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Thursday.

In a restaurant with a long history in Tokyo "Kagetsuen", the top floor of the reserved space is currently undergoing the evaluation of various awards for the Classical Art and Literature Awards.For decades, the judging of the Classical Arts and Literature Awards has been conducted here without exception.

The review session that started in the morning continued until [-]:[-] pm.And at the highest level of Huayueyuan, which is currently being reviewed, the writers who are the review committee are arguing endlessly-these people have won awards in major literary awards in the past, and even won "two awards" "The writers who received the highest award for classical and new arts and literary awards.

It's extremely rare for everyone to get together in one place.And whenever such a scene occurs, the literary and art circles will probably be shaken.

"I think the one that deserves the highest award is indeed "Kite." Someone said, ""Kite" is the most literary volume among all the works of Mr. Xiaoshan, and its quality fully meets the requirements for the highest award."

"But there are better works?" Someone else questioned, "In the category, I think the quality of "Setting Sun" is far better than "Kite", and in other categories, "Song of Sheep" is also terrible enough... ..."

"But "Setting Sun" and "Song of the Sheep" are both works of newcomers, right? In the Classical Art and Literature Awards, is there a precedent for a newcomer's work to win the highest award? For newcomers, the Newcomer Award is usually issued. If the quality is outstanding, at most it will give awards in small categories.”

"And Mr. Xiaoshan has accompanied him three times, no matter how you say it, he should give it to him... In addition, Mr. Shizuko Tsururu, who wrote "The Flower of the Past", has also participated in the selection twice, but he has not won an award. His qualifications are second only to Mr. Xiaoshan. , The quality and completion of "Flower of Rebirth" are also unusually high..."

"Yamamoto," someone stopped the writer who insisted on choosing "Kite", "and Asahi, Kitano...whether it is "Setting Sun" or "Song of Sheep", you are confident that you can write a novel that is not inferior to these two." Is it a piece of work?"

The selection venue suddenly fell silent.

"I don't know what you think, but after reading these works, I just feel shocked." The man continued, "Compared with the works that I am proud of, it seems to be a child showing off in front of adults. In the past Those days when I was complacent about my literary talent, thinking about it now, it makes people feel ashamed..."

"These are works that can lead the era... no, they are works that can create a new era!"

"..."

The silence lasted for a while, and someone argued again: "But in this way, won't the old writers feel chilled?"

"...Do you know how many literary magazines there are now?"

The objector said: "Ten years ago, there were more than 150 literary magazines in Japan. But now, there are only a little over 50 literary magazines that are still alive."

"Although the literary magazine "Literary Times" is still the magazine with the highest sales volume, the number of literary magazines has dropped by two-thirds in ten years. What will happen in the next ten years?"

The previous person immediately said: "That's why it is necessary to award the best-selling work of Mr. Xiaoshan, so as to further promote the development of the literature market!"

"No!" the objector insisted, "What we need now is not to allow awards to further promote sales, but to use awards to find writers and masterpieces that can detonate the entire literary world and create a new era!"

The debate seems inconclusive.Finally, someone suggested: "Then vote anonymously. Everyone put their thoughts on the contested award on paper. The result of the vote is the final result."

Everyone has no objection to this approach.Soon, anonymous votes were collected.

And when the voting results came out, all the writers serving as jury members couldn't help holding their breath.

***

At [-]:[-] p.m., the judging results of the Classical Art and Literature Awards were finally announced, and they were broadcast live on TV simultaneously.

At the same time, a live program was also broadcasting on the huge TV in Kaya Koyama's villa.The awards announced at this moment are the literature department awards.

Koyama Ka was also sitting on the sofa.The man over half a century old has changed from the seriousness he had when he first met Hualichun, with an undisguised nervousness that is not commensurate with his age, and his eyes are not willing to leave the screen for a second.

The newcomer award in the literature department has been announced first.The winners of the Newcomer Award and the Poetry Newcomer Award were two unknown newcomers respectively, not Osamu Dazai's "Setting Sun" and Chuya Nakahara's "Song of Sheep".

Thinking of this, Kaya Koyama's palms were sweating.

He did read "The Setting Sun" and "Song of the Sheep".Those are really two wonderful works.But there is no first article, and his "Kite" may not be worse than these two articles.

...That's right, "The Kite" is the work he spent the most effort on, and after it was published, even the former literary award recipients praised it.This time, I will definitely win the highest prize.

But in any case, it is absolutely impossible for "Setting Sun" and "Song of Sheep" to fail without winning a single award.Therefore, the failure of these two works to win the newcomer award means that they will win a higher award.

Soon, following the first newcomer award, the next award will be announced.The jury representative who was in charge of the announcement announced: "Next, the Grand Prix—the winner is a newcomer who turned out, and his debut work."

"Osamu Dazai, "The Setting Sun"!"

At that moment, Xiao Shanjia also exhaled suddenly.Afterwards, his tense body relaxed slightly, and he leaned against the back of the sofa.

——The award for "Setting Sun" has been decided, and it is the best award.

"And the Best Poetry Award - this award also goes to a monster newcomer and his shocking verse... "Song of Sheep" by Chuya Nakahara!"

After that, the prose category awards issued by the judges could no longer reach the ears of Kaya Koyama.

The awards for "Setting Sun" and "Song of Sheep" had already been determined, he finally relaxed, picked up the whiskey with ice that had been on the small table, and took a sip.

"Haha, ha..." Xiaoshan Jia also held his forehead and laughed a few times, "I was still too nervous, why did it happen. "Kite" is my self-confidence, and it is my best work. "

Finally, after the announcement of the Newcomer Award and the Excellence Awards in various subcategories, the only thing left was the last one.

——That is the highest award that all writers dream of, regardless of style!

"Next, the highest award of this year's Classical Art and Literature Awards will be announced."

The judge representative faced the camera of the media and said this, but instead of announcing the winner of the highest award immediately, he cleared his throat.

"The result of the highest award this time is unprecedented." He suddenly announced surprisingly, "After the final deliberation of the judges, the works that won the highest award - there are as many as two works at the same time!"

two?After hearing this word, Xiao Shanjia was also startled suddenly.

One of them is his "Kite", so whose work is the other?

Is it "Flowers of the Past" by Shizuko Tsururu?Tsururu Shizuko also participated in the two selections for the Classical Art and Literature Award, but she failed to win either...

Or, will it be one of "The Setting Sun" or "The Song of Sheep"?

Thinking of this, Xiao Shanjia couldn't help but sat up straight again.

The highest award of the Classical Art and Literature Award does not require that it does not overlap with other subdivided awards. In other words, if a work is good enough, it is theoretically possible to win the highest award and a minor award at the same time. .

It's just that in fact, this kind of result will be avoided as much as possible during the review.As a result, in the decades-long history of the Classical Art and Literature Awards, no works that have won double awards at the same time have ever appeared.

... From this point of view, most of the other works with the highest award are "Flowers of the Past".

——But even if the other article is "Setting Sun" or "Song of Sheep", as long as "Kite" is tied with it and wins the highest award, according to the agreement, he, Xiaoshan Jia, will not lose, and there is no need to tell Hualichun what he wrote ten years ago matter.

And as long as he wins the highest reward, he doesn't need to care about what happened at that time at all.

These thoughts quickly passed through Kaya Koyama's mind, which made his nerves relax a little again.

At this moment, just listening to the live TV broadcast, the judge representative spoke seriously, announcing the result of the highest award.

"The works that won the highest prize of this Classical Art and Literature Award are—"

……

At the same time, Huali Jun was also watching live TV at Hoshino Club.Sitting next to her was Dazai Inu, holding a pocket-sized Nakaya Inu that looked like a hand warmer in her arms, surrounded by a circle of big and small fluffy dogs.

"The works that won the highest prize of this Classical Art and Literature Award are—"

With the voice of the judge representative, Hualichun's heart tensed at the same time, until the next sentence reached her ears——

"Osamu Dazai, "The Setting Sun";" the jury representative paused solemnly, "...and Chuya Nakahara, "Song of Sheep."

After the award-winning work of the highest award was announced, Hualichun was stunned for a moment, and then her hands tightened involuntarily——

got it!Got the highest reward!And it was the highest award after winning the best award in the department and the poetry department!

"...Wow woof woof woof!"

The little orange dog suddenly barked sharply, which startled Hualichun.After recovering suddenly, she realized that she almost squeezed the little dog into a trumpet.

"Mr. Zhong, Zhongye!" She quickly let go of the puppy's hand, "I'm sorry, I was so excited, I used too much strength! Didn't pinch you?"

Fortunately, Chuya Inu seems to be fine.The little orange dog jumped out of Hualichun's hand, jumped up and down excitedly, and finally jumped on the back of the tallest Oda dog, and barked at the scene where the award-winning works were being posted on the live TV: "Wow, woof, woof, woof, woof, woof!" woof woof woof woof!"

Dazai Inu was reserved and silent, but the constantly wagging fluffy tail revealed his good mood.The dogs on the side all came together, and Mimi congratulated the two award-winning teachers who are not human, and Dazai finally couldn't hold back his inner pride, stood up and walked around in style.

Even the five puppies brought by the Oda Inu, although they were ignorant and didn't understand what was going on, they still barked happily with the cheerful adult dogs.The five puppies were like five little balls of hair, chasing each other excitedly on the ground, and finally rolled into a ball.

At this moment, the handheld device that Hualichun put aside suddenly played a beaming melody and vibrated violently.

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Just as the dogs were jubilant, suddenly, Hoshinosha's landline and office computer suddenly burst into sharp sounds at the same time, and the phone ringing and email receiving sounded one after another, which shocked Hualichun.

She hurried to the desk to answer the phone, while holding the mouse in the other hand, she opened the official mailbox of Hoshinosha.

"Hello, this is Hoshinosha!"

"Hello, this is Eden Bookstore." The person on the other side of the phone is the person in charge of the bookstore, and he asked hurriedly, "I'm so disturbed by the sudden call. I want to ask your company about "The Setting Sun" and "The Song of Sheep." "The issue of the separate volume..."

The person in charge of the bookstore paused, and then asked in a more eager tone:

"May I ask when your company plans to release the booklets of these two works?"

At the same time, Hualichun has already opened the mailbox.The emails that popped up continuously came from different bookstores that signed sales contracts with Hoshinosha, and there was only one question they wanted to ask.

——That is the separate volume of "The Setting Sun" and "The Song of Sheep"!