I am a literary giant in Japan

Chapter 210 "The God Who Protects the Nation"? Ugh! What a bullshit. (Two in One)

After the grand celebration banquet, Kitagawa Hide and his friend saw off the friends who came to the party one by one.

Back in the cafe lobby, Mengzi picked up the mop and rag and cleaned the messy floor and bar.

Kitagawa Hide couldn't wait to run to the computer desk, holding Pete while counting the financial gains of the past eight months!

By the end of June, Hide Kitagawa had about 15 billion yen in his bank account.

The bulk of July's revenue came from box office dividends for No Longer Human (about 9.36 million yen), film and television copyright fees for I Am a Cat and Border (5 million yen), and physical book royalties for Confessions (about 2.7 million yen).

In addition, there are revenues from various peripheral products, copyright fees for the animation "No Longer Human", and royalties from continued sales of past books, etc.

Compared with these incomes, the royalties from serial novels that Kitagawa Hide used to rely on for a living seem insignificant.

Even though the entire book of "Confessions" is about 40 words and the unit price of a piece of manuscript paper is 3 yen, the final serialized novel royalties were only 3000 million yen before tax, which is just a drop in the bucket for Kitagawa Hide now.

The piece of manuscript paper at the corner of his computer desk, which once recorded all his income from writing books, has become a souvenir and has been moved to the honor display cabinet at the back - now his income is too much and too diverse to be written down on one or two pieces of manuscript paper.

Instead, there are clearer and more concise table documents.

Kitagawa Hide enthusiastically entered these new items into the form one by one, and then filled in the real data of his current bank account in the last line -

28 billion yen!

"I still hold the film and television copyrights of Confessions and Paradise Lost. The movie of Confessions and the TV series of Paradise Lost are both future hits. If the TV stations and film companies can't offer a good price and dividend ratio, I will just shoot it myself."

Kitagawa Xiu looked at the bright red numbers and wondered how to maximize the profits.

Over the past year and a half, the two most lucrative revenue streams came from movie box office dividends. No wonder showbiz stars and entertainment company bosses have such a low social status in Japan, yet there are still a steady stream of people rushing to get on board like moths to a flame.

In such a lucrative industry, if he didn't have the ability to plagiarize, he might just use his good looks to get involved in this muddy water.

It's for making money, not shameful!
Kitagawa Hide decided to put the filming of "Long Vacation" on the schedule this month. The specific matters can be handed over to Iwai Shunji, and he will go to Izu for vacation with his young wife.

Anyway, the script, actors and funds are all in place, and all Kitagawa Hide can do is to say hello to the top executives of major TV stations, ask them to make some concessions, and then broadcast the film on their respective TV channels.

As for the detailed work related to filming TV shows, Kitagawa Hide couldn't do it even if he wanted to.

The development of the Japanese television industry has reached the point where the crew has been divided into three or four working groups just to be responsible for the actors' meals!
All work is done by dedicated people and teams. If you interfere, not only will you fail to improve their work efficiency, but you will also seriously affect the daily operations of the crew.

In case there is something that even the on-site supervisor cannot decide, Kitagawa Hide can be contacted with just a phone call. He doesn't have to stay in jail every day on the set with the crew - the sponsor has the privileges of a sponsor!

Also, these days Kitagawa Hide wrote most of "Ultraman Tiga" for practice.

The original TV series script was written by several screenwriters, and the quality varied. He picked out the best ones and only wrote the story outline for the rest, leaving it to the people at Tsuburaya Productions to handle.

At this time, Tsuburaya Productions was in a dilemma as the Showa Ultraman story had come to an end, the new generation of Ultraman was not attracting much attention, and the company was on the verge of bankruptcy.

If a "world-class talent" like Kitagawa Hide is willing to help write some scripts, Tsuburaya will probably be so moved that he will burst into tears, and he won't have to consider the issues of price and power at all.

Kitagawa Hide wrote this mainly out of emotion and for practice. After all, when he was a child, he also used a flashlight to help Daigu fight Gatanjea. It was one of the few happy moments in his miserable childhood.

However, when the special effects film is aired, he will definitely not fill in his real name in the screenwriter column.

Just like a certain superstar next door who used the pseudonym "Chen Shaorong" to write songs for girls, Kitagawa Hide plans to use any pseudonym when the time comes.

Of course, whether it is for commercial purposes or selfish motives, Tsuburaya will definitely "accidentally" leak the matter in the end, and then compensate Kitagawa Hide with a large sum of money.

At that time, Kitagawa Hide will tacitly accept the large compensation, and then let his young wife continue to "refute the rumors".

There will probably be a long time afterwards when countless Ultraman Tiga fans will repeatedly speculate whether Mr. Kitagawa is part of the screenwriting team.

After summarizing the profits of the past eight months and briefly planning the next steps, Kitagawa Hide prepared to take his young wife to the Izu Peninsula as soon as possible!
The reason for such a rush is that the long-term desk work not only consumed a lot of Beichuan Xiu's brain cells, but also caused him to gradually develop a small belly and cervical spondylosis due to long-term sitting.

Fortunately, my belly fat is not that obvious now and my cervical spondylosis is still under control. There is still time to slowly adjust everything.

Having finally managed to have a relatively successful life, Kitagawa Hide plans to live to be at least 9100 years old to make the most of it.

Another small reason is that the package to the Izu Luxury Hot Spring Hotel given by the real estate agent Ms. Ito Hatsuyo is about to expire, so don't blame me for the pity.

Of course, Kitagawa Hide's excuse to the boss, Saito Rena and his friends was that he was going to participate in the All Japan Amateur Marathon to be held on the Izu Peninsula!

Kitagawa Hide snatched the mouse from Pete and was about to search for vacation tips on the Izu Peninsula when the pinned post in the forum's current affairs section immediately caught his attention.

"Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto and his cabinet have decided to visit the Yasukuni Shrine in Chiyoda Ward on August 8 to pay homage to the 'protector gods' enshrined there."

Beichuan Xiu read the post and frowned. He immediately typed on the keyboard and replied with the account "I just want to make money".
"'Protector Gods'? Ugh! What a bunch of bullshit. They are just a bunch of failed war criminals who despised human civilization and did something shameful!"

This post was very popular and was pinned to the top. Soon, many netizens began to reply to Kitagawa Xiu.

[Gods cannot be insulted with words. Please take back what you said, or you will bear the consequences.]

[You are shit! Your whole family is shit! What war criminal? Do you have any evidence? ]

[Aren't those enshrined in the shrine all people who have made great contributions to Japan? Why do you say there are war criminals? ]

Originally, Kitagawa Hide was just speaking out of anger. After all, the prime minister's visit to the shrine has become a "regular program" in Japanese politics. Among so many new-era prime ministers, only the "old man" Tomiichi Murayama righteously refused this behavior.

No matter how much he opposed, the cabinet had to bow down anyway. Kitagawa Hideto had little influence and it was impossible for him to influence the bureaucrats of that class.

But when he saw the endless replies that refuted him and even cursed his family, the Zuan soul in Beichuan Xiu's heart suddenly revived.

He looked at the replies carefully. In that era, there were not too many internet trolls and artificial intelligence. At least three out of ten replies were criticizing him, five were deliberately pretending not to know the ins and outs of the matter, and the last two were from people who understood the situation.

This also indirectly reflects the attitude of contemporary Japanese towards those events of that era.

It is estimated that less than 20% of the people in Japan have truly understood and accepted that history and have conducted deep reflection and introspection.

This group of people is mainly concentrated in the highly educated groups, a small number of writers and left-wing socialist parties.

The largest number of citizens have actually learned about this period of history in their high school textbook "Japanese History A".

The current "History of Japan A" clearly states "Japan's invasion of its neighbor", and the text also states that "the Japanese army intensified its thorough suppression of the anti-Japanese movement, implemented the "Three Alls" policy of looting, killing and burning in the northern anti-Japanese base areas, and also used biological and chemical weapons in violation of international law." (page 149)
However, many high school teachers either skip this historical knowledge or give a brief account of it. Some even mislead students based on their "political inclinations."

There are not many children who can truly receive a proper historical education.

The reason for this can be traced back to the 20s. After Japan became one of the world's economic powers, it immediately adjusted and transformed its war responsibility policy, with the general trend being to reverse the historical verdict on that war.

Under this political tendency, young people who are younger than Kitagawa Hide and are currently in junior high and high school will naturally be led astray.

The majority of citizens themselves do not care about these things. Going to work and coming home every day as office animals is troublesome enough for them, but once someone starts to intentionally brainwash and guide them, they can easily go astray and blindly follow the trend.

Although there are non-governmental organizations such as the Japan Teachers' Union and the Japan History Educators Association, which have always insisted on using their own power to influence the public to establish a correct historical consciousness, these are like a mantis trying to stop a chariot and are like a drop in the bucket under the guidance of party politics.

Kitagawa Hide went from not caring at first, to being angry after being criticized by everyone, to now being in deep thought after having a general understanding of the current social situation.

The hottest topic in society recently is that he has won the Prix Goncourt from France. Now when taking the subway, even passers-by will whisper questions like "Is Mr. Kitagawa considered the best in the world?" and "Is Mr. Arima's new work written to attack Mr. Kitagawa?"

He himself didn't care about it at all.

The real judges of "the best book in the world" are history and the general public. All he can do is live up to the name and continue to produce high-quality books.

As for what Arima Yoshiyoshi was thinking, he had no interest in knowing. Instead of thinking about him, he might as well think about how to make things permanent with his young wife after going to Izu.

But now.

What does it mean to be the “best person in the world” and what should one do as the “best person in the world”?

These questions began to linger in his mind.

Kitagawa Hide's original intention in writing was to have enough food and clothing, to pay off debts, and to live a happier life.

Now, he has everything he wants.

He also wanted to continue writing.

On the road to becoming the best step by step, he should also shoulder the responsibilities of a literary giant and truly become a role model for the ordinary people of Japan!

We need to write a work that can influence people’s view of history, let them understand the true history, and then face it correctly!

Such a thought suddenly arose in Kitagawa Hide's mind.

The first book after becoming "the best in the world" should be a big hit!
But he hasn't decided who to use as the trump card yet.

Because the subject matter is related to history, it will have a heavier historical texture than all the books he has written before, so Kitagawa Hide plans to spend two or three days carefully searching his arsenal. He cannot just deal with it and get by.

Without pausing, he immediately opened a new document and listed all the novels of similar subject matter that flashed through his mind.

On the Yahoo Japan forum, the post became more popular because of Kitagawa Hide's criticism and was directly pushed to the front page of the forum.

As people became increasingly discussing the shrine visit and the political issues behind it, many comments made on Kitagawa Hide's account were also dug up.

When the netizens were halfway through their criticism, they were shocked to find that "I just want to make money" was actually the big guy who confronted "Drunkard Rose Saint" head-on and made the classic "look at the legs" remark to "1.7 meters tall, 1.2 meters long legs".

"Kawaide Shobo Touto" and "Kitagawa Hide's Manager" also followed him!

With the halo of an internet celebrity, thousands of Kitagawa Hide's fans immediately rushed into the post and began to support their idol's remarks.

After cleaning the cafe, Mengzi, who had recently been considering writing a novel, opened the forum and was overwhelmed by the overwhelming posts.

She immediately saw the reply "I just want to make money".

Yumeko has been a typical good girl since elementary school. Unlike the rebellious Jabami Rei, she studies hard and, under the guidance of her aristocratic mother, she has also developed the character of a Yamato Nadeshiko.

She is a staunch anti-war and reflective person.

And this time it is Xiujun who is standing at the center of the storm.

Without even thinking twice, Yumeko expressed her strong support through a long paragraph using the account of "Kitagawa Hide's Manager".

Although she has 20,000 fans, as soon as she left the stage, the number of netizens engaging in heated discussion doubled again.

And the appearance of Yumeko also blew up the fans of Kitagawa Hide's books.

In their opinion, Yumeko’s comments and opinions must represent Kitagawa Sensei.

Not long after, "Height 1.7 meters, legs 1.2 meters long" posted a message, with that familiar Zuan flavor. It started with a friendly greeting to the female families of those netizens who criticized Kitagawa Hide, and then quickly listed the historical truths of the war one by one.

After spraying, Jaburi Rei, who was applying a facial mask in front of the computer and still felt it was not enough, opened a new thread. The first post directly quoted the widely circulated picture in "Doraemon" by Fujiko F. Fujio——

The little boy and the fat man raised their hands to celebrate Japan's defeat!
She didn't know why she got so angry when she saw others criticizing Beichuan Xiu.

In fact, many people know that she is behind this account.

However, she is already a supernova actress of Toei and has a bright future. There is no benefit in getting involved in such things now. If her identity is exposed, it will cause a lot of trouble.

But she just didn't want to see Kitagawa Hide being scolded.

"This. Parasite. Idiot." Jabami Rei thought of Kitagawa Hidefa's "Look at the legs photo" and couldn't help but stretch out her straight white legs.

The cell phone beside him suddenly rang.

While looking at Kawaide Shizuko who had already followed her to the scene, Jabami Rei picked up her cell phone and found that it was a call from her agent.

"Jabaka! Did you post that message just now? Do you know about this?"

"toot toot"

Jabami Rei hung up without even thinking.

The agent texted again.

Perhaps realizing that his tone just now was too bad, the tone of this text message was much better. He advised her to delete the post quickly and not to cause trouble, lest Toei finds out. If they terminated the contract and sued her, that would be all.

Jabami Rei always acted on impulse. Seeing that Kawaide Shizuko did not care about her fate and supported Kitagawa Hide, she snorted and continued to type on the keyboard while stepping on the phone keys with her crystal clear toes and replied -

"I'm done with this! Whoever wants to act can act!"

(End of this chapter)