wavenovel Chapter 1165 1174, You have the potential to win the Nobel Prize in Literature!
Chapter 1165 1174, You have the potential to win the Nobel Prize in Literature!
The sky finally cleared up, and the warm sunshine illuminated the entire Tokyo since morning.
The snow that fell a few days ago slowly melted away, but it didn't completely disappear. Instead, it was like a layer of transparent lip gloss was applied to the original snow, making the grass, treetops, roofs and spires faintly reflect crystal light.
“What a great day!”
Naoki Nagayama was walking in the yard holding a thick bunch of small summer flowers, letting the children bask in the sun.
At this time, Xia Hua, whose nose was slightly red, did not feel cold. Instead, she opened her big black eyes and looked around. Occasionally, she would point in a certain direction and let her mobile vehicle move forward in that direction.
“This is bamboo leaf!”
Naoki Nagayama watched his daughter reach out to the bamboo leaves bent by the snow, and whispered the names of the objects beside her.
Although Xia Hua can't call mom and dad yet, she can already distinguish different tones. It's time to let her have an idea of the names of all objects.
"This is snow~" "It feels cool, right?" "This is a tree trunk!" "This is Inari's ear" "."
As his daughter's fingers kept moving, Naoki Nagayama happily described everything she touched, until the cold little hand touched his nose.
"This is Daddy's nose, it's so cold!"
"Da da."
"Yes, call me dad~Dad~"
"Da~da~"
"Hana-chan, come again. Call me daddy~dad~"
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It's almost time for the baby to speak. Now Naoki Nagayama and Akina are fighting over whether the baby should call dad or mom first. Both of them are seizing any opportunity to brainwash their little Xiahua, as if whoever Xiahua calls first will win the competition~
But the two of them pretended not to care, saying something like it didn't matter who called first.
Naoki Nagayama hadn't taught him much when Akina noticed:
"Naoki-san, what are you doing?!"
"Ah?" Naoki Nagayama looked up at Akina on the porch and said cunningly, "I'm taking Hana-chan out to get some fresh air! Children can't stay indoors all day!"
Mingcai obviously didn't believe it, and a look of doubt appeared on her face:
"Oh, and I thought Naoki-san was secretly teaching Hana-chan to call me daddy!"
"Hahaha, no way!" Naoki Nagayama put on a fake smile, "It doesn't matter who Hana-chan calls first, they are all our daughters!"
"Hum~"
Akina laughed in disbelief and said,
"We've been outside for a long time. It's so cold outside. Let's go back inside!"
"It hasn't been long since I came out~"
"When the baby is 6 months old, the immunity provided by breast milk is almost ineffective. You have to be more careful at this time!" Akina showed a dangerous smile on her face, "Besides, the weather is so cold now, Naoki-san, don't you agree?"
"Uh" For the sake of his own happiness that evening, Naoki Nagayama nodded, "My wife is right!"
After Naoki Nagayama walked back to the porch, Akina immediately took Xiao Xiahua into her arms, and then whispered something like "It's better for you to come to your mother's side" and walked into the living room.
Naoki Nagayama looked helplessly at Inatarou beside his legs:
"Yingtaro, look, this is what happens after marriage. So just stay single!"
".Woof~ (No!)" Yingtaro replied excitedly.
"Then I'll cut off your balls in the spring when you're horny!"
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The dog sensed the malicious intent and quickly ran into the living room with its tail between its legs.
When Naoki Nagayama walked into the house, the heater warmed up his face, which had just been a little stiff. He walked to the sofa in the living room and said to Akina who was playing with the child:
"Akina, there will be a Blue Ribbon Film Awards ceremony next week. Will you come with me then?"
"Hey, will she win Best Actress?" Akina asked, "Or Best Actor?"
She starred in "Ghost", and her husband is a big shot in the film industry, so it is clear that she will win many film awards this year.
"This can only be confirmed this afternoon~"
Naoki Nagayama took a sip of hot tea and explained to Akina,
"In the evening, the chairman of the Blue Ribbon Film Awards Jury invited Shuichi-san and me to have a drink," Naoki Nagayama said, "I think they want to talk about the award."
"Sure enough." Akina shook her head and sighed, "All the awards in the entertainment industry are full of shady dealings~"
When I was an artist before, I regarded all the major awards as some great honors. But now that I have been with Naoki Nagayama for a long time, I know that all the awards are just business.
"In fact, every competition is quite fair when it is first established. After all, it is necessary to use authority to establish its reputation." Naoki Nagayama said, "But the closer it gets to the end, the less authoritative it becomes~"
"This is the law of the decline of things!"
Mingcai said beside him:
"It's clearly the degeneration of human nature and the distortion of morality!"
"Huh?" Naoki Nagayama looked at his wife beside him and said in surprise, "When did Akina say something so philosophical?"
"As the wife of a great writer, I will learn something more or less!"
Putting Xiahua on the carpet to play by herself, Nagayama Akina showed a sly smile on her face, and then looked at Nagayama Naoki,
"Naoki-san, am I right?"
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Naoki Nagayama swallowed his saliva, and his wife's beautiful cheek came very close to him. The orange scent on her hair and the elegant fragrance of the face cream blended together, making people feel relaxed and happy.
We were talking fine, why are you so close all of a sudden?! It seems that these days Akina has been tempting me to be more and more open and aboveboard after marriage. Could it be that she has reached the follicular stage?
Do you think a test of this level can stump a husband who has watched countless movies?
It’s still broad daylight!
"Jingle Bell!"
Just when the atmosphere in the room was about to become charming, the phone next to him suddenly rang, and Naoki Nagayama quickly picked it up:
"Moshi Moshi, this is Yamazakurain!"
"Ah, Naoki-san! I'm Morikawa Kuniji!" The voice of Shogakukan's editor-in-chief Morikawa Kuniji came from the microphone. "It's been a long time since I last met you. Is everything going well?"
“Hi, everything went well on TOEFL!”
In fact, Shogakukan had called to visit during the New Year, but Naoki Nagayama was not available at that time, so it was kept delayed.
"Naoki-san," said Morikawa Kuniharu, who was on the phone, "I'm calling this time because I have some good news!"
"Huh? What's the good news?"
"The foreign translated versions of your Jurassic Park have already started selling in book markets such as the United States and the United Kingdom," said Kuniharu Morikawa with a smile. "From the feedback from distributors, it is very popular!"
"Oh? In the US and the UK?"
Naoki Nagayama became curious. He has many novels, but the one that has the greatest influence overseas is "Summer Garden", after all, it is a children's book.
As for other romance novels, such as Love Letter, Love Sky, and My Tomorrow Me Dates Your Yesterday, they are very popular in the Japanese market, but they are not as popular abroad.
Because the concept of love in Europe and America is different from that in Japan, the delicate feelings of youth pain cannot be empathized with~
"Paradise Lost" is also closely related to Japan's cultural environment. Extramarital affairs abroad are not so complicated!
As for the Soviet Union and mainland China markets, they are still in the Cold War and are very cautious about the spread of books as a carrier of ideology and culture.
"Hi." Morikawa Kuniharu continued, "At present, our overseas distributors have also told me that many fans have established fan clubs and asked them for information about the author. They want to send you a letter!"
“Hahaha, letters from overseas fans!”
Naoki Nagayama laughed. It seemed that he would have to buy a few more houses to house the letters, as the apartment in Bunkyo Ward could no longer accommodate them.
"Naoki-san, have you ever considered holding a book signing event in Europe or America?"
Kuniharu Morikawa suggested,
"It's not for sales, but to communicate with foreign literary circles. This will be very beneficial to Naoki-san's reputation in the international literary world."
"Become an international literary giant?"
"Yes, Naoki-san, you have the potential to win the Nobel Prize in Literature!"
Morikawa Kuniharu said seriously,
"As long as my fame continues to rise to the next level!"
"Forehead"
Suddenly hearing the familiar award, Naoki Nagayama was a little dazed. The Nobel Prize in Literature was such a distant word in his previous life, but now someone actually said that he had the potential to win the award!
"Haha, I always thought I might win the Nobel Peace Prize," Naoki Nagayama said with a smile on the phone, "After all, I am a pacifist."
"Naoki-san, I'm not kidding you!"
Kuniji Morikawa spoke solemnly on the microphone.
"According to your current fame in the literary world, you will definitely be nominated when you are around 30 to 40 years old!"
"If a remarkable masterpiece had been written before then, it would have been earlier."
What a big pancake! Who said that drawing pancakes is the boss's special skill?! This pancake made by Kuniharu Morikawa is also fragrant and round!
Naoki Nagayama is not too confident about this. He is standing on the shoulders of other masters and has a good idea of his own writing skills:
"Okay, I'll do my best!"
"Hahaha," Morikawa Kuniji laughed out loud when he heard this, "Since Naoki-san said he would work hard, do you have any plans for a new book this year?!"
Naoki Nagayama, who was sitting on the sofa, looked grim.
Oh no! It’s a request for more updates!! It’s from the editor!!!
"Hahaha, a new book?!" Naoki Nagayama laughed it off, trying to fool the reader, "As for a new book, I don't have any plans for now!!!"
"I've been so busy since the beginning of the new year, and then I have to participate in film competitions and so on. I may have to wait until April or May to have new works."
"April or May?" Morikawa Kuniharu was angry at him for not fighting back. "Naoki-san, you should know that there is no end to making money!"
“Everyone will eventually die, but writers can make you a name in history and leave your own traces.”
Naoki Nagayama listened to Kuniharu Morikawa's chattering and couldn't help but want to refute. In fact, scientists, physicists, chemists, and teachers can all leave their names in history!
But he held back and just listened. If he refuted, it might turn into a debate.
"Ahem, Kuniji-san, I understand," Naoki Nagayama interrupted while Morikawa Kuniji was catching his breath, "Don't worry, I will definitely keep the new book in mind!"
"This is right~"
Kuniharu Morikawa continued to talk for a while before hanging up the phone with satisfaction.
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When Naoki Nagayama put down the phone, he saw Akina leaning on the sofa, with one hand supporting her chin, looking at him very cutely:
"Naoki-san, are you going to win the Nobel Prize in Literature?!"
".Akina, do you think it's possible?"
"You never know!" Akina held her husband in her hands, looked at his handsome face from left to right, and then leaned in and kissed him again and again, "My Naoki is a genius!!"
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Naoki Nagayama's face was covered with saliva and a sweet tongue started rushing around in his mouth!
Definitely the follicular phase!
In the evening, Naoki Nagayama was picked up by his driver and taken to a nightclub in Roppongi.
After walking in, under the dim and ambiguous lights, I quickly found the private room. Idou Shuichi had arrived early and was drinking happily with the dark-skinned Nojima Koichi~
There was also a familiar-looking person next to him.
"Naoki-san, you're here!" Idou Shuichi greeted Naoyama Naoki immediately after seeing him, "Come on, come on, you don't know him yet? This is the chairman of the Film Blue Ribbon Committee. Next to Nojima Koichi is his special assistant, Matsuzawa Shinnosuke!"
"It's our first meeting. Thank you for your guidance."
Naoki Nagayama simply shook hands, then looked at Shinnosuke Matsuzawa.
"Matsuzawa Shinnosuke seems familiar? Have we met before?"
"Hi, I used to be a reporter. I interviewed Naoki-san and wrote about his explosive news." Matsuzawa Shinnosuke said it directly without any intention of hiding anything. "But now I'm a special assistant to the Film Blue Ribbon Awards Committee!"
"Oh?" Naoki Nagayama sat down and recalled, "Ah! You wrote the scandals between me and Kanako Higuchi, and the scandal between me and Yuko Tanaka!"
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Matsuzawa Shinnosuke didn't expect Naoki Nagayama to have such a good memory, but since he was caught, he didn't argue, but picked up the wine glass.
"Haha, Naoki-san has a good memory!"
"But I was forced to write these news stories to gain exposure due to my life." Matsuzawa Shinnosuke apologized sincerely, "I will drink three cups as punishment to express my apology."
As he said this, he generously poured three glasses of brandy and drank them. These were not small glasses for white wine, but red wine glasses!
Naoki Nagayama was also shocked when he saw it, and quickly stopped him:
"It's not necessary, it's not necessary, we all just make a living in the entertainment industry"
"No, no, no, you must apologize!"
Matsuzawa Shinnosuke didn't want to embarrass Nojima Koichi because of his past affairs, so he drank the three glasses of wine. Then his face quickly turned red and his eyes became a little straight.
"Naoki-san, please accept my apology!"
"Okay, okay, please sit down."
Naoki Nagayama had no intention of asking for punishment, he just mentioned it when he remembered it. Now it was natural for him to follow the trend and understand the cause and effect.
At this time, Nojima Koichi, who had been watching from the side, raised his glass and started to smooth things over. He said things like "We'll be good friends from now on" and "Long live harmony" and started toasting.
Soon, the atmosphere in the private room became much more relaxed, and Naoki Nagayama and Shuichi Idou also had more smiles on their faces.
"President Nojima." Idou Shuichi finished his drink and asked with a smile, "Why did you suddenly think of treating us to a drink today?"
Now to the point, Nojima Koichi sighed and put down his glass:
"Actually, I feel a little embarrassed to talk about this matter."
Naoki Nagayama knew that Koichi Nojima wanted to discuss the award, and originally thought it was just a discussion about the ownership, but it seems like there's more to it?
"Naoki-san, Shuichi-san, you two are both famous directors and the bosses of Shuyou, so I won't beat around the bush on some things!"
Nojima Koichi adjusted his tone and said,
"Shuyou released many movies last year, all of which achieved very good results. Among them, "Hayato", "Ginza Tiger" and the currently popular "Ghost" are the most outstanding."
"It can be said that all the awards of this year's Blue Ribbon Film Awards can be awarded to these three films."
At this point, Nojima Koichi paused.
"But if that's the case, then the Blue Ribbon Film Award will become a family award!"
Hearing this, Naoki Nagayama and Idou Shuichi looked at each other. Was he trying to persuade Shuyou to give up one or two movies?
"Naoki-san, Shuichi-san, I won't say anything big about doing it for the healthy development of the Japanese film industry."
Nojima Koichi seemed very sincere at this time. He knew that sincerity was the only way to deal with young people like Naoki Nagayama.
"Shuyou is very capable and his works are excellent. If he follows the rules, he can definitely win all the awards. But the film industry is not a one-man show after all."
"Other companies like Toho, Toei, Shochiku, Kadokawa, etc., as well as a large number of emerging production companies, also need recognition and support. Our Blue Ribbon Film Awards also need to ensure relative fairness."
"So I invited you two here today to ask the tree friends to vacate some awards for others!"
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Listening to his words, Shuichi Ido and Naoki Nagayama were both silent and thought without saying anything.
After that, the two of them discussed quietly with each other. After a few dozen seconds of silence in the private room, Idou Shuichi spoke first:
"Nojima-san, you are asking us tree friends to give up our honor with empty words. Isn't it unfair to the tree friends?"
"Hey, I know that too!" Nojima Takashi nodded, "So please tell me the conditions. As long as I can do it, I will try my best to satisfy the tree friends!"
Naoki Nagayama touched his chin. He had almost thought about it and was waiting for this moment!
"Nojima-san, I can make "Ginza Tiger" and "Hayato" give up the competition for the Blue Ribbon. But "Ghost" still needs it."
"But this requires something in return!" Naoki Nagayama looked at Koichi Nojima.
"Hey, please go on!" Nojima Takaichi looked determined.
“Ghost” is planning to compete for an Oscar this year. I need you, President Nojima, to use the connections and power of the Blue Ribbon Film Production Committee to help me with all your strength!”
"Oscar?"
Koichi Nojima originally thought it was the Film Academy Award, but when he saw the look in Naoki Nagayama's eyes, he realized that it was the international Oscar Award!
Naoki Nagayama actually has such ambition!!!
"Hi!" Naoki Nagayama nodded and held out his hand. "How about it, deal?"
Nojima Koichi is not a hesitant person. "Ghost" is already a very good movie. If it can win the international Oscar Award, it will be a good thing for Japan's film industry!
He stretched out his hand:
"Okay, we have a deal!"
The two shook hands, and just when Nojima Koichi felt that the matter was settled and was relieved and ready to celebrate, Idou Shuichi smiled and said:
"Nojima-san, Naoki-san has made his decision, and I have a request too!"
"Eh?"
Takaichi Nojima glanced at Nagayama Naoki, but Nagayama picked up a fruit and avoided his gaze. This meant that he couldn't do anything about Idou Shuichi.
"Cough cough."
Knowing Naoki Nagayama's attitude, Nojima Koichi could only look at Idou Shuichi.
"So, Xiuyi-san, what are your conditions?"
"Recently, Shuyou is planning to form a Tokyo Film Association. Does Nojima-san know about this?!"
“Hey, I heard that.”
"That's good. My request is very simple." Idou Shuichi also smiled. "I hope Nojima Koichi will lead the representatives of the Blue Ribbon Film Association to join the association and become initial members."
"Then, give me your full support as the first president of the association!"
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Nojima Koichi was silent for a moment. He had just helped Naoki Nagayama to win an Oscar, which was just a favor.
And Idou Shuichi's request actually requires other blue ribbon representatives to support him to become the president, which will take a lot of effort~
However, considering that all of his influence comes from the Blue Ribbon Award itself, then maintaining the authority of the Blue Ribbon Award is naturally the most important thing!
“Hey, I understand!!”
"Haha, that's good!" Idou Shuichi and Nojima Koichi clinked their glasses, "Then we have a deal!"
"it is good!"
Neither Naoki Nagayama nor Shuichi Ido were worried about the other party breaking the contract. Although this private agreement could not be made public, it was obvious that Shuyou was in a strong position and could ensure that Koichi Nojima would execute it.
If the other party breaches the contract, it is very simple. This year, Shuyou announced that due to the shady dealings, Shuyou’s movies will not participate in the competition for the Blue Ribbon Awards, and then ask the film production studios with good relations not to participate, which will make this award decline in an instant.
"All right!"
Naoki Nagayama drank another cup and said,
"Next, let's discuss how many awards Ghost can win this year. I'll make it clear that the Best Actress award is a must! I promised my wife!"
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Matsuzawa Shinnosuke, who had remained silent, wanted to record this sentence at this moment!
He had always wanted to find some dirty laundry on Naoki Nagayama before, and now he was at the scene where Naoki Nagayama and the bigwigs in the entertainment industry were concocting a conspiracy.
This is pure entertainment industry shady stuff. If it gets out, Naoki Nagayama, Akina Nakamori, Shuichi Ido and others will all be disgraced!
But he is no longer that passionate reporter now!
Matsuzawa Shinnosuke picked up the wine glass and took another big sip!
Alas. Just assume I'm drunk. When I'm drunk I can't see anything! (End of this chapter)