Nohara Hiroshi lives in Misaki Town, Chiyoda District. His residence is not far from the editorial office of Kadokawa Bookstore, so he has much more rest time every day than his colleagues who live further away.
At the same time, because Chiyoda Ward is one of the "3 downtown wards", he can proudly call himself a true Tokyoite.
As a native of Tokyo, Nohara Hiroshi lives with his wife and daughter, but it is not a detached house, but an apartment.
With his salary and the current housing prices in Tokyo, he could have bought a piece of land or built his own house, but for work, he chose to live in an apartment.
It’s not that a detached house is unaffordable, but an apartment is more cost-effective.
Nohara Hiroyuki walked into the apartment building where he lived with a serious face, carrying his briefcase. When he walked to the elevator door, he found that all three elevators were upstairs, and he could only wait for them to come down.
Just when he was bored waiting, he found a young man dressed in a rather old-fashioned way walking up to him and said, "Nohara-san, good evening."
The young man is his leader, a Chinese who came to Japan to study.
In this era, those who can study in island countries are either rich or powerful.
Nohara Hiroshi nodded slightly and said, "Li Sang, get out of class has just ended?"
"Yes, although my spoken Japanese is fine, there is still a lot to learn." The international student surnamed Li nodded.
The two chatted for a while, and then the elevator came. Got on the elevator and soon arrived at the floor where they lived.
Just when Nohara Hiroshi was about to say goodbye to Li Sang, something suddenly occurred to him.
"Li Sang, do you have time tonight?"
The foreign student surnamed Li was flattered and said, "No, I'm free tonight. Do you have any instructions for Nohara-san?"
Nohara Hiroshi hesitated and said, "I have a novel from China and I want you to help translate it, can you?"
The international student said: "Ah, I...I said it was okay, but when it comes to writing, it's not so good."
"You can also read it. This novel is not long, so it shouldn't take much time." Nohara Hiroshi thought for a while and said.
The international student looked embarrassed, "Tonight?"
Nohara Hiroshi glanced at his watch. Well, it was a bit late. "Tomorrow is the weekend, so maybe tomorrow."
Anyway, there is no rush for this moment, there is no problem if it is later.
"Besides, what is there to expect from a novel from China?" Nohara Hiroshi laughed to himself.
"Okay, let's do it tomorrow." After the international student finished speaking, he bowed, opened the door of his house with the key, and walked in.
Standing at the door of his house, Nohara Hiroshi said to himself: "Oh, I must be crazy."
Shaking his head, a smile appeared on his face and he walked into the house.
Work is work, and he doesn't take his emotions home with him.
The next day, Nohara Hiroshi invited the foreign student to his home and translated the novel from China for him.
There are two cups of tea on the coffee table. The aroma of tea is overflowing. It is obviously not cheap.
The international student praised: "Nohara-san, this is the best tea I have ever had."
"Thank you." Nohara Hiroyuki smiled, and then put the novel in front of him, "It's this novel, "Radius"."
"'Love Letter'? What a strange name." The international student looked at the title of the book with a rather strange look on his face.
Last night, when he heard that Nohara Hiroshi asked him to translate a novel from China, he felt that something was wrong. Now, when he saw the title of the book, this thought became even stronger.
He asked cautiously: "Nohara-san, could there be a mistake?"
Nohara Hiroshi: "???"
He was not surprised to see that Nohara did not understand the meaning of his words. Nohara was from the island country and naturally did not know the conditions of China.
So, he explained: "Looking at the name, this should be a romance novel, and it is also a youth love story."
Nohara thought about the introduction in the letter and nodded.
A smile as bright as a pearl of wisdom bloomed on the international student's face, "That's right, this novel must not be from China. Nohara-san doesn't understand the national conditions, and novels such as youth love have never appeared in our country's book market. superior."
He shook his head, "This book must be a prank by someone. It is falsely claimed to be a Chinese novel in order to deceive islanders like you."
After hearing what he said, Nohara Hiroshi also became suspicious. This is not an unheard-of situation. Novels written by islanders themselves are packaged by publishing houses in other countries and introduced to island countries in order to gain the reputation of foreign best-selling novels.
Originally, a writer like that couldn't get decent remuneration in China, but after some practice, he had the possibility of becoming famous.
However, that kind of situation is mostly done by some writers who have gained a little fame. Saten Ruiko...a completely unfamiliar name.
After thinking for a moment, Nohara Hiroshi decided to trust Saten Ruiko for once, "Li Sang, please help me translate. Don't worry, I will pay you."
"Okay." The foreign student sighed.
He first looked at the cover of the novel and found it quite artistic. Then he looked at the publisher and saw that it was People's Literature.
At this time, he couldn't help but mutter in his heart, "It looks like that."
But can people’s literature be fake?
It seems impossible.
Thinking this way, it didn't stop him from reading the novel aloud.
The cicadas are still chirping outside the window, the breeze is blowing, and the tea leaves in the middle cup occasionally float,
The two people in the living room, one is reading and the other is listening carefully. This scene is like a teaching between a teacher and a student in a school.
If you just read a 200,000-word novel, it shouldn't take you a lot of time, but if you read it aloud, it will take a lot of effort.
At the beginning, the international student read relatively casually, but as the plot of the novel unfolded, he also became involved in the story.
His initial disapproval has changed a long time ago. He did not expect that this novel would be so excellent.
I drank three cups of tea before I finished reading this novel.
"Li Sang, is it over?" Nohara Hiroshi couldn't help but ask after not hearing the sound of reading for a long time.
The foreign student replied: "Yes, Nohara-san, the novel ends here."
"A masterpiece, really a masterpiece!" Hiroyuki Nohara said excitedly.
He is an editor with nearly ten years of working experience and can distinguish the basic level of a novel. In his mind, a novel is divided into several levels.
They are rubbish, signable or not, worthy of signing, good novel, worthy of vigorous promotion, and the top one is a masterpiece.
Obviously, in his mind, this novel "Love Letter" from China is a masterpiece.
It’s no wonder he was so excited. This novel really appealed to their island country’s taste, and the beauty of the sorrow of things was shown to the extreme.
If it were introduced to the island country, readers would love this novel.
No, you must sign it, no matter who the author is!
