It's cherry blossom season in a blink of an eye. In Japan, March 15th to April 15th is designated as the "Sakura Festival" every year. The time to see cherry blossoms is the so-called "Sakura hour".
When spring arrives, the whole country, from Ryukyu in the south to Hokkaido in the north, is immersed in the scent of cherry blossoms.
In the park, you can see groups of Japanese people sitting on the ground under the cherry blossom trees, or strolling slowly under the tree-lined avenues. They never tire of watching the glory and withering in a flash.
At home, Pei Ziyun was drinking barley tea, while Sanqianzi Sakagami, who was sitting on the sofa in the living room, looked serious, bowed his head and asked: "Yamada Zhi, is this too fast?"
There is a thick stack of documents on the table, and he is holding one in his hand. These documents are all information related to Pei Ziyun's Ogawa Award.
"Yamada, your work has been nominated for the Ogawa Prize this time."
But the speed with which Pei Ziyun won the prize scared even Sanqianzi Sakagami.
Sanchiko Sakagami recalled the information she knew. In her memory, no one had ever won a prize at such an exaggerated speed, let alone won three major prizes in one fell swoop and achieved a Grand Slam!
The one who is closest to such a legend is Tsuruo Koda, a legend thirty years ago. He became famous at the age of 19 when he won the Araki Award for "The Last Hope".
At a very fast speed, he successively published some high-quality works such as "Trapped", "Tearing Him Down", "Green Grass", "Life in the Apartment", among which "Life in the Apartment" won the Ooka Prize. At the age of 25, Adapted into a TV series.
Regarding the complexity of sin, "Goodbye, My Love" was nominated, but unfortunately it did not win the Ogawa Award, which will be a lifelong regret.
How old is Pei Ziyun now? This speed of winning awards is really terrifying!
Thinking of this, Sakagami Sanchiko couldn't help but said: "Yamada Zhi, the speed at which you won the prize is too much beyond common sense, and it will arouse great doubts."
"Don't worry, Sanqianzi!" Pei Ziyun looked at Sanqianzi Sakagami. Seeing her worried face, she was silent for a while, smiled confidently, and said comfortingly: "It doesn't matter, this is what I want!"
I am not Japanese, and I have a pathological obsession with other people's opinions.
As long as you break through this level, what if you are criticized by thousands of people
Besides, although my work is a porter, it is fully worthy of the three major awards - of course, being worthy may not necessarily win the award, but since there are works that are worthy of it, there is no need to worry.
Pei Ziyun pressed his temples with his fingers, rubbed them a little, and ordered to Sakagami Sanqianzi: "Now, you can launch the navy and let them spread rumors everywhere!"
"Let these trolls question why Yamada Shinichi never accepted the award in person. Is there an inside story? Is there someone ghostwriting it?"
It is true that Pei Ziyun has won the Araki Prize and the Ooka Prize, but he did not go there in person for these two awards. Instead, he asked Sakagami Sanqianzi to receive them on his behalf. This is very rare and suspicious.
The Araki Prize is just a repayment. The Ooka Prize is already one of the highest honors in Japanese literature and is rarely received on behalf of others, or in other words, basically none.
The only case was that the great writer Taishi Tagawa was bedridden.
But Pei Ziyun has asked others to receive the award twice now. This situation is too rare, the probability is extremely low, and it is extremely unusual. It can be explained clearly the first time, but in the eyes of others, it can no longer be explained clearly.
"Of course, a part of the navy is still needed to refute the doubts and inspire readers." Pei Ziyun smiled lightly and added: "My goal is to have the whole country discuss me!"
To be honest, at this time, Pei Ziyun had already felt the energy of the Overthrow Army. After all, the Bando family said that it was not the one who promoted the filming and release of "The Ghost Who Walks in the Night".
Neither was the nomination for the Ogawa Prize. The Bando family thought it would take a few years to delay.
It can be determined that a powerful social energy intervenes, which must be the overthrow of the curtain.
Pei Ziyun understood that he and the overthrown army were in a hostile relationship, and the current help was probably due to other factors. If the prediction was correct, it was related to his impatient request to inherit the Yuanfu.
And once Pei Ziyun wins the Ogawa Prize, he will probably face a head-on confrontation with the overthrown army. If this is the case, if he doesn't make the most of it now, then when will he
Pei Ziyun thought for a while and then said: "Also, we should also take advantage of those journalists with conscience. Since it is justice, we can let them chase and bite them by throwing out specious news and join the process of hype. It is still completely free."
"But..." Sakagami Sanchiko showed a confused expression.
"No buts!"
"I will go to receive the reward myself this time, so as to reverse public opinion."
"According to the relevant regulations of the Minors Protection Act, I am a minor. I had to use a pseudonym, cover my face, etc. to evade the report. I was able to claim it on my behalf for the second time with confidence."
"As for this Ogawa Award, it is too grand, so I went out in person to apologize sincerely to all the people. Don't the people still accept it?"
"Even if you still have doubts, you can't attack me for not accepting the award. It can only be from the perspective of the quality of the book." Pei Ziyun showed a confident smile: "Don't you think that my book can't support the three major awards? ?The more you question it, the more you need to buy my copy and read it, right?"
"Piracy is no small crime in this country."
"So you don't have to worry. With this hype, the current sales of 100,000 copies and the upper limit of 200,000 single copies can be turned into at least 500,000 copies, right?"
"This alone may enable me to enter the ranks of top-notch authors with millions of copies." Pei Ziyun said: "The gap in popularity that would have taken ten or even twenty years to reach has been completely made up in one go."
"Although this kind of super-first-rate popularity is a bit frivolous, but once the ostentation is gone, you still have the level of a first-rate writer with at least 300,000 copies of single book sales. Why not?"
"And you should also understand that the most important thing is that it doesn't matter even if you fail. I am a samurai and I do not rely on literature for my livelihood."
“A first-class author’s annual income is no more than 30 million yen, and a super-first-class author’s annual income is no more than 300 million yen.”
"How can being a true warrior be worse than this?"
"I am not the Eighty Thousand People (Note 1), but a true samurai who can kill evil spirits."
And in fact, as long as this public opinion reaches the highest point and allows you to open the door to legend, it will have little to do with you in the future.
Seeing Pei Ziyun's relaxed and confident demeanor, Sakagami Sanqianzi's worries finally dissipated a little. She pulled back her hair that had fallen to her forehead and thought for a moment: "Yamada Zhi, in this case, a conscientious media person , I have a list.”
Saying that, Sanchiko Sakagami took out a list from his backpack and unfolded the paper. This list contained the information and phone numbers of some relatively decent and conscientious media people collected by Sanchiko Sakagami through his connections with the Zengawa Shrine. , and one of them is reporter Mitsuki Fukamatsu.
Mitsuki Fukamatsu was drinking sake in a crowded izakaya at this time. It could be seen that his suit was a bit untidy, and he could tell that he was very distressed.
Recently, the fact that Yamada Shinichi won the Ooka Prize was so shocking that even though there were people suppressing it from above, there was still a wave of waves in private.
Due to his personality, Mitsuki Fukamatsu also spent a lot of effort to collect a lot of relevant information about Yamada Shin's Ooka Prize.
Mitsuki Fukamatsu's character was too straightforward for the workplace, and he suffered a lot, and missed promotions more times. However, he did not change this habit and persisted.
But while collecting this information, Mitsuki Fukamatsu was hesitating, not knowing whether he should continue, because judging from the information alone, the power behind it was too great, and he could easily be crushed.
"Is my persistence going to end here?" Mitsuki Fukamatsu smoked heavily, his eyes bloodshot and red.
This kind of pressure is difficult for a tough man to bear.
Just then, the phone rang.
Mitsuki Fukamatsu answered the phone, and a very strange male voice came from the phone, saying: "Fukamatsu-kun, I have some news for you. Yamada Shinichi not only took the opportunity to launch a new book, but also recently won the Ogawa Prize. Nomination!"
After hearing this, Mitsuki Fukamatsu shook his hand and put out the cigarette butt: "What, Yamada Shinichi continued to release the new work "Shion no Boat" and was nominated for the Ogawa Prize?"
"Yeah, that's surprising."
"Would any author be able to publish four books like this within a year? It's really doubtful!" Sanchiko Sakagami said using a voice changer: "Don't ask me who I am, I'm just out of righteous indignation."
With that said, the phone hung up.
Mitsuki Fukamatsu put down the phone, remained silent for a long time, and drank the sake in one gulp. The hot wine ignited the man's anger.
"It's too arrogant, it's too arrogant!"
"How can something like this be allowed to happen openly without getting angry questions?"
Saying that, Mitsuki Fukamatsu made up his mind and rang the phone. His friend Kimio Wakamori said: "Hello, Kimio, I'm Mitsuki!"
"It's outrageous that Yamada Shinichi was nominated for the Ogawa Prize."
"This is a blatant challenge to the credibility of the entire literature and media. We must expose this matter, please!"
Wakamori Kimio is a friend of Fukamatsu Mitsuki. He works in a newspaper company, but more importantly, he is a very famous person in the palace forum, code-named Sandaime.
Similarly, Mr. Wakamori has a relatively upright personality, and because of this, he has a good relationship with Mitsuki Fukamatsu.
"I understand." A calm and angry voice came from the phone.
Shimoda Bookstore
When Hidenobu Bao entered the bookstore, he loudly asked the waiter at the front desk: "Do you have any of the latest books published by Yamada Shinichi?"
The waiter at the front desk was very busy scanning and replied politely: "Guest, it's a coincidence that you are here. There is only one copy left in our store!"
After hearing this, Bao Xingxiuxin looked happy, took the book, and said to the waiter: "I bought it!"
At this moment, someone hurried over and asked the waiter: "Do you have the latest "Shion no Ark" released by Shinichi Yamada?"
The waiter said in a regretful voice: "I'm really sorry, you came a little late. There are no more items now. They are all sold out."
The man lamented: "Ah, what a pity, I have been to several bookstores!!"
Bao Xingxiuxin bought the book and couldn't wait to sit on the street chair. He opened the book and fell into it. He was satisfied and kept saying: "As expected of Master Yamada, it's so beautiful!"
"Among the new contemporary Japanese writers, I only admire him now. In my opinion, apart from him, there is no one in Japan who has become a great writer."
“Once you fall in love with Mr. Yamada’s novels, you won’t be able to put them down!”
At this time, the phone rang. Bao Xingxiuxin didn't want to pay attention to it, but the ringtone persisted and he had to answer the call. Before he could get angry, someone from the other side shouted loudly: "Xiuxin, have you heard?"
"Your favorite writer Yamada Shinichi has been nominated for the Ogawa Prize, but some people on the Internet are saying that his work is theft of other people's works, and it may be a team creation."
"What? There is such a thing. Mr. Yamada is a future great writer in Japan, and his reputation cannot be damaged." Bao Xingxiuxin said angrily: "And the fact that Mr. Yamada can be nominated for the Ogawa Prize shows his strength. Wait, I will send you the address later." Give it to me, I’ll go right away.”
Note 1: There are 80,000 samurai in the shogunate, so they are called 80,000 warriors, which refers to normal samurai who do not have the power to kill evil spirits.
Also, in the real world, there really is a story about a 12-year-old writing that caused a national sensation.
(End of chapter)