Chapter Eighty-Nine: I Hope You Can Forgive Me
Masahiko Kondo was unabashed in the interview, and Hideki Hanyu didn't know about it, so he got home and went into the study on the third floor.
The layout of the study is very simple, the huge bookcase against the wall was purchased by the original owner of the house, and there are not many books in the bookcase, in addition to his own published works, there are also some books he has read.
There is a glass window on the south wall, and in front of the glass window is his daily creative desk.
This desk also existed originally, but the retro-shaped lamp on the table was a gift from Yoshihiro Yada, and some of the created manuscript paper was neatly placed under the lamp.
In this era before computers, and not used to the troublesome and complicated Japanese typewriter, Hideki Hanyu has gradually become accustomed to writing with a pen.
In the past, when he was tired of working here, he would look up at the scenery outside the window and relax his eyes.
The view from the glass windows is excellent, and in good weather, you can even see various plants in Koishikawa Korakuen.
On the side of the desk is a painting area with drawing boards of different sizes, a dedicated painting workbench, and a paint stand full of paints, all of which he later added.
At this time, Hideki Hanyu was lying on the workbench intently, sketching pictures with a pencil.
The recording of "Toruko's Room" ended, and the publicity for the release of the work was completed.
After returning to normal life, the writer's work will also start in an orderly manner.
The first thing to consider is that after the serialization of "Love, Go Home", once the sales of "Children's Literature and Art" fluctuate, the editorial department of the Shogakukan may contact him again and ask to continue serializing "Magical Dim Sum Shop".
In preparation for a rainy day, he decided to finish the manuscript to be serialized first, and Eri Kitahara of the province urged the manuscript every day at that time, and he still owed two kaiseki meals.
As for his own job, there is no work pressure in the creation of picture books.
This year, he has already submitted thirteen picture books to the Shogakukan, although it has not reached the planned fifteen, but considering the first one he released in early April, the thirteen can be said to have exceeded the task, and according to the distribution plan, it will be enough until early next year.
As for next year's picture book task, let's wait until next year.
After all, next year's things will be done next year, if you are busy this year and want to next year, after you are busy next year, you will not be able to do it when you will be busy.
The remaining two months of this year, of course, will be used to play and rest, and then find a place to travel.
However, before he goes on a tour, he has one more thing to solve, and that is to agree to the manga script of Gennori Kumagai, senior editor of Weekly Shonen Sunday.
And what he is busy working on the workbench at this time is one of the contents of the comic script, an example of the finished comic.
It stands to reason that he is ready to cooperate with a cartoonist, and this should be the job of a cooperative cartoonist, but he hasn't decided on a collaborator, and this comic example is just to talk about cooperation.
Originally, he thought that he had drawn so many picture books and drawn a few comic examples, but it was really not so easy for anyone to find out when they wanted to do it.
If you want to create an excellent comic, in addition to having a good story and excellent artwork, the drawing of the storyboard is also extremely important.
The manga he was going to hand over to Gennori Kumagai, because he had only seen the TV anime and theatrical version, he had read very little of the original manga, and when there was no finished product to learn from, he needed to restore the storyboard himself.
As a result, he found that his talent in drawing storyboards was generally very reluctant.
The creation of the sub-shot always fails to satisfy him, lacking the impact he wants and the interpretation of the story.
Lying here for several hours, there were a lot of scraps at his feet, and as a result, he was satisfied with the original manuscript, and not a single one of them was drawn.
"Hey, sure enough, the traverser is not omnipotent, and he didn't rashly agree to Kumagai Gennori's serial manga before, but it is indeed a wise choice to find someone to cooperate."
Hanyu Hideki is very glad that he did not agree to the serial manga of Gennori Kumagai in the first place.
With his ability to draw storyboards, he really wants to serialize comics, not to mention weekly magazines and monthly magazines.
Rubbing off another unsatisfactory manuscript, Hideki Hanyu stood up and stretched, intending to go to the window to look at the scenery and relax before continuing, when he suddenly heard the phone ringing downstairs.
When I went downstairs and picked up the phone, I immediately heard the voice of Eri Kitahara.
"Will Hanyu-san be okay later?"
"Not for the time being, is there something wrong with Kitahara-san?"
"Hanyu-san, don't run around, I'll come over right away."
After saying that, Eri Kitahara hurriedly hung up the phone.
Hanyu Hideki was confused, what was Eri Kitahara doing, even if he urged the draft, there was no need to rush to his house.
The house was not far from the Shogakukan building, and in less than twenty minutes, Eri Kitahara arrived.
Hideki Hanyu brought a glass of juice to Eri Kitahara and asked curiously, "What's going on, Kitahara-san is in such a hurry." ”
Eri Kitahara looked at Hideki Hanyu and asked with a strange expression, "When Hanyu-san went to record the show in the morning, did you see any artists waiting for recording?" ”
"Yes, a female singer named Yuko Ishikawa, an actor named Hiroko Yakushimaru, and a male idol from Genesys."
Hideki Hanyu was too lazy to mention the name of Masahiko Kondo.
"It's the male idol of this Genesys office, Masahiko Kondo."
"What's wrong with him?"
Hanyu Hideki was very curious, Kondo Masahiko didn't seem to have anything to do with the Shogakukan, what did he do to make Eri Kitahara come over in person.
"After the recording of the show, Hanyu-san met the reporter outside Fuji Station, right?"
"I met a couple of reporters and talked about inconsequential topics."
"This Kondo Masahiko also met with reporters, and was asked about Hanyu-san in an interview, and the reporter asked him what he thought of Hanyu-san and what he thought of the readers' doubts caused by the Love Home series."
Eiri Kitahara said this and looked at Hideki Hanyu funny, "Do you guess how this Kondo Masahiko answered?" ”
Hanyu shook his head, "I don't know. ”
It stands to reason that public figures have a fixed routine for answering this kind of question, and those who like it say they like it, and those who don't like it say they don't understand.
But Eri Kitahara can come to him and talk about this matter, and the answer will definitely not be so simple.
"This Kondo Masahiko said that Hanyu-san's new work was questioned, which proves that Hanyu-san is selling books with his face, hehe......"
Eri Kitahara couldn't help but laugh after he finished speaking.
After hearing this, Hideki Hanyu suddenly showed a ridiculous expression, and he wondered if Kondo Masahiko was stupid.
He didn't feel that his work should be liked by everyone, even if he was an idol, he had the right not to like his work.
Of course, it's okay to openly express that you don't like his works, after all, liking it or not is a very subjective thing, but public figures with high emotional intelligence will not say such things publicly.
But dislike and criticism are two different things entirely.
The most important thing is that this kind of criticism is just hearsay, groundless blind criticism.
Although there is an appearance factor for book lovers who like him, it is mainly because of the quality of his works, even the senior writers who criticize him for showing off his face, no one denies the quality of his works.
Recently, in addition to the Shogakukan awarding him the Children's Cultural Publishing Award, several literary associations and organizations he joined have also awarded him the Association Newcomer Award.
In this case, no one in the circle jumped out to question why Kondo Masahiko dared to talk too much about an idol outside the circle.
What is the difference between Masahiko Kondo's situation and just reading the headlines and expressing his opinion, only to find out that the content is completely reversed.
"The Genesys office has contacted us, hoping to get our understanding, including your forgiveness."
(End of chapter)