Chapter 286 Still talking about profit sharing? Just a young boy like you?

Chapter 286 Still talking about profit sharing? Just a young boy like you?

Urahara Junko didn't quite understand why Chitanda Mirai was crying.

But seeing Chitanda Mirai like this, she felt a little sad.

She reached out and gently rubbed her head, trying to comfort Chitanda Mirai.

Seeing this, Maeshima Rika handed over the tissue and asked worriedly:

"Chitanda-san. Are you okay?"

Hina Watanabe and Erina Kamishiro are also worried about Chitanda's future.

Because she is not in good health.

If I still cry like this, I don’t know what will happen.

Chitanda Mirai took the tissue and wiped her tears, then shook her head and said with a forced smile:

"I'm sorry for letting everyone see my ugly side."

"But I'm fine. It's just that the book "White Night Journey" written by Kamishiro-kun is so good that I suddenly couldn't help but sympathize with the characters in it."

Watanabe Hina asked:

"Is it really good?"

The other two were also very curious about Chitanda's future views.

Chitanda Mirai nodded heavily and said:

"Yes."

"This is the best suspense mystery novel I have read this year."

“I highly recommend everyone to read it.”

After hearing this, Hina Watanabe couldn't help but look at the manuscript and asked again:

"Have you finished reading it now?"

"If you finish watching it, then I'd also like to watch it."

Mirai Chitanda handed the manuscript in front of Hina Watanabe and said with a smile:

"please."

After Hina Watanabe took it, she turned to look at Kamishiro Erina, Maeshima Rika, and Urahara Junko:

"If you want to look at it first, that's fine. I can look at it in a day or two."

Although Kamishiro Erina was also very curious, since Bai Feng would take it home at night, she could go home and watch it slowly, and there was no rush at all.

And the most important thing is that the senior sister is holding it now, so she can't do anything wrong.

She shook her head and said:

"I'm not in a hurry, you guys can just watch."

Maeshima Rika rarely reads literary novels.

If it hadn't been written by Kamishiro Bai Feng, she wouldn't actually be very interested.

In addition, since Watanabe-senpai is a senior, it might be better to let the seniors read it first.

She also gestured:

"I can wait too."

Urahara Junko actually wants to eat more than these.

She also shook her head and said:

"Junko, don't be in a hurry!"

Seeing that the three of them didn't say anything, Watanabe Hina nodded slightly in thanks and began to read the novel in her hand.

——

The time goes back slightly to around 3pm.

Futaba Publishing House actually has many different departments.

Even the editorial team is divided into several.

When other departments are not using the conference room.

Editors in Group C will occasionally apply for a conference room to hold unified meetings.

After the meeting, everyone will gather inside to review the manuscript together.

After all, the quality of the novel itself determines their performance.

Therefore, we are particularly careful in reviewing manuscripts.

Because if the work does not sell well, you will lose money.

After all, the risk is basically borne by the publisher.

The other costs of publishing, printing, bookstore negotiations, etc. add up to a large sum.

Some books even say that they can barely pay back their original price.

But there are also some books that cannot even be repaid.

If there are too many of these unrecoverable books, everyone from the editor-in-chief to the team leader will be criticized.

But being criticized is still a small matter.

The main issue is performance.

If the performance is not enough, they will not get commission.

In addition, the number of books published in each issue itself is limited.

So they will be more careful every time they review.

In order to avoid the situation where an editor has selfish motives for a certain author and directly allows him to submit the manuscript, or he likes a certain work so much that he is biased, etc.

Therefore, the editorial department will conduct cross-review on all submitted manuscripts.

And now.

The people from their editorial department of Group C have just finished their meeting today.

Cross-examination is in progress.

However, cross-checking does not necessarily happen every day.

Because in fact, not so many manuscripts will pass the test.

It is common for not many novels to be approved in a day.

Therefore, cross-review meetings are not held frequently.

Only when there are many works will they be reviewed together.

In fact, more often than not, the editors in the group look at each other, and then finally give it to the team leader.

at this time.

Chinatsu Igarashi held the manuscript of "White Night Journey" nervously in her hands. Seeing that the meeting was over and she was ready for cross-review, she immediately stood up, handed it to the team leader, and said very solemnly:

"Team Leader Weiyou, this is a new work written by Kamishiro-kun. I think it is really good!"

"It will definitely become the dark horse of this group again this quarter, and it will definitely improve the performance of the group!"

"So please take a look!"

Ota Miyu, who is nearly forty years old, is a little surprised:

"That boy wrote a new work so quickly?"

"If I remember correctly, he should have signed a contract for a film just last month."

Of course she knew who Kamidai Bai Feng was.

Although this young man has only been to the editorial office a few times.

But because he looks too handsome.

It would be difficult for the entire company to forget.

But compared to appearance.

What's more important is the movie "I Want to Eat Your Pancreas" by Kamishiro Shiro Kaede. This work still has two brushes.

At least Ota Miyu can see that this "I Want to Eat Your Pancreas" will definitely be able to recoup its costs and make the company make money. It's just a matter of more or less.

However, this young man’s works are published so quickly, but I don’t know what the quality is like?

Chinatsu Igarashi seemed to have noticed Ohta Miyu's worries, and quickly helped:

"This suspense mystery written by Kamishiro-kun is very well written."

"I showed it to other editors before submitting it, and they all praised it!"

"You'll know how it goes if you see it!"

Ota Miyu frowned and looked at the other editors in the group.

Of course, these editors could also hear the conversation between the two, and they all agreed:

"Really well written."

"Yes, I just read this one. It can be said to be the best suspense mystery novel I have read this year."

"Indeed, it's a pity that there's only half of it. I'm quite looking forward to the follow-up."

"+1!"Xn

Ohta Weiyu said doubtfully:

"Only half?"

Igarashi Chinatsu said quickly:

"Kamidai-kun is a very fast coder. He said he should be able to finish it within a few days."

"When I finish writing it, I will definitely submit it immediately."

"He asked me to send it over first to the editors to see how it goes."

"I wouldn't do this under normal circumstances, but it's really well written, so I brought it over to show you first."

"I feel that if this book is not signed, it will definitely be a very big loss for our company!"

Igarashi Chinatsu said this partly for her own performance.

After all, Bai Feng is the editor. If the contract is signed successfully and the sales are considerable, she will get a commission.

But the other part was that she really thought the book was really good.

If it really doesn't sign a contract and is released to other publishing houses, it will really be a huge loss.

What she said was very sincere.

There is nothing false about it.

But the final decision on whether to pass or not depends on the team leader.

If it weren't for the fact that the manuscript Igarashi Chinatsu liked was rejected many times by the team leader, which made her doubt herself, otherwise she wouldn't have asked so submissively, but would have handed it in directly along with the other manuscripts.

Ota Miyu saw her pondering so seriously for a while, and then agreed lukewarmly:

"I understand, put down the manuscript and sit back first."

After Igarashi Chinatsu put down the manuscript, she returned to her seat. Her eyes glanced at the team leader's position from time to time. Seeing her behavior while reading the manuscript, she couldn't help but feel a little worried.

I don't know how many hours passed.

Most of the other people in the group have gone to work elsewhere.

Even Chinatsu Igarashi had already walked out because she had an appointment with other authors to read manuscripts.

Only Ota Weiyu was left here looking at this book "White Night Journey".

Her brows were furrowed, and she kept flipping through the works in front of her with a solemn expression.

Before I knew it, I had reached the last page.

But because only half of the book "White Night Journey" has been submitted, the content is only half.

The subsequent plot ended abruptly.

This uncomfortable plot made Ohta Miyu, who has been working for more than ten years and is the leader of the editorial team C, feel a little uncomfortable.

She looked up at Igarashi Chinatsu's original position and wanted to say something.

But she found that no one was in the conference room except herself.

But this is normal, after all, everyone is busy.

After a little cross-checking of the manuscript, she will put it in her place, let her observe it for a while, and then submit the catalog to the editor-in-chief.

Ota Miyu didn't say anything when she saw this. She took all the manuscripts piled up around her to her post, and then took a look at Igarashi Chinatsu's position.

I noticed that he is not here either, so he is probably discussing the situation with other authors.

So Ota Weiyue clicked on his cell phone, edited a text message to Chinatsu Igarashi, and then began to reserve a place on the computer for "White Night Journey" by Kamishiro Shirokaed to be put on the shelf.

Because the listing location is actually limited.

If you don't do it in advance now, it will be troublesome if you don't have a seat later.

Then we have to wait for the next issue.

Miyu Ohta remembers that the recent group portrait newcomer award started in June.

If the book "White Night Walk" is not printed within this month, I am afraid that I will not be able to participate in the Newcomer Award and will have to wait for December.

Due to the recent performance within the group, Group A has been suppressed a lot.

She herself also suffered a lot of pressure from the editor-in-chief.

Miyu Ohta saw the potential to become a hit in this book "White Night Journey".

She thought that if this novel could be nominated for the Newcomer Award, even if it didn't win the award, it would make other groups feel proud.

After all, there are quite a few monsters participating in the Rookie Awards every year.

The god Bai Feng can be considered one of them. He is only a freshman in high school and can have such profound writing and compact plot.

But just like that, it is still difficult to stand out and win among more than 5,000 novels in each issue.

Even Ota Miyu, who has more than ten years of editing experience, dare not confirm whether he can really win the award.

Because this award actually depends on many circumstances.

In simple terms, the book with the highest monthly sales, popularity, topicality, overall rating, etc. can win the top three awards.

Although in her heart, this book is already a suspense and mystery masterpiece in recent years, without a doubt!

But there are too many variables, she really dare not conclude.

But it doesn't matter.

At least this book is definitely the kind that can make money, without a doubt!

What is needed now is to let the God Dai Jun submit the sequel of this book and sign a contract.

Can't let the book that can make money run away!

These are all white achievements, real money!

However, if you want this "White Night Walk" to be printed and put on sale quickly before June, and then participate in the group portrait newcomer award, you still need the help of the editor-in-chief.

Otherwise, you can only wait for the process until a month later before it can be put on sale.

If it is really put on the shelves at the end of the month, it will definitely not be as popular as other books in terms of monthly popularity, which means that there is no chance for Kamishiro-kun to win the Group Portrait Newcomer Award.

In that case, she might be teased by other editors that her C group has no nominated books this year. I guess she will have a very hard time in the second half of the year.

Just as Ota Miyu was biting the tip of the pen and thinking.

Igarashi Chinatsu walked in a little nervously and asked:

"Miyu, is there anything you want to talk to me about?"

Ota Miyu glanced at her and immediately said:

"Ask your author Kamishiro Hakufeng to come here and sign him directly."

Igarashi Chinatsu clenched her fists excitedly, but was a little confused:

"Don't you just read the sequel and then let him sign?"

Ota Miyu shook her head and said:

"No, it's obvious that the content of the first half has been polished for a long time."

"It was probably written before writing "I Want to Eat Your Pancreas."

" Otherwise, how could he write so many words in a month? "

"Roughly speaking, the content of the first half is more than 200,000 words. "

"It is obviously impossible to write more than 200,000 words in a month for such a delicate and exquisite suspense mystery novel."

"If I am not mistaken, he has actually finished writing it now, and even knows the value of his novel."

"The purpose of submitting half of it is just to negotiate the price."

Igarashi Chinatsu said in astonishment:

"Ah?"

"Is that so?"

How did she remember that when she went to the coffee shop yesterday, Kamishiro Hakufeng was still writing this novel?

But it would be bad to say it now.

And maybe Kamishiro is really fooling herself and just typing casually?

After all, this kind of plot and writing style that is linked together, and even the content is very compact and delicate, is unlikely to be written at a speed of 10,000 words per hour.

Maybe Kamishiro is really the same as what Team Leader Oota Miyu said?

It was really written a long time ago, and he just wanted to negotiate the price.

Igarashi Chinatsu also understands the negotiation of price sharing.

Because it is not only Kamishiro Hakufeng who has this idea.

Most authors would have this idea.

Who doesn't want to make more money?

But that requires strength.

But she thought about it and felt that Kamishiro-kun's "White Night Walk" did have the capital to negotiate the price.

Because it was written so well.

Whether it was emotions, reasoning, the relationship between society and reality, etc., they were all handled very well.

At least Igarashi Chinatsu herself was the kind that could not be faulted.

You have to know that this kind of suspenseful mystery novel is very logical.

Even an editor like her couldn't find any faults, so the result can be imagined.

Oota Miyu tapped the table quickly, signaling:

"No matter what, call him first and ask him to come over to sign the contract."

"Of course, don't mention the profit sharing first."

"Unless he takes the initiative to mention it, you can't say a word."

"And remember to turn on the speakerphone, I also want to hear his reply."

"Oh." Igarashi Chinatsu scratched her face. She now knew why Miss Oota was the team leader. Her experience alone was not comparable to that of a newcomer like her.

Not only did she see at a glance that Kamishiro-kun had finished writing, she even guessed that he wanted to mention the profit sharing.

Igarashi Chinatsu looked at the time displayed on her phone and found that it was already past five o'clock, almost six o'clock.

I guess Kamishiro Hakufeng is busy in the coffee shop now.

I don't know if he will answer the phone.

She tried to dial the phone.

After waiting for about a minute, the other side answered the phone.

[Igarashi Chinatsu: I am Igarashi Chinatsu, is this Kamishiro-kun himself? 】

【Kamiyo Hakufu: It's me. What can I do for you? 】

【Igarashi Chinatsu: I'm calling you this time to tell you that your book "White Night Walk" has passed our company's cross-examination. I want to ask when you can come to sign the contract? 】

【Kamiyo Hakufu: Sign the contract? But I haven't finished writing it yet. Can we talk about it after I finish writing it? 】

【Igarashi Chinatsu: That's not important. We can sign the contract in advance. 】

【Kamiyo Hakufu: Let me think about it. I haven't decided which publishing house to submit to. I think my mystery novel is actually quite suitable for publishing houses like Kodansha and Tokyo-do Publishing. 】

【Igarashi Chinatsu: Huh? ! You want to submit to Kodansha and Tokyo-do? Wait, wait, didn't we know each other first? Why don't you consider our company first? 】

【Kamiyo Hakufu: I heard from my friend that the profit sharing there seems to be easier to negotiate? And my friend is also there, and said that he knows an editor and wants to introduce him to me, saying that everything can be negotiated about the profit sharing. 】

【Igarashi Chinatsu: No, we can also negotiate here, why don't you ask us first? ! 】

【Kamiyo Hakufu: Of course, I haven't finished writing this, so I just want to learn about it first, and I'm not really submitting it. You can rest assured about this, Miss Igarashi. After all, Miss Igarashi and I are so familiar with your Futaba Publishing House. If the profit sharing is suitable, I will definitely be the first to sign a contract with your company. ]

[Chinatsu Igarashi: You can rest assured, we will definitely give you a suitable price. Can you take some time to come to our company to discuss it? ]

[Hakufu Kamishiro: Of course. ]

[Chinatsu Igarashi: Then it’s agreed. You must not sign a contract with other companies before that! ]

[Hakufu Kamishiro: I’ll try my best. OK, I’m busy now. Bye. ]

[Chinatsu Igarashi: Try your best? ! Hello, Kamishiro-kun? ]

Chinatsu Igarashi looked at the hung up call with an annoyed look.

I just felt that I had changed my opinion of Kamishiro-kun.

I thought Kamishiro-kun was definitely not a naive person, otherwise how could he know the principle of comparing prices?

Since the speakerphone was turned on, Oota Miu could naturally hear all the conversations between the two.

She couldn’t help but feel a little embarrassed when she heard Kamishiro-kun’s words.

I thought this kid really knew that his book had a certain value.

The purpose of sending half a copy was just to talk about money.

But considering the quality of this book, it is indeed possible to negotiate.

It’s just that Kamishiro Hakufeng is a new author now, and the book "I Want to Eat Your Pancreas" has not been sold yet.

If the sales are really good, it’s not impossible to negotiate.

But it’s not possible now, he is not qualified enough.

Chinatsu Igarashi looked at the team leader with some concern:

"Team Leader Miyu, what should we do now?"

"I feel like he might really look for another publisher."

Ota Miyu raised the corner of her mouth slightly and sneered:

"No hurry, just play with him first."

"The editors and editor-in-chief of the publishing house over there are not stupid. They won't negotiate a high share with a young man who has no achievements."

"I remember that his book "I Want to Eat Your Pancreas" will be available in bookstores in a few days. Let's see how his book sells before making a decision."

"As long as it's not a hot sale, he won't be able to negotiate anywhere. In the end, as long as we give him some sweet treats, he will have to come back obediently."

Chinatsu Igarashi scratched her face and felt that the world of adults was indeed a little dark.

I hope Kamishiro-kun won't blame me when the time comes. After all, the matter of share is not something she, a new editor, can help negotiate.