The Edogawa Ranpo Sightseeing held by Kodansha this time is different from the past.
In the previous Edogawa Ranpo Prize, most of them only invited the writers who participated in the submission this time, and then invited a few seniors in the mystery world to come to the venue, and the process was over.
But this time it's completely different!
This time, not only did various contributors come to the Dragon Boat Festival, but Kodansha also invited many well-known journalists and top writers to come and sit down.
Not only did he invite the socialist giant Morimura Seiichi.
The masters of original reasoning, Takagi Toshimitsu, Ayukawa Tetsuya, and Tsuchiya Takao.
The best-selling author Fuutarou Yamada who wrote "Koga Ninja Technique", the master of historical reasoning Chen Shunchen, the master of Chinese studies Nakajima Kazutaro, and the reasoning critic Gonda Manji.
We also invited the fifth chairman of the Mystery Writers Association, Miyoshi Toru, the fourth chairman, Sano Hiroshi, and the third chairman, Shimada Kazuo.
And the most important thing is to invite the second chairman of the Mystery Writers Association, the one who brought Japanese mystery literature to the world.
In terms of influence, Seicho Matsumoto is as famous as Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie!
If we look at the lineup of judges for the last Dragon Boat Festival, they comprised half of the Japanese mystery literary world.
And this award ceremony can be said to be the entire Japanese mystery literary world!
Because apart from the death of Edogawa Ranpo, the first chairman of the Mystery Writers Association, the great master of this genre, Masashi Yokomou, did not come to the scene due to serious illness.
At this time in Showa 55, almost all the famous mystery writers came to the Dragon Boat Prize Award Ceremony!
And the reason why this time the Dragon Climbing Ceremony was so grand was that so many reasoning masters were invited.
Mainly because this is the first time in the 25 years since the Edogawa Ranpo Prize has been held that there will be a special prize.
Such a special reward, if it is not made grand, will inevitably be criticized by colleagues.
Other companies or authors feel that Edogawa Ranpo Shou has no foundation and lacks the style of the past.
The most critical point is that Kodansha President Genjiro Noma has taken a fancy to Maijo Keisuke's huge potential!
Genjiro Noma is making a gamble, a gamble that may change the history of reasoning!
He wanted to bet that the genius writer Maijo Keisuke, the genius magazine editor-in-chief Eryumi, and the down-to-earth deputy editor-in-chief of the publishing department Uyama Hiideomi could become the three carriages that go hand in hand in the history of mystery and earn money for Kodansha. Huge wealth has become another myth after Matsumoto Seicho!
And this time, inviting so many reasoning masters to participate in the "Dragon Climbing Award" is to increase the popularity of Maijo Kyousuke!
In this way, Jiang Liu's beautiful "Top Hat" magazine can be sold better.
After all... the first issue of "Top Hat" printed half a million copies, even far exceeding the circulation of "Novel Mystery" published by Baodao Society for decades!
If the first issue fails to sell, it may cause Kodansha a loss of nearly 100 million yen!
This will lead to a deficit in the next quarter's report!
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Six o'clock in the afternoon, Tokyo Palace Hotel.
The Edogawa Ranpo Climbing Dragon Tour starts on time.
Among the nearly two thousand mystery writers present, Matsumoto Seicho, who has the most status and is also the most qualified to serve as the award presenter, stepped onto the podium in a coarse preacher's robe and announced the ceremony's purpose with his thick Kyushu accent. Turn on:
"Welcome all the stars who will shine in the world of mystery literature in the future to the Edogawa Ranpo Special Prize and the Climbing Dragon Prize!"
"I believe everyone here knows who I am, and I also believe that everyone is not here to see me, an old man who is about to be buried."
Matsumoto Seicho's words are exactly the same as his writing style. He is like an old man who has seen through the bleak world. He does not have so many gorgeous words, but he is very down-to-earth:
"Next, let us all give our applause to our talented writer who won the Dragon Prize this time, Mr. Keisuke Maijo!"
After Matsumoto Seicho finished speaking, Maijo Kyousuke put on his exaggerated top hat and walked onto the podium.
Taking off his hat and waving gracefully toward the audience, Maijo Kesuke took Matsumoto Seicho's hand, with an excited look on his face!
Although... I wrote "Astrology Killing Magic" with the intention of breaking the "Ching Zhang Curse".
But the "Seicho Curse" was not intentional by Matsumoto Seiho. The reason why the "Seicho Curse" was formed is that Matsumoto Seiho's personal charm is too powerful, and he single-handedly influenced the Japanese literary world. Decades!
As a mystery novelist who came from time-to-time, and an avid fan of Japanese mysteries, Maijo Kyousuke actually admires and respects this great literary giant in history.
Being able to see Matsumoto Seicho alive with my own eyes makes me naturally happy and can't help myself!
Matsumoto Seicho was tightly held by Maijo Keisuke's hand, and he could see the admiration for him in Maijo Keisuke's eyes.
Geniuses always appreciate each other. As a senior writer, Matsumoto Seicho won the 28th Akutagawa Prize as soon as he debuted. For Maijo who can write "Astrology Killing Magic" and "A Platycodon Flower" Kyousuke also admired it endlessly.
Even when Matsumoto Seicho was reading "A Platycodon Flower", for the first time, he had hope that there would be a successor in the world of Japanese mystery literature!
Thinking of all these, Matsumoto Seicho naturally planned to use his influence to support the younger generations.
Like an old grandfather, Matsumoto Seicho gently patted Maijo Keisuke's hand.
When Maijo Keisuke reluctantly let go of his hand, Matsumoto Seicho handed the Sherlock Holmes statue to Maijo Keisuke from the stage, and stuffed the 5 million yen bonus into Maijo Keisuke. hands.
"Teacher Maishiro, congratulations, you have become the recipient of the Edogawa Ranpo Scenario Dragon Award."
"I'm getting old. In a few years, I may have to meet Edogawa-senpai. From now on, the hope of Japan's mystery literary world may lie in the new generation of geniuses like you!"
"The tricks of "Astrology Killing Magic" are really shocking. Even an old timer like me who pays attention to realistic logic believes that "Astrology Killing Magic" will become a masterpiece that leads the new era."
"However, compared to "Astrological Killing Magic", I personally prefer your article "A Platycodon Flower"."
"Miss Suzue's burning love that flies into the flames really touched my heart!"
"Here, on behalf of the public readers, I sincerely hope that Mr. Wucheng can create more touching works in the future, lead a new era, and become a new myth in the reasoning world!"
After all, Seicho Matsumoto is a great writer who has influenced the world. These few sentences alone can surpass the joint comments of the five previous judges.
As soon as Matsumoto Seicho said these words, the audience immediately burst into thunderous applause!
When a group of well-known reporters saw such a valuable scene, they naturally couldn't give up the opportunity to get front page headlines.
The shutter and flash of the camera in my hand began to operate at high speed!
The high-speed flash lights formed a vast expanse of white, and Maijo Kyousuke stood in the center of the podium, shining with white light like a star!
