Chapter 579: The Editors' Way of Requesting Manuscripts
For the next fifteen days, Alice was too nourishing. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Tokyo has begun to heat up in June, and beautiful girls in short skirts and school uniforms can be seen all over the streets, and because she knows the channels, Alice can even find out the rudimentary state of some aid. Similarly, some of the shops in Ginza that sell sexually colored videotapes are not less frequent, after all, this is a local specialty, and even Amsterdam is not so prosperous.
The whole process was of course hidden from Hannah, and Alice wasn't ready to let her know where she was going, but Sissi knew everything about her actions. So, at first, it was the tail line, and when it was easily discovered, it became a pair of Ji friends to visit the store. Of course, they didn't buy the tapes casually, Sissi was thinking about Hannah, and Alice was simply looking down on these old products.
At Shueisha, feedback about the manga came very quickly, and the result was, of course, accepting submissions. Especially when the editor-in-chief learned that this amazingly interesting juvenile detective comic was actually created by the famous Alice Wang herself, he directly reported it to the president, and then solemnly invited her to meet her.
Don't look at the mystery novels published by Alice in Japan for a period of time, there is only one Kodansha "After School", but that won the Edogawa Ranpo Award, the country's top newcomer support award. Moreover, Alice's earlier works, as well as the Harry Potter series that are currently being written, have also landed on the market in Japanese, in fact, in the cultural world, she has a good reputation.
Of course, the meeting was extremely harmonious, and Alice confidently told the idea of the entire "Detective Conan" and made the sketch of the second episode on the spot. The reputation and achievements of the writer himself are there, the efficiency and ability are in front of everyone, and the storyline is outstanding, especially according to Alice, this comic can definitely create more than a thousand words, then the final result is of course no suspense, it can be said that it is a perfect hit.
But then, a new situation emerged. Alice Wang's reappearance in Japan and the submission of manga to Shueisha were soon known by Kodansha, which was also in Tokyo. Of course, the publishing company doesn't care about comics, but they've been sending Alice countless emails asking for a manuscript to write some more wonderful mystery novels after "After School," but they haven't been able to get a reply. Now it's good, since it's rare for other authors to make an appearance in the Japanese publishing industry, how can there be any reason not to hurry up and chase after them?
Then, of course, this task needs to be done by someone.
Kodansha is very large, and when he was assigned to the book publishing department, Aoyama was happy from the bottom of his heart, because making mystery novels that he loved was a dream he had since he was a child. Aoyama never wanted to be a novelist, he likes to discover interesting mystery novels, and then recommend them to others, and exchange his feelings with them, which makes him feel the supreme joy.
Kobayashi, the senior in charge, introduced him to the editor-in-chief, and Aoyama's surprise can be imagined when he learned that it was the legendary editor who had made several super bestsellers, Mr. Shishitori. However, Kobayashi smiled at him as a layman.
"No, it's hundreds!"
Aoyama was speechless for a moment. Even a 20-year veteran editor with 100 best-selling books is enough to make him the most popular editor in the country - who knows if this list exists or not. Hundreds of copies, what kind of concept is this?
Then, Aoyama met this senior in the editor-in-chief's office.
For non-writers, Shitori is, of course, just an ordinary person, a short-haired smoking man. Seeing Qingshan and listening to Xiaolin's introduction, he spit out a puff of smoke and said, "Did you participate in any sports when you were a student?"
"When I was in junior high school, I played volleyball for a few days, but I gave up after a few days. ”
"Volleyball. It was a regretful expression on the face of the group: "Are you good at golf?
"Oops......" Aoyama scratched his head: "I haven't fought this before." ”
"Really? That's going to be a special training from today. ”
“…… Huh?"
The above is the situation of the first meeting between Aoyama and the editor-in-chief, because for very strange reasons, Shitori not only forcibly asked him to learn golf, but even took the initiative to contact a professional golfer for him as a coach, and claimed that he could give him a club!
What's going on?
It didn't take long for the whole thing to be completely put on the agenda, but Aoyama, who was in contact with golf for the first time, could imagine the results. When he complained to Kobayashi's seniors again and again, he was criticized: "What are you talking about! Playing golf is also the job of an editor." No, in a sense, it's the most important job. By the way, what about the editor-in-chief?"
Aoyama thinks about today's events: "Mr. Shitori...... I went to Ginza with Mr. Hirahara. ”
"In this way, when you and the editor-in-chief trained recently, they often worked in a group with Mr. Pingquan, how did they do last time?"
Aoyama was keenly aware that the senior's current topic was pandering to the reprimand just now.
"Mr. Hiraizumi is one hundred and one strokes, and the editor-in-chief is one hundred and two, and he even shouted loudly that he was not convinced and lost to the teacher. ”
Xiao Lin flicked his finger: "That's right! You're very good, in fact, Mr. Shitori's ball skills are at a professional level, even if he is not in shape, it is impossible to exceed a hundred strokes." ”
Aoyama is not himself, and he quickly understands that this is some knowledge when accompanying customers: "So, he is deliberately one step behind today?"
Needless to say, just being good at golf will not win the favor of writers, and even if the grades are too good, you may find a solution. But on the other hand, if you have any scruples and play too badly, it will be uninteresting, so the editor-in-chief does not need to make the writer happy, and let him have a moderate confrontation mentality. You've probably been worrying about your level and haven't noticed the details between them, Mr. Shitori's 'golf entertainment', but it's one of his nirvana to win a lot of publishing rights!"
It turns out that this is the case, and Aoyama, who is a newcomer to the publishing industry, finally understands. Yes, if it is an ordinary writer, when encountering some famous authors, editors must go forward to win the favor of each other, and then it will be a test of their social networking ability. Playing golf is a popular business and social event throughout Japan!
In this way, Aoyama's new career officially began, and then it didn't take long for the lion to drag him to meet another customer.
"The teacher we're going to meet today is different from everyone before. Shitori's unprecedentedly serious expression is also a reminder to Aoyama: "Mr. Wang's works are very popular in the European and American markets, and her Harry Potter series can still cause a sensation in Japan despite being a fantasy novel that takes place in the United Kingdom." But Qingshan, Mr. Wang's identity as a writer is just her hobby, she is a famous businessman on the Forbes list, and it is not something that can be impressed by any ordinary means. Do you understand what that means?"
When he heard the name of the person he met today, Aoyama already understood that he didn't just start mixing in the literary publishing world yesterday, how could Alice Wang's Daming not hear it. Of course, if it is just a person, tens of millions of people in Japan have heard of her name, especially those female compatriots who are desperately buying diet pills, but in the field of literature, Aoyama is also familiar with the achievements of that girl.
"It's really hard to do...... She hasn't written a book for Japan since a copy of "After School." Aoyama, oh, it wasn't that she was robbed by some other publishing house, and she never published a Japanese novel again! It's rare to know one of her lines of action today, you and I have to cheer up, do you understand!?"
Qingshan naturally nodded again and again, he knew too well the meaning of today's meeting, it was not a writer, but also a super-rich man worth billions!
That's right, as early as when the lion called him, Aoyama knew that the society was trying to get a copy of Alice-Wang's book manuscript because he had already investigated her current situation. In just six years, with the unabated stock prices of Cisco and Microsoft, coupled with the total capital of other industries, her personal worth has easily exceeded the $5 billion mark, and she occupies an indelible position on the Forbes list of the world's richest people!
In this way, Shitori and Aoyama came to the subway station together. According to industry rumors, the wealthy writer has been taking several regular lines lately, and then always getting off at Akihabara Station. God give me a pair of wings, fly there!
Even the seniors of the lion are excited, not to mention Qingshan?