Rebirth 07: Start adding points from elementary school students

Chapter 266 But I’m More Awesome
The person who made this introduction PPT is very good at handling things. He did not write “student” but wrote “junior high school student” instead.

Even those who knew that Li Yan was a minor junior high school student, or even those who had had a conversation with her, couldn't help but marvel again when they saw the introduction on the big screen.

Not to mention those who don't even know about it.

After the personal introductions were typed out, the leaders' enthusiasm for shaking hands increased significantly.

Mo Bu was about to let go but then he held it back again.

So much so that Li Yan's handshake process became the longest one, and he enjoyed it very much.

It would be better if leaders didn’t all have such a kind face.

"Congratulations," the hostess on the stage smiled sincerely, "I believe all the guests have noticed that Li Yan is only a junior high school student. It's true that heroes emerge from youth!"

Oh my god, you're coming too?

Li Yan walked confidently to the center of the stage, and a etiquette officer handed him the microphone.

"Hello, Li Yan. I believe everyone is just like me. I am curious about a question. How old are you this year?"

"14 is old."

The whole audience was in an uproar again and suddenly broke into applause.

"It's incredible. He has this height and physique at the age of 14."

Shouldn't you be surprised that I won the first prize?

Judging from the previous process, the atmosphere of this conference is relatively free because it is the home ground of "cultural people".

So Li Yan raised the microphone and said, "I was born at the end of 95. If I was born a dozen days later, I would be 13 years old today."

There was laughter from the audience.

Exactly the same as canned laughter.

Perhaps she received some information in her headphones, the female host looked backstage and saw a teleprompter that read: "Add Huazhong University of Science and Technology President Cai Zhendong to present the award."

Li Yan also saw it.

"Then, please invite Guan Yongjun, Vice Chairman of the Huaxia Writers Association, Chairman of the Shangjing Federation of Literary and Art Circles and Vice Chairman of the Writers Association, Cai Zhendong, Vice President of Huaxia University, and Ma Zhengrong, President of Supernova Publishing House, to present the award to Li Yan, the first prize winner of the Supernova International Mystery Literature Award!"

The audience burst into applause, the music started again, and several leaders walked onto the stage smiling and politely giving way to each other.

In fact, the award ceremony only includes a trophy and a certificate. Two people are enough, but if there are three people, it would be awkward to have one.

Whoever joins later will be embarrassed.

President Ma Zhengrong was simply the old Guo Qiwen, gentle and courteous, he shook hands with Li Yan again and handed over the certificate; while Guan Yongjun looked somewhat like an immortal, but he also enthusiastically handed the trophy to Li Yan and said some encouraging and affirmative words.

Cai Zhendong came with nothing in his hands and said something that made Li Yan happy, "I came here just to see you."

Damn, you should say this into the microphone, Principal Cai!
Several people stood together for a group photo, Chairman Guan returned to his seat, and President Ma took the microphone.

"Everyone present here is an industry insider, and many of them are also my good friends and old friends." President Ma's tone was like that of the elderly Guo Qiwen, giving Li Yan a strong sense of déjà vu. "As everyone knows, more than a decade ago, when I was editing the Encyclopedia of China, Supernova Press was still called New World Press. Five years ago, in order to encourage a new generation of writers, I responded to the call from my superiors and listened to the opinions of the young people in the press and changed the name to Supernova Press."

The Supernova staff clapped their hands quickly, causing everyone to smile knowingly.

President Ma also smiled and said, "Mo Bu, who was the director of the Cultural Bureau at the time, and Lao Guan, who just presented the award, also gave me a lot of support and advice. In the past two or three years, Chaoxin has attracted many outstanding young talents. Their youthful vitality has inspired an old man like me. I go online with them every day and chat about new things."

The old man spoke with a very good rhythm, and everyone listened attentively.

"In terms of business, Supernova is also trying new areas, including 'mystery'. This is the result of a vote by the young people in our company. I don't know much about it, so I won't elaborate on it." President Ma smiled and glanced at Li Yan, "In fact, I hesitated. Mystery is a very niche field. If we directly hold a new competition, the winners may not necessarily be famous authors. Compared with the previous three publishing houses, Supernova is like playing house."

Li Yan nodded slightly. He had the same thought after hearing Li Ruofei introduce the background of the joint organization of the publishing house.

“But I think this is what a supernova should do. Pioneering, leading, digging, and cultivating. Just like this child,” Ma Zhengrong embraced Li Yan, “So dazzling, this is a supernova!”

The whole audience burst into applause, and a group of young people from Supernova Publishing House who were sitting in the corner were very excited. The female host was about to speak, but she saw Principal Cai naturally took the microphone from Ma Zhengrong and started to speak:
"I'm not even on the guest list." He was fat and had a square face. His voice was very deep and rich. "Let me introduce myself to everyone. I'm Cai Zhendong from Huazhong University of Science and Technology."

There was laughter from the audience.

"No kidding," Cai Zhendong said with leadership style, "I was originally invited to this meeting, but I had a conflict with the academic affairs department, so I didn't come. I finished dealing with some things last night, and when I heard that Li Yan was here, I said I had to come and see it no matter what."

Obviously, Li Yan saw doubt in the eyes of many people in the audience.

They were probably guessing which top leader the "Li" in Li Yan referred to.

"Look at our Linjiang Province Chairman Zou Yang, he is so high-spirited." Cai Zhendong said with a smile, "Old Ma, when I first heard that you gave the first prize to a minor, I wondered if you wanted to have the opportunity to say what you just said and elaborate on the meaning of 'supernova', just for a pile of vinegar dumplings. But when I heard it was Li Yan, I was speechless."

It turns out that BGI has paid this much attention to me?

Li Yan frowned as he thought about it, then when he realized there were several cameras in front of him, he immediately started to put on a cool and calm expression.

"This kid is not only good at writing mystery stories. I have been in the education system for so many years, and I have never seen or even heard of such an all-round talent. I will not go into details, let the little genius speak for himself."

Principal Cai is quite reckless. Li Yan's genius is of course closely related to your education system, but now is the award ceremony for the reasoning competition, and these words can be said to have completely diverted the topic.

If it were someone else, they would probably think that President Tsai was just being high-profile and flattering.

But he is the vice president of Hua University, so he must be ignorant of the ways of the world. Considering that he didn't attend the meeting because of "academic affairs"...

Is there some hidden story?

For example, are you dissatisfied with Huada Publishing House? Are you dissatisfied with the results of the poetry award?

Poetry...Mr. Li is also a little dissatisfied.

Li Yan's wild thoughts were interrupted by the female host's voice:

“Next, we would like to invite our interesting and outstanding student Li Yan to talk about the process of creating “The Puppet Master’s Silk Thread” and give a speech on winning the award!”

The female host had good skills and gave the venue to Li Yan, which stabilized the direction.

"As you can see, my name is Li Yan, and I'm from Xinbei No. 1 Middle School in Linjiang Province, and I'm a first-year student. Unlike the three seniors above, I had to be picky about the personal awards for my self-introductions, so I really don't have anything to put up here. But this time, after I receive the award, I'll have something to put up."

President Ma laughed out loud in the audience.

In fact, it would be a lie to say that Li Yan was not nervous. Even with the mentality of a man in his twenties, he had never experienced an award ceremony of this level in his ordinary previous life.

But his six points of mental ability were enough to support him in making adjustments.

Now this place is called Li Yan Square.

"Before I went on stage, I looked up some acceptance speeches. Conventionally, I should say thank you now. But I think you are all tired of hearing people thanking their family and friends. So, I won't thank anyone."

Some people in the audience didn't understand what Li Yan meant and were still waiting for him to continue. The younger ones thought that Li Yan was just on stage for fun and were already laughing.

"Just like President Ma said, what Supernova Press has to do is to pioneer, lead, dig and cultivate, and what Supernova has to do is to shine brightly enough. The opportunities provided by the platform and the personal struggle are both important components of achieving great things, and neither can be missing. A good cooperative relationship is mutually beneficial and mutually beneficial."

Li Yan relaxed completely. He maintained a handsome smile, his eyes shining brightly as they reflected the spotlight focused on him.

"Just like in school, today I am proud of my alma mater, and tomorrow my alma mater will be proud of me. The mystery novel "The Puppet Master's Thread" does not have a very complicated creative background. It only originated from a very simple idea: I think Chinese mystery currently lacks a benchmark work, so I want to write one."

The people in the audience gradually realized something.

"I want to be the leader of Chinese mystery. Today I am proud to publish my work in Supernova, and I hope that one day, Supernova will be proud to publish my work."

I met a guy who likes to show off.

The problem is that he is really qualified to pretend.

(End of this chapter)