Tokyo Literary Godfather

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

Itagaki Kazuhiko became even more anxious: "Are you planning to transform into a screenwriter? You...don't you plan to continue writing novels?"

Kei Fujiwara has no intention of giving up his identity as a writer, "Of course I write, but while writing novels, 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?"

Kei Fujiwara 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 into novels and comics in the future."

In other words, writing a script is also creating a novel. Itagaki Kazuhiko was relieved: "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, In terms of copyright, our lawyers are definitely in the first echelon in Tokyo. There are no literal traps that he cannot see."

Kei Fujiwara smiled and said, "Then please, when can I..."

"You can do it now. Do you want me to bring legal affairs to you?" Now Kei Fujiwara is the favorite of the Spring and Autumn Society, so he must serve him well.

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

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

Kei Fujiwara, who used to be a senior social animal, smiled helplessly and sympathetically, hung up the phone, and Kei Fujiwara drove directly across the port area to Chiyoda area.

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

After entering the building, when the front desk lady saw him, she quickly got up and bowed her luggage. Now Kei Fujiwara is the top card of the Spring Club, but she can't 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. Put down the contract and said: "There is no problem."

"Then I'm relieved, thank you."

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

"sure."

The legal affairs officer took out a hardcover version of "White Night Journey", and Kei Fujiwara signed Sima Keita on it.

After reading the contract, Kazuhiko Itagaki and Kei Fujiwara walked out of the Chunqiusha building together. Kei Fujiwara said, "Mr. Itagaki, I'm driving a car. Let me give you a ride."

"Okay, thank you so 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 who write pretty well, but it's rare that they can reach the best-selling level." Kazuhiko Itagaki said, "However, there are obviously more submissions to the Socialist Society during this period. It should be due to the influence of "White Night Journey", and we also I have received many letters, and many readers hope that more socialist novels will 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 don'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." Itagaki Kazuhiko 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 It's 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 plans for your next work? Do you plan to write about socialists in the next one?" Itagaki Kazuhiko asked.

"It's still being conceived recently, but the next one won't necessarily be a socialist 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 wrote the outline of the next book.

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 Journey", the family's thirty-year mortgage was finally able to be paid off ahead of schedule.

After dinner, the two drank tea and chatted. Talking about the recent Akutagawa Prize, which has been very popular recently, Fujiwara Kei saw the manuscripts placed casually on the coffee table and glanced at them. Itagaki Kazuhiko smiled and said: "Fujiwara-kun, these are the works of newcomers. , how do you see the level?"

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 give him a blank look, this is the normal level of a rookie, well, your situation is a big exception that may not be seen in a hundred years! Really think that anyone who can be a Virgo will be a super hit and win the Naoki Award?

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

"take an exam?"

"Yes, the Spring and Autumn Club has held a workshop on novel writing, which specializes in cultivating novel authors. Those who can enter this workshop are those with literary background. It mainly recruits newcomers and some university literary clubs to recruit students. The workshop There is a threshold, and only those who have reached a certain level 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, would it be convenient for you to come to the workshop and give a lecture? Can you share some of your writing experience, which may be helpful to those newcomers."

"Okay, when?"

"Every Friday and Saturday at 7pm."

Kei Fujiwara nodded: "If necessary, let me know in advance."

That night, Kei Fujiwara and Kazuhiko Itagaki were drinking and reviewing manuscripts until very late. They selected a few papers from a bunch of newcomers that were not bad. Although they still haven’t reached the level of publishing and serialization, it can be seen that they have potential. Let’s cultivate them. Maybe there will be good results.

Kei Fujiwara was quite impressed by one of the manuscripts. The author is from the Faculty of Letters of Tokyo University of Literature and Art. The writing style is very delicate and the level of psychological portrayal of characters is very high, but he is not very good at arranging the plot.

The name of the novel is "Afterimages under the Street Lamp", and the author's name is Nanako Togata, Kei Fujiwara thinks this name is somewhat familiar.