I am a literary giant in Japan

Chapter 322: The replacement of the old and new Kitagawa fan groups Naoko is dead!

The final volume of "Norwegian Wood" was undoubtedly the most popular front-page novel in the November 1997 issue of "Wenyi".

There is no doubt about this.

Even most people bought "Wen Yi" because of the ending of the love triangle between "Watanabe, Naoko, and Midori".

Kaoru, who had just finished an audition for the drama "The Dancing Girl of Izu", also mixed in with the crowd, struggled to squeeze into the bookstore, and asked the clerk for a dozen of the latest "Wenyi".

After being invited by Takasugi Mirai from Ganli Office last time, Kaoru immediately sent an email to Mr. Kitagawa and Sister Yumeko to ask for their opinions.

Kitagawa Hide personally doesn't want Kaoru to enter the entertainment industry again.

Although Jabami Rei is now in great glory, her private life is like being exposed under a magnifying glass, and she worries every day about being blocked by brainless fans.

Young female artists with good looks like her have fans who are mostly men of all ages. In order to maintain popularity, they basically isolate themselves from love and relationships with men.

In the original history, even someone as popular as Ishihara Satomi would be kicked out of the entertainment industry once she got involved in love and marriage.

Mengzi holds the opposite view.

She felt that it was just a guest appearance, equivalent to a holiday internship, and she didn't need to worry about being as distressed as Lijiang.

Xunzi is only seventeen years old, and there are still many uncertainties in her future life. There is no need to set a fixed path from the beginning.

The two discussed it over and over again, and finally decided to follow Kaoru's personal wishes.

Kaoru's dream has never changed - to become an outstanding writer like Mr. Kitagawa in the future.

But it would be nice if JK's holiday life could be more colorful.

So in the end, Kitagawa Hidekazu and Yumeko came forward and asked Kaoru to sign a two-way selection contract with Ganli Office.

The contract period is one year.

During the contract period, Xunzi will try her best to cooperate with the work of the firm without affecting her life and studies;
The firm only needs to provide half of the remuneration, but cannot restrict Xunzi's life and work.

When conflicts arise between the two parties, Xunzi's personal wishes prevail.

During the one-year period, Xunzi can terminate the contract at any time.

In the Japanese entertainment industry, a hellhole where people are eaten without leaving any bones, such a two-way option contract is simply a blessing for artists.

Ganli Agency is not a charity organization. Takasugi Mirai is willing to help Kaoruko ask for such a contract from the big boss entirely out of respect for Mr. Kitagawa Hide.

In short, after signing the contract, Kaoruko officially joined the crew of "The Dancing Girl of Izu" and concentrated on playing the role of "dancer" in her true colors.

Because Jabami Rei was also in the crew, the two of them ate and lived together and soon became very good sisters.

After buying the magazines, Kaoruko came out carrying the cardboard box. Chihaya Ruri and Kyoko, who were waiting outside, immediately came over to help.

The group swiftly carried the cardboard box onto Jabami Rei's luxury car.

"Li-chan, did you really get your driver's license? Can you really control such a big car?"

Sitting in the back seat, Chizuru Hui looked around like a nimble monkey. On the one hand, she was very interested in this brand new luxury business car, but on the other hand, she was worried about Jabami Rei's driving skills.

"Just shut your mouth and nothing will happen!"

Jabami Rei was wearing a cowboy outfit today, looking heroic and like a female gunslinger in American western movies.

She glanced at the rearview mirror and hurled a few vicious words at her best friend.

"I second." Kobayashi Tomoyo adjusted his glasses and spoke concisely.

After studying for a master's degree in the Faculty of Literature at the University of Tokyo, she has been working as an assistant to Professor Osamu Takeuchi. Now she has a stronger and stronger literary atmosphere and is more like a writer than anyone else.

"Wow, I haven't seen you two for half a year and you two are already being mean to me! If Yumeko-chan was here, I wouldn't put up with you!"

Chizuru Hui tossed around in the back seat like a child, not at all like the general manager of a listed company.

Kaoru and the other two who had just entered the car were amused by the conversation between the three sisters. They finally understood why the "Todai Kitagawa Fan Group" formed by them was so popular among fans of Mr. Kitagawa's books.

Jabami Rei looked at the three younger faces in the rearview mirror and felt as if she were in another world.

Before they knew it, their own successors were slowly appearing!

"Let's read the book first! I really want to know what happened to Naoko in the mental hospital."

Chihaya Ruri was the first one who couldn't hold back and directly pulled out a book called "Literature and Art" from the cardboard box.

She likes Mr. Beichuan's books, especially the romantic literature of "Beichuan Xiufeng".

"Norwegian Wood" feels like it was tailor-made for her, and everything about it hits the spot just right for her.

She really loved this book!
Chihaya Ruri took the lead, and everyone followed suit and picked up "Literature" and began to read.

Jabami Rei simply parked the car in the parking lot of the shopping mall next to her and picked up a book of "Literature" out of curiosity.

As the prototype of the character "Naoko" in the novel, she always felt it was very strange and difficult to empathize when she first read "Norwegian Wood".

Obviously, the stories, characters, and backgrounds in the series all originate from myself, but as I watch them, it always feels like I am watching the life of another "myself".

Familiar and unfamiliar.

Real and unreal.

The last serialization of the novel stopped at Chapter 5, "The Isolated World".

In the story, Watanabe ran to the mental hospital where Naoko was recuperating and moved in.

The two spent a few days of leisurely and happy time there and made many new friends.

One of them was Naoko's roommate Reiko Seta.

The new chapter "The Beauty of Green Grass" begins with a thought-provoking classic quote.

“It’s a very sad story: the results we accumulated bit by bit with so much hard work really collapsed in the blink of an eye.

It disintegrated in an instant, leaving no trace."

Seta Reiko told Watanabe why she came to the mental hospital -

She used to be a teacher, but she was set up as a homosexual by a female student who came to her home for tutoring. In the end, her life was completely ruined.

Her husband and children left her.

She was unable to defend herself and was labeled a "mental patient" by people. She was forced to come here for recuperation.

She has told these things to countless people, no less than tens of thousands of times in the past two years.

Of all the people, only Watanabe and Naoko were willing to believe her and acknowledge her.

Unfortunately, at the end of this chapter, Watanabe was forced to leave the mental hospital.

Before leaving, Naoko suddenly called him.

"Will you come to see me again?"

Naoko stared at Watanabe's face.

"Of course I'll come." Watanabe nodded.

"Will you still write to me?"

Naoko asked again.

"Every week." Watanabe answered without hesitation.

"Can you write something for me too?" Lingzi smiled.

"Okay, I'm happy to do that." Watanabe also smiled.

For some reason, when she read this paragraph, Chihaya Ruri didn't feel happy at all. She wanted to laugh like the characters in the book, but she couldn't.

The story after that keeps jumping back and forth between Watanabe and Midori, Midori and Naoko, and Watanabe and Naoko.

Watanabe and Midori become closer in Tokyo, while Naoko, who is alone in a mental hospital, becomes more and more lonely.

She could only maintain contact with Watanabe by writing letters and feel that she was still living in the present.

But that kind of feeling is like a dying person drinking poison to quench his thirst, and the final outcome is bound to be a road of no return.

The further they read the story, the more worried Chihaya Ruri and the others felt.

They can truly feel time forming in the words and then passing through every inch of their skin.

With every page I turn, the feeling of unease and loneliness grows.

But they couldn't stop.

What is Naoko's final outcome?
What about the future of Watanabe and Midori?
Recalling the beginning of the novel, Watanabe landed alone at Hamburg Airport in Germany. At that time, he was 37 years old and alone.

The ending of the three people is self-evident.

The more I read on, the more I can appreciate Mr. Kitagawa's powerful writing skills.

In Chapter 11 "Bitter Love", Kyoko, who has never liked reading pure literary novels, felt like she was falling into an icy cave. She finally saw the plot that she wanted to see the most and also did not want to see the most!
“Thank you for your timely letter.

Naoko read it happily, and I borrowed it to read as well.

I read your letter, you don't mind, do you?

I'm really sorry that I haven't written to you for a long time. Lao He said that I also tend to be tired, and I don't have any good news to tell you.

When you wrote to me last time, Naoko wasn't doing well.

Some time ago, Naoko's mother came from Kobe, and the four of us, Naoko, the specialist doctor and I, had a lot of conversations. Finally, we reached an agreement to temporarily transfer her to a specialist hospital for intensive treatment and then come back here to see the results.

Naoko also wanted to stay here for treatment, and I couldn't bear to be separated from her and was worried about her.

But frankly speaking, it's becoming increasingly difficult to control her here.

Usually there is nothing wrong, but she is often emotionally unstable. At that time, we can't leave her alone because we don't know what will happen.

Naoko had severe auditory hallucinations. She shut herself off from everything and got stuck in her own dilemma.

Sometimes she would go crazy by herself, saying she saw you, wanted to leave the hospital to see you, heard your voice, and smelled your scent.
Therefore, I also think that it is best for Naoko to go to an appropriate hospital for treatment for the time being.

It's a pity, but there's nothing we can do about it.

As I told you before, patience is the most important thing.

Don't give up hope.

Naoko will be fine, and so will I, and so will you, Watanabe.

By the way, when you receive this letter, Naoko should have been transferred to that hospital."

Half a year later, Seta Reiko's letter once again came into Watanabe's hands.

But this time, before she had even stayed in his hands for a whole day, Seta Reiko came directly to Watanabe from the mental hospital.

Toru Watanabe was surprised and at a loss.

Because Midori was with him in Tokyo, he hadn't contacted Naoko and the others for a long time. When he received the letter this time, he had planned to go to the mental hospital to see them.

I didn't expect Seta Reiko to come directly over.

Seta Reiko was drenched in the rain.

She escaped from the mental hospital.

Those people didn't believe her.

But she had to come out.

"Reiko."

"Naoko is dead."

(End of this chapter)