Chapter 64 I am the future now rice fl……
As soon as Rice Flower appeared, he was quickly spotted by the film company executives present.
"Is she of age?"
"So the poor boy never exposed her because she was underage?"
The heads of the film companies were somewhat disdainful. Age was not a problem for them at all. The film companies were full of underage movie stars.
It is even easier to control them because they are minors. As long as you use money to shut their parents up, they can do whatever they want. How can a child resist?
"Oh, Asians..." They have also dealt with Asians.
To them, Asians represent cowardice, being easy to bully, and being manipulated. Basically, all the Asians they know are like this.
When Li Daohua came out, she pursed her lips and looked unhappy because when she entered the venue, even though Ian was accompanying her, the staff who looked down on her tried to prevent her from entering.
Although Ian later explained that she was there to attend the awards ceremony and she successfully obtained an apology, it was still very annoying.
When she was born, the country had already entered a period of rapid development. When she traveled through time, no matter what others said, the country's comprehensive strength was not afraid of comparison with anyone.
With a strong motherland as their backing, Chinese people do not cause trouble when they go out, but they are not afraid of trouble either.
However, at this time, America would not take the anger of Asians seriously, not to mention that Li Daohua was just a minor in their eyes, and they would not take her unhappiness to heart.
Some even thought that Li Daohua was born not to like smiling, or that she had reached her rebellious period. Oh, this damn thing called rebellious period. Many people present remembered how difficult it was to get along with their own children during their rebellious period.
Sitting in his seat, Li Daohua kept supporting his face with his hands, even changing the angles of his hands to support his face, looking as if he was pretending to be dead.
Li Daohua was careless and forgot how many foreigners were in such a venue. The body odor of these foreigners plus the large amount of perfume almost made Li Daohua fall down when she first came in.
At this moment, she could only use this dead-faced method to hide the fact that she was actually covering her nose and trying to reduce her breathing as much as possible.
But such a ceremony would not be over in a short while. Li Daohua was sure that by the time it was over, she would be addicted to the smell.
As everyone finished speaking, it was finally time to reveal the results.
The announcement session was very tense. They sat together with the other shortlisted contestants to make it easier for reporters to take pictures and also to create topics.
The authors whose novels were shortlisted with her were all from Western countries. They were tall and strong, making Li Daohua look even more petite.
But Li Daohua's ability to pretend is much stronger than anyone else's, and the reporter can see it at a glance.
"The best novel... The Walking Dead! Author: Rice Flower!"
Li Daohua didn't expect that the award would actually be given to her. She looked at the people around her in surprise.
Among these people, there was one who should have won this year's Nebula Award for Best Novel, but this time she snatched it away from him. I can only say sorry in my heart.
As he walked onto the stage, countless cameras flashed wildly, all trying to take the best picture.
The Nebula Awards are rarely awarded to female authors today, and this is because in this era, women’s contributions are rarely seen and recognized.
This is the limitation of the times, women can only stay in the family.
After receiving the trophy and standing in front of the microphone, the host did not adjust the microphone when leaving. I don’t know whether it was intentional or accidental.
Li Daohua pulled down the microphone and said: "It is a surprise to receive this award, but I am the future."
Li Daohua speaks Chinese, but she can speak English. Besides, just these two sentences can be recited by anyone who has learned English, and the vocabulary is not difficult.
The reason why she doesn't speak English is simple. Everyone here speaks their native language, so there's nothing wrong with her speaking her native language.
The speaker before did not use English, so it’s not surprising that she doesn’t use English.
Surprisingly, the organizer did not prepare a Chinese translator, and now the group of people looked at each other in confusion.
In the end, Ian came on stage as an accompanying person to help with translation. He actually didn't know Chinese, but he knew that Li Daohua knew English.
Although we don't know why she did this, we should support the little hobbies of great writers and big sponsors.
The two of them were on the stage, heads close together, talking in whispers. Li Daohua said the sentence to Ian in English, and Ian pretended to have translated it and repeated it.
Now everyone present understands, and only when you understand will there be questions.
Although you, Li Daohua, have won the Nebula Award, you are not the number one science fiction writer. Even the zombie-type novel was not written by Li Daohua first.
You are the future. Why do you represent the future? Why do Asians represent the future?
The audience was in an uproar, and everyone thought Li Daohua was too arrogant. Aren't Asians, especially Chinese, said to be very modest? She didn't seem modest at all.
The reporters are happy, the breaking news is about to happen.
He is worthy of being the author held by the marketing genius they studied overnight. Both of them understand journalism and know what the media likes and what readers love to read.
Li Daohua's remarks were consistent with Ian's impression of Li Daohua. Based on the phone calls over the past two years and the exchanges a few days ago, he was just like everyone else.
Everyone felt that Li Daohua was completely different from others, and vaguely, there was a feeling that she looked down on America.
It was this feeling that during those days, Ian took Li Daohua to many famous places, just to see Li Daohua's shocked eyes and wanted to let her know that their America is the best.
In the 20th century, most ordinary Americans did love their country. Coupled with America's special education, they also truly believed that America was helping people all over the world.
When the following awards were presented, the reporters were somewhat uninterested.
There is nothing attractive about these award-winning works, from the authors themselves to their speeches. The only attractive thing is their works.
If you want to understand their works, you don't need to be here. Just go out, find a bookstore and buy any book to understand them.
When the meeting was over, Li Daohua was the first to rush out of the venue again. This time it was not to avoid reporters, but for his own life.
With the experience from last time, Li Daohua was more adept this time. As soon as she ran away, the reporters followed her.
Foreign journalists are more experienced. As a capitalist society, hot news is more important to them, and they must have news sensitivity.
Running outside, into nature, feeling the breeze, Li Daohua felt like she was finally alive.
Ian followed her breathlessly; this kind of exercise was a little too stimulating for him.
Ian had just stood up and was catching his breath when the two were surrounded by reporters.
Ian had no choice but to stretch out his hand to protect Li Daohua. Ouyang Yuan, who had been waiting outside, also hurried over. The two of them stood on the left and right to ensure Li Daohua's safety.
"Excuse me, ma'am, do you think The Walking Dead is the best optimistic novel?"
"Of course not. There will be better science fiction novels in the future. Human thinking will never stop."
Hmm? The reporters at the scene suddenly asked, who replaced them? The old lady on the stage is the number one rice flower? Give it back to them!
His sudden humility made the reporters present feel uncomfortable and dissatisfied.
"But you said you are the future."
"Of course, I am the future, there is no doubt about it!"
Li Daohua felt that she was too sincere. Who else could be so sincere? She even told them that she had traveled back from the future.
It tastes just right, it tastes just right, that’s the taste, let’s talk about other things.
“Do you still want to continue writing science fiction?”
As we all know, Li Daohua is not a professional science fiction writer. Her previous novels were more based on reality.
"18 Again" can also be considered a science fiction novel, but the proportion of science fiction is not as large as that of "The Walking Dead".
"Not necessarily. Maybe, maybe not. You know, the author's brain always has all kinds of ideas. I can only write them one by one."
"Why didn't you use English at the award ceremony!" A reporter suddenly realized that Li Daohua was answering their questions in English.
This also means that Li Daohua deliberately spoke in Chinese at the award ceremony.
“Because I’m Chinese.”
"Many Chinese people I know speak in English in large-scale occasions." The reporter continued to ask questions.
"Now you know Chinese people who speak in Chinese at large events, and you will know more in the future."
Just kidding, Chinese is also one of the six official languages of the United Nations and is certified by America.
In the future, many leaders will indeed speak in Chinese in public abroad. If you don’t understand, that’s your problem, not mine. I can speak English, but I just don’t use it, just for fun.
I will use it if I am happy to use it in private. If I am not happy to use it, I will pretend that I don’t understand, don’t know, and can’t use it.
The reporters asked Li Daohua more questions than the other authors combined. Later, Ian saw that Li Daohua was a little impatient, so he evaded the question by saying that he wanted to go back to eat. It was unknown how long he would stop asking questions.
There is a TV in the hotel’s dining area. When the training team eats, they like to watch TV while eating. Many players have never watched TV in China.
The Nebula Awards ceremony was being broadcast on TV at that moment. Jin Ruyi looked up and almost spurted out the water in her mouth when she saw the close-up shot of Li Daohua going up on stage to receive the award.
Such a large shot, and he has seen it frequently in the past two days, how could he not recognize it.
The name used in the award ceremony is Rice Flower. Just looking at this English name, it seems strange no matter how you look at it. This is not a serious foreign name.
Jin Ru solved the case by combining the name Li Daohua that he knew. This was definitely Daohua. The name was correct, absolutely correct.
Standard Chinese pronunciation was heard on TV, and the people who had originally thought this award ceremony was boring also looked up.
It is not up to them to decide what is on the TV in the dining area. If it is a program they like, they will watch more, and if it is a program they don’t like, they will eat more.
The award ceremony is a type of program that focuses on eating more, but the Chinese language has a natural appeal to them.
"Wow, it turns out she came to America just to win an award, so amazing!" Li Ruyi looked at Li Daohua on TV with envy.
After Jin Ru simply finished her meal, she found the waiters in the dining area, pointed at the TV and asked them what type of award Li Daohua, also known as Rice Flower, had won and how famous she was.
The waiter was secretly watching TV while working, and now he can slack off openly by answering the customers' questions.
"This is the Nebula Award, one of the most prestigious awards for fantasy novels, and is considered one of the most prestigious awards along with the Hugo Award."
Speaking of Hugo, if you know this gold, then the gold content is indeed not low.
"Rice Flower is also one of my favorite authors. Do you know "Billionaire"? It was written by her! My dream is to save enough money and make a living on Wall Street!"
Who doesn’t have a dream? The American Dream is a beautiful dream believed by every American and everyone who yearns for America in this period.
After learning the information he wanted to know, Jin Ru finally understood why Li Daohua was so confident. The other party was really powerful.
After returning to his room, Jin Ru immediately called the embassy to tell them the news. This was also very important news. If the embassy didn't know about it, if something unexpected happened, it would be a loss for the country.
As for the unexpected event he was worried about, it was naturally that Li Daohua would become an American citizen on the spot and never return to China.
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