As soon as Harada Yuki's words came out, Haruka Kitano and the others also looked at Yuko Furuta, and then Haruka Kitano exclaimed with a look of novelty: "It turns out that Chen Dao that guy is also angry?" ”

Yuko Furuta is now with her left leg on top of her right leg, hooking her slippers on her toes, gently shaking her left leg, and then she picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, before she said slowly: "Harada-sensei, it's not that I don't want to sue you, but I don't want to remember, or rather, I don't want to...... Thinking of that angry Chen Jun. ”

After saying this, Yuko Furuta's face became extremely ugly, and even there was a faint hint of fear on her face, seeing the look on Yuko Furuta's face, Haruka Kitano and Yuki Harada looked at each other, how terrible was the angry Chen Dao, so that Yuko Furuta, who had always been 'bold and reckless', could be scared like this?

"Let's not talk about it." Yuko Furuta finished speaking with a stern expression, and she didn't plan to speak again, and Yuki Harada and they all stared at Yuko Furuta with straight eyes, followed by Haruka Kitano, you look at me, I look at you, and no one spoke.

……

Half past nine in the morning.

In front of an office building.

Mayuka Yasui borrowed Sena Sakurai's mobile phone and dialed the editor's number, and it didn't take long for a woman wearing black-rimmed glasses and black professional clothes to walk to the gate.

Then she said hello to Chen Dao and Sakurai Sena, Chen Dao and Sakurai Sena also responded separately, and then the woman wearing black-rimmed glasses took out a business card and handed it to Mayuka Yasui, indicating that "I will be your editor-in-charge from now on, and my name is Natsumi Yoshinaga." ”

"Hello, you! Editor-in-Lady Yoshinaga, you ...... You can call me Mayuka in the future. ”

Mayuka Yasui blushed and stretched out her hand a little reservedly. shook hands with Yoshinaga Natsumi, and then Yoshinaga Natsumi said directly: "Please three of you go to the editorial office with me." ”

Then Chen Dao and his entourage followed Yoshinaga Natsumi into the elevator, took the elevator to the fifteenth floor, and then Yoshinaga Natsushi took Chen Dao and them into the conversation room of the editorial department.

The three of them sat down, and Yoshinaga Natsumi also poured a glass of water for Chen Dao and them. Then Yoshinaga Natsumi sat down and looked at Chen Dao again, and then asked Yasui Mayuka out loud: "Mayuka, how did you come up with the idea of writing a light novel of that genre?" ”

Mayuka Yasui held the disposable cup in both hands, lowered her head with a flushed face, and then Mayuka Yasui replied in a trembling voice that was really embarrassed: "That, from ...... A real thing in reality. ”

Ji Yongxia pointed at Chen Dao at the same time when he heard this. Then he asked Mayuka Yasui: "So this one is your teacher?" ”

"Yes, yes!" Mayuka Yasui nodded slightly, and then Mayuka Yasui asked in surprise: "May I ask Editor-sama Yoshinaga, ...... How did you tell that he was my teacher? ”

"Mayuka, you don't need to call me editor-sama, you can call me sister. Actually, I'm also a rookie editor, and you're also the first light novel writer I've brought. After Yoshinaga Natsumi answered, he continued to explain: "Because the appearance of the male protagonist in your novel is the same as his. ”

Chen Dao was speechless when he heard this, he was actually the same as him?

"Then Mayuka, on the cover of this light novel, you can fill in a small font based on a real person and a real story." Natsumi Yoshinaga continued to comment: "And it's better to change the title of the book, and choose a more eye-catching title, which can also increase sales, a light novel." The title of the book is actually very important. ”

Mayuka Yasui looked at Sakurai Sena and seemed to be asking for her opinion, and at that moment Sakurai Sena said lightly: "This can be edited by Yoshinaga." ”

"Then I would like to ask the editor Yoshinaga. What should I change the title of the book to? Mayuka Yasui asked suspiciously.

"My forbidden love affair with my high school teacher." Yoshinaga Natsushi replied and said, "If you think the title I chose is not good, you can also think of a few by yourself, and then we will discuss which title is better." ”

"Isn't the title too ......" Mayuka Yasui said a little shyly, "too explicit?" ”

"It's not explicit." Yoshinaga Natsumi patiently explained: "In fact, there are many light novels with good quality, but the sales performance has not been able to go up, and it is not a problem of content that has been cut in half. It's that the title of the book is too unattractive, so the sales of the first volume will not work. Naturally, it can only be cut in half, in fact, the title of the book is changed. It is quite possible to save a book. ”

Mayuka Yasui said with some hesitation: "That...... Just change it, right? ”

"Okay, then let's talk about the remuneration." Yoshinaga Natsumi said: "There are two kinds of remuneration: basic remuneration and royalties, the basic remuneration is paid by our editorial department to Mayuka, generally according to the thousand words, 1,000 words 5,000 yen, Mayuka's novel now has 70,000 words, and the first volume can be published, then our editorial department will also pay Mayuka 350,000 yen first, plus the 300,000 yen reward of the silver award, a total of 650,000 yen." ”

"Six, 650,000 yen?!" Mayuka Yasui didn't expect that she would be able to make so much money one day, and at the moment Mayuka Yasui's little face was full of excitement.

And Sakurai Sena held her chin and asked with a slight frown: "Editor Yoshinaga, 1,000 words are only 5,000 yen, isn't it a bit less?" ”

"Master Sakurai, you are now a super-first-class light novel writer, and the basic remuneration is naturally high, but Mayuka is different from you, she is a newcomer, so this is also the maximum price per thousand words that I can get with the editor-in-chief." Yoshinaga Natsu was embarrassed and said: "And Mayuka, your novel will be printed for the first time with 10,000 copies, and see the sales, if the sales are good, we will reprint it, but when it is reprinted, we will not pay the basic remuneration." ”

"Ten thousand copies?!"

Mayuka Yasui was surprised and said, "I—I thought it would only be a thousand copies......

"Mayuka, 10,000 copies for the first printing is not much." Yoshinaga Natsumi slowly informed: "In fact, a super-first-class popular writer like Master Sakurai usually starts with a first print of 150,000 copies, and the maximum royalty I can get for you is six percent, and our editor-in-chief will not give in any more, if you want a higher royalty, you can go and talk to our editor-in-chief in person." ”

"What's a royalty?" Mayuka Yasui asked confusedly, and Chen Dao looked at Yoshinaga Natsumi puzzled.

"The unit price of a book is multiplied by the sales volume multiplied by the royalty rate." Sena Sakurai explained: "For example, if Yuka Masaka's book is priced at 1,000 yen and the sales volume is 10,000 copies, multiply it by the royalty rate of 6 percent, and you can get 600,000 yen in royalties, but in fact, the price of light novels is usually priced at 1,680 yen, and the price fluctuation will not be too big, and if Mayuka sells 10,000 copies, you can actually get more." ”

"Good, lots of money!" Mayuka Yasui had a shocked look on her face.

"The premise is that Mayuka goes up in your sales." Sakurai Sena said lightly: "The sales volume is only one or two thousand copies, so the royalties you can get from Mayuka are naturally pitiful, and the book will definitely be cut in half." ”

Then......

Mayuka Yasui and the others talked about the publication of light novels again, and then Mayuka Yasui blushed and plucked up the courage to ask, "Sister Yoshinaga, sister...... That one...... Regarding the illustration of my light novel, can I recommend an illustrator I know to draw it? ”

"Absolutely." Yoshinaga Natsumi nodded and asked curiously, "So Mayuka, which illustrator do you want to recommend?" ”

"I ...... My classmates...... She...... His name is Risa Igarashi ......" (to be continued)