Tokyo Literary Godfather
Chapter 5 You will definitely fail
Kei Fujiwara was sitting on the subway. Shimada's words just now kept echoing in his ears. A sense of humiliation came to his heart and he clenched his fists subconsciously.
But soon, it loosened again.
Before actual achievements are made, any majestic rhetoric and any intense emotions are meaningless and will only become the subject of conversation and the butt of laughter.
"Wait, then……"
After getting off the train at Ueno Station, Kei Fujiwara jogged all the way and came to a Ohno bookstore out of breath.
There are only a few customers in the bookstore, and usually there will be more people around four o'clock in the afternoon. At that time, the nearby junior high schools and elementary schools have finished school, but most of them are minors standing and reading comics. There can be one in five people. If you are willing to spend money to buy it, it is already very good.
The latest pornographic magazines and popular comics are displayed in a conspicuous position, facing the window, attracting passers-by.
A golden lucky cat was facing the glass double doors of the bookstore, waving its right hand. An eggplant is painted on the belly of the Lucky Cat, which symbolizes "the realization of ideals and dreams"; the Lucky Cat's paws are raised above its head, symbolizing "summoning happiness from afar".
As soon as Fujiwara opened the door, they heard arguing from inside.
"What do you mean? There are so many books in your bookstore, how do I know where the book I want is placed?"
"There are indexes on the bookshelves, don't you know how to read them yourself?"
"You guy, give me a good attitude! Are you the seller or am I the seller?"
"I only know where the porn magazines and comics are. I don't know anything else. You can either find them yourself, or wait for my administrator to go to work and help you find them. I will not move my precious buttocks for a man."
"Damn it!" A middle-aged man who looked like an intellectual pounded the counter angrily, "If you do this business, your bookstore deserves to close down!"
The long-haired man sitting behind the counter casually chewed on the delicious bar, and said, "Is that so, I would like to borrow your words."
"I'm really sorry!" Kei Fujiwara hurried forward to apologize, displaying the spirit of craftsmanship, "I'm an administrator, please tell me what book you are looking for."
"I won't buy it! This kind of crappy bookstore should be burned down!" The male customer was so angry that he picked up his purse and left.
The long-haired man didn't even raise his head: "This is a scary statement. Guys like you are stupid criminals who publish crime notices in advance in mystery novels. Hey, Fujiwara, should we call the police?"
Fujiwara Kei followed the male guest all the way to the door, cursing Ohno Nagaharu in his heart that he was a bastard. Since your young boss has enough food and clothing, of course you don't care about business, but book sales are linked to my performance!
"I'm really sorry. I don't know how to express my apology. Just think that I'm making excuses. Please listen to my explanation. The reason why that man behaved like this is excusable..."
Sure enough, the male guest slowed down, looked back at the long-haired man, and asked, "What's the reason?"
"Because he..." Kei Fujiwara was already very familiar with wiping Ohno Nagaharu's butt, and he had ready-made tips in his stomach. "He lost his job, the company laid off employees, and his girlfriend took his savings and ran away with other men. , career and love are lost. When a man reaches the age of 27 or 27, when his fighting spirit is high, he suddenly loses everything. That feeling..."
The male guest looked at Ono Changzhi suddenly full of sympathy. Now that the economy is in a downturn, this kind of thing has become the norm in society, and it is not uncommon. He is also a man, so of course he can fully understand the bitterness and pain, and half of his anger disappeared immediately.
"Okay... Since this is not incomprehensible..." the guest sighed, but immediately raised his voice: "But a man cannot live in depression all the time. He must find a way to regain his strength and regain what he has lost. , is the attitude that a man should have when facing life! We can’t let foreigners look down on the Japanese!”
"You are right. I will pass on your words to him, hoping to inspire him."
"Please be sure to do this." The guest said, taking out a piece of paper from the purse, "This is the list of books I want to buy. Do you have any of these books?"
Fujiwara Kei took the book list, glanced up and down, and said: "Most of them are available, but the last two books are not in stock, but we have channels and need to allocate them from the library. Can you wait three to five days?"
The guest nodded: "Yes, but can it be delivered to your door then?"
There are a total of forty or fifty books on the book list. Some of the books are expensive, which is a big order. They immediately agreed: "No problem, please leave it to us."
The middle-aged man paid the deposit. Before leaving, he deliberately walked up to Ohno Nagaharu, knocked on the table and said, "Hey, kid, cheer up!"
After saying that, he made a cheering gesture and left.
Ohno Nagaharu looked back at the guest and sighed: "This sad middle-aged man has probably been driven insane by the Great Depression and is talking nonsense. If I get to his age, I will commit suicide and I will never live another second." bell."
"Ohno-kun, he doesn't seem to be much older than you."
Ono Nagaharu rolled his head and rolled his eyes: "Fujiwara-kun, abetting suicide is a crime."
Fujiwara Kei casually placed the paper bag containing the manuscript behind the counter. Ohno Nagaharu saw it and showed a smile that didn't make him smile: "Why, the manuscript was rejected again?"
"Um."
Ohno was openly mocking him, and even a generous man like Fujiwara Kei was still a little unhappy.
Ohno Nagaharu looked extremely happy while holding the comic book: "I said, being a writer is not so easy. Debut is just the first step. You have gone through such a difficult journey. Even if you are lucky enough to make a debut, the book will not sell well. Give it up, don't waste your time."
"I will not give up," Kei Fujiwara said. "Frustration is to be expected. If things go too smoothly, I might lose interest."
Ohno Nagaharu covered the lower half of his face with a comic book and said in a leisurely tone: "I knew you would say that, it really looks like it..."
"like what?"
"Like a friend of mine." Ohno Nagaharu said, "He thought he had talents, but spent a lot of time on impossible and illusory dreams, missed the truly precious things in life, and ended up with nothing."
"Actually, I'm doing this for your own good. Ten years later, you will definitely regret not listening to me today. The so-called dream is just a beautiful woman transformed by a civet cat... Forget it, I won't say it anymore. When you see a beautiful woman showing off her civet cat, You will definitely not give up before the tail."
Ohno Nagaharu turned around, his back to Kei Fujiwara, and stopped looking at him. The sound of flipping comic book pages filled the air.
Fujiwara Kei ignored him and patrolled the library area. When he saw out-of-stock books, he recorded them and put the randomly placed books back to their original positions. Some books had been curled up by guests, so Kei Fujiwara sealed them in plastic - and were not allowed to read them again! I am not a library!
When passing by the mystery novel area, Fujiwara Kei subconsciously stopped and looked.
Nowadays, the best-selling mystery novel writers are Watanabe Ikema, Miyano Mika, Hattori Ryuichi and others, and these people are all original and new original authors.
The sales king in the past two years should be Watanabe Ikema. His new book "Aurora Murders" was released in October last year. As of this Monday, less than half a year, 450,000 copies have been sold.
In Japan, a book that sells 50,000 copies is considered a best-seller, and 450,000 copies is considered a super bestseller. The momentum is still unabated, and there should be no problem with annual sales approaching one million.
In Japan's cultural industry, writers are an extremely profitable industry.
First of all, because Japan's copyright protection is very strict, piracy is almost extinct here. The concept of supporting genuine products is deeply rooted here, even far more than in Europe and the United States.
Secondly, Japan has a strong cultural atmosphere. Their literacy campaign started very early, the per capita literacy level is high, and there are many people who love to read and buy books.
Compared with writers, actors and entertainers in mainland China, where many stars are admired, have lower incomes. The incomes of well-known artists and well-known writers are simply not on the same level. This is exactly the opposite of the situation in mainland China.
But precisely because of this, there are many young people across the country who want to become writers, and writing training courses organized by various publishing houses are also popping up everywhere. However, there are very few people who actually become writers, and even fewer who become best-selling authors.
"Fujiwara-kun, how many publishing houses have you run to now?" Ohno Nagaharu suddenly asked.
"Three families." Kei Fujiwara said.
"Are you really going to ask each family?"
"Of course, there are so many publishing houses in Tokyo, and I will go to every one. If it doesn't work once, I will go there twice. If the publishing house in Tokyo is not discerning, I will go all over Kanto. I heard that Gunma is there There are also good publishing houses. If Kanto doesn’t work, I will go to Kansai. Osaka’s cultural industry cannot be underestimated. If Japan as a whole doesn’t want to see me, I will consider writing a second book and then repeat the above process. Once again.”
Ohno Nagaharu was silent for a while, then he looked at Kei Fujiwara and said word for word: "You will definitely fail, don't blame me for not reminding you."
After saying that, he slammed the comic book on the counter as if he was sulking and walked out of the bookstore.
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