I am a literary giant in Japan

"Another twist? He is the first person in today's literary world to be able to write a popular novel for the general public to this extent!"

Keisuke Obuchi turned to the next chapter, and when he saw the first line of words, he immediately realized that Mr. Kitagawa was going to show off his advanced writing skills that could easily tease the readers' emotions.

In the novel plot.

Seeing the miserable look of Branch Manager Asano, and the virtuous woman who suddenly came in, grabbed his hand tightly, trying to convince him to let her husband go.

Hanzawa's psychological balance began to waver.

At the beginning, the scale was tilted towards "destroying Asano".

However, the unexpected appearance of Asano's wife caused a subtle shift in the center of gravity of the scale, and now it tilted in a new direction.

Asano was still crying bitterly.

This 42-year-old man, as an elite talent in a large bank, who had successfully worked his way to this position, was now crying without any restraint.

In the Japanese workplace, where the relationship between superiors and subordinates is emphasized, such a scene is unimaginable.

Hanzawa sat on the chair, leaned back, and collapsed.

Xiaohua's wife's face suddenly appeared in his mind.

His wife, like Asano's wife, is the wife of a "bank employee". They are both similarly virtuous and gentle, and they both bear the same pressure poured down on their husbands.

If it were Xiaohua, after something like this happened to me, she would probably do the same as Asano's wife and beg others humbly not to hurt her husband.

This is really an unexpected situation.

"If you agree to my conditions, I can consider letting you go." Hanzawa finally spoke.

Asano straightened his body and instantly felt a ray of hope shining on his face full of despair.

He stopped sobbing and stared at Hanze without blinking: "May I ask what the conditions are?"

"Let me and my subordinates go to the department we want to go to. This is my condition."

Asano stared at Hanzawa intently.

It's not strange to use the leverage over your boss to advance yourself.

But what Hanzawa said was "me and my subordinates".

Could it be that he actually wanted to share this "result" with others?
subordinate.

In the banking industry, aren’t they the ones who take the blame for their superiors and create results?
No one will ever share the results with his subordinates.
"Which department?"

"In my case, it's the Second Sales Department of the head office."

Hanzawa said,

"It doesn't matter which group you join, but you must be a deputy minister."

"Sales Department 2." Asano whispered, his eyes widened in surprise.

The business headquarters is the core elite department of the bank where the best people gather.

The second department among them controls the transactions of all similar large capital enterprises in the bank and is known as the core center of the conservative mainstream of the bank.

"This." Asano bit his lip.

Needless to say, you know how difficult this is.

The situation was already difficult, not to mention that he had already devalued Hanzawa to the point of being worthless and his reputation was ruined, making it even more difficult at this time.

The position that Hanzawa desired seemed unlikely no matter how you looked at it, considering the comments that Asano had spread.

"If you can't do that, you'll have no future. Not only will you not be able to make it in the bank, you'll end up in jail.

The Human Resources Department will call you later. If you really value your family that much, then you should find a solution as soon as possible.

Also, let everyone in my finance class go to the department they want to go to. Do you understand? That's my condition."

After saying that, Hanzawa glanced coldly at Asano who was looking stunned, then stood up and walked out.

"The man who shares the hard-earned results with his subordinates and implements the concept of overcoming the superiors with the inferiors is essentially soft and gentle at heart.

Is this the skill of character creation? Such a charming protagonist, it is hard to imagine how ordinary people can resist him. "

Keizo Obuchi knew that it would be impossible for an employee and a boss like Naoki Hanzawa to appear in real life.

Teacher Beichuan uses the style of the Spring and Autumn Period to write stories that are detached from real life.

Even everyone who has read "Hanzawa Naoki" should know that such a charismatic guy does not exist in reality.

But knowing it is one thing, but it is very difficult to deny him or not support him because of it.

Because in the oppressive society and workplace, everyone longs for a Hanzawa Naoki to redeem themselves.

Teacher Beichuan used an open strategy, but the effect was surprisingly good.

Moreover, Keisuke Obuchi vaguely felt that the reason why Hanzawa Naoki changed his mind in the end was not just the pleading of Asano's wife.

There is something. It should be a foreshadowing that was laid out from the beginning.

He lowered his head slightly, and his rigorous and steady character prompted him to recall the previous text.

After a few minutes, Keisuke Obuchi finally got a clue.

That is the very puzzling interview plot at the very beginning of the novel!

There is always an indescribable sense of weirdness in the answers given by Naoki Hanzawa when faced with questions.

And it is that sense of weirdness that has readers discussing his real purpose for joining the bank.

However, as the story was being written, Mr. Kitagawa seemed to have forgotten about this pitfall, and everyone's discussion direction jumped from this mystery to the exciting and thrilling plot.

Keizo Obuchi immediately turned the page and found that the plot of the novel had also entered its final stage.

All the mysteries are finally about to be solved!
in the story.

After leaving the president's office, Hanzawa successfully intercepted the overseas assets of President Higashida of Nishi-Osaka Steel. While tidying up his desk, he accidentally found the screw mixed in the paper clip.

It is a small screw about three centimeters long and looks nothing special at first glance.

"Oh, so it's here."

The moment I held it in my hand, the scene of that summer instantly appeared in my mind.

It was an incident that happened in his hometown of Kanazawa at the end of August 1988.

Hanzawa's memories began to resurface.

Readers who read this novel also traveled to that summer.

The doorbell rang, it was my father coming back.

My father walked into the living room and just said "Yo".

There was no unnecessary courtesy as usual, it was as if we had been living together yesterday and the day before yesterday, the atmosphere was very relaxed.

My father took a cardboard box out of his bag, opened it, and the contents rolled out onto the table.

"what is this?"

Hanzawa looked at the things rolling out and couldn't help but become interested, and watched with his father.

"It's a screw."

"You can tell at a glance what kind of screw it is."

"What is this called? Well, it's called anything. It looks like an ordinary screw. Take it in your hand and have a look."

After hearing what his father said, Hanzawa picked up a screw from the dozen or so screws scattered on the table.

Hanzawa couldn't help but feel a little surprised. He looked at his father and said, "It's so light."

He thought it was an iron screw, but it turned out to be resin.

"Right. Not only is it light. This screw, although it is made of resin, is stronger than all the screws currently available. Compared to iron screws, it is only one-fifth the weight, but its strength is almost as good.

This is a polyamide resin composite product reinforced with glass fiber! "

The father added a lot of explanations that Hanzawa, a layman, couldn't understand, with a smug expression on his face that said, "How about that, isn't that great?"

"So if we use this screw, the product will be lighter and corrosion-resistant, right?"

"Ah, that's right. By the way, since it's very light, the transportation cost will also be reduced." "So this can be said to be a strategic product of Hanzawa Resin Industry."

My father said proudly,
"It took me five years to develop this screw."

"Wow--" Hanzawa stared intently at the screw that was transmitting an incredible feeling to his fingertips.

"The inspiration came before I entered university. I thought, can I try to make such a screw? So I started looking for materials.

After repeated trials, we even made the special machine ourselves, and finally we succeeded in making it.

To you, it may be just a screw, but to Dad, it’s a huge step.”

"So that's how it is." Hanze couldn't help but admire in his heart.

"Even an inch of screw has five points of soul." A mischievous smile appeared on my father's face.

Suddenly he became very serious again and said, "Don't be a robot, Naoki."

"what does this mean?"

"What it means is that you can do any job, but you must cherish the interactions between people and never forget this.

Don’t do the kind of work that is like a robot, and never become a person who is like a robot.”

"I see, Dad."

"That's great. Here, I'll give you that screw.

This is a memorable first step towards achieving your dream.

I don’t know if it can be used as a talisman, but it’s always a good idea to have it with you.”

"Thank you. I'll take it."

What happened after that?
Hanzawa's thoughts returned from his memories.

Then the next scene that came to my mind was the desperate scene of my father hanging himself in his own factory, covered in blood.

The father who told him to "cherish the interactions between people" went bankrupt because the bank suddenly called in the loan and he was unable to make ends meet.

The father, who had nothing left after bankruptcy, finally chose to end his life in humiliation.

Lost in the long river of time and space was also the screw that he was so proud of.

However, at the most difficult moment, the bank that took away all the loans was the bank where he currently works!
He did lie during the initial interview.

He wanted to join the bank, not because it saved his family's factory.

Quite the opposite.

It was the ruthless bank that killed his father and deprived him of everything.

He joined here for revenge!

The request to Asano to go to the Second Sales Department was also to get one step closer to the central power circle of the bank!
From the beginning to the end, his goal has not changed, which is to become the president of this bank.

But his purpose was not what he said.

"Yeah. I'll keep that in mind."

Hanzawa drank the beer beside him in one gulp.

When he saw this, Keisuke Obuchi felt numb all over.

If he were to check out the Internet now, he would probably be shocked by the major literary forums that have exploded.

The whole internet is going crazy about the ending of "Hanzawa Naoki"!

After the shocking reversal of Hanzawa's purpose of joining the bank was revealed, countless readers were deeply satisfied!
All logic is closed!

That's it!

Teacher Beichuan is awesome!
All the literary forums on the entire Internet and all the comment posts on "Hanzawa Naoki" are full of praise for Kitagawa Hide.

The total number of people who have reviewed this novel has reached an astonishing 1200 million, and the total score of 9.8 points has directly tied "Norwegian Wood", "The Dancing Girl of Izu", "No Longer Human" and "Snow Country", becoming Kitagawa Hide's fifth representative masterpiece!

This is a real popular literature novel!
Even Kitagawa Hide, his previous popular literature novels, such as "Jie Mami" which satirized the Akutagawa Prize, were not reviewed by many people and the overall scores were not high.

Who says popular literature is not as good as pure literature?

But now, Kitagawa Hide has personally broken this inherent perception in the literary world!

Keisuke Obuchi hadn't expected this and he was still deeply shocked.

After he finally calmed down, he continued reading, determined to finish the novel!

He reached out and turned the page, and finally saw the title of the final chapter: "Lies and New Screws" -

That's how it is in a place like a bank, personnel are everything.

How much evaluation you get in a certain place, and the standard for measuring that evaluation is personnel.

However, human affairs may not always be fair.

It is a well-known fact that people who succeed in life are not necessarily those with strong working abilities.

To be honest, Hanzawa was very annoyed with the bank as an organization.

The outdated bureaucratic system can only create a gorgeous appearance, and fundamental reforms are completely impossible to make any progress.

This will result in a management system like that of a kindergarten, where there will even be regulations on how to hold chopsticks.

A group of incompetent directors who could not come up with any distinctive management policies, had been constantly criticized for their difficulties in obtaining loans, but they still maintained an arrogant character that refused to explain to the world.

Everyone thinks there is nothing that can be done.

Banks used to be special, but that is now a thing of the past.

Now banks are just one of the many industries that exist in the world.

There is no point in giving the banks, which are already unrecognizable and dying organizations, the halo of the past.

So I'm going to change it - that's what Hanzawa Naoki thought.

"They actually got it all back! Oh my god, a full 500 million yen!"

Watari Shinin said to him on the phone,
"That's amazing! And your shamelessness is quite admirable.

He had the audacity to come and work as the deputy director of the Second Business Department of the Head Office!
You bastard! Really!

Anyway, you plan to speak your mind in your new job.

In this bank, you are probably the only one who has risen to prominence by sacrificing your boss.

You are really amazing, Hanzawa!"

Hanzawa smiled.

Although the process was bumpy, the final result was very gratifying.

Asano was transferred overseas, but at least he didn't have to go to jail or live in fear anymore.

He went to the coveted Sales Department 2.

Among the three friends of the same period, needless to say, Watari Shinobu has a more solid foundation in the head office.

Liu Tian continued to prepare for the judicial examination, but he would no longer be looked down upon by his superiors - no one could guarantee that he would not be the second Banzawa.

Kondo was transferred from the small company back to the bank - Hanzawa gave him the decisive evidence, allowing him to return to the bank.

As for the subordinates, they all went to the departments and positions they wanted to go to.

This is a typical Japanese happy ending.

But at the end of the novel, Kitagawa wrote another suspenseful sentence: "Next is the 500 billion yen debt crisis! And this time, it will no longer be a tooth for a tooth, double the return, but it will be--

A tooth for a tooth, a tooth for a tooth, a hundredfold!"

"It seems necessary to pay a personal visit to Mr. Beichuan!"

Keizo Obuchi was completely impressed by Hide Kitagawa.

He felt that listening to his late grandfather and betting on this number one figure in Japanese literature might be the best decision he had ever made in his life! (End of this chapter)