Chapter 43 Chapter two

Five minutes before the appointed time, Atami Keisuke was already sitting in the back seat of the cafe.He is reading a book.As you can see in the photo, this is a man with thick hair, which makes people feel stuffy.Aoyama remembered seeing him at the dinner party. Qing Shan hurriedly stepped forward to say hello.Although he was not late, he still apologized: "Sorry, I'm late." "No." As she said, Atami was about to close the book in a panic.But probably because of the flurry, the book bar fell to the floor with a bang, revealing the cover with the publisher's name printed on it.Aoyama glimpsed the title of the book.

"Oh." Atami quickly picked it up and stuffed it into the bag beside him.The name of the publishing house is also printed on the bag, so it seems that the book has not been bought for a long time. Aoyama took out his business card and introduced himself.Then the waitress came over and he ordered coffee. "Uh, that..." Qingshan's voice was a little hoarse, he coughed twice and continued, "It's what I said on the phone, can you accept it? Um...that's writing a mystery novel." Atami nodded and picked up the coffee cup. "Of course it's okay, I'll write it. Isn't it just a mystery novel." I don't know if it's a psychological effect, but his voice sounds trembling.

"I'm relieved to hear you say that. I'm very sorry for asking you such a difficult problem." "However, that, how should I put it...Mr. Aoyama, can you specifically tell me what kind of work you want? For example, the stage, the characters, and that..." Atami licked his lips, "Tricks and so on." Aoyama stared at the other person's face and blinked. "how is it like?" "Uh, it's fine if you don't have one. If there's any request, I'd like to hear it first. I don't want you to say that you don't want this kind of thing until you finish writing."

"Ah, how could it be." Qingshan waved his hand, "There will be no such thing, you should play to your fullest." "Really? If that's the case, then I'll give it my best." "No problem. Looking forward to seeing your masterpiece." After detailing the number of pages of the manuscript and the progress of the next writing, Aoyama said, "Then I'll leave it to you," and picked up the bill.at this time. "The secret room is also okay?" Atami muttered. "What?" Aoyama asked back. "Oh," said Atami, looking around, and continued in a low voice, "The secret room is also okay? It's a mystery novel."

Aoyama panicked for a moment, because he couldn't understand what Atami was saying.But after thinking about it for a while, he came to his senses. "You mean you want to challenge the Chamber of Secrets?" He asked cautiously. "Isn't this Benge?" Atami replied without confidence. Aoyama sat back on the chair again. "The tricks in the secret room can indeed be called the benevolent way of mystery novels in this case, but this case is not limited to this. And murder in a secret room has been written a lot so far, and it can be said that the whimsy and whimsy have been exhausted. I think it is the first time to write this case. It's a bit dangerous for people to use this method, it's better to consider other mysteries. It's very presumptuous to say such things to professionals..."

Atami blinked a few times. "Other mysteries...don't want a secret room?" "Of course, as long as it's a refreshing secret room trick that hasn't been used before, there's no problem." Atami's eyes seemed to be wandering in the void, and his expression reminded people of a lost puppy. "That..." Qingshan said, "If you are really not interested in Benge, don't force yourself..." "Hey?" Atami opened his eyes wide and shook his head excitedly, "No, no, no, no, that's nothing. What are you talking about? If you don't work hard, I will refuse from the beginning. It's not like that, it's the brain There are too many ideas in the book, and I am hesitating which one to write. It’s okay, it’s okay.” In the end, he laughed “hahahaha” a few times.

"Then please are you okay?" "Of course. Leave it to me!" "Then wait for your manuscript." After parting with Atami, Aoyama walked out of the cafe, only to feel a dark cloud spread in his heart.Is it really okay to leave it to that writer?But now it is irreparable. I read Atami's representative work "The Poem of Strike the Iron" after I made a phone call to ask for a draft.Qingshan felt that it would be inappropriate not to read one or two books before conducting detailed negotiations. The girdle of the book is printed from top to bottom with the words "Newcomer Award-winning work" and the slogan "Orthodox tough guy masterpiece".Needless to say, Aoyama read with great anticipation.

However, as I read and read, beads of sweat ooze from my forehead, and at the same time, goose bumps also arise. Unfortunately, Aoyama was not moved by the works. He was firstly shocked that there are still people writing such old-fashioned and artificial tough-guy novels, and secondly, he was ashamed that such books were published by the publishing house he belonged to. No, "clichéd tough-guy fiction" is not the right term, it sounds like a disdain for the classics.Get rid of the word "cliché", "pretentious tough-guy novel", no, maybe "pretentious imitation tough-guy novel" is more appropriate.For example, although there are many metaphors in the narrative part, none of them can be said to be very appropriate. Sentences like "stirring ice cubes in vodka tonic in circles like a submarine's propeller" came out.Moreover, neither the storyline nor the characters on the stage have any sense of reality.Among them, the criminal police as the protagonist not only stole a military helicopter from the US military, but also broke into the enemy's underground activity command post.Reading such a description of the scene, Aoyama couldn't help but feel sad. How can this kind of work win the Newcomer Award?He couldn't understand it at all.

"At that time, the judges didn't know which tendon was wrong." Xiao Sakai replied to Aoyama's question, "It seems that all the alternative works are bad, so they chose the most insignificant one." Qingshan was very troubled, there was such a thing in the world!Even so, why did Xiao Sakai add this kind of writer to the list?Although I knew it was my fault that I didn't read the work before I called Atami, it was unbearable not to complain.As a result, Xiao Sakai replied calmly: "I really can't think of other people. Besides, didn't I tell you to be extra careful with him?"

Will it work, can that writer write it?Aoyama became worried again.Seeing that he is obsessed with the secret room, could it be that he only knows about the secret room when it comes to mystery novels? The title of the book that Atami Keisuke saw in the cafe came to mind again-"How to Write Mystery Fiction".