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Kei Fujiwara was startled for a moment, then smiled and said: "You misunderstood, this is a screenwriting contract, not a contract. I plan to write a script for Fukuyamadai."

Itagaki Kazuhiko became even more anxious: "Are you planning to transition into a screenwriter? You...are you not planning to continue writing?"

Kei Fujiwara has no intention of giving up his identity as a writer, "Of course I write, but while creating, I also want to get involved in the field of screenwriting. After all, it is interesting to see the characters you write come to life. Mr. Itagaki, you should understand, right?"

Fujiwara Kei continued: "And the contract I signed with Fukuyamadai is quite special. Although I wrote the script for them, the copyright of the script belongs to me. The script can also be adapted in the future."

In other words, writing a script is also a creation. Itagaki Kazuhiko felt relieved at this moment: "I understand, you want to ask a lawyer who is proficient in copyright law to help you check whether there are any text traps in the contract? Don't worry, copyright

On the other hand, the lawyers in our firm are definitely among the first echelons in Tokyo. There are no literary traps that he can’t see.”

Fujiwara Kei smiled and said: "Then it's up to you, when can I..."

"You can do it now. Do you want me to go to you with legal matters?" Fujiwara Kei is now the star of the Spring and Autumn Club, so he must take good care of him.

"Oh, no need. I'll go directly to the Spring and Autumn Club. I'm sorry to delay your get off work."

"It doesn't matter. There are no employees in Japan who get off work on time."

Kei Fujiwara, who was once a senior social worker, responded with a helpless and sympathetic smile, hung up the phone, and drove directly through the port area to Chiyoda Ward.

Kei Fujiwara walked into the Chunqiu Club building. The security guard at the door was already familiar with him and greeted him with a smile.

After entering the building, when the front desk lady saw him, she quickly stood up and bowed her luggage. Fujiwara Kei is now the top star of the Spring and Autumn Society, but she cannot be neglected.

Itagaki Kazuhiko had already been waiting in the waiting room. After seeing Kei Fujiwara coming, he called the people from the legal department to come down. Not long after, a middle-aged legal officer came down, picked up Kei Fujiwara's contract and read it carefully.

He put down the contract and said, "There's no problem."

"Then I feel relieved, thank you very much."

"You're welcome." The legal officer stood up, hesitated, and said, "By the way, Mr. Fujiwara, can you sign your name for me?"

"sure."

The legal officer took out a hardcover version of "White Night Journey", and Fujiwara Keita signed it with the four characters "Sima Keita".

After reading the contract, Itagaki Kazuhiko and Fujiwara Kei walked out of the Spring Club building together. Fujiwara Kei said: "Mr. Itagaki, I drove here and gave you a ride."

"Okay, thank you very much."

Itagaki Kazuhiko was sitting in the passenger seat, holding a thick brown paper bag in his hand. On the way, he took out a stack of papers from the paper bag, which looked like a manuscript, and started reading it.

"Have you received any good manuscripts recently? Mr. Itagaki." Kei Fujiwara asked casually.

"There are some that write well, but it's rare that they can reach the best-selling level." Kazuhiko Itagaki said, "However, there have been obviously more submissions to the Socialist Society during this period. It should be due to the influence of "White Night Walk", and we also

I received a lot of letters, and many readers hope that more socialist stories can be published in the magazine..."

Itagaki Kazuhiko smiled and said: "Fujiwara-kun, do you still remember what you told me when you first handed me the manuscript of "White Night Journey"?"

Fujiwara Kei smiled: "I can't remember clearly."

"You said that the socialist school will definitely become popular. The reason why no one watched the socialist school at that time was because it lacked a good work, and "White Night Walk" is just such a work." Kazuhiko Itagaki said with emotion, "To be honest,

You said, at the beginning, I only thought that you were a newborn calf and not afraid of tigers. Now it seems that your original assertion has come true. "White Night Walk" has led to the popularity of the new genre. For a long time in the future, socialist reasoning may be

This is the general trend.”

"No genre should occupy an absolute mainstream position. A healthy cultural environment must be diverse." Keimichi Fujiwara.

"Fujiwara-kun, do you have any plans for your next work? Do you plan to write about socialists in the next one?" Kazuhiko Itagaki

asked.

"I'm still thinking about it recently, but the next one may not necessarily be a social mystery."

Of course Itagaki Kazuhiko felt that Kei Fujiwara was famous for writing about social drama, and it would be best to strike while the iron is hot for his next work. However, he did not want to interfere too much with Kei Fujiwara's creation. He would wait until he had written the outline of his next book before deciding.

Fujiwara Kei sent Itagaki Kazuhiko home, and Itagaki Kazuhiko invited him to have dinner at home. Fujiwara Kei originally declined, but because of Itagaki Kazuhiko's kindness, he still agreed.

The two went upstairs, and Mrs. Itagaki was very happy when she saw Fujiwara Kei. Thanks to "White Night Walk", the family's thirty-year mortgage was finally able to be paid off ahead of schedule.

After the meal, the two of them drank tea and chatted. They talked about the recent Akutagawa Prize, which had been very popular recently and was in an empty round. At this time, Fujiwara Kei saw the manuscripts placed casually on the coffee table and glanced at it. Itagaki Kazuhiko smiled and said

: "Fujiwara-kun, these are newcomers' works. How do you think they are?"

Kei Fujiwara picked up one and read it, but within ten minutes he frowned.

"It doesn't look like much," Itagaki Kazuhiko said.

"It is indeed very average." Kei Fujiwara said, "It has not reached the level of publishing and serialization..."

After that, I read a few more manuscripts, but the level was almost the same. I suddenly felt a little confused: "Is the level of newcomers so bad now?"

Itagaki Kazuhiko couldn't help but roll his eyes at him, this is the normal level for a newcomer, okay, your situation is a big anomaly that may not happen even once in a hundred years! I really think that anyone can be a top-seller and get Naoki as a super hit

Rewarded?

"It is true that it has not reached the level of serialization...but these are not magazine submissions, but entrance exams."

"take an exam?"

"Yes, Spring and Autumn Society has organized a writing workshop to train writers. Those who can enter this workshop are those with literary background. It mainly recruits students from new contributors and literary clubs in some universities. The workshop has

For the threshold, people must reach a certain level before they can enter the class, so everyone who signs up will write a short story, and we will choose from them.”

"By the way, Fujiwara-kun, if you have time, can you come to the seminar to give a lecture? You can tell me some of your writing experience, which may be helpful to those newcomers."

"Okay, when?"

"Every Friday and Saturday at seven o'clock in the evening."

Fujiwara Kei nodded: "If necessary, please inform me in advance."

That night, Kei Fujiwara and Kazuhiko Itagaki were drinking and reviewing manuscripts until very late. They selected a few articles from a bunch of newcomers' submissions that were of good quality. Although they still did not reach the level of publication and serialization, they could see that they had potential and cultivated them.

Maybe there will be good results.

One of the manuscripts left a deep impression on Kei Fujiwara. The author is from the Faculty of Literature of Tokyo University of Literature and Art. His writing style is very delicate and he has a high level of psychological portrayal of the characters, but he is not very good at arranging plots.

The name of the book is "Afterimages under the Street Lamp", and the author's name is Togada Nanako. Fujiwara Kei feels that this name is somewhat familiar.