I am a literary giant in Japan

Kitagawa Hide, who had been given the cold shoulder, looked at Victoria, who was gloating beside him, with a face full of confusion.

When the Crown Princess saw Kitagawa looking at her, she immediately stopped smiling and slowly explained again why the "little devil" was sulking, while also introducing Donald Jr. and the other two.

"Oh, I'm sorry, Olivia, those reporters have been bothering me all afternoon, I really couldn't find the time to come see you."

Kitagawa Hide clasped his hands together, not expecting that Olivia was sulking because of this.

As he apologized to the little guy, he glanced at the three tall and imposing Donald Jr., his gaze repeatedly lingering on the eldest son of a certain person.

Donald Jr.'s father was a rare example of an opportunistic politician in the United States who transitioned from business to politics.

In American high society, people like him, who come from merchant backgrounds and have a particular fondness for abstract art, are the least popular.

In 2024-2025, his attempt to run for re-election was hampered by various forces, including but not limited to the Kennedy family, the Bill Gates family, and other established American wealthy families.

In the end, he successfully entered the election with the strong support of the "one-word king", which shocked countless people around the world.

However, it was 1999, and he was still working in the American business world, not yet deeply involved in politics.

Last year, he made a comeback by jointly acquiring the General Motors Building with Conseco Insurance Company, and this year he opened his first golf course, the National Golf Club, in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Today he is active in the real estate, entertainment, sports, and transportation industries, making various investments with substantial returns.

Incidentally, whether he suddenly gained supernatural insight or lost his mind, he unexpectedly announced next year that he would run for election as the Reform Party candidate.

Of course, this sudden candidacy ultimately failed due to various unmet conditions, turning into a personal show for him. He didn't succeed in the election, but he still made a fortune.

Kitagawa Hide, who knew this extraordinary man's life very well, was naturally curious about his eldest son.

Donald Jr., who was the lowest in rank among the three, also realized that Kitagawa-sensei was treating him differently. Overwhelmed with gratitude, he asked with a puzzled look, "Kitagawa-sensei? Do you know me?"

"Ah, I've heard a little about your father. It seems his company has collaborated with my company before?"

The last sentence was made up by Kitagawa Hide.

His father officially entered the entertainment industry in 2004, serving as producer and host of the NBC reality show "The Successor," and producing and starring in the reality show "The Apprentice" in the same year.

In this show, he successfully portrayed himself as a top businessman. The show was nominated twice for Best Competitive Reality Show, thus launching his entertainment empire.

He's still obsessed with real estate and finance, and has no cooperation with Beichuan Entertainment at all.

Donald Jr. was unaware of all this. He genuinely believed that Kitagawa-sensei had a business partnership with his family, and his face lit up with a beaming smile. He couldn't wait to exchange contact information with Kitagawa-sensei right now so he could go home and brag to his father.

Hideaki Kitagawa's "One Hundred Years of Solitude" and "The Old Man and the Sea" became wildly popular in the United States and Columbia, with the former becoming a top literary classic that almost all members of the American upper class eagerly collected.

The upper classes of Sweden and Norway, who were not on good terms with Kitagawa Hide from the beginning, did not think much of him.

Stilson, the chubby white man who had been hiding behind the two, mustered his courage and squeezed through. He first introduced himself, then asked expectantly, "Professor Kitagawa, may I copy your speech today and publish it as a translator in my father's Washington Post?"

Generally speaking, speeches by celebrities like Hideki Kitagawa are translated into multiple languages ​​by professional translators.

If the translated manuscript is to be published, the translator and the publishing house will have to pay Kitagawa Hide a substantial copyright fee.

Given Kitagawa Hide's current fame and literary standing, this translated manuscript is worth at least a million US dollars.

However, upon learning that Stilson's father was the president of The Washington Post, Kitagawa Hide immediately smiled and nodded: "Of course. But the subsequent procedures must be followed as normal corporate cooperation, to avoid any problems."

"Of course, of course, I will talk to the people at The Washington Post!"
Thank you so much, Kitagawa-sensei! Thank you so much!

Stilson is studying literature and history at New York University and is about to graduate, but his campus resume is not yet finished.

If he were to enter The Washington Post with that kind of terrible resume, he would definitely be laughed at behind his back by the company's employees.

But with this translation, everything is completely different!

Upon seeing Kitagawa Hide appear, everyone's attention instantly shifted to him, making Pete Dimon even more displeased.

He stared intently at Kitagawa Hide, his aggression and hostility unmistakable.

“It’s a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Kitagawa. I am Pete Dimon, and my father is White Dimon, the leader of the Democratic Socialist Party of Norway and the strongest candidate for the next Norwegian president.”

Pete reached out and shook hands tightly with Kitagawa Hide, his face beaming with pride and arrogance as he spoke of his father, much like a spoiled brat from an ancient novel.

Kitagawa Hide felt the pain in his palm, frowned slightly, and realized that the white youth in front of him didn't seem to like him very much.

He had heard of White Dumon, but not because of his presidential campaign in Norway, but because of his famous "leftist" remarks.

Terrorist attacks are a response to oppression. We shouldn't condemn all terrorists outright; we need to understand why they do it.

This is a shocking statement made by White Dumon, the leader of the opposition party, when asked by reporters after a terrorist attack on Norwegian soil.

From then on, the Democratic Socialist Party of Norway was labeled a "white leftist party," and one of the most radical and outrageous.

Of course, there are also advantages to being a liberal.

This group originated from the middle class in the United States and mainly consists of university professors, news media editors, technology company executives, NGO workers (non-governmental organizations), and public intellectuals.

These cultural figures, who work in the creative, cultural, and artistic industries, are particularly sensitive to social issues and often tend to be politically correct. They frequently make "white left" remarks at award ceremonies and on social media platforms, and their catchphrase is "Art must oppose all forms of commercialization, and any work created for the market is decadent."

These people now wield increasing influence and have a significant impact across various sectors in the United States.

With the strong support of such people, White Dumon could very well become the next president of Norway.

However, Kitagawa Hide, also a cultural worker, completely failed to grasp their point. There was also that sympathy for the KB activists.

An overly compassionate heart would only disgust Kitagawa Hide.

"Ah, hello." Kitagawa Hide didn't want to lower himself to the level of this kid, so he simply greeted him. Then he looked at Olivia, wondering if he should take the little one out for dinner after the speech and apologize to her.

Seeing Kitagawa Hide's gaze swiftly drift towards Olivia, who seemed to enjoy it, a stark contrast to her attitude towards him, Pete Dimon instantly flew into a rage.

“Hey! My father is White Dumont. If he is elected next year, he will have the right to interfere with the awarding and selection of the Nobel Prize in Literature. How dare you treat me so rudely, Kitagawa Hide.”

Pete followed behind, angrily berating Kitagawa Hide, like a belligerent little rooster.

"Hey, Pete, never mind, Kitagawa-sensei must have something to do with Olivia and the others. Didn't he just come here specifically to find them?"

Donald Jr. immediately grabbed Pat's arm and tried to smooth things over.

"Yes, yes. And the open class is about to start, so let's not disturb Professor Kitagawa and the others."

Stilson also sensed Pete's inexplicable sourness and grabbed Pete to prevent the "son of the president-to-be" from doing anything rash.

Petter's public statement that the Norwegian president could manipulate the Nobel Prize election has already drawn attention, and many people don't want to continue to embarrass themselves.

Moreover, the Swedish Academy is currently Kitagawa Hide's home turf. If a dispute arises, who will the Academy side with?
"Let me go! I'll make him pay for his rudeness!"

The more Pete was pulled along, the more agitated he became. His inexplicable surge of pride led him to yell and shout, even forcefully shaking off Donald Jr.'s hand.
"Let me go! You merchant's son, get out of my way!"

These words struck a nerve with Donald Jr. He immediately flung his hand away, glared at Pete, and said coldly, "Fine. Go ahead yourself. As for Olivia, I'm afraid I can't help you with that either."

Donald Jr. left with a dark expression after saying that.

The two had a complete falling out, and Stearson, caught in the middle, looked around and finally gritted her teeth and decided to run to Donald Jr., with whom she had a better relationship.

Hearing the sounds coming from behind, Kitagawa Hide and his two companions, who had already walked quite a distance, were greeted by Olivia. Olivia was the first to complain, "Disgusting! This guy ruined my whole good mood!"

"Really? I thought I had upset our little princess."

Kitagawa Hide smiled gently and, as if by magic, produced two trial print copies of the English version of "Childhood," handing them to the two men.
"This is a gift for you. I haven't forgotten our date!"

"Wow! Is this the upcoming edition of 'Childhood' that will be released in Europe and America? The cover and printing are so exquisite." Victoria was instantly captivated by this little gift.

For a woman like her, born into royalty and privileged, the lives of ordinary people were something she was always curious about but could never experience.

After "Childhood" was published in "New World," she, who did not understand Russian, immediately asked someone to buy a copy of the magazine for her, and then asked a translator to translate it for her word by word.

The fate of Alyosha in the novel constantly tugged at her heartstrings.

Unfortunately, the conflict between Kitagawa Shu and the Swedish literary scene has not been completely resolved, and it is unknown when "Childhood" will be officially released in Sweden.

Upon receiving this gift, Victoria immediately switched sides from her best friend camp to Kitagawa Hide's camp, and began praising Kitagawa Hide relentlessly.

Olivia wasn't angry at all after seeing him, but as she grew up, she developed a girlish reserve in front of her crush, making her want to keep a low profile so that Kitagawa-nii could coax her.

After receiving "Childhood," she smiled sweetly, then pretended to be displeased and replied, "Although the person who made me angry was that guy, Kitagawa-nii, you're also involved!"
If you don't compensate me
"Hmph! Watch out, or I'll cause trouble during your open class later!"

"Oh, please spare me! If I mess up this class, the professors at the Swedish Academy might tear me apart."

Kitagawa Hide quickly "begged for mercy," then took the opportunity to extend a dinner invitation to Olivia.

"Hmm~ If you insist on treating me to dinner, then I'll reluctantly let you off the hook." Olivia was overjoyed; this was the first time she had received an invitation from Kitagawa-nii!
Since Kitagawa Hide and Yumeko got married, her family has been urging her to find a suitable fiancé as soon as possible and not waste any more time on someone who is impossible.

However, her uniquely French romantic view of love, cultivated since childhood, made it impossible for her to let go of Kitagawa Hide.

Even if they can't be together or get married, she feels very happy to be able to see him occasionally, talk to him, and chat!

After finally appeasing the top overseas Kitagawa fan, Kitagawa Hide bid farewell to the two and quickly returned to his office behind the large lecture hall, where he discussed the final details of the open class with Knut and others.

This public lecture was only broadcast live by ABC and BBS, meaning that only viewers in the UK and the US could watch his speech on television.

To allow other fans of Kitagawa Shu to also enjoy this feast, Knut and Göran Malmqvist contacted radio stations in various countries to broadcast the open course, thus fulfilling the dreams of other Kitagawa fans.

1:20 PM Swedish time, 8:20 PM Tokyo time.

Kawade Shobo headquarters building, editorial department head's office.

Shizuko Kawade, Rena Saito, Yumeko Kitagawa, Rei Jabami, and Mayumi Aso each held a small child, listening intently to the music coming from Tokyo Broadcasting System.

The song playing now is "Turning the Wheel of Fate," a best-selling song written by Izumi Sakai for the popular anime "Detective Conan" on September 17th of last year.

The lyricist of this song is Hideaki Kitagawa, and this is the first time he has actually written a song as a lyricist.

歌曲一经发售便凭借12.2万的销量获得公信榜单曲周榜第一，并在上榜9周的时间累计24.7万的销量，成为1998年公信榜单曲年榜第96名。

Listening to Izumi Sakai's moving singing, the group held their breath and remained silent.

After the song ended, the radio host's voice came on again, and then the broadcast quickly switched to a live lecture from the Swedish Academy.

Shizuko Kawade and the others exchanged glances, looking at the Mitsubishi radio on the table, as if they had returned to their university days.

Back then, there were no computers or cell phones. They spent countless sleepless nights huddled on their beds in the dormitory, secretly listening to songs and radio programs. (End of Chapter)