It’s not easy to buy tickets now, especially for buses leaving big cities.
As the only megacity in the southwest of the motherland, Chengdu is no less attractive to nearby talents than Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. Every year at the end of the year, the number of people on the streets visible to the naked eye decreases by a few percent. The Chinese New Year is probably the quietest time in all large cities.
There were not many choices, and Chen Xing didn't want to stand still. Among the only choices, he saw a ticket for Liangdu Liupanshui.
Why is it called Liangdu... It's probably because it's cooler here.
Most of the southwest areas are quite cool in summer, except for Sichuan Province and mountain cities. There is a saying that it is precisely because of the heat in these few places that most of the coolness in the southwest is created.
An air conditioner must have an indoor unit and an outdoor unit to be complete.
Chen Xing had not taken a train in China for a long time. Compared with trains in Europe, China had more people and was more lively. Fortunately, it was the departure station. When Chen Xing found his seat, it was still empty and no one was sitting there.
In order to facilitate the travel of passengers from all over the country, domestic trains have specially set up station tickets.
Chen Xing's school used to take students from several classes to work in Guangzhou. Many of them bought standing tickets from Sichuan Province to Guangzhou. But the standing ticket does not allow you to stand all the time. It allows you to sit if you see no one sitting. But sometimes people don't want to pay attention to you when you feel comfortable.
After putting away his luggage, Chen Xing sat in his seat.
It's hard to get a window seat in this situation. This time it's close to the aisle, but it's fine if you can get one.
Taking a train from Chengdu to Sichuan Province, most of what I saw out of the window along the way were mountains and rivers. Therefore, many people in Sichuan Province, including Chen Xing, have a special yearning for the ocean. Chen Xing likes that kind of broad perspective, which may have something to do with this.
On the mobile phone, messages from Wang Juncai were sent from time to time.
"On the first day, there were 46,000 nationwide, which frightened us all. Editor Li is considering publishing new books and making them popular online (laughing). In the past three days, a total of 5,000 copies have been sold. It has already entered the top five bestseller lists, ranking first in the travel writing and tourism categories. We feel that your book has great stamina and will probably stay on the travel writing list for a long time."
"Forty-six thousand? What level is it?" Chen Xing didn't quite understand and asked.
"It's a real best-seller. Also, the people of Chengdu contributed almost half of your forty-six thousand."
"It seems that the hot search has gained momentum." Chen Xing typed.
The hot search topic in the past two days was in Chengdu, which made many young people in Chengdu know that there is such an interesting writer in their city. Chen Xing's ghost videos on Beep Station have millions of views.
The views are higher than those of his serious videos.
Chen Xing thought, does he still have the talent to bring goods?
This is the track that really makes money.
Then he calculated how much money his books made.
Not counting the sales on the Internet for the time being, Chen Xing will not be able to get the money sold on the Internet for at least half a year. The 46,000 yuan on the first day is calculated based on the 8 yuan he earned from a book. This is... 360,000? Very good.
Although it seems that no photography exhibition has been held to make money in a short period of time, the author's main focus is a steady flow.
I have to mention here that pricing 60+ in the domestic book market is a very risky move, because domestic books are honestly not easy to sell. Thirty years ago, Chinese people still had the habit of reading regularly, but now they buy It is also left to eat dust.
It’s the same as applying for a fitness card.
When I applied for it, I thought I must go to the gym and lose weight, but after applying, I still can't go a few times a year. It's a pure waste of money.
But fortunately the sales are good.
There are more than one billion people in China. If the sales volume reaches 100,000 books, it is considered a best-seller market. Chen Xing's actual online channels may add up to more than 50,000 books in a day. He is already considered a very powerful writer. If the follow-up is longer, maybe this year It can also be on the sales list.
While he was thinking about it, a book suddenly appeared in front of him.
Opposite there is a girl wearing a pink woolen hat, holding the book "Travel is a Life, French Travel Notes".
Chen Xing's pupils dilated.
Was he recognized?
Chen Xing touched the mask. He was obviously wearing it. Couldn't the mask no longer block his appearance?
Or is his temperament betraying him?
The girl saw Chen Xing touching the mask and said quickly: "I accidentally saw your mobile phone message. I am your fan and have followed you for a long time. I queued for a long time to buy your book the day before yesterday. I like you very much."
It turns out I saw the news.
Breathing out a relaxed breath, Chen Xing said, "Thank you very much for your like."
He took the girl's book and pen, opened the cover, wrote his name on the first page, and joked: "Do you like traveling or watching me eat?"
Many of Chen Xing's fans are female. This is not only because girls are more interested in traveling, but also pay more attention to Chen Xing's appearance. As the first photographer to make a name for himself based on his looks, his looks account for at least half of the world's fans.
"I like them all, your handwriting is beautiful."
An old man next to me saw this and asked, "Are you a writer?"
"kindness."
"It's amazing. It's the first time I've seen the author. I'll buy a copy for my son when I go back. Can I read this book?"
The old man's hands were dirty, and the girl was a little reluctant to hold Chen Xing's book.
She hasn't finished reading it yet, and this is a signed book by Chen Xing. Without a signing event, its value is completely different from that of an ordinary book.
Chen Xing stood up and took out a book from his backpack and said, "This is a new book. I'll give it to you."
The old man took it with both hands and said quickly: "Thank you, thank you."
Others had not paid attention before. After seeing Chen Xing sending the book, they quickly said: "Little brother, I know you are not an ordinary person when you look so handsome. I also want to read the book you wrote, okay?"
"Yes, yes, are you from Sichuan Province or Guizhou? It's not easy for our place to produce educated people."
Chen Xing sighed and spread his hands.
"Sorry, I brought a copy with me when I came out and gave it to this big brother."
The two groups facing each other except the 25-year-old girl across from them. The others were either much older or much younger. Sitting next to the girl was an aunt who said that Chen Xing was handsome and not ordinary people. Five-year-old granddaughter.
The old man next to Chen Xing and the one by the window are both migrant workers who have returned home.
Chen Xing was signing the new book for his eldest brother, and the aunt asked again: "What is your book about?"
"It's nothing, just some things I encountered while traveling, and stories."
In fact, the content is very rich, otherwise it would not be so expensive.
Buying this book not only allows you to read travel notes, but also has another benefit, which is to see the photos taken by Chen Xing. How expensive are Chen Xing's photos now? You can't find any high-definition ones on the Internet, but in this book you can see almost perfect pixel photos.
Just a little bit smaller.
Many photography enthusiasts buy this book as a photography album.
On the bus from Rongcheng to Liupanshui, several people chatted about Chen Xing's book for half the journey, and now they have left the Sichuan Basin. Although there are still many mountains in the surrounding area blocking the view into the distance, many plain paddy fields can be seen near the railway.
The sky is blue and the water is clear, it looks just like in the painting.
The girl got off in front of the terminal, added Chen Xing's WeChat account, and took a group photo to post on Moments.
When Chen Xing got off the bus in Liupanshui, he saw this post she posted on Moments, but just looking at it, he almost stopped talking.
What a pretty little beauty, what kind of picture do you think you made?
Many people who don’t understand colors make pictures, especially some girls. They always feel that they are dark and need to be whiter, so they make their faces whiter. However, Chinese people are inherently yellow. No matter how white you are, you can be as white as possible. Where to go?
Then the blood color disappeared and it looked weird.
Also liquefied.
It can only be said that the AI liquefaction that comes with the phone needs more practice. (End of chapter)
