Atlanta is a railway hub city. It can be said that their city emerged because of the construction of railways. In the 1830s, in order to build a railway line connecting the port city of Savannah to the Midwest, engineers conducted a large number of surveys.
What is now downtown Atlanta was selected as the terminus of the rail line south from Chattanooga.
A year later, a small settlement developed around this railway terminus and was named Terminal. Later, with continued development, it eventually became a well-developed city.
The city is not big and has a short history, but Atlanta is still quite famous. The Centennial Olympic Games were held here six years ago.
This time, the premiere of "Source Code" was arranged at the Centennial Olympic Park in the city center. From 8:30 in the morning to 5:30 in the evening, there will be a book signing of "Source Code", and it will only start at 6 in the evening.
It's the premiere ceremony.
The citizens of Atlanta have not seen this city so lively for a long time, and the Centennial Olympic Park, which is usually relatively deserted, was also crowded with people today.
Yu Dong's book signing, the movie premiere of "Source Code" and the telecommunications equipment exhibition were all concentrated in these days. Many people came all the way just to join in the fun.
For these days of activities, the Atlanta government is fully prepared and has been making preparations in the past few days, fearing that there will be traffic problems in the city during the activities.
This situation occurred when the Olympic Games were held here six years ago. At that time, because the Olympic Games were hosted by private companies and did not receive strong support from the government or even access from the national Olympic Committee and various individual sports organizations, the transportation system was very unsatisfactory.
unobstructed.
At the beginning of the competition, the shuttle bus for athletes and reporters was not running and was always stuck on the road, which greatly affected the progress of the competition. The key is that the traffic between the main venues is not smooth, and it often takes two transfers by shuttle bus to reach the destination, which takes an hour.
The game will take two hours on the road.
In addition to traffic, there were also loopholes in security at the time, and there was even an explosion in the Olympic Park, killing one person and injuring more than 100 people.
This time Yu Dong and others came, and the local government did not dare to be so slack.
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Lin Linna and Linda flew over from London specially for this autograph session.
They arrived at the square early in the morning, just to be at the front of the queue, but when they arrived, there were already many people lining up in the square.
Fortunately, there were staff on site to maintain order, otherwise the scene would have been chaotic.
Linda had been counting how many people were in front of her, but she stopped counting while she was counting. Next to her, Serena smiled and said, "Don't be so nervous. We can definitely get signed books from our position."
"I feel like there are a lot of people in front of us. If we can't sign, it will be in vain. The worst time is when it's our turn and they tell us not to sign."
Serena waved her hand and said, "It's impossible for this to happen. They will count the number of people in line in advance. If it exceeds a certain number, they will ask the people behind to stop queuing in advance to avoid wasting time. The people in front of us are probably
Just a few hundred people, generally speaking, thousands of people can sign at each autograph session, so we have no problem lining up."
Linda looked around the square again, "Why do I feel that there are more people here today than when Jay went to London before?"
"Are you talking about the concert?" Serena asked with a smile.
"No, I'm talking about the autograph session after the concert."
"That autograph session was added temporarily, so there's no way to compare. Besides, YU's autograph session is the most lively autograph session in the world. It's normal that Jay can't compare to it. Moreover, it's a new book autograph session, so it has a different meaning.
It’s a pity that the new book cannot be sent to us in advance, otherwise we can start reading now.”
Having said this, Serena stood on tiptoes and looked forward again, and then discovered the pile of boxes next to the autograph table.
According to today's signing process, book fans queue up first and purchase books on the spot when they reach the checkout area. After purchasing the books, they unpack the books and enter the signing area.
Therefore, readers cannot get their books before entering the checkout area.
The key is that today, Atlanta is the only place in the world where you can buy the new book "Source Code". In other places, you have to wait until at least the morning after tomorrow to buy the book. And in Atlanta, you can only buy the book in the Plaza. There are no books in the bookstore.
There are no books.
It was said that the signing would start at 8:30, and Yu Dong arrived at the scene at 7:50.
He walked in from the entrance of the square, greeting the book fans who were lining up along the way.
Serena and Linda heard the screams first, and then saw Yu Dong walking in from the entrance of the square.
"Wow, he is so handsome in person." Linda also exclaimed.
Serena smiled. She always felt that it was not a good thing to praise a writer for his good looks, but she had to admit that YU was indeed good-looking.
In fact, at the beginning, Serena just thought that YU looked cleaner and younger, but then she looked at it and felt that he looked good-looking like this. Plus Jay, she now feels that Chinese people look good-looking.
The key point is that Chinese people seem to be very young. YU is obviously already thirty-four or five years old, but he still looks like a college student. Moreover, Chinese people have a mysterious and melancholy temperament with their dark eyes and black hair.
He walked to the table, took a sip of water first, and then started signing autographs without any further delay. Today's task was very heavy, so Yu Dong moved the autograph signing time earlier, just to sign as many autographs as possible.
Many people have come all the way here, and it is never good to let them return empty-handed.
Of course, even if they didn't get the signed book during the day, it wasn't completely in vain, because tonight's premiere ceremony will also include performances by many singers from Deep Space, including Jay Chou, Shakira and the like in the past two years.
World-renowned singers include Sun Yanzi and Mayday, who are trying to enter the European and American markets and are already famous in Asia, as well as newcomer Avril Lavigne, who just released her first album this month.
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After the autograph session started, as usual, Yu Dong would sign a special autograph for the first person in line. Yu Dong took the book handed over by the other party and asked with a smile, "Excuse me, what is your name?"
The other party also smiled and replied, "My name is Steven Case."
Hearing this name, Yu Dong raised his eyebrows in surprise. He raised his head and looked at the reader in front of him. He was wearing casual clothes and a pair of sunglasses. He didn't look like he was waiting in line for an autograph, but more like
Was on vacation at the beach.
Although the other person was wearing sunglasses, Yu Dong still recognized him. This person was Steven Case, CEO of America Online. Yu Dong smiled and said, "Mr. Case, is there anything you want me to write on the title page?"
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"As long as you give it to me, it's fine."
Yu Dong nodded and wrote "Hello" in Chinese on the title page.
Steven Case looked at these two Chinese characters and wondered: "What is this?"
"Chinese characters." Yu Dong replied with a smile.
"I know they are Chinese characters, but what do they mean?"
"What do you mean?"
Steven Case was surprised: "Is it that simple?"
"Is it simple? Not simple." Yu Dong raised his head and looked at the long queue behind Steven Case, "I think you must have put in a little effort to be the first in line."
"It's not a lot of thought, it's mainly the power of money." Steven Keys laughed.
Yu Dong also joked, "Next time if you want a signed book from me, you can pay me directly. Don't let others earn the money. I have to sell a lot of books to earn back the money you spent today."
Although he knew that Yu Dong was joking, Steven Case still calculated it very seriously, "If you can earn one dollar from a book, you will have to sell about two thousand books."
"Oh." Yu Dong was startled. He didn't expect that Steven Keys actually spent two thousand dollars. "Actually, I can't make one dollar per book, so I have to sell more than two thousand books."
In fact, what Yu Dong doesn't know is that two thousand US dollars is just the normal market price. After all, a special autograph can be sold for at least a few hundred dollars. If the special autograph is of particularly good quality and has a particularly large number of words, it can be sold for a higher price.
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If you are the first in line, you may get two special books and chat with Yu Dong. There are a lot of people willing to pay the money. Now there are people who specialize in this matter and it has formed an industry.
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Yu Dong also knew that a busy man like Steven Case came here and took the trouble to be the first in line, and it was definitely not just for a signed book, so he directly asked, "Mr. Case, this time
Come here, what's the matter?"
Steven Case smiled and said, "Is it convenient for us to have breakfast together tomorrow morning?"
Yu Dong was quite surprised. He didn't expect Steven Case to make an appointment for breakfast. He thought about it and said, "No problem, just leave your contact information with my assistant. I'll come back to you after I'm done here."
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Steven Case nodded, "No problem, then I won't disturb you."
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While signing autographs for the readers behind him, Yu Dong was still thinking about Steven Case, speculating that his purpose of coming to Atlanta this time was most likely for the Atlanta Telecommunications Equipment Show, so why did he come to see him?
Speaking of which, AOL and Deep Space are still rivals.
When Deep Space had not yet developed, I was actually quite worried about AOL. If AOL had focused on dealing with Deep Space at that time, Deep Space would not have a good life, and its development would definitely be much more difficult.
Fortunately, at that time, AOL did not pay much attention to Deep Space Company. On the other hand, it was also busy acquiring Time Warner. In addition, the Internet bubble burst, and they had no time or energy to take care of Deep Space Company.
But now, the two sides are competing with each other, and even if AOL wants to control Deep Space Company, it no longer has the ability to do so.
After thinking for a while, Yu Dong didn't think about it anymore. Anyway, we were going to have dinner together tomorrow morning.
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After leaving the team, Steven Keys gave his son a copy of his book.
Little Will had been waiting for the book. After getting the book, he didn't say anything, just found a place in the park to sit down and read.
In a sense, Will Jr. was the first public reader of "Source Code".
Steven Keys looked at his son who couldn't wait to read a book, then smiled and shook his head, and also found a place to sit next to him. This was not his first time in Atlanta, but this was the first time he had seen Atlanta like this.
It's exciting, he didn't come to the Atlanta Olympics before.
The last time he came to this Centennial Olympic Park, it was still a bit desolate. Maybe it was to prepare for this event, so he specially tidied it up. The park was much neater and brighter than before.
The excitement of this scene is just like the current development of the Deep Space Company.
Little Will doesn't think as much as his father thinks. All his thoughts are now on the "Source Code" in his hand.
In fact, before deciding to open the book, Little Will was still a little hesitant because he was worried that after reading the book, he would lose interest when the movie was released.
But then I thought about it, don’t the movies adapted from so many novels also affect the experience of watching movies?
Besides, both nonsense and movies have to come out, and you have to watch one first. If it always affects the feelings of one of them, then Little Will would rather read the book first and then watch the movie.
At the beginning of the novel, a man named Xu Chen suddenly woke up on a train.
Suddenly waking up in a strange place, the man was filled with confusion. He clearly remembered that he was on a test flight mission before, but something suddenly went wrong with the plane. He was dealing with it, and he was here in the blink of an eye.
A young woman sat opposite the male protagonist, smiled and said to him: "Great advice, thank you, Curtis."
"What?" the male protagonist asked subconsciously.
The woman looked at the male protagonist in confusion, "What's wrong with you? You look very bad."
The male protagonist still looked around in confusion, while the woman continued, "Anyway, I want to tell you, the reason why I want to cancel... He calls me three times a day, what's wrong with men... I submitted the application
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The male protagonist couldn't hear what the woman was saying at all. He was still immersed in huge confusion. At this time, the ticket inspector came to check the ticket. The male protagonist looked at the ticket inspector blankly. He didn't know what the damn ticket was. He didn't even know why he was there.
I don’t even know here, and who is the woman opposite? She is chattering something completely incomprehensible, and she calls him Curtis? Who is Curtis?
Seeing that the male protagonist was indifferent, the woman reached out towards the male protagonist's chest. The male protagonist stepped back subconsciously. The female protagonist smiled and continued to take out a ticket from his chest pocket and handed it to the ticket inspector.
Chapter completed!