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Interview with Li Zhaoxin
1. What have you been busy with lately?
The SF industry has regained popularity this year. We’ve had a lot of collaborative projects across all sectors lately: publishing, film and TV, animation, as well as games, and have launched various new projects~
2. What sort of entity is FAA? How did you come up with this name?
FAA is a company focused on SF culture, and is involved in nurturing authors, copyright incubation, project collaboration, and promotion of culture. In fact, this brand has been around for a very long time, and has been used in Guokr.com events years ago.
3. When we say SF culture, what are we discussing?
SF culture is the most dominant culture in the world today. It is also a minority culture with barriers. This is not an oxymoron. The former is its ability to create new worlds. The latter is its ability to attract the most elite group.
4. It was reported that FAA has commenced collaboration with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Lunar Exploration Program, international AI research institutes and other scientific research institutes. Is that true?
We collaborate with a lot of research, cultural and business entities. As an enterprise that develops SF culture, lots of scientific research institutes are very interested in us, and hope that SF products can help better promote them.
5. Was the SF conference organized by FAA?
There are lots of SF conferences in China these days. APSFcon is a conference that we plan fully and independently and hold each May. Like Worldcon, the emphasis is on providing a platform to enable mutual exchange among SF practitioners in China and those interested in China, and for enthusiasts to understand the dynamics of the industry. Like the Hugo Awards presented at World con, this conference presents the Gravity Awards, which are entirely chosen by readers.
6. What impact will AI have on literature, writing, book publishing and the content industry?
AI is the next industrial revolution for the human race. The last few industrial revolutions have had a profound impact on literature, publishing and writing. This will be no exception. The biggest impact is that it would examine human creativity at a faster pace, and experiment more with the possibilities of different styles.
Li Zhaoxin will be speaking at the StoryDrive conference in Beijing (28 May - 1 June 2019).