Crossover: Pen name: Dazai Osamu, Omega Kasumigaoka

"Sony's senior management has already discussed this matter with the president, and there are no problems."

Seeing that Yamamoto and Toto had said so, Kitahara Makoto no longer hesitated and smiled as he spoke to Wada Tatsuya.

"can."

"it is good."

Tatsuya Wada also smiled.

Next, both of them hired lawyers and then signed a contract.

Sony Columbia, being a large company, certainly lives up to its reputation with its deep pockets.

Not only did he help Kitahara Makoto promote "Norwegian Wood" in the United States for free.

This time, the 'film and television adaptation rights' were not obtained for free.

They paid a copyright fee of one million US dollars, which is about 110 million Japanese yen.

Even the rights to commercially successful film and television adaptations typically don't fetch this price.

……

"Wait, Kitahara-sensei, there's something else I'd like to tell you."

After Tatsuya Wada left, Yamamoto and Noboru grabbed Kitahara Makoto.

Kitahara Shin turned around and asked, "Is there anything else?"

"These are interview requests from several TV stations. Since they couldn't find you, they contacted us directly."

"Please decline, I don't want to do interviews."

Kitahara Makoto said very decisively.

Although his identity is no longer a secret.

But he is still unwilling to seek fame on his own initiative.

It's their business if others know.

But he won't actively seek fame.

After all, he has so many girlfriends.

Being too famous can really cause problems!

"Ok."

"I feel a little regretful," said Yamamoto Kazuto.

If Kitahara is really willing to be interviewed.

Their fame will definitely rise to new heights, and "Norwegian Wood" will sell even better.

However, he only dares to think about such things in his mind now.

Kitahara's status has completely changed.

As "Norwegian Wood" gained popularity in the United States.

Kitahara Makoto's popularity has skyrocketed.

If it weren't for the fact that he was too young and inexperienced.

He has become a new generation of 'national writer'.

But it's also because they're young.

His reputation as a genius has become an undisputed fact.

This has made him extremely popular among young people.

He has become one of the most popular authors among young people today.

And young people are the main force behind social trends.

Kitahara Makoto's influence has spread to all aspects of society.

With such a high status and such enormous influence.

Kitahara Shin's status and position are no longer what they used to be.

Their positions were completely reversed compared to Shinchosha.

Now, Shinchosha is supporting Kitahara Makoto, afraid that he might not be comfortable there.

Instead of Kitahara Shinji begging Shincho-sha for favors.

In this way, Yamamoto Kazuto dared not go against Kitahara Makoto's wishes.

We can only follow Kitahara Makoto's lead completely.

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Chapter 44: Outbreak Overseas, Favorable Timing, Location, and Popular Support

Sony Columbia is one of the six major Hollywood studios.

It has a complete production and distribution channel.

His influence in the North American entertainment industry can only be described as terrifying.

Whether it's television stations or various media outlets and newspapers, they wield an incredibly powerful influence.

Their willingness to spend a lot of money to promote "Norwegian Wood" is absolutely beneficial to Kitahara Makoto.

Of course, Sony Columbia said it would cost '30 million US dollars'.

However, many of their promotional channels are their own.

At most, it only costs some labor.

It's impossible to actually invest a whopping 30 million US dollars.

After all, capital is profit-driven and will not do things that have higher costs than returns.

Whether these conversions ultimately amounted to 30 million US dollars is something only Colombia itself knows.

However, none of this has anything to do with Kitahara Shin.

After acquiring the film and television adaptation rights to "Norwegian Wood".

Sony Columbia immediately fulfilled its promise and began a full-scale promotion of "Norwegian Wood" in North America.

The original distributor, 'Jimmy,' also made a promise to Sony Columbia, giving up a portion of his profits in exchange for full cooperation with Sony Columbia's advertising.

Because he's not stupid.

Even if he gets 50% of a 100-gram cake, that's only 5 grams.

However, even if he only gets 2% of a 1000-gram cake, he will still get 200 grams, which far exceeds his original profit.

This is such a simple arithmetic problem that anyone could answer.

Thanks to Sony Columbia's advertising.

Originally just showing promise as a bestseller, "Norwegian Wood" quickly gained immense popularity and sales, becoming a wildfire hit.

……

Norwegian Wood is one of Haruki Murakami's representative works.

This work lacks the somber and heavy atmosphere typical of postwar Japanese literature.

Instead, it has a light and airy tone, with a fresh and elegant style that unfolds gently through the words.

This writing style is precisely the direction that is popular in Europe and America.

It is a writing style that is very familiar to Western readers.

With Sony Columbia's strong promotion, "Norwegian Wood," which was already of high quality, immediately unleashed its enormous potential.

In its fifth week of release in North America, it sold 120,000 copies.

Week 6, 190,000 copies sold.

Week 7, 230,000 copies.

……

Kitahara became incredibly popular, becoming the most popular Japanese author in North America.

When this news reached China, it caused a collective frenzy among the general public.

A sense of pride welled up within me.

Look, our author is a hit in North America.

Our culture has gained recognition from the people of the world's largest country.

Influenced by this concept, many people regard supporting Kitahara Makoto as supporting national culture.

As a result, "Norwegian Wood" became a bestseller in Japan.

It really exploded.

Half a million copies were sold in one week.

They directly cleared out Shinchosha's original inventory.

I've never seen a literary author with such terrifying sales figures.

The executives of Shinchosha were almost scared to death.

Then quickly get Kitahara Makoto over to sign the additional printing contract.

1.5 million copies, 25% royalty.

That's right, Kitahara Makoto's royalties have increased again.

Kitahara Makoto's future seemed limitless.

In order to retain him as a key player.

Without him even having to say a word, Shincho Society proactively increased its share by one percentage point.

And based on the price of 3300 yen.

This time, he received 12.375 billion yen.

Get rich overnight, get rich in the truest sense.

This one sum of money is all it takes to achieve financial freedom.

However, the sales of "Norwegian Wood" did not disappoint Shinchosha and Kitahara Makoto.

In the second week, although sales dipped slightly, 390,000 copies were still sold.

In the third week, 310,000 copies were sold.

……

5 month 18 number.

early summer.

In the evening, after dinner.

Kitahara Makoto sat on the sofa, with Kasumigaoka Utaha on his left and Sakurajima Mai on his right, watching a variety show on TV.

The two women were discussing where to go in a couple of days.

The day after tomorrow is May 520th.

Kitahara Shin made a fortune during this period and was in a very good mood.

It just so happened to be May 520th, so I decided to take Kasumigaoka Utaha, Kato Megumi, and Sakurajima Mai out for a crazy shopping spree.

After all, one should not wear fine clothes at night.

When you make a lot of money, of course you want to share your success and joy with your closest people.

"Jingle Bell……"