In the afternoon, in the conference hall where the reception was located in the morning, there were people sitting in their seats one after another until the seats were full.
The order of speeches is France, Poland, Italy, China, and Japan. This time, the speech mainly involves the voting of neutral members. As for those who have made up their minds, it is almost impossible to pass It took him more than ten minutes to convince him to change his original intention.
For Yang Xiao and the others, although Heinlein, Asimov and others helped canvass votes all morning, the situation was still not optimistic.
Because China currently has only dialects for voting rights, but there are many members of science fiction associations from Japan, France and other countries.
"You don't have too much pressure either."
Fangyan took the initiative to comfort her.
Yang Xiao nodded and took a few deep breaths.
Fang Yan smiled and looked at the nervous Translator Li, "How about it, can you carry this burden today? If it really doesn't work..."
Editor Li clamped his hands tightly with both hands The speech has been translated in English, "Teacher Fang, I will do my best!"
When the speeches of representatives from France, Poland and other countries are completed, there will be bursts of applause from the audience.
I don’t know how much it is polite, but how much it is out of sincerity.
When it was Yang Xiao and Translator Li's turn to take the stage, Fang Yan and others applauded here, and Heinlein, Asimov and others applauded there.
"Wow."
Applause was like a tide, slowly resolving the pressure and panic of Yang Xiao's first appearance on such a huge stage, and he quickly calmed down.
Editor Li and Yang Xiao looked at each other and exchanged their eyes, "Let's start."
Yang Xiao held the microphone and said seriously: "Dear members of the organizing committee, colleagues in science fiction literature, and science fiction fans all over the world!" "Today, I Standing here, we bring a new story belonging to the ancient Eastern Kingdom, a story about the stars, the future and the fate of mankind. The name of this story is Chinese Science Fiction Literature, and today, we sincerely invite the whole world to hold the World Science Fiction Conference The power is handed over to China, because this is not only a fertile soil for science fiction, but also a bridge to the common future of mankind. "
"Hegel once said, 'Only if a nation has a group of people looking up at the stars, they have hope. ,'This is true for the Chinese nation! ”
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"Five thousand years ago, our ancestors carved questions about the universe on the tortoise shell; eight hundred years ago, tens of thousands of households used rockets to ignite the ambition to fly to the moon; today, more than one billion Chinese people tried to redefine the future with technology and literature Boundary. "
"We used the "Shan Hai Jing" to describe divine beasts and foreign lands, and used the "Journey to the West" to imagine the heavenly palace and immortality." "
"Now, the dialect of "Artificial Intelligence" is about The narrative of simulated robots questioned the nature of human nature. The "virtual world" in "Midnight Bell" shocked the world, and the recently published "Three-Body Problem" in China reinterpreted the Fermi paradox."
"Use the cruel and realistic 'dark forest law' to deeply analyze this cold and dangerous cosmic forest."
As soon as these words came out, the audience began to stir up, and everyone whispered to each other. Start talking.
Especially the Japanese delegation that has not yet appeared, the members mainly come from the Japanese Science Fiction Association and the Nebula magazine that awarded the Nebula Awards.
"It would be great if Japan could have a writer like Fang Yansang!" "Yes, in terms of the number and quality of science fiction writers, I am sure that Japan is definitely more than China at present, but in terms of science fiction, it is necessary to talk about science fiction. The achievements and heights achieved in the literary world, ten or hundreds of excellent science fiction writers may not be able to fill the gap between us and China."
"Because China has such a dialect. An amazing writer brought Chinese science fiction literature to the world-class with his own strength."
"Isn't it? Although Komatsu Sang's "Japan Sinking" is also very good, it is only a Japanese national level after all Science fiction writers, looking at the entire science fiction literature community, are far inferior to Fang Yansang, a world-class science fiction writer. What's more, he is a world-class writer! ”
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The crowd spoke with more or less envious, even a sour tone.
After all, the "Eight Laws of New Robot Studies" co-written by dialect and Asimov is very popular in the science fiction literature community.
When Yang Xiao revealed that the dialect and Asimov had reached an intention to put the English version of "Three-Body Problem" in "Asimov Science Fiction Magazine", it caused the first time in the audience. The uproar, the fanatical science fiction fans can't wait to watch "The Three-Body Problem" and the Law of the Dark Forest.
"Why did you choose China in the World Science Fiction Conference?"
"Because this land in the East has never stopped asking about the unknown and the starry sky."
"Because the World Science Fiction Conference is not only a feast of literature, but also a civilized Dialogue..."
"One of the biggest characteristics of science fiction literature is inclusiveness, tolerating different futures, tolerating the civilization picture envisioned by different writers, including discussions on various crisis solutions, Western science fiction literature Many propositions have been proposed, and Chinese science fiction literature also has its own propositions. "
No mistakes, one poem, one content, one in 6, one book, one bar, one reading!
"For example, how to protect the spark of civilization in the sea of stars? How to maintain independence and self-reliance under technical hegemony?"
"Choose China is to choose an inclusive science fiction future. Here, the wisdom of the 'community of shared future for mankind' will coexist with 'cyborg technology', and the flying sky of the Dunhuang mural will resonate with the space elevator. We promise that we will be like this in Rongcheng. The beautiful city holds a conference. "
"Will bring science fiction back to the most authenticity of human beings, ask - where do we come from? Where will we go?"
Hearing this, Yao Haijun said excitedly: "Teacher Fang, you have helped Lao Yang to polish the speech, written so well!" Fang Yan smiled and looked at Yang Xiao, who was already in the state. At this moment, she was giving a passionate and almost selfless speech.
"Finally, please allow me to end it with a sentence I said in dialect. This sentence will also appear in "The Three-Body Problem", that is--"
"Give time civilization, not civilization!"
"Today, Chinese science fiction is inviting the whole world to write the 'cosmic epic' of this era together, in the existing Rongcheng City A city full of historical heritage and future will allow Chinese science fiction literature to participate in world science fiction and open the next golden era! "
"Because I believe that everyone here will look up at the stars and find the belongings My own answer. "
"Thank you everyone!"
As soon as these words came out, the audience burst into thunderous applause, and Asimov, Heinlein and others even more " He stood up and applauded with a very proud face.
This move immediately triggered a chain reaction, with the people present standing up one by one, with applause mixed with cheers and cheers.
Wangyan looked around and looked at the situation. The possibility of the World Science Fiction Conference settling in Chengdu cannot be said to be nine points, or at least seven or eight points.
I just don’t know if it was 1987 or 1988? (This chapter ends)