"Science Fiction World" magazine has two mailboxes, one of which is open to all authors. The magazine usually uses this to receive manuscripts.
In addition, in order to prevent specially invited manuscripts from being mixed in with other people's manuscripts, they also set up a relatively private account. Authors who often collaborate with them will send their manuscripts to this mailbox, and Yu Dong's manuscripts will naturally be sent to this mailbox.
Send it to this email.
After Yang Xiao and Tan Kai waited in the office for about half an hour, a new message finally came to their mailbox.
"Is it Yu Dong's?" Tan Kai asked eagerly.
"Let me take a look..." Yang Xiao opened the email with the mouse, then raised his voice and said, "It's from Yu Dong."
"Quickly download the manuscript and I'll get the card reader."
After the download of the manuscript was completed, Tan Kai made a copy and then returned to his office. He was not going to squeeze in front of a computer with Yang Xiao to read the manuscript. There was also a computer in his office.
After Tan Kai left, Yang Xiao opened the manuscript.
There is some information at the front of the manuscript, including the name of the novel and the number of words.
The title of the novel uses a physics term, called "Gravity", and has 45,000 words.
Yang Xiao subconsciously wanted to guess the plot of the novel from the title, but she gave up. Since it was Yu Dong's novel, she just enjoyed reading it.
The novel begins with an unspecified conversation, but looking at the content of the conversation, it is easy to guess the identities of the two parties. One side is an astronaut performing a mission in space, and the other side is a staff member of the ground command center.
Through the conversation, Yang Xiao also found out that the astronaut was performing a simple and short mission.
Three months ago, China's space telescope "Sky Survey" had a glitch, so astronaut Zhou Tian and female scientist Shu Man boarded the "Dragon Girl" spacecraft to carry out the LN321 mission - to repair the survey telescope.
This was originally a very simple mission and did not take them long, so much so that the staff at the ground command center even joked with Zhou Tian that this short mission would not allow him to break the spacewalk record.
But while the two were performing their mission outside the cabin, an accident happened. The United States launched a missile and destroyed one of their abandoned satellites. The debris from the explosion destroyed a large number of spacecraft and rushed towards the "Dragon Girl", following it with it.
The survey telescope crashed together.
Except for the two people who escaped from the cabin, all other astronauts inside the "Dragon Girl" died.
After the accident, Zhou Tian and Shu Man experienced a brief period of grief. They had to stabilize their emotions and go search for the bodies of other astronauts. Then they went to the International Space Station, planning to use the "Soyuz" spacecraft there to evacuate.
As they approached the International Space Station, the two accidentally hit the station's solar panels and lost control.
At this time, the only connection between them and the space station was the rope wrapped around Shuman's ankle. In the critical moment, Zhou Tian sacrificed himself to untie his own interception rope so that Shuman could be rescued, and Shuman drove the alliance spacecraft to China.
Tiangong Space Station.
On the way to the Tiangong Space Station, Shu Man encountered a series of difficulties. Finally, just when she was about to give up, she saw Zhou Tian's fantasy. Then she cheered up and finally boarded the Chinese Space Station and piloted the "Ao Bing" spacecraft.
Return to Earth.
Yang Xiao spent more than an hour reading the story. When she put down the mouse, she felt complicated inside.
Is this a good novel? The answer is yes.
This novel has only more than 40,000 words, with ups and downs in the plot and a very fast pace. It mainly tells a series of stories about astronaut Zhou Tian and female scientist Shu Man who encountered misfortunes during their mission. The novel reflects the despair of the protagonist.
, the helpless situation is described very well.
In the fast-paced storyline, Yu Dong did not add too many other introductions, but added a lot of scene descriptions. When Yang Xiao reads the novel, he will have an immersive feeling, and deep in his heart will emerge
A kind of powerlessness and fear.
If Yang Xiao were asked to rate this novel, she would give it a seven.
Yang Xiao's grading is more strict. For her, seven points is considered a high score.
But this novel is from Dongzhong, so it seems a bit mediocre if it is rated seven points.
In Yang Xiao's opinion, among Yu Dong's many science fiction novels, today's "Gravity" is definitely the most mediocre one. Although this novel has a fast pace and ups and downs, there is nothing particularly amazing about it.
When Yang Xiao received Yu Dong's manuscript before, whether it was "Second World" or "The Martian" or "Prison No. 7", she would feel particularly surprised, but she didn't feel that way this time.
Sitting on the chair, Yang Xiao was quiet for a while, and finally shook his head, thinking to himself that his requirements for Dong were still too high. Even the most powerful writer in the world could not guarantee that every work would be divine.
It is acceptable to occasionally have a less powerful work.
Besides, this novel probably only took a few days to write, so it’s great to have such quality at such a fast pace.
Of course, there is also a possibility that I went to Yu Dong to invite him to write a manuscript years ago. Yu Dong was really embarrassed, so he rushed to write this novel.
After calming down, Yang Xiao watched "Gravity" again and thought it was pretty good. After all, she had received another seven-part masterpiece.
After a while, Tan Kai came over with a smile and said, "President Yang, have you finished reading it?"
Tan Kai is older and has poor eyesight, so his reading speed is much slower than that of Yang Xiao.
Yang Xiao smiled and said, "I've been reading it for a while, and I've been waiting for you to come over. What do you think of this novel?"
"A very good novel. Yu Dong's ability to use words to express scenes is unmatched by ordinary authors. I dare say that if the same storyline were written by another author, this novel would be much worse."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Yang Xiao nodded with great approval. The plot of this novel is very simple, a completely single-line narrative, and there are mainly two characters involved, but Yu Dong’s writing ability is
It adds a lot of color to the originally simple story, especially the descriptions of space scenes, which feel like they can be seen.
"So, do you think there is anything noteworthy about the storyline?"
"The plot is simple and the pace is fast. This is an advantage. I can read more than 40,000 words very smoothly. This is possible not only because of Yu Dong's writing, but also because the plot is really fast. Except for the beginning, almost all the rest is
There is no blank space, and the beginning part echoes the middle part.”
"If you were asked to rate it, how would you rate this novel?" Yang Xiao asked.
"If you have to give a score." Tan Kai thought for a while and said, "Eight-point-two. Of course, this is a very subjective score. I just roughly divided it into six parts.
Published in six issues.”
"Isn't six issues a bit long? How about reducing it to four issues?"
"It's okay to shorten it to four issues, but this issue will have one more article."
"Let's work towards the fourth issue. No matter what, there must be more in the first issue. There is a part at the beginning of the novel that is foreshadowing, and this part of the content needs to be transitioned."
"Well, why don't you tell Yu Dongye about this?"
Yang Xiao nodded, "Let me call him."
The call was quickly connected. Yang Xiao first praised "Gravity" and then said with a smile, "I discussed with Lao Tan and planned to divide "Gravity" into four serial issues. Do you have
No comments?"
Yu Dong smiled on the other end of the phone and said, "Since the novel has been handed over to you, I have no objection to when it will be published or how many issues it will be serialized, but there is one thing I still want to tell you so that you can have some ideas.
A preparation.”
Yang Xiao asked in confusion, "What is going on? What should we prepare for?"
"The company is already preparing a film adaptation plan for this novel, and the tentative plan is to invite James Cameron to direct it."
"James Cameron, the director of "Titanic"?" Yang Xiao asked in surprise.
"Well, that's him."
Tan Kai next to him asked softly, "What's wrong?"
Yang Xiao covered the microphone and said to Tan Kai, "It is said that this novel will be adapted into a movie, and James Cameron will be asked to direct it."
"Then he..."
When Tan Kai was about to ask further questions, Yang Xiao had already let go of the hand covering the microphone and said, "This is a good thing, but it's probably still early. After all, the novel has just been written, and it takes time to translate and write the script."
It also takes time.”
Yu Dong smiled and said: "It's coming soon. I have sent the novel for translation. It should be out in more than half a month. In addition, I have also made a lot of annotations when writing the novel, so it will not be difficult to publish the script. In fact, it will not be difficult."
, the plot is relatively simple, and the script does not require any major changes at all.”
Yang Xiao knew that what Yu Dong said was right. The plot of this novel was relatively simple and it was a single-line narrative. If it was adapted into a movie, it could follow the original story without making any changes.
Moreover, Yu Dong also made a lot of annotations, which made the script easier to write.
Yang Xiao had seen Yu Dong's annotations for "The Martian" before. The annotations were very detailed and at the level of a nanny.
"So when will this movie be shot? Will James Cameron agree to direct it?"
"It will take at least half a year to shoot, but we will know whether James Cameron will direct the movie in a month at the latest. And even if he doesn't direct, there are other directors to choose from, and they will definitely be well-known directors.
, you can rest assured about this.”
"In other words, the film and television adaptation of the novel will be announced in a month?"
"If the news is announced, it will probably take two months."
Yang Xiao nodded, "Okay, I understand, I will control the nodes."
…
After Yang Xiao hung up on Yu Dong, Tan Kai couldn't wait to ask, "How to say it specifically?"
"The novel is being translated and we are going to find James Cameron to direct it. We will know the result within a month. Even if he doesn't direct, he will invite other great directors to direct it." He simply told Tan Kai everything.
, Yang Xiao said with emotion, "I just said that when I read the novel, I always felt that something was wrong. Now I know."
Tan Kai asked doubtfully, "What do you know? What's wrong?"
"Movies, this novel was born for movies. If the scenes described in the novel can be realized through filming, it will definitely be a very good-looking movie."
"Well, you should be right. That's why they hired James Cameron, a director who attaches great importance to visual effects."
Yang Xiao tapped the table with her fingers, "I also thought of one thing. Deep Space Company and Lucas Business, which they jointly invested in, will build China's first commercial IMAX theater in Yanjing this year. This is IMAX in China.
It is the first shot in the film market, and they have already developed rapidly in other countries. I am wondering if Yu Dong has written such a novel at this time and is so eager to adapt it into a movie. Is it also necessary to cooperate with IMAX? The movie is very likely
It will be produced in IMAX format to meet the audience."
Tan Kai nodded, "It is indeed possible. This is like the style of Deep Space Company. If the movie "Gravity" is made into IMAX and becomes a commercial success, it will definitely attract more theater attention.
IMAX.”
Yang Xiao smiled and said, "Haha, this is also a good thing for us. If it is finally confirmed that the movie will be directed by James Cameron, the popularity of this novel will be very high. Let's put the novel into six issues
to serialize it, but the first issue still contains 12,000 words, and the remaining 33,000 words are divided into five issues, with an average of more than 6,000 words per issue. It is still too late to divide it into four issues, although Yu Dong said two
We can announce the news within a month, but we still have to reserve some operational time for ourselves.”
Tan Kai agreed: "This is more reasonable. Then we can promote the next issue of Yu Dong's new book now, and then wait until the Deep Space Company announces the news of the movie adaptation, and then we will cooperate with the second round of promotion.
."
"That's right, that's it. I will post an update on the Deep Space Tribe in a moment. In addition, you can also contact He Xi and the others to help forward it."
Tan Kai chuckled and said, "You still need me to contact you? This guy is on the Internet every day. He can see your updates as soon as you post them. If he sees that Yu Dong is about to post a new novel and wants you to remind him, he will definitely
Repost it as soon as possible, and will also catch other people reposting it.”
"That's true. He Xi is a die-hard supporter of Yu Dong."
In fact, there is no need for Yang Xiao and others to do any deliberate promotion on the Internet. As long as they release the news that Yu Dong's new novel will appear in the next issue of "Science Fiction World", the news will be spread quickly.
The influence of the two words Yu Dong is not ordinary in the country, let alone in the Deep Space Tribe. As long as there is news related to Yu Dong, it will immediately become a hot topic. This is because the Deep Space official has not conducted any internal
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