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Chapter 53 Mars Survival Guide

Li Wenyuan never knew that Lin Han's English was so powerful that he could directly translate the novel into an English version. He had no time to sigh, "It would be great if I had your level. Translate my own book so that I could not be criticized by foreign readers."

The novel "Breaking Out of the Solar System" was also translated by the publisher, but the translator's level was limited, and the translation of a classic Chinese science fiction novel was reduced to a higher level. Then the reputation on the Internet was not as good as imagined.

"I have an understanding of my work to translate. When I write, I think about how to express it in English. We have always introduced foreign science fiction classics. This time I want to counterattack abroad. What can I do? It still needs to be tested by the market."

The English version of "I, Robot" has not received any promotional opportunities. If nothing unexpected happens, it will be submerged in Amazon's sea of ​​books. Let's see if there are any ways to change these later.

Lin Han leaned on the sofa. He used to be an office worker and was busy with work and life every day. After get off work, he had to read novels, dramas, movies, etc. Now that he has become a full-time writer, he has been bored for a long time and doesn’t know what to do. It makes people feel a little nervous.

"In fact, you can become a translator by just translating novels for others. God knows how talented people like you are in the science fiction world. Whether it is English translation or Chinese translation, the best translator is the best translator."

Li Wenyuan joked that this was indeed a good proposal, but Lin Han obviously couldn't agree. He could write more books, which was better than translating classics.

"It's better to leave the translation to specialists. I just need to write my own novels myself. I can't control so many things. Those who are good at helping the world, and I'm still far from it!"

After the two of them talked and laughed for a while, they turned to the topic. Li Wenyuan yawned and said, "Aren't you asking me to talk about new books? You workaholic. After we write a book, we have to rest and accumulate it. Your book will be published less than a month before it will be launched. The publisher must be very happy to see a high-yield writer like you."

"I can't rest anymore, and I hope I can make myself busier. I'm not sure about the theme of the new book. I want to write serious science fiction about exploring space, but I also want to try to portray a future society, but I can't make up what to write."

Lin Han has too many science fiction novels and science fiction movies in his mind. These are the essence of the entire earth. Any one can cause a sensation, but he doesn't know which one should be used. The work is too selective, which is a worry of happiness.

Li Wenyuan touched his chin and asked in confusion: "It depends on yourself. I can only say that the content involved in depicting the future society is too broad. You have to shape it from multiple aspects such as politics, economy, culture, life, society, etc. to create a complete virtual world. It is very difficult to achieve this perfect description level, and it is a little simpler to describe space exploration."

"This is exactly what I worry about. If our country is flat, whether it is a country, humanity, or even mountains, rivers, are plane figures, isosceles triangles are the humblest and the prototype is the most noble. This is a world with only two dimensions, depicting such a country."

"It sounds interesting, but I suggest you write later. I'm more worried about your control. Or you can start setting now and start writing after the settings are improved. Don't worry about starting writing. Impulsiveness is what writers don't want to see the least, and any words must be meticulously crafted."

Li Wenyuan didn't know what happened to the "Plane Country" that Lin Han mentioned, but based on his own experience, he made suggestions. If he wanted to build a huge and complete worldview, he could obviously not support it until the end with temporary inspiration.

Lin Han nodded. He knew that this novel describing strange countries was very attractive, but he still kept it for later. "Then I will write about space adventure. What I want to write about is not your starry sky high-tech war or the plot of alien monsters making a thriller, but about a person, a person who wants to go home. This may be a relatively hard science fiction, which requires too much scientific support, based on the real technology in the present or in the next few years. There is not much fantasy content, emphasizing the feasibility of the plot in our reality."

"The whole novel is just one person?"

Li Wenyuan suddenly felt curious, and he wanted to know what the novel Lin Han said was going on.

"You know the American Phoenix Mars rover? I want to write a book about the modern version of Robinson Crusoe. A astronaut was abandoned alone on the distant and desolate Mars. How would he survive, go back to Earth after the test and create a veritable guide to Mars survival."

The novel Lin Han wants to write is to save Matt Damon 4.0 "The Martian Rescue". The movie adapted from this novel has achieved great success in box office and reputation. The movie won the Golden Globe Best Picture and helped the hero Matt Damon win the Golden Globe Best Actor and Oscar Nomination.

The original author of this book is also an inspirational existence. He spent 3 years writing the novel on his personal website, and then published it on Amazon for 0.99 yuan per book. Finally, the copyright and film adaptation rights of "Martian Rescue" were bought by traditional publisher Random Bookstore, and he has gone from an unscrupulous new author to a best-selling writer who has become popular all over the world.

The reason for choosing this book is very simple. It is not a cold novel. It does not have much depth of thinking and does not require people to understand profound theories and worldviews. Instead, it is from shallow to deep, and it is very popular to popularize some qualifications for everyone.

This novel is full of cheerful comedy elements, and it is more like a sketch of daily life. With the premise of fully respecting science, fresh and fun plots appear at all times. The story is originally very attractive. This is probably the most entertaining science fiction novel.

The story of "The Mars Rescue" is the space-like Robinson Crusoe, or "Pi's science fiction drift", the protagonist who is alone has to support himself on a distant planet where no grass grows, and finds every way to return to Earth.

Readers can follow the author's thinking step by step, see the protagonist using his intelligence to plant potatoes to solve food and clothing, transform various machines to obtain water resources, and explore Mars step by step to establish space chat channels. Humans around the world can see him and curse him.

The most important thing is probably the most in-depth and easy-to-understand science fiction novel. There are no formulas or theories that cannot be understood. They are all easy-to-understand and fluent narratives. Some people say they are like science fiction freshness.

This is a straightforward and simple story, but it is filled with a lot of real attacks. In the novel, various knowledge of physics, astronomy, chemistry, and agriculture are admired by professionals in related fields.

After doing a lot of scientific research and deductions, NASA engineers and scientists were impressed by the "hardness" shown in this book. Many details involved in the novel, such as fuel production, potato planting, oxygen production, etc., were calculated in detail. The author even wrote a program himself to calculate the flight trajectory of the Hermes.

This kind of down-to-earth novel is completely the best popular science article. It is considered to be the hardest science fiction novel after 2000, and it is also a science fiction movie with excellent entertainment, which facilitates Lin Han to explore the copyright of the novel.

After listening to Lin Han's explanation, Li Wenyuan could no longer find other words to describe except for a few awesome words. "I don't know what I should say. This idea is so awesome. Is it called "The Guide to Survival of Mars"?"
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