I am a writer in Tokyo

Chapter 29 I want to be myself

There was a knock on the door of the store early in the morning.

touch.

At first I thought it was the Ito family who came back, but after thinking about it, they would not knock on the door when they came back, they had the key in their hands.

After opening the door, it was Oshima Kazuya standing at the door.

Staring at the two huge dark circles, it looked like he hadn't slept all night, but he was indescribably radiant.

"Good news, Teacher Bei Dao!"

"what?"

Seeing Oshima Kazuya yawning constantly, Kitajima Koma thought about it, and replaced the tea with ice water.

"Last night, the professors came to Xinchao, saying that they wanted to read the complete book of Snow Country in advance."

"Isn't this supposed to be...a commercial secret?"

Bei Dao Kou remembered that when he handed over the manuscript, Oshima Kazuya told him solemnly not to say anything until it was fully released.

Of course, he may not have said so.

Because no one knew that Kitajima Kou was that Xiaoyuan Kazuki.

It's just that what he didn't expect was that the person who told him not to leak the secret actually...

"They signed the highest-level confidentiality agreement, and then blocked their own character." Oshima Kazuya also yawned, and added: "This is very important, it is equivalent to making a very poisonous oath."

Neon people still attach great importance to the spirit of contract.

It's just that what Ju can't figure out is why they want to read the whole book.

"Because it's so well written."

Oshima Kazuya said solemnly.

"It's written too well? It seems that this is not a good reason. I think that since Mr. Oshima can show it to them, there must be other reasons."

"At least not for a compliment?"

Kitajima Koma filled Oshima Kazuya with another glass of ice water.

"First of all, they are all very prestigious professors. Basically, all the famous literary journals on the market will definitely invite them to be judges if they hold newcomer awards.

They come in a group, which is not easy to refuse, and they can rush over, which just shows the importance they attach to this book.

IMHO. "

Oshimakazu also thought about it, and was a little hesitant at first, but after thinking about it carefully, he said firmly: "This kind of situation has never happened before, and these professors are all people with their eyes above their heads.

You are a blank slate writer, which is not a good status for them, and you have not debuted through any rookie awards, so basically, you will not attract their attention.

Teacher Bei Dao. "

"but!"

"You conquered them!"

Kazuo Oshima was also very excited.

In fact, in a sense, he was the one who discovered Bei Daoju.

This is not to take credit, security is equally important.

In short, no matter what, if Bei Daoju can continue, Baoan and Oshima Kazu may also become a good story in the history of literature.

The kind that can be recorded in history.

Just imagine, by chance, a famous artist was born.

Isn't this the story everyone talks about after dinner?

Thinking that he had pulled away, Kazuya Oshima brought the topic back.

"This book is of great significance!"

"At least I only saw the huge commercial potential from a commercial point of view before, but they looked at it from the perspective of literary techniques. From this perspective, it seems to far exceed the commercial value."

Before Oshima Kazuya could finish speaking, Bei Daoju suddenly interjected: "I wonder if some old professors said that this is a brand new genre of literature?"

"How do you know?" Oshimakazu was also very excited, and then he thought about it, too, he is the author of this book, if the author doesn't know, who will know.

"So, how are they defined?"

Seeing Kitajima Koma who was a bit too calm, Kazuya Oshima's blood pressure suddenly rose.

At this time, I still have the thought to ask how to define it.

Know that you created an era, bastard.

Oshima Kazuya suddenly felt a little dizzy, probably because after getting older, he couldn't stay up all night, so he quickly took a deep breath to calm down his emotions, and looked at Bei Daoju very seriously: "Mr. Bei Dao, you Know what that means?"

"But I alone cannot be called a literary genre, but a brand new style."

"It's a matter of time!"

Oshima Kazuya rubbed his brows, he knew what Kou Kitajima meant, the real definition of a genre of literature cannot be determined by a single writer.

It mainly refers to a literary group formed by writers with similar artistic pursuits and ideological tendencies in a certain period of time.

But right now, because there is no flag-bearer, many writers cannot find their own path.

Now Bei Dao Kou is the flag bearer.

Literary genres matter.

It can affect the development and trend of literature in an era.

Literary genres often have many writers and works. Their similar or identical ideological tendencies and artistic pursuits form a certain kind of momentum, have a huge impact, and lead the trend of literature in that era.

And Bei Dao Kou will definitely lead this genre to move forward in the future...

Looking at the still calm Kitajima, Kazuya Oshima was suddenly defeated.

He sighed weakly: "They haven't been able to find a suitable term to define it. Just like what you said, you alone cannot be called a complete literary genre, but there is a preliminary decision. Call it a new feeling."

"A new feeling?"

This is very similar to the previous world.

After chatting in the store for a while, Oshima Kazu also left, and he wanted to go back to catch up on sleep.

A night without sleep took its toll on him.

Before leaving, Bei Daoju handed him another manuscript.

"This is?"

"Haiku should be useful during this period of time and for a long time to come.

In this way, I have enough energy to conceive subsequent books. "

"An idea?" Kazuya Oshima cheered up.

"That's it."

Looking at Kitajima who was slowly closing the shop door, Oshima Kazuya suddenly remembered that he had asked Kitajima a question on the way to the cafeteria for dinner together.

"What kind of person do you want to be in the future?"

This was originally a normal chat, nothing more than becoming a famous writer or a rich person in the future.

But Kitajima Koma replied in surprise:
"What do you mean, can't I be myself in the future?"

Oshima Kazuya had never heard of this answer.

What does it mean to be yourself?
alone?
Perhaps at this time, he began to understand the meaning of this sentence.

Although he has an indescribable sense of world-weariness, but it has to be said that at that time, when he said this sentence, he saw a kind of confidence in Bei Daoju.

That kind of confidence mixed with talent is like a burning torch.

I said before that if I reject the manuscript, will the literary world lose a great general.

But maybe not now.

because:

True talent is as difficult to collect as a flame, and it will always start a prairie fire.

(End of this chapter)