Chapter 1045: Who am I to offer any opinions!!

"So it's a science fiction novel~"

In the familiar reception room, Morikawa Kuniharu looked at the draft in his hands, feeling both surprised and gratified.

Naoki Nagayama, who had always had his drafts accepted on the first try, had finally brought a novel draft to discuss with him, a veteran editor today. This made Morikawa Kuniharu both surprised and happy.

He was finally of use to Naoki-san! He could finally stop being just a machine for proofreading and publishing!

"Yes... because I wanted to try something new, so I tried writing it~"

Naoki Nagayama's attitude was sincere. Only a small part of *Jurassic Park* was borrowed from well-known movies and fragmented clips; most of it was written by himself. It could almost not be considered a future bestseller novel.

He felt a bit uneasy in his heart, wondering if he could reach the level of future novels, which was why he asked Editor Morikawa from Shogakukan to help take a look...

After all, a veteran editor had reviewed thousands of novels, and his perspective was still objective~

"I'd like to ask Kuniharu-san to help look at the draft, see if there's anything wrong with the novel, and offer some opinions so I can make adjustments!"

"*Jurassic Park*~"

On the thick manuscript paper, the bolded and thickened book title was incomparably eye-catching.

Morikawa Kuniharu looked at the title of the novel. The combination of the long-lost Jurassic period with a modern park created a strong contrast and conflict, and he felt instantly attracted~

"It's a story about the prehistoric Jurassic era~ Is it a plot like *The Girl Who Leapt Through Time* where one returns to the past... However, returning to the prehistoric era is indeed very novel..."

"Ah, no~" Naoki Nagayama interrupted quickly. "It's written about the near future... and it's related to gene cloning..."

"Future scientists extracted a drop of ancient dinosaur blood from a mosquito in amber from millions of years ago, and thus cloned prehistoric dinosaurs... a story like that..."

Listening to Naoki Nagayama's narration, Morikawa Kuniharu's ears were first filled with terms like "gene," "cloning," and "biotechnology," which sounded very impressive, and later filled with dinosaur species like "Tyrannosaurus Rex," "Pterodactyl," and "Allosaurus"...

He only felt that the draft in his hand seemed to be something very extraordinary, and once opened, he would be sucked into a bizarre world~

So, he opened the first page...

Then the second page...

The third page...

He didn't know how much time had passed. Morikawa Kuniharu felt his neck was really sore and couldn't take it anymore. Only then did he look up... but he saw that there was only an empty table in front of him...

"What am I...?"

Morikawa Kuniharu came back to his senses and felt a bit terrified instantly.

"Where is Naoki-san?! Naoki-san is gone! Where did Naoki-san go?"

Thinking of this, he immediately got up and rushed out of the reception room, seeing the bespectacled girl on duty in the lobby:

"Reiki-chan, have you seen Naoki-san?!"

Nozawa Reiki was a bit puzzled: "Naoki-san? Didn't Naoki-san leave in the morning?"

"Morning?"

"Yes..." Nozawa Reiki suddenly patted her head. "Ah, right..."

"When Naoki-san left, he told me that Editor-in-Chief Morikawa was seriously reviewing the novel, so he took his leave first, and I should notify him once Morikawa-san has finished reading..."

Morikawa Kuniharu nodded in a daze:

"Ah... notify Naoki-san again... I understand~"

Then he looked up through the glass window. The sky outside was already a bit dim... It was already evening!

Feeling his mouth very dry, he didn't feel hungry, but his whole body felt weak... He had already gone past the point of hunger~

He hadn't even eaten lunch!!!

"Did I read for four or five hours straight?!"

"Morikawa-san?" Nozawa Reiki's call made Morikawa Kuniharu come back to his senses again. "What are you holding in your hand? It looks very heavy..."

"Ah? In my hand?"

Morikawa Kuniharu raised his hand and saw a thick stack of manuscript paper!

The weight in his hand reminded Morikawa Kuniharu that the length of this novel was astonishing. A novel of over 500,000 words was already an ultra-long piece in this era!

He had actually brought this novel out subconsciously when he ran out just now without letting go...

Looking at the novel he had read less than a third of, Morikawa Kuniharu's expression was very complex.

"Naoki-san asked me to offer opinions..." Morikawa Kuniharu smiled bitterly. "Who am I to offer any opinions!"

For such a science fiction masterpiece, he could only enjoy reading it and keep clapping his hands and shouting "666" on the side!

"It seems that everyone still underestimated Naoki Nagayama's writing potential!"

"*Jurassic Park*... it seems like it's going to cause a sensation in the literary world again..."

Time returned to the day before~

Fuji TV's drama series had come to an end, and they were busy recording the deluxe semi-annual edition of *Yoru no Hit Studio*;

TBS TV's *Fighting People* had attracted many viewers and was in full swing of recording;

TV Asahi, besides the music variety show *Music Station*, was planning to film long-running crime and medical dramas;

And TV Tokyo, as always, was exerting its strength in anime and late-night dramas...

As the earliest commercial TV station, Nippon TV (NTV)'s ratings had always been suppressed by TBS and Fuji TV. In recent years, even TV Asahi and TV Tokyo dared to challenge them...

Nippon TV's station manager, Koga Ryuta, had been distressed by this.

"Is Nippon TV going to decline in my hands?"

Looking at the cute bear logo on the table, Koga Ryuta felt that it was also questioning him, and he felt a bit sorry for such a sincere look, so he reached out and stuck the logo on the table...

"Station Manager Koga~"

The office door was knocked open, and Nippon TV's chief producer, Kasahara Yukinori, walked in.

"Station Manager, the Tree Friend Group wants to cooperate with us on a program!"

"Tree Friend Group?" Koga Ryuta was stunned. "Naoki Nagayama?"

"Hai, it's Naoki Nagayama's company!" Kasahara Yukinori said excitedly. "Just received a visit call from Department Manager Fangcun of the Tree Friend Group, wanting to chat with the senior management of Nippon TV's production bureau to jointly produce a variety show..."

Hearing this, Station Manager Koga Ryuta also became interested.

You know, the Tree Friend Group had cooperated with Fuji, TBS, Asahi, and even Tokyo, but they had never dealt with Nippon TV. He had even wondered when Nippon TV had offended the Tree Friend Group.

"What kind of program?"

"It's probably a music program~ We'll have to wait until Department Manager Fangcun comes over to chat~"

Kasahara Yukinori had only received the transferred call.

"Station Manager Koga, what policy should we set for this cooperation?"

In Japan, TV stations were almost a monopoly industry. Generally speaking, cooperating with TV stations to produce programs would have some conditions.

Such as advance funding for production, sample review, must be modified according to the TV station's requirements, deductions if ratings don't meet the standard, etc. ~

"Mm..."

Koga Ryuta pondered for a moment.

"I will also participate in this meeting!"

"Eh? The station manager will participate directly?" Kasahara Yukinori was surprised. "Isn't that too grand?"

"The other side is Tree Friend after all~" Station Manager Koga Ryuta sighed. "If Nippon TV doesn't lower its posture, it might really not even be able to compare with TV Tokyo!"

Nippon TV also wanted dramas like *Love Generation* and *Tokyo Love Story*! They also wanted music programs like *Music Station*!

"Hai!" Kasahara Yukinori nodded. "Then I'll go notify the General Affairs Division..."

Since the station manager was going to participate, the level naturally had to be raised. At least the best reception room at the headquarters had to be reserved, and a place for subsequent entertainment had to be booked...

"Department Manager Fangcun!"

Kasahara Yukinori had met Fangcun Dayou a few times and stood at the door to welcome the arrival of the Tree Friend group.

"Bureau Chief Kasahara... long time no see..."

Fangcun Dayou reached out to shake hands enthusiastically, with a warm smile on his face.

"How could I trouble you to come and welcome us..."

"Not at all... it's what I should do~"

Fangcun Dayou took two assistants and followed Kasahara Yukinori toward the interior of Nippon TV's headquarters. As the first commercial TV station in Japan, Nippon TV naturally had its glory days, and this headquarters had a very era-specific atmosphere... old...

"Department Manager Fangcun, our station manager, Koga Ryuta, is already waiting for your arrival in the reception room~" Kasahara Yukinori said while walking. "He attached great importance to the mention that friends from Tree Friend were coming to chat about cooperation~"

"Station Manager Koga?" Fangcun Dayou was a bit surprised. He had only wanted to make initial contact with Nippon TV today. "How could I trouble him?"

"Hahaha, just a casual chat~"

Arriving at the spacious reception room, Kasahara Yukinori immediately acted as an introducer:

"Department Manager Fangcun, this is our Nippon TV station manager, Koga Ryuta!"

"Station Manager, this is the Department Manager of the Tree Friend Group... Fangcun Dayou..."

"Nice to meet you... I am..." X2

The two met for the first time, naturally bowing to each other, exchanging business cards... a whole set of social rituals.

It took a while before they sat down properly:

"Department Manager Fangcun, what projects is your company busy with recently?" Koga Ryuta offered tea and chatted casually.

"Isn't this already well-known..." Fangcun Dayou said with a smile. "Besides filming a movie, the biggest project for Tree Friend this year is the preparation for the Tokyo International Film Festival..."

Nippon TV also participated in the preparation for the Tokyo Film Festival, so they just chatted about the progress, and then Station Manager Koga Ryuta said:

"Aren't you developing in the anime industry recently?"

"Ah, this..."

Fangcun Dayou didn't reveal all his cards, and even less did he link today's purpose to anime.

"This project is in charge of Yin Tangxiu from the Film Department. A manga has been released recently... it seems quite lively~"

"Oh? Department Manager Fangcun doesn't manage this business?" Kasahara Yukinori was a bit surprised.

"Hahaha, I mainly manage the artist business here..." Fangcun Dayou took the opportunity to bring up the purpose of coming today. "Isn't this wanting to cooperate with NTV on a talent show, wanting to select a few more potential artists for the Tree Friend Group..."

"Talent show? Aren't Shizuka Kudo, Chikako Aoyama, and Junko Ito of your company all very famous?" Kasahara Yukinori said. "Other agencies are so envious~"

"Sigh~" Fangcun Dayou sighed pretentiously. "The idol industry is becoming increasingly sluggish... Looking at it from the past few years, the idol market is already saturated... We at Tree Friend want to cultivate more professional singers in the future..."

Koga Ryuta heard it:

"Department Manager Fangcun wants to cooperate on a singer talent show?!"

"Yes!" Fangcun Dayou was here to talk about the program, so he signaled his assistant to take out the project proposal. "The program we want to create is tentatively named 'Voice of Japan'..."

"'Voice of Japan'..."

Hearing this name, Koga Ryuta and Kasahara Yukinori were both a bit fascinated. Now, the names of variety shows in Japan, for the sake of freshness and international style, either mixed in English, used obscure characters, or were incomprehensible...

It had been a long time since they heard such a normal program name~

Opening the project proposal, it contained the selling points and general flow of the program. At the same time, Fangcun Dayou was also explaining on the side:

"This program is specifically for selecting singers, or potential singers... There is only one main basis for judgment... 'Timbre'!"

"So we adopt the method of blind listening, not looking at the singer's face, image, age, or background... just listening to the contestant's singing voice..."

"Only when they get recognition can the mentor turn around... The judging standards of each mentor are also different, but they follow one principle: if they think the voice is good, it's fine..."

"Contestants recognized by multiple mentors, just like university students now, have the power to choose mentors, depending on the conditions given by the mentors and their own compatibility..."

"Finally, the team members selected by the mentors form a battle team, PK with other mentors, and the audience selects the champion team!"

"For the final champion, we at Tree Friend will sign them, and Naoki Nagayama will create a debut song... help publish an album..."

Actually, the process of *Voice of Japan*'s auditions, evaluation, and champion signing was similar to current idol talent shows. The main difference was blind listening, and there was only one judgment standard... the contestant's singing voice...

And then it was the final signing by Tree Friend, and Naoki Nagayama creating the debut song...

"Is Naoki-san actually writing the songs himself?" Kasahara Yukinori exclaimed. "Other singers would be envious to death if they heard this!"

Naoki Nagayama's songs were truly the representative of quality and sales!

"Haha, I had a hard time begging Naoki-san~"

Fangcun Dayou explained with a smile.

"If this program can select a few potential singers for Tree Friend, then it's worth it!"

"By the way... if the companies where the mentors are located are interested, they can actually sign the team members too..."

In this way, the companies behind the mentors would also participate actively~

NTV Station Manager Koga Ryuta and Production Bureau Chief Kasahara Yukinori both looked at the project proposal seriously, and Fangcun Dayou occasionally gave pointers on the side.

Such as putting aside other appearances, professional singers are actually most important for their vocal timbre...

Fair and open... not too much behind-the-scenes manipulation...

Sincerity...

Making both people from NTV nod in recognition. Even though Kasahara Yukinori had so many years of program production experience, he also believed that this program had considerable potential.

"Department Manager Fangcun..." After more than half an hour, Station Manager Koga Ryuta closed the proposal. "It's a very interesting project..."

Kasahara Yukinori also continued on the side:

"Who is the planner of this program?"

"Haha, this was thought of casually when we were chatting, and then the proposal was made..." Fangcun Dayou took the credit for the senior management of Tree Friend. "Speaking of which, Naoki-san first proposed the judgment standard of relying only on the singing voice..."

"Hahaha, so that's how it is~"

Kasahara Yukinori responded with a smile.

"No wonder the idea is so novel~"

"Then... Kasahara-san, Station Manager Koga, what do you think of this project?"

"Very interesting... but the specific form of cooperation still needs to be discussed..." Station Manager Koga Ryuta didn't play tricks either. "Regarding subsequent cooperation terms, etc..."

"But those are small matters~ Let the legal department talk about it~"

"Haha, that's good~"

Fangcun Dayou laughed. Since the station manager nodded, the cooperation was considered settled, and the rest was a matter of execution.

Koga Ryuta said with a smile:

"Department Manager Fangcun, it's getting late. I know a good restaurant nearby, let's have a meal together... and let NTV fulfill the duty of a host~"

Kasahara Yukinori also persuaded:

"I still want to chat with Department Manager Fangcun properly... I haven't had any opportunities before..."

"Hahaha, then I'll respectfully obey~" Fangcun Dayou also nodded with a smile and said to Kasahara Yukinori, "We will have many opportunities for cooperation in the future~"

"Yes, yes... Tree Friend and NTV must cooperate more~"

Both sides were very happy. Fangcun Dayou was happy because he had settled a cooperation project with NTV on the first try, which he hadn't expected to be so smooth... clearly they hadn't cooperated before.

And NTV was surprised and gratified. They had finally cooperated with Tree Friend...

They had originally thought that NTV was being squeezed out by Tree Friend and several other TV stations, which was why they hadn't cooperated at all... and this project looked very interesting...

*Voice of Japan*... will it stir up a wave in the entertainment industry~ ===== CHAPTER 1046 =====