1978 Synthetic Writers

Chapter 378 Nolan
After having a child, Jiang Xian's family's original rhythm of life in the United States was completely disrupted, but they quickly adapted.

And because of the addition of His Majesty, there are more sources of joy and happiness every day.

Recovery from a normal birth is generally quick.

Under the care of Rao Yuemei and Zhu's mother, Zhu Lin was soon able to walk, and in about a week she was able to walk briskly.

She had never had a good time traveling in the United States, so she couldn't help feeling excited.

"I'm still in confinement, I can't go out."

No matter how much Zhu Lin talked, her mother guarded the door tightly and was determined to make Zhu Lin complete the confinement period.

Zhu Lin was bored and angry due to some postpartum syndrome.

"Oh, the confinement period is really like being in prison," Nie Hualing sighed.

"I feel really bad for Zhu Lin. She has been in the US for so long, but I haven't let her explore the country properly."

Jiang Xian explained: "Before the child was born, she and I were very cautious."

He and Zhu Lin arrived in the United States almost at the latest time a pregnant woman could take a flight.

Before boarding the plane, Jiang Xian couldn't help but feel a little nervous, worried that Zhu Lin might have health problems on the way.

However, Zhu Lin was very confident that her daughter would not suffer any trouble and would be able to arrive in the United States safely.

"Because the young Majesty loves her mother, she will not let her mother's life be in danger." Jiang Xian repeated Zhu Lin's original words.

"Haha." Nie Hualing couldn't help laughing, "Jiang Xian, I didn't expect your wife to have such an innocent and humorous side."

"Hmph, Teacher Nie, don't just talk about Zhu Lin. When it comes to naivety, my son is no less than her," Rao Yuemei complained.

"what happened?"

Rao Yuemei began to talk. Before leaving, Jiang Xian was still worried about Jiang Niannian in Zhu Lin's belly, so before leaving, he asked Zhu Lin to sit on the bed, while he sat in a plastic chair and had a very serious conversation with Jiang Niannian in Zhu Lin's belly. It was the first conversation he had with his unborn daughter as a father.

"What did you say?" Nie Hualing became interested.

"I can't remember exactly what I said."

Rao Yuemei said, "The general meaning is to ask Jiang Niannian to be more obedient and stay all the way to the United States, and never make trouble at her camp during the journey."

"Ha ha ha ha."

Nie Hualing laughed so hard that her stomach hurt a little.

But this was not the end. Rao Yuemei also said that Jiang Xian had negotiated terms with her daughter and used bribery as a means.

"What method?" Nie Hualing became even more curious.

Jiang Xian simply started to speak himself:
"I told her that as long as she was good and didn't make trouble, I would not beat her no matter how naughty she was before she was seven years old."

"We have done it every year and didn't cause any trouble in the middle. As a father, you must keep your promise." Nie Hualing said.

"Seven years is too long. Whether to beat her or not, how can I say for sure what will happen in the future?" Jiang Xian said with a chuckle and picked up his daughter.

"Niannian, look at your father, he never keeps his word." Nie Hualing joked.

“I call this an anti-fraud awareness class.”

Jiang Xian said: "It can be regarded as a part of prenatal education, to let this unborn little fellow see what the evil in human heart is."

That day, Jiang Xian returned home with a stack of letters. He first opened a few letters sent from China, including those from his father Jiang Guoqing, his younger sister Jiang Ke, and his older sister Jiang Qin.

They were still in the country and were very concerned about His Majesty, asking and giving all kinds of instructions in the letters.

In addition to them, there were also letters from some friends congratulating Jiang Xian on the birth of his daughter.

As I was reading, I suddenly saw an English letter.

Jiang Xian glanced at the address: Editorial Department of "Simulated Science Fiction and Reality".

He was shocked.

It seems that the essay competition has a result.

Nowadays, Jiang Xian actually doesn’t think much of this essay competition. Winning the first prize is only 3 US dollars.

But this little money is better than nothing. Since Jiang Xian can easily put this money into his pocket, why not do it?

He opened the letter and glanced at the contents.

The other party first greeted him, briefly introduced himself, and then congratulated Jiang Xian on being shortlisted and successfully nominated in their magazine's essay competition.

Next, Simulated Science Fiction and Reality will publish his novel and the novels of other nominees, conduct a final vote among these nominees, and determine the final ranking based on the number of votes.

Jiang Xian was very relieved about the voting.

Is he worried about not getting tickets for his novel?
The article he submitted to "Simulation Science Fiction and Reality" was "The Hunger Games".

Inspired by "Reality Show" and "Survivor", the film tells the story of a new regime that requires each of the 12 regions under its jurisdiction to sacrifice a pair of teenage boys and girls every year to participate in a live TV show "The Hunger Games". The 24 contestants need to kill each other, and only the winner can walk out of the game alive.

However, as the game progressed, some people realized the cruel nature of the show and the need to save themselves, so they formed a resistance alliance.

The protagonist, a young girl, becomes one of the last survivors in a cruel reality show.

Strictly speaking, "The Hunger Games" is a science fiction youth novel series.

The original author of this novel is a female writer named Susan, who has been engaged in the creation of children's TV dramas for many years.

As soon as the novel was released that year, it topped the bestseller lists of The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and other publications, and was included in Time Magazine's "Top Ten Novels of the Year" list the following year.

The charm of some novels cannot be discovered by readers when they are first published. It needs to be discovered slowly over time, through the polish of years and the opportunities of the times.

But The Hunger Games is different.

This novel is definitely one of those favored ones.

It became a huge hit once it was published.

It became extremely popular and became a hit across America.

The following year, the copyright of "The Hunger Games" was bought by Lionsgate, the film company that released "Saw", "Now You See Me" and "The Expendables", and adapted into a movie.

After its release, it quickly became popular all over the world.

A huge commercial success.

Especially in the North American market.

The first film ranked third in the annual North American box office, behind only The Avengers and The Dark Knight Rises.

The second film became the North American box office champion of the year, surpassing "Iron Man 3" and "Frozen" of the same year.

With such a capable fighter and such reliable combat power, Jiang Xian is completely relieved.

Chicago.

100 years ago, this was the fastest growing city in the United States.

But one night in the 19s, a stubborn cow kicked over an oil lamp that was placed on a haystack.

A horrific fire that shocked the world was caused.

The weather in Chicago is dry, and most houses are built with wood. Locals like to cook with dry firewood. Every year when midwinter approaches, people collect firewood to prepare for the winter.

These perfect combustion conditions led to the fire, which spread from the oil lamp to the barn, to a nearby warehouse, a paint shop, and then to four or five blocks away.
By the time the firefighters had a clear view of the entire fire scene, there was no center of the fire.

Chicago is in flames.

A 30-hour fire almost burned down Chicago.

It also destroyed the fastest growing city in the United States at the time. According to official statistics, the fire left 10 people homeless, 300 people killed, countless livestock killed and injured, and indirect losses were incalculable.

This is the famous Chicago Fire in American history.

Well, looking back at this period of history, we can still recall Hegel's truth:
“The only lesson humanity can learn from history is that humanity never learns from history.”

"Christopher, where have you been?"

A woman was questioning a blond, blue-eyed white boy.

The boy's name is Christopher Nolan, he is 13 years old, with blond hair and blue eyes, and the typical appearance of a little boy.

At this time, he was not wearing the classic "four-piece suit", namely black coat, black suit jacket, suit vest and light-colored shirt.

Nolan was born in London, UK, into a British-American middle-class family. His father was a British advertising manager and his mother was an American flight attendant.

Thanks to his mother's status, little Nolan often travels between London, England and Illinois, USA. He also has citizenship of both Britain and the United States. His authentic London accent sometimes suddenly turns into an American accent.

However, during this time, Nolan has been living in his uncle's house in Chicago.

His uncle was also a great man. He worked for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration of the United States, also known as NASA, and was responsible for building guidance systems for the Apollo rockets.

In order to please Nolan, or to show off in front of his nephew, the uncle often showed Nolan some NASA satellite launch images since Nolan was a child.

Yes, Americans are so carefree.

Nolan was not polite either. His uncle gave it to him, and he copied and edited it without considering any leaks at all.

Well, both the uncle and nephew should be shot.

However, thanks to these video materials, Nolan gradually developed a great interest in science fiction elements such as space, technology, and rockets.

When he was 7 years old, he used his father's Super 8 camera to shoot his first stop-motion animation of his toy soldier story.

“I was just strolling around.”

"Come back earlier next time."

"I promise."

After perfunctorily answering his aunt's question, Nolan returned to his room and took out a magazine from his clothes and gave it to his cousin.

"Look, Byron, Simulating Science Fiction and Reality."

"Oh my god, where did you get that?"

"Where do you think I was? I ran six blocks to buy this!"

Nolan opened the magazine with relish.

He spread them out on the table, searching for works that attracted him.

Byron came over too.

"Watch this first, Empire in Orbit," he suggested.

"That sounds boring."

"Then read this, A Guide to Space Drifters."

"Byron, I don't want to see it."

"No, Christopher, please, let's just watch this first, please."

".Wait."

Nolan listened to Byron's pleading, and his eyes finally stopped at a certain point.

"Byron, how about this? The Hunger Games. Look, games. Wouldn't you be interested in games?"

"game?"

Byron thought about it and found that these two words really attracted him.

"Okay, Christopher, let's look at this."

Nolan immediately turned the magazine to The Hunger Games page according to the table of contents.

Two white teenagers gathered together and read the novel with focused eyes.

There is an editor's note at the beginning of the novel:

"The Chinese writer Jiang Xian was inspired to write this story while watching a TV channel one day. She was disturbed by the blurring of the line between reality show competitions and reports of war."

"The story also draws on Roman culture, drawing on the Greek myth of Theseus and the Minotaur:"

"Because of the mistakes of their ancestors, Poseidon, the god of the sea, made King Minos' wife Pasiphae fall madly in love with a bull. Later, with the help of Daedalus, she got her wish and gave birth to the Minotaur, a monster with a bull's head and a human body."

"Every once in a while, the Athenians would send seven boys and girls to the labyrinth on the island of Crete to be dedicated to the Minotaur, a monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man. The children's parents could only watch helplessly."

"Until Theseus, the son of the King of Athens, volunteered to go to Crete as a sacrifice."

"The writer Jiang Xian gained a cruel message from this story and the Minotaur's Labyrinth: If you oppose me, I will do something crueler than killing you. I will kill your children."

“From this, the story begins”

After reading the editor's note, Nolan and Byron exclaimed, "How cool!", although they were only half-understood and half-confused.

They couldn't wait to read the novel, and once they started, they were deeply immersed in it until their aunt came over and urged them to stop.

"Byron! Christopher! It's time for you to go to bed!"

"No, Mom, please, let's finish reading this novel." Byron pleaded anxiously.

He was enjoying the show so much, how could he stop there?
The woman acted like a strict mother and said in an unquestionable tone: "You can wait until tomorrow morning to read it. It's time to go to bed now."

".All right."

The two had to compromise.

There was deep frustration on their faces.

For Nolan, it was like watching Star Wars and someone turned off the TV during the Jedi battle.

But Nolan still has his own way.

He waited quietly for the room to quiet down, then quietly turned on the flashlight under the quilt, opened the book "Simulation of Science Fiction and Reality", and couldn't wait to continue reading the novel "The Hunger Games".

Nolan read for an unknown amount of time. He yawned countless times and his eyes were sore from rubbing them, but that didn't stop him from finishing the novel in one breath.

Too beautiful!

Nolan really liked the way this novel was different from other science fiction novels he had read in the past.

The subject matter is novel and the plot is suspenseful.

Well, it’s a little bit brain-burning.

"What a great novel." Nolan savored the contents of the novel, his eyes full of enjoyment.

He glanced again at the writer's name.

Jiang Xian.

He simply worshipped this writer!

Well, cast your vote first.

(End of this chapter)