It is an indisputable fact that the United States is a world power.

But in the eyes of the old American and Europeans, Americans are uneducated "hillbillies".

As an old guy who has been immersed in the field of cultural publishing for half his life, although Glamour is very unhappy about this, he can't refute it.

Because this is also true, there are countless examples to prove it.

The Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded in 1901, and the United States became the world's largest industrial power at about the same time, but it was not until 30 years later, in 1930, that the United States won the prize. Prior to this, almost all the winners were Europeans. There was only one exception, and that person was Rabindranath Tagore of India.

However, with the end of World War II, the United States, whose economic strength is unmatched, is reversing the image of the "hillbilly" in the past, and the prosperity of Hollywood and the expansion of the entertainment industry are typical external manifestations.

Grammore didn't know why Evan suddenly wanted to set up a special science fiction award, but he just thought about it briefly and agreed to Evan's request. Because, no matter how you look at it, setting up an award is a cost-effective thing.

As its name suggests, there were very few awards for literature in the American cultural world at this time. There is only one Pulitzer Prize for literary prizes, which was established by news mogul Joseph Pulitzer with a $10,000 prize and began in 1917. The National Book Award and the National Book Critics Award, which were hugely influential in later generations, were not yet "born", the former until 1950, and the latter had to wait until 1974.

As for the fantasy field that Evan focuses on, although there are quite a few readers, there is no special award at this time. The three major awards in the fantasy category known to Evan - the Hugo Award, the Nebula Award, and the Locus Award - did not appear until after the 50s.

Because it is a blank field, it is not very difficult to set up, and the only thing that needs to be put into a little attention is how to expand its popularity.

Visibility means influence.

That's why Grammore suggested that Evan would be better established with other publishers.

Because this can expand the influence of the award - Nebula Award as soon as possible.

That's right, the name of the science fiction award in this program was determined to be the "Nebula Award".

Needless to say, the nomination came from Evan.

Grammore, who was instructed by Evan, quickly took action, calling his peers one by one.

Grammore's proposal was echoed by many.

Soon after, Grammore replied that the Nebula Awards would be available before 1950.

……

New York, Thomas Dewey's campaign office.

As November approached, Dewey's campaign team faced more and more daily affairs, such as voter reception, policy answers, itinerary, data analysis, speech writing, etc., which made the whole team more and more stressful.

However, motivated by the ambitious goal of entering the White House, the team members showed excellent stamina, and even if they slept in the early hours of the morning the day before, they were able to devote themselves to their new work in the fullest condition the next day.

However, unlike these people's passions, Thomas Dewey and Earl Warren, who were candidates, showed the exact opposite when they deliberated in the conference room.

They were worried, their brows furrowed, cigarette after cigarette, and smoke filled the conference room.

Twenty days ago, Earl Warren was reminded by his son Evan. A few days later, the team began to make some changes accordingly, but only a handful of core campaign managers and policy advisers were really in the know, except for the two candidates.

However, at this time, there was not much that Dewey's team could do. With less than a month to go before the election, the original policy has been set to death and cannot be changed, and all they can do is to run a few more swing states and stabilize their territory in the hope of a desirable result.

Today is October 25th, and the latest multi-channel poll has just been released, and it is in front of Thomas Dewey's core team.

With only seven days left until the official election day, November 2, this private survey is pretty much representative of the final results.

And the countenances of Dewey and the others can show that the result seems to be extremely unfavorable for them.

Everyone in the room was silent, so quiet that you could almost hear everyone breathing.

After a long silence, Thomas Dewey snuffed out his cigarette and said in a deep voice: "What do you think of this investigation report?"

The first to strike up was his campaign manager: "Sir, this report is completely different from the data given by several major investigative agencies. ”

"Of course, the reason for the difference is that the investigative methods taken are different. ”

"Different survey methods naturally respond differently. The problem is that we can't tell which approach is closer to real voters. ”

The campaign manager's statement upset Earl Warren on the sidelines, and everyone in the audience knew that the method taken in the report came from him. The campaign manager's words implicitly deny the report.

However, at this juncture, Earl was not in a hurry to speak, he wanted to hear what the campaign manager was trying to say.

Perhaps he was simply harboring illusions, because the report's conclusions were so shocking.

In this report, Dewey's approval rating trailed Truman by nearly 10 percent, contrary to mainstream reports.

"So, my opinion is that we can do whatever we need to do for the rest of the day, as long as we don't have this report. ”

Ostrich-like response.

Earl Warren shook his head secretly. He observed Dewey's expression, a little curious as to what his partner would decide.

Do you accept the facts in front of you? Or do you seize the time and give it another try?

Whatever Dewey chosen, Earl would have accepted.

Because Earl was the one who was most satisfied with the accuracy and veracity of the report, he had little expectation of the position of vice president.

Low expectations are naturally easy to meet.

After the campaign manager, several policy advisers spoke in turn. Some, like campaign managers, suggested that Dewey should not care. Some people think that the report has some reference value, but when Dewey asks how to turn the situation around, he does not come up with a feasible countermeasure.

Dewey listened to the nonsense, was very disappointed, and hastily ended the closed-door meeting.

Everyone left, except for Earl, who was left behind.

"Warren, you didn't say anything just now. ”

"Because, there is nothing to say. ”

"I'm sorry...... About the attitude of the manager. ”

"It's okay...... I'm tired and ready to go take a break. ”

"You're on your own. ”

"Hmm...... A word of advice for you. ”

"Please ......"

"Whether you are moving forward or going backwards, you should be well prepared. ”