Thinking of this, Lin Han suddenly remembered that there was a real person in "Chaowen Dao", that is, the famous physicist Stephen Hawking, this scientist was the last person to walk on the altar of truth, and he asked the last question of the aliens on behalf of mankind. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"What is the purpose of the universe", this question not only bothers mankind and Hawking, but also makes the alien risk solver confused and sad, because he does not know the answer to this question!

Since it involves real people, then Lin Han has to be cautious, maybe he should ask for his opinion?

Stephen Hawking is known as the immortal king of physics, and although he did not win the Nobel Prize in Physics, it was basically a matter of time before he was praised as the most outstanding theoretical physicist after Einstein.

He suffers from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, his whole body is paralyzed, he can't speak, and the only places in his body that can move are two eyes and three fingers!

Although Hawking is world-famous, he is a person with a strong spirit of entertainment, he has made guest appearances in the American drama "The Big Bang Theory" many times, and has also talked about the disbandment of the one-way band at science lectures.

As a frequent visitor to the entertainment industry, he can often be seen in many film and television works, "The Big Bang Theory" is just one of them, as well as "The Simpsons", "Futurama" and so on.

Actor Eddie Redmayne, who played the story of Hawking's life, won the Oscar for "The Theory of Everything", and Hawking himself has also helped a lot in the movie, and the voice in it is actually Hawking's own computer sounder.

The scientist in a wheelchair even has a musical talent, he not only sings, but also sings rock, after all, it is made with a computer sound synthesizer, pure natural electronic sound!

Although Lin Han had not been in contact with Hawking, he felt that as long as he explained to Hawking, maybe the scientist would be willing to see him ask such a heavyweight question.

Even if Lin Han doesn't know him, there is a very important hub between them, and that is Penguin Publishing Group!

Most of Hawking's books are represented by Penguin Publishing Group, among which "George's Big Bang" written by him and his daughter became popular in Chinese mainland, thanks to Lin Han's previous reading of the novel on "The Reader".

Lin Han is also the most important customer of Penguin Publishing Group right now, bringing a lot of revenue to the company every year, and it is only fitting for them to act as an intermediary.

In this way, the two can be regarded as quite related, and there is a certain amount of incense, even if Lin Han feels that "Chaowen Dao" will not be translated into English, but it is still very important to get the permission of the parties.

He looked at the time on his watch, it was five o'clock in the afternoon on Weizhou Island, and it was eight hours slower in the United Kingdom, which meant that it was just nine o'clock in the morning in London!

This time couldn't be better, Lin Han dialed Alex's phone directly.

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Drizzling London looked particularly gloomy, Alex turned on his computer, and the first thing he did was check his mailbox to see if there was anything important inside.

As a senior editor, his annual work task is actually not big, the main thing is to maintain the resources at hand, and urge writers to publish new works from time to time.

However, there is no need for him to urge Lin Han here, and the entire Penguin Publishing Group cannot find a few more diligent and conscious writers than Lin Han, but every book sells so well, it is simply the most perfect writer!

Many colleagues are envious of Alex, who can pick up this kind of treasure from Random House, which is absolutely blessed by God.

“Hello! It's-me.”

When Alex heard the familiar voice and words, he almost sang along, blaming his wife for always looping Adele's song lately!

"Hey Lin, how are you doing?"

For his most profitable writer, Alex likes it tightly.

Lin Han didn't beat around the bush either, he replied: "It's not bad, I just want to find you today, can you contact Mr. Stephen Hawking." ”

Alex still knows a lot about the company's well-known customers, and he said, "I think it's okay, is this related to the new book? You need Mr. Hawking to give you some references?"

The sales of "The Fall of Hyperion" are a bit average, and Lin Han has been busy making movies, what Alex wants most is for Lin Han to write another novel that sells well all over the world, and now he realizes that it is related to the new book, and his enthusiasm has increased a lot.

However, Lin Han was destined to disappoint him, "I am going to write short stories in Chinese, and it is difficult to translate into English, so don't be too happy." Can you give me Hawking's email number? I'm going to write him an email, after all, it's not very convenient to communicate. ”

"Wait a minute, I'll look in the system. ”

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In fact, the email address is not too much of a secret in the industry, and Lin Han quickly got it.

He didn't carry a computer when he traveled, but now the function of the mobile phone is also very powerful, and there is no obstacle in sending and receiving emails, which belongs to the functions that come with it.

"Hello dear Mr. Hawking, I'm a science fiction writer. In a short story that I'm working on right now, I want to put you in the book and put you in an important role, and hopefully I can get permission to do it......"

Later, Lin Han briefly explained the role of the character Hawking in the story, and then gave his own name and waited for Hawking's answer.

Lin Han's day can be quite fulfilling, from Europe non-stop to Weizhou Island, after visiting the crew to finalize his next novel, and now he is running to communicate with Hawking!

On the British side, Hawking, who is paralyzed in a wheelchair, is using the new communication system to check his mailbox, he can switch input methods in the blink of an eye, the efficiency of facial sensors has greatly increased, and the efficiency of chatting with others and handling things through his laptop has also increased several times.

As a scientist, he obviously knew about the most famous science fiction writers today, had read Lin Han's work on a computer, and even published a short book review in the journal Nature.

Now that he is going to be written into the book, and he is still taking on such an important role, Hawking obviously has no reason to refuse!

He replied to the email slowly typing, "My dear friend, it's my pleasure to see myself in your novel. I'm looking forward to seeing your work soon, and when it's finished, please send it to my mailbox, I can't wait to see it!"

When Lin Han received the email, he was very surprised by Hawking's title, "You actually call me a friend?

However, this also caused him trouble, originally Lin Han did not plan to translate "Chaowen Dao" into English, but now it seems that it can only be handed over to Hawking after being translated into English, otherwise how can he understand it!