Chapter 460: Pioneers Gather
In the evening, Luoyang and Hua Qi went to Tiandu Revolving Restaurant.
This was the place Lin Yifeng had arranged. Because of Lin Yifeng's identity as the chairman of the Dragon Country Writers Association, this dinner was more important. Hua Qi also followed Luoyang in his busy schedule - as the general manager of Shuimu Culture, Hua Qi rarely accompanied Luoyang out.
When he came to the restaurant's private room, Luoyang met Lin Yifeng for the second time.
The first time Luoyang met Lin Yifeng was when the Times Classics was held. At that time, Lin Yifeng represented the Writers Association on stage, so the two had no chance to meet.
Lin Yifeng was about 45 years old, with meticulously combed hair and a rather serious square face. His expression was intimidating without anger, and when he saw Luoyang, the serious-looking chairman of the Writers Association extended his hand.
"Hello, my friend Luoyang, I am Lin Yifeng."
Luoyang also extended his hand, shook hands with the other party, and said: "Hello, Chairman Lin, it's our first meeting, please take care of me."
The other party's attitude was flawless. As the chairman of the Writers Association, he did not have the kind of high-handedness of holding power, which immediately made Luoyang feel good about him, so Luoyang's attitude towards him was naturally very respectful.
He has always been like this. If someone respects me one foot, I will respect him one foot.
Some people on the Internet say that Luoyang is young and frivolous and does not respect his predecessors, but in fact, if it were not for the predecessors like Fan Zhiming and Huang Gang who relied on their seniority and made things difficult for Luoyang everywhere, Luoyang would definitely give corresponding respect.
Lin Yifeng smiled and said: "I'm very grateful that you can come here without any invitation."
Then, Lin Yifeng took Luoyang into the box again. When he got to the box, Luoyang realized that Lin Yifeng had not invited only himself today. There were already three men and a woman sitting around the rectangular wooden table.
The common feature is that these four people are not young.
The youngest is 40 years old, and the oldest is probably over 50.
After entering the room, Lin Yifeng introduced the four people in the seats: "I believe everyone should be familiar with this. This is a famous martial arts writer from Longguo, and the author of two very good science fiction novels recently, "The Heartbroken" and "One Day Prisoner", my friend Luoyang."
Hua Qi's expression showed a hint of shock, and he obviously recognized several people present.
Luoyang was not familiar with the people present, but this did not prevent him from showing natural respect, and smiled and said: "Hello, seniors."
Looking at Luoyang, one of the oldest elders suddenly laughed: "Hahaha, interesting, very interesting, Luoyang, I guess you don't know us old guys, right, no need for Xiaolin to introduce, my name is Mu Xun."
Luoyang subconsciously felt that the name was a little familiar.
Soon, he reacted-because he wanted to enter the science fiction field, Luoyang also read a lot of science fiction novels from Longguo.
He had seen the name Mu Xun more than once when he was reading some of the most famous science fiction novels in Longguo, which made Luoyang respect him: "Hello, Mr. Mu, I have read your novels, but this is the first time I have seen you in person."
Lin Yifeng smiled and said, "It doesn't matter if you haven't met me before. I met you today. Mr. Mu is approachable, but very humorous."
Then, Lin Yifeng introduced the person next to Mu Xun: "This senior is the science fiction writer Liu Yu. Like Mr. Mu, he belongs to the second generation of science fiction writers in our Longguo science fiction circle and has won two international awards."
Longguo science fiction has developed to four generations.
The first generation is too old, and Mu Xun and Liu Yu, who are in their fifties, belong to the second generation.
By the time of Lin Yifeng, it is already the third generation of science fiction writers, and Luoyang is already the fourth generation.
Liu Yu looked at Luoyang, smiled amiably, and said, "I've read your "The Heartbroken" and "One Day Prisoner". You are young and talented. If you continue to develop, you may surpass us old men."
"It's an honor." Luoyang said respectfully.
Luoyang was not unfamiliar with the name of Liu Yu. He was definitely a big shot in the science fiction world.
The third person's turn came next. He was about the same age as Lin Yifeng, in his early forties, bald, and plump. He also took the initiative to say, "My friend Luoyang, my name is Zhou Qinghua. I like your "The Heartbroken" very much."
Lin Yifeng teased, "Isn't it "One Day Prisoner"? "
Zhou Qinghua smiled and said, "Chairman Lin is tripping me up. I also like "One Day Prisoner", but there are still some flaws in it."
Luoyang was not angry at all. "One Day Prisoner" had flaws. Although Luoyang blurred it so that many ordinary readers could not see it, these veteran science fiction writers could see through it at once, which just shows that these people are of high level.
Luoyang said, "I'll ask Mr. Zhou for guidance in the future."
Zhou Qinghua waved his hand and said, "You are very spiritual, a good seedling of science fiction, and your future is limitless."
Lin Yifeng nodded and said, "Okay, next I will introduce the only female comrade present, this is..."
"It's Ms. Wu Qin." Luoyang said. When he looked up Wu Qin's information before, he glanced at Wu Qin's photo and didn't recognize her at first, but with the identities of the people present, Luoyang immediately remembered her.
Zhou Qinghua immediately joked, "Oh, it seems that Old Wu is the most famous among us!"
Luoyang smiled and said, "Mr. Zhou, you are too polite. I just happened to be reading Ms. Wu Qin's "Ruins" recently, so I was a little impressed. In addition, I also thank Ms. Wu Qin and Chairman Lin for recommending "One Day Prisoner" to readers..."
"Your work is good enough."
Wu Qin smiled and looked Luo Yang up and down, praising him: "You are younger than I thought. If you were ten or twenty years younger, I would be fascinated by a young man like you."
Lin Yifeng chuckled: "Old Wu, are you doing this to Old Zhang?"
Wu Qin pouted: "That damn guy, I am not doing him enough. When I was young, I had many people chasing after me."
Luo Yang could only smile foolishly. He did not expect that this teacher Wu Qin would be so good at joking, but this also shows Wu Qin's straightforwardness. These seniors in the science fiction world gave Luo Yang and Fan Zhiming completely different feelings.
There are sages and scums in every industry.
It may be an exaggeration to say that Fan Zhiming is a scum, but in short, Fan Zhiming is not a literati worthy of respect.
Luoyang sat down, and the others chatted and laughed for a while. The atmosphere became more harmonious. Lin Yifeng said, "Okay, the introduction is over. Let's talk about business. I must ask you for help in this matter."