After calling Almond, Jimmy turned on his computer and logged in to the Werewolf Community website.
At first, this website was only used to record the data of Werewolf Club players, as well as the rankings of each issue, and sometimes announced some award information.
But later members reported that they also wanted to exchange some gaming experiences and interesting stories on the website, so Jimmy simply made the website into a community forum for communication.
Now the number of registered members of the Werewolf Forum has reached 20,000, with hundreds of daily users.
China has also set up a deep space bbs, but it can only be accessed through IP addresses for the time being, and no one pays attention to it. Most of them are internal employees of the deep space company.
Deep Space BBS is just a test of the waters, a seed planted by Jimmy. Perhaps one day, this seed will grow stronger and eventually grow into a towering tree.
But this is all a matter for the future. Now Jimmy is more concerned about the werewolf community.
He looked through the comments made by members of the werewolf community and was a little surprised.
When he looked at the Werewolf community before, the members were mostly communicating about game-related content, such as who was on the list this time, and what new "slang" and tactics have come out recently. There are also some
Even retail players will find people to form a team in the community. Everyone makes an appointment on the website, and then go to the club to play some kind of internal communication battle among community members.
But when he looked at it again this time, Jimmy found that the content was very different from before, because the first few speeches were all about buying and selling information.
[Does anyone have a signed book by YU? I am willing to pay $100 to buy it.]
[I have a book signed by YU, or specially signed. It has many Chinese characters handwritten by YU. It only costs 500 US dollars. Is anyone willing to buy it? 】
[Who has the first edition of "Resident Evil" in hand? I'll give you twenty dollars. Is anyone willing to sell it? 】
[I have a frontal photo of YU, if anyone is willing, the price is negotiable.]
[I have a private room ticket for the Werewolf Club. Because there was a problem with the schedule, if anyone wants it, I can sell it at a 40% discount. 】
[Please give me a private room ticket for the Werewolf Club in Los Angeles, July 19th. The price is negotiable.]
What Jimmy didn't expect was that so many people were buying and selling items in the community. This reminded him of a previous chat with Yu Dong. That time, Hu Changqing wanted to sell his broken bicycle, but he couldn't push the bicycle.
After walking around, only the car repair shop was willing to buy his car, and the price was very low. Jimmy and Yu Dong were bored and talked about this matter.
At that time, Yu Dong mentioned that because of the lack of information, the value of the things in many people's hands could not be reflected. In addition, there were many people who clearly had needs but could not get what they wanted.
Yu Dong also gave Hu Changqing an example. The reason why Hu Changqing's bicycle could not be sold, or could not be sold at a good price, was because he could not meet anyone who needed it. Suppose there is a person who needs a bicycle now and has no money.
If Zhong is shy and cannot afford a new car, then he may consider Hu Changqing's old bicycle, and Hu Changqing may also get more money.
The emergence of the Internet is likely to change this situation.
Jimmy naturally understood this, but he didn't pay much attention to it at the time. It wasn't until he saw someone posting information about second-hand items in the community that he paid attention again.
Perhaps, we can create a community specifically for everyone to exchange idle items, but how can this community bring profits?
Commission from the transaction volume, charge advertising fees for advertising certain products... There are many ways to make profits, but the premise is that the website can be successful.
This didn't seem to be a small plan. Jimmy thought about it and prepared to find an opportunity to talk to Yu Dong about this matter. The company involved some projects that required large funds to operate, and Jimmy needed to discuss them with Yu Dong. Every project that exceeded
Projects worth one million US dollars must be made known to Yu Dong. Every project worth more than five million US dollars must be reported to Yu Dong in advance. This is Jimmy's own decision.
Jimmy wants to restrict other employees of the company in the future by imposing restrictions on himself.
Of course, Jimmy can also invest in this project without going to the Deep Space Company. In his agreement with Yu Dong, there is no provision that he cannot do other businesses.
But Jimmy knew in his heart that there was no need for him to do this. Deep Space Company had already grown big. Relying on Deep Space Company, this website for exchanging idle items could grow rapidly, which would definitely make more money than if he had done it alone.
Moreover, he came to Yu Dong not only to report, but also to hear Yu Dong's thoughts. Although Yu Dong did not chat on the Internet many times, he was always able to put forward some more constructive opinions.
After looking at the posts on the website again, Jimmy suddenly had some bad taste and posted a post.
【I have a tattered shirt worn by Yu Dong, does anyone have any information?】
After posting, Jimmy smiled and closed the computer. He is a busy man now and does not have much time to chat with these members.
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On July 16, at 2:30 p.m., the seventh Galaxy Awards ceremony officially began.
The Galaxy Awards Ceremony is indeed getting better and better, with the stage decoration becoming more and more exquisite year by year, and the programs presented becoming more abundant. Of course, these programs are not randomly arranged, they are all carefully produced science fiction-related programs.
What Yu Dong didn't expect was that the last program before the official awards ceremony would be a drama related to "The Martian".
It is said to be a play, but it is actually a one-man show, which lasts about five minutes. Basically, the protagonist talks to himself, saying classic lines from "The Martian".
Although the program is very simple, the effect is very good, and the laughter in the audience proves this well.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! After the show, the awards officially began.
Unsurprisingly, the special prize went to "Deep Space", while the first prize was divided between He Hongwei, Wang Jingkang and Hu Changqing.
Yang Peng won the second prize.
Among them, only Liu Cixin did not win the award.
Because the development of science fiction is getting better and better, and the Galaxy Award is getting bigger and bigger, the past two years are different from the past. In the past, as long as you received an invitation letter, it proved that you would definitely win the award. After all, there was insufficient funds at that time, so you couldn't always send people to
If you call them over and don't give them any rewards, your trip will be in vain.
It's different now. Being able to accept an invitation is already an honor, but it's not certain whether you will win or not.
Of course Liu Cixin was a little disappointed, but he had expected it.
If it had been a few years ago, his article "Micro Era" would definitely have won the award, or even the second prize. But in the past two years, competition in the science fiction world has become increasingly fierce, and there are more and more professional science fiction writers.
The quality of the works has also become better, and it is no longer easy to win awards.
After the award ceremony, Yu Dong specially found Liu Cixin and chatted with him alone for a while.
"Da Liu, are you still focusing on revising "The Age of Supernova" recently, or do you have other ideas for new books?"
Liu Cixin grinned. He didn't know why Yu Dong called him Da Liu. He thought it was strange at first, but after hearing more, it seemed to make sense. In terms of age, he was a few years older than Yu Dong.
Years old, but in terms of seniority, Yu Dong is much senior than him, so it is a bit difficult to address him.
Perhaps this was the title that Yu Dong came up with specifically to avoid embarrassment. Liu Cixin explained it in his mind and convinced himself to accept this title.
He smiled and said, "There are many flashing thoughts, but basically none of them are mature. For example, after watching your "Deep Space" and "The Martian" before, I wanted to write an article describing the loneliness of astronauts.
novels, but I never know where to start.”
"Describe the loneliness of astronauts?"
"Yes, after the astronauts go on mission, they face the endless deep space without the company of their relatives and friends. Especially like Bi Dongyu, who is alone on a distant planet, it is conceivable that they have deep feelings in their hearts.
How lonely. Bi Dongyu is optimistic by nature, and the final outcome is not bad, but what if there is another person who has worse luck in the end and can only stay in that place forever?"
Yu Dong nodded, "This idea is very good, but if the angle is not chosen well, it can easily become a clichéd novel."
Liu Cixin said with emotion, "Yes, if this subject is not written well, it will definitely be counterproductive."
Yu Dong looked at Liu Cixin and suddenly thought of one of his novels called "Bring Her Eyes", which seemed a bit similar to what Liu Cixin just said.
In the novel, the protagonist is a ground staff member of an aerospace system. Because he worked overtime for a long time, he asked for a vacation, but his leader assigned him another task and asked him to take a vacation with a pair of "eyes."
The eyes are sensing glasses, which are specially designed for people who work in outer space. It is difficult for people who work in outer space to return to the earth, so in order to allow them to occasionally "return" to the earth for vacation, NASA designed these glasses
.
After wearing the receiving glasses, you can see everything that the person wearing the transmitting glasses sees, and you can even receive touch and taste through brain wave collection.
At first, the protagonist thought that the eyes she wore belonged to an astronaut, and that she might be on a mission somewhere in outer space.
But later the protagonist slowly discovers that the owner of the eyes is not in outer space, but is actually a navigator on an Earth spacecraft. The "Sunset 6" she was on crashed and was trapped underground, and her companions also died one after another, and in the end she only
She was left alone.
Her only connection with the outside world is the pair of glasses, but the glasses do not last long. By the time the protagonist ends her trip, she has lost contact with the surface.
The system in the ship can sustain her life for decades, so she will spend the rest of her life alone underground for the next few decades.
This novel also talks about the loneliness and dedication of astronauts, but the angle is very special and the drama is very strong.
Yu Dong thought for a while and decided to push Liu Cixin.
"Maybe you could do the opposite."
"Doing the opposite? What do you mean?" Liu Cixin didn't quite understand.
Yu Dong considered the language and said, "From a dramatic perspective, sometimes reverse thinking can be refreshing. For example, instead of thinking about the sky, you can also think about the underground. We have been exploring outer space, but for
Our planet is not fully understood yet."
Liu Cixin thought about Yu Dong's words, then narrowed his eyes and said, "You mean that with the development of science, we may continue to explore the center of the earth."
"That's probably what I mean." Yu Dong nodded.
"If this is the case, it is indeed quite special. If astronauts... are exploring the center of the earth, it would be inappropriate to call them astronauts. It seems more appropriate to call them earth astronauts. If an accident occurs to the earth astronauts and they are trapped in the center of the earth,
The surface...seems to be more depressing. Compared to being in space and looking at the stars, being trapped underground feels more like being locked in a cage."
Yu Dong smiled. Sure enough, he was still the original author of the novel. He could think about it smoothly just by mentioning it casually.
"If you want to write it, you may need to know some knowledge about geology. Also, this is only a key element of the story. How can we cut the story from the perspective of the Earth's astronauts? If it is cut in normally, it seems to be the same as ordinary foreign characters.
Space is not fundamentally different."
"In that case..." Liu Cixin pondered for a moment, and then said with a look of surprise: "It's the opposite. Most of "The Martian" is from the perspective of the protagonist on Mars. Can we consider the perspective of people on the surface?
?”
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "I think this idea is good." Yu Dong smiled and nodded.
Not only is it good, it is almost like "Bring Her Eyes" to the outline. Yu Dong just wanted to give it a try, but he didn't expect it to go so smoothly. Before he said much, Liu Cixin had already followed this
The direction is planned.
"Although it is from the perspective of the surface, we can connect people on the surface with people in the center of the earth... Regarding this, I have to think of a way." When he said this, Liu Cixin was a little excited.
From Yu Dong's perspective, you would feel that you haven't done much.
But it's completely different from Liu Cixin's perspective. In Liu Cixin's view, it was Yu Dong who led him step by step to outline the framework of the novel.
Liu Cixin couldn't help but look at Yu Dong with grateful eyes, "Yu Dong, thank you very much. I have benefited a lot from your casual words."
Yu Dong patted Liu Cixin on the shoulder, "You're welcome, Liu, it's mainly up to you. If the novel is written, remember to show it to me. I'm very interested in this novel."
Liu Cixin said excitedly, "Don't worry, after the novel is written, I will show it to you as soon as possible. I can still..."
"What else?"
"It's nothing." Liu Cixin shook his head. He originally wanted to sign it for Yu Dong, but then he thought about it and it seemed more like he was taking advantage of Yu Dong's reputation.
Yu Dong didn't ask any more questions, and added, "After you write it, you can show the novel to Jimmy. He is currently working on a science fiction series, and your novel is very suitable for him to adapt."
"Really?"
"Really." Yu Dong nodded, took Liu Cixin's arm and said, "Let's go, the banquet is about to begin, let's go to the restaurant. I believe that I can see you on the stage of the awards ceremony next year.
"
"Okay, I will definitely work hard."
Later during the meal, Liu Cixin, Hu Changqing and several other first and second prize winners sat at the same table. This was arranged by Tan Kai because Liu Cixin and the others were all authors under the Deep Space banner.
During the meal, I saw that Liu Cixin was very excited all the time. The people at the table were very surprised because none of the other award-winners seemed as happy as him.
Wang Jingkang asked directly: "Xiao Liu, why are you so happy suddenly? What did Yu Dong tell you?"
Where Liu Cixin was in Yudong, he was Da Liu, but when he came to Wang Jingkang, he immediately became Xiao Liu. He pretended to be mysterious and said, "Don't say it, don't say it. You will know it later."
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The next day, everyone except Liu Cixin stayed, and they planned to have a good stroll in Chengdu together.
Cheng Yanqiu went shopping with Yang Xiao and Ning Jing. Although Ning Jing was a carefree little girl, she was very sweet. She had been sticking to Cheng Yanqiu's side for the past two days, with sister Yanqiu on the left and sister Yanqiu on the right shouting.
Especially after she found out that Cheng Yanqiu was a vocal teacher and her singing was good, she kept pulling Cheng Yanqiu to learn to sing.
Moreover, she is not only sweet-tongued, but also very good at pleasing people. Within two days of knowing her, she drew a sketch for Cheng Yanqiu and titled it "The Most Beautiful Woman in the World".
Yu Dong also looked at the painting, and it can be seen that Ningjing still has some skills and the painting is very good.
Cheng Yanqiu was very happy to be coaxed by this little sister, so when Yang Xiao said he wanted to take her out to play, she pulled Ning Jing along.
After his wife was abducted by Yang Xiao, Ning Jing and the others, Yu Dong could only go shopping with Hu Changqing and other grown men. As agreed before, they planned to go to the science fiction bookstore.
Although Hu Changqing and the others had been there, they still went with them.
The bookstore is located on a small street opposite Tianfu Square. It is an old two-story building. The bookstore occupies the middle room.
Yu Dong raised his head and looked at the door. It read "Erdao Alley Science Fiction Bookstore". The name was quite unique, but I couldn't tell what the allusion was.
Entering inside, Yu Dong found that the bookstore was much larger than he had imagined before arriving, with a single floor estimated to be two hundred square meters in size. The counter was not placed at the door, but at the top.
When Yu Dong and others entered, there were already several readers sitting on small mats in the bookstore reading.
It seems that in order to facilitate readers to read in the bookstore, there are many small folding horses placed in the corners.
The bookstore is very big, but there are not many books. Many bookshelves are empty. It should be because the bookstore has just opened and has not had time to fill up the bookshelves. Moreover, the bookstore only sells science fiction-related books, so it is restocked.
It is also more difficult.
On the display rack in front, there are several rows of magazines, all of which are "Science Fiction World" and "Science Fiction King", arranged in chronological order.
There is a bookshelf at the back, and the top row is full of Yu Dong's books, and there are even English versions of "Resident Evil" and "Second World".
Below are some foreign science fiction novels, both original and translated.
It can be seen from the arrangement of the bookshelf how casual this boss is, because the order in which these books are placed is very irregular, with various languages ​​and ages being placed together without any division or classification. It seems that
, the placement of these books is entirely up to the boss’s preference.
This is not very friendly to customers who come to buy books.
In other bookstores, books are usually divided into categories: domestic, foreign, humanities, social sciences, music, sports... Which type of book you want to buy, just go to the corresponding bookshelf to find it.
But it's different here, you have to spend a long time to find the book you want.
Considering that there were other readers reading in the bookstore, they did not communicate much after entering the bookstore. Yu Dong walked along the bookshelf and finally saw the true face of the boss behind the counter in the back.
He is a young man under thirty years old, with parted hair. Maybe because of his fair skin, he looks a little fat.
He was currently leaning on a recliner, reading an English version of "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea".
Yu Dong looked at the height of the counter and couldn't help but smile. According to the boss's sitting posture, he couldn't see what was going on inside the bookstore at all. Even if someone came in to take a book and leave, he shouldn't be able to notice it.
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Seeing that he was fascinated, Yu Dong did not disturb him, but looked at the stairs next to him, preparing to go up to the second floor to take a look.
But as soon as he reached the stairs, he heard a voice from behind, "The second floor is not open yet."
Hearing the sound, Yu Dong stopped and turned around, "Sorry, I thought it was open."
"It doesn't matter, we'll have to..."
As Qin Fen spoke, he was about to return his attention to the book, but suddenly he caught a glimpse of the face of the man in front of him and immediately sat up from the recliner.
He wasn't sure at first, but after taking another closer look, his eyes widened, "Are you——"
"You are" was spoken loudly, but Qin Fen suddenly realized something was wrong and quickly lowered his voice, "Are you Yu Dong?"
Although his voice was very low, his expression showed how excited he was at this time. He had met Yu Dong before. Yu Dong came to hold a book signing event before, and he even went to attend it, but he was unlucky at that time.
Great, I didn’t get the special ticket.
Yu Dong didn't expect that the other party actually recognized him, so he nodded generously and said, "I'm Yu Dong, hello."
After hearing Yu Dong's personal admission, Qin Fen quickly stood up from his chair, put on his slippers and ran over, "Hello, everyone, I'm a fan of your books."
Yu Dong raised his eyebrows. People called him many names, but this was the first time he heard someone call him Yu.
"Hello, just call me Yu Dong."
"Okay, everyone."
Yu Dong smiled and let him go.
"Are you the owner of this bookstore?"
Qin Fen nodded, "Yes, everyone, we just opened it not long ago. Look, there are still some bookshelves that are not filled."
As he said that, he moved a chair out from behind the counter and said, "Everyone, sit down."
Yu Dong smiled and waved his hand, "You're welcome. I heard from a friend that a science fiction themed bookstore opened here. I was a little curious, so I came here to take a look."
As he was talking, others also came over. Although Qin Fen braked in time, his loud "You are" still attracted Hu Changqing and the others.
"Just in time, they are here too."
Qin Fen looked in the direction of Yu Dong's finger and saw Hu Changqing walking in front. His expression was stunned and he said, "It's him."
"What, are you impressed?" Yu Dong asked.
"Yes, I came here the day before yesterday and I chatted with him for a few words. I didn't expect him to be a friend of everyone." Qin Fen said, "If I knew he was a friend of everyone, I would have treated him well."
The implication is that we were not treated well last time.
In fact, it does not mean that he was not treated well, but Qin Fen was fascinated by a book at the time and ignored Hu Changqing.
While the two were talking, Hu Changqing and the others had already walked up to them.
Qin Fen quickly said hello, "Welcome to the shop, I'll make you a cup of tea."
Hu Changqing waved his hand and said with a smile: "There's no need to make tea, but what I'm curious about is, boss, why are you so arrogant at first and so respectful later?"
Qin Fen said sarcastically: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I was just reading a book at the time. I didn't treat you well. I didn't treat you well."
Yu Dong smiled and said, "Secretary Hu, stop teasing him. I think his bookstore is pretty good."
Hu Changqing laughed, "It's just a joke, don't take it seriously."
Qin Fen murmured in his heart, is this guy a big shot? Or a secretary of some sort.
He rubbed his hands and said, "Everyone, how about I take you upstairs to take a look."
Yu Dong asked doubtfully, "Didn't you say it's not open yet?"
Qin Fen smiled and said, "It's not open to the public yet, but if you and your friends come, of course you can go up. The first floor is full of ordinary books, and the second floor is not completely finished yet, but I made it myself
These designs will be used specifically to store some of my collection of books or other items."
When Yu Dong heard what he said, he nodded and told Hu Changqing and others, "Then let's go up and watch."
On the way upstairs, Yu Dong asked, "Boss, I haven't asked you what your name is yet."
"My name is Qin Fen, the Qin of Qin Shi Huang, the one who works hard and makes progress. You can just call me Xiao Qin."
Hearing his name, Hu Changqing chuckled and said, "Qin Fen, your name suits you very well."
Qin Fen knew that what Hu Changqing said was ironic, so he touched his head and said sheepishly, "I'm a little lazy sometimes."
"It's not your fault, sometimes things like names can have the opposite effect." Hu Changqing said seriously, "For example, my name is Hu Changqing, but when I was a teenager, I looked like I was thirty, and now I am thirty.
, looks a bit like fifty, right?"
Qin Fen stared at Hu Changqing blankly, feeling that his world view was a bit subverted. He really felt that Secretary Hu was fifty years old. Secretary Hu's appearance did not look like he was thirty years old.
Seeing Qin Fen dazed, Yu Dong smiled and said, "Secretary Hu is just kidding you."
"Oh." Qin Fen breathed a sigh of relief, "I thought Secretary Hu was really..."
"Actually, Secretary Hu is as old as me this year, less than thirty." Yu Dong continued.
"Ah?" Qin Fen was stunned.
When the others saw that Qin Fen really believed it, they all laughed. This boss is really quite simple.
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Chapter completed!