The lonely Hikigaya Hachiman wants to become the king of mystery novels

"Teacher Hachiman, the plot you wrote is very good! I think even if it is published directly as a novel, it will be a great success. Thank you very much for your willingness to hand over this script to me for manga creation!"

Eiriri frantically thanked Hachiman on the phone.After reading the entire story of "The Jukkakuan Incident", she realized that it was an extremely exciting story, and no matter how much she tried to draw it into a comic, it would be a bit of a loss.But since Teacher Hachiman is willing to give her this opportunity, how can she not cherish it?

"I also believe that with your abilities, Sawamura-kun, you can perfectly depict this script."

Hikigaya Hachiman said with a smile.Komachi, who was doing his summer vacation homework, turned around and stared at him with strange eyes.

Chapter 143 "Confession" movie officially finished

For students, long vacations like summer vacation always feel like they go by quickly.The same is true for Hikigaya Hachiman. During the week after returning to his family, what he did every day was highly fixed: coding, writing summer homework, supervising Komachi to write summer homework, coding, and Yang No and Yukino had a long video call, played with Komachi, and coded words.

Hikigaya Hachiman cherishes this kind of time very much, because he knows very well that as a best-selling author, it is a luxury to have so much time at his own disposal.

After he graduates from high school, officially becomes an adult legally, and gets married (undecided), then all kinds of invitations and entertainment will come to him, and some of them he will definitely not be able to refuse.

"No matter! Just enjoy the moment."

Halfway through typing, Hikigaya Hachiman suddenly stretched himself and shouted loudly.

"I mean, brother... can you say hello to me before you go crazy next time? That's scary to say."

Komachi looked at the long pen marks he left on his summer homework and said to his brother helplessly.

"I'm sorry, Komachi, it just came out of nowhere. Let me check the time... I have been studying for a long time this morning, so I can rest now."

"Okay! Thank you brother."

Komachi flexed his already aching fingers, picked up his phone, lay down on Hikigaya Hachiman's bed and started scrolling.

Hikigaya Komachi has set the goal of passing the Sobu High School, so she will also receive tutoring from Hachiman every day during the summer vacation.Frankly speaking, Komachi's academic ability is not very strong, but this cannot be blamed on her. It is better to say that Hikigaya Hachiman's academic ability is too strong, a bit like the one with a genetic mutation in Hikigaya's family.In short, if Hikigaya Hachiman hadn't stood up to all odds, his parents might not have allowed Komachi to prepare for Sobu High. They thought it was too ambitious.

"By the way, brother, isn't your previous movie "Confession" going to be made into a movie? How is the progress now?"

Hikigaya Komachi asked curiously.

Komachi usually pays attention to the entertainment industry news. Several of her favorite actors have participated in the movie "Confession", so she will ask Hachiman for news about the crew from time to time.

After hearing that his sister liked the young actor Shomas Okada who played Mr. Werther in the movie, Hachiman gritted his teeth and called Okada and asked if he could send him a signed poster. The next day, he received an express delivery of twenty autographed posters. The other party called and said that he would sign no matter how many posters he wanted.

In fact, Hikigaya Hachiman is indeed very successful in the entertainment industry now.As long as it's a script written by Hachiman, it means ratings, and as long as it's a film adaptation of Hachiman's novel, it means a big hit. Many companies heard that NHK had obtained a whole season of Hikigaya Hachiman's script, and they held special high-level meetings to discuss countermeasures and stepped up their efforts. Produce high-quality TV dramas to compete with NHK.After Hachiman entered the entertainment industry, he actually promoted the involution of the entire circle.

"When Director Nakajima talked to me on the phone a few days ago, he said that it has reached the final finishing stage. I think it will be completed in the next few days. If it is completed, they will definitely notify me in advance and I will attend the banquet."

Hikigaya Hachiman replied.

On the day when filming is finalized, the crew will most likely go out to celebrate together in the evening, and Hachiman will definitely be invited to join them. This is an unavoidable social event. Fortunately, he is not yet of legal drinking age.Of course, even if Hachiman is able to drink in the future, given his status, it is not anyone else's turn to persuade him to drink, only his role to persuade others.

"Brother, if you go to the wedding banquet, be sure not to drink."

Komachi said to Hikigaya Hachiman with some worry.

"Don't worry, Komachi, everyone is very law-abiding. And no one has the courage to persuade your brother and me to drink now, and there won't be anyone in the future. (Except Mrs. Yukinoshita...probably)"

Hikigaya Hachiman said confidently, but in his mind, the scene where he was drunk until he was drunk on the wedding day, and his wife whose face could not be seen clearly appeared in his mind.

"That's good. I don't want to see my brother turn into that kind of boring adult so quickly. In addition to working every day, he also socializes, and only goes home after getting drunk every night. That will be too hard for Sister Yukino or Sister Yangno in the future. .”

Komachi didn't know who his brother would marry, so he had to tell the names of both Yukinoshita sisters.

"...Thank you for the reminder, Komachi. Brother, I will definitely be a good husband in the future."

Hikigaya Hachiman was a little ashamed. He felt like he was being taught a life lesson by his sister who was two years younger than him.

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"Okay, Director Nakajima, it starts at six o'clock tomorrow night, right? I'll remember it, and I'll be there on time."

I just talked to Komachi about the finalization of "Confession" in the morning. Hikigaya Hachiman received a call from Director Tetsuya Nakajima in the afternoon, inviting him to attend the finalization banquet with them tomorrow, July 27, at [-] p.m. , the location is an expensive yakiniku restaurant in Chiyoda District, Tokyo. As for where to go to have fun after the meal, I haven’t said yet. Anyway, I will celebrate until very late.

Since this kind of activity was not a work matter, and there was no telling what time it would end in the evening, Hikigaya Hachiman did not notify Sakamachi Konjiro to pick him up tomorrow. After all, he had a family.Hachiman once met Sakamachi's wife. She was a very cute orange-haired beauty with a hint of heroism. Sakamachi must also be very beautiful.

“It’s really inconvenient without a car.”

Hikigaya Hachiman sighed.He can only take the driver's license test in Japan, and he has to celebrate his birthday next year before he can drive by himself and go wherever he wants.

After much deliberation, Hachiman finally decided to take the Shinkansen to Tokyo tomorrow and not go home at night.Anyway, the headquarters of Bungei Chunqiu is also in Chiyoda District, and there is a staff dormitory specially set aside for him. He slept there once during the book signing in March, and it was quite comfortable.

Thinking of this, Hikigaya Hachiman called Editor Machida's phone number.

"Hikigaya-kun? You haven't contacted me for a long time. Is there anything you need my help with this time?"

Machida Enko's somewhat plaintive voice came from the phone. She hadn't absorbed "Hachiman's energy" in person for a long time.

"Bingo! Editor Machida. I do have something I need your help with, but it's hard to talk about it. Uh... Could you please go to the headquarters staff dormitory and take out the bedding from my room to dry it? I'll be there tomorrow night Then sleep for a night... If Editor Machida, you are busy with work, forget it! I will ask others."

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Hikigaya Hachiman said a little embarrassed.

"Goodbye, Hikigaya-kun."

Machida hung up the phone.

"Oh, it really doesn't work... It's really too much to make such a request during other people's working hours."

Hikigaya Hachiman said to himself.

"This kid...called me specifically just to ask me to dry his bedding! Should I say that he deserves to be the one?"

Machida Enoko was a little angry and laughed, but she still put down her work and went to the staff dormitory with integrity.But just now she hung up the phone in a hurry and forgot to ask Hikigaya Hachiman which dormitory he lived in, so she had to ask the management staff first.

However, when she arrived at the floor where the dormitory was located, she found that the current top leader of Bungeishunqiu Publishing House, the president, Mr. Hirao Takahiro, was walking out of Hachiman's dormitory with a bunch of quilts in his arms.

Chapter 144 The unlimited potential brought by "New Participants"

In fact, Hikigaya Hachiman just sent a message directly to the president Hirao Takahiro because he really didn't have the contact information of other people at Bungeishunshui Publishing House. It was just a message. He asked the other party to find someone to help him show off the dormitory. bedding.

Coincidentally, Hirao Takahiro had just finished a very lengthy meeting at that time. He was already a little uncomfortable sitting for a long time and saw this message from Hachiman as soon as he walked out of the conference room door.So he asked his secretary to return to the office first, planning to stretch his legs and feet, breathe some fresh air, and help Hachiman dry the bedding.It doesn’t mean anything special, it’s just that President Hirao simply wanted to bask in the sun and do Hachiman a favor.

However, the impact of this scene on the editor Machida Enko was too strong: Good guy, Mr. Hachiman felt that he had rejected him, so he directly called the president of Bunge Shunqiu and asked him to help him dry the bedding. This is How willful is that?And the president is really obedient?

Machida Enzi didn't dare to think about it any more. She even felt that this was a threat given to her by Teacher Hachiman: Today I can ask the president to dry my bedding, and tomorrow I can ask the president to fire you.

"Uuuuuuuah, I was wrong, Mr. Hachiman, don't let the president fire me. If you really want to fire me, let me be your assistant."

"Where are you following? Editor Machida. Just calm down."

Hikigaya Hachiman was confused, but luckily he finally explained it clearly.Of course, he himself was shocked by the fact that the president personally went to show him his quilt, but he believed that people with high status are still human beings, not gods in the sky. President Hirao might just want to show him the quilt by showing him the quilt. Maybe come and relieve some stress.

In short, Hikigaya Hachiman decided to leave for Tokyo early tomorrow morning. He planned to ask Editor Machida to go out for a walk. It was indeed a long time since he had seen her.It can even be said that he has not cared about the serialization status of "New Participant" for a long time. We can talk about these together tomorrow.

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"Wow, this is the first time I know about this. It's quite spectacular."

Hikigaya Hachiman stood at the entrance of the Jimbocho Main Store of Tokyo Sanseido Bookstore, watching the cover poster of his "Clock House Incident" displayed on the giant screen of the bookstore, and said to Machida Enko beside him with some pride.

Today is July 27th, Hikigaya Hachiman and Machida Enko meet up to go shopping together.The first stop for the two of them was the Sanseido Bookstore Jimbocho main store where Hachiman once held a book signing. This is a very large bookstore. Now the largest and most conspicuous external screen of this bookstore is hanging an advertisement for "The Clock Museum Incident".

"You think it's spectacular, too. By the way, Hikigaya-kun, it's hard to come here. How about I take a photo for you as a souvenir? After all, this poster won't be displayed forever."

Machida Enko suggested.

"Great idea, Editor Machida. I'm standing here with my hands in my pockets, and behind me is the oversized poster of "The Clock Museum Incident." This composition must be good. I'll post it to Twitter later."

Hikigaya Hachiman planned excitedly.He does occasionally post photos showing his face on Twitter, which is considered a fan benefit.Because he found that many fans like to see his appearance.

"Wait a minute, Hikigaya-kun. You can take whatever you want, but are you sure you want to post the photo on Twitter? This will reveal your whereabouts. Don't forget that you have 500 million followers on Twitter. .”

Machida Enko prompted with some worry.Hikigaya Hachiman's Twitter popularity is extremely high, even surpassing that of many popular celebrities.

"It doesn't matter. I will send it out in about an hour. I still have this vigilance. Don't worry, Editor Machida."

After saying that, Hikigaya Hachiman took a pose and waited for Machida to turn on his cell phone camera.

"Speaking of which, there are really a lot of people here taking pictures."

After receiving the photo from Machida Enko, Hikigaya Hachiman looked around and found that pedestrians stopped in front of the poster from time to time, taking photos like Hachiman did just now.

"That's right, Hikigaya-kun. Ever since the release of "The Clock Museum Incident", this place has become a check-in attraction. Originally, the posters on this screen could only be hung for half a month at most, but now this one has been hung for 25 days. , it is said that the bookstore plans to hang it until one month."

Machida Enko replied.

The two of them then fled to a cold drink shop on the roadside to escape the scorching heat.Hikigaya Hachiman resolutely carried out Yukino's previous advice to him to "nourish his stomach" and ordered a room temperature drink despite the strong recommendation of the store clerk.

"Let's talk about "New Participant", Editor Machida. I'm ashamed to say that I haven't paid attention to the serialization situation for a while."

Hikigaya Hachiman said with some embarrassment that in the past few months, the presence of "New Joiner" has been so low that it seems like it is no longer his work.

"Thank you so much for remembering that you wrote such a novel, Hikigaya-kun. However, there really isn't much to say about the serialization of "New Gatherer". Its popularity has always been high, and its reputation is also very good. When this kind of Once the phenomenon becomes the norm, there is nothing surprising about it.”

"Talking back to the story itself, whether it is the story of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in the third episode or the story of father-daughter in the fourth episode, they still maintain a very high level. The feedback from readers is also that they brought tears to their eyes after reading it. My mother-in-law reconciled, "It was hard to understand my father after reading this," and the like. In short, Hikigaya-kun, you have made everyone realize that mystery novels can be so tender."

Machida Enko replied.Although she did not come out to meet Hikigaya Hachiman for work today, she can switch to work mode at any time as long as the other party needs it.

"A warm story is not selective about the audience. Whether you are a mystery fan or not, I think "New Participants" has no reading threshold. I don't want everyone to have a more stereotyped understanding of my creative style, so I will try my best to enrich my creative types.”

Hikigaya Hachiman took a sip of the drink without ice. It was really tasteless.

"You are right, Mr. Hachiman. In my humble opinion, "New Participants" can open up a new situation for the creation of mystery novels. Reasoning can not only be used by detectives to solve cases, reasoning can be seen in any small things in daily life. It is difficult to conceive of a grand conspiracy like that in "The Clock Museum Incident", but many people should be able to extract some small reasoning stories from daily life. In fact, many people can do it. , the magazine has indeed received a lot of submissions like this recently, I think it was influenced by "New Participants"."

"I think the impact of the novel "The New Participants" on the reasoning world has just begun."

Chapter 145 "Confession" Finale Banquet & New Work Preview

Since the crew of "Confession" was relatively frugal in all expenses, there was still a lot of surplus left in the accounts when filming was completed.So Supervisor Nakajima waved his hand and directly announced that the final banquet of the "Confessions" crew would be held at a luxurious barbecue restaurant next to the Imperial Palace in Chiyoda Ward.He guessed that perhaps the cost of the barbecue was a relatively large single expense for the entire crew during filming.

Hikigaya Hachiman spent a day shopping with Machida Enko, and arrived at the store on time before six o'clock in the afternoon. When he arrived at the box, he found that the rest of the crew had already arrived. They were sitting around two rectangular tables. Nakajima Tetsuya noticed that the seat next to him was empty, and that must have been the seat reserved for Hachiman.

Director Nakajima was sweating profusely while grilling meat, and put the roasted meat on Hikigaya Hachiman's plate, while everyone else present was just sitting upright.

When Hikigaya Hachiman sat down, all the crew members who passed by stood up to say hello to him, and Hachiman responded one by one. He walked for a full minute before finally sitting down in his seat.

"Okay! Now that Mr. Hachiman is here, we should officially start today. Before that, let me say that the filming work in the past few months has been really hard for everyone. I know that I am a very strict person on the set. Director, I must have offended you a lot on weekdays, so please have fun today as compensation. Without further ado, I will propose a toast to you all, feel free to do as you wish."

Director Nakajima raised the glass in his hand and drank it all in one gulp. The rest of the crew also raised their glasses, and the atmosphere became lively.

"Director Nakajima, you also know that I am still underage. Today I will have juice instead of wine. Don't be offended."

Hikigaya Hachiman also raised his cup.hold back

"Hahaha, of course Mr. Hachiman. I am a well-known person in society, and I will not do anything illegal. As for other people present, if someone toasts you, just drink juice. If you really can't, you don't need to drink anything. It's the honor of these people to toast you. But, Mr. Hachiman, you have to be careful. There will definitely be many people drinking too much at today's banquet, but there are not so many drunk people. You are decent and rational, so try not to leave me or the assistant director to prevent problems."

Tetsuya Nakajima warned.Although Hikigaya Hachiman has made great achievements, he is still a minor after all, so he should be given the necessary protection. This is something Toho has been emphasizing to Supervisor Nakajima.

"I understand, Director Nakajima. I would like to ask, when will the movie "Confession" be released?"

Hikigaya Hachiman mentioned a topic that was close to his heart.

"Will it be released to the public? I think if I'm optimistic, it can be released before the end of the year. It will be just in time for the Christmas and New Year holidays, but in the end it depends on what the company thinks. As far as I know, they also I hope it can be released earlier, so the time before the end of the year is pretty good.”

Tetsuya Nakajima replied that as the person who invested the most physical and mental energy into the film, Director Nakajima naturally wants to see the day when the film is released as soon as possible.He had a hunch that "Confession" would become a new milestone in his directorial career.

"I understand, Director Nakajima. Thank you very much for your hard work over the past few months. I can't wait to see the finished film."

"If you want to see it, Mr. Hachiman, I can send you a full, unedited version in a few days. It has ten minutes more footage than the version that will be released in the future and the DVD version that will be released. It is absolutely rare and unique. .”

The movie version of "Confession" actually filmed more than 120 minutes of content, but in the future, audiences will only be able to see it in theaters for a hundred and ten minutes.The ten minutes of content that disappeared were the parts that were abandoned in the later editing of the film. This is the process in the production of any film.

For the director, editing is a very painful job. After all, every shot of the movie was shot with the efforts of the entire crew, and after the editing is completed, these shots will never appear in front of the audience. This It's like cutting off the director's body.

Therefore, the "director's cut" version of many movies released many years after its release is actually the original version. There is no intervention from the employer and no restrictions on classification. It is a pure reflection of the director's will.

"Then I'll trouble you, Director Nakajima."

Hikigaya Hachiman said happily.Finally one day, he was able to see the things that had sneaked away, and he felt a sense of joy about a good harvest.

"Haha, what's the trouble? To be honest, it's an honor for me to film your work, Mr. Hachiman. Even looking back on my career, I probably can't find a better performance than filming "Confession". This is all thanks to you, Mr. Hachiman. I am already looking forward to my next cooperation with you."

Tetsuya Nakajima raised his cup and motioned to Hikigaya Hachiman.

"Director Nakajima, after you said this, I really plan to write a novel that suits your style. But it is a bit difficult to make a movie because it is about three times as long as the novel "Confession" and costs more than 35 yuan. Character."

Hikigaya Hachiman has already planned in his mind the New Society Mystery Series that will be serialized in the "All Readings" magazine after the completion of "New Gatherer".

"35 words? It's really difficult to put this into one movie. Maybe it's more suitable to be made into two parts. Can I ask, what is this work about?"

Tetsuya Nakajima asked curiously.

"I want to describe the dramatic changes that took place in Japanese society after the 80s. I want to tell how an ordinary woman turned to sin step by step under the wave. In short, what I want to describe is the story of the big era and the little people."