1980 My Entertainment Era

Chapter 105 Let’s go to America!

Just as I had decided on a high school in the summer, I received a call from Lao Pai Luo, who was on the other side of the mountain and the sea.

At that time, someone called Xia Tian to go to the entrance of the alley to answer the phone. Xia Tian was very surprised - why was Lao Pai Luo calling?
This is an international call! It needs to be transferred at the telephone exchange building, and it costs more than 10 or 20 yuan per minute!

Even if there was something, Old Palo usually wrote letters.

"Hello? Old Pyro? I'm Summer!"

"Oh~ my friend! Long-lost voice~"

"Why did you suddenly think of making a phone call? This one minute costs several dollars, right?"

"Thirteen dollars!"

"Oh my god, let's cut to the chase! Let's just communicate via letters!"

"Haha, if there's nothing special, I wouldn't choose to call. This time, there's two good news! The first is that a publisher has contacted me and wants to publish your half-running Bloodborne!"

"Wow~ This is good news!" Xia Tian was very happy, us Dao Le~
This time it's a long novel! Almost 300,000 words!
"Don't worry, there's a better one! Your article 'Corpse Reincarnation' won a prize!"

"Award? What award?!"

“It’s the surprise prize!”

Old Palo's voice suddenly became louder, and one could tell through the microphone that he was a little excited.

"Oh..." Never heard of it!

"Oh my god, Summer, your reaction is so bland! This is the surprise award!"

"But I haven't heard of it!"

Old Palo was anxious. "This is the most famous award in the field of American fantasy literature. Although it has been established for less than ten years, it is awarded together with the Hugo Award for science fiction..."

Old Pailou talked a lot and Xia Tian couldn't hear it clearly, but she heard the Hugo Award clearly.

Liu Cixin has experienced this!
That’s really good!

And the prize money is good too!

Us knife music~
Moreover, what Old Palo meant was to take this opportunity to let Xia Tian apply for a passport, come to the United States, and receive the award in person.

A rare opportunity!

If Xia Tian becomes the first yellow person to win this award, he will be awesome in this field in the future!

It’s not easy to go abroad these days.

Old Palo asked Xia Tian to discuss it with his family tomorrow night - and then the American side would call him in the morning to confirm.

……

"So, this is the situation." Xia Tian told his parents.

Dad Xia was very happy to hear that his son's novel won an award in the United States.

Not to mention that the dollar fee is indeed a lot, the honor alone is incredible!

But I have to go abroad!

Mother Xia was a little panicked - my healthy eldest son was going abroad, and I felt a little uneasy!
The last time I went to Lin'an to film for two months, I missed Xia Ma so much.

I saw him every day before and didn’t feel anything, but after a few days away, I missed him so much that I called him more than ten times in two months. The phone bills were quite expensive.

This time I'm going to the United States! And it will take nearly a month!

Xia's father and mother could see that Xia really wanted to go there.

Come to think of it, it has been a few years since the reform and opening up, and there has been a lot of publicity outside - the Earth Lighthouse!

Because of this, the couple did not sleep well all night and discussed the matter until midnight.

The next day, I even took a day off from work for the first time. I visited a number of reliable friends and asked for advice and possibilities.

Among them, Aunt Deng agreed to go to the United States in the summer.

Aunt Deng: "Young people should see the world! There's nothing wrong with that. If you haven't seen it, you can't compare it, and you always have fantasies. I think this is a rare opportunity, so you can go and see it."

"I don't believe that kid would be so blinded that he would never come back. He is very cunning. And he particularly despises the United States."

She is also very relieved about Xia Tian, ​​she doesn't think Xia Tian will go to the United States in a dark way.

That night, Xia's father, mother, and Xia Tian were waiting by a pay phone when they received a transatlantic call from Old Palo.

Xia Tian made the decision and agreed on some things.

Xia's father and mother asked Lao Pai Luo to help take care of Xia Tian...

"Leaving again! Going to America?!" Milan felt a little uncomfortable.

Why are you leaving just a few days after coming back? I haven’t even had the chance to take action!
And last time I only went to Lin'an, but this time I'm going to the United States. Why are we going further and further away?!

"You will come back, right?!" she asked.

Xia Tian looked at her worried expression and pinched her face: "What are you thinking about? It's okay to go to that broken place for a stroll, but how can you live there for a long time? Don't worry, I'm just going there to make money! A lot of money~"

Thanks to Aunt Deng's help and the invitation from the old Palomar Amazing Prize, Xia Tian completed the formalities in two days and bought the plane tickets.

At that time, going abroad was just becoming popular. For example, the father of Xu Lingjun, the protagonist of the movie "The Horse Herder", came to ask him to go abroad in 82. In fact, it was not until January this year that the first domestic route to North America was opened.

It’s from Yenching to New York!

……

Xiatian carried a backpack filled with laundry and daily necessities, waved goodbye to his parents and friends, and quickly boarded the plane.

Xia's father, Xia's mother, Dachun and the other two, as well as Milan, all came to see them off.

Watching Xia Tian’s figure disappear in the plane, Xia’s mother’s eyes turned red.

Father Xia quickly comforted her: "My son is just going out for a walk and will be back in less than a month. It's okay..."

He leaned over to Xia Ma's ear and said something, then quietly pointed at Milan to divert Xia Ma's attention.

Sure enough, Mother Xia no longer cared about the plane that was taking off. She turned her head and said to Milan who was staring at the plane flying away: "Milan, Auntie made some delicious food today, come to my house and eat~"

Milan reacted and immediately nodded "shyly": "Thank you, Auntie."

The two of them talked about topics related to summer, and walked away talking and laughing.

Dachun, who was standing by, pricked up his ears when he heard the words "make delicious food", but Aunt Han left!

Dachun: Auntie Han? Auntie Han! Please take me with you~Please take me with you~
It takes more than ten hours to fly from Yanjing to Xinxiang.

I had two airplane meals in the summer. Although I was only half full, that was three servings for one person.

The stewardess ate him so much that she looked at Xia Tian with strange eyes.

Moreover, every time when the meal was over, the flight attendants would take turns "passing by" and sneak a peek at Xia Tian while she was eating out of the corner of their eyes.

Xia Tian: I hope you guys are peeking at me because I look good, not because I eat a lot…

At this time, the in-flight meals on the plane were very rich.

The opening of a direct route between China and the United States was discussed for a long time because of the issue of airplane meals - Americans felt that the airplane meals were not up to standard, but we had no concept in this regard.

Finally, people from Hong Kong and the mainland established the first joint venture - Yanjing Aviation Catering Co., Ltd., with the number [No. 001].

That airline meal is so sumptuous!
Steak, roast duck, lobster, sea cucumber, Maotai, Zhonghua cigarettes - yes, smoking is still allowed on airplanes now.

When I saw an old comrade smoking in the summer, I was stunned!

It is said that even the French bread he eats at noon is made with imported flour - because domestic flour lacks gluten.

夏天是7月5号上午坐的飞机，然后7月5号中午就到纽约了——咱们这边时间比美国快12个小时！
Xia Tian: I saved half a day’s life for nothing!

Old Palo is already waiting for summer at the airport!
There is only one flight from China, so there is no way to make a mistake.

"This way! Hey! Xia Tian! Here..." Old Palo waved his hands and shouted in Chinese at the airport in the United States, and a group of people looked at him sideways.

"Oh, my dear old Pyro, nice to see you~"

The two hugged each other, and the old Palo took him to the airport parking lot.

"Haha, how was the journey? Was everything smooth?" He opened the car door. It was a Ford pickup truck.

"It went very smoothly. If I had known the food on the plane would be so good, I might have come earlier! Haha~"

In summer, looking at the scenery outside the car window, there are tall buildings, heavy traffic, a lot of people and cars.

It feels not much different from the United States in the new century. No, maybe the infrastructure needs to be updated!
There are hardly any cars on the streets where we are right now.

There are very few high-rise buildings, and those on the streets are only about two or three stories high, and most of the residences are bungalows.

"How is it? What do you think?" Old Palo asked when he saw Xia Tian looking out the window.

He has been to China and knows the gap between the two sides best.

He was very curious about what his friend, who was much more similar in age than him, thought of the United States.

“Very prosperous!”

Old Pai Luo was still waiting for further news, but after waiting for a long time, there was no news.

He gave Xia Tian a strange look, "No more?"

"Hey! Watch the road, you're driving!" Xia Tian didn't want to come to the United States by himself and get into a car accident.

At least in China now, the probability of traffic accidents is very low.

"What else can I expect? I know a lot about America. The New World was discovered during the Age of Exploration, the Mayflower brought Protestants to open up new land, the westward movement, the triangular trade, the war profits from World War I and World War II, the hippie movement... and the electricity revolution, the second industrial revolution of mankind, led to today!"

"He is naturally prosperous...but that's all."

"Hahahaha!" Old Palo laughed out loud and even clapped his horn excitedly.

"As expected of you!"

This puts him at ease.

Sure enough, this little friend of mine would not be shocked by tall buildings and heavy traffic.

I originally wanted to design a scene where I would blow a battered charge bugle at the airport, but I gave up later…

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(End of this chapter)