Chapter 163 Maki’s special proposal
"Competition?"
"Well, I just heard about it from my colleague."
Riho Morikawa flicked the ashtray in the room nearby, her movements extremely lazy and elegant.
Coupled with her extremely mature figure, it gives people the feeling of an inexplicable beauty.
"I told you last time, winning the championship actually requires invisibility, right?"
"I know."
Sawayama Haruno nodded.
There is nothing to say, it is a very common thing. After all, the money is provided by sponsors, so the leader can only be the book that the sponsor is optimistic about.
Many people mistakenly believe that this type of literary award competition should be fair, just and open. In fact, it is definitely not that simple.
Even in the Nobel Prize for Literature, there are many shady interests, let alone a small award held in this island country.
"The sponsor is actually the famous Ishizawa family in Kyoto. You may be a little unfamiliar with this surname, but the Ishizawa family is actually also famous in the Cultural Affairs Bureau and the publishing and adaptation industry, and many radio stations also have Ishizawa to some extent. The Ze family’s shares are in it.”
Looking at Haruno Sawayama's slightly frowning expression, Riho Morikawa paused for a moment and explained: "To put it simply, the Ishizawa family is very powerful. This competition is not simply about whether it can be published. It is possible that the leader can It was adapted and published with the support of the Ishizawa family, you know what that means, right?"
"Movies and TV series? But are they responsible for that kind of thing?" Haruno Sawayama couldn't help but ask.
"Of course it's not under their control, but the people who are in charge of these things are under the control of the Ishizawa family." Riho Morikawa shrugged and took another puff of cigarette, and then said slowly, "In short, if the Ishizawa family is optimistic about it, it will basically be It means the future is bright.”
"You know your book very well, right? If it is published physically, the sales volume will be absolutely limited, but if it can be released as an adaptation of a film and television drama, it will more or less boost the sales of your original work," she added.
"I probably still know this."
Sawayama Haruno nodded again.
None of these things were what he expected.
Just like the relationship between light novels and animation, the island country has an extremely complete industrial chain, which can increase the sales of the original light novels through comic adaptation or animation.
Different from the region where he lived in his previous life, the prerequisite for completing the anime adaptation in his previous life was that the sales volume of the original work must be high and valuable before it could be adapted.
The island country seems to be more complete. Regardless of the sales of the original work, there is at least the possibility of adaptation. These are very common in the current market.
"Then, what does this matter have to do with me?"
Haruno Sawayama thought for a moment, but still couldn't help asking: "It's impossible for the Ishizawa family to notice me as a newcomer, right?"
"Of course I'm not asking you to come in to teach you about useless things. Teacher Kiriyama should be more patient in this kind of thing."
Riho Morikawa put the finished cigarette in the ashtray and extinguished it, and then said quietly: "Two reasons."
"First, the purpose of this sponsor seems to be to please the little princess of the Ishizawa family. She is probably in the third grade of junior high school. Little girls of this age have a spring in their hearts, so the love element accounts for more and more in this competition. The more books the better.”
"ah"
Sawayama Haruno was a little sluggish.
I didn’t expect that the other party’s pre-war analysis would be so down-to-earth.
He said that middle school students are longing for love and so on, and the feeling of being a literati’s heroism was instantly gone.
“Don’t. It’s very useful to underestimate this situation.”
Seeming to see Haruno Sawayama's confusion, Riho Morikawa chuckled and continued: "Let's ignore the analysis of the sponsor's hobbies. Next is the second most important point. To be honest, I didn't expect it. You actually hid it so deeply."
"What?"
"That girl is the tall girl next to you."
Riho Morikawa paused for a moment and said with an envious look: "She is from the Esaki family, right? It's true. My colleague just told me that your accommodation location has also been changed to be with her. Seeing that you are so close With his appearance, could it be said that he is dating?"
"No, I don't have a girlfriend anymore." Haruno Sawayama explained helplessly, "I told Editor Morikawa just now before we set off, right?"
"Sorry sorry."
Riho Morikawa patted her forehead and couldn't help but laugh: "But I can't think of any other reason. That girl named Mine Shiori was also specially arranged by her to be an intern. Could it be that Teacher Kiriyama is trying to please girls? Are you particularly good at pleasing people?"
"It's just a normal friendship."
"Really? But if the eldest daughter of the Esaki family speaks out, it doesn't matter even if she doesn't win the competition this time, right? The Esaki family's reputation in Kanto is even greater than that of the Ishizawa family."
"I never imagined this."
"There's nothing wrong with taking advantage of this kind of relationship occasionally." Riho Morikawa saw Haruno Sawayama's face calm, but he couldn't help but persuaded, "There is a Chinese saying that is very good, "A thousand-mile horse always comes." "Bole does not always exist." Teacher Wushan should also understand the meaning of this sentence, right?"
"Um"
Sawayama Haruno rubbed his eyebrows, not knowing what to say.
He temporarily understood the meaning behind Morikawa Riho's words.
Just tell him that with Suguha Esaki here, it doesn't matter even if this competition is shady. After all, according to the status of the Esaki family, it doesn't matter how many literary awards they want to hold to praise him.
Adaptation and publication are of course out of the question. With the status of the Esaki family, it would be easy to publish his book and spread it to the entire island country, right?
After all, the other party is just traveling to Kyoto and can live directly in a place like Ginkakuji Temple.
But to be honest, he doesn't really intend to take advantage of this "power".
Favor debt is the most difficult thing to repay in this world.
Moreover, he is not completely desperate yet. As long as there is still a chance, relying on the quality of "Norwegian Wood", it is not impossible to gain momentum.
That's why he never considered asking Ezaki Suguha to help him.
Of course, the biggest reason is that he is somewhat macho. This kind of behavior of using other girls to achieve his own goals is, to put it bluntly, no different from a pretty boy. I have the idea that I would rather not write a book, and I don’t want to rely on the other party to become famous
Riho Morikawa, who was standing opposite, seemed to see what he was thinking. After thinking for a moment, she said: "Forget it, look. Teacher Kiriyama, you can probably tell by your expression."
"I'm just fulfilling my responsibility as an editor and telling you what you should do as much as possible. Since you don't have any ideas in this regard, I won't say anything."
"Of course, there is no chance that you will get a good ranking. At least "Norwegian Wood" should be quite suitable for junior high school students," she comforted.
“Is it really consistent?”
Haruno Sawayama thought about what he had written, and his face suddenly turned dark.
There are many hints and descriptions in that regard. If the little princess of the Ishizawa family sees this, will she angrily accuse herself of insulting literature or something?
I am worried for no reason.
"Don't worry, Teacher Kiriyama is so good at writing about women, he should also know what women think."
Riho Morikawa yawned and said casually: "That's pretty much what I want to say. In the next two days, I have to rely on Mr. Kiriyama to work hard. After the manuscript is finished, I will spend the next time in Kyoto Let’s take a nice walk around.”
"I see."
Sawayama Haruno nodded.
The two exited the smoking room, and Sawayama Haruno went to the bathroom to use the toilet as usual.
After finishing his toilet, he stood in front of the sink, washing his hands and looking at himself in the mirror. He was still in a trance.
Will it be adapted into a film and television drama?
This is a path that he has never imagined before.
Although many literary works have been adapted into movies or TV series, Haruno Sawayama has never paid much attention to this aspect before.
Now that I think about it carefully, it seems to be a good way.
Although the information age has also had a big impact on these two sectors, compared with the physical market sector, the market for movies or film and television dramas is much better.
Not to mention that it is easier for them to reach the international market.
It seems that I need to work harder in the future, strive to improve my reputation and celebrity status as soon as possible, and then start adapting and publishing it.
Haruno Sawayama took a deep breath and silently cheered himself up in the mirror.
When he shook off the water droplets on his hands, the cell phone in his pocket rang.
At just the right time, Maki Miyazawa made a video call.
Haruno Sawayama answered the call without thinking, and a cute girl with a messy hairstyle suddenly appeared on the phone screen.
"Hmph——"
As soon as he saw the other party, Maki Miyazawa immediately hummed twice, and his beautiful eyes kept scanning her with a meaningful meaning, which made Haruno Sawayama a little confused.
"What's wrong."
"It's nothing, I'm just happy to see you." Maki Miyazawa pursed his lips, and then couldn't help but ask, "How is it, where are you?"
“Not bad.”
"Isn't it here yet?"
"It's almost time. We will arrive in Kyoto in less than a while. Why do you look so happy?" Haruno Sawayama asked with some uncertainty.
"Secret!" Maki Miyazawa didn't know what he was thinking of, and said with a smile, "It's a secret anyway. I'll tell you when you come back from Kyoto."
She wouldn't say that the things she asked Suguha Esaki to get were delivered to her door just now.
Although it was delivered a little late, it will come in handy when Haruno Sawayama returns from Kyoto!
By then she will be able to satisfy the other party.
Thinking of this, Miyazawa Maki couldn't help but turn a little red, and she said coquettishly through the screen of her mobile phone: "I miss you a little bit."
".But we've only been apart for one morning, right?"
"I'll think about that all morning."
Maki Miyazawa glared at him and threatened: "Don't talk too much with other girls during the competition in Kyoto."
"No, I have to stay in seclusion for the next two days to work on the manuscript." Haruno Sawayama said helplessly, "Let alone chatting with other girls, I'm afraid there will be less opportunities to go out."
"That's good."
Maki Miyazawa couldn't help but muttered: "It's best not to go out at all."
"It's impossible not to go out all the time. I'm still thinking of calling you when I go sightseeing so that you can take a look."
"Hmm"
Maki Miyazawa didn't know what he thought of. He suddenly bit his lip and whispered: "Speaking of the phone call, I suddenly found a solution today."
"Solve.what?"
"It just solves the needs of the two of us!"
Maki Miyazawa suddenly felt ashamed on his face, and whispered in an embarrassed voice: "Have you never heard of PhoneSex?"
".It's not the one I thought, is it?"
Listening to the words coming from the other end of the phone, the corners of Sawayama Haruno's eyes twitched slightly.
(End of chapter)