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

Hikigaya Hachiman replied.

"It sounds very grand and ambitious. It is often difficult to write well about themes based on the background of modern history, but if it is you, Mr. Hachiman, I have begun to look forward to the huge impact this book will have on the literary world and even society as a whole. Moreover, this kind of book is indeed very suitable to be adapted into a film and television drama. If possible, I will definitely try to do it in the future."

Tetsuya Nakajima pondered Hikigaya Hachiman's description and said with some emotion.

"By the way, Mr. Hachiman, do you have an idea about the name of this book now?"

"Of course I have thought about it. The self-pity of the talented is the elegy of the swan, and the collapse of the mediocre is the scream of the beast. I will call this novel "The Scream"."

Chapter 146 "Furuhata Rensaburo" begins preparations

"The Scream" can be regarded as a mystery novel that Hikigaya Hachiman read in his previous life before time travel. This book can be regarded as one of the representative works of Japanese social-style reasoning in the later period, and it is also the "social-style reasoning" in the category of social-style reasoning. One of the most successful works describing "social attributes".

As for the writing style of this book, it can be highly summarized in two words: despair.The suffocating sense of despair is the main color in this novel. The original author Ye Zhenzhongxian used a powerful pen to write this book almost like a large-scale investigation of the dark side of Japanese society, and all these darkness are revealed by the book. This is what the heroine Yoko experienced personally, and this is where the despair comes from.

Hikigaya Hachiman has decided to start serializing "Scream" immediately after the serialization of "New Participants" ends.

"I've written a warm little story about family love for you, now it's time to take some strong medicine, right?"

Hikigaya Hachiman twirled his Marlboro Meisterstück pen and planned with some evil intentions.

Of course, he hasn't started writing yet because the last chapter of his "New Participants" has not yet been completed.Moreover, social mystery novels are much less difficult to reproduce than character-based reasoning, and there is really no rush.

Thirteen days after the start of the summer vacation, which was also the last day of July, Hikigaya Hachiman completed all the scripts for the twelve episodes of the first season of the TV series "Furuhata Jinsaburo" and sent the remaining scripts to NHK's TV drama production department via email.Not surprisingly, he will soon receive an invitation to NHK headquarters for detailed discussions on the filming of the TV series. After all, this time is different from the time of "Confession". As a screenwriter, he is truly a member of the crew. Coupled with Hikigaya Hachiman's own status, he has a great say in the production of this TV series.

But before that, Hachiman received a call from his financial director, Yukinoshita Harano.

"Say boss, there was an inexplicable increase of 9000 million yen from NHK in the company's account just now? Should you explain it to me, a confused financial director?"

Yukinoshita Yono's kind voice came from the phone.

"Huh? Sister Yangno, don't you know about this?"

Hikigaya Hachiman began to frantically search the memories in his mind, and finally had to admit that he really forgot to tell Harano that he was writing a script for NHK.

"Hey, my good junior, you have so many business cooperations now, so I'd better write them down a little bit. If that doesn't work, you can leave this matter to Assistant Sakamachi and let him deal with me directly."

Yukinoshita Yangno suggested somewhat helplessly.The original intention of setting up the studio was to organize Hikigaya Hachiman's increasingly busy work. However, his junior student was really not too concerned about this aspect.

"I'm sorry, Sister Harano, I will tell Sakamachi about this matter for causing you trouble."

"It's not too much trouble. It's summer vacation now. By the way, Hikigaya-kun, what price did NHK offer for your script? It's too exaggerated to receive 9000 million at once? This is a job. This is the largest single income since the establishment of the office.”

Yukinoshita Yono asked very curiously.Although some complained that her junior students did not tell her about this in advance, these complaints were quickly overwhelmed by the shock of this huge script remuneration.

"The price? 750 million yen per episode. This is only the first season. If the ratings are impressive, the second season will definitely exceed 1000 million yen per episode."

Hikigaya Hachiman said somewhat showily.

"...Hikigaya-kun, from today on I will be your apprentice. Can you teach me how to write? I also want to make a lot of money."

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Yukinoshita Yangno's sour energy was about to overflow.Although money has never been a scarce item for a rich girl like her, how could Yukinoshita Yono not be envious of being able to earn so much money with her own abilities?

"Writing is something that can only be learned by learning, Sister Yangno, don't underestimate us writers."

In short, it took Hikigaya Hachiman about two months to completely restore the script of the first season of "Furuhata Jinsaburo" in his previous life. However, if you want to recreate the glory of this TV series, you cannot just have a script. Did it.Therefore, Hikigaya Hachiman will attach great importance to the preparation and filming process of this TV series, and will also put forward more specific requirements to NHK in terms of casting.

The success of the previous series "Furuhata Shinsaburo" was due to many factors, but if there is any aspect that stands out the most, Hikigaya Hachiman thinks it is the performance of the male protagonist Masakazu Tamura.It can be said that Mr. Tamura Masakazu's interpretation of the role of Furuhata as a detective has reached an ideal level, as if playing Furuhata is his mission.

Therefore, Hikigaya Hachiman asked NHK to find an actor with a similar temperament to play Detective Furuhata, and he believed that he would be able to find one in this world.

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"The actor of Furuhata Detective should be around 50 years old. Elegance is his most conspicuous feature. He can always exude a chic and confident nobility. Am I a bit too abstract to say this?"

Hikigaya Hachiman was currently sitting in the conference room of NHK's TV drama production department, explaining his views on casting to a group of company middle and senior executives who ranged from 40 to [-] years older than him.

"No, no, no, Mr. Hachiman. What you described is very specific. I can immediately name several actors of the right age who have this kind of temperament. I believe one of them must be qualified."

The speaker is Mr. Keita Kono, the director selected by NHK for "Furuhata Jinsaburo".He is a veteran TV drama director in Japan, and this is his first time working for NHK TV station.Originally, Director Kono was unwilling to work here because he had prejudices against NHK's TV drama production standards. Later, when he heard that the script was written by Mr. Yahata, he immediately dragged his entire team to the NHK headquarters to stand by.

"You are indeed very professional, Director Kono. It is no exaggeration to say that if this actor successfully plays the role of Furuhata Rensaburo, when filming the second season, the third season, and even various special episodes and theatrical versions, He is the soul of this series and the guarantee of ratings. Therefore, we must take seriously the only candidate who is the backbone."

Hikigaya Hachiman emphasized again, and everyone else in the venue nodded in agreement.Now he is speaking as a member of this crew, and the quality of this drama will directly affect his subsequent remuneration, so Hikigaya Hachiman's tone is no longer as gentle and solicitous as before. , now he is explaining a task in a very serious tone, which can even be said to be like an order from a superior.

What Hikigaya Hachiman didn't realize was that he was actually very good at giving orders to others.

Chapter 147 Hikigaya Hachiman’s genius idea

"Everyone should have read the script and know that "Furuhata Shinsaburo" is a unit drama. The fixed characters in each episode are Detective Furahata and his assistant Imaizumi. The characters that change in each episode are..."

Hikigaya Hachiman paused deliberately.

"It's a prisoner. A different actor will play the prisoner in each episode."

Director Kono immediately picked up what Hachiman was saying.

"That's right, Director Kono. If the concept of 'criminal' is not identified as a certain character, but as a collection in this TV series, then 'criminal' will be second only in terms of appearance time and impact on the plot. Due to the existence of Detective Furahata.”

"Everyone, I have a good way to increase the ratings. That is to let the prisoner in each episode be played by a famous figure in the current literary and artistic circles. He does not have to be an actor, he can also be a singer, idol, kabuki Artists, or even athletes. In short, we can make the question 'who will play the prisoner in the next episode' a hot topic of discussion. And because the actor is very famous, it will also boost the ratings."

Hikigaya Hachiman suggested.

This is also a gimmick that "Furuhata Rensaburo" used when it was broadcast in its previous life: the prisoners in each episode were played by famous entertainers.In the first episode of the first season, the very popular Akina Nakamori was directly cast as the murderer. However, Akina's appearance did not actually attract too much ratings for the first episode of "Furuhata Jinsaburo". This was mainly because of the first season of "Previous Life". At that time, the name of this IP had not yet been fully established.But it's completely different in this life. Hikigaya Hachiman himself is the most famous name.

"Oh my God, Mr. Hachiman... This is such a genius idea! In the past, many actors were worried about the impact on their film and television images and refused to play roles such as criminals and murderers. But if I tell them, we will Now that all the top artists in Japan have been invited to play the murderer in "Furuhata Jinzaburo", this drama will prove their status! Only Japanese artists who can star in "Furahata Jinzaburo" are extremely popular! "

Daichi Fukunaga, director of NHK's TV drama production department, said excitedly after hearing Hikigaya Hachiman's vision.He has already begun to imagine the grand occasion after the broadcast of "Furuhata Rensaburo" in his mind.

"Teacher Hachiman, this idea is indeed very novel and highly implementable. We only need to slightly increase the investment. The results will definitely exceed our expectations."

Director Kono also agrees with this view.

As mentioned before, in the Japanese entertainment industry, the appearance fees for artists are often very low.Even for the kind of absolute first-line actors who can support the ratings in prime time, the appearance fee per episode is at best 100 million yen, which is just a fraction of Hikigaya Hachiman's script salary for one episode.Therefore, it is not financially difficult for the crew of "Furuhata Rensaburo" to change a famous artist to play the murderer in each episode.

"I think with the support of you two, this matter will definitely be implemented. I'd like to trouble you two to worry about this."

Hikigaya Hachiman said with satisfaction. The head of NHK's TV drama production department and the crew director both spoke out and unanimously agreed on the matter, so there must be no objections.

"No, Mr. Hachiman. If it weren't for your advice today, we would not be able to come up with such a brilliant idea if we were sitting here thinking about it. Mr. Hachiman, if you were not a writer, I wouldn't be able to do it anyway. I want you to be hired as a planner at NHK with a high salary."

Daichi Fukunaga said with admiration.He originally thought that he just spent 750 million yen per episode to hire a screenwriter, but he didn't expect that the other person was so dedicated to the filming of the TV series and often came up with clever tricks. The money was really getting more and more worthwhile.

"As for the actor who plays Detective Furahata, I will contact those actors as soon as possible. As for which one to choose, you can make the decision for me, Mr. Hachiman. As for the roles of Imaizumi and other actors, I will make my own decision. is that OK?"

Director Kono asked.

"There's no problem with me, Director Kono. I think from now on, all our work will be focused on the TV series "Furuhata Jinsaburo". As a screenwriter, I will do my best to contribute to this TV series." Contribute.”

Hikigaya looked around the venue, and everyone's eyes were focused on him. Hachiman could feel that this was a blazing gaze that wanted to do something big.

After this discussion, it means that the TV series "Furuhata Shinsaburo" has officially been put on NHK's schedule this year as a key project.In the next few months, NHK will let the world see how powerful it can be as Japan's largest television station.

Of course, other TV stations will not sit back and wait for death after knowing that NHK has obtained the super buff of Hachiman. They have learned from various channels that the TV series cooperating between Hachiman and NHK (the name cannot be found out) is already in preparation. After this stage, benchmarking plans have also begun.Everyone is secretly competing with each other, and they must not let NHK take this opportunity to occupy the mountain of TV drama ratings in one fell swoop.

"Thank you for your hard work~ Teacher Hachiman, this is for you."

After Hikigaya Hachiman entered Sakamachi Kinjiro's car, the other party handed him a bottle of room temperature energy drink.

"Huh, that's really helpful, Sakamachi."

Because he talked a lot at the meeting, Hikigaya Hachiman was very thirsty at the moment. He took the drink and drank it down.

"Uh, Mr. Hachiman, drinking energy drinks like this is a bit too hasty."

"It's okay, I'm just thirsty, and a lot of mental work itself is very physically demanding. By the way, is there any news from Kodansha?"

Today is already August [-]st, and two days later, August [-]rd, will be the day when the manga "Jukkaukan Incident" that he collaborated with Eri Sawamura will be serialized in "Weekly Young Magazine".

"The magazine has already responded. They are very satisfied with the quality of the first episode, and the publicity campaign has already begun."

Sakamachi Kinjiro replied.

"Very good, everything is difficult at the beginning. As long as this first chapter can leave a deep impression on readers, we will have won half the battle."

The first chapter of a serialized manga is often long, and "The Jukkakuan Incident" is no exception.

The first episode tells the story of seven members of the Mystery Literature Department of K University who were invited to an isolated island to find inspiration for their creations. After they moved into a uniquely designed building on the island, the "Ten Gakukan", Several people decided to explore the island and discovered a bizarre murder that happened on the island half a year ago.After the group spent a night in Jukkakukan, they woke up the next day and found wooden signs with the words "Detective", "Murderer" and "First Victim" printed on them on the table in the lobby. , as if to indicate that a tragedy similar to that in "No Survival" will occur in the Ten Gakuen Hall on this small island.

This is the first episode of "Jukakukan Incident", which is fifty pages long, and the suspenseful atmosphere is officially aroused at the end.It's a standard comic book start like a textbook.

Chapter 148 Kodansha’s propaganda offensive

Hikigaya Hachiman is collaborating with another manga artist to enter the manga industry. In fact, various gossips have been revealed for a long time.However, before the official announcement is made, the information available to everyone online is still very limited.

Finally, on August [-]st, Kodansha’s official Twitter released an unremarkable announcement: The original work of the genius mystery writer Hachiman and the drawing of the talented artist Eri Kashiwagi are the new comics "Jukukakukan Incident" , will be serialized in the next issue of "Weekly Young Magazine".

The magazine's own official Twitter is not as calm as Kodansha's.

"The prequel of "The Clock Museum Incident" "The Jukkaokan Incident" will be serialized soon! Revealing the strange case that happened in Jiang Nan (the reporter in "The Clock Museum") during his college days."

"This is the "No Survival" of the new era! This is a sincere love letter from Mr. Hachiman to classical reasoning! Come on, old mystery fans."

Due to the tight schedule for starting serialization, "Weekly Young Magazine" did not care about any moral integrity in its promotion.Even the banner of "the new era of "No Survival"" has been raised.

In any case, at least the publicity effect is excellent.When netizens realized that Mr. Hachiman's entry into the comic industry was true, it naturally aroused a heated discussion.

"Teacher Hachiman is really energetic. Isn't he still serializing "New Ginseng" in "All Readers"?"

Some fans who were tricked later lamented.

"Let me tell you secretly, Mr. Hachiman said in a previous interview that during the serialization of the social mystery novels, he has been writing original reasoning, so he should be in third mode now."

Old fans will now come out to brag about how awesome their idols are.

"By the way, haven't you noticed the artist of this comic? It's Mr. Eri Kashiwagi!"

Sharp-eyed readers spotted this obscure name.

"What's wrong? Who is he? Is there anything different?"

A seemingly innocent netizen asked curiously.

"I won't say who he is specifically. Anyway, you can search for him. You will thank me when you come back."

"I'm back, thank you brother, let's not chat today, I'm offline."

"I didn't expect Mr. Kashiwagi to be a good person. When he was illustrating "Metronome of Love", I thought he was just doing it for fun. I didn't expect that he would really enter the mainstream comics industry now."

"Yes, and Kashiwagi-sensei can collaborate with Hachiman-sensei on the first comic after coming ashore. It's really a dream start."

“Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuupuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu are all these cartoonists in the sea have come ashore. What will I read in the future? Teacher Kashiwagi, come back here!”

All in all, not all readers are happy to see Eri Kashiwagi come ashore.But it is undeniable that these writers who came ashore from the sea can at least crush a large number of ordinary cartoonists in terms of drawing skills.

"Mr. Hachiman is so willful. This is the prequel of "The Clock Museum Incident"! Now that "The Clock Museum" is so popular, he actually only serialized "Jukakukan" in the form of a comic. This is too extravagant. "

Some netizens sighed.

This also represents the thoughts of most netizens. In their opinion, if "Jugakukan Incident" is sold in the form of a book, it will be possible to recreate the crowd-empty scene of "Clock Hall Incident".I don’t know why Mr. Hachiman gave up such a lucrative path and instead chose a relatively low-profit path like comics.

Arisukawa was also curious about this matter, so he called Hikigaya Hachiman specifically to ask for his thoughts.

"This is because I cannot consume the readers' enthusiasm, Mr. Arisukawa. You have also read the script in general. Do you think it is an excellent work?"

Hikigaya Hachiman heard the news.

"Of course this is an excellent work, Hikigaya-kun. Well... maybe compared with your previous works, Hikigaya-kun, it doesn't seem to be that outstanding."

Arisukawa said thoughtfully.

"That's right, Mr. Arisukawa, that's the problem. I believe "The Jukkaukan Incident" is still an excellent work, but it really can't be compared with my previous works, especially "The Clock Hall Incident". If I write "Jukkakukan" and publish it as a book, then the countless readers who were attracted by "The Clock Tower" will be disappointed, and the book will definitely not meet their expectations. This is what I want to avoid , I need to ensure that each of my creations is an absolute masterpiece. Only in this way can readers always maintain confidence in me."

Hikigaya Hachiman explained.These words could only be told to Mr. Arisukawa, so he spoke very eloquently.

"Hikigaya-kun, I feel like I have known you for a long time, but your words still opened my eyes again. I even feel that after you said this, I am not worthy of being a mystery writer. Hahaha."

Arisukawa smiled generously.

"Teacher Arisukawa, why did you say this?"

"Don't be pretentious, Hikigaya-kun. It's not like you haven't read my books. If you don't know me at all, how would you evaluate me as a writer? Tell the truth."

"Ahaha, don't make things difficult for me, Mr. Arisukawa. Your novels are all very good, but...well, you like to add water a little bit."

Hikigaya Hachiman said cautiously.

"You, Hikigaya-kun, are still too dishonest. Did I put a little bit of water into it? My book has 30 words, 15 of which are full of water! But even so, my readers are still Are you willing to read my book? Alas, I really can’t understand it.”

"So, Hikigaya-kun, you don't have to be too cautious. I believe that your readers are very tolerant and will not lose their respect for you just because your performance is unsatisfactory once in a while. Trust. Believe me, your current status in the hearts of readers cannot be shaken by the abnormal performance of a book!"