Grandpa's great writer

Chapter 925 When will the two of you publish the book?

On January [-]th, Pei Yuan woke up very early. Although the exam week was over and he had no classes, he still set an early alarm for himself and prepared to go to the library to read.

However, as soon as he finished washing, he received a special attention reminder, and the official Weiyu account of [-] Chinese website posted a post.

On the 24th of next month, which is the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first month of the Lunar New Year, Zhang Zhong's new book "Cat City Tale" will be released globally simultaneously.

Pei Yuan was not surprised by Zhang Chong's new book release, because Zhang Zhong had already mentioned it before when he invigilated the exam.

When the matter of invigilation became popular on the Internet, the news of the new book was also spread on the Internet.

Seeing the title of "Cat City Tale", Pei Yuan immediately thought of "Chunyu Fen's Adventures".

Just like Hui Yiguo in "The Adventures of Chunyu Fen", does this "Cat City Tale" also have a country dominated by cats?

In this way, the new book is a fantasy novel?

But following the information given by the official account of [-] Chinese.com, this novel is not a fantasy novel, but a science fiction novel, because it is clearly marked with a science fiction label.

When he saw the word science fiction, Pei Yuan raised his eyebrows. It has to be said that there are too few science fiction novels by Zhang Zhong this year, and only "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" was published in the middle.

In fact, speaking of it now, "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" is still the work of last year, that is to say, last year, Zhang Zhong only published one science fiction novel.

This has never happened since Zhang Zhong started writing science fiction novels. At the peak, Zhang Zhong could write seven or eight science fiction novels a year, and all of them were medium-length novels.

Although the sci-fi world project revealed by Zhang Zhong before is very exciting, but the sci-fi world is just a combination of existing works after all, and there is basically no way to make people feel this new world deeply without five to ten years of effect. system.

Anyway, I have to publish a few science fiction novels. This year, I have published several mystery novels alone.

Otherwise, when it comes to the next Nebula Award or Hugo Award, at most one award will be won, isn't this a point of failure?
Speaking of the Nebula Award and the Hugo Award, the judging committees of these two awards are much more relaxed this time, or in other words, since last year, they have become more and more relaxed.

why?
Because there are fewer and fewer science fiction works by Zhang Zhong.

In this way, they don't have to worry about the number of awards.

Isn't your Zhang Zhong great?Everyone likes the book I wrote, and it seems unreasonable not to give you an award.

It doesn’t matter, I’ll give you all, and I’ll give you as many awards as you have written?
What, only one science fiction novel was written last year?
There is no other way, I can only give you a prize.

I wanted to give you a few more awards, but it's a pity.

That's the mindset of the jury right now.

And the competition for the Hugo Awards and Nebula Awards this year must be stronger than the previous ones.

Although the sci-fi market has become bigger and bigger in recent years, and there are more and more excellent sci-fi works, but because Zhang Zhong has basically won the award, other writers cannot win the award.

This year is different. Zhang Zhong won the best novel at most with only one book, and the remaining awards suddenly increased.

It is conceivable that after the awards are awarded, the judging committees of the Hugo Awards and the Nebula Awards will definitely blow a wave of flowers blooming...

Let more people win the award, instead of a single person winning the award, this is what all awards expect.

……

As soon as the title of "Cat City Tale" and its subject came out, it sparked intense discussions this winter.

【Zhang Chong writes about Science Fiction Day again, family sacrifices never forget to tell Nai Weng, Grandpa, your favorite science fiction writer is writing science fiction again. 】

[Is this true, is it really science fiction? 】

[Is there any master who can read for me to read, how do you read the word science fiction? 】

[I'm going, can't you release it more than a month in advance?In this way, there will be two books in this year's Nebula Awards and Hugo Awards. 】

[Yeah, this release time is too embarrassing, if it is earlier, it will be next year. 】

[It doesn't matter, isn't the Hugo Award selected for the previous two years? 】

[The key is that the works of the previous two years have basically been shortlisted. 】

[Nonsense, isn't Lord of the Flies not shortlisted? 】

【Lord of the Flies, you really treat it like a science fiction novel. 】

[Can Lord of the Flies be considered a science fiction novel? 】

[Of course, maybe this time Cat City Tale is just like Lord of the Flies, Zhang Da's style is like this now. 】

[Actually, I really like novels like Lord of the Flies. No matter it’s science fiction or not, it’s really enjoyable. Although I’ve read it seven or eight times, I’ll still take it out and read it if there’s anything to do. 】

[This is true, although serious novels are not as interesting as popular novels at first glance, they are indeed enjoyable to read.I like "Three-Body Problem" very much, but I only read "Three-Body Problem" five times, but I read "To Live" more than ten times, and no matter how many times I read it, I feel uncomfortable every time I read it again . 】

[Upstairs is a big critic, I have read "To Live" more than a dozen times.The book I have read most times is also Zhang Da's book, "Being Precepted", and I have read it more than a dozen times.But "Being Precepted" is short, and sometimes you can read it in a little time during your lunch break. 】

[I've watched "Border Town" seven or eight times, but it's relatively short after all. As the above said, I can finish it in a little time during my lunch break. 】

【Lou has such a long break in the morning. I have to read "Border Town" for at least an hour or two. You don't even eat at noon. 】

【I work at a local newspaper, so I might be free...】

[If "Cat City" is still a science fiction novel like Lord of the Flies, won't this book not be included in the Hugo Awards next year? 】

[Yeah, probably so. 】

[We can launch a petition to have the jury consider this book. 】

[I said, are you thinking too much, and the book hasn’t come out yet, so you just give it a characterization? 】

[Yeah, if you want me to say, maybe this book is devoted to biotechnology.Because of genetic technology, a group of cats mutated to have IQ, and these cats were unwilling to be studied by humans, so they gathered in the wilderness to form a cat city and survived. 】

[The idea upstairs is okay, but I guess the book will definitely not be written like this.If you want me to say, it doesn't have to be biotechnology, it may also be a kind of robot cat.For example, people in a city like to keep cats, but cats will become extinct in the future, so a robot cat is created for humans. 】

[When will the two upstairs be publishing a book?I'm going to buy a copy. 】

(End of this chapter)