Chapter 129: I'm a Cat
In August, the sun is blazing. Ready for a press conference, the company held a special press conference in Shinjuku Ward. Dozens of media outlets, large and small, either received the news long ago or were invited, and gathered on time in the spacious, bright and modern reception hall of the Mustard Hui Publishing House.
Cameramen from each TV station and online media, who have chosen the location and set up the camera, are in their own process early on. Directly in front of their cameras at one point, a long stage was topped with a large number of microphones with the logos of various TV stations. As for the reporters from each family, they sat down in the chairs arranged for them one after another.
Chie Sakai, who was told by a subordinate assistant that she could enter, walked out of her president's office, and then entered the reception hall without hurrying under the huddle of a bunch of people. With a three-point smile on her face, she walked forward, and unconsciously clenched the thing tightly wrapped in white paper with her left hand.
Chie Sakai, who has long been accustomed to being photographed by various cameras and video cameras, is as calm as a star in front of the camera and the public. At the end of the day, standing on the side of the long platform, she turned her back and bowed politely to everyone present, and then sat down generously on the chair she had prepared for herself, and laid the thing in her hand flat on the table. I don't fight unprepared battles, so I come prepared.
Sakai Chie originally planned to let Takeshita Kusashi sit here with him to face such a press conference for the official establishment of Mustard Press. However, he just didn't agree to attend in person. Even after his own many times, and even the hour-long words he said last night, he did not succeed in shaking and changing Takeshita's determination. She knew that he was not playing a big name, but he didn't like to face the media. She couldn't force her to pull Takeshita grass mustard over, so she had the scene of facing the media alone today.
Today's Takeshita Kusaokei is already recognized in the Japanese literary circle, and he can count on one hand, and he is one of the out-and-out first-line writers. The price of 400 words on one piece of manuscript paper has soared to 50,000 yen. Although newspapers and magazines of all sizes have repeatedly asked him for manuscripts, and even offered a higher price for a piece of manuscript paper, none of them have received a manuscript from him in the recent period.
"Welcome. From this day on, Mustard Press is officially a new member of the media industry. Sakai Chie, who sat up straight, said in a round voice, and announced this news that was not new.
"Miss Sakai, in the past two or three months, through a well-known headhunting company in China, you have not only recruited a lot of talents in the media industry, but also signed several well-known writers in China. Does this mean that as the president of Mustard Press, you are going to set off a new change, and there will be a series of big moves in the analysis? A female reporter with half-framed eyes suddenly stood up and asked.
Chie Sakai, who did not hide one of her intentions, kept her charming smile unchanged, and publicly announced in response to her question: "From the day of preparation, our goal is to be the first in the country, then the first in Asia, and finally the first in the world. It is precisely because of this general concept that Mustard Press has attracted many professionals from all walks of life to join us willingly, and to work with Takeshita-kun and me to turn such an ideal into reality. As for the changes and big moves, let's wait and see. ”
In the short time since Mr. Takeshita won the IMPAC Dublin Literary Prize, not only has no new work been published, but he has not heard a single word about him. Miss Sakai, can you tell us a little bit about his movements? I'm sure readers who love him want to know. Kobayashi Caihui, who is both her best friend and a TV host and reporter, then stood up and asked.
Chie Sakai, who had been premeditated in private with her best friend, did not rush to answer, but picked up the tightly wrapped white paper from the table, and tore the white paper completely with her own hands, revealing its true face. I held this book up in the air with both hands and showed it to everyone and the camera, and said bluntly: "This is another new novel masterpiece by Mr. Takeshita Kusaoke." To be precise, it is one of his masterpieces, "I Am a Cat". ”
The media people in the arena who were boiling all of a sudden, not only kept pressing the shutters of various SLR cameras with a "click" sound, but also the close-ups of the cameras all gathered on the book in her hand.
"This is the first work that we have ever released from Mustard Press." In order to make the publishing house an instant hit, Chie Sakai, but he set his sights on Takeshita Kusaoke, after all, he is the ace and chief writer of the company. It would have been perfect if he had been able to come up with a shocking work to coincide with the establishment of the Mustard Press. Of course, I also know very well that this kind of thing is not that a writer will definitely be able to write a good work if he wants to write a good work, but it also needs the right time, place and people, all of which are indispensable. After she watched "I Am a Cat", she was convinced that it would be difficult for their publishing house to become famous in the industry.
"Miss Sakai, since you said that "I Am a Cat" is a masterpiece by Takeshita Kusaoke, then I wonder if this book can surpass his "Heart", which won the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award?" Aye-Kobayashi, who had agreed on a plan in advance, asked a second question.
"From my personal sneak peek, 'I Am a Cat' is not only the best work Takeshita Kusa has written so far, but also a novel that has launched a powerful attack on the Nobel Prize in Literature." Not only did Chie Sakai, who did not only promote the book and the publishing house, but also made her debut with her inner feelings and thoughts.
All the people in the room not only became more and more agitated, but also sensational. The Nobel Prize in Literature is the most important international prize that all Japanese people, especially literature lovers, have been hoping for a great writer in Japan to win it. When they heard that Chie Sakai had such a high praise for "I Am a Cat", it completely aroused great interest in their hearts.