Chapter 93 I Have a Story
No matter what they thought in their hearts, they did a lot of preparation to maintain their daily life this time. From meeting them at the airport to checking in at the hotel and then to the banquet, everything was well prepared and made people feel extremely enthusiastic.
Gao Jialin was not fooled by these routines. He knew the purpose of his life very well and behaved calmly throughout the whole process. He ate and drank as usual, and at the same time paid attention to various details.
This trip abroad is a rare opportunity, and he must bring back some gains. He is not at the level of writing "Ugly Country Against Ugly Country", but based on the knowledge of later generations, he can still write something that is not superficial.
When the time comes, we will write it and submit it for internal reference, which will serve as a reminder to the country. If it can help the country reduce some losses, it will be even better.
After a tiring first day of traveling, everyone went back to their rooms to rest after the welcome banquet. Before going to bed, the team leader knocked on the doors of each room and checked, fearing that someone might have done something against the rules.
After waking up, the delegation was divided into several groups and went to different places to communicate with young people living everyday. It would be too troublesome for so many people to go to one place, and it would be impossible to have a good communication, so it would be better to disperse the number of people.
Those who have studied art will go to art schools, theater troupes, art galleries and other places; those who are good at sports will visit and exchange with sports clubs in universities. Gao Jialin first followed the group members to see the prosperity of Tokyo, and then came to the University of Tokyo for exchanges a few days later.
After entering the Tokyo University campus and chatting with the students who greeted them, they bowed 90 degrees to Gao Jialin and said, "Hey, Gao-san is actually a writer. This is so rude. We should call you sensei!"
Sensei means Mr., and those who have watched the movie "Sensei" probably remember this line: There are many professions in the world that are called Mr., such as teachers, lawyers, doctors and politicians. Teachers will educate them, doctors will heal them, lawyers will help them and politicians will help them make money; so these professions are respected and deserve to be called Mr.
Among all professions that qualify one to be called a gentleman, writers are undoubtedly the most respected. The Japanese believe that writers shoulder the responsibility of enlightening the people and educating the nation, and therefore enjoy a high social status.
Once they become famous writers, anything they do can be forgiven. Even if they cheat on their wives repeatedly and even commit suicide with their lover like Dazai Osamu, it will not affect their status.
In the history of the University of Tokyo, there have been famous writers such as Natsume Soseki, Akutagawa Ryunosuke, Dazai Osamu, Kawabata Yasunari and Mishima Yukio, so their students respect writers more than outsiders.
Now hearing that Gao Jialin had completed two long novels at such a young age and had been shortlisted for a Chinese literary award, the Dongda students who came to greet him were immediately in awe.
"There's no need to be so serious. We are of similar age, so it's better to be more casual." Gao Jialin said politely.
"No, no, no. There is an old Chinese saying that goes 'the one who achieves success comes first'. You have gone far ahead of us on the road of literature. It is only right that we address you as Mr.!" The other party still insisted. This cannot be taken lightly, otherwise it would be too rude.
Since they insisted, Gao Jialin no longer forced them and comfortably accepted their respect. Considering that this was a friendly exchange, Gao Jialin also said something they liked to hear, "When I was in school, I also read a lot of works by Japanese writers, and I really liked some of them."
"Hey, sir, which works of those writers do you like the most?" someone immediately asked excitedly, with a sense of pride in his words.
"The first is Mr. Natsume Soseki's "Sanshirō". The protagonist of this novel, Sanshirō, grew up from a high school student in the countryside to a university student in Tokyo. This experience is quite similar to my own. My first novel also describes the growth of a group of teenagers of different identities after entering university."
Several Tokyo University students immediately stood up straight and responded with pride, "Teacher Natsume is our national treasure writer in Japan, and he is also the pride of all Tokyo University students."
"There is also Mr. Kawabata Yasunari's "The Dancing Girl of Izu", the longing of a young boy that is neither in love nor in love is really fascinating."
The pride on their faces became even stronger, "Teacher Kawabata also graduated from our University of Tokyo."
Seeing how cocky they were, Gao Jialin couldn't help but feel a little bit of bad taste, so he said the name of another Japanese writer, "The last one is Mr. Kobayashi Takiji's "The Crab Cannery Ship"."
"Cough cough cough!" When they heard the name, some people couldn't help but cough violently. They didn't dare to let Gao Jialin continue speaking.
Because Kobayashi Takiji is the representative of Japanese proletarian literature, "The Crab Cannery Ship" describes the story of unemployed workers, bankrupt farmers, poor students and child laborers who were deceived into the crab cannery ship and rose up in resistance because they could not bear the exploitation.
If things were a little better in the early years, there would be leftists on the campus of the University of Tokyo. However, with the imprisonment of Fusako Shigenobu and the restoration of normal Sino-US relations, the left wing in Japan has gradually declined, and writers like Takiji Kobayashi have also become sensitive.
"Sensei, since you like the works of Mr. Natsume and Mr. Kawabata, let's go to the Department of Literature for a visit and exchange." There was no time to be rude at this time. The student in charge of receiving him quickly changed the subject and led them to the Department of Literature.
When we arrived at the Faculty of Literature, a student with big cheeks came up to us and bowed at a 90-degree angle. "Welcome to the Faculty of Literature at the University of Tokyo. I'm Teruyuki Kagawa, a sophomore in charge of reception! Thank you for your guidance!"
Gao Jialin was in a daze and almost heard "Happy New Year, brother and sister-in-law". He didn't expect to meet an acquaintance as soon as he arrived. At this time, Director Yamato still looked very immature.
Everyone followed Kagawa Teruyuki inside, saw the collections left by Natsume Soseki, Kawabata Yasunari, Oe Kenzaburo and others, visited the historical exhibition of the Faculty of Literature of the University of Tokyo, and then, as in previous times, sat down and communicated with the students of the Faculty of Literature of the University of Tokyo.
Gao Jialin became the focus of this exchange with his identity as a writer. Many students were full of respect for him and curiously asked about the content of Gao Jialin's works and his writing experience.
Gao Jialin selected a few jokes that interested them and chatted about them. The atmosphere on the scene soon became heated up. Several girls even had stars in their eyes. Gao Jialin couldn't help but feel a little regretful. If this was not an official event, he was afraid that as long as he gave a little hint, some girls would happily follow him. It would not even be impossible for several people to come to see him together.
After chatting for a while, someone couldn't help but ask, "Sensei, have you had any new creative inspiration during your stay in Neon?"
"I actually have a pretty good story."
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(End of this chapter)
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