The commotion caused by Buffett and Bill Gates soon subsided.

The Nebula Awards ceremony is back on track, and more than anything, people are curious about who will be the winner of the Best Feature Film Award.

Everyone stared at the envelope in Buffett’s hand, and then he decisively opened it and handed the list inside to Bill Gates.

Bill Gates did not announce it right away, but instead glanced around the stage with a playful look.

When one glances over the nominees on the list, each one seems to be more or less nervous, including in dialect.

“This is a work of science fiction that is full of concrete details yet transcends abstraction. It is an allegory of human progress!”

Bill Gates gave a mysterious smile.

Buffett then said, “This is a surreal science fiction novel that balances universality, literary quality, and entertainment to a perfect Lagrange point. It is also an extremely rare science fiction novel that I have read.”

Bill Gates laughed and said, “It’s the best explanation of the Fermi Paradox so far!”

When you hear the term “Fermi Paradox”, the answer is almost obvious.

Asimov, Heinlein and others all turned their eyes to the table of dialects not far away.

The other four science fiction writers who were also nominated for Best Novel had expressions of loneliness, disappointment, regret or helplessness on their faces.

The other people at the table comforted them in soft voices. After all, it was not shameful to lose to Fang Yan and the “Three-Body” series!
This is what Lois Bujold, who lost the election, thought. She soon felt relieved and looked straight at the stage.

Buffett and Bill Gates said in unison: “The best novel of this year’s Nebula Award is “The Three-Body Problem: The Dark Forest”!”

As soon as these words were spoken, the audience burst into applause, which surged towards Fangyan like a flood.

Lin Qingxia, Mike, Jason Epstein and others stood up and applauded, and the “clap clap” of applause echoed throughout the hall.

Fang Yan was overwhelmed with emotion and hugged his younger sister, Lin Qingxia and the others one by one.

If Artificial Intelligence is the first Chinese science fiction work nominated for the Nebula Award, then The Three-Body Problem is the first Chinese science fiction novel to win the Nebula Award, which is equivalent to Chinese science fiction literature taking its left foot and then its right foot onto the international stage.

These two steps directly allowed Chinese science fiction literature to step onto the world science fiction stage!

This is a small step for the dialect, but a big step for Chinese science fiction literature!

Broke the record of Chinese science fiction in the world science fiction literature awards!
The only drawback was that there were no other Chinese science fiction writers or audiences at the scene, only a few Chinese newspaper reporters as witnesses.

“Kakakaka.”

As Fangyan walked onto the stage step by step, the flash lights kept flashing.

“Congratulations, Fang!”

Buffett said with a smile on his face.

“Thank you.”

Fang Yan teased, “You really gave me a big surprise today. I didn’t expect that you would be the one to present the award to me.”

“Haha, such a wonderful moment might be God’s arrangement!”

Buffett generously introduced Bill Gates, “He is your science fiction fan and has always wanted to find an opportunity to meet you.”

Bill Gates congratulated repeatedly and handed over the trophy in his hand.

“Thank you.”

Fangyan took it and said, “After we receive the award, we’ll find a place to celebrate!” Buffett and Bill Gates smiled at each other, and then tacitly gave the light and microphone to Fangyan, the protagonist.

“Thank you!”

“Thank you!”

Fangyan said “thank you” several times before the applause from the audience gradually disappeared.

The scene was silent, as if everyone was waiting for his acceptance speech.

Fang Yan spoke without a script and said directly:

“Good night, ladies and gentlemen!”

“I am honored and glad that you like the Three-Body series so much. I have read many works of Nebula Award winners, some of which have Chinese editions, and some of which you have to read in the original. The Nebula Award is a beacon in the science fiction world, but I never thought I would win this award.”

“After all, the Three-Body series itself is a Chinese novel. A translated work must cross two different cultures and time and space, which requires an unobstructed bridge. For this book, the bridge is Asimov’s Science Fiction magazine and Random House.”

“The translation of Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine is very good, almost perfect.”

“Without its translation and the promotion of Random House in the United States, it would have been difficult for The Three-Body Problem to reach where it is today.”

“…”

“This moment is a glorious moment for science fiction, and a glorious moment for Chinese science fiction!”

“Please allow me, as a Chinese science fiction writer, to tell you how we imagine alien civilizations on the horizon of our 5,000-year-old civilization.”

“Compared to the current upsurge in UFO research, the Chinese have actually been thinking about aliens thousands of years ago.”

“In many ancient Chinese documents, there are many records about aliens. For example, in the “Records of Lost Things”, it is recorded that during the reign of Emperor Yao, a huge ship appeared on the West Sea. It glowed at night and went out at dawn. There were winged people living on the ship…”

“For example, the Song Dynasty’s “Records of the Five Elements” recorded a monster with a chicken’s head and a human body that descended from the sky into a field.”

“There are also alien-like images in the Helan Mountain rock paintings, wearing round helmets and sealed space suits.”

“This is the earliest precious material that China has ever found that records the image of aliens. It is precisely because of this imagination that interweaves the past and the present that I firmly believe that alien civilizations really exist. The universe is extremely large, and there must be other regions with the same physical laws as the Earth. Since the Earth can evolve life and advanced civilization, other planets also have this possibility.”

“………”

“This award does not belong to me personally, but to all the Chinese dreamers who believe that ‘aliens’ are not only myths but also prophecies.”

“Just as the caisson in the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City always faces the North Star, Chinese science fiction writers will continue to sow the seeds of the future in the soil of tradition and write stories belonging to all mankind on the scale of the universe. This story may still be just a fantasy now, but it may eventually come true in the future.”

“Whoa whoa whoa whoa.”

In an instant, there was thunderous applause, which was even more enthusiastic, louder, and more fierce than when Fangyan just went on stage to receive the award.

“That’s awesome! Bro is really awesome!”

Fang Yan looked proud of it.

“Teacher Fang is indeed an amazing person.”

Mike couldn’t help but sigh, “He has single-handedly raised Chinese science fiction literature to a world-class level.”

Listening to the cheers, applause and praise from the people around her, Lin Qingxia stared at Fangyan closely, dazzled and overwhelmed. (End of this chapter)