At the end of May, the new issue of "Science Fiction World" will be released.
As usual, most readers found the latest "Deep Space" and read it first, and then read other articles. However, after the end of "Deep Space" this time, readers found that there was a passage attached to it.
The content of this passage probably means that Yu Dong is preparing to write a novel about Mars in the near future, but there is a lack of information, and he invites enthusiastic readers to provide information. Readers who want to provide information can organize the information and send it to the magazine.
"Mars? Mars is good!"
"Where did Mars come from?"
"Mars is the most likely planet for immigrants that we know so far. Yu Dong won't write about our immigration, right?"
"Maybe it will be a disaster movie, and then people from all over the world will immigrate to Mars."
As soon as this issue of "Science Fiction World" came out, discussions about Mars started.
In fact, not every reader of "Science Fiction World" knows about Mars. Most people have a superficial understanding of Mars. So after seeing this issue of the magazine, not many people can provide information, but they are interested in Mars.
More and more people are interested.
Books about Mars in bookstores were suddenly no longer uninterested, and there was an additional Mars topic that everyone usually discussed.
What kind of planet is Mars that made Yu Dong write a novel specifically for it?
At first, the topic of Mars was only circulated among science fiction fans, but gradually, passers-by discovered that more and more people seemed to be discussing Mars.
Why are so many people talking about Mars?
Did something happen to Mars?
Some people say that Mars is the most likely planet for immigrants.
Later it became clear that people on earth have hope of immigrating to Mars.
Later, it became possible that we would immigrate to Mars.
Over the years, the topic of immigrating to alien planets has never stopped. Especially in the past few years, there has always been various news that humans are going to leave the earth. Although they are all false news, they remain in people's minds.
Mars caught fire and became a real Mars.
Even Yang Xiao didn't expect that she just wanted to promote Yu Dong's new book and tied it to the magazine, but she didn't expect that it suddenly aroused people's interest in Mars.
The magazine has also received many letters from readers, many of which are about Mars, but there is very little useful information. Most of them are asking about the direction of Yu Dong's new book.
What’s even more outrageous is that some readers became interested in Mars because of the contents of the new issue, but they searched around the bookstore and found no information about Mars, so they wrote to the magazine specifically to ask if they could send some.
Provide them with information to learn from.
When Tan Kai showed this letter to Yang Xiao, Yang Xiao almost smiled crookedly.
These readers are all talented people. It is obviously a collection of information, but they instead come to the magazine to ask for information.
But this gave Yang Xiao a good idea.
She suggested that the main purpose of collecting information from readers was to bind it to Yudong's new book. As for whether the information could be collected, she had no hope.
Just imagine, no matter how great the readers are, can they be as great as the teachers from the Association for Science and Technology? Therefore, even if the readers provide information, it will not be as good as the information provided by the Association for Science and Technology.
Now that she saw that everyone had a strong interest in Mars, she suddenly thought about it and decided to open a Mars column to popularize knowledge about Mars to readers.
In this way, they can build back the popularity they have created, and this kind of popularization of science knowledge can also add some image points to their magazine.
Don’t some people say that science fiction is bad? Well, let’s do some science popularization by the way.
It is not that magazines have never done popular science content before, but the pages were short, the content was sparse, and they were not done seriously, and sometimes there were even fallacies.
So this time Yang Xiao decided to take science popularization seriously, not only to do it rigorously, but also to do it interestingly.
It is best to combine it with the more popular novels nowadays.
Yu Dong's new book hasn't come out yet, but it doesn't matter. Isn't "Deep Space" being serialized? "Deep Space" involves so much scientific knowledge, and there is so much that can be popularized.
We can talk about black holes and wormholes, and we will start popularizing them after the knowledge about Mars is completed.
It’s not too troublesome, just go to the teachers at the Association for Science and Technology for help, and this kind of article will come out easily.
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Within two days of Yu Dong's return to Shanghai, Wu Changxin called him.
When he received the call from Wu Changxin, Yu Dong was a little surprised. He was wondering if there was something unfinished at the school, but he didn't expect Wu Changxin to tell him that Zhu Jianying, the president of Jinling University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, had sent someone a piece of information.
It's about Mars.
"There is quite a lot of information. I weighed it and it weighed more than ten kilograms." Wu Changxin said in a very excited tone, "He called me and asked me if you needed information about Mars, but I was confused. After listening to his explanation
I just found out that you published the news in "Science Fiction World". It makes me feel embarrassed, because I don't know as much about you as he does."
Yu Dong smiled and said: "The news came from Yang Xiao, the president of "Science Fiction World". I just didn't expect that this matter would alarm Jinhang."
"I didn't expect that he was quite enthusiastic. If you need anything else, just tell them and they will help. Yu Dong, that's what I think. They are so enthusiastic. Let's thank them. If you have time, you can call them later.
Give Principal Zhu a call to express my gratitude."
"this is necessary."
Not only that, Yu Dong plans to write a thank you letter at the front of the novel to thank all the units that provided the information this time. If the information sent by their school can be used, they will be added to the thank you letter when the time comes.
"Okay, I'll give you his phone number and you can take note of it."
"Well, I'm looking for paper and pen."
After noting Zhu Jianying's phone number, Yu Dong asked Wu Changxin to help him send the information given by Jinhang to Shanghai. The two chatted for a few words before hanging up the phone.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! After chatting with Wu Changxin, Yu Dong made a phone call to Zhu Jianying.
Zhu Jianying was very happy to hear that it was Yu Dong. She told Yu Dong that if he needed any other information, he was welcome to ask for it, and invited Yu Dong to visit their school when he had time when school started.
"I'm very happy to be able to help you. I know that no matter how much research we do here will not be as useful as your writing a novel about the popularization of scientific knowledge. Only by doing a good job in popularizing scientific knowledge can there be more
If more people are willing to join this industry, then schools like ours will have meaning.”
Zhu Jianying spoke very modestly, and Yu Dong certainly could not be complacent, "Principal Zhu is overrated. The key to the development of science lies in the efforts of professionals like you. As literary and artistic workers, we are very satisfied if we can contribute a little.
Moreover, without your efforts, our novel would not have been possible."
"Haha, let's stop saying polite words. When your new book is written, I will definitely buy a copy."
"If Principal Zhu wants to read it, I will send you a few copies when the time comes."
"That's good."
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"You and Yanqiu should come back early. Your Brother Jiang is getting married on the fifth day of August. You both will go there then."
Before Yu Dong set off for Rongcheng, his mother gave him instructions.
"When is the fifth day of August?" Yu Dong asked.
"Did not notice."
Yu Dong went to find the calendar and looked through it. When he saw the date, he exclaimed, "Brother Jiang is really good at picking dates. The fifth day of August happens to be September 10th, which is Teacher's Day."
"Can't you ask for leave?"
"should be no problem."
The school holds a meeting every year on Teachers' Day, but usually the meeting has little to do with Yu Dong and the others, so it shouldn't be difficult to ask for leave.
Qin Fang nodded and said, "Also, after you finish your work in Chengdu, go find Yanqiu as soon as possible. The climate conditions in the northwest are not good, and she will definitely not be used to it as a girl. You should go there early and take care of her."
"
Yu Dong smiled and said, "She is going to participate in the art festival. She is not going to the countryside. She is also in the city. Besides, your daughter-in-law is not that delicate."
Qin Fang's eyelids rolled up, "Just tell me this, don't say it to Yan Qiu. Okay, you should leave quickly, we can't catch the car."
Yu Dong was pushed out of the house by his mother.
When he arrived in Chengdu, Hu Changqing and others had already arrived, as well as Jimmy.
Jimmy came back specially for this Galaxy Award. Another thing is that in recent times, some well-known science fiction writers have been contacted by people from "Science Fiction King". Of course, these writers under Jimmy are the same
decline.
"Science Fiction King" is almost in preparation and is ready to be released in September. They have been short of works recently, so I wanted to poach a few authors.
As far as Jimmy knows, several authors have already agreed to submit contributions to "Science Fiction King". Of course, these authors are not too famous, and they are far behind Hu Changqing and others.
Jimmy came here this time because he also wanted to talk to his writers and see how this matter would be handled.
As soon as Yu Dong arrived, everyone ran to his room.
This year's standards are higher than in previous years. Each author lives in a single room. The rooms are quite spacious, so it's not too crowded with the few of them here.
The two young men, He Hongwei and Yang Peng, were still so lively and lively. As soon as they came in, they called me Senior Brother and Brother Dong, and they were not polite. If there were stools, they would sit on the stools. If there were no stools, they would sit on the window sill.
"I heard from Xiao Li that this year's award ceremony will be more grand. There will be a TV station to record the video, and reporters of all ages will come." Yang Peng said.
Jimmy nodded and said, "That's right. The preparations for this year are indeed very good. There will also be a meeting. Some readers will come to participate and you will sign autographs on the spot. But this is not mandatory. We will see when the time comes.
You volunteer."
"Of course I am willing." He Hongwei smiled and said, "I have always wanted to hold a book signing, but I just didn't have the opportunity. What about you, Yang Peng?"
"I can do that too." Yang Peng nodded.
Jimmy smiled and said, "Sooner or later, there will be a book signing. After this year's Galaxy Awards, the company has begun to systematically promote you guys. But it's best for you to write a few novels, publish a single book, and collect it."
It’s still not as good as a long form for publicity.”
Several authors nodded. Jimmy had told them about this a long time ago, and they were all considering writing a long novel. Hu Changqing and Wang Jingkang, for example, had already started writing it.
"One more thing. In the fall, I am going to organize a meeting for science fiction fans in Jinling. You can go there if you have time. Jinling has a strong science fiction atmosphere now because there is a science fiction association and many college students like science fiction novels.
." Jimmy said again.
Yang Peng and He Hongwei, two young men, agreed at once. Hu Changqing was in Jinling. Of course, they also said that there would be no problem. Only Wang Jingkang might be in trouble. He was in the factory and was very busy at work, so he might not be able to leave. It was not certain yet.
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In fact, the reason why Jimmy wanted to hold this science fiction fan meeting was to prepare for the construction of a new building in the future.
After the building is completed, it cannot be used only as the company's office. It will inevitably hold some activities. Jimmy has already thought about making space for a science fiction theme pavilion, which can often hold science fiction exhibitions.
Jimmy has always believed that cultural products must form a cultural chain, so that their influence can last forever. Now their company has no shortage of people and works. As long as they operate well, they will definitely be able to produce them.
One thing he is currently doing is to select some suitable works from these authors, adapt them, and then turn them into a series of science fiction sketches. The cost is not high, but as long as you work hard, the effect will definitely come out.
For example, for the movie "Alien Monkey" written by Hu Changqing before, Jimmy has already written the script. The filming won't take too long, so it's no problem to make a 20-30 minute drama version. The works he selected have one characteristic,
The plot is relatively simple and dramatic, preferably with a twist.
When the series is finished, if it can be sold, then sell it. If it doesn't sell, the worst thing is to spend some money to find a TV station to show it. With his current connections in the United States, this matter is not difficult to handle.
"In the future, you will have more and more activities, first domestically, and later possibly abroad."
"Abroad?" He Hongwei's eyes flashed, "Can our works be exported abroad?"
Jimmy curled his lips and said, "Looking at how useless you are, what big deal is it if your work is published abroad? Even if you don't believe in yourself, you still have to believe in me. You have to remember that you are no worse than science fiction authors from any country. The difference is
The reason is that your channels are different. Many American science fiction writers are still living without the nourishment of you. Be bold, and maybe you can win a Nebula Award or a Hugo Award in the future."
"This is really unthinkable." He Hongwei lamented, "Brother Dong's "Second World" was not even nominated."
"Don't worry, there will be some. If we don't give it for a few years, they won't be able to continue with this award."
Jimmy's words made He Hongwei and the others a little unbelievable. It seemed that in Jimmy's eyes, the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award were nothing at all.
Of course, considering the achievements and reputation of "Second World", Jimmy's words are not considered to be bitter.
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Chapter completed!