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Keio University, which will be known as the number one private university in Asia in the future, is a private university founded by Yukichi Fukuzawa.

Nagayama Naoki walked in this campus full of Western aesthetics. Accompanied by Morikawa Kunji from Shogakukan, he admired the European-style red and white mansion not far away...

"This is the college that some hot girl at the bottom of the pile desperately wants to get into!"

Next to him, Kuniji Morikawa had a question mark on his face: "What did Naoki-san say?"

"Hahaha, someone I know." Nagayama Naoki laughed and walked over, and then the two of them stood in front of a statue, "This is the statue of Fukuzawa Yukichi~"

When Yukichi Fukuzawa's face is printed on banknotes in November this year, he will become the Yukichi Fukuzawa that everyone will love!

Ignoring it, Naoki Nagayama continued to follow Kuniji Morikawa to the venue where the autograph session was held.

Finally, we stopped in front of a teaching building. There was a stand-up poster of Naoki Nagayama's book signing at the door. On it were the titles of best-selling author and Naoki Award recipient, as well as "Summer Garden", "Love Letter", "

Photos from books such as "Love in the Sky"...

"Naoki-san, today's autograph session is here!" Kuniji Morikawa led Naoki Nagayama toward the inside, "The people who came today are basically college students from Keio, and there are also some from other places...

..."

Nagayama Naoki nodded in agreement. Although it was a bit inappropriate for the ordinary book signing to turn into a forum lecture, the interview outline had been prepared in advance, so there shouldn't be any problems~

There will definitely be no problem!

.......

The space in the auditorium is very large. In addition to the host's desk, there are also several chairs and a coffee table on the front podium, making it look like a tea party.

Naoki Nagayama was originally going to go backstage to chat with the guests and hosts he was going to interview today, and then he saw a familiar figure backstage...

"Haruki-san?" Nagayama Naoki shouted in surprise, "Why are you here?"

Haruki Murakami had a smile on his face: "I saw Naoki-san's autograph signing, so I came over to have a look~"

Haruki Murakami has started traveling around in the past two years, and he is thinking of going to the United States this year, but this time he came to Tokyo for some publishing matters.

Naoki Nagayama was very happy to have met his pen pal. Haruki Murakami is a very withdrawn guy and doesn't like lively gatherings, but he still chats with his friends.

The two chatted happily about their current situation. Haruki Murakami was very curious about the history and culture of various countries, while Naoki Nagayama happened to know a little about everything. Naoki Nagayama admired Haruki Murakami's in-depth understanding of literature.

When he learned that Haruki Murakami was going to live in the United States again this summer, Naoki Nagayama sighed: "Haruki-san's life is really free and easy~"

"Isn't Naoki-san's life also very exciting?" Haruki Murakami is also concerned about the news about Nagayama Naoki, "He is becoming more and more famous~"

"It just always feels like a busy life." Nagayama Naoki shook his head. In fact, since the second half of last year, he seemed to have started to become busier... Why on earth...

.

Ah! I have a girlfriend...

Shaking his head to get rid of this strange thought, Nagayama Naoki smiled and said: "Haruki-san, if you go to the United States, do you want to go to New York?"

"Actually, I don't really want to go to that kind of international city. I want to know more about the local customs of the United States." Haruki Murakami said.

"It's really enviable~"

At this time, Kuniji Morikawa came over and said: "Naoki-san, the autograph session is about to begin."

"Hi!" Naoki Nagayama agreed and then looked at Haruki Murakami, "Are you with Haruki-san?"

"I'll be fine down there~" Haruki Murakami just came to meet his friends. It was his attitude to return home as happy as he could, but he had no intention of going on stage.

"Okay, let's go have a drink after the autograph session is over~"

"Haha, okay~"

.......

The auditorium was already bustling with people, of course, mostly young people.

Under the introduction of the host, Naoki Nagayama walked out from behind the scenes, and then received a burst of cheers: "Itsuki Fujii! Itsuki Fujii! Itsuki Fujii... I like you, Shu-chan!"

"...."

Nagayama Naoki began to sweat on his forehead, forgetting the fact that he was still a star. In addition to book fans, there were also movie fans...

What to do? Nagayama Naoki could only wave his hand in that direction, which caused another burst of exclamation...

Nagayama Naoki seemed to have seen his own fan group, Kono Hirana, Fukumoto Shoko, Tsukada Akiko, these relatively familiar figures. Looking at the fan club groups surrounding them, the scale has really expanded a lot!

"Hahaha, Naoki-san's fans are indeed very enthusiastic! But let's calm down first and let Naoki-san get to his seat first..."

The host worked hard to control the atmosphere at the scene and finally got the autograph session back on track.

Naoki Nagayama, who was sitting on the seat, looked at the guests next to him and felt a little embarrassed... Because he was busy chatting with his gay friends just now, he didn't have time to communicate with the female guest.

But this short-haired female guest has a cold face, and the one next to her also has a serious face... Why does she feel like she has a big opinion against her? Is it because she didn't say hello backstage? She can't be so stingy

Bar?

"Naoki-san is a writer who became famous at a young age. He is currently the author of three well-known best-selling novels: "Summer Garden", "Love Letter" and "Love Sky"..."

"Now, I would like to ask Naoki-san to say a few words to everyone~"

Nagayama Naoki took the microphone and began to talk about the scene:

"Thank you all for coming to my book signing today...I am really flattered that everyone likes my novel..."

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "The novel "Love in the Sky" actually contains some of my fantasies about the future..."

Nagayama Naoki first thanked everyone for coming, and then briefly talked about the creative idea of ​​​​the novel...Then, the host waited until Nagayama Naoki finished speaking, and then began to ask follow-up questions.

"Naoki-san basically writes one novel a year. This efficiency can be said to be very fast~" The host turned to the guest next to him, "I would like to ask Mr. Hirayama Yuru, you have also published more than a dozen books. How can you tell me how much you can do in one year?

Write a book?”

"...No..." Yuru Hirayama glanced at the host as if he was very unhappy, "My books are all professional books, and they require a long time of preparation and detailed data collection...

..."

"..." The host choked for a moment, feeling that he might have said something wrong, so he could only blurt it out, "Hahaha, publishing a book is really hard~"

Then he turned to Naoki Nagayama: "Naoki-san, the recent movie "Love Letter" is very popular. It was adapted from your novel "Love Letter", right? You are still the director and starring..."

".....Yes"

"So, will "Summer Garden" and "Love in the Sky" also be adapted?" the host added, "Will you direct it...or star in it?"

Nagayama Naoki smiled: "I think so...but the director may not be me, and the starring role...it probably won't be me either."

The host was curious: "Huh? Why is this?"

"Haha, because the copyright was sold...to Toho~"

"..." the host paused, "Ah...that's it."

"I actually sold the copyrights of both books~~ This is a huge profit!" The host asked Hirayama Yuru specifically, "Teacher Hirayama Yuru, have you ever sold the copyrights of your books?"

Nagayama Naoki confirmed this time that this host may not be kind.

"This..." However, Yuru Hirayama still picked up the microphone, "For the sake of academic dignity, I won't answer this question~"

The students in the audience burst into laughter~

The host handed the microphone to the guest: "So, Teacher Hirayama Yuru, do you have anything to say to Naoki-san?"

Yuru Hirayama first talked with Nagayama Naoki about novel creation techniques according to the discussion outline prepared before, and then talked about the current trend of best-selling novels.

"Naoki-san, what do you think the mainstream direction of future novels should be?"

Naoki Nagayama did not reply immediately, but instead asked: "Teacher Hirayama, do you know about Shueisha Bunko?"

"I've heard that...it's a collection of stories with illustrations, right?"

"Hi, light novels." Naoki Nagayama said, "I think this kind of 'easy-to-read novels' will definitely be read by more people in the future. This kind of entertaining popular literature and popular literature will receive a lot of attention."

A favorite among young people and teenagers.”

Yuru Hirayama asked: "You mean, people like to read this kind of picture novel?"

"Hahaha, maybe in Teacher Hirayama's eyes, this is just a picture book for children, but when today's young people grow up, the reading habits they develop will not change much." Nagayama Naoki said with a smile.

"Currently, youth romance novels are the main focus, but in the future light novels will definitely accommodate more genres, such as mystery novels, suspense novels, fantasy novels, and even science fiction..."

"Light novels will definitely become a popular trend among young people~"

"Really? I don't believe it..."

Yuru Hirayama blurted out with an expression like an emoticon.

Nagayama Naoki scratched his head: "Well... I'm only in my 20s. This is just my superficial opinion. You can just laugh it off~"

As if to attack Nagayama Naoki, Hirayama Yuru glanced at Nagayama Naoki:

"Naoki-san, although you are very young, you have been selling novels step by step every year since three years ago, and soon won the top award in the literary circle - the Naoki Award. Do you think this is your peak?"

Nagayama Naoki thought about it for a while, and it seemed that there was no pitfall in her question...

"This... I hope not~" Naoki Nagayama said, "I still hope to continue to provide you with more novels."

Yuru Hirayama continued: "What if my mind runs out?"
To be continued...