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Chapter 332 Chapter 331 "The Wandering Earth" won the "Hugo Award" for Best Novella!

"What's the matter, Late Spring?" Fang Minghua asked.

"Editor Fang, the Sichuan Province "Stars" poetry magazine held a week-long "Chinese Poetry Festival" in Chengdu on December 12, and invited poets who won the title of "China's Top Ten Young and Middle-aged Poets" to gather in Chengdu. I also want to Go check it out.”

Fang Minghua also knew about this that the best contemporary poets who emerged in the late 1970s and early 1980s, including Bei Dao, Shu Ting, Gu Cheng, Yang Lian, and Li Gang, would all participate.

And this is also the most complete and last time they get together.

"Okay, go ahead and come back with more good poems." Fang Minghua said with a smile: "Just in time, I'm going to Chengdu to attend the second Galaxy Science Fiction Award Ceremony held by Science and Literature magazine."

Zhao Muchun knew that the youngest magazine editor in the country seemed a bit "not doing his job properly" and was interested in popular literature and particularly liked science fiction novels.

But as a subordinate, I couldn’t say anything, so I said, “How about you go to the Poetry Week after attending the awards ceremony?”

"No, no, let's do our own thing. I'm still in a hurry to get back." Fang Minghua declined politely.

On December 12, Fang Minghua boarded a train in Nanxia Sichuan Province alone.

Of course, Liu Cixin did not go to New York in the United States to receive the award in person. After Fang Minghua’s introduction, she entrusted Sun Lizhe in the United States to lead the award home.

They were all young, and the young man wearing black glasses was particularly eye-catching.

This is what Sun Lizhe wrote to Liu Cixin.

Just two months ago, "The Wandering Earth" won the American "Hugo Award" for Best Novella!

At noon, Liu Cixin came to Fang Minghua and said one thing: "Editor Fang, I want to ask you to help me with something."

This is the first time since Fang Minghua won the Best Nebula Award in 85 that another Chinese writer won another major science fiction award in the United States!
congratulations!

"There is a director named Steven Spielberg in the United States who wants to buy the film adaptation rights of my novel."

Liu Cixin, engineer of Niangziguan Power Plant.

This was his second time in Chengdu. He got off the car in the morning and ate a bowl of steamed rice rolls. He didn't even look for a hotel and took the bus straight to the "Science and Literature" magazine on Renmin Road. According to his idea, after attending the awards ceremony today, in the evening Just buy a ticket and return to Xijing.

Fang Minghua said and pointed at the people present.

"Comrade Xiaofang, thank you, thank you for bringing domestic science fiction back from the brink of death." Wen Jize said.

Compared with the first one, the second "Galaxy Science Fiction Award" was much larger in scale, with more than 100 participants including authors and science fiction fans.

"what's up?"

"Don't dare, I'm just throwing ideas out there." Fang Minghua was very modest: "Chairman Wen, you also know that I have many things to do, and I can't focus on the creation of science fiction novels. The future of domestic science fiction lies with them."

Moreover, a relatively important figure also came to the meeting, Wen Jize, chairman of the Chinese Science Writers Association, who naturally wanted to exchange pleasantries when he met Fang Minghua.

Wearing a black frame and still looking a little shy, Liu Cixin accepted everyone's congratulations. His article "The Wandering Earth" also won the first prize of the second Galaxy Science Fiction Award.

Soon, Sun Lizhe replied to Liu Cixin in the United States. In addition to mailing back the "Hugo Award" trophy with a rocket trophy with fins, he also wrote in the letter that American director Spielberg found him. , wants to buy the film adaptation rights of this novel.

Naturally, Sun Lizhe couldn't make the decision, so he wrote a letter asking Liu Cixin for his personal wishes.

Liu Cixin is so young now, how can she understand this?
When I saw Fang Minghua this time, I immediately asked him for advice. Fang Minghua was not surprised by this result.

How could those Hollywood directors look down on such a good novel?

I just didn’t expect it to be Spielberg?

Last year's adaptation of Fang Minghua's novel "The Sun" has been released in the United States this summer. I heard that the response has been good, but the box office revenue has not yet been settled, so Fang Minghua has not yet received the 8% he deserves in the contract.

But don't worry, Sun Lizhe's gang is keeping an eye on it, not to mention that he has also joined the American Writers Guild. The American union is not like our country's, which only gives out some labor insurance and so on every year.

Now when I heard Liu Cixin talking about this, I asked, "How much did the other party bid?"

"Mr. Sun has preliminary negotiations with the American director on this matter, and the price is 15 US dollars and 6% of the film's profit share."

The price is acceptable.

"Liu Gong, then agree. With this 15 US dollars, you will be a rich man." Fang Minghua joked.

Liu Cixin was a little embarrassed.

But I am happy to think about it.

15, it’s not RMB, it’s US dollars!
"Hey, Liu Gong, if you have these 15, will you resign and move to a big city? Like Yanjing, Shencheng, etc.?" Fang Minghua asked out of curiosity.

Liu Cixin thought carefully for a while and shook her head: "I am quite satisfied with my current job. Although Niangziguan is relatively remote, my job is relatively simple. I like this kind of life and have more time to spend on thinking. "

Oh my god.

If you quit your job to become a professional writer, wouldn’t you think about it every day?

But as a man in science and engineering, this idea is understandable.

A remote and cold place like Niangziguan, deep in Taihang, where you can see the brilliant and deep starry sky when you look up at night, would it be more conducive for his mind to roam in the world of science fiction, right?
"Okay, you do what you want. However, I suggest that if you have the money to buy a house in Taiyuan or Yanjing, you might live there in the future." Fang Minghua smiled and patted his shoulder: "Now the house is pretty good. It's cheap, but it won't be cheap in the future.

"Editor Fang, I will consider your suggestions very seriously." Liu Cixin said.

Sure enough, young Liu Cixin followed Fang Minghua's advice, and a few years later he bought a big house in Yanjing
In the afternoon, there was a science fiction exchange meeting as usual, and everyone talked about their creative experiences. Fang Minghua mainly talked about the latest trends in foreign science fiction, which have gradually transitioned from space operas in the golden age to "cyberpunk". The symbol is the "Neuro" that won the Nebula Award last year. Wanderer".

Although computers are still a very unfamiliar word to most people in this era, everyone still listened carefully.

Historically, the best domestic cyberpunk science fiction novel was written by Chen Qiufan, and his novel is called "The Wild Tide".

But that was after the millennium, and Chen Qiufan himself was born in the 1980s. I hope that this kind of author will appear earlier in China.

In the evening, the conference ended. As the host, Yang Xiao prepared to invite Wen Jize, Fang Minghua and others, but Fang Minghua declined.

"Sorry, Editor Yang, my wife is pregnant and needs someone to take care of her. I have to rush back."

"Editor Fang, you can't leave." At this time, Yang Xiao said with a smile: "Bai Hang, the editor-in-chief of "Stars" poetry magazine, heard that you came to Chengdu and specially invited you to attend their "Top Ten Poets" award ceremony. He said He is very busy now and can't get away, so he asked me to keep you. "

(End of this chapter)