Chapter 789

The long-awaited February is like a young lady addicted to gossip. She accidentally looked at the alarm clock and realized she was going to be late, so she hurried to everyone with the cold wind.

Tokyo seems to have returned to midwinter all of a sudden, and the temperature has dropped to the point where you feel cold without wearing a down jacket.

However, although the weather is cold, Tokyo's entertainment industry is very lively. The top idol breakup drama that started in mid-January performed to a high-energy plot at the end of the month. Until the beginning of February, people were still tirelessly and continuously discussing Matsuda Seiko's emotional life.

At the same time, Matsuda Seiko's new song *Angel's Wink* also topped the Oricon chart...

How should I put it? The record company should be very happy~

Nagayama Naoki was eating breakfast while looking at the newspaper that was sent over. There was even a summary of the details of Matsuda Seiko and Go Hiromi's love affair~

"Why do I feel that these reporters are so omnipotent, even finding out when they went to the hotel..." Nagayama Naoki complained.

"Because high-end hotels in Neon have media eyes and ears!"

Nakamori Akina, who was on the side, leaned over to take a look at the newspaper, and then said with deep feeling,

"Every time I stay in a hotel, there are reporters squatting at the hotel entrance early the next morning... This kind of thing doesn't happen when I'm abroad!"

"That's because Akina doesn't have much fame abroad~" Nagayama Naoki smiled, "Like Michael Jackson, someone must be able to find out which hotel he is staying in..."

"Sigh... This is the fate of an artist!"

Akina sighed like a model, and with her thin eyebrows, she really had a feeling of sorrow.

Nagayama Naoki couldn't watch it anymore and had to reach out to smooth her furrowed brows:

"Akina, if you sigh early in the morning, you will sigh away all your good luck! And you'll get old fast..."

Nakamori Akina touched her brows herself and gave her boyfriend a roll of her eyes: "Naoki-san only knows how to lie!"

"Who said that... This has scientific basis! Actually, this is a kind of self-suggestion. It's like starting a bad day in the morning, and the mood for the whole day will not be good..."

Nagayama Naoki popularized strange cold knowledge with Akina, including things like American politicians saying "I am refreshed, today will be very smooth, I am the best!" when looking in the mirror in the morning...

Nakamori Akina listened with half-belief, and then wondered if Nagayama Naoki was teasing her again~

"In short... Akina can try it!"

"Hmph, then Naoki-san will definitely laugh at me!" Nakamori Akina suddenly became much wittier, "Unless Naoki-san does it first to show me!"

"Sigh..." Looking at Akina's wise eyes, Nagayama Naoki sighed, "Akina doesn't believe me anymore~"

Nakamori Akina smiled:

"Haha, Naoki-san, you sighed!"

"......."

Eitaro, who was next to the table, was honestly gnawing on the bones in his bowl. Occasionally listening to the conversation between the master and mistress, it seems to have become a daily routine~

And Nyotaro on the cat climbing frame yawned, continued to look at the scenery in the yard through the glass door, looking like the years were peaceful~

After breakfast, Nakamori Akina drove her blue Porsche out. With reduced work, she can now drive out by herself, at least she doesn't need to sleep in the car often.

And Nagayama Naoki went to the study on the second floor first, and then the sound of clicking typing rang out.

"The last bit, finally finished~"

Nagayama Naoki looked at the thick manuscript paper in his hand and couldn't help but sigh.

The word count of the novel *Lost Paradise* is actually not much, but it was very torturous to write... But fortunately, it is basically completed.

The last chapter is the forensic autopsy report.

The villa manager found the two who committed suicide for love. The forensic examination determined that the two died after drinking cyanide at the same time during their last intercourse... Finally, it was determined that both parties agreed to commit suicide for love, no incident, no need for autopsy...

"So... finished... what should I do now?"

Nagayama Naoki thought about the stack of manuscript paper on the table,

"Seal it up and collect it? That would be a pity~"

The heart that wants to do things is restless, as if having done something very outrageous and awesome, always unable to hold back wanting to find someone to share it with!

"But if I really publish it, won't I die socially?!"

After struggling for a long time, Nagayama Naoki suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. It was something that was easy to solve!

Don't you gentlemen know that the names of most authors of online erotic books are anonymous?! As long as you change your vest, who knows that this novel was written by me, Nagayama Naoki?!

"Oh... and Morikawa Kuniharu..."

Nagayama Naoki can't avoid editor Morikawa Kuniharu if he wants to publish this novel! But his eyeballs turned, and he instantly had a way,

"If he doesn't keep it secret, then I will say the prototype of the protagonist is him! Hehe, the protagonist is an editor anyway..."

After thinking of a way, Nagayama Naoki felt that he had no flaws at all. Seeing that it was still early outside, he dialed Shogakukan's phone directly.

It was an ordinary morning, eating breakfast slowly, and squeezing into the subway to come to the company~

Pouring himself a cup of coffee, sitting in his office reading the newspaper and drinking it slowly, and then asking about the progress of the books his subordinates are responsible for...

This is the simple professional life of Morikawa Kuniharu after being promoted to director.

But just as he was about to finish his coffee today, he suddenly received a call, and it was from Nagayama Naoki!

"Hai hai, nothing big..."

"Of course, you are welcome at any time, Naoki-san!"

"Okay~"

Nagayama Naoki suddenly wants to visit me? Question marks rose in Morikawa Kuniharu's head, and he also wants to visit my office? What does he want to do?

As a senior editor, Morikawa Kuniharu has always had a good relationship with the authors under his hands, often treating them to meals, and occasionally urging them for updates.

But for Nagayama Naoki, this young author who has become famous... Morikawa Kuniharu is a bit unsure...

Every novel is a bestseller, and one even won the Naoki Prize! No matter how you look at it, he is a future literary giant... But he happens to be a well-known director, not thinking about writing every day, but going to make movies...

Isn't this putting the cart before the horse! How can a director compare to a literary giant!

In the concept of the cultural circle, everything is inferior, only the literary giant is high!

The key is that as an editor, he cannot guide Nagayama Naoki's creation at all, and can only wait for this guy to have mercy one day and suddenly take out a novel for himself to print...

"Wait a minute, Naoki-san wouldn't have written another novel, right!" Morikawa Kuniharu thought of this and became excited all of a sudden, "It hasn't been long since the last one! Sure enough, the inspiration of a genius is unreasonable!"

Saying this, he began to get busy in the office, tidied up a bit, put the best tea in the most convenient position, and asked the girl in general affairs to prepare senbei...

Finally, he sat upright, waiting for Nagayama Naoki's arrival.

The distance between Sanyingyuan and Shogakukan is not far, and it can be reached by walking, so when Nagayama Naoki came, he took Eitaro out by the way as daily exercise.

Shogakukan's black box-like building, Nagayama Naoki pushed open the front door and walked in.

"Naoki-san!" It was still the glasses girl Nozawa Reiki on duty. After seeing Nagayama Naoki, she seemed very enthusiastic, "Finally waited for you!"

"Reiki-san! Did you already know I was coming?"

"Hai, Director Morikawa specifically instructed~" Nozawa Reiki walked out and led Nagayama Naoki into the building, "He is waiting for you in the office!"

"Haha, okay... ah, it's okay for Eitaro to go in, right?"

Nagayama Naoki pointed to the dog next to him and asked.

"Hai, daijobu!" Nozawa Reiki touched Eitaro's head in a friendly way, "What a good boy!"

"That's good~"

Passing through the office area of the employees, Nagayama Naoki saw a group of editors buried in information, and some people looked at him...

"Seems like there are more people than before..."

Nozawa Reiki nodded: "Recruited many newcomers this year... because of the increase in business volume..."

By Showa 60, Neon's economy began to gallop. Economic foundation determines the superstructure. The development of soft industries such as politics and culture is also very fast, and publishing houses naturally rise with the tide.

After arriving at the office and seeing Morikawa Kuniharu, Nozawa Reiki said goodbye and left~

"Naoki-san! Please sit down!"

Morikawa Kuniharu invited Nagayama Naoki to sit down enthusiastically, and also served the tea he had just made, but his eyes never left the file bag tucked in Nagayama Naoki's arm...

Nagayama Naoki took the file bag with a bad taste, waved it up and down, and sure enough, the eyes of the gentle man in front of him also twisted up and down...

"Ahem!" Morikawa Kuniharu reacted, rolled his eyes, "Naoki-san is really..."

"Haha~" Nagayama Naoki laughed, "Banji-san's eyes haven't left this!"

Morikawa Kuniharu didn't care, but looked forward to it:

"........ That should be a new book, right?!"

"Hai!" Nagayama Naoki followed the reason he had conceived before, "This was written after chatting with Banji-san last time, and then I went to chat with some uncles... Middle-aged love~"

"I see!" Morikawa Kuniharu nodded, his eyes showing desire, "Naoki-san, let me have a look first!"

"Okay!" Nagayama Naoki saw Morikawa Kuniharu's expectation, didn't hesitate, and handed it to the other party directly, "However, Banji-san, be prepared... don't be scared by this book..."

"Haha, I, Morikawa Kuniharu, have read thousands of novels, and no novel has scared me yet!" Morikawa Kuniharu took the file bag with confidence, pulled out the manuscript, "Then, I'll read it first... excuse me..."

Nagayama Naoki nodded, touched the dog next to him, and then tasted the senbei with tea... Hmm, it doesn't taste as good as Want Want senbei.

And Morikawa Kuniharu on the other side started reading from the title...

"Is it called *Lost Paradise*? Is it from that epic of Lost Paradise..."

"Hmm?!" Morikawa Kuniharu started reading the first chapter...

"Hmm? Hmm???!!!"

Watching Morikawa Kuniharu's expression change from surprise to awkwardness, then to surprise... then he raised his head, glanced at Nagayama Naoki opposite, and then continued reading silently...

The face of this middle-aged man changed constantly, his eyes flickered from time to time, and sweat gradually oozed from his forehead...

Time passed second by second.

The novel *Lost Paradise* is not too long. As a senior editor who has read countless books, he should be able to finish it quickly. But this time, the novel made Morikawa Kuniharu unable to help but taste it slowly, word by word.

Although there are large erotic plots in it, even he, a middle-aged and elderly person who pays public grain once a month, is a bit impulsive, but as a senior editor, he values the delicate description, the emotional changes of the protagonist in the novel, and the psychology that makes people hard to speak...

The office was quiet, with only the occasional sound of turning pages. Nagayama Naoki finished a cup of tea and picked up a magazine to read. Eitaro was already lying on the floor with his eyes narrowed, taking a little nap.

For a long time, only Morikawa Kuniharu finally let out a sigh of relief, then spread the manuscript on the desk, his expression peaceful... Speaking of which, it looked very much like the sage time...

"Naoki-san..." Morikawa Kuniharu rested for a while before asking with some difficulty, "Is this novel really written by you?"

"?"

Nagayama Naoki was a bit surprised,

"Does Banji-san think it was written by someone else?"

"No no no... I don't mean that." Morikawa Kuniharu immediately indicated that he absolutely did not distrust Nagayama Naoki's character, "I mean, this novel is completely different from Naoki-san's previous writing style..."

"Haha, of course... Middle-aged love, how can it be the same as young people!" Nagayama Naoki laughed, "Authors will also improve~"

"But... this kind of delicate description and emotional change, without personal experience..." Morikawa Kuniharu paused here, "Naoki-san isn't married, right? How can you have the experience of an extramarital affair..."

Nagayama Naoki explained: "Didn't I say it, I chatted with a middle-aged uncle~"

"You can write it out just by chatting?"

Morikawa Kuniharu widened his eyes. If writing a novel is so easy, then he has chatted with no less than eight hundred people, why can't he write it himself?!

"Of course, you have to process it yourself!"

"But... when chatting, you wouldn't tell all the details of going to bed!"

Morikawa Kuniharu didn't believe it. The erotic plot descriptions in it, even people of his age feel something when they see it... The description can be said to be too real!

"Hmm..." Nagayama Naoki paused and said to Morikawa Kuniharu, "Banji-san... look at my face!"

"??!"

Morikawa Kuniharu looked at the young man's face opposite. His face is like a crown jade, his eyebrows are like distant mountains, his eyes contain peach blossoms, his nose is like a handsome peak... It is truly handsome and extraordinary...

But what does it have to do with me?

"What does Naoki-san mean? I know you are very handsome..."

"I mean, growing up like me... Banji-san, do you think I will lack experience?!" Nagayama Naoki said lightly.

"?" "!" "......."

Feeling like he was shown off, Morikawa Kuniharu couldn't say anything to refute for a while... What he said made too much sense!

"Ahem ahem~" He finally reacted, "Naoki-san... sure enough, it's Naoki-san..."

Morikawa Kuniharu now has no doubts about the title "Playboy Naoki"!

After the other party calmed down, Nagayama Naoki asked:

"Banji-san, what do you think of this novel?"

Morikawa Kuniharu closed his eyes for a long time before slowly saying:

"...... It's a masterpiece!"

"Haha, then publication should be no problem!"

"Uh... although there are still some processes to go through, it is indeed no problem..." Morikawa Kuniharu put his hand on the manuscript and sighed, "Naoki-san is really a genius..."

"Ha, you're welcome... I'm just standing on the shoulders of others~"

For his praise, Nagayama Naoki didn't take it for granted. He was just a porter of words,

"However, Banji-san... I want to change my pen name for publication this time..."

"Eh? Why?"

"Because this book will be seen by many people after it is published... It's very shameful to be known that I write erotic stuff!!!" Nagayama Naoki said seriously.

"......." Morikawa Kuniharu advised, "The pen name Teiju can let this book have a large number of potential readers from the beginning... It will make *Lost Paradise* rise in popularity quickly!"

"Let's change a pen name... How about Anonymous?" Nagayama Naoki insisted.

"But in the end, others will definitely know~" Morikawa Kuniharu said.

"As long as Banji-san doesn't tell it, won't it be fine?!"

"Eh?"

But I am an editor at Shogakukan. If the president asks, I will definitely say it. If the president, that big mouth, knows, the whole literary circle will know!

"But... after becoming famous, someone will definitely want to interview the author! I'm afraid I will let it slip!"

"If Banji-san's mouth is not tight and causes me to be interviewed..." Nagayama Naoki's eyes were sharp, "I will say in the interview that the protagonist of *Lost Paradise*, Kuki Shoichiro, is based on Banji-san!"

"?"

Morikawa Kuniharu didn't react for a moment, but he understood in an instant... The protagonist is the editor-in-chief of the publishing house! Just like himself!!!

If acquaintances know that the prototype of the protagonist is me... then the extramarital affair! Who is the heroine?!

What if my wife finds out?

Morikawa Kuniharu shuddered...

"Naoki-san! You actually..."

"Hehehe, Banji-san, we are grasshoppers on the same rope now..." Nagayama Naoki showed a bad smile, "You don't want others to know about your extramarital affair either, right?!"

"You're talking nonsense, I don't have one, I love my wife very much!!!" Morikawa Kuniharu's tone became anxious all of a sudden.

"After reading the novel, who believes it?!" Nagayama Naoki asked calmly, like a villain boss.

"Naoki-san, you..."

Morikawa Kuniharu felt that the man in front of him was simply like a devil...

Nagayama Naoki leaned back in his chair and continued to say relaxedly:

"Banji-san... you don't say, I don't say... everyone is happy~"

"......."

In the end, Nagayama Naoki left Shogakukan with a smile.

This novel will still be given to Nagayama Naoki according to the highest sharing standard, but the first printing has returned to the level of 100,000 copies... After all, there is no blessing of a pen name~

After sending Nagayama Naoki away, Morikawa Kuniharu breathed a sigh of relief and slumped in his chair.

"This guy Naoki-san actually threatened people like this... He must have planned it when writing the book!"

The protagonist's identity must have been set first!

"But this novel..."

Clearly having read it once, Morikawa Kuniharu couldn't help but pick it up and read it carefully again...

Not because of anything else, but the artistic value of this novel is indeed very high!