After calling Almond, Jimmy turned on his computer and logged in to the Werewolf Community website.

At first, this website was only used to record the data of Werewolf Club players, as well as the rankings of each issue, and sometimes announced some award information.

But later members reported that they also wanted to exchange some gaming experiences and interesting stories on the website, so Jimmy simply made the website into a community forum for communication.

Now the number of registered members of the Werewolf Forum has reached 20,000, with hundreds of daily users.

China has also set up a deep space bbs, but it can only be accessed through IP addresses for the time being, and no one pays attention to it. Most of them are internal employees of the deep space company.

Deep Space BBS is just a test of the waters, a seed planted by Jimmy. Perhaps one day, this seed will grow stronger and eventually grow into a towering tree.

But this is all a matter for the future. Now Jimmy is more concerned about the werewolf community.

He looked through the comments made by members of the werewolf community and was a little surprised.

When he looked at the Werewolf community before, the members were mostly communicating about game-related content, such as who was on the list this time, and what new "slang" and tactics have come out recently. There are also some

Even retail players will find people to form a team in the community. Everyone makes an appointment on the website, and then go to the club to play some kind of internal communication battle among community members.

But when he looked at it again this time, Jimmy found that the content was very different from before, because the first few speeches were all about buying and selling information.

[Does anyone have a signed book by YU? I am willing to pay $100 to buy it.]

[I have a book signed by YU, or specially signed. It has many Chinese characters handwritten by YU. It only costs 500 US dollars. Is anyone willing to buy it? 】

[Who has the first edition of "Resident Evil" in hand? I'll give you twenty dollars. Is anyone willing to sell it? 】

[I have a frontal photo of YU, if anyone is willing, the price is negotiable.]

[I have a private room ticket for the Werewolf Club. Because there was a problem with the schedule, if anyone wants it, I can sell it at a 40% discount. 】

[Please give me a private room ticket for the Werewolf Club in Los Angeles, July 19th. The price is negotiable.]

What Jimmy didn't expect was that so many people were buying and selling items in the community. This reminded him of a previous chat with Yu Dong. That time, Hu Changqing wanted to sell his broken bicycle, but he couldn't push the bicycle.

After walking around, only the car repair shop was willing to buy his car, and the price was very low. Jimmy and Yu Dong were bored and talked about this matter.

At that time, Yu Dong mentioned that because of the lack of information, the value of the things in many people's hands could not be reflected. In addition, there were many people who clearly had needs but could not get what they wanted.

Yu Dong also gave Hu Changqing an example. The reason why Hu Changqing's bicycle could not be sold, or could not be sold at a good price, was because he could not meet anyone who needed it. Suppose there is a person who needs a bicycle now and has no money.

If Zhong is shy and cannot afford a new car, then he may consider Hu Changqing's old bicycle, and Hu Changqing may also get more money.

The emergence of the Internet is likely to change this situation.

Jimmy naturally understood this, but he didn't pay much attention to it at the time. It wasn't until he saw someone posting information about second-hand items in the community that he paid attention again.

Perhaps, we can create a community specifically for everyone to exchange idle items, but how can this community bring profits?

Commission from the transaction volume, charge advertising fees for advertising certain products... There are many ways to make profits, but the premise is that the website can be successful.

This didn't seem to be a small plan. Jimmy thought about it and prepared to find an opportunity to talk to Yu Dong about this matter. The company involved some projects that required large funds to operate, and Jimmy needed to discuss them with Yu Dong. Every project that exceeded

Projects worth one million US dollars must be made known to Yu Dong. Every project worth more than five million US dollars must be reported to Yu Dong in advance. This is Jimmy's own decision.

Jimmy wants to restrict other employees of the company in the future by imposing restrictions on himself.

Of course, Jimmy can also invest in this project without going to the Deep Space Company. In his agreement with Yu Dong, there is no provision that he cannot do other businesses.

But Jimmy knew in his heart that there was no need for him to do this. Deep Space Company had already grown big. Relying on Deep Space Company, this website for exchanging idle items could grow rapidly, which would definitely make more money than if he had done it alone.

Moreover, he came to Yu Dong not only to report, but also to hear Yu Dong's thoughts. Although Yu Dong did not chat on the Internet many times, he was always able to put forward some more constructive opinions.

After looking at the posts on the website again, Jimmy suddenly had some bad taste and posted a post.

【I have a tattered shirt worn by Yu Dong, does anyone have any information?】

After posting, Jimmy smiled and closed the computer. He is a busy man now and does not have much time to chat with these members.

…

On July 16, at 2:30 p.m., the seventh Galaxy Awards ceremony officially began.

The Galaxy Awards Ceremony is indeed getting better and better, with the stage decoration becoming more and more exquisite year by year, and the programs presented becoming more abundant. Of course, these programs are not randomly arranged, they are all carefully produced science fiction-related programs.

What Yu Dong didn't expect was that the last program before the official awards ceremony would be a drama related to "The Martian".

It is said to be a play, but it is actually a one-man show, which lasts about five minutes. Basically, the protagonist talks to himself, saying classic lines from "The Martian".

Although the program is very simple, the effect is very good, and the laughter in the audience proves this well.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! After the show, the awards officially began.

Unsurprisingly, the special prize went to "Deep Space", while the first prize was divided between He Hongwei, Wang Jingkang and Hu Changqing.

Yang Peng won the second prize.

Among them, only Liu Cixin did not win the award.

Because the development of science fiction is getting better and better, and the Galaxy Award is getting bigger and bigger, the past two years are different from the past. In the past, as long as you received an invitation letter, it proved that you would definitely win the award. After all, there was insufficient funds at that time, so you couldn't always send people to

If you call them over and don't give them any rewards, your trip will be in vain.

It's different now. Being able to accept an invitation is already an honor, but it's not certain whether you will win or not.

Of course Liu Cixin was a little disappointed, but he had expected it.

If it had been a few years ago, his article "Micro Era" would definitely have won the award, or even the second prize. But in the past two years, competition in the science fiction world has become increasingly fierce, and there are more and more professional science fiction writers.

The quality of the works has also become better, and it is no longer easy to win awards.

After the award ceremony, Yu Dong specially found Liu Cixin and chatted with him alone for a while.

"Da Liu, are you still focusing on revising "The Age of Supernova" recently, or do you have other ideas for new books?"

Liu Cixin grinned. He didn't know why Yu Dong called him Da Liu. He thought it was strange at first, but after hearing more, it seemed to make sense. In terms of age, he was a few years older than Yu Dong.

Years old, but in terms of seniority, Yu Dong is much senior than him, so it is a bit difficult to address him.

Perhaps this was the title that Yu Dong came up with specifically to avoid embarrassment. Liu Cixin explained it in his mind and convinced himself to accept this title.

He smiled and said, "There are many flashing thoughts, but basically none of them are mature. For example, after watching your "Deep Space" and "The Martian" before, I wanted to write an article describing the loneliness of astronauts.

novels, but I never know where to start.”

"Describe the loneliness of astronauts?"

"Yes, after the astronauts go on mission, they face the endless deep space without the company of their relatives and friends. Especially like Bi Dongyu, who is alone on a distant planet, it is conceivable that they have deep feelings in their hearts.

How lonely. Bi Dongyu is optimistic by nature, and the final outcome is not bad, but what if there is another person who has worse luck in the end and can only stay in that place forever?"

Yu Dong nodded, "This idea is very good, but if the angle is not chosen well, it can easily become a clichéd novel."

Liu Cixin said with emotion, "Yes, if this subject is not written well, it will definitely be counterproductive."

Yu Dong looked at Liu Cixin and suddenly thought of one of his novels called "Bring Her Eyes", which seemed a bit similar to what Liu Cixin just said.

In the novel, the protagonist is a ground staff member of an aerospace system. Because he worked overtime for a long time, he asked for a vacation, but his leader assigned him another task and asked him to take a vacation with a pair of "eyes."

The eyes are sensing glasses, which are specially designed for people who work in outer space. It is difficult for people who work in outer space to return to the earth, so in order to allow them to occasionally "return" to the earth for vacation, NASA designed these glasses

.

After wearing the receiving glasses, you can see everything that the person wearing the transmitting glasses sees, and you can even receive touch and taste through brain wave collection.

At first, the protagonist thought that the eyes she wore belonged to an astronaut, and that she might be on a mission somewhere in outer space.

But later the protagonist slowly discovers that the owner of the eyes is not in outer space, but is actually a navigator on an Earth spacecraft. The "Sunset 6" she was on crashed and was trapped underground, and her companions also died one after another, and in the end she only

She was left alone.

Her only connection with the outside world is the pair of glasses, but the glasses do not last long. By the time the protagonist ends her trip, she has lost contact with the surface.

The system in the ship can sustain her life for decades, so she will spend the rest of her life alone underground for the next few decades.

This novel also talks about the loneliness and dedication of astronauts, but the angle is very special and the drama is very strong.

Yu Dong thought for a while and decided to push Liu Cixin.

"Maybe you could do the opposite."

"Doing the opposite? What do you mean?" Liu Cixin didn't quite understand.

Yu Dong considered the language and said, "From a dramatic perspective, sometimes reverse thinking can be refreshing. For example, instead of thinking about the sky, you can also think about the underground. We have been exploring outer space, but for

Our planet is not fully understood yet."

Liu Cixin thought about Yu Dong's words, then narrowed his eyes and said, "You mean that with the development of science, we may continue to explore the center of the earth."

"That's probably what I mean." Yu Dong nodded.

"If this is the case, it is indeed quite special. If astronauts... are exploring the center of the earth, it would be inappropriate to call them astronauts. It seems more appropriate to call them earth astronauts. If an accident occurs to the earth astronauts and they are trapped in the center of the earth,

The surface...seems to be more depressing. Compared to being in space and looking at the stars, being trapped underground feels more like being locked in a cage."

Yu Dong smiled. Sure enough, he was still the original author of the novel. He could think about it smoothly just by mentioning it casually.

"If you want to write it, you may need to know some knowledge about geology. Also, this is only a key element of the story. How can we cut the story from the perspective of the Earth's astronauts? If it is cut in normally, it seems to be the same as ordinary foreign characters.

Space is not fundamentally different."

"In that case..." Liu Cixin pondered for a moment, and then said with a look of surprise: "It's the opposite. Most of "The Martian" is from the perspective of the protagonist on Mars. Can we consider the perspective of people on the surface?

?”
To be continued...