Traveling through the Tokyo bubble era

Chapter 198 Selling Me While It’s Hot
In fact, when Neon Entertainment encountered a storm of public opinion attacks.

For Hideki Hanyu in America, there are almost no problems that he needs to solve in the R&D center.

But the research center doesn't need him.

He can just drop everything and walk around and see the west coast of America in the 80s.

In San Francisco, I visited the Palace of Art, saw St. Mary's Cathedral, and ate familiar delicious food in Chinatown.

After visiting San Francisco, he went to Los Angeles to appreciate what Hollywood looked like in the early 80s.

When I returned from Hollywood, I was lucky enough to meet Lionel Richie for an open-air tour, and I was lucky enough to buy a ticket.

The other party is worthy of being a legendary rock singer who just won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Male Singer and will co-create "We Are the World" with Michael Jackson in the future.

The live performances are simply too good to be true.

Unfortunately, the happy time is always short.

When the time came to the end of April.

When Hideki Hanyu was planning his next visit.

The emergence of a piece of news forced him to end his trip to America ahead of schedule.

April 29.

The British Library Association has announced the winners of this year's Kate Greenway Awards.

The world is the most picky, requiring both artistry and pleasing awards.

Its winning comments for this year's awards are.

"It uses the cold moonlight and the snow-white woodland to tell about the quiet but warm family relationship."

"It's "Owl Under the Moon" by Hideki Hanyu."

When the news was announced, not only Neon, but even the entire literary and art circles in Asia were shocked.

Because it's not just Neon's first Kate Greenway award.

It is the first time in Asia to receive this award.

The media in Asia expressed that this is the recognition of the development of picture books in Asia by world-class awards.

This is the case all over Asia, and one can imagine what the public opinion of Neon will be.

In fact, when Hideki Hanyu entered the second stage of nomination, many neon media and industry seniors predicted that Hideki Hanyu might win the award.

Because of the seven shortlisted works this year, "Owl Under the Moon" is among the best in terms of storytelling, artistry, and conception.

But the problem is, the prizes they predict are only small prizes.

Even if it is a prediction, few people dare to say that Hideki Hanyu's work can win the grand prize.

Otherwise, why is Masahiro Aiga of Shogakukan so anxious to raise the price? It’s because he is not optimistic that Hideki Hanyu will win the grand prize.

But now the Kate Greenway Awards have announced the winners.

"Owl Under the Moon" unexpectedly won the grand prize.

The attention that has been brewing since winning the first stage of nomination for the Kate Greenway Award.

At this moment, it exploded completely.

At the end of March, he only got nominations for the second stage, and the media was so enthusiastic about it.

Hanyu Hideki was so scared that he wanted to go out to avoid the limelight.

Now that the award has been won, the enthusiasm of the media can be imagined.

The age of yearning to be recognized by the world.

Hideki Hanyu brought such a surprise.

The sense of pride is indescribable in words.

Therefore, on the second day after the announcement of the Kate Greenway Award, all the media pages that could be seen were news about Hideki Hanyu's award.

On the TV news, this news was played continuously.

The media, senior writers, and various commentators all gave Hanyu Hideki praise.

Hideki Hanyu won the award. If I want to say that the happiest person is Hideki Hanyu's book fans.

They watched the news, walked into bookstores, and supported Hide Hanyu with their generosity.

Because "Owl Under the Moon" has not yet been released in Neon.

Book fans couldn't buy the award-winning picture book, so they simply bought out Hideki Hanyu's just-published novel "Natsu no Journey: The Story of Kikujiro".

In two days, this novel swept all the Neon book rankings.

The speed at which the primary school library prints books is not as fast as the speed at which book lovers buy books.

This is still the award-winning work has not been published.

In such a situation, Xiaoguan was almost in a hurry.

The originally planned book signing tour in April was not implemented because Hideki Hanyu went to America.

Now that they have won the grand prize, Xiaoguan would like to take advantage of the opportunity to launch "Owl Under the Moon".

By the way, I would like to ask Hideki Hanyu to come to an all-neon signing tour.

After the picture book with medals is on the market, with the help of the signing event, what a terrifying sales volume it will create.

Just thinking about it, the elementary school can't wait.

But at this time, Hideki Hanyu was nowhere to be found.

When asked about Yunshang Culture, they only said that they traveled to America.

In this day and age, there is no mobile phone that can be contacted at any time.

And the neon pager went there to no avail.

It was impossible to contact Hideki Hanyu on his own initiative.

The elementary school was in a hurry.

In fact, it is not only the elementary school that is anxious.

The neon media are also asking, where is Hideki Hanyu?

Wanshiwu, Yunshang Paintings, Yunshang Culture.

All places where Hanyu Hideki might show up were surrounded by reporters.

All the media want to take the first photo of Hideki Hanyu after winning the award.

Get the first interview after Hideki Hanyu won the award.

In this anxious waiting, the time came to May rd.

Yunshang Culture, as the official liaison of Hideki Hanyu's writer status, notified the media of the latest news about Hanyu-san for the first time.

That is, Hideki Hanyu has gone to the UK to accept the award.

I will take tomorrow's flight back to Tokyo Haneda Airport.

With exact information.

The reporters started a new round of competition.

That is to go to Haneda Airport and grab the best shooting position.

That night, some reporters didn't sleep, and went directly to the airport exit to guard.

NHK TV station, known as the neon "Yang Ma", even drove the live broadcast car to the airport, preparing to broadcast the whole process of Hideki Hanyu's return with praise.

May th.

Hideki Hanyu's flight arrived half an hour late.

Reporters who received the news put on a fighting stance.

NHK TV station also started the live broadcast in advance, and the reporters began to broadcast live.

"Audience, according to the flight news from the airport, the plane that writer Hideki Hanyu took has landed, and we will see it at this exit soon..."

And those fans who came here specially to greet Hideki Hanyu saw the reaction of the media, and immediately knew that Hideki Hanyu should come out.

Those holding banners, those holding author posters, and those holding works, all looked forward to the exit.

And what is Hideki Hanyu doing at this time?

As soon as the plane stopped, he signed for several neon passengers who were also in the business class.

Then I took a group photo with the flight attendants.

After getting off the shuttle bus, I unexpectedly saw Eri Kitahara with a group of people.

"Why is Kitahara-san here?" Hanyu Hideki asked curiously.

"I'll bring people to protect Hanyu-san." Kitahara Eri pointed to a large group of people behind him.

"I have Marco and the others, so I don't need so many people."

Hanyu Hideki also pointed to the three bodyguards following him.

"Does Hanyu know how many people are surrounding the exit? If something goes wrong, three bodyguards can't protect you."

"Is there a lot of people at the exit? Just go through the VIP passage, and ask someone to park the car outside and wait for me."

"Does Hideki Hanyu know how much impact your award has had? There are not only hundreds of reporters, but also hundreds of book fans. The live broadcast of NHK TV has begun. Tens of millions of viewers are waiting to see you. The chief of the Ministry of Education and Culture even personally Make a phone call and hope that Hanyu-san will show the medal to the public."

Eri Kitahara spread her hands helplessly, "Hayu-san thinks, can you sneak away through the VIP channel at this time?"

"This……"

Hideki Hanyu smiled wryly, knowing that he must show up next.

"Hanyu-san, let's go quickly, finish early and relax early, the reporters have surrounded our office building with water, everyone has to use the back door to get in and out of work."

"Let's go then."

After Hanyu Hideki finished speaking, he walked towards the exit under the escort of everyone.

Hanyu House in Sendai City.

Hanyu Hideki's family is also watching the live broadcast of NHK TV.

After the news of Hideki Hanyu's award came back to Neon, Hanyu's house was also besieged by the media.

The past few days have been very embarrassing, and Hanyu Sonoko is chased by reporters for interviews even when she goes out to buy groceries.

Fortunately, Hanyu Toshie explained in advance that his family members are not allowed to accept any interviews.

This did not attract more media.

But life is messy.

But no one blames Hideki Hanyu for this.

Because as family members, it's too late for them to be happy for Hideki Hanyu.

Even Toshie Hanyu, who has always been serious and staid and doesn't like to show his feelings, couldn't help showing joy when watching the news.

In the opinion of this patriarch who is engaged in education, no matter how much money Hideki Hanyu earns or how famous he is, it is not as important as his achievements as a writer.

The family watched the live anchor of NHK TV constantly introduce Hideki Hanyu, introduce the Kate Greenway Award, and all kinds of compliments.

But I couldn't see Hideki Hanyu, my younger sister Yui Hanyu couldn't wait, "Why haven't I seen my brother yet?"

"The plane has just landed, and it takes time to get to the exit." Mother Sonoko Hanyu explained.

But as soon as she finished speaking, she saw a loud noise coming from the TV.

Followed by continuous flashes of light.

The TV screen flashed into white.

Seeing this scene, Hanyu Yui hurriedly asked, "Is my brother coming out, isn't it?"

"The flash is so bright you can't see it at all."

The younger brother Shuri Hanyu's eyes widened, but he didn't see his brother in a daze.

At this moment, at the position of the exit in the screen, a group of men in black walked out first.

Among these people, you can see Hideki Hanyu, who is wearing a sharp suit and gold-rimmed glasses, smiling.

He was dragging his suitcase, following the crowd, and slowly walking out.

The moment Hanyu Hideki appeared.

There were thunderous cheers from the TV.

The huge voice merged into one piece, directly covering the introduction sound of the live anchor.

Under such circumstances, the anchor of NHK TV had to shout and broadcast.

"We can see that the writer Hideki Hanyu, who just won the Kate Greenway Award, is walking towards the exit.

Writer Hideki Hanyu is smiling and looking relaxed.

He came out, he was greeting reporters and fans..."

The exit position at this time is the outer side separated by the railing.

The reporters pressed the shutter, covering Hideki Hanyu in a white light.

While desperately asking questions loudly, I hope Hideki Hanyu can answer the questions.

And those book fans were also cheering towards Hanyu Hideki crazily.

The scene is chaotic and the sound is noisy.

Hanyu Hideki couldn't hear what they were shouting at all.

He didn't even dare to get close to help book fans sign autographs, or accept interviews.

He could only smile and wave to everyone as he walked.

Eri Kitahara, who was following behind Hideki Hanyu, couldn't help sighing in her heart watching such a scene.

Taking a literary award, but being able to make such a big noise, of course has something to do with the gold content of the award and the first time it was awarded.

But the more important reason is that the winner is Hideki Hanyu.

Eri Kitahara, who was in charge of Hideki Hanyu at the publishing company.

I understand that Hideki Hanyu started from his debut, whether it is terrifying popularity, exaggerated sales, and a huge fan base of book fans.

Not at all like a traditional writer.

If you have to describe it, it's just like what the media reported at the time.

Hideki Hanyu is an idol among writers.

All neon is the only one.

At this time, Hanyu Hideki saw that he had already walked to the front of the crowd.

Thinking of Eri Kitahara's explanation just now, he signaled the people around him to stop along with him.

Then he reached into his clothes and slowly took out a small box.

Facing the reporters, facing the fans of the book, and facing the live camera of NHK TV station.

Inside the box is a gold metal medal.

The name of the Kate Greenway Award is written on the outer circle of the medal.

In the center of the medal is the image of a little boy reading a book with his back to everyone.

ka ka ka-

In an instant, the sound of the shutter being pressed continued continuously.

"Audience, writer Hideki Hanyu is showing off the Kate Greenway medal he just won..."

The NHK live anchor shouted loudly.

……

Cloud painting.

Hideki Hanyu's second day back at Neon.

Hanyu Hideki was standing by the window of the chairman's office.

He glanced at the reporters surrounded outside the gate, and said with some headaches, "I don't even dare to go home now."

Next to the huge fish tank, Shota Yoshioka, who was feeding the blue shark, teased him on purpose.

"I dare not go back to the houses in Chuo Ward and Chiyoda Ward. Now if Hanyu-san is photographed with those two girls by reporters, it will definitely be a headline again."

"It doesn't matter, anyway, I'm the one who's making the headlines recently." Hideki Hanyu said with a shrug.

Ito Shinsuke, who was sitting on the sofa, laughed and said.

"I guess Hanyu-san will live alone for a long time, and the media has already crowned you with the title of national glory and national pride. At this time, there must be no scandals."

"This kind of weird title can be given to whoever likes it. I won't pretend to be a moral gentleman for the sake of other people's preferences."

As Hanyu Hideki was talking, he noticed that Asako Hirohashi was sitting on his chair, holding a stack of documents and reading non-stop.

Curiously asked, "What is Asako-san looking at?"

"I'm watching TV, and there are interview invitations from related media."

Asako Hirohashi pointed to the document in her hand, "They all invited Hanyu-san, and NHK even wanted to do a special program."

"What a hassle! The Shogakukan is urging me to hold an all-neon signing event." Thinking about it, Hanyu Hideki felt dizzy.

"That's not right, take advantage of the signing of all neon signs, and run all the related media from all over the place."

Hirohashi Asako put down the invitation document and explained.

"Before, we owed a lot of favors to the media in order to help electronic pets quell public opinion. By accepting the invitation now, Hanyu-san can not only repay the favor, but also make them owe us back."

"As expected of the shrewd Asako-san, this is planning to sell me for a high price while it's hot."

Hideki Hanyu said with a sigh, "Anyway, if you want the media to stop chasing me, you must accept the interview. Since you can't escape, it's good to get some benefits in exchange. Asako-san and Xiao Xiaokan will make arrangements after confirming the itinerary Bar."

　I have something to do with my friends out today, it's too late to come back, that's all.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)