Tokyo Girlfriend Guide.

Chapter 213 Who Said to Hold a Signing Party! ?

"Is it really necessary to do this to this extent?"

Hojo Kyosuke turned his head to look at the editor who was wearing a neat suit beside him, Akamatsu Yuki.

"Ah? I'm sorry, Mr. Hojo, I don't understand what you're talking about?" Akamatsu bowed and said.

"I mean, can so many people really sell out? No, should I say that there are really so many people in Tokyo?"

Hojo Kyosuke pointed to the three mountains of books piled up like a pyramid in the store, the tops almost touching the roof.In addition to the ones in front of you, according to the staff's introduction just now, there are two warehouses that are already full.No wonder the publisher asked me to sign a contract for 30 volumes a few days ago.

"Hojo-san, don't worry, there will never be a sell-out situation!" The clerk in the bookstore uniform patted his chest and assured loudly, the aura of the neon "Xinhua Bookstore" was fully revealed.

"What are you talking about? With Mr. Hojo's strength, you should be worried about whether the book fans in the future will be disappointed." Akamatsu said with a smile on his face, as if he really couldn't calculate a little math.

Then you guys are still doing Rao Shizi's "the time limit for the signing meeting is too long", Hojo Kyosuke rolled his eyes in his heart.

After learning that Hojo Kyosuke had finally figured out to hold a signing event, the publishing house was overjoyed. Even "Weekly Shonen High" couldn't hold back and wanted to hold a joint signing event, but of course this proposal was rejected by a certain Everyone rejected it.Originally, the pen name was used to distinguish it from the real name. If the novel and manga were held together with the signing event, wouldn't the last layer of cloth be uncovered?
The operation of the novel publishing house thought hard, and after seeking the opinion of Hojo Kyosuke, and knowing that the other party was a physical monster, he proposed the gimmick of "breaking the limit".

From 8:8 am to [-]:[-] pm, Mr. Hojo's super long autograph session!

How about it, compared with those writers who have to go to the hospital to maintain their hands after only two hours, has their courage surpassed the sky!
As for whether it will last too long and not so many people come to participate, neither Hojo Kyosuke nor the publishing house is worried.

In the "Neon Most Popular Male Writer" competition held on the Internet last month, he was elected with an absolute advantage over No.2.Although it is not an authoritative game, it can also explain his popularity a little bit.In the previous warm-up activities for the signing event, whether it was his personal website or the posts published by the publishing house on various forums, he had received hundreds of thousands of comments.

Everyone is urging this lazy man to hold a signing event as soon as possible, they can't wait.

Today's signing will be recorded on camera throughout the whole process, and we may apply for various records later.Like the record of the longest signing session, the record of the most purchases, and the like.

It was still early, and the bookstore was not officially open. The clerk was arranging the bookshelves and inserting some small cards with after-reading impressions next to the corresponding books.Adjust the order of the booths, put new books and replace old ones.

The place where the signing will be held is Kinokuniya Bookstore, one of the largest chain bookstores in Neon. The main store in Shinjuku has nine floors above ground and underground, and has its own concert hall and exhibition hall.

Unlike others who only got a small room as the signing venue, Kinokuniya directly took out the concert hall as the venue for Hojo Kyosuke's first signing.

On Sunday, at 07:30, far before Shinjuku comes alive, the boxers are still huddled in the subway cars to vent their anger at getting up early to work.But there was already a long queue in front of the Kinokuniya Building, extending from the front of the escalator to the sidewalk until it disappeared around the corner.

After the venue was settled, Akamatsu ran out again to see if there was any trouble outside.If this kind of signing event causes public displeasure and complaints, it will be cancelled.But of course this will not happen at Mr. Hojo's autograph session. Looking at the crowd in front of the signboards, he smiled smugly.

Hojo-sensei is so naive, he is actually worried about whether the novel will be sold out.

The advertising stand is designed in this way, with the four big characters Hojo Kyosuke on the top, and the slightly smaller "Devotion of Suspect X" at the bottom, and the picture below is a tall and straight Kyosuke Hojo holding the novel in a silver suit.

Even people who haven't read this book will come to the signing event just for the guy on the stand who is more handsome than a popular artist!
Isn't the best evidence the few girls who screamed how handsome they were, then quickly canceled their shopping plans and joined the queue.And the longer the queue, the more it will attract passers-by to join. There are many people with nothing to do in Shinjuku. They don't know how happy they are to have such a fun.

The reason for queuing up in advance is because the signing will have a process that the top [-] talents have, which is the author's interview and interaction.

In the concert hall, Kyosuke Hojo has already sat down behind the table, ready to welcome guests.Behind him, where the red curtain should have been, was replaced by a wallpaper full of the Kinokuniya logo. Above his head was a large banner with exaggerated fonts.

There are also many standing signs standing under the stage, with awards that Kyosuke Hojo doesn't even know about.Well, according to the editor, that's his achievement, although he doesn't know it at all.

The guests in the audience are already seated, including Hojo Kyosuke’s voice actress Nishimiya Glass, the royal costume designer Naoka Ueno, the royal painter, no, it’s the manga assistant Sawamura Spencer Eriri, and finally, although he didn’t serve as an editor but was actually in charge Kasumigaoka Shiwa who took over the job of correcting the novel.

Of the four girls sitting in the first row of seats, except for Glass and Naoka who sat together, the other two were four seats apart.

On the stage, Kyosuke Kitajo had a flawless business smile on his face. Although the camera hadn't been turned on, his eyes were still looking straight ahead, and he didn't dare to land on the first row of audience seats.

Who asked me to host the signing party?Sakura, it's you!Come back quickly and save me!How to deal with this situation?

From the corner of the eye, Kasumigaoka Shiyu, who was wearing a red hip-wrapped skirt, was sitting near the door. Her black hair, which was combed softly and silkily by a white headband, hung behind her, and her slender legs wrapped in black silk were tight. There is no gap between them, and the calves are slightly curled back to ensure the elegance of the whole posture.

She came here with Hojo Kyosuke and Nioko. Originally, Hojo Kyosuke thought that Shiba-senpai would have some kind of reaction after seeing Koko and Naoka, such as "face livid", "furious", "turn around and leave", but Unexpectedly, she just had a perfect smile on her face that couldn't be more perfect.

"These two are Ms. Nishinomiya and Ms. Ueno, right? They are really cute little sisters." With such a smile, she took the two girls who were completely confused about the situation with one hand, and began to exchange pleasantries.

It looked fine at first glance, but she never said a word to Hojo Kyosuke except for the initial bow.

Then it was Eriri who ran into the concert hall excitedly. After seeing the three girls surrounded by Hojo Kyosuke, the smile on her face disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye, and she became livid in an instant. The beautiful bangs on her forehead instantly Fried hair.

She stomped fiercely under Kitajo Kyousuke's gaze, but the black leather shoes, which were as luxurious as lacquerware, could not create the movement she wanted, and the thick carpet perfectly absorbed all her strength. Yinglili became even more angry.Crystal tears appeared in the corner of her eyes in an instant, she turned around, and the ponytails behind her floated high with her movements.

The girl in the short blue dress rushed out of the concert hall as she had come.

Hojo Kyosuke slapped his forehead, explained to the few people in front of him, and chased after him.

Although the proportion of the body is so good that the legs are like works of art, but a certain golden retriever has always been petite and small, and he was quickly caught up.

After a series of persuasion, refusal, persuasion, and refusal, Miss Manga Assistant sat in the audience, but refused to communicate with other people.

Nitto and Naoka were not affected at all, whether it was Miss Painter or Miss Novelist, they all knew about it long ago.Originally, they wanted to be assistants today, but Hojo Kyosuke refused because he was too tired. It took nearly ten hours, even if he just helped him flip through books and the like, it was very tiring.

So their task became to take video and take pictures, and send them to Sakura and Aunt Mikiko who is far away in Hokkaido.

Fortunately for Hojo Kyosuke, Mitsuha Miyamizu went back to his hometown like Sakura Liang, otherwise he would probably have to practice kendo after the autograph session today.

As Akamatsu returned to the concert hall, the autograph session officially started.The host was from Kinokuniya, a shop assistant with a cute bob.

Book fans lined up to enter the door. In order not to cause confusion, Hojo Kyosuke was in the waiting room on the side. After the book fans sat down, he would make a grand appearance when the host called his name.In fact, based on his idea, he should stand at the door to welcome his loyal readers, but as soon as he said this idea, before Akamatsu Yuki could speak, Kasumigaoka and Eiriri immediately objected.

Not only will the order be out of control, but the subsequent processes will also be disrupted.

Although her job is as a shop assistant, the young lady obviously often acts as a guest host, and she can control the scene very well. To mention a few at random, the plots in "The Devotion of Suspect X" have aroused very good responses, and then shouted loudly Hojo Kyosuke's name came out.

Just like on the standing sign, Kyosuke Hojo, wearing a high-end silver suit, showed eight white teeth, and slowly walked onto the stage while beckoning.

"Good morning everyone, thank you all for coming to my autograph session." He bowed first before sitting down.

There was warm applause from the audience. Book fans were excited to see their favorite author, and passers-by were more excited to see that the real person was even more handsome than the stand.

The four girls sitting in the first row were filled with pride when they saw Kyosuke Hojo looking radiant under the white light on the stage.

In addition to book fans, there were a lot of media at the scene, not the performance newspaper paid by the publishing house, but a bunch of well-known media including TV Tokyo and Weekly Bunshun.After all, this is Hojo Kyosuke's first public appearance since his debut three years ago, which can be regarded as very precious.

"Then, Mr. Hojo, how did you come up with such a shocking story." The host held a copy of "The Devotion of Suspect X" in his hand.

Hojo Kyosuke adjusted the position of the microphone, first glanced at his female friends one by one, and then looked at the audience behind the blockbuster.

Facing everyone's expectant eyes, he responded to this question for the second time, just like he answered Xiazhiqiu Shiyu at the beginning:
"To be precise, I didn't come up with this story." He paused: "The Devotion of Suspect X is like a story that happened in another world. I just captured him and shared it with everyone."

There was warm applause from the audience, and those who had never read the book at all had the desire to glimpse the stories of the other world.

"Hehe, you surprised me, Mr. Hojo is really humorous." The host also clapped his hands lightly, then picked up the microphone and asked again.

"Then what kind of environment was it written?"

It's also one of Neon people's favorite questions, if the answer is anything:
"After drinking two large bottles of sake, I woke up and it was already on my desk"

"In the evening, the heavy snow that had lasted for several days finally stopped, and the afterglow of the setting sun on the horizon merged with the gray sky. I felt an indescribable emotion in my heart. I warmed my hands on the stove and picked up a pen to write this book. Book"

If so, book fans will be very happy.

If it is "just like in the novel, a mother and daughter moved in next to the apartment where I live that day...", then the sales of the novel will definitely surge immediately.

"The environment? It's in my rented apartment."

"Hey!? Is it true that there are single mothers living alone with their daughters?" The host obviously became excited, and the book fans below were also a little commotion.

"No, the apartment I rented is a single apartment specially provided for students. It is a bit crowded for two people to live in." Kitajo Kyousuke explained.

"Then why did you create this work focusing on such women's issues?"

It is said that it was obtained from another world. Although I have read the script a long time ago, Hojo Kyosuke still complained in his heart.

The reason why it is said that serious literature serves to transform society is because those novels really speak about some social phenomena and can make an impact.Just like the novel "The Devotion of Suspect X", although the core is still tricks and reasoning.But it is the issue of female crime that drives the story.Although the original intention of the writer to design such a plot may be purely for the novel itself, it is undeniable that the work does point out this point.

The single mother who raised her daughter independently, the entangled scum lurks, endures, resists, and is powerless.Such women are not uncommon in neon society.

"Maybe I want those men who treat their wives badly to think about the possible consequences." Hojo Kyosuke said something that made the host and editor's faces change drastically.

"The combination of two people is a choice. She has never been a bondage, but a very pure expression of love. She will marry because of love, and separate because of the disappearance of love. This is also a choice, but in that From now on, we must not be as bad as Tomikashi Shinji."

Most of the people present were his book fans, so he directly said the name of the fictional ex-husband in the novel who kept oppressing his ex-wife and was finally killed.

The people in the audience were silent for a few seconds, then burst into applause abruptly, followed by more enthusiastic voices.

Hojo Kyosuke smiled and nodded to the four girls including Kasumigaoka Shiwa who applauded first. The girl with black hair and red pupils was full of pride in her eyes, while the girl with blond hair and blue pupils snorted softly and turned her head away. phone.

Then there are a few more regular questions, and then it's time for book fans to ask questions.

Looking at the forest of arms below, Hojo Kyosuke ordered the one in black stockings without hesitation.

Kasumigaoka Shiyu stood up, and the staff handed over the microphone.

"Hojo-sensei, will you, like Ishigami, sacrifice your life for the one you love?"

"Of course!" Miao replied.

"Thank you, teacher."

He continued to raise his hand, although it seemed unfair that two people in the same row ordered in a row, but someone obeyed his inner voice and ordered Yinglili in order.

With two arms wrapped around her chest, Yinglili's small face was still unhappy:

"Mr. Bei-tiao-teacher, all human beings know that a person has only one life, so should we be more cautious in choosing who to sacrifice our life to?"

"...I think we still have to cherish our own lives, and creating a happy life with the people we like is what we should do."

"I fully agree, thank you Hojo-sensei."

Returning the microphone, the corners of the girl's mouth slightly curled up when she sat down, revealing her cute little canine teeth.

Well, although the person in the first row who ordered three times in a row is really sorry for the people in the back row, but who made her name Nishinomiya Glass?

"Will Mr. Hojo create some works with a more happy ending?" Nitzi's cute question made someone very happy.

"Yes, I already have plans to write a healing novel." Nodding to Nitro, he looked at Yinglili again.The latter nodded in satisfaction, then turned his head with a snort.

It's just a mere Kyosuke Hojo, how proud is he!
Having already thought about the great wisdom of ordering four people in each row, he ordered Uedo Naoka without any burden.

"Is it because Mr. Hojo spent too much time writing the novel, so the update speed of "One Punch Man" is so touching?"

Hojo Kyosuke, who has multiple identities, has long been mentally prepared that he will be urged to update by comic readers today. After all, during the suspension period, many people on the Internet said that they would organize a group to find his home to urge him to update. Slow speed is not at all satisfying to readers.

On his personal website, in addition to discussing the plot, there are also posts on the new cosplay costume section.Thinking of this, he saw Zhihua sticking out her little tongue, holding the phone to her chest and shaking it.

Well, Kyosuke Hojo, who scanned the eyes, immediately saw the familiar head portrait. It was Sakura, and he still didn't forget to make trouble even if he wasn't here.

Before he could answer, some of the book fans below, who were dressed like a Zhai at first glance, also booed one after another.

"There will be more updates in the next issue!" He immediately promised.

With Zhihua's beginning, the following questions began to be weird.Although the first two are not considered normal.

Do you have a girlfriend?Personal privacy is not convenient to disclose.

Considering getting a girlfriend on site?Are you hired by Sakura to make trouble?Let's stop talking about girlfriends here.

Why hasn't the movie started yet?Didn't you already find a director?In order to make a better movie, so just a little more patience.

Has Mr. Hojo considered playing Yukawa Gaku in person?I feel that your temperament is very suitable.No, no, no, it doesn't fit at all. Well, I won't touch such a dirty coffee cup at all.

After asking questions, there are other interactive sessions, such as taking pictures, drawing lucky audiences to give small gifts and so on.

It has been an hour since the signing officially started, and the order in the venue is the first, and the first one is Kasumigaoka Shiwa without accident.

With a faint flush on the girl's jade-like pretty face, she opened the newly bought book, handed it over slowly, and said expectantly:

"Please write to your favorite reader Kasumigaoka Shiwa."

(End of this chapter)