Hosokawa Koharu later informed Tsukasa Higashino about the sales of the first volume of "Naoki Hanzawa".

Tsukasa Higashino was also a little taken aback when he learned that the editorial department unanimously agreed that it would not be difficult to reprint the first volume of "Naoki Hanzawa" and sell more than 2.5 million copies.

As mentioned earlier, Tsukasa Higashino wants to use the manga "Naoki Hanzawa" to hit the world's No. 1 manga on the ceiling of Japan.

The average volume sales of the opponent at the end of the book reached a terrifying four million copies, which is indeed a bit difficult to provoke.

But "Hanzawa Naoki" has achieved such a good result in the first volume alone, and it is not so difficult to achieve by the time the book is completed.

As long as Tsukasa Higashino can stabilize the plot and art work of the next "Naoki Hanzawa", he may be able to set a new record for the sales of Japanese manga single books when he finishes the book.

And among them, of course, the painter needless to say, Higashino Division's painting skills have never had to worry, as long as the left and right hands are not broken, forcing him to draw with his feet, there are indeed very few comic book authors who can beat him in this part of the painter.

And the plot...? The Japanese drama "Naoki Hanzawa" was known as a phenomenal hit drama in the workplace at the time, and the plot was very well handled, not to mention anything else, at least the Japanese liked to watch it.

According to Tsukasa Higashino, there is absolutely no problem with drawing this momentum.

The evidence is that there are more and more comments on the Internet about office workers being bitter, tired, and oppressed by colleagues and bosses.

And most of these remarks are discussions around the manga work "Naoki Hanzawa".

Maybe some people will think it's a bit exaggerated, but how can a comic resonate with so many people.

But on the flip side, the more resonant this arouses, the angrier the group of office workers, the more it shows that the unspoken rules of Japanese companies are headaches, and even depressed to the point of vomiting blood.

In Japan, if an office worker is fired, he or she is considered unproductive, and because of the lifetime employment system, a single dismissal can become a stain on his career.

Some people may say, then don't wait for the company to be fired, resign yourself...

This is indeed a solution, and there is also a saying in Japan that 'quitting is the only weapon of office workers'.

But... It's not impossible to change jobs, but after you change jobs once, the next time you apply for a job, you must give a reason why you want to change jobs, and it must be convincing, because in the eyes of most entrepreneurs in Japan, employees who abandon their former companies are not trustworthy.

And under this pressure, there is also the exclusion between colleagues, the deliberate difficulty of superiors, and if you are not careful, you will be involved in the struggle of the company's factions...

Otherwise, how can it be said that Japanese office workers have one of the highest suicide rates?

Here's why.

The unspoken rules of these companies are deeply hidden, but all of them are all exposed and shown to everyone by the spicy nature of "Naoki Hanzawa".

Of course, this makes many office workers have a sense of identity.

This sense of identity has vaguely formed a trend of social public opinion, and one day it may be directly detonated and really taken seriously.

In addition to this, in "Hanzawa Naoki", the protagonist Hanzawa Naoki's appearance of straining his face and facial expression is also imitated by many lovers.

And after they imitated it, they all complained one after another, saying that it is impossible for this kind of male to even 'smile with a tight face' in reality, even if "Hanzawa Naoki" is to be live-action and TV series in the future, it is impossible to find an actor like Hanzawa Naoki in the comics!

How can there be an actor who still talks with a tense face and force?

Tsukasa Higashino's fans called it 'Naoki Hanzawa-style expression' and felt that it was impossible for anyone to do it.

Higashino didn't have time to comment when he saw these comments, but he felt that these fans still had too little knowledge, and he still hadn't seen an actor like Masato Sakai.

After browsing the specific situation, Higashino turned off these comments on the Internet and called Konoe Tsushima instead.

He also had to tell Konoe Tsushima about Konoe Ryoka's side.

......

"Huh? Lianghua is not coming back this year? ”

When he heard the phone call from Tsukasa Higashino, Konoe's first reaction to the horse was stunned, and the second reaction was - Tsukasa Higashino was planning to wear away the little padded jacket at home?

Konoe Tsushima has always cared about Konoe Ryoka, but he hasn't known how to express it.

But in the face of Higashino Division, he can still take out the elders' shelf: "Higashino-kun, what do you mean by this?" ”

"In other words, Lianghua wants to stay in Tokyo during the New Year." Higashino replied heavily.

"Are you sure it's Ryoka who wants to stay in Tokyo?" Konoe Tsushima listened to Higashinoji's happy voice, and he couldn't hold back his emotions a little.

He seriously suspected that Tsukasa Higashino had coaxed his little cabbage to keep her in Tokyo, and he spoke a little harder, trying to suppress Tsukasa Higashino and force him to spit out the truth.

But Higashino didn't eat this at all, and he still smiled as always and replied, "Yes, Tsushima's father-in-law." ”

"Don't call me father-in-law! I just want to ask you if you mean Lianghua at all. ”

"Look at what you said, Dad, it's really Lianghua's own idea."

“......”

Listening to this 'Dad', Konoe Tsushima was a little speechless on the spot.

He kind of got it.

Conventional means are useless for young people like Tsukasa Higashino!

Not to mention anything else, just Higashino Tsukasa's joy is always smiling, and with a stalking attitude, it is not a character that ordinary young people can have.

This left Konoe speechless for Tsuma.

You have to know that your prospective son-in-law is also a celebrity with a head and a face among the young generation in Japan, and he also read the new comic "Hanzawa Naoki", which is indeed very good.

And then what about actually?

Tsukasa Higashino refused to relax at all on the issue of his daughter, with an expression of 'I have a cabbage in your house'.

What else could he say about it?

Anyway, you are now also rated as the "first person in Heisei promising youth" by the "Kyushu Daily"! Why can't you see the demeanor of a 'young first' when you get to your side?

Konoe was speechless for a long time, and finally spoke, "I'm going to ask Lianghua in person." ”

Then he hung up the phone and called Ryoka Konoe instead.

He's going to ask Ryoka Konoe for himself what happened.

After all, it's his own daughter, as long as he asks carefully, then there should be no problem.

But...

"Cool flowers... Don't answer my call? ”

Konoe Tsushima listened to the sound of 'user is busy' in his ears, and couldn't help but open his mouth, his face full of astonishment.

But he was stunned for a long time, and soon he thought of Higashino Division, if it wasn't for Higashino Division's deliberate instructions, he would never believe it.

After all, her daughter has always had a soft personality.

After Konoe Tsushima figured out this relationship, he couldn't help but shake his head, and the action that he wanted to call Higashino Tsukasa again stopped.

There's really no need to call anymore.

If Ryoka Konoe didn't want to stay in Tokyo, even if Higashino Tsukasa persuaded her, it wouldn't be of much use.

It must be that my daughter also wants to stay in Tokyo, so she will be moved.

Since rounding up is his daughter's idea, there is no need for him, a father, to continue to ask.

But...

"Come to think of it, I haven't been to Tokyo in a long time."

The guard muttered to himself.

I've been busy with work in the past few years.,On the one hand, I feel guilty about Konoe Lianghua.,I feel that I didn't give her the father's love and mother's love she deserves.,And on the other hand, there are really too many things at hand.,I can't take care of her at all.。

Recently, the matter at hand has almost been resolved, and Konoe Tsushima is also thinking about the relationship between himself and his daughter.

This time I went to Tokyo... Maybe it's a turning point.

Thinking of this, Konoe thought about Ma for a while and called his brother.

......

On the other side, as soon as Tsukasa Higashino hung up the phone, Ryoka Konoe had already knocked on the door curiously, and told Tsukasa Higashino that his father had already called, and several calls had come.

This made Higashino Tsukasa also have to admire the perseverance of his father-in-law, and he smiled and said to Konoe Ryoka: "It seems that my father-in-law really cares about Ryoka, otherwise he wouldn't have made so many phone calls in a row." ”

"Huh? My father? Konoe Ryoka glanced at Tsukasa Higashino suspiciously, looking a little hesitant: "No... My father and I had a cold face when we met, and he always treated me a little..."

She didn't say anything more than that.

Higashino also shook his head.

Konoe Tsushima must care a lot about his daughter, but many of his behaviors can't be communicated, so Konoe Ryoka has always felt that her father doesn't care about her at all.

This family problem is quite complicated, and it is not something that Higashino can solve, the most important thing is whether the old tsundere of Konoe Tsushima can show kindness to his daughter.

He, an outsider, was inexplicably anxious.

And... There were four or five phone calls in a row.

Tsukasa Higashino wondered if Konoe Tsushima had really arrived in Tokyo from Aomori Prefecture.

Probably not, right?

The Konoe family still has such a big stall waiting for him to clean up.

But... For the sake of safety, Higashino Tsukasa still asked Kotamahiko to keep an extra ticket for future emergencies.

The matter of the Red and White Song Battle has been prepared safely, so the next thing is to arrange the specific rehearsal and time of the Red and White Song Battle.

It's just that Higashino's identity is more special, and there is no such thing as an agent to deal with these.

So he thought of a good candidate...

......

The next day, Hosokawa Koharu, who had just woken up from sleep and was still a little delirious, was awakened by a phone call from Tsukasa Higashino.

The reason is that-

"Huh...? Let me go with Mr. Higashino to negotiate the matter of the Red and White Song Battle? ”

Hosokawa Koharu subconsciously used a surprised tone word... She was actually quite surprised.

After all, she's the editor of Tsukasa Higashino.,At most, she cares about his comic serialization.,Everything else is to ask at your discretion... As long as Higashino didn't starve to death and didn't break her hand, she, the editor, basically didn't care.

And then... Tsukasa Higashino actually asked her to come over to help negotiate the specific situation of the Red and White Song Battle?

This made Hosokawa Koharu a little confused, but at the same time, he was also curious about the news revealed by Tsukasa Higashino's words.

"Higashino-sensei, do you mean you received an invitation to fight with the Red and White Songs?"

"Yes, the invitation I received two days ago asked me to discuss the rehearsal and the specific situation of the song today."

Tsukasa Higashino replied here.

This affirmative answer surprised Hosokawa Koharu a little.

Her generation grew up watching the red and white songs fight together when she was a child, and of course she has some yearning for this kind of occasion that people all over the country are paying attention to.

Unexpectedly, Tsukasa Higashino, the author of the comic, also received an invitation.

But...

"Really...? But if you go to the Red and White Song Battle to participate in the rehearsal... Higashino-sensei's "Naoki Hanzawa" won't be a problem with serialization, right? ”

Tsukasa Higashino now draws fifty pages of "Naoki Hanzawa" every week, which is no small project, and as the editor of Kazuyo, Hosokawa Koharu certainly wants him to continue to focus on manga.

"No problem, my storyboard draft has already reached the eighth chapter, and now I have finished drawing twenty-eight pages, and the manuscript will definitely be handed in."

"I see." After receiving Higashino's answer, Hosokawa Koharu also nodded, and then she said, "If Higashino-sensei needs my help... I'll say yes, but I don't have any experience as an agent..."

"No problem, editor Hosokawa." Higashino replied with a smile.

Of course, he knew about Hosokawa Koharu's situation.

After all, the other party is the editor of a large publishing house such as Toshima Publishing House, and even if he has never been an agent, Hosokawa Koharu has worked with many agents, so he naturally understands their work model.

It's like saying that I haven't seen a pig run and haven't eaten pork?

That's why Tsukasa Higashino asked her to help.

As for whether this is in line with the rules of the publishing house...

With his relationship with Hosokawa Koharu, in this kind of thing, the other party will only turn a blind eye and will not care at all.

Sure enough, after hearing Tsukasa Higashino's answer, Hosokawa Koharu on the other side sighed first, and then replied, "I know, Mr. Higashino, will I go downstairs to your house now?" ”

This kind of comic editor helping comic book writers take on personal work is, in a sense, actually a bit foul.

But if it's Tsukasa Higashino, that's a different story.

After all, it is normal for Tsukasa Higashino, now as the kanban author of "Kazuyo", to have some privileges.

"Don't be in such a hurry, editor Hosokawa, come back after dinner, I agreed with the other party to meet at one o'clock in the afternoon."

Tsukasa Higashino replied politely.

"Okay, I see."

Hosokawa Koharu replied on the other side of the phone, and then hung up the phone while glancing at the time.

More or less crying and laughing.

Due to the overtime work on the release day of "Naoki Hanzawa" two days ago, the nerves of all the editors were tense.

Therefore, the editor-in-chief of Urashima deliberately gave half of the editors a two-day vacation in turn.

She originally wanted to take advantage of the two-day holiday to relax, but before she could relax, she was chased by Higashino Tsukasa to the shelf.

In this regard, she could only sigh helplessly-

It's not easy to have a comic book writer who can sing and draw under your hands.