Chapter 45: The Circle of Coincidences
"Does Yukiho love Ryoji?"
"Maybe love. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info" Du Qiu bought two bottles of sake and a few folding fans in a duty-free shop, and said perfunctorily: "If you think you love, you will love, and if you don't love, you won't love." ”
"Toussaint, if you treat loyal readers with such an attitude, it will ruin your reputation. ”
"I'm not a professional writer, I don't care. Du Qiu raised his hand and looked at his watch, and found that there was still more than an hour before he could board the plane, so he said: "Aiko, go and help me pick out a few yukatas, women's, I'll give them to a friend." ”
"Oh, is it a girlfriend?"
"Give it to my sister. Du Qiu smiled slightly and said, "There are two friends." ”
Yukata is a simple style of kimono, light and comfortable, suitable for wearing after bathing in summer, belongs to Japanese characteristic clothing, very popular with tourists from all over the world, there are many duty-free shops at the airport, under the guidance of Komatsu Aiko, Du Qiu bought three sets of clothes of different colors, one set of red flowers on a white background, a set of white flowers on a blue background, and a set of flowers, colorful.
"Don't Toussaint buy a set?"
"I prefer to wear a t-shirt and shorts. This kind of national costume is just a novelty, it is not as convenient to wear as modern clothing, Du Qiu has worn it many times before, and he has long lost his freshness, and said: "Buy another set of children's clothes, it is probably so high." ”
While helping with the selection, Aiko Komatsu asked, "Toussan, is there a Chinese version of "White Night Walking"?"
In order to cope with censorship, the Chinese version of "White Night Walking" deleted some indescribable details and ruined the atmosphere of the plot, so Du Qiu only left the original Japanese version in his mobile phone, so he casually said: "No, what's wrong?"
"I have a friend who loves this novel and wants to translate it into Chinese. Aiko Komatsu is very copyright-conscious, explaining, "She only read the first half of the Internet, and I only showed the second half of the printout to the Shueisha editors." ”
"It's okay, just show her, just don't spread the word. Who are your friends?"
"One of the students I used to teach was named Qin Weizhen. Aiko Komatsu helped him choose a set of linen-gray children's yukata and said: "She is studying in the Japanese Department of Chinese University outside the capital, and now in her third year, if Toussaint is not ready to write the Chinese version, I hope to work with her to translate "White Night Walking" into Chinese." ”
"If there's one thing you can do for me, I'll give you a free translation of White Night Walking. ”
"Really? I'm going to do my best. ”
Du Qiu said while paying: "Among the posters that Shueisha gave me just now, there is one of the "Neon Genesis Evangelion", according to the information I got from the Internet, "Neon Genesis Evangelion" is making an animated version, I want you to help me contact the producer Hideaki Anno." ”
"Toussaint wants to make "White Night Walking" into an animated film?" "Aiko Komatsu was a little confused, and said: "'Neon Genesis Evangelion' is a work invested by Kadokawa Shoten, and it has a hostile relationship with Shueisha. ”
"Neon Genesis Evangelion" is a phenomenal masterpiece in the history of Japanese animation, and it caused a great sensation after it was broadcast, and this sensation is not limited to teenagers, but also to adults, and it is still a topic of conversation after 20 years, and it is a very good marketing theme.
Before the rise of China, Japan was the second largest Internet market after the United States, Du Qiu plans to wait for the release of windows95, launch an email business, and transform Snapdragon from a software company to an Internet company, "Neon Genesis Evangelion" premiered in October, and this plan is synchronized, and every anime fan knows that "Neon Genesis Evangelion" produced by Hideaki Anno The budget was insufficient, and the last few episodes ran out of money, so I had to play stream of consciousness, using previously aired footage and a few seconds of still pictures to drag the scene, and barely completed the production.
When it comes out at a critical time, being a white knight who saves the scene can not only make a big fuss about marketing, but also make a work that is already a masterpiece more perfect, why not......
"It has nothing to do with White Night Walking, I really like Hideaki Anno's previous works, and I also like the manga of Neon Genesis Evangelion, and I want to get to know him. Du Qiu couldn't explain his intentions, he tapped his forehead with his palm, and after thinking for a while, he decided to be stiff, and said, "If you can let me talk to him for 3 minutes, I will authorize you to translate "White Night Walking" for publication. ”
Aiko Komatsu opened her mouth slightly, a little overwhelmed, and said in a daze: "That's it?"
"That's all. ”
"Alright then, I'll try. ”
At 8:30 p.m. on July 16, Du Qiu returned to the capital after a more than a month of absence, and in addition to Jiang Danfeng, Du Chunhua and Lin Jinyan, mother and son, who greeted him at the airport, gave him an unexpected surprise.
"Sister, why are you here?"
"Just allow you to run outside every day, and don't allow me to come out to play?" Du Chunhua looked at him with a smile and explained: "Now that the school is on vacation, the company's business is relatively light, I will take Jinyan back to my hometown to live for a few days, and then take our father to Cloud City." ”
"Uncle, I'm going to the Forbidden City today, and my mother said I'm going to climb the Great Wall tomorrow, let's go together, okay?"
"Good. Du Qiu hugged Lin Jinyan, who had obviously grown taller, and turned around and said, "I will also go back to my hometown to live for a few days." ”
"Danfeng has scheduled all the things you want to do until next month, and there are more than a dozen meetings alone, so I'm afraid I won't have time to go back. Du Chunhua shifted his attention to Aiko Komatsu, who was standing next to him, and reminded: "Little brother, don't patronize and play with Jinyan, introduce your friends." ”
"This is Aiko Komatsu, the interpreter of the Japanese Embassy in China, and this is my sister Du Chunhua. Du Qiu looked at Jiang Danfeng, whose temperament seemed to have become much calmer, and then introduced: "This is my friend, Jiang Danfeng." ”
Jiang Danfeng was very satisfied with this introduction, smiled, waved his hand very elegantly, and greeted Komatsu Aiko, Du Chunhua's gossip heart was burning, bypassing Du Qiu's intentional or unintentional obstruction, and walked to Komatsu Aiko's side, wanting to trap her words.
Unfortunately, after a few words, a girl with a ponytail, a white polo shirt and a short red skirt ran over, and shouted energetically: "Aiko, where is the author of "White Night Walking"?"
"It's rude. Aiko Komatsu apologized to Du Chunhua, then took the girl's hand and introduced seriously: "This is Du Qiu, the author of "White Night Walking", ......."
"Du Qiu, are you Du Qiu?" The girl had a very lively personality, interrupted Aiko's introduction, stared at Du Qiu and said, "I know you, you are the computer genius, and you started a company with my cousin to do software business, right?"
I'm going!
Liu Yunlai introduced a second-generation with a background at the end of June, and cooperated with Snapdragon to promote electronic tax calculation software, Du Qiu only knew that the person's name was Jin Ning, and he didn't know much else, but he didn't expect to see the main owner yet, and met relatives first.
"I'm Du Qiu, your name is Qin Weizhen, right?"
"Hey, how do you know my name?Did Aiko tell you?" Qin Weizhen glanced at Du Qiu with suspicion and asked, "You really wrote "White Night Walking"?"
"It was written by Toussaint, who had already signed a publishing contract with Shueisha. Aiko Komatsu thought she was rude and helped explain: "Toussaint has tentatively agreed to let us translate "White Night Walking". ”
"Really?!" Qin Wei was really excited, jumped twice in place with his fists, then looked down at the pile of luggage lying on the ground, and asked, "Is the second half of the manuscript in the box or in the backpack?"
Looking at that, if it is there, I am afraid that I will have to open the box on the spot, Komatsu Aiko hurriedly pulled her aside and explained Du Qiukai's conditions in a low voice, Du Chunhua and Jiang Danfeng were a little surprised, and asked in unison: "What "White Night Walking"?"
Neither of them understands Japanese, so Du Qiu didn't say it when he posted "White Night Walking" on the Internet, and then he explained: "I used to write a novel when I was idle and bored in Japan, and I sorted it out and posted it on the Internet a while ago, and it was taken by a Japanese publishing house and planned to publish it." ”
Du Chunhua, like Du Cunzhi, attaches great importance to culture, regards the book as a great honor, and is very happy to hear the words, not even asking about the content, patting his arm and praising him: "Little brother, you are really a thousand miles of our family, you can even write novels, if it is really published, our father will definitely laugh." ”
"Du Qiu, what is this novel about?" Jiang Danfeng looked at the two girls who were whispering in the distance, and asked with interest, "Is it a love novel?"
"It's about love, it's written in Japanese, the content is relatively long, and you can see it when they are translated into Chinese." ”
"Why do you want someone else to translate? Just write it again in Chinese yourself." Du Chunhua looked at Aiko Komatsu with a playful look and asked, "This is what you met in Japan before?" ”
"Sister, you're not old yet, why are you behind your ears, didn't I just say it, she is a translator at the Japanese Embassy in China, and I met when I applied for a visa last month. (To be continued.) )