sbdcsierra Chapter 124 Stargazers
Chapter 124 Stargazers
Chapter 125 Stargazers
Avoid contact with anyone or any group that is not part of your plans.
This was originally a key point that the delegation was repeatedly reminded and educated about by foreign affairs authorities before leaving the country.
There's no other reason than that everyone's energy is limited, and the mission of the overseas visit takes precedence over everything else:
Secondly, in reality, at the very beginning of the opening of our country, we lacked confidence in many aspects and were severely lacking in methods and experience to deal with the outside world. We were afraid that if we were not careful, we might cause trouble outside and create chaos for the country.
To put it bluntly, it all comes down to poverty.
Poverty makes one weak; even a penny can bring down a hero.
The Chinese people's inherent sense of self-worth, coupled with their genuine inferiority to others, means that when they first step outside the country, they feel as if they are naturally inferior. No matter what they do, they will try to avoid things and do what is called "being kind to others" in order to avoid trouble and cause less trouble for the country.
Little do they know that the outside world is governed by the so-called law of the jungle.
Kindness is often taken advantage of.
Our approach was amicable and low-key, even proactively trying to avoid trouble.
In the eyes of outsiders, they are actually widely interpreted as weak and easy to bully. Over time, this has formed a fixed impression and inevitably become a kind of convention. No matter who they are, as long as they get the chance, they will want to pounce on them and bite them, even if it is just to belittle our family members and vent their anger. Once it becomes a habit, it will become an addiction to bullying others.
So much so that in another time and space, even though the Eastern Kingdom's national strength has soared to second in the world, and even in terms of its true strength, the quality of life of its citizens, and per capita purchasing power, it has already jumped to the top in the world, in the eyes of the surrounding weaklings.
Hey!
They are still used to trampling on others and bullying others whenever they want, seizing any opportunity to play the annoying trick of the weak bullying the strong.
Yu Zhen did not directly refute Zhang Fushi's opinion.
As an official, and shouldering the heavy responsibility of expanding Shanghai's business and economy in North America, it's no surprise that Vice President Zhang prioritizes stability in everything he does.
However, when Qin Zhongkai and Comrade Yuan knocked on the door at this time, they even took the initiative to mention that a large number of media reporters had come to the hotel. It seemed like they were just chatting, but in reality, they wanted to hear Yu Zhen's ideas.
"Director Qin, what do those reporters want to achieve? What are their demands as they gather downstairs?"
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Upon hearing Yu Zhen's words, Qin Zhongkai and Comrade Yuan exchanged a smile. "Ha, we knew that you, Writer Yu, had extraordinary insight and knowledge. You've hit the nail on the head."
Comrade Yuan chimed in, but his explanation was mostly a way of reassuring Vice-Director Zhang: "Some of the reporters who came did want to take the opportunity to spy on the specific mission and objectives of our delegation to the United States, but most of them wanted to invite our writer Yu downstairs for a meeting to have some interactive exchanges on the overseas publication and distribution of the three science fiction works."
Qin Zhongkai joked from the side, "Vice President Zhang, based on the intelligence information that our comrades in Hong Kong have been collecting recently, I can be fairly certain that the media reporters gathered downstairs today are actually indignant about why Shanghai doesn't prioritize the overseas copyright management of Xiao Yu's works and combine it with the high-quality resources of the local arts and culture circles in Hong Kong."
To put it bluntly, some bigwigs in the media and capital sectors want to take this opportunity to stir things up, but ultimately they'll be seeking a possible collaboration with our Shanghai working group.
Zhang Fushi was stunned, and his expression instantly turned awkward.
If media reporters were to come for this, it would truly be an oversight on the part of the Shanghai working group.
Yu Zhen sighed inwardly and asked, "The overseas rights to my works have already been fully licensed to five North American booksellers, and contracts for copyright cooperation and operation have been negotiated globally. How could my Hong Kong counterparts not know about that exorbitant $150 million copyright framework agreement? Are they trying to test us? Isn't this deliberately taking advantage of our lack of understanding of overseas market operations and intentionally creating a topic to smear us?"
The group then engaged in another discussion.
The conclusion was that the gathering of paparazzi and media reporters downstairs was merely a facade; the real purpose behind the scenes was to create controversy and generate buzz.
To put it bluntly, they are trying every possible means to make the delegation's trip to the United States more difficult.
If they really want to take advantage of the mainland delegation's lack of experience in foreign affairs, and cheat or swindle them, any extra profits they make would be a very profitable and worthwhile deal.
"These bastards are like shameless dogs, always coming here on their own initiative. You can't avoid them, and you can't see them either. They're really ruining people's lives!" Zhang Fushi was the most indignant. There was nothing he could do. Just now, he had a sudden thought and actually remembered to contact the Hong Kong literary and artistic circles to take advantage of the opportunity to sell Yu Zhen's works and promote the local copyright development in Hong Kong.
After a round of discussion, he suddenly realized that behind the paparazzi reporters downstairs, people were just waiting for mainland officials like him, who were looking for a bargain, to take the bait.
A moment of greed almost led him straight into a scam trap.
The situation is indeed not optimistic. Perhaps because the demands of the paparazzi reporters have not been responded to, the number of people gathered downstairs has increased rather than decreased. Moreover, looking out the window, there are already many vehicles gathering on the main road outside the hotel. Some passers-by who do not know the situation, upon hearing that the mainland science fiction writer Yu Zhen is currently staying at the Sihai Hotel, have begun to call their friends and relatives.
As for why we're calling on friends and family?!
I'm a fan of celebrities!!!
Yu Da's reputation as a science fiction writer is far more powerful overseas than it is domestically.
Putting everything else aside, the astronomical sum of $150 million in expected global copyright development revenue over the next five years is a huge amount, especially in Hong Kong, a distorted capitalist world where money talks.
Who wouldn't envy this genius science fiction writer who came from mainland China!
Who wouldn't want to learn a little bit of creative skills from Yu the Great science fiction writer if given the chance?
After all, when it comes to other things, such as inventions, many people are aware of their limitations.
But when it comes to story creation—
In particular, in a place like Hong Kong, which has successfully nurtured a large number of literary giants in the martial arts and chivalry world, such as Jin Yong, Nicholas Tse, Wen Ruian, Leung Chun-ying, and Gu Long, who doesn't hope to one day become a new generation of literary giant?
The development of creative formulas for the martial arts world has reached its twilight.
However, in the world of science fiction, it seems that no one other than the great writer Yu has yet risen to prominence.
Then why can't they be the second person?
Therefore, upon hearing that the great science fiction writer Yu had checked into the Sihai Hotel, the news quickly spread, and soon it was no longer just the paparazzi and reporters from the media who gathered downstairs.
The news spread like wildfire, from one person to ten, from ten to a hundred, and from a hundred to a thousand.
Three hours after the delegation settled in, nearly ten thousand young Hong Kong writers had gathered downstairs at the Sihai Hotel.