I am a literary giant in Japan

"Is that why I came here?" Kitagawa Hide tilted his head, put down the pen and paper in his hand, and looked a little confused.

"Yes, you will know in a while, Kitagawa." Saito Rena rarely kept the secret, looking like she was waiting for a good show.

Seeing her like this, Beichuan Xiu didn't ask any more questions.

Anyway, "Kafka on the Shore" is the best tool for slapping people in the face.

After this series of blows, the Arnaults will be skinned alive if they don't die.

On the other side, George Seferis, who was sitting not far away, saw the two people whispering to each other, and then he showed a proud expression and also looked forward to the show.

Half past four in the afternoon.

The solemn and dignified King of Sweden, hand in hand with Crown Princess Victoria, walked into the Stockholm Concert Hall step by step, holding a white and yellow bouquet airlifted from St. Morais (where Nobel died).

The originally noisy concert hall suddenly became as silent as night. Everyone sat up straight and saluted the two people who were approaching.

Victoria flew directly from Yale University to Stockholm this morning on a private jet with Olivia.

Olivia, who came with her, was currently chatting with a bunch of French celebrities. Her every move was elegant and graceful, completely different from the naughty little girl she used to be.

Gerard Wertheimer was very pleased to see this scene.

Considering the family's previous abandonment of Kitagawa Hide at a critical moment, as well as Kitagawa Hide's subsequent slap in the face, and some things that went viral today, he sighed and finally decided not to interfere with his youngest daughter's personal thoughts and marriage issues.

If she wants to sell the company, then just sell it to help someone she likes.

She wants to like someone who can never like her, so let her like him.

Those who are filled with lust will inevitably fly into the fire like moths.

But so what?
It is better to be unable to be loved than to have no right to love at all.

And Gerard thought that his little daughter was enjoying herself, so why bother disturbing her?
on the stage.

Arnault, the official organizer and one of the award presenters of the award ceremony, fell completely in love with Victoria at the first sight.

He had coveted Victoria and Olivia more than a year ago.

In order to make the two young girls fall in love with him, he mobilized all kinds of connections and racked his brains to create an image of himself as a "loyal gentleman" in front of them, trying to attack them by reducing their strength, and finally won them over.

But the little witch Olivia and Victoria, who had been influenced by her to become the same type of people, didn't buy it at all.

Arnault, who could never get both of them, fell deeper and deeper into despair. When he looked at Victoria, the words "I want to fuck you" were almost written on his face.

"Welcome, my king. And you, my future queen."

Arnault saluted the King of Sweden by touching his chest, then looked at Victoria lovingly, gracefully took her right hand and prepared to kiss it.

Victoria's face quickly revealed an expression of disgust that was visible to the naked eye, and she pulled her hand back before Arnault kissed the back of her hand, making Arnault very embarrassed.

"I am not your queen. I don't need a minister who likes to confuse right and wrong and only uses power to oppress others."

Victoria said this to Arnault on the big stage like a proud little swan.

The King of Sweden was surprised by his daughter's frankness.

The Victoria in his memory was still the sentimental little princess who didn't even dare to speak loudly to others, let alone say harsh words to others on such a big stage.

Fortunately, the big stage was far away from the audience, and the people below could only see them talking but could not hear what they were saying.

But it was enough to annoy Arnault.

Taking into consideration the celebrities from all over the world who were in the audience, he straightened his back and continued in a pleasant tone, "Don't worry, you will recognize me in the future.

Regardless of whether he is a minister or any other identity. "

Olivia is right, this man is really disgusting! Victoria thought to herself, sitting opposite Arno.

After complaining, she also put on a sweet smile, but in her heart she had completely sentenced Arnault to death.

Olivia came to her a few days ago and proposed a bold plan.

After hearing Olivia's plan, she thought it was a little too crazy and did not agree to it for the time being.

But at this moment, looking at Arnault's ugly face and the look of a villain who had succeeded, Victoria finally made up her mind to give him an unforgettable memory after the award ceremony!

Facing Arnault's aggressiveness, Victoria did not show weakness, still slightly raised her delicate chin, and then said to him calmly: "I hope that day is not in front of your grave."

The King of Sweden next to him finally couldn't stand it anymore. He scolded his little daughter in a low voice, and then quickly took her off the stage to avoid a violent conflict between the two in public.

He really couldn't understand why his little daughter, who was anorexic and disgusted with the world due to emotional trauma and depression a few months ago, changed her temperament like this after going to Yale University.

Could it be that the legendary Skeleton Society is really that magical?

The King of Sweden left the stage in confusion, while another group of guests, like Arnault, who were preparing to present awards to the Nobel Prize winners, went on stage one by one to the rhythm of the music.

Kitagawa Hide, who was sitting upright in the audience, also had a solemn and serious expression.

Although the Nobel Prize has gradually become something that attracts attention under the control and marketing of a group of people.

But most of the winners do have the strength and qualifications to look down on the world.

Apart from a few individual awards, the winners of the highly valuable Physics, Chemistry, and Physiology or Medicine Awards are basically top scientific figures who have made tremendous contributions to human development.

Most of the award presenters are also of this type.

They deserve Kitagawa Hide's respect.

As in the past, the Nobel Prize award ceremony abandoned all the flashy procedures. After the speeches of the King of Sweden and the Prime Minister of the Council, the award process officially began.

The first wave to take the stage were Horst Ludwig Stemmer and others who won the 1998 Nobel Prize in Physics.

They discovered the fractionally quantized Hall effect of electrons in a strong magnetic field. This physical effect plays a great role in improving the accuracy of resistance measurement and will have a huge driving effect in the electronic communications industry in the future.

It is worth mentioning that there is a Chinese American named Qi Tsui in the team. He is a professor of physics at Princeton University and has made great contributions to this research.

Contrary to the deep-rooted stereotype in the public's mind, Chinese people are actually frequent winners of the Nobel Prize.

However, most of the Chinese who won the awards are of other nationalities, so they are rarely mentioned in neighboring countries.

Nationality is nationality, blood is blood.

The fact that many Chinese people won awards also indirectly proves that the yellow race and Chinese blood are not as inferior as the Western media claims.

Unfortunately, the prejudice in people’s hearts is like a mountain.

No matter what honor it is, when the winner has an Asian face, he or she will often be met with doubts and denials.

It was like this before the time travel, and it is also like this after the time travel.

This is also the reason why Kitagawa Hide still chose to copy, research and write books tirelessly after gaining fame and fortune.

Breaking down the mountain in the hearts of Westerners is what he wants to do for all Orientals in the world.

On the big stage, after honoring the winners of the Physics Prize, Arnault and the award presenters boasted about the winners of the Chemistry Prize and the Economics Prize. Then came the two winners of the Peace Prize: John Hume and David Trimble.

As always, the Peace Prize winner is the least popular among the celebrities below, and is sometimes even slightly booed.

After all, everyone knows the nature of this award, and most of the people who can win the award are not good people.

For example, the two winners this time were both awarded for ending the 30-year-long religious violence in Northern Ireland.

But in fact, the religious issues in Northern Ireland were resolved after consultation with the government and have little to do with them.

The two are the First Minister of the Northern Ireland Government and the First Minister of the Northern Ireland Assembly Cabinet, respectively, and are staunch "pro-American" in Northern Ireland.

This is the key reason why they won the award.

Kitagawa Hide, who was in the audience, explained these things to Saito Rena while looking at the big stage curiously.

The two winners of the Peace Prize also knew that they were not welcome. After receiving the trophy and medal from Arnault, they said a few words hurriedly and walked off the stage in disgrace.

At this point, the only thing left is the Nobel Prize in Literature, which a group of spectators want to see the most.

This was Arnault's home court. The other award presenters tactfully walked down from the stage, leaving him alone standing in the center.

"Cough cough cough."

Arnault picked up the microphone, cleared his throat, and at the same time signaled the slightly noisy concert hall to be a little quieter.

The people below cooperated well and kept silent, waiting for his performance.

"Thank you all for coming from all over the world. On behalf of the Nobel Prize Council and the Jury, I would like to express my highest gratitude and respect to you all."

After saying that, Arnault bowed very gentlemanly, and thunderous cheers and applause immediately broke out in the hall.

All of this comes from the group of people closely associated with the Arnault club.

They have received benefits from the Arnaults over the years, so naturally they would spare no effort to warm up for him at a time like this.

A group of people led by Kitagawa Hide looked at Arnault on the stage in silence, without even the desire to raise their hands.

"Thank you, everyone. Thank you very much."

Arnault smiled at his people in the audience and was very satisfied with the atmosphere.

He held the microphone and just walked and talked, looking more like a winner than any other winner.

“Since the Nobel Prize was established on December 1901, 12, we have held such grand events here 10 times.

I have also been fortunate enough to have participated in seven Nobel Prize ceremonies as a major participant and organizer.

This is my eighth Nobel Prize ceremony, but I still feel excited when I stand on this stage."

Arnault is a good speaker, and his endless narration did not make people feel bored.

After praising the Nobel Prize, its past winners and himself again, he finally returned to the topic.

“A few months ago, I had the honor of receiving an invitation from the Swedish Royal Family and the Swedish Academy to attend this grand event as the presenter of the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Literary awards have always been my favorite, most concerned, and most anticipated awards, no doubt about it.

Sometimes I often think, it would be great if I could win an award one day, haha!

Of course, this is impossible.

So I especially cherish every opportunity given to me to perform on stage because of this award!"

As Arnault was speaking, he came to the center of the stage again. As the gentle background music suddenly stopped, he took the microphone and suddenly said excitedly: "In short, let us welcome the winner of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Literature.

Mr. José Saramago, the master of drama and fiction from Portugal!

Thanks to his imaginative, compassionate and ironic work, we are able to revisit that elusive history over and over again!

This is an indelible mark in the history of human literature!"

This time, there was thunderous applause and cheers from the audience.

Obviously, everyone is relatively accepting of the fact that José Saramago won the award.

Starting with Dario Fo last year, the Nobel Prize in Literature has deliberately favored writers of drama and fiction.

This trend has spread from Sweden and Norway to the whole world.

Many countries have established new drama literature awards, taking advantage of the popularity of the Nobel Prize while allowing their own drama and novel writers to gain exposure and traffic.

As Arnault spoke, he glanced specifically at Kitagawa Hide in the front row.

It was the first time the two met, but they were like old rivals, and neither of them had the other in their eyes.

Kitagawa Hideya was also applauding.

He has seen the work of José Saramago, and this award speech is completely worthy of his praise.

Moreover, he is the winner in the original history and deserves respect and recognition.

But amid the thunderous applause and cheers, no one stood up from their seats.

After another three minutes, the applause gradually died down, replaced by voices of doubt and confusion.

"Mr. José Saramago?" Arnault looked at the dense crowd below him, feeling a little dizzy, and couldn't find the other person for a while.

A bad premonition gradually rose from the bottom of my heart.

At the award ceremony last year, Dario Fo, who came to receive the award with a sad face, said directly that there were people who were more suitable for the award than him.

In the end, this little episode was cleverly resolved by him using Dario Fo's humility and humor.

The man who almost made him lose face was now sitting in the first row, clapping softly.

This time, he had asked someone to give José Saramago many instructions, and the other party agreed.

"Sir, I have good news and bad news."

The maid's helpless voice rang in Arno's ears again.

His heart skipped a beat, and seeing that no one was on stage, he had no choice but to ask, "Mr. Jose, did you leave temporarily for something?"

At this time, Kitagawa Hideya in the audience felt something was wrong.

Thankfully, it’s 1998, and camera technology and the internet aren’t as advanced as they have been since the turn of the millennium.

Otherwise, this would be a serious broadcasting accident, enough to significantly reduce the credibility of the Nobel Prize!

"He's not coming."

The person who answered the phone was George Severis. (End of this chapter)