Chapter 64: Remember to Return the Umbrella (Ask for Collection, Ask for Recommendation)
Hiromi Hitota is a native of Sakura Country, and because she has always longed for the country of flowers, she chose to study in the country of flowers when she was in college. After graduating, he stayed in Xiakong City, the most prosperous city in the flower country, and became an editor.
She loves her job, especially when she sees the letters from readers.
However, as soon as the new editor-in-chief gave the order, she had to go against the expectations of those readers and look for more popular comics.
Although she was very reluctant, she had the tradition of Sakura people, and she did not protest to the editor-in-chief, but carefully reviewed the comics one by one, and selected works suitable for serialization in the revised "Weekly Manyou".
The reason why there are so many works is not how optimistic they are about this magazine, but that many authors submit multiple manuscripts, and they have the same idea of casting a large net as Qin Yuyao.
So, when she likes a work and then contacts the author, the reply she gets is often "I'm sorry, I've signed a contract with XX magazine" or something like that.
It's just that they never thought that they would cut so many works in half at one time, resulting in a big vacancy, which is far from being filled by one or two works.
In desperation, she and other editors had to lower their standards again and again, not hoping to find any good work, but only hoping to get enough of a magazine in three weeks.
Flipping through it, she came across a comic called "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure". To be honest, the name is very ordinary, and there is no desire to attract people.
But she watched it anyway.
It's just that the hard-core style of painting really makes Hiromi Nitota, who is used to reading Tanmei comics, a little unbearable.
"What is this? Why are there so many strange lines on the face? And this shadow is too casual. ”
If it had been before, Hiromi Hirita would definitely choose to refuse. However, now, there is a serious shortage of comic works, and although this comic is decent, at least the plot is quite smooth. She suddenly thought of the scolding appearance of the editor-in-chief when he held a meeting, and suddenly became a little angry.
"Don't you like Tanmei? Do you like this!? ”
With a hint of gambling, Hiromi Hitoda chose to contact the author of this manga.
In fact, as she expected, the work was not signed with any publisher, and she successfully obtained the consent of the other party.
It's just an accident that the author of this comic is actually a girl, and the voice is very good. This surprised Hiromi Nita.
"I'm tired," completed an indicator, Hiromi Hirita twisted her neck, then looked at her phone, "Oh my God! It's 10 o'clock! ”
She hurriedly looked out the window, and it was already dark. And it seems to be still raining.
"I didn't bring an umbrella." She hurriedly packed up her things and went downstairs, praying that the rain wouldn't be too heavy.
However, the pouring rain outside completely shattered her illusions. On such a cold day, if you rush out in the rain, you will definitely get caught a cold.
Just when Hiromi Hitoda was at a loss, suddenly a cold thing rested on her head.
"Oh!" She hurriedly reached out to hold it, then took it down and took a look, and found that it was a folding umbrella.
She looked back and exclaimed, "Editor-in-chief? Why are you here? ”
"Nonsense, what else can you do in the company besides work?" The editor-in-chief glared at her.
"That'...... This umbrella? ”
"Here you go, I don't need it anyway." After the editor-in-chief finished speaking, he turned around and walked back to the company building.
Hiromi Hitoda looked at his departing back and was suddenly a little moved. He only has an umbrella, but he actually gave it to himself, so it seems that he is not too bad, does he? Maybe it's just that the work attitude is a little stricter.
Thinking of this, Hiromi Hitoda bowed to the door where he could no longer see people: "Thank you." ”
She walked into the rain with an umbrella, and the rain was very heavy, and even if she had an umbrella, she still couldn't avoid being caught in the rain. If the two of them were holding an umbrella together, they would definitely both be wet, and she felt more and more that the editor-in-chief was a good person.
However, just then, a sports car stopped beside her, and the splashed water directly soaked her stockings.
"Ahh Hiromi Nita exclaimed, then looked at the sports car.
I saw the window of the sports car slowly lowered, and the person sitting in the driver's seat was the editor-in-chief.
"Remember to return my umbrella tomorrow!" With that, he raised the window and drove away. Hiromi Hitoda was left alone in the wind and rain.
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"Yay!" Qin Yuyao happily hugged Ximen Qing on the side, "Sister Ximen, finally a publishing house is willing to sign me!" ”
"Who? So discerning? Ximen Qing also didn't expect that there were really people with discernment. Could it be that my own perception is too one-sided? The beginning of the first part is actually attractive?
Qin Yuyao replied: "It's "Weekly Manyou". ”
"Why does that sound familiar?" Simon was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly came back to his senses, "I remember, isn't this the blind publishing house that refused to charter the wife's "Working Cells"?" ”
The success of "Working Cells" shows that it is not that the work is not suitable for this era, but that the editors of that publishing house are blind.
This made Ximen Qing, who was once frightened and went to be the UP master, linger in his heart: "You won't be deceived, right?" ”
"No," Qin Yuyao shook her head, "I recently interned in the editorial department, and I can get some access to something, the sales of "Weekly Manyou" have been declining very seriously in the past six months, and recently it is the time when they plan to reform, and they need fresh blood the most, so it is not impossible for our comics to be signed. ”
"I see, that's almost the intention to make up for you? That's a real gem. Simon lamented the magazine's luck. Maybe they're just making up the numbers with JoJo's Bizarre Adventure right now, but in the future, they'll find out how big a golden egg they picked up in the first place.
"I'm going to paint!" Qin Yuyao, who successfully signed the contract, was full of enthusiasm and immediately rushed to the room and began to paint.
Ximen Qing looked at her like this, and couldn't help but sigh: "It's good to be young." "Not counting the actual age of this body, just the time he has been in this body has been more than a hundred years, and she is already a veritable old man.
"But the old man can also have a red sunset." was infected by Qin Yuyao, Ximen Qing felt that he couldn't always be so salty.
The comic thing, just leave it to the two wings. And now she is working on a new song for Christmas.
There are still more than two months left in the New Year's festival, and she can't keep cooing until then.
"Christmas...... What song should I sing? emmmmm, there it is! Ximen Qing looked at the heavier and heavier rain outside, and suddenly his eyes lit up, "This time happens to be the season of white albums, so it's better to ......"