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"Neon's current hard science fiction works market, the annual sales volume of all books may not be as good as one of its best-selling books. In this case, it is not easy for them to spend this money.

"However, do you want to contribute to this event?"

Hiroto Akihara was a little uncertain for a while.

In the memory of his previous life, the highest award for neon science fiction was the Nebula Award.

This award is held once a year, and the winners are selected from the sci-fi works completed within the previous year by voting by the participants of the Japan Science Fiction Convention.

(Note: Because it contains soft science fiction, the lightness of "Ultraman" also won this award.)

Therefore, this award is also known as the neon version of the Hugo Award.

But in this world, although there is a World Science Fiction Award similar to the Hugo Award, the sci-fi market in Neon's homeland is sluggish faster than in the previous life, so that there is no similar award at all.

Right now, the "Science Fiction Future Award (Award)" organized by the Neon Science Fiction Club may be his best choice.

"Forget it, let's try the water first."

He thought about it, and finally made up his mind.

Although from the current point of view, the neon hard science fiction market is so narrow that sales are sluggish.

But everything is not absolute. If there is a work that can cause a sensation in public opinion, it may be able to drive sales in the entire market.

Like in the previous life in 2019, the Neon local sci-fi market was actually sluggish. Even if soft sci-fi was included, there were no sales.

So many critics say that science fiction has reached the end.

But after the neon version of Liu's "Three-Body Problem" was launched, all this changed drastically.

After "Three-Body" entered the neon market, its first week of circulation exceeded 8 copies, setting a record for the first week of neon sci-fi sales.

After that, due to the continuous enthusiasm of critics, a huge social trend was formed.

Later, the weekly sales volume is as high as 11 copies.

Before Hiroto Akihara crossed over, the sales volume of the neon version of the "Three-Body Problem" series had exceeded 2100 million copies.

This figure is very exaggerated. You must know that each book of "Three-Body Problem" is priced at more than 2000 yen, which is very expensive compared with works of the same type.

At this price, readers who are still willing to buy this work are undoubtedly true fans.

Under the huge sales volume, even if Da Liu only has a 12% royalty share, he can still earn 50 billion yen in revenue.

With this case first, Hiroto Akihara did not ignore it because of the current sluggishness of the neon science fiction market.

"However, if I participate in this award, what work should I write?"

Akihara Hiroto stood up and took two steps, subconsciously frowning.

In short, "Three-Body" is impossible, and he has no intention of changing domestic works into neon works.

So what is the appropriate science fiction that has the potential to sell well?Moreover, it is also a hard science fiction work that promotes the plot with technology or scientific conjecture.

In the constant digging of memories, Hiroto Akihara suddenly remembered the so-called three masters of neon science fiction—Hoshi Shinichi, Tsutsui Yasutaka, and Komatsu Sakyo, three science fiction writers.

Hoshi Shinichi is "the originator of Japanese miniatures", and his works include "Devil's Paradise", "Artificial Beauty", "Sound Net" and "Devil's Target".

The name "Kudo Shinichi" in "Detective Conan" is taken from his name.

Although his works also have a layer of sci-fi skin, many of them still focus on satirizing reality, such as the story of a couple catching a little devil who abuses them every day to vent their stress.

In addition, for Hiroto Akihara, what he needs is a novel, while the other party's works only have short stories.

After giving up this option, he set his sights on Tsutsui Yasutaka again.

Yasutaka Tsutsui, most Chinese may not know this author.

However, the animations based on his works such as "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time" and "Red Pepper" are well-known in the domestic ACG circle.

However, the scope of his writing is still more inclined to soft science fiction.

For example, "All Silence Beyond the Neon" written by him is a very spoof and high school science fiction short story.

Speaking of 2011, all other countries in the Neon Islands were submerged by sea level due to natural disasters.

In order to survive, high-ranking officials and nobles from all over the world had to flock to Japan for refuge.

These high-spirited foreign leaders have no choice but to obey their promises, and Hollywood superstars who have been famous for a while have also been reduced to the point of playing tricks.

When Akihara Hiroto learned that this "parody" work won the Nebula Award in his previous life, he was so speechless that he couldn't speak.

In his view, the biggest flaw in the logic of this film is that if this happens, it is estimated that all other countries will jointly attack Neon, and it is not impossible to even drop nuclear weapons on Neon again.

Forget it, let's rule this out.

Thinking of this, he turned his attention to Komatsu Sakyo, the man known as "the bulldozer of the neon science fiction world".

His masterpiece is naturally the famous "The Sinking of Japan".

After its publication, this work won the award-winning work of the 5th Nebula Award in the Japanese feature category, and was made into a movie by Toho Co., Ltd.

As a result, it caused a great sensation in Japanese society and became a pioneer in the craze for disaster movies.

The popularity of the movie has led to an amazing sales of "The Sinking of Japan".

After it was published in 1973, it set a sales record of 400 million copies of the first and second episodes, becoming the number one bestseller in Japan that year.

Later, it was continuously adapted into various versions and put on the screen.

There are even reports claiming that Liu's "Three-Body Problem" was also influenced by this work to a certain extent.

Hiroto Akihara thought about it, and finally decided to use one.

He took out his pen and began to write vigorously...

[Chapter 327.326 The hard-working "porter"]

Before Akihara Hiroto started writing, he went to check whether there are similar works in this world.

But after checking, he found a science fiction article about Tokyo being flooded.

But in this article, the plot is a bit like a love work with a sci-fi skin like "Weathering With You".

However, it seems that because it is too sensational, the market reaction is not big, and the sales volume is mediocre.

After confirming that he had no worries, Akihara Hiroto began to "carry" it.

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