Tokyo Tycoon, Start as a Writer

Chapter 20: At , I just debuted and won the New Trend Award

Question: How can a novice drive a large vehicle?

Answer: When starting, the accelerator and clutch should be coordinated gently and slowly. After sufficient running-in, gradually enter the sprint stage. At this stage, you can step on the accelerator to the bottom and accelerate violently...

On the train on the way home, Kiyoaki Matsueda felt that the font on his phone had become a little blurry.

A minute later, he began to nod frequently.

Two minutes later, he fell asleep.

The tram moved smoothly forward without disturbing his sleep.

"Yotani, Yotani is here."

"Transferring passengers please get on and off the train in an orderly manner."

Kiyoaki Matsueda did not miss his stop. After getting off the bus, he walked into the Matsueda family's gate in the tail of the summer sun.

In the yard shrouded by the faint afterglow of the setting sun, Matsueda Shinsako was still lying on her exclusive lounge chair, with a pair of white thighs exposed under her nightgown.

The right foot is placed on the left leg, and the right foot is holding the slipper so that it won't fall off.

While choosing shoes, he tapped the armrest with two fingers, shook his head and hummed an unknown ballad.

Something is very interesting.

Whenever she went out, she always wrapped herself tightly, never exposing even a part of her arms and thighs, like a very traditional and conservative woman.

But at home, she dresses more casually.

It's really full of benefits.

Kiyaki Matsueda walked towards her, unable to hide the amazement in his eyes.

To be honest, the feminine charm she possesses is really mellow. Her demeanor is undoubtedly that of a mature 40-year-old woman, calm and stern; but her body is undoubtedly that of a 30-year-old woman, who is at the peak of her life in terms of both demeanor and condition.

Her face is delicate and noble.

Among them, there is also a bit of cold and charming temperament.

Her coldness comes from her naturally arrogant character, and her charm comes from her narrow and beautiful eyes and the mole at the corner of her right eye. Her whole face is like a peony that suddenly blooms.

Charming and charming.

Any man would be extremely aroused by her and want to turn her into his canary.

Hearing the footsteps beside her, Matsueda Shinsako opened her eyes and asked coldly, "What have you been doing since noon?"

"I went to the library to read some books." Matsueda Kiyoaki replied, and his attitude became respectful again.

Given his personality, it's understandable that he goes to read a book. Matsueda Shinsako frowned and looked at his face that seemed to be forever harmless.

Clean and handsome, very comfortable to look at.

But she always felt that a young man in his early twenties would not be perfect if he did not have a bit of unbridled spirit.

In fact, that night when she slapped his palm and he said he would return it double, although she looked very angry, she actually accepted his resistance in her heart.

She wished he could be tougher.

Young people should have some temper. How can they be as lifeless as old people?

Thinking of this, perhaps because she felt that the young man was hopeless, Matsueda Shinsako couldn't help but sigh and stretched out her hand: "Help me up."

Kiyoaki Matsueda came over and helped her up.

Her little hands were smooth, cold, and felt soft and tender to the touch, as fresh and fresh as a girl of seventeen or eighteen years old.

"Let's go cook."

Matsueda Shinsako withdrew her hand and walked towards the restaurant.

Kiyoaki Matsueda followed beside her. She was very tall, over 170cm even with flat shoes, which meant that she could easily reach 175-178cm with high heels, taller than most men on the street.

Her height is the biggest source of her majesty.

Even Kiyoaki Matsueda, who is 180cm tall, feels pressured in front of her.

Kiyoaki Matsueda wanted to live a few more years, so he thought silently in his heart: The gentle and considerate Miss Arun is better.

"Qingxian!"

"Here I am."

"Come to the front, stop staring at me from behind!"

"..."

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The announcement of the New Trend Award selection list also caused some commotion within the New Trend Society.

Editor-in-chief Nitta from Group 1 saw "The Dancing Girl of Izu" on the list and without saying a word, he called Naoto Oguri over and criticized him harshly.

Naoto Oguri is also a seasoned veteran in the workplace. When faced with questions from his boss, he acts as if he knows nothing about the subject.

After some tracing, Editor-in-Chief Nitta discovered that the book was pushed forward by the editors of Group 2, and he felt relieved... Since it was pushed forward by the editors of Group 2, the Tachibana family would blame them later, but it had nothing to do with him as the editor-in-chief of Group 1.

Now that the list of judges has been finalized, all he can do is wait quietly for the results.

The announcement of the list also caused a sensation in the literary world.

Xinchao has the highest level of professionalism and strict review, and its gold content is definitely the first among the top five.

In the field of Japanese pure literature, there are two newcomer awards that must be mentioned.

One is Shincho, the other is Akutagawa. The Shincho Prize is the dragon gate that the carp must cross.

The Akutagawa Prize is an award that must be won if one wants to become a god.

In the Japanese literary world, winning these two awards is enough.

Nothing else matters.

After the shortlist for the New Trend Newcomer Award was announced, it immediately attracted the attention of a large number of readers, literature lovers, practitioners, and literature professors. The popular works among them appeared on the hot searches of Japan Twitter several times.

On the third day after the announcement of the list, which was also the last day of June, the list of judges for the New Trend Award was announced.

The jury was led by Professor Nakaharu Kiyono of the Faculty of Literature at Waseda University.

He is known for being old-fashioned, strict and ruthless, which perfectly fits the Xinchao Award's fair and strict selection requirements.

The other judges include well-known literary predecessors, officials from the Agency for Cultural Affairs, the editor-in-chief of the Yomiuri Shimbun, and other industry leaders.

On July 1st, the new issue of "Shincho Monthly" was officially released.

In order to promote "Eggs and High Walls", the first part of the book was published in the new monthly magazine.

Thanks to the massive amount of publicity and the good quality of the book itself, the trendy July monthly issue was very popular both in terms of discussion and monthly sales, topping the daily top trending topic list. Sales exceeded 10 copies in three days and exceeded 15 copies in a week.

According to this trend, monthly sales can reach more than 40.

The declining sales of Xinchao Monthly was about to be stopped by "Eggs and High Walls".

There are more and more discussions about the New Trend Appreciation.

"Eggs and High Walls" is the most mentioned popular work.

At this time, "The Dancing Girl of Izu" is still beautifully alone in a corner where no one cares about it, and there is no discussion about it on the Internet.

In addition, on July 1st, the New Trend Award officially entered a six-day closed review phase.

The eight judges moved directly into the hotel with their luggage. During these six days, they will focus on storytelling and will not have any contact with the outside world.

The winning works will be announced directly on the 7th.

Before that, no one knew which film would win the award.

Starting from the first, Xinchao has been preparing for writers who have the potential to win the award.

This includes recording interviews in advance, taking photos for magazine covers, working with the marketing team to create momentum, etc.

As the life-saving straw of the second editorial department, Kiyoaki Matsueda has to go to Shinchosha almost every day these days. He is tortured so much that his relationship with Midori Kobayashi has gradually become closer.

She is a girl full of energy and her smile is very contagious.

Being with her makes me feel better.

Of course, because most of Kiyoaki Matsueda's attention was on Miss Arun, he was completely unaware of her feminine charm.

When it comes to Arun, he can talk endlessly for three days and three nights.

He likes quietness by nature, and he always feels exhausted after being tossed around by Shinchosha's marketing department.

He went to Shinchosha in the morning, and when he came out in the afternoon he had no energy to go home and engage in a battle of wits with Masako, so he spent every afternoon in Arun's bar.

He took a nap directly on the sofa, and Arun never blamed him and always had a friendly smile on his face.

On the afternoon of July 6th, Matsueda Kiyoaki's fatigue reached its peak.

After entering the bar at noon, he fell asleep and felt a blanket gently covering his body while he was drowsy.

Kiyoaki Matsueda opened her eyes slightly. The light in the room was bright, and her delicate face appeared before her eyes like a Renaissance portrait.

She bent down and gently covered him with a blanket.

The movements were gentle, without any teasing or erotic elements, and what was displayed was just pure human kindness... Kiyoaki Matsueda closed his eyes, his heart surging, filled with the warmth of the blanket.

That day he had a dream of holding hands with Miss Arun. When he woke up, her warmth seemed to still remain in his palms.

After waking up, he said to the bar, "I'm leaving."

"Ah, you seem to be still very sleepy?" Arun stood up, looked at him, and said kindly: "If you don't mind, you can rest for a while longer. I can open the shop later."

"I'll come back tomorrow."

"Okay. See you tomorrow, Matsueda-kun."

Arun smiled and waved, as gentle as ever.

"Oh, there's something."

"what?"

"Remember to watch the New Trend Awards press conference tomorrow."

"it is good."

Arun smiled sweetly, looking very charming.

The next day, when everyone thought that "Eggs and High Walls" would be the final winner, Mishima, a 21-year-old new writer, successfully won the New Wave Literature Newcomer Award with his book "The Dancing Girl of Izu", becoming the biggest dark horse of the year.

As soon as the news came out, it caused a sensation in the entire Japanese literary world.

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I’m going to rush to the new book list on Monday, please vote for me next month.

(End of this chapter)