138, Akutagawa Ryunosuke

There are nearly a hundred members of the literary club in the lecture hall.

Most of them are members of the first high school, and the others come from other schools.

After all, Ichigo's school culture festival is not to be missed.

It is true that as Saburo Tohei said, there are many female college students.

At this time, we were talking about Natsume Soseki's masterpiece "I am a Cat".

This masterpiece established Natsume Soseki's status in the literary world, and his first work directly reached the top.

It's just that... from the time it was serialized in "Cuckoo" magazine in 1905 to the publication of three volumes in 1906, this book has been completed for five years. Those who can analyze it have already done so. People in these literary societies are talking about the same old things.

It's like doing reading comprehension.

I have to analyze word for word what Natsume meant when he wrote this sentence, and what did he say? Combined with the background, what metaphors are there, what similes are there.

"I'm a cat, I don't have a name yet."

"Senior Xia Mian wrote such a sentence at the beginning. I read the novel all night long, and when I woke up from exhaustion and lethargy, I felt the greatness of this sentence. What it said :My cat..."

On the podium, a student gave an impassioned speech.

The interpretation of this sentence lasted seven or eight minutes.

After he finished speaking, the audience burst into applause.

After hearing this, Bai Gui shook his head helplessly.

This is similar to the later "fish eyes shining with strange light". Natsume Soseki's first sentence is indeed a metaphor, but it is not so outrageous.

But being able to explain it in one sentence for so long is considered impressive.

Some members went on to explain their views. This process went through four people and finally ended.

This was followed by discussions of other literary works.

Inevitably, "The Qin Empire" written by Bai Gui was mentioned.

"The Great Qin Empire is a book written by Bai Meihe when he was studying in Yigao. It tells the story of the Warring States period when all the countries were reforming to become stronger. The strong were strong and the weak were destroyed. The Wei State was the first to reform..., but it was still inevitably cannibalized by the Qin State and abandoned. The land west of Hexi..."

"I have read a lot from this book. Self-innovation is the basis for continuous improvement. Since the Meiji period, our country has been much better than the Qing Dynasty, but we should not be proud of it. Wei Yuan, a Qing countryman, opened his eyes to the world first and wrote "Hai Hai" "Guo Tu Zhi", this book is popular in our country. Today, the Qing Dynasty is weak and our country is strong, but the world is changing..."

A person talks freely.

Everyone in the audience was also fascinated by it.

The Black Fission, the first volume of the Great Qin Empire, written by Bai Gui, talks about "the Qin and Wei Dynasties exchanged their strengths and weaknesses due to the reform." Li Kui of the Hexi School in the Wei State presided over the reform, and went through the Marquises of Wen and Wu. During the reign of King Wei, it reached its peak and agreed with the Six Kingdoms to seek Qin. However, after the Shang Lord implemented a more thorough reform, Wei was defeated miserably and ceded the land of Hexi...

Isn't this talking about the relationship between Japan and the Qing Dynasty!

Although Japan has gone through reforms to become stronger, its foundation is weak. Like Wei, it is in a place of four wars, without any natural dangers as a barrier. Although the Qing Dynasty was weak at this time, it had a vast territory and abundant resources, just like the four fortresses in Guanzhong. A temporary defeat was nothing!

Bai Gui frowned and didn't pay much attention.

The truth is this, everyone understands it. The Great Qin Empire is just a novel. In the political theory class of No. 1 High School, many theories like this were put forward, and he heard a lot of them.

It's just that the novel conforms to the core elements of the era of political reform. It uses the past to describe the present, which makes it valuable and a historical masterpiece.

It can be considered an over-interpretation.

It’s not as if one more book will have more impact.

…

In the afternoon, the Literary Club’s school culture festival is coming to an end.

"Senior Bai, please stop." Gu

Just when Bai Gui was about to get up and leave, someone called him from behind.

It was a young man, about the same age as him, about fifteen years old, with a slim body and a longer face. He wore round glasses and was a bit handsome. He came over holding a thick stack of bound newspapers.

"My name is Akutagawa Ryunosuke. I just graduated from the No. 3 Prefectural Middle School in March. I was recommended to Class 1, Class B of the First High School. Senior Bai is also my senior..."

Ryunosuke Akutagawa approached, shook hands with Shirogane.

"Is it Akutagawa-kun?"

Bai Gui has also heard about this person. Whether in his previous life or now, Akutagawa Ryunosuke is considered to be quite famous in the industry. He founded the "Sunrise World" magazine with his classmates when he was ten years old. In the following years, he continued to contribute articles to various newspapers. He was regarded as a talented young genius in Tokyo.

That's why Yi Gao gave him special approval to be sent out.

"Yes, I didn't expect that Senior Bai could remember my name?"

Akutagawa Ryunosuke had already expected it, but Zao Hui was like him and immediately showed a look of surprise.

"What's important, Akutagawa-kun?"

"By the way, since you are about to be promoted to the first grade of high school, just call me senior, not senior."

Bai Gui smiled and said.

Although Ryunosuke Akutagawa debuted earlier than him, his current reputation in the industry is obviously not as good as his. Therefore, it is reasonable to call him senior, but calling him senior is obviously closer.

"It's like this, Senior Bai... I have also read the novel written by senior, and I like it better, so I bought a bound newspaper and came to senior to ask for an autograph. I can also make some money."

"By the way, I can also get to know the seniors."

Akutagawa Ryunosuke bowed.

He likes the Great Qin Empire more, but he doesn't want to sign it deliberately. However, there is no reason to come to make friends, and signing will undoubtedly make the relationship between the two closer.

It can be regarded as a trick.

"The combined newspaper is also thoughtful of Akutagawa-kun."

Bai Gui nodded.

The first volume of the Great Qin Empire has been fully released. Some readers will deliberately bind each issue of the newspaper together, which is a combined newspaper. There are also some resellers who use this to make money.

When many newspaper staff know that some great writers' serial novels are very popular, they will secretly print more newspapers for private collection, and then wait for a certain time to sell them.

It can be regarded as an unspoken rule and benefit.

As the editor-in-chief, he has also seen some combined newspapers secretly ordered by the printing department.

It's just that there are no fish in the clear water.

A little profit is not enough for him to intervene.

For newspapers, combined newspapers are not very willing to do. First, there is no copyright to publish a single volume, and second, the price of a bundled edition is inevitably high, which is definitely more expensive than a single volume, and the experience is not good.

Bai Gui took out the pen hanging on his lapel and signed.

The two also exchanged business cards.

"I heard that the senior's single volume will be released soon, and I will definitely buy a few copies to collect at home."

Akutagawa Ryunosuke smiled.

The sales of one issue are always the least, and the value is the most precious, which is very meaningful for collection.

It is not a loss to buy it.