At home.
Lin Yuan was in a good mood.
The Galactic Empire series is indeed a science fiction epic, and it directly pushed Chu Kuang to ninth place on the writers' list, and is very close to the eighth place.
“We are very close to our goal for this year.”
Lin Yuan wrote a "New Year's Plan" at the beginning of the year and set a small goal for Chu Kuang, which was to enter the top seven of the writer list before the end of the year.
certainly.
This is just a guarantee.
Now this minimum target has been half achieved, and exactly half a year has passed.
In that case, we might as well strike while the iron is hot and grab that eighth place first!
Anyway, I and the eighth one are already red names.
This means that the data gap between Chu Kuang and the writer ranked eighth is very small.
Thinking of this.
Lin Yuan started typing on the keyboard.
Four big words soon appeared on the screen.
Ball lightning.
That’s right, Lin Yuan is going to write Liu Cixin’s “Ball Lightning”.
There are three reasons for writing this novel.
The first reason, naturally, is to strive for the eighth place on the writers list.
The second reason is that "Ball Lightning" is a high-quality science fiction novel with a total of only about 200,000 words, which is quite appropriate in length. After all, the data of Chu Kuang and the eighth-ranked writer are not much different, so Lin Yuan does not need to use a huge work to fill the gap.
The third reason is that "Ball Lightning" is considered a prequel to The Three-Body Problem.
This book lays the groundwork for the future birth of the Three-Body Problem.
that's all.
The next few days.
Lin Yuan has been writing "Ball Lightning".
A few days later.
The novel is finished.
Lin Yuan directly logged into Chu Kuang’s account and posted it.
…
All continents.
Readers were suddenly shocked when they saw that Chu Kuang had published another science fiction novel.
“Good fellow!”
"The coder's strong buff!"
"You just finished the Galactic Empire series and released a new book?"
"This efficiency is terrifying!"
"I looked at the subject matter and it seems to be science fiction again."
"I'm reading the first chapter now. It's quite interesting, but not as amazing as the Galactic Empire series. Have I spoiled my appetite due to the Three Laws of Robotics?"
"This old thief wants to get to the eighth place!"
"When he was striving for the top ten, he published a 200,000-word work called "The Devotion of Suspect X."
"It's about the same number of words this time, but the subject matter has changed to science fiction, which is very popular recently."
Netizens instantly guessed Chu Kuang’s intention.
At the same time, countless people opened the book.
…
That evening.
The comments are out.
"The death of a person is the process of changing from a strong observer to a weak observer, and then to a non-observer. I have to say that Lao Zei is really good at writing this kind of hard science fiction!"
"nice!"
“The invisible quantum rose in the vase at the end brought me great shock and emotion. It was a macroscopic view from the perspective of God, and also a subtle connection with a reincarnated life.”
"Sure enough, I still like Chu Kuang to write something else."
“This kind of hard science fiction seems really strenuous.”
“Some parts of the Galactic Empire series are also tough to chew.”
“I love this!”
“Hard science fiction is like this, while soft science fiction puts a lot of effort into the story itself. The more effort is put into it, the more meaningless the science fiction itself becomes. It is difficult to strike a balance between the two.”
"Ding Yi is a very interesting character."
“The setting is so ingenious, and I feel like it could open up a bigger world view.”
…
Perhaps it's because "Ball Lightning" is too hard, or perhaps it's much shorter than the former, this short story has good reputation and popularity, but it's obviously inferior to the Galactic Empire series.
certainly.
This is naturally understandable to readers.
No one would expect Chu Kuang's science fiction works to reach the level of the Galactic Empire series.
And if we don't compare it with the Galactic Empire series, even if the readers' appetites are spoiled, "Ball Lightning" is undoubtedly a very excellent science fiction novel.
However, some readers who are not used to hard science fiction couldn't help themselves.
"It's so hard that it hurts my teeth!"
"Write something simple, old thief."
"That's right, to leave a way out for those of us with low education."
"This year, the old thief's books are either about the laws of robotics or psychohistory. Now there's quantum technology. Without some knowledge, you can't understand them."
"Hahaha, that's what the old thief is like."
"If you follow Lao Zei's books, you will find that you have read all kinds of novels on Blue Star, big and small, without realizing it."
…
The other side.
Lin Yuan finished reading the reviews of "Ball Lightning".
The influence of this novel cannot be compared with the Galactic Empire series.
As far as science fiction is concerned, I have already come up with the Galactic Empire series, so my choices for writing science fiction in the future are actually much narrower.
But this was within Lin Yuan's expectations.
I insisted on writing "Ball Lightning" because this novel is inextricably linked to the Three-Body series.
However, Lin Yuan smiled knowingly at some readers' comments that they thought hard science fiction was too difficult to read.
This is a very normal situation.
People who don't like science fiction will find it boring to read hard science fiction.
It just so happens that I have been changing my subject matter at a rapid pace, causing some readers to have no choice but to follow along. As for whether I can eventually make these people like the subjects that they once disliked, it depends on fate.
certainly.
The readers' demands are not impossible to meet. I, Chu Kuang Lao Zei, have always been fond of my fans.
The corners of his mouth curled up.
Lin Yuan used the account of Chu Kuang Lao Zei to update a status:
"New book, The Last Blue Star Man."
A document was attached at the end.
Aren’t there readers who want to read some simpler, less hardcore science fiction
This is it!
Even primary school students can understand it!
Come out, the shortest science fiction novel in the world!
…
As soon as Chu Kuang updated his status, the comment section exploded!
"new book!?"
"Again!?"
“Isn’t this too fast?”
“Ball Lightning was just released this morning!”
"Code master, I kneel down!"
“From the name, it sounds like this is a pretty awesome work!”
"The last Blue Star person?"
"My expectations are so high for no reason!"
"Look what's written!"
…
During the discussion, readers downloaded the document and quickly opened it.
However.
The content of the document left all readers dumbfounded.
There is only one line of words in it:
"The last person on Blue Star was sitting at home when there was a knock on the door."
Meow meow meow
Is this your new book
There’s only one line of words in total!
Even the shortest author would bow down before you!
This moment.
The reader is confused.
Could it be that this Chu Kuang stole the idea of this book to fool us
But in the next moment.
Some readers suddenly narrowed their eyes.
This novel by Chu Kuang has a total of twenty-two words, not counting punctuation marks. It may seem simple, but it actually contains a lot of mysteries!
figure
environment
plot
The so-called three elements of a novel are all included in these twenty-two words, highlighting that although it is small, it has all the necessary functions!
What is science fiction
Science fiction is definitely put first, and its most prominent feature is to create science fiction suspense, leaving readers with a free and broad imagination space, just like "The Last Blue Star" provides enough such space.
Why is there only one person left on Blue Star
Did a disaster occur on Blue Planet
Or was it invaded by aliens
Are the others dead
Or left Blue Star
Why could the last blue star hear the knock on the door
Who is coming
Or in other words, is it a human being who is coming
Will the last blue star people open the door
What will happen after the door is opened
This is the free and vast imagination space that belongs to science fiction. The associative ideas that can be generated by twenty-two words may be endless!
"You old thief are awesome!"
"I get goosebumps with the association!"
"It's full of suspense, but I always feel that this is not a science fiction novel. It's clearly a horror novel."
“This should be the shortest science fiction novel in history.”
"Short and sharp!"
"I'm so ashamed. Science fiction can be played like this."
"Unlimited possibilities for development!"
…
There is indeed room for development with infinite possibilities.
Amidst all the heated discussions, many netizens spontaneously began to continue writing.
For example, someone wrote: "The man got up and opened the door, only to see a robot standing outside: Hello, this is the Dongfeng Express you purchased from Mars."
Not just netizens.
Some science fiction writers have also joined the trend of writing sequels.
Of course, the number of words in the sequel will not be too long. We are just using this super short idea to play with it.
But while playing, many people smelled a different scent.
The last blue star's idea has a huge impact on the public, coupled with the highly professional hard science fiction such as "Ball Lightning".
Everyone knows Chu Kuang's intentions.
Obviously, this is all for the purpose of reaching the eighth place on the Blue Star Writers List!
Having just taken the ninth place on the writers' list, Chu Kuang has no intention of stopping to rest!
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ps: I stayed in the hospital for two days and just came out today. I felt the air outside smells so good. I feel much better now, at least I don’t cough all night anymore. The doctor said I will recover after a little rest in the next few days, so the update can be resumed slowly. However, I haven’t written for such a long time, so I need to slowly get back into shape. Sorry for waiting for you all.