I am a literary giant in Japan

Chapter 198 The strongest duo is ready to go!

Kimura Takuya and the others were not just being polite to Kitagawa Hide, they really thought so in their hearts.

Thanks to Japan's various exploitations and inhumane demands on performing stars, even national idols like Kimura Takuya and Kudo Shizuka have surprisingly good attitudes when it comes to work.

Moreover, the script was provided by Kitagawa Hide himself. Being given this precious opportunity, they would be willing to do it, not to mention acting seriously, even if they were asked to perform action scenes without a stunt double!
Kitagawa Hide was very satisfied with their attitude.

For him, acting skills and status are just bonus points. Attitude is the basic item. If the basic items are not up to standard, no matter how big your status is, Kitagawa Hide will not give you an audition opportunity.

"It's good that you have this determination. I'm looking forward to your performance." Kitagawa Hide smiled gently, then turned his head and whispered something to Mengzi.

An expression of surprise soon appeared on Yumeko's face, which made Kimura Takuya and the other man very curious.

Kitagawa Hide decided to give all the production rights of these film and television dramas to Mengzi to practice, and he did not intend to get too involved in these side jobs.

The reason is also very simple.

First, his goal has always been to become the eighth "Tenka Ichipin" in the history of Japanese literature. After spending a short vacation in Izu, he will immediately devote himself to his writing career.

Movies and TV dramas are easy to distract and lose their status. Just provide scripts and make some money. If you get too involved, you will lose the big picture while picking up sesame seeds.

Second, Mengzi's growth rate is obvious to all. Giving her some business in advance to practice her skills will also make it easier for her to become a good wife who can manage multiple companies and financial power in the future.

Third, Kitagawa Hide really doesn’t care about his status and money-making ability in the entertainment industry. He doesn’t care even if Yumeko fails and gets ruined.

Money is willful!
Although she said so, Mengzi just felt that Xiujun said it so lightly in order not to put too much pressure on herself.

If it were a few months ago, the soft and unconfident Mengzi would have definitely rejected Kitagawa Hide's proposal on the spot.

But at this moment, Mengzi was only surprised for a few seconds, and then quickly agreed with a sweet smile.

She has indeed grown a lot and become more confident.

After talking about "Long Vacation", the four of them returned to a relaxed and happy atmosphere. Kitagawa Hide didn't talk about work anymore. He chatted with them casually and got to know a lot of fresh gossips in the entertainment industry.

Takuya Kimura is quite familiar with the affairs of Johnny's Office, and as they were talking, the topic unconsciously turned to the super popular boy group V9 which was formed in September last year.

V6 is very popular in Japan and is considered a top boy band. They also appeared at the Red and White Songs Contest at the end of 1999.

People's understanding of V6 probably all comes from Hiroshi Nagano, who played Ultraman Tiga in the group.

Hiroshi Nagano, Takuya Kimura and Hide Kitagawa are the same age, all born in 1972, but Hiroshi Nagano joined Johnny & Associates 10 years ago and is Kimura's predecessor.

"Nagano-senpai also admires you, Mr. Kitagawa." Kimura Takuya said with a smile.

From top to bottom in Johnny & Associates, there are really few people who don’t pursue Hideshu Kitagawa.

Stars in the Japanese entertainment industry particularly admire big names in the sports and literary circles. It may be that their high-income, low-status survival model has led them to develop a somewhat morbid admiration for the strong.

When mentioning Hiroshi Nagano, Hide Kitagawa immediately thought of "Ultraman Tiga" which was supposed to be released in September this year, but when he asked casually, Takuya Kimura said that Hiroshi Nagano did not have any filming plans in the recent period.

Could it be because of the parallel universe that even a masterpiece like "Ultraman Tiga" has disappeared?
Kitagawa Hide immediately took out the small notebook he carried with him and recorded the stories of Tiga and Hiroshi Nagano. While writing, he was considering whether he should go to Tsuburaya for cooperation himself or go and test Nagano Hiroshi's opinion first if he really wanted to write the script for Tiga.

"What is this, Mr. Kitagawa?" Shizuka Kudo was stunned.

Mengzi quickly explained with a smile: "Xiu-kun sometimes gets some sudden inspiration and writes and draws without paying attention to others. It will be fine after a while. I'm sorry to both of you for making fun of me."

"No, no, no!" Shizuka Kudo waved her hands quickly.

How could she dare to laugh at Teacher Beichuan? Instead, she felt that people who could enter the flow state anytime and anywhere and completely regard work and career as a part of their life were the ones she should truly learn from.

Looking at Kitagawa Hide writing furiously, Kudo Shizuka and Kimura Takuya looked at each other and admired this young writer from the bottom of their hearts.

It turns out that there are profound reasons behind a person’s success!

The next morning.

Kitagawa Hide got up early and found that Yumeko, who always liked to sleep in, got up earlier than him and was already busy preparing breakfast in the kitchen.

Hearing the noise coming from the bedroom, Mengzi, who was wearing an apron, quickly turned off the stove, washed her hands and returned to the room. She helped Kitagawa Hide put on his suit and tie, like a virtuous wife.

"Xiujun, doesn't the plane take off at noon? You can sleep a little longer." Mengzi touched his cheek with heartache.

Kitagawa Hide is a workaholic who likes to stay up late to work. After returning home last night, he couldn't stay idle, so he simply wrote a few episodes of "Ultraman Tiga" scripts, which surprised and delighted Yumeko. He stayed up until more than two in the morning, and Yumeko was half asleep when she felt a hot body crawling into the quilt.

She likes Xiujun very much, because she is hardworking, diligent and talented, but she also doesn't want Xiujun to ruin her health!

Mengzi pursed her lips and thought to herself that after they get married, she must find a way to make Xiujun go to bed early!
"I plan to go to Kawade Bookstore in the morning. We need to sign a new contract for the publication of the physical book of Confessions. If we don't get it done today, it will probably be early August when we return from France."

Kitagawa Hide wanted to take advantage of the residual heat of the completion of "Confessions" and the current sensation of the revision of the "Juvenile Law" to quickly publish the physical book of "Confessions".

If "Confessions" can continue the glory of "No Longer Human", it will be much easier to adapt it into a movie.

He doesn't want to keep such a big IP in his hands forever!
"Well~ You have to take care of your health after you go to France!" Mengzi nodded helplessly, helped him smooth his collar, turned around and carried the prepared suitcase over.

Knowing that he was leaving for France with Saito Reina today, Yumeko had prepared everything early.

Kitagawa Xiu dragged his suitcase to the lobby and soon had a hot and loving breakfast.

In Japan, if a man can make money, he can enjoy the best family services - traditional concepts are deeply rooted in Japanese women, and many families train their daughters to be perfect housewives.

As long as your salary can cover all family expenses, you are the emperor at home.

On the contrary, if you are idle, your wife who doesn't work will become a debuff. You will get no comfort after a hard day's work, and you have to be careful about being cuckolded all the time!

Society is such a reality.

After finishing everything, Kitagawa Hide gave Yumeko another long French kiss before leaving, and then drove to Kawaide Shobo.

Soon they arrived outside the headquarters building of Kawaide Shobo.

Posters of "Confessions" were pasted all over the building, and those issues of "Literature and Art" supplements were also placed in the most conspicuous place in the lobby on the first floor for visiting guests to read at any time.

Kitagawa Hide went straight to the editorial office area. Saito Reina's office was still the scene he was most familiar with.

The layout was messy, with beer cans and takeout boxes scattered all over the floor, and sleeping bags filled with underwear.

I heard that in order to prepare for her trip to France to attend the awards ceremony, Saito Rena has been sleeping in the company every day recently, and she even left her two younger sisters to be taken care of by Aso Mayumi.

I remembered that she had specifically told me before not to ignore the people around me because I was running too fast. I didn't expect that she, who was so clear-headed in the world, would be so confused when she became the person involved.

"Nishijima, make me a cup." Saito Rena was still working at her desk. When she looked up and found that it was Kitagawa Hide who handed her the coffee cup, her face instantly turned red.

His sloppy appearance was seen by Kitagawa Hide again!

"Kitagawa, why are you here so early?" Saito Rena got up hurriedly, picked up a few disposable towels and threw them into the sleeping bag, at least to cover the underwear.

Although it's a bit of an attempt to cover up, it's better than being seen naked!
"Early? It's already 9 o'clock." Beichuan Xiu rolled his eyes at her and sat down. "Aren't we going to sign the contract for the physical book publishing of Confessions?"

"Is it already 9 o'clock?!" Saito Rena patted her swollen face and opened the blinds in disbelief. The dazzling sunlight shone in, making it impossible for her to open her eyes.

"You're not staying up late again, are you?" Beichuan Xiu sighed and asked her to sit down and rest.

"No, no, no, I slept for a few hours." Saito Reina lowered her head like a child who had made a mistake, not daring to look at him, and then quickly took out the prepared contract and handed it to him, "Kitagawa, take a look at the contract."

"Well, let me take a look first. You should have a good rest on the plane later." Kitagawa Hidemoto wanted to ask her why she always worked so hard, but he thought that now was not the time to talk about this, so he didn't mention it for the time being.

"Okay, then I'll go wash up, see you later~" Saito Rena hurriedly picked up the sleeping bag and ran to the bathroom. She seemed to have fallen in the corridor, and Kitagawa Hide shook his head helplessly.

The new contract is not much different from the previous one. The only difference is that the share of the profits has been increased by 5%.

Because Kitagawa Hide is not the best in the world, the maximum remuneration for a single piece of manuscript paper can only be set at 3 yen. If it is higher, it will be difficult to explain to others. So in order to compensate him, Kawaide Shizuko decided to increase the royalty rate for physical books a little bit.

In this regard, the big boss really treated him very well, and Kitagawa Hide even had the illusion that Kawaide Shizuko was his real sister!

He checked the contract briefly and found no mistakes. Then he took out a pen and signed his name immediately.

Just then, Rena Saito also came back from the bathroom.

She also changed into a more casual white cartoon T-shirt, paired with low-waist denim hot pants and flesh-colored stockings, which made her look much more youthful and beautiful.

Seeing Saito Rena touch up her makeup and re-comb her pigtails, Kitagawa Hide secretly sighed that Japanese girls really regard "makeup" as their life.

Even if they don’t have time to rest or eat, they will definitely put on makeup to keep themselves looking their best at all times!
After taking the contract handed over by Kitagawa Hide, Saito Rena smiled and turned back into the smart, capable and reliable senior editor!
(End of this chapter)