On the display screen, astronaut Lowry is in the huge International Space Station, surrounded by various high-tech instruments.
Due to the weightlessness, Laurie's entire body was floating in mid-air.
At this moment, he looked at the camera, looking a little nervous, but he still said smoothly: "I would like to say hello to everyone on the International Space Station. The works that won the 2005 Hugo Award for Best Novel include, Suzanne Rage
Jonas by Dylan Grantham; Weird Magazine by Dylan Grantham; The Magic Cube by Kevin Dobbin; and The Three-Body Problem by Chin, by Stephen
Jin Translator…”
The screen seems to have some frame drops.
But that didn't stop the audience from being excited.
Almost everyone present had a special liking for science fiction, and they were naturally very excited about the sounds and images coming from far away from outer space.
This unusual sci-fi scene was spread all over the world through live broadcast at this moment, and countless people were excited about it.
However, some people suspect that this is not instant messaging, but most likely a recording.
But the next moment, the host asked: "Um, Laurie, can you announce the winner?"
On the big screen, Laurie nodded and said: "The winner is..."
"The Three-Body Problem!"
The audience instantly burst into loud applause, mixed with laughter.
At this moment, the sound in the venue seemed to overturn the entire hall.
Everyone stood up and clapped vigorously.
"Please invite Qin to come on stage to receive the award."
The host said loudly.
With the whole audience watching, Zheng Qian stood up, hugged Stephen, and then walked onto the podium calmly.
Having seen many big scenes, Zheng Qian is not as excited as other authors and behaves very confidently.
Since the presenter was in outer space, the trophy was handed over by the host: "Qin, congratulations, we specially retrieved the trophy from the space station."
Zheng Qian took the trophy, observed it a little, and suddenly felt a little surprised.
The trophy is in the shape of a rocket with fin-like wings on the left and right. It looks as if it is about to fly into space, which is very imaginative.
He looked at it for a while and noticed that everyone was waiting for him to speak, so he put the trophy in his hand, shook it vigorously, and then faced the microphone and said in fluent English: "Hello everyone, I am Zheng Qian.
, the author of "The Three-Body Problem", at this special moment, I want to say that today is a historic day. Two translated works won the Hugo Award. I don't know if there is any precedent for this, but I do know.
"The Three-Body Problem" is the first translated work to win the Hugo Award for Best Feature, so I am very grateful to Mr. Stephen who translated the book word for word. This award can be regarded as a joint win for us."
The audience burst into applause.
Stephen was also a little excited. He stood up and waved around to accept everyone's congratulations.
Zheng Qian took a deep breath and continued: "This award is a reward for imagination, and imagination is an ability that humans possess that seems to belong only to gods, and its significance is far beyond our imagination. I remember,
Some historians once said that the reason why humans are able to surpass other species on the earth in establishing civilization is mainly because they can create things in their brains that do not exist in reality. I believe that in the future, when artificial intelligence has
When it comes to surpassing human intelligence, imagination may be the only advantage we have over them."
This passage was quite informative and made all the participants think deeply.
There is no doubt that artificial intelligence has intelligence that exceeds that of humans, but they cannot possess the rich emotions of humans and the imagination that Zheng Qian is talking about at this moment.
It is precisely because we have imagination that we can continue to create the future.
Everyone savored Zheng Qian's words carefully. Some authors even took out pen and paper and started recording. They actually obtained a lot of creative inspiration from Zheng Qian's few words.
"I often looked up at the stars in the past few years. I remember that late that night, the sky was not polluted, and I could still see the Milky Way. I looked up for a long time that day, and I suddenly discovered that in my eyes, the starry sky at that moment was different from the Milky Way.
It was completely different in the past. I can’t elaborate on what it was, but for the first time, I did have a sense of awe at the grandeur and mystery of the universe. From that time on, my thinking began to spread, and my imagination began to construct a lifelike world.
The imaginary world later led me to write "The Three-Body Problem" and also allowed me to become a science fiction writer."
What Zheng Qian said was so mysterious that everyone was dumbfounded.
"In fact, our generation is lucky, or it can be said that our generation is probably the luckiest people in human history, because no generation before has witnessed such huge changes in the world around us like us.
, the world we live in now and the world of our childhood are two different worlds."
The needle drop could be heard at the scene, and Zheng Qian spoke eloquently: "And this change is still accelerating."
"I have always felt that my motherland is a country full of futurism. China's future is full of challenges and crises, but it has never been as attractive as it is now. This provides fertile soil for science fiction. I believe
After today, science fiction will receive unprecedented attention in China. As a science fiction fan, I think this is the luckiest thing that has happened to me since I wrote "The Three-Body Problem."
"I have always believed that the boundless space is still the best destination and destination for human imagination. In the future, I will continue to describe the grandeur and magic of the universe, interstellar adventures, and life and civilization in distant worlds. Although in the present
Among science fiction writers, such an idea may seem a bit naive, but I am obliged to do so."
Everyone at the scene looked at Zheng Qian in bewilderment, as if they saw a warrior who marched towards the place of death without hesitation. For a moment, many science fiction authors and readers felt their blood boiling in their chests.
Some people were even moved to tears by this sonorous and powerful speech.
Zheng Qian saw that his speech was so effective, and his original idea of ending it quickly changed instantly, so he continued:
"In fact, unlike people's common misunderstandings, science fiction does not predict the future, it just arranges various possibilities for the future, like a pile of imaginative pebbles, placed there for people to appreciate and play with.
Which of these countless possible futures will become reality, science fiction cannot tell us.
This is not its mission and is beyond its capabilities.
But one thing is certain: from a long-term time scale, among the countless possible futures, no matter how prosperous the earth has achieved, those without space navigation are bleak."
Any future without space travel is bleak!!
This sentence made everyone present hold their breath for a moment.
Tokyo Governor Ishihara Hayashibe felt his heart was about to beat. This young man is really amazing.
After the end of the Cold War, almost all space research projects came to an abrupt end.
Although the space race between the United States and Russia burned a lot of money and indirectly led to the disintegration of the Soviet Union, its contribution to the world of science was absolutely huge.
Although the Cold War ended more than ten years ago, to this day, almost all scientific research results are derived from various ideas during the Cold War. For more than ten years, the entire international community has stalled in the space field.
It can even be seen at a glance that it will still be the same in the next twenty years.
The United States will not launch any more space projects. The current scientific research achievements are enough to continue American hegemony for many years.
Unless there is an opponent as powerful as the former Soviet Union to compete with, the United States feels in danger.
And who will this country be?
Ishihara Linbu's expression was a little gloomy. If it were before, he would definitely say confidently, it's Japan!
but now……
On the stage, Zheng Qian's words shocked everyone.
But he had no intention of stopping, and instead spoke more and more energetically.
In people's eyes, Zheng Qian's expression at this moment was full of yearning.
"I look forward to the day when science fiction about space travel becomes as mundane as those about the information age, when Mars and the asteroid belt are boring places with countless
People are born there."
"Jupiter and its many moons have become tourist attractions, and the only obstacle that prevents people from going there is the high price."
Some people at the scene were so excited that they couldn't restrain their excitement. They stood up suddenly and clapped their hands.
People looked at this young Asian man on the podium and felt incredible.
Is this a Chinese science fiction writer?
So ambitious!
Zheng Qian said slowly: "But even at this time, the universe is still an unimaginably large existence, and the nearest stars to us are still out of reach."
"The vast starry sky can always carry our infinite imagination."
"Thank you everyone. I have finished speaking. I also want to thank the Hugo Award for the recognition given to me. This will be an honor that I will cherish throughout my life."
All the audience stood up and applauded vigorously.
The host looked at the young man with a hint of wonder in his eyes.
Adam Benson, secretary-general of the World Science Fiction Convention, was instantly impressed by the author of "The Three-Body Problem". Although Zheng Qian didn't say much, every sentence revealed some interesting information.
Among them, artificial intelligence is currently the focus of many American high-tech industries.
But it is undoubtedly impossible to restart the space project in a short time, because flying into the sky is really expensive!
Even the United States cannot bear it.
What's more, the United States has become the world's largest superpower, so there is no need to invest energy here.
Establishing and maintaining US military bases around the world, competing for oil dominance, and maintaining US dollar hegemony are what the United States is currently doing and has always done.
Offstage.
Kazuo Yamakawa was sitting in the guest seat, and his heart was so moved by Zheng Qian's words that he even took out a pen and paper to record some of his thoughts after listening to this speech.
When the research was over, Yamakawa looked at the long strings of keywords written in the notes in his hand, his eyes flickering.
At this moment, the desire to film "The Three-Body Problem" became even stronger.
The highlight of the entire Hugo Award Ceremony was undoubtedly the speech given by Zheng Qian when he won the award.
Many people think about it carefully, and the more they think about it, the more frightened they feel. People always feel that Zheng Qian's words seem to be filled with the planning and evolution of something in the next few decades.
At the same time, when the news that "The Three-Body Problem" won the Hugo Award for Best Feature came back to China through the CCTV News Channel, countless media outlets rushed to report it like chicken blood.
Almost instantly, the entire Internet was flooded with news that "The Three-Body Problem" won the Hugo Award for Best Feature.
Many people have not even heard of the Hugo Awards, or do not understand the original intention of the Hugo Awards.
Therefore, in many media reports, many editors have introduced in detail the influence of the Hugo Awards around the world.
When it was learned that the Hugo Award is the Nobel Prize in the field of science fiction art, and even before, no writer in Asia had won this honor, the entire domestic public opinion exploded in an instant.
"Is this true? Zheng Qian actually won the Hugo Award!"
"Sure enough, he is really talented! I always thought Zheng Qian was just a singer, but I didn't expect his literary qualities to be so great!"
"The Three-Body Problem? I haven't even watched The Three-Body Problem!"
"I have watched "The Three-Body Problem". The scenes are grand and the imagination is extraordinary. I was shocked the first time I watched it!"
"I knew that Zheng Qian had won the Galaxy Award, but I didn't expect that he would win the Hugo Award. He was the first Asian writer to win this honor. Even if Japan won the Nobel Prize for Literature,
You can’t win the Hugo Award! And it’s the most valuable Best Novel Award in the Hugo Award!”
"Awesome, Zheng Qian is indeed a national treasure!"
“Is there anything else that can stop Zheng Qian from moving on?”
"I thought he was going to Hollywood to make a career, but unexpectedly he gave us a Hugo Award!"
"My dad has already gone to the bookstore to buy The Three-Body Problem for me!"
"My mother has brought me "The Three-Body Problem". I will watch it tonight!"
"To be honest, I can't understand it, but since I can win the award, it must be worth watching. Once I get through the boring description above..."
In addition to netizens who quickly became agitated by the indiscriminate news reports bombarded by the media, many staff related to "Three-Body" also accepted interviews from the media.
For example, Zhang Hanting, deputy editor of "Science Fiction World", the publisher of the Chinese version of "Three Body", posted three Weibo posts:
"This is an exciting moment. I just got off the phone with Zheng Qian, and the media reporters have already started to take action. But I think of next year's Hugo Nebula Award and Trisolaris 2. Today's miracle may be just the beginning."
"Zheng Qian is right. The Three-Body Problem winning the Hugo Award can be said to be a historic moment for Chinese science fiction!"
"In the past, it was a one-way cultural entry. Western science fiction literature entered China. The master series of "Science Fiction World" has introduced many Hugo Award-winning masters! I hope that this time "The Three-Body Problem" won the award, more native speakers will be introduced to it.
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