my gilded age

Chapter 750: There are gains and losses, "Three-Body 1" wins Hugo!
The word Puppy originally means little milk dog. It is a very cute and cute little dog, but once it gets crazy, it becomes powerful.

The current organization, Crazy Puppies, is very crazy, so crazy that it makes people feel scared.

"Garbage like "Three-Body Problem" is not worthy of appearing in the shortlist for the Nebula Award!"

"The author is a yellow man. Do yellow people know that? They know nothing!"

"The heroine is still a sissy. Although I appreciate the ruthlessness of this sissy, we must absolutely abandon such a thing!"

In Bai Shiqiu's eyes, this group of people is almost like a cult.

It's May. Bai Shiqiu originally wanted to bring his team to the United States, but his friends here said that there was no need at all, just you and Da Liu coming over.

How is it so simple?

When he arrived at the place, Bai Shiqiu finally understood that the Nebula Award in the United States was said to be very famous, but when he went to the place in person and saw it, he realized that it was really a grassroots team.

In fact, Bai Shiqiu has some knowledge about the Caotai Team. He has heard that this kind of award is very famous, but this fame is the longing of many people in our country for this kind of award. As the saying goes, distance brings beauty.

What stage has the Caotai team reached now?

Let’s just talk about our country. Bai Shiqiu felt that the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival had the feeling of a grass-roots team, because it was like changing places after one shot. But now looking at the Nebula Awards in the United States, it is like a party. .

Still a small gathering.

"Old Bai, you don't know, the Hugo Awards are more casual than this one. It's just a group of fans and some authors who come out and talk about it casually."

The person who spoke was Mr. Ming, who was in charge of the reception this time. He drove over in a supercar, a Ferrari F12, and as a result, he attracted all kinds of eyes... A rich man.

A group of so-called authors gathered around, and of course there were many book fans. The author earnestly hoped that his work would be adapted, while the book fans talked about their own random ideas.

The situation at that time... seemed like Qixingzhong!

It's not that Bai Shiqiu is exaggerating, it's really like it, because I only know when I come to the scene, are all the fat people in America here?
The obesity index here basically means that except for Bai Shiqiu and a few people, even people like Da Liu who don't control their weight are not fat people, and the rest are all obese.

The body type of obesity is actually the standard body type of the middle and lower classes in the United States.

It feels like holding a conference with hanging threads.

And after that, I met those two 'dog groups', the sad puppy and the crazy puppy.

These two groups, which can be said to be 'notorious', almost operated double prizes last year, and they are making a comeback today. Their views are basically right-wing ideas in the United States.

Da Liu is of yellow race and Chinese, and his works were naturally dissed by these two teams.

As for "The Three-Body Problem", it is currently the first one, and its performance on Amazon is quite good. So, we saw these two dog groups starting to act like monsters, as if they were holding small signs in a demonstration.

Faced with this situation, Bai Shiqiu and Da Liu felt a little at a loss.

"Why is this American like this?" Liu was confused.

"This is how they behave." Bai Shiqiu is well-informed.

Mr. Ming laughed, "Didn't you have no idea about this award before?"

What he said was as if Bai Shiqiu and Da Liu were in love.

Do you have any thoughts about winning the award?
But at this time, another person came, this is Liu Kun, the translator of "Three-Body Problem", he himself is a top student, and usually writes science fiction novels.

"Here we come, haha... don't mind this kind of thing, it's nothing." Liu Kun is quite enthusiastic.

In fact, everyone has met before, and Bai Shiqiu also knows that Liu Kun's own works have also won the Nebula Award and the Hugo Award, but his works are short stories.

In this way, the number of our team is quite small, but the lineup is very strong.

Liu Kun quickly introduced the situation, and then he understood what the truth was.

Where did these two doggy teams come from?
In itself, the Nebula Award and the Hugo Award are indeed quite famous. They are definitely high-end awards in the science fiction world. This is true, but in fact, they are not that mysterious.

To put it simply, it is said by our Chinese people that it is too awesome.

In essence, it is more like a party, or a grass-roots team.

But precisely because of this, many things are not standardized, which naturally creates loopholes, and there is another reason for loopholes, and that is the issue of the main theme of the United States.

How does it have anything to do with the American theme?
It's very simple. Regardless of the Nebula Award or the Hugo Award, the award-winning works of these two awards in recent years basically all highlight American mainstream values, or rather blunt values.

Books written by people of color, blacks, Mexicans, women, or male authors who kneel down to support women’s rights, or books that focus on black people, Mexicans, and women’s rights, can easily win awards.

Of course, I’m talking about novels here. These two awards are what really attract everyone’s attention now.

In recent years, these two awards have really been on the verge of death, with not many people paying attention to them. They have declined. It is because this judging standard has to cater to the mainstream values ​​of the United States.

This. . .

This fucking is the American version of a harmonious society!

Bai Shiqiu couldn't help but complain in her heart, that sentence... This is so simple.

Forget it, don’t say more, it will cause trouble.

Because of this harmonious problem, those two doggy groups emerged. To put it simply, they are both right-wingers, and they are also straight men.

A real straight male cancer patient.

Considering these conditions, it is normal for "Three-Body 1" to be dissed by these two organizations.

These things would really be unimaginable if one had not come here in person. What is more, what Bai Shiqiu could not have imagined is the current decline of the literary market in the United States.

They all say how good the American literary market is, how powerful publishing is, and so on.

But what is it actually like?
Amazon is now the largest publisher. They are actually engaged in online publishing. This online publishing is particularly interesting. This is self-publishing, which means that anyone can publish any work on the Internet. This... is different from our domestic Internet publishing. Wen is very similar, and their threshold is lower.

There are also traditional publishers, but most of them just rest on their laurels, or rely on a few well-known writers.

Why do you have such a perception?
Very simple data, let’s just say Amazon. It is the largest, and its sales volume is also great. But as far as science fiction is concerned, this literary genre is actually quite popular in the United States. Among them, this year’s Nebula Award nominees and Rain Among the several works that won the Fruit Award, why did "The Three-Body Problem" attract so much attention?

Currently, the number of reviews for "The Three-Body Problem" on Amazon is 1, with a very high score of 178.
Yes, that's the case.

This is a very popular book, but the data is so pitiful.

If nothing else, just take a look at the starting point. Don’t talk about popular books or great masters, even if they are just a few hits, the number of comments will definitely be more than this.

Let’s just say there is a street hustler named Hei Che, right?
One of his books has thousands of comments, and it is said that he has deleted a lot of people who criticized him.

Moreover, combined with the status of these so-called authors I saw before, all of them are fat...my God.

Baek Shi-chu came to the United States not once, but middle- and lower-class people have this kind of physique.

It can be said that American writers who are good at it are of course very good. People like Stephen King can do whatever they want.

But most of them are very desperate, or in other words, very desperate. They may not even be able to eat just by writing books.Even if he won the Nebula Award or the Hugo Award, he would still be a loser.

In this regard, our China is obviously better. Just say that the black car can make a living.

It’s still a full-time job for Peipian’er, Peipian’er.

It fully demonstrates the superiority of our socialism.

There are 178 reviews for "The Three-Body Problem". This is the No. 2 shortlisted novel for the current Nebula Award. You should know that this book was released on Amazon relatively late.

So, who is the biggest opponent?
"The Forgotten Southland: Annihilation" has more than 400 comments.

"Wow! Lao Bai, this book is good, well written." This guy, Da Liu, was quite excited after reading this novel.

After Bai Shiqiu considered all the circumstances, he told Da Liu one thing. He naturally ignored Da Liu's excitement, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Seriously, do you want to win the prize? "Da Liu looked confused at this time and scratched his head, "Old Bai, do you really have a way?"

Obviously, according to Liu's thinking, this time he is traveling at public expense. Of course, this public house is Bai Shiqiu, so he treats guests.

I don’t want to win the award. Not only are the two dog groups very fierce and able to win votes, but their opponents are also very strong.

The work "Annihilation" is also the first part of the trilogy. Paramount bought the film and television adaptation rights of "The Lost South" before it was published. In other words, this work is a great work. The work of Jeff VanderMeer, the American science fiction master.

Moreover, the level of the work is indeed very high, and Da Liu also admires it.

But, get the prize!

This is the Nebula Award, a very highly regarded award in China, and it will definitely be beneficial to win it.

To say that there is no thought at all is just pretentious.

"If I had my way, you Da Liu..." Bai Shiqiu's smile at this time was like Mephisto seducing Faust.

"Um...could it be that you, Lao Bai, also want to swipe votes?" Da Liu is so smart, of course he can think of one of the methods.

Bai Shiqiu said with a nonchalant expression: "Since the opponent swipes the ticket, I will do it too. Is there a problem?"

"emmm..." Da Liu didn't know how to answer.

Bai Shiqiu didn't say anything, he was waiting, but after a long time, Da Liu squeezed out a sentence.

"This is a literary matter anyway. There has to be some morality."

But Bai Shiqiu laughed and said a very strange thing, "This is not a literary matter at all."

Da Liu thought for a while, and then laughed.

……

"The news is here! I'm here! The voting results for the Nebula Awards are about to come out!"

"Dear viewers, we are here to bring you first-hand news. Can "The Three-Body Problem" win the Nebula Award?"

The day when the voting results came out, it was very lively. Basically, American media did not broadcast the Nebula Awards live. Many mainland Chinese media came to do the live broadcast. This is really strange.

What is the result?

"Wow!"

"No way!"

"I lost."

Lost!

The voting result was that "Annihilation" defeated "The Three-Body Problem" and won the Nebula Award.

Of course the Gouzi team over there was very happy. What was more depressing were the reporters from China, as well as some book fans and science fiction fans, who took the initiative to do text live broadcasts.

Next, of course, we have to interview Bai Shiqiu and Da Liu. It is precisely because of Bai Shiqiu that the media will come, so Da Liu should let him go first.

Very good, Bai Shiqiu was very cooperative this time, and he even just said it.

"This was just a press conference at that time."

It was great. All the reporters who came from far away were happy, and book fans came over to ask for autographs and so on.

What exactly would Bai Shiqiu say?

"I don't think this failure of "The Three-Body Problem" is a failure. I believe that through the reports of reporters, domestic book fans and movie fans can understand the reasons for the failure. This time, we did not get fair treatment!"

Injustice, this is what Bai Shiqiu emphasizes, but people who are familiar with him know that he never likes to talk about fairness and injustice.

Just like the "Cheating" he made, in this movie, he clearly stated his views on 'fairness'.

This is very strange, but no matter how many reporters there are, everyone has already started drafting and trying to get the news out as soon as possible.

"Bai Shiqiu and Liu suffered unfair treatment".

"The American Right Influences the Awards."

"Political Intervention in Literary Events".

Just these titles, how great!

Moreover, Bai Shiqiu also gave these reporters a big gift package.

what?

I just heard him make a grand statement, "We lost the Nebula Award this time, but we will never stop moving forward. The next Hugo Award must belong to "The Three-Body Problem"!"

This is the FLAG!

Okay, great, that’s what reporters like.

Needless to say, the news that "The Three-Body Problem" missed the Nebula Award immediately went viral on our domestic Internet, with various discussions and various opinions.

Moreover, those two dog groups are also known to everyone.

Oh, it turns out that this is how American awards are judged!

Many people did not know these truths before, but when they were revealed this time, many people's "American Dream" was shattered.

It turns out that politics over there is even more terrifying.

So, here comes the question, the next Hugo Awards, in the end. . .

More than two months later, at the World Science Fiction Convention, the Hugo Awards were officially announced, and the result was...

"I won it! I won it!"

"Amazing! "Three-Body Problem" really won the Hugo Award!"

"I was there and I was so excited that I shed tears."

"The Three-Body Problem" was significantly ahead of "Annihilation" in all five rounds of voting, winning the Hugo Award.

So what did Bai Shiqiu do in this matter?

"Lao Bai, tell me, I beg you, why are you doing this?" Da Liu was very excited, but he was even more curious.

Yes, he said at the beginning that he also wanted the Nebula Award, but why would he win the Hugo Award instead of losing the Nebula Award?

Isn’t it better to win both awards?
Okay, needless to say, Bai Shiqiu uses tricks, that is, to brush votes against brushing votes. Could it be that he can't afford to brush up, and then he just concentrates on one prize to brush it off?

No, no.

But Bai Shiqiu said with a smile: "Da Liu, look at the enthusiasm for this matter in the country."

This. . .

Da Liu understood instantly, really understood instantly, "Old Bai, your methods are really good!"

　thanks for your support!Thank you!
　　Well, no more talk, Hei Che's "The Three-Body Problem" will be coming soon.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)