I am a literary giant in Japan

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"Axin? Why are you here too?" Gongzi's little head had already popped up on Axin's face.

"I, I actually...well, I followed you two here."

Ashin hesitated for a while, but finally told the reason honestly.

"Following us? Why?"

Yumiko sat down next to her, but Meggie at the other table didn't look over and continued to read "Literature and Art" attentively.

Now that things have come to this, Ashin simply spoke out all his recent thoughts and worries.

Hearing that her good sister was so worried about her and Meggie, Yumiko was both moved and helpless.

She and Ashin grew up together. Due to their personalities, she was often bullied since childhood and had to rely on Ashin's protection to survive.

The reason why she became a bad girl was because Ashin was already doing well in Asakusa and other places.

The two of them are close friends in the boudoir, even closer than handkerchief friends.

However, this time, her relationship with Meggie and her desire to submit her work to Beichuan were things that Ashin would strongly oppose, so she didn't talk much to him.

Unexpectedly, as the matter dragged on, Ashin actually felt that this was a sign that she was going to abandon her and start over.

"This is really a huge misunderstanding!"

Gongzi felt very wronged, so he explained everything in detail.

After hearing her words, Ashin suddenly understood, and then he asked doubtfully, "Are you really going to submit your manuscript to that Beichuan?"

"Yes. And the first draft of the novel has already been written!"

Yumiko took out a stack of thick, wrinkled draft papers from her bag and handed them all to Shin.

Ashin took it and looked at it, and it clearly said "We Living in Asakusa" on it.

Beichuan Entertainment Headquarters Building, Beichuan Editorial Office Area.

"Kaoru-chan, please help me review these manuscripts."

The handsome tall man put a pile of envelopes on the desk of intern Xunzi, then put his hands together and smiled.
"Please - my girlfriend and I have an important date today, so we have to get to Shinjuku early!"

"Okay, no problem. Senior Partridge, just leave it to me!"

Kaoru, who is about to enter her third year of high school, is preparing for the entrance exam to the University of Tokyo while interning at the editorial department of Beichuan to gain work experience.

After learning that she was the cute little dancer in the TV series "The Dancing Girl of Izu", the editors in the editorial department immediately made her their favorite.

Kaoru's hard-working and serious attitude also infected them, making them more willing to help this junior.

Therefore, after only an internship of less than half a year, Xunzi had already become a relatively qualified editor under the "training" of her older brothers and sisters.

Whenever other editors are busy or too busy, they will ask her to help review manuscripts.

Xunzi would not do things perfunctorily, but would read each manuscript carefully, write down her own suggestions and opinions, and finally compile them into a book and hand it over to the original editor.

"Partridge, you bastard!"

A female editor stood up and glared at the male editor who left quickly, then turned to Kaoru and said,
"Sister Xunzi, if you don't want to do it, just leave it there. When he comes back tomorrow, he will take care of it himself."

"Yeah, Sister Liangzi, thank you. I'm quite free today. It's okay."

Xunzi smiled sweetly and shook her head.

Hearing her say this, it seemed that there was really nothing to worry about, so the female editor said nothing more and sat back at her workstation to continue reviewing the manuscript.

Turning her eyes back to the table, Xunzi arranged the stack of envelopes one by one. Instead of rushing to read the manuscript, she continued reading "Wenyi".

She has been following the updates of "Tokyo People". After learning that the prototypes of the story were Aunt Keiko, the maid in Mr. Kitagawa's family, and Uncle Shimamura next door, she became more interested in reading the book.

Just now I saw Keiko coming home and found that her son had run away from home. Her daughter Yumiko was also raped like Asako, and the man was actually her stepfather!
Keiko, who has lost all hope, falls ill and is hospitalized. The one who comes to take care of her is not her missing husband Akio Koyama, nor her children, but Mr. Shimamura, who usually looks lazy.

The unreliable Mr. Shimamura turned out to be very reliable this time. He let Keiko focus on recuperating and left all matters concerning Seihe and their two daughters to him.

A few days later, Mr. Shimamura found Qing, who had run away from home, on the ferry about to go to Hokkaido.

I don’t know what method was used, but Qing followed Mr. Shimamura back obediently.

On the other hand, the young producer who had XQ Asako was arrested by the police hired by Mr. Shimamura, and with the help of Mr. Kitagawa's social connections, the entire abnormal interest line was destroyed.

The president of the entertainment company was also sentenced and had to pay nearly 1 million yen in mental damages to Asako and other similar girls.

As for Yumiko, who was hurt by Akio Koyama, she also walked out of the room under the guidance of Mr. Shimamura, and decided to change her appearance and go to Mr. Shimamura's hometown of Osaka to live and study under a new name.

With the help of Mr. Shimamura, Kiyoshi and Yumiko reconciled and restored their previous relationship.

Jingzi woke up and walked out of the hospital, and found that many problems that had troubled her throughout her life were suddenly solved.

She looked at Shimamura holding flowers in front of the hospital entrance and suddenly realized that this was the life of a "Tokyo person".

Then she accepted Mr. Shimamura's proposal.

For the title of the last chapter, Mr. Kitagawa used "Running to the Sky and the Sea".

When she read this, Kaoru suddenly felt the huge impact of this title.

".When the music of "Firefly Light" sounded, like a wedding march, Keiko suddenly burst into tears.

She rushed over and hugged Shimamura, and the two of them hugged each other tightly.

"Thank you! I have been fantasizing about this situation in my mind for many years. If you were not there in the hospital, I would have wanted to end it all."

The two of them seemed to have turned around the moon in the sky and headed towards the most beautiful "Tokyo life". (The whole book is finished)"

After reading the final chapter of "Tokyo People" word by word, Kaoru couldn't calm down for a long time.

Everyone says that Mr. Beichuan’s novels are not only good to read, but also have a strong aftertaste. As you read, you will unconsciously immerse yourself in them and find it difficult to extricate yourself.

Xunzi agrees with this deeply, and every time she finishes reading the novel, she can't wait to recommend it to everyone around her!

But every time after reading Mr. Beichuan's novel, she would feel waves of frustration in her heart.

Why are Mr. Kitagawa’s novels so well written?

She had been studying under Teacher Beichuan for such a long time like a disciple, but she didn't learn anything.

"I'm so distressed." Xunzi tapped her head, sighed, calmed herself down, carefully put "Literature and Art" away, and began to review the pile of manuscripts in front of her.

Compared with Mr. Kitagawa, the works of these new writers are really disgusting.

She knew that she would go through a long period of suffering, so she quickly got up, poured a cup of coffee, and started to work!
"The title of the book is 'We Living in Asakusa', and the authors are Umeki & Yumiko. Is it a rare dual-author collaborative writing model?" This two-person collaboration model is quite common in the comics industry. Generally, one person is responsible for writing the story, and one person is responsible for turning the story into comics. The more well-known ones are the two authors of "Bakuman".

In the story of "Bakuman", the male lead and the second male lead also collaborate in this mode.

However, this model is still relatively rare in the writing industry, because writing is a relatively personal job, and it is difficult to unify thoughts and collaborate on creation.

Xunzi has been working for half a year and has only received a few manuscripts for collaborative writing. She is quite curious about this kind of partnership.

And at first glance, they are obviously a man and a woman, and the girl's pen name is exactly the same as the female supporting character in "Tokyo People".

interesting.

“I dedicate this book to our lost youth in Asakusa.”

Kaoru opened the manuscript and began to read it carefully.

Fifteen minutes later.

The dusty Kitagawa Xiu, led by the staff, stepped into the office area of ​​the Beichuan editorial department for the first time.

Ever since he acquired "Gunzo" and changed it to "Beichuan", he has no longer cared about this biological son who is not even as good as his adopted son.

The only time I did anything for Beichuan was probably when I was organizing the Beichuan Literary Award.

Thinking of this, Kitagawa Hide still felt quite guilty.

Therefore, after receiving the letter for help from the editorial department of Beichuan, he rushed here without stopping.

When he arrived at the familiar office area and saw the rows of bookshelves at the door neatly placed with all the books he had written, he felt as if he was in another world.

He remembered the first time he came to this place with Saito Rena, he felt nervous, excited and expectant.

When Rena Saito saw him reading Hikaru Oshima's "Thirty Years in the World", she encouraged him and said that as long as he worked hard enough, he would have the opportunity to put his own book on the bookshelf here in the future.

Three years have passed.

Now he not only did it, but also filled the entire bookshelf with his own books!
After sighing for a while at the door, Kitagawa Hide continued to follow the staff into the office area.

While inspecting the work of the editors, he was thinking about what new book to write to help his own son.

Otherwise, if this continues, Beichuan might be surpassed by Xinwenxiang, which would be embarrassing.

On the other hand, as soon as "Tokyo People" was completed, Rena Saito, Shizuko Kawaide and others started urging for new books.

After he finished the first part of "Hanzawa Naoki", he planned to submit a new book to "Wenyi"——

After all, Kawaide Shobo is his old employer, and it is also the leading publishing house in Japan in which he owns shares. He cannot let the traffic be lost in vain.

Thinking about this, my head hurts even more.

The Little Prince I wrote for MOE is still being revised.

As they walked, Kitagawa Hide unknowingly came in front of Kaoru.

Because she was so focused on reading the script, Kaoru didn't notice Kitagawa Hide who had come to her.

The copy of "We Living in Asakusa" in her hand gave her a very strange feeling.

You say this submission is well written, but it is full of grammatical errors and incoherent sentences. Considering the content, it seems that both authors are complete blank slate writers.

You say that this submission is poorly written. Compared with the cookie-cutter works that imitate Mr. Beichuan's style, their style is distinct, their personal characteristics are strong, and there is a unique sense of reality.

Especially the description of Asakusa in Shinjuku District in the story, it feels like the creator must have lived in that chaotic place.

Speaking of Asakusa, Kaoru's first reaction was "red-light district" plus "hot-blooded district".

This area belongs to Shinjuku District, but it is completely different from other places. It is a bit like Causeway Bay in Hong Kong next door.

Countless young boys and girls dream of becoming famous overnight in Asakusa, but in the end, the boys either die on the streets as yakuza or become exploited black workers and live a miserable life.

Girls are even more miserable. Good-looking ones will definitely be targeted by certain small gangs. Being able to become a bus rider is considered good, but it is also common for them to work in the gray industry while pregnant.

Unattractive girls are even worse off. After being exploited, they are likely to be sold to Siberia to be wives of black men.
Of course, the above are all news that Kaoru heard from Kyoko and Chihaya Ruri, and it is unknown whether it is true or not.

The only thing that is certain is that Asakusa is a haunted place that normal parents would strictly forbid their children to go to.

The novels written by these two writers also indirectly depict the chaos in the Asakusa area.

But what is somewhat different from the story told by Kyoko and the others is that the Asakusa portrayed in the novel, in addition to intrigue and deception, also has a lot of rural flavor and grassroots flavor.

Kaoru, who came all the way from poor Kitaizu, can understand this feeling very well, so it is clear at a glance that the author has real life experience.

She was distressed.

She didn't expect that the first manuscript she read today would make her so conflicted.

What kind of review should I write?

Judging from Senior Partridge's habit, she would probably sign contracts and give any manuscripts she likes a try.

But the immature writing style of this manuscript makes it clear that it will not be successful.

If a contract is signed at this level, it seems that the signing threshold of "Beichuan" will be seriously lowered.

Just when she was struggling, Kitagawa Hide suddenly said, "Sign the contract and give it a try. The soul of a novel lies in the story, not in the writing style."

"Okay, I thought so too. Eh?!!
"Teacher Beichuan! Why are you here?"

Kaoru's low cry suddenly woke up many editors who were working at their desks.

Everyone looked up, their mouths wide open in surprise. The originally quiet editorial office suddenly became bustling.

"It's really Teacher Kitagawa!"

"This is the first time I've seen Mr. Kitagawa in person since I joined Kitagawa, oh my god!"

"Am I dreaming? I need to secretly take a side profile photo for my girlfriend!"

The noisy noise finally died down after several editors-in-chief shouted at them.

Because they were not sure about Kitagawa Hide's intentions and personality, the editors simply used high-pressure methods to suppress everyone's restlessness.

Then several editors-in-chief who were more important prepared to stand up to greet Kitagawa Hide, but he waved his hand to refuse.

He still looked down at Xunzi and said with a smile: "Sign the contract for this novel. I want to meet these two interesting writers in person."

"Eh? Okay, okay!" Kaoru finally reacted. (End of this chapter)