Chapter 418

Many readers who support Ye Xuan have already started posting frantically under the entry 【Ye Xuan#New Sci-Fi Book】.

"Unconditionally supporting Ye Gouzi, I love all his works!"

"Of course I believe in Ye Gouzi. When he released the Heroic Legend Trilogy, it was also a complete overturning of his previous works! Facts tell us that this man has never failed!"

"Although I'm not optimistic about sci-fi, as long as it's a novel written by Ye Xuan, I'll be the first to read it!"

Just as a large crowd of readers expressed their support for Ye Xuan, there were also no shortage of negative voices.

"What if Ye Xuan's attempt fails?! 【Worried】"

"Going off-topic for a second, Ye Xuan's previous works are already enough to put him on a pedestal. What if he fails and ruins his reputation late in his career?!"

"Are you trying to make me laugh to death, front-rower?! Ye Gouzi is only twenty-four or twenty-five this year, where would a late-career reputation ruin come from?! 【Laughing/Crying】"

……

Among them, many quick-handed netizens have already run to the Weibo pages of famous Chinese sci-fi writers to leave comments.

"Master, what is your take on this attempt by Ye Xuan to cross into sci-fi novels?! @Long Chidao"

"As a sci-fi master, how do you evaluate Ye Xuan's behavior this time?! @Sci-Fi Association Jiang Botao"

"Do you think Mr. Ye Xuan can bring a glimmer of new vitality to the Chinese sci-fi industry?! @Ling Chen"

……

However, under the tagging of the crowd, a group of sci-fi novelists remained silent in unison.

Magic City Sci-Fi Association Conference Room.

"Vice President, many netizens are asking you, what is your take on Mr. Ye writing a sci-fi novel?!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Botao, as the Vice President, put down what he was doing and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Unlike the netizens discussing it heatedly online, he, as a representative writer of the Chinese sci-fi novel industry, naturally has more say.

At this moment, his brain has already recalled the entire history of sci-fi novel development in China.

As early as a hundred years ago, when the dreams of the Chinese people were still about passing the imperial examinations, foreigners were already fantasizing about conquering the moon.

After "Opening Eyes to the World," Chinese sci-fi novels also once left a colorful mark.

Unfortunately, with the development of the times, sci-fi novels were considered pseudoscience, and a series of blows followed one after another.

Since then, the development of sci-fi novels began to lose official support.

Even though there were still a few sci-fi enthusiasts among the public, they ultimately could not stop the decline of sci-fi novels.

Although his sci-fi novels achieved a certain degree of success in China, compared to world-class sci-fi novels, there is still a world of difference.

Seeing that Ye Xuan, the ceiling of Chinese literature, also wants to try his hand at sci-fi novels, Jiang Botao also couldn't help but doubt.

Can Ye Xuan really do it?!

Can he lead Chinese sci-fi novels to form a new impact on the world sci-fi field?!

Just as Jiang Botao hesitated, another Chinese sci-fi writer, Long Chidao, also said nothing upon seeing this news.

He had once taken his own works to participate in the World Science Fiction Convention.

Originally, he was full of confidence, but in the end, he returned in defeat.

At that convention, he learned that the number of types of sci-fi books published in the United States every year had reached over a thousand, and it was still increasing year by year!

And what about China?!

The number of types of sci-fi books published that year was only ninety.

By comparison, it was simply less than one-tenth of other countries!

What does this mean?!

It means that not only is the support for Chinese sci-fi novels small, but even the number of readers is far behind other countries!

In the long run, the gap will probably only get wider and wider..

Now, seeing Ye Xuan wanting to enter the sci-fi novel market, he also showed hesitation.

It's not that he doesn't trust Ye Xuan, but that domestic sci-fi novels are truly too far, too far from the world level.

Just as the whole internet was discussing Ye Xuan's attempt at sci-fi novels, on the other side, Ye Xuan and Yang Ning had already finished the live broadcast of "Dialogue Between Science and Literature" on *Let's Talk*.

Arriving backstage, Yang Ning was still thinking about Ye Xuan's remarks just now, and now he couldn't help but start discussing with Ye Xuan.

"It seems that Mr. Ye saying he couldn't understand my formula just now was fooling me!

Being able to write the Dark Forest Theory shows that you must have a rich understanding of interdisciplinary fields."

Yang Ning was not joking when he said this.

Nowadays, wanting to write a sci-fi novel often involves the link between sci-fi and reality.

Naturally, it requires the author to have a massive reserve of knowledge in physics, astronomy, biology, and so on.

At this moment, meeting Yang Ning's determined gaze, Ye Xuan curled his lips and smiled politely.

"Mr. Yang, you are overpraising me. I have only dabbled a little; how could it be as exaggerated as you say..."

Just as the two were complimenting each other in fancy ways, Sa Beining, standing beside them, still had eyes full of excitement.

Thinking that this was the first-hand news of Ye Xuan's new book, he couldn't help but ask at this moment.

"Mr. Ye, how many words do you plan to write for this book? Is it a long novel or a short one?!"

Seeing the excitement in Sa Beining's eyes, Ye Xuan didn't intend to hide it and said directly.

"The plan is for a long novel of eight or nine hundred thousand words."

As soon as the words were out, an increasingly brilliant light appeared in Sa Beining's eyes.

Although short stories can reach a stunning level, the degree of shock is destined to be unable to reach the height of a long masterpiece.

Take Wu Xia, for example; before Ye Xuan released the Heroic Legend Trilogy, there were a few Wu Xia stories domestically, but rarely could they reach the level of being famous nationwide.

After all, the more words there are, the more profound the Wu Xia world will feel, which naturally places higher demands on the author's strength.

After thinking about it in his mind, Sa Beining couldn't help but ask the most critical question.

"Mr. Ye, then what is the new name of this book of yours?!"

As soon as the question came out, Ye Xuan smiled lightly.

"Three-Body."

Three-Body?!

Just as Sa Beining showed a look of confusion, Ye Xuan's explanation followed.

"The inspiration comes from a basic model in celestial mechanics.

The simplest example is the motion relationship between the sun, the earth, and the moon in the solar system.