I am a literary giant in Japan

Chapter 276 There is always one person who will never wake up

Chapter 276 There is always someone who will never wake up

If he were to rest in peace forever, it might not be a bad thing for Ichiro Tanizaki.

It was a pity that he didn't sleep forever.

The panicked members of the Japanese Literature Society immediately sent this "number one in the world" to the hospital, and then surrounded the distraught Takeda Tsunekazu, wanting to know what had happened to scare Ichiro Tanizaki, who was usually calm even in the face of a collapse.

Tsunekazu Takeda hesitantly told the story of Hide Kitagawa's successful selection for the Nobel Prize in Literature.

The group of people also stood there in a daze for a long time, until they came to their senses after hearing the news that Ichiro Tanizaki was safe.

So, is the innocence of Japanese literary world going to change?
Although the scandal of the Nobel Prize nomination was not very glorious to be made public, the Japanese literary world has been closed off and self-entertaining in recent years, so this incident would not really shake Ichiro Tanizaki's position in the literary world.

No matter how much Kitagawa Hide and Kawaide Shobo brag, no matter how popular his works are in China, as long as he is not shortlisted for the Nobel Prize like Tanizaki, he will never be able to overcome the hurdle of being "second in the world".

it's good now.

He has also been nominated.

It is a position reserved for it in the French literary world.

Come to think of it, I feel that its value is even higher than that of Mr. Tanizaki!
Realizing that something earth-shattering might really happen in the Japanese literary world in 1997, a group of people's brains started working rapidly.

At this point in the game, is it time to “sacrifice the rook to save the king”?
When a group of old men and women came this morning, they were still dissatisfied with Kawaide Shizuko's exposure of their private affairs. But at this moment, they suddenly turned into allies of Kawaide Shobo and began to consider the follow-up for Kawaide Shizuko and Kitagawa Hide.

Takeda Tsunekazu knew that it was all over. He was blank for a moment and didn't know how to face this bolt from the blue.

By the time this shocking and exciting news reached the public, it was already four o'clock in the afternoon on March 3st.

Eight hours earlier, at 8:00 p.m., former Dean of the Faculty of Letters of the University of Tokyo Shozo Uchida held a press conference.

All the reporters present were from major well-known TV stations, and the six major channels were broadcasting the event in real time, which gave the audience in front of the TV a little surprise.

Before Uchida Shozo took office, he really thought that Yoshikawa Hiroyuki would protect him and seek a chance of survival from the board of directors.

Unexpectedly, after he came to power, Yoshikawa Hiroyuki stabbed him in the back. As the principal, he bowed and apologized to the public, claiming that he had not fulfilled his duties as the principal and attracted a "black sheep" like Uchida Shozo.

Although the shady incident has nothing to do with the University of Tokyo, he cannot escape blame and is willing to accept criticism from the public and Mr. Kitagawa!
Now, Uchida Shozo's way was really blocked.

He stood aside and could only smile, then bowed with a dead mother's face and an expression uglier than crying. He couldn't say anything the whole time and just kept apologizing as if he really did it!

Among the general public, only those elites who are closely related to Tokyo University or whose family members can actually get admitted to Tokyo University care about the words and deeds of Tokyo University.

Most people only heard one sentence - Professor Beichuan's Nobel Prize recommendation quota was hacked, and this matter has been confirmed by the Nobel Prize officials!

The nation was in uproar.

The people in Izu were particularly angry and were standing up for Mr. Kitagawa. They felt that the damn Japanese Literature Society had ruined Izu's great opportunity to go global!

Izu has been poor for hundreds of years, and now the gap between the rich and the poor between North and South Izu is still so huge. Originally, these conditions could have been improved thanks to "The Dancing Girl of Izu".

I didn’t expect that everyone’s only hope of getting rich was hacked!
If the people of Kitaizu didn't know who to trouble after arriving in Tokyo, they would have already boarded the train with hoes in hand!

Uchida Shozo finally seized the opportunity and immediately began crying to the camera, trying his best to put the matter aside.

When the press conference was held, he didn't know the truth about the fine.

He went to the Ministry of Education in the morning. The current minister is a fan of Tanizaki Ichiro's books. The minister specifically called him over to warn him not to put the blame on Tanizaki Ichiro.

Therefore, Uchida Shozo had to put all the blame on Ichiko Sadatsugu, whose life or death was still uncertain in the ICU.

The video of the press conference instantly went viral on the Internet. While everyone was lamenting the loss of Mr. Kitagawa, they also condemned the old immortals in the literary world.

Seeing that the blame was inexplicably thrown to them, the people of Kyoto University hurriedly held a press conference.

Ichiko Sadaji, who was in the ICU, certainly wouldn't be able to get up and admit his mistake, so they had to try their best to clarify that the shady incident had nothing to do with Kyoto University.

Just when the top executives of Kyoto University were scratching their heads, news came that Ichiro Tanizaki was admitted to the ward and Kitagawa Hide was shortlisted for the Nobel Prize!

This news was spread by people from the Japanese Literature Society.

For a time, there was a bloody storm in the industry again.

The forces that had previously been neutral and inclined towards Ichiro Tanizaki turned their guns and began to cheer for Mr. Kitagawa, as if they had been on the side of Kawaide Shobo from the very beginning.

The craziest ones are the media people.

Television stations, newspapers, magazines, etc., any company that can create a literature section in its own media products, are the first to release this exciting news!

The Nobel Prize official gave an open letter of punishment to Ichiro Tanizaki and others!

Teacher Beichuan was recommended by the French for the Nobel Prize and was successfully shortlisted!
Hashimoto, who was thinking about the economic situation in the Prime Minister's Office, was also dumbfounded.

The writers of their own country were blacklisted by their own country's official literary organizations, and then "picked up" by people from Western countries.

But Kitagawa Hide was successfully shortlisted, slapping the faces of those who criticized him!

Now, both the Japanese literary world and the Ministry of Education are extremely embarrassed.

In particular, the Minister of Education, who was just about to clean up the mess for Ichiro Tanizaki, was instantly sweating profusely.

No matter how shady the matter is, with the connections and relationships that Ichiro Tanizaki has built up over the years, as long as he remains a coward in the Japanese literary world, the fact that he lacks the qualification to be a Nobel Prize nominee will be completely insignificant.

But when Kitagawa Hide was successfully shortlisted, the nature of the matter changed.

This should have been the glory of the Japanese literary world, but now it has become a topic of ridicule for Westerners!

For the Japanese, who have a somewhat abnormally strong self-esteem, this is unacceptable!
At 3 p.m. on March 1, the incident first exploded on the Internet through the Yahoo Japan forum, and then one media outlet after another rushed to report the cause and course of the incident.

Countless people were shocked by this news and admired Mr. Beichuan's creative genius from the bottom of their hearts!
Nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature at the age of 25. Has there ever been such a writer in the history of world literature?
An explosive and heated discussion broke out on the streets of Tokyo, and people could be seen talking about this matter everywhere. It was exactly the same as when the stock and housing markets were booming after the Plaza Accord, and everyone was excitedly discussing housing prices and stocks!
just now.

No one cared whether Ichiro Tanizaki woke up or not.

No one cares anymore whether Naoki Momota is innocent.

No one cares about the life and death of Ichiko Sadatsugu anymore.

Everyone focused their eyes and attention on Teacher Kitagawa.

At 5 p.m. that day, all bookstores in various districts of Tokyo sent an urgent message to Kawaide Shobo - all of Mr. Kitagawa's novels were sold out!
Even the bookstore’s own stock was ordered by many mysterious readers!
They need Hechu Bookstore to print a batch of new books quickly and send them over!
The most outrageous thing is that the April 1995 issue of "Gunzo", which serialized Kitagawa's debut work "Hear the Wind Sing", was sold for 4 yen per copy on the black market!
It looks like the price is still going up.

In addition, Mr. Kitagawa’s signed limited edition physical book has become a priceless collectible and is treasured by many collectors!
A while ago, Izumi Sakai expressed her support for Mr. Kitagawa on the Internet. When she participated in the program before, she ignored the hint of the program team and insisted on speaking for Mr. Kitagawa.

Because of this incident, she was put on ice by the company for several weeks and miserably missed the New Year's Red and White Song Festival.

During the period when Hide Kitagawa and Ichiro Tanizaki were at odds with each other, many people were not optimistic about Hide Kitagawa. Izumi Sakai was asked by the company to keep a distance from Hide Kitagawa, but she refused again.

She also posted a copy of "Border" signed by Mr. Beichuan on the Internet, which contained a personal message from Mr. Beichuan to her!
Although this copy of "Border" is unlikely to be auctioned, it has been included in the purchase list by the auction house.

It is said that a mysterious tycoon contacted Izumi Sakai's company, hoping to buy the book "Border" for 1000 million yen.

At 6 p.m., the overwhelmed Minister of Education suddenly announced his resignation, and he was quickly replaced by Machimura Nobutaka, who had just been promoted to Vice Minister.

The first thing Machimura Nobutaka did after taking office was to congratulate Mr. Kitagawa on his being shortlisted for the Nobel Prize on behalf of the Minister of Education.

The Ministry of Education has finally changed!

The current Ministry of Education is composed entirely of members of a faction headed by Machimura Nobutaka. They insisted on standing on the side of Mr. Kitagawa in the beginning but were not understood. Now they can finally get some relief!
At 7 o'clock in the afternoon, Shizuko Kawaide held a simple celebration banquet at Kawaide Shobo, and all the employees finally saw the somewhat decadent Mr. Kitagawa.

Kitagawa Hide was still confused at this time.

The smell of champagne was all around.

Keigo Higashino, who is usually serious, also sprayed him with a fireworks tube.

Reina Saito, who had trouble sleeping recently due to the sales war, congratulated him with dark circles under her eyes.

The big boss, Shizuko Kawaide, breathed a sigh of relief.

She does have a gambling element in it.

Under pressure from the family and the company, I spent a lot of Japanese yen to support Mr. Kitagawa. If I lost the bet, I might be beaten back to square one. Fortunately, I won the bet again!

And it was a huge victory!
After entering "Tianxia Yipin", Mr. Beichuan's future goals have become very clear.

It’s just that no one wants to mention it, and no one dares to mention it.

After all, there is a Nobel Prize nomination standing in the way, which is Ichiro Tanizaki's eternal trump card.

Now, they have it too.

"On such a nice day, Kitagawa, you should smile more." Shizuko Kawaide gently bumped his shoulder.

Kitagawa Hide nodded and tried his best to force a smile.

He was quite happy, but soon calmed down.

Because he also saw Dario Fo on the shortlist.

With this ancient god around, the possibility of winning the prize is low.

However, Kitagawa Hide doesn't care much about winning the award or not.

The news of Ichiro Tanizaki's death made him feel more relieved than the news of his selection.

He has always been a petty person.

Now it seems that the recent problems have been solved!
"By the way, Kitagawa, your books are also selling very well in France. Perhaps we can use this momentum to promote your books globally. What do you think?" asked Shizuko Kawaide with a smile.

Seeing the excitement and enthusiasm in the big boss's eyes, Kitagawa Hide immediately realized that she wanted to expand Kawaide Shobo's overseas territory!

Once this news comes out, it won’t take long for "Wenyi" to completely suppress "Xinchao" and have no rivals in the country.

The big boss's ambition obviously goes beyond this.

Under normal circumstances, Kitagawa Hide would agree wholeheartedly to such a mutually beneficial thing.

But now, after a quick calculation, it seems that there are only four months left before the Asian financial crisis. It seems that it is not suitable to expand the territory in any way.

"I think we should wait a little longer?" Beichuan Xiu wanted to talk to her about this last time, but unfortunately he was always interrupted by various trivial matters.

"Wait a little longer." Shizuko Kawaide paused. Ever since she "recruited" Kitagawa Hide, her career as a boss has become smoother.

Being successful at a young age is both a good thing and a bad thing.

Recently, she has found herself unable to listen to advice. Sometimes when people around her disagree with her views, she would get inexplicably angry.

It feels like my authority has been violated.

If it were someone else, if someone spoiled her mood at this time, she might just turn cold and keep silent.

But opposite is Beichuanxiu.

Seeing his smile, the "dog-licking attribute" hidden under the iceberg of Shizuko Kawaide immediately erupted.

Moreover, Mr. Kitagawa's judgment has never been wrong.

"I see." She didn't say anything else, but just nodded to agree with his point of view.

Kitagawa Hide did not continue this topic. It was not a high EQ behavior to spoil the boss's mood at the celebration party!

It’s better to wait for a while until everything calms down before having a good talk with the boss!
9 pm.

Kyoto University Hospital, Emergency Department, Intensive Care Unit.

The dying Ichiko Sadaji finally woke up.

His breathing was weak, but at least his vital signs had stabilized.

The young nurses who sensed his change immediately came over, checked him carefully, and after confirming that there was nothing wrong with him, they prepared to call for help.

Ichiko Sadajiro raised his hand slightly, motioning for him to be helped up.

The young nurse immediately did as she was told and considerately put a pillow under him.

After the young nurse left, Ichiko Sadaji caught a glimpse of a letter out of the corner of his eye.

It was a punishment letter and a shortlist sent by the Japanese Literary Society, plus an apology letter holding him primarily responsible.

Ichiko Sadaji struggled to pick them up.

Open and read.

When he saw the apology letter putting all the blame on himself, he started coughing violently.

These bastards!!!

Then he turned to the shortlist.

My attention was quickly drawn to the column marked in red.

In the French column, there was a name that he had never expected.

"Kitagawa. Show"