I am a literary giant in Japan

Chapter 190 The rolling momentum is like a torrent

The editorial offices of Weekly Post and Women's Seven were raided by Japanese police on July 7.

These two previously unknown magazines also officially announced on July 7 that they would cease publication indefinitely.

All newspapers and magazines that had reported on the "Drunkard Rose Saint War" case also stopped following up on the incident, and all related articles were immediately replaced with celebrity gossip and scandals.

The Yomiuri Shimbun even used gossip such as "Kimura Takuya and Sakai Izumi's secret tryst" which seemed to be unclear at first glance to dilute the heat of the incident.

Soon after the scandal hit the headlines of major newspapers, Takuya Kimura immediately called Kitagawa Hide to apologize.

He was very popular last year, but inexplicably became box office poison and almost became an "orphan" who was "not loved by TV dramas and the film industry". Thanks to Hide Kitagawa's "No Longer Human", his popularity was brought back.

The sudden exposure of the sex scandal, regardless of whether it is true or not, will definitely have a negative impact on the currently popular film "No Longer Human".

Takuya Kimura did not want to offend Mr. Kitagawa, a super popular writer in the literary world, so he called to apologize and insisted on inviting Hideo Kitagawa and Yumeko to dinner to apologize.

Kitagawa Hide himself didn't care much about this matter.

As we all know, the entertainment industry is the brothel and toilet of chaebols and politicians. Another role of a national idol like Kimura Takuya is to stand up and "take the blame" when he is needed.

This thing is most likely the result of "embezzlement" by the Ministry of Education, and Kimura Takuya was caught in the crossfire, so Kitagawa Hide naturally would not blame him.

Kimura Takuya deeply admired Kitagawa Hide's tolerance and magnanimity, and his heart was finally relieved. However, he insisted on inviting the apology dinner - this was also the intention of Johnny's Office, so that he could get closer to Kitagawa Hide, and maybe he would have the opportunity to star in a film or TV series adapted from Kitagawa Hide's novels in the future.

The novel written by Kitagawa Hide is an IP adaptation that countless celebrities in the entertainment industry are scrambling to star in!
It just so happened that Yumeko really liked Kudo Shizuka's songs, so Kitagawa Hide agreed to the dinner and asked Kimura Takuya to invite Kudo Shizuka to join them as well.

Takuya Kimura recently ended his 9-year relationship with his girlfriend Kaori Ito and is currently dating Shizuka Kudo in secret, which is why he is so sensitive to false rumors.

Teacher Kitagawa had an appointment, so he called Kudo Shizuka without stopping, so that they could have a meal together openly. They were both very happy.

I had just hung up the phone with Kimura Takuya, and the phone was still in Kitagawa Hide's hand when it rang again.

He took a look and found that it was an unfamiliar call.

After the call was connected, a long-lost voice came from the receiver.

"Kita, Teacher Kitagawa, my name is Izumi Sakai." The queen of pop on the other end of the phone was five years older than Kitagawa Hide, but at this moment her voice sounded like a high school girl who had just shed her childishness, timid and pitiful.

"Ah, hello, Ms. Sakai, is there anything you need from me?" Kitagawa Hide then remembered that he had exchanged business cards with Izumi Sakai.

"Actually, it's nothing. It's just... Has Mr. Kitagawa read the newspaper recently?" At this time, Izumi Sakai was huddled in the apartment in her pajamas.

After the outrageous scandal with Kimura Takuya, she instantly became autistic in the face of the fans' fierce questioning. No matter how the agency and her agent called or visited her, she huddled in her small room like a quail and refused to see anyone.

This went on for two days. Izumi Sakai passed the time by reading "Confessions". As she read, she inexplicably began to wonder whether the scandal would tarnish her image in the eyes of Teacher Kitagawa.

Ever since that autograph session, she had never contacted Kitagawa Hide again. The two of them were just nodding acquaintances at best. However, she later often sent ZARD band concert tickets to Yumeko, and the two of them became more and more familiar with each other in the past few months.

Today, after reading the final chapter of "Confessions", my emotions were inexplicably aroused, and Izumi Sakai took out the business card that she had treasured for a long time as if possessed by a ghost. On a whim, and because I had drunk a little wine and was slightly tipsy, I called Kitagawa Hide.

Now she is very regretful!

She kept hesitating and hemming, not even knowing what she was saying, for about ten minutes. Sakai Izumi was steaming like a kettle, and finally hung up the phone after saying "I'm so sorry to bother you"!
"Ah, I hope Mr. Kitagawa won't think this is sexual harassment."

Izumi Sakai rolled on the ground holding the pillow, wishing she could jump up and slap herself a few times.

Beer cans clang clang clang all over the floor - fake beer is harmful to people!

Kitagawa Hide listened for a long time before he finally understood that Izumi Sakai was calling to apologize.

He actually quite likes extremely pure singers like Izumi Sakai. Such female artists are really rare.

A year or two later, after the Asian financial crisis, Japan fell into a new stagnation. Driven by the "lipstick economy", a new idol craze swept the country. At that time, no matter whether they were actors or singers, they would become the kind of silly artists who said "I love you~" and "I love you so much~".

Following the silly artists are all the underground girl idol groups that are desperate to do whatever they want.

In short, since then, the Japanese entertainment industry has been in a mess. It has become less and less important whether you have good works and abilities. As long as you have a pretty face or a hot enough body, with a formulaic smile, lower and lower V-necks, and skirts that are so short that they can't cover your buttocks, anyone can become popular!
Izumi Sakai is a breath of fresh air, an excellent singer, and one can even be called an artist.

But what does this have to do with her calling to apologize? !

Kitagawa Hide sat in front of the computer desk and thought for a long time, but still couldn't figure out the cause and effect of the matter.

Kimura Takuya has business dealings with himself, and Johnny's Office likes to do this kind of thing, so it is reasonable for him to call.

Who is Izumi Sakai? Could it be that her B-Gram agency wants to work with her, so she came to report in advance?
That should be someone from the office calling.

Kitagawa Hide really couldn't figure it out, so he had to put the matter aside for the time being.

This incident made him realize once again that even though he was a time traveler, he was not omnipotent. At least when it came to understanding women's psychology, he was far from it.

Kitagawa Hide turned his gaze back to the computer screen.

The main issue of "Wenyi" released on July 7 also sold very well. The new works written by the three disciples, such as "The Wandering Blade", received a lot of recognition inside and outside the literary world, making the literary path of Mayumi Aso and others wider.

Kawaide Shobo also took advantage of this momentum to start buying a lot of publicity for itself, and directly pushed itself to the third place among the five major pure literature publishing houses.

Kodansha and Shueisha, which are ranked behind, are now too afraid to say a word, and Bungeishunju, the perennial second-place winner, is in close contact with Arima Yoshiyoshi and has no time to argue with Kawaide Shobo.

As for the big boss Shinchosha, I don't know if it was because Kawaide Shizuko had connections in the political circles, but for the first time ever, she did not come out to deny that Kawaide Shobo had secured the third seat.

These messy trivialities did not take up much of people's private time.

Because almost all of their private time was filled by Kitagawa Hide alone.

"Confessions", which was completed on July 7, remains popular. Its officially authorized electronic version has topped the list of major online literature forums for more than two weeks.

There is even fan fiction of "Confessions" on the Internet.

Kitagawa Hide really couldn't figure out what kind of fan fiction could be derived from it, so he curiously opened a few books and took a look.

Later I discovered that most of those fan fictions had made some magical changes to the plot of juvenile offender B.

Apparently, netizens feel that becoming a mentally ill person is too kind to juvenile offender B.

The more he read, the more surprised he was. He suddenly felt that the netizens in 1996 were not as simple as he had imagined, and their hostility was no less than that of netizens 20 years later.

The heated discussion on the Internet about the case of Shinichiro Tou is in stark contrast to the government’s silence in reality.

The Internet once again confirmed what Hide Kitagawa had said at the board meeting.

The government thought that by cutting off public opinion and preventing the public from receiving negative information, the public would be obedient and do nothing.

In fact, the heated discussions in major forums attracted waves of new people to join in and watch.

As time went by, the government and relevant departments still did not make a statement. Netizens began to feel lonely and declared that they would be like Yuko Moriguchi in "Confessions", "never easily forgive this guy who committed murder!"

After learning the details of the case through the Internet, the legal boss Hiroshi Yamaguchi immediately drove to meet the parents of Jun Tsuchi and Ayaka Yamashita.

He proposed that they sue for damages for the book "Zekuge" published by Shinichirō Azuma.

The fundamental purpose of doing this is not to ask for money, but that Hiroshi Yamaguchi wants to sue Shinichiro Azuma and Ota Corporation of Japan for book infringement and damage to interests.

Juvenile offenders can escape criminal responsibility because of their age, but Shinichiro Tou, who is over 12 years old, cannot escape civil liability.

This roundabout way of saving the country can also pull him out of the protection of the family court and the Juvenile Law.

As long as he could show up in court, Yamaguchi Hiroshi would be able to slowly build a case against him.

It has to be said that the lawyer community is indeed the group of people who "know and understand the law" the most.

There were also hacker groups that sent emails to major Japanese print media, claiming that they would not stop until they completely exposed Shinichiro Azuma's underwear.

Those who are now ready to help the helpless families of the victims, whether out of selfish or public motives, are all influenced by the behavior of Yuko Moriguchi in "Confessions".

In this regard, Kitagawa Hide has indeed done it.

He used a novel to teach the people how to punish the guy who destroyed your family when the law cannot protect you!
The evening of July 7.

Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo.

Prime Minister's Residence.

Ryutaro Hashimoto finally understood the helplessness that Tomiichi Murayama felt when he was sitting here, worrying about the cult members and the American soldiers raping the Okinawa girl.

(End of this chapter)