Rebirth: I Want to Surf

"Held in China?!" Liu Cixin was also surprised.

"That's right, there have been 69 sci-fi conventions, the United States has contracted almost 50, and China hasn't had one... The one we had in 1991 was just an annual meeting, and it's still far away from the sci-fi convention!"

Yang Xiao sighed.

The so-called Science Fiction Convention originated in 1939 and was hosted by the World Science Fiction Society (WSFS).

Except for the interruption of World War II from 1942 to 1945, it is held once a year. It is the most watched and influential sci-fi themed event today, during which the Hugo Awards will be presented.

Cities from all over the world will compete for the right to host the event.

China only bid for the first time in 2014 and failed. Later, it successfully bid for the right to host the event in 2023, and it will open in Chengdu in October this year.

The two chatted and soon arrived at a hotel in Haidian.

A group of traditional science fiction writers including Wang Jinkang, Han Song, and He Xi also arrived one after another.

Those who don't pay attention to science fiction literature may not know anyone, but those who pay attention know that it is these people and "Science Fiction World" that have preserved almost the last sci-fi soil in China.

It's a great pleasure to meet old friends, and chat over the sea.

Naturally, when we talk about this [Science Fiction Carnival], the activities are relatively simple, and we hold some movie watching, reading, and exchange meetings in movie theaters and university campuses.

The key lies in the last New Year's Eve party, these people were also invited, and opened up a separate unit.

99 Group has three major businesses: social/games, e-commerce, and entertainment.

And sci-fi, unexpectedly got a status that none of them thought of: on December 31, it will represent 99 Entertainment on stage!

…………

night.

After Liu Cixin had dinner, he went out for a walk when he had nothing to do, took a stroll outside, and returned to the hotel.

Enter from the hotel gate, facing the lobby, there is a short corridor on the right side, there is a door over there, it is clear to go in. He was also bored when he went back, he paused for a second, then raised his foot to go.

"Oh, sorry!"

"fine!"

When I was about to go in, I almost bumped into someone. When I saw the face, it was Han Han.

"..."

Liu Cixin recognized Han Han, but Han Han might not have recognized him, but he just passed by, and he continued to walk inside. The environment inside was very quiet, with soft music playing, and there were many guests in twos and threes.

There was no place, so he could only sit at the corner of the long bar and looked around. Not far from him was a single woman with yellow dry hair and a big bohemian skirt.

"..."

Muzimei sensed that someone was looking at her, so she glanced casually, hum! A dead man with glasses, short and boring!

She took a sip of her wine, staggered to the other side, there was a handsome man with long hair and a mustache on his chin, and a wretched bald man.

Alas!

Da Liu trembled at the sight of Teacher Mu Zimei, he didn't want to provoke this woman, no matter mentally or physically.

He drank a glass of beer and continued to observe. This hotel has been occupied by 99 people, all guests, and the Qing bar is the same, some of them know each other, some don't.

But at this moment, there was a sudden noise from the lobby outside, as if a new guest had checked in.

Listen again, the babble is English.

"Foreigner?"

Da Liu was taken aback, he was hesitating whether to go out to watch the excitement, a man just walked in, sat in Mu Zimei's seat, looked at his expression, and explained in a friendly way: "I heard that there are two e-sports teams coming to play an exhibition game .”

"Gaming?"

"Like "League of Legends", I don't know too well."

"Oh, thank you!"

"You're welcome!"

The man simply took out a business card and said with a smile, "Get to know Li Shimo."

"Liu Cixin!"

Da Liu hurriedly exchanged business cards and looked down at Shanghai Observer Information Technology Co., Ltd.

Li Shimo also took a look, oh, electrician.

"Your company is..."

"Cooperate with the Spring and Autumn Research Institute to do some in-depth news. It has just been established and the website has not yet been launched."

Da Liu rolled his eyes. He had never heard of the Spring and Autumn Research Institute, but according to his experience and experience, it should be a think tank.

The location is in Shanghai, so it should have something to do with Fudan University.

He guessed almost exactly.

Li Shimo is the founder of Observer.com. He went to study in the United States in the 1980s and got a doctorate from Fudan University when he came back. He also invests himself and is a major shareholder of Youku.com.

Based on the good relationship with Fudan University, he invited many relevant experts as special observers, the more famous ones are Zhang Weiwei, Chen Ping...

As for Ma Dugong, he was responsible for the official account of Observer.com at the beginning, and later created [Bedtime News] by himself. At this stage, he should not have joined Observer.com.

Both were guests invited by 99. They were curious about each other, and they wanted to chat, when they suddenly heard Teacher Mu Zimei say: "Fuck! Men these days are so boring..."

Um?

The eyes of the audience shifted, and they saw Mu Zimei brushing her hair, walking away in slippers. The moment she left the bar, everyone seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, regardless of gender.

It's stressful!

Here are all the best in various industries, but compared with such a beast like Teacher Mu Zimei who transcends ethics, all of them are little sheep.

"Damn it, you scared me to death!"

"She seemed to swallow me up just now, and then chewed it up bit by bit!"

"As expected of a legend, it's amazing!"

As soon as she left, the man with the mustache and the bald head seemed to have escaped from death, and then realized that the voice was a bit loud, so he clasped his fists around.

Both of them were young and extroverted, so they simply stood up and handed out business cards at the table, with an apologetic smile on their faces: "Forgive me, forgive me! Getting together is fate, maybe we will become friends in the future!"

"Hey, hello, hello!"

"Nice to meet you!"

No matter what they think in their hearts, everyone is very polite on the surface.

Big Liu also got two business cards, which read "Wanhe Tianyi Film and Television Media Company, Yi Zhenxing/Liu Xunzimo!"

"Ah, your name is Beast Yi Xiaoxing?"

"It's yours! Small business, just opened, thanks to everyone's blessings to gain popularity, thank you!"

The two clasped fists together again, with a sense of proportion, and instead of beeping, they left Qingba.

"..."

Holding two completely different business cards, Liu Cixin was stunned for a while, and couldn't help smiling, feeling like "the whole world is unified into 99".

...

It was very late when Liu Cixin returned to the room and was about to rest when Yu Jiajia suddenly called.

"Participating in an event is like rushing to the market!"

He complained secretly, and answered, "Hello? Mr. Yu?"

"Da Liu, I have something to tell you!"

Yu Jiajia spoke very fast, and Barabara said: "In the science fiction unit of the 31st party, I want to introduce the difficult journey of Chinese science fiction, focusing on Teacher Yang Xiao.

But she doesn't know that there is such a process. We will ask you to tell her story, as a gift for her elderly. The manuscript will be sent to you tomorrow, you should familiarize yourself with it first. "

"Oh, good! Teacher Yang Xiao's story should have been known to the public."

"Okay then, see you then!"

Liu Cixin hung up the phone, feeling very complicated.

When, when? Chinese science fiction is so valued!

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ah! I can't go on like this anymore, I will add a few more chapters tomorrow...)