In recent years, Chinese science fiction has become more and more famous internationally, and the country is also very willing to promote science fiction content.
The release of "The Martian" this time has allowed the country to see the potential of Chinese science fiction, and it will definitely increase its publicity efforts in the future.
While several people were talking, Liu Cixin came over shaking his head.
This guy has put on a lot of flesh recently and looks very rich. His eyes were not small originally, but now because of the increase in flesh on his face, his eyes look a lot smaller.
When the smile on his face piled up, the flesh also piled up, and then his eyes were squeezed into two slits.
After walking up to Yu Dong and the others, Liu Cixin couldn't help but complain, "Why did you all leave and just leave me there alone? It's so unloyal."
Wang Jingkang said with a smile, "What they pay most attention to is you. If you don't stay, we won't be able to leave. Besides, you have been interviewed many times, so you can deal with reporters more easily."
Liu Cixin pouted, "I understand, you just want to maintain a sense of mystery."
Yu Dong looked at Liu Cixin and smiled: "A few days ago, I heard from Secretary Hu that you are preparing a new novel recently?"
Liu Cixin pushed up his glasses and said with a smile, "It's not like I'm preparing a new novel. I just have some ideas, but I'm still too far away from the novel."
Yu Dong asked with interest, "What kind of idea?"
Everyone else also looked at Liu Cixin. Science fiction writers like to discuss together most, because many good ideas come out during discussions, and no one worries that their ideas will be stolen, because a good idea is not a novel.
The core is the same thing, but everyone writes it differently.
"I've been thinking about the Three-Body Problem lately... Do you all know what the Three-Body Problem is?"
Everyone nodded, and He Hongwei smiled and said, "If you want to predict the motion of two celestial bodies that attract each other, you can use the theory of gravity to solve it. Their trajectories are basically elliptical, but if there are three celestial bodies interacting, think about it.
It is difficult to figure out their movement patterns. I have thought about this problem before and tried to solve it, but unfortunately, I do not have any way to solve this problem that has been raised for more than a hundred years."
"Well, I've been thinking about this issue recently." Liu Cixin said.
"Do you also want to solve it?" Yang Xiao asked.
Liu Cixin laughed, "How is this possible? I'm just a writer of science fiction novels, not a scientist. I didn't even think about solving it. I was just thinking about what if there were three stars in a certain galaxy.
Three stars move irregularly, and there is a planet in this galaxy with a civilization on it. What will happen to this civilization?"
Wang Jingkang frowned, and he mused: "I think it is difficult for civilization to be born in such a galaxy. The conditions are too harsh. The irregular movement of three stars means that on this planet, some places
It is very likely that it will be in the daytime for a long time, and there will be more than one sun in the sky, or there will be no sun for a long time, and it will be in darkness. No matter what the situation is, it will not be conducive to the birth of civilization. If there is a civilization, it will definitely be
It’s a life form we can’t understand.”
"I don't think it's that difficult." Yang Peng continued, "There is a kind of fish in Africa and America called lungfish. This fish has double lungs and relatively small gill covers. When the river dries up completely, they will
They make holes in the mud of the river bed and spend half a year in a dry season in a state similar to hibernation. During this period, they are completely out of water and can survive in the air. If there is life in this galaxy that Liu mentioned, is it possible?
Like a lungfish? When the sun exists for a long time, this kind of life form will put itself in a dormant state like a lungfish, and wait until there is water to release the dormancy."
"But it is very difficult for this kind of life to survive, let alone produce civilization. I still think it is too difficult."
Liu Cixin smiled and said, "I have been thinking about this issue recently, mainly because I have thought about a weapon that can reduce space by one dimension and destroy the world. I want to add this weapon to the new book, but I have no specific ideas for the time being.
"
Yu Dong smiled and said, "I think the general idea is quite good. You can think about it in depth. You can also refer to Lungfish's proposal. I think that if civilization arises in such a place, they will definitely be eager to get it."
Solve the three-body problem, or..."
Having said this, Yu Dong paused for a moment, and everyone else looked at him. He Hongwei couldn't help but ask, "Or what?"
Yu Dong smiled and pointed at his feet, "Or they will try to find a place more suitable for their survival, such as the planet below us."
Liu Cixin laughed, "I'm thinking in this direction."
"Well, think about it slowly and then write it after you think about it."
Everyone knows about Liu Cixin's writing style. This guy likes to think everything through before he writes. He waits until everything is thought through before writing, and then writes the book in a short time.
It would take Liu Cixin several weeks or even months to think about a short story of several thousand words, and it would be normal for Liu Cixin to think about it for half a year for a novella.
If it’s a long novel, it won’t come out without two or three years of planning.
Because he knew Liu Cixin's habits, although Yu Dong knew that "The Three-Body Problem" was coming out, he was not in a hurry. According to the size of the story of "The Three-Body Problem", Liu Cixin would have to prepare for it for at least two or three years.
After chatting with Yang Xiao and the others for a while, Yu Dong walked forward and stopped after a group of people from the Shanghai Writers Association.
As soon as he saw Yu Dong, Li Xiaolin complained, "Yu Dong, when are you going to give us the manuscript? Whether it's a novella, a short story or a full-length novel, just send us a manuscript and show it to us."
Jin Yucheng, who was sitting next to him, smiled and said, "Sister Xiaolin, after all, you have accepted a lot of his manuscripts before. For our "Shanghai Literature", it is even more difficult to get a manuscript by Teacher Yu."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Jin Yucheng is actually joking. As everyone knows, Yu Dong has few manuscripts now, and several first-line magazines such as "Harvest" and "Zhongshan" have published
If not, where can I get their "Shanghai Literature" in their turn?
Yu Dong has been complained many times by Li Xiaolin because of the manuscript appointment, but Yu Dong really has too little time now and has no time to take care of it.
"Go back. I'll look back to see if there are any short stories or short stories. I'll show them to you."
"Look back, look back, look back every time, and I never see you look back. In the past two years, not only have manuscripts not been sent to "Harvest", but few people have even gone to Shanghai. We, the Writers Association, look forward to it every day. I'm waiting for you to go back."
Yu Dong smiled and said, "I will go back after the new year and pay a visit then."
"That's about it. After my father returned from Hangzhou, he even talked about you and asked how you were doing. He was quite happy to hear that you were serving as the ambassador for the Olympic bid."
Hearing that Ba Jin was talking about him, Yu Dong also sighed slightly. He had wanted to visit Ba Jin before, but he had too many concerns. The old man is now in very poor health and is almost in a hanging state. Going to visit him is probably It affects his cultivation.
"Is it convenient to visit Ba Laoyao after the new year?"
Li Xiaolin thought for a while and said, "Okay, after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, there won't be too many people."
Yu Dong nodded, "Okay."
After finishing speaking, Yu Dong looked at Wang Anyi again, "Sister, I have never had the opportunity to congratulate you in person for winning the Mao Dun Literature Award. You are absolutely worthy of winning the award this year."
"Thank you, little brother, but awards are just a temporary thing. What will remain in the end is not the awards, but the works."
It could be heard that Wang Anyi wanted to comfort himself. Yu Dong smiled and did not continue to delve into the topic. He talked about another thing, "In May, Deep Space is planning to organize a visiting group of writers. They will go there then." I will go to about seven or eight countries and have exchanges with local writers. This event is a registration system, so you should all sign up actively when the time comes."
"Going to seven or eight countries will take a lot of time," Wang Anyi asked.
Li Xiaolin said with a smile, "You don't have any duties, so you still worry about time."
"Even if I am alone, I am still worried about staying abroad for too long."
"No, the trip will definitely be completed within two weeks." Yu Dong said.
"How many writers should be brought to participate?" Li Xiaolin asked.
Yu Dong shook his head, "We haven't fixed the number of places for the time being. It depends on the registration situation. If everyone is more motivated, bring more people. If everyone is less motivated, bring less people. I guess there will be a need for less talk. Thirty people, maybe.”
"Then I have to ask you about the specific situation first so that I can help you promote it later. You will pay for the expenses of this event, right?"
"This is natural. Whether it is travel expenses or food and accommodation expenses, they are all paid by the Deep Space Company. In addition, there are team funds. The money will not be too much, but the writers can use the money to buy some small things or have fun abroad. ."
Li Xiaolin smiled and said, "When you say that, it makes sense to me. Isn't this just a trip at public expense?"
"Well, you can also understand it as a team-building activity of Deep Space Company, but this time the team-building activity is limited to a group of writers, and the theme of the team-building is a literary exchange activity. Some writers may also hold one or two book signings. meeting."
Wang Anyi curled her lips and said with a smile: "I mean, it turns out they are asking us to work. If you say so, I will have no psychological burden if I sign up. I have a shortcoming. I am most afraid of eating and drinking for free. You
If you squeeze a little more out of me, I'll be more relaxed."
"This is an advantage." Yu Dong smiled, "This kind of activity will definitely be held more often in the future. If conditions permit, I hope to do it twice a year, once in spring and once in autumn, so that our writers can go out more often.
The first is to avoid working behind closed doors, go out to study and broaden your horizons, and the second is to promote our country's literature and culture. Everyone adds fuel to the fire, and the promotion of culture depends on everyone's efforts, and we writers must shoulder the greater responsibility.
Lift the load."
"Well, I very much agree with this approach. In the past two years, both scholars and ordinary readers abroad have had a strong interest in our country's literary works. Of course, we should pursue our victory and let more people understand and like our literature.
Culture. Have you decided on the countries you will visit? What countries are there?"
Yu Dong waved his hand, "It hasn't been completely decided yet, but the United States, France, and the United Kingdom are definitely included. Others, such as Germany and Italy, are also more likely. This time in the spring, we will go to those countries in Europe and the United States.
Country, wait until the autumn and we will organize a tour around Asia. Many countries in Asia are economically underdeveloped, but now is a good time for us to go there."
Jin Yucheng asked, “If you go to more countries, does that mean the writer’s reputation is higher? If a writer goes to these countries, but his works have not been translated into the local language, then there is nothing to promote.
"
"It doesn't matter, as long as some writers are well-known. Some writers with relatively low reputations just take this opportunity to go abroad to promote themselves, and maybe they can open up new markets."
After finishing speaking, Yu Dong looked at the time and said with a smile, "Guys, I'm sorry, I have to excuse you. I need to discuss some things with Jimmy. The company will send a notice about the writer's delegation in a few days.
, after you see the notice, if you are willing, you can register according to the method written on the notice."
"No problem, go ahead and do your work." Li Xiaolin said.
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After Yi Dong left, Li Xiaolin sighed slightly, "It's a pity that Yu Dong didn't win the Contradiction Literature Award this year. The jury was too conservative. Although Yu Dong is relatively young, he is fully qualified and capable to win it.
This award.”
Jin Yucheng looked at Yu Dong's back, "But he really didn't seem to be affected."
Li Xiaolin laughed, "Who is Yu Dong? He doesn't pay much attention to awards. Otherwise, if he makes a scene, the award will definitely go to him."
"This is a bit contradictory. When the results didn't come out, Yu Dong didn't know that he didn't win, so he definitely wouldn't make a fuss. After the results came out, it would be useless for him to make a fuss, and the jury wouldn't be able to do it because of that.
If he makes trouble, just change the result." Jin Yucheng said.
"It's true that there was a commotion before the results were announced. As long as the Deep Space Company puts some pressure in advance, the jury will not be able to sustain it. Moreover, Yu Dong is also the Olympic bid ambassador. When I saw the news that Yu Dong was the Olympic bid ambassador,
I thought that Yu Dong’s award was guaranteed, but I didn’t expect the result to be like this. I feel that there is something wrong with the thinking of this jury. They want to gain attention, but they don’t want to give the award to the work that gets the most attention. It seems that they are being ignored.
It’s a shame for ordinary readers to guess the prize correctly.”
Everyone else nodded, expressing their agreement with Li Xiaolin's opinion.
The winning works of this year's Contradiction Literature Award are obviously more familiar to ordinary readers than the winning works of the previous year, such as "Song of Everlasting Sorrow" and "Dust Settled". However, the most popular works did not win, and there was also a
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