When Yu Dong gave his acceptance speech earlier, both Yang Xiao and Tan Kai were laughing, but when they heard Yu Dong's last advertisement, they were both stunned.
Yu Dong has another new book?
They looked at each other and saw doubts in each other's eyes.
But then Yang Xiao realized that Yu Dong had not told her about the new book.
The last time she called Yu Dong to talk about the Galaxy Award, Yu Dong said that he was writing a new novel. Now that he announced it in public on stage, he should have finished it.
It seems that the ceremony will be over soon and I need to talk to him about the new book.
Another long article is here, which brings both joy and sorrow to the magazine.
The good news is that the pressure on their manuscripts will be alleviated because of the long articles. The sad thing is that magazines only have so much space. If long articles are always serialized like this, it will definitely have an impact.
What they really lack now is short and medium-length manuscripts.
But now is not the time to think about this. Yang Xiao looked at Yu Dong who was walking down, applauded, stood up and walked to the stage.
Seeing Yang Xiao appear on the stage, everyone in the audience thought she was going up to give a closing speech, because the first prize had been awarded and there were no other sessions left.
But Yang Xiao said with a smile: "Please be patient, today's award ceremony is not over yet. This year's Galaxy Awards is different from previous ones. We have added a special prize."
Special Prize?!
This is something most people don't think of.
No wonder there are two first prizes, and there is also a special prize.
Yang Xiao on the stage continued: "Today, I specially invited a very important guest, and the next special prize will also be awarded by this important guest. Please give me the warmest applause. Please invite us to Sichuan."
Mr. Kang Zhenhua, Chairman of Sichuan Science and Technology Association.”
As soon as the name Kang Zhenhua came out, there was a burst of cheers in the venue, and these cheers were also mixed with a lot of surprise.
Jimmy listened to people's cheers and asked Yu Dong puzzledly: "Does this Mr. Kang Zhenhua have a good background? It seems that this situation is not just as simple as the chairman of the Association for Science and Technology."
Before Yu Dong could reply, He Hongwei, who was sitting behind them, leaned over and said, "It's really not that simple. Mr. Kang is a famous biologist and fluid dynamicist in China. He has also served as a senior official and is a top boss. He is in our
He served as the vice principal of the school, so students in our school all know him."
Yu Dong had only heard of Kang Zhenhua and was not as familiar with it as He Hongwei.
Jimmy was stunned for a moment after hearing this. This time the Galaxy Awards really exceeded his expectations, even such award-winning guests were invited.
After Yang Xiao finished speaking, an old man slowly walked onto the stage. He looked to be about seventy years old, but his steps were not staggering at all.
Seeing the energetic Kang Zhenhua, Yu Dong also sighed with emotion. In this era, it is really rare for an old man in his seventies to maintain such a mental state. With the state he is showing now, no one will doubt that he can live to this day.
Eighty or ninety years old.
Taking the microphone from Yang Xiao, he patted the microphone first and waited until it got quiet before speaking with a smile: "Hello everyone, I'm glad to see you all here today. Xiao Yang just said he invited me here.
Yes, actually no, I took the initiative and ran over here on my own."
Kang Zhenhua spoke with a strong voice, with a Sichuan and Sichuan accent, but it was clear that he was not a native of Sichuan and Sichuan.
"A few days ago, Xiao Yang went to the Association for Science and Technology and said that he wanted to invite a colleague to present an award. I was interested as soon as I heard it. I am the most suitable person to do this job. I am a leader at least, and I have some advantages in my status.
, In addition, since I am so old, I usually have more free time than them, so I can spare more time."
"Chairman Kang is so humble. We all know that you have always been on the front line of work. Not only do you continue to engage in biomechanics research, you also devote your energy to teaching and continue to cultivate and output talents for the domestic biomechanics community.
." Yang Xiao said with a smile.
Kang Zhenhua waved his hand, "What I have done is not worth mentioning. Over the years, the more I have been engaged in education, the more worried I am about the basic science education of domestic students. If you want to cultivate scientific and technological talents, it is not the past few years of universities.
The problem can be solved by just learning, and the root cause lies in the construction of scientific concepts and the expansion of thinking in the lower grades. To achieve this, we must make students interested in science."
"I think good science fiction works should shoulder this responsibility, so that our children can have a strong interest in science because of science fiction works. Therefore, before awarding the awards, I sincerely want to give all science fiction writers
This is a suggestion. I hope you can bring a sense of responsibility when creating and bring your thinking about the scientific world to readers."
Yang Xiao nodded and said, "I believe that the science fiction writers here will not disappoint you."
Kang Zhenhua smiled, then took the card from Yang Xiao. He squinted at the card and whispered: "It's not what I thought. I thought the special prize would be "The Second World"
."
When he said this, he held the microphone very far away, so the people in the audience couldn't hear what he said.
Only Yang Xiao was close enough to hear clearly. She also took the microphone away from her mouth and explained to Kang Zhenhua in a low voice: "Because "Second World" has not been serialized yet, it has not been included in this year's award list."
"That's it." Kang Zhenhua nodded slightly, then put the microphone to his mouth and said, "I announce that the winning work of the fourth China Science Fiction Galaxy Award is - Closed Loop."
Immediately, applause resounded throughout the hall, but many people had the same doubts as Kang Zhenhua. They thought the special prize would be "The Second World". After all, "The Second World" is Yu Dong's most influential work.
Some people are also surprised by the operation of the Galaxy Awards. There is one special prize, two first prizes, and the top three works are all from the same author.
Although Yu Dong's works have indeed been very influential this year, the quality of the works is excellent, and the length is advantageous compared to other works, but to give him the top three at once, I have to say that Yang Xiao is really courageous
.
The top few places in an award are given to one writer. When laypeople hear this news, they will generally have two thoughts.
First, domestic science fiction is very weak, and the generals can only be chosen from the shortest.
Second, this award has no weight at all.
No matter which one it is, it is detrimental to the Galaxy Award itself.
But people with a discerning eye can also guess Yang Xiao's thoughts. This can not only win over Yu Dong, but also create a science fiction star to attract more people's attention. No matter what era, there is no shortage of pursuit and admiration for celebrities.
…
At this time, Yu Dong had already stepped onto the stage. He bent down to take the certificate and trophy from Kang Zhenhua, and said with a smile: "Thank you, Mr. Kang, not only for getting this award from you, but also for your support."
Contribution made by the country.”
Kang Zhenhua smiled and patted Yu Dong on the shoulder: "Keep up the good work, I have read your "Second World", and some of it is very inspiring to me. But I suggest you look further, domestic
Science fiction novels are still lacking in the description of the universe. Zheng Wenguang has done it before, but he was limited to children's science fiction adventures and lacked detailed descriptions of the vastness of the universe. You can spend some time and write something for children to read.
If they’re interested, it’s something that requires them to use their brains.”
Chapter completed!