Chapter 328 Haruno's Literary Achievements
The person who made an appointment with Sawayama Haruno was the director of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences who was in charge of managing them.
In my impression, this director has rarely appeared in school, and even if he did, his presence was very weak.
After all, when there is a need for a speech, the dean and the principal will come forward, and the director himself is not responsible for teaching in the school, so Sawayama Haruno does not have a very deep memory of him.
Having said that, when the other party contacted him, Sawayama Haruno returned to school as soon as possible.
After entering the office building for teachers and staff, he quickly arrived at the other party's office.
After knocking on the door twice, a steady voice soon came from inside: "Come in."
Sawayama Haruno no longer hesitated. He pushed open the door and politely greeted the middle-aged man sitting in the office.
"director."
"Sawayama-san, right?"
The director of the hospital office, who had never seen Sawayama Haruno before but could call out his name accurately, immediately smiled politely.
"Come on, come in and sit down."
He stood up with a smile and invited Sawayama Haruno to come in and sit down and talk.
This intimate attitude would make people who don’t know them think that the relationship between the two is very close. It would even be hard to believe that this was just their first meeting.
Even Sawayama Haruno couldn't help but wonder in his heart, is the legendary Japanese courtesy about to begin again?
Fortunately, I have lived in the island country for so many years and have already learned all these polite words. If it really doesn't work, I can just waste some time and practice Tai Chi with the other party.
He had good thoughts in his mind, but when they actually sat down, what the other party said was a little beyond Sawayama Haruno's expectations.
The director of the hospital office did not spend too much time on formalities, but got to the point very frankly.
"Sawayama-san is writing novels at Kodansha, right?"
The director of the hospital office looked at Zeshan Haruno with a smile, as if he was extremely sure of what he said.
After all, the pace of news these days has been taking off. Even if it has not spread to the point where everyone in the country knows about it, at least within Tokyo, there are still many people who know about it.
Especially in the University of Tokyo, many people spread the news that Sawayama Haruno is Kiriyama Fuyumi again, so the director of the school office could be so sure of what he said.
"Indeed"
Seeing that his identity had been exposed by the other party, Sawayama Haruno, who had no intention of hiding it any longer, simply admitted it readily.
"Norwegian Wood was written by me. I took a long vacation from school two months ago to write the novel and participate in the competition." He said calmly.
"Sure enough it is."
Hearing that Zeshan Haruno finally admitted his identity, the smile on the director's face became even more intense.
"It's amazing. I've also read Zeshan's book. I can only say that it's impeccable."
The director of the school office began to praise him generously, saying, "You are only a freshman and can write works of this level. Zeshan's literary attainments are even better than most of our teachers who teach liberal arts."
"You're too kind. I still have a lot to learn. Without the school's careful training, I wouldn't be able to accumulate enough literary skills to start writing." Sawayama Haruno said modestly.
He is familiar with business flattery.
I have experienced such "mutual flattery" countless times when I was working in my previous life. Don't worry about the situation on the island country, it is definitely right to compliment each other at this time.
Sure enough, after hearing what Zeshan Haruno said, the director of the hospital office smiled even more brightly.
"Zeshan is still too modest, but as a student of Dongda University, we must be down-to-earth and have a fighting spirit to move forward steadily. Of course, the school is also very happy to see students who can expand themselves in activities outside of their studies."
The director of the school office paused and added, "For students like Zeshan who have extraordinary talents, our school's rules and regulations can be very flexible. If you need to ask for leave from school for writing needs in the future, just ask. The school will 100% support students in their independent creation."
Good guy.
Hearing this, Sawayama Haruno couldn't help but secretly smack his lips.
Sure enough, even at the University of Tokyo, those who can become directors here are all veterans.
It was clearly about opening a back door for oneself and asking for leave at will in the future, but when it came from the mouth of the director of the school office, it became like the school supported students' independent creation. It really shows the artistry of language.
But since he is the beneficiary, it doesn't matter what the director of the hospital office says. Anyway, his future leave is basically settled.
"Then thank you for the school's kindness."
Zeshan Haruno smiled and said, "To be honest, I have been working on my second novel recently. Due to the final exams, I have not been able to find the time."
"Of course this is easy to solve." The director of the school office immediately put on a righteous expression and said generously, "The main purpose of the school is to educate students and cultivate all aspects of their lives. Zeshan can achieve more and better achievements in literature. Of course, there is no need for the school to stop him because of a small matter at the end of the semester."
"Of course, the school also has some expectations for Zeshan." He suddenly changed the subject.
"Please speak, Director." Sawayama Haruno said helplessly.
Sure enough, it was not as easy as I imagined for the other party to chat with me.
The next step is to state their conditions, but I don’t know what they will ask me to do.
"After all, the final exam and the regular attendance score are treated equally by all students."
The director of the school office explained with a smile: "Even if the school can support it, it has to be based on Zeshan's ability to demonstrate sufficient literary talent to let everyone know that Zeshan is not absent without reason, but is capable of completing his studies ahead of schedule. Do you understand what I mean?"
"I think I understand that the director wants me to win more awards?" Sawayama Haruno asked tentatively.
"Of course, it's better to have something than nothing."
The director of the school office coughed twice and said slowly, "This year is almost over, but starting from next year, various domestic literary awards will also begin to be selected and evaluated. Since Zeshan-san has cooperated with Kodansha, he should have heard about this."
"Yes, I have heard it. I understand what the school means."
Sawayama Haruno nodded and said softly, "Next year I will enter Norwegian Wood into a literary competition."
The other party’s meaning is very clear, he just wants to win more awards.
Due to his short debut time, he did not have the chance to submit "Norwegian Wood" for the competition.
So far, the only place he has won is in a semi-public literary competition held by the four major publishing groups, and such an honor is certainly not enough for the school.
They have all read the books written by Sawayama Haruno and know his specific level. That's why they want Sawayama Haruno to participate in the competition as soon as possible and win as many awards as possible. This way, the school can add another highlight to its reputation of cultivating talents.
Simply put, the more awards Sawayama Haruno wins, the more achievements their school leaders will have. After all, Sawayama Haruno is a member of the University of Tokyo and a student taught by these leaders.
Let’s not worry about whether they taught Haruno how to write a book or not, just tell us whether Haruno learned from them.
Seeing that Zeshan Haruno understood everything immediately, the director of the hospital office couldn't help but sigh that it was so easy to chat with smart people.
"I feel relieved when you say that. To be honest, the school has great confidence in Zeshan's work. These days, we have also added a large number of copies of Norwegian Wood from outside bookstores to the library. Do you mind signing one?"
As he was talking, the director of the hospital office pulled out a book and a pen from under the tea table as if by magic.
".No problem."
Sawayama Haruno took the pen and neatly left his pen name on the blank space on the first page.
For some reason, he felt like he would sign autographs until his hands were tired.
Fortunately, I wore a mask when I came to school, and I will also wear a mask and leave quietly later. If I am discovered by other classmates in the university, I am afraid I will really have to sign autographs until I die.
After handing the signed book back to the director of the school office, the two of them chatted for another half an hour. The specific content was nothing more than how Sawayama Haruno created such literary works and whether there was anything else he needed help with while studying at school.
By the time they finished chatting, it was already past four in the afternoon.
Seeing that it was almost dark, the director of the hospital office did not continue to force Zeshan Haruno to stay. Instead, he sent him out of the office building after promising to help approve his leave during this period.
After finishing all the work, Sawayama Haruno did not dare to delay any longer. He walked out of the campus quickly and headed straight for the station.
Along the way, he felt a little emotional. The thing he had been worried about was solved so easily. If he had known earlier, he would not have asked Miss Takayama Nami to help him issue an internship certificate, and he would have wasted a favor in vain.
Anyway, the school will definitely owe me a favor, and there are only a few ways to repay it. It would be better to let the director of the school office take care of the final project for me.
"Plans can't keep up with changes."
Sawayama Haruno stroked his chin and muttered to himself.
To be honest, he was not very interested in participating in literary competitions, because his main purpose of being a plagiarist in the beginning was to make money.
But now, both Kodansha and the University of Tokyo hope that he can submit his work to the competition.
After some thought, Zeshan Haruno felt that it was not impossible for him to reconsider the matter.
Anyway, according to the established trajectory of the previous life, "Norwegian Wood" swept almost all literary awards at home and abroad except the Nobel Prize.
At least for him, winning the award is not a problem.
(End of this chapter)
