The two stones "the youngest Naoki Award winner in history" and "Naoki Award Plagiarism Incident" are enough to cause huge waves, let alone the two appear at the same time.

Especially the "youngest Naoki Award winner" participated in the plagiarism incident in some form, and the relevance of it is really imaginative. At least the Jiuli Magazine, which mainly engages in story-making, relies heavily on this attractive wave of attention.

But no matter how big the wave is, it is only a while. Within half a month, the news of a female artist having an affair overshadowed this incident, leaving only a little resounding in the corner of the Internet.

In this case, Shimizu Toru visited Miyuki's house.

Sitting on the sofa prepared for the guests, Shimizuki held the hot tea, and his eyes were first attracted by the walls of game collections.

"Miyabe Sang, are these... all yours?"

Seeing his surprise, Miyuki Miyabe covered her mouth, "Of course, the game is much more interesting than writing. So I didn't dare to go home when I was rushing to make a manuscript."

She could understand this feeling very well. Shimizu nodded repeatedly, but remembered the reason why she came to visit, so she had to suppress her thoughts of discussing it carefully with her and then get to the point.

"Miyabe Sam, I'm here this time to learn about the results of the Naoki Awards Selection Committee's handling of the plagiarism."

"Didn't it be written in the newspaper? Sekawa Ren was prosecuted for fraud, and Kotanshe issued an apology statement in the media, and there was nothing else."

"But in this way, wouldn't all the responsibilities be placed on Sekawa Ren? Kotanshe and that Yamaakana Takashi were not subject to substantial punishment!"

Noting that Shimizu Toru was a little excited, Miyuki Miyabe got up and added tea to himself and said slowly: "From the perspective of our selection committee, since someone has taken responsibility, this matter has ended here."

Even though he was mentally prepared, Shimizu Tetsu couldn't help but feel a little disappointed when he heard the news with his own ears.

"But, Miyabe Sang, you also know that plagiarism is actually led by Kotanshe, and Sekawa Hitomi can't do this just by relying on the one hand."

"Yes, I know, or most judges know it too."

"That...is it because of Junichisan Watanabe?"

"There are reasons for him, but not all."

"Can you please tell me in detail?"

Looking at the student who was in front of him, I couldn't help but congratulating Takahashi again, Miyuki Miyabe sighed in her heart, "I am worthy of being a young man."

"The main reason is that the impact is too great."

“The impact is too great?”

"Qimizu, you also know that the Naoki Award is organized by the Japanese Literary Revitalization Association, and the Japanese Literary Revitalization Association is actually operated by the Literary Spring and Autumn Press. For the Naoki Award jury, the only punishment that can be imposed on the Kotanshe is restricting them from participating in the Naoki Award selection. This punishment is easily understood as the Literary Spring and Autumn is deliberately targeting the Kotanshe, which then triggers a full-scale war between two large publishers. Therefore, the Literary Spring and Autumn will never agree to do this."

"Secondly, the judges don't want to be involved in this matter. Each judge, including me, has more or less a relationship with Kaotanshe. They either have published books in Kaotanshe, or friends, or disciples have published books in Kaotanshe. Although we are not afraid of it, we don't want to offend it casually, resulting in damage to our own interests. Kiyomizu, do you understand that?"

After fully understanding what she meant, Shimizu nodded slowly.

"It is because... Kotanshe is so big that no one can avoid it, either other publishers or writers."

"That's what it means, who made it the largest publishing group in Japan?"

Miyuki Miyabe took a sip of tea and continued, "As for Junichisan Watanabe... Kiyomizu-kun, why do you think you can sit here today?"

I was stunned by this question and Shimizu thought thoroughly.

After understanding the reason, the expression on his face gradually became helpless: "It's because of Teacher Takahashi."

"That's right. If Takahashi hadn't introduced you to me, even if you were the winner of the Naoki Prize, I wouldn't have let you in casually."

"Then Junichisan Watanabe is the same..."

"Watanabe Junichisan and Kotanshe have a good relationship, especially the Yamanaka director. They have known each other for more than 20 years. So, if you sit in that position, one side is an old friend who promises Kotanshe has nothing to do with this matter, and the other is a stranger who does not have sufficient evidence but firmly believes that Kotanshe is involved, what would you choose? "

Shimizuki pulled the corner of his mouth and took a breath, "Especially... if this happens, the old friend's son-in-law will be ruined on the spot..."

"That's it," Miyuki Miyabe sighed, "It can't be said that Junichisan Watanabe has no idea of ​​maintaining justice, it's just..."

"He cannot be without the seat of a Tanshe or an old friend in his justice."

He learned something from this incident again. Shimizu Tetsu pondered for a moment, put down the slightly cool tea, and looked directly at Miyuki Miyabe with a soft expression.

"Miyabe Sang, what if I don't want this to end?"

"That's up to you."

Looking at the junior in front of him, Miyuki Miyabe's expression did not change at all.

"After all, Kiyomizu-kun, you are holding on to the idea of ​​being fair to the Naoki Award jury this time, right?"

"Yes."

"That's the result. In a sense, the literary world is also a place to talk about strength, but the source of strength is exchanged for awards and sales. This time you are not strong enough, and even if Takahashi helps you, you can't beat Kotanshe, so you can't expect others to help you."

Capturing the message from her words, Shimizu Takahashi hurriedly said, "Teacher Takahashi, has he come forward too?"

"Otherwise, why do you think it would be announced at the press conference? The judges had decided to announce it in the media immediately after confirming the plagiarism. To be honest, your qualification for winning is hardly a bargaining chip compared to Kodansha."

Qingshuiche heard this and couldn't speak for a long time.

When leaving Miyuki Miyabu's residence, Shimizu Tetsu was still thinking about the teacher's appearance and the so-called "strength".

Awards represent literary attainments, sales are the public's recognition, and the importance is no less than the fame of the two. These combined determine a person's status in the literary world.

Sure enough, can't you escape the fight anywhere?

Shimizuchi sighed.

I chose to become a writer at first because I was interested in writing and didn’t care about winning and selling, so I thought about winning awards to exchange for “fairness”. As a result... Is it putting the cart before the horse? You must first have the “strength” brought by the awards to maintain your own “fairness”. Otherwise, even things that already belong to you will be taken away...

It's like Miyamoto Naoki, who obviously had his work copied by others but had no way to complain and could only continue to be a gunman for others.

So, I really have to...

Just as I was about to engrave a conclusion in my heart, the phone in my pocket suddenly made a sound. After I opened it, I was an email from Miyato Kyuro Miyato.

"Do you remember the youngest Naoki Award winner to shake hands together and 'take materials'?"

After Shimizu Tetsu curled the corners of her mouth and gave a positive reply, she stepped into the night wind of January in Tokyo.

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Chapter completed!