Chapter 460 The future without space travel is bleak
dune.
When Zhang Zhong announced the results, he was in English. Many readers from non-English speaking countries still didn’t understand what was going on.
As the host, Hu Gang had already slapped the table with both hands.
"Dune! The winning work of the 56th Nebula Award for Outstanding Novel Award in 2021 is "Dune". Chinese author Zhang Zhong has another success. At the same time, he has become the fifth person in history to win two awards at the same Nebula Award.
The four authors before him are Clark and Herbert...the names of these four people have already been engraved in the history of science fiction. We have enough reasons to believe that Zhang Zhong will also be remembered in history. Congratulations.
Zhang Zhong, congratulations to "Dune", tonight's Nebula Award belongs to Zhang Zhong, to China, and to all readers who love Zhang Zhong's works!"
The Nebula Award speech was being played. Zhang Zhong stood on the stage and listened to the speech. He also wanted to see how the award would be presented later. Should he hand it to his right hand from left to right?
According to the rules, what Hu Gang had to do at this time was to roughly translate the award speech to the audience, but he was too excited to pay attention to the award speech.
After shouting at a high speed just now, he did not stop, but continued, "At the beginning of last year, when Zhang Zhong published his first science fiction novel "Flowers for Algernon" as a detective novelist
, some are looking forward to it, some are disdainful, and some are waiting to see the joke, but I think no one would have expected that in just one year, Zhang Zhong, who has just turned 30, has already stood at the top of the highest award for fantasy literature.
On the awards stage, two awards were won at once. Looking at Zhang Zhong’s handsome face, if there were any viewers passing by the TV, they might think this was a film award ceremony, but it was such an unbelievably handsome man.
The big boy who single-handedly introduced Chinese science fiction to the world last year. And I believe that Zhang Zhong will still create more wonderful works in the days to come..."
After a long explanation, Hu just returned to the award ceremony again.
"The award speech has been broadcast, and the highly anticipated Zhang Zhong is standing on the awards podium. In a few seconds, he will do something that has never happened at the Nebula Awards. Yes, he will give himself an award..."
After Zhang Zhong heard the award speech, he glanced at the host standing on the side and thought to himself that this guy didn't come over to tell him what he was going to do later.
But things were simpler than he imagined. A young and beautiful hostess dragged the tray and brought over the Nebula Award trophy.
Zhang Zhong picked up the trophy from the plate and returned to the microphone.
"Haha, Zhang Zhong actually changed the trophy from his left hand to his right hand. Maybe he was doing it to complete some kind of ceremony."
Zhang Zhong had indeed completed some kind of ceremony and awarded himself an award.
Then he took the trophy and said, "Thank you to the organizing committee. At least this way, I don't have to go down and come up again, and I have to walk a lot less."
[Hahaha, thinking about it this way, the organizing committee is really considerate.]
【That's it.】
【There is something.】
【Niubi, Niubi.】
[I don’t know if Zhang Zhong’s acceptance speech was fully prepared.]
[He performs everything on the spot without preparation at all.]
Zhang Zhong couldn't hear the audience's ridicule. After he made a joke, he began to say his acceptance speech, "Gentlemen and ladies, good evening. This is a belated greeting. Fortunately, the organizing committee gave me another chance.
I added. I am honored to win the Nebula Award for Novel.
When I was a child, I had heard about the Nebula Awards and knew how great this award was.
Science fiction is literature based on imagination, and the first novel that impressed me deeply was Clark Yara's novel "Wandering to the Stars". I thought at that time that everyone has imagination, which is a God-given ability.
And this ability can take us to those magical times and spaces that we can never reach.
And using the form of novels to express our imagination in words may be another way to bring others to that magical time and space. Human beings are small, but imagination is great. Maybe one day, with time,
As time goes by, some of the once whimsical things will become ordinary reality.
So, perhaps our task today is to write out these imaginations before they become dull. Science fiction is not about predicting the future, it is just arranging various possibilities for the future, like a pile of imaginative pebbles.
It is there for people to appreciate. Of these countless possible futures, one may eventually become a reality, but science fiction cannot tell people which one will become a reality. This is not its task and is beyond its ability.
"Dune" is a novel that imagines the future of space. I think everyone here can reach a consensus with me: from a long-term time scale, in these countless possible futures, no matter how prosperous the sea world has achieved
, those futures without space navigation are bleak.
I hope that one day, just like those science fiction novels that once described satellites, mobile phones, and computers, the space we describe now will eventually become mundane, and the Milky Way will become like our front lawn.
The nearby asteroids are all remote countryside that we don’t want to go to..."
This time, Zhang Zhong did not make a quick decision, but said a long speech. There was no thanks or emotion. He spoke slowly as if he were writing a primary school student's imaginative composition.
After Zhang Zhong finished speaking, he bowed slightly and then went down with the two trophies.
There was thunderous applause in the auditorium, some of which were heartfelt, and some of which were against one's will, but no matter what, they all knew that at this moment, they should all applaud Zhang Zhong.
Sitting next to Linde, the master of fantasy novels looked longingly at the two trophies in Zhang Zhong's hand, feeling envious in his heart. He has been famous for so many years, and has come to awards ceremonies almost every year, and for many years he has had works shortlisted, but
Over the years, he has only won one trophy.
He placed the trophy in the most conspicuous place in his home, and he left a lot of empty space next to the trophy because he expected to get more.
There is really no comparison between people. Zhang Zhong has only been around for more than a year and has already won two trophies. Moreover, he is still so young. According to this trend, Zhang Zhong may be reluctant to get the Nebula Award.
"Congratulations, pz, your acceptance speech is very touching." Although he was envious, Linde still expressed his sincere congratulations.