Reckless man of entertainment who started from a novel

Li Xiang doesn't care about the reaction to this matter on the Internet.

He still insists on exporting content every day.

This is also the point that countless book friends are most worthy of talking about.

But. Is it because I don't get angry?

People really don't take us as dishes!

Nebula Award?
If you are the first grader, don't blame me for being the fifteenth grader!

thought here.

Li Xiang immediately took out his mobile phone and opened the address book.

Ever since I got involved in the entertainment industry, whenever I met someone I didn't know, I liked to insert a business card and ask for a contact information.

In Li Xiang's cell phone, there are people from all over the world.

He called the famous pianist Dmitry.

now.

Dmitry and Marta, just after a concert, are drinking coffee in a coffee shop.

Marta laughed:
"Our tour was perfect!"

"Really good!"

Dmitry nodded and said:

"You and I are both at their peak, but even at their peak, I still miss Li Xiang's four-hand playing skills!"

Having said that, Marta also deeply agrees:

"It's true that the finale pieces of our several tours are all played with four hands, but it just needs the joint efforts of the two of us to complete it. This can cause a sensation in the audience and make them feel extremely shocked!"

"But they don't know, when the two of us saw Li Xiang playing four-hands, the shock in our hearts was the same as when they saw us playing!"

"Yes!"

Dmitry picked up the coffee and took a sip, the bitter coffee lingering in his lips.

He was filled with emotion, and said:
"To use a saying of their Chinese people, it is that the waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead, and one wave is stronger than the other wave!"

"Fortunately, in a few months this year, the Warsaw International Piano Competition will start, and we can also witness Li Xiang's four-handed playing stunt with our own eyes!"

"I don't know if his memory has improved during this time!"

Both are old.

Although in the field of piano, it has a pivotal position.

But when people get old, they like to miss the past.

As soon as Li Xiang was mentioned, Dmitry and Marta couldn't finish talking.

While talking, the phone rang.

Dmitry took out his mobile phone and saw a call reminder.

He raised his head and said to Marta with surprise:
"You would never have guessed who called me, it turned out to be Li Xiang, a busy man!"

Marta hurriedly urged:

"Then don't talk nonsense, hurry up and pick it up!"

"exactly!"

Dmitry quickly connected the phone, put it on speakerphone, and asked:
"Hello? Li Xiang, why do you suddenly think of calling us as a busy person?"

Li Xiang sat on the sofa and said with a smile:

"What? I can't call you if I have nothing to do?"

Marta on the side laughed loudly when she heard the words:

"You, you, although we don't have much contact with each other, we also know that you are a person who goes to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing. If there is nothing, you will call us two old men?"

"Tell me! What's the matter? You've been in the whirlpool of public opinion recently! Even we know a thing or two about the Nebula Awards!"

"Yo! Old Mr. Marta, are you there too?"

Li Xiang smiled.

Marta: "Yes, I'm here too! Tell me!"

"Okay! Since both of you have said that, then I will not be polite!"

Li Xiang got up and sat down, and asked:

"You should also know about the Nebula Award!"

"To be honest, I've never been so humiliated, so no matter what the result is, whether I can win the prize or not, I don't plan to continue participating!"

"I have informed the company just now that I have announced my withdrawal from the list of entries for the Nebula Awards through the Weibo platform!"

"But I still can't swallow my breath! That's why I called Dmitri to trouble you!"

Dmitry looked serious.

To be honest, laymen may not know Li Xiang's status in the piano world.

But in the piano world, whether it is in China or abroad, it is definitely well-known.

Are Dmitry and Marta famous?

Can he be regarded as a figure at the top of the pyramid in this industry?

But even the two of them think that Li Xiang's skills are superior to their own!

Such is the industry!

Rely on technology to eat!
Li thought that since the technology is stronger than them, the status of the industry must be higher than them!
There is nothing to say!
But Li wanted to be a big figure that the entire piano industry looked up to.

Now he is in prison!
During this time, they have also heard about the Nebula Awards!

If Li Xiang didn't find Dmitry and Marta, then this matter really has nothing to do with them.

Because they believe that Li Xiang can definitely handle this matter well.

But Li Xiang has already told them about this, it is a matter of their entire industry!

It doesn't make sense for the most powerful person in our industry to be underestimated by you in a different industry, right?

Hear Li Xiang's explanation.

Without waiting for Dmitry to speak.

Marta quickly replied:

"I understand all these situations, Li Xiang, just tell me, if there is anything we can help, we will never refuse!"

Li Xiang smiled, and felt comfortable dealing with them.

Li Xiang explained: "The thing is like this. Although I have retired, I still want to win an award. This award is not just for me, but for the entire Chinese science fiction community, because they really lack confidence. Need a little motivation!"

"A very authoritative award abroad can give the entire Chinese science fiction world a shot in the arm!"

"I checked the information, and I want to ask if you have the contact information of the judges of the Hugo Award jury? If so, can you talk to me about it? I want to chat with them?"

The Hugo Award, also known as the "Science Fiction Achievement Award", commemorates Hugo Gernsback, the "Father of Science Fiction Magazine".

Awarded by the World Science Fiction Society,
Since 1953, it has been awarded every year at the World Science Fiction Convention. The Hugo Award and the Nebula Award are the highest international awards in the field of science fiction literature, known as the "Nobel Prize of science fiction literature"!
Although the status of the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award in the field of science fiction is evenly matched.

However, due to the separate development of the two awards in recent years, the Nebula Award has gradually become the dominant one in the field of science fiction.

Although on the surface, the gold content of the two awards is the same.

But in the minds of the world's science fiction writers, the Nebula Award is already well-deserved, the highest international award in the field of science fiction literature, none of them!

The Hugo Awards are faintly behind!
This is why Li Xiang chose to participate in the selection of the Nebula Award at the beginning.

After all, if you want to fight, you have to fight for the first place!
It's a pity that the man is affectionate, but the concubine has no intention!
Since the Xingyun Award feels that his three-body problem is not good
That hero doesn't stay with his master, he has his own place to stay with him!

Li Xiang naturally set his sights on the Hugo Award.

Both Dmitry and Marta are old foxes, and Li thought that when he mentioned this, the two of them would understand.

original.

Li wants to play a strategy of saving the country with curves!

However, this method really works!
The two were silent for a moment.

Think carefully about the people you have known over the years.

As the top pianists in the piano field, they know all kinds of people.

It didn't take long.

Marta slapped her thigh and said:
"Li Xiang, I really know the chairman of the Hugo Awards jury, George Sissus! I'll send him your phone number!"

"I will tell him all this in advance. How about you two discussing it yourself?"

"No problem, this is too no problem, thank you both very much!" Li Xiang thanked:

"When the Warsaw International Piano Competition starts, I will definitely thank you both in person!"

The corners of Dmitri and Marta's mouths raised slightly, obviously thanking Li Xiang very much.

Dmitry said:

"Don't talk about these nonsense, our country is known as a food desert, and it is different from the eight major cuisines of your 5000-year Chinese culture, so instead of inviting us to dinner in person! Why don't we play a new piano piece at that time, let us experience it!"

For Dmitry and Marta, what better way to intoxicate a delicious meal than a piece of piano music?
Meals are nothing but material food!

And piano music is food for thought!

For them, spiritual food is far more important than everything else!
For the question raised by Dmitry and Marta, Li took it for granted that he fully accepted it.

He smiled and said, "Small problem! Small problem! When the Warsaw International Piano Competition officially starts, I will show you my skills!"

After chatting for a while, the two hung up the phone.

Dmitri then called George Sissus, chairman of the Hugo Awards jury.

Tell him the ins and outs of the matter.

Upon hearing this, George Sisers was overjoyed and said:
"Dmitry, thank you!"

"I will discuss it with Li Xiang!"

Dmitry smiled and waved his hands:

"This is a matter between you, I can't control it, but I will say something extra, if the novel The Three-Body Problem is worthy enough to win an award, please don't let additional factors cloud this novel!"

George Theses, of course, could understand the meaning of Dmitry's words.

He immediately nodded and said:
"Don't worry, we have the Hugo Awards, not the Nebula Awards!"

Idea entertainment.

Office of the Chairman.

Li Xiang is playing with the lighter in his hand.

Liu Li walked in and said:
"President Li, everything is done!"

Li Xiang nodded and asked:

"What kind of public opinion is there on the Internet, and what do you think of me giving up the Xingyun Award?"

Liu Li sat in front of Li Xiang and smiled:
"Of course they support you! After all, it's not that you withdrew from the competition without reason, but that you were treated harshly by the Xingyun Award!"

"But one thing to say, there are still some science fiction authors who have some complaints about your behavior!"

"I think that even if you can't win an award, maybe there will be people who come after you, but if you choose to withdraw from the competition, the impact will be very bad. It may affect the next few sessions, the international sci-fi literary world, and their perception of China's sci-fi. It will even affect themselves. !"

Li Xiang shook his head and said:

"Don't talk about those useless things, they are just afraid that it will affect themselves!"

Liu Li smiled, but did not speak.

After all, what Li wanted to say was the truth.

After a few chats between the two.

Liu Li suddenly asked:

"But Mr. Li, I checked the judging qualifications and event process of the Hugo Awards. It is as complicated as the Nebula Awards. It is only about half a month before the awards are presented. Will you choose the Hugo Awards at this time? Not enough time?"

The Hugo Awards were established to commemorate Hugo Gernsback, the founder of modern science fiction from Luxembourg.

In 1953, the World Science Fiction Convention decided to establish the Hugo Award, awarded according to the voting results of fans, and the Hugo Award became the American science fiction award.Since its inception, the voting rules and award settings of the Hugo Awards have undergone many years of evolution.

At first, the 1953 Hugo Awards were set up as a simple one-off process: instead of a separate nomination and final vote, there was a single vote among all works deemed eligible, and people wrote their favorites , the entry with the most votes wins the Hugo Award.

Since 1959, a separate ballot for nominations has been set up, with the final ballot among the top-ranked nominees, the nominees are not required to be members of the World Science Fiction Convention, the ballots are distributed freely, and in fact, in 1962 On page Analog5 in May 167, there was an open call for votes on the nominations.

However, starting in 1963, the rules were revised so that only members of the current World Science Fiction Convention were eligible for nominations. It was not until 2012 that the rules were revised so that members of the next year's World Science Fiction Convention were also eligible for nominations.

From 1953 to 1963, the awards of the Hugo Awards were decided by the annual World Science Fiction Convention Committee. Until the constitution of the World Science Fiction Association was passed, ordinary members had the right to participate in the setting of this award.

The World Science Fiction Association bylaws were developed by a committee headed by Sith appointed by the 1962 Business Conference and adopted by the 1963 World Science Fiction Convention, although there was a set of Business Conference resolutions prior to that, but no codification or determination of which resolutions had binding.

Starting from the World Science Fiction Convention in 1964, the charter clarified the setting of the Hugo Awards. After that, the members of the World Science Fiction Convention controlled the award setting and voting mechanism by modifying the charter.

Over time, although the Hugo Awards have undergone many changes, what remains unchanged is that both science fiction works and fantasy works are eligible for awards. The Hugo Awards are not set solely for science fiction works, and fantasy works are also an important part.

Precisely because of this, this competition will not become one of the most prestigious awards in the field of international science fiction!

Because of this, his competition system is very complicated!
The Hugo Awards are selected annually by the World Science Fiction Association——

Firstly, the selection items and selection methods will be decided by the special annual conference affairs meeting, and then members will be notified to nominate!

During the period from January to March each year, members of the current and previous conferences are allowed to nominate up to 1 works from the previous year from 3 award categories!
At the beginning of April, the shortlist of 4 finalists (5 works or people with the most nominations) in each category will be announced, and the final vote will be sent to the members of the current conference in that year!

Finally, the members of the current conference will conduct the final vote, and the voting will end around July (the exact time depends on the year of the World Science Fiction Convention). Voting is a preference vote, and voters can rank all the nominees!
Although only limited to member voting.

However, as long as you pay a small fee (ranging from [-] to [-] US dollars), you can become a member of the general assembly, or become a supporting member to obtain the right to nominate this year, the final vote and the next year's award nomination.

Therefore, this award usually receives a considerable number of votes, which can be said to faithfully reflect the preferences and opinions of the readers!
And now, it's obvious that there's not enough time for cramming!