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, the school culture festival of No. 1 High School 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 analyzed it, and those of these literary societies
People are always telling the same old story.
It's like doing reading comprehension.
I have to analyze word for word what Natsume meant when he wrote this sentence, what exactly did he say? Combined with the background, what metaphors and 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. When I woke up from exhaustion and fell asleep, I felt the greatness of this sentence. What this sentence means is
:My cat..."
On the podium, a student gave an impassioned speech.
Just 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 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.
Next, we talked about other literary works.
It is inevitable to mention "The Great Qin Empire" written by Bai Gui.
"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. 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. Now the Qing Dynasty is weak and our country is strong, but the world situation is changeable..."
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, a member 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 plot against Qin. However, after Lord Shang carried out reforms and carried out more thorough reforms, 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 the Wei State, it is in a land of four wars without natural dangers as a barrier. Although the Qing State is weak at this time, it has a vast territory and rich resources, like the four fortresses in Guanzhong. A temporary defeat is nothing!
Bai Gui frowned and didn't pay much attention.
This is the truth, and everyone knows it. The Great Qin Empire is just a novel. In the political theory class of the first high school, many theories like this were put forward, and he heard a lot.
It's just that the novel conforms to the core elements of the era of political reform, and 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 for a moment."
Just as 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 High 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 also heard about this person. Whether it was in his previous life or now, Akutagawa Ryunosuke is now considered to be quite famous in the industry. He founded the "Sunrise World" magazine with his classmates when he was ten years old, and has continued to do so in the following years.
He contributes articles to various newspapers and is 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?"
Ryunosuke Akutagawa had already expected it, but as wise as him, he 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. You don't have to call me 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 senpai 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, and I can also make some money."
"By the way, I can also get to know the seniors."
Akutagawa Ryunosuke bowed.
He prefers the Qin Empire, but not to the point of deliberately asking for an autograph. However, there is no reason to come to make friends, and the autograph will undoubtedly make the relationship between the two closer.
It can be considered a careful trick.
"The bound newspaper is considered to be Akutagawa-kun's intention."
Bai Gui nodded.
The first volume of Empire of Qin has now been fully released. Some readers will deliberately bind each issue of the newspaper together, which is a bound newspaper. There are also some resellers who also use this to make a fortune.
Many newspaper staff, when they know that some serial novels by great writers are very popular, they will secretly print more newspapers for their own collection, and then wait until a certain time to sell them.
It can also be regarded as an unspoken rule and benefit.
As editor-in-chief, he had also seen some bound newspapers secretly ordered by the printing department.
But if the water is clear, there will be no fish.
A small profit is not enough for him to take care of it.
Newspaper publishers are reluctant to publish bound newspapers. First, they do not have the copyright to publish single volumes. Second, bound newspapers will inevitably lead to high prices. They are definitely more expensive than single volumes, and the experience is not as good.
Bai Gui took out the pen hanging on his lapel and signed his name.
The two also exchanged business cards.
"I heard that the senior's single book will be released soon, but I will definitely buy a few copies to take home and collect."
Akutagawa Ryunosuke smiled.
The sales volume of an issue is always the least, and it is also the most valuable, making it very collectible.