Grandpa's great writer

Chapter 374 The Meaning of Human Existence

Pei Yuan was secretly glad that he didn't make a reservation in advance, otherwise he didn't know where he would read this book in a secluded corner, and he might feel even more lonely.

If he really became the last starfish, Pei Yuan didn't know whether it was luck or misfortune.

Watching people around me pass away one by one, even people from all over the world go away first, this feeling is really uncomfortable.

If Pei Yuan was given a choice, he might end his life before that day comes.

But this is all his imagination. If there is such a day, he will really become the last starfish, or maybe he will feel the burden left by all mankind on his shoulders.

Even in the face of desperation, it may not be completely surrendered.

Although the alien visitor "Super Lord" in the novel is just an imagination, but throughout the history of human development, we have also encountered such things that impact the human spirit.

In the past, human beings thought that the place where they lived was a flat continent, but later they learned that starfish are round, but they thought that starfish was the center of the universe until the heliocentric theory was proposed.

In the eyes of many people, changing from the geocentric theory to the heliocentric theory is just a simple concept change.But in that era, the conversion of these two concepts was stained with the blood of countless people.

In the universe, there may be countless planets like starfish, which also have life.

In the vast galaxy, a starfish is like a grain of dust, let alone a human being.

Someone always jokes: where are you from?Where are you going?
What about the meaning of human existence?
In Zhang Chong's "The Last Starfish", the existence of human beings seems meaningless. We have spent countless years evolving, and in the end we only exist for star children, an existence that humans cannot understand at all.

Thinking of this, Pei Yuan couldn't accept it for a while.

How can human existence be meaningless?

Life is so wonderful and strange, it is the best gift of nature.

Suddenly, Pei Yuan felt that he had empathy for those who knew the heliocentric theory for the first time.

People at that time should be as confused and bewildered as they are now.

What if, as in the novel, human existence is meaningless?
Pei Yuan couldn't answer such a question.

But he feels that since human beings have gone through so many ups and downs, they will never stop developing because of the star child.

Even if there is only one starfish left in the end, human beings will move forward step by step in their own way.

We may not be able to get ahead, but this step by step is just a testament to human resilience.

"The starfish will be destroyed one day. The existence of human beings may not have the slightest meaning to the universe. Maybe only we know from the birth of life to the destruction of the starfish. The moment when human civilization turns into interstellar dust is never known to other life. But so what? At least, at this moment, we know that we exist and are proud of our existence."

Pei Yuan felt something, so he ran to Zhang Zhong's whisper and typed such a text.

After thinking for a while, he wrote another article: keep your feet on the ground, build a dream and a starry sky, and share your encouragement with you.

"call--"

Pei Yuanchang sighed, watching "The Last Starfish", his outlook on life was about to be refreshed.

……

In fact, many people don't have to go to the bookstore to buy books like Pei Yuan, because they have already reserved them.

There are two modes of pre-sale. One is that [-] Company entrusts major bookstores to keep books. Readers who pre-ordered can use the online code to go to the bookstore to pick up the books directly on the day of release. Although they have to make a trip like others, But at least don't worry about not being able to buy a book.

The other is that readers add some shipping fees, and on the day of release, Zero Zero One Company will deliver it directly to me.

In order to ensure that readers who pre-ordered books can get the books as soon as possible, Zero Zero One Company has already contacted the courier company to strive for a single day of release, so that every book can be delivered to readers as soon as possible.

The pre-sales of "The Last Starfish Man" were very good. In one week, 210 million copies were pre-sold, which surpassed the pre-sales of Han Xun's new book a few months ago.

In the morning, Chen Qingcai formally reported the pre-sale situation to Zhang Zhong.

Lin Lin also made a phone call to Zhang Zhong. Lin Lin mainly said two things on the call, one was about the pre-sale, and the other was to ask Zhang Zhong whether to call Zhang Zhong first for the pre-sale books. , so that his donation can be implemented immediately.

The advantage of online pre-sale is that the funds are returned quickly, unlike selling books to booksellers, which may take several months to get the money.

But Zhang Zhong said that it doesn't matter, more than 1000 million is not a big amount to him, and it is enough to leave the money to Lin Lin for his own use. He can ask Chen Qing to set aside part of the money for his donation, and then he can just cash it directly.

In the evening, Xu Yuhan came to teach Pengpeng how to draw, and Zhang Zhong gave her a stack of "The Last Starfish".

Looking at the stack of books in front of him, Xu Yuhan blinked and asked, "Why did you give me so many books?"

"To save you from buying it, I specially asked the publishing house to send the sample book earlier." Zhang Zhong laughed.

"That's not so much, just give me a copy."

"If a friend wants it, you can give it to a friend."

"What should I give..." Xu Yuhan was halfway through speaking, and suddenly thought of something, and took out two copies from it, "Then I'll take two copies... Hey, you signed all of them."

"Is the signature bad?"

"Yes, yes, but I want an unsigned copy." Xu Yuhan wanted to get a copy for her father, but seeing the signature on it, he was afraid that his father would ask.

Zhang Zhong probably already guessed what Xu Yuhan was thinking, so he said, "It's okay, I will have a signing event in a few days, just treat it as if I signed for you in advance."

"Oh, okay." Xu Yuhan nodded.

In fact, Xu Yuhan had already ordered a book online before, but she didn't tell Zhang Zhong about it when she saw Zhang Zhong gave her the book. She was still happy that Zhang Zhong gave her the book.

"Some people say that your book established your status as a master of science fiction." Xu Yuhan put the book away and said with a smile.

Zhang Zhongtian said shamelessly, "Isn't I already a master of science fiction?"

"Virtue." Xu Yuhan said angrily, "But it's true, it seems that every time you write a science fiction book, someone will say that you have established your status as a science fiction master, as if readers in the science fiction world only praise people like this. "

"Otherwise, you can't praise me as a sci-fi master."

Zhang Chong made a joke, and was about to send Xu Yuhan home when the phone rang.

Taking it out for a look, Zhang Zhong handed the phone to Xu Yuhan.

Xu Yuhan said strangely, "What are you doing to me, oops!"

Seeing the caller ID, she was startled and almost threw the phone out.

　Thank you [Ash Yihui] for your reward
　　
　
(End of this chapter)