Tokyo Literary Godfather

Although many well-known awards have the traditional habit of "anti-market", that is, the more popular a work is in the market, the less likely it is to sit there. But the Ranpo Prize is a popular literature award after all, and it cannot ignore public opinion. If the submitted work is a work that has already been published, Ranpo Awards will still deliberately observe the response of some mass markets.

In comparison, Naoki Sho seems a bit rebellious. The reason why Fujiwara Kei's "White Night Journey" was considered unlikely to win the Naoki Prize by most book critics was not only because it was his first submission, but also because the book was already very popular in the market at the time.

Since Kei Fujiwara made his official debut as a Naoki Award winner, he has released many hit works as if there is no cooling off period. He has grown at an alarming rate, transforming from an ordinary dark horse into a foreign talent. Star monster horse. This also led to the rapid increase in the value of the Naoki Award.

The gold content of the Naoki Prize has always been slightly higher than that of the Ranpo Prize, but there has always been a saying in the literary world that the Naoki Curse is that after a writer wins the Naoki Prize, he will never be able to produce good works again.

Although this is a bit of a generalization, it has indeed happened several times, so it cannot be said to be slander. But the emergence of Kei Fujiwara directly shattered this curse. Even because of his influence, the number of submissions for the next few Naoki Awards has greatly increased, and the quality of works has also improved. Many high-quality new authors have He ran to Naoki Sho.

As a result, the gap between the Ranpo Prize and the Naoki Prize seems to be getting wider and wider, which also makes the organizers of the Ranpo Prize a little anxious, hoping to find a literary genius who can rival Kei Fujiwara. At this time Yamazaki Naoki appeared.

By this time, Lizard Fire had sold 400,000 copies.

The Ranpo Award was as if he had found a savior, so much publicity was given to him, and now this person is indeed a popular new mystery writer with great fame.

"I really envy you...you don't have to travel around for interviews."

Ogata Shinyo said sincerely.

There is an interview meeting of a large company near the noodle shop. Now that we have arrived at the hotel, more and more people are running into the noodle shop to eat noodles. Most of them come wearing old-fashioned suits, but with young faces, Look at the graduates who are looking for jobs everywhere.

A faint smell of sweat suddenly lingered in the noodle shop.

All the graduates were looking shabby, and the girls' makeup was almost worn out, with fans covering their faces mottled. Compared with them, Togada Nanako still has exquisite makeup and elegant manners.

In the eyes of Ogata Mayo, Togata Nanako is indeed lucky. She has no employment pressure. Her father runs a business, and the worst she can do is work in her father's business. Moreover, he is still a moderately famous writer and can’t finish his royalties.

However, Togada Nanako also has her own worries, which is the question of what work to write next. She now feels that she actually lacks talent in writing mystery novels and wants to transform, but this also means that the experience and readers she accumulated before are of no use.

"By the way, didn't you plan to work in Mr. Fujiwara's company before?" Ogata Shinyo asked.

Togata Nanako blinked: "I said that? Isn't that what you said?"

"Ah? Really? I forgot, but it's not important." Ogata Shinyo waved his hand and said, "Mizunami Production seems to have no recruitment plans recently. They have been busy shooting new works recently, and they are too busy to touch the ground. However, I heard from their insiders that after the next few works are broadcast, interviews will be held, but it is not necessarily possible, and we can’t wait until then.”

Nanako Togada said at this time: "I wrote a script and submitted it to Minami for production, but I don't know what the result will be..."

"It will definitely work! You are Nanako! The most talented woman in Eastern literature and art!" Ogata Shinyo suddenly patted Togata Nanako on the shoulder and said.

"Oh, don't say that..." Togada Nanako blushed a little.

"By the way, let's go to my house and watch TV today. Mr. Fujiwara's new drama is about to be broadcast...The White Tower? It seems to be called that. It's a professional drama. I don't know if it's good or not. But I still like the one called I am more interested in the works of "Blue Life and Death Love"."

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Fukuyama Station's New Moon Nine drama is a medical drama called "The Golden Left Hand", which tells the story of a surgeon who is good at using his left hand. Adapted from a comic book, the original work is quite famous in Japan and is a niche masterpiece.

The final male lead chosen for this drama is Hoshino Koya, who once starred in "Long Vacation" and became popular. Hoshino Koya made a successful transformation with "Long Vacation" and became a popular actor. However, due to various reasons, he never collaborated with Fujiwara Kei again. He also tried to show his favor to Kei Fujiwara, but was rejected.

And when he received another invitation from the Yuejiu drama, he couldn't help but be ecstatic, although the current Yuejiu drama was no longer the Yuejiu drama that Kei Fujiwara was originally responsible for. However, it is still the most popular time slot in the country, and it has gathered the top production power of Fukuyama TV. If we can cooperate with them again, our popularity will definitely reach the peak after starring in "Long Vacation"!

Seeing his popularity declining day by day, Hoshino Koya, who was already in a bad mood, thought to himself.

He is an idol, and he had no idea of ​​transformation at first. Because he still enjoys being an idol, with high commercial value and fans cheering for him. This kind of life is not bad. I don’t know why so many people are thinking about transitioning.

But in just the past six months, there have been a dazzling number of new idols who have emerged, and his fans have been divided a lot. He has gradually realized that if he continues to follow the path of the previous idol group, he will probably never reach his previous status. .

So I wanted to actively participate in the transformation while my popularity was still high.

"The Golden Hand" is regarded by him as a transformational work. If this drama is performed well, it may be possible to gradually transform from an idol to a powerful one. His acting skills are actually not bad, otherwise Kei Fujiwara would not have let him play the role. But according to the evaluation standards of the powerful faction, it seems to be somewhat inadequate.

As a result, a very ridiculous situation occurred. Originally, Hoshino Koya participated in this work for the purpose of transformation. However, after careful consideration, Shimizu Asaki changed the original creative idea and changed the style of this drama to that of idols. The drama aspect is reliable.

So the audience can see that after the protagonist Koya Hoshino appears, passionate music will play, and at the same time, there will be countless close-ups of his handsome profile. While this made a group of young girls scream, many fans of the original comic and male viewers also changed the channel speechlessly.

The results of the first episode of this drama are pretty good, with a ratings of around 23, which is a good result. If it can maintain this result, this drama can be declared a success and have a big feast.

Although there are also dissatisfying voices, such as complaining that this drama does not follow the original plot at all, and that the protagonist is not relatable, etc., high ratings are enough, and negative reviews will gradually be drowned out.

After the ratings of the first episode came out, Qingshui Qianchong breathed a sigh of relief, and then went to the bar to drink alone. From time to time, female publicists came up to propose toasts, but he refused them all. Although it seems a bit hypocritical to say this, he really just came here to drink. Perhaps he has stayed in the vanity fair of the broadcast industry for too long, and instead he prefers to be alone, just like the middle-aged sultry man in idol dramas. Same.

"Producer Shimizu, what a coincidence, I meet you here." Kenji Takada walked over with a smile.

"Takada-kun...please take a seat." Qing Shui Qian drank until he was slightly tipsy. He originally planned to leave, but when he saw an acquaintance, he sat down again and pointed to the seat next to him.

"Why are you drinking alone?" Kenji Takada asked with a smile, "Is it because the new show is airing and you are under a lot of pressure?"