Chapter 379 Ukiyoe

Hearing what the host Ma Jue said, the elites from all walks of life looked at each other in bewilderment.

No one had expected that in the past year, the huge Dragon Country could not find a writer qualified to win the Science Fiction Award!

In the audience, Luoyang was stunned: "How could the Science Fiction Award be a bye? The Times Classics will be broadcast live nationwide. Isn't it a slap in the face of all the science fiction writers in Dragon Country if the Science Fiction Award is a bye?"

Hua Qi was also surprised, but seeing Luoyang's incredible look, he explained: "The selection of the Times Classics is very strict. If there are really no good works, they would rather have no awards than give out bad ones. This is also the reason why countless people flock to the Times Classics."

"So, there have been bye awards in previous years?"

Although Luoyang now has a basic understanding of the national conditions and humanities of Dragon Country, he still doesn't know some of the history of the Times Classics.

Hua Qi nodded: "There was one time, five years ago, when the Times Classic Short Story Award was given out, which caused a big sensation at the time. There was a lot of criticism from all over the country, but the criticism was not directed at the Times Classic selection organization, but at the short story writers."

Times Classic did nothing wrong. They adhered to the most fair principle. Even if they were the tallest among the short ones, they had to live up to the principle of review.

When there were really no outstanding works, Times Classic did not mind letting the award go out. This attitude of preferring to have nothing rather than something bad has always been the principle of Times Classic.

"So, science fiction writers are going to be unlucky." Luoyang said. The science fiction award was given out, and the entire science fiction community in Longguo was ashamed. Luoyang could even foresee that even the Western countries like the United States would ridicule Longguo's science fiction.

The camera was also given to some famous science fiction writers.

It is not difficult to see from the camera that these science fiction writers are embarrassed at the moment, and their postures in their seats are twisted unnaturally. Some science fiction writers with thin skin have even lowered their heads, with shame on their faces.

Luoyang suddenly felt a little sympathetic to these science fiction writers.

In the awards such as the Classics of the Times, in front of the elites from all walks of life in the country, in front of the national audience, it is undoubtedly very embarrassing to encounter the embarrassment of not winning the award.

Amber said on the side: "It is estimated that after the ceremony, major news media will criticize Longguo science fiction tomorrow, and even the chairman of our Longguo Writers Association will be caught in the crossfire, because he is the leader of Longguo science fiction, and his science fiction novel "Future World" last year did not even qualify for the nomination."

Lin Yifeng is the chairman of the Writers Association, and the Writers Association is even one of the organizers of the Classics of the Times, but he still encountered the embarrassment of not winning the award, which is definitely to be criticized.

It is true that Luoyang read Lin Yifeng's "Alien Miracle" and found it very exciting, but apart from this "Alien Miracle" that won him an award, Lin Yifeng's other science fiction novels can only be described as average.

In any case, the ceremony must continue.

After the science fiction award, there is the Literary Master Award and the Lifetime Achievement Award.

"The Literary Master Award can only be won by creating a masterpiece that is unanimously recognized at home and abroad. Our Longguo Times Classics has been held for ten years, and has only awarded the Literary Master Award twice, once to Mr. Wu Mingche, a senior professor at Tiandu University, and once to Xiangshan, an educator in Longguo who has passed away."

"As for the Lifetime Achievement Award, so far only Xiangshan has won it. He has made outstanding contributions to Longguo's external cultural output, so on the second anniversary of his death, he won the Times Classics Lifetime Achievement Award."

The probability of these two awards being awarded is very small, and it is obvious that this time is also a bye.

However, the absence of any award for these two awards is common in Longguo, and will not lead to any criticism - literary masters do not appear easily, and lifetime achievements are a comprehensive recognition of a person, and the selection criteria are extremely strict.

Although these two awards are still absent, the host has something to say.

He made a big summary of Longguo's literature in the past year, during which he mentioned many development highlights and disadvantages. Obviously, these words are not Ma Jue's own words, but the organizers behind him and even the country tacitly agree, so he would make such a summary.

"In general, our Longguo culture needs progress and development, this is beyond doubt. The ancients said that learning has no end, which is a true truth. In addition, we also need to carry out diversified development and improve the standards of major honorary ceremonies."

Ma Jue seemed to reveal some of the government's intentions.

"In addition, we also look forward to the diversified development of culture, so there will be more and more professional organizations as organizers of the Classic Times in the future. At the same time, many new categories will be included in the Classic Times awards, just like martial arts novels. These are left to time and to the people from all walks of life present. I hope we can encourage each other to contribute to the cultural development of our motherland."

The speech ended here.

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When the ceremony ended, people from all walks of life did not disperse.

Because everyone knows that there is a [Feast of the Times] waiting after the ceremony.

This is the tradition of the Classic Times of Dragon Country. After each ceremony, a grand dinner will be arranged, which will last until about 1 a.m.

Luoyang and others naturally attended the dinner, but there was no fixed seat at the dinner - such an occasion seemed more suitable for walking back and forth and making some new friends.

Those who could enter the dinner were all the best in their respective fields. Not to mention the wealthy businessmen with countless wealth, even the shining Dragon Country superstars, the elites of the technology industry, and even the masters of the scientific research community would appear at this dinner.

Just knowing someone casually represents a considerable amount of power.

Therefore, everyone had an eager look on their faces, holding a high-heeled glass of red wine in their hands, walking back and forth at the dinner, and frequently exchanging business cards.

Luoyang looked at all this and couldn't help laughing, because among these people who frequently exchanged business cards, there were many so-called noble literati - some literati, of course, drank alone, or tasted delicious food, while some literati, but showed a mercenary side, a completely sociable look.

"In any circle, there are good and bad people, there are truly noble people, and there are also self-proclaimed hypocrites."

Luoyang is not a person who is not popular with the public. Although he will not deliberately make friends with some celebrities at the scene, people often find Luoyang to clink glasses and want to get to know him.

Luoyang did not refuse arrogantly. He usually clinked glasses with the other party with a smile on his face. If the other party gave him a business card, he would also accept it with a smile. The so-called "don't hit a smiling person" is this truth.

Luoyang knows how to behave and has a high emotional intelligence, so he will naturally not make childish mistakes.