Chapter 32: Half a Record [Ask for Recommendation]
The 20,000-word novel was quickly read, but these young people did not speak in a hurry, but passed the magazine in their hands to their friends next to them, and they thought about it seriously.
As a soft science fiction novel, "The Country Teacher" does not have too much science and technology or future fantasy, but only explores society and human nature in the context of science fiction, which requires readers to think seriously.
Most of the classic short stories belong to soft science fiction, because there is not enough space to describe the details of hard science fiction, and "The Country Teacher" focuses on the humanities, which belongs to the kind of articles that hit the heart.
is obviously a young man, but he has to call himself an old monster, Zheng Yutan thought for a long time before he spoke: "This is a bit weird compared to the science fiction novels I have read before." This novel is not just sensational, but subtly makes me feel that there is truth in it, let us reflect on ourselves. Looking at our human society through the eyes of aliens is a unique perspective. ”
"I felt the importance of the novel, equality and division, poor people like rural teachers and children did not enjoy a good life and did not receive the same quality of education, but it was they who saved the world, which is a bit of irony, but not different. Xiao Liu tapped his head, and he fell into deep thought, "I'll have to look at it again later, I think some details may have been overlooked." ”
"I think what attracts me a lot is to refute the uselessness of reading, but unfortunately the people who can read this novel are not the audience, and the people who need to read this article can't read it. ”
"Explaining the profession of teacher in terms of extraterrestrial civilizations is fresh and interesting without being pretentious. When I saw the familiar three laws of Newton, the original cold knowledge of physics was stained with a bit of legend, Newton not only helped us solve the problems of mechanics hundreds of years ago, but also saved the earth hundreds of years later, as a science student, I think it is very good. ”
"It's a pity that there are too few people watching science fiction in China now, otherwise more people can watch it. ”
After Lin Han heard these people's speeches, he couldn't help but feel better, and he opened his mouth and smiled: "Don't worry, one day science fiction will counterattack, maybe you are all witnesses." ”
"It's not that I said, your self-confidence is really bursting, there is too little soil for domestic science fiction to survive, I have been giving my friends Amway science fiction novels for a long time, but those guys only know how to watch Hollywood science fiction blockbusters, and they are angry with me. ”
"It's going to be fine, bread will be there, there's going to be milk. You take a look first, I still have something to do, I'll leave first, remember to give me news if there is an event. Lin Han picked up the bag and stood up, he had to go back and write the first few chapters of "I, Robot".
Although he has just met, he has been deeply impressed by the old monster, Xiaoliu and several others, and this kind of purity is quite rare to the extreme.
After getting up and leaving with the books he borrowed, Lin Han came to the subway station not far away and began to wait, Yanjing's public transportation is more convenient, but it is more crowded, especially at several large stations.
The roaring train slowly steady, the crowd pouring out of the train, and then the tourists outside poured in, completing a perfect match.
Lin Han pulled the ring and stood aside, his gaze stayed on a girl not far away, this girl who looked like a high school student who was only a teenager was holding an English novel and reading it non-stop, just from the cover, it should be a science fiction novel, but there was no trace in his memory.
It's amazing that you can read the original novel at such a young age.
After returning home, Lin Han began to look forward to the final review results, whether the "Selected Novels" could publish his science fiction novel, but he could only passively wait for Chen Jiaxuan's news.
Turning on the computer, he began to slowly write the first story of "I, Robot", before just listing the outline, now it is to write out the specific content, as for whether it looks good or not, let the market judge.
Generally speaking, science fiction writers are not prolific, and people like Lin Han are the exception, and other writers have to think repeatedly about the theme, background, story synopsis, and even writing techniques of the new book after writing a novel.
All this is not a problem for Lin Han, his speed gradually increased, and he took out the first draft in more than an hour, the story of "Robbie" is like a realistic version of a fairy tale, the little girl who relies on the robot nanny has to give up her friend under the pressure of her parents.
The writing is simple, but the polishing is difficult, especially when it comes to some revision of the dialogue or something, Lin Han can only figure it out word by word, slowing down the speed, this is not writing an online novel, it needs to be updated tens of thousands of words a day.
While he was writing, a letter suddenly popped up in the mailbox, which was the feedback from the National Copyright Administration, he had spent 100 yuan to register the cultural copyright, which is mutually recognized in China and the United States, and any copyright dispute can be used as evidence in court.
This price is not expensive, so Lin Han applied for every book, and even "I, Robot", which had just written the outline, was also applied by him, and he applied for it further before it was published, so as to enjoy the protection of the state.
"The efficiency is really fast, I only applied for a few days and came down, and it is a real effective result. ”
Lin Han carefully saved this picture on the computer with the right click, and then transferred it to the cloud disk, so that he was not afraid of losing it with double insurance.
From now on, he has a feeling of alienation, but after talking casually with those young people today, he realized that science fiction fans are eager for good works, and they are eager to see good domestic science fiction novels.
In the past, Lin Han himself had this feeling, and would complain from time to time about why science fiction writers couldn't write good articles, but now that the role has changed, his sense of responsibility is much stronger.
"Bang Bang Bang"
The knock on the door rang tightly, and there was obviously a doorbell, but it seemed that few people would press it, and they all chose to knock violently with their hands.
Lin Han moved the chair back a little, and said at the same time: "Come on, don't rush." ”
After opening the door, Chen Jiaxuan probed his brain and said, "Did I bother you to write a novel?" I sent you a message on your mobile phone and didn't reply to me. ”
"The phone seems to be charging, and I don't hear much of a beep. Come in, the hallway is a little cold. After Lin Han closed the door, he asked, "Is there anything to find me?"
Chen Jiaxuan shook her phone, she said with a smile: "I'm here to congratulate you, you have set half a record and officially appeared in the "Selected Novels", they have already sent me all the contracts, just waiting for you to sign." ”
This time it was Lin Han's turn to be surprised, in fact, he had already been mentally prepared to hit a wall before, the first recommendation was unsuccessful, and the possibility of the second time should not be very great, how could he succeed now?
"Really?"
"You look at the contract in black and white, just for reprinting, not for other purposes. My friend is also saying that it is a fluke, and now it is not about accepting sci-fi, but it is just less repulsive. In addition, your novel is indeed not very different from traditional science fiction, like realism, so she will be the editor-in-chief to agree. ”
Chen Jiaxuan also shouted luck, this should be regarded as Tu Meilun playing a side game, constantly emphasizing the realistic way of writing, ignoring the science fiction part of the past, and trying to fool around, only being able to go is victory.
Lin Han finally showed a smile, he clenched his fists and secretly cheered himself up, "Great! This way more people can read my novel, it can't be better." By the way, what are you talking about half a record?"
"You are the first science fiction writer to appear in the "Selected Novels" in the past three years, and there have been many science fiction masterpieces that have fallen here, so it is half a record. When this issue is released, you'll get more attention, and you'll have to hold on!"
Chen Jiaxuan is more worried about Lin Han's reputation, although "Science Fiction World" is selling well, but because the audience is relatively small, ordinary people don't know that there is such an author.
But "Selected Novels" is different, it has a wide readership, from ordinary students, office workers, elites to middle-aged and elderly intellectuals, all reading this book, and those people are not easy to talk to.
When a science fiction novel lands in it, it is not certain whether it is to run to tell each other or to attack one after another.
However, Lin Han didn't care at all, he waved his hand and said, "What's this, let's see when the time comes." After the sales statistics of the latest issue are out, we will take the new book to the publisher and "Science Fiction World", and we will coordinate how to get it. ”