"I still can't believe it. ”

In the living room, Zhang Hanting politely took the tea and said with emotion: "Mr. Zheng is so young that he has written a book like the three-body problem, I should have come to visit earlier." ”

"The Three-Body Problem" has been serialized in two periodicals, and many readers have written to express their love for "The Three-Body Problem", which has a lot of discussion in the industry, and Stephen wants to translate "The Three-Body Problem" on the Internet, Zhang Hanting took this opportunity to visit Zheng Qian.

He brought two issues of "Science Fiction World" magazine printed with "The Three-Body Problem", in addition, he also carried a basket of fruits, which was extremely simple, he knew that the literati were noble, and sending out too expensive things would increase the psychological burden, but he didn't expect Zheng Qian to be so young......

And Stephen's sincerity is obviously a bit of a tyrant, he took out a gift box from his arms, and handed it to Zheng Qian very respectfully with both hands: "This is a fountain pen 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 it directly.

A pure gold fountain pen was introduced into the eye, which made Zheng Qian a little suffocated.

Gringos are so wide, huh?

Stephen saw Zheng Qian open the gift in front of him, and a smile appeared on his face, "Mr. Zheng, I hope you can like it." ”

"Loved it very much, thank you Mr Stephen. Zheng Qian said with a smile.

Then, 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 beds were very tidy, the windows were often open, and it was extremely ventilated, so there was no smell in the room, and the wardrobe was pushing against the wall, and the cabinet was full of clothes, which made the two a little surprised, and Mr. Zheng seemed to pay special attention to appearance and etiquette, which was in stark contrast to the casualness of many Chinese writers.

"Mr. Zheng, can I take a picture here?"

Stephen asked, pulling a camera out of his handbag.

"Absolutely. ”

Zheng Qian was still holding the golden pen in his hand, and he was embarrassed to refuse, so at Stephen's request, he opened the notebook, then sat at the desk, looked at the camera, grinned, and made a yes gesture.

Stephen said to take one, but he really only took one, and it can be seen that he still respects Zheng Qian.

Afterwards, the three of them discussed in detail in the living room.

Zhang Hanting came this time, in addition to visiting the rumored Mr. Zheng, mainly 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 the award.

Zheng Qian was very happy, but he didn't immediately agree: "I do want "The Three-Body Problem" to be published, but not now - I want "The Three-Body Problem" to be published after winning 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", but the bank award essay competition lasts for three months, and the award stage also takes two months, so the announcement of the Galaxy Award will not wait until November, and the time span is a bit long......

He looked at Zheng Qian's living environment, a typical single apartment, one bedroom and one living room, although it was not bad, but it was still too far from the life of an ideal rich list writer, and he felt that Zheng Qian should need a royalty to improve his life.

Zheng Qian asked, "If I publish now, how much will the publisher give me a royalty?"

"About 6 percent. Zhang Hanting said.

Zheng Qian asked again: "What if you win the award?"

Zhang Hanting muttered: "The royalty rate of the Galaxy Award winner's works is not less than 10%. ”

Zheng Qian smiled, this gap is nearly doubled......

Now publishing "The Three-Body Problem" is not of much help to him except for increasing some fame in the circle and some short-term income, Zheng Qian can just run a few announcements to be worthy of these royalties, he wrote "The Three-Body Problem" not to make money, he just wants to win awards and international awards!

As the head work of the Chinese science fiction industry in the previous life, "The Three-Body Problem" was pinned on by Zheng Qian, and whether he can be a great writer depends on the performance of this work.

Zhang Hanting faintly sensed Zheng Qian's ambition, and couldn't help but feel a slight shock in his heart, but he didn't say it, just re-examined Zheng Qian.

He found that this young man had a confidence and composure that surpassed his peers.

This made Zhang Hanting amazed, and thought of Zheng Qian's certificate that he had seen before......

Although he didn't see the work unit specifically, the military uniform couldn't be faked, and he obviously had a military background, so he couldn't help but start to guess 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, but anyone with a little background, the ancestors of the three generations pulled forward, basically have a revolutionary background, but they can still operate from it at the moment, and the water in it is too deep.

So Zhang Hanting looked at Zheng Qian's gaze and became more softened.

Talented, with a background, but living in such a "simple" and "simple" way, among the second and third generations that Zhang Hanting knows, this Mr. Zheng is so unique!

One day, it will become a great thing!

Zheng Qian was a little creepy by Zhang Hanting's gentle gaze, and muttered in his heart.

At this time, Stephen proposed his intention, which also instantly diverted his attention.

"Mr. Zheng, I am personally very proficient in Chinese culture, and after reading the current serialized part of "The Three-Body Problem", I think I like it very, very much. ”

Stephen said with some admiration: "I flew to China just to talk to you about translation......

Zheng Qian nodded, he already knew this just now.

But I didn't expect that this Stephen wanted to prostitute for nothing!

"I don't have any money...... I'm the editor-in-chief of National Geographic, but National Geographic isn't 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, and post this great work to the famous "science fiction" forum in the United States. ”

Zheng Qian groped 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 industry, in fact, most of the outside world's understanding of "The Three-Body Problem" was only after "The Three-Body Problem" won the Hugo Award, and it really entered the public eye.

Because this is the first Chinese work to win the Hugo Award, coupled with the recommendation of many foreign celebrities, it detonated the Chinese world for a while.

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 sent an email to urge the manuscript in person.

After praising "The Three-Body Problem" for the first time, within a few hours, the sales of the first English version of "The Three-Body Problem" on Amazon in the United States rose from more than 20,000 to more than 1,400, ranking 16th on the real-time science fiction sales list.

This move made many haters of the Kuomintang can't help but be curious, and they flipped through and bought the full set of "The Three-Body Problem", which gradually increased the IP value of "The Three-Body Problem", and many film and television works derived from it have also achieved remarkable results, such as "The Wandering Earth" and so on.

Thinking about it this way, the development and growth of the "Three-Body Problem" party is also due to this group of gringos.

So Zheng Qian's eyes when he looked at Stephen became kind.

This made Stephen swallow nervously: "Sir, how are you thinking about it?"

Zheng Qian smiled and stretched out his hand: "From now on, we are comrades." ”