I am a literary giant in Japan

1998 6 Month 2 Day.

Kitagawa Entertainment Co., Ltd. headquarters building in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo.

Building No. 2, the editorial office of Dazhong.

Due to confidentiality issues, even the editors of "Da Zhong" magazine did not officially get the June 98 issue of "Da Zhong" until the magazine was released.

This issue of "Mass" attracted many veteran popular literature authors and a large number of cutting-edge writers.

There are a total of 17 novels serialized in the magazine, and it is no exaggeration to say that a hundred flowers bloom.

However, everyone knows that among such a thick book "Massive", the most attractive one right now is "Hanzawa Naoki" which is currently being serialized by Mr. Kitagawa.

Without this novel, the sales of "Mass" would have dropped by at least half!
"Good morning, everyone." The editor-in-chief casually placed his briefcase on the desk, glanced at the editors around him, and greeted them with a smile.

The office area of ​​the editorial department of Dazhong follows the original model of the editorial department of Qunxiang.

The responsible editors and chief editors of all groups all sit in the hall to work according to their group areas, so as to enhance the working camaraderie among them and also play a role of mutual supervision.

The editor-in-chief and deputy editor-in-chief have their own independent offices, but they are also next to the main office and are separated only by blinds.

"morning!"

"Good morning, Editor-in-Chief Sawamura!"

Greetings came one after another, and a group of young editors stood up and half bowed, then quickly sat back at their workstations and continued reading "Mass Magazine" in their hands.

Ishida Yasujun, who also stood up and greeted editor-in-chief Sawamura, felt uneasy and was a little afraid to open the "Mass" in his hand.

As the editor-in-chief designated by Mr. Kitagawa, Ishida Yasujun finished reading the latest serialized chapters of "Hanzawa Naoki" a few days ago.

There is no doubt about Mr. Beichuan's writing skills and literary creation ability.

Yasujun Ishida never thought about guiding Mr. Kitagawa in writing "Hanzawa Naoki".

Ishida Yasujun approached this "debut work" of his editing career with an attitude of learning and admiration.

But after watching the latest update a few days ago, he was completely confused!
"Teacher Beichuan, did you send the wrong manuscript?"

"Teacher Kitagawa, is the plot direction wrong?"

"Teacher Beichuan, have you really decided to put this content in the latest issue of "Mass"?"

Ishida Yasujun remembered that his hands were shaking as he mustered up the courage to ask Mr. Kitagawa three soul-searching questions over the phone.

The latest plot of "Hanzawa Naoki" continues from the last time, but the timeline jumps directly to the time when Hanzawa has become the head of the Financing Section 1 of the Osaka Nishi Branch.

In other words, the plot line of the story has jumped directly from 1992 to the millennium which has not yet arrived!

When Mr. Kitagawa released the setting collection, Yasushi Ishida was a little confused about the "science fiction" label.

Now he understands.

The main timeline of the story goes back to after the millennium!

Can't this be considered science fiction?
Then the beginning of the third chapter of the new series directly put forward a horrifying speculation -

In 2001, due to their respective debt problems, the Industrial Central Bank, the No. bank in Japan, and the No. Tokyo Foreign Bank, decided to reorganize and merge to become the world's third largest financial group, Tokyo Daiichi Bank!

In addition, the background of the story also implicitly predicts the fate of many other banks.

For example, the main banks controlled by the Mitsui Group and the Sumitomo Group were subsequently reorganized and merged into Sumitomo Mitsui Bank to compete with Tokyo Dai-ichi Bank.

Other financial groups are also having a hard time. Some are banding together for warmth, while others are going bankrupt.
The Japanese believed that the impact of the bursting of the bubble economy would be completely eliminated around the millennium.

As we enter a new era, Japan will become stronger and its national power will be more abundant.

The fact is that the impact of the two economic crises in the lost thirty years has always existed and has been affecting every aspect of the lives of the Japanese people.

In the novel, people in the Heisei era have become more Buddhist, the declining birthrate and aging society are irreversible, and the ultimate trend is for the whole country to lie flat.

On one hand, the economy is in a state of severe stagnation, while on the other hand, entertainment to death is rampant. It is just like the two worlds depicted in "At World's End and Hard-Boiled Wonderland".

Against this backdrop, the once-mighty banking industry has gone from being a popular destination to a living hell.

After becoming the section chief, Hanzawa Naoki also has to struggle to survive in purgatory, fighting for himself, his wife, and his family!
"We didn't find out that they were cooking the books. This is the fundamental reason!"

Branch manager Asano Masao sighed deeply.

Naoki Hanzawa, who was standing in front of him, felt the subtle meaning contained in his words, but he did not say anything. He just looked at Asano Masao silently.

It is now 7:30 in the afternoon, and the branch manager, the vice president, Hanzawa and the ordinary employee Nakanishi are gathered in the president's office.

The first short payment occurred today at Nishi-Osaka Steel, a major client financing provider, and the four of them are discussing how to recover the loan.

“The beginning of this new chapter is as exciting as ever.

Sure enough, even though he doesn’t write pure literature, Mr. Beichuan is still top-notch! His writing style, narrative ability, and story structure are worth learning for ordinary authors for a lifetime! "

Editor-in-Chief Sawamura sat down, flipped open the magazine and took a few glances, he couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

This Japanese culture of flattery is also popular in the workplace.

In the Japanese workplace, where "reading the atmosphere" is very important, after the editor-in-chief praised it so loudly, there should be many people who would agree with him.

Editor-in-Chief Sawamura waited for a while, but found that no one responded to him.

He looked up depressedly and found that everyone was concentrating on reading the magazine and didn't hear what he said at all.

This is also good and it indirectly verifies what I said.

It’s just that this group of young people still don’t quite understand the unspoken rules of the workplace, so we should teach them more in the future.

Editor-in-Chief Sawamura comforted himself in his heart and was about to lower his head, but he was shocked to find that everyone's expressions seemed a little wrong.

As soon as he entered the door, he noticed that the atmosphere in the editorial office was a bit depressing and dull.

At first he thought it was because it was the Monday after the weekend and everyone was not in high spirits as they had not yet recovered from the comfort of the weekend.

Looking closely, it seems that this is not the case!
"Editor-in-Chief Sawamura, the editor-in-chief wants you to go to his office!"

Ishida Taijun, who had just come out of the editor-in-chief's office, called out to him.

"Okay! I'll be there right away!" Editor-in-Chief Sawamura quickly stood up and was about to leave when he heard Ishida Yasujun say, "Please take that copy of "Mass" with you," and he turned back to get the magazine.

As the two passed each other, Editor-in-Chief Sawamura whispered, "What exactly did the editor-in-chief want to talk to me about?"

"Uh, it's related to Mr. Beichuan's new book. You'll know when you go there."

Yasushi Ishida didn't know how to explain this problem to the editor-in-chief.

The editor-in-chief's face just now looked uglier than if his mother had died. If he had not been the editor-in-chief appointed by Mr. Beichuan, he would have been forcibly fired for "dereliction of duty".

After all, the subsequent plot of "Hanzawa Naoki" was so outrageous and full of twists and turns that the editor-in-chief was scared to death!
Why do I feel like I'm just asking for it?
Editor-in-Chief Sawamura suddenly became nervous, walked quickly to the editor-in-chief's office and knocked on the door.

After a long time, a dull response came from inside: "Come in." Pushing the door open, Editor-in-Chief Sawamura first saw the messy magazines on the floor, and a pretty female assistant who was bending over with her buttocks sticking out to pick them up.

The female assistant was trembling, and it was obvious that the editor-in-chief had just lost his temper.

This editor-in-chief is an industry veteran who was poached by Beichuan Entertainment from the well-known literary magazine "Youth".

Although he still had a lot of problems from the "Ichiro Tanizaki era", his business ability and personal connections were indeed strong. Soon after joining the company, he managed to put "Mass" in good order.

But everyone knows that this big guy is just for the initial transition of "Volkswagen".

Once the real boss of Beichuan Entertainment, Beichuan Mengzi, is freed from the two little babies, he will definitely cultivate a group of real direct descendants in the editorial department.

By then, there will definitely be someone new to replace him.

Therefore, the editor-in-chief has a very clear positioning of himself, which is to do things for money.

It seems that there is a big problem that can make him so angry.

Editor-in-Chief Sawamura stepped aside and let the sexy female assistant leave the office. Then he asked, "Editor-in-Chief, you are looking for me?"

"Sawamura, just pack up your things and get out this afternoon."

"Eh?"

"What? Don't you understand what I'm saying? It seems like you haven't watched the sequel to "Hanzawa Naoki"."

The editor-in-chief's voice was cold and calm.

He has been in the industry for nearly thirty years and has always been a loyal supporter of the "Ichiro Tanizaki era".

If Kitagawa Hide had not suddenly emerged, he and the "Seinen" magazine he previously controlled would have gradually become popular, and then joined the "Shincho" faction and become a part of the Tanizaki Ichiro faction.

Mr. Kitagawa is a person who doesn't like to play by the rules.

Everyone knows this.

But this time, he played too big and went too far!

“I haven’t watched it, but it’s related to my job.”

"Now get out, read it carefully, then pack up your things and get out!"

The editor-in-chief didn't want to say anything more to him.

There is still one year left on his contract with Dazhong. This kind of thing happened just after he took office. What's more, the disobedient author is the big boss behind the scenes.

He could only swallow his anger and find a subordinate with some influence to take the blame.

Pity.

Originally, it would have been enough to put the blame on Ishida Yasujun.

Unfortunately, this young man is the editor-in-chief appointed by Teacher Beichuan. He looks like a newly-appointed young man, but in fact, his weight is more important than that of an ordinary editor-in-chief and he cannot be offended.

Therefore, the editor-in-chief chose the unlucky guy Sawamura.

The depressed editor-in-chief Sawamura could only bow 90 degrees and leave.

"The subordinate's contribution is the superior's contribution, and the superior's fault is the subordinate's fault." The value of this golden sentence in the Japanese workplace is still rising.

However, editor-in-chief Sawamura had not seen this golden sentence at this time.

Industrial Central Bank Headquarters Building, President's Office.

There was a sound of rapid footsteps.

The vice president walked straight in without even knocking.

The president of the bank was reading the magazine "Volkswagen" attentively.

As soon as the vice president arrived at the headquarters building, the secretary reported this important event to him as quickly as possible. He was so scared that he didn't even go back to the office and ran directly to see the president.

There were already countless employees inside the bank whispering something.

"Although I believe that people are inherently good, I will repay them double. This is my principle."

"やられたらやり return す, double return しだ!"

Just by imitating Hanzawa Naoki's tone and lines, the people in the bank felt particularly comfortable.

Even when the high-ranking vice president walked by, there was a strange light in their eyes!

This atmosphere makes leaders feel very scared and uneasy.

In the president's office, the president continued to read the novel, but his brows were getting more and more furrowed.

"Tell me, what should we do, Hanzawa? What are the possibilities of recovery?" asked the deputy branch manager Ejima Hiroshi next to Asano.

Compared with the shrewd Asano, who was once the acting director of the Human Resources Department and had worked in the head office for a long time, Ejima, who had been working in the branch, had a burly figure, curly hair, and was a veritable "militant".

It is said that when he was transferred here and went to visit a client for the first time, he was almost blocked outside the door by the security guards, thinking he was a gangster. This rumor does not seem to be groundless. However, inconsistent with his appearance, he has a shrill, high-pitched voice.

"Although it's a recovery, these 500 million yen are basically 'naked loans'!"

In the banking industry's specialized vocabulary, "naked loan" refers to a pure credit loan.

That is to say, a loan without any guarantee measures will become a bad debt once the other party goes bankrupt, causing serious losses.

Jiangdao's impatient attitude did not seem to be directed at Dongtian who ran away with the money, but rather at Hanzawa himself.

"Why didn't you discover the fraud in the other party's financial statements in time? This is outrageous! As the head of the financing department, you must take responsibility!"

The setting of the novel is taken from the Industrial Central Bank.

Although the prototypes of the characters in the novel cannot be found in real life one by one, after the Industrial Central Bank purchased the copyright of "Hanzawa Naoki" from Kitagawa Entertainment, everyone tacitly assumed that the novel was written by the real Industrial Central Bank.

The bank headquarters also promoted "Hanzawa Naoki" from a documentary and real perspective.

Thanks to the previous serialized chapters, the Industrial Central Bank's stock price has risen, the number of new employees has skyrocketed, and the situation is very good.

No one could have imagined that with just a change of pen style, a new story would actually begin like this before everyone!
Jiang Dao's ugly face is exactly the true appearance of many middle and senior management of banks.

This is what they look like when they force their subordinates and do PUA to them.

Disgusting.

But these were originally the bank’s internal things, hidden from the public, and no one would know about them.

Including a credit loan of 5 million yuan - this business is obviously not compliant.

If loans can be given to enterprises so casually, then wouldn't the banks' usual practice of refusing small loans to ordinary people on the grounds of insufficient funds be a slap in the face?
There is also the management's reaction after a loan went wrong, the way the bank employees handled it, and the classic process of shirking responsibility.

Are these things that ordinary people can see? !
"Teacher Kitagawa, are you going to destroy our Industrial Central Bank?!" (End of this chapter)