My Years as a Copyist in Taiwan

Chapter 76 "Love Letter" Female Lead Officially Announced

Why have book fans' focus shifted?

Because they were all watching it with great interest.

In their eyes, it was very regrettable that Mr. Snail had been in Tokyo for a month and hardly any newspapers had managed to take any photos of his daily life.

Now that's great! Not only is he in his daily life, but he's also been linked to a young female singer in the country. Shouldn't we celebrate?

No one felt it was a scandal; instead, it was like discovering a hidden side of their idol, making it incredibly interesting.

Many book fans even said that the two were a perfect match, and they wished it were true.

The public opinion was lively, but no one was criticizing Mr. Snail; everyone was just watching the drama unfold.

Even Akina Nakamori's fans didn't object much. Although they're young and may not have seen "Norwegian Wood," they've probably seen "Love Letter," and surely they've seen "Spirited Away"!

After all, Mr. Snail's talent and status speak for themselves, so he's definitely not at a disadvantage.

Everyone overwhelmingly supported this—this scandal. Even Nakamori Akina herself... had no choice. She secretly glanced at Mr. Snail, who was engrossed in "writing," and walked over with the two glasses of water she had just brought. She gently placed one glass on Zhao Wen's table.

"Akina-chan, have these reports bothered you?" Zhao Wen picked up his water glass and drank it in one gulp.

"No! But these people are despicable! Enough is enough!"

It was rare to hear Nakamori Akina say so many words in one breath. Zhao Wen knew that the girl was really angry, because Akina's catchphrase "That's enough!" was usually only said when she was very angry. If she was only a little angry, she would only say "Really."

These are materials that were made public decades later; they weren't deliberately collected by Zhao Wen...

Publicly available information also shows that Nana not only sang every day since she was a child, but she also had a huge appetite and even studied ballet for ten years, easily performing a high kick... Uh, what were I thinking? Akina-chan, you've messed up my train of thought again—

At this time, Akina Nakamori should be in the "tough Akina/stubborn Akina" period described in the data. When she is in a good mood, she can be very eccentric. For example, just now, after she was angry, she felt a little embarrassed and in her panic, she put her own water glass on the table and ran away.

Everyone seemed to really enjoy the "shocking scandal" that Kondo Haruka had fabricated, which infuriated Haruka.

Originally, they intended to ruin the reputations of the two people with this trick, but instead, it made Mr. Snail even more popular and legendary.

He stared at the newspaper, seething with rage, wondering how he could possibly ruin their reputations...

Zhao Wen could only scoff at these reports that didn't even scratch an itch; they were too naive, foolish little Japanese.

We're not following the fandom route, so what's the point of your actions? You people have absolutely no idea what the thought process of die-hard fans is like.

Decades later, even though Qian'er has been imprisoned for 13 years working on a sewing machine, a group of fanatical, brainwashed fans are still wailing and demanding the authorities release their idol. They even threatened to storm the execution ground, and some are even willing to go in and work on the sewing machine for him...

So, how could you possibly defeat Mr. Snail, who has a huge fan base in Japan, with just a scandal?

Moreover, Zhao Wen's readership is fundamentally different from that of idol fans.

According to later generations, his fans were all career fans—they followed the stories he wrote and the record of his books dominating the charts one after another. If any romantic scandals broke out, they would not think it was a scandal, but would instead gather around to make a fuss and watch the excitement, and enthusiastically ship the characters as a couple.

Not only could it ruin Zhao Wen's reputation, it might even boost book sales, essentially providing free publicity.

Moreover, in this era, it seems that the most damaging thing is not scandals—in 82 Japan, the biggest threat to celebrities was tax issues!

Zhao Wen has absolutely no tax issues. When the studio signed him to the Harry Potter contract, they planned to increase his royalties, but Zhao Wen insisted on refusing, saying, "We have such a good relationship, why bother with a raise? Just give me the after-tax royalties..."

But Kondo Haruka, you little piece of trash, you little bitch, do you have any tax problems?

This week is the happiest time for Japanese people.

Because three days later, the Japanese entertainment industry exploded again.

It wasn't a small explosion, it was a huge one.

Front page of "Bungei Shunju":

[Phenomenon-winning author "Mr. Snail's" masterpiece "Love Letter" confirmed for film adaptation! Akina Nakamori to play two roles, an unprecedented move]

"Nikkan Sports":

[A rising star from the music scene descends upon the film world! Akina Nakamori takes over the role in "Love Letter," and her miracle of debuting at the peak continues.]

Yomiuri Shimbun Entertainment Section:

[Tokuma Shoten and Kodansha join forces for the first big-screen adaptation of the "Mr. Snail" IP; why was Akina Nakamori chosen?]

From Tokyo to Osaka, from Hokkaido to Kyushu, almost every newspaper, magazine, and television station with a name was reporting the same news—

Mr. Snail's "Love Letter" is going to be made into a movie.

The female lead is Akina Nakamori, who plays two roles.

The day this news was released, the entire Japanese entertainment industry was shaken.

Those who are envious have eyes that are red and swollen.

Inside the record company, newly debuted female singers clutched newspapers, inwardly grumbling: "Nakamori Akina—she only released 'Girl A,' right? She's only been popular for a short time, and she's already playing the lead role in a movie? And in a Mr. Snail's work?"

"One person playing two roles, my god! What kind of resources is that? Countless actors spend ten years trying to get a leading role like this, and she, a singer, went straight to the top?"

"She's already a national-level actress... *sobs*..."

In the talent agency's conference room, the presidents of various agencies slammed their fists on the table, berating their subordinates: "Look at them! Look at how Nakamori Akina's agency operates! Yan Yinyin's agency? A tiny company I've never even heard of, how did they manage to get involved with Snail Entertainment?!"

People are more mad than people.

Some columnists for long-established film magazines wrote with a sarcastic tone: "In recent years, the film industry has been superficial, often casting idol singers as leading actors, not realizing that film and singing are two different worlds. It's hard to say whether it's a blessing or a curse to entrust a pure love masterpiece like 'Love Letter' to a newcomer with no experience on the big screen."

A well-known director also "subtly" expressed his concerns on a television program: "I've also heard Akina Nakamori's songs, she's very talented. But movies... movies are another matter."

Playing two roles? That requires a tremendous amount of skill; even seasoned actors might struggle with it. I hope they don't ruin the original work.

Even more extreme, some people directly broke the news in gossip magazines:

[Insider information: Did Akina Nakamori land the lead role in "Love Letter" entirely because of the close personal relationship between the head of Ken-On agency and Mr. Snail? Industry insiders say "the casting process was not transparent"]

Finally, the Yomiuri Shimbun:

[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is not a children's book!]

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