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Chapter 454: Is “The Three-Body Problem” going to be nominated for the Hugo Award?
The meal took about an hour, and Qin Yuan took a lot of photos of the food, which he could then edit carefully.

After the meal, it was already 8:30, even though I had said before the meal that I would not drink.

But once the atmosphere got lively, everyone drank quite a bit, and the result was, needless to say, all the leaders were drunk.

Seeing that he had almost finished drinking, Qin Yuan stood up and said goodbye, then took a special car back to the hotel.

After taking a hot shower, it was only 9:30 in the evening because I updated the video for two consecutive days.

So Qin Yuan didn't plan to update today, but instead lay comfortably on the bed and played with his phone.

Just at this moment, his editor Hong Yan called him. Seeing the call from Hong Yan, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

At the same time, his mind couldn't help but recall the hotness of this female editor, and the night in the hotel was still vivid in his mind.

"My great writer, are you still awake?" As soon as the call was connected, Hong Yan's slightly lazy voice came from the other end of the phone.

"I just finished taking a shower and was lying on the bed playing games on my phone!" Qin Yuan sat up, poured himself a cup of hot water, and said.

"What kind of mobile game is so fun that you don't even need to edit your cycling video?" Hong Yan asked with some surprise.

"It's just a simple Landlord game. You know I don't have much time to play large-scale games."

The Landlord game that Qin Yuan mentioned was the one developed by Liu Yuyan, and there were only three users of the entire game.

One is himself, and the other two are the two sisters of the Liu family. However, most of the time he plays stand-alone games alone.

"Is it the Landlord game from Penguin Games? I'll download one too and we can play together!" Hong Yan said curiously.

"No, it's a very small stand-alone game. I usually live in the wilderness and there's no internet, so how can I play an online game?"

Of course, he couldn't tell anyone else about the mini-game created by Liu Yuyan, otherwise if Liu Yuyan found out, he would have a hard time explaining.

"That's true. By the way, I called you today because I have something very important to tell you." Hong Yan said with a hint of mystery.

"What important thing?" Qin Yuan asked curiously.

“Well, this year’s World Science Fiction Convention Hugo Awards are being prepared, and our platform plans to nominate several science fiction works for the competition.

Finally, we decided to nominate your science fiction novel The Three-Body Problem, so I’m calling you to let you know.”

"Will you participate in the Hugo Awards?"

When Qin Yuan heard Hong Yan say that he wanted to submit the science fiction novel "The Three-Body Problem" for the Hugo Awards, a complex expression appeared on his face.

You should know that in the previous life, the science fiction novel "The Three-Body Problem" won the Best Novel Award at the 73rd World Science Fiction Convention.

This is the first time that the Asian science fiction circle has won this award, so you can see how rare it is. After all, the Hugo Award is the Nobel Prize in science fiction literature.

In fact, he had guessed a long time ago that the novel "The Three-Body Problem" should be able to achieve the same success in this world as in its previous life.

But he did not expect that this day would come so soon. It has been less than half a year since he published the novel "The Three-Body Problem".

However, although it has only been half a year, it has caused a huge sensation on the Internet and has sold 300 million copies offline so far.

This sales volume has currently broken the national record for the fastest book sales to reach one million.

In addition to being a hot seller in China, this book has been translated into multiple languages ​​and has also sold surprisingly well abroad.

So far, a total of 200 million copies have been sold worldwide, plus 300 million copies in China, a total of 500 million copies.

And this result was achieved in just half a year, which shows how popular the science fiction novel "The Three-Body Problem" is.

It is precisely because it is so popular that some netizens on the Internet are now very curious about what the author looks like.

But Qin Yuan did a great job of keeping it a secret, and so far, only a few of his close friends have been informed.

No outsider knows that he was the one who wrote the science fiction novel The Three-Body Problem.

Let’s get back to the topic. Due to the explosive popularity of the novel “The Three-Body Problem”, this novel is now quite famous both at home and abroad.

It is probably because of this that the platform plans to submit this novel for the Hugo Award.

Naturally, he had no reason to refuse such a result.

Because once "The Three-Body Problem" wins the Hugo Award in this world, its fame will surely spread throughout the world.

By that time, the reputation value he can obtain will definitely be beyond imagination, which will be of great help in improving his reputation level. In this case, how could he refuse!
"How about it? Do you think it's okay?" Seeing that Qin Yuan didn't continue speaking for a long time, Hong Yan asked curiously.

"Of course you can. There hasn't been a single novel in our country that has won the Hugo Award yet, right? Then let The Three-Body Problem be the first to do so!"

"Haha, you are worthy of being our Mr. Qin. You are probably the only one in our country who dares to say this." Hong Yan said with admiration.

“That’s not the case. We don’t lack good works in China, but they just don’t attract much attention from Western investors.

To be honest, I was just joking just now. I have no confidence at all whether I can win the Hugo Award. "

“It’s okay. It’s a rare opportunity to be nominated. It would be a waste not to participate. Besides, your novel The Three-Body Problem is really amazing.

The imagination inside is simply amazing, including the Dark Forest Law, solar power amplifiers, light-speed spacecraft, water droplets, two-dimensional foils, etc.

How did you come up with these ideas? It's really amazing. Even a woman like me who doesn't like science fiction is fascinated by it."

Listening to Hong Yan's praise, Qin Yuan smiled and understood the other person's feelings very well in his heart.

Because when he watched "The Three-Body Problem" that year, he was also shocked by the imagination in it, especially the setting of the Dark Forest Law.

This simply elevates the darkness and cruelty of the universe to another level, which is far more terrifying than directly describing an alien invasion.

"These ideas all came to me during the writing process. If you ask me how I came up with them, I can only say it's my talent."

Qin Yuan said shamelessly, he couldn't say that he just copied the works of his previous life, right?

Even if he said that, the other party probably wouldn't believe it and would probably think he was teasing her!

"Invisible pretense is the most deadly. If other authors heard what you said, they would probably want to die." Hong Yan said with a smile.

"There's nothing I can do about it. Comparing yourself to others will always make you angry, but I'm the one who makes you angry."

"Hahaha, you're right, you're so annoying. Um, are you feeling lonely staying in a hotel alone today?"

Hong Yan suddenly changed the subject and asked with a blushing face.

"Why, are you planning to come and accompany me?" Qin Yuan said with a sly smile when he heard Hong Yan say that.

"I would like to, but I can't make it! Besides, there are a lot of things going on in the company during this period, and I can't leave at all."

"I'm just kidding! You should just work hard in the Magic City. I'm used to being alone. This is just a daily occurrence."

"If you really feel lonely, I can video chat with you. I can show you something nice. Do you want to see it?" Hong Yan said meaningfully.

"Chat?" Qin Yuan. "Do you want to?"

Hong Yan on the other end of the phone nodded with a red face. She was not actually a promiscuous woman, but she was willing to do anything for Qin Yuan.

"I actually thought about it, but it's not safe, so I'd rather not do it. I'll take a closer look when we meet."

"Well, then I'll wait for you!" Hearing Qin Yuan say this, Hong Yan was not angry at all, but nodded shyly, looking forward to it in her heart.

"It's getting late, I won't disturb your rest. I have to go to work tomorrow. Good night!"

"OK, good night!"

After chatting with Hong Yan, Qin Yuan was not in the mood to play games. However, he was quite looking forward to the fact that "The Three-Body Problem" would be nominated for the Hugo Awards.

However, he only wrote the first part of the story of The Three-Body Problem, and the story is not over yet.

So he had to hurry up and write the second and third parts.

If the first part of "The Three-Body Problem" really wins the Hugo Award, he will be able to take this opportunity to gain some popularity.

If the next two parts can be released in time, it will be of great help in improving his reputation level.

As soon as he thought of this, he immediately took out his tablet and started typing frantically.

The first part of "The Three-Body Problem" has only 20 words, while the second part has slightly more words, around 31.

However, compared with online articles which often have millions of words, this number of words is nothing.

And with Qin Yuan's terrifying typing speed, if he is willing to stay up all night tonight, he will definitely be able to type out 31 words.

But that would be too hard, so Qin Yuan didn't plan to do that. He planned to spend three days to finish writing the second part of "The Three-Body Problem".

Therefore, he only needs to complete 10 words today, and with his typing speed, 10 hours is enough for 3 words.

So, without any hesitation, he immediately took action.

All of a sudden, his fingers were tapping on the keyboard rapidly, so fast that afterimages appeared.

With such an insane typing speed, he successfully achieved his goal three hours later, at 1 a.m.

After that, he did not continue to waste his energy, but fell asleep, and before he knew it, it was the next morning.

At 8 o'clock in the morning, Qin Yuan woke up naturally, and the first thing he did after opening his eyes was to immerse his consciousness in the system.

Although he did not update his cycling video last night, his video of visiting the Binggou River Scenic Area was released by someone.

And it caused a huge sensation on the Internet yesterday, so based on his understanding of the system, there must be rewards.

Sure enough, the moment he entered the system interface, he saw a reminder from the system.

[Congratulations, host. Yesterday, the footage of you visiting the Binggou River Scenic Area was filmed by your fans and posted online.

The video has caused a strong response on the Internet. So far, the number of views has reached 2 million and the number of forwardings has reached 6000 million.

In addition, the video was reprinted and reported by major mainstream media at home and abroad, which led to a surge in the number of fans on your domestic and foreign platforms.

Among them, the number of followers on the Douyin platform increased by 100 million, and the number of followers on foreign platforms increased by 30 million. Currently, the total number of fans on your domestic platform is 6380 million.

The total number of fans on foreign platforms is 1140 million. Combined with the above achievements, the reward reputation value is 120 points. 】

[Congratulations to the host, the daily system points have been refreshed, and the system points are +37600. 】

[Host]: Qin Yuan
[Reputation]: LV6 (1045/8000)

【Wisdom】: (80/80)

[Physique]: (80/80)

[System Points]: 180455
Looking at his personal attribute interface, Qin Yuan's face showed satisfaction.

I didn’t post a single video yesterday, but I already earned 120 reputation points. This is like picking up a huge bargain for free, so I’m naturally happy and satisfied.

After counting the system rewards, Qin Yuan stretched himself, then jumped up from the bed.

After that, he turned on the sports camera as usual and started a new day of shooting.

"Good morning everyone, it's 8 o'clock now. I woke up late last night, so I got up late this morning.

The sun is already shining on my butt, but it doesn’t matter. At my cycling speed, I can still reach my destination today.

Okay, now let’s not waste any more time. Let’s get up, wash up, and then go to the hotel restaurant for breakfast.

After we have eaten and drunk enough, we can start a new day's journey. My next destination is Zhangye, one of the four counties in Hexi."

Because what Qin Yuan filmed today will be reflected in the next video, he is not worried about exposing his itinerary.

By the time he released today's footage, he had already left Zhangye.

After recording today's opening remarks, he went straight to the restaurant to have a delicious breakfast. About half an hour later, he officially set off.

At 9: in the morning, Qin Yuan had already ridden his bicycle out of Wuwei. He thought he would encounter fans blocking him on the road.

But I don’t know if it’s because they were too tired to look for him last night, but there was not a single fan in the morning.

Anyway, he didn't encounter any traffic jams along the way, which made him feel relieved.

"Hello everyone, it is now 9:30 in the morning. I have left Wuwei and am now preparing to leave for Zhangye.

As one of the four Hexi counties in ancient times, Zhangye has a very loud reputation. In my opinion, it is no less famous than Dunhuang.

Zhangye is located in the middle section of the Hexi Corridor. Since ancient times, it has been an important commercial town and vital thoroughfare on the Silk Road.

During the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, in order to demonstrate the military prowess and might of the Western Han army, Emperor Wu of Han sent Huo Qubing on a western expedition.

Wuwei County, which is today's Wuwei, was set up in this area.

Subsequently, in 111 BC, Zhangye County was established from Wuwei County. The name of the place was taken from the meaning of "extending the country's arms and connecting to the Western Regions".

It means to extend the arms of the Dragon Kingdom to facilitate the passage to the Western Regions. I have to say that the place names of the four counties in Hexi are really nice to hear.

For example, Jiuquan was named because “there is a golden spring under the city, and its water tastes like wine”, while Zhangye means “Zhangguo’s arm, to connect with the Western Regions”.

In order to demonstrate the military prowess and might of the Han Empire’s army, Wuwei County was established.

"Dunhuang" means grand, which means opening up the Western Regions. These names are really profound and poetic, and they sound really good."

(End of this chapter)