Chapter 281: The Golden Turtle Son-in-Law

This applause lasted for a full 2 minutes before it subsided.

Because the content of this lecture made all the university students listening feel a sense that they were not far from writers and literature.

In Japanese society, the status of writers is raised very high—writers won't be blamed by many people even if they cheat before they die, and great writers can even be printed on banknotes after they die.

Therefore, for some young people, becoming a debuted writer is a goal they yearn for very much.

Despite this, the number of people who can officially debut through newcomer awards every year is very few, and it can even be said to be one in a hundred.

It is precisely because of the difficulty that many family members, upon learning that their children want to become writers, will pour cold water on them one after another, letting them honestly find a job to do.

Among the thousands of people listening to Akiwara Yuto's lecture today, at least one-third were students from the Department of Literature, many of whom had encountered setbacks in submitting manuscripts one after another.

So regarding the future, most of them felt very confused, because since there was no way to become a writer, what was the use of what they studied at university.

And Akiwara Yuto's statement that "all creation is literature" undoubtedly gave them a comfort.

Even if they couldn't debut as a writer, everything they wrote could count as a part of literature.

And upon hearing the continuous applause, Jin Shang and several other old writers showed gratified smiles one after another.

After the applause stopped, Akiwara Yuto waved his hand: "Today's content is finished, please let the students ask some questions, let's discuss together."

The venue was silent for a while, and then quite a few hands were raised one after another.

Under Akiwara Yuto's signal, the staff handed the microphone to a male student, who stood up and asked: "Akiwara-sensei, as a writer, how do you think one should debut?"

Akiwara Yuto replied: "Persistently participate in various newcomer awards and constantly submit manuscripts to major journals and magazines."

In the Japanese literary world, detective literature and traditional literature are still mainstream, and wanting to stand out in these two types of literature, winning newcomer awards is the most reliable path.

When he first started at Mantansha and was not valued by Takei Kohei, a very important point was that he didn't have any newcomer award prizes.

And besides winning awards, one could only hope that the editors of journals and magazines could take a fancy to their submitted works.

But generally speaking, the feasibility of such luck is relatively large.

The male student seemed a bit disappointed and asked again: "But I learned that all your works are self-published? Then can I debut through self-publishing?"

Akiwara Yuto was sweating profusely; this was clearly a crooked path.

He was able to self-publish because he had previous fame, the channels opened up by Anjiu Bookstore, and his ability to market and promote on a large scale.

If an ordinary person self-published, it was basically throwing money into a puddle.

However, this couldn't be pointed out directly; he simply expounded the pros and cons, hoping this male student would understand it himself.

After he sat down, another female student stood up under his selection and asked: "Akiwara-sensei, what is the most satisfying work you have ever written?"

Hearing this question, Akiwara Yuto was speechless.

If he answered those detective literature works, he would probably offend the batch of writers representing traditional literature in the venue directly, but conversely, he estimated the result would be the same.

He thought for a while and said tactfully: "For me, the most satisfying work is always the next one."

The female student was a bit disappointed and continued to ask: "I also want to ask a private question, do you have a dating partner now?"

Hearing this gossipy question, quite a few people in the audience let out laughter.

Logically speaking, this kind of academic lecture is a serious style, but first, Akiwara Yuto's age is similar to everyone's, and second, he just specifically used humorous language to lecture.

So this female student didn't respect tradition and raised a question that didn't fit the "atmosphere."

But to tell the truth, this question instead made quite a few female students pay attention.

Japan is different from China; many girls' lifelong idea is to marry a good man and be a housewife.

And Akiwara Yuto completely met this standard.

Not only young, but his appearance was also slightly handsome, and he was even listed in the top ten of the writer rich list by some magazines.

He could completely be counted as a golden turtle son-in-law.

Akiwara Yuto was a bit embarrassed but still spoke the truth: "Not yet."

The girl said "thank you" and then handed the microphone back to the staff, while bursts of laughter also came from the audience at this time.

After answering some questions one after another, this lecture was declared over.

After it ended, quite a few students surrounded him again trying to get autographs, making Akiwara Yuto spend another 20-plus minutes signing for some people.

An episode occurred in the middle; when signing for a beautiful girl, the other party specifically proposed a handshake.

During the handshake, this girl specifically scratched his palm.

Facing this action, Akiwara Yuto pretended not to notice, making that girl leave somewhat helplessly.

After all the students left one after another, Guanye Tuolang walked up and said enthusiastically to Akiwara Yuto: "Akiwara-sensei, your lecture today was truly too amazing."

He shook hands with Akiwara Yuto, "However, some viewpoints, such as literature being something everyone can create, I feel some old writers in the association will not recognize."

This statement of his was actually his own way of speaking, and the purpose of saying it was to pick on Akiwara Yuto.

After all, in the lecture, Akiwara Yuto believed that literature was not mastered by writers, but mastered by everyone.

"Viewpoints can be borrowed and collided with each other, and what I just said was just a thought of my own as a newcomer writer."

Akiwara Yuto didn't respond to the other party's picking on him but found a reason to avoid the topic.

What is the definition of literature? Does what ordinary people write count as literature? What is the future of literature?

The academic circle has too many standards and viewpoints; if one really wanted to debate them one by one, he estimated it would be troublesome until he died of old age.

So before the lecture began, he had already played his "newcomer writer" card.

Guanye Tuolang still wanted to debate well in front of other old writers in the association, preferably making Akiwara Yuto "angry from embarrassment," but didn't expect him to advance by retreating, so he was also speechless.

Just then, Jin Shang and other old writers Akiwara Yuto didn't recognize also walked onto the podium.

Jin Shang looked at Akiwara Yuto with a very appreciative gaze and then put forward his own thoughts.

"Akiwara, the Classical Literature Association here hopes to invite you to serve as a director, can you accept it?"

Hearing this proposal, Guanye Tuolang showed an envious, jealous, and hateful look, while Akiwara Yuto, standing on the side, also understood that he had passed their test and felt relieved in his heart.

However, Akiwara Yuto thought for a while and still gave the answer he had already thought of before.

"Sorry, forgive me for not being able to serve as an association director." ===== CHAPTER 282 =====