Volume 1, Volume 1, Pot of Gold, Chapter 686, Thank you for supporting me to the end

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On College Road in San Francisco, the streets are mostly full of young faces. ≥.com≦ On this sunny weekend, even the top students who spend all day in the real room and library will choose to relax and walk on the streets and walk around with friends.

In a café on the corner of the street, a young man dressed as a waiter carries a plate through the corridor next to the coffee table. Beneath the black head was a clean and handsome face, and the dark eyes looked a little deep and unmatched for his age, and a tiredness that was diametrically opposed to the sunlight outside the window.

Soon, he met a pair of blue eyes.

"Do you have to go?"

Bathed in the sunlight that crossed the window eyebrows, the gold was so dazzling. There is a retention written in the eyes of the water, but he is destined to be unable to respond.

Looking away a little evasively, Li Ming sighed and gently placed the coffee cup on the table.

"I'm sorry, Louise. Something happened to my family, and I can't afford to study outside......"

His father is a doctor of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and he has been familiar with his father's work since he was a child, and he has an unusual talent in science. He also has a strong interest in natural science, and in addition to reading related books, he occasionally writes on his own.

After finishing high school, he was admitted to San Francisco State University with excellent TOEFL and SAT scores, majoring in bioengineering. However, just before the last year of graduation, bad news came from home.

Three years ago, for the expensive tuition fees for studying abroad, his father, who was originally honest, collected a sum of money that should not be collected and helped a person who should not have been...... In fact, it's nothing in normal times, but the person he helped involved Director Li of the Materials Research Institute.

A week ago, the head suddenly came down to the letter, ordering the leaders of the Chinese Academy of Sciences to thoroughly investigate the rats in the hospital, and Director Li of the Institute of Materials fell off the horse and pulled out a large number of moths along the tail of the mouse. It seems that because it involves the Nobel Prize nominee who is in the limelight, the top of the board attaches great importance to this matter, and even alarms the Discipline Inspection Commission.

The original small problems were magnified, if it weren't for his mother who took out the family's savings to dredge up the relationship, his father would not have faced a suspension investigation, but a prison bars. In order to settle this matter, the family spent more than 600,000 yuan before and after.

The family has no money left for him to study outside......

The girl known as Louise had a mist in her eyes.

"Can you bear to give up the studies that have been in place for three years, and bear to ...... Forget me?"

Li Ming didn't dare to meet the unyielding gaze, and said softly.

"I'm sorry, you're a good girl, it's me who doesn't deserve you. ”

Just doing odd jobs at a café wasn't enough for him to continue his last year.

Hearing his answer, the sadness in Louise's eyes was replaced by fortitude.

"I don't want you to apologize!"

With that, she slapped a newspaper on the table and looked directly into Li Ming's eyes.

"I've signed up for you, I've read what you wrote, and you have the strength to compete for this opportunity!"

"What is this?" Li Ming was stunned, looked at the newspaper, and read the words along the headlines.

[Futureman Technology has trained Warner Bros. to create the world's top VR sci-fi masterpiece, and it is now open to the world for essays!]

However, it was not the headline that attracted him, but the lines below it.

[The submission language is limited to Chinese and English, and the genre is limited to science fiction.] 1o works will be selected in this essay contest, and Futureman Technology will sign a contract with these 1o winners to buy their adaptation rights for $1oo dollars. If the work has not been published, Future People Technology promises to facilitate its publication.

The time limit for receiving the manuscript is one week, and the number of words is not limited. There is no restriction on whether the work has ever been listed, as long as the copyright proof materials can be provided.

Interested parties can submit through the official website of Guò Future People!]

1oo million dollars, if you have this money......

Li Ming's heart moved, but then he shook his head again.

With such an attractive bonus, I'm afraid that science fiction writers all over the world will go to the audition. He is just an amateur writer, and although he has shared his work with his colleagues on science fiction forums and published articles in magazines in his hometown, he has not had the courage to participate in such a world-class competition.

Even if you submit your manuscript, you will be drowned in snowflakes of paper.

"Do you want to give up?" Louise stared into his eyes.

"It's not a question of letting go or not giving up. "Instead of betting on this probability, you should buy a lottery ticket.

"So you don't even want to try?"

That voice shattered the hesitation in his Li Ming's chest like a heavy hammer.

Oh, yes......

Don't I even dare to try?

Obviously, I have arrogantly said that I want to become a world-famous writer, let my works be translated into 12 Chinese words, and stand on the podium of the Hugo Awards! But now, the opportunity is in front of me, and in the face of the opportunity that may change my fate, I don't even have the courage to stretch out my hand......

"I ......"

Louise looked at him with blazing eyes, shook his hand, and conveyed her courage with warmth, "I've seen you, and that was the first time I've been fascinated by science fiction." You know, I never looked at that stuff before. ”

"Thank you. ”

Looking back at the encouraging eyes, this time there was no trace of hesitation in Li Ming's eyes. The sunny expression returned to his face, and he lowered the tray in his arms.

"Go ahead, I'll tell your boss that you're quitting. ”

"Yes. Nodding gratefully, Li Ming ran towards the door of the coffee shop.

Time is only one week, and every minute counts. Rushing into the apartment, he closed the door with his hand, locked himself in his small room of more than ten square meters, and took out a cardboard box from under the bed, which contained countless manuscripts he had written.

There are short, medium, and even long.

He turned on the computer, forced himself into the groove in the shortest possible time, and laid out the manuscripts in front of him.

He knew that if he used these manuscripts that were similar to essays to participate in the competition, he would definitely not have half a chance of winning. But are these drafts useless? No, it is these manuscripts that have laid the foundation for his view of science fiction. Every word in this is integrated into his painstaking efforts, like bricks, piling up the edifice in his heart.

For a week, he locked himself in his home, never leaving his room except for eating and going to the toilet. Ten fingers drew an afterimage on the keyboard, and there was no distraction in my heart. At this moment, he only felt that his thoughts were like a spring, without the slightest stuck.

These episodes had appeared in him before, and now, all he had to do was to piece together these scraps of paper into a complete puzzle.

Bet your fate!

Finally, when the seventh ray of sunlight passed through the gap in the curtains, he struck the last stop, raised his panda-like eyes, and looked at the wall clock on the wall.

With five hours to go before the deadline, he did!

Copy and paste the manuscript on, and then hit the enter key to upload. A 300,000-word text volume, which has exceeded his limit. However, after completing such a feat, his heart was as calm as a lake at the moment, without a trace of waves.

[Title: "Iron Curtain of Time and Space"]

【Upload successful】

No matter what success or failure, he has done it, and he has done it with all his might. He just wanted to turn off the lights and get a good night's sleep now.

However, before he could reach the bedside, he lay down on the table and fell into a deep sleep......

Two sleepless waits.

Finally, he received an email from Futureman Technology. With indescribably complicated feelings, he clicked on the email with trembling fingers.

When he saw the first line of the email, his heart froze.

[Congratulations on being selected.] Out of 17o281 entries, your work stands out, please be proud of yourself. 】

At this moment, his eyes moistened.

His mother taught him since he was a child that boys don't flick when they have tears. But even so, the tears slipped uncontrollably and dripped onto the floor.

He pulled out his phone and called Louise.

"In the café...... I have something I want to say to you in person. ”

There was silence on the other end of the line for a long time.

"Wait for me. ”

With this sentence left, Louise hung up the phone.

I took a shower, changed into clean clothes, and the tiredness was swept away from my face. Pushing open the door, he bathed in the brilliant sunshine again, the blue sky and white clouds, which made him feel a little nostalgic for a long time. The qiē on the street was dyed from the old black and white silent film, and he saw the beautiful side of life again.

Flagged down a taxi.

After sitting up, he called his mother and told her not to worry about his tuition. Soon he will be able to get a huge sum of money, not only to pay for tuition and living expenses, but also to send a sum of money home to support the family...... Don't worry, it's not a bad thing, this money is very clean, it's my manuscript fee.

The taxi stopped in front of the café.

As soon as he got out of the car, he saw the youthful and beautiful figure.

Louise threw herself on top of him and hugged him.

"Don't say anything if you have to go...... I will go to Huaguo with you. ”

"No, no. Li Ming shook his head and looked into her eyes.

"Why?" Louise's eyes glistened with tears of sadness.

"Because ......" Suddenly, a charming smile bloomed on his face, "I'm selected!"

The two hugged each other tightly, the tears slipping, but not sadness.

Thank you, thank you for holding me up and making it to the end......

"You bastard, I thought ......" cried, and Louise's fist slammed into him.

Letting the raindrops and raindrop-like little fists hit his chest, Li Ming's face also had tear stains, but his expression was still smiling.

"Futureman Technology hopes that I can go to Koro Island to sign a contract and attend the award ceremony at the same time. They promised to reimburse us for two tickets, Louise, would you like to come with me?"

"I do!" (To be continued.) )8