Her voice was not loud, but it happened that the male college student was not talking, adding the word "cheating" was very sensitive, so everyone noticed.
"I didn't cheat in my work." Seiji said helplessly, "An announcement was made on the Internet."
He was mentally prepared for being criticized.
Yaji wanted to say something, but stopped talking.
"When you mention cheating, do you mean 'Brother Story'?" asked the voice.
It's a college student... the name on his badge is Nomura Mitsushi.
Seiji nodded to him.
"I know some situations during the review. That work is not cheating, but just like the announcement posted on the Internet, it is selected and awarded with real strength, which is quite impressive." Nomura said, "If it is officially submitted, it will definitely win the gold award, and It’s not just a special award.”
"Thank you." Seiji was a little surprised to hear him say that, "I'm glad to hear that, Mr. Nomura... but winning the gold medal is too high a level, I can't afford it."
"It's not too high, but the truth." Nomura insisted, "The quality of 'Brother Story' is higher than that of the work that was awarded the gold medal."
"Cut!" An unhappy voice sounded.
It's a boy in school uniform... The name on the badge is Kotaro Hayashiura.
He stared at Nomura with disgust, with an expression of "Why do you say that?"
"This is the evaluation of the judges, and it is the evaluation of all." Nomura looked at Linpu and said, "All the judges without exception think that 'Brother Story' is the best, better than all other selected works."
As soon as this remark came out, not only Lin Pu's expression froze, but everyone else was also surprised.
"All inspectors... really?" The woman in the dress couldn't help but say.
"As far as I know, this is the case. If 'Brother Story' is not a special selection but a formal submission for selection, then it will definitely be awarded the Gold Award, and there will be no objection at all. Unfortunately, it is not." Nomura responded, "This The work is really amazing, and it is not worthy of the name to only receive a special award."
The whole room fell silent.
"Mr. Nomura, how did you know these things?" Seiji asked.
"I have a relative who is an editor here, he told me." Nomura replied.
It turned out to be someone inside.
"Hmph... Who knows if it's a lie." Lin Pu whispered.
"That's the truth, believe it or not, Mr. Hayashipu, the gold medal winner." Nomura pointed out the identity of Kotaro Hayashiura, "Your work 'The Immortal Avenger' is excellent, but it's not as good as 'Brother Story'. Especially in terms of writing, it seems relatively immature, and you can tell at a glance that the article was written by a middle school student."
Hearing this, the junior high school boy's face flushed a little.
"Then... so what!? Text is the least important thing for light novels!"
"It can indeed be said that, so your work can win a gold medal."
"Winning the gold medal is the best! My work is the best! It's not that 'Brother Story'!!" Lin Pu raised his voice, "That kind of rubbish novel that looks terrible just by looking at the name! It shouldn't be selected at all!! "
"Hello."
A cold voice came from Seiji's mouth.
The tone was not intense, and the voice was not loud, but as soon as the "Hello" came out, everyone in the room felt the momentum.
It was as if a lion had opened its eyes here.
"It's fine to have opinions on my works, but don't scold them in front of me." Seiji said in a deep voice, "Otherwise I will beat people up."
Hayashiura Kotaro's whole body froze.
Others were also under near-substantial stress.
Especially Masaki Ishihara, when she thought of the legend and title of this field junior in school, her heartbeat accelerated in a different sense than before.
"Mr. Nomura, thank you for your recognition of my work, but please don't say what you just said just now." Seiji said to Nomura after warning Linpu.
Mitsushi Nomura nodded.
"Sorry... I was a bit talkative." He reflected.
Then there was silence.
After the anger passed, Seiji realized that he had froze the atmosphere, so he spoke again.
"I am very happy to be able to meet fellow authors, and I want to discuss novels with you...as long as there is no malice, you can talk about anything." He said sincerely.
"The organizer asked us award winners to arrive early and wait here together. The original intention was to give us a chance to chat and communicate."
"We may not be able to become friends, but I think it's okay to have a good chat together. What do you think?"
A few seconds of silence.
"I'm happy to communicate, can I talk to you, Mr. Yuanye." Nomura said first.
"I... also want to chat." Said the woman in the dress, the author named Yuko Hashimoto.
"After listening to what Mr. Nomura said just now, I am very interested in what kind of work 'Brother Story' is." Said the male office worker, Masao Maeishi.
Seiji smiled at the authors who showed a friendly attitude.
The atmosphere relaxed like this.
…
When Saki came to inform the winners to enter the arena, she saw a scene of harmonious chatting in the preparation room, and Seiji was obviously in the center.
Kotaro Hayashiura, the winner of the gold medal, looked like he was excluded, sitting alone and looking at his mobile phone.
For such a scene, the female editor was not surprised.
Arranging for the winners to stay in the preparation room for a period of time before the ceremony begins is a long-standing practice of the Thunder Library Newcomer Award, the purpose of which is to allow newcomers who debuted at the same time to communicate with each other.
There have been opinions to cancel this convention, and there have also been changes in form such as shortening the time, lengthening the time, adding one or two editors to guide the conversation, and so on. At present, the format is fixed as it is now.
This approach has indeed promoted the friendship of the newcomers, and at the same time, it has also led to an unpleasant relationship like an enemy. Of course, there are also situations where nothing happened. Generally speaking, it will be different due to the different personalities of each newcomer. the result of.
Seiji's works were criticized, and logically speaking he might be rejected by others, but Sahi didn't worry at all, and the result was just as she expected: not only was he not rejected, but he became the center of the circle.
Instead, Kotaro Hayashiura, who won the gold medal, was alone... which is not surprising. Although Lin Pu's novel was awarded the gold medal, but he is a relatively withdrawn junior high school student, and it is normal that he cannot integrate into the group.
"I'm sorry to keep everyone waiting for a long time, but please follow me now."
Saki led the crowd to the venue and explained to them the next procedure.
At this time, the noise of many people talking, talking and laughing could be heard in the venue, and then the sound was obviously amplified by the microphone, signaling people to quiet down.
"The 18th Thunder Library Newcomer Awards Ceremony begins now!" said a clear and bright male voice.
"First of all, let the seven winners enter the arena!" said a clear and pleasant female voice.
The female editor immediately signaled Seiji and the others to enter the venue.
There are already many people standing in the field.
When the winners came in and walked to the stage, everyone raised their hands and applauded!
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(end of this chapter)