I'm a pirate in Tokyo

"That's great! Thank you!" Nami stood up excitedly and thanked her loudly, her eyes slightly red and crying.

"Oh oh oh oh!" Luffy, who heard it from the side, understood that this was passed, and immediately stood up and jumped and screamed, as if he had won the serialization.

"Congratulations, congratulations!" "Congratulations, congratulations, congratulations!"

Zoro and Brooke also congratulated her with smiles on their faces.

After all, they couldn't tell whether Wu Sheng was working hard or not. He always seemed to be at ease, so everyone didn't think he was working hard...

But Nami is really working hard!

Wu Sheng and Sanji, who were handling ingredients in the kitchen, also heard the cheers. Sanji immediately looked sideways, and sure enough, he saw Luffy grabbing Brook's hand and jumping up and down in circles.

"Hahaha, it seems you succeeded?" Sanji looked at Wu Sheng, who was still handling the ingredients calmly.

"Yes." Wu Sheng said matter-of-factly.

"Okay, I originally thought you were a bit too confident, but now it turns out that your confidence is justified." Sanji turned around, picked up another sea urchin and handled it: "Go celebrate your victory with them. , I’ll take care of the rest.”

Wu Sheng saw that there wasn't much left, so he put down his hands and took care of it: "Okay, I'm sorry to trouble you."

He washed his hands and went out. His hurried pace was obviously not as calm as he appeared.

Sanji listened to all kinds of shouting outside:

"Takeda, you're here!"

"Serialized!"

"Thanks for your hard work!"

"You can cry! A man who cries for joy will not be laughed at!"

"Hahahahaha!"

......

There was cheering outside.

In the kitchen, Sanji, who had chatted with Wu Sheng, smiled, knowing that this was just the beginning of the marathon in their lives, and Wu Sheng and Nami had only qualified for the competition.

"I'm going to do my best too!"

---

The next day, Jiyingshe Building.

Although there was a small celebration yesterday afternoon, everyone did not fight due to Wu Sheng's restraint and urging. After congratulating each other, they went home and agreed to have a good celebration after officially signing the contract today.

He and Nami came over right after school to complete the formal signing.

Now they were sitting at the same reception desk as last time, waiting for Hattori to come down.

Although this matter was related to him and Nami, especially Nami's financial situation in the next few years, the two of them had been working hard for more than half a month to see the results, which made Nami extremely trust his judgment, so she put this time The signing talks were also completely left to him.

After waiting for a few minutes, Hattori came first.

Holding a stack of contracts and papers, he greeted them first and found a chair to sit down.

"I have lived up to your trust, and the matter has progressed smoothly. Congratulations to you, and please take care of me next." Hattori first congratulated him.

"Thanks to Mr. Hattori for not disdain that we are newcomers, he turned in the manuscript the same day he saw it. If he had missed this serialization meeting, he would have had to wait another three months." Wu Sheng and Nami bowed together to express their thanks.

"No, this is because your work is indeed excellent. Well, the day is still long, so don't be polite, let's get to the point." Hattori handed over the contract in triplicate: "This is the contract, you must look carefully."

The two took over the contract and looked.

The first thing Wu Sheng saw was the annual contract fee for the contract, which was as much as 65 yen. The annual contract fee was in addition to the royalties. It was a binding contract. Once the cartoonist signed this contract, he would not be able to work within one year. Publish any comics in any magazine other than JUNK.

This is actually a domineering contract. If after signing this contract, the comics are cut in half within a few months, and the cartoonist cannot pass the serialization meeting within a year, and he cannot submit to other magazines, then this year It was abolished. However, compared to the newbie contract of Goose and Wen, this contract pales in comparison. It also provides so much signing fee, and it even feels a bit tender like a father.

Wu Sheng didn't care, and just whispered: "There are a lot more than I thought."

Unexpectedly, Hattori heard it and smiled and said to him: "It's pretty good. The editor-in-chief is very optimistic about you. This number is based on the fact that you are still high school students and you probably don't have your own studio, so we took the initiative to increase the number." About 30%.”

"That's really helpful, thank you." Wu Sheng was overjoyed after hearing this.

At this time, Nami exclaimed: "The manuscript fee is 12000 yen per page?! I thought the maximum fee for newcomers was 8000 yen."

"Haha, those are the prices for short stories submitted by newcomers. Newcomers serializing on JUNK all charge 12000 yen per page." Hattori answered with a smile. Indeed, many newcomers will misunderstand here.

"10% royalties for individual books, not bad." Wu Sheng continued reading and nodded, basically meeting the highest standards for newcomers in the industry. It seems that the reputation of a genius can bluff people.

"Well, if you have any other questions, you can ask me now. If there are no questions, just sign the contract. Do you all have the official personal seal?" Hattori said.

"No problem, it's very generous." After Wu Sheng read it, there was indeed no problem. The only deceptive issue was the annual contract, which was not a problem here at all.

Seeing that Wu Sheng had no objection, Nami naturally had no objection either, so the two of them signed the contract with their seals.

"Okay." Hattori breathed a sigh of relief. It was settled after signing. Now everyone is on his own.

After relaxing, he continued: "Let's talk about serialization. The deadline for JUNK is two weeks before its release. That is to say, you have to draw the original drawing of the second episode next week, and then one episode per week. At the same time, There is also the front page of the first chapter, which must be drawn in these two days."

"Hmm, I've already started drawing the second episode, and it's about halfway done now," Nami said.

"Huh? So soon?" Hattori was stunned. The serialization was only confirmed yesterday, right? Draw ten pages in one night?

"She started painting on the day she submitted the manuscript." Wu Sheng explained with a smile.

Hattori smiled, and the two of them were too confident: "Ten pages in three days is very fast. In order to save time for revision, please try to get it to me one day before the deadline."

"No problem!" Nami said firmly, Kazlan's big eyes sparkling with excitement and ecstasy.

12000 yen per page, that is, an income of 24 yen per week, which is far beyond Wu Sheng’s estimate of 750, and actually reaches an annual income of tens of millions! Not to mention one day in advance, one liver, two days, so what?

Wu Sheng saw Nami's happy look and quickly followed suit: "As assistants, we hope to hire girls. Is it okay? I usually have other part-time jobs at night, so I won't be in the studio often."

"Part-time job?" Hattori asked in surprise, "Are you planning to continue working?"

"Yes, there are various reasons." Wu Sheng put forward the logic he talked to Sanji yesterday, and then roughly explained the income from working at GM Tokyo, "I still want to be cautious and not put the eggs Put them all in the same basket, and I’ll see how things go when the single book comes out.”

Nami nodded in agreement and explained helpfully: "The storyboards have reached 20 episodes now, so we won't delay this."

In fact, it has already reached episode 40, so she is not worried at all that Wu Sheng will delay the rhythm of the comic.

"Well, how should I put it?" Hattori was confused, but finally decided to say it directly: "After serialization, there is no point in drawing so many storyboards in advance, because we will make adjustments to the development of the story based on reader questionnaires and rankings. .”

"What?" Nami asked in surprise.

Then he looked at Wu Sheng, wouldn't those 40 words have been in vain?

"Well, that's it." Wu Sheng thought for a while and made a verbal agreement: "If the ranking falls out of seventh place and we change the storyboard, I will quit my part-time job."

Hattori saw the confident look on his face and thought to himself: "Well, as expected, these two are still very young. They are always in the top six. This is basically a situation that only happens in popular works. That's okay, newcomers are always overconfident. What's more, they are the ones who can hit the target instantly, so we should teach them a lesson."

Then he said with a serious face: "Okay, that's settled. Comic creation is a very laborious matter. Since it can be serialized, I still hope you can pay attention to this matter."

In the end, I couldn't help but give another reminder: "If you really get cut in half because of this, don't say I didn't predict what I said."

"Don't worry, I won't make fun of our future." Wu Sheng promised with a serious face: "Then please take care of me in the future."

......

It was already evening when they both came out.

Wu Sheng looked at Nami, who was calculating her income with a satisfied look on her face, and couldn't help but smile.

This signing was indeed a bit beyond his expectation. Not to mention the 65 signing fee, which is 12000 yen per page, the annual income from the manuscript fee alone is about 1248 million yen, minus the 600 million assistant rental cost, the two of them can earn 324 yen per page per year. The income is million yen, which is a lot for a high school student.

If the single book goes well, then the two of them might be able to escape poverty and become rich directly.

Although Wu Sheng could not be said to be poor, during this period he was buying knives and guns, and was treating himself to big dinners. He usually spent a lot of money, so he couldn't just sit back and have nothing.

He smiled and said to Nami: "Let's go, the next step is to celebrate!"

They declined Hattori's invitation to have a feast, and agreed to have it on the day when the original drawing for the second episode was handed in, because today the small group planned to celebrate on their own.

And he and Luffy had already prepared a surprise for Nami.

"Let's go, where to celebrate?" Nami asked.

"Jimbocho, Luffy, Zoro and Senior Brooke are all waiting for us there." Wu Sheng said, Sanji will definitely not be able to leave. GM Tokyo is not closed today, so we can only send a message to inform him.

"Oh, want to go to your house?" Nami said.

"No." Wu Sheng smiled mysteriously and expressed that he wanted to keep it a secret.

The two of them were chatting about their next work plans on the subway, and before they knew it, they arrived at Jimbocho.

After leaving the subway station, it was completely dark.

Wu Sheng led the way, while Nami continued to discuss the original drawing of the second episode.

As she walked, she discovered that she was indeed heading towards Wu Sheng's house. Although she didn't go there, he left something behind last time, so she vaguely remembered it.

Walking to the apartment where Wu Sheng lived, Wu Sheng called Luffy to confirm their arrival and walked straight in.

Nami's mind was full of questions. Didn't she say she wouldn't go to his house?

"Floor 6." Wu Sheng was on the phone, and then he said, motioning for Nami to press the elevator.

The two of them came out of the elevator, walked two rooms to the left, and walked to room number 602.

"Isn't this your home?" Nami asked. She had never been to his home.

"My home is on the 8th floor." Wu Sheng smiled and knocked on the door.

"Then where is this?" Nami wondered.

"Hey, your new home~"

"Welcome back!" Luffy and Brooke shouted loudly and opened the door. Two colorful cannons were fired with "pop" and "pop" sounds, and colorful paper strips and glitter powder flew freely in the entrance hall.

After watching the door open and Wu Sheng walked in without looking back, Nami had a bad feeling. She was not stupid, so she naturally understood what "your new home" meant.

Then he glared at Luffy and the two who were still pulling colorful cannons, slapped the colorful strips off their bodies, and quickly chased after them.

Looking at this momentum, it was obvious that he wanted Wu Sheng to give an explanation.

This is a large apartment with two bedrooms and two living rooms. After Nami entered through the entrance, there was a dining room and kitchen connected together. The walls of the dining room and living room were knocked down and a bar was made directly, making the whole room extremely spacious. Outside the living room is a balcony, and next to it are two doors, which should be two rooms.

There is no furniture in the whole house, only some necessary household appliances, refrigerator, air conditioner, gas stove, etc. There is no TV or computer.

Zoro was sitting cross-legged on the wooden floor of the living room. In front of him was a big cake and a variety of fried chicken, cooked food, pickles, and drinks.

Wu Sheng walked over and picked up a bottle of Coke, opened it and took a sip, "Wow, it's so comfortable. I'm almost dying of thirst after talking about it all afternoon."

"Takeda! Tell me clearly! What is my new home?"

"That's what it means literally. When are you going to move here?" Wu Sheng looked at Nami and smiled teasingly.

"...??" Nami frowned and said nothing, meaning you could continue to explain.

"Let me tell you, what you are giving her is definitely not a surprise, but a shock." Zoro stood up and said, "I'm going to use the toilet first."

"Run away..." Wu Sheng glanced at Zoro who escaped from the battle, and Luffy and Brooke who hid behind and did not dare to come forward.

"After the serialization is confirmed, the time at school at noon will definitely not be enough. We all need the studio to discuss comics together, right?" Wu Sheng asked and started his performance.

Nami nodded.

"After the serialization, for the sake of your academic schedule and physical health, and for the comics to be delivered on time, we have to hire an assistant, right?" Wu Sheng'er asked, giving guidance.

Nami hesitated for a moment, then nodded. The royalties after the series were much higher than expected, completely changing her mind about not hiring an assistant.

"But you live in such a remote area, it is inconvenient for me to go to your place, and I may not be able to hire an assistant due to the distance. If you rent a special painting studio, not to mention the cost, you will be late coming home from painting at night. We're not worried, right?" Wu Shengsan asked, stating the facts and reasoning.

Nami nodded. Although she was very confident in her own power, the workshop and assistants were indeed a problem.

"So, rent a house, and you and your sister can move in. The living room can be used as a studio. I'm upstairs. The subway here is convenient for assistants. It's two stops away from the school. You and your sister can have at least 2 more hours of personal time every day. , we can explore for two more hours in the future. Is it like killing five birds with one stone?" Wu Sheng slowly reasoned, analyzed the pros and cons, and walked through the Crime World Exploration Department because of Brooke's vague words.

Nami nodded again. What he said seemed to make sense, but: "Do you think I'm a fool? Do you think I don't know how much the rent for an apartment like this is?" Nami was stunned.

"Wait!" Wu Sheng quickly raised his hands to block. "I can still explain!"

"Oh? Tell me." Nami motioned for him to continue his performance.

"First of all, I will share a small part of your rent. After all, this is also our studio." Wu Sheng said.

Hearing this, Nami looked hesitant and hesitated to speak. She hesitated for a moment and finally nodded.

It's a very simple logic. If they don't rent this house, they will still find a studio. Then the rent will be half per person. So it is better to rent this house, which is on the upper and lower floors and is convenient for everyone.

Wu Sheng continued to explain: "Secondly, Luffy rented this house from his grandfather. The price is fair and no gift money is required. However, it doesn't even have a bed. We will have to buy more slowly." Suddenly he remembered something: " By the way, it’s really a coincidence that it’s downstairs from me, we just asked for it to be near Jimbocho.”

Nami turned to look at Luffy, who quickly smiled at her and said you're welcome, that's right.

"Third, commuting time and your own commuting costs will decrease as the distance to the school gets closer. Overall, I will share the burden, the transportation costs will be reduced, and the workplace will be saved. In fact, the cost is the same as where you live now. It’s pretty much the same.”

Wu Sheng counted them down one by one with his fingers, and told Nami the specific amount, indicating that he had indeed calculated it, and then said: "Finally, I have paid all the rent in advance, and I can't refund it, hehe."

"Okay..." Nami was stunned by the long list of merit analysis and didn't know how to refute.

Nami was quiet for a while, Wu Sheng stopped talking, and the scene became quiet for a while.

Behind him, Luffy couldn't stand the atmosphere and was about to say something.

Nami, who didn't know what kind of struggle she was having in her heart, looked around this extremely spacious and bright boutique apartment, suddenly mustered up her energy, cheered herself up and shouted:

"Okay! If that's the case, our comics will have to work harder! Otherwise, it will be a problem to afford the rent by then!"

"Okay! Don't worry, leave it to me! Won't the promise I made to you be fulfilled gradually and orderly?" Wu Sheng hammered his chest hard and said to her confidently.

"Hahaha, let's start celebrating!" Luffy ran up quickly, and then Brooke and Zoro also appeared one after another.

Nami looked at the group of people, gritted her teeth and smiled sinisterly: "You all come and help me when we move this weekend!"

......

Moving over the weekend didn't take much effort, after all there was a moving company and four boys.

The main problem is Nami's sister Nokigao. She has been confused ever since she heard that Nami said she had rented a new house and was moving.

Because Nokigao still thought that Nami drew comics just for fun, so she serialized them without making any noise, and even moved into an apartment that was countless times better than their original one.

With Nami's explanation, she finally understood what Nami and Wu Sheng were doing. Her family's income was relatively stable, life and schooling were more convenient, and her mother was likely to receive better treatment in the future.

This made her feel like she was dreaming these past few days.

While moving, Nuo Qigao kept thanking Wu Sheng. Looking at his posture, he almost wanted to betroth Nami to him.

Wu Sheng had no choice but to deal with Noqigao who was constantly inquiring about his personal information. He looked at Nami and motioned for her to come over and help rescue him.

Nami, who was busy decorating the room, quickly turned around and pretended not to see her. She chuckled and thought, "If my sister pesters Takeda, she won't keep asking me if all this is true."

She first arranged a few bookshelves and stuffed the comic materials and some reference books into categories. Looking at the cabinets of information books, she couldn't help but nodded with satisfaction, feeling that she looked like a professional cartoonist.

The weather is not very good today. At the turn of spring and summer, rain clouds always come unexpectedly, and raindrops are falling into the balcony in fine pieces.

In the gloomy weather, all the lights in the room were turned on, making the entire apartment extremely spacious and bright.

Nami, who thought her life would be wonderful after conquering the palace, never thought about it.

Life can be better.

And for some things, you just need to do it, act, change, believe, and make up your mind to work hard.

A new life, a better life, will enter her world.

She looked at her friends and sister who were busy arranging furniture in the apartment, took a deep breath of the moist and fresh air, and would continue to work hard in the future!