Yasuhiro Wakaki is a well-known writer who won the Araki Prize at the age of 29 for his book "The Thief of Reason".

Now he is in his 40s, with slightly gray hair, a pair of light red rimmed glasses, a gray-and-white suit, and a tie on the high platform, bowing slightly to everyone, and everyone applauds.

In the past ten years, Yasuhiro Wakaki has written several works, including "The Hometown of a Distant Country", "The Man Who Talked" and "The Last Soul".

Especially "The Man Who Talked", which can be said to be the pinnacle of Yasuhiro Wakaki's work for more than ten years, has brought him many honors, and the latest Ooka Awards, "The Man Who Talked" was successfully shortlisted and almost won the crown.

Even if he didn't succeed, it still made the famous Yasuhiro Wakaki famous, and his status was elevated, and he became one of Japan's top writers.

Therefore, the host of this Araki Award is Yasuhiro Wakaki, which shows the identity and status at this time.

"As we all know, Araki has always been quality-oriented, and if there is no suitable work, it would rather be disappointed than be overused, but it is worth being very happy that this year has produced three excellent new works. Yasuhiro Wakaki didn't hold the speech, but spoke to the audience.

"These three works are - Takashi Ikegaki's "Distant Cranes", Murakata Hiroshi's "Remembrance is Not Remembrance", and Yamada Shinichi's "Who is the Second Man"!"

"Let's applaud these people!" said Wakaki Yasuhiro, who applauded, and then there was applause, and in the midst of the applause, Takashi Ikegaki and Hiroshi Murakata stood up and bowed to the people around them.

Takashi Ikegaki is wearing a custom-made black suit today, his appearance is extraordinary, and the elaborate costumes make the whole person look very elegant, and the gentle and modest attitude can't help but make people feel good.

Hiroshi Murakata, the strongest contender for the Araki Award this time, has a wavy hairstyle that is not common in Japan, with small eyes, thick eyebrows, and a long mustache, which gives people a very weird feeling.

Murakata Hiroshi is a hard-working writer who can't talk about newcomers, and has written a lot of short and medium-length stories, but the name is not loud, until the publication of "Remembrance is not Nostalgia", it has received a lot of positive comments, saying that Murakata Hiroshi is a book with profound connotations and thought-provoking, and it is worth reading well.

And to make such an evaluation, there is a famous Japanese writer Keiyuki Yamanogawa.

Keiyuki Yamanogawa is best at writing short stories, and the articles are profound, which is humorous and rich in philosophical connotations.

If you look at him, you will find that when you study it deeply, it is all about human nature and humanity, and the resulting speculation, and "No One Collects Notes" is the masterpiece of Keiyuki Yamanogawa.

Keiyuki Yamanogawa is a very serious person, and he usually doesn't praise people, but the person who deserves his praise must have something excellent.

Because of this, when Keiyuki Yamanogawa commented on Hiroshi Murakata's "Remembrance Is Not Remembrance" with a high evaluation, Hiroshi Murakata became known to more people, and he was even shortlisted for the Araki Prize, and now he has become one of the three candidates.

After the two people bowed, Pei Ziyun did not go up, which surprised the surroundings.

Someone in the audience whispered in a regretful voice: "Shinichi Yamada, didn't you come now? Well, it's a pity, this Araki Award must have failed." ”

The work that can be selected for the Araki Award will naturally not be bad, and in the case of similar works, the author's attitude is very important.

Every award needs to be recognized, whether it is the recognition of the parties or the public.

A candidate who cannot come to receive the award will often be brushed off, and even some major international awards stipulate that if he cannot receive the award in person, it will be invalidated.

Now Pei Ziyun doesn't come, and he is down in the eyes of others.

However, the podium did not seem to be affected in any way.

Yasuhiro Wakaki continued his words and said, "Now I would like to invite Hidehiro Nibongi to announce to you that this Araki Award!"

Then there was another round of applause.

Hidehiro Nippongi is also a well-known writer, known as the "father of evil", the most famous book is "Revenge", this book portrays the evil in human nature vividly and breathtakingly, and some people even say that watching "Revenge" is to know the evil of human nature, this book has brought him many honors.

This time, the Araki Award was announced by Hidehiro Nippongi.

Hidehiro Nippongi stepped forward and unveiled the list in his hand, there was not much suspense, after all, he was a writer and not a professional host, and he only said slowly in a deep voice: "The winner of this Araki Award is Shinichi Yamada's "Who is the second person"!"

When Hidehiro Nippongi announced the result, some people below were dissatisfied, even if it was a Japanese, it was difficult to maintain composure at this time, and someone whispered: "Shinichi Yamada didn't come here, why did he win the award?"

Some people also responded: "Yes, what is the inside story of the Araki Awards? This Araki Awards will definitely be "Remembrance is not Remembrance", how can it be "Who is the Second Man" to win the award?"

"No, I think it should be "Crane from afar"!"

Although it was not an open question, there was still a whisper in the audience, and Wakaki Yasuhiro listened to the noise below, frowned and went to the center of the stage, took the microphone and said: "Please keep quiet, the Araki Award winner is definitely fair and just!"

"Due to special reasons, Shinichi Yamada cannot come in person, and the award will be received by a representative. ”

After Wakaki Yasuhiro said this, the noise in the venue became quiet, after all, there were some people with status and status, although they were a little confused and dissatisfied with the final result, but they immediately understood what kind of occasion this was, and kept quiet.

Hearing this, Sakagami Sanchiko went up to receive the award.

At this time, there are still people who keep muttering in their mouths, expressing dissatisfaction.

Michiko Sakagami is holding a trophy in his hand, this trophy is platinum, and there are three words written on it, "Araki Award", which is the representative of honor.

Sakagami Sanchiko returned to his seat and did not hand the trophy directly to Pei Ziyun, because now everyone is watching, so it is easy to think of Pei Ziyun, but congratulated in a low voice: "Yamada, you are really amazing!"

When the Kankawa Shrine was dealing with Pei Ziyun's aftermath of the Uchiyama Group's actions, Pei Ziyun was evaluated again.

And this time, based on the relevant information and historical archives known, the Kangawa Shrine speculated that Pei Ziyun was very likely to be the rebirth of the soul of a certain samurai, or it was very unlikely that he was born, but no matter what the case was, there was no problem with the qualifications of such a person to be the young master of the Togawa Shrine.

However, there are some surprises and surprises for Pei Ziyun to win the "Araki Award".

A samurai has received such glory, but nothing has ever happened, and the shrine has to adjust its assessment and attitude.

Although writing a work may not be able to catch up with a successful retreat in terms of money alone, writers are very respected in Japan, and their social status is very high, and in some respects, it is difficult for samurai to obtain.

Therefore, Sakagami Michiko's mood is a little complicated.

At this time, the president of the Shiraishi Gakukan Publishing House, Hiroshi Mori, came over, and it was Nagano Narumi who handed him Pei Ziyun's latest manuscript "The Night Walking Ghost".

Hiroshi Omori was shocked when he read it, and he didn't want this youngest writer to come out with such a good book again, so he immediately came over in person just in case.

Hiroshi Omori said to Pei Ziyun: "Congratulations on winning the Araki Award, first of all, taking advantage of this reputation, I think "Who is the Second Man" will be reprinted, and it will be possible to sell 100,000 copies. ”

There is a precedent for this, once you win the big prize, it will drive rapid sales, and 100,000 copies is a relatively conservative number.

"And this "Night Walking Ghost", our publishing house published a manuscript of 10,000 yen, how about 12% of the royalty?"

Pei Ziyun smiled as he listened to what the president said.

Before I got the Araki Prize, the 6,000 raw materials for the published "Who is the Second Man" were already very favorable, and the royalty was only 8%, but now as soon as I get the Araki Prize, these have risen a lot.

It's realistic!

Pei Ziyun didn't put forward any more conditions to the president, nodded, and said: "The Baishi Academy has helped me a lot, and I agreed to this condition!"

Sakagami Sanchiko frowned slightly, as if he had something to say, but Pei Ziyun was unmoved.

After the president left satisfied, Sakagami Sanchiko said to Pei Ziyun: "Yamada, this price can actually be raised again!"

Pei Ziyun shook his head and said: "Although I won the Araki Award, I am indeed a real newcomer, unlike some people who have the reputation of a newcomer writer, in fact, I have debuted for five or six years. ”

"So I don't have much fame accumulated, the asking price can't be very high, the price of the White Rock Academy is actually very fair, and I have taken a lot of risks, and I have a very happy cooperation with the White Rock Academy, there is no need to worry about it, and there will be a long time to cooperate in the future. ”

The 200,000-word "Night Walking Ghost" costs 5 million yen for the raw manuscript alone, and if you sell 100,000 copies, it will cost 12 million yen, plus "Who is the Second Man" that is still on sale, that is, the annual income is 20 million yen.

Pei Ziyun needs money, but he doesn't value it, let alone care, he is willing to be favored, so he will repay him, and the most important thing is that although the task has not been announced, but out of feeling, he has clearly completed a large piece, he is happy in his heart, and decided to make persistent efforts.

"Plans don't change as quickly, but change is beneficial. ”

"The wooden knife dominates the country, and my original plan was to sweep all the dojos. ”

"But sweeping the dojo, how can it be as good as sweeping the demons?"

Thinking of this, Pei Ziyun took out his mobile phone, looked at the time, and saw that the meeting was about to end, so he said to Sakagami Sanchiko, "Now, it's almost time to go to the Satomi Pavilion!"

Hearing this, Sanchiko Sakagami stopped talking, confirmed the time, and nodded: "Yes, Yamadaki! The time is almost up, we have all arranged, let's go through the back door!"

After speaking, Sakagami Sanchiko was very pleased with Yamada Shinichi's confidence, although she didn't know where this confidence came from, but the Japanese were very superstitious about momentum, thinking that momentum often determines victory or defeat, and immediately got up to go to the bathroom route, and led Pei Ziyun to a small door out of the hotel.

Obviously, this small door is a hidden passage for this hotel, and it will only be used in emergencies or special times, otherwise it will not be so simple to avoid reporters directly.

After all, although he was a stranger before and no one paid attention to him, Michiko Sakagami just received the Araki Award, and it was when the reporter's core attention was paid attention to, how could he get out casually.

Although there was a light rain when I went out, I saw a convoy within ten steps, and Sakagami Sanchiko personally took an umbrella, pointed to a silver-gray sedan in the middle of the convoy, and said, "Yamada, this is your car, please come in!"

Pei Ziyun entered the car and found that the driver was silent, wearing a black suit, and looked solemn, which is the bottom of the Kawakawa Shrine.

"Let's go!" Sakagami Michiko took over the command of the convoy, and did not let the miscellaneous matters bother Shinichi Yamada, and after giving the order, he found that there was no opposition, and he was relieved.

The convoy came out in silence and cut into the road in the light rain.