Chapter 29: Signing (I)

"Sakamoto Tsushima should hate me to death, right? What she wants is her hatred. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Sitting in the lounge near the conference room, Li Shanhe turned on the black-and-white TV, he sank into the soft sofa, unwrapped a bag of potato chips, and waited for the results of the meeting next door while thinking about it in his heart.

He's not, as he seems, indifferent to blacklists. I don't even know who the enemy is, that's the most terrible thing.

When Sakamoto said that she knew the mastermind behind the scenes, Li Shanhe had a vague idea of playing a black hand, and it was not until he met Fukasawa Kan that he turned this idea into a plan.

Now, it's up to Sakamoto to see if he will take the bait. If she really has enough hatred for herself, then she will definitely try her best to prevent Li Shanhe from becoming the writer of "Young Sunday", which means that the two must see each other often, and every time they meet, they will awaken her shame.

Calling the mastermind behind the scenes is the easiest and feasible way.

Even if she didn't take the bait, it didn't matter. Being serialized on Japan's No. 1 selling "Shonen Sunday" is a sign of fame in itself.

Thinking of this, he opened another bottle of Coke and turned his attention back to the boring show on TV.

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The right of the editor-in-chief is not big, but it is not small.

The editor-in-chief has complete authority to intervene in the short essays serialized in the magazine "Shonen Sunday", selected letters, etc.

But 3 comics, 2 long serialized novels, then it needs to be decided at the weekly meeting. Long-form serialization is the lifeblood of a magazine, and it is not up to the editor-in-chief to decide.

Before the start of the meeting, the draft cartoons for this issue were distributed to the editors.

The conflict between Li Shanhe and Sakamoto has long spread throughout the company, and everyone doesn't care about other comics at all, and can't wait to watch "The Legend of the Galactic Heroes".

When Mr. Fukazawa sat down, the other editors even gave him a round of applause and congratulated him.

"Editor-in-Chief Fukazawa, I just said that there can't be better than "The Legend of the Galactic Heroes"! You've discovered another new star, congratulations! I'm afraid I'll be promoted to the headquarters soon! ”

"What a nova! Teacher Aldous is already very famous! It's just that I didn't expect the teacher to draw comics, and he did it so well! ”

"Editor-in-Chief Fukazawa, can you talk to Mr. Aldous about serializing the novel version with us as well? Our distribution department is confident that it will hit 1.3 million sales of the magazine! ”

"1.3 million is too conservative, and the highest result in the history of 1.5 million is not impossible! Hey, that's what a best-selling book does. No wonder Sakamoto is in such a hurry to find ...... Ahem. ”

"It's a pity that the editor-in-chief Fukasawa picked it up, and I heard that Fukasawa was going to drive him away in front of the original author......"

When Sakamoto walked into the conference room, the air froze. Everyone coughed twice, and each took his own seat.

Fukasawa is in a good mood, and even has the energy to comment on Sakamoto's new clothes.

Of course, he also saw the unwillingness and resentment in the eyes of the horse, but Fukazawa didn't think she had any way to turn the tables: in the face of the absolute strength gap, the horse only had one vote!

The meeting officially began, and it went on very quickly, and in the eagerness of everyone, it came to the stage of voting for the publication of the comics.

"Of the four alternative works this time, I think "The Legend of the Galactic Heroes" is the best. I hope everyone will vote for it. After Fukazawa finished speaking, he finally glanced around: "Does anyone still have questions?" ”

Everyone turned their heads to each other, and the strong editor-in-chief Fukasawa is back.

I thought it was just a formality, but who knows, Sakamoto Tsushima, who was sitting on the main seat, raised his hand: "I don't agree." ”

Fukasawa frowned: "Editor-in-chief Sakamoto, then what is your reason?" ”

Qi Ma said lightly: "He is Chinese, and he is a Chinese on the blacklist." Everyone has memorized the names above, so I don't need to say who it is. ”

Fukazawa snorted: "Blacklist? The source is so suspicious that I went to check it, and it was an author of "Shonen Magazine" who claimed to have been plagiarized, but there was no direct evidence, and it was added by the writer's words alone. "Well, that's a blacklist of novels, but we're talking about comics!" ”

"I still stand by my opinion. We shouldn't be so hasty in deciding where to assign a journal. She looked around, "If I'm not mistaken, he's in the break room, right?" Bring him here and we'll see him for what he really is. ”

Fukasawa frowned and said, "Let the author participate in the meeting?" There was no precedent for this before. ”

"I'm the editor-in-chief, and I said yes." Qi Ma folded his hands, and a cold light flashed in the corners of his eyes, "Even if I'm wrong, I can let him sign a contract here." Cumbersome steps are eliminated. ”

Fukazawa looked into Akima's eyes and didn't know what the hell she was thinking. After thinking about it, I really couldn't find a reason to refuse, so I could only nod and agree.

Li Shanhe was surprised to learn that he was asked to participate in the meeting, and quickly thought that this was the conspiracy of Qima.

He agreed, and followed the staff who led the way. He took a deep breath as the door slowly opened.

Come on! If you want to fight, I will fight!

"Hello everyone, I am Li Shanhe, the author of the comic "Legend of the Galactic Heroes"."

As soon as he entered the door, he put his hands in front of the conference table, leaned forward slightly, and introduced himself to everyone with a force of oppression: "Maybe many people think that Chinese is more difficult to speak, but I suggest that it is better for everyone to read it well, this name will definitely resound in the Japanese manga industry, making it difficult for you to forget." ”

This self-introduction was very imposing, and the editors looked at him with different expressions.

Some people appreciate this sharpness, while others think he is too arrogant. Especially the faint tone, as if introducing a very ordinary thing, rather than the boasting of young people, is even more unpleasant.

An editor said at the time: "The guy in the blacklist has a very big tone!" Can you explain why you're on the blacklist? ”

"The blacklist review system in the publishing industry is too weak," Li Shanhe said calmly, "as long as it is submitted by famous writers and editors, it can be added to the blacklist immediately, but there is no appeal channel for authors, and there is no third-party review." It's all your fault for thinking about it. ”

"Arrogance!" The editor slapped the table angrily, "A newcomer, what qualifications do you have to dictate our system!" ”

"I'm just stating a fact. Just yesterday, an editor threatened to blacklist me. Li Shanhe glanced at the horse who was pretending to be deaf and dumb, pulled out a chair, and sat down unceremoniously. He crossed his arms and said, "As for why I'm on the blacklist...... You won't believe it, so it's better not to say it. ”

———— must be this temper stinks!

The editors flashed this sentence in their heads.

Writers and cartoonists are talented, many people enter the industry after graduating from junior high school and high school, they have not experienced social baptism, and there are a lot of weirdos, these editors are not surprised, but there are really few who are so arrogant.

Another editor received a hint from the horse, coughed, and said:

"I've read the comics, and they're pretty good, but it's just ...... Two words are too little. I think the rule is that you have to say three words. It doesn't seem to be in line with the regulations, so why don't you choose it next time......"

He was interrupted by a screeching noise.

It turned out that Li Shanhe pushed the chair away from the table with his feet. Facing everyone's blaming gazes, he shrugged: "I'm sorry, I'm a newcomer, and your unspoken rules don't work for me." Please leave the rules in black and white to me, and shut up if not. ”

The editor almost choked to death from this breath.

Fukasawa hurriedly remedied: "Teacher Aldous came in a hurry, and only prepared two words. But that's not a problem, it's a good quality work, and it's okay if we make an exception for it once! ”

That's right, there is no suspense in the result, because "The Legend of the Galactic Heroes" is really crushing to several other works.

Then, no matter how much he hinted at him, his die-hard supporters couldn't find it.

The questioning phase is finally over.

"So, let's raise our hands and vote!"

Everyone present raised their hands, 12 people, and the final vote was 8:4, except for the iron core of Qima, all voted for "The Legend of the Galactic Heroes", and passed without a doubt with an absolute advantage.

Fukasawa jumped up happily, and someone shouted, "Go and prepare the contract!" Some people wanted to come over to get close, but they were all dispelled by Li Shanhe's cold face.

"Victory is a matter of course." Li Shanhe walked into Fukazawa's side and said lightly: "Editor-in-chief Fukazawa, it's not over yet." It's too late to celebrate. ”

A while?

Fukasawa was a little puzzled, the discussion of the meeting was the final agenda, could there be any variables?

Originally, it took a long time for the contract to be signed, but this time Li Shanhe was on the spot, so naturally there was no need for cumbersome steps. The contract was quickly copied, and he took a look at it, and it was a very preferential contract for newcomers:

300 yen per page for black and white, 600 yen for color pages, weekly delivery, no transfer to another company during the contract period, and then there are a bunch of disclaimers......

It's useless to argue about the price, newcomers are at this price, which can only ensure that you don't starve to death, and if you want to get rich, you have to stay up for two years to get a single book. The sales volume of a single book is 100,000 is a first-line writer, and the royalty of one year is enough to buy a house and a car.

Li Shanhe was sure that there were no pitfalls in the contract, so he signed it in a few strokes.

The contract is formed.

Fukazawa relaxed suddenly, and he sat back in his chair. The general trend has been decided, and now, it is too late for Jima to come up with any means.

Just then, there was a noise outside the conference room door. The editors all frowned, how did they do it, there were no rules at all? I don't know there's a meeting going on here?

Everyone gathered around Fukasawa to celebrate, who knew that the noise outside the office was getting louder and louder, and someone couldn't help but go to the window, lower the blinds, and just want to see what was going on, his eyes suddenly widened.

A person next to him asked impatiently, "Hey, Xiaoshan, who is it?" ”

Xiaoshan stammered: "It's the north, the north, the north ......."

Before he could finish speaking, the door of the conference room was pushed open, and a middle-aged man in a kimono strode in.

With a snort, all the editors who were still sitting stood up, unable to believe their eyes.

Xiaoshan only then made sense:

"It's Kenji Kitaoji!"

Who is Kenji Kitaoji?

At the age of nearly 50, he won the Grand Prize of the Ministry of Culture, the highest award for Japanese literature. The precipitation of half a lifetime, the skills honed for many years, and the old branches that finally bloomed, are a living inspirational legend in the Japanese literary world!

As soon as last year's collection of personal essays came out, Tokyo paper was expensive, a book was hard to find, and I didn't know how many printing presses were burned out, creating a shocking sales of 3.5 million! Known as the best-selling short story writer since the end of the war!

In Japan, his name is unknown to everyone!

Oh no, there are still people who don't know.

Many Japanese writers, Li Shanhe has an impression, but this person has never heard of it. He secretly asked Fukazawa, "Who is this person?" ”

Fukasawa summed it up in just one sentence: "The author of "A Bowl of Clear Soup Soba". ”

Li Shanhe's eyes suddenly narrowed. It turned out to be him.

"A Bowl of Clear Soup Soba" is an article in a high school textbook, and it is also one of the articles that my predecessor remembers not much.

And the original, written in 1987.

So, either the person in front of you is also crossing, or ...... His article was copied!