September 27th, Sunday.
In the afternoon, the Cucumber Garden Poetry Reading Club will hold its first gathering since the beginning of the school year. This gathering is not only necessary because we have not been together for a long time after the summer vacation, but also because we want to promote the poetry reading club to the new students.
Today's Cucumber Garden Poetry Reading Club is no longer just a matter of a few teachers reading poetry behind closed doors. Not only has the number of people increased a lot, but the subject matter has also expanded, from simply reading poetry to reading.
As a veteran of the poetry reading club, Yu Dong naturally wanted to participate this time.
But as soon as he packed up and headed to the teaching building, Uncle Zhou led someone to the courtyard.
"Teacher Yu, someone is looking for you." Uncle Zhou shouted towards Yu Dong.
"Oh, who is it?" Yu Dong responded and walked out of the door. He saw the man next to Uncle Zhou, but he didn't recognize him.
Uncle Zhou said to the man: "Well, this is Teacher Yu. I brought it to you. I'll leave first."
"Thanks a lot, man."
This man looks to be in his forties, has slicked back hair, is of medium height, and has a broad face.
After Uncle Zhou left, he walked up to Yu Dong with a smile and said, "Teacher Yu Dong, I am Niu Erfang, from the Xishan Science Popularization Association. I have taken the liberty to visit you, and I would like to thank Haihan."
Yu Dong shook hands with him somewhat unexpectedly, "Hello, Mr. Niu, do you have anything to do with me?"
Niu Erfang glanced into the room and asked, "Is it convenient for us to sit down and talk?"
Yu Dong looked at the time and saw that there were still forty minutes before the poetry reading meeting started, so he nodded, "Okay, but I don't have much time. I can only take twenty minutes at most. Do you think that's okay?"
"sure."
Then Yu Dong invited him into the house and made him a cup of tea.
Taking the tea cup, Niu Erfang explained, "That's it, Teacher Yu Dong, our Xishan Science Popularization Association has an idea to start a science fiction magazine, so I came here to visit you and want to hear your opinion."
Yu Dong looked at Niu Erfang in surprise. They wanted to start a science fiction magazine. Why did they come to visit him?
Yes, he was indeed the most famous in the science fiction world this year. But it was never to the point where a provincial science popularization association would go all the way to get his opinions when setting up a magazine. As for wanting to win over him, that should be the beginning of the magazine.
When it comes to doing it, if you only have an idea now, what’s the use?
In addition, Yu Dong thought the name Niu Erfang was familiar just now, but now after listening to his words, he suddenly remembered who he was.
The Xishan Science Popularization Association did run a magazine called "Science Fiction King", which initially focused on children's science fiction comics, but later changed to publish science fiction novels.
Science fiction writers such as Wang Jingkang and Liu Cixin later published novels in "Science Fiction King".
Yu Dong thought for a while and asked, "Do you have any ideas now? Which direction are you going to go?"
"We haven't confirmed it yet. The model of "Science Fiction World" is ready-made, and it has been getting better and better in recent years. Of course, we have also thought about learning from their model. But the current situation in China is not for you, teacher."
You know, if our model is the same as "Science Fiction World", it will definitely be detrimental to both of us."
Yu Dong nodded. If Xishan and the others started a magazine of exactly the same type as "Science Fiction World", they would definitely not be able to survive.
"Science Fiction World" is just starting to make some progress, and it has just changed to a monthly magazine not long ago. If there is another magazine, it will not only take away the readers, but also take away the authors.
When the science fiction manuscripts are not enough for the two magazines, the quality of the magazines will inevitably be reduced, eventually forming a vicious circle.
In the short term, adding a magazine of the same type will inevitably make science fiction writers' manuscripts more popular, which is beneficial to science fiction authors.
But the current market does not allow such competition.
Of course, if the Xishan Science Popularization Association insists on creating the same one, it will most likely be crushed by "Science Fiction World" and then cease publication on its own after a period of time.
"Have you ever thought about other directions?" Yu Dong asked.
Niu Erfang pondered: "In the past two years, foreign comics have gradually become popular in China, so we thought maybe we could adopt the form of comics."
It's indeed a comic.
It seems to be "Science Fiction King" without a doubt.
In fact, Yu Dong thinks that the form of comics is quite good, but because of the "historical" lessons, Yu Dong is not very optimistic about the magazine produced by the Xishan Science Popularization Association.
Yu Dong has watched the early "Science Fiction King". To be honest, the painting style cannot be complimented, it is simply amateur level. Let's not talk about the story structure and other things, but the art alone is completely unqualified.
However, after meeting for the first time, Yu Dong couldn't tell Niu Erfang this. He looked at his watch and asked: "Mr. Niu, actually I still don't understand why you came to see me. It's not really just
Please let me give you some advice."
Niu Erfang looked at Yu Dong, and then laughed: "Teacher Yu is indeed a quick talker, so I'll tell you the truth. I have traveled to several places and visited some science fiction writers, and I heard a message from these writers
, your agent Jimmy James has signed many science fiction writers in China. I think if we want to start a science fiction magazine, we will definitely not be able to avoid him. "
"So that's it." Yu Dong smiled: "He is not in the country now, but he will be back soon. So, you leave your contact information and I will ask him to contact you as soon as possible when he gets here."
Niu Erfang said gratefully, "Thank you, Teacher Yu, you have helped me a lot. Of course, in addition to looking for him, I also came here to get to know you. When our magazine is launched, we will definitely need your support."
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"That's easy to talk about." Yu Dong agreed, but in his heart he thought that he couldn't help them. What they really needed was a good comic team, rather than expecting a grassroots team to hold the show up.
After Niu Erfang wrote down his contact information, he said goodbye and left. He said that he came from Yanjing, had already visited Mr. Zheng Wenguang, and would next go to Shanghai to visit Ye Yonglie.
After he left, Yu Dong looked at the time and hurriedly ran towards the teaching building.
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When Yu Dong arrived, the classroom was already full, with many students still standing.
As soon as he entered, the students started to commotion. Many students came here just to see him, especially the freshmen.
The freshmen didn't know about Yu Dong's "lying flat" style, and they still wanted to come and see Yu Dong, a "great writer", composing poems for everyone.
Feng Ming waved to Yu Dong, "Lao Yu, I've reserved a seat for you here."
Chapter completed!