Grandpa's great writer

Chapter 844 Knows a little lip language (two in one)

"After this conference, the standard of future conferences may be raised a lot." Linde turned his head and looked at the crowd outside the exhibition hall, and said.

Although the award ceremony can only be attended by 1000 people, there is still a large crowd gathered outside the exhibition hall.

Opposite the International Convention and Exhibition Center is a snack street, which is the hottest these days.

The award ceremony has not yet started, and the seats on the snack street are already fully occupied.

Because there is a huge LED screen above the main entrance of the Convention and Exhibition Center, facing the snack street opposite.

The organizing committee has already issued a notice that the awards ceremony will be broadcast live on this LED screen for everyone to watch. The snack street is the most suitable place to watch the live broadcast. Look.

There are also some people who can't occupy the position of the snack street, so they can only stand on the flower platform across the road, or just squat on the side of the steps at the entrance of the convention center.

Linde had never seen such a scene before.The previous World Science Fiction Conventions did not have as many people as there are now at the entrance of the convention center.

The reason for such a scene is not only because of the large number of Huaxia people, but also because of the great support of the local government and the perfect supporting facilities of the two guild halls and the surrounding communities.

Linde suddenly felt that Huaxia seems to be particularly suitable for organizing events like the World Science Fiction Convention, as long as they do it seriously, they can do it well.

In recent years, the world's economic center has begun to shift.But now not only the economic center, but even part of the culture has begun to transfer, and the culture of Huaxia has slowly flowed backwards to all parts of the world.

More and more people can speak Chinese, especially at this conference, Linde has seen many Western faces who speak Chinese fluently, which was unimaginable ten years ago, or even five years ago .

The wheels of the Huaxia carriage have begun to turn, and a virtuous circle has also been built. More and more people are interested in Chinese culture, and more and more people are learning Chinese culture. interest.

Zhang Zhong on the side heard Lin De's emotional words, but he didn't expect him to think so much and go so far.

"Whether the standard is raised depends on what hosting the World Science Fiction Convention can bring to a city. As long as there are enough benefits, more cities will naturally flock to it, and the standard will be raised accordingly." Zhang Zhong said.

"Well, it's like this. I think Mr. Hilde should have tasted the sweetness this time. He will not allow the specifications of the conference to be lowered too much. He will definitely make some demands on the host city." Linde said.

"If the heat can be guaranteed and a reasonable request is made, the host city can accept it."

"It seems that the heat is still there, but I don't know if it can last until this time next year. Compared with the East, the West today lacks aggressiveness. People are unwilling to take risks lying on the capital accumulated over the years."

The two walked to the end of the corridor while talking, turned left and entered the auditorium. Hilde and several conference staff gathered at the door.

Seeing Zhang Zhong and Linde approaching, Hilde came up and shook hands with them respectively, and then he was a little surprised, "Why did you two come here together?"

Zhang Zhong smiled and shook his head, "I don't know either. When I arrived, Mr. Linde had just stepped on the red carpet."

"How could this be?" Hilde frowned, then turned to look at Fred, the secretary next to him, "How could you make such a low-level mistake?"

Fred quickly apologized, "It's my negligence, I didn't arrange it before, I'll go and have a look."

After Fred left, Hilde turned his head apologetically, "I'm really sorry, we didn't do a good job. In fact, this year's conference suddenly had a lot more people, and the specifications were raised all of a sudden. Our There is also a shortage of manpower.”

In fact, Hilde has thought about this problem before, and also gave a coping strategy, which is to recruit a large number of volunteers.

The number of volunteers this year is three times that of previous years, but even so, it is still not enough.

Moreover, volunteers are volunteers after all, and they are not familiar with the business. Many things still need to be arranged by formal staff.

Take this incident as an example. Originally, Fred had arranged the matter and asked a staff member to take a few volunteers to the door to dispatch, but just over a minute after the staff left, something went wrong.

This problem is difficult to solve. The World Science Fiction Convention cannot recruit people casually. If a large number of people are recruited for this year's conference, so many people will not be needed next year, and they cannot be laid off.

In this way, there will be redundant staff and funding problems.

Unless there are still so many people coming to the conference next year and a lot of membership fees can be received, it will continue to develop like this.

After chatting with Hilde at the door, Zhang Zhong and Linde walked into the auditorium to find their positions.

"The organizing committee will save trouble. This year's seats are almost the same as last year." After finding the seat, Linde joked with a smile.

Zhang Zhong also laughed, "It doesn't make any difference anyway, and it just so happened that the few of us cooperated once this year, so it's normal to sit together."

The seat on Linde's left belongs to Llorente, and the seat on Zhang Zhong's right belongs to Penny Austin. Neither of them have come yet.

The auditorium is now full of a quarter of the people, all in the front row, which means that ordinary members have not yet started to come in.

……

"Mr. Feng, it's a great honor to work with you again to explain the Hugo Awards ceremony."

In the Zhongmin live broadcast room, the host Hu Gang smiled and said to Fenghe next to him.

"It should be my honor." Feng He said with a smile.

The guest lineup for this live broadcast is a bit more luxurious than in previous years. In addition to last year's veteran team Hu Gang, Li Qin, and Feng He, there is also Huang Lei, the commentator of the Nebula Awards last time, a total of four people.

But this time Fenghe came as a special guest, because he was not in the previous commentary lineup, so he was invited here temporarily.

Although Feng He's "Far Side of the Earth" was not shortlisted for the Hugo Awards, he was still invited to attend the award ceremony.

However, Fenghe did not pass in the end, and chose to go to the Zhongmin live broadcast room as a guest commentator.

This was suggested by his agent Chen Qing.

Since it is not shortlisted, it is at best a background board, maybe there is no camera, if you insist on rubbing it, it may arouse the disgust of readers.

It would be better to return to the Zhongmin live broadcast room as a guest. He has commented here for several times, and it is logical to come back, and he can also have more opportunities to show up in the live broadcast room.

The fact is also true, the ceremony has not yet started, and the topics of Hu Gang and the others revolve around Feng He.

"Everyone knows that Mr. Feng just won the best novella award at the Xingyun Awards ceremony not long ago, and he became the second writer in Asia to win this award. Mr. Feng, how do you feel during the period after the award? And has life changed?"

"It is false to say that there is no change. After winning the award, the probability of being recognized on the road has greatly increased."

"Does this bother you? Or do you enjoy life like this?"

"There is a bit of distress. Sometimes when I meet enthusiastic book friends, I am too embarrassed to ignore them. It will always delay a little time. But it is not all good. Since I was recognized several times in the vegetable market, my wife Just take over the task of grocery shopping."

Hearing Feng He's words, Hu Gang and the others also laughed.

"It seems that the Nebula Award has directly improved your status in the family."

"No, I was quite happy at the beginning when I didn't need to buy vegetables, but after a while, I felt something was wrong. Because before I bought vegetables, I could get some private money out of the money I bought. Now I am With the deprivation of purchasing rights, the small treasury has shrunk a lot.”

"..."

"It seems that in Teacher Feng's house, it is the wife who is in charge of the financial power."

"Yeah, that's why I came here to be a commentator. It's hard to hide the manuscript fee, but there is still a chance to save private money when you come out on the show."

"Oh? Your wife won't ask for the notice fee?"

"Ask, she will look over the contract, but the program team usually pays for transportation. The program team gives [-], and I will report [-] when I go back, and I can keep [-]." Feng He said.

Huang Lei smiled and said, "Then after you say it on the show, isn't it hard to save money?"

"Mr. Huang, you saw the second floor. You thought Teacher Feng was on the first floor, but he is actually on the fifth floor." Li Qin said.

"Oh, how do you say that?" Huang Lei asked.

"Now Mr. Feng said on the show that Mr. Feng's wife will definitely ask him for [-] after he goes back, but in fact, the program team gave Mr. Feng [-] for his transportation." Li Qin laughed.

Feng He immediately became anxious, "Ms. Li, how can you insult people's innocence out of thin air!"

"Hahaha."

For a while, the air inside and outside the studio was filled with joy.

After chatting for a while, Hu Gang began to turn the topic to tonight's main topic, "Do the teachers have any predictions for tonight's awards, Mr. Li, please tell me first?"

Li Qin nodded and said, "Different from the Nebula Awards, there are many awards after the revision of the Hugo Awards. There are as many as [-] awards, but what everyone pays attention to is the old awards, which are Best Novel, Best Novella, The three best short stories. We are more concerned about the long story and the short story, because both of these awards have Zhang Zhong’s works shortlisted. For the long story, I personally prefer "The Clockwork Girl". For the short story, I still keep the previous one Opinion, I think "Calorie Man" can finally win the award."

"You are no worse than the previous Xingyun Award prediction." Hu Gang asked Huang Lei again, "Mr. Huang, do you have any different opinions this time?"

Huang Lei smiled and said, "Same as last time, I agree with Mr. Li's statement in the first half, but I disagree with the second half. I insist that "Yellow Card Man" can finally win the award, and the facts have proved that I last time predictions were correct."

"The last time Teacher Feng was away, I might not know that the two of them quarreled for a long time about which one of "Yellow Card Man" and "Calorie Man" should win the prize."

"Actually, I know it. After I came back, I specially found the video to watch."

"It seems that Mr. Feng still cares about our CMTV live broadcast, so what do you think of this award?" Hu Gang asked.

"Actually, I don't think "Harry Potter" has no chance of winning. In the past two years, the Hugo Awards have shown signs of moving closer to derivative works, such as the film and television of works. Although "Harry Potter" and "A Clockwork Girl "has not yet been filmed, but compared with the two, the film and television of "Harry Potter" should be more successful, which is also its advantage. As for "Yellow Card Man" and "Calorie Man", these two short stories I like them all very much, and I wouldn’t be surprised if any of them wins. In my opinion, they all have the level of winning, and the reason why one can’t win is just because of the setting of the awards.”

Feng He spoke moderately and did not vote for one of them.

"The point Mr. Feng mentioned is also discussed a lot in recent years. From ancient times to the present, works have been put on stage and screen. However, with the development of the times, this situation has become more and more frequent. The fact that the Hugo Awards are tilted in this direction can be understood as a compromise to the public's aesthetics?"

"Public aesthetics must be a factor considered by the organizing committee, but it is still a little inappropriate to say that it is a compromise. I guess they want to find a balance that can not only guarantee a high level, but also allow more people to accept it." Feng Feng and said.

"I think this is a good thing. Science fiction literature is also popular literature. Since it is popular literature, if the public can't accept it, then what is popular? Let more people accept fantasy literature and fall in love with fantasy literature. The purpose of the Science Fiction Convention, it is completely understandable that there are many considerations on this." Li Qin said.

"I understand what you two said. It means..." Hu Gang had just finished speaking halfway, when he saw a close-up of Zhang Zhong appearing in the live video, he quickly said, "I gave Zhang Zhong a close-up. Noticed that the camera was filming him, chatting with the person next to him."

At this time, the camera zoomed out, and people could clearly see the person next to Zhang Zhong.

"The one sitting next to him is Linde. I remember that Linde also sat with Zhang Chong in the Hugo Awards last year."

"That's right, when Zhang Zhong participated in the Nebula Awards for the first time, he sat with Lin De, and the two of them are quite destined." Li Qin said.

"It seems that the cameraman is a fan of Zhang Zhong and the others. The time for this close-up is too long. It's a pity that there is no radio, otherwise you can hear what they are talking about."

Huang Lei said with a smile, "Actually, I have studied lip language, and I can probably read what they are talking about."

Hu Gang asked in surprise, "Teacher Huang still understands lip language?"

"I know a thing or two. Now Zhang Zhong is asking Lin De what he ate tonight. Lin De replied that he ate scrambled eggs with tomatoes..."

Li Qin rolled his eyes, "Mr. Huang, you're doing this again."

"Hahaha, that's right, I'm talking nonsense again this time."

Hu Gang shook his head with a smile, Huang Lei is really an expert at setting up the atmosphere, last time it was micro-expression, this time it was lip language, he just opened his mouth.

(End of this chapter)