Write what kind of connection to exist between science fiction and Gu Ge? The China that high speed of Internet science and technology develops whether be born a group of similar science fiction writing? Be aimed at these problems, read in fabaceous valve (Read.douban.com) below the organization, insurgent news is right sail of old Chinese catalpa, Mu Ming, Xudonghua 3 " author of Gu Ge science fiction " undertook interviewing.
In 3 science fiction writers, sail of old Chinese catalpa ever had worked in Gu Ge, xudonghuaru returns Mu Minghe to assume office in Gu Ge today. Listen to the introduction of 3 people, original, gu Ge is in-house not only have group of mail of a lot of science fiction, strange unreal, often still ask science fiction writer to make a chair, discuss science fiction topic together with everybody. And the instantly China that develops quickly in Internet technology, 3 writers feel, hiding in company of a few high-tech the many science fiction lover, person that compose, xu Donghua believes more, be in before long in the future, also can form group of writer of each science fiction probably.
Sail of old Chinese catalpa, one of delegates of writer of science fiction of Chinese young generation, 16 years old draw up " bait " , open science fiction invents way, publish later have " Li Jiang's fish " , " haze " , and full length " be out of practice is current " wait, work ever obtained award of nebula of science fiction of Chinese of award of Chinese sci-fi the Milky Way, whole world to wait for many times.
Insurgent news: Do you feel Gu Ge's job experiences the science fiction to you is writing influential?
Mu Ming: I feel influential, working frequency of Gu Ge follows Internet industry posture of home to compare, actually a lot of slower, we are seldom work overtime, time is relatively sufficient. It is besides this, this environment still provides very great help to me in two respects.
Above all, the technology is engaged in working in big company interior meeting bring into contact with information of a lot of forward position, although won't write these new science and technology into work directly, but the thinking mode of these forward position can affect writing. I had done online advertising work, ad business offers advertisement to give us, we search proper place to put these ad. This job sounds the feeling is very familiar, but everybody does not know an advertisement is successful probably right level. I often can think before, I see so much ad at ordinary times, but I also do not have a dot, how do those recommend advertising company to earn money to me? But actually, the standard with successful advertisement should be to gave you to bring Impression, it does not ask you go clicking, want to appear on the webpage only, you had seen, to ad business the purpose had been achieved. I just understand at that time, actually your attention itself is a kind of resource. This is in to me writing " haying dog " when, have very great help.
Next, my workplace is in new York, new York itself is a big forge city, have a lot of contemporary art, exhibition, speech here, can follow the person communication of different setting everyday, this kind multivariate setting is very helpful to writing also.
Sail of old Chinese catalpa: My 2008-2013 year work in Gu Ge, the first my science fiction is full length draw up at that time namely come. The atmosphere of cereal song whole is freer, comfortable, a lot of working hours, place is arranged by oneself; Still have the communication project of a lot of abroad, different environment can take me to come different stimulation and inspiration. Specific for, I once communicated because of the job, had stayed to Dublin 3 months, at that time is in the winter, dublin all day long blows, snow, after I went, ability understands why Dublin can give home of so much your work, because of them besides drink beyond, other recreational activities is done not have in the winter. I and local communication, get a lot of different imaginations from their body, also beginning to raise a novel that writes me at this moment.
Gu Ge has a lot of engineers is science fiction confusing, we have group of mail of in-house science fiction, strange unreal, they can invite writer of a few science fiction to come to the company regularly coze, lecture, often can hear everybody discussing topic of a few science fiction, I hear someone when have a meal discussing " 3 body " . And go up in the graph bookshelf of a few public section, put book of a lot of science fiction. In the meantime, inside company of this old science and technology, be in the atmosphere that a kind of science and technology innovates personally everyday, follow communication of a gleam of of production, creation repeatedly, can know product of a science and technology arrives from idea push reach the market to experience what kind of process. This is very helpful to my writing, if do not have these practical experience, can rely on an imagination to write only probably.
Xu Donghua, science fiction translator, translation of his the first science fiction is Aximofu is outstanding and classical " base " , publish in January 2004 " edition of translation of · of science fiction world " on. Later, he was translated again many in short story sci-fi, and of Philip Dick " can copy stranger dream of electronic sheep? " .
Xu Donghua: I feel the impact is very big, on the whole, silicon Valley is a place that has innovation energy, gu Ge is among them delegate. It is in the forward position that bound of industry, science and technology develops, get the concussion of each respect, regular meeting of classics of every a new product faces the doubt of on jural, morally, ethics many respects, the product that this also reflected it is to stand in forward position actually, rose to help the action of later generations mine sweeping, let from the back other products can draw relevant lesson. This is composed with science fiction very picture, sci-fi always also wants forward position, novel, want to look forth ceaselessly, what can look up future produce before, after the condition is changed, can produce what change. The technical strange point that Ray Kurzweil of a famous inventor, futurology home advances Silicon Valley ten years ago is academic, say technical development is rapidder and rapidder, arrive after certain is bit stranger, the mankind also cannot understand technical development again, the strange point that this resembles black hole space is same (Ray Kurzweil also joined Gu Ge a few years ago) . This is very big theory is affected in Silicon Valley, cereal song interior has very much discussion group, classics regular meeting talks think of a way of a few science fiction inside this, often somebody mentions strange place theory, from this outspread come out to be replaced by the machine to artificial intelligence, mankind, human life lengthens the imagination that waits for a problem indefinitely.
On the other hand, the science fiction of Silicon Valley is confused particularly much, also the support because of these people, give good work more easily, can a lot of people are willing to work for science fiction career. Many engineers can be encountered beside us, resemble " the life explodes greatly " in very the manage of Geek is versed in male same, they are full of interest to science fiction. Gu Ge often invites science fiction writer to make a chair, engineers also can listen together.
My impression very the deepest is before did to install Di Weir (Andy Weir) lecture. He is " spark comes to help " author, also be engineer one's previous experience, sit below the stage at that time also be an engineer, he is very clear this. So when the lecture, his specially demonstrated a paragraph of program that he writes. Because be composed in him " spark comes to help " when, once wrote a program, can imitate circles the sun to turn severally with indication spark and earth, and the contrail that airship flies between the earth and spark, can clear up so specific to some day, where can airship fly to, much further from the earth, spark; Circle to Feburary 14 the Valentine's Day this day, what can produce. He demonstrates a program at the same time, explain with us at the same time, harvested us to gasp in admiration not less. Weir's novel with technicality quite hard and celebrated, do not give in vain really.
Mu Ming, read in fabaceous valve grow the science fiction writer that rise, masterpiece " haying dog " .
Insurgent news: Internet technology develops China now very rapid, can Chinese sci-fi develop quickly on this foundation? Why were we formed similar " does Gu Ge science fiction write a group " same " is ZhongGuanCun science fiction encircled " or be " does science fiction encircle Zhang Jiang " ?
Mu Ming: Gu Ge has discussion group of a lot of science fiction really, my not quite affirmatory and current nevertheless science fiction writes a number whether achieve " circle " such dimensions. The Internet environment that I feel home is current is very interesting, for instance shift pays, network direct seeding these development that compare the United States are a lot of more advanced. But, not was born a work of much high grade science fiction, the most immediate cause is everybody too too busy, tired, writing need author has put empty time relatively. The science fiction writing of myself, idea, it is to be in not quite busy when begin. Actually I come up against the programmer friend of a lot of home on the net, they have first-rate science fiction idea, but they are not written. What there is science fiction thinking in programmer is very much, offspring like Ted Jiang, Liu Yu even if, if domestic programmer is so not busy, should OK be born a novel group. This kind of foreign company group organize already special now maturity, everybody can be in a company in-house mail group sends mail, discussion writing problem, writing class is very much also.
Sail of old Chinese catalpa: The person that I feel to the lover of a lot of sci-fi and writing hide certainly in domestic Internet company, just had not drawn up in this group work lets a person see. On the whole, employee of Internet company recruit, daily movement around move performance, need costs many time to be on KPI. By comparison, gu Ge is in the likelihood recruit when, be based on the atmosphere of itself, also can more science fiction are confused, the author gathers rise.
In the meantime, the data sources of writing is very important also. Before Internet times, big Liu (Liu Cixin) write sci-fi to should examine a lot of data to national library, without this process, he draws up very hard " 3 body " . Now Internet technology so develop, can examine a large number of data at any time and place, but home retrieves the English data that see now still is less. If can see in real time newest, the material that comes from international forward position, may very different.
Xu Donghua: I feel right for China, want to form group of such science fiction writer, should be time problem only. If we can await a few years again, condition can have very big change certainly. Present science fiction confuses the United States is 779 years old, the old reader of hair grey, they can be maintained how to long need to make a question mark to the vigor of science fiction. Compare with photograph of older generation reader, american youth instead did not pay close attention to science fiction so. If we make contrast below this perspective, can discover China science fiction confuses a group now already gradually flourishing, the atmosphere of science fiction also rises slowly, reader, writer is very young, spend period of time again should can have very great progress.
