The lonely Hikigaya Hachiman wants to become the king of mystery novels

For the next time, Hikigaya Hachiman greeted the friends who came to celebrate his birthday today just like this.For Hikigaya Hachiman, this was an experience he had never had before, so he cherished and enjoyed this time very much.In addition, he will continue to receive birthday calls from other people who have collaborated with him, which makes his birthday seem even busier than his daily work.

"Congratulations, Kasumigaoka-senpai. Your "Metronome of Love" is officially finished, and the ending is very touching."

Hikigaya Hachiman congratulated Kasumigaoka.Just at the end of last month, the fifth volume of Kasumi Shiko's "Love Metronome" was released, which also marked the completion of her first light novel.According to the publisher's prediction, not long after the release of the five volumes, the total sales of the five volumes in the series exceeded 100 million copies, making it a truly popular light novel.

"This is all thanks to the excellent materials you provided, Hikigaya-san, and your guidance from time to time. These are the biggest contributors to the smooth completion of "Love Metronome". I have decided that I will continue to write light novels. I am creating, but I won’t start immediately. I plan to study hard and accumulate for a period of time, and then officially start writing a new book next year.”

Kasumigaoka Shiu has made up her mind not to bother Teacher Hachiman with suggestions for her novel. Only by creating an excellent light novel herself can she prove to Teacher Hachiman that she has made progress under his guidance.

"Then, I'm looking forward to Kasumigaoka-senpai's new book. By the way, where's Editor Machida?"

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"Sister Yuanzi is bragging to Editor Imamura about her promotion to the editor-in-chief of Immortal River. The official appointment was made three days ago, and Sister Yuanzi's career is smooth. She deserves this, after all. It’s a troublesome author like me.”

Kasumigaoka Shiu looked at Editor Machida in the distance and said with some relief.

"Hum → Hum↘Hum↓, Kasumigaoka-senpai, if you can't find a suitable illustrator for your new novel, I, Kashiwagi Eri, can't do it for you."

Sawamura Eiri came over with a glass of drink, her eyes full of pride.Ever since the manga of "Jukkaukan Incident" was officially released, she felt that she would never be able to hold her head high in front of Kasumigaoka Shiu. Who is not a popular writer?

"Okay, Sawamura-san. I used to be blind to the mountains. I am here today to formally ask you to be my dedicated illustrator. What do you think?"

Kasumigaoka Shiyu smiled and gently lifted Eiri's chin with her right index finger. The other person's face quickly turned red and warm to the naked eye.

Hikigaya Hachiman felt a little like a light bulb, so he turned around and left here.

At noon, everyone put on the birthday hat for Hachiman and lit the candles on the cake.Hachiman silently made a wish in front of the crowd, and then his face was smeared with cream by the sisters Komachi and Yukinoshita at lightning speed.After some fun, everyone started a happy meal.

"Hikigaya-kun...when you were talking to your sister just now, you called her by her name, right?"

During the meal break, Yukino sat on the seat next to Hachiman and suddenly asked him.

"Have it?"

Hikigaya Hachiman searched for the conversation between himself and Haruno, and it seemed that he had indeed begun to call Yukinoshita Harano "Haruno-nee" recently.

"You will only make me think that you are completely used to it, Hikigaya-kun. So stop pretending."

Yukino said sadly.

"...Okay, I did call it that recently. But it really doesn't mean anything else. You can understand it as...well, I just wanted to change my name."

"It doesn't matter, Hikigaya-kun, you are free to call others how you want. So, this is just a small request from me. Just this time, can you call me by my name? Of course, I won't agree if you don't agree. There is no way."

Yukinoshita Yukino's eyebrows were lowered, a little afraid to look at Hikigaya Hachiman.

"...Are you sure? Yukinoshita-san, there are a lot of people here..."

Hikigaya Hachiman frantically twirled the hair on his forehead with his hands.

"I said, Hikigaya-kun, this is just my request... If you don't want to, I will leave immediately."

Yukinoshita Yukino still said in a low voice.

"...Alright alright."

Hikigaya Hachiman's lips trembled slightly, as if what he was about to say next was some unfamiliar word that was not recorded in the dictionary.Yukino also raised his head at this time, looking at Hikigaya Hachiman with hope.

"Yukino...classmate?"

Hikigaya Hachiman finally spoke.

"...Hikigaya-kun, don't you think you can't speak if you don't add those two words?"

Yukino said dissatisfiedly, her cheeks bulging with anger.

"Then...classmate? Ah! It hurts, it hurts, I was wrong, I was wrong!"

Hikigaya Hachiman was skinned, and the soft flesh of his waist was twisted with all his strength by the opponent's ruthless iron hand.

An angry Yukino was about to leave, but she found that her left ring finger was gently pinched by Hikigaya Hachiman, and she looked at him with some confusion.

"If you want, Yukinoshita-san, I can call you... Yukino... in private from now on, but on other occasions it will be the same as usual, how about that?"

Hikigaya Hachiman asked in a low voice. His face was already a little red at this time, as if he was tipsy after having a drink.

"I'm looking forward to it, Hachiwata-kun."

Yukinoshita Yukino leaned forward and whispered into Hikigaya Hachiman's ear.

Chapter 152 The film and television blueprint of the work

"Perfect! Director Kono. I'm pretty sure this is Detective Furuhata in my mind."

After Hikigaya Hachiman saw an actor's performance video sent by Director Keita Kono, he excitedly called the other party to express his approval.

"That's good, Mr. Hachiman, our crew also agrees that he is the most suitable. By the way, the actor's name is Sho Sorimachi, he is 48 years old this year. He is one-quarter British, so he adds a lot to his appearance. Such nobility."

Director Kono said.It is no exaggeration to say that during the original meeting and discussion, after Hikigaya Hachiman finished his casting requirements for Detective Furahata, the actor Sho Sorimachi immediately appeared in Keita Kono's mind.

"Before he entered middle age, he always followed the idol route and accumulated a lot of popularity. Around the age of 40, he successfully completed the transformation and became the elegant and wise middle-aged male image he is today. His There is nothing to say about his acting skills, he is definitely one of the best in his age group. In addition, he is also a top student who graduated from Meiji University, so there is no need to worry about his conversation."

Director Keita Kono mentioned a lot of the actor's advantages in one breath. It can be said that all of these advantages are for the purpose of better playing the role of Furuhata Jinsaburo.

"Okay, Director Kono, let's just finalize it. With Mr. Sorimachi joining, I think this TV series is more than half a success."

Hikigaya Hachiman said with confidence.

"So, the core problem of this TV series has been solved. Mr. Hachiman, do you have any suggestions for the murderer who appeared in the first episode?"

"It's better to leave the casting of the murderer to the production crew, Director Kono. In fact, I don't pay much attention to the entertainment industry on weekdays. How can I know who is the hottest artist at the moment?"

Hikigaya Hachiman feels that TV stations and production crews are definitely better at selecting popular and popular artists.

"Copy that, Mr. Hachiman. I will report this to NHK soon. If we can start shooting this month, the first episode will be broadcast as early as early October. In this case, "Furuhata Rensaburo" Then you can participate in the Academy Awards in the fourth quarter of this year."

NHK's weekly dramas naturally follow the path of filming and broadcasting, so that the director can adjust the subsequent shooting plan based on the ratings feedback of each episode to the greatest extent.

As for the Academy Award mentioned by Director Kono, Hikigaya Hachiman also knew about it in advance.Japan has a highly valuable Academy Award in the field of movies and TV series. Among them, the "Japanese Drama Academy Award" is awarded four times a year. The candidates for each selection are those who have broadcast more than five episodes within three months of the previous quarter. TV drama.

"Academy Awards...Director Kono, how much do you think we will win?"

Hikigaya Hachiman asked curiously.

"I can boast to you, Mr. Haikou. Except for the Best Actress award, which has nothing to do with this drama, we will be the strongest contenders for any other awards!"

Director Kono's reply was resounding.He is not a person who likes to talk wildly, whether it is his previous remarks in front of the media that he will create a ratings champion, or the promise he has made to Hikigaya Hachiman.They were all things he decided he could do after careful consideration.

"Do you know? Mr. Hachiman. As far as I know, the Academy Awards have been held for eighty years now, and the award for Best Screenplay has never been won by someone other than a professional screenwriter. So, Mr. Hachiman, you are very qualified. I hope to make history. Of course, making history may not be uncommon to you, hahahaha."

"In other words, you praise me too much, Director Kono. When it comes to awards, I have always accepted all comers."

Hikigaya Hachiman replied humbly.

After ending the call, Hikigaya Hachiman briefly considered the future film and television process of his works:

As early as early October this year, the TV series "Police Department: Furuhata Jinsaburo" will be broadcast weekly on NHK's Saturday night prime time slot;

At the end of December this year or early January next year, the movie "Confession" will be released in Japanese theaters;

His "New Participant" will end its serialization in December this year, and a single volume will be published in the same month. The TV series of the same name will be broadcast on NHK in the second quarter of next year, that is, in early April;

Of course, "Jukkaukan Incident" will definitely be animated one day after it is completed, but in terms of revenue, it is not worth mentioning compared to the film and television version.

It can be said that the future film and television development of Hikigaya Hachiman's works is bound to be smooth. After all, socialist mystery novels are very suitable for being made into TV series and movies, and the cost of adapting his works will also continue to rise.

Moreover, Hikigaya Hachiman still has many cards suitable for film and television, but he is not in a hurry to play them.

Now he needs to put his mind back to the creation of original reasoning, and the creation of "Shou Wu·The Haunting Thing" has officially begun.For this reason, Hachiman needed to learn some knowledge about Japanese folklore, so he came to the library of Sobu High School the day after his birthday party.

"Hikigaya-san?!"

Yuigahama Yui, who was on duty at the front desk of the library today, looked at the familiar face in front of her with some surprise.

"Don't be so loud, Yuigahama-san, you can't make loud noises in the library."

Hikigaya Hachiman quickly made a quiet gesture.There are still a lot of students in the library now. Maybe it’s because Sobu High students love studying and don’t relax during the summer vacation. It may also be because the electricity price in Kanto is really expensive now, so they have no choice but to come to school. The library is air-conditioned.

"Sorry, Hikigaya-san. Are you here to borrow or study today?"

Yuigahama returned to her working state.It is worth mentioning that Sobu High School's library is specially divided into two areas: a study area and a reading area, so the front desk will ask everyone about the purpose of coming.

"It's for borrowing. The books are not taken out of the school."

Hikigaya Hachiman planned to stay in the library for a whole day and just finish taking notes.

"OK, just a second."

After registering Kegaya Hachiman's information, Yuigahama watched the other party enter the book collection area, and walked out after a while holding several tomes.

In the following time, Hikigaya Hachiman has been immersed in monster legends, sacrificial rituals, local customs and customs, and he has recorded more and more things in his notebook.

"Folklore is really profound, profound and strange."

Hikigaya Hachiman sighed.

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Unknowingly, he sat in the library until it was almost time for retreat. However, Hachiman, who was obsessed with research, did not notice this.It wasn't until he felt a familiar jade hand gently caressing his cheek and resting on his shoulder that he finally raised his head.

"It's time to go home, Hachiwata-kun."

It was Yukinoshita Yukino. She stood on the left side of Hikigaya Hachiman, looking at him tenderly.

"Okay, Yukino."

Hachiman closed the notebook and gently held Yukino's small hand on his shoulder with his right hand.

Chapter 153: Long time no see cafe

As mentioned before, Hikigaya Hachiman chose "The First Innocent Thing" from his previous life as his first folklore mystery novel in this world. A very important reason is that the narrative of this book does not appear to be very wordy or dazzling. I studied very little and mainly focused on cases.Compared with Kyogoku Natsuyan's Kyogokudo series, this book provides a much higher reading experience for general readers.

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Although there are many book reviews that always say things like, "If you catch such and such a book on the airwaves, you will have a lot of fun reading it." But if you think about it carefully, this actually means "the vast majority of people can't catch it at all." radio waves, so the reading experience will be more painful” is just a euphemism.

Hikigaya Hachiman does not want his book to give readers a bad reading experience, nor does he want his book to become a niche product that is highly praised only among a small group of readers.This is not because of considerations such as sales, but because he is determined to revive his original style in the world of Japanese literature, so he cannot just write some works that are difficult to spread.

Out of this consideration, when he had only written more than 5 words in "The First Innocent Thing", he first made an appointment with Naho Imamura and Enko Machida for a trial reading.

"By the way, Hikigaya-kun, hasn't it been a while since we did this together?"

Machida Enko said with some nostalgia.

"It's my fault too. I really haven't had much time to write down my reasoning recently. I've been busy with all kinds of other things."

Hikigaya Hachiman said sheepishly as he stirred the cup of hot chocolate in front of him.

"I said Editor Machida, oh no, I should call you Editor-in-Chief Machida. Now that you have been promoted, do you still have time to participate in such an event?"

Naho Imamura said angrily to the schoolgirl next to her.

"You don't understand, senior sister. One of the benefits of being a leader is that you have far more time at your disposal than before, and you don't have to tell anyone. After all, I can now approve or reject other people's requests for leave. It’s ready.”

Machida Enko showed off very proudly.She entered the industry later than her senior sister, but got promoted earlier. She decided to show off to Imamura until he also got promoted.

"Is there a possibility, Machida-senpai? As an ordinary editor, my salary may even be a little more than yours? Moreover, if I want to take a leave of absence, I will definitely be able to take it."

Naho Imamura shot back not to be outdone.What she said is true. After all, editor Imamura works in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, which is the most stressful place in Japan. It is normal for the salary to be high.As for asking for leave, Imamura Naho only needs to write "I want to go out and talk to Mr. Hachiman" on the leave note, and the editor-in-chief of the magazine will immediately give her the green light and stand at the door to watch her leave.

In fact, seriously speaking, both Imamura Naho and Machida Enko entered the take-off period of their careers after meeting Hikigaya Hachiman.Hachiman helped Kasumigaoka Shiwa solve the problem of Kavin, making "Metronome of Love" an unexpected success for Fusugawa Bunko, and Machida was promoted to deputy editor; it was also because Hachiman identified Naho Imamura as the editor. , so that the latter was treated like a group favorite within the Literary Spring and Autumn Period.

"I say to you two, you are both independent women of the new era with successful careers. Stop arguing about boring things like who is more successful. If you can provide some valuable opinions on this part of the novel I am currently writing, , I would be grateful."

Hikigaya Hachiman pushed the two printed manuscripts to the two of them respectively, and Imamura and Machida immediately finished and read them.

The length of [-] words would have taken a professional editor only a short time to read, but both of them read it very carefully, forming a very harmonious silence between the three of them.Take advantage of this time.Hikigaya Hachiman has been chatting with Yukino on his mobile phone and taking photos to prove to the other party that what he drinks is definitely a hot drink.

In the end, Naho Imamura, who was more professional, finished reading the manuscript first. She glanced at Machida-senpai who was still reading carefully beside her, so she did not speak immediately, but quietly waited for the other party to finish reading.Soon, Machida Enko also put down the manuscript, with an expression on her face that looked a little confused.

"So, Hikigaya-kun, your new work is actually a folklore mystery?"

Naho Imamura asked in disbelief.

"Yes, I plan to write something new to make Japanese mystery literature more diverse. Because I discovered one thing. Every time I write a book, there are always many imitators. So as long as I cover enough mystery categories, If the world is wide, then the reasoning culture will surely flourish."

Hikigaya Hachiman said somewhat narcissistically.

"You're right, Hikigaya-kun. Your works always trigger imitation and reference from colleagues. But in the category of folklore reasoning, I'm afraid they don't have the ability to imitate it."

Naho Imamura said with some admiration.

"Hikigaya-kun, in the plot so far, I don't think there are too many folklore descriptions that can make people sleepy like other folklore mystery novels on the market. The myths and legends you wrote, and the process of worshiping gods are all very obvious. It can serve the subsequent plot, and I think other readers will not feel bored after reading it. As for some folklore mystery writers, I do not mean to belittle them, but they are too wordy. Ten pages, and the reader has no way of telling which of them are useful for the rest of the story. Such folklore reasoning is easy to be discouraged in the early stages.”