This man knows how to hype

Chapter 506 It’s inevitable to win
Beijing.

In the personal private box of the private club owned by Ke Xinying.

Xu Xiyu is chatting with a man.

This man is called Wang Zhou. He is the English translator of Xu Xiyu's "The Three-Body Problem" and the leader of the overseas multi-language translation team of "The Three-Body Problem".

He and his team members have been deeply involved in the overseas science fiction market for many years. He himself is also a science fiction writer and can be considered a true veteran.

He and another big boss in the domestic science fiction magazine industry contributed a lot to the nomination of "The Three-Body Problem 1" this time.

Of course, the financial support provided by Xu Xiyu and Hu Ningtian is also sufficient.

After all, the selection of the Hugo Awards is not decided by a dozen judges behind closed doors, but by voting by members of the World Science Fiction Association, and the threshold for membership is not high and you can get it by paying money.

So it’s never wrong to use money to pave the way.

"Do you have any hope of winning the prize?" After some greetings and thanks, Xu Xiyu got to the point.

"It's not a big problem. Of the five nominations, the other four novels are not comparable to The Three-Body Problem. Besides, the other books also involve a lot of correct elements."

"That's what I'm afraid of."

"Mr. Xu, this is the good news. You may not know that in the last session and the session before that, all the long story awards were given to Correct, and there was also a case of fake tickets involved.

This has caused dissatisfaction among many members. After all, there are more normal people in this world. They may not really like "The Three-Body Problem", but it is enough to hate the other four. "

Xu Xiyu nodded and said, "Also, you are familiar with some of the settings in The Three-Body Problem 1. You must not let people use this to make trouble, otherwise this award will be wrong. Some people like to focus on this kind of things."

“Don’t worry, normal readers will definitely not think in this direction, because many things reported overseas in recent years have made foreign audiences numb.

The relevant content in "The Three-Body Problem 1" is not that novel. It's just like when we see Americans shooting, if there is a novel about it, we won't think it is deliberately black.

In this case, foreign readers will certainly focus on the story itself; as for the organizing committee, they will not use this as an excuse.

Firstly, they would not think this is novel and would definitely focus more on the story itself; secondly, as the organizer of the award, they would definitely want to give the public a fair and just impression that only the content is considered.

Therefore, if they give the award to "The Three-Body Problem", they will only publicize how well the content of "The Three-Body Problem" is written, just like the previous award, they never mentioned the correct elements, which is beneficial to them.

In this way, as long as there are no such voices abroad, some people in China who have ulterior motives will not be able to stir up trouble. "

"That makes sense." Xu Xiyu said thoughtfully.

"Of course, if you have connections in Europe and America, you can ask them to help you, and find a few well-known people to help promote it and stand on the platform, which would be even better."

"Let me think about it."

"It doesn't matter if there isn't one. To be honest, science fiction around the world has been regressing in recent years. The content of The Three-Body Problem is far superior to other works of the same period, so we have already won in terms of content."

"I hope so. Anyway, thank you for your hard work, Mr. Wang."

"Of course. Well, Mr. Xu, I'll take my leave first. I'll take a flight to the United States this afternoon. If you come, please let me know in advance so that I can arrange accommodation for you." Wang Zhou said as he was about to get up and say goodbye.

Seeing this, Xu Xiyu also stood up to see him off.

A few minutes later, Xu Xiyu returned to the box, thought for a while, and called Nancy again.

When the call was connected, an extremely hoarse voice came through, which startled Xu Xiyu: "Nancy?"

"it's me."

"What's wrong with your throat?" Xu Xiyu asked puzzledly. How did Nancy, who used to have a clear voice, become An Lingrong?
"It's inflamed."

"Inflammation?!" Xu Xiyu's heart tightened. Could it be that he's having his period?
"Yes, I made a bet with someone and choked on the chili pepper. It was the Mexican devil pepper. Damn it, I will never do such a stupid thing again... Woohoo, my throat hurts, and my butt hurts too."

Seeing Nancy "crying", Xu Xiyu breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help laughing. This sister is also a weirdo.

Seeing him happy, Nancy was not angry, and asked curiously: "Why did you think of calling me?"

"Oh, I'm planning to go to Spokane, Washington soon. You're my only friend in the United States, so I think I need to inform you in advance as a sign of respect."

"Really... ahem... really? When and why are we going to Spokane? It's not nice there at all. Why don't you come to California? I'm in Los Angeles now. We can go to Hollywood together."

“Because I’m going to be at the Hugo Awards ceremony on April 4th, and it’s in Spokane.”

"Hugo Award?! When did you become associated with the Hugo Award?"

“I’m a science fiction writer.”

"Is The Three-Body Problem going to win an award?" Nancy reacted instantly.

"I just made it to the finals, I don't know if I can win the award. After all, no science fiction work in Asia has ever won this award."

"You want me to help you?"

"Correct."

"I hope you can help me lobby some influential science fiction writers, senior members of science fiction associations, or other celebrities to support me, so that members of the World Science Fiction Association can vote for us more."

"What's in it for me?" Nancy asked bluntly. She helped Xu Xiyu distribute "Wall-E" because the movie itself was profitable.

Although Sony took the lion's share, she also received more than 10 million US dollars in compensation. Don't underestimate this 10 million US dollars. For Nancy, who can only eat dividends from the Walton family trust, this is really a lot.

She has a lot of fixed assets, but the ownership belongs to her family. She doesn't have much liquid funds to use, otherwise she wouldn't be thinking about funding all the time.

"Have you read "The Three-Body Problem"? " Xu Xiyu asked back.

"Looked at it a little bit."

"Find some time to finish reading it. After that, you can recommend it to your superiors. I think they might like it. This can be considered as a contribution, right?" Xu Xiyu said meaningfully.

It can also be seen from Nancy's behavior that she is on the side of "Ohei".

On Earth, Obama is one of the promoters of "The Three-Body Problem". He really loves it, but due to his status, his public promotion must have a purpose.

In this case, similar entities on Blue Star may also have this interest.

Once they start promoting it, the reputation of "The Three-Body Problem" will be completely established, and then Xu Xiyu will directly release "The Three-Body Problem 2".

But Nancy keenly noticed Xu Xiyu's little thoughts and sneered: "Do you think I'm a fool? I'll help you do two things at once?"

"Oh, my dear angel Nancy, I knew I could hide nothing from you!"

"Get lost!" Nancy said unhappily.

"Perhaps, I can pay you a fee and expenses. How about 200 million US dollars? That's already a lot." Xu Xiyu half-jokingly reported a number. Nancy didn't accept money from just anyone.

Of course, 200 million US dollars is not a small amount of money for such a thing.

Because the Hugo Award does not have such great economic benefits, "The Three-Body Problem" has its own special features.

First, the content is indeed good enough.

Second, it is the first award-winning science fiction novel in Asia.

Third, there is the vast Chinese market to provide support.

This is what created the economic benefits of "The Three-Body Problem".

Unfortunately, this benefit did not seem to fall on the electrician. It was impossible for Xu Xiyu to follow the electrician's old path. All rights and interests of "The Three-Body Problem" were in his hands.

"You are so rich, with billions in cash on hand, and you only give me 200 million. Do you think I am a beggar?" Nancy said deliberately.

"There's no more, it's not worth it."

"How about this, I won't take your money. I'll help you do the two things you want to do, and you also promise me two things." Nancy's eyes turned, intending to take something more cost-effective than 200 million.

"What's the matter?" Xu Xiyu's guard suddenly rose.

“The last time I went to Huahai to discuss the ‘Fate’ project with Zhang Jianbai, I met Li Yiguang, the largest shareholder of Huahai.

Later, I helped Zhang Jianbai introduce a Hollywood actor, and during the process I met Li Yiguang several times. He is now pursuing me..."

"Pfft~ cough cough cough cough... Really? When did this happen? Li Yi Guang has quite good vision. Hahahaha." Xu Xiyu almost choked to death on the tea in his mouth.

Huaqing and Donghai have completed the merger and reorganization, and are now called Huahai. Li Yiguang is indeed the largest shareholder, but this is the first time I've heard of him pursuing Nancy.

"Listen to me." Nancy was very dissatisfied with Xu Xiyu's reaction. "I definitely won't agree to him."

"Then what?" Xu Xiyu asked puzzledly.

“But my sister Jenna was really interested in it.”

After hearing this, Xu Xiyu laughed. Is your sister interested in Li Yiguang, or in Li Yiguang's property and power?
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Xu Xiyu asked curiously, "Is this Jenna your biological sister?"

"No, she is the daughter of my uncle. She has no blood relationship with me. She is of Chinese and American descent. Her mother is Chinese. She went to China with me last time and met Li Yiguang."

"But how can I help?" Xu Xiyu was even more confused.

“Yes, from what I know, he really dislikes you and wants to compare himself with you in every way, so I hope you and Jenna can put on a show in front of Li Yiguang.

Jenna will first show interest in you, and then show that she finds Li Yiguang better than you, so she ignores you and actively gets close to Li Yiguang to satisfy his vanity. "

"But Li Yiguang and I don't have this opportunity to be together."

"Yes, you will come to the United States. I will invite him to come with me and hold a small party."

"Okay, okay, what about the second thing?" Xu Xiyu was too lazy to dwell on this. It was just acting. He was the man of a movie queen, so he did have this ability.

"The second thing, you'll know when you get here." Nancy laughed hoarsely, and she was just about to make a "hehehe" sound.

"Don't try to be so rude. Either tell me straight or I'll treat you like you have nothing else to do."

"Tsk!"

"You still tsk?"

"The second thing, I haven't thought about it yet!" Nancy said a little unhappily. She really hadn't thought about it yet.

"Then take your time to think about it. Get my job done first. I'll give you 100 million in lobbying funds. After you're done, I'll give you 100 million in personal compensation. I'm determined to win this award." Xu Xiyu said.

(End of this chapter)