Reckless man of entertainment who started from a novel

Li Xiang tossed a cigarette and handed it to Liu Li.

He explained with a smile:
"We in Huaxia pay attention to special events, even in foreign countries, sometimes we will talk about special events!"

"When I participated in the selection of the Hugo Awards, it was not the Hugo Awards that gave me face, but I gave the Hugo Awards face. Otherwise, why didn't I vote for the Hugo Awards in the first place?"

"Isn't it because the Hugo Award, until now, is not the most authoritative science fiction award abroad?"

"Sometimes, the jury of the Hugo Awards, in order to bring the Hugo Awards back to its peak, will always destroy the rules set by themselves, and my three-body problem is enough to destroy their psychological defenses!"

Liu Li suddenly realized and nodded.

The truth is really the truth!
No matter which award Li Xiang participates in, it is definitely not his honor, but the honor of that award.

It is not impossible to get mixed up to this point and let people do special things.

The world is full of goodwill, and the world is all good.

As long as the pros outweigh the cons.

I believe that they should know how they will choose, even if they don't know this old Chinese saying!

The two were chatting when suddenly the phone rang, and it turned out that it was an overseas call.

Li Xiang waved his phone and smiled at Liu Li:

"Look, the phone is not coming!"

With that said, Li wanted to make a call and turn on the speakerphone.

On the other end of the phone, George Sisers said in poor Chinese:

"Hello, is this Li Xiang?"

"Yes, it's me, may I ask who you are?"

Li Xiang asked.

george sisers says:
"I'm George Sisers, the chairman of the Hugo Award Jury! This time I called, mainly because I just received a call from Dmitry. I heard that you want to participate in the selection of the Hugo Awards, right?"

"Is such that!"

Li Xiang nodded: "You also know that I have recently been imprisoned for the Nebula Award. If an award is unfairly affected by many external factors, it does not consider the quality of the work itself. I think other factors must be considered. It should be the beginning of the decline of an award!"

"It is an insult to me to participate in the selection of this kind of award! It is also an insult to my work, what do you think?"

These words were said in the heart of George Sissus.

George Sissus nodded quickly and replied:
"That's right, that's the reason. Don't worry, our Hugo Awards will definitely uphold the principle of fairness, justice and openness!"

"Only consider the quality of the work itself, and it will never be affected by other external factors!"

Li Xiang said with some embarrassment:
"But I heard that the selection mechanism for the Hugo Awards is quite troublesome. Is it too late for me to enter now?"

"Not too late, absolutely not too late!"

George Sithers hastened to explain:

"Perhaps for general works, it has already reached the final review stage, and it is absolutely impossible to add an additional work!"

"But for you and your work, we would like to set this precedent!"

"Then trouble you!"

"Where is it, this is our Hugo Award honor!"

The two flattered each other a few words before hanging up the phone.

George Siss got up from the living room, arranged his suit, held the phone, and left the villa quickly, and told the driver:
"Rush to the jury headquarters! Hurry up!"

The driver nodded immediately, stepped on the accelerator, and drove towards the road.

In fact, this phone call, the conversation between Li Xiang and George Sisus, everyone understands in their hearts.

When Li Xiang chose the Hugo Award, it is impossible not to understand the selection system of the Hugo Award.

Why would he say those words again?
Nothing more, similar to Liu Bei's three visits to the thatched cottage!
It is one of the logics of the operation of an adult society that both sides should save face and give each other a step down.

After hanging up the phone, Li Xiang raised his eyebrows and looked at Liu Li and said:
"How about it, the chairman of the judging committee, it seems that he also understands the principle of doing special things!"

The two laughed.

Liu Li asked: "Then do you think we should make publicity now?"

"Need not!"

The hero pondered for a moment, shook his head and said:

"After all, the horoscope has not been written yet. Let's wait until the dust settles! I want to see how much this incident has affected me! How many ghosts and snakes will jump out!"

"Besides, if other people know that my goal is the Hugo Award, and a large group of people put pressure on the Hugo Award, it will really screw up. I can't find a better choice than the Hugo Award Already!"

Hearing this, Liu Li nodded immediately.

at the same time.

Across the ocean.

George Siss came to the headquarters of the jury and immediately used his authority as the president to hold an emergency meeting.

After more than half an hour, all the jury members arrived.

George Sithers, Jean's secretary, distributed the papers to the judges, explaining:
"I know that everyone is busy. I called this emergency meeting because I want to add an additional work to enter the final review process!"

The other judges were all in disbelief.

Because it completely destroys the judging system of the Hugo Awards!
Now the Hugo Awards are going from bad to worse. If they don't even abide by the selection system they are proud of, how many people will really agree with the weight of the Hugo Awards?

One of the judges, McCarthy Carter, didn't even have time to open the file, and when he heard what George Sisus said, he immediately retorted:

"President, please forgive me for disagreeing!"

"If you really do this, won't our Hugo Awards become a laughing stock in the industry?"

George Sissus shook his head and smiled, and stretched out his hand to signal: "McCarthy Carter, you might as well look at the documents first!"

McCarthy Carter hesitated for a moment, did not refute, but looked down at the document.

As soon as it was opened, the original angry expression suddenly became suspicious.

He looked at the document in disbelief. After a while, the judges present knew what George Sissus was asking for in calling this emergency meeting.

It turned out that Li wanted to withdraw from the Nebula Awards and participate in the Hugo Awards!

McCarthy Carter, after a moment of thought, said:

"Li Xiang is in trouble now. If we do this, will we anger the Nebula Award and many international science fiction authors? In fact, if we don't include Li Xiang's three-body problem in the final review process, it will not have a big impact on us!"

"On the contrary, the addition of the three-body system will have a great impact, and whether this impact is good or bad, we can't figure it out now!"

Facing the doubts of McCarthy Carter.

George Sithers retorted:

"I don't agree with your point of view. It is a fact that the Hugo Awards are not as good as the previous ones. We used to be the same award as the Nebula Award. Let's look at the present!"

"If we lie in our comfort zone like this, it may not take a few years! We will become a second-rate award! It will no longer represent the highest pinnacle of the international science fiction field!"

"If that day really comes, you! Me! We! We will all be sinners of history! We will all be sinners of the Hugo Awards!"

"and"

Having said that, George Siss looked around, one judge after another, and said loudly:
"I heard that there is an old saying in Huaxia called, icing on the cake is not as good as giving charcoal in the snow!"

"If Li Xiang didn't have these scandals, he didn't have to choose to withdraw from the Xingyun Award and join the Hugo Award. At that time, I'm afraid we couldn't even make the icing on the cake, but now it is because of this series of troubles that Li Xiang chose us. Hugo Awards, this is a great opportunity to send charcoal in the snow!"

"Once Li Xiang is strapped to our tank, this will be the beginning of our Hugo Award revival!"

The well-founded words not only moved McCarthy Carter, but also thoroughly moved all the judges present.

The meeting lasted for 2 hours, and all the procedures of the final review, including the three-body problem, were carefully discussed.

The final meeting ended successfully.

The Three-Body Problem successfully participated in the selection of the Hugo Awards!
And today, with Three Body's current status in the field of science fiction, I am afraid that this year's Hugo Awards, the most important award for best novel, will also be won by Li Xiang!

[Who is the King of Singers] The rehearsal scene of the program.

Zhou Yaxing was surrounded by several assistants, preparing to go on stage for rehearsal.

He looked around, but with some doubts, he pulled a staff member beside him and asked:

"Why didn't I see Li Xiang, did he leave early after the rehearsal?"

When the staff saw that it was Zhou Yaxing who was talking to him, he was immediately flattered and quickly replied:

"No, no, Li Xiang never came to participate in today's rehearsal from the beginning to the end!"

"Never participated?"

Zhou Yaxing looked a little playful.

Could it be because of the matter of the Nebula Award that he was devastated?

Not so much, right?

really!

Young people are young people!

Thinking this way in my heart, in fact, I was already happy.

In this case, he has to rehearse well, and strive to completely compare Li Xiang in this "Who is the King of Singer" program.

The news that Li Xiang didn't come to the rehearsal was completely known by countless netizens through the paparazzi's entertainment news.

Combined with the fact that Li Xiang asked the company's official Weibo to announce his withdrawal from the selection of the Nebula Awards.
These two things, no matter how you look at them, seem strange.

Many people look at these two things together, and their hearts are full of worries.

"God, it's okay. Even if you can't participate in the Nebula Awards, it's not your fault. We can continue to work hard. There are so many famous awards abroad!"

"That's right. Besides, my god, you have won the most famous literary award in China. I think the ordinary world is very beautiful. We don't need to be angry with ourselves!"

"Based on your talent, these are nothing at all. You are still young, and if you live another 40 to [-] years, you will kill them all!"

"That's right, by then you will be the most powerful existence in China's science fiction, and even in the field of international science fiction, so what are you afraid of?"

"Great God, we must not be sad and angry at ourselves, there is no need! It is their loss that those people cannot appreciate the beauty of the three-body problem!"

Netizens were worried about Li Xiang, so they kept leaving messages, and even made it to the top of the trending searches.

And this incident became more and more troublesome, until the end, it even suppressed the popularity of the program "Who is the King of Singers".

Chief director Hong Liu couldn't help but smile wryly when he heard the news.

But he was also faintly worried.

After all, this season's lineup is very luxurious!

Not to mention anyone else, just Zhou Yaxing, if it was placed in the last season, it would definitely be the champion.

And the first game is very important, but Li Xiang chose not to come to the rehearsal, wondering if this will affect his performance on the stage at that time.

There are many explosive songs that can ignite the excitement of the audience, and this kind of songs basically need a backup dancer. If they go directly to the stage without rehearsal, the singing effect will definitely be greatly reduced due to the lack of stage beauty.

After all, although competitive shows are about singing, singing is always only a part of the game.

stage beauty!

light!

Audio!

band!

Even the battlefield outside the program——

Public opinion notice!

The navy pulls!

Etc., etc!

These are the results of all parties wrestling!
Since the Nebula Award was held, it was the first time that a contestant turned against the general.

When the jury of the Nebula Award learned that Li Xiang announced his withdrawal from the selection.

The field of science fiction in the whole country and even the world has set off a wave of public opinion.

Before Li Xiang's Three-Body Problem came out, no one knew where the pinnacle of Chinese science fiction was.

But after the Three-Body Problem came out, it was like a Mount Everest pressing on the hearts of science fiction writers all over the world.

But now, due to some additional factors, Trisolaris cannot participate in the competition normally.

Although some sci-fi writers will be happy, after all, there is a radish and a pit, and Li wants to leave, so the chances of filling in for himself are better.

But some authors still feel sad.

But after all, these people are a minority!
And these few, in the opinion of the Nebula Award jury, should not be!
What is shop bullying?

Is this called shop bullying?
You can come and participate, but whether you win an award or not is up to me!

You can't decide whether to retire or not, otherwise, where will I save my face?

Fortunately, you have withdrawn from the competition. If you make such a big fuss, the gold content of the Nebula Award will be affected. Wouldn't that kill the judges?

They immediately decided to sanction Li Xiang!
Not only announced that Li Xiang was blacklisted, but also announced that all units that have a cooperative relationship with the Nebula Awards are not allowed to cooperate with Li Xiang.

To put it simply, it is to use the intertwined and deep-rooted position of the Nebula Award in the field of science fiction in the world to ban Li Xiang in all aspects.

Want Lee to think about social death in the realm of sci-fi!

You must know that as the world's science fiction field, the most representative and golden Nebula Award.

There are countless units that cooperate with him!

Nearly [-]% of the awards in the international science fiction field have cooperated with the Nebula Awards!

Either a member of the jury for the Nebula Award, or the chairman of the jury for another small award.

Or simply another award, created by the judges of the Nebula Awards!

In this way, Li Xiang's situation has really plummeted in the eyes of outsiders!

If Li Xiang was very popular before, everyone would want to come forward and flatter him.

Now at least in the field of science fiction, Li Xiang is like a stinky piece of shit, and anyone who sees it will have to detour!
The news spread back to the country, causing an uproar.

Although there are still many fans who unswervingly support him, even the Cultural and Entertainment Office has stood up and issued a post in support of Li Xiang.

But in the field of science fiction, foreigners have always had a stronger voice.

Under the suppression of this hegemony, many domestic science fiction authors changed their previous attitude and wanted Li Xiang to apologize to the Nebula Award.

This picture is really funny!
Li Xiang chose to let Huaxia Science Fiction stand up, but many domestic science fiction authors knelt down first!