Chapter 12 first quarter

Shimamura Riichi took a taxi to the T Hall.There are many private cars parked in front of the gate.Various gatherings are often held in this guild hall, so it is not known whether all the people who participated in Takimura Kejuko's party.However, two of the limousines had the flag of a police newspaper on them. Kazuko Takimura won the award in the "Culture" slide sponsored by the agency. However, tonight's rally was not sponsored by the newspaper.The invitation was written "Congratulations to Kazuko Takimura for winning the award and encouraging painters to dedicate themselves to the art society".

Shimamura suddenly wanted to come here because he really wanted to see the performance of Takimura Kejuko, who was regarded as Hisai Fumiko's competitor, tonight.Since he had just met Wenzi, a strong temptation suddenly arose. The initiator column lists a long list of famous names.These names are densely printed in three paragraphs in small type, including politicians, financial figures, cultural figures, artistic performers, and celebrities in the press. Originally, Riichi Shimamura hated attending such gatherings, but the situation was different tonight. He had just seen Fumiko's psychological reaction and brought him to this venue.

He took the elevator to the sixth floor. At the entrance of the large party hall, there was a row of tables covered with white cloth, and four or five women in their twenties were sitting there, wearing gorgeous suits or kimonos. Shimamura was about to walk past the table, when suddenly a crisp voice came from among them: "Sorry, please sign!" Shimamura looked back.An eighteen-year-old woman in a bright red suit was looking at him with slightly childish eyes. "No, I don't have to sign." He said, "I'm not a guest, I belong to the newspaper." Shimamura's principle is to attend any meeting without signing.On the one hand, he believes that most of these gatherings are of a semi-work nature, so personal signatures are not suitable. On the other hand, he has ideological conflicts in writing his name with celebrities.

"Reporters are fine too! Since it's a congratulations party, please!" Two or three guests who came after Shimamura leaned over the table and signed their names. "No, I'll let it go." When Shimamura saw that the girl took the task of "meeting reception" so seriously, he secretly smiled. But he didn't think she was too stubborn. "Then, I'll come back later. I'm in a hurry. I'm going to the venue." "Really?" The girl in a bright red suit looked at him suspiciously with round black eyes and said, "Then, please."

As she spoke, she bowed her head neatly to salute. Shimamura is in a bright mood because of the girl.Before that, he had thought of returning halfway, but now he walked into the hall happily. The rally started at seven o'clock and has been going on for almost an hour now, which is the time when there are the most guests.There is a glittering golden screen in front of the venue, and there are also large flower arrangements. At first glance, Shimamura could not immediately tell who made the flower arrangement.But after a while, he saw that it was the masterpiece of the avant-garde ikebana Fukai Liubei.Shimamura thought to himself, so it is!

Fukai Ryukita is the leader of the avant-garde school, and his relationship with Takimura Kazuko has been often discussed recently.It is rumored that Liu Bei happened to be in New York when Kazuko Takimura traveled east to the United States last year, and he specially decorated flower arrangements for her solo exhibition.That solo exhibition was well received by Americans.Since then, rumors about the two have spread like wildfire. Of course, these rumors were widely circulated only in the press, but never appeared in the newspapers. Because this is not just a matter of private life, it shows that Shenjing Liubei is different.In order to make the avant-garde ikebana that nurtured his own growth more prosperous, he is working closely with architects, musicians, painters, etc.These artists are all avant-garde.Therefore, even the press, which loves to collect privacy, has to be scruples about him.

There were more than 200 people in the venue, and there were many women in costumes, which was natural from the nature of the meeting, but celebrities holding whiskey and cocktail glasses were also visible everywhere. In the center of the hall, Kazuko Takimura was surrounded by four or five men, talking cheerfully.She often wears a kimono, and today she also wears a kimono dress with an abstract pattern. She has a slender and slim figure.On the chest of her gorgeous kimono, a large blooming artificial white rose was inserted. A newspaper had commented on her exotic looks.As the comments said, although Takimura Kejuko is a little thin, but only in this way, her face is clear, dark and clear, dignified and beautiful.

Shimamura looked around the crowd, but he did not see any anti-Takimura faction.Sugio Renyo's faction will not participate in tonight's rally. Of course, there was not a single person in the crowd who belonged to the traditional school of Japanese ink painting.They do not recognize the so-called modern ink art school at all.Needless to say, the counterattack from the Takimura faction was also very fierce. They ridiculed bitterly the rigidity of the traditional faction.However, it is the support of the press that makes the various schools of modern ink art full of confidence.In today's society, without the support of this huge medium, there would be no art activities.

Among the various schools of modern ink art, Fumiko Hisai and Kazuko Takimura, who was all smiles surrounded by celebrities at the venue, are the number one celebrities in the press.They are both blessed with the advantage of being "girly", and more importantly, their beauty plays a huge role.The press, which constantly reflects the consciousness of the masses, is generally indifferent to its unattractive women. Although both of them can be called beauties, Fumiko Hisai's face has a clear, Japanese-style beauty; while Kejuko Takimura's face has a Western-style chiaroscuro, giving people a sense of reason and rationality.The person who understands this best is Kajuko herself.She seldom takes pictures while smiling, and she knows that her indifferent beauty can best reflect herself.

When Shimamura was talking with a certain critic, a white shadow suddenly flashed in the corner of his eyes.It turned out that Kazuko Takimura was walking slowly towards here holding a red cocktail glass with her slender fingers. The critics also noticed, and immediately gave her a polite smile.The reviewer was already bald and fat. Ke Shouzi saluted the critic first.She lowered her head slightly, with a smile in the corner of her eyes. "Do not bother you?" she said to the two. "Where, where." The critic laughed. "We're just coming to an end." Critics guessed that Kazuko was going to talk to herself, so she got ready.But Kotoshiko immediately turned her face to Shimamura.

"Shimamura-kun, it's been a long time." The fat critic was very embarrassed and quietly left in front of the two of them. "congratulations!" Shimamura said to Kotoko. "thanks!" Ke Shouko raised the cocktail glass in her hand to the level of her eyebrows, obviously asking Shimamura to also raise the glass containing whiskey.The two glasses made a crisp clinking sound. "I thought Shimamura-kun would not be able to invite you, so I didn't hold out any hope." Kejuko looked at Shimamura from the front with deep eyes.She raised her brows slightly, and under her slightly protruding nose bridge, her slightly turned lips were filled with a smile.Under the light, the hollows of her cheeks were cast with shadows, making her face more three-dimensional. "Where. Today is your day of great joy, how dare you not!" "I'm so happy!" As she spoke, she thanked Shimamura with her eyes. "You are an academic reporter for a major newspaper, and you often make sharp comments. Your presence makes me more courageous than the presence of the most famous people!" "I haven't written a word about you in the past six months." "You're very frank. It's still the same." She glared at Shimamura, and then smiled again from the corners of her eyes. "Contrary to me, other newspapers and magazines have written a lot about you." When Shimamura said this, Kotoshiko immediately replied: "Sarcasm again! I want Shimamura-kun to criticize you thoroughly! It's hard for you to be noncommittal!" "But, you have strong supporters!" "Isn't that bad?" "Where is it!" Shimamura also laughed. "I read the reports with great interest." Ke Shouzi's mouth immediately pouted.She knew very well what Shimamura meant. The R newspaper, like the L newspaper where Shimamura belongs, is a big newspaper.In the newspaper's academic column, Kazuko's paintings often appear in the form of vignettes.The situation of Ke Shouzi was often introduced by the newspaper, which is also self-evident. Another reason is that Eisuke Shirakawa, the newspaper's vice-minister of culture, is an enthusiastic supporter of Kotoshiko.The incident was well known among journalists. In this regard, people said that Shirakawa was obsessed with Kejuko, so he gave great support.Some people also said bad things about Ke Shouzi: She used Bai Chuan's feelings to control him skillfully and appropriately. As a reporter of the culture department of the newspaper, Bai Chuan has contacts with almost all people in the cultural circles.It is said that well-known artists that Shirakawato is familiar with praised Kajuko's avant-garde ink paintings.Since the R newspaper kept reporting on Kazuko's situation, her reputation has been increasing, which is an undoubted fact. Some people say that the L newspaper's recent refusal to publish the news of Ke Shouzi is an attempt to compete with the R newspaper. Some people even asked Shimamura face to face whether the legend was true.Whenever this happens, Shimamura always laughs silently.Shimamura has his own ideas in mind. Recently, however, strange rumors have surfaced.As far as rumors are concerned, there are probably no more unpredictable and bizarre rumors than those in the news report world.It is not uncommon for people to say they were black yesterday and white today. The most recent rumor was about a quarrel between Bai Chuan and the Minister of Culture that was difficult to deal with. "You speak too highly of Ms. Takimura." The minister was a little outraged. "It is the mission of the newspaper to introduce talented artists to the society! What am I doing wrong?" Bai Chuan did not show any weakness either, and was aggressive. "Newspapers have to be impartial. We don't advocate giving too much prominence to particular people," the minister said. "This is a cliché. It seems fair, but it is not. How can we introduce all those artists who are not outstanding? In this way, the interests are shared, and the characteristics of the newspaper will be lost." Bai Chuan retorted. "I'll tell you the truth! There are all sorts of gossip and gossip about your prominent reporting on Ms. Takimura, don't you know?" "Of course I knew. But it was all slander. Do you believe it?" "That's not true, but it's better not to do things that are likely to cause misunderstandings and affect the reputation of the newspaper." "However, there are rumors all the time. If you ignore them, you can't really work." "So, are you going to stick to it to the end?" "My faith will never waver!" "As a minister, I hope you will stop doing this." "Is this an order?" "I order you as a minister!" "You are too arrogant!" "It's not arrogant. Seeing you so stubborn, I'm starting to believe the rumors in the society." "what?!" "What do you want to do? Fight?" These gossips were even described vividly as if someone had witnessed it with their own eyes, saying that in the end the two sides rolled up their sleeves across the table and began to fight and so on. However, from then on, Bai Chuan suddenly became depressed, which is also true.No matter how he insisted, if the minister objected, it would be impossible for Takimura Ketouko to be published in the newspaper. Not only that, these rumors also said that Bai Chuan, who had a quarrel with the minister, was kicked out of the Ministry of Culture, and would soon be transferred to the Ministry of Communications, and would be driven to work at the lowest level of the local branch. People are also adding to the above-mentioned rumors. Rumor has it that it was not Shirakawa himself but Kazuko Takimura who was most frustrated and distressed by this misfortune. People also said that the reason for this was not because Ke Juzi had great sympathy for Bai Chuan, who highly praised her, but because Ke Juzi was very sad that she had broken off her relationship with Kai.Some boogers even said that this was entirely possible, given Takimura's temperament. Shimamura's ears were filled with these rumors.Therefore, now seeing Ke Shouzi walking forward as if nothing had happened, I couldn't help becoming interested in her. "Hey, Shimamura-kun!" Ke Shouzi held a red glass in his hand, tilted his head, and stared into his eyes. "Have you not written anything to Wenzi recently?"