Tokyo Girlfriend Illustrated Book

"Wait a minute, how did you know that my father invited Mr. Kitamura?"

Eri suddenly found a flaw, and she looked at Kasumigaoka Utaha suspiciously:

"Could it be that you have been secretly paying attention to me?"

The black-haired, red-eyed girl sighed speechlessly:

"I know because I also invited Mr. Kitamura."

She did not hide her desire to engage in insider trading at all.

And Kitamura Kazuo, who was being talked about by the two of them, now looked at the chaos in front of him with a big head like a cow.

Even the smallest conference room in Tokyo Daiichi Hotel is still 60 square meters. And there are only a dozen people in such a huge space, and even the circular long table in the center is not full. This caused the voices of everyone in it to echo constantly, as if several alarm clocks were ringing wildly in the ears.

How long will it take to quarrel? Wouldn't it be better to just vote for Hojo Kyosuke?

Kitamura pressed his temples, lamenting in his heart that the team was getting harder and harder to lead. He had assured the ambassador that everything was settled and that Hojo Kyosuke would definitely win the award.

Generally speaking, the more popular a novel is, the less likely it is to win a serious literary award. This is a convention that can prove the purity and value of the award. But why is there a best-selling novel on each candidate list? One is to attract attention, and the other is to use best-selling books to elevate the status of the award.

Readers who don't know the reason can see that the book that ranks first on the annual best-selling list can't win the award. How powerful must the first place be.

In this way, wouldn't the value of the winning novel be instantly improved? By the way, it will drive sales, which in turn can prove the status of the award itself.

Such means have existed since ancient times and are common in the entertainment industry.

But this time is different. Don't you guys go online? Even if you don't mention Hojo Kyosuke, can't you see the ferocious look of Chino? If this thing is really messed up by the two of you, he will kill you.

Kitamura Kazuo unscrewed the bottle cap and drank a sip of water, trying to cool down his constantly beating brain nerves. The quarrel in the conference room also came to a halt at this time. The five judges sat down, panting and drinking water.

So it is easier to get down from the ground than to quarrel.

If only I could knock down that bastard Nishizawa, Osaka Tsuyoshi thought with regret.

"... Kurokawa, Naganuma, I don't know why you suddenly changed your mind, and I don't want to find out. Now I just want to give you a kind advice!"

Nishizawa Yang looked at the three people opposite with resentment in his small triangular eyes, and his voice was sharp. Generally speaking, he would not have conflicts with others when his wife was not around, because he was so small that he really had no fighting power. But this time was different, he was full of confidence!

"Teacher Masao Tsuruta has heard about the riot that happened in this selection. He will be at this award ceremony. If we can't correct the mistake here, Teacher Masao Tsuruta will teach you personally at the award ceremony."

After saying this, he folded his hands in front of his chest, leaned against the back of the chair, and glared at the opposite side like a dog with a chain around its neck.

"Tsuruta-sensei!?"

The exclamation came from Kitamura Kazuo. The moment he heard the name, he wanted to curse. Damn bastard Nishizawa, how could he find such a big guy.

Tsuruta Masao, born in 1948, is known as "Ellery Queen of Neon". His representative works include "The Island Full of Resentment" and "Angel's Guillotine". He is the winner of the 33rd Neon Mystery Association Award. He also won the 2004 Neon Mystery Literature Award and the 1975 Edogawa Ranpo Award...

He has won all the newcomer awards and literary awards that can be won. It can be said that he is the most standard template for upgrading mystery writers. His works have basically been adapted into movies and TV series, and he has created many classic detective images. Although he has retired from the association, he still produces high-quality works from time to time. He can be said to be the leader of the Neon mystery literature world and is highly respected.

Hearing the expected exclamation, Nishizawa Yang showed a satisfied smile. He first snorted coldly at Oosaka Tsuyoshi and the other two with his chin, then turned to Kitamura Kazuo with emphasis and said:

"Yes, Director Kitamura, you know that Mr. Tsuruta has always been very concerned about the association, and he will enthusiastically guide every time there are outstanding newcomers. This time is the same. Seeing such an outstanding newcomer like Mr. Hojo, he had already wanted to contact Mr. Hojo, but he saw what happened later. Director, you know, Mr. Tsuruta has always been the guardian of tradition."

Nishizawa Yang shook his head, showing the villain's success vividly.

"Tsuruta advocates that we should pay more attention to new writers and help them improve, but we can't force them to grow. We need more precipitation to go further in the field of literature."

...

Kitamura Kazuo looked at Nishizawa Yang speechlessly, thinking that you really hate Hojo Kyosuke to the bone. Not only did you personally take part in the game, but you even brought out the old ancestor behind him.

But looking at Nishizawa Osamu who was as thin as a man, and thinking about the tall and handsome Hojo Kyosuke, Kitamura Henan felt that this hatred was normal.

Hojo was an absolute winner in life in real life. He was extremely talented and became famous at a young age. He was rich and handsome. Even his confidante was a super beautiful girl that others dared not dream of. But when writing novels, he was full of evil tastes. He was either a dog who died of love, Tetsuya Ishigami, or a writer K who almost had his anus destroyed and ended up marrying a wife...

How could such a guy not be hated? Not to mention Nishizawa Osamu, whose life trajectory is highly similar to that of writer K, but who is far less happy than writer K.

Kitamura Kazuo couldn't help but shudder when he thought of Nishizawa Osamu's wife who was 1.8 meters tall and could run a horse on her shoulders. In the past, everyone could bring an assistant to the final selection, but this time he drove out all the irrelevant people because he was afraid that Nishizawa Osamu's wife would directly threaten other judges with force.

Originally, he didn't care. If they wanted to fight, they would fight. It would be best if they beat the dog's brain out, so that he, as the chairman, would have completed his merits. But Oosaka Tsuyoshi warned him that if Nishizawa Osamu wanted to bring his wife in, he would also go to Hojo Kyosuke to borrow troops. Then he also popularized the highlights of Hojo Kyosuke's subordinates, saying that those guys would not recognize their relatives when fighting, and liked to smash and throw tables and benches randomly, which was very easy to hurt innocent people by mistake.

Mixed, the final selection should not be held in the hotel, it would be better to just set up an octagonal cage and let the five of you go in for a big fight!

Hearing that an old senior like Tsuruta Masao had appeared, Kitamura Kazuo suddenly felt that things had changed again. He shut his mouth and looked at his nose, nose and mouth, and looked at his heart, and became an outsider who had nothing to do with it. He began to think about how he would explain to the ambassador if Hojo Kyosuke really didn't win the award.

On the other side, looking at the smug Nishizawa, Oosaka Tsuyoshi cursed in his heart:

Yes, yes, you have to be squeezed by the seniors like an old ox, and only the dregs are left. Only when you old immortals are happy will you throw out a bone.

He wanted to cover his ears, but he felt that the action would make him look very weak. So he just turned his head and looked at Kurokawa Toyomasa and Naganuma Hiroki beside him. He was a little worried.

Although both of them were impressed by Hojo's personal charm before, now Nishizawa even brought out the old guy Tsuruta Masao. Will these two be impressed again?

Ousaka Tsuyoshi didn't know that Tetsuta Kisaki personally visited Kurokawa Toyomasa and the others. He privately asked Hojo Kyosuke how he made the two change their words, but the guy was full of nonsense, saying that the two judges were moved by his talent. In the end, Ousaka Tsuyoshi could only attribute the reason to the novel "The Dream and Death of Writer K".

Put yourself in his shoes. If he was in Kurokawa Toyomasa's position, facing Hojo's move, he would probably be led by the nose. After all, if he didn't vote, wouldn't he really become the judge who was killed in the novel? So he was so confident when facing Nishizawa Tsuyoshi's provocation before, but now, his heart is hanging again.

Facing Tsuruta Masao, the super boss of the mystery literature world, can Kurokawa Toyomasa and Naganuma Hiroki still stand on Hojo's side?

Seniority culture and seniority can be said to be the cornerstone of Japanese society. The literary world is no exception, otherwise those writers who were pulled out to help the association to promote their reputation in previous years would not come here even though they knew they could not win the award. A word from these seniors may make the author unable to win any award from now on, and directly isolated from the mainstream literary world. Even if someone is asked to write a recommendation on the book jacket, no one dares to charge money. It's so scary.

Such a means of personality death, let alone new authors, even veteran writers like Kurokawa Toyoma and Naganuma Hiroki can't stand it.

Even if Hojo gets the vote now, Nishizawa Osamu and Tsuruta Masao will quarrel at the award ceremony later. Hojo and others who are accused by the seniors will not be able to get a good result. It is not impossible to be forced to hold a press conference to apologize and return the grand prize. It is not impossible to be forced to quit the circle...

Of course, Osaka Tsuyoshi himself can't bear it, but he has no way back.

However, when he turned his head to look at Kurokawa Toyoma and the others, the worry in his eyes turned into astonishment.

Kurokawa Toyomasa's teeth creaked, and the bulging of the masseter muscles could be clearly seen in his jaw.

There is no turning back for Tsuyoshi Osaka, is there! ?

Senior? Personality death? Isn't he afraid? The reputation accumulated over the years will disappear if he is not careful, and the social status he has finally obtained may also be lost in one day. He is so scared that his legs are shaking.

But... survival or destruction, this is a question.

Is social death more terrible, or physiological death more desperate? Is it better to be torn to pieces and leave a clean name in the world? Or to keep a useful body and continue to contribute to the country? This is a question.

If I vote for Hojo Kyosuke now, I may be ruined by Nishizawa Osamu and Tsuruta Masao's group later. And if I don't vote for Hojo Kyosuke now, my life will definitely be in danger later.

Bastards, you don't know how terrifying Hojo Kyosuke is!

Kurokawa Toyoma turned his head and looked at Naganuma Hiroki, and they both saw helplessness and bitterness on each other's faces.

Nishizawa Yang, who had been staring at the two people, easily saw their reactions, so he looked proudly at the last judge next to him, Ogawa Tetsu. The latter kept his mouth shut and said sorry to the book he recommended in his heart.

Yes, in fact, Nishizawa Yang only had one vote. When Hojo Kyosuke was acting, he was not idle and had been working secretly. Tsuruta Masashi had not taken out this secret weapon, and was waiting to launch a surprise attack in the final selection, and after convincing Kurokawa Toyoma and the others, he threatened Ogawa Tetsu with the momentum of victory.

The man who looked like Malo was about to overflow with pride in his small triangular eyes, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up. Although it cost a lot this time, as long as I can step on that brat Hojo Kyosuke, I will be like a greedy snake and plunder everything that Hojo Kyosuke has, including reputation, career, and even the teacher Kasumi Shiko who appeared in the last Honjo Grand Prize...

Thinking about it, Nishizawa Yang's saliva almost flowed out. He sucked his saliva, tried to suppress the corners of his mouth that were proud, and said to the two people opposite:

"What do you think? Kurokawa, Naganuma, you should know that letting young people get honors too early is not helping him, but hurting him. Young people who lack training need the care of seniors like us to help them calm down and settle their minds, so that they can..."

"What the hell are you talking about!"

A loud shout interrupted Nishizawa Yang's words, and he looked at the speaker with a blank face:

"Oosaka, what are you talking about?"

"I'm scolding you!"

Oosaka Tsuyoshi answered sincerely. This is the Chinese he learned from Hojo, in order to enrich his vocabulary. Chinese is really good. Although it is not as childish as Japanese when it comes to cursing, it is really good at expressing one's feelings directly. He has even used many of the new words and phrases he learned in his novels. Those loyal readers have written to thank him, saying that it is great that they can curse without learning tongue flicking.

"What are you cursing?"

Nishizawa Yang asked inexplicably, is this a dialect from some place?

Ah, it's so cool.

Seeing that the person being scolded didn't even know that he was being scolded, Tsuyoshi Osaka felt sour again, so he said generously:

"I'm scolding your mother."

"... Bastard! Do you know that the selection process is recorded throughout! Have you given up on yourself?"

Nishizawa Yang roared.

Tsuyoshi Osaka looked at the clerk who was writing furiously and shrugged his shoulders without any concern. Writers can even be said to be looking for inspiration when they have an affair, so isn't it more normal to say a few dirty words? We are scolding this dark world.

Looking at the rogue opposite him, Nishizawa Yang didn't intend to waste his saliva anymore, but looked at Kurokawa Toyomasa and the other person.

"What are your choices?"

Kurokawa Toyomasa and Naganuma Hiroki looked at each other, and the former said:

"Whether it is a country or a society, if there is no injection of fresh blood, it will eventually..."

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