I am a literary giant in Japan

"Don't think that because Archer and Midori are too young to understand, you don't need to read them bedtime stories!"

Jabami Rei gently peeled off the mask on her face, ran to the bathroom with her phone, and quickly rinsed her face with cold water.

This maintenance method was told to her by Keiko Koyama, who said it would make her skin tighter and more elastic.

Although Kitagawa Hide is a very reliable guy, men always seem to have less patience when facing a crying child.

Jabami Rei has now immersed herself deeply in the role of godmother. Apart from filming every day, she thinks about how to help the two little ones grow up healthily.

"Yeah, of course I know that." Kitagawa Hide has lived two lives as a human being, and there is probably no one in this world who cherishes life more than him.

The two little guys are now the two rays of light in his and Mengzi’s lives. He wishes he could hold them in his hands and hold them in his mouth!
"It's good that you know. There really aren't many good children's literature stories on the market recently. If you miss them, you can find a few books on the left side of your bookshelf. They were all bought by me for Archer and A-Lu before."

Jaburi Rei looked up and recalled carefully.
“There should be a few new books that have not been opened.

I'm going to take a shower soon, if you have any further questions, please call me again."

"Oh ok, thank you for your help." Kitagawa Hide glanced at the bookshelf and soon saw several picture books wrapped in a transparent protective layer.

He hung up the phone and took out the children's fairy tales.

The most famous children's versions of "Grimm's Fairy Tales" and "Aesop's Fables" have been read to the two little ones many times by Jabami Rei.

He decided to pick two new books to read first.

"Wow--"

"Uuuuuu——"

The two little guys started crying in unison again.

Kitagawa Xiu slapped his forehead helplessly, tore open the wrapping paper, opened one of the books, and started reading directly.

“The Little Duckling by the Asakusa Shrine”. Long, long ago, there was a clear stream by the Asakusa Shrine.

By the creek, Momotaro could occasionally see beautiful little yellow ducks."

It's approaching twelve o'clock.

Kitagawa Hide has started yawning.

But whenever he was about to doze off, the two little ones would cry in unison, as if they had planned it, leaving him no peace of mind.

That's fine.

When Kitagawa Hide picked up the book to read, they would become quiet for a while, staring at their handsome father, expecting something.

Should we say that he is worthy of being the child of a writer and a top student in the Faculty of Literature of the University of Tokyo?
But after Beichuan Xiu recited for a while, the two little guys cried even louder!

Obviously, the children's fairy tales that Jaburi Rei had in stock were not what they wanted at all.

Although it is possible that they are unhappy about other things, it happens so coincidentally every time that Kitagawa Hide has to suspect that this is the reason.

And to be honest, these two fairy tales are really poorly written.

Children's literature works circulating in the Japanese literary market are basically published by those fake publishing houses, and the writers hired are not famous and have no strength.

This is a high-quality book carefully selected by Jabami Rei. There are many children's literature works on the market that are similar to the "toxic textbooks" next door. If you are not careful, they will cause childhood trauma for children!

"As expected, no matter where in the world, everyone is busy and bustling, all for profit; everyone is busy and bustling, all for profit."

Beichuan Xiu sighed, threw the tattered book in his hand aside, picked up his son and daughter, one in each hand, and coaxed them into giving them a try.

Ten minutes later, the doorbell finally rang.

Kitagawa Hide hurried to the entrance and opened the door with difficulty with his foot - in 1998, home electronic locks had not yet appeared, and even the villa where he lived still used ordinary anti-theft door locks.

"You guy, I really don't know what to say to you."

After putting on new makeup and wearing beautiful clothes, Jaburi deliberately showed off her 1.2-meter long legs. She was carrying two large bags and rolled her eyes at him.

"Sorry, sorry! Sorry to bother you so late at night! Do you have work to do tomorrow at Dongbao?"

Kitagawa Hide smiled awkwardly and handed Kitagawa Toru, who was eager to dive into his godmother's arms, to her.

Jaburi Rei took off her shoes, walked in, put down the bag, and picked up the little guy.

With her comfort and teasing, Kitagawa Toru, who had been making noise all night, miraculously became silent and became extremely well-behaved.

"How magical!" Kitagawa Hideshi found it hard to understand this phenomenon.

Anyway, I was saved!

"Tomorrow, I have an audition for the female lead in Confessions in the afternoon, and I have to participate in a variety show in the evening. The schedule is pretty easy."

Jabami Rei held Kitagawa Toru and sat down on the sofa. She pursed her lips and signaled Kitagawa Hide to open the bag.

Kitagawa Hide held his daughter in one hand and unpacked the two bags, and found that they were filled with beer and many exquisite snacks.

"Is it really okay to drink so late at night? Don't you guys need to abstain from alcohol?"

Kitagawa Hide didn't know much about the daily lives of Japanese actors. He had watched similar variety shows before and it seemed that many actresses really liked to drink beer, and many of them went to film the next day after getting a hangover.

This country is just so magical sometimes.

On the one hand, people attach great importance to the spirit of contract and time rules, while on the other hand, many people break the rules and constraints in various ways.

For example, unprofessional behavior of actors, half-open microphones at concerts, secretly discarding unsorted garbage in the early morning, etc.

I feel that a depressing life can sometimes really drive a person crazy.

"It doesn't matter. I don't have to shoot in the morning anyway, and there are fewer commercials recently."

Jaburi Rei opened a can of beer with a rip, took a big gulp, and then let out a hearty groan.

“By the way, I made these snacks myself, so you don’t have to worry about the calories and hygiene.

Body and appearance management is a compulsory course for actors, don't worry! "

"That's good." Kitagawa Hide pushed a plate of braised peanuts in front of her and looked at Jabami Rei with some surprise.

This guy seems unreliable, but actually he has been helping the reckless Mengzi clean up her mess since his school days.

Among the countless students taught by Takeuchi Osamu, she was also the one he believed to be the most talented and the one with the greatest potential to become a famous female writer.

From an outsider's perspective, Jabami Rei is truly the template for a super cool heroine who has everything she wants and can accomplish whatever she wants.

The two ate and drank for a while, and with the help of Jabami Rei, the two little guys finally fell asleep peacefully, which made Kitagawa Hide, who had been busy all day, breathe a sigh of relief.

"See, sometimes it's important to expand your thinking."

Jabari Rei whispered, pricking up her ears to listen to the beautiful and moving "Norwegian Wood".

The two little ones kept crying, so she used a record player to play soothing music to hypnotize them, and the effect was really good.

"You didn't mention this method on the phone just now, so how could I have thought of it?"

Kitagawa Xiu spread his hands and wrote this method into the "365 Strategies to Coax Children" he had just mentioned.

"I'm not Superman, how can I take care of everything?" Jabami Rei chuckled and rolled her eyes at him, then lazily lay down on the sofa.

She didn't like the guest rooms in the Kitagawa family villa.

Because no one lives here all year round, I always feel that the energy is very heavy. It would be better to sleep comfortably on the sofa in the living room, which is warm and soft. I can cover myself with a small blanket and turn on the air conditioner.

"Do you really want to sleep here?" Kitagawa Hide threw the blanket over.

"Yeah. Don't I sleep like this every time I come? You should go and rest too. I think you will have a lot of things to deal with tomorrow."

Jabami Rei yawned. It was already past her usual rest time, and she was so sleepy that she could hardly keep her eyes open.

"It's okay. I'm not sleepy yet. I'll just sit here for a while and think about how to write the new book."

Kitagawa Hide took out a pen and paper. From his position in the living room, he could see Jabami Rei and observe the two little ones. It was more convenient than typing in the study.

And if they start crying again, they can quickly wake up Jabami Rei!
"New book? You are such a..."

Jabami Rei was already lying on the sofa.

She covered her snow-white long legs and belly with the blanket, glanced at Kitagawa Xiu, and seemed to want to say something but stopped herself. In the end, she said nothing and just lay on her side and closed her eyes and fell asleep.

Kitagawa Hide's workaholic nature is already known to everyone around him, and after spending a long time with him, no one continues to advise him.

Regarding this matter, Mengzi was more open than others.

Because she knew better than anyone that Kitagawa Hide was not a mindless workaholic. He usually combined work and rest and did not let writing books affect his health.

After the occasional writer's block and staying up late to write, he would make up for it with enough sleep.

After traveling through time and space until now, Kitagawa Hide has never forgotten his original intention——

Pick up a pen and write novels for a living and for an interesting and meaningful new life.

In the villa late at night, melodious light music came from the record player.

I don't know when it started to drizzle outside.

Listening to the sound of rain, Jabami Rei's gentle breathing, and the two children's deep sleep, Kitagawa Hide felt his restless heart gradually calm down.

I've been busy writing "Tokyo People" and "Hanzawa Naoki" recently.

The former is a plain housewife's life story, with Mr. Shimamura and Keiko as character templates, so it was relatively easy to write;

The latter is an exciting and refreshing novel with many strong emotional impact points, which requires him to think carefully and revise it.

Writing two novels at the same time, plus taking care of the two little ones, has kept Kitagawa Hide busy these days.

Now that "Tokyo People" is coming to an end and the first big story of "Hanzawa Naoki" is about to end, Kitagawa Hide decided to change his mind and relax with a warm and interesting fairy tale.

Looking at the big words "The Little Prince" written on the manuscript paper, he slowly fell into deep thought.

The Little Prince is a short story of children's literature written by French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupery in 1942.

Antoine's main job was a pilot. In the second year after he wrote "The Little Prince", he lost contact over the Mediterranean Sea while performing his eighth flight reconnaissance mission.

Antoine was not the first writer to write a book from a pilot's perspective, but he was the first writer to explore life and civilization from the perspective of aviation.

The protagonist of "The Little Prince" is a little prince from an alien planet.

The novel uses a pilot as the narrator, telling the story of the various magical adventures that the little prince experiences on his journey from his own planet to the earth.

Antoine uses the child-like perspective of the Little Prince to see through the emptiness, blindness, stupidity and rigid dogma of adults. He uses simple and innocent language to write about the loneliness and rootless wandering fate of human beings.

At the same time, this short fairy tale novel also expresses his criticism of money relations and praises truth, goodness and beauty.

Both the content and the idea of ​​the novel are very suitable for young children to read.

How popular is the book "The Little Prince"?
In its previous life, it was known as "the best book read only after the Bible". Like "Harry Potter" written by JK Rowling, it was popular all over the world and sold over 100 million copies!
There is another reason why Hide Kitagawa chose it to open up the children's literature market.

That is, it fits Kitagawa Hide's personal writing style very well.

The story of "The Little Prince" consists of six small parts, namely the little prince's exploration of six planets.

This copy-style story writing is similar to "The Dancing Girl of Izu". It is not long, but the plot is tense enough, making it suitable for serialization as an excellent short story.

The Harry Potter series is actually very good, but in the novels, Harry Potter and his friends were already in the first grade when they entered Hogwarts, and the audience is more primary and secondary school students.

Currently, Kitagawa Hide wants to break into the children's literature market and then expand the market size.

The Little Prince is obviously much more suitable than Harry Potter in this respect.

Although this children's short story is very popular, it is not difficult to write, and Kitagawa Hideya does not need to outline the world view, character settings, plot outline, etc.

After figuring out some of the details and slowly recalling them in his mind, Kitagawa Hide immediately took off the pen cap and began writing quickly with the pen.

"When I was only six years old, I saw a wonderful illustration in a book called "True Story" which described the primeval forest.

The illustration shows a python swallowing a large beast.

There is a copy of that painting at the top of the page.”

Kitagawa Hide's drawing skills are not very good, so he can only leave that area blank. When the novel is to be serialized, he will look for a painter with better drawing skills to draw the illustrations.

"I remember it being written in the book: 'These pythons swallow their prey whole without chewing it, and then they can no longer move; they digest their food during a long six-month sleep.'

At that time, I had a lot of fantasies about the adventures in the jungle, so I also drew my first picture with colored pencils.

My number one work.

It goes like this:”

Kitagawa Hide was able to copy this painting, but to be honest, it looked exactly as the adults in the story described.

It looks like a hat.

"I showed my masterpiece to the grown-ups and asked them if it frightened them.

They answered me: 'What's so terrible about a hat?'

I told them that what I drew was not a hat, but a giant python digesting an elephant.

So I drew what was inside the python's stomach so that the adults could understand it.

These adults always need explanations.

My second work is this:

For the new painting, Kitagawa Hide could only leave blank space for the painter.

However, when he started writing "The Little Prince", perhaps because he had been worried about the two little guys recently, as he wrote, he actually had a completely new understanding and perception of the plot and language in the novel.

In the past, he also read this book from an adult's perspective and just thought it was a good children's book.

Now that my perspective has changed, after experiencing the noise of the children, and looking at it from a child’s perspective, I suddenly feel that the dimension of the entire novel has changed in an instant!
"So this is what The Little Prince really wants to convey to us." (End of this chapter)