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About 15 minutes later, the Hugo Awards ceremony officially began.

Unlike the Nebula Awards, the Hugo Awards are not only given to individual science fiction authors, but also to editors of science fiction magazines and publications. There are even special awards to encourage amateurs who create science fiction literature, such as amateur writers, amateur artists, and amateur magazines...

Fangyan watched it carefully and secretly took note of the details in case China hosted the World Science Fiction Convention in the future.

When it came to the heavyweight Best Novel award, Heinlein, as the award presenter, appeared on the stage and slowly opened the envelope.

The four finalists, including Orson Card, all had expressions of nervousness and anticipation on their faces.

Fangyan seemed like an outsider who had nothing to do with the matter. After all, he had guessed the final winner in advance from Jason Epstein's tone.

“Congratulations to Ender’s Game: Death’s Advocate!”

As soon as Heinlein made the announcement, Orson Card stood up suddenly, raised his hands high, and was extremely excited.

"Clap clap clap."

Jason Epstein clapped his hands. "In fact, my colleagues at Random House and I all think that your Artificial Intelligence is fully qualified to win both awards. It's just that you were a little unlucky. It just happened to run into Ender's Game. Or if Kubrick could have released his film Artificial Intelligence before the Nebula Award and the Hugo Award..."

Fangyan narrowed his eyes and said, "We Chinese have an old saying, 'If I get it, I'm lucky, if I lose it, I'm doomed.'"

Jason Epstein seemed to be seen through and coughed to cover up his embarrassment:

"That being said, don't you want to win both the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award?"

"If you can't get it this time, there's always next time."

Mike suddenly interrupted and said that the upcoming "The Ring" would be good enough to compete for the next Nebula Award and Hugo Award.

“The Ring does have that potential.”

Jason Epstein said, "However, world-class science fiction writers like Asimov, Heinlein, and Clarke have all won the Nebula Award and the Hugo Award several times for their works." Then, with a smile on his face, "Fang, don't you want to bring Chinese science fiction to a world-class level?"

Fang Yan did not answer but asked: "Are you interested in the 'Dark Forest Law' I just mentioned?"

"The idea of ​​the dark forest is really great!"

Jason Epstein openly admitted, "If you create a science fiction novel based on this, it will definitely amaze the world! Winning major science fiction awards such as the Nebula Award, the Hugo Award, and the Locus Award is just a matter of course. What do you think? Would you consider it?"

Fangyan was delighted. He didn't expect that "Dark Forest" could make the editor-in-chief of Random House lose face and urge him to submit the manuscript online!

Jason Epstein was eager to know, "Like Asimov and Heinlein, I really want to know what your blueprint of the universe written in the Dark Forest will look like? How will you write and solve the Fermi Paradox that has troubled the scientific community for many years?"

Fang Yan smiled and said, "Don't worry, I already had the idea of ​​writing it down when I proposed the 'Dark Forest Theory'."

"Really?!" Jason Epstein, Mike and others were overjoyed.

"But..."

Fangyan said that the overseas publishing rights could be given to Random House, but the domestic rights would be given to Science Fiction World magazine for serialization.

Jason Epstein hesitated for a moment, then agreed:

"What did you ever call your book? Was it called The Dark Forest?"

“No, it’s called The Three-Body Problem.”

Seeing Fangyan's mysterious smile, Lin Qingxia was shocked at first, and then puzzled. Why did he choose this name? Is there any deep meaning?

At this moment, Orson Card finished his acceptance speech and slowly walked off the stage, leaving Heinlein alone on the stage to give a speech for the award ceremony that was almost over. "On this night full of joy and glory, we jointly witness the shining moments of many outstanding science fiction works and talents."

"First of all, on behalf of the organizing committee, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to all the guests, judges, staff and friends present at this Hugo Awards ceremony. It is your support and efforts that have made this World Science Fiction Convention a complete success."

"I would also like to thank all the guests for coming. It is your support and attention that make the entire World Science Fiction Convention more grand and successful. I would like to express my most sincere congratulations to all the winners! Your success is not only a personal honor, but also a common honor for all participants."

"........."

After talking for a while, he suddenly changed the subject, "Just yesterday, also on the stage, Isaac proposed that the theme of this World Science Fiction Convention is 'Return to Aliens', hoping to come up with new and innovative answers to topics such as interstellar colonization and the Fermi Paradox."

“The results were beyond our expectations, and I heard many wonderful ideas that I would never have thought of in my lifetime.”

"For example, Orson's 'resource sieve theory'... hedonistic retirement theory, cosmic Darwinism..."

"But if I were to say that the best and most logical explanation of the Fermi Paradox that I have heard so far is Fang's theory."

"On this point, I agree with Asimov, Frederick, and the other science fiction magazine editors in much the same way."

Hearing the world's science fiction literary giant singling out and praising dialects, the surrounding science fiction writers and association members all turned their attention to dialects.

It is him again!
It’s this Chinese science fiction writer again!
It was clear that he had just won the appreciation of Isaac Asimov at the Nebula Award yesterday, and worked with him to write a new "Laws of Robotics". Today, he won the recognition of Heinlein at the Hugo Award. He even openly admitted that he had conceived a new solution to the Fermi Paradox - the "natural enemy theory" and the "technological suicide theory". Compared with the theory given by Fangyan, he is really inferior!
Fangyan's heart skipped a beat. Fortunately, Heinlein did not publicly announce his "Dark Forest" theory. Instead, he whetted everyone's appetite and urged for updates online like Jason Epstein did. "I hope that one day, Asimov, I, and everyone else can see this book with their own eyes!"

Instantly, the whole room was in uproar. To be so highly regarded by two of the world's three biggest science fiction giants, this kid must be so terrifying! He has the potential to be a giant!
Even Orson Card, who had just won the Nebula Award and the Hugo Award, suddenly felt that the trophies in his hands were no longer attractive.

"Artificial Intelligence" was clearly defeated by its own "Ender's Game" twice. I and my "Ender's Game" are the protagonists!

But Fangyan's limelight at the conference was far greater than his! I can't stand it! You can't play it like this, you've been promoting me these days!

However, when I thought of the "Dark Forest Theory" proposed by Fang Yan, I was jealous at first, but it soon turned into a burning fire. I couldn't wait to write the third part of "Ender's Game". By then, I hope to meet a novel containing the "Dark Forest Theory" in the same period as I competed with "Artificial Intelligence" in the Nebula Award and Hugo Award, and have a good showdown with Fang Yan. (End of this chapter)