Grandpa's great writer

Chapter 840
The World Science Fiction Convention is proceeding in an orderly manner. This year's conference is indeed much more lively and attracts more attention.

Some local satellite TVs will devote part of their time every day to talk about the conference, especially Nanhuai Satellite TV. For this world conference, the TV station temporarily opened a column called "Entering the World Science Fiction Conference".

The show was in prime time, and it aired for an hour at a time.

In the program, the host took everyone to visit the hall together, and those sci-fi fans who were unable to attend the scene for one reason or another could also participate in the World Science Fiction Convention through this program cloud.

The clubhouse was full of people taking pictures with camera equipment. In addition to reporters from various media, there were also some anchors, such as Xu Zizai and Parker.

Because of the previous encounter, the two have become friends. Of course, they will not miss this World Science Fiction Convention, and they made an appointment to come together in advance.

It's a pity that because of the live broadcast, they missed Zhang Zhong's signing, because the queue would take a long time.

"Parker, the Hugo Awards are about to be presented tonight. What are your expectations for this year?" There were no special events in the exhibition hall, so Xu Zizai chatted with Parker.

"I don't think it's surprising that "A Clockwork Girl" can win two awards this year, the Nebula Award and the Hugo Award. As for the other two short stories, I can't say for sure." Parker said.

"So, you don't like "Harry Potter" anymore?" Xu Zizai asked.

Parker shook his head, "Not optimistic. Although this year's Hugo Awards put "Harry Potter" in the shortlist for the best novel, I don't think it is very likely to win the award. First of all, regardless of Whether it is the Hugo Award or the Nebula Award, I have a feeling of contempt for fantasy literature. History also tells us that there are very few fantasy works that can win these two awards. I do not deny that "Harry Potter" is an excellent Fantasy, but it's deficient. And, in my mind, there's still no comparison between Harry Potter and Clockwork Girl."

"You seem to like the book "Wind-up Girl" very much. You admired it very much before this book won the award. However, the sales of "Wind-up Girl" are not good, even if it is because of the award. The sales have risen a wave, but they still can't keep up with Zhang Zhong's other books." Xu Zizai said.

Xu Zizai doesn't know much about sci-fi literature, he knows only a few sci-fi writers, and they are all at the top of the pyramid.

But Parker is different. He has studied a lot of science fiction and is a senior science fiction fan.

So this time to participate in the World Science Fiction Convention, Parker is more like a tour guide, constantly introducing to Xu Zizai the guests attending the conference, as well as the significance of some booths and activities.

When talking about "A Clockwork Girl", Xu Zizai specially invited Parker to chat with everyone.

Parker said, "Sales don't mean anything, and the value of a book cannot be judged based on its sales. In my opinion, "Clockwork Girl" can definitely rank among all science fiction novels in pz."

"Of course, this is just my personal opinion. Everyone has different interests and preferences in reading."

I said this not because I am afraid of offending the audience who like "Harry Potter", this is Parker's real thought.

"Many people said that they felt a little uncomfortable when watching "A Clockwork Girl". I remember a viewer told me in a private message that he could feel a sticky feeling when reading this book, which means it was difficult to read. In fact, I don’t feel this way, the beginning of this book has already attracted me. Just a ngaw arouses my imagination, and it also lays the foundation for the worldview of this world..."

Parker talked eloquently, and he used Huaxia. Although he still had an accent, he was already speaking very fluently.

He no longer knew the Chinese layman who was bullied by his Chinese friend Li.

Many people don't believe that he only learned Huaxia in less than three years, but the fact is that Parker has learned Huaxia so well in less than three years.

He is often asked for advice on how to learn a foreign language well, especially a very difficult language like Huaxia.

Parker told them that his trick is very simple, that is to keep talking, and how to say happy.

He often chats with Chinese friends. The things he chats have nothing to do with studying, and they are all short stories from parents.For example, what did you eat today? Is it delicious? I saw a very beautiful girl on the road, with a light yellow dress and fluffy hair, which fascinated me. When I was surfing the Internet, I met a bad guy, and he fought with her in plastic Chinese. Three hundred rounds and so on.

It was this method that allowed him to quickly master the basic Chinese language at an unimaginable speed.

Of course, this is just his daily life when he first started learning Huaxia.

Later, after his oral and listening skills improved, he began the arduous process of learning Chinese characters.

At this stage, there is no tricky way, just read more and write more.

It was painful at first, but after learning for a while, he still enjoyed it.

He prefers Chinese idioms and allegorical sayings. There was a time when he opened his mouth and kept talking about idioms or allegorical sayings.

Of course, there have been jokes. The one that impressed me most was when he was chatting with a friend. The two were arguing about something. In the end, due to language restrictions, Parker couldn't argue with each other, so he said, "Don't force me, or don't blame me for jumping over the wall."

This sentence made the friend who was arguing with him almost die of laughter, and he didn't have the heart to argue with him.

In China, most of the idioms that come into contact with dogs are bad. Even if there were good ones in the past, they generally turned into bad ones later.

But Parker is a foreigner, and he doesn't have the inherent thinking of Chinese people about the word dog.

In his opinion, dogs are cute, so there are words like "lucky dog" in their culture.

When Chinese people hear this word, they may think it is a curse, but in fact it just means lucky.

"So I think the reason why the World Science Fiction Convention will put "Harry Potter" on the shortlist is to let it run with it."

"Use one of Zhang Da's books to accompany his other book?" Xu Zizai asked doubtfully.

"Well, the World Science Fiction Convention knows the thoughts of ordinary people and the popularity of "Harry Potter". Isn't it stupid to have such a ready-made popularity? Uh... I didn't mean anything."

Parker's last sentence meant that there is no silver 300 taels here, Xu Zizai nodded with a smile, "I know, you definitely didn't refer to it."

The two looked at each other and smiled. They both knew in their hearts that compared with the World Science Fiction Convention, the organizing committee of the Nebula Awards is still far behind.

(End of this chapter)