After rebirth, I became a great writer

Chapter 272 I recommend "The Three-Body Problem"

Life is not just about the present, but also poetry and the distance. Everyone has a dream about poetry and the distance in their heart, just like a song says,

"I want to take you to romantic Türkiye, and then go to Tokyo and Paris together. In fact, I especially like Miami and Los Angeles where there are black people."

But when you are really far away from home and go abroad, within a few days, your poems and distance will only be the distance.

At that time, all you have left is one thought, go home early!

For example, Zou Yingde, who has left Kyoto for nearly half a month, is holding on to this idea, especially since the New Year will be here in a few days, and the idea is getting stronger and stronger, and he can't even mention the "delicious" breakfast on his plate.

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"Lao Zou, please eat more or less!"

An old man next to him, who was about the same age as him, said with concern.

"Old Zhang, you eat yours. I have no appetite. I'm not used to foreigners' breakfast. It's either bread or coffee. It's not as delicious as our Kyoto buns and soy milk."

Zou Yingde glanced at the browned bread on the plate and couldn't put it down. Recently, he almost vomited after eating bread.

His words fell on Lao Zhang's ears, and Lao Zhang also felt that the bagels in his hand no longer tasted good. If he had a choice, he would definitely prefer steamed buns and fried dough sticks.

But this is a foreign country! Where can I find a bun shop?

The restaurant of the United Nations Cultural and Educational Organization does not hire a master chef who can cook Chinese food, and the food is basically Westernized.

It was not easy for Zou Yingde and his party to have an authentic Chinese meal. Even if there was one, it would be outside, and it might not taste like Kyoto.

Since they joined the cultural and educational organization, they have been busy with the International Youth Literature Competition. They are too busy just reviewing manuscripts every day and have no time to go out.

"If you don't want to eat bread, let's have an egg. If you don't want to drink coffee, you can drink milk! Although grains are small, they are indispensable for three meals a day!"

Another chubby-faced elder handed over a peeled white egg and a glass of fragrant milk.

Zou Yingde did not refuse this time. Eggs and milk were enough to get used to them. They were much better than bread and coffee.

"Haha, Lao Wan! Among our group, you are the one who eats the most comfortably. I'm really impressed by you. You can even eat medium rare steak for lunch, but it's bloody! Yours

Can your stomach handle it?"

Lao Zhang looked at Lao Wan's rich face and said a few words jokingly.

"I'm not picky about food."

"You are not picky about food, but you are picky about articles! The reason is that you have few approved articles."

"Haha, Lao Zou, you can't blame me, blame them for writing so poorly. You can't fool this spiritual food!"

Lao Wan didn't take it seriously. His principle was that he could make do with the food, but he definitely couldn't do the article!

Zou Yingde shook his head helplessly and said nothing more.

The reviewers are cross-reviewed, and domestic writers cannot review manuscripts from their own country.

For example, Zou Yingde and his colleagues are looking at works from England. Of course, after they review them, they will have writers from other countries review them a second time. This is for the sake of fairness.

"Old Zou, one more one? Good things come in pairs, so you have to eat two eggs!"

"If you don't want to eat, eating eggs is not a good thing."

"Lao Wan, please stop trying to persuade him. For Lao Zou, the only good news is to go home!"

"Haha, it's almost time to go home. The works submitted by newspapers from various countries have been almost reviewed. The list of the top 100 should be finalized this afternoon!"

Speaking of the top 100 list, Zou Yingde became more energetic. Compared with going home, it is more important how many Chinese works can be included in the top 100 this time.

It’s just that we don’t know yet. Zou Yingde and the others are only responsible for review and recommendation. The final list still depends on the organizing committee.

After the list of the top 100 is announced, their mission is completed and they can return to China. As for the subsequent review and evaluation, and the selection of the top ten, they are not involved.

The writers whose works were finally evaluated were rearranged by the cultural and educational organizations. They were more famous writers than Zou Yingde and others, and they were all members of the cultural and educational committee.

Of course, they cannot reach the level of Zhu Yanlin. After all, people like Zhu Yanlin are already the ceiling in the circle. Although the youth literature competition is well-known, it will not end him.

"The Three-Body Problem and My Generation are definitely on the list."

Zou Yingde said that he was very optimistic about two works. In addition to "The Three-Body Problem" by Chen Tianhong, "My Generation" is also an excellent book. The author is a leader of the young generation in China.

However, this was before Chen Tianhong.

"Well, these two books are no problem, especially "The Three-Body Problem", which can compete for the first place. Alas, it's a pity that this is not a science fiction competition, otherwise the first place would be guaranteed."

Lao Zhang nodded first, and then said with a hint of regret.

Before going abroad, whether it was Zou Yingde, Lao Zhang, or Lao Wan, they were all confident and believed that "The Three-Body Problem" would definitely win first place this time.

But when reviewing the works, I discovered that there were two entries from other countries that were also very good, and "The Three-Body Problem" was still a contender.

"You can't say that. "The Three-Body Problem" still has a great chance, and "My Generation" also hopes to compete in the top ten! Don't be so pessimistic!"

Lao Wan was in a good mood. As he spoke, he swallowed the egg he had just handed to Zou Yingde.

"It would be great if Tianhong could write the third part of "The Three-Body Problem"."

This was what Zou Yingde was thinking at this time.

While Zou Yingde and the others were having breakfast in the restaurant of the cultural and educational organization, a man with dark skin and appearing to be around fifty years old was doing the same thing in the White House restaurant more than 300 kilometers away.

The breakfast on the table in front of him was not much different from that of Zou Yingde and others, including bread, eggs and coffee.

The only difference was that while the man was eating, there was a blond woman standing next to him, holding a document and saying something.

"Mr. President, on your schedule today, there is a video conference with the governors of major states at nine o'clock in the morning. The meeting will last for half an hour.

Called the Prime Minister of Neon Country at 9:40, attended the press conference at 10:10, and met with the Senate President at 11:00.

Twelve o'clock is your private time. You said you want to meet with the Electoral College. It is recommended that you control your time within twenty minutes.

It’s lunch time at 12:30, and you still need to rush to New York State at 1 p.m. The UNESCO event is at 3 p.m.”

From the woman's tone of voice, we can already know the identity of the man eating.

The current president of the United States is a black man, not the double-gun Obama in his previous life. His name is Besley.

The United States in this world is not as racially discriminatory as it was in the previous life. Blacks enjoy equal rights to whites. Besley is not the first black president.

"Miss Liz, I will spend more time talking with the electoral team at noon. I will eat lunch on the plane. I agree with the other itinerary arrangements."

Besley made a small adjustment to his travel time today.

"No problem, Mr. President, I won't disturb your meal."

The president has the right to make changes to his schedule, and Delise has no objection. She knows the reason why Besley extended the time to meet with the Electoral College.

A new presidential election is about to begin. Besley has only served one term. He must want to be re-elected to break the "curse" that black presidents can only serve one term.

A few minutes later, Besley finished her meal and started her busy day.

At one o'clock in the afternoon, the presidential plane departed from the airport on time. It took an hour to reach New York State, and then changed to the cultural and educational organization, which took about three o'clock.

After getting on the plane, Besley didn't bother to eat lunch. He was still thinking about what he had just discussed with the leaders of the Electoral College.

The situation in the general election is not optimistic!

According to the feedback results, his competitors are ten percentage points ahead of him, which means that he is very likely to lose the election and not be re-elected.

"I'm a bit confused. That guy gives speeches every day and posts on forums almost all the time. What he says doesn't sound like a politician. It's almost like a Chinese crosstalk guy. He can still win in the first round of polls.

The support rate is so much higher than mine.”

Baisley mentally cursed his biggest rival.

To be honest, he looked down on that person a little bit.

He is over 70 years old, and he still behaves like an old man, acting cute, saying dirty things, and making all sorts of nonsensical jokes. If he were to be elected president and attend various international events with this image, wouldn't he be a disgrace to the United States?

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But if you don't like him, don't look down on him. Although his behavior is unreasonable, the people say that he is suitable for life and support him very much.

After thinking for a long time, Besley still couldn't figure it out. He chose to have lunch first. An empty stomach would affect his work, and besides, this trip to a cultural and educational organization was very important.

Because it happened to coincide with the International Youth Literature Competition, there was a lot of attention at home and abroad for this competition. As the president of a country, he personally went to the headquarters of the cultural and educational organization, which itself represented an attitude.

We pay great attention to culture, literature, and young people!

This can improve his international image, and secondly, it can attract support from many people, even internationally. After all, people will support a president who values ​​culture.

In fact, Besley himself also likes reading, and he also writes in his spare time. He plans to publish a book after he steps down as president, a book that records his presidential career.

The plane flies through the sky, getting closer and closer to its destination

Cultural and Educational Organization Building, in a large office on the sixth floor.

An old man with a goatee was distributing the list in his hand to Zou Yingde and his party.

The old man's name is Yan Shanqing. He is a very famous writer. He represents the Chinese Writers Association and is stationed in the cultural and educational organization. He is a member of the cultural and educational committee and is considered to be the management.

He is also one of the leaders of this international youth competition and participated in the ranking and evaluation of the final works.

"The list of the top 100 has come out. We have a total of 5 works selected this time, which is not bad and better than the previous one."

Zou Yingde quickly took over the list and looked for the selected works. "The Three-Body Problem" and "My Generation" were on the list, and the other three works were also familiar names.

"Mr. Yan, do you think we can win first place this time?"

After reading the list, Zou Yingde asked.

"There is definitely hope. Considering the quality of "The Three-Body Problem", it is not too much to win first place. Lao Cao has a good apprentice!"

After Yan Shanqing sighed with emotion, his brows furrowed slightly.

"But the American book "God Wants to Think" and the English "Mysterious Notes" are not bad in quality. Although in my opinion, they are not as deep as "The Three-Body Problem", but you also know that when we made the final decision, we

We are at a disadvantage.”

Zou Yingde and others' faces darkened when they heard this, but they were helpless.

Among the committee members of cultural and educational organizations, there are more writers from Western countries than from Eastern countries, and not all Eastern countries will support China.

Westerners advocate fairness, but please don't forget that they are also xenophobic. This is not only reflected in military politics, but also in literature.

For example, this time, if "The Three-Body Problem" competes with two works from Western countries for the first place, "The Three-Body Problem" will be ranked second at most if the difference in quality is not much.

"Haha, don't be discouraged, the final result hasn't come out yet!"

Yan Shanqing saw that everyone was a little depressed, so he cheered everyone up.

He was actually very satisfied. Even if "The Three-Body Problem" didn't win first place, second place was definitely guaranteed. This was the best result in a youth literature competition in recent years.

As for striving for first place, he can only say that it is up to fate to do everything in human affairs. Who can let others have more Western countries and more writers?

Afterwards, they chatted for a while, and then someone knocked on the door of the office. It was someone from the Secretariat of the Cultural and Educational Organization, saying that the President of the United States would be arriving soon and asked them to greet him at the door.

Yan Shanqing did not refuse this. He was notified of this matter yesterday.

The writer's status is very high, and he is not very interested in politics. However, he is also the president of a big country, and the cultural and educational organization building is in his territory, so he should be respected. This is also etiquette.

Zou Yingde and the others did not follow, and there were not enough people to stand at the door.

At 3:15, Besley arrived on time with a very good sense of time. The following is the fixed process. In short, the two parties had a great conversation and each got what they needed as recorded by the camera!

Besley gave a wonderful speech first, saying that he always attached great importance to culture and education, and asked cultural and educational organizations what difficulties he needed to solve. Naturally, the person in charge also raised some minor difficulties.

Then Besley mentioned the International Youth Literature Competition, saying that he had been paying close attention to it, and asked about the works in this competition.

And his question was very particular. He didn't ask the specific person in charge of the cultural and educational organization, but the members of the committee.

Because the members are composed of well-known writers from various countries, if you ask them to recommend good competition works, they will naturally recommend those from their own countries.

Besley also came up with this idea. He would ask a few questions carefully, and when he heard something he was interested in, he would ask his assistant to write down the title of the book.

His move helped improve his own image and made the members of the committee feel respected.

Yan Shanqing was soon asked, and the first thing he said was...

"Mr. President, I recommend "The Three-Body Problem". This is a science fiction novel that tells the story of the information exchange and life-and-death struggle between human civilization and the alien Trisolaran civilization."

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