After Cao Zhiqiang came out of the bathroom, he suddenly saw a stranger, and he was also startled.

Just when Cao Zhiqiang was in doubt, the young man in the suit and leather shoes had already stood up first, bowed to Cao Zhiqiang's rules, and then said sincerely: "Hi, Mr. Cao, hello, remember me, I'm Yuno Watanabe from Kodansha." ”

Cao Zhiqiang reacted at this time: "Oh, yes, yes, yes, you are the young editor of Kodansha, hello, hello. ”

"Hey, that's right." Yuno Watanabe smiled and bowed again, "It's really disturbing to take the liberty of visiting. ”

"It's okay, it's okay." Cao Zhiqiang smiled and waved his hand, "I just suddenly saw that there was one more person in the family, and I was a little surprised, please sit down." ”

After Watanabe Yuno sat down, Cao Zhiqiang also sat down opposite him.

At this moment, Akina Nakamori suddenly trotted over and said urgently: "Ah, I'm really sorry, you look at me, I'm all busy." I just arranged flowers here, and the table is a little messy, so why don't you go to the sofa and talk, and I'll clean it up first. ”

Watanabe Yuno looked at the pile of flowers and tools on the table, and smiled bitterly in his heart, thinking that you just found out, I realized that something was wrong when I sat down just now.

Although he thought so, Yuno Watanabe, as a guest, naturally couldn't say so, so he also smiled and said, "It's okay, it's good here." ”

"No, no, no." Akina Nakamori shook her head, "You guys go and sit on the sofa, I'll clean up a little, and I'll be fine for a while." ”

Cao Zhiqiang smiled at this time, took the initiative to stand up and said: "Okay, Watanabe-san, let's still listen to Mingcai-san, let's go over there to talk, this is also a kind of respect, what do you say?" ”

"Hey." Only then did Watanabe Yuno stand up, "Then it's disrespectful." ”

As soon as Watanabe Yuno and Cao Zhiqiang came to the sofa and sat down, Akina Nakamori came over with a tea tray.

The tea tray is filled with two cups of steaming and fragrant freshly ground black coffee, plus a small plate of sugar cubes and a small jug of milk.

In fact, if there is only Cao Zhiqiang, there will be none of these in the tea tray, because Cao Zhiqiang likes to drink black coffee, that is, only coffee, and nothing else.

Nakamori Akina used to not drink black coffee, but because Cao Zhiqiang likes to drink black coffee, and the coffee beans prepared by Cao Zhiqiang are all superb, and they are also very fragrant without adding other materials, plus Cao Zhiqiang also said that drinking black coffee will lose weight, and adding milk and sugar will increase weight, so she also fell in love with pure black coffee.

It's just that now because there is one more Watanabe Yuno, there are more sugar cubes and milk in the tea tray.

Akina Nakamori, who put down the tea tray, smiled at Yuno Watanabe and said, "Mr. Watanabe, please use coffee." ”

"Ah, thank you." Yuno Watanabe was flattered, "Akina-chan, no, Akina-san, thank you for your hospitality." ”

"Hehe, you're welcome." Akina Nakamori covered her mouth and smiled softly, showing her gentleness, just like the Japanese wife that people expect.

In fact, the legend of the Japanese wife has spread to all over the world at this time, not only in China there is a Japanese wife is the most virtuous and the most caring for people, but also in Europe and the United States.

It's just that in reality, not all of them are like this, at least not in Japan in the 80s.

Because in the 80s, the Japanese economy has been taking off for a long time, coupled with the Japanese government's introduction of a series of protection policies for women, and the emergence of a large number of female jobs, resulting in a large number of Japanese women going to work, so in the 80s, the status of Japanese women has been greatly improved.

With the rise of the status of Japanese women, especially the large number of Japanese women entering the workforce, Japanese women naturally began to seek more power.

Although there was no talk of a Japanese woman having four boyfriends during this period, the traditional Japanese wife has actually been greatly reduced.

The reason is also very simple, the legendary Japanese wife does not work at all, which is equivalent to living completely dependent on her husband.

But if a Japanese woman can work and has her own work income, why should she have to serve her husband like an uncle when she returns home after she finishes work? It doesn't make sense.

Of course, tradition is still very important, especially for women who are in love, and generally pick up Japanese traditions to please their men.

For example, the current Akina Nakamori, her gentleness, thoughtfulness and virtuousness, she learned more by herself later, and only for Cao Zhiqiang.

To put it bluntly, Akina Nakamori doesn't like to serve people in her bones, she is actually a very lazy person in nature and doesn't like to clean up the house, which is known from the last time Cao Zhiqiang went to her house.

Cao Zhiqiang went to Akina Nakamori's house last night, and knew that her house was messy everywhere, although it can't be said to be a garbage dump, but it is obviously not a girl who likes to clean up the house.

But such a woman who doesn't like to clean up the house, and is even a little lazy, after coming to Cao Zhiqiang's house, she suddenly became like a different person, not only can do housework, but also learn flower arrangement, no, flower arrangement.

So, love can really change a person.

As long as you like someone and want to win the favor of the other person, then you can really change everything and do anything for the other person.

Obviously, Akina Nakamori is such a love brain, as long as the person she likes likes it, she can do anything, even if it is a variety of shy postures, she will not refuse.

Ahem, of course, a shy posture or something, Cao Zhiqiang is not so perverted, he didn't force Akina Nakamori to do anything.

In fact, the so-called various postures were all learned by Akina Nakamori in order to please Cao Zhiqiang, tie Cao Zhiqiang's heart, and secretly learn from others.

As for who she learned from, I don't know, but it seems to have been learned from her senior female colleagues.

Well, I can only say that the people in the Japanese entertainment industry are really messy!

But Cao Zhiqiang also really likes this kind of chaotic circle, after all, he really enjoys it.

The words are far off.

In short, no one is born with a preference for being a Japanese wife, and the emergence of the Japanese wife breed is ultimately caused by the environment.

Japan has gradually lost the environment for producing Japanese wives, so the current Japanese wives are more of a Japanese label and culture.

Of course, it's not that you can't have a realistic Japanese wife, but unless you're particularly rich, powerful, or a love brain like Akina Nakamori, and you meet a man you particularly like, and take the initiative to be a Japanese wife to please each other, few women will be happy to be a Japanese wife.

After Akina Nakamori left with a smile, Yuno Watanabe looked at Cao Zhiqiang, who was drinking coffee by himself, and did not serve his own coffee, but sighed first: "Cao San, you are such a happy person, I am jealous of you." ”

"Huh?" Cao Zhiqiang was stunned for a moment, put down the coffee cup, and looked at Watanabe Yuno in surprise, "Jealous of me?" What do you mean? ”

Yuno Watanabe made an exaggerated expression: "Wow, you're still asking me why?" Still have such a puzzled face? You didn't mean to, did you? ”

"What deliberately?" Cao Zhiqiang frowned, "I really don't understand what you say." ”

Yuno Watanabe shook his head at this time: "Akina-san, that's Akina-san, the popular idol Akina-san, right?" ”

Cao Zhiqiang blinked: "Ah, her current profession is indeed an idol singer, so what?" ”

Yuno Watanabe exaggerated again: "So what? Do you know how many people like Mingcai-chan? Even I'm a fan of Akina sauce!

We all thought that Akina sauce was still a single girl, but I didn't expect it, I didn't expect that I already had a boyfriend, and I was living together, and it was someone I knew?

How can it be repaired! Ah, you're going to be jealous of me!

If it weren't for the modern world, I would have wanted to duel with you! ”

Cao Zhiqiang was speechless for a while, but he didn't expect this editor to be a joke.

But also, Japanese young people in the 80s do seem to be a bit funny, and they do have a nonsensical culture.

In fact, as for the oriental civilization, when the economic development reaches a certain stage, most metropolises will experience some nonsensical cultures, such as Japan, Hong Kong at this time, and Korea and the mainland two thousand years later.

Especially in Japan, because it is a big country of comics, this kind of nonsensical culture of comics developed earlier.

The so-called two-dimensional culture and subculture actually originated in Japan in 1979.

It's just that the real rise of this kind of culture has to be after the 90s, and there are not many people who can be so funny in the early 80s.

Well, but considering that this Watanabe Yuno is a tyrant of Todai, oh, that's okay.

In Japanese legends, the tyrant of Todai University is a little abnormal.

Thinking of this, Cao Zhiqiang smiled: "I understand, if you don't transition Mr. Bian, you don't have to be jealous or not."

You must know that idols are also people, not machines, and they are not characters in comics.

Everything that idols perform on stage is just a pre-set character, just like an actor acting, it is a kind of work and cannot be taken seriously.

But in private life, idols also need their own lives, their own joys, sorrows, and sorrows.

So, this kind of thing, such as people drinking water, knows whether they are warm or cold.

If you really like Akina, then you should bless her and keep it a secret for her so as not to bother her.

Otherwise, you're just a kind of selfish dark lust, and you can't really like it at all, right? ”

Cao Zhiqiang's output of chicken soup for the soul, you have to change to someone in 2023, it doesn't work properly, and it will be automatically immune.

But in the face of the 1983 Tokai University tyrant Yuno Watanabe, this set of chicken soup routines is still very good.

Sure enough, he immediately nodded very concernedly: "That's what I said, I think so too, so don't worry, no matter what the reason, for the happiness of Ming Cai Sauce, I will definitely keep my mouth shut, and I will never say it to the public, please believe me." ”

"Well, I believe you." Cao Zhiqiang nodded, and then said, "So, when you found here, you didn't really follow Ming Cai to come over, right?" ”

"Ah, of course not!" Watanabe Yuno hurriedly waved his hand, "No, no, absolutely not, I'm not that kind of person!" ”

"Then you are here ......" Cao Zhiqiang deliberately frowned.

"I'm here to find you, Mr. Cao!" Watanabe Yuno hurriedly said.

Immediately afterwards, Yuno Watanabe quickly said: "That's right, I think the "Norwegian Wood" you submitted to me before is very good, and then it is brought to our chief editor for review, and he also thinks it is okay, so he has decided to officially publish yours."

By the way, because you submitted this manuscript to me, our chief editor said that I will be solely responsible for this publication issue. ”

Speaking of this, Watanabe Yuno picked up the briefcase, took out a document and a pen from it, and handed it over together: "This, Mr. Cao, this is a contract document, you can see if it is inappropriate."

If you feel the right fit, just sign it, put a stamp or a handprint, and then wait for your official publication.

You can rest assured, I will personally grasp this case, and I will definitely publish it as soon as possible, and I will not let you wait for a long time. ”

"Wait, wait, wait."

Cao Zhiqiang waved his hand, didn't look at the contract, and asked Watanabe Yuno directly: "Everything else is fine, how is the manuscript fee calculated?" ”

Yuno Watanabe said: "That's right, you are a newcomer, and according to the convention, we will pay you the manuscript fee in a split mode, and the share ratio is 8% of the selling price.

To put it simply, because you are a newcomer, although I think your book is really good, you are not famous after all, so according to the rules, the number of copies we printed in the first edition is 30,000 copies, and the retail price is tentatively 1,000 yen per copy.

In other words, if you sign this contract, you will immediately receive 2.4 million yen in manuscript fees, regardless of how the book sells. ”

Hearing what the other party said, Cao Zhiqiang nodded, thinking it was not bad.

In fact, Cao Zhiqiang had expected this share ratio of the other party, and it was about the same price as he had in mind.

Because the sales model of traditional publications in Japan is to print first and then sell, the royalties given to authors are paid after printing, regardless of whether they can be sold later.

Because of this model of printing and giving money, it is also called "printing tax" in Japan, which means money that is given when it is printed.

As a pure newcomer, Cao Zhiqiang can give a royalty ratio of 8%, which is actually very reasonable, and the first printing of 30,000 copies is also the norm.

After all, Cao Zhiqiang knew that the book "Norwegian Wood" would be a hit, but before it was officially published, no one knew how, so he could only test the water and print 30,000 copies, and then decide whether to reprint it according to sales.

Generally speaking, the 8% share is only the first version of the contract.

If it is the second edition of the contract, it will have to be re-signed, so in the second edition, the royalty paid to the author will often be a little higher, and the specific amount depends on the market performance.

As for how to look at the market performance, the Japanese publishing industry has its own methods and standards, and Cao Zhiqiang does not need to worry about it.

"Wait!" Cao Zhiqiang suddenly said, "Is the copyright still mine?" ”

"Of course." Yuno Watanabe nodded, "Of course the copyright is still yours, unless you intend to sell it, and we have the desire to buy it, but for the time being, well, hehe......"

Hearing what the other party said, Cao Zhiqiang nodded, knowing that the subtext of the other party was that the other party did not want to buy his copyright at present.

Yes, only bestsellers will try to negotiate the issue of copyright acquisition, and for those who are new to the game, usually they will not talk about copyright purchase when the first edition is published.

According to Japanese law, as long as the copyright issue is not specifically discussed and the contract is written, then the publisher only has the right to distribute, and does not automatically own the copyright.

Cao Zhiqiang looked at the contract carefully, and sure enough, he didn't find any relevant provisions on copyright in it.

After thinking about it, Cao Zhiqiang asked again: "Is this 2.4 million yen after tax?" ”

Watanabe Yuno was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "Of course, it's before tax, and you have to pay the tax yourself." ”

Cao Zhiqiang nodded, and immediately understood what the other party meant.

The meaning of the other party is very simple, the publishing house is not responsible for the payment of taxes, and the author has to pay it himself.

Of course, you can also not pay it, as long as you are not found.

In fact, most of the Japanese writers in the 80s were tax evaders, unless they were well-known writers.

However, Cao Zhiqiang had no intention of evading taxes, so he simply asked: "Then if I have to pay taxes, how much do I have to pay?" ”

Yuno Watanabe blinked, then smiled and said, "This, you are the author, you only need to pay a personal income tax."

The payment of personal income tax is graded.

As far as I know, your current income is 10% of your income, which is 240,000 yen. ”

Cao Zhiqiang nodded: "Then can you pay the individual income tax for me?" ”

Watanabe Yuno was stunned, and then smiled: "Is this one, of course it's okay, but you have to write me an authorization." ”

"No problem." Cao Zhiqiang nodded, "I'll write you an authorization." ”

Speaking of this, Cao Zhiqiang shouted at Nakamori Akina: "Akina, bring me a pen and paper, and then bring my seal." ”

Yes, after coming here for so long, Cao Zhiqiang also made his own seal according to the local customs.

"Hey, here we go!" Akina Nakamori responded with a smile.

Soon, Akina Nakamori brought what Cao Zhiqiang wanted, and Cao Zhiqiang immediately wrote an authorization to pay individual income tax according to Watanabe Yuno's request, and signed it.

After that, Cao Zhiqiang carefully looked at the initial version of the contract in his hand, and carefully asked some details of the transition to Xiongye, and made sure that there was no problem, so he signed it with a seal.

(End of chapter)