Reborn Bao Guowei, I really didn’t want to be a great writer!

Chapter 370 "Japanese" Ozaki Hidemi!
"My name is Ozaki Hidemi! It's an honor to meet you, Bingwen-kun!"

Entering the house, a sturdy young man with an honest face extended his hand to Bao Guowei.

His body was slightly bent forward, and it could be seen from his eyes that Ozaki Hidemi was extremely surprised when he saw Bao Guowei appear.

"Hidemi Ozaki?" Bao Guowei frowned, but still shook hands with the other party politely.

"It's my honor that Bingwen-kun recognized me!" Ozaki Hidemi pursed his lips, looking a little nervous and at a loss.

How could I not know you?

Bao Guowei said in his heart.

The Japanese youth in front of me, who looks a little immature, is no ordinary person.

Historically, Ozaki Hidemi was the most powerful spy hidden in the Japanese cabinet!
He even became the personal secretary and adviser of Japanese Prime Minister Konoe Fumimaro for a time. He had the right to enter and leave the Prime Minister's residence freely and often participated in important think tank meetings in Japan at that time.

Among them, one of Ozaki Hidemi's very important roles is to provide relevant information about China and opinions on affairs handling. He can be said to be an expert on Chinese issues.

But such an extremely important Japanese think tank is actually an out-and-out left-winger!

A true Bolshevik!
He passed on countless important intelligence about Japan in China to Moscow and to many comrades in China.

During the years of fighting against Japanese aggression, this gentleman, although a Japanese, made outstanding contributions to China.

Bao Guowei never thought that he would meet this legendary Japanese in history in the basement of Xun Ge'er's house.

If one were to find a few Japanese people in this era whom Bao Guowei does not dislike, Ozaki Hidemi would definitely be one of them.

But why is he here now?

Without waiting for Bao Guowei to ask, Ozaki Hidemi introduced himself with a smile.

"Mr. Bingwen, I came to Shanghai two years ago and served as a news correspondent for the Asahi Shimbun in Shanghai. Due to accidental reasons, I came into contact with Mr. Zhou."

He tilted his head and thought about it, then asked with some confusion.

"I don't think I've ever met Bingwen Jun, or has Bingwen Jun heard of me from somewhere?"

Ozaki Hidemi was obviously very concerned about Bao Guowei's surprise just now.

"I have heard of your name from some friends in the news industry. I didn't expect to meet you here. It's really an honor."

Bao Guowei explained.

"Is that really the case?" The expression on Ozaki Hidemi's face was very exaggerated, and it could be seen that he was happy about this matter.

"I'm a young genius who wrote works such as "Answer", "To Live", and "Guns, Germs, and Steel". I also want to have a good chat with Bingwen Jun."

Seeing Ozaki Hidemi's performance, Bao Guowei couldn't help but think of the book "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword" he wrote some time ago. It felt like the other party had read the book and then performed a standard Japanese image in front of him.

But this doesn't look like a veteran legendary spy at all.
Bao Guowei was worried in his heart, and felt a little uncomfortable when he saw the other party being so respectful and cautious.

But think about it, Ozaki Hidemi is not yet a spy at the moment.

He began studying Marxism in college and later became a loyal Bolshevik.

The years he served as a special correspondent in Shanghai were the time when he got to know various left-wing writers in Shanghai, organized progressive cultural activities, and carried out various left-wing work.

It can be said that this period was the time when Ozaki Hidemi grew up.

It's no wonder that he looks so young.

After Xu Guangping left, the three of them sat down around the table.

Xun Ge'er was the first to say with a smile: "Bingwen, our Mr. Ozaki has admired you for a long time, especially for the book "Guns, Germs, and Steel", which he is obsessed with!"

He patted the latter's shoulder. Xun Ge'er was not tall to begin with, but when he sat down, Ozaki Hidemi was actually a head shorter than Xun Ge'er. This shows the average height of the Japanese at that time.

"I originally wanted to meet you today, but I also happened to receive an invitation from Ozaki-kun, so I thought of letting the two of you get to know each other. Having more friends means more experience!"

After hearing what Xun Ge'er said, Bao Guowei knew what he meant.

In fact, Xun Ge'er has always wanted to pull himself into the League of Left-Wing Writers.

Indirectly, it was also to allow Bao Guowei to become a member of the Bolshevik organization in Shanghai.

A big reason for this is Bao Guowei's current erratic political stance.

It's hard to tell which side he's on.

Bao Guowei sighed in his heart and said, Brother Xun, you may not be able to see, but my heart is already red like purple!
He pretended not to understand and said, "That's great. I like to meet some foreign friends. After meeting Mr. Ozaki Hidemi, I can learn more about the situation in Japan."

Bao Guowei looked at Ozaki Hidemi and felt as if he had seen a pile of information.

Ozaki Hidemi's body trembled unnaturally, feeling a little uncomfortable, but he still smiled and said, "If Bingwen-kun has any questions, you can ask me. It's my honor to be able to help."

Brother Xun lit a cigarette, crossed his legs and looked very relaxed. He looked at Ozaki Hidemi meaningfully and said.

"Bingwen has recently written a new work that has a lot to do with you guys."

Unlike the past when he worked behind closed doors, Bao Guowei now shows his manuscripts to his friends in the industry after writing them, seeking their suggestions for revisions.

Among them, Xun Ge'er and Lin Yutang were the main figures, and the letters and telegrams exchanged between the three of them basically never stopped.

Therefore, Xun Ge'er can be said to be one of Bao Guowei's earliest readers.

Judging from his current reaction, it seems that he has a good feeling about "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword"?

Bao Guowei felt very comfortable to be recognized by Xun Ge'er.

"New work? About me?" Ozaki Hidemi's eyes lit up and he couldn't help but ask. "Finally, I've waited for Bingwen-kun's work. Although you're very productive, every work is eye-catching and makes people look forward to it!"

"What could it be"

After expressing his feelings, Ozaki Hidemi thought about it and felt that he could not think of anything, so he spread his hands and said honestly: "I really can't think of what books Bingwen-kun can write about me."

Ozaki Hidemi could be absolutely certain that he and Bao Guowei had just met today, and he knew him better than the other party knew him.

How could he write books about himself?
Could it be.
The answer came to his mind, but he immediately denied it.

The other party has never been to Japan! How could he write that?
So Ozaki Hidemi frowned and looked at Bao Guowei, not knowing what the answer would be.

But Bao Guowei's answer surprised him.

"Japan." Bao Guowei said with a smile.

"Huh? Japan? Really Japan?" After reacting for a long time, Ozaki Hidemi finally widened his eyes and said in disbelief.

"Mr. Bingwen, are you saying that you wrote a book about us Japanese?!!"

He almost stood up, looking extremely excited. He tried to control himself, but still waved his arms and said, "What is it about? Cultural history? Literature? Or some historical research?"

In Ozaki Hidemi's eyes, these are the only areas in which a scholar who has never been to Japan can write a book about Japan.

"In a sense, what you said is also included in it." Bao Guowei briefly introduced it. "This is a book about Japanese culture, history and national character."

He gave the other party a brief description of the contents of "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword".

I have mainly discussed the central theme, and as for the specific content, I will have to wait until Ozaki Hidemi buys the book and read it himself.

"Of course, the focus is still on discussing the threat posed by Japan to China. In my opinion, there may be another war between China and Japan. This is something I hope the Chinese people can guard against."

When saying the latter sentence, Bao Guowei looked at Ozaki Hidemi, wondering how the latter would react.

Surprisingly, Ozaki Hidemi did not refute, but instead sighed and said.

"This may become possible. In a sense, it is also the sadness of our nation."

Hearing this, even Xun Ge'er looked at Ozaki Hidemi in surprise.

Because, even though Ozaki Hidemi was a loyal Bolshevik, he was still a Japanese after all, and he had his own stance.

At this time, Japan did not launch a war as Bao Guowei said in his book.

In fact, most industry analyses tend to believe that Japan is simply incapable of launching this war.

Even Xun Ge'er himself agreed with the book because of his trust in Bao Guowei and the other high-quality content in the book.

So, what was the reason for Hidemi Ozaki?

He just sighed and said:

"After listening to the simple content of Bingwenjun's book, I am looking forward to reading the full text, because your views have inspired me to have another understanding of the current domestic situation."

Afterwards, Hidemi Ozaki analyzed the situation from a Japanese perspective and with the qualities of a reporter.

"Now our country has a population of nearly 70 million, but being located on a small island, we do not have enough arable land, and even our food needs to be heavily dependent on imports, and this is just one of the problems.

Over the years, the impact of the Great Depression has made the situation in our country even worse, and conflicts have broken out in various places one after another, and it has reached a point where we have to deal with it."

Ozaki Hidemi is worthy of being a special correspondent for the Asahi Shimbun, and he is adept at analyzing this information.

Next, he made the point.

"Nowadays, nationalism has begun to spread in the country, and some extreme ideologies, such as the 'Royal Way Faction', have become a very powerful force.

They attempted to shift domestic conflicts through war and invade other countries in order to obtain arable land and mineral resources.

As far as I know, many advanced democrats have been gradually squeezed out of the mainstream political circle.
So I think Mr. Bingwen, your book The Chrysanthemum and the Sword, to a large extent, not only analyzes the Japanese clearly, but also gives the current situation a completely different direction from the mainstream, but it is very likely to happen. "

By the time Ozaki Hidemi finished speaking, his mouth was already dry. He picked up the tea on the table and drank it all in one gulp, seeming a little angry.

The room fell silent for a moment, with only the kerosene lamp flickering.

Bao Guowei did not pay attention to the other party's compliment to him, but noticed the political inclination hidden in Ozaki Hidemi's words.

He couldn't help asking.

"I have a question that is not mentioned in the book. After all, The Chrysanthemum and the Sword was written by a Chinese. We are analyzing Japanese books from a Chinese perspective. The questions we raise are only directed at ourselves.

So, according to what Ozaki said, what is the root cause of Japan's current contradictions? How can we get out of the quagmire?

You may know that if this fundamental problem cannot be solved, even if you know that aggression is wrong, you will eventually move in this direction. "

Ozaki Hidemi nodded repeatedly and answered with a firm look in his eyes.

"Reform! A thorough reform! Different from the reform of the Meiji Restoration, it will wipe out the aristocratic families that once dominated Japan, wipe out the vested interests, mobilize the poor people at the bottom, and establish a country without oppression and equality for all!

This is the real way out for the Japanese!"

After Ozaki Hidemi finished saying this, even Xun Ge'er couldn't help but applaud.

"Good! Good! As expected of Mr. Ozaki!" Xun Ge'er said with a big laugh. "China also needs such a change. It is different from the change of dynasties in history, from one group of landlords to another group of landlords. Instead, it makes everyone become their own master. This is the right choice!"

After hearing these words, Bao Guowei couldn't help but be moved.

As a result, he also began to admire Mr. Ozaki Hidemi in front of him.

The other party may not have grown into the "hero" in history yet, but he has already begun to show his brilliance.

It even achieved a certain degree of prediction.

Japan's aristocratic politics can be said to be very serious. Since the Meiji Restoration, they have not made any truly thorough "reforms".

The original system of "scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans" modeled after China has remained basically unchanged.

This can be seen in the Japanese Prime Ministers of later generations.

The Hatoyama family, the Aso family, the Koizumi family, the Abe family, the Fukuda family, etc. Almost all of Japan's modern and contemporary prime ministers come from these families, and there are even various kinship relationships between them.

Without the support of the powerful families, it would be difficult to make any progress in Japanese politics.

When it comes to discussions at the bottom of politics, Bao Guowei usually doesn't go too deep.

He was reluctant to output too much so as not to affect the original historical development.

So, after some discussion.

Bao Guowei came up with a plan and suddenly said to Ozaki Hidemi.

"I have a plan here. Perhaps Mr. Ozaki would like to hear about it."

"plan?"

Ozaki Hidemi was stunned for a moment.

"It will be possible for Mr. Ozaki to realize his ideal plan."

Bao Guowei narrowed his eyes and said bluntly.

The fact that Ozaki Hidemi could have such thoughts represents that Japan today is not just a place of extreme nationalism.

And perhaps I can make use of this trend of thought.

And carry it forward!

And Ozaki Hidemi, who was originally recruited as an aide to the Japanese government for his political analysis, may be the spark that ignites this dry wood!

(End of this chapter)