Chapter 266 Image Ambassador
It is very easy to meet and talk with friends. Although Lin Han doesn’t have many friends, there are people who can talk about each aspect.┡
He can talk to Li Wenyuan about gossip and interesting stories about science fiction, science fiction movies and writer circles at home and abroad, can complain about the quality of a certain work, can also talk to Wang Hao about the status of movies, TV, friends and classmates, and can also talk to Chen Jiaxuan about family matters.
After life went smoothly, Lin Han's writing skills naturally accelerated.
This book was originally deeply imprinted in his mind. All he had to do was write it out with his hands, which was not a difficult task.
Although Lin Han is not an online writer, if he keeps his status, he can write tens of thousands of words a day because there is no need to think about it or look for various materials.
When a true science fiction writer describes a work, he needs to find information from all aspects to build the world. It is not only at the social level, but more at the scientific and technological level. Even if it is a fantasy, it cannot be randomly thought of. It must be based on some reason.
Some people say that science fiction needs active inspiration the most, and its thinking needs to be active and break out of the rules and regulations, but truly excellent science fiction must be based on a huge amount of knowledge. Without the amount of knowledge, everything is just empty talk.
Asimov is a professor of biochemistry, Verne is a naturalist, Arthur Karaka is the Min family, and Carl Sagan is the astronomer, not only succeeding in these fields, but also spreading to all other aspects.
Let's not mention science fiction classics like Clark and Asimov. Just to say that the amount of knowledge covered in recent cartoons such as eva is already amazingly large. Not only scientific knowledge, but also philosophical thinking, religious beliefs, and in-depth thinking on human society and nature. Few science fiction can involve all of these.
Lin Han stood on the shoulders of a giant, and he didn't have to go to the library to search for various materials to digest. "The Three-Body Problem" is such a masterpiece containing various elements.
People who understand science fiction can naturally understand how difficult it is. In fact, what they admire most is not his readers, but some science fiction authors.
These authors have written science fiction by themselves and know how difficult it is to start writing. Only those who have tried it understand how difficult it is to achieve this kind of labor.
This is the best era of science fiction. Science is developing faster and faster, and the popularization of basic scientific knowledge concepts is also very broad. Science fiction movies have countless soil to be opened.
Science fiction/fantasy readers are one of the best readers in the world. They are flexible in mind and open-minded. They will feel, be able to think and understand. The most important thing is that they expect writers to bring them into the new unknown world of Lin Rudao.
Telling stories to these people is a privilege, and getting their applause is even more glorious!
Lin Han is now in a state of accumulation, like a sponge absorbs water, absorbing the nutrition of various knowledge, from literary character shaping, writing perspective, structure, style, dialogue description, to the most important world construction, social system, scientific rules, strict inference of the future, etc.
In fact, many of us have started to learn how to write since we were young and analyze the excellence of various classic article clips. However, at that time, we wrote the most 800-word essays, and rarely involved so many now.
The writing styles are similar, but the real science fiction core will not appear in ordinary suspense, romance or literary works.
Some are not easy to classify, even if their stories have magical energy, colonized planets, and even stories that are born in the distant future.
But is this the story of the future necessarily science fiction?
There is no detailed description of the background of the colonized planet, and there is no special feature of the scenery description. This story can be born in the year of oo, in 19 or 12 oo.
Science fiction has a wide range of scope, but sometimes it is very strict. Lin Han humbly accepts things from different aspects.
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The writing of "Dark Forest" continues. The crisp sound from the mechanical keyboard is in the study, and strings of words flow out from Lin Han's fingers, writing the story of the Earthlings vs. the Three-Body Man.
Lin Han was happy as he watched the story grow little by little. What writers fear the most was to lose manuscripts, especially power outages or software crashes. Therefore, what he set up was to save the cloud online every few seconds, so that at most a few words would be lost, which was harmless.
After confirming that the automatic storage is saved, he stood up from the chair, then twisted his neck and began to shake his shoulders. It is not good for a long-term sitting group, so it is more important to get up to move his muscles and relax his eyes.
He didn't want to be sick at a young age, and he couldn't enjoy making money like that.
Looking at the pot of succulent plants on the balcony, Lin Han patted his head and said to himself: "When was the last time I watered it?"
These delicate flowers and plants are not suitable for watering every day. They may die if they are a little more. At this time, they are bathing in the sunlight, absorbing the energy of the sun and growing hard.
Just as he was kneeling on the ground to check the moist conditions of the soil in the succulent flower pot, the phone placed next to the computer began to ring happily.
This mobile phone ringtone is "When You Are Old" paid to download by Lin Han. It is not a temporary performance by the singers, but an elaborate version.
As soon as this version comes out, the number of listening to other versions suddenly drops. Who can stop a good song?
He quickly stood up, patted the soil on his hands with both hands, and then jogged into the room. The caller ID showed Yao Lingfeng on it.
The boss of Guoke.com has not looked for Lin Han for a long time and will not go to the Three Treasures Hall for no reason. I don’t know what kind of thing is going to do this time.
"Mr. Yao, good afternoon, what wind blows you today?" Lin Han's tone was relatively relaxed. He and Yao Lingfeng were once considered comrades in the same trench. Together, they brought the right to host the World Science Fiction Conference and the Hugo Awards back to Yanjing.
Yao Lingfeng's familiar voice soon came out of the phone: "I'm busy with preparations recently, I can't get rid of myself, otherwise I'd like to invite you out for a gathering. Now you are the benchmark of science fiction in China. The preparations for the conference cannot avoid you. I need your help today."
This is a conference that Lin Han invited with his own face. He doesn't like any loopholes in the World Science Fiction Conference, which is definitely a smear on the Chinese science fiction world.
"Tell me, as long as I can help, I have no choice."
This conference is the highlight of the science fiction industry next year. If it is held successfully enough, it is not impossible to cultivate many new readers for science fiction.
Members of the World Science Fiction Conference from all over the world will gather in Yanjing. Although tourists and readers who hear the news are far less attractive than the Olympics, they are at least considered to be the leader in small events and can increase the comprehensive national strength of Yanjing and even China.
After hearing Lin Han's words, Yao Lingfeng's heart was almost over. He originally thought that Lin Han was unwilling to stand up and do anything, but this was just a call to ask for a routine question.
Who doesn’t know that after Lin Han was so popular at the annual meeting, even CCTV’s interview was rejected, let alone some activities.
"Well, that's right. Because we lack experience, we want to invite organizers who have held the World Science Fiction Conference before to exchange experiences, but we have tried to contact there, but we can't get a response." Yao Lingfeng was a little embarrassed. He always believed in using money to lead the way, but the money from Guokhe.com was not something he wanted. He couldn't spend it even if he couldn't find a way.
Lin Han pondered for a moment, and he frowned and asked, "What about?"
Yao Lingfeng on the other end of the phone closed the door of his office and said, "Then we think you are the signature of Chinese science fiction. If you invite them in your name, you will definitely not be rejected. How do you think this proposal will help?"
"I don't think it's very good." Lin Han said bluntly, inviting others in his own name, which is equivalent to completely tying himself up. When those people come, they will definitely go to receive social events. This is a very troublesome thing.
However, he did not completely cut off Yao Lingfeng's extravagant hopes and added: "There is no need to use my name at all. I can give you a phone number. I am a relevant person in charge of Penguin Publishing Group. It is better to use the way of a big publisher. Besides, I have no concerns with the organizer at all. I have been busy writing two books recently and can't take time to socialize."
Although I was a little disappointed, getting the phone number from Penguin Publishing Group was a small comfort. Yao Lingfeng sighed, "We went to Los Angeles to apply for the right to host the World Science Fiction Conference with all our passion. We didn't think so much at the beginning. Now we are so stupid at the beginning. There are too many things to communicate with."
"Come on, you will do it well. So many of us are your backing." Lin Han said encouragingly, and he also hopes to wait steadily until next year.
"It is really difficult for our private company, Guokr.com, to host the conference. Fortunately, it is co-organized by the China Science Popularization Writers Association, the China Science Fiction Association, the Yanjing Municipal Government and other units. Otherwise, it would be difficult to just go through one policy or one venue."
Perhaps Yao Lingfeng just needed an audience, and his words had been pressed in his heart for too long. In the eyes of the rest of the company, holding such a conference was not worth the cost, and there was almost no soulmate.
He was waiting to talk all over, and Lin Han took on the task of this trash can. While listening to Yao Lingfeng's speech with his mobile phone, he cleaned the desktop, chair back, and bookshelf with a rag.
"The most important problems have basically been solved. Now you just need details, and there is still enough time, don't worry."
Lin Han wanted to give him some spiritual chicken soup now, and both of them were not even friends, and it was a bit difficult for the word "friend".
Yao Lingfeng said embarrassedly, "I just complained, and I couldn't stop as soon as I opened my mouth, which made you laugh. I almost forgot the most important thing. Can I formally invite you to be the image ambassador of the 2o18 World Science Fiction Conference?"
"..." Lin Han was speechless. After saying so much, he was still waiting for himself. "What does the image ambassador need to do? I don't want to attend events, and I'm busy lately."
Hearing the slightest slight looseness in Lin Han's tone, Yao Lingfeng struck while the iron was hot and said, "No, no, no, it's very simple. You only need to take a photo and record a piece of text. We will take care of the rest of the things, and you can come and participate in the event when the conference is held."
To be honest, Chinese science fiction has little influence worldwide. It is difficult for so many science fiction readers in the world to describe Chinese science fiction besides Lin Han, which makes the conference slightly unfavorable.
Therefore, the preparatory team of the conference wanted to play to their strengths and avoid their weaknesses, and directly hired Lin Han as the promotion image ambassador. Not only did he have countless supporters in China, he was also well-known overseas and was the most suitable person.
Spreading the spirit of Chinese science fiction writers, expanding the international communication power of the Yanjing World Science Fiction Conference, enhancing social influence, and winning more attention and support from the public and media, this important task cannot be taken by the rest.
The burden is too heavy. Only Lin Han, only this recognized young science fiction master, can shoulder it.
When Lin Han brought the conference to China, he knew that he had to do something, otherwise he would have to watch the failure of the World Science Fiction Conference. Among so many jobs, the image ambassadors seemed the easiest, and it was so easy to take a photo and click a video.
But will things really be that simple?
"Okay, I agree. You guys are just sending the news out and saying that I am the spokesperson?"
"No, I have to wait a moment. At least I have to write a copy and contact the media or something. We will tell you in advance when we act. With your joining, I think the probability of success of the World Science Fiction Conference has changed from 4o% to 6o%.
Lin Han felt a vague feeling in his heart, as if he had been cheated, so he quickly took some remedies.
"I suddenly remembered that we had to write these things into the contract. I hope there was a formal written document to ensure that I was not morally kidnapped. Don't wait until I announced that I was an ambassador and arrange a lot of unplanned things for me. It would be better to write them in black and white. In fact, I think it's better for you to talk to my agent about the details of such a big thing."
Yao Lingfeng patted his head. The complaints in front of him were almost in vain. He finally reduced Lin Han's vigilance and narrowed the distance between the two sides, but he still saw through it at critical moments.
This is indeed Yao Lingfeng's plan. He asked Lin Han to agree first, and then threw the hot potato to the rest of the people to deal with. Now he had to agree: "No problem, isn't it just signing a contract? It's just that our appointment price may not be high, because the big one will spend on the preparations for the conference."
"It's okay, I'll just endorse it for free." Lin Han didn't agree for that little money.
Chapter completed!