Reborn I want to surf

Chapter 966 Chengdu 2
I met with the top boss in the morning and went to see the land in the afternoon.

As for the undeveloped land parcels around Chengdu, Xiao Wu promised that with an investment of only RMB 99, he could choose whatever he wanted.

Yao Yuan laughed and passed. Although the agreement has not yet been reached, Yao Yuan personally prefers Chengdu because it is the only source of Chinese science fiction here.

Renmin South Road, "Science Fiction World" magazine.

Editor-in-chief Yao Haijun and deputy editor-in-chief Yang Feng have been busy since the morning, leading the editors to clean up the dead corners. No debris is allowed on the table, and no garbage is allowed in the trash can...

The window sill was full of flowers, and a banner saying "Warmly welcome Mr. Yao Yuan to visit" was hung on the old wall.

Everything is full of the flavor of "Space Exploration Editorial Department".

As a result, he didn't come when he waited until noon, and when he waited until the afternoon, he still didn't come. Yao Haijun called someone anxiously: "Why hasn't there been any movement? It's already three o'clock, and I will get off work any later. It's not easy for editors, who are old and young. "

"I was looking at the land just now, and I was delayed a little bit. I'm heading towards you!"

"Already here? OK, OK!"

Yao Haijun hung up the phone and immediately prepared to greet him.

About 20 minutes later, a low-key business car parked downstairs. Yao Yuan got out of the car and took a look. His first impression was that he was an old man and a young man.

Walking up the stairs, the corridor is cramped and the light is dark, not cool at all. The only thing that can be called a sci-fi element may be the LED light strip that extends to the end of the corridor.

Yao Haijun had been waiting for a long time and strode forward.

"Mr. Yao Yuan, welcome!"

"Teacher Yao, it's too exciting to stir up a lot of people. I just came up with an impromptu idea. I'm sorry for you doing this."

"Yes, you have helped us a lot in the past few years, and everyone wants to express your gratitude!"

"I accept your wishes, no need to be so polite, you and I are still our family."

Yao Yuan was surrounded into the room and got to know the editorial team.

The place is not big and there are not many people. "Science Fiction World" is still a subsidiary of the SC Science and Technology Association. It receives a small amount of funding every year and makes some hard money through advertising and selling magazines.

But since Yao Yuan's 10th anniversary conference, 99-series companies have taken turns giving money in the name of advertising sponsorship, and life has been much better.

About 4-5 years ago, which was the most difficult time, the monthly salary of an editor was only 1 yuan.

After exchanging pleasantries, we moved to the conference room.

Yao Haijun asked: "Why did you suddenly want to come to our magazine? Are you in Chengdu for business?"

"It's not a big deal. I want to build a theme park and visit various places."

"Theme park? Is there any science fiction?"

"Of course!"

“Please consider Chengdu!”

Yao Haijun became excited, and Balabala began to talk about it: "Although we are located in the southwest, we are one of the regions with the most science fiction activities in the country, more than Shanghai and Shenzhen, and second only to Beijing.

We have seven science fiction associations officially registered at the university, with a total of thousands of people in each session, definitely number one in the country, we..."

"Okay, okay, I'm still researching, it's still early."

Yao Yuan didn't want to talk to him about this kind of thing. He came here today just to look at the magazine and asked: "What is the current circulation of "Science Fiction World"?"

"It's stable at around 15 copies per month."

"That's quite good. The physical magazine can sell 15 copies, which shows that you have a very strong foundation."

Yao Yuan was greatly surprised and thought he could sell tens of thousands of copies, and asked: "Are there any serialized issues of "The Three-Body Problem" still available?"

"There is!"

Yao Haijun immediately asked someone to get it. After a while, he brought back a thick stack of magazines and spread them out on the table, starting from the 2006th issue in 5 and ending with the 12th issue.

This is the first part of "The Three-Body Problem".The second part was not serialized and was published directly.

"Is there still another issue of "The Wandering Earth"?"

"some!"

So I rummaged around again and got a magazine from July 2000.

On the cover, which is dominated by red, there is a woman in national costume riding a white horse, with weird science fiction buildings in the background. This is the accompanying picture for the short story "I Want to Go Back to Guilin"."The Wandering Earth" was placed in the lower left corner of the cover and recommended to readers as the "Galaxy Award Essay Competition".

"I was deeply impressed by this issue. The full text of "The Wandering Earth" was published. Liu Cixin's royalties at that time were more than 2000 yuan, which was the highest standard."

“It’s so well preserved!”

Yao Yuan caressed the cover, as if he couldn't put it down. Seeing this, Yao Haijun hurriedly said: "Since you like it, a small gift cannot be treated as a sign of respect!"

"Then I'll be disrespectful."

He collected this issue of "The Wandering Earth" and said with a smile: "I came to Chengdu and stopped by here to take a look, and I happened to have something to talk about.

When will the Galaxy Awards be held this year? "

"November 9!"

"at Chengdu?"

"Correct!"

"That's perfect! If "The Three-Body Problem" wins the Hugo Awards in August, you invite Liu Cixin, and the popularity will naturally rise."

"Can a Chinese writer win the Hugo Award?" Yao Haijun was shocked.

"Hey, don't underestimate yourself. "The Three-Body Problem" is slowly spreading in the Western world, and many cultural celebrities are recommending it. It is not impossible to win awards.

This year I will be the sponsor and all aspects will be left to us. As for the prize money? "

Yao Yuan thought for a while and said: "100 million for the long story, 50 for the medium and short stories, and 10 for the others. From now on, this standard will be used. I will not interfere with your selection, I will just pay.

In addition, it would be best to add an online science fiction literature award, a science fiction game, and animation award starting next year. What do you think? "

"..."

Yao Haijun and all the editors were speechless. Please, the highest we have now is 10!If you start with only 100 million, and you have to do it every year, well, this little money is not worth mentioning to you.

"If you want to strengthen the power of science fiction, you can't just rely on love to generate electricity. You must have heavy rewards to arouse everyone's enthusiasm. Since you don't object, that's it."

From the time Yao Yuan entered the house to now, in less than an hour, he has made many decisions.

"Science Fiction World" has backbone, but backbone also requires money. When I meet a sincere sponsor, I simply accept it.

Just when he was about to leave, Yao Haijun suddenly said: "Mr. Yao, you love science fiction and want to make many film and television works. I know there is a novel with a very amazing setting. I think it will be very interesting to make a movie." .”

"Oh, what novel?"

"The author of "BJ Folding" is Hao Jingfang. I have her book here, you can take a look."

With that said, Zhen brought out a collection of novels, one of which was "BJ Folding".

"..."

The content was very short, and Yao Yuan flipped through it with a subtle expression.

"BJ Fold" won the Hugo Award for Best Short and Novelette in 2016. It should have received a great reputation, but it ended up having a bad reputation in China, with many people scolding it.

First of all, its story is very bland, and the whole point of interest lies in the setting:

It is said that in the future capital, the entire city is divided into three spaces. The first space has a population of 500 million, and the survival time is from [-] a.m. to [-] a.m. the next morning.

(and also……)
(End of this chapter)