Chapter 300 Master of Mystery Novels
Japan, Saitama.
Fang Yan found Morimura Seiichi’s house with the help of Suzuki Yoko.
Typical Japanese style, just like a house in "Chibi Maruko-chan", "Crayon Shin-chan", and "Doraemon".
On the nameplate at the door of the house, the word "Sen Cun" is written.
After Yoko Suzuki rang the doorbell, she saw a gray-haired old man walking out with a cane.
He has just recovered from a serious illness. His face is haggard and his body is thin, but his eyes are firm, powerful and clear.
"Master Morimura, I am Suzuki Yoko, the daughter of the head of the Suzuki branch of Yufi Pavilion."
Suzuki Yoko bowed respectfully, "This is the dialect teacher you want to see. ."
"Teacher Morimura, I have long admired my name."
Fang Yan looked up and down at the old man in front of him.
This is one of the "Five Tigers of Japanese Mystery Literature" along with Takagi Harimitsu, Edogawa Ranpo, Sano Hiroshi, and Yokomori Masashi. Shoji Shimada, Keigo Higashino, and Yukito Ayatsuji are all just Their juniors.
"Please come in and sit down, please come in and sit down."
As Morimura Seiichi walked, he greeted his wife to serve tea.
Fang Yan came to the living room, sat cross-legged on the tatami, handed over a box of snacks in his hand, and thanked him for supporting and recommending his "Yamamura" at this Akutagawa Ryunosuke award event "Postman", otherwise, you may not be able to get this grand prize and bonus.
"I protect your work entirely out of public interest."
Seiichi Morimura said, "I am very sure that your novel deserves the Akutagawa Prize, and the facts just prove that there is nothing wrong with my vision."
After the tea was served, Fang Yan offered tea instead of wine and toasted politely.
"The movie "Witness" adapted from your mystery novel has been very popular among the audience as soon as it was introduced to China."
"That's right!"
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Makoto Morimura immediately lit up at the sight, "It's really an honor for me to be loved by the Chinese audience."
Then he followed the movie "Witness" and took the initiative to talk about his masterpiece. and creative career.
“That year, Matsumoto Seicho’s mystery novels were very popular. After reading them, I suddenly realized that content reflecting social issues could be expressed in the form of mystery novels.”
"So in 1969, I wrote my first social mystery novel , "The Blind Spot at the Top", is about a hotel manager being murdered in a secret room, which leads to a series of murders. After that, it becomes out of control..."
"But compared to these novels, I personally I think the most important work in my life is "The Devil's Feeding" which I completed last year."
"The Devil's Feast?"
At first glance, it sounds like a horror novel, but after asking in dialect, I found out that it is actually a reportage documenting the notorious 731st Unit.
Seiichi Morimura said in a serious tone: "In order to obtain first-hand information, I went to Northeast China, the United States, and Japan, and interviewed a large number of survivors before writing this book."
Fang Yan was in awe, and vaguely guessed that his purpose of inviting him by name must be related to "The Devil's Feast".
“You guys wait here.”
Morimura Makoto nodded, stood up and walked to the study. When he came back, he had a thick stack of books and information in his hands.
Fang Yan took it and took a look. After learning a foreign language from Bai Ruoxue for so long, he could barely understand it.
In an instant, his eyebrows were raised.
If you guessed it correctly, "Black Sun 731", which has haunted countless people in their childhood, is very likely to be adapted from this novel.
“Originally, I planned to hand it over to you on the day your delegation arrives in Tokyo.”
Morimura Makoto said with regret: "I didn't expect that my body would be so useless. I was sick and hospitalized, so I had to use this method."
"Your novel and information are really precious!"< br>
The tone of the dialect is full of admiration.
Seiichi Morimura hopes to publish it in China without any copyright fees.
Fang Yan promised emphatically, putting the novel and first-hand information into his briefcase for safekeeping with extra care.
"Drink tea, drink tea."
Morimura Seiichi did not continue to talk about serious topics, but talked about literature and mystery novels.
"Teacher Fang also recently wrote a horror and suspense novel." Yoko Suzuki said, "But it's not a mystery novel, it's a science fiction novel."
Morimura Seiichi heard a novel It combines elements of horror, suspense and science fiction, and I am very interested: "Do you have it with you?"
"I am in a hurry on this trip, so I don't have it with me." Fang Yan said, "Wait until the sample of the novel comes out. I will definitely send it to you in the future.”
Seiichi Morimura nodded with satisfaction, and then listened to him talk about "The Ring" in a concise and concise manner. The more he listened, the more interesting he became:
"This novel of yours is a bit different. The flavor of Gepai.”
“Biangepai?”
Fang Yan was surprised.
Yoko Suzuki explains that this is one of the unique genres of Japanese mystery novels.
Japanese mystery novels are currently divided into 3 genres.
They are the socialist school that "reflects social reality contradictions and problems", the original style school that "explains riddles and solves mysteries", and the changed style school that uses "bizarre atmosphere and perverted plots".
“The Biange sect is the same as the original sect, focusing on solving puzzles.”
Morimura Seiichi continued: “But the difference is that the Biange sect absorbs gods, demons, curiosity, and abnormality. , science and other elements, the contents are mostly eerie and absurd, with many inappropriate exaggerated descriptions, very bloody and perverted, dark and strange..."
Fang Yan turned his head and asked in a low voice: "Yoko, are you really that perverted?"
"Yes, definitely not an ordinary pervert."
Suzuki Yoko nodded repeatedly, "But Fang Teacher, don’t worry, you are definitely not a pervert.”
Fang Yan rolled his eyes angrily, of course I am not a pervert!
"But fortunately, this kind of heretical school has completely declined." Morimura Seiichi said with emotion.
Since Seicho Matsumoto founded the "socialist school", many mystery novel writers have always been unable to get out of the shadow of the socialist school.
Therefore, the Socialist School is also known as the "Ching Zhang Curse" and has always been the largest school of reasoning in Japan!
"Master Morimura, what about the New Benge Sect?"
Fang Yan asked the question that he wanted to ask just now.
Morimura Seiichi couldn't help but said in surprise: "I didn't expect Mr. Fang Yan to also know about the New Benge Sect!"
"It's just hearsay." Fang Yan laughed.
"To talk about this new style, we have to start with Shimada-kun's "Astrological Killing Magic"."
Seiichi Morimura said.
A few years ago, Shoji Shimada won the Edogawa Ranpo Prize for "The Magic of Killing by Astrology", and he was determined to break the "Seicho Curse" and founded a reasoning club at Kyoto University. , raised the banner of "New Original Style", but in fact it was not recognized by the mainstream.
Just like when Misty Poetry first came out, it was not recognized by the mainstream poetry community. Instead, it was suppressed and excluded.
"Why is this happening?"
Fang Yan took a sip of tea.
While pouring tea, Morimura Makoto commented, “Because the New Honkakus have abandoned the reality of society and excessively pursued unexpected, interesting, and exciting puzzle solving in completely fictional stories, both It is unreasonable, illogical, and completely unrealistic, but it is very popular among young people. . ”
“This may have something to do with the environment. ”
Fang Yan said that young people have no sense of crisis and have not experienced severe beatings from society. They naturally like to pursue pleasure and sensory stimulation. The human nature and contradictions involved in socialist novels are neither understandable nor interesting to them.
Morimura Seiichi was stunned for a moment, then slapped the table.
Fang Yan and Suzuki Yoko looked at each other, confused.
“That makes sense!”
Seiichi Morimura said that this generation of young people born in the 1960s and 1970s, whether they are readers or writers, have never experienced socialist factions. In the days when reasoning was popular, I did not experience a period of complicated and chaotic social unrest, so I did not have much interest in social mystery novels.
“No wonder my father said that.”
Suzuki Yoko said softly: "In recent years, socialist reasoning has also begun to decline."
Fang Yan smiled: "My teacher told me that realism will never go out of style. I believe it." Social reasoning based on real problems will never go out of style.”
< br>Seiichi Morimura praised, "Mr. Fang Yan, how is the development of your Chinese suspense mystery novels?"
"Not bad."
Fang Yan put it euphemistically, Chinese mystery novels have a long history. , my ancestors were rich, and there were many public case novels in ancient times.
The most popular one is "Three Heroes and Five Righteousness", also known as "Bao Gong's Case". As for now, contemporary mystery novels are still in a rough state, slowly developing in a wretched way.
"So, does Mr. Fang Yan plan to write a pure mystery novel?"
Morimura Seiichi held the tea cup and said: "If so, I would be very willing to write it for you. Preface.”
(End of this chapter)