The Goddess Shines on America

Today is November 15th, the release date of the new Jurassic Park book.

Thanks to the early publicity, in just a few months, the book was on the New York Times list of the most anticipated new books of the year, so when that day comes, it's not just Bantam's place. New York, Atlanta, Chicago, and Los Angeles also welcomed the first batch of new books at the same time.

As a native New Yorker, Harry naturally came to a bookstore in Manhattan. As a fan of science fiction, he had been looking forward to this book for a long time. Therefore, at early eight o'clock in the morning, he would rather squeeze in the rush hour with other office workers, and he must be the first group of people to buy books.

There was a long queue at the entrance of Brand Bookstore early in the morning. When Harry arrived, he found that the queue had already extended to the end of the street even though it was half an hour before the bookstore opened! God knows, this isn't the Christmas shopping frenzy of Black Friday, it's just a new science fiction book release, and this kind of event makes other writers see it, and they must be so jealous!

"I've been looking forward to it for a long time!"

In the queue, Harry said to a middle-aged man with a beard beside him: "I have always liked dinosaurs since I was a child. When I was young, I often went to museums to see fossils. I even have a model of Tyrannosaurus at home!"

The middle-aged man wore a T-shirt with the national flag on it, nodded and said: "I also like dinosaurs very much. When this bookstore first advertised it, I asked for a tri-fold page. Using cloning technology to create living dinosaurs , and then actually want to build a theme park, this idea is really rare.”

"And the point is, this book is clearly written as a science fiction thriller!"

At this time, an old man in front of the team smiled and said, "So, there must be an accident in this theme park, otherwise there is nothing to be scary about, right?"

The middle-aged man nodded and said, "So the point of the question is what happened. Could it be that the carnivorous dragons rioted together while the tourists were playing?"

Harry frowned and said, "Isn't that too cruel? After all, most of the people who go to theme parks are children. If the author really writes that many children are eaten by dinosaurs, the impact will be too bad."

The middle-aged man shook his head and said with a smile: "You are wrong. If there is such a dinosaur theme park in the world, it is not just for children. Who is not allowed to come and see it? So even if people are going to die, the author must give priority to those adults. You can rest assured."

That's what he said, but Harry felt a little speechless. Why does this middle-aged man like this kind of plot so much? Moreover, when many tourists were having fun together, a monster suddenly attacked. Why is this setting so familiar? "

After a few gossips, the bookstore finally opened, and Harry didn't think too much about it. He walked in with the big team, and quickly held the freshly released "Jurassic Park" into his arms.

"Oh my God, what a beautiful package, I can't help but see it!"

In the corner of the bookstore, a young man's startled breath caught Harry's attention. Seeing that the other party must be someone of the same kind, he stepped forward and said, "Harry Poness, a third-year student at New York University."

"Jeff Bezos, I go to Princeton."

Bezos also saw that Harry was a book lover, and said enthusiastically: "I paid attention to this book when it was first promoted, and now I finally bought it, I am so happy!"

"Yeah yeah, me too, and I'm a serious dinosaur fan. I made a model, dinosaur space explorer Anil!"

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Harry, by the way, do you know anything about the author of this book? Everyone knows that Alice Wang is a new writer, so we don't know much about her life, Bantam even How old she is has not been announced."

Harry looked around, and there were customers buying books everywhere, but there was no usual routine for new book launches: "Yeah, the newspaper didn't say that the author was going to hold a new book launch. Could it be that she was sick? Or like She shouldn't come on such an important day."

"Maybe she's not interested in this kind of thing."

A tall figure walked towards them, with a full chin and beard, and a T-shirt with the national flag printed on it. The middle-aged man held the book he just bought and said: "If the author is a rich wife, or a rich lady, it's okay if you don't participate in this kind of activities." It doesn’t matter, because for them, writing books may just be a hobby.”

This is the second time Harry has met this man in just half an hour. Thinking of the other person's previous imagination of the plot, his heart moved, and he asked, "May I ask who you are?"

"Steven Spielberg."

The other party smiled and shrugged: "Maybe you have heard my name?"

Harry took a deep breath first, Steven Spielberg, such a famous name, of course he has heard of it a long time ago!

"My God! Mr. Spielberg! Sorry I didn't recognize you right away, it's you!"

He said excitedly: "Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, E-T, especially Raiders of the Lost Ark, I have watched almost all of your movies, and I am a loyal fan of yours!"

Compared to Harry's excitement, Spielberg was very calm and just shook hands with him in a friendly manner. After all, for him, meeting fans is nothing more than a normal thing.

At this moment, Bezos, who was standing aside, said, "Mr. Spielberg, I would like to ask, is it possible to adapt a novel like Jurassic Park into a movie?"

Spielberg hesitated a little, and said: "The difficulty is mainly in the production of dinosaurs. "King Kong" in the 1930s used simple model machines, and "Alien" in previous years was played by humans. They are definitely not suitable. This movie. So, if any company has a plan to make a movie, it has to solve this problem."

"In other words, it still depends on the development of technology in related fields."

Bezos was a bit disappointed, as he had been eagerly anticipating the film as early as the book was being promoted. But according to the analysis of this famous director, I am afraid that it will not be possible in the next few years.

Harry didn't have that many ideas, and no one stipulated that a book would be adapted into a movie immediately after it was released. Haven't read his beloved "Galaxy Empire" series since the first book was published in the 1950s, but there is no filming plan until now? Another example is "The Lord of the Rings". How can the current technology show the greatness of Middle-earth? Twisted melons are not sweet, if you really want to shoot forcefully, it will only ruin the classics.

In this way, he held his beloved books and went home happily.

From early morning to late at night, the four major cities across the country were sold simultaneously. New York, Chicago, Atlanta, and Los Angeles were all large cities across the country. The first-day sales of "Jurassic Park" easily exceeded 50,000 copies. The sales data of each bookstore was quickly released and sent to the editorial department of Bantam Books.

The office is brightly lit late at night, and every editor who cares about his own affairs is overjoyed.

"Very good. This result is really very good. We have spent so much effort to promote it. In four cities, the sales volume reached 50,000 on the first day. It is not a problem to break through 300,000 in the next month, or even 400,000." It's all possible!"

In the conference room, the editor-in-chief Domingo said happily: "Hurry up and notify the printing factory to increase the printing volume, and then contact the cooperative bookstores in more cities. The accounting department will quickly calculate the sales volume on the first day. Brown, you can contact Miss Alice, Let us know the good news!"

For some time now, Brown has really been in good spirits on happy occasions, and everywhere he goes, he holds his head up and looks imposing. Since Jurassic Park topped the most anticipated list of the year, he confirmed it at the time. My performance and year-end bonus can't run away. It's been a long time.

Thinking back now, I really have a bright eye, how did I discover a rising star like Alice?

"No problem, I'll leave the contact work to me. With such a high sales volume on the first day, the child can get quite a lot of profit. After knowing it, she must be able to laugh out loud in her dreams, right?"

Brown's words immediately met with ridicule from his colleagues: "Good guy, did you laugh out loud in a dream? The year-end bonus is so rich, and your mortgage has finally been completely paid off."

"Yes, yes, and the new Flamingo you bought. With these batches of achievements, you can even buy a new car!"

"Brown, you have to thank Alice very much. How much she can earn is up to her, and what can be in your hands is the real thing!"

Listening to the envy and jealous ridicule of his colleagues, Brown also nodded vigorously. Yes, if Alice's book hadn't been released, given the current financial conditions at home, he might have divorced his wife soon.

"Yes, I should thank you very much."