On the 16th day of the first lunar month, the first day of school, Yu Dongcai arrived at the office. His phone rang before he even sat down to warm it up.
Yu Dong answered the call casually, "Hello."
Yang Xiao's voice came from the other side of the phone, "Yu Dong, happy New Year, how have you been during this time? School has just started, are you very busy?"
Hearing Yang Xiao's greetings, Yu Dong smiled and said, "Sister Xiao, there is no need to go around in circles in our relationship. If you have anything to say, just tell me directly. Didn't we just meet each other years ago?"
Yang Xiao laughed and said, "Okay, okay, I'm being pretentious, so I'll tell you straight. I called you because I want to ask you a favor."
"Well, you say."
"I hope you will translate Liu Cixin's novel "The Wandering Earth" into English and publish it in the United States. If possible, I also hope you can help promote this novel." Yang Xiao said.
Yu Dong raised his eyebrows and said, "Sister Xiao, can you tell me the reason?"
"The reason is very simple. I hope this novel can compete for the Hugo Award. The Hugo Award is now in the nomination stage, and according to the rules of the Hugo Award, as long as the translation and publication can be completed during the nomination stage, there is still a chance to enter.
This year’s nominees list.”
Hearing Yang Xiao's words, Yu Dong pondered, "That's true, but the problem is that this year's Hugo Awards have entered the nomination stage. Even if "The Wandering Earth" has been translated and published and qualified for nomination, there is still no competition.
If you don’t have enough power, it’s better to take your time and wait until the next session to participate in the selection, so that you can have greater hope.”
The plan Yu Dong mentioned is actually the original plan of Deep Space Company. "The Wandering Earth" is a short story and short story published by Liu Cixin in "Science Fiction World" in the second half of last year, with only 20,000 to 30,000 words.
This novel has been loved by the majority of domestic science fiction fans since it was published, and it is also a hot favorite for this year's Galaxy Awards.
The novel has not yet been translated into other languages. Several foreign publishers are interested in the novel, but they have never reached a conclusion.
Yu Dong didn't understand why Yang Xiao was so anxious.
Yang Xiao explained, "Yu Dong, this is what I think. This year's best novella award will most likely be "The Wandering Earth." If the Hugo Award's best novella award can also be "The Wandering Earth," it will be great for us.
It’s beneficial.”
Yu Dong nodded. He understood what Yang Xiao meant. She wanted to use the Hugo Award to promote marketing.
"Sister Xiao, I still think it would be better for "The Wandering Earth" to participate in next year's Hugo Awards. The attitude of the Hugo Awards towards Chinese science fiction has changed a lot in the past two years, but the style of "The Wandering Earth" is not pleasing to the eye.
They like it. If you want this novel to win an award, you need to manage it carefully."
"I don't know what you mean, but I still think this is a good opportunity."
Yu Dong thought for a while and said, "Well, let me think about it."
Hearing Yu Dong's words, Yang Xiao happily said: "Hey, okay, you can consider my proposal, but give me a guarantee no matter what the outcome is."
"no problem."
After hanging up the phone, Yu Dong first called Yiliang and asked them about the situation of the translation department and whether they could spare time for a surprise attack.
After getting the affirmative answer, Yu Dong seriously considered Yang Xiao's proposal.
Suddenly "The Wandering Earth" was invited to participate in the selection of the Hugo Awards. Yu Dong was confident that it would be nominated and even enter the finals.
But after entering the finals, it is no longer something they can control.
Yu Dong himself is not very interested in the Nebula Award and the Hugo Award, but he hopes to bring some awards to Liu Cixin and others.
After thinking for a while, Yu Dong called Yu Liang again and asked him to make arrangements to publish "The Wandering Earth" in the United States.
"There are just over 20,000 words in total. The translation shouldn't take too long. The translation department has been working hard recently. If it doesn't work, we can put the work on "WALL-E" on hold and focus on "The Wandering Earth" first.
"
Yuliang smiled and said: "Boss, no need. After all, there is only one version in English. Our English team in the translation department has the most sufficient personnel. The team led by Teacher Guo Jianzhong remotely has been relatively idle recently, so I will hand over "The Wandering Earth" to them.
."
"Okay, you should also contact Deep Space America and ask them to draw up a marketing plan to make this book famous within half a month."
"Understood, I will convey the boss's message properly. In fact, this is not difficult. Liu is now well-known in the American science fiction circle. His works will definitely attract the attention of science fiction fans. Besides, twenty
The No. 5 movie "Whale Song" is about to be released, which is just in time to coordinate with the promotion."
"Oh, yes." Yu Dong slapped his forehead, "I forgot about this. Today is the 20th, which means it will be released in five days."
"But we can't see it in China for the time being, and the movie won't be released in China until May. If the movie does well at the box office, the promotion of the novel will be easier."
"How is the popularity of Star Card in cinemas going?" Yu Dong asked.
"Because time is so tight, how can we do this in the cinema area? Currently, less than fifty cinemas in the United States have set up the Deep Space Points system. However, according to predictions, by this summer, more than five theaters will have set up the Deep Space Points system.
Hundreds of stores, basically covering all major first-tier cities, and by the end of the year, this number will double." After explaining the general situation, Yuliang asked, "Boss, do you want to take advantage of this opportunity to speed up the development of cinemas?
A piece of development?”
Yu Dong shook his head, "No, just follow the original plan. Don't let this matter disrupt the plan. But you can think about it and connect the next wave of lottery draws with the "Whale Song" movie, such as relying on
Movie tickets or raffle tickets…”
"Well, I will also bring this proposal to the United States in deep space."
"Okay, I'll leave this to you. Remember to tell me any progress."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! When Yu Dong was about to hang up the phone, Yu Liang suddenly said: "Boss, have you paid attention to the news in the past two days?"
Hearing Yuliang's words, Yu Dong looked confused: "What news?"
"Isn't the Grammy going to be held in two days? Britney Spears, the newcomer nominated this year, was photographed by reporters in Jinling, China, more than once. It seems that she was always there during our annual meeting.
In Jinling, she will go back after the New Year."
Of course Britney Spears Yu Dong knows that she is a controversial female singer who must have just emerged at this moment.
Yu Dong also found it strange that she appeared in Jinling during that time, because she was not affiliated with Deep Sky.
But the legs are on someone else's body, so they can't control where she wants to run.
Seeing that Yu Dong didn't respond, Yu Liang said with a smile, "We have never seen Mr. Ji's girlfriend. Maybe she was in Jinling a few days ago?"
Hearing Yu Li's words, Yu Dong was stunned for a moment, because what Yu Li said made perfect sense.
Britney came to China at that time, chose Jinling, and returned to the United States after the annual meeting. This was too much of a coincidence.
Could it be that Jimmy’s mysterious girlfriend is really Britney Spears?
To be honest, Yu Dong had a very strange feeling when these two people came together. From all aspects, they seemed to be from two different worlds.
"Ahem, focus more on work and don't keep thinking about these gossips. If Jimmy thinks the time has come, he will definitely tell us about this."
Yuliang chuckled, "Boss, are you really not curious? I specifically searched for Britney's information. She is a hot girl. I didn't expect our President Ji to like this one."
Yu Dong said angrily to Yiliang, "What about this one and that one? Don't talk nonsense. It's up to you."
After hanging up the phone, Yu Dong pondered for a while and then ran to the Internet to search for news about Britney.
Sure enough, Britney was photographed in Aurous Hill more than once, but every time she was photographed, she was alone, with no one else.
Seeing Britney's information again, Yu Dong couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. This little girl had just turned eighteen years old. Jimmy was two rounds older than her, which was a generation difference.
After reading Britney's information, Yu Dong couldn't help but call Jimmy.
When he received the call from Yu Dong, Jimmy had just bought a ticket to China, and he was going to discuss the merger and acquisition of BenQ.
While packing his things, he said, "Call me if you have any questions. I will be in China the day after tomorrow."
"Are you here alone this time?" Yu Dong asked.
"Of course not. There is also a temporary merger and acquisition planning team, plus the six of me, what happened?"
"Nothing, just asking. I was just thinking that the United States has been very busy these two days, and the merger and acquisition can be postponed for a few days."
"You're talking about the premiere of "Whale Song". Well, just because of this matter, we can't delay the merger and acquisition."
Yu Dong smiled and said: "I'm not talking about the premiere of "Whale Song", but the Grammy Awards ceremony."
"Grammy?"
"Well, Grammy, wasn't your girlfriend nominated? Don't you pay attention?"
Jimmy was stunned for a moment, then laughed, "You went all the way around just to deceive me? Okay, don't bother, let me tell you, Britney is my girlfriend, originally you didn't
Ask, I’m going to tell you some time later.”
"So, last time I went to the Jinling Hotel to find you, she must have been the one in your room."
"Well, I know I can't hide it from you."
Yu Dong smiled and said, "Logically speaking, I shouldn't ask more questions when you are in love, but as a friend, I still hope that you can be more stable at this age."
Jimmy also laughed, "I knew you would be worried like this. Britney is indeed a bit young, but I like her very much. At the age of forty, there are not many opportunities to do anything. I also hope that this time I can
It’s hard work until marriage.”
Yu Dong nodded: "I hope to see you enter the wedding banquet hall soon, and I will give you a big gift then."
"What kind of gift? If it's really tempting, I can consider marrying Britney tomorrow." Jimmy joked.
Yu Dong, however, kept it secret, "I'll find out when you get married. I promise I won't disappoint you. However, you can tell me what you want and I can adjust it according to your ideas."
Jimmy thought for a while and said, "What I want most now is that the negotiation with Shi Zhengrong can go smoothly. If we can spend less money on the merger and acquisition, our subsequent plans can proceed faster."
Yu Dong couldn't help but gasped, "Your work attitude makes me a little embarrassed."
"If you are really embarrassed, then write a few more books or scripts as soon as possible. Well, I won't tell you anymore. I thought you had something urgent to call me suddenly, but it turned out that you just wanted to gossip about my love life.
If there are any other matters, we can wait until I go to China to discuss them. You may be needed in the negotiation of this merger and acquisition in the end."
…
The day John Mars arrived in New York with his nephew Bruno Mars, it happened to coincide with the release of the movie "Whale Song". He decided to go see this deep space movie before his nephew.
After the uncle and nephew bought their tickets, they entered the cinema very early and found a seat at the back.
There were a lot of empty seats, and the seats in this movie theater were casual. They could have chosen a seat in the middle or near the front, but the Mars family is considered a celebrity family after all, and they were used to sitting in the back to watch movies.
Not long after they sat down, the theater was filled with people.
John Mars murmured in a low voice: "It is indeed a movie produced by Deep Space, and it is indeed very popular."
Bruno nodded in response, but his eyes were focused on the three people in front of them. He always felt that these three people seemed familiar to him, especially the young man wearing a peaked cap in the middle.
Although I didn't see their front faces, the back of their heads gave me a sense of familiarity.
After the movie started, Bruno turned his attention to the movie.
"Whale Song" is a normal movie that lasts less than 100 minutes. The story tells that one day in the near future, due to the advancement of detection methods, drugs cannot enter the United States, so new transportation methods are needed, and whale transportation can avoid this.
detection.
In the final ending, the whale did escape detection by the US government, but was captured by illegal whalers, which is a bit like O. Henry's ending.
This is not a science fiction movie with a strong science fiction aspect. The patterns and routines are also fixed. It is not fundamentally different from previous Hollywood movies. The whole movie looks more like an environmentalist movie.
However, the routines and patterns in the movie are quite appealing to American audiences, and there is a small twist in the ending of the story, which makes the audience enjoy watching it with gusto.
After watching the movie, John Mars said with a smile, "If I had to give a score, I would give this movie 3.8 points. It is a pretty good movie, but it didn't surprise me."
"Yeah." Bruno Mars nodded perfunctorily, staring at the backs of the three heads in front of him.
Seeing that Bruno was perfunctory, John Mars slapped Bruno on the head and asked, "Have you watched the movie seriously?"
Bruno's neck shrank when he was patted, "Uncle, of course I looked at it carefully. If I were to give it a score, I would give it four points and two points. Don't you think it is very meaningful?"
Chapter completed!