I open a bookstore in the human world

While Xia Lan was doing science popularization for her ghosts, Song Lan, who was regarded as the central task of the topic, did not feel conscious of being the "chosen son" at all, but continued to organize bookshelves and summarize goods with the staff in the bookstore.

The matter of the thief sounds urgent on the phone, but in fact it is not difficult to solve. Anyway, the person has already been caught. Just go to the police station to prepare a case and make a record. Zhang Fan can solve these problems by himself without Song Lan's intervention.The reason why Song Lan was in a hurry to call back was actually something else.

Zhang Fan handed Song Lan an exquisite invitation card. When he opened it, it was signed "Zhou Yong, General Manager of Jincheng State-run Bookstore".

"I have inquired about it. Every two years, Jincheng State-run Bookstore will hold a meeting. In addition to the heads of state-run bookstores in the province, the participants will also invite representatives of some private bookstores." Zhang Fan explained from the side.

Song Lan raised her eyebrows slightly: "So, it is an honor for our bookstore to be invited?"

Zhang Fan said: "The private bookstores that are invited every year are more or less well-known in the industry." He mentioned the names of several bookstores, and they are indeed familiar.

Because of this, Zhang Fan asked Song Lan to come in person. If it was an ordinary meeting, it would be enough for him to attend as the manager of the Jincheng Store of Shadow Bookstore, but this meeting is obviously more demanding. The store manager's name is not too loud.

After all, it was the first time for Shadow Bookstore to be invited to participate in a meeting of this kind. If you don't pay attention to it, you might be misunderstood as arrogant and arrogant, which will not be good for the bookstore's reputation.

Although Zhang Fan is the second prince of the heavenly realm and is used to making publicity, he also knows that he is in the human realm now and cannot behave like he used to in the heavenly realm.

Song Lan nodded: "I will go."

Seeing that Song Lan agreed, Zhang Fan ignored it and continued to direct the shop assistants to work.Taking advantage of this opportunity, I was able to do a big cleaning for the bookstore.

Holding the invitation card, Song Lan started to exercise her mind: Shadow Bookstore was invited to Jincheng only a few months ago, which shows that the store also has a certain weight in the eyes of people in the industry.Almost all the people who came to this meeting were prominent figures in the province's bookstore industry, so he had to prepare well in advance to avoid making a fool of himself when the time came.

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On the day of the meeting, Song Lan arrived at a large conference hall located on the top floor of Jincheng State-run Bookstore half an hour earlier. After signing in at the door, she also received a gift prepared by Jincheng State-run Bookstore.

The packaging of the gift looked very elegant. The logo of Jincheng State-owned Bookstore and the slogan of this conference were printed on the paper bag: Bookstore, the spiritual garden of urbanites.

"Boss Song?" Just as Song Lan was about to open the gift box to see what was inside, a voice rang in his ear, and when he turned his head, he saw an old man who was not tall and fat, and there were several people behind him. A man in a suit and leather shoes.

The old man looked to be in his 70s or [-]s. He was slightly bald on the top of his head, with gray hair around him. He was ordinary-looking and dressed in a Tang suit. He looked like any retired old man.

Although the old man in front of him looks ugly, Song Lan can still recognize him immediately. This is Zhou Yong, the chief designer who created the myth of Jincheng State-run Bookstore.

The reason why Jincheng State-run Bookstore can become the leader in this city and even in this province, and even has a very high status in the whole country, is mainly due to the old man in front of him.He was the one who took the lead in initiating the reform of state-run bookstores against all opinions, and this led to the present Jincheng State-run Bookstore.

So far, Jincheng State-run Bookstore is still the "model" of state-run bookstores in various parts of China, and its road to success is worthy of reference for most state-run bookstores.

Although Zhou Yong retired a few years ago, he was hired back as a special consultant by Jincheng State-run Bookstore, with a preeminent status.Song Lan vaguely recognized that one of the men behind him seemed to be Guo Mingsong, the current general manager of Jincheng State-owned Bookstore.

Song Lan was not too surprised that Shadow Bookstore was invited to the meeting. After all, the development of Shadow Bookstore is obvious to all. Although it is still a newcomer in the local area, it can be regarded as a star bookstore in Nanhai Province.But someone like Zhou Yong recognized him, which made Song Lan a little surprised.Song Lan still has self-knowledge, and thinks that her current achievements are not enough to be remembered by others.

No matter how the other party recognized her, Song Lan did not hesitate, and immediately shook hands with the old man Zhou Yong enthusiastically: "Old Zhou? I have admired him for a long time! Just call me Xiao Song."

Zhou Yong didn't seem to be as strong-handed as in the legend, just like an ordinary old man, smiling, and talking to Song Lan in a caring tone: "I have heard the name of Boss Xiao Song for a long time, and I saw you today. , It really is a talent."

Song Lan raised her eyebrows lightly: Zhou Yong knows him?Also "already heard"?

Zhou Yong didn't speak, but Guo Mingsong, the current general manager of Jincheng State-run Bookstore next to him, explained: "Manager Sun Xuelin from Xingzhou is full of praise for you, Boss Xiao Song."

Song Lan more or less understood: It seems that his "famousness" is also thanks to Sun Xuelin's Amway.

"In the past two years, people have often heard about Boss Xiao Song's Shadow Bookstore. I heard that it is very popular among young people. The old man thought that he would go to it whenever he has time. When the time comes, Boss Xiao Song will arrange it." Zhou Yong laughed.

Zhou Yong said so, how could Song Lan have no reason?He hastily replied: "Old Zhou is willing to reward the poor shop, then I couldn't be happier, and I will definitely welcome it then."

After a few more pleasantries, Guo Mingsong said that Mr. Zhou was not in good health recently, so he had to go to rest first, and the group left again in a mighty manner.

Song Lan was stunned for a while, recalling the words Mr. Zhou said to him just now, his heart gradually became active: Although I don't know how I suddenly fell into the eyes of this old man, but I can be sure that today's scene If it spreads, it will be of great benefit to Shadow Bookstore.

After all, Zhou Yong's status in the industry is outstanding, and he belongs to the level of the living treasure of the ancestors. If he shows favor to someone, at least the relevant departments will be more polite to the Shadow Bookstore in the future.

This is what the "umbrella" does.

Thinking of this level, Song Lan was in a good mood, but she still pretended to be nonchalant, quietly found a corner seat and sat down, silently reading the pamphlets issued at the meeting.

——Being high-profile and low-key, Song Lan won't be like those fledgling stunned young people who just shouted about the conversation he just had with Mr. Zhou.Anyway, quite a few people saw that scene just now, I'm afraid the meeting is not over yet, everyone knows that they have received "kind condolences" from Mr. Zhou not long ago.

The number of people at the venue gradually increased. According to the rules, the higher the status, the later the person arrived. After Guo Mingsong helped Mr. Zhou come in, the host officially announced the start of the meeting.

Before the meeting, relevant representatives still made speeches. The theme of this meeting was to discuss how to build a bookstore with humanistic feelings, and the speeches also revolved around this theme.

Zhou Yong, as the oldest and highest-ranking participant of this meeting, was elected as the first speaker.

The process of the meeting had been set long ago, and Zhou Yong didn't give in. He picked up the microphone and prepared to speak.He has experienced many big scenes, and he can talk freely without preparing a manuscript at all.

When the surrounding reporters saw this scene, they pointed their cameras at Zhou Yong one after another, and prepared recording pens, paper and pens to record his speech.

It is not surprising that reporters behave like this. If they want to go back and write a press release, they must record the progress of the meeting in detail.But Song Lan noticed that not only the reporters, but also many people who attended the meeting like him also took out pens and paper, ready to record.

Song Lan was a little strange. According to his understanding of this kind of meeting, it would be good if the people below could listen carefully to the end, but they even took notes. Could it be that they have to be assessed when they go back?

Out of curiosity and caution, Song Lan also conjured up paper and pens on the spot, pretending to take them out of his pocket.

After Zhou Yong started to speak, Song Lan finally understood why everyone was so active in taking notes: Zhou Yong's speech was very concise, with almost no nonsense that filled the scene. inspired.

No wonder he can become such a big shot.Song Lan couldn't help admiring, just from this speech, he could tell that Zhou Yong was indeed capable.

In order to save time, the meeting stipulated that each speaker should not speak for more than 5 minutes, otherwise he would stop.Zhou Yong's speech ended in less than 3 minutes. This should have been a joyful event, but many people around who recorded it gave out long sighs, as if they thought it was too short.

Song Lan looked down at his notebook, which was full of memories, and felt that he should tidy it up after returning home. Some of the speeches were very inspiring to him.

Song Lan was a little distracted in the next speech. He was thinking about inviting writers, painters, calligraphers, composers and singers and other social celebrities to hold salons mentioned in Zhou Yong's speech just now.

Today's bookstore is not just a place to sell books, but also a cultural platform for all social classes to communicate freely.

Inviting authors to hold book signings in bookstores is already commonplace. Song Lan also considered hosting several signings in Shadow Bookstore, but because she couldn't find a suitable author, she gave up temporarily.According to Zhou Yong's speech, it is far from enough to invite authors to sign and sell books, and it cannot reflect humanistic feelings. The bookstore must take various measures to hold a cultural salon full of humanistic spirit.

For example, bookstores can regularly invite social celebrities to give knowledge lectures.Another example is to provide calligraphy and painting exhibitions for calligraphers and painters.For another example, the bookstore can even invite some musicians to hold a small concert... All in all, anything that can be related to "culture" can be counted in the cultural salon.

——Don’t think that concerts have nothing to do with bookstores. Composers can publish their compositions, and lyricists can be regarded as another form of writer.It can be said that almost every musician is a young man with a strong root. Doesn't this have something to do with "culture"?

Zhou Yong's talk also mentioned the book club, and when he talked about this, he glanced in Song Lan's direction intentionally or unintentionally.Song Lan understood on the spot: It seems that Zhou Yong also knew about the late-night reading club held by Shadow Bookstore.

The late-night reading club is one of the most distinctive signs of the Shadow Bookstore. It has been held regularly since the first reading club was held until now, and it is held regularly every week.Although the 24-hour bookstore on the old street is closed today, the late-night reading club is still going on, and it has been transferred to the flower room and study room.

Zhou Yong's glance was noticed by caring people, and there was a lot of care in his heart.