I am a writer in Tokyo

Chapter 228: Shame of Literature

In fact, there have been rumors within Shincho that the Dancing Girl of Izu would be adapted into a film or TV series, but apart from Kashiwagi and Oshima, few people knew the details.

Generally speaking, there is an essential difference between film and television adaptations and physical books. Once a book is adapted into a film or television adaptation, the original author's say will become very little, but this may not be the case for Xiaoyuan Yishu.

Regarding the copyright issue, in fact, Shinchao's attitude has always been to operate the copyright on behalf of others. Editor-in-Chief Kashiwagi has always believed that Shinchao's attitude towards Koin Ikki will never be a bondage or restriction. They hope that he can get better treatment, so they have always offered him the best contract, just as Koin Ikki treats literature with the most serious attitude.

It is precisely because of the copyright operation that Koin Kazuki will have sufficient say in the film and television adaptation. Of course, the film and television company Shincho owns a certain share, and their president is a loyal fan of Koin Kazuki. All these factors combined make Koin Kazuki have great say in the preparations for The Dancer of Izu to be put on the big screen.

But everyone knows his character. Kitajima Koma does not take these issues seriously, or he is not a person who wants to intervene from time to time to show his presence and voice, so he gave this power to Oshima Kazuya.

And Oshima Kazuya, of course, is not the kind of person who covets power and likes to make trouble. As always, he has implemented the principle of being loyal to the literary work and in line with the times. He looks at this adaptation completely from the perspective of the work and the fans of the work. As for the box office...

"Are we adapting this work for the sake of box office?" This was the first thing he said at the plot discussion meeting: "We want this literary work to be more deeply rooted in people's hearts. Some people cannot adapt to words, and some people do not like reading. Words are not the only carrier of literature, so our original intention has always been to interpret this literary work, not for the sake of box office."

Then, in front of everyone, Oshima Kazuya slammed the table and said, "I will take care of the box office. The Oshima family will stand firmly behind Koin Kazuki, just as I did when I first read his work."

Oshima Kazuya was present and made a guarantee on behalf of the Oshima family. Afterwards, in the eyes of everyone, he was emitting golden light and looked extremely wealthy.

Many people dream of saying this kind of thing, but compared to Oshima Kazuya, they are almost all just dreaming.

Takehiro Kosaka didn't say anything. He didn't know that the dancer from Izu was going to appear on the big screen. Besides, he was more emotionally intelligent than the kid Yamaguchi and wouldn't ask about anything.

The next day, when Oshima Kazuya came to the office, the proofreader handed in the manuscript with dark circles under his eyes. Oshima Kazuya was shocked: "It's urgent, but you look like... you haven't slept." He was silent for a while: "Well... I think work is necessary, but sometimes it's better to consider your health."

The panda-eyed guy in the proofreading department looked a little embarrassed: "I didn't plan to finish the work in one day yesterday, but the story was very well written, so I read it several times." He waved his hand: "It's completely different from what I remembered. In my impression, few people would consider the problem from this angle, let alone tell a story, so I read it over and over again. By the way, I got the job done."

"So this is ah."

"Yes, thank you for troubling Mr. Oshima. Please take care of me next time. Thank you very much."

"Oh, I want to thank you too. I'll need to trouble you next time."

After going through the extremely cumbersome Japanese social etiquette, Mr. Oshima returned to his workstation and signed several approval and application documents in a row. Then he put them all on the desk of Editor-in-Chief Kashiwagi.

"So soon?" Kashiwagi was also a little surprised. If he remembered correctly, this manuscript was just submitted yesterday...

After hearing Oshima Kazuya's explanation, he seemed a little bit amused. The comparison seemed that the quality of the previous manuscripts was not very good. He had to say that since Kitajima Koma appeared, he knew what it was like when hobbies and work were combined. It turned out that the group of editors could work so fast.

……

Everyone was particularly curious about who would be the person who could make Xinchao on the front page again, and it was another newcomer.

Other publishing houses seem extremely aggrieved, wondering why their own newcomers are still stuck in the stage of constantly revising manuscripts, while other companies can just dig out a newcomer and slaughter their old ones.

They can’t understand, is the new trend so evil that all the famous people keep trying to get involved?

They once sent people to investigate the legendary gatekeeper, but after several days of observation, they found that it was just an ordinary gatekeeper, and there was no such thing as one could get promoted overnight by passing the gatekeeper.

What’s more important is that the gatekeepers did not accept manuscripts. Of course, they did not know that during the time they were waiting, Mr. Miyai had taken a short vacation due to family matters and had not shown up.

After waiting for several days, the latest issue of Xinchao magazine was released.

There were a few big words written on the front page: New Year's Eve.

Then, below the typing was written a brand new name that had never been seen before. It was not Xiaoyuan Yishu, but a brand new author called Ye Zi.

I guess this is the newcomer that we have been talking about before the new trend.

Although people have always trusted Xinchao, many people still have doubts, especially other publishing houses. They firmly believe in one thing: the small courtyard and the tree are the blessing that the man named Baimu has earned with his lifelong luck. If there is another one, then that guy will definitely go to hell.

So, no matter what, they always firmly believe in one idea in their hearts, that is, this newcomer only made it to the front page because of some connections.

And some people with ulterior motives naturally discovered something.

"Did you know that the author of this work called Leaf is a student of Koin Yishu?"

"Student?"

"If we're talking about students, then according to Shincho's desire to please Koin Kazuki, he will definitely use some of the resources at hand."

"If you want to make Xiaoyuan Yishu continue to submit articles to Shincho, it may be reasonable to use this method."

"If this is true, then I think Xiaoyuan Yishu is not a true scholar."

(End of this chapter)