I am a literary giant in Japan

Just as Takao Osawa excitedly followed his agent to the bookstore and bought box after box of "Masses" to go home and study "The Crucible" carefully, the crew of "Children in the Dark" in Bangkok, Thailand finally started work.

As the leading male character, Hiroyuki Nanbu is not visiting Bangkok for the first time.

But the previous experiences were all very unpleasant, and many scenes kept flashing back before his eyes like slides, making him seem as if he were back in those painful years.

However, as the crew took root in Bangkok, he gradually found that he had someone to rely on, and the Bangkok he saw again was completely different from the previous one.

"Mr. Kitagawa is right. What the world looks like depends entirely on who you are and how you view the world."

Hiroyuki Nanbu sighed to Jabami Rei who played the heroine.

When he was helpless, he was just an illegal journalist who was hated by everyone and wanted to expose the dark interest chain.

And now as the crew returns to the old place, there are Thai police cavalry leading the way, military armored vehicles protecting all around, and local officials and local tyrants respectfully offering all kinds of resources to assist in the filming.

Totally different.

This made him feel more and more that what he had done before was both absurd and unreal.

Jaburi Rei understood his feelings, but she didn't have any good words of comfort, so she patted his shoulder gently and whispered to him, "This is how the world works. What we can do now is to make this movie well and make more people aware of the existence of this dark profit chain."

"Yes. Miss Jabami, you are right! Instead of lamenting the past, why not use your time to do what you should do!
I was crazy. It's all over, I should look up and move forward!"

Nanbu Hiroyuki let out a long sigh and looked across the crowd at Kitagawa Hide who was chatting and laughing with Peng Te in the front.

Teacher Beichuan is the one who deserves his attention and the person he should devote his energy to learning from!

At this time, Kitagawa Hide, who was discussing future shooting plans with Peng Te on the sunroof of the SUV, had no idea that so many thoughts were already flashing through Nanbu Hiroyuki's mind.

He was listening intently to Pent's introduction to the long history of Bangkok's Pathumwan district.

The Pathumwan area used to be a deserted place. The only famous thing in the area was the 63.6-meter-high golden pagoda of Wat Saket.

But for those tourists who are not interested in Buddhism at all, whether the pagoda is 60 meters or 600 meters high, it will not attract their attention.

Later, with the continuous development of surrounding areas and Pattaya's increasing appeal to tourists, Pathumwan area no longer has anything to attract tourists except Chulalongkorn University, which is ranked first in Thailand.

Before becoming the president of Chulalongkorn University, Ponte worked in the Pathumwan district government for three years.

He wanted to jump back into politics with his university achievements, but there was nothing he could do in this damn place called Pathumwan.

Now that the Kitagawa show has finally arrived, Pent wants to replicate the miracles in Izu and Niigata prefectures in Japan, and use "Children in the Dark" to boost tourism in the Pathumwan area.

As long as the economy improves, why would Chulalongkorn University worry about not having political achievements?
“For this shoot, I have requested the district government to provide material assistance such as personnel, land, helicopters, factories, various cars, motorcycles, etc.

As long as you can think of it, they can be mobilized from all over Thailand!"

Pent patted his chest to show his sincerity, and even mobilized the military to dispatch several military helicopters in service to transport the supplies and personnel needed by the crew.

The last film crew and star who got such cooperation from the Thai government and local government departments seemed to be Jackie Chan from China.

The cards that Peng Te has given are indeed very good, the level of support is quite good, and at least the attitude is fine.

"Thank you for your help." Kitagawa Hide is not a pretentious person. If you don't take advantage of an opportunity, you're a bastard. Besides, the filming of the crew has indeed boosted the tourism economy of the Pathumwan area. It is a win-win situation.

"No way. This is what we agreed to do in advance." Peng Te smiled and felt that Kitagawa Hide was a great writer who was very easy to communicate with.

He had also received some writers and scholars from the West before.

Those guys seem to be well-mannered, but in fact they are hypocritical.

Once they arrived in Bangkok, these people neither explored the regional culture nor visited schools and other research facilities. Instead, they plunged headfirst into the unique bars and red-light districts.

It is said that the Western delegation at that time ordered more than a dozen Thai "ladyboys" in one night and had a great time in the hotel.

Later, this incident was always used as a joke by other university presidents, making Pente unable to hold his head up in the circle for a time.

He had originally prepared to accompany Kitagawa Hide to visit the red-light district this time, but he didn't expect that this young man was more anxious about the filming plan than he was. He started working frantically as soon as he landed, and it seemed that he didn't even have time to sleep.

It is said that great people have a special infectious power that can make those around them become better.

Peng Te believes that Kitagawa Hide is a "great man" with such qualities, and he should not be looked down upon simply because of his age.

"By the way, Mr. Kitagawa, these are gifts of thanks from the people and merchants in the surrounding area. Please accept them."

Pente took out a roll of paper from his backpack and handed it to Kitagawa Hide.

"Thank you?" Beichuan Xiu looked at Pengte in surprise. He took the roll of paper and found that the paper was actually authentic parchment and felt very textured.

A red satin was tied around the outside of the parchment scroll, and it was also baked with incense and special paint, giving it a faint tea scent.

"This doesn't look like a simple gift."

Kitagawa Hide muttered something in his heart, untied the red satin, and opened the parchment scroll in front of Pent.

Peng Te didn't seem to know what was inside. He came over curiously, then his eyes were filled with astonishment. When he looked at Kitagawa Hide, there was a bit more envy and awe in his eyes.

There are three golden certificates in the parchment scroll.

One is the "Book of All People" made by local people in collaboration with Buddhism. It has similar functions to the "Umbrella of All People" next door and has extremely precious collection value.

Being presented the "Book of All Peoples" by local people, and having the official seal and recognition of the Buddhist Association of Thailand, is something that not everyone can do!
At least Pente, a senior intellectual who has worked diligently in the Pathumwan district for more than ten years, has never received one, and he has never even heard of anyone else receiving one.

The second one is the certificate of "Patwan District Tourism Ambassador and Top Business Partner" produced by the district government and the Pathumwan District Merchants Union. It is not uncommon for each district in Thailand to have its own tourism ambassador.

But among so many tourism ambassadors, Kitagawa Hide is the only foreigner, which is very rare.

Moreover, Kitagawa Hide was "executed first and reported later". Strictly speaking, it was the Pathumwan district that begged him to be the tourism ambassador, which is even more unusual.

As for the top business partner mentioned above, Pent had heard of it. It seemed that Apple in the United States and Mercedes-Benz in Germany had obtained it before.

With this certificate, it means that all companies under Beichuan Xiu can easily do business in Pathumwan District, which is also outrageous.

As we all know, the Asian financial crisis in 1997 started in Thailand, and Bangkok was the biggest victim.

At that time, international hot money brought down the Thai baht by first setting up various foreign-funded enterprises in Bangkok, and then exchanging US dollars for Thai baht and hoarding them frantically, in order to achieve the goal of influencing the Thai monetary system.

After this incident, the Thai government seized nearly 60% of foreign-invested enterprises in the country, and half of the remaining 40% were acquired by local Thai companies. Less than one in ten foreign-invested enterprises survived and thrived.

In the 90s, if you wanted to feel the real attitude of Thais towards foreigners, you just had to go to Bangkok and set up a factory.

Even in this environment, the Chamber of Commerce in Paduan District was willing to allow Kitagawa Hide's company to settle in, which is simply unbelievable!
The third certificate is the "International Friends Pass" issued to Kitakawa Hide by the Thai government through the local government.

This thing is also a rare item in Thailand. It is equivalent to the national porcelain gift next door, and it is a definite "golden medal of immunity from death".

The most outrageous thing is that these thank-you gifts were given to Kitagawa Hide before the crew officially finished filming.

In other words, Thailand does not care whether "Children in the Dark" can achieve high box office and influence, they are just grateful to Hide Kitagawa for this matter.

"There are also some local specialties sent by the public. I had them delivered to the crew and distributed to your employees." Peng Te added.

To be honest, he now envies Kitagawa Hide very much and wishes he could write some novels himself, and then achieve some historical status internationally, or have an impact on society or something.

"Okay, please let me thank the district government and the Chamber of Commerce staff. I like these things very much." Kitagawa Hide solemnly put these things away. He might come to Thailand to shoot "Ring World" in the future, and these certificates might come in handy then.

Come and don't go indecent.

Kitagawa Hide took note of this and planned to ask Kitagawa Entertainment's employees to send some local Japanese specialties to the people in the Pathumwan area after returning home.

As they were talking, the crew's convoy had passed Jinshan Temple and officially arrived at the filming location for the first plot.

In order to cooperate with the filming crew, the Chamber of Commerce in Paduan district specially built a real welfare home here, which was a huge investment.

The reason why the Chamber of Commerce was so keen to help Kitagawa Hidekazu's crew was that this exposure and crackdown not only wiped out the Bangkok's underworld and reduced the Chamber of Commerce's burden, but also assisted them in dealing with a group of unscrupulous businessmen, greatly restoring the Chamber of Commerce's reputation among the people.

People cannot stand without faith.

The same is true for businessmen.

Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that Kitagawa Hide is their adoptive parent.

The convoy soon stopped in the huge parking lot next to the welfare home.

The two got out of the car and followed the crew to observe the nearby terrain and environment, while chatting about Kitagawa Hide's upcoming new book "Ring World Series".

Seeing such great sincerity from the Thai side, Kitagawa Hide and Saito Rena discussed and agreed to let the Thai publishing house publish the "Ring World Series" simultaneously with Japan.

Although the specific content of this series of books is still unclear, Pente has decided to use "horror, suspense, and science fiction" to promote Mr. Kitagawa's new book in advance.

Horror is the most favorite and enduring element among Thai people, so it is definitely right to promote it this way!

In this way, Kitagawa Hide stayed in Bangkok for half a month with the crew of "Children in the Dark".

During this period, he worked hard as a producer and screenwriter for the crew, and also found time to write the ending of "The Crucible", the second half of "A Wonderful Journey", and the new book "Ring World Series".

It was the first time that Pente, who had been running around with the crew, saw such a horrible workaholic. He was so scared that he began to doubt his life.

Compared with the hardworking Kitagawa Hide, Peng Te felt that his life over the past sixty years had been wasted!
And because of the presence of Kitagawa Hide, the stabilizing force, Jabami Rei's performance was also perfect, and she finished all the scenes with zero NGs.

During this half month, Rena Saito, who had nothing to do, began to learn how to write books from Kitagawa Hide, and during this period, Yumeko also sent the new manuscript of "The Call" to the two of them for their review.

"The Call" has been recommended by Misa Ochiai to the editorial department of "Dazhong", and the copyright adaptation project has been secretly launched as a "potential work".

Seeing that their best friend's work was about to become a big hit, Jabami Rei and Saito Rena became jealous, and they spent more and more time pestering Kitagawa Hide, hoping that they could rely on him to write a decent debut work.

Kitagawa Hide wanted to promote light novel projects and horror literature, so he taught the "Ju-Grudge" text he had accumulated to Saito Rena, and then taught the "Kara no Kyoukai series" that made Nasu Kinoko deify him to Jabami Rei.

Both of them were very satisfied with the two ideas, especially Rena Saito. After realizing that she was not cut out for writing pure literary novels, she wanted to switch to writing film and television scripts in the later stage. "The Grudge" is undoubtedly the best practice work.

In this way, the three of them worked on the crew during the day and gathered in a room to write and discuss books at night. Sometimes when they were tired, they just fell asleep together on the big bed.

Before we knew it, February 1999, 2, the release date of the February issue of "Wenyi" arrived.

On the 5th, the second issue of "The Crucible" serialized in the February issue of "Mass Magazine" triggered another viewing craze in Japan, and the Ministry of Education also announced the production plan of the movie version of "The Crucible" in a timely manner.

After that, because "Children in the Dark" had ended in the previous issue, the February issue of "Beichuan" released on the 15th lost its mainstay, and sales suddenly dropped a lot.

During this more than half a month, readers have been eagerly waiting for the second part of "A Wonderful Travel".

On the day the February issue of "Bungei" was released, all prefectures in Japan were caught in a buying frenzy, and the magazine was sold out at one point, because countless people wanted to be healed by "Hanako" in the novel as soon as possible.

"A Wonderful Journey" did not disappoint the readers' expectations, and continued to treat those who were heartbroken by the first two films in a stable healing style.

It was also on this day that Misa Ochiai finally received the complete manuscript of "The Call 1" written by Miss "Naoko Kitagawa"! (End of this chapter)