How long has it been since you have been to a bookstore? How long has it been since you read a book?
On the occasion of the 27th World Book Day, the six-episode documentary "Bookstore, Meet You" produced by the Central Radio and Television Film and Television Documentary Center will be broadcast every day at 20:00 from April 22 to 24. We tell stories about bookstores, reading and life.

"Bookstore, Meet You" poster

Today, with the popularity of e-books and online shopping, "Bookstore, Meet You" started a journey of visiting a brick-and-mortar bookstore. The trip started in Beijing and photographed 6 bookstores in 5 cities. In each bookstore, the whole process of documentary filming is full of random and accidental encounters. Meet many good books and obsessed readers, meet the hidden ways of opening bookstores, and meet unexpected life stories.
A week before the closing of the Baicaoyuan Bookstore in Wuhan, a "red fan" mother trotted to the bookstore with her 9-year-old daughter under her umbrella and picked out a bunch of books. Outside the bookstore, she told the story of "rootless water" to her daughter who was playing in the rain... More than ten years later, after rereading the Red House, she wrote a different sentiment: "I also envy the post-'95 generation. 'The kind of courage that I will leave if the boss is disobedient; but it is obvious that we who are middle-aged and 'deficient', only by living and becoming life itself, is the real responsibility, ruthless and touching... "

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In the 24-hour book bar in Shenzhen, a man is quietly preparing for the exam. A few years ago, he noticed that his financial industry was in a downturn, so he decided to switch to a career as a lawyer. I have participated in two rounds of judicial examinations before, and this year is the third time. In order to prepare for the exam, he quit his job and spent 100,000 yuan to sign up for a training class. He went to class during the day and reviewed at night, and he slept no more than 4 hours a day.
"Seeing that I'm slowly approaching the age of 35, I'm actually very panicked. I've been working for so many years, and then I think the way is getting narrower and narrower..." During the time he was preparing for the exam, he worked in an insurance company. The lover bears most of the financial and living pressures of the family. This made him feel a little guilty, "My plan is to get the certificate this year and let her rest for a while. I'll go run for the money."

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In Mianchi Xinhua Bookstore, a 74-year-old frequent visitor who loves to read classic red novels, originally planned to buy "Red Rock", but accidentally found a copy of "Song of Youth" during the checkout, and bought "Song of Youth" and took it home. The old man lives in the countryside, more than 30 miles away from the county seat, and takes a bus back and forth every time he enters the city. A round-trip ticket costs 10 yuan each time, and the government puts 30 yuan into the old-age passenger card every month, and it will be spent three times. The old man said that it is free to travel by car, and it is not acceptable to let yourself spend money. So he can only come to the county seat three times a month. The old man said he often felt bored. I read books at home when I'm bored. Sometimes when I miss my grandson, I drive into the city and stop by the Xinhua Bookstore to read.

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Tonight, the documentary will take the audience into more stories of book and human encounters.