The literary era since 1979

The cultural and artistic exchange activities between the two countries have ended, and the Japanese delegation to China will also set off for home.

Fang Yan, Wang Yi and others went to the Capital International Airport to see off Keiko Matsuzaka, Komaki Kurihara and others.

"Fangyan-kun, please rest assured. As soon as I return to Tokyo, I will give the script of Love Letter to President Okuyama."

Kurihara Komaki assured in a serious tone.

"Please give President Okuyama a few more words for me. If there are any changes to the script of Love Letter that need to be made, you don't need to ask me for minor changes, but if it's a big issue like plot changes, you must get my consent. As for the director, they need to pay more attention to it."

We can't just choose "Iwai Shunji" for the dialect, we still need to do enough work and let Kadokawa Pictures and Shochiku do a small-scale screening first.

“I will definitely bring it there!”

Kurihara Komaki nodded, and out of the corner of her eye she saw Matsuzaka Keiko pursing her lips, with deep affection and reluctance in her eyes.

Fangyan told them not to be sad and that he would have to go to Japan again when the filming of "Love Letter" started.

Then, he winked at Matsuzaka Keiko playfully, "When the time comes, I'll have to think carefully about what kind of song I should write for you as the theme song or ending song for Love Letter. Who knows, I might even be able to collaborate with Akimoto Yasushi's Kitten Club."

"Then I'll prepare the bed for you."

Keiko Matsuzaka secretly threw him a charming and seductive look.

Fang Yan waved and said goodbye to them, then rushed to the script writing team of "The Decisive Battle" without stopping.

From day to evening, he was either reading through military history archives and top-secret materials, or discussing the direction of the plot with Wang Jun, Li Pingfen and others.

Based on the previous movie "The Decisive Battle", many details and stories were added that did not affect the overall tone. For example, in "Bright Sword", Ding Wei often boasted that "one division wiped out an army of the Ninth Corps". This division was the Independent Second Division that blocked the Ninth Corps from fleeing south.

At that time, the Ninth Corps had more than 100,000 people, while the Independent 2nd Division had only more than 8,000 people who had just been formed, plus a heavy artillery company. If the Ninth Corps had been allowed to escape south successfully at that time, whether it was transferred to the Huaihai battlefield or the Pingjin battlefield, it would definitely delay the progress of the entire war.

The entire Second Independent Division was prepared for the sacrifice of all its members, but as luck would have it, the firepower of the heavy artillery company made the vanguard of the Ninth Corps, the 49th Army, mistakenly believe that they were the main force that had been lying in ambush for a long time, or what the 101st called the "general reserve force", and they overwhelmed the 49th Army in one fell swoop.

The defeated 49th Army fled northwards and collided with the troops behind it, causing a chain reaction, as a result of which the th Corps was completely thrown into chaos.

This led to the "three-dimensional drum-like escape" and even indirectly caused the confused "giving orders in plain language".

And it just so happens that the great man who commanded the Second Independent Division was one of the military consultants for the movie "The Great Battle"!
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Just as he was shuttling between home, Renwen Press and Bayi Factory, Yang Xiao and Yao Haijun came to Yanjing from Chengdu.

Fangyan took half a day off and invited them to the courtyard in Shichahai, where they sat down face to face.

Yang Xiao said excitedly: "Teacher Fang, your conception of The Three-Body Problem is simply amazing to us!"

Yao Haijun nodded in agreement. "But I have a question. You said in your previous letter that the Three-Body trilogy was written to explain the Fermi Paradox. Although I found part of the answer in the first part, I still didn't find the 'Dark Forest Principle' you mentioned."

Fangyan smiled. The previous version of "The Three-Body Problem" was serialized in 06, and the sales of both the magazine and the single volume were not high.

Otherwise, the film and television copyright would not have been taken away for just 100,000 yuan.

"The Three-Body Problem" became truly popular thanks to the second and third parts, as well as the fame brought by winning the Nebula Award and the Hugo Award. Coupled with the spread of the Internet, the "Three-Body Problem" series became the first Chinese science fiction literary work to successfully break out of the circle and gain a wide readership.

"If it's not in the first part, could it be that Teacher Fang put 'The Dark Forest Law' in the next two parts?" Yang Xiao speculated vaguely.

Fangyan did not deny it, saying that the first part only unfolds the worldview of The Three-Body Problem, and the second and third parts are the climax of the entire story of The Three-Body Problem.

"The civilizations in the universe are like creatures in the forest, hiding from each other, competing with each other, and hunting each other..."

Listening to the grand cosmic picture contained in "The Three-Body Problem", the two of them opened their eyes wide and were deeply impressed.

Yang Xiao's eyes were burning, and he asked impatiently: "Teacher Fang, I wonder if you have already finished the second part..."

Fangyan walked to the desk, opened the second drawer on the right, and took out a thick stack of manuscript paper.

"I plan to give the second volume, The Dark Forest, to someone else to translate into English, and then make a few copies to take to the World Science Fiction Association, so that more people can appreciate the charm of our Chinese science fiction literature, and perhaps get some votes for our bid to host the World Science Fiction Convention."

Then he looked at Yang Xiao on the left and Yao Haijun on the right. "I mentioned in my letter that I wanted you to select a group of works that best represent Chinese science fiction literature in recent years, and translate them into manuscripts, just like my Three-Body Problem, and bring them to the World Science Fiction Association. How are you doing?"

"I have done as you said."

Yang Xiao took out a list from his bag and couldn't wait to exchange the second part of "The Three-Body Problem" with Fang Yan.

After Fangyan took it, he took a closer look and saw "Little Smart Wandering in the Future", "Secrets of the Magic Sea", "Flying to Sagittarius"...

When I saw Liu Cixin, he had two works included, one was "Cosmic Collapse" and the other was "Huaxia 2185".

"Teacher Fang, Liu Cixin's Huaxia 2185 is the best novel of this year's Galaxy Award."

Yao Haijun explained: "According to him, the inspiration came from your Artificial Intelligence and The Ring. The whole novel combines large-scale future fantasy with urgent real crises, telling the story of China's future crisis and rebirth. It can be said to be quite exciting, but of course it is far inferior to your Three-Body Problem."

This is not nonsense!
Fang Yan pondered for a while, "When we go to the World Science Fiction Convention, if Liu Cixin is willing, let him go with us."

Yao Haijun was surprised: "Take him with you?!"

Fang Yan said: "We want to showcase Chinese science fiction on the world stage. We want to showcase not only Chinese science fiction works, but also more young science fiction writers like Liu Cixin. This is also a good opportunity for them to learn about world science fiction and expand their international horizons."

"What you said does make sense, but the funding... the funding..."

Yang Xia and Yao Haijun looked at each other, looking embarrassed.

"Don't worry, my foundation will provide the funding."

Fangyan then asked about the establishment of the Science Fiction Literature Committee.

"Speaking of which!"

Yang Xia said with great joy that with the support of Ma Shi Tu, the Science Fiction Literature Committee of the Sichuan Branch of the China Writers Association will soon be established in Chengdu.

This is the first science fiction literature committee in the country. In addition to Fang Yan, its members include Yang Xiao and Yao Haijun from Science Fiction World and eight others.

"We must establish this Science Fiction Literature Committee before the World Science Fiction Association convention is held."

Fangyu said seriously: "Only in the name of the Science Fiction Literature Committee can we have the opportunity to apply to host the next two World Science Fiction Conventions!" (End of this chapter)