Tokyo Yoshii

It belongs to a prosperous area, people come and go, traffic flows through, a hotel, although it looks like an ordinary hotel, there is nothing special, at this time there are many vehicles parked in the parking lot.

A sedan drove in slowly, stopped at the entrance of the auditorium, and the driver in a suit pulled the door open, letting Sanchiko Sakagami and Pei Ziyun come out.

The 2,000-square-meter Hotel is one of the 100 hotels that Japanese residents want to stay in and is the base for many commercial receptions.

The hotel has held the Araki Award many times, and now this event is about to be held again, and with the flow of people, they stand in front of the door with a smile on their faces and bow non-stop.

Pei Ziyun and Sakagami Sanchiko entered the hotel and saw the news media reporters waiting for the morning.

Because literary works have a deep status in Japan, many people will pay more or less attention to them, and major literary awards have attracted much attention, and the Araki Award is a matter of great interest for the Japanese people every year.

Today is the latest Araki Awards, and many reporters pay attention to the latest information.

Which new writer will win this award this year? Many reporters are speculating.

"Welcome" Sakagami Sanchiko and Pei Ziyun entered, several reporters looked over, but did not attract attention, so there were many celebrities and dignitaries gathered in this hotel, two people who were very strangers at first glance, one was still a middle school student, and not many people paid attention to it.

Nagano Narumi, who was waiting, immediately greeted her.

She wears her hair in a bun, wears a women's suit, wears light makeup, and the whole person looks very intellectual and serious.

Sakagami asked, "Have you taken care of everything?"

"Yes, it has been checked, and Yamada-kun's information will not be exposed. Nagano Narumi bowed her head slightly to show courtesy, and said, "Originally, it was not allowed, but the presidium knew Yamada-kun's information and agreed." ”

The Araki Prize never selects famous artists, but pays more attention to newcomers and unknown writers, and when the presidium learned about Shinichi Yamada's message, it was shocked.

Because even the well-informed presidium really can't imagine that a work like "Who is the Second Man" would be written by a middle school student!

And Shinichi Yamada is only 12 years old!

The people who had expressed their unacceptability to Shinichi Yamada not appearing in public had nothing to say, and of course, there was also the influence of Sakugawa Shrine and other forces behind it.

led to the elevator, the elevator performance is quite good, smooth and silent, and then entered the banquet hall on the second floor.

Before entering, the organizer appeared alone.

This is a middle-aged man, with a Chinese face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, wearing a men's suit and a pair of gold-wire glasses, which is both graceful and friendly, giving people a feeling of spring breeze.

He saw that Pei Ziyun didn't say much, but only introduced, "You are Yamada-kun, I'm Haruki Ikeda, it's the first time we meet, please give me a lot of advice!"

"If you have any needs here, you can come to me, this is my business card!" Haruki Ikeda said, handing his business card to Pei Ziyun with both hands.

I sighed secretly in my heart, although I already knew the information, but I was still very shocked when I really saw the person who came.

Pei Ziyun bowed his head slightly and took the thanks, and also took his business card with both hands and handed it over - in Japan, business cards should be given to each other, otherwise it would be very rude.

However, Pei Ziyun's business card does not have any title, it is just a name, as well as a phone number and email address.

Haruki Ikeda's eyelids jumped, this is the most simple business card, right?

But when I think that the person in front of me is only twelve years old, I am relieved.

Led to the entrance, the center stage was empty, and the host fiddled with the equipment, showing that the Araki Award had not officially begun.

Under the stage, there are tables and sofas, the tables are made of translucent glass, and some books and fruit drinks are placed on them.

Many authors sit around the sofa and chat with each other, the event is not one-time, the circle is not large, for many people, they have known each other for a long time.

Although the Araki Award is aimed at new writers, most of the new writers are over 30 years old, and by definition, under the age of 40 can be considered young writers.

Japanese literature is abundant, and the pressure of competition is also high, and to have a work, it takes a writer months or even years to polish it.

Therefore, it is understandable that the writers selected for the Araki Prize are all over the age of 30.

In this case, it is no wonder that the censorship team was shocked by the appearance of a freak like Pei Ziyun.

And at this time, an author named Kazuko Katsuragi chatted with someone and said, "Look, there is a sign on the table, Shinichi Yamada, who has seen it, didn't come?"

Kazumitsu Kazumitsu, with small eyes and a slightly ruddy face, asked in a slightly low voice while wearing a kimono and combing her short hair.

He is one of the ten authors selected for the Araki Prize, and his work is "Soul of the Night".

Soul of the Night is one of the best-selling novels in recent months, revolving around a pair of students with unusual feelings, with a long time span, from junior high school to university, and finally to society, this combination of hopeless love, and persistent and meticulous reasoning, is very in line with the aesthetics of the Japanese people, this book has caused a major response among the people as soon as it was published, and has received rave reviews.

It is also an important contender for the Araki Prize.

"Why don't you come, this is a finalist for the Araki Award. Takashi Ikegaki said with a smile.

Takashi Ikegaki is not a simple character, he has already shown his style at the age of 20, and once published a novella "The Soul of the Distant Mountain", which was well received at that time, but for the next five years, no works worth weighing have appeared, and many people think that they are withering like cherry blossoms.

In fact, Takashi Ikegaki devoted himself to the creation of the book, "Cranes from Far Away", which was a huge success as soon as it was published, and several publishing houses asked for cooperation in publishing.

Takashi Ikegaki was selected for the Araki Award this time, and this is the book.

"But the countertop is still empty!" Kazuki Kazuki said to Yukako Uchio.

Uchio Tomoyoko is the only female writer present, with big eyes, a light blue dress, and snow-white skin, which makes the whole person look very beautiful, and it is almost impossible to tell that she is in her thirties.

"Yes, Shinichi Yamada, I checked it, and it's been less than a year since my debut, but there are three articles in a row, which are short, medium, and long, and they have all received a lot of responses. ”

"I have to admit that "Who is the Second Man" is very powerful. ”

"But until now, no one has seen this person, and I wanted to meet him here, but I haven't come yet, so it's a little strange. Uchio Yukako said with a frown, holding a book of poetry in her hand and patting it gently, a little puzzled by this situation.

Pei Ziyuncha heard this, did not speak, and sat down in the empty seat behind him with Sanchiko Sakagami and Nagano Narumi.

Pei Ziyun didn't have a few minutes, and the Araki reward officially began.

With the opening remarks in the host's deep voice, a dignitary and some well-known writers were making short speeches.

But Pei Ziyun naturally didn't have the heart to listen to nonsense, if it weren't for the fact that this Araki Award was related to the establishment of the legend, he might not have been so enthusiastic.

Nagano Narumi took advantage of the gap and whispered: "The first edition of your "Who is the Second Man" has been sold out, and the 10,000 copies of the reprint have sold 3,000 copies, which is very fast, and the company is preparing to carry out three editions, and this time another 20,000 copies will be printed. ”

"Depending on the situation, we may be able to sell 50,000 copies this year. ”

"With this achievement, it's a regular debut, and it's an out-and-out writer, congratulations, Yamada-kun!" Nagano Narumi said this, lowered her voice, hesitated, and asked, "Is your new book open?"

Shinichi Yamada was born in junior high school, and unlike the national elementary school, now the study tasks are gradually increasing, and there are club activities, and she is very worried about the production of her works.

After all, the response is very good now, and it is best to strike while the iron is hot.

Pei Ziyun listened, did not answer, only took out his mobile phone and sent an email to Nagano Narumi.

The email was "The Ghost of the Night Walker", which was one-third of the first full-length story in the Mizuda field, and although it was still a little immature compared to the level of the future, it also surpassed the peak that Ibuki Mitsuki could reach.

Super first-class is super first-class, almost first-class authors struggle all their lives are difficult to catch, it can be said that although the two styles are similar, but "Night Wanderer" as a whole has raised "Who is the second person" by half a level.

Nagano Narumi looked at it and immediately sank in, while Pei Ziyun closed his eyes, thinking about the martial arts of the Kawa Shrine, and thought in his heart: "There is not much to say about martial arts, any martial arts, I can quickly digest and learn them with just one look, this is the level of grandmaster-level martial arts." ”

In fact, there are fixed rules for fighting and killing in the human body.

It can be said that once you have mastered the grandmaster, you have a kind of "the way of the grandmaster, the law is equal, and there is no superiority".

The same is true of Japanese martial arts, when you look at it and sweep it, you will have insight into it.

"But the more you go to the back, the more entangled you are, in the eyes of martial arts, it is redundant, but it is actually a spell that summons and echoes, especially the final ritual, I think it's a little wrong. ”

God's sense is not wrong, and there is a big problem here.

I don't know how much time has passed, the applause continued, it turned out that it was time to officially announce the Araki Reward, and Nagano Narumi also woke up from reading, although it was not very polite, but still turned his face and said: "Yamada-kun! ”

"The beauty of the painful reality, the poetry that pervades the cold reality, and the fragility and loneliness of life is really moving. ”

"Please be sure to hand it over to the Shiraishi Gakukan Publishing House!" Nagano Narumi lowered her head, respectfully and solemnly pleased, although this speech was low, but it still shocked the dissatisfaction of several people around her, and cast a disgusted gaze, the Japanese attach great importance to the surrounding views, and she suddenly shrank back.

Sakagami Sanchiko also said in a low and fast voice: "Of course you can, but please look at the stand, the results are already about to be announced." ”

"It's rude. Nagano Narumi turned her gaze, and at this time someone came to the stage, this is Yasuhiro Wakaki, a very famous writer.