Huayu: As a child star, I just want to be famous

Chapter 175: Only one appears every few thousand years

There were already quite a few people in the venue, and the television media were fiddling with their equipment, preparing to record the award ceremony later.

The rest include some organizers, judges, famous writers, etc.

As soon as Chen Linfeng came in, many people stared at him.

Although the Akutagawa Prize is awarded to new writers, this new writer is not that new. For example, with a young and handsome guy like this, everyone guessed who he was at once.

Noma led him to introduce the judges present, "This is Mr. Kiryu, this is Mr. Sora... "

Chen Linfeng nodded and bowed according to local customs.

But his bow was like nothing. If someone else did the same, the other person would have been furious.

However, Kiryu was not angry, but greeted him with a smile.

The same was true for the others, who even spoke in a somewhat humble manner.

There's nothing we can do. They are the ones who can fight and win in the Emilycan book market. When these old guys speak, they lack confidence out of thin air.

There were some elderly Japanese people present who were not used to this scene and whispered, "What a shame, to let a Chinese come here and show off his power."

"Yeah, the most outrageous thing is the outfit. How can a writer look like this..."

The person who answered the question hesitated for a moment and did not say the second half of the sentence.

Wouldn't that just help boost other people's morale?

The TV station staff had a completely different reaction.

Ogawa from NHK asked his colleague, "Kimura, look at Chen-kun, why don't I remember him being so good-looking when he was a child?"

Kimura looked at him for a while and said, "It is said that girls will change a lot at the age of 18. Mr. Chen's change is just like a girl."

Only Chen Linfeng didn't know how this person described him, otherwise he would have cursed at them.

Ogawa nodded, agreeing with this statement.

Then his hand uncontrollably turned the camera in the direction of Chen Linfeng.

There's no way. Although NHK is an official station and doesn't engage in so much frivolous idol culture, it's still possible to see at a glance that this face can boost ratings.

We want to improve, too.

The people at these TV stations were so happy that they had a topic to talk about this year.

Various print media and magazines are also very excited, perhaps they can attract some people who don’t read literary works to pay attention to it.

Which of the reporters and media present here doesn’t know the audience’s preferences?

Among a group of writers that often produces ugly people, there suddenly emerged a handsome guy who is as handsome as a prince.

Just by showing this face, the ratings will go up a bit.

The photographers' cameras were all aimed at Chen Linfeng.

At nine o'clock, the award ceremony officially began.

Rina Ishihara, who lives in Itabashi District, Tokyo, watched the award ceremony bored. She is a high school student and likes to read some literary works.

As today happened to be the weekend, she decided to take a look at the results of the Naoki Award and use it as a reference.

Books that win this award are generally more interesting and of good quality.

Mrs. Sato, who lives in Shibuya district, was also watching the live award ceremony. She was simply bored.

As a housewife, I can only do housework at home every day, and watching TV is one of the few means of entertainment.

She is now knitting a scarf for her son for autumn and turning on the TV, just to avoid looking too bored and lonely.

Now it was time for the Akutagawa Prize to be awarded. The host introduced the winners and the presenter read out the names, but all of this seemed insignificant.

Looking at the face appearing on TV, Mrs. Sato's hands gradually stopped.

Ishihara Rina's face flushed and her mouth opened wide.

“Why is this writer so good-looking?”

"What a handsome little brother!"

Exclamations came from different places at the same time.

Then everything seemed to be quiet around them.

Ishihara Rina couldn't hear what the boy was saying, but she knew he looked so handsome when he spoke. Takeuchi, who was also watching the live broadcast, stuttered, "Urobuchi, is this Chen-kun? How come he...how come he has become so handsome?"

Although he was handsome before, he was not as exaggerated as he is now.

Urobuchi was also a little dumbfounded. It had only been a year or two since they last saw each other. Had he changed so much?
Those book fans and 2D otakus who followed the live broadcast of the Akutagawa Prize because Kirin-sensei was nominated also exclaimed in surprise.

"My Kirin teacher can't be this handsome!"

At the end of the award ceremony, the contrast was even more striking when several award-winning authors stood together and posed for pictures by the media.

Teacher Qilin stood in the middle, and it seemed as if his whole body was glowing, dazzling people.

Mrs. Sato was too busy knitting a sweater for her son.

She quickly made a phone call and asked her friends who liked reading whether they knew a writer named Teacher Qilin.

"Yes, he seems to be Chinese, and looks like an angel."

She vaguely remembered hearing the host introduce this as a Chinese writer.

After the show was over, Ishihara Rina ran upstairs to turn on the computer and searched on Google for today's Akutagawa Prize winner.

I was just admiring that face and didn't listen to what was being said on the show.

Soon she found the introduction of Chen Linfeng.

Needless to say, I will buy all of Teacher Qilin’s books this afternoon.

She seemed to have forgotten something vaguely.

Forget it, it doesn't matter.

A female classmate who had already made an appointment to have dessert together in the afternoon said: Meow meow meow?
News spreads the fastest on the Internet, and Chen Linfeng’s photo was circulated on the forum immediately.

“Is this the new artist launched by Johnny’s?”

"I need to know his name!"

"I think he's almost as handsome as me."

Chen Linfeng's huge fan base recognized who the person in the picture was, and someone said with great sorrow,

"Teacher Qilin has grown up, but he has also changed. You have strayed away from your path as a writer."

"Yeah, you've become so handsome, your fans must be embarrassed."

Female fans were extremely surprised. What is it like to see their favorite author grow up and become the most powerful idol?
"I will always like Teacher Qilin."

"Cute, like, single, get married!"

The bookstore felt the difference immediately, and suddenly there were a lot more people asking about Mr. Qilin's works.

Although his works have always sold well, what is going on with this wave?

Those who know the matter have already guessed that it must be the announcement of the Akutagawa Prize, which attracted some book lovers who came to visit.

However, as time went on, these people also felt something was wrong.

How come so many of them are women? They range from middle school girls to women in their 40s and 50s.

The next thing that changed was that a certain pair of glasses and a certain windbreaker suddenly saw a lot more men buying them, and most of them even had the same hairstyle.

The Japanese media noticed this phenomenon and called it a strange phenomenon caused by the "Imperial Prince's Face".

Identity really can bring about changes in sensory perception.

Chen Linfeng is certainly handsome, but the key factor is that he is a writer with extraordinary influence.

In Japanese society, writers have an absolutely high status and reputation, and represent a certain serious and respected image.

But who would have thought that a person who had just reached adulthood would suddenly appear with a face that appears only once every few thousand years, just like a beautiful girl as pure as ice and jade appearing in the engineering department.

This is a special case, this is the only one.

It is normal for Japan's internet to go crazy, but this time, the media also followed suit to hype related concepts.

Needless to say, Kodansha was definitely behind this.

Teacher Kirin, you are so loyal to Kodansha, you must continue to cooperate with me.

(End of this chapter)