I am a literary giant in Japan

The president endured his inner anxiety and resentment, and under the watchful eye of the vice president, he gritted his teeth and watched the entire plot of "Hanzawa Naoki" serialized in this issue of "Dazhong".

He originally thought that predicting the merger of Industrial Central Bank and Tokyo Foreign Bank and exposing unfair treatment and illegal operations within the bank were the highlights.

did not expect!
The best is yet to come!

The story has reached the fourth chapter.

Naoki Hanzawa and Nakanishi went to Nishi-Osaka Steel Co., Ltd., and as expected, they were turned away.

It was not until that moment that they finally realized that Nishiosaka Steel, a leading enterprise in western Osaka, had actually defrauded their bank of 5 million yen in credit loans by going bankrupt!
As the business leaders and managers, Hanzawa and Nakanishi suddenly became the target of public criticism.

In fact, more than a month ago, it was Branch President Masaru Asano who insisted on issuing this loan in order to achieve a year-end performance boost.

During this process, Hanzawa always maintained an attitude of opposition and non-support.

Until the end, Branch President Masaru Asano bowed 90 degrees and assured him, "Please rest assured to lend the money. If there is any problem, I will take full responsibility." Only then did he pass the test of Hanzawa.

When the time comes, "the boss's fault becomes the subordinate's fault."

The news that Hanzawa Naoki caused the bank to lose 5 million yen due to his incompetence and carelessness was widely spread at the head office.

Under the criticism of thousands of people, Hanzawa can only seek help from his good friend Shinobu Watari.

"It's really tragic to lose 500 million yen on just one order."

As Watari spoke, he peered at Hanzawa's expression through the raised shochu glass.
"The news has spread all over the head office now."

Thanks to his smooth personality and steady attitude, Watari Mari is now the one who is doing the best among the four.

Last year he was promoted to investigator in the planning group of the head office's financing department.

"This is a case that was forced through by the branch manager." Hanzawa sighed.

"That requires someone to believe in you. I heard that your branch manager has been going to the Kansai head office frequently recently." Watari Mamoru reminded in a low voice.

It has been exactly one week since Nishi-Osaka Steel wrote its first bad check.

Sitting around the table at Umeda Izakaya at this moment are Watari who is on a business trip to Osaka, Hanzawa, Liu Tian and Kondo.

Liu Tian was transferred from Tokyo last year and now works as a clerk in the Kansai Legal Office.

Kondo works as a clerk in the system department of the Osaka office.

"Banze, you have to be careful. I heard a rumor recently that your branch manager has been trying to smooth things over at the head office."

Watari's voice became even lower.
"You should know why he did this, right?"

Several people were silent.

Branch Manager Masaru Asano's intention is very clear, which is to put all the responsibility of this business on Hanzawa Naoki.

He is putting into practice a widely circulated proverb in the banking industry.

After discussing this heavy topic, the four former classmates began to talk about their current situation.

Originally they wanted to use this to dilute the heavy atmosphere, but they didn't expect that after the communication, the atmosphere became even more depressing.

Among the four, except for Watari who is proceeding steadily step by step, Hanzawa has encountered a great disaster, and Liu Tian, ​​who was the most scholarly at the beginning, has been kicked out of the core sequence due to repeated failures in the judicial examinations.

"If you want to take the judicial examination in the future, please go and take it yourself. However, you will have to pay compensation for wasting the opportunity that the industry has worked so hard to get you."

These were the cold words the bank leaders said to Liu Tian two years after he failed the exam.

In this way, when other people of the same period basically became deputy section chiefs, he was still the lowest clerk in the department.

The situation of the last Kondo is similar.

His job rank and grade were the same as Liu Tian's, stuck at the level of a clerk.

Unlike Liu Tian who failed the exam, Kondo was even worse off.

He was originally a tall and strong man, but due to excessive stress, he developed neurosis and retired for a year.

This one-year hiatus completely deprived Kondo of all possibilities for promotion, and the situation in the future may be even worse.

When seeing this, the president wanted to close the magazine several times, unable to bear to watch "Hanzawa Naoki" anymore.

No wonder the atmosphere in the bank was weird early this morning.

indeed.

The four bubble industry entrants who have been in the industry for ten years in the novel are four portrayals of the young employees of today's industrial central banks.

When I entered the industry, I was full of enthusiasm and dreams, but ten years later I was like a corpse, withered and emaciated.

Are they really the ones who caused all this?

The president took a deep breath and insisted on reading on.

After a brief gathering, Hanzawa returned to work and continued to try to recover the 5 million yen.

After finally getting a clue, he ended up accidentally meeting the boss of Nishi-Osaka Steel.

Just when he was extremely depressed, bad news came from the head office -

He will be summoned to the head office for a hearing on this matter.

The bank's hearings are basically a criticism meeting for the employees.

It is said to be a hearing to collect evidence, but in fact it is a qualitative punishment.

In other words, when things got to this point, President Asano Masaru completely removed himself from the incident, and Hanzawa became the scapegoat.

At the end of Chapter 4, Hanzawa was criticized and accused at the hearing. When he was about to become the next poor guy, he suddenly overturned the table and uttered the most classic line!

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

"Are you crazy to write like this, Mr. Kitagawa?"

The president's hands were shaking as he held the magazine.

In 1998, the so-called "the lower class rebels against the upper class" plot rarely appeared in Japanese dramas, movies or novels.

Today, when traditional ideas are still prevalent, seniority and workplace rules are the best embodiment of Japan.

No matter who it is, no one is allowed to break this system and norms!

Although in real life, there are indeed people like Kitagawa Hide who have risen from the bottom step by step to become the "world's best" in the Japanese literary world. But that is, after all, a life experience like a cool novel template, so illusory that people can only look up to him and never think of imitating or learning from him.

Now Kitagawa Hide not only does this himself, but also writes about it in popular literature novels, with similar protagonists as the core of the plot and the most controversial banking industry as the background.

Isn't this a disguised way of passing on the mentality of "the lower class overthrowing the upper class" to young workers in the whole society?

"President." The vice president couldn't hold it in any longer, so he took a few steps forward and said in a low voice, "If nothing unexpected happens, our bank's stock will..."

"I know!" After watching the latest update of "Hanzawa Naoki", the president's mood fell into an extremely delicate state.

I have to say that Mr. Beichuan's novel is so wonderful and fascinating that even he couldn't help but get addicted to it as he read it, and felt extremely refreshed.

But at the same time, thinking about the series of operations he and the deputy governor had done before, as well as the difficulties they were about to face, his happy heart suddenly sank to the bottom again!

Ice and fire, this is probably what it feels like!
1998 6 Month 2 Day.

The doors of major bookstores in Tokyo were almost bursting with the influx of readers.

When "Mass" was first released in the morning, a large number of readers who came to try it out had already sold out the stocks of many bookstores.

As wave after wave of readers read the latest updates and word of mouth spread, more and more people began to become curious about "Hanzawa Naoki".

Banking industry practitioners flocked in like a tide, buying several copies at a time, treating "Hanzawa Naoki" as the Bible of life.

The young office workers also saw themselves in the experiences of Hanzawa and others, and poured out all the grievances they had suffered in the past.

I can’t be so angry at my boss in real life, so why can’t I have some fun in the world of novels?

With this mentality, hundreds of thousands of young Japanese office workers regard this issue of "Mass Magazine" as a stress-relieving tool. While everyone holds a copy, they also run to the Kitagawa Entertainment headquarters to buy the previous issue of "Mass Magazine" which has been discontinued.

The Popular Editorial Department is probably the most tormented company in Japan at this moment, except for the Industrial Central Bank.

The editors were worried that the explosive plot of "Hanzawa Naoki" would affect "Dazhong". What if Mr. Kitagawa could not withstand the attack from the banking industry? Would the Ministry of Education order them to suspend publication and make rectifications?

On the other hand, they also enjoyed the sense of superiority and pride brought by this issue of "Mass".

Wherever they go, these people want to tell others with confidence, "I work in the editorial department of Dazhong! Yes, it's the Dazhong magazine that serializes Hanzawa Naoki!"

The May issue of "Mass" also became the only magazine in the history of popular literature magazines that was discontinued and then reprinted in hundreds of thousands of copies to meet the needs of readers.

Putting aside the social impact, sales volume and popularity of the novel, "Hanzawa Naoki" has indeed reached the top level of popular literature, and is still raising the concept of "top level" infinitely.

At this time, Kitagawa Hide, who was staying at home with his wife and children and writing "Tokyo People", was completely bombarded with calls on his cell phone.

Not only his cell phone, Yumeko's cell phone, the home phone, and even the landline of the Kawade Shobo editorial department were bombarded with various incoming calls.

Saito Rena was caught in the crossfire and was so worried that she couldn't contact Kitagawa Hide, so she had to visit him with Kawaide Shizuko.

When they arrived at Kitagawa Hide's house, they found that many familiar people had gathered there.

Mayumi Aso, Keigo Higashino, Shiro Danki, Rei Snake
These relatives and friends who have a very close relationship with Kitagawa Hide rushed to check on Kitagawa Hide's situation as soon as they finished watching "Hanzawa Naoki".

"Beichuan, it's been three years. Sometimes I don't know how to say hello to you."

Saito Rena rolled her eyes at him helplessly, then sat down next to Kitagawa Hide with a cup of water.

Everyone else gathered in the living room. Originally they came to express their condolences, but now with so many people, it turned into a long-lost grand banquet.

The young writer and the young female minister sitting alone in the study looked at each other and smiled, and everything was said without words.

"Is this basket really that big?"

Kitagawa Hideichi always writes whatever he wants to write. When he is writing, he doesn't care about the outside world at all. He focuses on creation. After he finishes writing, he basically ignores the follow-up and directly thinks about the next book.

"Hanzawa Naoki" may cause a widespread sensation in society. He has considered this and carefully thought about the pros and cons.

But now it seems that things are still a little beyond his imagination.

This is completely different from the previous life.

In its previous life, "Hanzawa Naoki" was basically a national hit drama, and because it was during the decline of Japanese dramas, even if it became a hit, it could not be compared with the national dramas of the past.

But in this time and space, Kitagawa Hide's novel obviously caused a sensation ten times greater than in his previous life.

"It's more than just big. If you hadn't written it in the future, you could have used science fiction and prophecy to explain it, and no one could have forced you to put a label on it.

Otherwise, given the current situation, there are many people who want to skin you alive and tear your bones apart."

Saito Reina rolled her eyes at him again, pulled out a copy of the Yomiuri Shimbun from her bag, and pointed at the headline at the top.

"I think the one who is most uncomfortable among these people must be the Prime Minister."

On July 7, Japan's parliament will hold a general election for the House of Councillors.

As Prime Minister, Ryutaro Hashimoto was previously seen as a powerful leader.

During his tenure, he has also been promoting his commitment to undertake much-needed economic and fiscal reforms to end the five-year recession that has yet to show signs of improvement.

Last year, Hashimoto's government forcibly raised the domestic business tax, which was originally intended to reduce the country's budget deficit, but it plunged Japan's economy into its worst recession in decades.

Under attack from all sides, the election situation this year was already quite bad. Now the campaign buses are covered with slogans of "Hanzawa Naoki", which is completely different from his usual governing philosophy.

Now, both the Industrial Central Bank and the Liberal Democratic Party have slapped themselves in the face.

How could they not hate Kitagawa Hide?
Kitagawa Hide remembers this history very clearly.

不出意外的话，在1998年7月12日举行的参议院大选中，自民党只赢得约1/3的席次。

Faced with huge criticism from voters, Ryutaro Hashimoto announced his resignation as prime minister and leader of the Liberal Democratic Party on July 7, and will remain in office until July 13, when he will be succeeded by the new leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, Keizo Obuchi.

After reading a lot of news reports, Kitagawa Hide finally came to his senses.

With the support of the Industrial Central Bank, "Hanzawa Naoki" unexpectedly became a booster of historical progress!
No wonder the novel’s popularity far exceeded his imagination.

Kitagawa Hide even felt that if he were to run for prime minister right now, he might be able to get a lot of votes with this novel that gave voice to the lower-class office workers and promoted radical "downward rebellion" thinking that was in line with the needs of the people!
"Now that things have come to this, we can only eat first."

Kitagawa Hide is not that nervous. Being the "best in the world" in the Japanese literary world is his top-notch amulet.

Moreover, "Hanzawa Naoki" is a "science fiction novel". Do you think the public will agree with holding him accountable for this?

He just needed the attention and feedback at this moment.

After all, overseas, we have to compete with the Nobel Prize Council and the jury. The more sensational effects we can create recently, the easier it will be for those celebrities to follow us. (End of this chapter)