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Catherine immediately understood what Collinsman meant.

"Mr. Horn, what about you? What do you think?" Catherine turned and asked Horn.

Horn smiled and said, "I don't know if I can get a news report published even if I write it viciously."

"After all, now our newspaper's editor-in-chief seems to understand something."

"From what he said, he seems to want to ignore the news about the Pangu Science and Technology Award."

"But generally speaking, I think the rise of the East and the decline of the West is already a very real problem."

"We have very few ways to hold the opponent back now. We have almost completely lost our advantage."

“This is definitely not a good thing for us.”

"But I think there is one good thing about Long, that is: she really has a sense of morality and she really has a bottom line."

“So, we should not be liquidated.”

"Let's take it one step at a time."

The breakthrough of Longguo in the automotive field can be said to have shocked the entire Lizard World.

The stunning performance of the Hongqi sedan has left the Lizard Party's elites a little overwhelmed.

The automobile industry can be said to be highly valued by all countries in the world.

Eagle, French Chicken, Hans, and Foot Basin all have highly developed automobile industries.

They already had fierce internal competition.

They thought they could own the entire automotive industry forever.

However, reality slapped them in the face.

They were shocked to find that they had been overtaken by dragons in almost all fields, including automobiles, electronics, home appliances, industrial machine tools, industrial robots, etc.

This is definitely a terrible thing.

They know very well that technology and industry are the foundation for establishing hegemony.

If they lose their advantages in these two aspects, they will not be far from their demise.

Journalists have a pretty keen sense of smell.

Precisely because they know too much, they are also the most anxious group of people.

Catherine returned to the New York Times office and began writing her own articles.

Of course, the theme is definitely smearing.

As for the content, since the theme came first, there was no material to support it. She had no choice but to make it up herself.

In short, this article is extremely outrageous and exaggerated.

Anyone with a brain would basically not believe what is written in this report.

Catherine faxed the article back to the newspaper.

In fact, she was still a little bit nervous.

She also didn't know whether her article would be rejected.

Because, even if it is smearing, it is actually promoting the other party!

However, news reports in newspapers are actually aimed at the general public.

Even if it wants to fool, it is only fooling the grassroots masses.

Squid’s happy education has been going on for many years now.

Under happy education, the vast majority of grassroots people cannot learn anything at all, which basically blocks the path for the grassroots to rise and transcend classes.

Under happy education, most of the people in Squid have become brainless people.

Many of them claim to have attended high school and community college, but they cannot even do addition and subtraction within 100. They have no thoughts of their own and no long-term plans. They only know how to enjoy themselves and sink into depravity.

This kind of people are the easiest to divide and disintegrate.

They are also the easiest to be persuaded and deceived.

In fact, it is these people that the media wants to deceive.

No matter how self-consciously Catherine's article was written, it will definitely have a lot of readers.

This is also the main reason why Hallett issued it.

However, this article has little impact on the elites who read the New York Times.

After reading this, the elites of Squid will only focus on one point: the Pangu Prize is real, Long is serious this time, and there is strong support for the Pangu Prize. The standard conditions for awarding the prize are also very clear. Moreover, the attitude towards rewarding applied technology is much more positive than that of the Nobel Prize.

In other words, the Pangu Prize encourages innovation in applied technology.

This is definitely good news for applied scientists.

In the industrial age, there are actually the most scientists in applied fields.

The Spring Festival is approaching, and it is already the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month.

The Pangu Literature Award Jury is established in Longguo Academy of Literature.

There is a special floor that belongs to the jury.

The jury is also responsible for compiling a global literary criticism journal, Literature and Art.

The vast majority of Pangu Literature Award judges are part-time.

They are all selected critics, senior literary supplement editors, etc.

Of course, there are also senior Dragon Country writers among them.

Nowadays, most of the literary masters of the older generation have basically passed away.

But there are still a few that still exist today.

Wang Chunfeng is the head of the Pangu Literature Award jury.

He himself was once the editor-in-chief of an important and senior literary journal and had profound attainments in literature.

He was the candidate chosen by Wang Haoran himself.

Wang Haoran has only one criterion for selecting the person in charge: strong discipline, not too much selfishness, diligence, dedication and patriotism.

It was already the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, and Wang Chunfeng was still sitting in his office, busy with work.

He now has more than ten colleagues.

But even so, it is still a bit too busy, because since the establishment of this award committee, thousands of letters have been mailed to us from all over the world like snowflakes every day.

Most of them submit review manuscripts or nominate themselves to participate in the Pangu Literature Award.

Among them, there are many self-recommendations or reviews from domestic writers.

Sometimes, a writer may have dozens or even hundreds of people recommending or mailing him/her literary reviews.

Along with these are the writer’s representative works.

This shows that writers are very eager for this award.

Everyone hopes to come out on top.

Since there is no chance of winning the Nobel Prize, it should be possible to win the Pangu Literature Prize established in China, right?
What makes Wang Chunfeng feel troubled is that some writers of the older generation even come to recommend themselves...

This is a bit unbelievable!
An old writer enumerated his literary achievements in a letter and believed that he was the most qualified person in the country to receive the award.

Moreover, he even came to Wang Chunfeng on the 29th day of the lunar year to reminisce about the past. During the reminiscing, he even said to Wang Chunfeng, "If you can help me win this award, we can split the prize money in half in the future..."

Wang Chunfeng was so confused that he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Oh! This is really shameless!

Of course, similar situations have occurred before with this kind of award in China.

In order to win awards, some writers go to great lengths to make sure nothing goes wrong!

This trend really made Wang Chunfeng helpless.

Of course, he had already made up his mind that anyone who came to ask for it would be screened out first! Because your behavior is a disgrace to literature!
Moreover, Comrade Haoran has already said that the first time this award is presented, it must be given to a work by a writer with great influence abroad!
This is for the purpose of united front.

How come you have such a low level of awareness?
While Wang Chunfeng was busy, Wang Haoran came to visit.

Seeing Wang Haoran coming, Wang Chunfeng complained to him about the strange things that had happened to him in the past few days.

Wang Haoran smiled and said, "This is normal. There will always be some opportunists who want to gain the most benefits through opportunism."

"This is the case in China and is also common abroad."

"Teacher Chunfeng, thank you for your hard work. It's almost the New Year and you still have to work overtime."

Wang Chunfeng quickly waved his hand and said, "Comrade Haoran, this is our job, it's not hard at all. I really hope that we can run this award well and compete with the Nobel Prize."

"In recent days, several internationally renowned writers have had their candidate materials submitted to us."

"Among them are Milan Kundera, Borges, Nabokov, Calvino and others."

"The famous writers in Lizard Country are very supportive of our award."

Although Wang Haoran had not paid much attention to literature, he still knew the people that Wang Chunfeng mentioned.

They are all writers who are currently very well-known internationally.

Moreover, these people have another characteristic, that is: none of them won the Nobel Prize in Literature.

The influence of these people on the Lizard Party is absolutely undeniable.

They are all top-notch.

However, Wang Haoran was a little dissatisfied with them.

Because none of them could write critical works as sharp as Mark Twain.

However, in order for the Pangu Literature Award to become a success, it is necessary to choose a writer with great influence to present the award.

Because only in this way can it cause a sensation among the lizards.

"These people currently have great influence in the Lizard Party." Wang Haoran said.

Wang Chunfeng said: "In fact, the person who has the greatest influence in the world right now is Marquez, whose One Hundred Years of Solitude just won the Nobel Prize in 1982."

Wang Haoran smiled and said, "We won't give him this award. We won't eat the leftovers of Nobel Prize winners."

"We must select great writers who are more in line with the literary concepts we advocate."

Wang Chunfeng hesitated for a moment and asked, "What do you think of Solzhenitsyn? Although he has won the Nobel Prize, it seems that he has been abandoned by the Lizard Party."

"Because, after he arrived at Yusa, he did not sit idle and began to criticize Yusa fiercely again."

Wang Haoran shook his head and said, "Not good! Because he is a traitor no matter how you look at it."

"However, I think we can hype it up a bit and make our awards a hot topic, so that the media in Lizardland can't help but get involved."

"But to be honest, I think Solzhenitsyn is just a troll, and his thinking is very backward. He actually thinks that the Tsarist era was the best, which is terrible."

Wang Chunfeng asked tentatively: "Which writer do you think is your favorite?"

Wang Haoran smiled and said, "As long as there is a sharp satire on the social phenomena of the Lizard Side, it can be a candidate."

"Just choose according to this principle."

Wang Chunfeng nodded and said, "This is the first choice. What about literary and artistic aspects?"

Wang Haoran said: "It also needs to be highly literary and artistic, and have a broad influence."

"I think Italy's Calvino is pretty good. Of course, the final choice is in the hands of you judges."

Calvino is considered to be the most influential contemporary Italian writer in the world, and is also ranked among the literary masters in Europe.

In fact, one year later, he would have been listed as a candidate for the Nobel Prize.

However, he died shortly after being listed as a candidate.

The Nobel Prize is not awarded to deceased persons.

Wang Haoran still told his ideal list of candidates.

However, he also didn't know how Wang Chunfeng and other judges would select the winners.

After all, judges can be selected, but writers also have their own personalities.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, the Spring Festival is over.

The time had already come to March 1984.

The selection of the Pangu Award is in full swing.

Under the guidance of Wang Haoran, during the selection process of this award, some gimmicks were constantly created, popular candidates for various awards were introduced, and sources were allowed to leak information to associate some controversial figures with the Pangu Award.

Anyway, we just need to maintain a certain level of heat.

This popularity has also attracted the attention of some gambling companies.

As a result, gambling companies began to promote betting odds on the lizard.

At this point, a wave of public opinion has been created, attracting the attention of the entire nation to this matter.

The public is paying close attention to this issue, so the media has to collect more related news.

This creates a virtuous cycle.

However, the most popular award is the Pangu Literature Award.

Because ordinary people don’t really understand awards for mathematics, physics and chemistry.

However, when it comes to literature, everyone always feels that they can also comment on it.

……

The Nobel Prize in Literature is usually awarded at the Swiss Academy of Arts.

Bernhard, the chairman of the award committee, was reading the news in the newspaper at this time.

The Swiss media is also currently paying attention to the favorites for the Pangu Literature Prize, speculating who will win the grand prize.

Of course, the Swiss media is also a little sour and depressed: Why does a new award receive such high attention?
It seems that people all over the world are paying attention to this award.

What is this for?

Is it because the bonus is high?
Bernhard looked at the news in the media, his brows furrowed, and he was not in a very good mood.

Because, in the past, March and April of each year were the times when Nobel Prize candidates received the most attention.

In the fall, the Nobel Prize results are announced one after another, which will trigger a wave of coverage.

But now, the Pangu Prize has almost suppressed the news of the Nobel Prize.

This feeling is really bad.

Bernhard shook his head in annoyance: The Nobel Prize is the world's number one award, and it has gained this reputation over many years! It can't be defeated by a new award, right?
The key point is, should the prize money of the Nobel Prize now be aligned with the Pangu Prize?

But if we do that, the Nobel Prize fund might be a little bit unaffordable.

This requires certain support from the Swiss authorities.

But the problem is: Bernhard's application was not approved.

Because Ruidian is not having an easy time now.

Switzerland is a Nordic country with quite strong industrial capabilities. Its automobile, aviation, shipbuilding, machinery, etc. are all quite good.

However, after entering the 80s, these industries have been under tremendous pressure.

The authorities are having a hard time.

Even if we know the importance of the Nobel Prize, we are powerless to support it.

Just when Bernhard was feeling a little at a loss, Reinhardt, a reporter from Swiss Telekom Daily, came to interview him.

"Mr. Bernhard, could you please comment on the impact of the Pangu Literature Prize on the Nobel Prize in Literature?" Reinhardt asked.

Bernhard smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying: "I think it poses a huge threat to us!"

"It seems that people all over the world are now paying attention to this new award. This is wrong. Our Nobel Prize is obviously more authoritative. The public should not follow it just because it has a high prize money. This is shallow!" (End of this chapter)