Rebirth of the Great Era 1993

Tao Ge said: "The fourth round of voting was very fierce, and five works were selected."

Zhang Xuan asked nervously: "Which five works?"

Tao Ge has many family treasures: "The first three novels are "War and People", "White Gate Willow", and "The Turbulent Autumn". There is no suspense about the promotion of these three works.

And your "Latent" is in fierce competition with another novel.

After the organizing committee voted, the number of votes was the same, so the two works were entered into the next round together for the time being. "

Zhang Xuan seemed to have some realization and couldn't wait to ask: "How many works will be selected for the Mao Dun Literature Award this time?"

Tao Ge told him plainly: "The organizing committee has decided that only four winning works will be selected this time."

Zhang Xuan was silent for a moment, and completely understood what it meant.

It is precisely because only 4 films were selected this time.

Therefore, my "lurking" and another work have temporarily entered the next round together.

The next round, the fifth round, is the deciding round.

"Latent" or alive! Or die!

There is no third way.

If you win the competition, you will become completely famous, your status will rise, your reputation will reach its peak, and you will be in the limelight for a while.

If it fails.

If "Latent" was shortlisted in a high-profile manner, he sadly left the show.

What awaits me will be waves of public opinion impact and criticism like a landslide and tsunami.

It is very likely that you will end up in a situation where you are an abandoned dog.

This is definitely not alarmist!

Although "Latent" has achieved brilliant results in the past few months, it has blossomed both at home and abroad, and has not lost any awards or bestsellers.

But he knew that, leaving aside the writers and scholars who clearly stated that they did not like "lurking" on the surface, there must be more jealous monsters hidden in the dark.

If "lurking" goes with the wind and tide, they will not dare to act like monsters.

If "lurking" encounters a waterloo at the Mao Dun Literature Award, those jealous monsters will definitely jump out to find their presence.

If you think about it with your toes, you will know that by then the newspapers will be filled with negative news.

A man of culture, a man of integrity and iron bones.

Spineless, that is simply bad!

Seeing his silence, Tao Ge seemed to know what he was thinking and comforted: "It's okay. Sister has an intuition that she will definitely be able to pass."

Intuition, intuition is an ancestor!

Life experience tells me: apart from catching mistresses and mistresses, women’s intuition is mostly suspicious.

Or to put it more seriously, a woman’s intuition is simply playing the piano randomly.

Feeling depressed, Zhang Xuan still asked: "When will the next round of voting be approximately?"

Tao Ge said: "November 30th."

"Last day of the month?"

"right."

"The award ceremony for the 1985 Novel Award is on the 28th, and I should be in Beijing on the 30th."

"Okay, I'll take you for a nice walk then."

"Um."

Both of them had something on their mind and their hearts were heavy, but they both tried to speak in a lighter tone.

When things have progressed to this point, whether "Latent" can win the Mao Dun Literature Award is no longer a matter of Zhang Xuan's personal face.

It is also closely related to the career prospects of Tao Ge and editor-in-chief Hong, as well as the social status and reputation of People's Literature in the industry.

To a certain extent, it can be said that editor-in-chief Hong, Tao Ge, and even People's Literature hope to "lurk" to win the award as much as Zhang Xuan.

Maybe they are more urgent and anxious than Zhang Xuan.

After all, Zhang Xuan is from two generations. If he really loses, he will adjust himself in a short time.

Because Zhang Xuan knows himself, he has a way out, and there is a "clockwork girl" waiting to blossom and bear fruit.

There are so many literary works in my mind.

The most important thing is that I am still young and have plenty of opportunities.

Skipping this heavy topic, Tao Ge talked about the "clockwork girl".

Tao Ge said: "I have contacted three publishers of science fiction novels for you, and I will start submitting them for review after the works are translated."

Thinking of Xie Qi's careful instructions, Zhang Xuan asked with concern: "Did you find the publishing house directly, or through an agency or bookseller?"

Tao Ge told him: “These three are publishing houses that I have direct contact with through my personal connections.

Don't worry, I have been working in this field for so many years and I know what you are worried about.

But since I have agreed to your request, your copyright and interests will not be infringed upon in any way. We will proceed in a legally recognized manner. "

Zhang Xuan said sincerely: "Thank you, sister."

"What did you call me?"

"I said thank you."

"Eh!..., it's really boring."

"Oh, just be content!"

Zhang Xuan asked: "When will the English version of "Clockwork Girl" be released?"

Tao Ge answered: "I asked yesterday, it will probably take about ten days."

Zhang Xuan asked: "After the translation is completed, let me have a look first."

Tao Ge asked, "Are you worried?"

Zhang Xuan replied: "It's not that I'm worried. It's just that science fiction is different from other books in that it involves a lot of professional terms and is a bit complicated.

I'm afraid that translators who don't have extensive knowledge in the field of science fiction often tend to create loopholes and fail to convey the intended meaning. "

Seeing that he spoke in an orderly manner, Tao Ge agreed and said, "Cheng, originally I wanted to submit it for review earlier, but I'll wait until you come to the capital to check it out."

"good."

After agreeing, Zhang Xuan asked again: "How much does it cost to translate and publish it in the UK?"

Tao Ge understood what he meant, so he was not polite: "Sister Fei will help you with this first. When the "Clockwork Girl" gets results, you can pay me back."

"Yeah, okay."

The two of them chatted in detail about publishing matters for more than ten minutes before hanging up the phone.

Putting the receiver back to its original position, Zhang Xuan thought for a moment, picked it up again, and dialed Li Mei.

Zhang Xuan asked: "How is the situation on the construction site?"

There was a strong wind blowing outside and it was a bit noisy. Li Mei said loudly: "Everything is going as expected and the project is progressing smoothly."

Zhang Xuan asked again: "What about the design drawings of the landmark building?"

Li Mei said: "It's still in the brewing stage."

Zhang Xuan was dissatisfied: "Still brewing? It's been several months and there's still no progress?"

Feeling the emotion in his words for the first time, Li Mei remained silent.

Zhang Xuan put pressure on him and said, "Please help me ask Qiu Boren and Chen Min again, can I ask them?

How long will it take for me to see the design drawings? I want them to give an estimate.

Tell them that although we have plenty of time, we cannot waste it like this.

If that doesn't work, then we'll look for someone else, or simply put out a global tender. "

Li Mei slowly said: "Okay, I understand."

After talking about business, Zhang Xuan talked about personal matters, "I want to buy a batch of books. Please help me find a careful person to handle this matter."

Li Mei asked curiously: "A lot of quantity to buy?"

Zhang Xuan said: "About 1,200 copies."

This is no small matter. Li Mei was very surprised, but she still happily agreed: "This matter is easy to handle, leave it to me."

Before the official opening of the super mall, she had no shortage of people under her command, so Li Mei was very confident.

After ending the call with Li Mei, Zhang Xuan glanced at the door and thought about it before calling Xie Qi's apartment.

To my surprise, it was Lilith who answered the call.

As soon as the phone call came through, Lilith asked: "Zhang Xuan?"

"It's me." Zhang Xuan replied.

Lilith asked: "Are you busy recently?"

Zhang Xuan replied: "It's okay."

Lilith asked: "What do you mean okay?"

Zhang Xuan said: "Fortunately, I'm just a little busy."

Lily answered: "It means you can take time out, right?"

Zhang Xuan was speechless.

Lilith asked: "Why haven't you called me recently? How is your relationship with Du Shuangling recently? Are you inseparable? How is your science fiction novel "Clockwork Girl" going? When will you come to the UK?"

Hearing a series of questions from the other side, Zhang Xuan looked in the direction of the door and blocked the machine gun with just one sentence:

"Lilith, I miss you."

Lilith was stunned, her mouth that had been so unforgiving just now dropped, and she said coquettishly: "Husband, I miss you too."

Zhang Xuan asked: "Where is your sister? Is she here?"

Lilith said: "She went out today and helped you contact the publishing house."

Zhang Xuan was dizzy. He was really conscientious. He changed the subject and asked, "How are you doing recently? Why are you here with your sister?"

Lilith said: "I have a holiday today, so I came here. I'm doing well recently, and I like to drink spicy food. If I meet some foreign students from Xiangjiang who don't like me, I'll just find a few to have fun with."

But I just miss you so much that I can't sleep at night. "

Zhang Xuan: "."

Seeing that he didn't speak, Lilith chased after him and said, "Do you know what it feels like to be unable to sleep at night?"

Zhang Xuan asked: "How does it feel?"

Lilith raised her legs, lay down on the sofa and said, "My whole body hurts, itches, and feels numb, as if being bitten by thousands of ants."

Zhang Xuan asked: "Have you ever been bitten by thousands of ants?"

Lilith complained: "Don't interrupt, this is a metaphor, you understand the metaphor.

Although I have never been bitten by millions of ants, I was bitten by one ant, and I feel nostalgic now when I think about it. "

Zhang Xuan: "."

Lilith asked: "Zhang Xuan, now I feel a little regretful."

Zhang Xuan: "What do you regret?"

Lilith said: "I regret being with you so early."

Zhang Xuan frowned: "Say it again, I will serve you according to the family law."

Lilith snorted: "I regretted getting together with you so early. Ever since I tasted meat, how can I live my daily life now?"

You don't know how hungry you are when you're full. You have Du Shuangling feeding you every day. I can only think about Du Shuangling feeding you every day. Do you know this feeling? "

Zhang Xuan's eyelids twitched and he remained silent.

"Ah? Ah?? Husband, I miss you?" A teasing voice came from over there.

Zhang Xuan: "."

Zhang Xuan decisively refused: "No."

Lilith said: "I have put my hands on my legs, please teach me."

Zhang Xuan was speechless.

"husband."

"I won't."

"Just try it, maybe you can do it."

"Don't want to try."

"You really don't want to try?"

"Um."

"Okay! Since you are so heartless, I will buy a plane ticket to return to China now. Can the three of us eat and sleep together in the future?" Lilith threatened.

Zhang Xuan's mouth twitched. After a few seconds of silence, he glanced in the direction of the door and lowered his voice and said:

"Listen carefully."

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