China Entertainment Mythology 2004

Chapter 105 Unprecedented event

"Sister Li, you said that I have been around for the past few years. It seems that there is a lot of vigor and movement, but when people ask you what awards you have won? You can't answer. In fact, it's not that there are no awards at all. I can’t get it out. But the Hugo Award is different, it’s a genuine award! Even if most Chinese people haven’t heard of it, it doesn’t matter, when I really win the award, the domestic media will definitely promote it with the Nobel Prize.”

"What award did you get? The Nobel Prize in Science Fiction! When the people hear it, what? Li Mu won the Nobel Prize? This award is amazing. I heard that Mr. Lu Xun almost won it. Huh? It is the first Nobel Prize in Asia." The Bell Award? Didn’t it mean that RB people have won a lot? Hey! Impressive!”

At 6:30 p.m., in the Hugo Award presentation hall, Li Mu and President Qin Li were seated next to each other. Because it was the first award he had contacted since time travel, Li Mu also looked very excited.

Qin Li hesitated to speak several times. She wanted to tell Li Mu about the secret connection, but she didn't know how to speak. Seeing Li Mu's expectant expression, she was really embarrassed to watch him continue. Holding on to hopes that don't exist.

"Are you saying that awards are more important, or money?" Qin Li asked.

She wanted Li Mu to shift his focus from winning prizes to money.

Forget about the awards and save yourself a moment of disappointment.

Li Mu didn't realize it:
"It's all important. Fame and fortune are irrelevant. Once you have a big reputation, you will naturally have big benefits to follow."

Qin Li helplessly supported her forehead.

Why is this kid still on the winning streak?Isn't it a Hugo Award?Is it that important?You have a billion-dollar director.

At this moment, Qin Li's phone vibrated, and she picked it up to take a look.

"The situation seems to have changed again. They have gone too far and caused a lot of resentment. Many people want to confront them. You still have a chance."

Qin Li's heart was shocked—is there still a chance for the Hugo Award?

"Let me just say, the Hugo Award is such a big award, how can it be possible for one or two people to lose justice?"

At this time, the stage finally began to announce the first award.

"The nominees for Best Short Story are..."

Before the announcement, read all the nominated works, and then the award presenters finally opened the envelope to announce the results:

"Winner of the Hugo Award for Best Short Story: Dreaming!
There were bursts of cheers from the audience, and then the author of "Fantasy" stepped onto the stage to accept the award.

Editor-in-Chief Yao Haijun joked at this time: "It's a pity that we didn't nominate for short stories. Otherwise, if we nominate four awards at the same time, even if we don't win an award in the end, it will be considered a success in making history."

Qin Li was dissatisfied and stabbed Yao Haijun: "Don't mention the words 'no award', it's unlucky!"

Announcing the award, the author taking the stage, giving a speech, accepting the award and stepping off the stage, and then the next award-the various steps of the award ceremony are carried out step by step.

The next thing is the Best Short Novella Award - let’s read the five nominations in turn, and the second place is Li Mu’s debut novel "Moon". Finally, the award presenter opened the envelope and officially announced:

"The winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novelette is - 'Moon'!"

There were deafening cheers all around Li Mu.

Most of the members of the Huaxia visiting group stood up and applauded warmly. Because RB is relatively close to Huaxia, a large number of Chinese people actually came to the scene. Before everyone came, they just wanted to watch the excitement, but they did not expect to witness history!

Huaxia's first Hugo Award!

The first Hugo Award for an Asian country!

The first Asian country winner at the first World Science Fiction Convention held in Asia!
"what!"

"it is good!"

"what……"

"yeah……"

"what……"

The deafening cheers continued for a long time.

When the title of "Moon" was read on the stage, Li Mu had already stepped onto the stage.

The next step is the same steps - nodding with the presenters, accepting the chrome rocket ship trophy, and then delivering a brand new acceptance speech in English.

After completing all the procedures and returning to the audience, Li Mu handed the trophy to the members of the Huaxia group and passed it on to each other. Every Huaxia person at the scene had a warm and excited smile on their faces.

At this time, Qin Li was also smiling and caressing the rocket trophy.At this moment, Huaxia Science Fiction created history and opened a new chapter, but deep down in her heart, she finally felt a little regretful.

Although the Hugo Awards have multiple awards, the most important one is always the best long story award!

Only the best long story award can be called a real Hugo award.

The award for best short or long story is of course not bad, and of course made history, but it is not perfect after all.

The awarding process is still going on, and the awarding guests opened the envelope again:

"Winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novelette - Gravity!"

"what?"

"Is it wrong?"

"Did I hear it wrong?"

"Li Mu won an award again?!"

This time, there were no cheers from Li Mu's side immediately. At this time, everyone was imagining the sensational effect that Li Mu's award would produce, so everyone's reaction was a beat slower.

This is not to blame everyone, because no one could have imagined that Li Mu could win two awards directly in one conference.

This situation is unique in the history of the Hugo Awards.

The object of the Hugo Award is the works published in the previous year, and no one can write two Hugo Award-winning works consecutively within a year, and the length of the two works must meet the specified conditions respectively—this is Almost impossible.

It wasn't until there were fierce cheers from all directions, and until Li Mu stood up again by his side, that most of the members of the Huaxia visiting group finally reacted.

"what?"

"what……"

"What's going on? Did we win the prize again?"

"what!"

"yeah!"

"Brother Mu is amazing!"

"Brilliant!"

"what……"

At this moment, even President Qin Li, who has always paid great attention to her personal image, was so excited that she stood up and cheered loudly, and even punched hard while cheering.

Li Mu walked up to the podium quickly, and the faces of the award presenters he faced were different from the last time he received the award.

An Asian, not only won the award, but also twice in a row!

This situation strikes most Westerners as glaring.

It is even unacceptable!
The Hugo Award is an award in the West. It can give you an award, which is called a reward. This can not only expand the influence of the award in the home country of the winner, but also make the award more fair. Why not do it?
And after all, those who are rewarded are a minority, and those who fall into the hands of their own people are the majority.

But now a Chinese person directly took away two trophies at the same Hugo Awards ceremony.

Is the Hugo Award still an award for Westerners?
Many Westerners can't accept it.

The awards process is still the same.

Li Mu came to the stage, greeted and interacted with the guest judges, received his second chrome rocket ship trophy, and then gave his acceptance speech in English.

The problem is that he prepared an acceptance speech in advance!
So there is no other way, Li Mu can only use his housekeeping skills - copying, changing Liu Cixin's acceptance speech in the future to be his own full English reading, and then Li Mu stepped off the stage holding the second trophy.

Returning to the auditorium again, this time the members of the Huaxia group around him looked at him completely differently from before.

This time everyone looked at him with obvious admiration in their eyes.

"Brilliant."

"Can I see the trophy?"

"Pass it on, pass it on, shit, tonight is going to be a blast!"

"My heart is almost jumping in my throat!"

"It feels like Huaxia Internet will go crazy tomorrow!"

"Don't wait until tomorrow, you'll be crazy tonight!"

"Why do I feel more nervous than Brother Mu? The muscles in my legs seem to be shaking!"

"My calves are shaking and I can't wait to see the domestic reaction."

In stark contrast to the excitement of everyone in Huaxia, there were hundreds of people standing up in the auditorium of the awards hall, all of them were white, and all of them had pale faces.

Then the group of people, led by Voxdale, left in a collective whirl.

The atmosphere at the scene was a little awkward for a while.

Qin Li suddenly felt extremely happy, and the feeling of exasperation was really good!Especially seeing Vokes wearing a blue face and walking away, Qin Li couldn't wait to clap his hands and laugh wildly.

Rejoice!
At this time, everyone suddenly remembered that the president once said that among all the nominated works of Li Mu, "The Martian" has the greatest advantage, so what's next...?
At this moment, everyone's minds were buzzing.

"President, do you think so?"

"impossible?"

"This scene has never happened in the history of the Hugo Awards!"

"But some history has to be created by people."

"What else can I say? Awesome!"

At this moment, the president Qin Li began to rub her hands nervously, and the deputy editor-in-chief Yao Haijun squeezed her right hand to death with her left hand, and many people around felt that they could hear their nervous heartbeat.

Finally, the most important award of the Hugo Award has been awarded-the Hugo Award for Best Long Story!

It was still the award presenters who read out all the nominated works one by one - "The End of the Rainbow", "The Martian"...

At this moment, everyone held their breath, even Li Mu himself was no exception.

One Hugo Award, three awards!
If it is really achieved, this will probably become an achievement in the history of the Hugo Awards ceremony that has seen no one before and no one to come.

He, Li Mu, has thus become a name that will never be avoided in the Hugo Awards.

So Li Mu's palms were also sweating.

"Winner of the Hugo Award for Best Long Story - The Martian!"

As soon as the results come out.

Buzz.

Deafening shouts immediately resounded throughout the awards hall.

At this time, Hulala stood up again and dozens of people, and then this group of people left directly.

Some cheered, others booed.

The chairman of the jury tried several times to silence the crowd, all to no avail.

Almost everyone in the Huaxia group clapped their hands red.

"Li Mu, go!" Qin Li lightly poked Li Mu at this moment.

Li Mu didn't come to the stage immediately like the last two times this time, but hesitated for dozens of seconds and didn't move.

"Sister Li, what should I say when I come on stage? I have used up all the acceptance speeches I thought about in advance, so it's useless." Li Mu spread his hands, "My mind is blank now, why don't Sister Li teach me a few words?"

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Everyone around laughed like crazy again, and some even laughed until their stomach hurt.

"No, I can't help laughing"

"Hahahaha... awesome!"

"Too many awards and not enough acceptance speeches? Hahaha...let me laugh a little longer."

"It's Director Li Mu and Li!"

"what?"

"Hahaha……"

The sudden burst of collective laughter here caused audiences in other directions to look sideways.

"Go on stage and thank everyone." Qin Li urged again.

Only then did Li Mu nod his head, and resolutely stepped onto the stage again.

　Also, maybe later.

　
(End of this chapter)