After reading 10,000 words, Yang Xiao didn’t even feel that what he was holding was a science fiction novel, because it was written about daily life.
The protagonist is a college student. He goes to school every day, eats, and occasionally does sports...
It seems to be all the trivial things in life.
However, there are a lot of imaginative things hidden in these trivial lives, such as mobile phones, social networks, scanning QR codes to pay... these things are perfectly integrated into daily life.
This is why Yang Xiao didn't react for a while when he was watching.
This is indeed a science fiction novel, but the author has perfectly integrated the science fiction elements into "reality" and unknowingly presented readers with a unique and impeccable near-future world.
Yang Xiao only read 10,000 words and knew that this was definitely an excellent science fiction novel.
Nowadays, many science fiction writers have reached a dead end, thinking that the focus of science fiction is fantasy, as long as the imagination is rich enough and whimsical enough.
But in fact this is not the case. Good science fiction works must have rigorous internal logic, and at the same time, the word science must not be forgotten.
A good science fiction novel should take into account the three major elements of science, fantasy, and literature, and it cannot be complete without any one of them.
Just like when people write about spaceships, the shapes that often appear are flying saucers and bullets. Why is this? Is it because the writers lack imagination? Of course not, but because such shapes have some basis to rely on, and they are created through their own imagination.
A reasonable fantasy based on some knowledge.
This is why many elements in science fiction works have become reality many years later, turning writers into "prophet".
Let’s just talk about one of the functions of mobile phones in "The Second World" - video calling. This is not a new thing. A similar scene also appeared in Arthur Clark's novel - the passengers in the space capsule can communicate with the earth.
Video chat with people on.
Another example is the Internet. "Neuromancer" also wrote about similar things.
It's just that "The Second World" is written in more detail and specificity, and each link is linked to another, and each link is explained by another link.
As mentioned in the article, video calls are transmitted through the network, and the network is divided into different forms, including satellite signals and ordinary network signals.
Of course, some people will say that many excellent science fiction works do not seem to be so "hard-core". For example, "Dune" even contains things like prophecy.
However, Yang Xiao believes that even a somewhat "fantasy" science fiction masterpiece like "Dune" is scientifically traceable, and at least many people will not have a strong sense of violation when reading it.
This is the core of science fiction. No matter how outrageous something is, as long as it has a core related to science, there will be no problem.
It's like the author wrote the same scene, in which a human being was resurrected after being ground into flesh. If the author just wrote that this human being was resurrected through some incredible energy, it would seem fantastic. But if the author explained that this human being was resurrected,
Cells are genetically cloned (or some other science and technology). Regardless of whether this science and technology can be realized now, it is science fiction.
In addition, there is another thing about the book "Second World" that makes Yang Xiao happy. Compared with most science fiction writers, the author of "Second World" is much more delicate in writing and has very good control.
powerful.
These elements combined prove that "The Second World" is a rare and excellent work.
However, this is a long story.
She somewhat understood Tan Kai's performance. Facing such an excellent science fiction novel, she simply couldn't say no. But, do they have the ability not to say no now?
"Science Fiction World" has just begun to gain some momentum. If they take the risk of publishing a long article at this time, their magazine may be affected. In this case, their previous efforts will be in vain.
Yang Xiao is not a person who dares not take risks, but he still has to see if it is worth it.
"Teacher Tan, what do you mean?" Yang Xiao put down the manuscript in his hand and looked up at Tan Kai.
Tan Kai was sitting on a chair thinking about something. When he heard Yang Xiao's words, he came back to his senses, shook his head and said, "I just have no idea, so I came to discuss it with you."
Yang Xiao first looked at Tan Kai for a while, and then moved his gaze to the door of the office. Although the door of the office was closed, he could still hear the lively sounds in the magazine hall.
Since the annual meeting of the World Science Fiction Association was held and the magazine was renamed, the enthusiasm of the members has been very high. There is a thriving scene inside and outside the magazine. If nothing else, the magazine society is getting better and better.
Their efforts are in the right direction, and everything that happened this year tells them this, so as long as they move in the direction they have worked hard before, they will eventually move towards a bright future.
But Yang Xiao is not a conservative person, she always has a bit of adventurous spirit, otherwise she would not be staggering forward with the magazine on her shoulders under heavy pressure.
Therefore, the manuscript in front of her has already made her excited.
Although she could probably reach 80%, she always wanted to try if there was a chance to reach 90%.
"In this way, write a letter and ask the author if he can make a trip and bring his entire manuscript with him. Let's discuss it and tell him that we can reimburse him..." At this point, Yang Xiao shook his head again, "This is too slow.
, I'd better make a trip, I happen to be going to Shanghai, Jinling is not very far from Shanghai."
"It's not close either," Tan Kai said.
"The journey of hundreds of kilometers is worth it. Even if it doesn't work out, I still have to make good friends with this writer." Yang Xiao said.
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Yu Dong quickly finished the first draft of "Zhongshan", but the length exceeded expectations, with more than 10,000 words written.
The range given by Su Tong was 3,000 to 8,000 words, and Yu Dong suddenly exceeded 2,000 words.
He also wanted to make some deletions, but found that it was difficult to delete the more than 10,000 words he had written. It took several days to delete 10,800 words to 10,100.
Seven hundred words were deleted after adding punctuation marks.
If I delete it again, it feels wrong.
He wrote this novel based on the Jinling myth and legend "Nuwa mended the sky". In the folk legend of Jinling, Nuwa mended the sky with five-color stones, but one of them accidentally fell off.
And this stone fell in Jinling. After the stone fell, it made a pit and became Xuanwu Lake. It bounced to the side and turned into a mountain, which is Zijin Mountain.
In Yu Dong's "Mending the Sky", the process of all this happening is narrated from the perspective of ordinary citizens. In the myth, the story in a few words seems a bit joking, but from the perspective of ordinary citizens, all this is like a catastrophe.
Chapter completed!