Seven days passed in the blink of an eye, and when the student party was still rushing to do homework at the end of the winter vacation, Lin Han sent the revised English version of the "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" to the editorial office of "Nature" magazine, and also sent the revised Chinese version to Tan Lin. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

In the past few days, he has devoted himself almost to translation and revision, and sometimes for the translation of a sentence, he will find many enthusiastic foreign strange science fiction readers on the Internet to ask, just to make the English version more authentic!

How busy is it? So busy that the tropical fish in the fish tank don't have the time and energy to feed, so they have to wait for Chen Jiaxuan to come back to feed the fish.

Now after all this, Lin Han lay in the bathtub leisurely for a while, relaxing his body and spirit, and slept until dark after a nap.

When Chen Jiaxuan came back, she saw such a scene, Lin Han put the whole person in a zigzag shape, she walked lightly to the window and closed the curtains, and then she leaned against the head of the bed.

Looking at Lin Han's sleeping face, Chen Jiaxuan was a little distressed, obviously said well on New Year's Eve, reduce the number of jobs this year, and don't push himself so much, but the result is still a complete workaholic.

I don't know how long time has passed, Lin Han slowly opened his eyes, he yawned, turned his head and found that Chen Jiaxuan was concentrating on playing a mobile game on the side.

"Wake up? You really should get some rest this time, I feel like I haven't seen you in a long time. Chen Jiaxuan pressed the phone to pause, and then complained.

Although the two live together, Lin Han's schedule has been disordered, he has to be busy until two or three o'clock in the morning every night before coming to bed, and Chen Jiaxuan is still asleep when he gets up in the morning, and there is very little time for communication.

Lin Han also knew that he was wrong, he took Chen Jiaxuan into his arms, put his face next to her ear, and said softly: "Okay, after the manuscript is written this time, at least you can rest for a long time for the time being, and I have time to accompany you." ”

After not making love for several days, Lin Han's hands inadvertently reached under Chen Jiaxuan's clothes, and then slowly climbed to the tall peak and found two grapes......

Turning into a snake, Chen Jiaxuan did not resist, but cooperated eagerly, and the warm room was full of hormones!

After messing around several times in a row, the sound in the room stopped, Lin Han made up for all the regrets of the previous few days, he put his hand on Chen Jiaxuan's smooth back, and looked at each other with satisfaction.

However, the rumbling stomach sounded out of place, and the two of them reluctantly got up from the bed, took a shower, and drove out to eat.

The revitalized Yanjing City is like a city that never sleeps, and most of the restaurants are open, which happens to be no longer the peak dining season, so the food is served quickly.

The weather in mid-February was still cold, but after eating hot Sichuan food, Chen Jiaxuan felt that her whole body was burning, and she and Lin Han held hands and wandered around the park casually, enjoying the quiet time.

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In the afternoon of the next day, Lin Han continued to go to the archery hall to practice, his privately ordered bow and arrow had been ready, and he hadn't pulled the bow for at least two or three weeks, and now he was looking for a feeling.

It's an exaggeration to say that it's a sharpshooter, but at least the accuracy is not too bad, and there are even two arrows that hit the bull's-eye, it is estimated that the blind cat ran into a dead mouse!

After Lin Han played for half an hour in a row, he ushered in a short break, and then he had the time to turn on his phone. There were several missed calls, all from the UK, but there was no identification.

He didn't dare to call back directly, what if the other party was a telecom fraud, he had to be cautious these days. It's just that in the subsequent e-mail, the unread email from the journal "Nature" is probably a response from the magazine.

The editor, Sullivan, told Mr. Lin that he was the head of the "Future" section, which had been running on Nature for many years, and that he liked Mr. Lin's novels and found them full of black humor to make people laugh.

However, the "Future" column does not occupy much space in the entire magazine, and each issue has a limited space, so most science fiction novels require between 850 and 950 English words, and the subject matter is limited to the near future.

Many Western magazines don't have a lot of science fiction in their pages, and because of their short length, many plots don't have time to unfold, and the style is closer to a short essay than a full-length novel.

If you want to write such a science fiction novel with only 800 words, the requirements for the writer are extremely strict, and "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" can't be condensed to this point anyway! Sullivan said at the back of the email that Lin Han asked him to call him after seeing the email and negotiate specifically.

Lin Han's head was stunned all of a sudden!

As a weekly magazine, Nature is really limited in space, and the rest of the pages are more important than the "future" section of science fiction, and now Lin Han's novels must be reduced if they want to be on this stage.

"Hot Topics of the Week", "Science Letters", "Evaluations", "Roads to Success", "Headlines" and most importantly, "Papers", these obstacles stand in the way of Lin Han, which is a very difficult thing.

Do you just give up like this? Busy and happy in vain?

Lin Han didn't want to admit defeat like this, he quickly sorted out his thoughts, and then came out of the archery hall, and after organizing his emotions, he called Sullivan to go over, he wanted to fight again!

There is an eight-hour time difference between the UK and China, and it is now the time to work in the UK, so Sullivan quickly answered the phone and said hello familiarly: "Hey, this is Sullivan, it's a pleasure to receive your call." ”

"Sorry, I just didn't notice the call at the archery gym, I hope it didn't bother you. ”

"Archery sounds great, it's good for you writers, East Asians are very good at archery. Sullivan chatted casually, looking at the manuscript of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy printed out on his desk, and his heart was amazed.

After Lin Han greeted him for a while, he cut straight to the point, "Mr. Sullivan, I saw in the email that the number of words required for science fiction in the future column is about 850 words, which is very difficult for me, and I can't compress and delete so many things. ”

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy has little to offer in its entirety, and if he had to delete it to be serialized, he would choose to preserve the integrity of the work.

"Lin, our magazine accepts your manuscript in principle, although we don't have a formal page limit, the ideal length of a science fiction novel is 1.5 pages, which is equivalent to less than 1,000 words. However, we do have exceptions, and if the editor thinks the article needs more space to fully express itself, we will provide additional space. Your novel is excellent and well suited for publication in the UK. Personally, the maximum I can give is 4 pages, and the content of each issue is about 3000 words. Sullivan said seriously, and gave his bottom line in a down-to-earth manner.

When Lin Han heard this, his whole person breathed a sigh of relief, he knew that science fiction, as well as news, opinions, reports, and discussions, these sections were actually the informal parts of Nature magazine relative to the papers, and these sections occupied a total of 40 pages.

Now I have directly taken out one-tenth of the layout, which can be regarded as solid sincerity!

"You're saying we can schedule a publication now?"

The surprise came too quickly like a tornado, Lin Han's voice raised a little as soon as he was excited, and the return of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" to its real hometown was really charming, and it directly conquered the editor!

Sullivan paused and said, "Actually, when I decided to give you all the pages, the editors of the rest of the columns objected, but after I just gave them the first part of the novel, the group defected! Not only did they support me adding pages to you, but they even decided to keep you serialized until the book was finished. ”

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, known as the science fiction bible, has been revised by Lin Han, but it still exudes endless charm and familiar content to poor Britons.

"It's something to celebrate, so when will we see it in the magazine?" Lin Han couldn't wait, he desperately wanted to show off.

If you don't show off in the "Nature" magazine, it is rich and noble, and you will not return to your hometown, and you will be pure brocade at night!

"Friend, we still have a lot to talk about, and you can't see it go on the market right away. Sullivan was in a good mood, he had always wanted to find originality, and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy was the best science fiction novel he had ever read, a fascinating and interesting story that was not just superficial, but more importantly used the future world to critique the real world and get a glimpse of what might happen in the future.

Lin Han also felt that his head was a little hot, and now he was only sure to publish his novel, and he hadn't said how to arrange each issue, nor did he mention the contract or remuneration, and there were still many things to prepare.

"By the way, I'll be serializing in Chinese in a Chinese magazine, and I hope the progress between the two is basically balanced. Lin Han also put forward his own requirements, "Fantasy Age" is more flexible, and being able to publish the same book as "Nature" magazine is very important to its fame and promotion!

Sullivan looked at the report in front of him, and he said, "We won't give you much on the manuscript fee, we will settle you at the price of 0.5 pounds per word." In fact, you're in luck, because the papers published in Nature are subject to page fees. ”

This is true, not only do you not get a manuscript fee for publishing a paper in Nature, but you also have to pay a page fee to the magazine, which is usually $1,350.

Lin Han was able to get the price of 500 pounds per thousand words from Nature magazine, which is already very good, at least he doesn't have to pay for it! )