Chapter Ninety-Five: Showdown with Naoki's Works! (Ninth Update, Ask for Subscription)

Congratulations, the latest winner of the Naoki Prize is Yoshinaga Fujita!"

"Great happiness! For the first time in the history of Japanese literature, a husband and wife have both won the Naoki Prize!"

"What an enviable couple!"

In the latest issue of "Literary Spring and Autumn", the results of Naoki Award have come out.

Yoshinaga Fujita's "The Field of Love" won the Grand Prix.

This incident, of course, is a major event in the Japanese literary world.

The Naoki Award, as the highest prize, has a lot of followers.

The results are out, and it's natural to pay attention to this work.

What is "The Field of Love" talking about?

It sounds like a romance, and as a home, Fujita Yoshinaga has written not only about reasoning, but also about love before.

However, this one is really a reasoning.

To put it simply, it is a story between four people, two men and two women in one summer, there is love and killing.

That's why it's called "The Field of Love".

The level of the is sufficient and there are no problems.

However, it didn't take long for a big problem to occur.

"Onigo-sensei's new work has been released!"

"Big shock!

"Mr. Kigo's work "Secret", Naoki Reward was unsuccessful!"

"Naoki was unexpectedly defeated?

Almost at the same time as Naoki's award, Kigo-sensei's latest work "The Secret" was also placed prominently in the bookstore.

The new work is recommended, and,It's very eye-catching.,It's written clearly on the waist cover.。

This is the unsuccessful work of Naoki Prize!

Then, it naturally has an effect.

Mr. Ghost Go's work, unexpectedly failed?

Should this be?

That's not right, right.

Originally, Mr. Onigo already has a considerable number of book lovers, of course they will buy books, read books, and then...

Naturally, the comparison was made.

And so.

"Although I also admit that "The Field of Love" is a masterpiece, compared to "The Secret", it is a complete failure!"

"Don't say it so politely, "Secret" is almost an all-round victory!"

"What are those old guys doing with the Naoki Award? Is it such an obvious suppression?"

"I don't think Onigo will be able to swallow this breath!"

"But it's really straightforward, it's so bold to write three words of defeat. ”

"It's clear that this defeat is problematic! I fully support Mr. Uigo!"

2CH, this website has been established for less than two years, but in today's Internet era, this website has developed rapidly.

Posting complaints on the Internet is currently the fastest.

Many fans of the book went directly to the Internet to express their opinions, and expressed their dissatisfaction with the results of this Naoki Prize.

Some book lovers even wrote letters to the Literary Spring and Autumn Publishing House to state their views.

Overall, everyone feels that this is clearly because of the suppression suffered by Mr. Kigo's debut time is too short.

Of course, it is difficult for the letters of book fans to be exposed, but many gossip media are extremely sensitive to this matter.

Onigo is a celebrity now.

Ryoko was going to be cold before, but I didn't see hope again with a "After School".

Of course, no one analyzes it in detail, and the reason for this is that it has something to do with the ghost anyway.

As a result, all kinds of tabloids came one after another.

"Shocking! Ghost Wu was really jealous and ruthless!"

"Dissatisfied! Book fans said that such a straight wood reward is too low-level!"

"Great crisis! Naoki is not in authority. ”

Many of the titles are too scary, but they work well and catch the eye.

Moreover, many of the quotes are simply excerpts from the Internet.

Netizens instantly became book fans, so it's okay.

Such a situation naturally made the bigwigs of the Literature Promotion Association see it.

......

In the Literary Spring and Autumn Publishing House, the atmosphere is not right.

"What do you mean by that? Didn't you confirm it before? Kigo's new work was rejected because of time issues, but why did you do that?"

"Editor-in-chief Tanaka, for the sake of sales, it's too much, right?"

"Editor-in-Chief Tanaka, are you trying to interfere with the judging of the Naoki Prize?"

The main judge of the Literature Promotion Association, in addition to Junichi Watanabe, there is also a heavyweight, surnamed Ishihara, who is even more stubborn and has extreme views, but his status in the literary world is higher than that of Junichi Watanabe, not to mention his status in the political arena.

Not only did he come, but also Seiichi Morimura and Mariko Hayashi.

These are all heavyweights in Japan's literary scene today, of course, in terms of status, Mariko Hayashi is a lot worse, but in order to have women in the jury, so it's her.

As a female judge, she doesn't talk much.

These bigwigs formed a crusade group, and the target was the editor-in-chief Tanaka.

If you want to say that with this lineup, the average person will definitely collapse.

That's what Japan looks like, and it's certainly not enough.

But Tanaka really let it go this time.

"The unsuccessful work is the unsuccessful work, and we didn't write anything else, so it's a fact that the unsuccessful work is, what's the problem?"

The attitude is not arrogant, but it doesn't feel like it's the same thing.

A few bigwigs are angry enough.

Ishihara said simply: "Don't think we don't know what you think, you guy just wants to interfere with the judging of the Naoki Prize, I tell you Tanaka, it's impossible!"

Tanaka replied: "If you want to add to the crime, Ishihara-sensei must not do this to me." As the editor-in-chief of a publishing house, I just want to sell more books, but this time, it's just that Mr. Kigo borrowed Mr. Fujita's limelight. ”

As soon as these words came out, a few bigwigs really had nothing to say.

That's right.

Fujita Yoshinaga has debuted for many years, with superb skills and literary thoughts.

Such a senior is also recognized as the winner of the grand prize by the big guys, so of course he should be much stronger than Onigo.

This operation of Tanaka and Wenyi Chunqiu is nothing more than a pretext, although it does imply comparison, but it is not illegal, and it is reasonable.

At least on the surface, Kigo borrowed Fujita's light.

Junichi Watanabe couldn't help but say: "We didn't say that Kigo's new work is bad, it's just that Fujita has a good performance this time, and it should be his." ”

The meaning of this is very clear.

Tanaka also nodded, "Teachers, please rest assured, we will make an announcement immediately, and explain to readers that the failure of Mr. Onigo this time is due to time problems, and we were negligent in our previous work and did not indicate the details, so I'm really sorry." ”

All of this has been said, and people can't find any more handles.

Several bigwigs knew in their hearts that if they continued to do it, they would only be angry.

It's just that Ishihara usually says the same, but this time he was deflated, and he really couldn't bear it, "Don't think that Kigo's work will be a big hit! Fujita has the blessing of Naoki Reward, and he will definitely win!"

This was said very imposingly, and several bigwigs also nodded.

Tanaka also nodded, and said, "Isn't this the best result, everyone is happy, everyone makes money, everyone makes money." ”

A few bigwigs are so angry.

But there was really no way, and the crusade group had to go back to recuperate first.

So...

"Wow! The editor-in-chief is so courageous!"

"A few of them, as long as I see them, I will be scared like mice!"

"Editor-in-chief, we're in charge this time!"

After a few bigwigs left, the editors of the Literary Spring and Autumn Publishing House began to perform sycophants.

Each has tricks and is full of acting skills.

Seeing this, Tanaka had no choice but to smile.

Seriously, he was also abrupt in his heart just now.

However, this showdown ...... Refreshing!

These old guys, they've been holding us down for too long.

Tanaka is secretly cool here, and Hisaki is a little worried.

When the crowd dispersed and the editors returned to their workstations, he gave Tanaka a look that he wanted to talk to alone.

Tanaka understood, so he went to the pantry.

"Editor-in-chief, it's not going to be a big fuss this time, is it?"

"Big, what are you afraid of? Those old guys, they come over for meetings a few times a year, and then they take our place, and they hold the best awards, pointing fingers at us in the back, Hisagi, tell me yourself, how do you feel?"

"Editor-in-chief, I know it's painful, but after all, they have ...... mastery"

"Among those people, Watanabe-sensei still has sales, and the others have very high manuscript materials, but when the book is printed, it can't sell a few copies at all, and they lose a lot of money every time. ”

When Hiagi heard this, it was really hard to say anything.

Standing in this position of editor-in-chief, being suppressed by these bigwigs, I feel really bitter.

But will this matter affect Mr. Onigo?

Without waiting for him to ask, Tanaka said: "Those big guys know very well, aren't they just coming to trouble me this time, it doesn't matter, I wanted to fight them once in the morning, and this time is just the opportunity." ”

Hiagi understood, but he immediately thought of something very terrible.

Onigo-sensei is too strong, he must have expected this situation before!

In other words, when Mr. Kigo said the 'Naoki Reward Failed Selection', he had already judged everything that was happening right now.

So...

Kami!

Sure enough, only a god can have such a powerful ability of foreknowledge!

Hisagi decided again that he must follow Onigo-sensei for the rest of his life.

At this time, Tanaka said, "You can report this matter to Mr. Kigo, so that he can rest assured and write with peace of mind." ”

Hisagi nodded.

To tell the truth, Hisagi has a strange idea in his heart, that is, the action of the editor-in-chief Tanaka this time is too strong.

But he still didn't think much about it, and it was important to report to Mr. Uigo.

Find a place where no one is around, and take out my phone.

......

Higashino Qiang was leisurely enjoying a vacation in his hometown, and when he received a call from Hisagi, he listened to the ins and outs of this incident.

"Oh, that's right. "To put it mildly.

"Teacher Onigo, what else do you have to tell you next?"

Hisagi's question proves that he is also very smart.

Higashino smiled, not only him, but also Mr. Keigo on the side.

"Well, I just want to know one statistic, and that is how many copies of the new book have been sold. ”

On the other end of the phone, Hisagi's respectful voice came.

"Hello!"