In the decades when the Hugo Award was founded, no similar situation has ever happened.

In the past, at most two works by the same writer were shortlisted, but now Lin Han has broken this tradition. Last year, he had three works shortlisted, but this year he took over all five works!

Everyone is at a loss about this situation and doesn't know how to deal with it!

There is no precedent in history, and the nomination mechanism of the Hugo Award has not yet been restricted. If it is really announced like this, the topic will definitely be indispensable, but it will definitely be a test of the authority of the Hugo Award.

In fact, it is extremely normal for such a situation to occur. Science fiction novels have been extremely prosperous in the past few decades. Even the most powerful science fiction kings may not necessarily dominate the list continuously and have great competitiveness!

However, in the 1990s, the charm of science fiction began to be greatly reduced, and the shackles of subject matter and writing methods were obvious, and in the 21st century, there was even a lack of good works.

Not long ago, the American Trajectory Awards were awarded a century-long selection, allowing online readers to vote for the best science fiction/fantasy novels in the 20th and 21st century!

In this vote, there are too many classics in the 20th century, and the competition among the top 20 is very fierce.

However, it is even more difficult to choose among the 21st century science fiction classics, not because there are too many classics, but because there are too few classics!

Science fiction in the entire 21st century can be described as terrible. Half of the first 20 novels were written by Lin Han, and the level of science fiction in the entire world can be imagined.

Of course, less than one-fifth of the century has passed. What if there are more classic works in the next few decades?

In the world science fiction literature, the situation where Lin Han's family dominated is undoubtedly revealed.

Although the American publishing industry is trying hard to deny this fact, they cannot accept that a yellow-skinned Chinese actually overtakes them in the field of science fiction!

Every ten years, some people say that science fiction has dried up and there will be no more excellent new authors. This time, this sentence was finally verified. In the past few years, except for Lin Han, there are really no impressive authors in the science fiction world.

The American Science Fiction Writers Association has spent a lot of energy to cultivate and promote the new generation of writers, but they are all A Dou who cannot help them and are quite lacking in creativity!

In the end, middle-aged and elderly writers were the ones who could barely write some excellent short stories, and they did not do any reserves.

The readers' hunger can be seen completely. The novels written by Lin Han are best-selling around the world again and again, which is the best proof!

Originally, today it was supposed to be announced to the world that this year's Hugo Award nomination, but after the variable Lin Han appeared, he was dragged down again and again.

"Chris, maybe we can ask all members to introduce a measure, and the same writer can only have two works on one award. No matter how high the votes are for the rest of the works, we will only choose the two works with the highest ones. What do you think?"

Billy looked at the rest of the people in the office and he told the solution he had thought of.

Chris, who was named, had to express his opinion, "This is too targeted, and doing such things needs to be done at the general meeting of the members. We have to wait until the World Science Fiction Conference is held, and we will limit the nomination rules for next year and in the future, which are not suitable for doing now!"

"I vote for you, Chris." Kirk didn't want to break up with Lin Han at this critical moment. Lin Han is not the original one. He has achieved success and fame and no longer lacks a Hugo Award. What others lack is more important awards!

It can be said that it is precisely because of Lin Han's many works that the authority of the Hugo Award has been extended for several years. Lin Han's series of science fiction classics can be called the name of a classic even in the last century.

"Maybe we can discuss this matter with Lin Han and whether we can discuss a way to achieve the best of both worlds." Chris suggested.

Of course, they can hide the voting results and delete the next few nominations for Lin Han without telling anyone else!

But if this matter is leaked, not only will the reputation of the Hugo Award be severely hit, but even members and writers will lose trust in the Hugo Award!

Compared to the media, they feel that convincing Lin Han is more confident.

...

At around nine o'clock that night, Lin Han and Chen Jiaxuan were lying on the rattan chair on the balcony and looking at the sky. The light pollution in the city was very serious, and almost all the brightest stars disappeared.

Lin Han ate a bite of the iced cantaloupe with a toothpick, and he said, "I wish I could enjoy it like this every day!"

"You can do it, but you're so busy. So I'm too lazy to refute you if you don't say that in the future."

Chen Jiaxuan wrapped the gauze on her body. The cool breeze at night was still quite cold, making her hair dance slightly with the wind.

The two of them chatted together, until Lin Han's cell phone rang!

There are very few people who know Lin Han’s private number, not to mention that this is a call from abroad. Lin Han thought he was from Alex, the British Penguin Publishing Group, and he answered it without thinking too much.

"Hello, this is Lin Han, who are you?"

"Dear Lin, I'm sorry to call you at this time. We are members of the executive jury of this year's Hugo Awards. I'm Chris, next to Kirk and Billy, and Charles and Black."

After hearing the other party’s self-report, Lin Han couldn’t help but wonder. He didn’t call the Hugo Award jury when he was nominating and winning the award. And there were so many people together, which was too grand. Could it be that he encountered a cross-border telephone fraud?

But he happened to be fine. While he was alert, he signaled Chen Jiaxuan, turned on the hands-free and asked her to use her phone to check the authenticity and confirm it.

"Hi, everyone. I'm very curious why you called at this time. I remember that I also submitted a list for the Hugo Award nomination this year. Is there something wrong with the books I recommend?"

Chris denied repeatedly: "No, the Chinese science fiction writer Li's "Breaking Out of the Mother Universe" you recommended is pretty good. To be honest, we like it very much. But unfortunately, it has not been able to break through and become a candidate for the best novel."

"That's really a pity." Lin Han originally just wanted to help Li Wenyuan. It would have no effect on whether or not he was nominated for his novel, but if Li Wenyuan's book could be nominated, it would have taken him a step further!

"But we have to congratulate you, the top five nominations for the best novel this year are your novels, which has never happened!"

Lin Han turned his head and looked at Chen Jiaxuan, "Really? This sounds too crazy!"

At this time, Billy agreed on the phone: "It's really crazy, we don't dare to publish the nomination list."

Chris looked at Billy with some dissatisfaction and agreed that he would be in charge.

"You also know that this is crazy. If we publish this nomination list, it will be fatal to not only you but also the Hugo Awards. So we want to negotiate with you to resolve this matter."

Chen Jiaxuan was speechless on the side. She quickly typed on her phone and showed it to Lin Han, "It's not your fault to get so many nominations, it was a legitimate vote. Why should we negotiate!"

After seeing this, Lin Han shook his head repeatedly. He knew that Chen Jiaxuan was trying to stand up for him, but he had to hear how Chris and others wanted to solve it.

"This matter is indeed caused by our incomplete nomination mechanism, so I'm sorry to you. We have decided that this rule will be added to the World Science Fiction Conference this year. For the same award, each writer can only have two works shortlisted. But this year, we are thinking about how to implement this rule in advance in private?"

"Sorry, what's the benefit of doing this for me?" Lin Han asked back. He is not a subordinate of the Hugo Award, and he cannot bear the consequences of other people's mistakes.

Chris also knew that Lin Han’s idea was extremely realistic, and normal people would ask this question. After all, the words said by the five nominations should be unprecedented and unparalleled. I am afraid that the media in the whole world will cause a sensation.

Now what I am waiting for is to make Lin Han weaken his influence. Why should I do this without any benefit?

"We all discussed it and were ready to award you the Lifetime Achievement Award to recognize your great contribution to the world's science fiction literature. As the youngest Lifetime Achievement Award winner, your exposure should be compensated."

Lifetime Achievement Award is generally awarded to respected masters, and it can be basically enjoyed at the last stage of their lives. Only those who have made important contributions to science fiction literature and are widely recognized are eligible to receive it!

But now Lin Han is less than 30 years old, so the Hugo Award is willing to award this award to Lin Han!

In order not to let Lin Han’s five nominations appear, they did show their greatest sincerity!

After all, in the history of the Hugo Award, this award is not awarded every year, and it cannot be awarded once in ten years. There are only five people who have won this award, and only six people include Lin Han.

In fact, Lin Han is indeed worthy of this award. Age is not a measure of the size of a person's contribution. Although he is very young, his promotion and development history of world science fiction literature is obvious to all!

Although some people will question the authority of the Hugo Award, there are definitely not many people in this group.

Lin Han took a breath and said to the phone: "Sorry, I have to think about it carefully, so I will call you back later?"

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I would like to say sorry to everyone. I did not have a successful outbreak due to physical reasons today. I would make up for it after my body improves. I didn’t expect that I would lose my links at this time.
Chapter completed!