[It's pushed on the strong, old bookworms know that this is a very critical period, looking forward to everyone's recommendation votes~]

"Lin, this is Mr. Marginson, Chairman of the Board of Directors, and I will accompany you in the book promotion and launch ceremony in a moment. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Alex is a middle-level leader in the Penguin Publishing Group, and he does not have much power, but he is in charge of one of the most important publishing lines of the Penguin Publishing Group, the Penguin Classics series.

There are many authors who want to join this book series, but there are not many who can enter his eyes, and the annual quota will even be vacated.

Lin Han looked at Marginson-Robert, who was smiling next to him, and he smiled, "It's an honor to have you to our launch ceremony. ”

It is naturally unusual for Marginson to sit in the chairman's position, and he will definitely come to the London Book Fair on the first day, so as to compare the rest of the booths and attract more attention.

"Hey lad, I've read your science fiction novels, and we agree that this book has higher potential and should be rewarded at this year's Nebula Awards. We'll do our best to help you run and may need you to come to a few events. ”

For this topic, Lin Han was a little surprised, this was originally an important factor in his signing, but it seemed a little surprising to put things on the table in a bright way.

Penguin Publishing is a big family with extensive contacts in different areas of book publishing, and they can even influence Nobel Prize nominations for literature, let alone science fiction.

i, Robot is now part of the Penguin Publishing Group's family of classic books, and if it is on the list of high-profile nominees for the Nebula Awards, the sales boost is absolutely extraordinary.

No matter how you look at it, it's a win-win situation, and good books need to be promoted.

Lin Han smiled heartily, "I hope so, it is best to be nominated." ”

"You will achieve your dreams. Marginson is confident that they may not be able to influence the outcome of the award, but it will not be difficult to get the novel to the nominee list, and the novel is already excellent.

At this time, the staff came over and whispered: "When the time comes, everyone prepares, our release ceremony will start immediately, and everyone knows the process, right?"

“ok”

"No problem"

"Yes. ”

So, under the simple stage, many reporters are preparing with long guns and short cannons, and some tourists are also curious to watch the excitement here, they have taken out their mobile phones and began to take pictures and record, not all times can see the book release ceremony.

In order to promote the book, Penguin Publishing Group also invited some well-known people in the science fiction industry to the scene, such as the director of the BBC TV technology channel, the professor of physics at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom, the head of the computer and automation laboratory at Stanford University in the United States, roboticists, etc., which can be said to have given enough face.

"Today, we are very honored to announce that this science fiction novel "i, Robot" from China has officially joined the Penguin Classic Book family, and will be promoted globally using the traditional small black book printing method!"

Lin Han basically acted according to the host's words on stage, and let him do whatever he wanted, and he was a little restrained when he participated in the press conference for the first time.

With Marginson's words, the reporters on the scene became agitated, and the reporters who could come to the book fair for interviews basically knew something about this industry, but a Chinese science fiction novel could actually enter the Penguin classic book series, which is an achievement that many European and American science fiction writers have not been able to accomplish!

But it wasn't interview time, so the reporters started talking to each other, thinking it was just an ordinary launch ceremony, but the book was treated so well that they had countless questions they wanted to ask.

Lin Han took the microphone at this time, he looked around, and said quickly: "I am very happy to join such an important book series, this book tells the history of the development of robots, robots also have their own psychology and thinking, but how were they born and how to work and live with humans? I think this is a little conjecture that "i, robot" wants to bring to everyone. ”

"No matter how much you say, maybe it's better for everyone to see it for themselves. I'm sure it's a really good book, and Amazon readers have proven it, and we're excited to be working with science fiction writers from China. Alex is also touting the novel on the side, which is a fact anyway, and the rave reviews are what it means.

When the interview session came, Lin Han became a little nervous, he didn't have the picture of being besieged by so many reporters in turn, and he even felt that the reporters looked at him like a wolf seeing a sheep.

Generally speaking, writers are good at writing but not good at speaking.

Alex made an impromptu cameo as a press officer, casually clicking on a reporter and handing him the microphone.

"Hello sir, I'm a journalist from The Times. It is said that Chinese science fiction is a huge desert, and your book has 40,000 reviews on the Amazon online bookstore, what do you think is the difference between Chinese science fiction and Europe and the United States?"

This vaguely revealed sense of superiority made Lin Han a little uncomfortable, and he restrained his emotions and replied: "After the joint efforts of several generations of science fiction writers, we have changed from a desert to an oasis. Now that Chinese science fiction is already a thriving scene and has gained more and more attention, Chinese science fiction will definitely produce powerful influential works in the future, and gradually form ideological products that affect the world. ”

The answer that was neither humble nor arrogant made Chen Jiaxuan like it in his heart, since the other party described the desert, then the current situation in China is that the area of oases is constantly expanding, while Europe and the United States are seriously desertified.

"I'm a reporter for the Daily Mirror, and you were at an event at our newspaper before, can you please explain what god-is-dying is?"

The reporter had just finished asking, and the audience and tourists at the scene couldn't help but look sideways, they were basically British, and the Daily Mirror newspaper had also paid attention to this essay campaign, and now they knew that the three words that were widely disseminated were actually written by a young Chinese writer, which was too surprising.

"Are you sure it's him? ”

"-, the preparation of the interview materials was not comprehensive enough, and I actually forgot such an important thing. ”

"In that case, he also wrote the last earthling? I'm starting to want to buy his book now, and if you can combine a few words, this book must be very good. ”

"I don't believe what the Chinese wrote. ”

"I doubt that the yellow-skinned monkey can write any good science fiction novels. ”

"The reporters of the Mirror have spoken, and they must have confirmed it. To be honest, I never thought that writers in that part of China would write science fiction novels, have you read what they wrote?"

……

The buzzing sound reached Lin Han's ears, and he didn't expect that an event he participated in casually would have so much attention.

In the UK, the Mirror is more influential, and if it were in the US, not many people would know the results of this campaign.

No matter what, Lin Han had to answer the reporter's question seriously, "In fact, that story is literal, God is dying, you can understand it however you want." Gentlemen, would you like to give an interview on the subject of our book?"