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Chapter 301: The Pioneering Detective Novel

"Master Morimura, next time I come to Japan, I will definitely visit you again!"

Fangyan bid farewell to Morimura Seiichi. When he left, it was dark and a crescent moon hung in the night sky.

Suzuki Yoko asked curiously: "Teacher Fang, where are we going next?"

Fang Yan said: "It's getting late, let's go back to the hotel."

Suzuki Yoko blushed, "I mean, should we go back to Tokyo next, or go directly to Kyoto?"

Fangyan smiled and said, "Yoko, what do you think?"

Without thinking, Yoko Suzuki said "Kyoto".

"I almost forgot, Yoko, you're from Kyoto."

Fangyan pretended to be surprised and said, "You've been in Japan for so long, don't you want to go back home and take a look?"

“That’s also a reason.”

Yoko Suzuki pursed her lips and said with reservation that another reason was that she wanted to go to her alma mater, Kyoto University.

Fangyan was surprised and remembered that she graduated from Kyoto University and then was selected for the exchange program for Chinese and Japanese students.

"I didn't expect that during the years I was in Huaxia, Kyoto University actually established the country's first reasoning club."

Suzuki Yoko was eager to try and said, "And the main theme is the 'New Authentic School'."

Fangyan asked with interest: "Yoko seems to support the new orthodox school?"

Suzuki Yoko said truthfully: "Teacher Fang, I don't like it, but I don't oppose it either. After studying with you for so long, I have learned what it means to 'what the masses like is the best' and what it means to 'let a hundred flowers bloom and a hundred schools of thought contend'."

Then he said in a more serious tone: "If there are still only three schools of Japanese mystery novels, and the social mystery school is still the only one, it will hinder the progress of mystery novels. I think the fresh blood of the 'New Orthodox School' is very important."

“Like a catfish, huh?”

Fangyan smiled knowingly.

I learned from Seiichi Morimura that although social mystery novels are declining, the social school of mystery still dominates the Japanese mystery world.

After the publication of "The Astrology Murder Magic", criticisms of Shimada Soji came one after another from the mystery community. The new orthodox school was regarded as a unorthodox school, and some people even demanded that Shimada Soji and other new orthodox school members be expelled from the Japanese mystery community.

“Yes, the catfish effect.”

Yoko Suzuki asked, "What do you think of the new orthodox school?"

Fang Yan smiled and said, "I have no say on this. Only time and the masses can test it."

"Master Morimura just asked you about writing a mystery novel."

Yoko Suzuki cares about the direction he chooses, whether it is the social school, the orthodox school, the neo-orthodox school, the reform school, the tough guy school, the armchair school, etc.

Which direction should we choose?

Fangyan had the same doubts, his mind was full of thoughts and he couldn't sort them out for a while.

I have planned that my next work will be a suspense and mystery novel. After all, "The Ring" is not a horror or suspense novel. It is mainly to preserve a spark for science fiction literature. Domestic contemporary mystery novels need a pioneering work.

Just like "Operation Sword" is to military fantasy literature, "The Ring" is to science fiction and horror novels.

"When you talked with Master Morimura, you were very supportive of realism. Are you inclined towards the social school?"

Yoko Suzuki followed him around the corner.

"That's not necessarily the case."

Fangyan showed a mysterious smile, and couldn't help but think of "White Night Walk", "The Devotion of Suspect X", "Detective Conan"...

Suzuki Yoko asked: "What about the new orthodox school?"

"Also a possibility."

Fangyan smiled again, and secretly thought of "The Case Files of Young Kindaichi", "The Crosshouse Murder Case", etc.

Suzuki Yoko curled her lips, "Teacher Fang!"

"All I can tell you right now is that I'm sorry, Yoko, I'm afraid we can't go to Kyoto."

Fangyan said that they should hurry up and return to Tokyo to bring The Devil's Feast and other important materials to the delegation. Suzuki Yoko was also very understanding, "I understand, then we will return to Tokyo tomorrow."

"Thank you Yoko for your understanding."

Fangyan promised solemnly that after the mystery novel was completed, he would give it to her first to read.

"Pull the hook!"

Suzuki Yoko's expression changed slightly, from cloudy to sunny, and she raised a bright smile and stretched out her little finger.

Fangyan had no choice but to obey her.

Suzuki Yoko was making pinky promises while she was listening to her mother saying in Japanese: "Pink, pinky promise, whoever breaks his promise will have a thousand needles to drink and his little finger cut off!"

"..."

Fangyan's mouth twitched and said, "Don't think I don't understand!"

I didn’t learn foreign languages ​​by lying in bed like Chen Qingquan did!

…………

The next day, as soon as we arrived in Tokyo, we went straight back to the Akasaka State Guest House.

As soon as "The Devil's Feast" and related important materials were submitted, they immediately caused a huge sensation in the visiting delegation.

Xia Yan said seriously, "Xiao Fang, was this really handed to you by Mr. Morimura himself when you went to see him?"

Fang Yan said solemnly: "He indeed gave it to me."

"This leave is well requested, and this person is well-informed!"

Wang Zengqi changed his usual playful attitude and said seriously, "It's worth the trip, it's worth the trip!"

Fangyan naturally understood the meaning of this and suggested, "Should we invite Mr. Morimura to Tokyo to meet him?"

"No!"

Wang Zengqi planned to pay a visit in the name of a delegation.

"Then I..."

Without waiting for Fangyan to speak, Xia Yan patted his shoulder and said, "Originally, I should have asked you to introduce them, but there will be a Sino-Japanese film exchange seminar in the next few days, and you can't be absent."

"Yes, yes, Mr. Fang."

Shi Fangyu said that he was one of the guests at the last China-Japan film exchange event, and this time is no exception.

Fangyan seemed to have no reason to refuse and agreed.

Shi Fangyu said that this time the organizer set the venue on the shore of Lake Kawaguchi of Mount Fuji.

"Go to Mount Fuji?" Fangyan was stunned.

"Yes, there is a saying in Japan, that is, viewing cherry blossoms in spring and autumn leaves." Shi Fangyu said: "Before in China, we treated them to cherry blossom viewing, this time, they are going to take us to see autumn leaves."

Fangyan readily agreed that October and November are indeed the best times to enjoy the red leaves.

After a while of communication, Shi Fangyu said that after discussion at the Film Bureau, it was decided that a celebration banquet would be held for "That Mountain, That Man, That Dog" after returning to China.

After all, in just a few days, the movie has already earned 2 million yen at the box office in Japan, bringing fame to Chinese-language films.

"Then shouldn't the young film crew of this film and the Guixi Film Studio that invested in it also come?"

There was a faint smile on Fangyan's face.

"Of course!"

Shi Fangyu secretly revealed that "That Mountain, That Man, That Dog" will not only win this year's Outstanding Film Award from the cultural department, but will also be greatly recognized and gain something at the upcoming 3rd Golden Rooster Awards.

Fangyan smiled without saying anything. "That Mountain, That Man, That Dog" has already achieved great results in the Hundred Flowers Awards in the first half of this year.

Not only did Chen Daoming win the Best Supporting Actor award with a high vote, but the movie also won the Best Picture award, just like "Middle-Aged Man", "Camel Xiangzi" and "The True Story of Ah Q". Unfortunately, he lost the Best Actor award to Yan Shunkai from "The True Story of Ah Q".

Of course, Gong Xing also missed out on the Best Actress award, as her opponent was Siqin Gaowa from "Camel Xiangzi".

(End of this chapter)