Chapter 686 Thank You for Supporting Me to the End

On College Road in San Francisco, the streets where people come and go are basically young faces. ≥网≦On this sunny weekend, even a top student who spends all day in the laboratory and library will choose to relax and go to the street to hang out with friends.

In the cafe on the corner of the street, a young man dressed as a waiter carried a plate and walked through the corridor beside the coffee table. Under the black head is a clean and handsome face, the black eyes look a bit deep that doesn't match his age, and the tiredness that is completely opposite to the sunlight outside the window.

Soon, he met a pair of green eyes.

"Do you have to go?"

Bathed in the sunlight over the window eyebrows, the gold is so dazzling. Retention was written in Rushui's eyes, but he was destined to be unable to respond to that retention.

Somewhat dodgingly looked away, Li Ming sighed, and gently put the coffee cup on the table.

"I'm sorry, Louise. Something happened to me at home, and I can't afford to study abroad anymore..."

His father is a doctor of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He has been fascinated by his father's work since he was a child, and he has a talent that is different from ordinary people in science. And he himself is also full of strong interest in natural science, besides reading related books, he occasionally writes by himself.

After finishing high school, he was admitted to San Francisco State University with excellent TOEFL and SAT scores, where he majored in bioengineering. However, just before the last year of graduation, bad news came from the family.

Three years ago, for the expensive tuition fees for studying abroad, his honest father collected a sum of money that shouldn't be collected, and helped a person who shouldn't... Actually, it's okay in normal times, but he helped him The busy person involved Director Li of the Materials Research Institute.

A week ago, the superiors suddenly came down with a document ordering the leaders of the Chinese Academy of Sciences to thoroughly investigate the rats in the institute. Director Li of the Materials Research Institute responded immediately and pulled out a large number of moths along the tails of the rats. It seems that because the Nobel Prize nominee who is in the limelight is involved, the higher-ups attach great importance to this matter, and even alarmed the Commission for Discipline Inspection.

The original small problem was magnified. If the mother hadn't used the family's savings to clear up the relationship, what his father would have faced was not a suspension and investigation, but a prison behind bars. In order to settle this matter, the family spent around 600,000 yuan.

The family has no money for him to study outside...

The girl called Louise had mist in her eyes.

"Could it be that you just have the heart to give up your three-year studies and have the heart to... forget me?"

Li Ming didn't dare to meet that unyielding gaze,

said softly.

"Sorry, you're a good girl, I'm not good enough for you."

Just working odd jobs in a cafe is not enough to support him to read this final year.

Hearing his answer, the sadness in Louise's eyes was replaced by determination.

"I don't want your apology!"

After finishing speaking, she slapped a newspaper on the table and looked straight into Li Ming's eyes.

"I've signed up for you. I've read what you wrote. You have the strength to compete for this opportunity!"

"This is?" Li Ming was stunned, looked at the newspaper, and read along the lines of the headline.

Warner Bros., the future man of science and technology, has created the world's top vr sci-fi masterpiece, and now we are open to the world to call for papers!

However, what attracted him was not the title, but the few lines below the title.

Submission languages ​​are limited to Chinese and English, and genres are limited to science fiction. 1o works will be selected in this essay contest, and Futureman Technology will sign a contract with these 10 winners, and buy their adaptation rights at a price of 1 million US dollars. If the work has not been published, Future Technology promises to facilitate its publication.

The time limit for receiving manuscripts is one week, and the number of words is not limited. There is no restriction on whether the work has ever been declared, as long as the copyright proof materials can be provided.

Interested parties can contribute through the official website of Future People!

$1 million, if you have this money...

Li Ming's heart moved, but then he shook his head again.

With such an attractive bonus, I am afraid that science fiction writers all over the world will try out their drafts. He is just an amateur writer. Although he has shared his works with his colleagues on science fiction forums and published articles in magazines in his hometown, he does not have the courage to participate in this kind of world-class competition.

Even if I submit the manuscript myself, it will be drowned in the snowflake-like pieces of paper.

"Give up?" Louise stared into his eyes.

"It's not a question of whether to give up or not." Instead of gambling on this probability, it's better to buy a lottery ticket.

"So you don't even want to try?"

That voice shattered the hesitation in Li Ming's chest like a heavy hammer.

yes……

Am I afraid to even try?

Obviously, I also said arrogantly that I want to become a world-renowned writer, have my works translated into twelve languages, and stand on the podium of the Hugo Awards! But now, the opportunity is in front of me, facing the opportunity that may change my destiny, I don't even have the courage to reach out...

"I……"

Louise looked at him with piercing eyes, held his hand, and conveyed her courage with warmth, "I saw yours, and that was the first time I was fascinated by science fiction. You know, I have never Don't look at those things."

"Thanks."

Looking back at the encouraging eyes, there was no trace of hesitation in Li Ming's eyes this time. The sunny expression returned to his face, and he put down the tray in his arms.

"Go ahead, I'll tell your boss, you resigned."

"En." Nodding gratefully, Li Ming ran to the door of the coffee shop.

There is only one week, and every minute and every second is so precious. After rushing into the apartment, he slammed the door shut, locked himself in his small room of more than ten square meters, and pulled out a cardboard box from under the bed, which contained countless manuscripts he had written.

There are short stories, medium-length stories, and even long stories.

He turned on the computer, forced himself to enter the state in the shortest possible time, and placed the manuscripts in front of him.

He knew that if he used these manuscripts similar to essays to participate in the competition, he definitely had no chance of winning. But are all these manuscripts useless? No! It was these manuscripts that established his view of science fiction. Every word in it has been integrated into his hard work, like bricks, piled up the building in his heart.

For a week, he locked himself at home, and never left the room for half a step except to eat and go to the toilet. The ten fingers drew afterimages on the keyboard, and there was no distraction in my mind. At this moment, he only felt that his thoughts were flowing like a spring, without the slightest lag.

These plots have appeared in his novels before, but now, all he has to do is piece together these fragments of paper into a complete puzzle.

Bet on your fate!

Finally, when the seventh ray of sunlight passed through the gap in the curtains, he struck the last full stop, raised his panda-like eyes, and looked at the wall clock on the wall.

Five hours to the deadline, and he did it!

Copy and paste the manuscript, and then hit the enter key to upload. The text volume of 300,000 words a week has exceeded his limit. However, after completing such a feat, his heart is as calm as the surface of a lake at this moment, without any waves.

Title: "The Iron Curtain of Time and Space"

uploaded successfully

Regardless of success or failure, he has already done it and tried his best to do it. All he wanted now was to turn off the light and get a good night's sleep.

However, before he reached the bed, he lay down on the table and fell into a deep sleep...

Two weeks of sleepless waiting.

Finally, he received a receipt email from Future Technology. With indescribably complicated emotions, he opened the email with trembling fingers.

When he saw the first line of the email, his heartbeat froze.

Congratulations on being selected. Among the 17o281 entries, your work stands out, please be proud of yourself.

At this moment, his eyes were moist.

His mother taught him since he was a child that a man would not cry easily. But even knowing this, the tears could not be restrained from slipping down and dripping on the floor.

He took out his cell phone and called Louise.

"In the cafe... I have something I want to say to you face to face."

There was a long silence on the phone.

"wait for me."

After leaving this sentence, Louise hung up the phone.

After taking a shower and putting on clean clothes, the tiredness was swept away from his face. Pushing open the door, he was once again bathed in the bright sunshine, and the blue sky and white clouds actually made him feel a little bit of long-lost nostalgia. Everything on the street was dyed from the old black and white silent films, and he saw the beautiful side of life again.

A taxi was flagged down.

After sitting up, he called his mother and told her not to worry about her tuition. Soon after, he will get a huge sum of money, not only to pay tuition and living expenses, but also to send a sum of money home to subsidize his family... Don't worry, he didn't do anything bad, the money is clean, and it's my manuscript fee.

The taxi stopped in front of the cafe.

As soon as he got out of the car, he saw that youthful and beautiful figure.

Louise threw herself on top of him and hugged him.

"Don't say anything, if you must go...I will go to Huaguo with you."

"No, no need." Li Ming shook his head and looked into her eyes.

"Why?" There were tears of sadness in Louise's eyes.

"Because..." Suddenly, a charming smile bloomed on his face, "I was selected!"

The two hugged each other tightly, and the tear fell, but it was not sadness.

Thank you, thank you for supporting me until the end...

"You bastard, I thought..." Crying, Louise hit him hard with her fist.

Letting the raindrops and raindrop-like fists hit his chest, Li Ming's face was also stained with tears, but his expression was still smiling.

"Future People Technology hopes that I can go to Koro Island to sign a contract and attend the award ceremony at the same time. They promised to reimburse us for two air tickets. Louise, would you like to go with me?"

"I do!" (To be continued.) 8

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