Chapter 304 Bid!
In the publishing house's building.
Jindai Bai Feng is sitting in the elevator.
He looked down at his bag.
Inside were the beginnings of several unfinished novels used in preparation for negotiations.
Ding~
The elevator door slowly opened.
Kamishiro Bai Feng walked out with his schoolbag, then walked straight to the front desk and said to the young lady at the front desk:
"Hello, my name is Kamishiro Shirokaed, and I have an appointment with Chinatsu Igarashi to edit."
The young lady at the front desk was already very impressed by Kamidai Bai Feng.
The moment I saw him, I immediately remembered this person's name and who the editor I was looking for was.
After all, Kamishiro-kun’s new book, which was released yesterday, is so popular!
Even her receptionist knows about this novel, so you can imagine how popular it is!
Moreover, today's leader of Team C and Miss Igarashi specifically asked Kamidai Shiro Feng to come over and asked her to remember to send him to Team C as soon as possible.
So she immediately replied:
"Okay, Miss Igarashi is already waiting for you. Kamishiro-kun, please come with me."
Kamishiro Bai Feng nodded slightly and wanted to follow the lady at the front desk.
The two of them were suddenly stopped.
Tominaga Kazuji, the editor of Team A, suddenly came to the two of them.
He smiled at the young lady at the front desk and said:
"Just let me take Kamishiro-kun there."
"You go back and do your work first."
The lady at the front desk was stunned:
"But Ms. Igarashi asked me to send Kamishiro-kun there."
Kazuji Tominaga still smiled and said:
"You're so busy, it's not good to run around."
"Look, someone else is here now, right?"
"Go over and entertain him first. I'll just go and entertain Kamishiro-kun."
The lady at the front desk looked back and found that someone had really come. She said helplessly:
"Okay, then Kamishiro-kun, please ask Mr. Tominaga to send it over."
Tominaga Kazuji looked at Kamishiro Shiro Feng, took out a business card very politely, bowed slightly and handed it over with both hands:
"It's our first time meeting you, hello Kamishiro-kun."
"I am Kazuji Tominaga, the editor of Team A!"
Kamishiro Bai Feng took the business card and politely replied:
"Hello, my name is Kamishiro Shiro Feng."
Tominaga Kazuji stretched out his hand towards the door and motioned for Kamishiro Shiro Feng to walk in:
"Let's go in first and talk."
Kamishiro Bai Feng didn't mind who sent him there, he nodded and said:
"Well, let's go."
While walking, Kazuji Tominaga smiled at Kamishiro Shiro Feng and said:
"By the way, Kamishiro-kun, your novel "I Want to Eat Your Pancreas" is really well written!"
"Now, both in external companies and outside, the evaluation is very good!"
Kamidai Bai Feng said politely:
"Thanks."
Kazuji Tominaga continued:
"You have written such a good novel. You must have been polishing it for a long time, right?"
"Can I ask how long it took you to conceive of this book and how long it took you to write it?"
Jindai Bai Feng said casually:
"I didn't calculate it carefully. I just wrote it when I thought about it. It must have taken a long time to write."
Kazuji Tominaga looked as if this was indeed the case and smiled:
"I see."
after.
He kept looking for topics to chat with Kamishiro Bai Feng.
soon.
The two came to a discussion room.
Inside, Kamidai Shiro Kaede did not see Igarashi Chinatsu.
Tominaga Kazuji took a bottle of drink placed on the table and handed it to Kamishiro Shiro Feng, indicating:
"Sit down, Kamishiro-kun."
Kamdai Bai Feng frowned slightly, but did not refuse. He sat down and then asked:
"Where's Miss Igarashi?"
Kazuji Tominaga smiled very kindly and said:
"I'll call her over now."
With that said, he clicked on his phone a few times, and then said to Jindai Bai Feng:
"She seemed to have something suddenly happen to her. She might not have come over so soon."
"Well, I happen to be not too busy and am bored, so I'll chat with you first."
"I am an old editor who has been working for about five or six years. I must be able to give you some better advice than Ms. Igarashi."
"If you have any questions about the novel, you can ask me."
"But before that."
"I want to ask first that the purpose of your coming here this time is to sign the contract for the book "White Night Journey", right?"
After hearing what he said, Kamishiro Bai Feng thought about it for a while and roughly guessed what was going on, but he didn't give any clues. He just followed the editor's topic and wanted to hear the prices offered by other groups.
He nodded and said:
"Yes."
Tominaga Kazuji's face was filled with a joyful smile:
"So that's it."
"Then let me ask you, when Ms. Igarashi signed the contract for the book "I Want to Eat Your Pancreas" with you, how much of the share did you get?"
Kamidai Bai Feng did not hide anything:
"30%!"
Tominaga Kazuji was thoughtful, then shook his head and sighed:
"Only 30%?"
"With all due respect, considering the situation of your novel, this share is indeed a little less."
"If you let me sign this novel of yours, I will give you 35% of the share!"
"Because your book is really well written and deserves a higher share!"
As he spoke, he said with some regret:
"But it's not Miss Igarashi's fault."
"After all, she is only a trainee editor, and the maximum she can give is 30%."
"What a pity! It would have been better if you had met me earlier."
"Then I could have brought you higher profits!"
Kamiyo Hakufeng asked with interest:
"Oh?"
"Then if you sign my contract, how much can you give?"
After pondering for a while, Tominaga Kazushi took out a contract from the briefcase beside him and placed it in front of Kamishiro Hakufeng:
"If Kamishiro-kun signs with our Group A, I can get you 40% of the share!"
"But if you can't get it, the bottom line is that you will definitely get at least 35% of the share!"
"What do you think?"
After hearing this, Kamishiro Hakufeng said disappointedly:
"40% is too low."
"And you are not 100% sure to get 40%."
"If that's all, then I think this conversation can be terminated!"
Tominaga Kazushi was dumbfounded:
"Ah?"
"It's hard for those authors outside to even get 35%."
"And our team leader can guarantee you this 40%, we will definitely get it from the editor-in-chief!"
"So please think about it again, Kamishiro-kun!"
As soon as the words fell.
The door was pushed open.
Igarashi Chinatsu and Ota Miyu from Group C walked in directly.
After seeing the contract on the table and Tominaga Kazushi, the two of them understood what was going on in an instant!
Chinatsu Igarashi was furious:
"Tominaga-senpai, how could you steal my author?!"
"This is really too much!"
When Tominaga Kazushi saw them coming in, he was also panicked for a moment. After thinking for a while, he was not so scared because he had the support of the head of Group A. He coughed and said:
"It's normal for a capable author to sign a capable editor!"
"Why steal it?"
"I'm doing this for Kamishiro-kun!"
Chinatsu Igarashi was so angry that she stamped her feet, but due to the Japanese workplace system that does not allow subordinates to rebel against superiors, she could only hold her breath and could not directly confront them. In the end, she could only say two sentences:
"How could you do this?!"
"This is immoral!!!"
Although Oota Miu was also very angry, she was an old bird after all, and she would not be as happy or angry as an intern who just graduated from college.
She patted Igarashi Chinatsu's shoulder, and said coldly with a gloomy face:
"Chinatsu, take Kamishiro-kun to our C group first."
"I'll take care of this!"
After hearing this, Igarashi Chinatsu bit her red lips. Although she felt uncomfortable and angry, she also knew that the things here were not something she, a trainee editor, could solve.
Let the team leader handle it.
So she started to take Kamishiro Hakufeng out.
On the way.
Because her voice was too loud just now.
As a result, some authors and editors on the road heard it.
Among them were editors from Group A.
After seeing Igarashi Chinatsu taking Kamishiro Hakufeng away, they all felt unhappy.
After all, they secretly read Kamishiro Hakufeng's two manuscripts.
And most of the editors in Group A are veterans. Just by looking at the opening, they can know the quality of these two novels.
At the same time, they also know that once Kamishiro Hakufeng's remaining book "White Night Walk" is also published, it will definitely make them, the editors, earn more money!
That's why they all helped to obstruct Igarashi Chinatsu and Oota Miyu, just to let Tominaga Kazushi sign Kamishiro Hakufu in advance.
Although it was Tominaga Kazushi who signed Kamishiro Hakufu at that time.
But the performance of their A group is shared.
In other words, everyone gets the same bonus.
Although this avoids fighting within the group, this system also resists slacking editors.
This also leads to the fact that the editors of their A group are all refined and capable editors.
So the performance of their A group will always remain the first.
However, it seems that this plan has failed temporarily.
After what happened just now, Chinatsu Igarashi looked at the editors around her with great vigilance, and complained to Bai Feng:
"I understand it now!"
"In the workplace, good people are bullied, or I was too nice to them before!"
"That's why they bullied me!"
"If I get the chance, I'll beat these guys up!"
Kamiyo Bai Feng smiled and said:
"Then give it back a tooth for a tooth, a hundred times!"
"I believe you can do it, Miss Igarashi!"
But after he said this, he suddenly thought of a very famous TV series "Hanzawa Naoki" with a very high ratings.
This TV series is actually adapted from a novel.
When it was first released, it also caused a sensation in Japan!
It made a lot of professionals buy the novel!
It was so popular that about 50% of Japanese professionals who had watched the show had a strong resonance!
The last episode of "Hanzawa Naoki" had a viewership rating of 42.2% in the Kanto region and 45.5% in the Kansai region.
The classic line in the drama "An eye for an eye, double the amount" has even become a popular phrase and has been quoted in business promotions and other TV dramas, showing the wide impact of "Hanzawa Naoki" on social culture!
In social media and audience surveys, many viewers expressed their love and expectations for "Naoki Hansawa"!
For example, some viewers said that "every time I watch it, it makes my blood boil", while others praised the show as "one of the best Japanese dramas in recent years"!
Jindai Bai Feng thought that if he wrote this novel and adapted it, he would be able to make a lot of money!
But unfortunately, he is only a high school student now. Although he says he can write it, if he actually writes it, he will inevitably be criticized. How can a high school student who has never experienced the banking workplace write such a novel?
Moreover, he has not personally understood the workplace conditions of the Bank of Japan, the bank's economic system, its member structure, etc.
If someone really criticizes the details, it will really be endless.
So even if he could write it, he couldn't.
Because it doesn't suit your situation.
As for Bai Yexing's ability to write, he could still lie by saying that he had carefully studied the history of the time, searched for a lot of information, etc.
But writing about the banking workplace, as a person who has no personal understanding or experience, there is really no way he can fool readers so easily.
This requires very professional knowledge!
Even if he knows this knowledge, it won't work without the experience of going to a bank and understanding it!
Unless he had the opportunity to go to the bank in person and let bank employees from all over the country explain the information to him in detail for a long time in front of the editor, there was really no way he could write it out.
When Igarashi Chinatsu heard Kamidai Shirokaed say, 'Tit for tooth, repay double', she was suddenly stunned, and then her blood began to boil. She clenched her fists and nodded heavily:
"Um!"
"I will definitely repay you a tooth for a tooth, a hundredfold!"
Subsequently.
The two came to the office dedicated to Group C.
Just sat down.
Igarashi Chinatsu asked Kamishiro Shiro Feng what the editor just said to him.
Kamidai Bai Feng didn't hide anything, he told everything.
After hearing that there was a 40% share offer, Jindai Bai Feng actually refused.
Igarashi Chinatsu was also a little in disbelief!
Because their asking price in Group C is also 40%!
This is the highest score any team leader can get!
It is the same regardless of the leader of the ABCD group.
If you are higher, you will have to talk to the editor-in-chief!
Igarashi Chinatsu also informed Kamishiro Hakuho about this matter.
After thinking about it for a while, Kamidai Hakuho asked Igarashi Chinatsu:
"Then can you contact the editor-in-chief?"
"I want to talk to him."
Igarashi Chinatsu scratched her head:
"I want to help you too."
"But I'm just a little trainee editor."
"You really don't get to see the editor-in-chief usually."
"If you want to invite the editor-in-chief, you have to ask the team leader."
And at this time.
Ohta Miyu came back with her head raised. Apparently, during the time when Chinatsu Igarashi left, she cursed Tominaga and Tsukasa!
after.
She also learned about Bai Feng's needs, and couldn't help but feel a little headache:
"I can ask for you."
"But don't have your expectations, because the editor-in-chief hasn't signed a contract with the author for a long time."
"I may not pay attention to you, a new author."
Divine Bai Feng said calmly:
"It's okay, just ask."
"If it doesn't work, I have my own plan."
Chinatsu Igarashi and Miyu Ohta were also a little confused when they heard Bai Feng say that he had his own plan.
Both of them felt that Kamdai Bai Feng might have found other opportunities outside?
Is that why you are so calm?
Ohta Miyu thought about it and thought it was very possible!
Now, in order to stabilize Kamishiro-kun, let’s contact him first.
Although I don’t have high expectations.
After all, the editor-in-chief really only cares about these team leaders.
Except for those powerful veteran authors who have signed contracts before, he really rarely meets new authors.
You must know that the editor-in-chief is currently also a well-known presence in the Japan United Writers Association.
He used to be the chairman of the Writers Association, but now he has stepped down.
At that time, even great authors who had won the Naoki Prize and the Akutagawa Prize had to work hard when meeting this old man!
Because the status of others in the Writers Association is really very high!
And the famous newcomer authors who have won the Group Portrait Newcomer Award are also the same, but they have never even met him!
So after hearing that Kamishiro Shiro Feng wanted to discuss the profit sharing with the editor-in-chief, she thought it was really impossible!
Kamdai Bai Feng is only a freshman in high school, how can he possibly invite this giant Buddha?
But since others are asking this now in front of me.
Moreover, she also urgently needs the next novel of Kamidai Shiro Kaede to add performance to Group C. Otherwise, how can she severely dampen the spirit of those bastards in Group A?
How dare a little editor of Team A dare to bully her, the leader of Team C?
I really don’t know what is good or bad!
But there must be support from the leader of Team A behind this, otherwise how could that guy dare?
But this incident also made her wary.
That’s why the novels written by Kamishiro-kun are so magical!
Whether it's "I Want to Eat Your Pancreas" or the unreleased "White Night Walk"!
The kind that makes you unable to stop watching it, and the plot and characters are so unforgettable!
This kind of writing skills and plot control all show that Kamishiro Hakufeng is a genius writer, so those bastards in Group A would do such a thing, and they also want to win over Kamishiro-kun!
If this boy really goes to other editing groups or other publishing houses, it will be a huge loss for her Group C and Futaba Publishing House!
In order to avoid this.
She should ask the editor-in-chief now, and if it doesn't work, she can think of other ways to retain Kamishiro-kun.
So, Oota Miyu walked out and started calling the editor-in-chief.
Then, she walked in with a shocked look on her face and said to Kamishiro Hakufeng:
"Kamishiro-kun, come with me now."
"The editor-in-chief said he wants to see you."
Igarashi Chinatsu looked surprised.
I didn't expect the editor-in-chief to really want to see Kamishiro-kun.
You know, the editor-in-chief is too lazy to see the author who won the award, but now he is willing to see Kamishiro-kun? ——
In the spacious editor-in-chief's office, an old man with white hair and an old face sat in a comfortable chair.
He was wearing a neat suit. Although the years had left traces on his face, his eyes were shining with a sharp and deep light.
He was holding several manuscripts in his hands and reading them quickly and attentively.
This old man was Yamanaka Toff. When he read the beginning of the novel just submitted by Kamishiro Hakufeng, he couldn't help but frown and was full of amazement.
He had never seen such a talented author!
This kid is so talented!
Yamanaka Toff slowly put down the manuscript in his hand. He looked directly at Kamishiro Hakufeng and asked in a steady tone: "Tell me, how much share do you want?"
Although his voice was calm, it revealed an unquestionable majesty.
Kamishiro Hakufeng asked back:
"I want to hear your offer first?"
Yamano Turfu pondered:
"Fifty-fifty split!"
"The copyright ratio has also been changed from 70% to 50%!"
Kamiyo Hakufeng shook his head and said:
"Then there is nothing to talk about."
"I think you actually understand that if I can write these works, I can continue to write other works."
"I remember that Kodansha will have a writing competition soon. The top three books in sales will get 40% of the share. Although it is less than yours, they promise that the authors of the top three books will own all the copyrights of the works."
"I think this alone is much better than your company!"
"Goodbye!"
With that, Kamishiro Hakufeng was about to get up and leave.
However, Yamanaka Turfu snorted coldly:
"Don't give me some empty words. You just want a higher price?"
"Make an offer!"
Thank you Mu Yuchenchen for your strong support!
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