Chapter 328 Haruno’s literary achievements
The person who made an appointment with Haruno Sawayama was the director of the Liberal Arts Office who was responsible for managing them.
In my impression, this director rarely showed up in the school, and even when he did show up, his presence was very thin.
After all, when there is a need to give a speech, the dean and principal will come forward, and the director himself is not responsible for teaching in the school, so Haruno Sawayama does not have a deep memory of him.
That being said, when the other party took the initiative to contact him, Haruno Sawayama returned to the school immediately.
After entering the teacher's office building, he quickly came to the other party's office.
After knocking on the door twice, a steady voice soon came from inside: "Please come in."
Sawayama Haruno no longer hesitated, opened the door and greeted the middle-aged man sitting in the office politely.
"Director."
"Sawayama-kun, right?"
Although he had never met Haruno Sawayama, the director of the hospital office who could call out his name accurately immediately showed a polite smile.
"Come on, come in and sit down."
He stood up with a smile and invited Haruno Sawayama to come in and sit and talk.
With such an intimate attitude, people who didn't know better thought the relationship between the two was so close that it was hard to believe that this was just their first meeting.
Even Haruno Sawayama couldn't help but murmur, is the legendary Japanese politeness about to start again?
Fortunately, I have lived in the island country for so many years, and I have already learned these polite words. If it doesn't work, I just waste some time and play Tai Chi with the other person.
I thought well in my heart, but after actually sitting down, what the other party said was a bit beyond Sawayama Haruno's expectations.
The director of the hospital office did not remain polite for too long, but got into the topic with great frankness.
"Did Sawayama-san write novels for Kodansha?"
The director of the hospital office looked at Haruno Sawayama with a smile, as if he was extremely sure of what he said.
After all, the rhythm has taken off these days. Even if it has not spread to the extent that everyone in the country is aware of it, at least within the scope of Tokyo, many people still know about it.
Especially at the University of Tokyo, many people have spread the news that Haruno Sawayama is Fuyumi Kiriyama, which is why the director of the college office is so sure of what he said.
"Indeed"
Seeing that his identity had been exposed by the other party, Haruno Sawayama, who had no intention of hiding it anymore, simply admitted it happily.
"I wrote "Norwegian Wood". I took a long vacation from school in the first two months to write a novel and participate in a competition." He said calmly.
"As expected."
Hearing that Haruno Sawayama finally admitted his identity, the smile on the face of the director of the hospital office grew thicker.
"It's really amazing. I've also read Mr. Zeshan's book. In my words, it can only be impeccable."
The director of the college office praised the other person without hesitation as soon as he came up, and kept praising him: "You can write works of this level only in the first grade. Zeshan's literary attainments are even greater than those of our liberal arts professors." Some teachers are even stronger.”
"It's too praised. I still have a lot to learn. Without the careful cultivation of the school, I wouldn't be able to accumulate enough writing skills to create." Haruno Sawayama said modestly.
He is familiar with business exchanges.
I have experienced this kind of "mutual praise" countless times when I was working in my previous life. Regardless of the situation on the island country, it is definitely right to compliment each other at this time.
Sure enough, after hearing Sawayama Haruno's words, the director of the hospital office smiled even brighter.
"Zawayama-san is still too self-effacing, but as Dongda University students we do need to be down-to-earth and have a hard-working spirit to move forward steadily. Of course, the school is also happy to see students who can expand beyond their studies. own activities.”
The director of the college office paused and added: "Our school's rules and regulations can be very flexible for students with extraordinary talents like Zeshan. If we need to ask for leave from the school later because of writing needs, even though Just say it, the school will 100% support students in their independent creations.”
Good guy.
Hearing this, Sawayama Haruno couldn't help but secretly clicked his tongue.
Sure enough, even at the University of Tokyo, the person who can be the director here is at the level of an old fox.
It was clearly meant to open a back door for oneself, and he could ask for leave at will in the future, but from the mouth of the director of the college office, it became the school's support for students' independent creation. It is really the artistry of language.
But since he is the beneficiary, it doesn't matter what the director of the hospital office says. Anyway, his future leave is basically stable.
"Then thank the school for its kindness."
Haruno Sawayama smiled slightly and said: "To be honest, I have been working on my second novel during this period. Due to the finals, I have been unable to make time recently."
"Of course this is easy to solve." The director of the college office immediately changed his expression to a solemn expression and said generously: "The main purpose of the school is to educate students and cultivate students in all aspects. Zeshan can make great achievements in literature." Of course, there is no need for the school to stop you from achieving more and better achievements because of trivial matters at the end of the semester.”
"Of course, the school here also has some expectations for Zeshan-san." He suddenly changed the subject.
"Director, please speak." Haruno Sawayama said helplessly.
Sure enough, it was not as easy as imagined for the other party to chat with me.
The next step is to ask for their conditions, but I don’t know what they will ask of me.
"After all, the final exam and the usual attendance points are treated equally for students."
The director of the college office explained with a smile: "Even if the school can support it, it must be based on Zeshan's ability to show enough literary talent, so that everyone can understand that Zeshan is not absent without reason, but has the ability to complete his studies ahead of schedule. Understand my Do you mean? ”
"I probably understand that the director wants me to win more awards?" Haruno Sawayama asked tentatively.
"Of course, having something is definitely better than nothing."
The director of the college office coughed twice and said slowly: "This year is almost over, but starting from next year, various domestic literary awards will also start to participate in the competition. Since Zeshan is cooperating with Kodansha Yes, you must have heard of this.”
"I did, I understand what the school means"
Haruno Sawayama nodded and said softly: "I will submit "Norwegian Wood" to the literary competition next year."
The other party's intention should not be too clear. He just wants to get more awards for himself.
Because his debut was too short, he had not yet had time to submit "Norwegian Wood" to the competition.
So far, I have only won the first place in the semi-public literary competition held by the four major publishing groups, and such an honor is definitely not enough for the school.
They have all read the book written by Haruno Sawayama and know what level his specific level is. Therefore, they want Haruno Sawayama to participate in the competition as soon as possible and win as many prizes as possible. In this way, the school will train The honor of talents can also be added with a rich and colorful touch.
To put it simply, the more awards Sawayama Haruno wins, the more achievements their school leaders will have. After all, Sawayama Haruno is a member of the University of Tokyo and is a student taught by their leaders.
Don't worry about whether they taught Haruno how to write books, just say whether Haruno learned from them.
Seeing that Sawayama Haruno was so easy to understand, the director of the hospital office couldn't help but sigh that chatting with smart people saves trouble.
"With your words, I feel relieved. To be honest, the school is very confident in Zeshan's works. These days, a large number of "Norwegian Wood" have been replenished from outside bookstores and placed in the library, ah no Would you mind signing it? ”
As he spoke, the director of the hospital office took out a book and a pen from under the tea table like a magic trick.
".Don't mind."
Haruno Sawayama took over the pen and neatly left his pen name in the blank space on the first page.
I don’t know why, but he has a feeling that he will be soft-handed in signing autographs in the future.
Fortunately, I wore a mask when I came to school. I'll wear a mask and leave quietly later. If other students in the university find out, I'm afraid I'll really have to sign in and die.
After handing the signed book back to the director of the school office, the two of them chatted for more than half an hour. The specific content was nothing more than how Haruno Zeshan created such a literary work and what he had learned while studying in school. There is nothing else to help with.
By the time they finished chatting, it was already past four in the afternoon.
Seeing that the sky was almost dark, the director of the hospital office did not continue to force Haruno Zeshan to stay, but sent him out of the office building after promising that he would help approve the leave note for this period of time.
After settling everything, Haruno Sawayama didn't dare to delay at all, and quickly walked out of the campus and headed straight to the station.
Along the way, he felt a little emotional that the matter he had been worried about could be solved so easily. If he had known, he would not have asked Ms. Takayama Nami to issue an internship certificate for him, and he would have wasted a favor.
Anyway, the school will definitely owe him a favor, and there are only a few ways to repay it. It is better to just ask the director of the college office to handle the final project for him.
"The plan can't keep up with the changes."
Sawayama Haruno touched his chin and murmured to himself.
To be honest, he was not very interested in participating in literary competitions, because the main purpose of becoming a copywriter at the beginning was to make money.
But now, both Kodansha and the University of Tokyo hope that he can participate in the competition with his work.
After some thinking, Sawayama Haruno felt that it was not impossible for him to reconsider this matter.
Anyway, according to the established trajectory of its previous life, "Norwegian Wood" swept almost all domestic and foreign literary awards in addition to the Nobel Prize.
At least for him, winning the award is no problem.
(End of chapter)