Suck!
Sitting on a sky blue plastic stool at a roadside shop, Zhang Yuan and his assistant each had a bowl of dandan noodles and were eating.
“Let’s go to the giant panda base for a tour later.”
"Remember to take pictures for me." Zhang Yuan ordered.
"Ah, Brother Zhang Yuan, we came to Sichuan specifically just to see pandas?" Zhao Juejue wondered.
“Isn’t it worth it?”
Zhang Yuan replied with a smile.
In later generations, many people came to Chengdu during holidays just to have a look at the giant panda base.
"It's not unworthy..."
"Don't worry, we have business, but we have to balance work and rest." Zhang Yuan answered.
"After a busy year, you and I have to take a break. Just treat it as an employee benefit and travel rewarded by the company."
"Can traveling with the boss be considered a reward?" Zhao Jue said solemnly.
Zhang Yuan:......
You can at least save some face for me, even if you're cuckolding me behind my back.
However, Zhang Yuan also took a fancy to her straight-forward temperament, so he felt relieved to have such a person by his side.
After eating, we went to the giant panda base to play.
They came at the wrong time. After March is the season for panda cubs to be born.
It's winter for giant pandas now, and they are too lazy to move.
I took a lot of photos of Zhang Yuan.
"Boss, are you a little uncivilized?" the assistant said, looking at Zhang Yuan who was lying in front of the glass.
"The panda is pooping, you take pictures..."
"You don't understand."
After taking the photo, I sent it to Xiao Longnu via mobile phone.
"Wow, panda poop is actually green!"
Soon the transoceanic text message came back.
Zhao Jue:……
She thought, for such a boring thing, any other woman would probably roll her eyes.
This is the only one who is willing to watch.
Hey... Could it be that the boss came here specially because he knew he would like this person?
Zhao Juejue seemed to be opening up, but not completely.
I sent Liu Qianqian more than ten pictures of various colors, which made her greedy.
He even said he wanted to go out and play together after filming.
"Yo Xi!" Zhang Yuan's goal was achieved.
Just to find an opportunity to hook her out.
I have to think of another way to get Liu Xiaoli away.
Zhang Yuan was so worried that he wanted to introduce someone to Aunt Liu.
Married and divorced, with a daughter, unemployed, 48 years old... Looking at this blind date announcement alone, others will probably laugh.
What a good-for-nothing old aunt.
But if he saw it in person, he would probably rush to get it.
How old is this aunt? This aunt is so great!
The problem is that Liu Xiaoli doesn't like anyone, and it makes him uncomfortable to stare at his daughter all the time.
After coming out of the panda base, we found a restaurant for lunch.
The assistant said nothing, but was also curious about what he wanted to do?
After eating, he led his assistant to Wuhou District.
It can be seen from the name of this area that the place was named after Zhuge Wuhou.
There is the famous Wuhou Temple Museum in the area, and the whole area is a good place.
Looking east to Jinjiang District and north to Qingyang District.
However, Zhang Yuan's trip was not to pay homage to Mr. Zhuge.
He took the car to Section 4 of Renmin South Road.
On this street, there is an office building that is not too eye-catching.
This building is the public property of the SC Science and Technology Association.
This organization is mainly responsible for promoting and promoting the development of natural sciences and social sciences.
It sounds broad, but anyway, various majors that ordinary people can and cannot think of, from campus experiments, to information technology seminars, and even anti-cults, are all within their scope of work.
Logically speaking, Zhang Yuan, an actor, has no connection with such a professional institution.
But this agency includes scientific advocacy work.
In those days, newspapers and print media were indispensable for publicity.
Under this organization, there is a professional magazine.
The main work of the magazine is called "Science Fiction World"!
"Science Fiction World" is known as the cradle of Chinese science fiction novels.
The first issue was in 1979. At its lowest point, the monthly magazine sold less than 800 copies.
At its peak, this monthly magazine sold a staggering 400,000 copies, accounting for 96% of the national science fiction newspaper market share.
"Hello, who are you looking for..."
After entering the magazine, an editorial employee who was immersed in work looked up and asked, and then he was stunned.
"You are the one..."
"It's me." Zhang Yuan is used to it. He is a familiar face now and can be easily recognized.
"You, are you coming to our place?"
"Looking for your editor-in-chief."
Soon after, Zhang Yuan sat firmly in an office at the back of the editorial department.
The room is not large, and the furniture and sofas look a bit old, but they are very neat.
There are bookcases on three of the four walls of the room, filled with densely packed books.
Unlike most of the books in Mr. Guo’s house, they are very new.
Zhang Yuan scanned the books and found that the books in the bookcases here were all very old. Either the covers were oxidized and sallow, or the corners of the books were bent and folded.
He knew what was going on.
The owner of this house should be a pragmatic person who is well-read in poetry.
"Hello, what do you do with your presence?"
The owner of the house is Qin Li, the editor-in-chief of "Science Fiction World".
The female gentleman smiled kindly and asked very politely.
Although Zhang Yuan is a celebrity, he is not only the editor-in-chief, but also a representative of the local provincial congress. Most district chiefs are polite to her when they meet her.
So there was absolutely no need for her to be polite to Zhang Yuan, the uninvited guest, but he was still very kind.
Zhang Yuan was certain in his heart that his judgment and thoughts were correct.
"I'm sorry to bother you," Zhang Yuan said politely.
When he observes others, others observe him.
Seeing his kind-hearted features, he became interested.
"You're welcome. We rarely have celebrities come here. I guess there are a bunch of people outside the door now, scratching the cracks and eavesdropping."
Clang, clang... As soon as this person finished speaking, there was a lot of commotion outside the house.
Apparently this person got it right.
And it can be seen that the relationship between this person and his subordinates should be good.
Knowing that they will eavesdrop means that you know your subordinates well and have a good relationship with them.
"Actually, I am a reader of "Science Fiction World"." Zhang Yuan ignored the people outside and asked his assistant to take out a magazine from his bag.
Qin Li took a look and saw that it was the 2006 year-end final issue of "Science Fiction World".
"Thank you for your love."
"A good magazine deserves to be loved by readers."
"Hehehe..." The other party pretended to be helpful and chuckled for a while.
"I love the science fiction novels in your magazine."
"But if I want to say that I like it the most, it has to be this one..."
Zhang Yuan put the magazine on the table and pointed to the magazine cover with a dilapidated spaceship on a red background. The position of his fingers was the two large characters in the middle of the bottom of the cover.
"Three-Body".
He is here just for this novel!
In fact, at the beginning, the name of this novel was "Once Upon a Time on Earth".
"The Three-Body Problem" is just the subtitle of the first part.
But since this book began to be serialized in "Science Fiction World" in May 2006, the magazine's cover title has always been "The Three-Body Problem."
Actually, there's nothing wrong with it, this one is called "The Three-Body Problem".
The last two parts, which don't exist yet, should be called "Dark Forest" and "Death is Immortal".
However, when the novel became a big hit, everyone called it "The Three-Body Problem" as a general title.
Just like "A Song of Ice and Fire", often called "Game of Thrones".
In fact, "A Song of Ice and Fire" is the overall title of the series, and "Game of Thrones" is just the subtitle of the first part, followed by "Clash of Kings", "A Storm of Swords", etc...
Check out the 16-9 book bar and see the correct version!
Many series of novels will encounter this situation after becoming famous.
This novel was published at the end of December, and I just finished updating the first volume.
The editorial department is very optimistic about it, and the response from readers is also very good.
But the fact that Zhang Yuan, a "layman", came to visit him because of this, still surprised Qin Li, the editor-in-chief.
Because "The Three-Body Problem" is only a moderate hit, compared with those authors who frequently sell hundreds of thousands of copies per edition, it is simply not a hit.
"So, you want... the author's signature?" Qin Li asked hesitantly.
At this time, Liu Cixin was still unknown.
"I definitely need an autograph, but I also want to meet this person in person."
"He does not work in our editorial department."
"I know, but I want you to make an introduction for me."
"Because I not only want the autograph, but also want to buy the copyright of this book." Zhang Yuan revealed his true intention.
"As for the copyright, it is in the hands of our magazine. After all, it was serialized in "Science Fiction World".
"A publisher has already come to us and wants to publish a single book. We have almost reached an agreement."
"You may have to make this trip in vain." The editor-in-chief said honestly.
"No, no, no, what I want is not the physical book publishing rights, but the film and television adaptation rights."
Qin Li didn't think in this direction at all.
Unlike serial novels such as "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" and "The Legend of Zhen Huan".
Domestic science fiction novels are almost in a depression for film and television adaptations.
This is related to the slow and lagging development of the domestic film industry. Adaptations of foreign science fiction novels and film and television works are still quite popular, especially in Hollywood.
"That's right." Qin Li reacted for a long time before confirming through his sincere eyes that he was not joking.
"Okay, I'll help you contact him!" The man immediately agreed with a serious expression.
The film and television rights to "The Three-Body Problem" are not actually owned by "Science Fiction World".
The most direct way is, of course, to go to Niangziguan Power Plant and talk to Electrician Liu directly.
But Zhang Yuan deliberately took the long way around, because sometimes the long way is the shortest way.
He grabbed the copyright of those novels early because those books were already famous.
If we don’t get it quickly, it may be gone in a few months.
The Three-Body Problem was different. Liu did not start writing full-time until 10 years later.
It was only after the novel won the Hugo Award in 2015 that it became widely known.
In fact, in a few months, "The Three-Body Problem" will win the highest honor for Chinese science fiction novels, the Galaxy Award.
But domestic flowers are not as fragrant as wild flowers.
Most people still prefer foreign awards.
Therefore, with limited money at the time, Zhang Yuan put Liu's priority last.
But in his heart, in terms of the status of the work and the status of the author, even if those few were tied together twice, they would not be as good as Liu Diangong.
One person has brought Chinese science fiction novels to the highest level in the world... This is the evaluation given by Fudan professor Yan Feng, a serious game fan and science fiction fan.
It cannot be said that it is entirely an exaggeration.
But unlike the third uncle of the Southern School, the most popular singer in the world, Liu Lianzi, Liu Diangong is an honest man.
Those guys are all very outgoing and shrewd bosses. In comparison, Liu Cixin is actually a standard boring science guy.
Relatively introverted, Zhang Yuan was afraid that he would appear and scare him, which would be counterproductive.
With the editor-in-chief of "Science Fiction World" as the media, it would be much better.
Because Liu was the first to publish his works publicly, he has been on the platform "Science Fiction World" for more than ten years.
So he has a good relationship with the magazine.
Moreover, Zhang Yuan approached this editor-in-chief because Sister Qin had a very good reputation in the industry.
She was famous for never defaulting on royalties, and in that era of copyright chaos, she generously imported many overseas science fiction works.
Because in those days, foreign authors shook their heads whenever they mentioned China.
All the works of major authors are pirated in the country, and no one controls them.
Only Editor-in-Chief Qin was very proactive in negotiating copyrights with overseas authors, and also found a large number of foreign authors to publish their works in "Science Fiction World".
At the same time, after her approach received support, she also translated "Science Fiction World" into foreign languages and published it overseas, thereby achieving exchanges between domestic and foreign science fiction authors.
Landis, a Mars expert at NASA, is also a famous science fiction novelist. He even named one of the landform pictures after Qin Li in the landform pictures sent back by his team for the Wanderer Mars probe.
It can be said that it is famous overseas.
With her here, talking about copyright matters, it is like having a guarantor with a good reputation.
At the same time, looking for her directly was also to skip someone.
That is Yao Haijun, the editor-in-chief of Liu’s works.
The final pinnacle of the science fiction world was when editor-in-chief Qin Li was in office.
About two years later, this person suddenly resigned, and not long after he was replaced, all the screenwriters jointly impeached him.
Anyway, I ended up going down because of financial issues.
Later, Liu became famous, and the editor Yao Haijun, who was closely connected with him, continued to rise in status, and finally became the deputy chief writer and director of the company where the magazine was located.
But this same person was later dismissed due to financial problems caused by private use of copyrights for profit.
One of the top executives of a magazine actually ignored copyright laws. It is no wonder that "Science Fiction World" later declined.
"Okay, then I'll get ready and we'll set off tomorrow."
After making an agreement with Qin Li, this gentle-looking strong woman immediately planned to go out in person and go find Da Liu with Zhang Yuan.
"I'll go talk to Mr. Liu's editor and ask him to say hello in advance."
"It won't be rude if the two of us go there again."
Seeing that there was no hint of Editor Yao in her words, Zhang Yuan felt relieved.
The provincial editor stepped in and something went wrong.
"This is a great achievement. Sure enough, leaders are all ambitious."
Having someone buy the copyright to her magazine work will add luster to her resume, and she will naturally not give the credit to others.
The next day.
Niangziguan Power Plant is located in Pingding County, SX Province, less than 50 kilometers away from Yangquan County, Liu Dian’s hometown.
There is no airport near this place, and there are no direct trains from Sichuan.
Zhang Yuan asked Editor Qin to fly to Shijiazhuang, then transfer to a car and drive more than 100 kilometers on the highway before arriving.
"Come, Liu Gong is right here..."
After questioning, a staff member took the two people to an office somewhere in the power plant.
This co-worker politely called Liu Gong. After all, he was indeed an engineer.
The worker opened the door and walked in without knocking.
Click!
As soon as I entered the door, I heard a panicked keyboard sound.
Then, Zhang Yuan saw an honest middle-aged man sitting on an office chair and slowly turning around.
"Hello, Liu Gong. I've been seeing you for a long time."
Liu Cixin pushed up the round black-rimmed glasses on the bridge of her nose and looked at the visitor in confusion.
The Lord was very confused...(End of Chapter)