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The last month, it can be called "Science Fiction Month." At the end of October, the 10th anniversary celebration of the World Chinese Science Fiction Nebula Award was held in Chongqing. In early November, the 2019 China Science Fiction Conference was held in Beijing. From November 22nd to 24th, the fifth China (Chengdu) International Science Fiction Conference will kick off again in Chengdu. At the
2019 China Science Fiction Conference, many well-known science fiction and technology professionals from all over the world gathered together. They not only talked about the charm of science fiction in their eyes and the impact on themselves, but also discussed the future development of Chinese science fiction.
The scale of China's science fiction is not yet in the golden age, but it is in the atmosphere of the golden age. The "2019 China Science Fiction Industry Report" released by
at the 2019 China Science Fiction Conference shows that it has experienced rapid growth and the total output value of China's science fiction industry in 2018 It was 45.635 billion yuan, an increase of 3.26 times from the 14 billion yuan in the previous year. By 2019, the total value of China's science fiction industry in the first half of this year alone has reached 31.564 billion yuan, an increase of 1.38 times over the same period the previous year. The total market value of sci-fi reading, sci-fi games, sci-fi movies, and sci-fi peripheral derivatives have all achieved rapid growth.
Every reporter noticed that in 2018, the total value of China's science fiction industry, science fiction movies and science fiction games accounted for 89% of the total output value. Among them, science fiction movies accounted for the highest proportion at 46%. In addition to these two categories, the output value of science fiction TV series, science fiction reading, and science fiction peripheral accounted for 6%, 4%, and 1% respectively. Specifically, in 2018, the total output value of the sci-fi movie market was 20.905 billion yuan; the output value of sci-fi video games was 19.5 billion yuan, and the overall revenue growth slowed down. In 2018, the fastest-growing sci-fi market revenue is the Chinese sci-fi reading market.
In 2018, the total output value of China's science fiction reading market was 1.78 billion yuan, an increase of 83.5% compared with the previous year. A total of 382 science fiction books were published and reprinted throughout the year, an increase of 65% compared with the previous year. Among them, digital reading and audio reading grew rapidly in 2018. According to estimates, the total output value of sci-fi digital reading in 2018 was about 430 million, and the total output value of audio reading was about 60 million.
In the field of science fiction, "Three-body" and "Wandering Earth" are the most abundant creative sources around. In 2018, the total value of sci-fi peripheral products was 450 million yuan. In the first half of 2019, the total output value of peripheral products was about 950 million yuan. The growth of
data undoubtedly brings confidence in the development of Chinese science fiction. Liu Cixin believes that the fact that China's science fiction has moved from its marginal existence to the attention of the public, the media, and the government today shows that China's science fiction is moving towards a golden age of science fiction. The underlying reason is that science fiction reflects the new generation of thinking in China. Major changes.
However, Liu Cixin also emphasized: “Science fiction in a narrow sense includes literature, novels, and movies. Chinese science fiction is still in its infancy, and its scale cannot be called the golden age. But from the perspective of the overall environment, Chinese science fiction is indeed In the atmosphere of a golden age."
"What surprised me is that there are so many sci-fi fans in China."
If you use one word to summarize the science fiction circle in 2015, most fans will definitely give "three-body" or "Liu Cixin" ". That year, Liu Cixin's science fiction novel "Three-Body" won the Hugo Award, and Fang Youzu Pictures, the copyright holder of the "Three-Body" movie, also announced that the film was officially started.
"I haven't read any Chinese sci-fi works before "Three-Body". The first time I came into contact with "Three-Body" was when it won the Hugo Award. I saw many Chinese sci-fi fans attend the Hugo Conference. I was surprised that there are so many science fiction fans in China.” Japanese science fiction writer Taiyo Fujii said at the 10th anniversary celebration of the Science Fiction Nebula Awards.
Fujii Taiyo's sigh is not unreasonable. The "Three-Body" fever caused by the Japanese version of "Three-Body" in Japan precisely illustrates this. The data shows that in July this year, the Japanese version of "Three-Body" was officially launched. On the day of its release, "Three-Body" was ranked No. 1 on the sales list of Japanese Amazon literary works; on the second day, translator Ohmori said on social networks To be printed for the third time, more than 100,000 copies of "Three Body" were issued within one month. It is reported that the Japanese version of "Three Body" is priced at 2,052 yen, or about 130 yuan.
Professor Toya Tachihara, producer of the Japanese version of "Three Body", a Japanese Chinese science fiction scholar, explained: "GenerallyJapanese electronic editions are not very popular, but "Three Body" has been selling very well. Now 30% of the 130,000 copies are electronic. Generally, the electronic version sold in Japan is 10%. Many readers who have never read science fiction read "Three Body" for the first time. "Sales like
were unexpected for Liu Cixin. "It is true that the world, especially Asia, had less knowledge of Chinese science fiction before. The sales of my own books in other parts of Asia were not affected. It was far worse than in the UK, Germany, France, Spain and other places. The first "Three-Body" only sold 400 copies in Korea. "Liu Cixin said. On the
forum, every reporter noticed an interesting phenomenon: According to reports, most of the Chinese science fiction published in Japan from 2014 to 2017 were translated from English, but after 2017 , It has been translated directly from Chinese to Japanese. The
sci-fi industry is becoming the outlet
. As an emerging industry, the sci-fi industry has seen a clear growth trend since 2016, which is directly related to the country’s per capita GDP growth. As a large entertainment consumption, especially a very important part of the entertainment consumption of young people, the science fiction industry has gradually become a focus of attention. I think science fiction is a promising industry in the next 3 to 5 years, or even 10 years. "Famous screenwriter, director and producer Zhang Xiaobei said. Talking about future trends, many industry insiders pointed out that in the future, in the field of science fiction, film and television will still have a strong driving force. The performance of the game industry is the same. In contrast, the reading industry will grow steadily, and peripheral products will continue to increase, but as a whole, the overall pattern of the sci-fi industry remains basically unchanged. In addition to the changes brought by the industry structure, the future will follow With the development of the industry, the number of employees in the science fiction industry will increase steadily, and the trend of combining new technology research and development with the science fiction industry will emerge. At the same time, the basic theoretical research and education training of the industry also need to be strengthened.
In Zhang Xiaobei’s view , Chinese science fiction has not become the mainstream type in popular culture at present, but this trend is changing. "How to combine science fiction, a foreign pop culture type with Chinese pop culture type, is a problem that needs to be faced and resolved in the next 3 to 5 years. The problem. As Liu Cixin emphasized: "With the development of China, science fiction may still usher in a true golden age." But at present, the first thing that needs to be improved is the number of writers of science fiction, increase the number of professional writers, and increase the number of works. "
Zhang Xiaobei and Liu Cixin's views coincide. He believes that Chinese science fiction needs more best-selling novel authors and best-selling works like Liu Cixin. "No one knows what the next science fiction novel will be, and there is no answer. , And this is precisely the direction we have to think about in the next three to five years. ”
