I am a writer in Tokyo

The prerequisite for a dawn is an extremely dark night; just as a battle worthy of praise must have an extremely powerful enemy.

This extremely powerful enemy may be a landslide or tsunami, or it may be a certain force hiding in a dark corner and plotting something.

In fact, there is no correct and orthodox definition of villains in this world. If we have to distinguish them, we can only divide them into many vested interests, and these people are fighting for their own interests. Therefore, for a so-called and nominally orthodox villain, the group of people who think he is a villain must support the vested interests of the villain.

From a historical perspective, taking the present time point as the base point and then moving forward, Bungeishunju will undoubtedly stand on the opposite side of the new trend, which is largely a historically orthodox statement.

Therefore, before Xiaoyuan Yishu appeared, Shincho and Bungeishunju had to spend at least half of their time thinking about how to snipe each other when the other's new book was released. If they could strangle the other party directly, that would be the best thing; but if they couldn't strangle the other party, then they had to shatter their arrogance.

When we learned through some means that the new book would be released after the award was announced, Bungeishunju had already started preparing for the relevant matters. Just like the autumn with hidden dangers, like the shadow under the sun, it will quietly sting without us noticing...

The editor-in-chief of Bungeishunju looked at the manuscript in his hand with a slightly frown. Logically speaking, this was not the manuscript he had been looking forward to for two months, or it could be said that this manuscript was not the true level of the author. With this level of work, it would be extremely difficult to participate in a competition, let alone to compete with Xiaoyuan Yishu in the market.

"Is this the only one?" He raised his brows slightly and looked at the people in the office who were keeping their heads down and silent. His brows were twisted into a shape of a "川" character, with deep furrows so deep that even the light from the ceiling could not find the bottom.

In fact, they all knew that they could not fulfill their editor-in-chief's unreasonable request. In this situation, where could they find someone who was as strong as Xiaoyuan Yishu or even stronger than him? Perhaps even their editor-in-chief knew that this matter could not be completed.

But they still submitted a work, which was written by a famous writer at their invitation. They did not tell him that the purpose of the invitation was to attack Xiaoyuan Yishu, and even when they asked him to write, the writer held the manuscript in his hand and praised Xiaoyuan Yishu's talent.

The office was very quiet. No one answered his question, and this question didn't need an answer at all.

The editor-in-chief of Bungeishunju rubbed his aching temple. He felt that everything was fine before, but ever since the tree in the courtyard appeared, he found that something was completely wrong. The situation became one-sided, and he felt that he couldn't fight back at all.

"Also, didn't we have some writers who won the Junior Nobel Prize here before?" He felt like he had forgotten something, but soon got the answer. Those authors were basically not in the country, and they hadn't written for a long time. Just like an old warrior putting down his sword, they had stopped writing.

"Right now there's no one who can be used to fight." He originally wanted to use a rhetorical question, but in the end he used it as a declarative sentence. It was obvious that this matter could be answered without asking any questions.

Then a voice came from the corner of the office: "Maybe, we can use some means, such as suing Xiaoyuan Yishu for plagiarism..." The voice was so harsh that it almost pierced the eardrum of the editor-in-chief of Bungeishunju.

He felt a sharp pain in his ears, as if they were going to be torn apart in the next second, and then he felt dizzy as his brain was completely filled with blood. He could hardly imagine hearing such an answer.

"Who proposed this plan just now?"

Everyone avoided the editor's sight, and the last person who appeared at the end was a short man with a rather wretched appearance; he had an old-fashioned and retro hairstyle, and the eyes behind the frame were always trying to dodge something, and his body was slightly hunched, which made his originally not very tall body look even shorter.

"You are..." The editor-in-chief had no impression of such a person, and in fact, this man did not have the temperament of a writer.

"I think Chief Editor Haoyuan seems to be worried about Xiaoyuan Yishu's situation. I think I can help the editor-in-chief solve his problems."

"I need a solution to the problem, but I don't think I need the solution you provide me. This solution is too dirty..."

Before Chief Editor Haoyuan could finish his words, he was interrupted by the man without any courtesy. The corners of his mouth curled up high, as if his face was being lifted up by something: "No matter what, it makes him uncomfortable, doesn't it? Even if we can't... well, to use the jargon of you editors, snipe, yes, even if we can't snipe him."

Takao Hiroyuki looked at the man in front of him who exuded a disgusting aura. He was laughing, but Takao Hiroyuki could not hear any laughter at all. All he could see was him grinning, revealing a mouth full of rotten teeth that had turned black and yellow due to smoking, and laughing.

Not only does he have a bad temperament, but he also has a disgusting smell. Maybe the clothes he is wearing haven't been washed for a long time.

While thinking about who he was, Editor-in-Chief Haoyuan realized another problem: how did this person get in?

But the man did not give them more time to think. He said something like "you guys just wait and see" and turned away, leaving everyone in the office looking at each other in confusion.

"Editor-in-chief, this..."

The editor next to him asked quietly, hoping that Takao Hiroyuki could come up with an idea.

Editor-in-Chief Haoyuan recalled the scenes just now, and sneered: "Don't worry about him. No matter what, we can't use this method. It seems too dirty. We are all writers. Words themselves are noble. Even if it's for money, we won't do such a despicable thing."

Editor-in-Chief Haoyuan set a tone, but this does not mean that he will give up the idea of ​​sniping Xiaoyuan Yishu because of this incident.

He suddenly thought of something and found an editor standing on his right.

"I remember there was a sniper attack on Koin Kazuki before. Who was the author?"

"It's the ones about female students, I'm responsible for them, what's wrong, Mr. Haoyuan?"

"Please contact him. I think he is very capable. Ask him if he has a new book. We are willing to give him a great opportunity." Chief Editor Haoyuan changed the subject and said, "In the early stage, the quality of his book must meet the standards." (End of this chapter)