In the past, at most two works by the same author were shortlisted, but now Lin Han has broken this tradition. Last year he had three works shortlisted, but this year he has all five works!
Compared with the media, they feel more confident in convincing Lin Han.
Of course, they could have concealed the voting results and deleted the next few nominations for Lin Han without telling anyone outside!
"I'm giving you a vote, Chris." Kirk doesn't want to break up with Lin Han at this juncture. Lin Han is not the same as he was at the beginning. He has become famous and no longer lacks a Hugo Award. It’s a more important award!
"This matter is indeed caused by our imperfect nomination mechanism, so I want to say sorry to you. We have decided to add this rule to the World Science Fiction Conference this year. The same award will be given to every writer Only two works can be shortlisted at most. But this year, we are thinking about privately implementing this rule in advance."
Chris denied it repeatedly and said: "No, no, the Chinese science fiction writer Li's "Out of the Mother Universe" you recommended is quite good. To be honest, we like it very much. But it is a pity that it did not break out and become the best novel. candidate."
"Perhaps we can discuss this matter with Lin Han and see if we can come up with a way to get the best of both worlds." Chris suggested.
In the current world science fiction literature, Lin Han's family's dominance is clearly revealed.
"Chris, maybe we can get the membership to introduce a measure where the same author can only have a maximum of two works in one award. No matter how high the other works vote, we will only choose the two highest works. You guys how do you feel?"
Chris glanced at Billy with some dissatisfaction and agreed that he would be solely responsible.
But if this matter is leaked, not only will the prestige of the Hugo Awards be severely damaged, but even members and writers will lose trust in the Hugo Awards!
After all, in the history of the Hugo Award, this award is not awarded every year, or even once every ten years. There are only five people who have won this award, including Lin Han, and only six people.
But by the 1990s, the charm of science fiction began to be greatly reduced. The constraints on subject matter and writing methods were obvious. In the 21st century, there is even a lack of good works.
Although the American publishing industry tried its best to deny this fact, they could not accept that a yellow-skinned Chinese was superior to them in the field of science fiction!
At this time, Billy said in agreement over the phone: "It's really crazy. We don't even dare to announce the nomination list."
But now that Lin Han is less than thirty years old, the Hugo Award is willing to award this award to Lin Han!
Lin Han took a bite of the iced cantaloupe with a toothpick and said, "I wish I could enjoy it like this every day!"
Very few people knew Lin Han's private number, not to mention that this was a call from abroad. Lin Han thought it was from Alex, the British Penguin Publishing Group, and answered the call without thinking too much.
"You also know that this is crazy. If we publish this nomination list, it will be fatal not only to you, but also to the Hugo Awards. So we want to negotiate with you to resolve this matter."
Chen Jiaxuan wrapped her body in gauze. The cool night breeze was still quite cold, making her hair dance slightly in the wind.
Chen Jiaxuan was speechless as she listened. She quickly typed something on her phone and showed it to Lin Han, "It's not your fault that you got so many nominations. You voted for them legitimately. Why should we negotiate!"
Originally, today was supposed to be the time to announce this year's Hugo Award nominations to the world, but after the variable Lin Han appeared, it was delayed again and again.
"You can obviously do it, but you have to be so busy. So don't say this again in the future. I'm too lazy to refute you."
Although some people will question the authority of the Hugo Award, these people are definitely not many.
"I'm sorry, what's the benefit of doing this to me?" Lin Han asked back. He is not a subordinate of the Hugo Award. He cannot bear the consequences of the mistakes made by others.
"Hi, everyone. I'm very curious why you are calling at this time. I remember that I also submitted a list for Hugo Award nominations this year. Is there anything wrong with the books I recommended?"
There is no precedent in history, and the Hugo Award nomination mechanism also does not impose any restrictions. If it is really announced in this way, it will definitely be topical, but it will definitely be a test of the authority of the Hugo Award. .
But it is even more difficult to choose among the science fiction classics of the 21st century, not because there are too many classics, but precisely because there are too few!
In the end, it was the middle-aged and older writers who were barely able to write some excellent short stories, and their reserves were severely lacking.
In this voting, there are too many classics from the 20th century, and the competition for the top 20 is very fierce.
In fact, it is extremely normal for such a situation to occur. Science fiction has been extremely prosperous in the past few decades. Even the most powerful science fiction kings may not always dominate the list. The competition is very high!
Lin Han took a breath and said into the phone: "Sorry, I have to think about it carefully and call you back later, okay?"
In the decades since the Hugo Awards were founded, nothing like this has ever happened.
"Dear Lin, I'm sorry to call you at this time. We are members of the executive jury for this year's Hugo Awards. I'm Chris. Next to me are Kirk and Billy, as well as Charles and Blake."
"That's really a pity." Lin Han originally just wanted to help Li Wenyuan. Whether his novel was nominated or not would not matter, but if Li Wenyuan's book could be nominated, it would take him one step further!
"Hello, this is Lin Han. Who are you?"
After hearing the other party's self-report, Lin Han couldn't help but wonder. When he was nominated and won the award, he never saw the Hugo Award judges calling him, and there were so many people together. This was too grand. Could it be Encountered a cross-border phone scam
Chris also knows that Lin Han's idea is extremely realistic. Normal people will ask this. After all, the five nominations should be unprecedented and unprecedented. I am afraid that the entire world's media will be a sensation.
"We all discussed it and decided to award you the Lifetime Achievement Award to recognize your great contribution to world science fiction literature. As the youngest Lifetime Achievement Award winner, your exposure should be compensated."
The hunger and thirst of readers can be clearly seen. The best proof is that the novels written by Lin Han are best-selling all over the world time and time again!
Everyone is at a loss to deal with this situation and don’t know how to deal with it!
At around nine o'clock that night, Lin Han and Chen Jiaxuan were lying on the wicker chairs on the balcony looking at the sky. The light pollution in the city was very serious, and the brightest stars had almost disappeared.
In order to prevent Lin Han's five nominations from being revealed, they did show their utmost sincerity!
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It can be said that it is precisely because of Lin Han's many works that the authority of the Hugo Award has been renewed for several years. Lin Han's series of science fiction classics were enough to be called classics even in the last century. .
In fact, Lin Han is indeed worthy of this award. Age is not a criterion for measuring a person's contribution. Although he is very young, his contribution to the promotion and development of world science fiction literature is obvious to all!
But he happened to be okay. While he was wary, he signaled to Chen Jiaxuan, turned on the speakerphone and asked her to use her mobile phone to check the authenticity and confirm.
Billy looked at the other people in the office, and he said the solution he thought of.
"But we have to congratulate you. The top five nominees for Best Novel this year are all your novels. This has never happened before!"
Of course, less than a fifth of this century has passed. What if more classic works will appear in the next few decades
Lin Han turned around and looked at Chen Jiaxuan, "Really? This sounds so crazy!"
Lin Han shook his head after seeing it. He knew that Chen Jiaxuan was fighting for himself, but he had to listen to see how Chris and others wanted to solve the problem.
The Lifetime Achievement Award is generally awarded to those highly respected masters, and can basically be enjoyed in the last stage of their lives. Only those who have made important contributions to science fiction literature and are widely recognized are eligible to receive it!
Chris, who was called out, had to express his opinion, "This is too targeted, and this kind of thing needs to be done at the general membership meeting. We have to wait until the World Science Fiction Convention is held, and we will limit next year and Future nomination rules are not suitable for now!”
Every ten years or so, someone says that science fiction has dried up and there are no more good new authors. This time, this sentence was finally verified. In the past few years, apart from Lin Han, there really were no impressive authors in the science fiction world.
Not long ago, the American Locus Awards launched a century selection, allowing online readers to vote for the best science fiction/fantasy novels of the 20th and 21st centuries!
The Science Fiction Writers of America spends a lot of energy to cultivate and promote the new generation of writers, but all of them are helpless and very lacking in creativity!
What I and others are doing now is to weaken Lin Han's influence. Why should we do this if there is no benefit!
Science fiction in the entire 21st century can be described as horrific. Half of the top 20 novels were written by Lin Han. The level of science fiction in the entire world can be imagined.
The two of them were chatting, until Lin Han's cell phone rang!