The Great Era of Rebirth: 1993

   Chapter 372, the fourth round of voting (please subscribe!)

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

   Zhang Xuan asked, "Which five works?"

  Tao Ge is very familiar: "The first three novels are "War and People", "White Door Willow", and "Autumn of Turmoil", and there is no suspense in the promotion of these three works.

   And your "lurking" competes with another novel.

   After voting by the organizing committee, the number of votes obtained is the same, so for the time being, the two works will be entered into the next round together. "

   Zhang Xuan seemed to have realized something, and couldn't wait to ask: "How many works are selected for this Mao Dun Literature Award?"

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

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

   It is because this time only 4 are selected.

   So my own "lurking" and another work temporarily entered the next round together.

   And the next round, the fifth round, is the final round.

   "lurk" or live! or die!

   There is no third way.

  If you win the competition, then you will be completely successful, your status will rise, your prestige will reach a peak, and you will be in the limelight for a while.

  If it fails.

  If "Hidden" was a high-profile finalist, but sadly exited.

   What awaits him will be waves of public opinion shocks, as well as landslides and tsunamis-like criticism.

   is likely to end up in a situation where the individual abandons the dog.

   This is definitely not an alarmist!

  Although "hidden" has achieved brilliant results in the past few months, it has blossomed both at home and abroad, and none of the awards and bestsellers have fallen behind.

   But he knew that aside from the writers and scholars who made it clear that they didn't like "lurking" on the bright side, there must be more jealous monsters hidden in the dark.

   If they "lurked" and took advantage of the wind, they would not dare to be demons.

  If "lurking" encounters Waterloo at the Mao Dun Literature Award, those jealous monsters will definitely jump out to find a sense of existence.

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

  Cultural people, they have strong bones.

  Spineless, that's simply bad!

   Seeing that he was silent, Tao Ge seemed to know what he was thinking, and comforted: "It's okay, my sister has an intuition, I'll definitely be able to pass."

  Intuition, intuition is an ancestor!

  I have told myself from life experience that women's intuition is mostly suspicious, except for catching the third and fourth.

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

   Depressed in his heart, Zhang Xuan still asked: "When will the next round of voting be?"

   Tao Ge said: "November 30th."

   "The last day of the month?"

"right."

   "The award ceremony of the 85th Novel Award is on the 28th. I should be in Beijing on the 30th."

   "Okay, when the time comes, my sister will show you around."

"Um."

   Both of them have things on their minds, and both are heavy-hearted, but they both try to speak lightly.

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

   is also closely related to the career prospects of Tao Ge and editor-in-chief Hong, the status of people's literature in the society and the reputation of the industry.

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

   Maybe they are more urgent and more anxious than Zhang Xuan.

   After all, Zhang Xuan is from the two worlds. If he really loses, he will adjust himself in a very 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 head.

   The most important thing is that you are still young, and there are still opportunities.

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

  Tao Ge said: "The publishing house of science fiction, I have already contacted three companies for you, and I will wait for the translation of the work to start submitting for review."

   Thinking of Xie Qi's prudent instructions, Zhang Xuan asked with concern, "Did you find the publisher directly, or did you find it through an intermediary or bookseller?"

  Tao Ge told him: "These three are publishing houses that my sister directly contacted through her contacts.

  Don't worry, I've worked in this field for so many years and know what you're worried about.

   But since my sister has promised you, your copyright and interests will not be infringed in any way, and we will follow the legally recognized form. "

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

   "What do you call me?"

   "I say thank you."

   "Huh! ..., it's really boring."

   "Oh, just be content!"

   Zhang Xuan asked: "When will the English version of "Clockwork Girl" come out?"

   Tao Ge explained: "I asked yesterday, and it will take about ten days."

   Zhang Xuan instructed: "After the translation, let me have a look first."

   Tao Ge asked: "Are you worried?"

   Zhang Xuan replied: "It's not that I'm worried. It's that science fiction is different from other types of books, and it involves a little more technical terms and a little complicated.

  I am afraid that translators do not know much about the field of science fiction, which is often easy to cause loopholes and words that do not convey their meaning. "

   Seeing that what he said was orderly, Tao Ge agreed and said, "Sure, I originally wanted to submit it for trial earlier, so I'll talk about it when you come to the capital to check it again."

"it is good."

   promised, Zhang Xuan asked again: "How much will it cost to translate and publish in the UK?"

  Tao Ge understood what he meant, so he was not polite: "This fee sister will help you first, "Clockwork Girl" has achieved results, and then pay me back."

   "Well, yes."

   The latter two talked in detail about publishing for more than ten minutes before hanging up.

   Put the receiver back in its original position, Zhang Xuan thought about it, picked it up again, and dialed Li Mei.

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

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

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

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

   Zhang Xuan was dissatisfied: "It's still brewing? It's been a few months, and there's still no progress?"

   For the first time feeling the emotion in his words, Li Mei remained silent.

   Zhang Xuan put pressure on him and said, "You help me to ask Qiu Boren, Chen Min and his wife again, and ask them if they can do it?

   How long will it take for me to see the blueprints, maybe they will give me a word.

   Tell them that although we have plenty of time, we can’t waste it like that.

  If that doesn't work, then we'll find someone else, or simply bid globally. "

   Li Mei said slowly, "Okay, I see."

   After finishing the business, Zhang Xuan talked about his personal affairs, "I want to buy a batch of books, you can help me find a careful person to do this."

   Li Mei asked curiously: "How much do you want to buy?"

   Zhang Xuan said: "About 1200 copies."

   This is not a trivial matter, Li Mei was very surprised, but she agreed happily: "It's easy to handle, leave it to me."

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

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

  It was a bit of a surprise that Lilith picked it up.

   As soon as the phone got through, Lilith asked, "Zhang Xuan?"

   "It's me." Zhang Xuan replied.

  Lilith asked: "Are you busy lately?"

   Zhang Xuan replied: "It's okay."

  Lilith asked: "What do you mean by okay?"

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

  Lily answered: "It means you can also make time, right?"

   Zhang Xuan was speechless.

  Lilith asked: "Why didn't you call me recently? How is your relationship with Du Shuangling recently? Is it like glue? How about your science fiction "Clockwork Girl"? When will you come to the UK?"

   Hearing a series of questions over there, Zhang Xuan looked at the door again and blocked the machine gun with just one sentence:

   "Lilith, I miss you."

  Lilith was stunned for a moment, but just now, she had to be unforgiving, and she said coquettishly, "Husband, I miss you too."

   Zhang Xuan asked: "Where's your sister, is she there?"

  Lilith said: "She went out today to help you contact the publishing house."

   Zhang Xuan was dizzy, and he was really conscientious, so he changed the subject: "How are you doing recently, why are you here with your sister?"

  Lilith said: "I'm here today because I'm on holiday. I've been fine lately. I eat spicy food and drink spicy food. If I meet an unsightly foreign student from Xiangjiang, I'll just find a few to play with.

   But I just miss you, 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's like to be awake at night?"

   Zhang Xuan asked: "How do you feel?"

  Lilith raised her legs, lay down on the sofa and said, "My whole body is sore, itchy and numb, like being bitten by thousands of ants."

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

  Lilith complained: "Don't interrupt, I am a metaphor, you understand the metaphor.

  Although I have not been bitten by thousands of ants, but I was tossed by one ant a lot, and I miss it now when I think about it. "

   Zhang Xuan: "."

  Lilith asked: "Zhang Xuan, I regret it now."

   Zhang Xuan: "What do you regret?"

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

   Zhang Xuan frowned: "You say it again, the family law will serve you."

  Lilith snorted: "I regretted being with you so early. Ever since I tasted the meat, how can I live without food every day.

  You don't know how hungry people are hungry. You have Du Shuangling to feed you every day, and I can only think of Du Shuangling to feed you every day. Do you know this feeling? "

   Zhang Xuan's eyelids twitched and he remained silent.

   "Ah? Ahh?? Husband, I miss you?" There was a provocative voice over there.

   Zhang Xuan: "."

   Zhang Xuan decisively refused: "No."

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

   Zhang Xuan was speechless.

"husband."

"I do not know."

   "Try it, maybe it will work."

   "I don't want to try."

   "Are you really not trying?"

"Um."

   "Okay! Since you're so heartless, I'll go buy a plane ticket to go back to China now. Will the three of us eat and sleep together in the future?" Lilith threatened.

   Zhang Xuan's mouth twitched. After being silent for a few seconds, he glanced in the direction of the door and said in a low voice:

   "Listen."

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