After CCTV reporter Mei Lin came to Kansas State University, he successively interviewed many world-famous science fiction writers and editors of many well-known science fiction literary magazines, and then began to look for Li Qing, the target of this mission, in the auditorium with great satisfaction.
As the only Chinese person in history to be nominated for the Hugo Award, there is no doubt that Li Qing is an extremely special existence.
Before that, his name had already resounded throughout the land of China.
But when it comes to bringing glory to the country, this Hugo Award nomination is undoubtedly the one thing that truly makes the Chinese stand up in the world of science fiction literature.
Even though the final award has not yet been announced, fans of Li Qing's books in China have already raised banners to celebrate.
Although most Chinese people are not familiar with the Hugo Award, they are very familiar with the Nobel Prize. In recent days, on the news channels of CCTV and even local satellite TV, channel anchors have been constantly popularizing the importance of the Hugo Award to the Chinese people.
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When they learned that the Hugo Award was the Nobel Prize in science fiction literature, everyone expressed strong concern for this award.
On Weibo, keywords such as "Hugo Award, Three-Body Problem, Li Qing" have dominated the top three search lists, causing more and more people to join the discussion on this issue.
The 58th World Science Fiction Convention was held at the Kansas State University Auditorium.
Writers from all over the world gathered together, and every influential newspaper in the world sent reporters to follow up on the awarding of the Hugo Awards.
Reporters from other countries were interviewing nominated writers from their own countries, but Merlin looked around and found that the entire auditorium was full of blond and blue-eyed people. There were very few Chinese faces. After searching for about ten minutes, he still didn't see any famous people from his country.
The figure of writer Li Qing.
This made Merlin a little anxious.
During this dispatch trip, his main task was to interview Li Qing about his feelings before winning the award. Although many association members with voting rights expressed their optimism about Li Qing, they could not get his own statement. For Meilin, there was no doubt that it was
An absolute failure.
What’s the use of interviewing so many famous writers?
Domestic audiences only know Li Qing!
I just want to see Li Qing!
Seeing that there was less than half an hour left before the award ceremony started, just when Merlin was feeling frustrated, there was a sudden commotion at the entrance of the auditorium.
Immediately afterwards, all the surrounding reporters stood up, held up interview microphones and recorders, and rushed towards the entrance. The photographers also followed behind with their cameras on their shoulders.
Merlin was a little confused, but he reacted quickly in the noisy environment, quickly took a picture of the photographer who was following him, and then rushed into the interview group.
The person who came was none other than Li Qing.
As the "god of music" currently popular in North America and the man behind Taylor Macefield, Li Qing seems to be as popular as any first-tier European and American singer.
You know, short videos of songs such as "Baby" have been spreading wildly on the Internet. Although it has only been more than a month, the total number of video clicks on various websites has exceeded one million times.
This is just a blurry short video
If the v of these songs is released, what kind of playback results will there be?
Although Billboard officials did not count these clicks when awarding awards, the advent of the Internet age has made more and more people pay attention to the power of the Internet.
The rise of online advertising, online bookstores and other products are also based on the development of the Internet.
Moreover, like China, telecommunications broadband has also entered the homes of citizens in various countries in North America.
However, because most residential buildings in North America and other countries are scattered and are independent houses, there are few high-rise apartments and communities as concentrated as in China. Therefore, not only is it difficult and costly to get broadband to the home, but also because the telephone lines are very long.
Long, the speed of the adsl above is also very low. As a result, broadband is not available in many places.
Therefore, most of the clicks on online videos come from residents of first-tier cities in various countries.
Maybe citizens in some small rural areas in North America don't know Li Qing, but for teenagers in today's first-tier cities, Li Qing's "Baby" and other songs are simply a must-watch three times a day.
He is not only the author of novels such as "The Three-Body Problem" and "Harry Potter", but he is also the popular "God of Music" in North America. He is the man who refused invitations from the five major concert halls!
And in the pop music world, he is both a songwriter and a singer!
As a country that advocates the "strong", Li Qing's popularity in North America can be said to be rising by a huge level every day.
When he saw Li Qing's fresh and handsome face, Merlin, a grown man, couldn't help but his heart beat twice. It was the joy of meeting old friends in a foreign land.
He suppressed the excitement in his heart and raised his voice and shouted: "Li Qing, can you accept my interview? I am a reporter from CCTV in Manhattan. My name is Mei Lin."
Li Sin noticed Merlin.
This was the only Chinese language in the audience. He felt very cordial, but at the same time he shook his head and spread his hands, showing a helpless expression.
Beside him, twenty or thirty reporters and photographers had formed a group, chattering and noisy.
Everyone wanted to get a few words from Li Qing, but they were killed by Pei Sitao, Wei Hai and others one meter away. Judging from the current situation, it was not appropriate to accept an interview from anyone, so Li Qing could only lower his head and work in the auditorium.
Under the arrangement of the staff, sit in your seat.
This time, Han Han, Liu Qin and Li Qing were traveling together. The two women were also dressed as assistants. They were the only Asian team in the audience.
In addition, Liu Yukun, the official translator of "The Three-Body Problem", also came to the scene. Dressed in a suit and leather shoes, he no longer looked as depressed as when he couldn't find a job. He looked energetic and dressed like a successful person.
After accepting the employment of Hanhai Group, Liu Yukun has become a professional translator for many novels such as "The Three-Body Problem". He has five insurances and one housing fund, a monthly salary of over 10,000 yuan, and the company also provides housing. His life is much better than when he was in the United States!
Although the reporters still wanted to interview Li Qing, because it was approaching the start of the awards ceremony and blocked by on-site security personnel, all the reporters had to give up.
Merlin was also a little frustrated, but when he saw that none of the reporters had interview rights, he became a little happy.
He turned around and asked: "Xiao Zhang, are Director Mo really going to call me later?"
Director Mo is the director of CCTV comprehensive channel, Mo Xun.
"It's true, but it will only happen after you win the award. If you don't win the award, it wouldn't be appropriate for Director Mo to call you," photographer Xiao Zhang said.
Merlin smiled and said: "It doesn't matter even if you don't win. Being nominated is already very inspiring for the Chinese people. Now our most important task is to broadcast this Hugo Award in its entirety. Now the people of the whole country
Everyone is paying attention to this matter, and we cannot afford to make any mistakes."
"Of course I know. My sister just called me and asked me for news, but the award ceremony hasn't even started yet. Where can I get news?" Xiao Zhang said helplessly.
Merlin laughed loudly: "Your sister is too anxious. We are broadcasting live. Even if there is a delay, it will only last ten minutes. Their newspaper office only needs to watch the live broadcast on TV!"