I am a literary giant in Japan

Chapter 243: Apology and Threat to Remove
"Kitagawa, are you at home?" On the other end of the phone, Saito Rena's voice sounded quite excited and excited.

"I'm here, what's the matter?" Kitagawa Hide brought the plate of croquettes back to the living room. In the kitchen, Mengzi was cleaning.

"Turn on the TV and tune to Tokyo Broadcasting System TBS. There's a surprise." Saito Rena rarely kept the secret.

Kitagawa Hide returned to the sofa in confusion and turned the channel to Tokyo Broadcasting System TBS as she said.

It was a prime-time TV show at the moment, and he felt a little distracted by the sight of Takuya Kimura and Shizuka Kudo on the screen.

After the broadcast of "Long Vacation", it has been a huge success, surpassing all other TV stations' prime-time programs. The ratings have also been rising, increasing by another 0.55%.

However, Kitagawa Hide and Yumeko, who were familiar with the plot, had no enthusiasm for following the series and did not watch a single episode.

"What's wrong with "Long Vacation"? " Kitagawa Hide took his mobile phone and watched it for a while, but didn't feel any surprise.

"No, this episode will be over soon, please wait a moment." The sound of the TV series could also be heard from Rena Saito, and she could vaguely hear her two sisters clamoring to watch "Tiga".

Kitagawa Xiu became more and more curious, so he simply held his phone and continued to watch TV with her from a distance.

After a while, the picture froze on Jabami Rei's face. The content of this episode was completely broadcast, and the theme song sung by Izumi Sakai also sounded at the right time.

Seeing the increasingly sophisticated acting skills of "Long Legs" and listening to the moving singing of Izumi Sakai, Kitagawa Hide felt very comfortable.

The original version of "Long Vacation" did not have these variables. Now it seems that not only did they not reduce the charm of this national hit drama, but they also helped increase its ratings.

However, the role played by Jabami Rei is the third female lead and she doesn't have many scenes. It was quite unexpected to him that the director would leave the precious still images to her alone.

"It's coming soon, Kitagawa." Saito Rena's voice began to become slightly excited and trembling.

Kitagawa Hide couldn't help but sit up straight and watch TV intently.

The theme song ends, today's "Long Vacation" is finished, and various advertisements are cut in.

If he remembered correctly, the show that followed was another romance drama, and there didn't seem to be anything surprising about it.

At this moment, the advertisement stopped abruptly and an urgent special news was inserted.

Kitagawa Hide looked carefully and found that it was written below: [Renowned writer, "The World's No. 1" Arima Yoshiyoshi publicly apologizes for inappropriate writing and the "video recording" incident].

The picture is crowded with people, and it looks like the scene of a press conference.

"I just received a message from Sister Shizuko, saying that Arima Yoshiyoshi and Bungeishunju could not bear the public opinion and finally decided to make a public apology and permanently remove the serialized "The Harp of Burma" from the shelves."

At this point, Saito Reina finally told the truth.
"Congratulations, Kitagawa. You have accomplished another great thing.

You have defeated other writers who are also "the best in the world" and corrected incorrect historical views. This is really amazing!
Sister Shizuka specifically said not to notify you in advance to give you a surprise.

I know you probably don't care much about these things, but I still want to give you a little surprise.

You are really really really amazing, Mr. Kitagawa."

"Thank you, Saito." Kitagawa Hide looked at the TV screen and saw Arima Yoshiyoshi and Ueno Toru standing side by side and bowing 90 degrees to the camera, saying words of apology with tears streaming down their faces. There was really no big ups and downs in his heart.

The Japanese are the best at making meaningless apologies.

If you do something wrong, bow and apologize.

If you said something wrong, bow and apologize.

Even though he had killed someone, he still bowed and apologized.

If apologies work, then what is the use of laws?

However, Bungeishunju and Arima Yoshiyoshi were willing to admit their pseudo-anti-war behavior and were willing to permanently remove "The Harp of Burma" from the shelves.

This really made Kitagawa Hide feel that what he had done so far and the two new novels he had written had some historical significance.

Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto's cabinet also supported him in disguise, which to a certain extent was tantamount to admitting that the previous visit was wrong.

Maybe what he did could not really affect these people or this country, but at least, it was good enough that he could make a slight change within his ability.

What moved him the most was the unremitting support from the big boss, Saito, Yumeko and others until today. Even if he was a time traveler, it was unrealistic and impossible for him to accomplish many things alone.

Kitagawa Hide knows very well that he can get to this point and achieve so many achievements without the help and support of the people around him.

"I'm also very happy to see The Burmese Harp removed from the shelves." Saito Reina sighed for a while, and then her voice gradually became low. "By the way, I heard some bad rumors from my colleagues these days."

"What rumors?"

"It is said that Mr. Naoki Momota has decided to come back from overseas and start writing books again." Saito Rena touched her face, which had finally gotten less swollen, and was worried that it would suffer again in a while.

"Naoki Momota?" Kitagawa Hide frowned and searched in his mind. Soon, the guy's detailed information emerged.

In order to make a name for himself in the Japanese literary world, he had specially read all the information and works of "Tenka No. 1", because knowing yourself and your enemy will ensure victory in every battle.

This guy was very famous more than a decade ago, but because of the stupid things he said when competing for the governor of Tokyo, he lost all his popularity and has been living abroad in disgrace ever since.

His intuition told him that the other party was coming for him.

"Yes. I heard that he has signed a ten-year contract with the editorial department of Shinchosha as a writer, and the fee for each manuscript seems to be as high as 7 yen."

Rena Saito was unsure of the accuracy of the news and could only wait until tomorrow to ask her boss at work.

7 yen per sheet of manuscript paper, this is going to break the historical record of Japanese literary world.

This means that if Naoki Momota writes 40 words, he can get 7000 million yen in pre-tax serialization fees.

This amount of money is not a huge sum for "The Best in the World", but this standard of remuneration has historical significance.

Only a publishing house with deep financial resources and profound background like Shinchosha would dare to offer writers such high royalties.

"Naoki Momota and Yoshiyoshi Arima are in the same boat. Coming back at this time to write a new book is like targeting me."

Kitagawa Hide rubbed his temples helplessly. It felt like ever since he became the "number one in the world", these old seniors had become like the boss monsters in the game, coming to his door one after another.

If you beat the small one, the big one will come; if you beat the big one, the old one will come!

Can't we all get along and make money together? !

"This depends on what Sister Shizuko says tomorrow." Saito Rena was also worried about this, but this was the only way for the new king to ascend the throne.

The new king refers not only to Kitagawa Hide, but also the rising Kawaide Shobo.

This time, Shizuko Kawaide "broke" the rules and openly exposed Arima Yoshiyoshi's scandal, causing Bungeishunju to suffer as well.

In the past, in the collusive Japanese literary world, everyone would first make a dinner appointment, sit down and talk together, make the conditions clear, and finally resolve the issue properly.

Only if we can't reach an agreement will this situation happen.

But Shizuko Kawaide didn't play by the rules at all. She directly made the information public online, leaving Bungeishunju and Arima Yoshiyoshi no time to react!

This behavior is in the greatest benefit to Kawaide Shobo and Kitagawa Hide, but it also annoys the group of old guys who stick to the old ways.

Kawaide Shobo has already crushed Kodansha and Shueisha, and now it has defeated Bungeishunju.

It is normal for the only remaining Shinchosha to take action now.

"Anyway, we will just quietly write books, publish books, and print magazines. If they really want to fight us to the death and make rivers of blood flow, we won't be afraid of them."

Kitagawa Hide personally has no interest in overthrowing the old literary predecessors.

His vision has never been limited to the small island country of Japan.

Compared to Naoki Momota, he was more concerned about the short story collection he was about to write, which was the book he had spent the most effort on this year.

After hanging up the phone, Kitagawa Hide did not indulge in the joy of victory for too long. He just took a few bites of the croquette, thought about things, and then decisively went back to his room to organize the information.

He still has a lot to do.

(End of this chapter)