Tokyo, everyone is drawing comics, who still wants to fall in love?

"I'm honored that you can accept it." Takano Ran's face did not change, and she bowed again.

The two entered the studio. Oda Shingo did not invite her to a small room or other place for conversation, but directly invited her to sit on the sofa in the studio.

"The studio is small, sorry to make you laugh."

Fujido Kaoru brought tea.

Mrs. Yukino took the initiative to avoid it and went to the balcony upstairs.

Director Takano Ran was secretly surprised at the youth and beauty of the three female assistants.

The female assistants are so charming, and it is really shocking that Mr. Oda Shingo can still be so productive.

Takano Ran has been the director of "RED" for two years. She has exhausted her energy to barely maintain the performance, but it has only slowed down the decline.

"RED" has always been supported by bloody comics that are close to the edge. Although it has cultivated many loyal readers of this taste, under the attack of the Internet, the days of physical comics have been much worse, not to mention niche publications.

Due to the economic downturn and the continued rise of anti-marriage sentiment in Japanese society, the comfort products among adult products have increased, but it cannot stop the huge decline in the two major categories of safety and fun.

Starting this month, Okamoto has been slow to respond to the renewal of GG for the next year, and it is obvious that he is planning not to continue the contract.

The situation is very serious! Sales in the last half of the month have fallen below 1.9% of the market share!

Originally, Springfield Bookstore had three supplements, and "ichigo" was discontinued because its market share was lower than 1.7%!

Seeing that "RED" is also about to touch the death line...

Takano Ran is anxious!

That's so irritating! Aoaodi! The corners of my mouth are all bubbling!

Finally, I suddenly remembered that JOJO was finished, and I happened to meet Sansaburo Mikami, so I hurried to hug Oda Shingo's thigh.

After a few polite words from both sides, Takano Ran took out some magazine samples and enthusiastically introduced them to Oda Shingo.

This is a standard routine for doing business, just like promoting your own products. It's just that Kono Ran is obviously trying to create the beauty of the paulownia tree.

Come on, come on, Mr. Oda, you are the phoenix, come to our broken shack, no, come to our paulownia tree to rest your feet!

From "One Punch Man" to "JoJo", Oda Shingo's works show absolute dominance in the comics market.

But Oda Shingo quickly took the initiative to lead the conversation to the other party's purpose: "Minister Kono, just say it directly."

"... Mr. Oda, you must have expected that I came here this time in the hope of asking you for an article." Minister Kono Ran bowed her head and asked.

This is the significant difference between the different status of comic magazines.

How arrogant are the Hyakki Hayato and Koyama Noritaka of Qun Yingsha, but Kono Ran has to come in person with humility.

Of course, this is also related to Oda Shingo's current status, but the main reason is that "RED" lacks confidence.

Oda Shingo is also a regular customer in the business world, how could he accept her request? Naturally, he rejected it in various euphemistic ways.

"Teacher Oda..." Takano Ran was about to stand up and move away from the coffee table.

Oda Shingo saw this and quickly pushed her back to sit: "Minister Takano, please don't be impatient."

He was afraid that Takano Ran would ask for a dogeza.

This female minister was the white moonlight of Sankami Saburo in the past, and he couldn't bear her request.

Because as a senior otaku, when he thought of the dogeza, he thought about how he could wear clothes, which was really insincere...

Ahem, I thought wrongly. In fact, he just didn't want to be begged by a woman on her knees, even if it was a kind of etiquette in Japan.

"If my work is serialized in your magazine..." Oda Shingo said slowly.

Takano Ran's eyes immediately showed expectation.

"I want to hear your offer."

Takano Ran's eyes lit up, and she quickly reported the benefit arrangement that she had thought about all night:

"As long as Mr. Oda comes to us to serialize, even if it is just a short story, we will give 150% of the standard serialization remuneration! At the same time, you have the right to veto the rights and interests such as peripheral rights and adaptation rights!"

"What about the commission for the single volume?" Oda Shingo asked.

"!!! You, you, you want to serialize a long story?!" Takano Ran leaned forward.

Fortunately, she did not have the dressing habits of Fujido Kaoru in the studio.

"Tell me about it." Oda Shingo had a good impression of this middle-aged woman with pretty features.

Obviously, she really needed to join, but she did not beg, not to mention the relationship with Mikami Saburo.

What is more respectable is that in the general environment of Japan, she did not use the unique means of begging for help that Japanese women have. If it were another female helmsman, at least a seductive look would be indispensable.

There was no hint of ambiguity throughout the whole process, and he was totally unlike a director of a comic magazine that relied on edge + blood as the dominant force.

"..." Takano Ran bit her lip and said ruthlessly: "The supplement department of "RED" gave up all its rights and interests and only retained one page of the publication promotion page!"

Oda Shingo did not speak after hearing this, and did not comment.

This is almost the biggest concession, which is equivalent to the magazine only fighting for a serialization right and giving everything else to the author.

Takano Ran looked at Oda Shingo nervously, afraid that he would say no.

"RED" needs emergency treatment!

The person in front of him can become the savior!

"I'll think about it." Oda Shingo sent him away.

After sending away Takano Ran, who was reluctant to leave after repeated requests, Oda Shingo called Mikami Saburo.

[Shingo, how is it? ! ] Mikami Saburo obviously cares a lot.

Oda Shingo said faintly: "I don't want to agree, but it's difficult to do it because of your face."

[Please, Shingo. ]

"Then let me ask, do you want to develop further with her?"

[... Shingo, to be honest, Senior Kono has always been a strong woman, and she has never had a boyfriend. I have asked around...]

"Wait, you call her Senior..." Oda Shingo's expression was a little distorted.

[Ahem, laugh. ]

"Hahahahahahahaha——!" Oda Shingo put the phone in front of his mouth and laughed loudly into the microphone.

[Shingo, you are bad enough...Okay, laugh! Anyway, since you laughed, don't think about not agreeing to me! ]

"Okay, you tell her, I will immediately start preparing to serialize a medium-length novel in "RED"!"

[Ha! Thank you, Shingo! You are such a good friend! ]

"I can only assist here." Oda Shingo smiled.

In fact, since he had the face of Mikami Saburo, he could have agreed earlier, but he still let Mikami Saburo tell him about it, so that Takano Ran could benefit from his favor.

[I owe you a big favor, Shingo! No, brother-in-law! ]

“…” Oda Shingo pouted, “Send me the sales data and reader survey of RED, and I will research what type of comics to do accordingly.”

[No problem! ]

After hanging up the phone, Oda Shingo looked around.

Several female assistants turned around and pretended to work seriously.

Oda Shingo ignored the onlookers and started to sit at the table and think.

The data of RED came quickly, and he began to analyze it seriously.

Although the market share was as low as the dangerous point of 1.9%, RED has a solid number of readers with a strong foundation of fetishes.

Borderline + bloody + adult GG, this is the feature of the magazine.

Well, there are many suitable novels, and among them, the one that can change the world with just one novel and make the sun and the moon new is...

Swish, swish, swish, swish, Oda Shingo's pen rubbed out the name of a comic on the straw paper:

"GANTZ"!!!