第98章 那就1起大干1场吧！（2合1，欠7，求求订阅了，磕头）
Chapter 98 Let's do it together! (Two in one, owe 7, please subscribe, kowtow)
"My business? What's my business?"
Kitagawa Hide looked at her in confusion.
Saito Reina stared at him for a long time with her eyes, then she sighed and pouted at the mirror beside her: "Kitagawa, are you working too hard? If you keep working like this, your body will be exhausted. In fact, it's okay to take a break sometimes. No one will say you are lazy."
Kitagawa Hide followed her gaze and looked at himself in the mirror. His hair was disheveled and his beard was not shaved cleanly. He had been staying up late these days to make phone calls and revise manuscripts, and he did look a little decadent.
It's like he's turned from a young piece of fresh meat into an old piece of bacon.
But he did not feel very tired. When people immerse themselves in their favorite careers, they can often inspire strong fighting spirit and interest. Now Kitagawa Hideichi is determined to bring down "Gunzo" and expose the disgusting true face of the Akutagawa Prize to the public. When he writes books, he wishes that the twenty-four hours a day could become forty-eight hours!
"No." Kitagawa Hide waved his hand.
"Is there something bothering you?" Saito Rena always felt that something was not right with him, otherwise how could a cup of "Cuba Libre" be made to taste so spicy?
It is obvious that he is not in a good state of mind and body, and has something on his mind, which is why he is like this!
If she doesn't solve the problem of this general under her command today, she will not be able to leave this gate.
"Troubles? If you have to say it." Kitagawa Hide thought for a moment and suddenly asked her, "Saito, do you have a boyfriend?"
"Eh?" Saito Reina was stunned for a moment, then realized that there might be a small problem in his relationship with Yumeko. He immediately sat up straight and shook his head, "I have no plans to date anyone for the time being, but I minored in love psychology in college, so I should be able to help you with this problem."
When Kitagawa Hideichi heard this, he realized that his editor-in-chief was an expert, and he immediately became excited and told her everything he could about his relationship with Yumeko since he traveled through time.
Saito Reina nodded continuously as she listened, her expression changing from initial curiosity to contemplation to solemnity, and finally to a look of sudden enlightenment.
"What do you think? I feel like Mengzi-chan is really avoiding me. But it doesn't make sense." Kitagawa Hide scratched his head. Pete next to him began to yawn. Ever since he lost his eggs, he has had no interest in such things at all.
Saito Reina ran her hands through Pete's hair and said with a smile, "Do you feel a lot more relaxed?"
".Now that I think of it, I feel a little better." The matter with Yumeko had actually troubled Kitagawa Hide for a long time. In his previous life, whenever he encountered similar problems, he would immediately find his best friend to confide in. Although his buddy would often say, "Women are not as important as games," every time he talked about it, he would indeed feel much better.
Since coming here, Kitagawa Hide has been busy with his career for half a year and has not made many friends with whom he can talk about such things. If it were not for today's opportunity, he might have kept it in for a long time.
Now that I've finished talking, I feel relaxed all over. It feels like my former composure has returned, and I can analyze various problems rationally again.
"Kitagawa, I think Mengzi's problem might be consistent with our troubles. Of course, I don't know if it's right, just listen to it."
Saito Reina put away her smile, then looked directly at Kitagawa Hide and said slowly,
"Beichuan, have you noticed that sometimes you are like the sun that is out of reach for us? All of us are sunflowers underground, working hard to grow towards you every day, but ultimately unable to reach you."
"In fact, I had a similar feeling when you wrote A Sheep Chase. Of course, I don't mean to say that this is a bad thing. A writer as prolific as that is simply a dream come true for an editor.
I don't need to rush you to submit your manuscripts, I don't need to help you relieve your worries, and I don't need to worry about you making any mistakes. But sometimes, when I lie on the bed and look at the ceiling, I suddenly think of you. I wonder if my existence is actually dispensable to you, Beichuan?"
Saito Reina gently pushed the cup of Cuba Libre that Kitagawa Hide had not prepared recently towards him, and said softly while fiddling with the straw with her fingers,
"You don't need me to rush you to finish your books. Every time you submit a manuscript, it's so perfect. You can even bypass me when choosing a topic. Anyway, you have never made a wrong choice. It's like you were born for literature. You are so dazzling."
"Sometimes, I was worried that you would suddenly run away. But when you resolutely invited me to join Kawade Study despite the risk of failure, I knew you were not that kind of person, and I also thought that I must not let you down.
But there was a moment today when I faced you like I faced this Cuba Libre."
Saito Reina raised her eyes, a little ashamed, but she still gritted her teeth and said,
"You mixed it badly and it doesn't taste good, but my first reaction was to drink it as if nothing had happened because I wanted to please you.
You brought me something that I may never get even if I work hard for my whole life. I don’t know whether it belongs to you or me. I am afraid that one day when you leave, I will also fall into the dust.
"It's like this for me, and it's also like this for Senhara-san, Tono-san, and Danki-san. Everyone likes you very much, but they're also a little afraid of you and don't dare to get close to you. Yumeko-chan, who spends the most time with you and is closest to you, probably feels even more strongly about this, right?"
After saying this, Saito Rena let out a long sigh. These were the words she had always wanted to say to Kitagawa Hide. Since the public memorial service at the cemetery that day, many friends did not dare to come to the cafe.
Their thoughts must be similar to mine. They want to continue to maintain their friendship with Kitagawa Hide as before, but they are also worried that he is now a famous "middle-stream" writer and a guest of the Prime Minister. They wonder whether they should try to please him and whether they are no longer qualified to be his friend.
It turns out that the football means "I want to be needed by you".
After hearing what Saito Rena said, Kitagawa Hide was speechless for a while.
Looking back carefully, wasn't the starting point for his relationship with Yumeko-chan to be unable to progress and his resistance to become stronger and stronger exactly when he won the Group Portrait Newcomer Award?
In the past, he needed Mengzi's care, needed her to make money to support him, and needed her love, which made Mengzi feel needed.
But when Kitagawa Hide became famous, rich, and shone like the sun, Mengzi-chan shrank into a ball because of the glaring light.
She worked three jobs hard, but it was not as good as Kitagawa Hide's one-day novel writing. The 2.4 yen daily salary she earned as a bunny girl for three days was not as good as Kitagawa Hide's income from writing two pages of manuscript.
Mengzi is trying hard to express her love to me, rubbing against me like a cat. Is she saying that she also wants to be patted on the head and to be needed by me?
"It's lonely at the top." Kitagawa Hide suddenly understood the profound meaning of this idiom.
He is not a wild horse that has run away from its reins. Life is not only about an unstoppable career, but also about life, friends and family.
"I'm sorry, Kitagawa!" Saito Reina stood up and bowed 90 degrees, "It's obviously my fault that I didn't work hard enough and wasn't good enough, but I put the blame on you."
"No, no, no! Saito, you're right." Kitagawa Hide quickly pushed her back, "I didn't take these things into consideration. So that's how it is. No wonder Mengzi-chan wanted to distance herself from me. Thank you, thank you so much!"
Once the root of the problem is found, it will be much easier to solve it.
Not only Yumeko-chan, but also Saito Reina and the friends who surrounded him before.
Kitagawa Hide is not good at expressing himself, and saying such sensational words is like asking for his life, but he will use his actions to tell them.
I also need friends like them, and I need a lover like Mengzi-chan!
"Huh." Saito Reina let out a small breath. She felt a slight change in Kitagawa Hide and said with a smile, "By the way, Yumeko-chan is a little different from our friends."
"Huh?" Kitagawa Hide looked at her in confusion.
Saito Rena looked at him and couldn't help but sigh again, as if Kitagawa was indeed a little slow in this regard?
"Yumeko-chan is a 'Heisei girl' of the Yamato Nadeshiko type, right? Such traditional girls place great importance on 'legitimate' relationships."
Saito Reina rolled her eyes at him helplessly and said,
"From confession to dating and establishing a relationship, to dating, to taking it one step further, you have to have a name and a place to go when you move forward step by step."
She herself is also such a "Heisei girl", but after working in the workplace for a long time, her career ambition is far greater than her love ambition, so she doesn't care about these things for the time being.
The so-called "Heisei girl" is a new concept derived from the "Showa girl".
From the 80s to the early 90s, Japan was indulging in luxury and decadence during its prosperous bubble economy, and the status of women was unprecedentedly elevated.
The "Showa girls" were passionate and unrestrained, and their ideas about choosing a partner began to change during this period: they required the other party to have a high education, high income, and tall stature.
At that time, when women went shopping, there would be at least three men surrounding them, without spending a penny. They were commonly known as the three wallets: "the driver", "the meal ticket" and "the ATM".
Because taxis in Japan are very expensive, the driver is responsible for paying the fare; the meal ticket is for treating guests to meals; and the ATM is for shopping.
After the bubble burst, "Heisei girls" who were completely opposite to "Showa girls" appeared. They were humble and less dependent on men, but more traditional and cautious. They attached great importance to status and were the type of girls who were good wives and mothers.
"So that's it, I understand!" Kitagawa Hide felt that he had learned it.
And when Rena Saito was talking about these things, he just found a way to solve these problems!
"The Literary Prize Serial Murders" is not a very popular novel. Its original author is Yasutaka Tsutsui, who does not exist in the Japanese literary world. His famous works are "Paprika" and "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time".
Yes, he is a writer who is more inclined towards science fiction and anime light novels.
The two masterpieces, the former was made into an animated film of the same name by director Satoshi Kon, and the latter is more well-known and should be the originator of the time-travel theme in the Japanese animation industry. It was later paid tribute to by Makoto Shinkai's "Your Name". The most popular "Literary Award Serial Murder Case" is the adapted movie. It was released when the Japanese film industry was relatively sluggish, and was sought after by a large number of fans for its extraordinary theme, refreshing plot and hilarious black humor.
Unfortunately, Yasutaka Tsutsui failed to outsmart the five major publishing houses in the literary world, nor was he able to defeat the Naoki Prize that he was obsessed with but also hated. In the end, not only was he banned, but his novel and movie were also ruined.
But this novel and the adapted film have definitely left a strong mark in the literary world.
Kitagawa Hide is not afraid of competing against the Akutagawa Prize. The reason why Tsutsui Yasutaka failed is very simple. He is not popular enough and is famous for popular literature. In the Japanese literary world, he is probably a middle-level "vulgar" writer, which is almost equivalent to cannon fodder.
It would be a death wish for a lowly literary figure to criticize the Naoki Prize, no matter how good his work is.
But Kitagawa Hide is different.
It is a recognized disgusting fact that the Akutagawa Prize has let him down, and his fame has gradually become enough to support him in criticizing the Akutagawa Prize.
If Kitagawa Hideki had delivered this powerful blow, he would have been able to penetrate the hypocritical face of the Akutagawa Prize!
In the movie "Literary Award Serial Murder Case", there are many failed writers, as well as editors, girlfriends and other actors. Isn't it tailor-made for Kitagawa Hide and his friends?
It's just that we are still lacking a director, we need professionals.
Kitagawa Hide suddenly thought of Iwai Shunji.
There is a high probability that he can only hold a position like deputy assistant supervisor of "Youth Trilogy" in Nikkatsu. One more or one less of you will not make much difference in the crew.
Given his excellent directing skills, this is a waste of talent!
"Saito, I have an outline here, see if you can use it." Kitagawa Hide handed her the revised outline of "The Gong Literature Award Serial Murder Case".
"A new book?" Saito Rena took it curiously and took a look. She was immediately shocked by the title of the book.
"Akutagawa Literature Prize serial murder case?! This is a reflection of the Akutagawa Prize!" Saito Rena felt that she still underestimated Kitagawa Hide's "fighting spirit".
She immediately read it carefully, and soon discovered that Kitagawa Hide was not making things up, but had really prepared a "extremely satisfying" satirical story!
In 1995, Japan had no concept of "cool". Pure literature based on original history was still immersed in topics of mono no aware and death, while popular literature consisted of fragmented romance literature and stereotyped mystery literature.
The stage when Japan truly had the concept of "cool" should be the appearance of the first cool drama "Hanzawa Naoki" after 00.
Therefore, this work brought her an extremely strong impact at once.
Just the character design, summary and outline alone made Rena Saito have a strong urge to watch it.
Even now there is not a single word of the text.
"Are you serious, Kitagawa?" Saito Reina said in amazement, then looked at him in confusion, "But this looks like popular literature, and Literature Magazine probably won't or won't dare to publish it."
There is a difference between joining in the ridicule and taking shit right on the head.
Rena Saito couldn't guarantee that Shizuko Kawaide would dare to take over this.
But judging from the current trend, the Akutagawa Prize was not awarded to Kitagawa Hide, and with "I Am a Cat" coming out tomorrow, a wave of satire on the Akutagawa Prize will surely be set off.
This is a good market.
"I hope to publish it directly. This story is not long and can be written after some polishing. If Hechu Bookstore makes it difficult, I can register a company myself, publish it at my own expense, and use Hechu Bookstore's publishing resources."
Kitagawa Hide had already considered this carefully.
“The key to it is its adaptation into a movie.”
"Movie? Come to think of it, this setting and structure is indeed very suitable for making a movie." Saito Reina nodded, "But as for the movie resources... Wait, are you going to do it yourself?"
"It's not me, it's us." Kitagawa Hide looked at her and smiled, "I will pay you to help me shoot it. Isn't the 60th anniversary of the Akutagawa Prize coming soon?"
In order to commemorate the world's great writer Akutagawa Masaru, Kikuchi Kan established the Akutagawa Prize in 1935. This year marks the th anniversary, so Kitagawa Hide must of course give it a wonderful "th birthday gift".
Another point is that he just thought that if he registered a film company, even if it was just a shell company, he could probably use it to legally avoid taxes.
The combined tax rate for high-income individuals in Japan exceeds 39%. He currently has no resources from the Ministry of Finance, and who knows whether he will be punished for engaging in illegal tax avoidance activities. This method is legal tax avoidance.
The comprehensive tax rate for high-income companies in Japan is about 30%, which is about 10 percentage points lower than that of high-income individuals!
1000 million yen can save 100 million yen in taxes!
He couldn't resist the temptation.
"You are planning to release it at that time." Saito Rena felt that she could no longer describe this matter in words.
Every time I discuss a new book with Hide Kitagawa, it feels like I'm doing something crazy.
He always says and does things that are beyond Rena Saito's expectations!
I think of what happened to Kitagawa Hide, the stink on the day of the Akutagawa Prize selection ceremony, the lecture at the University of Tokyo, and those writers who couldn't win the award but were still slandered.
She gritted her teeth and nodded, "Okay, I understand. I will help you plan this in detail!"
"Remember to call Higashino-san and the others along." Kitagawa Hideo looked at her and smiled, and everything was said without words.
Before leaving, Saito Reina thought about the merchandise plan again: "By the way, Kitagawa, take a look at the merchandise plan proposed by the company. According to the regulations, you can get 5% of the profit, but President Kawade told me that she is willing to secretly increase it by 1% for you. See if there is anything you don't like and we will eliminate it directly."
Peripheral business is a very famous derivative industry in Japan. Television stations, publishing houses, newspapers, and film companies all like to do it. Generally, they will put advertisements on TV programs or newspaper advertising columns. In the 90s, many people were really attracted by it and placed orders to buy it.
Kitagawa Hide remembered that this kind of TV shopping program still existed 20 years later in his previous life. In the 00s, it set off a wave of shopping next door. Later, it was gradually replaced by online shopping.
Don't underestimate this 6% share, it might give him a few million yen extra every year.
Kitagawa Hide took a quick look and saw everything from daily necessities to furniture to clothes and pants. It seemed that Kawade Shobo was eager to put the entire "No Longer Human" product package out for sale.
This also shows how popular this book is in Tokyo, even though it hasn't even started selling nationwide yet!
The most interesting one is the "No Need to Apologies" Oolong Tea. Drink a cup of it and your life will be reactivated. No need to apologize!
I don’t know which genius came up with this plan.
Kitagawa Hide raised his hand: "Saito, you can contact Yumeko-chan about this matter. This is her phone number. I want her to be responsible for these messy things in the future."
"I hope you need me," these are the words that Mengzi didn't say.
Kitagawa Hide really felt it, so he also began to take action slowly.
"I see." Saito Reina showed an approving expression, putting away the things and phone number. "You still have the outline, right? Can I take it back to study it first?"
"Yes." Kitagawa Hide nodded.
"Then." Saito Rena suddenly stretched out her hand and placed it in the air.
Beichuan Xiu understood and came closer with a smile.
"Snapped!"
"Then let's do it together!"
I have surgery today, and whether it will be successful depends on this time. I am feeling a little uncomfortable, and I want to write in the best condition, so I will only write these two chapters tonight.
Sorry!
Please give me strength, I must make the operation a success!
(End of this chapter)