I am a literary giant in Japan

1998 10 Month 31 Day.

The main entrance of Takenaka Hospital.

Director Kawata watched Kitagawa Hide get into a black luxury car, and with a complicated expression he watched as the "number one" in the Japanese literary world sped away.

He didn't have many interactions with people in the literary world, but because they all belonged to the middle class in Japanese society, he still had many friends around him who were quite famous in the literary world.

In Director Kawata's opinion, these literati have strange personalities and bizarre habits. They are difficult to communicate with and often stay outside the secular social circle.

But Mr. Kitagawa gave him a completely different feeling.

Mr. Kitagawa is not the first writer to propose to come to Takenaka Hospital for field research.

Similar guys have visited us before.

But without exception, it all ended unpleasantly.

Sometimes it is really difficult for doctors who are science majors to communicate normally with these guys who are from the literature department.

To the extent that up to now, many hospitals in Naniwa District prohibit outsiders from visiting and communicating, just to prevent these difficult writers.

When the vice president of the Naniwa District Medical Association, Eikichi Agatsuma, called him a while ago to ask for a favor, Director Kawata wanted to refuse.

If the other party hadn't been Mr. Beichuan, he really wouldn't have wanted to take over this mess.

did not expect!
When Mr. Kitagawa said we should eat, live and study together, he meant it!

During these few days, Director Kawata witnessed with his own eyes Kitagawa Hide, who knew nothing about medicine, slowly getting along with the early trainee doctors in the First Surgery Department, and transforming from a clueless fledgling into a newcomer with some knowledge.

He was completely impressed by Kitagawa Hide's meticulous attitude and extremely serious style of doing things.

Several times, he even felt that Kitagawa Hide was more like a dedicated doctor than a writer!

"White Tower. When Teacher Beichuan's new book is released, I will show it to my disciples as soon as possible!"

Director Kawata watched the car disappear from his sight, thinking secretly in his heart.

at the same time.

Professor's office, Department of Surgery, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo.

Professor Dong was smoking a top-quality British cigar and looking out at the scenery through the window of his office.

Bathed in the bright sunlight streaming in through the window, Professor Dong's half-white hair shone with silver light, his eyes, which rarely blinked, were bright and sharp under his eyebrows, and his posture was full of calmness and majesty, not at all like someone who was about to retire in a year.

Calm and dignity - these are Professor Dong's favorite words. His life creed is that no matter what the occasion, he must not lose the calmness and dignity of a professor at a national university.

But deep down, he was more cautious than anyone else.

He was the kind of coward who dared not cross the stone bridge even though he knew it was safe.

He is fragile and timid inside, so he appears to be stronger and calmer on the outside.

He will retire in a year, and his position is being coveted by countless people.

Originally, this position would most likely fall into the hands of his assistant, Assistant Professor Tang Ze Minyuki, which is also the most welcome result for the hospital and the best outcome for them.

But Professor Dong really dislikes this aloof and arrogant Tang Ze Minxing.

He had many disciples, and Tang Ze was undoubtedly the best, most talented, and the one he most appreciated.

But on the other hand, Tang Ze's arrogance and conceit hurt Professor Dong's fragile heart all the time.

During the surgery on Mr. Kagawa, the governor of Osaka Prefecture, a few days ago, Toshiyuki Karasawa had the audacity to perform the surgery on his behalf.

When Mr. Hechuan said, "I hope Professor Tangze will take charge of the operation," he didn't even say, "How can you skip Professor Dong and find an associate professor like me?"
He is so confident and so arrogant, does he really think that the position of professor is a sure thing?
When he thought of this, Professor Dong felt jealousy accompanied by anger, which condensed into a depressed energy and slowly rose from his throat to his heart.

“Heh, not only do you want to take away the professor’s position, but you also want to take away the benefits of Mr. Beichuan’s new book?
Tang Ze, this guy, really needs to be disciplined."

Professor Dong tapped the book "Literature and Art" on the table with his fingers, and his dissatisfaction with Tang Ze Toshiyuki instantly reached its peak.

While Professor Dong was still thinking about how to fight with his assistant professors, Kitagawa Hide, who had uncovered a dark corner of the white tower in Japan's medical community, was rushing to Kitagawa Entertainment's new filming base in Nagoya City.

Ever since Ryuichi Hiroki bought the film and television rights of "The Convenience Store of Sorrow" for 1000 million yen, Kitagawa Entertainment and Hiroki Co., Ltd. started cooperation at the first opportunity and started filming as soon as all the actors were in place.

Beichuan Entertainment, which has produced several hit film and television dramas, has developed its own set of systematic work processes and no longer requires Kitagawa Hide and Yumeko to supervise decision-making at all times.

The crew of "The Convenience Store of Sorrow" is full of big names, and the staff are all veterans with rich working experience. The filming project has been going very smoothly since the start of shooting.

But there are unforeseen circumstances.

Kitagawa Hide, who just returned from Naniwa District, Osaka today, had not yet started writing "White Tower" when he suddenly received news of an emergency accident from the crew of "The Little Namiya General Store".

The actor Takenouchi Yutaka, who played the male protagonist in the first story, accidentally fell and broke his right hand and left leg, and had to be hospitalized for at least three weeks for recuperation.

Takenouchi Toyokazu and Jabami Rei, who plays Miss Moon Rabbit, are old partners.

The two had worked together in "Long Vacation", when Takenouchi Yutaka played the unruly Shinji Hayama.

Because these actors are all big names and their pay is higher than another, director Hiroki Ryuichi, in order to save costs, directly released all other reserve actors from the crew after confirming that the actors would play the roles.

Now the crew has been filming for two weeks, and many storyboards and content have been shot.

Now Takenouchi Yutaka was suddenly injured, the first short story was forced to be interrupted, and the script written by Keigo Higashino could not be modified at will, so the filming progress came to a sudden halt.

When he arrived at the set, Kitagawa Hide immediately saw Hiroki Ryuichi, who was looking anxious in the crowd.

The two of them met, and Jabami Rei, who played Miss Moon Rabbit, also came over with her makeup on.

Hiroki Ryuichi briefly repeated the dilemma to Kitagawa Hide.

After saying this, he bowed 90 degrees to Kitagawa Hide, his face full of apology and shame.

The director is the soul of a crew and one of the most powerful people.

He bowed to Kitagawa Hideyuki in public, which was tantamount to tearing his dignity in front of the crew members to pieces.

Many people glanced over secretly, shocked and curious, and at the same time they became interested in the legendary figure Kitagawa Hide.

“So to put it simply, we either have to find someone to reshoot everything, or edit the scenes like crazy.”

Kitagawa Hide frowned after hearing this.

"For now, it seems that these are the only two solutions that are feasible." Hiroki Takayuki lowered his head in shame and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Kitagawa, I can't think of a better solution for the time being."

"Then what is it that I must solve?" Kitagawa Hide felt that both methods were fine. It seemed that things had not reached the point where he, the big boss behind the scenes, had to step in.

"Teacher Bei Beichuan, this is actually the case."

Seeing that Kitagawa Hide didn't quite understand what Hiroki Ryuichi meant, and Hiroki Ryuichi didn't dare to say everything clearly, Jabami Rei stepped forward and acted as a "translator".

“If we choose to cut a lot of Takeno-kun’s scenes, then the script will be changed into pieces.

Anyone who has watched "The Convenience Store of Sorrow" would not agree with doing this.

If we really shoot the first short story like this, the movie will probably die. "

Jaburi Rei crossed her long legs, put her arms around her shoulders and said directly, "But if we choose the first method, we will face two big problems.

First, reshoots will result in budget overruns, a cost that no one dares to bear.

Second, we have to find a new actor to reshoot the film, but Director Hiroki has already let go of all the reserve actors involved. The schedules of the famous actors are basically full now, so the only ones we can find are newcomers and box office poisons.”

The first short story is the soul of "The Convenience Store of Sorrow" and the core that attracts the audience. The male and female protagonists are the top priority, so Yumeko will bear the pressure and let Jabami Rei come back.

There are only a handful of male actors in the industry who are as famous as Takenouchi Yutaka. They are all busy with work now and it is impossible to invite them.

After hearing how thorny the problem was and looking at Ryuichi Hiroki who was blaming himself, Kitagawa Hide finally understood why the crew kept calling him.

Faced with such a big problem, no one dares to make a decision easily.

After all, if the movie flopped because of this, who would take the blame for such a large production project, who would dare to take the blame, and who could take the blame?
In fact, the one who is feeling the most uncomfortable right now is Hiroki Ryuichi.

He bet his entire fortune on this film.

Just as the dawn of victory was ahead, unexpected natural and man-made disasters occurred.
"I understand. Director Hiroki doesn't need to blame himself too much. Takeno-kun's situation was unexpected and has little to do with you."

Kitagawa Hide patted Hiroki Ryuichi's shoulder gently.

As I recall, the original movie "The Convenience Store of Sorrow" went very smoothly and nothing unexpected happened.

But that was a movie made after 00, and shooting it so far in advance may indeed lead to many unexpected new situations.

"The Convenience Store of Sorrow" and "Snow Country" are the most important film and television projects of Beichuan Entertainment this year, and they must not fail.

"I" Hiroki Ryuichi still kept his head down.

“Anyway, let’s send someone to the hospital to visit Takeno-kun.

After all, it was our crew that was injured, so please ask the finance team to make proper arrangements for the medical expenses, condolence fees, etc."

After Kitagawa Hide understood the situation, he immediately made a decision and quickly arranged various matters.

Seeing that the big boss did not blame him and was willing to take over the mess, Hiroki Ryuichi felt both ashamed and touched.

Sure enough, just as everyone said, Mr. Kitagawa is different from many people.

"Yes, I will tell the people in the finance team!" Hiroki Ryuichi finally raised his head.

“As for the filming issue. Since modifying the script is so risky, let’s just reshoot it.

It will take at least a month for Takeno-kun to recover, and the crew's daily costs are not low. It's definitely not okay to not work for a month, right?"

Kitagawa Hide turned his head to look at them.

"Yeah, very high." Hiroki Takashi glanced at Jabami Rei beside him.

This person is a terrible money-eating beast.

These first-line actors receive a fixed salary every day.

After a month of slacking off, the crew would go bankrupt just from the salaries of Jabami Rei and Kimura Takuya.

"If we reshoot it, the cost will go over budget," Jabami Rei frowned.

"How much?" asked Kitagawa Hide.

Hiroki Ryuichi hesitated for a moment, but still said truthfully: "It will cost about 800 million yen more. This does not include the salaries of the new actors and other expenses."

"Only 800 million yen?" Kitagawa Hide thought it was a big number, "Then I'll just pay from my own pocket."

Only 800 million yen
Although she knew that the guy in front of her was one of the richest people in Japan, when she heard him say that with her own ears, Jabami Rei still had the urge to pounce on him and bite him!

800 million yen.

That’s almost as much as her total pay for filming “The Convenience Store of Sorrow”!

How come it sounds like 800 yen to him?

This guy!
"Ah, this." Guangmu Longyi thought that this was not a good idea and wanted to humbly refuse, but when the words came to his lips, he really couldn't say them.

Because he really needs money.

"If you have no objection, then it's settled."

Kitagawa Hide glanced at the anxious crew again, and then continued,

"As for the new actors, Director Guangmu, Vicious Li-chan, do you have any favorites?"

You are the one with the sharp tongue!
Jabami Rei complained a little in her heart, but smiled and said, "There are actually quite a few male actors in the industry who are suitable for this role, and there are even some who may be more suitable than Takeno-kun."

"I think so too." Hiroki Takashi nodded.

Initially, he wanted Hiroshi Nagano to play this role, but unfortunately the price offered by Johnny's Office was too high. After all, Hiroshi Nagano is a popular young actor with a lot of traffic.
As for Tsuburaya Productions, due to the salary issue of Hiroshi Nagano, they are currently unable to allow the human form of Ultraman Tiga to make cameo appearances in other TV series and movies.

"Then make a detailed list for me." Beichuan Xiu nodded, "The more detailed the better. You don't have to consider the other party's schedule, etc."

"Oh, okay, I'll get it done right away."

Hiroki Takashi glanced at Kitagawa Hide and probably realized what his boss was going to do. Thinking that the crew was still on hold, he immediately ran to the studio.

time is money!

"Um, um, Kitagawa. How's your new book going?"

After Hiroki Ryuichi left, Jabami Rei moved slightly closer to Kitagawa Hide and asked casually while pretending to be calm.

"A new book? It's definitely a medical book, and I'm going to serialize it in Popular Magazine. I hope it will be out in November, but it depends on the situation now."

Beichuan Xiu rubbed his eyes and sighed.

November is the month when "New Wenxiang" blows the clarion call for attack, and Hechu Shobo and Beichuan Entertainment will definitely face great pressure.

If "White Tower" could be released at that time, it would relieve a lot of pressure.

But now I am entangled in worldly affairs
"A medical theme?! I thought you were going to write "Hanzawa Naoki 2"."

Jabami Rei quite likes watching "Hagane Naoki", and feels a little disappointed to hear that it is a new theme.

But the doctor seems to be pretty good?
"I'll write "Hagane Naoki 2" later."

Kitagawa Hide has learned about the detailed broadcast data of this TV series in the original history. The original crew chose to broadcast the second season after so many years just to do some hunger marketing.

The final result is very gratifying.

He is very busy now, and "Hanzawa Naoki" is positioned as a commercial popular work, so of course he has to consider the issue of profitability.

In addition, this book dealt a heavy blow to the Ministry of Finance, the Bank of Japan and the banking industry. If he continued to chase them to publish a sequel, he would be a little worried about his personal safety.

While the two were chatting, Hiroki Ryuichi came running back with an A4 paper in his hand. (End of this chapter)