Tokyo Literary Godfather

Yamazaki Naoki was stunned for a moment and picked up the magazine.

For him, Kei Fujiwara's name can be described as thunderous. He is like a road sign, telling him the direction of the road he is taking. It is also like a big mountain blocking his face. The great scenery is behind the mountain. The closer he gets to the mountain, the more the mountain shines on him. The shadow on his body becomes thicker.

In fact, this is not just his idea, almost all new writers have this feeling. It has only been four years since Kei Fujiwara made his debut, but his achievements are extremely terrifying, and he can already be called a famous artist.

The works are classics, and if you pick one at random and put it in the column of other people's career works, it can be regarded as a representative work.

As the saying goes, there is no first author in literature, and the criteria for judging literature are extremely subjective. However, among the younger generation of authors, Kei Fujiwara has almost become the recognized first author.

Although there are also a few people who disagree, the opinions of these minority groups have become irrelevant under the public opinion.

Even if all authors of all ages are compared, some Mesozoic authors are crushed by Kei Fujiwara. There are only some old authors, because of their seniority and reputation, no one dares to say that they are not as good as Kei Fujiwara.

However, the authors are all arrogant, especially the talented young authors. Everyone secretly regards Fujiwara Kei as an object of challenge and transcendence. However, no one can truly defeat him.

The same is true for Naoki Yamazaki. In fact, there is a secret that is not known to outsiders, that is, he is actually a fan of Kei Fujiwara.

When he participated in the peer film festival, he watched the short film "Looking Back" written by Kei Fujiwara. At that time, he was moved by the delicate emotions in the film.

Although Kei Fujiwara was already very famous at that time, he was not only a famous writer, but also a famous screenwriter. But Naoki Yamazaki doesn't know him very well, and he doesn't see much of his works.

After returning from the film festival, I went to buy a novel by Kei Fujiwara. After reading "White Night Journey", I was shocked and amazed by this social mystery novel, and I fell into deep thought.

He was an independent filmmaker at the time, but he had just graduated from college, but his film career was not going so smoothly. Although the filmed works have also received good responses in small circles, it is difficult to obtain income after all.

Of course, every independent filmmaker struggles at the beginning, and Naoki Yamazaki realized it long ago. After watching "White Night Walk", he had the idea of ​​shooting a mystery-themed work. However, as soon as the idea came up, he rejected it with a smile - where could he afford it?

However, two days later, he saw an article in a magazine about Kei Fujiwara's story of becoming a writer. I also just graduated from university, and my life is very poor, and I am depressed.

Writing novels while working as a clerk in a bookstore, and finally interviewed for "White Night Journey", which became an instant hit.

This seems to have inspired Yamazaki Naoki. Yes, he is also engaged in creation, so why not choose a lower-cost route?

So Naoki Yamazaki bought a lot of mystery novels as reference materials, and even read all of Kei Fujiwara's novels.

Since I have experience in writing screenplays, I am not a novice in the field of story creation. After I almost understood the subtle differences between novels and screenplays, I started writing.

I wrote the first novel for more than half a year, and I entered the Naoki Prize with full confidence, but failed in the second round.

He also adapted a script he had written into a novel, but it also failed.

So I was a little frustrated for a while, so I randomly conceived a story and submitted it again. The editor took a fancy to it and asked for polishing, but I didn't want to directly win the Ranpo Award.

After winning the award, Naoki Yamazaki seemed to be inspired to know what kind of stories would be popular in the market, so he became more and more out of control and became the hottest newcomer at the moment.

His subsequent career path was almost the same as that of Kei Fujiwara. After the novel became a hit, he began to work in the film and television industry. This gave him a unique and special feeling towards Kei Fujiwara. He felt that this man was like a gift from God. The road signs are general, as long as you follow them, you will not go wrong.

So when the producer challenged Kei Fujiwara in front of the media in order to promote the movie, Naoki Yamazaki felt a little embarrassed.

Of course, the producers were not clamoring for no reason, or wanted to borrow Kei Fujiwara's hype. It was purely Kei Fujiwara's new movie "Infernal Affairs" that snatched away their original leading actor Ken Nagasawa, which made the producer People are a little annoyed.

However, Yamazaki Naoki didn't have any big fluctuations in his mentality. Instead, he thought this was a normal thing. After all, the two parties have only reached a preliminary intention and have not officially signed a contract. Both the artist and the producer are observing each other. If there is a better candidate for the role, the film crew will also replace Nagasawa Ken.

It’s just that I didn’t expect Ken Nagasawa to take the first step, which made the producer very upset, so he threatened in front of the media, “I hope that after the movie is broadcast, Nagasawa-san will not regret today’s decision.” These words sound like Be confident in your own work.

Naoki Yamazaki is always a little embarrassed to listen to. While feeling psychological pressure, he also has some vague expectations. If my work and Kei Fujiwara are broadcast at the same time, what will happen to the outcome?

However, investors and the film studio will not give him this opportunity. To shorten the production cycle is to take advantage of "Infernal Affairs" and other movies that have not yet been released, and to compete with Kei Fujiwara? crazy...

The thoughts in Yamazaki Naoki's mind went back and forth, but he finally smiled, picked up the magazine, returned to the car, and started reading.

He specifically went to see Fujiwara Kei's works, and subconsciously ignored others. Starting from the first chapter, he actually had the idea of ​​reading a mystery novel or a career novel again, but as he looked at it, he found that it was not what he thought. It seemed to be a fantasy novel.

Have you transformed again? Yamazaki Naoki was a little surprised, and at the same time he was even more impressed by Fujiwara Kei's talent. He is good at different types of stories, and can achieve great results every time he transforms. He is truly worthy of Kei Fujiwara...

Soon, Yamazaki Naoki finished reading the first chapter of "The Worry-Free Grocery Store", and after reading it, he was still a little unfinished.

Traveling through time and space... using future information to fill up past regrets? It’s not a particularly novel setting. There are foreign films that have filmed this subject, but there really aren’t many written about it. The story is very attractive...

Yamazaki Naoki was a little curious about the subsequent development of the story, but the magazine in his hand only published the first chapter of "Jieyou Grocery Store".

Fortunately, this is not the latest issue. The novel has now been serialized for four chapters. Yamazaki Naoki wanted to see the other three chapters, but the vehicle had already driven far away. Just when Yamazaki Naoki was hesitating to ask the driver to drive back and borrow the remaining magazines, he happened to see a newsstand on the side of the road, which was still open at night.

Yamazaki Naoki got out of the car and bought several copies of the latest "Spring and Autumn Literature Appreciation". Looking at the thick stack of magazines in his hand, he unconsciously showed a somewhat self-deprecating smile - he had once again contributed to the sales of his opponent's works.

Is Kei Fujiwara his opponent? Yamazaki Naoki’s answer is yes. Fujiwara Kei is an idol. His goal is not wrong, but he is also the one he always wants to surpass.

But can he be considered a match for Kei Fujiwara?

Yamazaki Naoki dare not make a conclusion. Now, both in terms of works and reputation, he is several notches behind Kei Fujiwara. The kind of media and newspapers that use gimmicks to attract readers, saying that they are better than Kei Fujiwara, even he knows it. I'm just using it to hype myself up.

But no matter what, now I have become famous, maybe Fujiwara Kei has heard of me... maybe he really sees himself as a challenger or opponent?

Thinking of this, Yamazaki Naoki became a little excited unconsciously.