1978 Synthetic Writers

Chapter 224 Reading Club

The event lasted until very late, and the delegation returned to the hotel in a black Mercedes-Benz.

At this moment, everyone in the car was a little impressed.

"You're great, Jiang Xian." Wu Qing blinked and glanced at him, "You've done a great job today!"

"Really, today is so dangerous."

Li Xiaolin patted his chest with lingering fear, "I have done a great deed, thanks to me for calling you over."

Wan Fang was very quiet at this moment and didn't say a word.

Back at the hotel, the delegation summarized today's work.

"Jiang Xian, your performance just now was very good!" Comrade Deng Youmei applauded.

Bing Xin covered her chest and said, "Oh my god, when you opened your mouth, my heart almost jumped out of my chest. I was afraid that there would be some diplomatic incident. Fortunately, you can talk."

After hearing Bing Xin's words, all the delegation members laughed.

"That's how it should be!"

Ba Jin said: "We can't be too friendly, or they will think we are weak and can be bullied. We can't be too harsh, or we will lose our manners. The balance in between is the art of diplomacy."

Li Xiaolin joked: "Dad, when did you stop writing and become a diplomat?"

"Okay, okay, go back and rest early."

The delegation disbanded and returned to their rooms.

Jiang Xian was lying at the table, taking advantage of his free time to write "Xu Sanguan Selling Blood" for a while. As a result, there was a knock on the door. When he opened the door, it was Xiyuanji. The boy was very excited.

"Mr. Jiang, your speech today will definitely spread throughout Japan!" Saionji can speak some simple Chinese and he once lived in China for a period of time.

"Ah?" Jiang Xian didn't quite understand why he was so happy.

I think the right wing suffered a setback, so the doves will feel happy.

Xiyuanji held a bottle of shochu in his hand and had a few drinks with Jiang Xian and Chen Xiru. He talked about his experiences in China and said that he had met Wu Hao. After learning that he had left, he was very sad.

We chatted for a while before saying goodbye.

Chen Xiru couldn't help but sigh, "Xiyuan Temple is really our friend."

Jiang Xian is a rather cold-blooded person. "I don't think so."

He also did not explain to Chen Xiru that Prime Minister Suzuki's predecessor, Ohira, had recently died of a heart attack and that he was considered a good friend of the Chinese people.

Well, one second they say they are good friends, and the next second they can visit the toilet without hesitation.

He also has a nickname called "Duck Slice Vendor".

There are no eternal friends, only eternal interests.

But when it comes to duck movies, the Qing dynasty is still the best. They were all about exports, and they made the British people very happy.
The next day, downstairs in the hotel, Wu Qing came over with a smile and shared with Jiang Xian and the others.

"I told my mother that it's not okay to wear high heels, but she refused to believe me. I won't wear them this time because I sprained my ankle!"

The three of them looked at Bing Xin again, who was now wearing flat shoes and walking with a limp.

Jiang Xian laughed, and Wan Fang and Li Xiaolin also laughed unkindly. But Li Xiaolin still had some conscience, "How can there be a 'little cotton-padded jacket' like you? Not only do you not sympathize with the old lady, but you 'gloat over her misfortune'. You should quickly stand behind the old lady and take care of her. Don't fall!"

Xiyuanji found Jiang Xian mysteriously and said that a reading club had recently found him. This reading club had many of Jiang Xian's readers and hoped that he could attend an event of the reading club.

In foreign countries, it is very popular to hold book clubs. Even after publishing a single book, publishing houses will also hold book clubs.

Jia Pingwa once said that when his novel "Fuzo" was published in the United States, it was first released in many cities in the United States. In each city, readers asked him to read the novel in Shaanxi dialect.

He thought about it and simply sang the folk song from southern Shaanxi quoted in "Fuzo". Unexpectedly, the readers applauded and the effect was very good.

Since Saionji said so, Jiang Xian agreed. He was also very surprised. He didn't expect that he actually had a small number of readers overseas, in Japan.

After submitting his application to Ba Jin, he followed Saionji to a school called Japan-China Academy in Iidabashi, Tokyo.

This is the activity address of the reading club. There are not many participants, only about a dozen. The full name of the reading club is "People's Literature" Reading Club, and most of the members are teachers of the Japan-China College.

Member Yokogawa Shinichi was very excited to see Jiang Xian. He rushed over and hugged him tightly, speaking fluent Chinese: "I have read many of your novels, and today I finally meet you!"

"Oh, thank you, thank you."

After shaking hands with several members, Yokogawa briefly introduced their reading club to Jiang Xian, "We have teachers, post office employees, doctors, and translators.

The reading club has no charter or other regulations, and does not charge membership fees. It has survived to this day thanks to the enthusiasm of its members. Their common hobby is reading Chinese literature! "

Jiang Xian was delighted when he heard this. All he had to do was shout "I love China" a few times.

He asked in confusion, "Why is it called the People's Literature Reading Club?"

“We were founded after the resumption of People’s Literature, and we love this publication very much. It is a real pleasure to learn about the ever-changing China through People’s Literature!”

"Oh, you have a red heart too."

Jiang Xian had a brief chat with them and learned that this reading club holds a monthly meeting and selects a short story and a novella from an issue of "People's Literature" to read.

First, two presenters will write an outline, introduce the story synopsis, and express their thoughts after reading the work. Then everyone will discuss and rate the work based on its difficulty, fun, etc., with a maximum of five stars.

"We give five stars to every work of yours!" another member said excitedly.

As he spoke, he took out the meeting report and found every work of Jiang Xian on it. There was also a six-dimensional diagram. Every work was recorded, and each one looked like a hexagonal warrior.

Ugh, Japanese readers are so humorous.

The reading club also wanted Jiang Xian to recite a novel to them. With the purpose of cultural output, Jiang Xian read "The Chess King" to them.

"Thank you for your hard work." Saionji handed over a bottle of water.

As he was talking, a member of the reading club came up, handed over his business card, and bowed, "Mr. Jiang Xian, your novel should be published in Japan!"

Jiang Xian naturally didn't understand it, so Chen Xiru came over to take a look and introduced, "This is Tokuma Shoten, a Japanese publishing house. He is the editor of Tokuma Shoten."

When Jiang Xian heard it was Tokuma Shoten, he had an impression. He is an old fan of Hayao Miyazaki and knows that Hayao Miyazaki's Ghibli has been supported by Tokuma Shoten, and together with Miyazaki, it launched the movies "Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind", "My Neighbor Totoro" and "Kiki's Delivery Service".

Tokuma Shoten also co-produced films with China: "A Game of Chess That Is Not Finished" and "Ju Dou".

Jiang Xian felt a little hasty and did not agree immediately, but just accepted the other party's business card.

(End of this chapter)