tokyo writer

Such a story can definitely become one of the existing trump cards and help "Tokyo Literature" compete with the literary journals of the other three publishing houses in terms of sales.

He regretted for a while, and soon calmed down again.Fortunately, the other party posted on "New Fiction". As long as I invite you, the other party must be very willing to change to another magazine.

After all, whether it is manuscript fees or other recommended resources, the conditions that "Tokyo Literature" can provide far exceed that of "New Novel".

He picked up the coffee, took a sip, turned his head and glanced at the female assistant who was handling the work, and suddenly thought of another thing.

Didn't she ask the assistant to write a rejection letter to the other party? Didn't she think the other party's article was not good?

Kohei Takei murmured in his heart, and decided to ask his female assistant.

……

Hiroto Akihara, who was being considered by Kohei Takei, was at home at the moment. He made a cup of instant coffee, then picked up a copy of "Guide to Adaptations of Stage Plays", and planned to spend the evening reading and studying.

In addition to this book, he has also read a series of books such as "The Art of Adaptation", "Excellent Script Writing Skills", "Your Script Needs to be Improved" and so on. I went to sleep.

He has no complaints about this. Since he has decided to do something, he must do his best wholeheartedly. Only after doing so, even if he fails, he will not have much regret.

While he was reading, time passed unknowingly. He felt that he had been sitting for a long time, and his back was a little stiff. He was about to stand up and walk around. stand up.

It is really inconvenient to build a house by going up and down the stairs to answer a phone call.

He complained in his heart, but he still put down his book, went downstairs and picked up the microphone, "Hi, hello, what can I do for you?"

"I'm looking for Qiuyuan who lives here..." A clear female voice came through the phone, as if she recognized his voice, she immediately changed her words and said politely: "Mr. Qiuyuan, is that you? I'm Akemi Igawa .”

Akihara Hiroto also recognized this voice, he smiled and said, "Miss Igawa, good evening, what can I do?"

"Teacher Akihara, where is your home address, can I come and visit?" Akemi Igawa said with a smile on the other end of the phone.

But Hiroto Akihara was a little stunned. A beautiful college student who had only met once wanted to come to his door. What kind of operation is this?Also, is it time to shave your beard?

[25.Chapter 25 Inexplicable guilt]

The next day, Hiroto Akihara took out the cleaning tools and prepared to clean the bedroom, living room, and kitchen from top to bottom.

It's not that he wants to show something in front of Akemi Igawa, but that cleaning the environment should show respect to the guests who come to the door.

As a single man, he usually doesn't bother to tidy up his home: he relies on bento boxes from convenience stores for his meals, relies on the nearby coin-operated washing machines for his clothes, and throws all the sundries on the floor.Only the desk is clean - after all, it's his work place, so it needs to be tidied up better.

However, it is better not to let outsiders see this scene.

He took a look around, and acted immediately: he put all the dirty clothes into the dirty laundry room of the toilet, packed up the garbage and put them in the corner, and then wiped all the furniture with a rag. Slightly like a place where a person lives.

After such a toss, 2 hours passed.

He had just slumped on the floor, and within two minutes of resting, he suddenly heard the doorbell ring.

It seems that Akemi Ikawa has arrived, but it seems to be a little earlier than the agreed time.

He stood up, patted the clothes on his body a little bit, adjusted his appearance, and then walked to the yard, ready to open the door to greet the other party - the next step is to talk about the stage script, right?

Opening the door, he saw an unexpected person—his editor-in-charge Aiko Asano.

The other party was wearing a dark green knitted shirt, carrying a box of gifts, and greeted him politely.

Akihara Hiroto was a little surprised, after all, it was different from what he thought, but he reacted immediately, opened the door to welcome her in, and said with a smile, "Asano, why are you here?"

Asano Aiko noticed that his expression was not right just now, and asked suspiciously: "Because I can't get through to your phone recently, so I came directly to the door. Why, isn't it convenient?"

The box of pastries she held in her hand was printed with the word "Jade House", which was a matcha cake she bought from the Tushan shopping street near her home.

Akihara Hiroto took the gift from the other party, said some polite words, and asked the other party to come to the room and sit down.

He poured a cup of tea for the other party, sat across, and said with a smile: "If it's not urgent, you can email me, and you don't need to come here."

Asano Aiko's expression became even more puzzled. She suspected that Akihara Hiroto really had some "little secret", but she didn't intend to explore it now, after all, today is about business.

She took a sip of tea lightly, then put down the cup, opened her light gray handbag, took out a stack of newspapers, handed it to Hiroto Akihara, and said excitedly: "Akihara, there is good news, your article has been published again. The Tokyo Mainichi Shimbun commented."

She added: "This time is different from last time, it has half a page!"

On the contrary, Hiroto Akihara was confused, and was a little confused for a while. Could it be that the editorial department moved the promotional resources to him?

You must know that half a page will cost a lot of money.

Confused, he immediately took the newspaper handed over by Aiko Asano, glanced at it, and found that it was indeed as the other party said.

Nearly half of a page of the newspaper is basically book reviews related to him. On the top is a headline "So far: Let's talk about the relationship between parents and children", and below it is an article of about 4000 words.

He continued to read, ready to see what the other party wrote.

This article first quoted a previous report about a young boy suffering from mental illness due to domestic violence, and then led to the article "So far".

Between the lines of the article, the praise for "So far" is palpable, praising Hiroto Akihara for his high sense of social responsibility, and even appealing to everyone to buy "New Novel" and read it.

There is also a sidebar next to it, and a psychologist was interviewed. The other party said that the content in "So far" is not exaggerated, and it is completely in line with the psychological effects of children.

In short, judging from the existing newspaper content, this book reviewer named Toshihiro Yadai has shown a great degree of recognition for the content of the novel, and is also looking forward to the future serial content.

It is conceivable that this book review can play a very good role in boosting the sales of "New Novel".

Hiroto Akihara did not expect the article "So far" to be related to such a little boy who was abandoned by his parents. What was even more surprising was that the book reviewer named Toshihiro Yadai thought he was because of the little boy's deeds. This article was written on purpose.

This made him feel like he was eating human blood buns.

Asano Aiko who was on the side saw Akihara Hiroto's solemn expression, and was even more puzzled, why did he put on such an expression when it was obviously good news.

"Asano, how much have I paid for the last two installments? Can you do the math for me." Akihara Yuto said to Asano Aiko with a serious expression on his face.

When Aiko Asano heard this request, she was stunned, but she still thought about it in her heart, and replied after a while: "This issue of "So far" and the next issue of "Seven Rooms" have a total of 80 pages of manuscript paper, and the total amount of manuscript fees It should be around 56 yen."

She paused, and asked in confusion, "Do you think the manuscript fee is too low?"

"No, that's not the reason." Hiroto Akihara looked at Aiko Asano, and said in a solemn tone: "Miss Asano, please inform the financial side, and donate the two draft fees directly to this child anonymously."

He figured it out, even if he denied his inspiration came from the little boy.But now that this book review has been released, many people are bound to buy "New Novel", and he has become a beneficiary.

But no matter in his previous life or now, he is unwilling to base his interests on the suffering of others, let alone that the other party is just a traumatized minor.

Since the remaining manuscript fees can barely sustain life, then advance part of your future income, the other party may need this money more now.

While that may be a drop in the bucket, it's only so much he can do now.

Seeing Yuuto Akihara's serious expression, Aiko Asano paid attention to it even using honorifics.She straightened her posture and promised, "Qiuyuan, I will take care of this matter, don't worry."

Hiroto Akihara nodded, expressing his thanks.