The next process is similar to other leadership meetings in later generations.
One by one, the winners came to the stage to receive their awards and took turns bowing and saluting the Crown Princess.
Then several winners of important awards gave their acceptance speeches,
Occasionally, several big guys from the association would give speeches.
Finally, there was the curtain call speech from the President of the Children’s Literature Association,
That is really stinky and long, and it captures the essence of "Let me just say a few words".
I don’t know how the royal family’s crown prince and queen kept smiling. It’s been almost an hour. Wouldn’t their faces cramp?
Naoki Nagayama looked at some of the writers around him, and they all looked drowsy. Ashikabi Furuta in the front row even squinted his eyes and nodded his head from time to time, as if he had fallen asleep...
Finally, with the host's voice, the award ceremony came to an end.
After the royal family also left, the atmosphere among the remaining people became much more relaxed.
"Naoki-san, the salon is on another floor."
Morikawa Kunji took Nagayama Naoki and walked forward,
"The people attending the salon were all writers and editors, not the media people or other staff."
In a slightly smaller hall, there is a bar, a dining table, and a circular sofa in the middle... There are about 30 people among them, chatting in twos and threes, and many of them are holding red wine in their hands and eating.
thing.
"Naoki-san, feel free to chat with anyone, they are all people from the cultural field~" After saying that, he took a glass of wine and chatted with a few big guys in suits and ties. It is a rare opportunity in a year to expand your network.
It's still very precious to him.
"Does this guy not care about me?"
Nagayama Naoki cursed that he didn't know anyone here, so who could he talk to? Then his eyes met the food on the table.
Yo ho, bread, cakes, steaks, barbecue, fried chicken, sushi, hand rolls, tempura, saury, fried pork cutlets, wasabi noodles...it's actually a combination of Japanese and Western.
I was already a little hungry. After exercising in the morning, those snacks at noon were totally useless.
Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, Nagayama Naoki took a plate, took some food from each plate, filled the plate, and then took a bottle of Coke to the table in the corner to enjoy it silently.
...
The steak is very tender, the pork chop is very fragrant, the tempura is very crispy, and the barbecue is also delicious...
While eating, Nagayama Naoki felt a line of sight coming from beside him.
He is an uncle in his 30s, he looks polite and shy, and he is alone in the corner next to him.
"It seems like he doesn't know anyone else~" Nagayama Naoki didn't take it seriously.
But I didn’t expect that person to watch it a few more times.
Uncle, what are you doing? We agreed beforehand, no date!
Nagayama Naoki swallowed the last bun with Coke and felt the uncle looking over again...
Turn your head immediately, →_→ stare! What are you looking at?
That uncle actually lowered his head in embarrassment?
Although Nagayama Naoki is always being peeked at by strangers, most of them are young ladies or little sisters.
When a strange man looks at me, he always feels a little dangerous, so he still needs to confirm.
He walked directly to him and asked, "Excuse me, have we met before?"
The strange man obviously didn't expect someone to be so direct. He said in a panic: "No, Mr. Naoki, it's the first time I see you today."
"Then why?" Nagayama Naoki pointed to his eyes, "It feels like uncle has observed me many times, as if he knows me?"
"Ah, Arnold, that's because I seem to have seen Naoki-san's face on TV..."
Oh? Not because of "The Ghost Story"? That's a soda commercial?
"Oh? Is it an advertisement related to soda?"
"Ah! Hi! That's it. My wife asked me to buy several bottles of Sakura soda! That's right!"
Nagayama Naoki breathed a sigh of relief, it would be nice to have a wife!
"Hahaha, it turns out to be that one. It was an advertisement from a long time ago. Speaking of which, my image in the advertisement is quite different. It's amazing that I can be recognized." In the advertisement, he was dressed as a haggard middle-aged man.
Years.
"Hahaha, I still have a little confidence in my observation skills." It seems that he said it.
"You've been talking for so long and you still don't know who you are?"
"Ah, I'm sorry. My name is Haruki Murakami. It's our first time meeting you. Please give me some advice."
"Haha, my names are Nagayama Naoki and Haruki-san. Our names are a bit similar. Please give me some advice."
Nagayama Naoki first replied with a smile, and then reacted,
"Are you Haruki Murakami?!"
...
Nagayama Naoki was a little confused. He never expected to meet a famous writer from later generations in a salon!
It’s no exaggeration to say that “Norwegian Wood” led an era.
"Naoki-san? Naoki-san?"
Seeing that the young man opposite was a little distracted, Murakami Haruki whispered twice,
"Ah, I'm sorry, I was a little distracted just now."
"Have Naoki-san heard of my name?"
"Ah, I've heard of it before, so I'm a little surprised."
Naoki Nagayama recalled how famous this writer was in the future. Not only had he heard of it, it was astonishing.
"Haha, just like Naoki-san, I also won a Newcomer Award two weeks ago, the Noma Literary Newcomer Award."
Haruki Murakami probably thinks Naoki Nagayama learned about himself from this award.
"It's really a coincidence." Nagayama Naoki said, "By the way, why is Haruki-san staying in the corner?"
"Maybe I can't fit in with those crowds." Looking at the groups of people chatting in the salon, "I don't like socializing..."
Perhaps it was because he had some interactions with Nagayama Naoki before that he would say a few more words. It can be said that he is usually a very introverted person.
"Then why is Naoki-san staying in the corner?"
"Because I'm very hungry..."
Um...what kind of weird reason is this???
"Hahaha, it's good to hide here and eat. The food in the salon is also delicious~"
Nagayama Naoki has recovered from the shock. After all, he has met many future celebrities in Showa.
"It's mainly because the acquaintance who brought me here went to chat with someone else. That guy... and then I don't know anyone else here... Oh, I know one now."
"Hahaha, Naoki-san, are you talking about me?"
"Of course, Haruki-san is the first author I know."
"The first one? Naoki-san is actually more lonely than me?"
"I don't think I'm lonely, I just don't like to go out. I still like to listen to music and watch TV at home~"
"Ha, he's about the same as me. I read more books."
"Oh? I'm currently watching Osamu Dazai's "The Unworthy of the World", and I feel a little confused..."
"I've seen it too..."
...
The conversation between the two of them actually went on so calmly,
This is rare for Haruki Murakami,
His introverted and shy character makes him have few friends and he doesn't like to make new friends.
I was also told by my family that I am indifferent to people~
However, although this young man today is a bit strange, he is surprisingly not annoying.
