Before Higashino Tsukasa could speak, Hosokawa Koharu, who was listening to something a little wrong next to him, had already taken the initiative to speak: "Editor-in-chief Furuta, is there anything worth caring about?" I don't know much about it. ”

She hadn't heard of anything she needed to care about over there at Rock Point or Mozuki.

After all, just working at Urashima Publishing House made her have to pay full attention to it, and of course she didn't care about these things.

"It's actually normal that Hosokawa's editor doesn't know, after all, I just got the news here." Furuta Shinji waved his hand, and then groaned: "Higashino-sensei, the release date of your next single book seems to have conflicted with Komori-sensei of Iwakaku Publishing House. ”

As soon as he said this, Higashino Tsukasa and Hosokawa Koharu both showed a look of surprise.

The two of them weren't stupid, and of course they understood what that meant – wasn't that what the ring was all about?

And it's also a fight for the sales of a single book.

"Iwakaku Publishing House and Mozhu Bookstore have not been very comfortable in the past few months, and the sales of single books and single volumes have been suppressed by Mr. Higashino several times."

Furuta Shinji said happily, his expression was somewhat gloating - his pillar Suzuki Yu had never beaten Tsukasa Higashino, and naturally he didn't want to see the two publishing houses of Iwakoku and Motsuki win against Tsukasa Higashino.

In addition, Rock Corner Publishing House and Mozhu Bookstore are also well-known brother publishing houses in the industry, and the first place in sales of single books and single volumes on the public trust list is always the monopoly of their two publishing houses, and they can't even squeeze it down.

Comic book authors from other unfamous publishing houses are not even qualified to participate in the war as cannon fodder, which can be said to be extremely miserable.

At this time, seeing them deflated, Furuta Shinji was naturally very happy.

Merely... At the time of Furuta Shinji's explanation, it was clear that Higashino had sensed that Hosokawa Koharu seemed to have some reaction to Iwakaku Press.

Just as Furuta Shinji was about to say something, a polite greeting suddenly came from behind the three of them: "Is it Mr. Higashino from Urashima Publishing House?" ”

The three of Higashino looked back and found that at some point, two middle-aged men were already standing at the dining table not far behind them.

"It's the editor-in-chief of Yamano of Iwakaku Publishing House, and Mr. Ken Komori." Hosokawa Koharu explained to Tsukasa Higashino next to him: "Mr. Komori that the editor-in-chief Furuta said just now is the man who doesn't wear glasses. ”

As the editor-in-charge of the three major publishing houses, she naturally knows these editors-in-chief and well-known comic book authors.

"It's been a long time, Editor-in-Chief Furuta, Editor-in-Chief Hosokawa." Editor-in-Chief Yamano glanced at Hosokawa Koharu and said politely: "Editor Hosokawa can find that a manga author like Higashino-sensei is really amazing, but my previous conclusion was too abrupt, I'm sorry, I hope you don't care." ”

He spoke very politely, but Hosokawa Koharu's face was a little stiff: "It's nothing, Editor-in-Chief Yamano, I don't care much about the previous incident." ”

Seeing Hosokawa Koharu's appearance, Tsukasa Higashino couldn't help but glance sideways at the editor-in-chief of Iwakaku Publishing House.

This is a middle-aged man.

Unlike Shinji Furuta, who is in a middle-aged hair crisis, his hair is well maintained, his eyes are also very energetic, and his uniform is ironed neatly.

It's just that the corners of this person's eyes are a little down, and he looks a little ruthless, which is very close to the feeling of a Japanese samurai, but he wears glasses, which invisibly dissipates the sense of ruthlessness.

And it can be seen that Hosokawa Koharu and the other party should have had an unhappy past.

At least now Hosokawa Koharu's face is ugly, and his thick eyebrows are shaking disobediently.

"I heard that when editor Hosokawa attended a publishing house party as a rookie editor, he was left behind by Yamano's editor-in-chief... And it seems that the number is particularly bad, which caused the editor Hosokawa to sit on the cold bench for a long time, and no comic book author dared to ask her to contribute. ”

Furuta Shinji added in a whisper, after all, he was also present last time when Yamano's editor-in-chief counted Hosokawa Koharu, which is a fact.

Hearing this, Higashino Tsukasa suddenly realized.

This turns out to be a new hatred and an old hatred.

Looking at the appearance of his own editor-in-charge Hosokawa Koharu, Higashino Tsukasa groaned, and then looked at the editor-in-chief Yamano, and made up a certain decision without thinking about it.

"Hello, Higashino-sensei, nice to meet you." The editor-in-chief of Yamano took the initiative to speak, and at the same time introduced to Tsukasa Higashino: "I am Yukio Yamano, the editor-in-chief of Iwakaku Publishing House, and this is Mr. Ken Komori next to me. ”

"Well, it's nice to meet both." Higashino nodded heavily.

He seemed to be quite easy to speak, which made the editor-in-chief Yamano also breathe, and simply stated the purpose: "Mr. Higashino, the release of your single book "Winner is Justice" should be on Monday in two weeks, right? ”

"That's right... What advice does the editor-in-chief have for him? ”

"About that date... Is there room for negotiation? Your "Winner is Justice" is in conflict with the release date of the single book of Ken Komori's "Demon God Mecha S" on our side. ”

Editor-in-chief Yamano stated his purpose for coming: "There is no need for such competition between the two of us, so it is better to stagger the release date of the single book with each other in order to achieve the best sales for each other." ”

This is actually a very common thing in publishing houses, after all, delaying the release date of a single book for a day or two will not affect anything, and it can also avoid competitors, so fools don't do it.

According to Higashinoji's smooth and smooth personality in the past, it is normal to promise this win-win situation for each other.

But today Higashino seems to be a fool.

In response to Yamano's request for editor-in-chief, Tsukasa Higashino politely smiled and shook his head: "Editor-in-chief Yamano, I think it's normal for the manga industry to compete with each other, and there is a good saying that competition can bring each other's progress, and I'm looking forward to fighting with Komori-sensei." ”

When he said this, Hosokawa Koharu next to him was stunned, and then there was an inexplicable layer of moving mist in his eyes, and next to her, Furuta Shinji couldn't help but be stunned when he heard the words of Higashino Division.

They didn't expect Higashino Tsukasa to run into it directly.

Even the editor-in-chief Yamano felt that he had misheard or that Tsukasa Higashino was joking, but looking at Tsukasa Higashino's expression... It's not a joke.

"Mr. Higashino, this is unnecessary, this kind of competition is not beautiful...", the editor-in-chief of Yamano said with a smile.

"Well, I know, I understand." Tsukasa Higashino nodded in understanding, but also said, "But if I have to change the sales date of the single book, it will have a certain impact on the serial... So I can only hope that the editor-in-chief of Yamano can take a step back a little and delay it for two or three days, how about it? ”

What he said was a completely soft nail, and compared to scolding, this kind of soft nail made the editor-in-chief of Yamano feel like he had no place to use his strength.

You must know that Ken Komori's animation has been scheduled for a long time.,The release date is only one day away from the release of animated TV.,It's impossible to transfer this time.,If it's transferred,,The sales of a single book will inevitably be affected.。

But at the same time, Yukio Yamano was also a little uncomfortable.

Originally, he came to discuss with Tsukasa Higashino.

After all, he also considered the possibility that even if there was animation and frontispiece promotion, he would not be able to defeat Tsukasa Higashino.

If Higashino can take the initiative to withdraw from the fight, this is undoubtedly what he wants to see.

But judging from the current situation, Higashino Tsukasa has made up his mind to touch them.

Of course, he felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.

But Higashino Tsukasa returned the soft nails to him to eat, and he was embarrassed to tear his face directly, so he had no grace, so he could only shake his head regretfully and said, "It seems that we can't reach a consensus between us, Higashino-sensei." Then divide the sales volume of a single book. ”

In this regard, Higashino Tsukasa also sighed, looking very helpless: "Okay, I understand, since the editor-in-chief of Yamano has to score on the single book, I can only fight." ”

His behavior of the wicked man suing first made the editor-in-chief of Yamano almost smoke out of anger.

Didn't you always say you wanted to compete?

Why did it come to your mouth and become that I had to make a score on a single book?

Editor-in-chief Yamano glanced at Tsukasa Higashino again, only to feel that this bite had eaten a mouth full of soft nails, and he couldn't even stand the truth.

So he could only open his mouth and say to Tsukasa Higashino: "Mr. Higashino, Mr. Komori will be animated to promote it next, and to be honest, you want to win... It can be stressful. ”

Tsukasa Higashino also smiled at this and said, "Really? It just so happened that I always felt that there was still some pressure in life, and this pressure felt just right, and I was motivated again. ”

Furuta Shinji on the side couldn't help but cough several times when he heard Higashinoji's words.

He can see that Higashino Tsukasa is probably angry with him.

But I have to say that Tsukasa Higashino's ability to communicate and talk is really strong, and this soft nail forcibly forces the other party to eat, presumably Yukio Yamano is also very depressed.

Ken Komori, who was next to Yukio Yamano, shook his head and sighed in his heart.

After a long time, I still have to confront Tsukasa Higashino... Isn't that the same as the origin?

The two of them nodded their heads in abstinence.

And Hosokawa Koharu, who was next to him, couldn't help but come up and say, "Mr. Higashino, you shouldn't be like this... In fact, it is quite good to agree to the proposal of the editor-in-chief of Yamano to change the sales date, at least without this vicious competition. ”

After all, no one can say how much overlap there is between Tsukasa Higashino's readers and Ken Komori's.

The two pillars are competing for each other, and the loss of them must be the interests of two people.

Plus whether Tsukasa Higashino can beat the animated Ken Komori... That's still a problem.

You must know that it is animated, and it will continue to be updated for twelve episodes, which will last for a whole schedule.

Unlike last time, Kuronomiya Akira was just OVA, and it ended after two or three episodes of the update.

So Tsukasa Higashino doesn't need to be like this at all.

Hosokawa Koharu also didn't understand it.

Tsukasa Higashino, who has always been particularly wise, is like a drug today... It's not a matter of iron anymore.

It's a metal head made of titanium alloy.

What's going on here?

"Mr. Higashino, this is probably angry for Hosokawa editors." Furuta Shinji explained to Hosokawa Koharu: "Last time, when editor Hosokawa came here to attend a party after joining Urashima Publishing House, wasn't he reprimanded by that old boy in Yamano? ”

"Is that so...?"

Hosokawa Koharu opened his mouth, and he was a little speechless for a while.

She looked at Higashino Division, her mouth moved, a little moved, but she quickly shook her head vigorously and sighed deeply: "Higashino-sensei, in fact, you don't have to be like this..."

Regarding Hosokawa Koharu's words, Higashino Tsukasa waved his hand and was noncommittal.

Higashino Tsukasa is actually a very pure person, no matter how much you provoke him, he will only laugh happily, and only push you at a critical time to make you fall into the pit.

But if you move his friend, then Higashino doesn't mind pushing you into the pit from the start.

After all, he has also cooperated with Hosokawa Koharu for a long time, and the other party promised him to carry out the serialization of "Lonely Gourmet" on Aoba, and even won him the position of the frontispiece...

To be honest, Tsukasa Higashino was taken care of a lot by Koharu Hosokawa.

If you don't stand up and vent your evil anger to Hosokawa Koharu at a critical time... Tsukasa Higashino felt like a pure bastard.

So he simply pushed the editor-in-chief of Yamano into the pit.

Anyway, if it's not in a publishing house, can you still pull out a knife and kill me?

On the other side, Hosokawa Koharu also sorted out his mood and began to think about what to do next.

Although I was very moved, as an editor, Koharu Hosokawa felt that his first consideration should be the interests of Tsukasa Higashino, a manga author.

So Hosokawa Koharu thought about it, took out the phone, and whispered while rummaging through the call log: "I'll call the editor-in-chief Urashima now, and ask him to adjust the release date of your work later, Mr. Higashino." , we don't need to join in this excitement and fight in this ring. ”

In this regard, Tsukasa Higashino stopped Hosokawa Koharu: "No need to adjust it back, Hosokawa editor." ”

"But..."

"I have the confidence to beat Komori-sensei." Higashino Tsukasa waved his hand and said, "The plot of "Winner is Justice" is about to enter a climax, which is bound to increase the sales of single books. ”

That's right, his "Winner is Justice" has already reached the finale, and when the original manuscript is released for serialization, this will inevitably increase the sales of the single book.

"But Mr. Komori has an animated publicity..."Hosokawa Koharu was speechless, but quickly refuted.

"It's just animated propaganda, it doesn't matter." Higashino smiled heavily.

Even Hosokawa Koharu didn't understand how he could still laugh...

This is a very urgent situation.

"What is just animated propaganda... The opponent is that Ken Komori, and his manga is also very good. ”

Ken Komori's robot manga "Demon God Mecha S" is the hottest robot theme on the market today, and the finished quality is also very high.

Regarding Hosokawa Koharu's words, Higashino just shook his head indifferently:

"That's fine."

"My comics are much better than his."

It's the very simple words of Tsukasa Higashino.

But it made Hosokawa Koharu feel reassured.

She looked at Tsukasa Higashino's face, and even had an inexplicable illusion-

Maybe... Can you really win?