At Capital International Airport, a plane heading to Haojiang has just taken off.
At the present day, there are no direct flights to France in the mainland, and they can only pass through the transit stations such as Haojiang or Xiangjiang.
Ye Yonglie held the cup containing Maotai and laughed: "Yanzi, this time I really gave you a blessing. If I hadn't been to you, I would probably never have the chance to go to France in my life . "As he said, he toasted Fang Yan, "Come on, let's have a good drink."
Fang Yan couldn't help but shake his head and laugh, but he couldn't resist his enthusiasm, so he had to touch him and take a sip of juice .
"Teacher Fang, thank you very much."
Yang Xiao was also very grateful to Fangyan. If it weren't for his funding, all the expenses for going to France would have been a considerable amount.
After all, "Science Fiction World" only costs 1 yuan, and air tickets to France are quite expensive, and one ticket costs more than 10,000 magazines.
Fang Yan joked: "If I weren't there, do you have any other plans to go to France?"
Yao Haijun said that in order to save money, their group had already decided to take the train to take the train. Steam ship to Paris, France.
Yang Xiao spread his hands, "It's a pity that there is no train to get there directly from China to France."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone laughed, which attracted the attention of other passengers.
Liu Cixin asked Fangyan in a low voice, would Clark, Heinlein and Asimov go to Paris?
"If nothing unexpected happens, Heinlein and Asimov will definitely come. They promised me that they would help China win the site selection of the next two World Science Fiction Conferences." Fang Yan touched his chin, "As for Clark, it's hard to say."
Clark can be said to be Liu Cixin's spiritual idol and also the guide who led him to the path of science fiction literature creation.
Seeing his anxious look, Fang Yan explained that due to physical reasons, Clark had missed the Hugo Awards and Nebula Awards held in the United States, especially at this award ceremony. Lifetime Achievement Award, so the situation is not optimistic and may continue to be absent.
Liu Cixin couldn't hide his regret, but he quickly adjusted his mentality and it was also exciting to see Heinlein and Asimov!
"If you really want to see them, I can recommend you to them at that time."
Fang Yan turned her attention to Yang Xiao, Ye Yonglie and others, "You too The same. "
"Thank you, Teacher Fang (Yanzi)!" "
Including Ye Yonglie, everyone's tone was full of excitement.
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After arriving in Haojiang, I did not immediately transfer to France, but spent the night in the hotel in Haojiang.
This trip was to Paris, so a guide who was familiar with the situation in France was needed.
Fangyan gave this matter to Pan Yaoming. He specially looked for a translation that he had studied in Paris and was proficient in bilingual English and French.
This guide who serves as a translator, was named Li. After meeting, he simply got to know each other and took a flight to France.
After a long 14 or 5 hours of flight, I finally landed at the airport in Paris.
Translator Li was quick to do things and had already booked a small hotel for them that was closer to the venue of the World Science Fiction Association for the conference.
When Fangyan and Yang Xiao put their luggage in, it was already lunch time, and the hotel only served breakfast. Translator Li suggested having a meal nearby, and then taking advantage of his free afternoon to visit Notre Dame Cathedral, take a boat tour on the Seine, etc.
"It's settled!"
Seeing Ye Yonglie and others' enthusiasm, Fang Yan did not disappoint them, but just asked them to pay attention to the items they carried with them.
Yang Xiao, Yao Haijun and others couldn't believe it: "No, right? Is the social security in Paris very poor?"
Fang Yan curled his lips, which had to be mentioned as the popular ones that were once popular European and American jokes.
It is not Yidaili if you don’t steal, it is not France if you don’t steal, it is not France if you don’t steal, it is also robbed English, and then fired two more shots from the United States.
After the advance reminder, everyone carefully monitored their things and visited the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame Cathedral and other places in turn.
Especially Notre Dame, a church famous for Victor Hugo's novel, this novel has been adapted into movies and dramas by many countries, and has even been staged in China, which is deeply loved by the audience. Yang Xiao, Ye Yonglie and others are no exception.
After a visit, after an afternoon of dinner outside, I returned to the hotel with a refreshing pleasure.
I saw that in the hotel that was slightly deserted at noon, customers from all over the world were checking in one after another, most of whom came to attend conferences organized by the World Science Fiction Association, and received invitation letters. science fiction writers, journalists, magazine editors, and support members from the association.
The so-called support member, as the name implies, is a paid member who pays membership fees every year.
No mistakes, one poem, one post, one content, one in 6, one book, one bar, one read!
Not only can he participate in such conference affairs, he also has the right to nominate the Hugo Award and the voting rights to select the site of the World Science Fiction Conference.
Fang Yan, Yang Xiao and others naturally would not miss this rare opportunity to canvass vote and take the initiative to deal with these people from all over the world.
I made quite smooth progress, and it caused quite a stir when I appeared. Not only those who have seen themselves at the Nebula Awards and Hugo Awards, but also science fiction that I have never seen before but have read my novels. Fans rushed forward and surrounded themselves with three layers inside and three layers outside.
Ye Yonglie and Liu Cixin were not idle either. They formed a team with Yang Xiao and Yao Haijun, cooperated with each other and could vote for Rongcheng.
But Li only has one translator, and he is too busy to get along. Sometimes he doesn't have time to help Yang Xiao and Yao Haijun interpret. However, they did not sit back and wait for death, but instead used stumble English, plus "English-Chinese" and "Chinese-English" Two small dictionaries, hard but hard to introduce Chinese science fiction literature.
In addition, many translation manuscripts of Chinese science fiction short stories and novellas were distributed to others like leaflets.
Such enthusiasm and perseverance have also greatly improved the members of the Science Fiction Association who live in the hotel.
I originally thought that a world-class science fiction writer like Fangdian was just a "outlier" or "the only existence" in China, but after communicating with Ye Yonglie and Liu Cixin, I have read their works Only in the future can we truly appreciate the charm of Chinese science fiction literature.
Many people expressed their expectations on the day when the World Science Fiction Conference can be held in Rongcheng, China, on the outside or in secret.
Before going to bed, Fang Yan called Yang Xiao and others to the bedroom for a small meeting, with serious words on her face:
"I may have received a very important news just now." "Teacher Fang, you said."
Everyone looked at me for inquiries.
Fang Yan said: "The countries that compete with us for the site selection of the World Science Fiction Conference this time are mainly Italian, Poland, France and Japan." (End of this chapter)
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