I am a writer in Tokyo

Mr. Fujiwara was holding a shower head in his hand. When he saw Editor-in-Chief Kashiwagi looking at him, he shook the prop in his hand as a greeting.

Mr. Fujiwara did not speak immediately, but slowly put the kettle aside, then opened the fence of the courtyard for Kashiwagi, then raised his head and said with a smile: "You are probably in a bad mood recently. It is rare to see Mr. Kashiwagi choose to come out and relax at this time."

Editor-in-Chief Kashiwagi smiled bitterly. This was quite mysterious.

He rarely goes out to relax on weekdays, unless he is in a bad mood. And when he is in a bad mood, it is usually when their editorial department encounters a big problem.

Mr. Fujiwara was the same. He would not usually choose to water the flowers at this time. Basically, as long as Kashiwagi had something to do, Fujiwara would water the flowers at this time, and then they would meet.

But in fact, whenever something happens, the bookstore in front of the company will make something happen, and Editor-in-Chief Kashiwagi will naturally choose to go the opposite way...

"Is it because of the books?" Mr. Fujiwara pointed at the two books on the table. "The Passion" was not opened, but it was pressed on the opened "The Story of the Boat".

I heard that Mr. Fujiwara was a teacher before he retired, but I don't know which school he taught at. Kashiwagi had the impression that when he was working in the editorial department, Mr. Fujiwara seemed to have already retired.

So many years have passed, he has worked his way up to the position of editor-in-chief, and he has grown older; but Mr. Fujiwara doesn't seem to have changed at all, and he is exactly the same as when we first met.

But before Chief Editor Kashiwagi could say anything, Mr. Fujiwara invited him to sit on the chair, and then said, "I have never read Mr. Koin's book, but I have read the "Book of the Boat" many times."

“The reason is simple. I always believe in Xiao Yuan Yi Shu’s level, so I am not in a hurry to read his books to experience the stories he tells, but I am full of curiosity about the book that can be compared with Xiao Yuan Yi Shu.

So I read it, and it was well written, and it seemed to be selling well.”

Mr. Fujiwara spoke neither hurriedly nor slowly. This was his usual speaking habit. Kashiwagi knew that he had something else to say, so he just quietly drank his tea and waited.

"I think it's probably because... many people want to use this opportunity to call themselves scholars."

After Mr. Fujiwara finished speaking, he did not continue talking, but just looked at Mr. Kashiwagi silently.

Kashiwagi understood.

"Just like the previous book, No Longer Human, right? The death of Mr. Okawa inspired Mr. Koin to write this extremely depressing book. Many people would use the fact that they were reading this book as an excuse to say something like, 'I'm sorry for being born as a human being.'"

In fact, they didn't seem to have read much, and those words just came out of some people's mouths, and they didn't even know that this sentence was not the original words in the book.

This is generally the case with the current "The Story of a Boatman". It has lowered the threshold for reading, which results in a lot of data that may not be true of the book market."

Mr. Fujiwara exhaled lightly, tapping his fingers on the table. He was thinking and organizing his words, trying to express what he wanted to express simply and directly: "This is a false phenomenon. Reading "The Story of the Boat" does not require much thinking, because the author puts the story exactly in front of everyone.

In fact, the books that really have a threshold for reading are those by Xiaoyuan Yishu. "

In fact, the reason is the same as what Kashiwagi said before. Maybe the editor-in-chief really needs someone to encourage him now.

"I think the two books are not in the same market at all, so I don't need to take them seriously."

"Thank you."

Editor-in-Chief Kashiwagi thanked him. He didn’t know why some words spoken by older people had an indescribable charm.

This is probably what they call the unique temperament of the elderly?
Mr. Fujiwara said a lot more, the general meaning of which was to tell Kashiwagi not to worry too much about this matter, because in many cases, no matter how fiercely a shadow appears, it is still a shadow.

Perhaps it was just as Mr. Fujiwara said, that after the data of "The Story of the Sailing Ship" had been climbing for several days, it suddenly fell into a very strange stagnation stage.

It was as if they had hit the ceiling of the book market, and none of the reprinted books sold a single one.

“So, this is the saturation of the market?”

The people in the editorial department of Bungeishunju had never seen such a situation before. Thinking back to some previous events, they couldn't help but feel excited.

"Maybe, have we hit the top?"

Everyone felt that they had fallen into a state of madness, and their bodies couldn't help but tremble.

They had never experienced this almost god-like feeling before, and they would be happy for a long time just because of a slight increase in the data.

It seems that this time, for them, this hope and expectation has turned into the midday sun, hanging high in the sky and illuminating the road ahead.

However, Gao Wei felt that the data was too strange, and he felt a little uneasy in his heart. However, he looked at the people in the editorial department and did not say anything to undermine their morale.

"Logically speaking, saturation is impossible, especially with the current momentum so high." Gaowei always felt that he might have over-promoted himself, causing a backlash.

On the other hand, the Xinchao group did not react at all despite the various tactics they used, as if they had not participated in this battle at all, and the book "The Passion" placed at the top was not their book.

Weird, really weird.

Gao Wei has always believed in a principle, that is, when something is abnormal, there must be something wrong.

Perhaps this directly static data is the signal of this catastrophe.

And after this signal, an extremely terrible and unknown disaster will pounce on them like a flood.

Thinking of this, Gao Wei felt a slight pain in his head, and even a feeling of... dizziness.

Perhaps the editor-in-chief of Shincho, Kashiwagi, had experienced the same thing a few days ago. Thinking of this, Mr. Takao's mood improved a little.

But then he realized one thing, that is, since he had a headache now, it must be that Editor-in-Chief Kashiwagi had thought of a way to solve the headache.

Damn it! (End of this chapter)