Murakami came to Shen Xin's hotel at around 7:40 in the evening, but it wasn't until 7:50 that the front desk staff contacted Shen Xin.

After Wang Wenhong received the call, he notified Yan Fei in the restaurant and asked the chef to prepare the dishes ordered in advance, and then came to the restaurant on the first floor with Shen Xin and Xi Muhan.

came with Toru Murakami, as well as Chimei Kotani, the head of the editorial department of "Young Leap", who was a fan of Shen Xin after "Chess Soul", but he had never seen Shen Xin.

After learning that Murakami Toru and Shen Xin met this time, Xiao Gu took the initiative to come with him without thinking.

Shen Xin is also a best-selling cartoonist in District 11, and although he rarely comes to District 11, Xiao Gu has seen his promotional photos.

Seeing Shen Xin this time, Xiao Gu was also stunned, Shen Xin's age was even younger than in the photo.

"Teacher Shen, long time no see." Murakami saw Shen Xin coming in and bowed slightly.

When he was discussing the introduction of "Chess Soul", he had come to District 11, and it was at that time that he had a relationship with Shen Xin.

After Yan Fei translated, Shen Xin also nodded deeply, "Long time no see, two teachers, sit down first?" ”

The five people sat down first, and Wang Wenhong instructed the waiter to serve the food.

Yan Fei ordered Western food, and the dining time will be relatively long overall, so everyone can just take advantage of this time to talk about things.

In fact, except for Xi Muhan, the other three people had contact with Murakami, and after a short greeting, the two sides quickly entered the topic.

"I'm sorry I couldn't attend my teacher's wedding half a year ago. At that time, I was out of town on a business trip, and when I learned about it, the wedding had already ended. Speaking of this, Murakami took out an envelope from his pocket and handed it to Yan Fei, "My personal thoughts, please don't refuse." ”

Wang Wenhong lowered his head and listened to Murakami's words.

He is also learning Japanese in private, but he is definitely not as skilled as Yan Fei, so the person who served as the translator this time was still Yan Fei.

Shen Xin nodded slightly, and Yan Fei took the envelope, changed hands and handed it to Xi Muhan.

Seeing that Xi Muhan accepted it, Murakami knew that this matter was revealed, and asked, "Teacher Shen, how long have you been in District 11?" ”

"About three or four days, right? I've been touring around Tokyo before, and I've only come to Tokyo in the last two days. Shen Xin replied.

"I see." Murakami nodded, "Actually, Mr. Shen can inform us completely, and everyone is also friends." ”

"It is precisely because they are friends that they dare not trouble the editor-in-chief Murakami. I know how busy the editor's job is. In order to work, some editors even have to live in the cartoonist's studio. I can't afford to mess with the editors anymore. Shen Xin hurriedly waved his hand.

"It depends on who it is, if it's Teacher Shen, we will definitely not feel in trouble." Toru Murakami smiled slightly.

Xiao Gu touched the stubble on his chin and looked at Shen Xin.

Actually, he had a lot of things he wanted to ask Shen Xin, but because Murakami was around, it was inconvenient to say more.

After chatting briefly with Murakami, Shen Xin picked up his wine glass, "Two teachers, the dishes are cold, let's take a sip first, right?" ”

Toru Murakami and Kotani also raised their glasses and touched them with the people seated.

Shen Xin drank it all, and Wang Wenhong poured the wine again.

"By the way, Editor-in-Chief Murakami, is there something wrong with coming to me this time?" Shen Xin saw that Murakami had just put a piece of snail in his mouth, so he asked.

Murakami said through his heart, what should have come is still coming.

"Mr. Shen's last book "DN", we actually had a chance to win it, but the action of the comic book is really too fast, so we missed an opportunity to cooperate, which is a big pity." Murakami wiped his lips with a napkin, and then continued, "I just learned the news that Mr. Shen came to Tokyo today, so I immediately contacted the teacher, just for one thing, can the teacher's new work be serialized in "Shonen Leap"? ”

Straight to the point, without any mud and water.

Shen Xin looked at Murakami Toru and saw that he was also looking at himself, so he chuckled.

"Editor-in-chief, you're too anxious." Shen Xin sat down, "I haven't returned to Hongchuan yet, and even if there is a new serialization, it will take a while to prepare, and it will be the middle of next year at the earliest, so it's really too early to ask me about it now." ”

Murakami listened to Shen Xin's words, and his heart moved.

Yamagishi has already released rumors, and there will be no new work next year, at most, one or two short stories.

For best-selling authors, whether it is Shan'an Liangren or Shen Xin, in fact, the money earned is enough to spend for the rest of their lives, as long as the single book is always sold, they will always have profits.

Therefore, after becoming famous, many manga artists will choose an easy path, either think about new works after an interval of four or five years, or work as the concept artist of a game company.

Shen Xin said that the new work will come out next year, and this speed is already very fast.

Last time, he missed "DN" because Shen Xin's new book was serialized too quickly, and this time, no matter what, there can be no such serious mistakes.

"Teacher Shen, it's not early at all. I know exactly how I missed out on DN last time. Murakami clapped his hands on the table with a serious expression, "This time, we must not let that happen again." ”

Kotani was stunned, he hadn't seen Murakami so persistent for a long time, and even in his tone, there was anxiety, but thinking of the situation where "Shonen Leap" has fallen below 4 million copies, he can also understand Murakami's thoughts.

"Chess Soul" and "Steel Chain", which were serialized in "Shonen Leap", both exceeded one million copies, and "DN", which was serialized in the manga journal, also exceeded 900,000 copies in a single volume.

Even in "Shonen Leap", there are only a handful of cartoonists who can have this kind of achievement, including those who have been suspended or finished.

Shen Xin's appeal in the comic market in District 11 is no longer lost to the good man of Yamagishi.

"This thing...... Editor-in-chief Murakami is still better connected to "Comic Future". Shen Xin said with a smile.

"Nope." Murakami shook his head and looked firm, "I want the teacher's next work, sign a contract with Shonen Leap." ”

If it is introduced, "Shonen Leap" will have to pay an additional sum of money to "Comic Future" and make room for Shen Xin's comics, which is not very cost-effective for "Shonen Leap".

"That's ......"

After Shen Xin heard Yan Fei's translation, he was stunned for a moment, and then fell into a long thought.

Kotani suddenly felt nervous.

For most manga artists, it is absolutely rare to be serialized in "Shonen Leap".

Toru Murakami personally invited, explaining that as long as the quality of Shen Xin's future works is acceptable, the resources invested by the magazine in Shen Xin's new work will definitely far exceed that of other comics - Haruka Tamagawa's "The Strongest Pitcher", there will definitely be no such treatment.

So...... Say yes, right?

Xiao Gu stared at Shen Xin, but saw that Shen Xin said a few more words to Yan Fei.

After Yan Fei nodded, she translated Shen Xin's words into Japanese.

"It's nice to be recognized by the editor-in-chief, but I think I'm ...... May refuse. ”

Murakami, who was waiting for Shen Xin's answer, changed his face suddenly after hearing this.

Xiao Gu was also surprised, and said in a lost voice: "Why? Teacher, can you give a reason? What's wrong with Shonen Leap? ”

"Shonen Leap is the best platform in District 11, so the treatment given to manga artists is also very good, but the conditions I put forward, Shonen Leap may not agree. Rather than that, it's better to leave it at that. Shen Xin explained.

Murakami and Kotani looked complicated, but they were curious about what kind of conditions Shen Xin would have.