Chapter 590 It’s better to proceed steadily
Chinese literature, not to mention ancient poetry and songs, has also produced many great writers in modern times, who are completely comparable to those foreign writers who have won the Nobel Prize.
But over the years, no Chinese writer has won the Nobel Prize. One of the main reasons is that many domestic literary works have not been translated into foreign languages, or even if some works have been translated into foreign languages, they have lost their original flavor after translation.
Literary translation is a very difficult job because the translator must be familiar with both languages and cultures in order to accurately translate the intended flavor.
Gu Siqing plans to translate Zhitu herself. She is still very confident about this book because it has received high praise from readers and people in the literary world during its serialization.
Over the years, she has studied a lot of foreign literature. Not to mention other languages, she has absolutely no problem translating it into English.
At this moment, Gu Siqing was discussing the publication of Zhitu with Xue Yuanming and Xu Hongwen from Xincheng Publishing House. They were old friends, so there was no need to explain the relevant procedures. Moreover, this time they had given a very high royalty.
"If you want to translate it into a foreign language, you can translate it into several languages at the same time, so that it can be published in multiple countries at the same time." Xue Yuanming suggested to Gu Siqing.
Gu Siqing thought about it and finally said, "Let's translate it into English first and test the waters."
After all, it’s your first time translating into a foreign language, so it’s better to proceed steadily.
Xue Yuanming knew she had her own opinions, so he stopped talking about multilingual translation. He added, "The Qingyuan Literature Award will be announced soon. Your novel 'Knowing the Way' definitely qualifies. You should participate in more activities organized by the Writers Association during this time."
Xue Yuanming was involved in the literary world and naturally knew the intricacies of literary award judging. The Qingyuan Literary Award, currently the highest-ranking literary award in China, had a judging process that wasn't exactly shady, but it did have some rules.
"Literary works are often viewed in different ways," Xue Yuanming said. "The more you communicate with the judges, the more they will understand the ideas expressed in your work. They will also be able to understand your work more deeply and evaluate it."
Gu Siqing understood Xue Yuanming's intentions, but when Ling Pingying had previously tried to reconcile with her and asked the bosses to mediate, she had refused, which was a disguised way of denying them face. Now, if she wanted to curry favor with them just to win the award, she couldn't and didn't want to do it.
"Let's talk about it later." Gu Siqing said to Xue Yuanming.
"That attitude of yours is unacceptable." Xue Yuanming said to Gu Siqing seriously, "Getting close to the judges isn't cheating; it's your off-stage commentary on your work. Besides, if everyone else is doing it and you're not, aren't you at a disadvantage?"
Gu Siqing was helpless. She wasn't the type to be detached from the world; she knew everything depended on human relationships. But her relationship with Ling Pingying was about right and wrong, so at that time, she was unwilling to bow to the leaders who sided with Ling Pingying.
She recounted her last dispute with Ling Pingying. Xue Yuanming knew that she and Ling Pingying had fought again last time, and that Ling Pingying had lost in the end.
Afterwards, people in the circle continued to spread the news that despite Gu Siqing's young age, she was quite capable. However, he had not expected that several big names in the literary world were involved.
After a moment of silence, Xue Yuanming continued, "You can contact Mr. Yan Shi. As long as Mr. Yan Shi recognizes you, the rest of the people will have to give you face."
"Well, it depends on the situation." Gu Siqing said.
Mr. Yan Shi was a leading figure in the literary world, and it wasn't easy to get in touch with him. Furthermore, some things couldn't be done too deliberately, or they would backfire, so she wanted to let things take their own course.
If she had the chance to meet Mr. Yan Shi, she would naturally seize it, but if there was no chance, she would not force it. She always believed that as a writer, the work is the most important.
After discussing what needed to be discussed, Xue Yuanming suggested that they have lunch together at noon, but Gu Siqing declined. She had already made an appointment with Han Zhengping to have lunch together at noon. When she arrived at Han Zhengping's office, he was not there. His assistant said he was in a meeting, so she waited in the office.
After waiting for about ten minutes, Han Zhengping came back and said to her as soon as he saw her, "I have a gift for you."
Gu Siqing walked to his desk with anticipation and sat down. He took out a red cell phone from the drawer and said, "It can replace your old cell phone."
Gu Siqing took the phone in her hand with surprise. It was a candy-bar phone about ten centimeters long, much smaller than a mobile phone.
"Are all the parts domestically produced?" Gu Siqing asked.
"Of course," Han Zhengping said matter-of-factly, "the chips and programs are all independently developed by us. As for other things like battery casings, our domestic products are no worse than those from abroad."
Gu Siqing was so excited that she was a little overwhelmed. She shook Han Zhengping's hand and said, "Engineer Su, do you know what a great thing your team has done?"
This sounded like a leader's condolence, so Han Zhengping said cooperatively, "Thank you for your concern, leader. We will continue to work hard."
Then he couldn't help but burst into laughter. Gu Siqing realized that she was too excited. But how could she not be excited? This meant that in the future, China would no longer be strangled by the West because of its chips.
She suppressed her excitement, patted Han Zhengping's arm like a leader and said, "Well, Mr. Su is young and promising, and he is a role model."
Han Zhengping was amused by her and laughed out loud again, then stretched out his arms and hugged her in his arms. How could she be so cute?
Gu Siqing let him hold her and asked, "Aside from your own chips, are there any other brands using them?"
"Yes," Han Zhengping said, taking him to sit on the sofa. "Domestic mobile phone and computer brands all use our chips. There are also some abroad, but our share of the overall international chip market is not very large."
Gu Siqing understood this; international competition often reflected a nation's overall strength. China's economy was still in its infancy, and it couldn't yet compete with developed Western economies. But she believed things would improve in the future.
"It's really great." Gu Siqing said.
"Stop praising me, or I'll be lost in no time." Han Zhengping smiled helplessly.
Gu Siqing was playing with her phone and said, "Do you think it's possible that a mobile phone can replace a computer to access the Internet?"
Han Zhengping frowned slightly, as if thinking about something. Then he heard Gu Siqing say, "It's convenient to have a mobile phone. If the mobile phone can also access the Internet, that would be so convenient."
After Gu Siqing finished speaking, she turned her head and glanced at Han Zhengping. Seeing that he looked thoughtful, she stopped talking and lowered her head to fiddle with the phone in her hand. In fact, the functions of mobile phones at that time were very simple, just to make and receive calls and send messages.
After a while, Han Zhengping said, "What you said is not impossible, but it requires a more sophisticated and powerful chip."
"Well, as long as you work hard, you will succeed one day." Gu Siqing patted Han Zhengping's shoulder seriously again, "Engineer Su, I believe you and your team have the ability."
Han Zhengping saw that she was addicted to pretending to be a leader, so he held her face, kissed her on the lips and said, "Fiancée, let's go eat."
Gu Siqing laughed and followed him out of the office.
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