor, Grey Lennon stopped. At this time, posters were posted on the bookshelf, attracting his attention.

The poster is naturally a book news. The back cover of this book is sky blue. There are two human figures drawn in black. It can be distinguished as a man and a woman. The two are infinitely close, and the lips seem to fit naturally. , but they have not been in contact with each other, so people can feel that there is an infinitely expected development between these two people, but there are some regrets that they have not been formed. Between the two figures, two large words display the title of the book, "One Day".

Grey Lennon has been looking at the cover of this book for a long time, and he is used to the feeling that a simple picture can convey infinite meaning. Every time he gets Evan Bell's single or album, he always starts to study from the cover. He wants to explore something profound from the cover and touch the soft things in his heart. This has become a natural Actions. Although he never goes to galleries to see those artworks, he still incorporates this habit into many details of his life.

Looking down the book, Grey Lennon was a little curious about the details of the book, which read, "On March 2, at 9:30 in the morning, Evan Bell's new book is officially on sale. Evan -Bell will hold a signing at the Barnes & Noble bookstore at 555 Fifth Avenue, New York."

Seeing this information, Grey Lennon thought he had read it wrong. He is an absolute fan of Evan Bell, but he never knew when Evan Bell became a writer, and Eleven Blog also No news has come out, not even the publishing house has any pre-publicity, not even the Barnes & Noble bookstore has much news. Wait, this kind of situation where there is no news and Evan Bell's personality can't be more consistent, this is what Evan Bell can do. But was this "One Day" really written by Evan Bell - the Evan Bell they knew?

Thinking of this, Grey Lennon looked left and right, found a bookstore staff member, pointed to the poster and asked in a low voice. Although there was no one in the bookstore at this time, he still kept this habit when he entered this environment. , "Is the author of 'One Day' the Evan Bell we do know?"

It stands to reason that Grey Lennon deserves an answer, yes or no. But unexpectedly, the staff also showed a difficult expression, "Actually, I'm not quite sure. Because neither the company nor the publishing house has given confirmation." There are more and more questions ~ www.wuxiaspot.com~ It's becoming more and more Evan Bell's style, "The poster was only delivered yesterday, we put it up at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, and not many people know about it." This is so unreasonable, whether it is the publisher or Pakistan Enns & Noble Bookstore, since they have plans to hold a book signing, they must publicize it. "We are also worried about what to do if no one comes to the book signing for a while." The staff's tone was also infinite. of uncertainty.

Grey Lennon pondered for a moment, then said decisively, "This book must have been written by Evan Bell! Definitely." Grey Lennon also became a fan of Evan Bell for eight years before and after. Now, although he is thirty-eight years old this year, and he has already passed the age of a groupie, he has never spared no effort in supporting Evan Bell, even if he does not go to the signing party and wait for the scene to cheer Shouting, buying albums, and going to the cinema for hands-on support, Grey Lennon has never hesitated.

According to Grey Lennon's understanding of Evan Bell, this must be Evan Bell's handwriting. If it wasn't Evan Bell, but a person with the same name, or someone who deliberately used this as a pseudonym, they would publish a new book, and they would definitely do some propaganda. When the public realizes that they have been deceived, the book's The publicity has served its purpose and gained attention. On the contrary, if it is Evan Bell himself, he would prefer to keep a low profile, because he is not a professional writer, and he does not want fans to support him unconditionally in his name. This is the style of the real Evan Bell!

"Evan Bell is going to release a new book?!" Grey Lennon was shocked.