"Don't be nervous." Penny Austin looked at the reporters, moved her lips slightly, and whispered into Zhang Zhong's ear.
When she hugged Zhang Zhong's arm just now, she felt the other person's arm shrinking, and she thought it was Zhang Zhong's stage fright.
Zhang Zhong smiled and said nothing. Such a scene would not make him nervous.
The Nebula Awards were originally a commercial award. Nowadays, commercialization is becoming more and more serious. It is just a matter of finding a seat and walking the red carpet, just like other film and television drama award ceremonies.
He wanted to walk as fast as possible, but Penny Austin obviously had the opposite opinion. She grabbed his arm and the two of them kept a very slow speed.
"No need to rush, we can go slower."
Zhang Zhong shook his head helplessly and could only follow her rhythm.
After finally walking down the red carpet, the staff led them to a nearby advertising board. When they saw the reporters under the advertising board, Zhang Zhong knew that they were about to be interviewed.
Sure enough, as soon as he and Penny Austin walked up, reporters gathered around them.
The reporters' microphones formed a collar, enclosing both Penny and Zhang Zhong.
"Pz, when is the specific release date for your new book "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?"
Zhang Zhong: "It won't take long, but please pay attention to my social account for the specific time. I will notify you later."
"Pz, yesterday you appeared on a program called "Fun You". The audience was quite curious. Did you really meet the crew of this program by chance?"
Zhang Zhong: "It was indeed a chance encounter. Things were exactly the same as what was broadcast on the show. There was no performance element."
"Pz, after experiencing this variety show incident, have you considered participating in some programs? Jerry DeGeneres, the host of "The Jerry Show," once expressed his great hope that you would appear on his show."
Zhang Zhong: "Thank you. I haven't considered variety shows for the time being because I've been busy and may not be able to spare the time to participate in these shows."
In fact, Zhang Zhong has never even heard of Jerry DeGeneres, but according to the reporter, this "Jerry Show" is quite famous.
"Pz, can you tell me what you have been busy with recently? Do you have plans for your next book?"
Zhang Chong said with a smile, "You can't bully me just because I'm a foreigner. You can't let Miss Austin be so relaxed."
When he saw reporters, they all asked him questions, and no one paid attention to Penny Austin. He was afraid of making the atmosphere awkward, so he steered the topic toward her.
Some people were already aware of this issue, but now that Zhang Zhong mentioned it, reporters started asking Penny Austin questions.
"Ms. Austin, what do you think of the Nebula Awards?"
Penny Austin obviously liked reporters asking questions and said with a smile, "The Nebula Awards have always selected the best works and have never let people down. I think it will be the same this time..."
Looking at the eloquent Penny Austin, Zhang Zhong suddenly felt that it was not completely useless for the organizing committee to arrange such a partner for him. At least he could feel more relaxed when being interviewed by reporters.
Sometimes reporters deliberately steer the topic towards Zhang Zhong, but she can also successfully steer the topic towards herself, without any trouble at all.
It's completely OK for a person who is very afraid of trouble to be paired with someone who is not afraid of trouble at all.
However, before the interview ended, a reporter still asked Zhang Zhong a question.
"Pz, you have four works shortlisted this time. How many do you think will win the prize?"
This time Penny Austin didn't ask questions because she also wanted to hear what Zhang Zhong had to say.
This question is not easy to answer. If Zhang Zhong talks too much, people will definitely criticize him for being arrogant and arrogant. But if he talks too little, some people will say he is not confident, and if his subsequent awards are not ideal, people will take it for granted.
, after all, the author himself feels that he can’t do it anymore.
Zhang Zhong didn't think much and said with a smile, "I guess four at most. Okay, we have wasted too much time. In order not to affect the normal progress of the award ceremony, let's end it first. If you are not satisfied with this answer,
I will add more to you after the award ceremony."
After saying that, he walked directly to the audience. Penny Austin walked beside him and said with a smile, "What an interesting answer, pz. I wonder if you have time tomorrow night. Can we have dinner together?"
Zhang Zhong said with regret on his face, "I'm really sorry. I really want to have dinner with you, but I have to leave back to China at noon tomorrow."
Penny Austin was stunned, "No, it doesn't matter."
"It's really a pity, oh, my seat has arrived." Zhang Zhong was sitting in the second row and arrived first. Penny Austin's seat was further back and she had to continue walking to the back.
"Okay, see you later." After separating from Zhang Zhong, Penny Austin looked down and didn't see her toes, and her confidence returned again.
In the Zhongmin live broadcast room, Hu Gang and the others were chatting casually. The interviews under the billboard were not allowed to be broadcast live. The cameras were all on the red carpet at the moment. The red carpet moved very slowly. The guests walking on it were introduced.
After a while there was no more topic.
So Hu Gang continued to bring the topic to Zhang Zhong, "I just saw a comment saying that Penny Austin and Zhang Zhong are a perfect match together. In fact, this comment also expresses the aspirations of a large part of the audience. Penny
·Austin is one of the rare beautiful science fiction writers. Her appearance is more outstanding than some stars, and she is tall, 1.75 meters tall. Some people joke that if she doesn't write science fiction novels, she can also be a Victoria's Secret model. Besides, she is 1.75 meters tall.
As for Zhang Zhong, let alone his appearance, I have never seen a science fiction writer with so many fans before him."
Li Qin smiled and said, "Yes, but his outstanding appearance and his age are also a double-edged sword for him. In fact, I have heard some people criticize him for being too handsome and too young."
Feng He also smiled and said, "Yes, the field of popular novels is okay. For example, in the field of traditional novels, most people think of writers who look like me and wear a pair of thick glasses. It is best if they are malnourished.
Of course, if you are older, you will be more respected. From a certain perspective, writers and Chinese medicine are a bit similar. It seems that the older you are, the more powerful you are."
"There is a certain truth in judging the depth of knowledge based on age, and it is also a summary of ordinary people's experience. However, sometimes this experience is not applicable, such as Zhang Zhong, or Qin Zhao, a young writer who emerged a few days ago."
"Speaking of Qin Zhao, some netizens said that Qin Zhao is very hopeful to inherit Zhang Zhong's mantle. What do the two teachers think?" Hu Gang asked.
Feng He waved his hand and said, "Zhang Zhong is only thirty years old now. It is too early to say that he will inherit the mantle."