Tokyo Girlfriend Guide

Chapter 879 I am different. I only have the lovely Nitro in my heart.

"Since you're already here, why don't you go in?"

Sitting in the back seat of the car, Hojo Kyosuke asked somewhat unhappily.

Xisaki, who was sitting in the passenger seat, looked up at his elder brother in the rearview mirror and replied calmly:

"I think it would be more helpful to boost morale if you, as the director, were to inform us about the trials. And..."

At this point, Xisaki lowered his eyes and said in a gloomy tone: "Brother, do you think I was just playing with my phone in the car?"

Hojo Kyosuke shut up instantly, then leaned over and patted the driver's shoulder: "Let's go, Hirata."

They were going to attend a seminar for Weekly Shonen High, and the topic of the seminar was his new manga, Detective Conan. It was called a seminar, but the venue was a high-end restaurant, which meant it was actually a celebration party.

The meeting was attended by people related to the magazine, bookstores, animation production companies and the like. In short, the purpose was to tell everyone that our new Shuanghua Red Stick work is still doing well and has grown into a real white jade pillar that supports the sky.

The car became quiet for a while, and Xisaki lowered his head and started to fiddle with his phone, typing away with both hands. Hojo Kyousuke didn't want to play with his phone, so he became a little drowsy out of boredom. However, Hirata Shuntaka, who was always very safe and silent when driving, couldn't help but whispered:

"It's the day of the national competition again. I wonder how far East City can go this year."

Hirata is an old man in Tojo, and has experienced the "pre-Tojo era" and the "post-Tojo era". The pre-Tojo era refers to the period when the first generation leader Maki Kyousuke led the Tojo. At that time, although the Tojo Kendo Club was also very strong, it was only known as the Kendo powerhouse in the Tokyo area and did not have the strength to dominate the whole country.

At that time, the most popular club in the school was the rowing club. This club had a history of 100 years in the school, and even required 400 freshmen to serve as a cheering group to cheer for the seniors in the rowing competition. But this situation changed later...

The "post-Tojo era" is naturally the era of the second generation Hojo Kyosuke. Under his day-to-day efforts, the kendo clubs of Tojo High School and Junior High School gained new life. The two national competition spots that all Tokyo universities compete for every year became one, because the other one was Tojo's own, not to mention the spots for individual competitions.

Students in Dongcheng can even shout slogans like Koshien to dominate the country, because no other school can threaten their position in the field of kendo.

Those were the best times, even the rowing team, whose status had been taken away, felt proud because they were the best in the country!

When Hojo Kyosuke announced at the graduation ceremony that he would not be promoted to high school, everyone in the school burst into tears. The man who created the Toujo legend was leaving, and it was foreseeable that another school would replace them and become the new legend.

The bond between Japanese alumni can be seen from the care that Tsuyoshi Oosaka takes for Kyosuke Hojo. This is true in high school, not to mention college. The bureaucrats from the Metropolitan Police Department that Kyosuke Hojo knows have long told him to study law at the University of Tokyo.

Even though he graduated a long time ago, Hirata Shunshin still can't forget that proud day. At the same time, he is also a little lucky that he graduated before the general manager and didn't have to be crushed in the competition.

Hojo Kyosuke heard that Tojo also had some emotion, and recalled his observations of the various divisions during the previous training camp. He said:

"Yuchuan manages East City very well. If other schools don't have people like me, they should be able to take the same flight as me to the national competition, right?"

Upon hearing this, Shunshin Hirata's eyes widened in surprise.

Someone like Big Brother? That's absolutely impossible! So this year's Dongcheng still has a chance to qualify?

"Of course, the premise is that we have better luck and don't have to face Sobu High School so early."

Someone added another sentence.

The Kendo Tournament is not divided into two divisions, East Tokyo and West Tokyo, like Koshien. Instead, the entire Tokyo randomly competes for the two divisions.

While chatting, we soon arrived at the restaurant reserved by the magazine. What made Hojo Kyousuke happy was that there were no celebratory wreaths or banners at the door, only a sign written on a white paper saying "Detective Conan Seminar".

The black Toyota sedan slowly stopped and a waiter in a white shirt and black vest immediately came over to help drive the car, but Xisaki, who was sitting in the passenger seat, was already standing next to the door as if he had teleported.

Hojo Kyosuke walked out of the car with his long legs. He had changed his school uniform into a suit in the kendo club a long time ago. Of course, it was also custom-made by Ueno Naoka.

As early as his first public appearance, Hojo Kyosuke only wore clothes made by Naoka, and even as his fame and influence grew, attracting many fashion magazines and fashion brands, he never changed his mind. Because of this, Naoka's small studio, which was not very famous, attracted a lot of hatred.

Perhaps the restaurant notified the people inside. As soon as Hojo Kyosuke walked into the hall, Shimomura Tetsu, who looked very pleased with himself, came out to greet him. The strange thing was that Akamatsu Yuki was also following him.

Editor Shimomura laughed and said, "Hahaha, Hojo! Why did you come at this time? Everyone is waiting for you!"

"Come on, I'm a student. This is my time for fun club activities. Who would want to have dinner with old men like you?"

Hojo Kyosuke was speechless, but still hugged the two editors affectionately. It was both a blessing and a pain for the editors to have such a genius. As for the happiness, there was no need to talk about it. Just look at Tetsuya Mura's expression, which seemed to be rejuvenated. As for the pain... Editor Akamatsu next to him had a face full of resentment.

"That's right! Shimomura, you better be content! Do you know how many people are waiting to meet Hojo? Publishing houses, film producers, theaters, big stars..."

Akamatsu was talking a lot, and as if to strengthen his persuasiveness, he took out a stack of business cards from his pocket and started flipping through them.

"Here, this, Kitagawa Yuki, who was just named one of the top ten most popular actresses last year, called me three times in person and wanted to talk to Mr. Hojo. And this, the director of the third largest drama troupe in Tokyo has come to my company three times, wanting to discuss with Hojo about changing the drama..."

Editor Akamatsu kept dealing cards to several people as if he was playing poker. It was the first time that Hojo Kyosuke saw a female celebrity's business card, so he took it and looked at it out of curiosity.

It was a long and slender style with a circle of embossed patterns on the edge, with a simple name and phone number written on it. With his keen sense of smell, he could also smell a faint floral scent, which was a mixture of violets and three other flowers.

Huh? Why isn't there a phone number for the office?

Perhaps seeing his elder brother's confusion, Xisaki whispered:

“This is a personal business card.”

Hojo Kyosuke was even more confused at this point. How did this guy know that?

As the top henchman, Xisaki understood immediately and said in a somewhat stiff tone: "I have also received a lot during this period."

What he didn't finish saying was that he received a lot of not only personal business cards like this, but also ones with kiss marks or hotel room numbers on them.

"Yes, Xisaki-kun should have received it..."

Editor Chisong Youyou said:

"This kind of thing should have been the responsibility of you as the secretary, but you hid yourself, so they had no choice but to come to me."

Although even a nameless person at Sobu High School could find Hojo Kyosuke's contact information in the chat group of the Sports Festival Red Team, it was actually very difficult for people in society to contact him.

There are two ways. One is through the magazines and publishers that sell his works, that is, the two editors Shimomura and Akamatsu, and the other is Kisaki. Whether it is the TV station or the contact with the congressmen to get on the show, Kisaki is responsible.

Once Kisaki went invisible, the only way to contact Hojo was through the two editors. Although helping the writer with these matters was what the editors were supposed to do, but...

"I'm not complaining, but how to deal with female celebrities asking for unspoken rules is really beyond my expertise!"

Akamatsu said frantically:

"Besides, they don't even like me. They can look at me but they can't touch me. Can you understand how I feel?"

If you want to sell books, you have to brag. When it comes to the news that Hojo Kyosuke's novel is about to be adapted into a Hollywood movie, Akamatsu and Shimomura are so eager to rent ten airships and play the news on a loop over Tokyo all day long.

Naturally, the news reached all walks of life in Japan, especially the entertainment industry. Male stars were racking their brains to find connections with Hojo Kyosuke, and female stars were all trying to get close to Hojo Kyosuke and make a name for themselves in Hollywood.

Tetsuta Kisaki didn't even look at Akamatsu. Only a retard would be seduced by women, but he was not moved at all.

The more flirtatious you are, the more it shows that you are doing the right thing. The more successful your career is, the stronger you are, and the more women you will have. This is what he learned from his elder brother.

Of course, the most important point is that he really can't squeeze out time to go to the love hotel for the appointment. Even the time for haircut has to be squeezed from the dining room, so is it necessary to move the time for going to the toilet to go to bed?

The four of them walked towards the private room while chatting in low voices, and Hojo Kyosuke also learned more about the situation.

The previous interview with Jiraiya Futami on TV was only the second part of the promotion plan made by Kisaki and his team. After that, they would work with Hollywood directors to release the news of the selection of actors to the Japanese entertainment industry, and continue to hype up the popularity of the stars. Editor Shimomura also participated in this, and he wanted to hype up "Detective Conan" by the way.

By the way, the hype in America is also going on at the same time, but the difference is that the hype there is more about Hojo Kyosuke himself, using his image as a genius and handsome man to hype him up like crazy, and then using the grand event there to hype him up in China. The Hollywood hype team is professional and knows what local people like more, not to mention Kisaki, who has been using the big brother himself to hype since junior high school.

"...Brother, you must go to America within two months. This is the condition for them to agree to all our requests."

Tetsuta Kisaki reported this, and Hojo Kyosuke was not unhappy about it, as this was something they had agreed on before.

As they were talking, the door to the box opened.

Editor Shimomura stepped forward and opened the door.

"Snapped--!"

Two hand-pulled fireworks exploded, and streamers covered Hojo Kyosuke's head, followed by a burst of warm applause and congratulations.

He walked in with a bright smile on his face and humbly thanked everyone for their support.

The people mentioned on Editor Akamatsu's business card did not come to the celebration. This was a celebration for those who had close working relationships with Hojo Kyosuke.

The atmosphere of the celebration was very lively, and Hojo Kyosuke enjoyed everyone's flattery very much. The only flaw was that the two editors kept talking nonsense about book signing events and interviews.

Wouldn't it be nice to play Koshien in that time? Anyway, the money is already in the pocket.

From the time he won the Neon Mystery Writers Association Award to now, the number at the beginning of Hojo Kyosuke's bank card balance has become a little bigger.

In order to win the Honjo Grand Prize, they frequently held book signings and printed 300,000 copies, but they were all sold out after the award. After winning the Mystery Association Prize, they printed 500,000 copies, and it is said that they have almost sold out by now.

Then there is "The Dreams and Death of Writer K". Because Hojo Kyosuke personally participated in the promotional meetings with distributors, and there is also the possibility of winning the Mystery Association Award later, the first print run is one million copies. Editor Akamatsu just told him that the publishing house is already discussing an additional print run.

There are also many overseas sales. Neon mystery is still quite popular in neighboring countries. Apart from other things, many well-known directors in the Han Dynasty have contacted Akamatsu and Kisaki, hoping to get the adaptation rights of Hojo Kyosuke's two works, but that is obviously a dream. Everyone is not stupid. If they want to sell it, they must wait until Hollywood movies come out to sell it at a good price.

Of course, the premise is that the movie doesn’t flop.

This is also why Tetsuta Kisaki has always wanted his elder brother to go to America. He doesn't really think that his elder brother is omnipotent enough to affect the quality of the movie. He just wants his elder brother to use his strength as a human succubus to attract more fans, and then lead a bunch of personal fans to the cinema, thus achieving:

"The low box office is the director's fault. What does it have to do with our great teacher Hojo? Both the director and the producer should apologize publicly!"

To put it in a darker way, this is what Xisaki wants most, because such public opinion will definitely boost the sales of his big brother's works. How much is the modification fee? In Japan and America, the real money is made from selling books! The modification fees for film and television adaptations or animations are actually very low, but neither the writers nor the publishers are dissatisfied, because of this.

Hojo Kyosuke was eating and chatting with others, while also taking some time to deal with some matters that happened to Xisaki and the editors. These guys were really competitive, and even at the celebration party they were still thinking about improving their grades.

But Hojo was different. He just thought the salad was delicious and wanted to take it home as a reward for the lovely nitre sauce. (End of this chapter)