The World Science Fiction Convention is proceeding in an orderly manner. This year's convention is indeed much more lively and attracts more attention.
Some local satellite TV stations will dedicate part of their time every day to talk about the conference, especially Nanhuai TV. For this world conference, the TV station temporarily opened a column called "Into the World Science Fiction Conference".
This program was put on prime time and was broadcast for an hour.
In the program, there is a host who takes everyone to visit the venue. Sci-fi fans who cannot attend the event in person for one reason or another can also participate in the World Science Fiction Convention through such a program cloud.
The clubhouse was full of people shooting with camera equipment. In addition to reporters from various media, there were also some anchors, such as Xu Zizai, Parker and others.
The two have become friends because of their previous encounters. Of course they will not miss this World Science Fiction Convention and have made an appointment in advance to come together.
Unfortunately, due to the live broadcast, they missed Zhang Zhong's autograph signing because they had to wait in line for a long time.
"Parker, the Hugo Awards will be presented tonight. What are your expectations for this year?" There were no special events in the exhibition hall, so Xu Zizai chatted with Parker.
"I don't think it's surprising that "Clockwork Girl" will win two awards this year: the Nebula Award and the Hugo Award. As for the other two short stories, I can't say for sure," Parker said.
"So, you don't like "Harry Potter" anymore?" Xu Zizai asked.
Parker shook his head and said, "I'm not optimistic. Although this year's Hugo Awards specifically put "Harry Potter" on the shortlist for Best Novel, I don't think it's likely to win the award in the end. First of all, regardless of
Whether it is the Hugo Award or the Nebula Award, I feel a little disdainful towards fantasy literature. History also tells us that there are very few fantasy works that can win these two awards. I do not deny that "Harry Potter" is an excellent
It is a fantasy novel, but it has inherent shortcomings. Moreover, in my mind, "Harry Potter" and "Clockwork Girl" still cannot be compared."
"You seem to like the book "The Clockwork Girl" very much. You praised this book very much before it won the award. However, the sales of "The Clockwork Girl" were not good, even though it won the award.
Sales have increased, but they still can’t keep up with Zhang Zhong’s other books,” Xu Zizai said.
Xu Zizai didn't know much about science fiction literature. He only knew a few science fiction writers, and they were all at the top of the pyramid.
But Parker is different. He has studied a lot about science fiction and is a senior science fiction fan.
So this time when he came to attend the World Science Fiction Convention, Parker was more like a tour guide, constantly introducing Xu Zizai to the guests attending the convention, as well as the significance of some booths and activities.
Now when the topic of "Clockwork Girl" came up, Xu Zizai specially invited Parker to talk to everyone for a few more words.
Parker said, "Sales volume means nothing, and the value of a book cannot be judged based on its sales volume. In my opinion, "The Wind-up Girl" can definitely be ranked at the forefront of all PZ's science fiction novels."
"Of course, this is just my personal opinion. Everyone has different interests and preferences in reading."
I don't say this out of fear of offending viewers who like "Harry Potter"; this is Parker's true thoughts.
"Many people said that they felt a little uncomfortable while reading "The Wind-up Girl". I remember one viewer told me in a private message that he could feel a sticky feeling when reading the book, which meant that it was difficult to read.
In fact, I don’t feel this way. The beginning of this book has already attracted me. Just one ngaw attracted my imagination and laid the foundation for the world view of this world..."
Parker talked eloquently, and he spoke Chinese. Although he still had an accent, he spoke it very fluently.
He no longer knew the Chinese layman who was bullied by his Chinese friend Li.
Many people don't believe that he only learned Chinese in less than three years, but that's the truth. Parker learned Chinese so well in less than three years.
People often ask him for advice on how to learn a foreign language well, especially a very difficult language like Chinese.
Parker told them that his trick is very simple, which is to keep talking and say it happily.
He often chats with Chinese friends, and the things he talks about have nothing to do with study. They are all about short-term parents. For example, what he ate today and whether it tasted good; he saw a very beautiful girl on the road with a light yellow dress and fluffy hair.
His hair is fascinating; when I was surfing the Internet, I met a bad guy, and he fought with him for 300 rounds in plastic Chinese, and so on.
It was this method that allowed him to quickly master the basic Chinese language at an incredible speed.
Of course, this was just his daily life when he first started learning Chinese.
Later, after he got good at speaking and listening, he began the arduous process of learning Chinese characters.
There are no tricks at this stage, just read more and write more.
It was very painful at first, but after learning for a while, he still found it fun.
He prefers Chinese idioms and idioms. There was a time when he would always speak idioms or idioms.
Of course, there were also jokes. The most memorable one was when he was chatting with his friends. The two were arguing about something, but in the end due to language restrictions, Parker couldn't argue with the other party, so he said, "Don't force me, otherwise don't blame me for jumping over the wall."
This sentence made the friend who was arguing with him laugh so hard that he almost died, and he had no intention of arguing with him.
In China, most idioms about dogs are bad. Even if there were good ones in the past, they usually turn into bad ones later.
But Parker is a foreigner, and he does not have the inherent Chinese thinking about the word dog.
In his opinion, dogs are quite cute, so there are words like "lucky dog" in their culture.
When Chinese people hear this word, they may think it is a curse, but in fact it just means lucky person.
"So I think the reason why Harry Potter was put on the shortlist for this World Science Fiction Convention is entirely to support it."
"Using one of Zhang Da's books to accompany his other book?" Xu Zizai asked doubtfully.
"Well, the World Science Fiction Convention knows what ordinary people think and the popularity of "Harry Potter". Isn't it stupid to have such ready-made popularity and not use it? Uh... I didn't refer to anything."
Parker's last sentence meant that there are no three hundred taels of silver here. Xu Zizai smiled and nodded, "I know, you definitely didn't mean it."
The two looked at each other and smiled. They both knew in their hearts that compared to the World Science Fiction Convention, the organizing committee of the Nebula Awards was still lagging behind.