In the living room, Zhang Hanting took the tea politely and said with emotion: "Mr. Zheng is so young that he wrote a book like The Three-Body Problem. I should have come to visit earlier."
"The Three-Body Problem" has been serialized in two journals, and many readers have written to express their love for "The Three-Body Problem". There has been a lot of discussion in the industry. In addition, Stephen wants to translate "The Three-Body Problem" for external websites. Zhang Hanting
It was through this opportunity that I came to visit Zheng Qian.
He brought two issues of "Science Fiction World" magazine with "Three-Body" printed on them. In addition, he also carried a basket of fruits, which was extremely simple. He knew that literati were noble and giving away too expensive things would increase the psychological burden. But
I didn’t expect Zheng Qian to be so young...
And Stephen's sincerity was obviously a bit rich. He took out a gift box from his arms and handed it to Zheng Qian with both hands very respectfully: "This is the pen I specially customized for Mr. Zheng in the UK."
Zheng Qian took it curiously. He knew that foreigners like to open gifts in public, so he opened them directly.
A pure gold pen came into view, which made Zheng Qian feel suffocated.
Are all gringos so rich?
When Stephen saw Zheng Qian opening the gift in person, a smile appeared on his face, "Mr. Zheng, I hope you like it."
"I like it very much, thank you Mr. Stephen." Zheng Qian said with a smile.
Later, at Stephen's request, Zheng Qian took the two of them to his bedroom and pointed to the notebook on the desk: "This is where I write."
Stephen and Zhang Hanting looked at the room, which was only a dozen square meters. The bed was neatly made, and the windows were always open. It was extremely ventilated, so there was no smell in the room. Pushing against the wall was a wardrobe, which was full of clothes hanging.
The two of them were a little surprised. Mr. Zheng seemed to pay special attention to appearance and etiquette, which was in sharp contrast to the casualness of many Chinese writers.
"Mr. Zheng, can I take a photo here?"
Stephen took out a camera from his handbag and asked.
"sure."
Zheng Qian still held the golden pen in his hand and was too embarrassed to refuse, so at Stephen's request, he opened the notebook, sat at the desk, smiled at the camera, and made a yes gesture.
Stephen said he would take one photo, but he really only took one photo. It can be seen that he still respects Zheng Qian.
Afterwards, the three of them discussed the purpose of their visit in detail in the living room.
Zhang Hanting came here not only to visit the rumored Mr. Zheng, but also to inform Zheng Qian that "The Three-Body Problem" has passed the preliminary review of the Galaxy Essay Award and is one step closer to winning. In addition, two publishing houses want to
In order to publish "Three-Body", I came here to ask Zheng Qian's opinion on my behalf.
Zheng Qian was very happy, but he did not agree immediately: "I do want to publish "The Three-Body Problem", but not now - I want to publish it after "The Three-Body Problem" wins the award..."
Zhang Hanting was a little surprised and said with a smile: "It seems that Mr. Zheng is full of confidence in winning "The Three-Body Problem". However, the submission for the Bank Award lasts for three months, and the award stage also takes two months. Therefore, the Galaxy Award will not be announced until November.
, the time span is a bit long..."
He looked at Zheng Qian's living environment, a typical single apartment with one bedroom and one living room. Although it was not bad, it was still far from the ideal life of a rich list writer. He felt that Zheng Qian should need a royalties.
Improve life.
Zheng Qian asked: "If I publish now, what royalty rate can the publisher give me?"
"About 6%." Zhang Hanting said.
Zheng Qian asked again: "What if I win the prize?"
Zhang Hanting mused: "No work by a Galaxy Award winner has a royalty rate lower than 10%."
Zheng Qian smiled, the difference was nearly double...
Publishing "The Three-Body Problem" now will not help him except to increase his fame in the circle and make some short-term profits. Zheng Qian's random announcements are worth the royalties. He wrote "The Three-Body Problem"
》Not to make money, he just wants to win awards and international awards!
As the leading work in the Chinese science fiction world in the previous life, "The Three-Body Problem" has high hopes for Zheng Qian. Whether he can become a great writer depends on the performance of this work.
Zhang Hanting was vaguely aware of Zheng Qian's ambition, and couldn't help but feel a little shocked in his heart, but he didn't say it out loud, he just looked at Zheng Qian again.
He found that this young man had a confidence and composure that was beyond his peers.
Zhang Hanting was amazed by this and thought of Zheng Qian's certificate that he had seen before...
Although he didn't see his workplace specifically, the military uniform he wore couldn't be faked, and he clearly had a military background. He couldn't help but start to guess about Zheng Qian's family background.
Could it be the third generation of red?
Zhang Hanting was not particularly surprised by this. At the foot of the imperial city, anyone with some background, including three generations of ancestors, basically had a revolutionary background. But for those who can still operate from it now, the water inside is too deep.
Already.
Then Zhang Hanting looked at Zheng Qian and his eyes became softer.
He has talent and background, but his life is so "plain" and "simple". Among the second and third generations Zhang Hanting knows, this Mr. Zheng is so unique!
One day, it will become a great thing!
Zheng Qian was a little creeped out by Zhang Hanting's gentle gaze, and he was muttering in his heart.
It happened that Stephen proposed his intention at this time, which instantly diverted his attention.
"Mr. Zheng, I personally am very proficient in Chinese culture. After reading the current serialized part of "The Three-Body Problem", I feel that I like it very much."
Stephen said with some admiration: "I flew to China specially just to talk to you about translation..."
Zheng Qian nodded, he already knew this just now.
But I didn’t expect that this Stephen actually wanted to have sex for nothing!
"I have no money... Although I am the editor-in-chief of National Geographic magazine, National Geographic is not a magazine that serializes novels. Do you understand what I mean?"
Stephen said with some embarrassment: "I want to translate the English version of "The Three-Body Problem" for you on a voluntary basis and send this great work to the famous "science fiction" forum in the United States. I do not charge any salary. I am purely voluntary.
, I want to share this work and attract more supporters for Mr. Zheng, please understand."
Zheng Qian touched his chin and fell into deep thought.
How did "The Three-Body Problem" become popular in the previous life?
In addition to being spread in the Chinese science fiction community, in fact, most of the outside world's understanding of "The Three-Body Problem" only came into the public eye after "The Three-Body Problem" won the Hugo Award.
Because this is the first Chinese work to win the Hugo Award, coupled with the recommendation of many foreign celebrities, it immediately detonated the Chinese world.
For example, the President of the United States, ***, has strongly recommended the novel "The Three-Body Problem" on social networking sites many times, and even personally sent emails to urge the manuscript.
And after *** praised "The Three-Body Problem" for the first time, within a few hours, the sales volume of the first English version of "The Three-Body Problem" on Amazon in the United States rose from a ranking of more than 20,000 to more than 1,400. In real time
Ranked 16th on the science fiction sales list.
This move made many people who hated the country couldn't help but be curious. They browsed and bought the complete set of "The Three-Body Problem". Gradually, the IP value of "The Three-Body Problem" greatly increased. Many film and television works derived from it also achieved great results, such as "The Wandering Earth"
"wait.
Thinking about it this way, these gringos also played an important role in the development and growth of the Three-Body Party.
So Zheng Qian's eyes became friendly when he looked at Stephen.
This made Stephen swallow nervously: "Sir, what are you thinking about?"
Zheng Qian smiled and stretched out his hand: "From now on, we are comrades."