I am a literary giant in Japan

The Arnaults' private club was even more powerful than Kitagawa had imagined.

In the original history, this couple was quickly drowned in the crowd after various scandals were exposed.

In dealing with this turmoil, the Nobel Prize Committee and the Council decisively adopted the classic public relations technique of cutting off at the speed of light and diverting attention.

First, the government officially announced the cancellation of Katarina Frostenson's qualification as a lifetime judge for the Nobel Prize in Literature, and then it drew a clear line with Arnault, the evildoer.

After the storm subsided a little, the chairman of the Nobel Prize Council personally apologized to the public and then announced that the 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature would not be awarded.

After a one-year buffer, the public quickly shifted their focus elsewhere, and the Nobel Prize in Literature was able to maintain its authority as the world's top literary award.

When Kitagawa Hide saw this news in his previous life, the storm had ended for a long time and he didn't take it seriously.

After all, in such a magical era, nothing is surprising.

Looking back now, it wasn't that the Arnaults were not strong enough, but that the mess they made was so big that the truth could no longer be hidden, so those people in the upper class gave up on them!
"Teacher Beichuan, if you need us, we can send some fearless guys to Sweden and Norway."

Shigeo Nishiguchi doesn't know much about the literary world, but recently, through his daughter's nagging, he has gradually come to understand the unfair treatment that Mr. Kitagawa has suffered.

If the other party is a celebrity in Japan, it would be difficult for him to take action.

But it doesn’t matter since those two disgusting guys are in faraway Northern Europe!

At worst, wouldn't it be better to let the kid who has done his job sink into the Atlantic Ocean with him?

Hearing what he said, Hiroshi Yamaguchi and Tetsutaro Mori shuddered.

Because Kitagawa Hide was present and Nishiguchi Shigeo always behaved in a friendly manner, they gradually began to regard this yakuza boss as a companion they could talk to.

Now it seems that I was overthinking!

No matter how friendly they are to their own people, the Yakuza are still the Yakuza. They will always be the dirtiest and most vengeful rats in the sewer and must never be underestimated!
"No need." Kitagawa Hide waved his hand.

After gaining a general understanding of the current situation of the Arnault Club, Kitagawa Hide immediately gave up any strategy of confronting it head-on.

No matter how popular the Nobel Prize in Literature is, it is still a literary award controlled by the West and will certainly not be friendly to writers from the three Eastern countries.

Even if it was him, if he insisted on going to someone else's territory to fight, it would be difficult for him to win.

Kitagawa Hide doesn't care about losing the Nobel Prize this one or two times.

In his previous life, the famous Japanese writer Haruki Murakami was a runner-up for eight or nine years but no one paid attention to it.

All he had to do now was to speed up the death of the couple.

Secondly, we should use our strength and huge public opinion to tell the Nobel Prize Committee and the Board of Directors who is truly needed by the other party!

Just like when he was passed over for the Akutagawa Prize.

Since he started writing books, Kitagawa Hide has always believed in his literary motto: "It is the works, not the awards, that are remembered for generations."

The achievements, success or failure of a writer will be judged by future generations and cannot be proven by any awards!

"So what you mean is..." Shigeo Nishiguchi sat up straight, waiting for Mr. Kitagawa's instructions.

Ever since he got in touch with Mr. Kitagawa, he couldn't openly call himself Mr. Kitagawa's close friend - no one would believe him if he did.

But when he was showing off among the yakuza and promoting his group in Kabukicho, he would always hear some positive comments about the Sumiyoshi-kai.

Compared to the Yamaguchi-gumi and Inagawa-kai, which have extremely bad reputations among the people and are almost unforgivable, the Sumiyoshi-kai has a much better reputation.

These are all the invisible benefits of making friends with Mr. Kitagawa.

Just these things were enough to make him willing to do many things for Mr. Beichuan that would not be seen in the light of day.

It is said that it cannot be exposed to the public, but in fact, every time Mr. Beichuan came to ask him for help, it was always some small matters that could not be made public.

In fact, he doesn't mind even more outrageous things, but it's not easy to say this to Teacher Beichuan openly!

"I invited the three of you here this time because I hope you can help me with these aspects, as well as Hede Shobo and my entertainment company."

Beichuan Xiu bowed slightly to the three people, which scared them so much that they quickly stood up and bowed 90 degrees in return.

He looked at Yamaguchi Hiroshi and said seriously: "I would like to trouble everyone in the National Inspirational Commercial Law Countermeasures Lawyers Liaison Association to fight back against the Nobel Prize Council and the Jury for slandering me for leaking the shortlist.

I know that it is very difficult to carry out cross-border legal protection without sufficient evidence.

But please believe me, the Japanese Literature Society did not leak the shortlist, it was Arnault’s private club that leaked the list.”

"I understand." Hiroshi Yamaguchi nodded. Being able to get a true answer from Mr. Kitagawa was already a very favorable piece of evidence.

However, it is indeed extremely difficult to protect rights across borders.

He took a sip of sake and said to Kitagawa Hide truthfully: "Teacher Kitagawa, our liaison will definitely meet your request 100%.

There are many fans of your books in the liaison meeting. Not to mention that it is your active request, even if you don’t mention it, we will try our best to help you protect your rights.

But I really want him to bow his head."

"I understand. I only care about the process, not the result."

What Kitagawa Hide wanted Yamaguchi Hiroshi and others to do was to attract the attention of upper-class people in Japan and overseas and to act as a pure troublemaker.

If Japan really wants to compete with Arnault's private club on a legal level, relying solely on lawyers in Japan is definitely not enough.

After he said this, Yamaguchi Hiroshi, who was familiar with the unspoken rules of the industry, immediately came to his senses and nodded quickly, saying, "I see. Then I will do as you say, aiming to create as much public opinion as possible, rather than fighting with the other party over the issue of legal rights protection."

"I'm glad you understand my thoughts." Kitagawa Hide smiled.

Shigeo Nishiguchi sat upright at the side, but he could not understand a word of the conversation between Kitagawa Hide and the others. However, it did not matter. He was here just to serve as a background board for Kitagawa and the others.

If you want to be a background board, you must be aware of the fact that you are a background board!

"Mori Tetsu-san." Kitagawa Hide turned his head and looked at Mori Tetsutarou again.

"Haiyi!" Mori Tetsutaro also sat up.

He always felt that he was the person who benefited the most from Teacher Beichuan. At this time, he should try his best to help Teacher Beichuan fulfill his wish.

"I know you have a certain influence in the literary criticism circle, but I don't know if you have any friends in the overseas literary criticism circle?"

Kitagawa Hide asked.

Mori Tetsutaro pondered for a moment, then said solemnly: “If it were in China, I could contact almost all the first-line literary critics.

And they will be very happy to do things for you, Mr. Beichuan.

But as for overseas literature, like the Japanese literary world, our position overseas is rather awkward. It is difficult for us to be recognized by the mainstream Western critics, and we can contribute very little.

But it's not a big problem to just find some familiar friends." In fact, Mori Tetsutarou has been running his own small circle in recent years, and he has a lot of connections both at home and abroad.

But this time he was helping Teacher Beichuan, so he didn't dare to say too much.

“Well, I hope that Mori Tetsu-san can write more literary reviews about my failure to be shortlisted for the Nobel Prize in the near future.

There has not been much reaction in China yet, it would be great if people in the literary world could express their opinions on this.”

Kitagawa Hide pondered for a moment and said the same thing to Mori Tetsutaro.
“In short, the ultimate goal is the same as Attorney Yamaguchi’s, which is to make things ferment, to make it hot, and to get everyone’s attention.

As for the result, just let it be.”

"I understand! I will take action immediately after returning home and mobilize all my connections to make sure that Mr. Kitagawa gets what he wants!"

When he heard that his mission was to stir up trouble, the pressure on Tetsutaro Mori suddenly eased.

Who doesn’t want to be a troublemaker?

He started out by being a troublemaker!
Shigeo Nishiguchi, who was listening with great interest, couldn't help but half-stand up and ask, "Teacher Kitagawa, what about me? What can I do to help you?"

"As for Nishiguchi-san, let's not do anything for now."

Kitagawa Hide gently patted the time bomb's shoulder.

The Yakuza have always been the toilets of the Japanese government and conglomerates. They are only asked to do the darkest things when they are most needed.

In Japan, the saying goes "maintain an army for a thousand days and deploy it for a moment." This refers to these guys who seem to be of no use and may even be harmful to society.

"Ah, me." Nishiguchi Shigeo looked at Kitagawa Hide, then at Yamaguchi Hiroshi, feeling a little aggrieved.

Obviously, we are all close friends of Mr. Kitagawa, so why does he have to do nothing?

Hiroshi Yamaguchi adjusted his glasses happily, feeling that he finally had a bit of the dignity of a great lawyer.

As expected, this inferior gangster cannot be compared with social elites like himself.

“If you really want to do something for me, please help promote the two magazines, Beichuan and Dazhong!
They are all literary magazines targeting ordinary people, which can not only bring them some literary enjoyment, but also popularize literary knowledge.

Ordinary people are already suffering enough now, and they still need spiritual food.”

Kitagawa Hide had previously promised Takeuchi Osamu that he would use Kitagawa Entertainment to help literary creators at the bottom of the Japanese literary world.

Although the professors at the University of Tokyo do not quite agree with his theory of Internet electronic reading and are not optimistic about the prospects of popular literature, he will still continue to do it.

Do it well, make it bigger, and make it stronger to show them.

"Hai Yi! I will do my best to promote your magazine!"

Shigeo Nishiguchi was afraid that he was of no value to Mr. Kitagawa.

Now that he has something to do, he suddenly becomes full of energy and confidence, and looks like he is ready to do something big.

A week after the May 1998 issue of "Wenyi" was released, the documentary novel "Tokyo People" instantly made the front page of the literature section of major newspapers and magazines.

Reconstituted families like Keiko Koyama and Akio Koyama's are not uncommon in Japan.

Especially in the crowded Tokyo area, in order to become a true "Tokyoer", many men and women from other places choose to marry Tokyo natives like Akio Oyama, who have "Tokyo household registration".

There are no household registration books or ID cards in Japan, and there are no so-called school district housing in any city.

In theory, as long as you can work, settle down and get married in Tokyo, anyone can be a "Tokyoer".

But the absence of a threshold means that the invisible threshold is frighteningly high.

Ordinary people, unless they graduated from a prestigious university, can't find any good jobs in Tokyo. They can only work in factories in the suburbs, earning 15 to 18 yen a month, without the guarantee of lifetime employment.

Or they can just do odd jobs in various stores like students, wandering around convenience stores, shopping malls, bookstores, etc. with a minimum hourly wage of 640 yen, living a precarious life.

There is no need to think about houses in Tokyo.

Even if housing prices plummet, houses in several major urban areas are still priced out of reach for ordinary people.

Without a stable income and a good place to live, it will be difficult to get married - the Japanese attach great importance to class. If you are at the bottom of the social ladder, your partner can basically also be at the bottom of the social ladder.

When two people from the lower classes get together, they suffer.

Therefore, the fastest way to become a "Tokyo native" is to marry a Tokyo native like Keiko Oyama did.

The family in the story of "Tokyo People" is a replica of most Tokyo families.

Housewives can find a sense of substitution in Keiko Koyama, and heads of households can find their own shadows in Akio Koyama.

The children can also put themselves in the shoes of Qing, Yumiko, and Asako, and even their family environment, relationships, and school situations are exactly the same.

The whole novel is so realistic that it is scary, and so real that it is scary.

The story of family life is plain, but every word reveals a sense of immersion that makes people identify with it.

When Mr. Kitagawa said he wanted to write a non-fiction, pure literature novel for the people in the Tokyo area, everyone thought he was joking.

Because this subject matter does not seem to match his most famous "Kitagawa Hidefu".

Now it seems that the clowns are actually themselves.

The popularity of "Tokyo Human" did not overshadow the popularity of "Hanzawa Naoki".

The Industrial Central Bank was promoting this popular novel like crazy in all its branches, and even specially personified the four-member team of "Hanzawa Naoki" as employees of its own bank.

"I want to be a bank employee like Hanzawa Naoki!"

This is the most popular motivational phrase within industrial central banks recently.

In order to cooperate with the promotion of the novel's adaptation, the president and vice president of the Industrial Central Bank even came out to support it in person.

He went on TV programs, variety shows, and held several press conferences to promote the "Hanzawa Naoki spirit" in various ways.

What exactly is the "Hagane Naoki spirit"?

The president of the bank defines it this way: “No matter which financial institution you are in, as long as you care about the people, you are the best financial banker.”

After seeing the news in the newspaper, Masato Senhara, who was on vacation at home, almost laughed to death.

Mr. Beichuan has already written the next three chapters and will send them to the editor-in-chief of "Dazhong" at the end of the month.

He really wanted to see how distorted these bankers' faces would become after the new issue of "Mass" was released on June 6! (End of this chapter)