Tokyo Tycoon, Start as a Writer

Chapter 49: "Tide", Japan's first pure love book

"That scene just now was so refreshing!"

"No matter how gratifying it is, they are essentially boring people and things. Just mentioning them makes me feel bad."

"Then I won't say anything." Kobayashi Midori smiled.

The two left the café and walked into Shinchosha again. The young editor was holding the manuscript of "Chaosao" in his hand and walked briskly.

She had only glanced over it just now, but the extremely gorgeous words had already shocked her. She couldn't wait to go back to the office to savor it carefully.

As they walked into the building, the employees who were walking towards them looked at them strangely.

There was doubt and ambiguity in his eyes, and many female colleagues looked very envious...Not to mention Mr. Mishima's commercial value, just that handsome face would be enough to give him a business license.

The so-called pillow business is a term for the unspoken rule of gaining a higher position by sacrificing one's body.

Previously, everyone was wondering how a young editor in internship could pick up such a high-quality and talented author. Now everyone has suddenly realized - it’s just selling your body, so I can do it.

Feeling the meaning in those people's eyes, Kobayashi Midori frowned and muttered: "How annoying..."

"What?" Matsueda Kiyoaki turned around and asked.

Kobayashi Midori said unhappily, "They must have thought that I slept with you, that's why you submitted the manuscript to me."

"Just take it easy. The brain is in someone else's hands, and you can't stop them from thinking about anything."

"Do you know what I'm angry about?" Kobayashi Midori looked cunning.

"Aren't you angry that they look at you with tinted glasses?" Matsueda Kiyoaki looked at her strangely.

"Of course not, I'm angry because their thoughts are not true!" Kobayashi Midori looked at him seriously, and seemed to be unable to help herself, so she turned her eyes away and burst into laughter, and even her ears turned red with embarrassment.

Even if Kiyoaki Matsueda was not very emotional, he could still tell that he was being teased by her.

Seeing the shy look of the editor, he thought that if he confessed his feelings, he might be able to win her over...

But he held back.

Firstly, he is very uncertain about the future and has no intention of falling in love for the time being.

Secondly, in the eyes of the public, he is a man of family background.

Although her family background is fake and she has no feelings for him, and her current relationship with the editor is not considered cheating, in the eyes of others, the editor will become a mistress who destroys other people's families, which is very unfair to her.

But, am I the only one who can be teased by her like this?
This is too unpleasant.

If I ignore her now, will she dare to press herself against the wall in a few days?
Kiyoaki Matsueda couldn't help but fall into deep thought, thinking of ways to counter-attack her.

Kobayashi Midori, with a red face and head down, waited for a long time but he didn't speak, so she couldn't help but curse him as "idiot", then lowered her head and looked at him.

Noticing that he looked thoughtful, she asked in confusion, "What are you thinking about?"

"I'm thinking about how to counter you." Kiyoaki Matsueda answered honestly.

Kobayashi Midori blinked, then couldn't help laughing: "Hahaha, Mr. Mishima, how can you be so cute..."

"I have an idea."

"Eh? Hey, what are you doing..."

Songzhi Qingxian went directly behind her, held her armpits with both hands, and lifted her up.
The editor-in-chief of Matsushita who came out of the office saw this scene and was stunned: "What are you doing?"

"No, Editor-in-Chief, please listen to my explanation. This is what happened..."

Kobayashi Midori, whose feet couldn't touch the ground after being lifted up, blushed like a ripe peach. She explained anxiously and angrily, "We...were celebrating! Yes, Mr. Mishima lifted me up high to celebrate the passing of the new book review..."

She couldn't even continue with this lame excuse and looked so embarrassed that she couldn't face anyone.

Do young people nowadays like to play like this... Editor-in-Chief Matsushita couldn't understand it, but he was greatly shocked.

"Editor Kobayashi, are you happy?" Matsueda Kiyoaki laughed, and there was a sense of pleasure in his voice as if he had taken revenge.

Kobayashi Midori covered her face and said in despair: "You might as well just kill me..."

Her shameless look made Matsueda Kiyoaki want to bully her further.
But under the shocked gaze of Editor-in-Chief Matsushita, he had no choice but to put the young editor down and prepare to talk about business.

As soon as her feet touched the ground, Kobayashi Midori held back her inner shame and handed over the manuscript in her hand: "Editor-in-Chief Matsushita, this is Mr. Mishima's new work. Please take a look at it and see if you can sign a long-term contract with Mr. Mishima based on this?"

Editor-in-Chief Matsushita's attitude suddenly became polite, and he hurriedly said, "Mr. Mishima, please come to my office. Kobayashi, go make some tea." "Hi~"

The editor's answer is very insightful.

After entering the office, Kiyoaki Matsueda sat on the guest sofa and drank the tea made by the editor himself.

Editor-in-Chief Matsushita sat opposite and opened the manuscript.

[Uta Island is a small island with a population of 1400 and a radius of less than 4 kilometers. ]

The first chapter has about 3000 words and tells the story of Shinji, a young fisherman on Uta Island, who met Hatsue, a girl returning from outside, on an early spring evening. The scene at the end of the first chapter is very vivid.

[The flounder has been placed on a large white porcelain plate, its gills still twitching slightly. Blood is flowing out of the gills, seeping into its smooth, white skin.]

The writing style presented at the beginning is very beautiful, and even has some elements of showing off techniques in it. Compared with the fresh and natural style of "Dancing Girl", it is quite different, which made Editor-in-Chief Matsushita sweat.

It is very risky for a new writer who has no fame and fans to change his writing style in the second book...

But the more he read, the less worried he felt, and was replaced by shock.

As the story goes, Shinji falls in love with Hatsue, the daughter of the ship owner.

Because the rich boy failed in his pursuit of Hatsue, he spread rumors in a rage. When Hatsue's father heard about it, he became furious and opposed Shinji meeting his daughter.

Later, in a storm, Shinji saved a boat belonging to Hatsue's father from the raging waves. His bravery and tenacity moved Hatsue's father, and he finally won the girl with the help of everyone.

Overall, this is a happy story about a poor boy who breaks through class barriers and wins the heart of a beautiful girl.

After reading the whole text, I feel sweet, pure, sunny and optimistic.

The storyline is very thin, and there are no surprises or twists in the plot. It is the kind of story that you can guess the ending at a glance.

Although the plot is nothing new, the shock this book brought to Editor-in-Chief Matsushita was the greatest in his 20 years of career.

He had never seen such beautifully written words, no, such gorgeously written words. This was a novel with such gorgeous writing that it looked like a brilliant brocade.

Of the more than 80,000 words, only half of them are paragraphs that advance the plot.

The other half is used to depict the beautiful scenery of Utajima, the hardworking islanders, and the beauty of the body.

In this book, you can even see passages where the female divers are naked and comparing their breasts with each other, but they do not seem vulgar or obscene at all, but are full of simple nature and the beauty of the body.

The scene that impressed Editor-in-Chief Matsushita the most in the entire article was the one where the hero and heroine took shelter from the storm in an abandoned lighthouse.

Shinji and Hatsue stared at each other across the fire.

Every time the boy moved his body, the girl would move slightly to avoid him, and the campfire was always between their sight.

So Shinji asked, "Why are you hiding?"

"I'm just shy."

"How can I not be shy?"

Hatsue answered innocently, "If you take off all your clothes, I won't be shy anymore."

So Shinji also took off his clothes and shouted, "Hatsue!"

"Jump over the fire, jump over the fire!" Chujiang said breathlessly in a clear and powerful voice.

The boy jumped over the bonfire without hesitation and the two of them embraced each other.

Editor-in-Chief Panasonic murmured to himself: "It's so beautiful..."

The spring of first love was stirring, and the beautiful love was vividly written on paper. He looked at Kiyoaki Matsueda with a feeling of respect. He stood up and bowed, saying: "Being able to witness the birth of this work with my own eyes is indeed the most unforgettable moment in my career. Mr. Mishima, I would like to call this "The Wave" the first book of pure love literature in Japan!"

"Shiosao" deserves this evaluation very much, because it is the number one pure love book in Japan, no doubt about it.

It was published in 1954 and won the first New Wave Literature Award.

In the 70 years since its publication, it has been included in Japanese middle school language textbooks several times, and has become a fixed book in the recommended reading list for Japanese students. It has been adapted into film and television dramas and broadcast on the big screen many times, and its total sales volume is among the top 20 in the history of Japanese local books.

"Kobayashi, go and prepare to sign the contract!" Editor-in-Chief Matsushita was determined to use the most generous conditions to keep Kiyoaki Matsueda.

It doesn't matter even if he still has conflicts with the Ministry of Culture. As long as he produces content of the same level as "Chao Sao" in the future, the Ministry of Culture will never dare to target him again and again, otherwise it will just have to wait for criticism from all the writers.

(End of this chapter)