一億元的分手費

by Kazufumi Shiraishi, 白石一文, 邱香凝 (Translator)

這世上我已無法相信任何人。
　　夫妻、家人、朋友、同事，每個人都戴著好幾張面具，內心隱藏著各種祕密。
　　人生因此而複雜。

　　這是專為成人而寫的小說。
　　毫無疑問，這是直木獎作家白石一文的最佳傑作！

　　台灣版限定專序 作家寫作心路歷程大公開
　　
　　我已經無法再相信任何人，今後只能這樣活下去。
　　只能靠著這一億圓度過剩餘的幾十年人生。
　　話雖如此，這輩子再也不願意做任何不想做的事了。也絕對不想再受人差使。
　　今後再無必要為誰而活，只需徹底為自己而生。既然如此，就算要工作，也只想做自己喜歡的，不管怎樣都要以自己為主體。

　　加能鐵平無意間得知了妻子夏代的祕密。三十年前，夏代繼承了她阿姨的鉅額遺產，就那麼一直擺在銀行的戶頭裡沒有動用。但兩人結婚已經二十年了，甚至兒女都以離巢獨立，為何夏代始終隱瞞這件事？鐵平陷入了困惑，說到底，夫妻終究還是外人嗎？那麼金錢呢？工作呢？還有那些源於血緣的親情？這到底是怎麼一回事？人生自此慢慢亂了套，他無法再信任人──於是鐵平做出決定，一個想找回自己人生的重大抉擇……

512 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 1, 2018

About the author

Kazufumi SHIRAISHI (白石 一文) is a Japanese writer. He is the son of novelist Ichiro Shiraishi. The two are the only father-son pair to have both received the Naoki Prize, the father on his eighth try after numerous disappointments and the son on his second, for the 2009 Hokanaranu hito e (To an Incomparable Other); at his prize press conference the son got a laugh by joking that he had always "hated" the Naoki because of the grief it had put his father through. The younger Shiraishi's first job out of college was as an editor and magazine reporter at Bungeishunju. He published his first work, Isshun no hikari (A Ray of Light), in 2000, and three years later quit his company to become a full-time writer. In 2009 he received the Yamamoto Shugoro Prize for Kono mune ni fukabuka to tsukisasaru ya o nuke (Remove That Arrow from Deep in My Heart); other novels include Suna no ue no anata (You upon the Sands; 2010). Shiraishi's stance toward love and life powerfully informs many of his works, lending them a philosophical ring.

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Reviews

[Rita Lei Chen 雷晨 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sometime ago I saw a photo on the Internet about a woman who said in tears, "I really want to talk to your mother and pay me one million to let me leave your love." It was very funny when I saw it right now. Pass it on to friends, but if feelings become the existence that money can measure, then how should we trust the other person in life who is sincere.

A couple who have been married for decades, the husband accidentally discovered that his wife has been a billionaire since they met, but he doesn't say a word about his own money. The story unfolds from this seemingly beautiful but helpless premise. It is indeed impossible to have no money, but with money, it is even too much to measure. Money-what kind of existence it will turn into will shake the daily life that I know.

In addition to the background of a little yearning for reading, I can't help but agree with the question in Tie Ping's heart. If we live together without trust, what is the point? By discovering that a large sum of money has been borrowed, the father of the head of the family has drawn out the responsibility and understanding of the family. Whether the fetters between family members lies in understanding each other’s habits or paying silently to support it. In a way, it severely satirizes men in the family.

The whole book can be interpreted as an inspirational humorous novel of middle-aged men rediscovering the meaning of life. At the same time, a little reasoning element is added. Through memory, vision, and inheritance and transformation, everyone can see how close the relationship between people is. But it is so fragile, good memories may become shattered tiles in a moment, but if you foresee whether you are willing to avoid it, this is not known.

In the end, he obviously escaped from the responsibility of working hard for most of his life, but was still pulled back by a thin piece of paper. The irony echoes many of our self-confessed intimacy, all from the note on a piece of white paper, but the words Returning feelings needs to be cultivated. If you end up in feelings and you are forced to leave, you can get money to make up for it. I believe that for everyone, the expense is a shame, not a good thing.

[BaiLing · Rating 3 out of 5]

加能鐵平無意間發現妻子夏代婚前就繼承國外姨媽高達數十億的遺產，卻一直放在銀行從未動用。結婚三十多年來夫妻歷經加能被公司炒魷魚而被迫離開東京，回到福岡進入祖父創建的家族企業，卻被擔任社長的堂兄下放冰凍，連家中需要整修的浴室都因為預算問題而打了退堂鼓，夏代本人甚至每天都去便當店打工、上班，從未提過這筆鉅款的存在。

在獲知這項祕密後，加能重新思考和夏代間夫妻的關係。夫婦倆雖開誠布公討論，但由於加能始終無法理解夏代的主張，最後同意兩人各擁有一億現鈔，暫時各自為所欲為一陣子後再來詳談。

此時恰好公司派系鬥爭越演越烈，加能又在無意間發現夏代並未完全坦誠告知事情的全貌，於是下定決心重啟人生—先是火速辭職，接著帶著簡單的必要物品和億元存款，在毫無告知夏代的情況下移居金澤。

由於有那一億元為後盾，加能在金澤很快安頓下來；為了日後生計，加能評估後開了間特色飯糰店，因為眼光獨到有且貴人相助，很快地便在金澤闖出名號，並且順利展店。

正當重啟的人生一切順遂時，加能因叔父的遺囑成為公司的大股東，再度捲入重振公司的派系路線之爭；另一方面，久未連絡的妻子夏代直接找上門來，表達挽留婚姻、重新來過的決心—她將名下擁有的巨款，買下加能公司過半的股份，成了最大股東的夏代，誠摯懇託丈夫鐵平重回公司，擔任重振經營的大任。

鐵平的決定呢？

故事就這樣完結了。

這是個很適合拍成連續劇的小說，製造足夠的話題、情節也夠曲折。雖說體裁「通俗」，但提供了好幾個夠深思的主題，例如：夫妻間的秘密和信任的關係；父母與成年孩子間的牽絆；當退休後沒有其他非做不可的事情時，要如何生活？；「冷酷」的人和「冷漠」的人，差別在哪？意識到天性中的惡時，如何不要讓它蹦跳出現？

作者在給臺灣讀的序，其實是篇日本讀者不識貨的牢騷抱怨文——

「身為作者，現在我只能一心祈求，臺灣讀者能夠有別於日本讀者，喜歡這樣的一部作品。」(P. 5)

大作家啊，身為臺灣讀者，我喜歡這部作品喲！

Ps. 上網查看，發現這本書改編的日劇正在上演。對男主角上川隆也，感覺一向是一般般，但很喜歡久未出現的安田成美飾演有個性的女主角夏代。看了點第一集，覺得男主角鐵平得知妻子繼承鉅款的方法(律師vs. 遠房親戚借錢)，還有得知後的反應(按兵不動審視妻子vs.回家暴怒攤牌)，電視劇上少了很多男主角內心糾結掙扎和自我探討的部分。

簡言之，具象化的電視劇居然比文字書寫還要平面化，也就很難想要繼續看下去了。