Chapter Twenty-Three: The Black Cat
In the end, Kasumigaoka Shiyu didn't stay overnight, not because he was worried about his beastly nature, but because he was worried that he wouldn't be able to resist his charm.
"Juniorjun is like poppy ~ poppy, I'm afraid that I will never be able to quit after taking a bite."
This is the original words of Kasumigaoka Shiyu, but it makes Zuo Xiaoyou a little flattered.
However, it was a little late to leave, and for safety reasons, Zuo Xiaoyou once again served as the important task of protecting the flower messenger and sent Kasumigaoka Shiyu home safely. As for the British pear, An Yilun is also responsible for escorting.
Megumi Kato had better say that she was not far from Zuo Xiaoyou's house, so she was delivered to her doorstep by the way.
When I got home,It's already eleven o'clock in the middle of the night.,At this time, Sawu hasn't slept yet.,I'm huddled in my room to watch the new broadcast late at night.。 Zuo Xiaoyou was afraid that she would be hungry in the middle of the night, so he specially cooked a bowl of red date porridge and supervised her to finish drinking, so she went to sleep with confidence.
In a blink of an eye, the next day, after Zuo Xiaoyou prepared a day's meal for Sawu, he walked out of the house and went to the denki library.
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When I arrived at the place, I went to the reception room and soon met Kagurazaka and a raunchy young man in his thirties.
"Mr. Zuo, let me introduce you, this is Mr. Kanda Taka who is in charge of drawing comics for Mr. Zuo's new book." Kagurazaka Iris enthusiastically introduced the two.
From Kagurazaka Calamus's narration, it is known that Kanda Taka is an old manga artist with more than ten years of creative experience, and his drawing skills are very exquisite, and he is known for his delicate beauty. But the comics he has drawn over the years have been a bit tepid, and the reason is that the story is not enough, so some people suggested that he should stop drawing self-created works, and it would be better to draw a light adaptation of the comics.
Kanda Taka also knows his own shortcomings in creativity, and he is over thirty years old, and he has long lost the youthful impulse of his teens and twenties, and he is willing to do anything in order to survive. So after negotiations between the two sides, Kanda Eagle was pushed out and was responsible for the drawing of the new book comics.
After understanding the situation and looking at Kanda Eagle's previous works on the spot, Zuo Xiaoyou was still quite satisfied. This Kanda Eagle's painting skills are very good, better than the yarn fog, and the picture is expressive enough, the reason why it has been tepid for ten years is because the weakness of the plot arrangement is too obvious, but if you follow his painting, I believe the work will become very exciting.
Good manga and animation can drive sales, so after learning more about Kanda Taka's strength and follow-up thoughts, Zuo Xiaoyou nodded and signed the contract.
Seeing the sign of the left and right, Kagura Saka Iris smiled, and Kanda Taka expressed his gratitude very excitedly, and repeatedly said that he would do his best to make the manga wonderful and promote sales.
Zuo Xiaoyou smiled slightly, asked a little and encouraged a little, and then said to Kagurazaka Calamus: "Miss Kagurazaka, it's noon soon, do you want to have a meal together?" ”
Kagurazaka smiled bitterly: "Although I would like to agree, I still have some work to do." As agreed, let's do it at night! ”
Zuo Xiaoyou nodded and said, "Then I'll go to dinner first and see you in the evening." ”
"Teacher left and right, walk slowly."
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Leaving the denukeki library, Zuo Xiaoyou ate a bowl of beef ramen at a nearby ramen restaurant, and looked at the time, it was not yet 12 o'clock. I have to wait here until Kagurazaka gets off work, and there are still more than five hours. How to spend so much time has become a problem.
After thinking about it, he simply bought some snacks and drinks and returned to the deneki library: "Kagurazaka-san, don't you mind if I spend some time here?" ”
Seeing Zuo Xiaoyou carrying snacks and drinks and eating instant noodles, Kagura Saka Iris snorted and said, "Give me a pack of potato chips." ”
"Please." A packet of tomato-flavored potato chips was delivered to Kagurazaka Calamus, and Zuo Xiaoyou smiled, "Do you want apple juice?" ”
"Don't." Kagurazaka Iris waved her hand: "It's enough for me to drink instant noodle soup." ”
Zuo Xiaoyou sighed: "The social animal is so pitiful!" ”
Kagura Saka snorted twice and said, "It's good that a person without talent can become a social animal, it's better than not finding a job." ”
Zuo Xiaoyou smiled, casually found a book on the shelf, sat down in an empty seat in the reception room, and set up time.
Kagura Saka iris doesn't care about him.,Now the left and right are in the limelight.,It's the author of the denki library.,It's not a matter of passing the time here or anything.。 On the contrary, some editors saw the beautiful boy Zuo Xiaoyou sitting here leisurely reading the book, and couldn't help but pick up their mobile phones and take a few photos.
Photos of the left and right are in demand right now, and it is always good to take more photos.
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Time passed imperceptibly, and soon it was half past two in the afternoon. Zuo Xiaoyou, who had just finished reading a book, stretched his waist, got up and went to the bookshelf to change the book, and was about to go back to read the book again, when he saw that there was another person in the reception room.
Seeing this person, Zuo Xiaoyou was stunned.
Snow-white skin, a black gothic loli suit, long straight black hair, and obvious tear moles at the corners of his eyes.
"Miss Black Cat!"
The black cat, who was nervously hanging his head, was startled, hurriedly got up, and turned his head to look over: "Yes, I am a black ...... Ay? When he saw the appearance of Zuo Xiaoright, the black cat was shocked: "Left...... Left and right teachers!? ”
"What, you don't know me anymore? I remember you, my first Bishoujo reader. Zuo Xiaoyou nodded with a smile and said, "Why is Miss Black Cat here?" ”
"I ...... I'm here to contribute. Hearing that Zuo Xiaoyou still remembered himself, the black cat was overjoyed, but more shy, and bowed his head and said, "Zuo...... What about the left and right teachers? ”
"Ha, I just signed a comic contract in the morning, and I'm going to invite the editor to have a meal in the evening, so I'm here to kill time." Zuo Xiaoyou smiled and walked to the black cat and sat down, and said, "I didn't expect Miss Black Cat to come to the library to submit a manuscript, if we can pass the manuscript, we will have a relationship with seniors in the future." ”
"Hmm...... I...... I'm just entertaining myself, and I don't know if I'll be able to make it. The black cat's face was flushed, but there was a lot of longing in his heart: it seemed good if he could become a junior of the left and right teachers.
"Miss Black Cat is too humble." Zuo Xiaoyou smiled slightly, his eyes swept over the file bag in front of the black cat, and said, "Now the editor is not here, I don't know if it's convenient for me to see?" ”
"Please...... Be sure to take a look. The black cat couldn't help it, so he immediately opened the file bag and took out the original.
Zuo Xiaoyou took it with a smile and began to browse quickly.
But after watching it for two or three minutes, Zuo Xiaoyou's brows furrowed, which made the black cat who had been paying attention to him very nervous.
After that, Zuo Xiaoyou sped up the browsing speed, and kept flipping the original manuscript almost at a glance and ten lines, and it only took ten minutes to read the original manuscript with 100,000 words.
Gently close the manuscript and close your eyes.
"How...... How? Although there was a strong sense of foreboding in his heart, the black cat still asked with a hint of expectation.
Zuo Xiaoyou opened his eyes, looked at the black cat calmly, smiled slightly wryly, and said, "Miss Black Cat, can I ask you a few questions?" ”
"Please...... Excuse me. The black cat was even more nervous.
"First of all, is Miss Black Cat sure that she is writing light, not the story?" Zuo Xiaoyou asked.
"Hmm......" The black cat bit its lip and said, "I...... I'm sure. ”
"......" Zuo Xiaoright covered his forehead with one hand and said, "Secondly, has Miss Black Cat ever had any experience in submitting articles before?" ”
"Yes...... Once. The black cat curled up slightly and replied in a low voice.
"What was the editor's evaluation?" Left and right asked.
"......" The black cat curled up even more.
"Alas!" Zuo Xiaoyou sighed and said: "Miss Black Cat, in fact, your writing is very good, although it is not beautiful enough, but it can clearly describe the environmental atmosphere and the psychological activities of the characters, and make such a detailed story and character setting, it will be easy to write, and the possibility of bugs is minimized." ”
"Huh?" The black cat thought that Zuo Xiaoyou would continue to criticize her mercilessly, but she suddenly praised her, which made her raise her head in surprise and ask, "Is Teacher Zuo serious?" ”、
"Seriously, of course." Zuo Xiaoyou nodded and said, "Even if I play tricks on people, I won't play tricks on my first beautiful girl reader." ”
These words made the black cat's face redden, and the mantis head lowered again.
"But ah!" Zuo Xiaoyou said: "Miss Black Cat, with all due respect, although your setting is very exciting and the writing is also very good, the arrangement and expression of the story still need to be strengthened, as long as this problem can be solved, I believe that Miss Black Cat will not be far from her debut." ”
The words not only pointed out the weaknesses of the black cat, but also pointed out the direction for her, and the black cat nodded again and again after listening: "Thank you for the guidance of the teacher, I ...... I'll try. ”
"Don't be nervous." Zuo Xiaoyou smiled slightly, put the original manuscript into the file bag, and said: "In the end, it's just my family's words, and I have to wait for the editor to read it before I can make a decision, maybe the editor will review it!" ”
The black cat knows that this is just a comforting word, with Zuo Xiaoright's current status, the comments he made must be very in line with the views of the author and the reader, and the editor in charge only looks at the manuscript, which is commercial, the black cat knows its own shortcomings, but there has been no qualified tutor to guide her, so she can only crawl and roll by herself, for which she has suffered a lot. But after suffering so much, I finally came up with a work that I was quite satisfied with, and plucked up the courage to call the library to submit, but I didn't expect to be commented on by Zuo Xiaoright before I saw the editor, and the comments were reasonable, which benefited her a lot.
"Borrow the good words of the left and right teachers." Although he knew that he was out of play, before he saw the editor, the black cat was unwilling after all, so he still sat here patiently and waited. Fortunately, there is Zuo Xiaoyou here to chat with her, but it is not boring.
"Miss Black Cat doesn't look big, is she a high school student?" Zuo Xiaoyou asked.
"Hmm." The black cat nodded and said, "A sophomore in Chiba High School." ”
"Huh? That's the same for us. Zuo Xiaoyou seemed very happy: "I'm also a sophomore in high school, but I'm a student at Toyonosaki Gakuen in Tokyo, and I'm sixteen years old this year, what about you, Miss Black Cat?" ”
"I ...... I'm also sixteen years old. The black cat said shyly.
"What a coincidence, but it's April's birthday, Miss Black Cat?" Zuo Xiaoyou asked.
"I'm July." Black Catway.
Zuo Xiaoyou smiled: "It seems that I am going to call Sister Black Cat." ”
"Hmm......" the black cat's face turned red again.
After that, Zuo Xiaoyou and the black cat chatted about homely things.,Although I've seen the relevant animation before.,Know the general situation of the black cat.,But a lot of detailed things are still unclear.,Through this conversation,I gradually learned about the family and living conditions of the black cat.。 Although the overall is similar to what is said in the anime, there are still some differences in details.
For example, the black cat in this world did not fall in love with Kyosuke Takasaka, who was just the brother of a good friend to her, and the financial situation of the black cat's family was indeed a little nervous. This can't be helped, who let her have three children at home! My father's salary alone could not support my life, and my mother had to go out to do odd jobs to support the family. And the black cat himself hid from the school when he was in junior high school and secretly did odd jobs.
In addition to entertaining himself, the reason for writing is actually to earn manuscript fees through publication and subsidize his family. Of course, there is nothing shameful about this, but Zuo Xiaoyou thinks that what she did is understandable.
However, the two didn't talk for long before they were interrupted by Kagurazaka Calamus.
"Is this Miss Black Cat?" Kagurazaka Iris walked in, saw the petite black cat, and smiled, "Are you going to contribute?" ”
"Yes...... Yes. Facing the sudden appearance of the editor, the black cat got up nervously and bowed: "I'm the black cat, hello." ”
"Hello." Kagura Saka said with a smile, "I'm the editor Kagura Aka, so let me see the work of Miss Black Cat!" ”
"Good...... Good. The black cat immediately handed the document bag to Kagurazaka with both hands.
Kagurazaka took it and smiled at Zuo Xiaoyou: "Teacher Zuo is really amazing, I just left for a while, and I hooked up with such a beautiful girl." ”
These words made the black cat's face turn red in an instant, and water vapor rose above his head.
Zuo Xiaoyou said helplessly: "Miss Kagurazaka, let's take a look at the manuscript!" ”
"I'm really bored with the left and right teachers." Seeing that Zuo Xiaoyou was not fooled, Kagura Saka Puss pouted, sat opposite the two, and began to look at the black cat's manuscript.
Like Zuo Xiaoyou, after just two minutes, Kagurazaka Iris frowned, and then turned the draft faster and faster, and finished the manuscript of 100,000 words in less than ten minutes.
Closing the manuscript, Kagurazaka iris pinched her eyebrows, and said with a not very good-looking face: "Miss Black Cat." ”
"Yes." The black cat's nervous face was bloodless.
"I'm sorry, I didn't pass this review, please keep up the good work." Kagura Saka gave a panacea rejection reply.
Although he had been mentally prepared for a long time, hearing the news still made the black cat shake its delicate body, slumped weakly on the chair, lowered its head, and bit its lip lightly.
Seeing this scene, Zuo Xiaoyou shook his head helplessly and said, "Miss Black Cat, is it convenient to have a cup of coffee?" ”