Tokyo: The life of a literary giant begins with home self-defense!

Chapter 208: Seeing the Blue Sky
But cat's eye is not my thing.

If you don't read "I Am a Cat" thoroughly and face the problems of literati from an objective perspective, you will not be able to learn the "sketching method".

Ryukawa Tetsu wrote this in his Essay on Sketching.
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Society is a collection of people, and people can be divided into many categories.
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There is a distinction between the noble and the humble, between the virtuous and the unworthy, between good and evil, between men and women, between rich and poor, between old and young, and many other distinctions.
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Since it can be distinguished, the attitude of a distinguished thing towards other things must be different from the attitude of one distinguished thing A towards another distinguished thing B.
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There is no way to write a good sketch.

All writers will get angry after reading "I Am a Cat", but if they don't step out of their own identity as writers and look at "I Am a Cat" from the essence of "sketching", that is, "objective description", they will not be able to write a good sketch.

Mingzhijin looked at the abstract and took the original text of "I Am a Cat" from a friend.
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The praise and criticism of people vary from time to time and from place to place, just like my eyeballs. My eyeballs are just sometimes big and sometimes small, but the comments of the world are confusing right and wrong. It doesn't matter if it's confusing right and wrong, because things have two sides and two ends. As long as you grasp the two ends, you can turn the same thing into clouds and rain with your hands. This is the specialty of human beings.

Ming Zhijin had read a little bit of the article "I Am a Cat", but some of the characterizations in it were too sharp, so he just glanced at it once or twice.

Intellectuals are all proud and find it difficult to accept others pointing out their minor shortcomings.

If we say "forty is the age when one's fortunes are decided", it means that intellectuals begin to influence society.

When he was only eighteen years old, Ryukawa Toru gave Japanese writers a lesson.

Don't be complacent, don't be arrogant. Only by reading "I Am a Cat" and realizing your own shortcomings can you learn the "sketching method".

Just like that, Mingzhi was sitting on the ground quietly.

In the afternoon at Mt. Takao, a group of writers read through the articles of "Soseki Shonryu" in "Yakuoji".

"If literature can transform society,"

For the writers who came to participate in the poetry meeting today, the essence of sketching has just been unfolded, but Ryukawa Toru and the eldest lady have already left Yakuoin Yukiji Temple.

“‘I Am a Cat’ is about influencing people who can transform society.”

The girl was wearing a gold-plated kimono and had her hair tied up in a beautiful bun. She glanced at the boy walking with Muzi and spoke softly.

"I Am a Cat" has two literary meanings.

The first is that the article uses a lot of sketching techniques and can be used as a textbook for studying sketching.

The second point is that it taught those literati to see the world through a "cat's eye".
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The attitude of the sketch writer towards other people's affairs is not the attitude of an aristocrat towards the untouchables, nor the attitude of a wise man towards a fool, nor the attitude of a gentleman towards a villain, nor the attitude of a man towards a woman or a woman towards a man, but the attitude of an adult towards a child, the attitude of a parent towards his child.

Sketching should be objective, just like looking at the world through a cat's eyes.

The eldest lady became happier and happier as she spoke, and the corners of her mouth even curled up slightly.

"Why are you so happy?"

Longchuan Che looked at the girl strangely.

"Aren't we rivals? Shouldn't you be so depressed and crying?"

In terms of influence in the literary world alone, the Akutagawa Prize is not as good as "I Am a Cat", the representative of sketching.

The boy's tone was slightly teasing, and the young lady sighed and said:

"When we were compared, we were rivals, but now we are friends."

"Adaptive friend?"

"That's pretty much it."

The three of them were walking and talking, and when they arrived at the entrance of Nioumon, they saw two people chatting there.

"Want to hold a book signing event with our Shincho Society?"

"Yes, isn't the copyright of his book owned by Xinchao?"

"I need to discuss this matter with Minister Nakamura."

"Reply to me as soon as possible."

The two people chatting were Ono Taro and Takeda Maki.

The editor-in-chief, whom he hadn't seen for some time, smiled and waved when he saw Longchuan Che.

"Hey, isn't this Mr. Ophiuchus, who frequently publishes articles for Kodansha and has forgotten the Mono no aware trilogy?"

The elegant middle-aged man has a bright smile.

"What a coincidence! You also come to Mt. Takao to relax?" The other person was obviously smiling, but the resentful look in his eyes made Longchuan Che feel creepy.

I recalled the thousand paper cranes in "The Ancient Capital" that I never started writing and I don't know where they are still.

"I'm already thinking about it, Mr. Ono."

Longchuan Che looked serious, as if he was taking things very seriously.

"You'd better." Ono Taro sneered, "I just happened to collect a statue of Acala by Munetoshi recently."

Munetoshi is a modern Japanese sword maker, and the Acalanatha statue is a short sword.

Longchuan Che pinched his chin.

Is this considered a threat?
The Shinchosha editor who advocates the use of force to demand submissions, and the Kodansha executive who has a cold look on his face.

Longchuan Che met two people walking down the mountain together.

Mount Takao is paved with stone slabs, and the road is flat, so it is not tiring to walk on.

"What's so good about this thing?"

On the way down the mountain, you will pass the "Men's Slope" and "Women's Slope", and the suspension bridge.

Mount Takao has beautiful scenery and a clear blue sky.

Takeda Maki picked up a copy of "Gunzo" which had just been published two days ago. In one of the pages was Ryukawa Toru's 20,000-word novel "I Am a Cat".
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Having tasted all the sweetness and sweetness of the world, I know the warmth and coldness behind words.
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However, whenever one feels disgusted with oneself or feels depressed, there is nothing more beneficial than looking in the mirror. The mirror will immediately distinguish the beauty from the ugliness. One will surely find: Wow, with such a face, one has lived so proudly until today! When one notices this, it is the most valuable period of life. There is nothing more noble than admitting one's own stupidity.
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There is nothing more valuable in the world than admitting that you are stupid.

Many sentences in it are more like warnings than novels, and the structure is also very loose. Takeda Shinki found it interesting to read, but I don't know why that group of people suddenly sat down to study it.

It's not that the writer couldn't understand the sketching method and the significance of this work. Taro Ono gave a brief explanation.

"It's unnecessary."

This is a novel that teaches authors how to write books, and Takeda Maki closed the book with disdain.

In the eyes of the executive director, Longchuan Che is doing a thankless job.

"I Am a Cat" has great literary significance, but if Ryukawa Toru just wanted others to recognize his literary attainments, "An Essentials of Haiku" would be enough.

Although many people now have to pinch their noses to recognize him, many people even ask him for advice on sketching.

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Takeda Maki hadn't finished speaking to her annoying brother-in-law.

There was a sound of dense footsteps on the stone steps behind me.

Takeda Shinki turned around and was stunned.

"How could this be unnecessary, Ms. Takeda?"

Taro Ono sighed and pulled the big businessman a few steps to the side.

Takeda Shinki may understand business, but she definitely doesn't understand the author.

She didn't know how much significance Ryukawa Toru's "I am a Cat" had for many writers who were unable to create.

Just like after all the haiku were written, a book called "Essentials of Haiku" was published.

Takeda Shinki was pulled aside by Ono Taro to watch.

She saw Oobi Ichiro and others rushing down from the mountain.

She watched them walk hurriedly with a complicated expression.

She watched Longchuan Che find a stone bench to sit down.

She looked at the cloudless sky above Mount Takao.

Wen Gong knocked his knees to the ground
Seeing Longchuan is as clear as seeing the blue sky.

(End of this chapter)