Traveling Through the Tokyo Bubble Era

Chapter 96 Let October Cry

In Osaka City, Igawa Koharu, a loyal fan of Hideki Hanyu, after reading the last story of "Love, Go Home", her crying husband couldn't persuade him no matter what.

In the past, this housewife admired Hideki Hanyu herself and Hideki Hanyu's talent.

For the first time, she fell in love with Hideki Hanyu's works.

"Husband, I want to go home to visit my mother on weekends." Ikawa Koharu said to her husband.

Shinagawa Ward, Tanaka's house.

Mrs. Tanaka put down "Children's Literature and Art", took off her reading glasses, and wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

The end of this story reminded Mrs. Tanaka of her poor family when she was a child, and the figure that she refused to go home for a long time when her elderly mother sent her to study far away.

"It's really a good novel." Mrs. Tanaka praised sincerely.

"I just said that Hanyu-kun is very talented."

Yukio Tanaka, who was also moved by watching, did not forget to praise his good brother.

Male, female, familiar, unfamiliar, who used to be Hideki Hanyu's book fans, or knew Hideki Hanyu because of the previous criticism of Masahiko Kondo.

They all fell for "Love, Go Home", and began to introduce this novel to the people around them. After all, if they want to cry, they all cry together.

In terms of professional word-of-mouth, seniors in the industry and professional literary media all gave unanimous approval to this novel.

Many critics believe that Hideki Hanyu's novel will be a strong contender for the "Naoki Award" in the first half of 1982.

One must know that this is the highest-level literary award in the neon literary world, and one can imagine how good the professional reputation of "Love, Go Home" is to be recognized in this way.

Some media even exaggeratedly gave "Love, Go Home" the title of "1981 novel that moved all neon lights."

The reason why "Love, Go Home" can be unanimously affirmed by ordinary readers and professional word-of-mouth is that the values ​​expressed in the novel are too correct, and the selling point of family affection has won everyone's resonance.

"Children's Literature and Art" was first printed, and 25 copies were sold out in just half a day.

The second reprint of 40 copies was sold out in two days.

40 copies were reprinted three times, and sold out in two days again.

So far, after the release of the second issue of "Children's Literature and Art", the sales volume has exceeded one million again.

And these two sales exceeded one million, all because of Hideki Hanyu's works.

While the Shogakukan celebrated collectively, they deeply realized the importance of Hideki Hanyu. When they were delighted that they had discovered Hideki Hanyu, they also felt an unprecedented sense of crisis.

After all, such a popular author is enough for other publishing houses to poach corners at all costs.

But what Xiaoguan didn't know was that what really made them feel a sense of crisis was yet to come.

On the day when "Children's Literature and Art" broke through one million sales, Xiao Xiao Guan released the booklet "Love, Go Home".

On the day when the first printing of 20 copies was distributed, Quan Neon sold 11 copies on the same day, and the entire neon literary and publishing circles were shocked.

Previously, when Hideki Hanyu's "Magic Snack Shop" sold over 12 copies in a single month, it had already swept all the traditional book sales lists produced by various media.

Who would have thought that this tear-jerking masterpiece "Love, Go Home" would sell more than [-] copies in a single day.

When Xiaoxiaoguan used this to publicize, many media felt that Xiaoxiaoguan was exaggerating the publicity. It was not until the relevant sellers announced the sales figures one after another that everyone confirmed that it was true.

Despite the impact of Kondo Masahiko's criticism of the incident, the excellence of "Love, Go Home" itself cannot be denied.

On the first day of release, the stock was running out, and the major dealers kept calling. Shogakukan hurriedly signed a second reprint contract with Hideki Hanyu, and printed 30 copies at a time.

However, after the second reprint of "Love, Go Home" was released, it still failed to withstand the enthusiasm of readers.

After only three sales weeks, the total sales volume of "Love, Go Home" exceeded 45 copies.

Seeing that the inventory was running out again, Shogakukan had to find Hideki Hanyu to sign an overprint contract again, and the three overprints were another 30 copies.

This also allowed the printing and circulation of "Love, Go Home" to exceed 50 copies, and Hideki Hanyu received the top royalties of 20.00% for the first time.

The first printing plus two additional printings, with a total printing volume of 80 copies, Hanyu Hideki received 2000 million yen in royalties in just one month for this novel alone.

Fortunately, after entering October, the miraculous sales of "Love, Go Home" finally slowed down, otherwise Shogakukan would have to loan Hideki Hanyu to pay the royalties.

After all, no matter how well the novel sells, it takes time to get the money back, but Hanyu Hideki has to pay for the contract.

In case other publishers see the opportunity to come poaching because the money is not paid in time, Xiao Xiaoguan will probably cry worse than the readers who read "Love, Go Home".

The phenomenal sales volume of "Love, Go Home" not only shocked the industry, but also excited the media.

When they scrambled to report this incident, they also joked that "Hideki Hanyu made October cry"

In addition to media reports, the hot sales of "Love, Go Home" also caused a series of other reactions, the first one being the major film clubs of Neon, seeking to purchase the film adaptation rights.

For example, Sato Junya, who was interested in novels before, brought Toei's representatives to the door in person, hoping to win the film and television adaptation rights of "Love, Go Home".

When Hanyu Hideki said that "Love, Go Home" would be produced by his own Unup Pictures, Toei's representative immediately put forward a request for cooperation.

Hanyu Hideki thought over and over again, but did not agree.

In addition to the general conditions offered by Toei, Toei clearly wants to bind Junya Sato as the director.

There is no need for Hanyu Hideki to abandon his friend for the sake of an outsider.

Besides, he doesn't think Junya Sato's style can make "Love, Go Home" well. Once such a big director takes over, the crew will definitely be the other party's word.

Not to mention his opinions, it is not certain whether the story can be filmed according to the original work.

As soon as Dongying, who was rejected by him, left, Dongbao's people came to the door, and it was Shinsuke Ito and his teacher who accompanied Dongbao.

Although Ito Shinsuke's teacher works for Shochiku Yinghua, the sect of Akira Kurosawa has taken deeper roots in Toho. This time, his master couldn't forgive the favor and came with Ito Nobusuke to accompany Toho.

The reason why Nobusuke Ito agreed was all because Shochiku Yinghua had never paid much attention to the cooperation with Yunying Pictures.

Shochiku Films holds a blockbuster series such as "The Story of Torajiro", and recently plans to cooperate with famous director Kinji Fukasaku on a new film. The cooperation on "Love, Come Home" has been procrastinating, and there is no result.

Ito Shinsuke did this because he wanted to use Dongbao to put pressure on Shochiku.

As for Dongbao who came with them, Dongbao owns the Godzilla series, Doraemon theatrical version, and also cooperates with Hayao Miyazaki's studio. Cooperation yields too many benefits.

(End of this chapter)