tokyo writer

Akihara Yuto was wearing a thin sweater, lying on the bed, looking at the ceiling, lost in thought.

It has been 3 days since Mandansha asked to release the "Statement of Understanding". During these 3 days, he has been thinking about whether to accept it, and if not, how to solve it.

After much consideration, he still intends to refuse to issue this statement.

After all, once a statement is made, his "image" among the public will undoubtedly be regarded as succumbing to capital, and this is extremely detrimental to his future career development.

After all, once readers form an unfavorable impression of the author, they are likely to stop buying his books.

In addition, Asano Aiko will be more troubled by public opinion...

Akihara Hiroto stood up, took two steps back and forth in the room, then walked to the window, looked at the pedestrians walking on the street outside the window, and continued to think.

But that Gu Chuan-san's meaning was also very clear. If he didn't accept it, the Mantan Club would definitely have some supporters.

After all, as a publishing group, Mantanshe still has a lot of cards to play.As long as the other party is willing, it is estimated that more public relations costs will be spent.

At that time, how can I deal with it?

Akihara Hiroto frowned and thought for a long time, and finally decided to "drag" first.

After all, in any case, the "blocking" of him by Mantanshe has been substantially lifted now.And he also made a good wave of personal publicity through the exaggeration of public opinion this time.

If there is no accident, even if he suffers setbacks for a while, he can slowly climb up step by step by relying on his many works later.

At that time, no matter how much Mandansha "splashes" dirty water, it will be of no avail.

It's just that it's a bit frustrating...

Having made a decision, Akihara Hiroto let go of his mind, stretched his waist, and prepared to go to Anjiu Bookstore to inquire about the latest sales.

Because of the recent public opinion turmoil, I have not paid attention to the two works "Suspect X" and "Death of the Reasoner".

He walked to the entrance, and when he was about to put on his shoes and leave, the phone suddenly rang "Dinglingling".

Yuuto Akihara stopped putting on his shoes and picked up the phone, "Hi, I'm Yuuto Akihara..."

Before he finished speaking, Asano Aiko's voice came from the microphone, "Akihara, watch TV quickly, switch to Tokyo TV!"

"What's wrong?" Akihara Yuto was still a little puzzled.

"It's too late to explain, you'll know when you open it..." Asano Aiko's voice was a little anxious.

Hearing this request, Hiroto Akihara was a little confused for a while, but he put the microphone aside, went straight to the next room, turned on the useless TV, and switched to TV Tokyo.

Immediately afterwards, some pictures appeared that surprised him very much.

On the TV screen, there are dense crowds of people, all of whom are uniformly dressed in white shirts, with white or red headscarves on their heads, and they all hold signs.

As they walked forward, they seemed to be shouting something loudly.

Hiroto Akihara listened carefully for a long time before he faintly heard the words "equality... promote... rights and interests".

But what's so weird about that?Why did Aiko Asano make me watch this?Hiroto Akihara was a little puzzled for a while.

Due to the special national conditions of neon, you can see parades among the people from time to time. For example, if the U.S. military has done something outrageous, the people will parade; for example, the government’s nuclear leak, the people will parade again...

He looked at it for a while, still a little puzzled in his heart, but continued to read.

At this moment, the parade came to a building that was extremely familiar to him, and then confronted the security guards and police in front of the building.

Hiroto Akihara looked carefully for a long time, and confirmed that this building is the headquarters building of Mantansha!

what happened? !

Why do people go to march in front of the Mandanshe?

Did it do something outrageous?

Akihara Hiroto thought for a long time but couldn't come up with a reason, let alone think that this matter had something to do with him.

He is still very self-aware, the mess between himself and Mandanshe is at most just a small chat between the people after dinner, and it is estimated that after another month or so, not many people will care about it.

On the screen, after the parade group stopped, the screen changed to the interview room inside the TV station—two hosts, a man and a woman in suits and ties, appeared at the venue and began to explain.

The hostess held a microphone: "This parade is mainly organized by the Tokyo Association for the Promotion of Equality of Rights and Interests, the Kyoto Chongren Residents United Association, the Hokkaido Ainu National Group and other political groups that represent the rights and interests of Burakumin."

As she spoke, a small box appeared in the upper right corner of the screen with information about these groups.

The male host took over the conversation: "As far as we know, the relevant person in charge said that the purpose of the parade is mainly to protect the rights and interests of the Burakumin group. As for the explanation of the specific reasons, here is a link with Professor Sakata of Yokohama National University."

The screen changed again, and a middle-aged man in a loose gray suit appeared in front of the screen. He was sitting on the desk and said in a serious voice.

"About the parade this time, the main reason is...the cause is the work of Hiroto Akihara...and the person in charge of the relevant organization requested that Mandansha, as the cultural circle...should apologize and promise, and..."

Hiroto Akihara opened his mouth slightly while listening.

According to Professor Sakata's description, this parade was really caused by himself.

The reason made him feel even more nonsense. It turned out to be because he published "Death of a Reasoner", which talked about the unfair treatment of Burakumin, and was suppressed by Mandanshe.

Where is this going? !

Before he serialized this work on the forum, Mandanshe had already suppressed himself.

And how can a publishing society suppress a writer because of such a trivial matter?

Just when he was confused, the professor Sakata on the screen took out another newspaper and read a passage.

"I believe that all enterprises and schools should stop sticking to their own opinions and discriminate against Burakumin; and the government should also legislate to protect the interests of Burakumin."

Hearing these words, Akihara Hiroto immediately thought of the reporter who came to his home to interview.

At that time, the report hadn't been released yet, and I thought it was being suppressed by Mandansha again... But I didn't expect...

As a reasoning fan, Akihara Hiroto immediately began to sort out the series of clues.

No, these political groups representing the interests of Burakumin may not be aware of the real reason why they were suppressed...

But because of the turmoil between himself and Mandanshe, these Burakumin political groups have been provided with a good opportunity.

If this opportunity can be grasped well, the Burakumin group might be able to gain more benefits...

But is it good or bad for me?

He closed his eyes and weighed the pros and cons.

After thinking about it for a while, he found that this matter was of no harm to him.