tokyo writer

Although Matsushima Kazuhiro showed respect, he was very disdainful.

In his view, because of the actions of Daigo Kihara and Kohei Takei, if Hiroto Akihara continues to write for "New Novel", it will undoubtedly send a signal to the outside world-even if he is treated unfairly, he It will also feel insignificant.

But is Hiroto Akihara willing to accept it?

After all, he has his own confidence. As the biggest contributor to the skyrocketing sales of "New Novel", some book reviewers have called him a genius writer.

And because the new work has not been released for a long time, there are even rumors that there is a crack in the cooperation between him and "New Novel".

As far as he knows, there are currently people trying to get in touch with the literary journals of the other three major publishing houses, and even poach him away.

Daigo Kihara was very dissatisfied with this answer. After all, the decline in sales of "New Novel" had a considerable impact on him.To be honest, if he knew that there would be such serious consequences, he should have considered it carefully.

"Editor Matsushima, please let me know Mr. Akihara. As long as he continues to serialize his works, the single volume of the "ZOO" series will be released as soon as possible, and the manuscript fee and royalties will also be increased appropriately."

Matsushima and Hiro nodded, saying that they would go to talk to Akihara Yuto.

Daigo Kihara asked him to sit down, then turned his head to the side, and said, "Deputy Editor Takei, please tell me about the sales of "Tokyo Bunga" this week."

"Received, this week, the sales volume of "Tokyo Literature" is 21 copies, which is slightly higher than last week..."

For the follow-up topic, Matsushima Kazuhiro did not continue to listen carefully, he was thinking about how to connect with Akihara Hiroto.

According to the newly arranged report to Akihara Hiroto's responsible editor, the other party is often not at home now, and he can't even be contacted by phone.

So here comes the question, Hiroto Akihara, what have you been doing recently?

(ps: there will be another chapter later)

[98.Chapter 98 Bookmark Writing]

Anjiu Bookstore, office on the second floor.

"Teacher Akihara, please sign this part of the bookmark with your name."

Wearing a white dress, Satake Maki handed a large box to Akihara Yuto with a smile. Inside the box were a bunch of wooden bookmarks.

Hiroto Akihara sighed, he could only take the box, took out the bookmarks inside, and signed his name one by one.

After the last meeting, although he persuaded Akutsu Goichi not to use the gift method, within a few days, Akutsu Goichi proposed a new plan, that is, let Akihara Yuto write 1 bookmarks, mixed with In the book, as a gift to readers.

Because the production cost of bookmarks is low, the total cost is less than 20 yen if you contact the factory you cooperate with.So Hiroto Akihara had no reason to refute, and could only be forced to agree.

In order to finish the work before the release, he had to come to Anjiu Bookstore every morning this week and work for most of the day.

But then again, he's really fine now.

Satake Maki looked at Akihara Yuto's work for a while, then smiled and said, "Mr. Akihara, what do you want for lunch?"

"Just help me go to the convenience store and buy some yakisoba bread." Akihara Yuto replied bluntly.

During this period of time, An Jiujin Gangyi was busy organizing the trial reading meeting, so he assigned the editor Satake to him to be in charge of liaison and other work.

"Hey, would it be too unhealthy to eat these every day?" Satake Maki said kindly.

"That's all right," Hiroto Akihara waved his hand in response.

In fact, he lied. If he had a choice, he wouldn't want to eat bento or bread from a convenience store.But when I think about it carefully, apart from my 20-year-old instant noodle skills, my ability to cook other dishes is close to zero, let alone make bento for myself.

"Then..." Maki Satake tapped his chin with his fingers, turned around, and said casually, "Teacher Akihara, starting tomorrow, would you like to eat the bento I made?"

Hearing these words, Akihara Hiroto's hand that was signing could not help but pause, "Isn't that appropriate?"

Satake Maki laughed, "It's okay, President Yasuhiro said, we must take care of Mr. Akihara's daily life. For the follow-up promotion work, I would like to ask Mr. Akihara to work hard!"

"Follow-up promotion work?"

"For example, increasing the number of signed bookmarks, touring book signings, and media connections," Satake Maki paused, and then said with a smile: "Mr. Akihara, thank you for your hard work!"

The corners of Akihara Yuto's mouth twitched. This editor Satake really deserved to be President Yasuhisa's right-hand man. It seems that he wanted to make a good effort for himself in the future, so he offered to make lunch for himself.

However, the better the sales, the more income you will earn, so let's accept the other party's kindness.

"Editor Satake, I'm sorry to trouble you. I will pay you for the materials separately. There is also more meat in the bento." Hiroto Akihara said while signing without looking up.

For some reason, he suddenly remembered Asano Aiko, when he was at Mandansha, he could eat lunch every day.

At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps in the stairs, and then the office door was pushed open, and a male voice came in, "Satake-chan, I also want your bento, can you give me one."

Hiroto Akihara looked up and found that it was Sota Nishijima who was in charge of sales and promotion, and the other party was wearing work clothes and a peaked cap.

Satake Maki clasped his hands together and replied with a smile: "I'm sorry, Nishijima, taking care of Akihara-sensei is the task given to me by President Yakuhara. And if I make too many bentos, I won't be able to go to work in time."

"What, you're so stingy." Sota Nishijima said this verbally, but his expression didn't show the slightest bit of unhappiness. He just walked in and took a document, said hello to Hiroto Akihara, and left.

Hiroto Akihara nodded, and continued to write signatures. Today's task is 1200 signature bookmarks, so we still have to hurry up.

Satake Maki didn't bother him, walked out and closed the door softly, ready to go to the convenience store to buy bread.

But there was a slight smile on her face.

Great, the initial plan was successful.

……

At 8 o'clock that night, Asano Aiko finished her day's work and returned to her home.

After being transferred to the proofreading department, her job content became completely different from before.

For a manuscript, the editor's proofreading job is to judge whether the manuscript has market value and literary value, but the main task of the reviewer is to find out the text errors and intellectual errors in the book.

After being transferred here, her work became much more boring, but her work pressure was also much less.After all, the responsibility of all reviewers is to read their manuscripts carefully, and they basically don't have to deal with colleagues.

Often at the end of the day, I can't say a few words.

She opened the door, took off her shoes at the entrance, and said, "I'm back."

Hearing her daughter's voice, Mrs. Asano came out with a smile, "Aiko, wash your hands and have dinner."

Asano Aiko nodded, washed her hands, and sat down at the dining table, clasped her hands together with her mother and said "I'm starting", and then ate dinner.

In the middle of the meal, Mrs. Asano coughed and asked, "Aiko, how is your work going?"

She was a little worried. As a mother, she had taken care of her daughter for so many years and knew her habits well.In her opinion, after Asano Aiko changed departments, although she didn't say anything, it must be difficult for her to accept it.

After all, Aiko Asano said that her dream is to create a book that sells millions of copies, so that readers who buy books can experience the joy of reading.

Asano Aiko took a sip of the rice and shook her head, "Mom, don't worry, work has been relatively easy recently."

She smiled and said, "Look, haven't I been home to eat with you recently? Of course, it would be even better if Dad could come home earlier."