"Haha, I've finished the promotional speech. Now, you can ask me any questions you want. I'll try my best to answer your questions."
As soon as Xiao Yun Hai said this, a few hands were raised from the crowd below.
"Hello, Mr. Xiao. I'm a reporter from the Writer's Daily. I want to ask you, as a best-selling Wuxia novel author, what are your expectations for the sales and reputation of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer? Do you think it will surpass The Legend of Chu Liuxiang and Xiao Li's Flying Dagger? "
Xiao Yunhai smiled and said, "Do you know what kind of contract I signed with Sunshine Publishing House? I can tell you that it's a VAM contract. If this novel doesn't sell more than 30 million copies, I'll lose a lot of money. How confident am I? "
"I have reason to believe that this book can bring a completely different experience to everyone. As for the rest, I think we should let the market test it. "
After answering this question, Xiao Yunhai pointed at another reporter. This time, it was a reporter from an entertainment newspaper.
"Mr. Xiao, first of all, I want to protest to you. When you're free, can you take the initiative to show your face? We really want to know more about you, but you're too low-key. We want to interview you, but we can't find you. "
"Hahaha."
This reporter's complaint made everyone laugh. Many reporters nodded in agreement.
Xiao Yunhai smiled and said, "I'm an artist who advocates quality. Whether it's music, movies, or novels, I'll do my best to do them well. I think the quality of the works is better than any publicity. As for me, I admit that I'm a little low-key, but I can't help it. I'm too busy. I'm not bragging, but you can count the fields I'm involved in now. There are singers, songwriters, directors, screenwriters, actors, authors, and so on. Do you think I have so much free time to do interviews? "
That reporter asked, "Then what do you think motivates you to do so many fields?"
Xiao Yunhai suddenly remembered a skit that Feng Gong and Zhu Jun said in his previous life, so he jokingly said, "I'm not confident. I just want to be the best at writing novels in the music industry, the best at acting in the novel industry, the best at directing in the acting industry, and the best at singing in the directing industry. Brother, in this day and age, we're playing with comprehensive strength. "
"Hahaha!"
The audience burst into laughter. Even Hua Mingquan couldn't help but laugh.
The reporter didn't know whether to laugh or cry as he said, "So you're using your strengths to compare with other people's weaknesses?"
Xiao Yunhai said, "That's right. I just want to compete with the bald head in terms of beauty, with the short one in terms of size, with the strong one in terms of cleavage, with the president of the United States in terms of speaking China. This way, I will definitely be full of confidence. "
"Puchi."
"Hahaha."
"Yun Huang is so interesting. If it's a skit, he's definitely an expert."
After a while, another reporter stood up and asked, "Mr. Xiao said at the press conference of 'Xiao Li's Flying Dagger' that 'The Smiling, Proud Wanderer' will open up a new genre of Wuxia. Now that the novel has been written, do you still think so? With the quality of 'The Smiling, Proud Wanderer', do you think it can achieve this? "
Xiao Yunhai smiled confidently and said, "I've always thought so from the beginning until now. In order to give the reporters something to write, I can repeat it again. 'The Smiling, Proud Wanderer' is a Wuxia novel that is different from all other Wuxia novels. It can open up a new trend and will become the representative of the new genre of Wuxia. There's no doubt about this. "
Xiao Yunhai's tone was so resolute that it instantly ignited the audience.
A reporter who was writing furiously muttered to himself, "This person is too bold. Could it be that he's overconfident?"
Even in the heyday of Wuxia, no author dared to say such bold words before the official sale of a book.
If 'The Smiling, Proud Wanderer' did not reach the heights that he said, then he would definitely attract countless fans to crusade against him. His popularity might even plummet.
"Excuse me, Mr. Xiao, 'The Golden Age of Qing' by the master of the literary world, Mr. Zhang Ping, is selling like hot cakes. It sold five million copies in four days. Do you think your novel can compare to 'The Golden Age of Qing'?"
The reporter's question was very sharp.
If Xiao Yunhai said that it could compare, the reporters below would probably go back and say that Xiao Yunhai was boasting shamelessly and that he dared to compare to the master of the literary world.
If he said that it couldn't compare, then it would be tantamount to slapping himself in the face.
Although Zhang Ping was second to none among the writers, the sales of his works were not outstanding. His best book only sold 15 million copies. It was still far from Xiao Yunhai's' Xiao Li's Flying Dagger ', not to mention this even more sensational' The Smiling, Proud Wanderer '.
Hua Mingquan also realized that this was a trap. He wanted to quietly remind Xiao Yunhai, but before he could say anything, Xiao Yunhai had already opened his mouth.
"This reporter is very smart. He blocked me from both sides. No matter what I say, it will be wrong. Amazing. "
The reporters and fans below the stage laughed. The reporter did not feel embarrassed at all. Instead, he was very proud.
In the circle of reporters, being able to ask difficult questions was a very honorable thing. It could improve his status in the circle.
Xiao Yunhai continued, "To be honest, I like Mr. Zhang Ping's works very much. Whether it's prose, novels, or history, there are a lot of philosophical things in his books. It's very memorable. It's just that I don't know how to respond to this reporter's comparison of historical novels and my popular martial arts novels. The two books are not in the same genre. There's no comparison at all. I can only say that I hope that Mr. Zhang's' The Golden Age of Qing 'and my' The Smiling, Proud Wanderer 'can both achieve satisfactory results. "
As if the reporter had taken the lead, the following questions were very sharp.
Xiao Yunhai used his witty and humorous words to answer without any loopholes. Hua Mingquan, who was on the stage, admired him very much.
After continuously answering a dozen or so reporters' questions, Xiao Yunhai waved his hand and said: "Alright, fellow reporters, please do a good deed and show some mercy with your words. Leave a way out for your brother. We can't play like this. Aren't these questions a bit too ruthless? You dug holes everywhere and set traps everywhere. Fortunately, I still have some skills. Otherwise, I would have been buried alive by you. "
"Especially the few in the front. I remember you now. In the future, I will quickly hide when I see you, lest I unknowingly fall into your trap and offend people for no reason."
"I don't understand. I think our relationship is not bad. You don't have to be so harsh on me."
"Hahaha." Everyone was amused by Xiao Yunhai's ridicule.
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