"Hi, Ms. Hannah, it's a pleasure to have your favor, I can't answer the copyright question, because the original author of "The Three-Body Problem" is a Chinese, I am just translating on behalf of me, but I will convey your message to the original author. ”

Hannah looked at the news, stunned.

Only then did she remember the words marked in the preface of the serial post, the original author of "The Three-Body Problem" is a Chinese named "Qin Cheng", which is difficult to imagine, but it is not difficult to understand when it comes to the content of the book.

Perhaps only real Chinese can write such fantastical science fiction works from another perspective.

It took a long time for her to open the mailbox and reply, "Dear Mr. Stephen, thank you for your reply, can I ask you for the contact information?"

After waiting for a while, Hannah received Stephen's mobile phone number, and she was so excited that she immediately wrote down the number, walked out of the office, picked up her mobile phone and dialed it out.

Soon, a magnetic voice rang out: "Hannah?"

"Yes, Mr. Stephen, I'm Hannah, editor of Hubbars Publishing, and it's a pleasure to speak with you. ”

Hannah calmed down and said, "In order not to delay your precious time, let me get straight to the point, please forgive me, Mr. Stephen, no matter what conditions other publishers propose, we at Habers Press will always maintain the treatment and royalty ...... above this condition."

After Hannah quickly said a lot of benefits of signing with Hubs Press, Stephen smiled: "I want to repeat, I really am not the original author of "The Three-Body Problem", I am just a translator, but what Miss Hannah said, I will truthfully convey to the original author." ”

Hannah hurriedly said, "Thank you so much!"

"I'm also very eager to see the books of "The Three-Body Problem" put on the bookshelves of major bookstores, believe me, I'm more anxious than you. ”

Stephen said: "But at this stage, it is difficult for me to contact the original author, you know the time difference problem, and more importantly, the original author is a very busy person, so I will go to China alone in the near future to visit the original author and convey the wishes of your publishing house." ”

Hannah thanked her again, then cautiously made a request: "Can I travel to China with you?"

"Although it is not necessary, I will be happy to walk with you if Miss Hannah wishes. ”

Stephen said jokingly.

Hannah's voice on the phone was very sweet, and it could be heard that she was a young lady, and it would be a wonderful thing if she could walk with this young lady, of course, good feelings are good feelings, and in terms of copyright, Zheng Qian is still the main one.

"That's great!" Hannah said happily, "I hope it won't disturb your fulfillment." ”

Next, the two made an appointment to meet at the New York International Airport two days later and travel to China together.

After hanging up the phone, Hannah took a deep breath, quickly opened the file and wrote a report on "The Three-Body Problem", and then quickly knocked on the editor-in-chief's office and handed the report to the editor-in-chief Allison.

Alison is more than ten years older than Hannah, and occasionally surfs the Internet, but only to contact customers, and usually she logs on to the online community only a handful of times, when she sees the report, she asks with some uncertainty: "500,000 hits, 3,000 replies?"

It means that once "The Three-Body Problem" is published, it will have a very good sales after extensive promotion. ”

Hannah said sincerely: "Alison, please believe me, "The Three-Body Problem" will not disappoint us. ”

Alison was a little suspicious, and after a while, she picked up the phone and called a person, who was a member of the company's network business team, responsible for maintaining the official website and some network publicity, and rushed to take Hannah's report plan, glanced at it a few times, and immediately exclaimed: "500,000 hits!"

Alison asked, "Is this stat okay?"

"It's not all right!" The members of the network group looked incredulous: "Alison, do you know the author of "Dynasty of Power"?"

Alison said she knew.

It was a miracle in the publishing world last year, when the first volume was released and sold more than a million copies in North America in just a few days, and now nearly a year later, sales have exceeded 10 million copies, not counting sales in other languages.

""Power Dynasty" was also serialized in the online community at the beginning, and it had nearly 500,000 hits on the Internet before it was published, and this "Three-Body Problem" was able to reach this ...... of hits."

The eyes of the members of the network group lit up: "This is definitely the second "Dynasty of Power"!"

Alison was not calm either, and immediately asked Hannah to help find the relevant post on the computer to view.

At a glance, it is indeed 500,000 hits, and the number of replies has approached 4,000 infinitely.

After a quick glance at the plot, Alison immediately picked up the report plan and went to the editor-in-chief's office.

Half an hour later, the editor-in-chief not only approved Hannah's business trip expenses, but also gave Hannah bargaining power, as long as the asking price was not outrageous, Habbs Press accepted it all.

Hannah was so excited that she soon began packing her bags and preparing for her trip to China.

Two days later.

New York International Airport.

Hannah looked at the editors of more than a dozen other publishing houses in front of her, and her face was dumbfounded.

The expressions of these editors are not much different from Hannah's, and they all have a skeptical look on their faces.

Standing next to him is the initiator of this trip and the translator of "The Three-Body Problem", Mr. Stephen!

"I've been contacted by too many publishers, and in order to give everyone a fair chance to bid, this time we can go to China together and meet with Qin. Stephen smiled and said, "You are all powerful publishing houses that I have carefully selected, and I believe that Qin will welcome your arrival." ”

The editors all had a grudge on their faces.

Among them, there are even personnel from the six major publishing houses, and it is obvious that not only small companies have noticed "The Three-Body Problem", but even these large groups want to take "The Three-Body Problem" into their arms.

The miracle of "Dynasty of Power" has just passed, this time, will "The Three-Body Problem" be a blockbuster?

Everyone is looking forward to it.

It is precisely because of the expectation that it is even more urgent to win the publishing copyright of "The Three-Body Problem".

In addition to the six major publishing houses, the editors of those weaker publishing houses all felt bitter tongues at this time.

It looks like this time it's going to be a trip for nothing!

However, they will not miss the opportunity to travel at public expense, so they get on the plane with peace of mind, ready to explore the mysterious ancient oriental country on the other side of the ocean.

Many of them were coming to China for the first time, so they brought their DSLR cameras with them in the hope of taking pictures of the scenery along the way.

Along the way, a group of people talked with a smile, and after getting off the plane, it was dark and night.

The capital here is more modern than you might expect, full of high-rise buildings and brightly lit streets.

One by one, the editors took out their SLR cameras and shot excitedly.

Soon after, a group of people settled in the hotel they had booked and began to rest.

Hannah washed up a little and began to prepare for jet lag.

But before going to bed, she did her homework again, this is her habit, every time there is a major event, she must make full preparations, and when she sees Qin tomorrow, she will try to grasp the overall situation.

But early the next morning, Stephen told everyone that Qin was not in the capital, he was participating in a Chinese version of "American Idol", and now he was participating in the recording in another province and city, and if he wanted to meet, he might have to wait two days.

This made everyone stunned.

"Is the original author a star?"

With such doubts in mind, everyone began to discuss, and finally unanimously decided to fly to the provincial capital of Shonan to negotiate in order to show the sincerity of the trip.

Of course, you can also see the scenery of other cities besides the bustling capital.

After arriving at the destination, everyone took another wave of photos.

A group of gringos gathered together, and soon attracted the attention of pedestrians, many mainlanders looked at it with some curiosity, and some even asked for a group photo, and the gringos readily agreed.

In the afternoon, after entering the hotel, Stephen got in touch with Zheng Qian as soon as possible, and this time the phone finally got through.

"Great, Zheng Qian, you're finally on!"

Stephen exclaimed excitedly, "Do you know how many calls I made to you?"

Zheng Qian smiled: "I know some, but I've been very busy lately, and my phone is often turned off, but you can contact my agent." ”

"I got in touch, so now I can fly to Star City, yes, I'm in Star City now, I'm going to meet you, Zheng Qian, you're ready to be surprised!" Stephen laughed.

Zheng Qian was a little surprised: "What makes you so happy? However, we may not be able to meet today, because I have to record live TV in the evening, and I can't be distracted......"

"I know, so I'll tell you about it when your game is over!"

Stephen nodded.

Now that he already knows Zheng Qian's own work, he never thought that writing was just his side job!

This is ridiculous, because many full-time writers are not as proficient in writing as an amateur like him!

Zheng Qian was actually very curious about the reason why Stephen was looking for him, but the only link between him and Stephen was "The Three-Body Problem", so he could vaguely guess that Stephen's visit this time might also be related to "The Three-Body Problem".

But he didn't care about being distracted at this time, because tonight "Chinese Idol" officially entered the final cycle, and the top ten players will be the first to eliminate two players, that is, 10 into 8.

At this stage, almost all of the top 10 players have a huge fan base, and each player's elimination will cause huge controversy and discussion.

Therefore, even if the contestant is eliminated, he has proved his excellence by going to the top ten in the country, and his future prospects are still limitless.

What's more, there is also Tianhao Shengshi Media, even if the top ten are eliminated, they will also be signed into Tianhao Shengshi Media, which is a newly created media company under Xiangnan Satellite TV, which specializes in supporting contestants, and even the top 50 that were eliminated before this, many people have signed into Tianhao Shengshi Media.

For example, Su Tang, Qi Qi, Jia Xiaoqiang and other players who had outstanding performances in the competition, and even Zhang Guoran signed a two-year brokerage contract.

But in comparison, the top 10 contracts are obviously more tempting, and they will get exclusive promotion resources.

More importantly, the stage of the top ten is destined to be the stage of all eyes.

After all, it is the finals, and by this time, all the foreshadowing and brewing in the early stage have been completed, and for people, they only look at the real master duels of the top ten, so the climax has just come.

Stephen was also very shocked by Zheng Qian's achievements in just a few months, so he specially contacted Shonan Satellite TV's "Chinese Idol" to get a ticket to the finals.

When the other party heard that he was the editor-in-chief of National Geographic magazine, his jaw dropped in shock, and when he heard that there were more than a dozen editors of major American publishing houses, he suspected that Stephen was a liar for a while.

Knowing that the two sides met and saw a group of gringos, coupled with the IDs of Stephen and others, he warmly invited them to come and watch the game.

Even Li Dongtian was a little excited when he heard the news.

"National Geographic" magazine focuses on photography and often photographs some of the wonders and strange scenes around the world, can it be said that "Chinese Idol" has also entered the eyes of the other side? Not only that, but the photos taken on the spot must also be bound into a book, printed and published, and crossed the ocean to become a big hit in the United States?

Although he thinks this is impossible, Li Dongtian will inevitably associate these messy pictures.

So he waved his hand.

Not only did they approve the tickets, but they also arranged them in the most conspicuous position, preparing to show the people of the whole country when they were ready to broadcast live at night, and lo and behold, the international fans of "Chinese Idol" are here, and our show has international influence.

Stephen never expected to enter the main venue so easily, and he didn't even spend a penny, and some of the "bribe money" he had originally prepared was unfortunately not used, which made him wonder if he was still worthy of the title of "China expert".

However, Stephen was still very happy to be able to cheer for Zheng Qian on the spot.

Even Hannah's editors were excited, and they all gathered enough strength to support Zheng Qian on the spot, Stephen said that China's popular sedan chair people carry people, that is, they like to be sought after, so as long as the support is done well, the probability of getting the copyright will increase infinitely.

In the evening, Shonan Satellite TV's "Chinese Idol" studio.

The audience took their seats one after another, and as soon as Stephen and the others walked into the hall together, they attracted the sideways eyes of the audience, and even some of the staff were full of surprise.

For a moment, the entire studio was buzzing.

"Holy, gringos, is our show so popular?"

"Internet is naïve, international influence!

"Cow Pi!"

"What are they holding in their hands? Damn, Zheng Qian's poster?"

"These ghosts are Zheng Qian's fans? I'm so shocked that I have five bodies to the ground, and a few of them look like they're forty or fifty years old!"

"They even have a DSLR camera! They look like reporters?"

"Gringos are rich!"

The audience was full of discussions.

Director Li Dongtian saw this scene and showed a satisfied smile.

At the same time, I also sighed in my heart, Zheng Qian, Zheng Qian, you are really full of surprises!