Chapter 52: Writer's Recommendation

"Oh? Can you give me the full manuscript? Ozawa Aukata's eyes lit up, "Then I also watched it in advance, and it's really hard to chase serials every month." ”

Kazuhiko Itagaki brought the manuscript and then went back to trying to contact other writers.

The fifth and sixth episodes of "Human Observations" were also broadcast one after another, and the ratings finally stabilized after increasing day by day. The sixth episode was broadcast, and the ratings of "Human Observation" maintained at the average hour-sharing rating of 5.3%, and the highest time-sharing rating of 11.7%, which is not easy for nighttime variety shows.

And Yui Mizuhara also got a promise from the variety show department Lin Zhuan, as long as the results of "Human Observation" can be maintained at this level as much as possible, it doesn't matter if it drops a little, as long as it is not too different, they will be allowed to shoot the second season, and the budget will be doubled.

This is good news, the staff of the creative team are very happy, the ratings of the show are guaranteed, and their jobs are stable.

The eleventh chapter of "White Night Walking" was also published with a new issue of the magazine, and the serialization of this novel is nearing its end.

In a month's time, the first printing of the novel will be held, and at that time, the true market value of the book will be truly revealed.

Whether it's a mule or a horse, after all, you still have to slip around the shelves, otherwise even if the readers praise it, it will be meaningless.

During this time, Kazuhiko Itagaki approached several writers, hoping that they would write recommendations for "White Night Walking", and several agreed. Kazuhiko Itagaki originally wanted to find Watanabe Ikema, but he couldn't get around Shimada, so he didn't forget it.

Speaking of Shimada like people, he has been in a bit of an awkward situation lately.

"White Night Walking" was very popular in the supplement, and even boosted sales in the supplement to a certain extent, which shows that the book will definitely sell well. As for how well it will sell, the jury is still out.

Will it sell 100,000, 150,000, 300,000, or more? No one knows.

But what is certain is that the book will not lose money, and according to the forecast of the editorial department, the sales volume must be more than 150,000 copies, hovering around 300,000 copies.

For a new author, this is a very remarkable achievement, which means that this author can eat the writer's bowl of rice, and will go on the literary road steadily.

It turns out that there is no shortage of gravediggers anywhere. The author of "White Night Walking" first came to the Spring and Autumn Society, and the editor in charge was actually Shimada Likeren, and I don't know who dug it up.

So after "White Night Walking" scored in the supplement, Shimada was ridiculed by his colleagues, saying that he missed a new star in the literary world, and was picked up by a "competitor".

For a magazine editor, the worst accusation is "lack of vision", just as accusing a writer of lack of talent. Once an editor is recognized as a visionless person, he will be abandoned by the author or even the editorial office.

Therefore, Shimada's current mentality is a little delicate: he is actually enthusiastically hoping in his heart that the book "White Night Walking" will not sell too well.

There is no doubt that this book will make money, but it is still unknown how much money will be made. If this book can only sell 150,000 copies in the end, then Shimada-like people's small eyes are nothing, and it can only be said that "White Night Walking" has gone out of shit luck, and the market has changed slightly, but the socialist faction still has no future.

But if "White Night Walking" sells 300,000, or even more...... That's a bit of a hassle......

Maybe the editorial department will think that the Itagaki guy's ability to grasp the market is better than his, so the position of team leader that is at his fingertips after the end of "Aurora 2" may be variable......

"Itagaki-kun." Koka Ozawa trotted all the way to Kazuhiko Itagaki and said, "I'll tell you good news." ”

Shimada was attracted by Ozawa's words, and subconsciously leaned his ears towards that place.

"What's the good news?" Kazuhiko Itagaki asked, and immediately reacted, "Miyano-sensei agreed?" ”

Ozawa Kyoka nodded: "Yes, she read that book and said that she was willing to write a recommendation for "White Night Walking", but the good news I want to tell you is not this ......"

The two began to whisper something, only to see Kazuhiko Itagaki have a stunned look on his face at first, and then show a happy expression.

"Is this true?"

"Of course...... How else can I lie to you? ”

Shimada pretended to catch the water, moved his feet there a few steps, and his ears were almost on Itagaki Kazuhiko's mouth, but he still couldn't hear what the two were saying, and he scratched his heart for a while.

Good news? What's the good news? Better news than Mika Miyano writing a testimonial?

What the hell is it? I'm in a hurry!

……

"Miyamoto-kun, have you seen Miss Mizuhara?" Kei Fujiwara didn't see Yui Mizuhara on set, so he grabbed a director's assistant and asked.

"Miss Suwon seems to have gone to Studio 11."

"What is she going to do there?"

"I heard that the production bureau invited several well-known writers to do a talk show, and Miss Mizuhara is a fan of Miyano-sensei, so I ran to ask for an autograph......" Hasegawa said after passing by.

"Miyano-sensei, which Miyano-sensei?"

"Mika Miyano, Fujiwara-kun, don't you read novels? The queen of reasoning, the pride of literature. ”

"Oh." Kei Fujiwara remembered that Mika Miyano is one of the three best-selling authors of the current book. The other two best-selling authors are: Junyama Hattori, president of the Reasoning Association, and Haruhei Kyogoku.

Although Watanabeike's books are selling well, they are still far from being comparable to these three people.

Three people, belonging to three schools. Among them, Miyaka Miyano is a representative writer of the declension school, while Junyama Hattori is a master of the Benge school, and Kyogoku Haruhi does not write mystery novels, but his "Hyakki Night Walking Series" monster novels are well-known at home and abroad.

Mika Miyano also cooperated with the Spring and Autumn Society, but Fujiwara Kei didn't see her much, and the seniors in the literary world came to a place not far from him, and as a junior, he should always go and take a look.

Kei Fujiwara came backstage to Studio 11, saw Yui Mizuhara, and patted her lightly behind him.

Yui Mizuhara turned around: "Fujiwara, why are you here too?" ”

"I'll be with you." Keido Fujiwara looked up at the stage, where the host was chatting enthusiastically with several writers.

In addition to Mika Miyano, the reasoning master Hattori Junyama is also there, and the two belong to different schools, which can be regarded as the two giants of today's reasoning world.

The host said with a smile: "Actually, there are many people in our station who are fans of the two teachers, before going on stage, someone asked me to ask the two teachers, do you have any plans to put a new work on the shelves recently?" ”

Junyama Hattori smiled: "I'm really sorry about this, I've been so addicted to mahjong lately, I haven't touched ink for months." ”

There was laughter from the audience.

The host also smiled and continued to ask, "What about Miyano-sensei?" Hattori-sensei's mahjong isn't just playing with you, is it? ”

"Haha, of course not." Mika Miyano is in her fifties this year, but her temperament is quite good, and she covered her mouth and smiled: "My new book is still in preparation, and there are too many good works recently, which also makes me feel a little pressure." ”

"Yes, the new writers are really good nowadays, and we old guys sometimes feel a little struggling." Junyama Hattori sighed.

"Hattori-san, the old guy you said shouldn't include me, right?" Mika Miyano said with a smile.

"Hahahaha, of course not, Mr. Miyano is a famous beauty in our Mystery Writers Association!"

"By the way, I heard that Mr. Miyano will be a judge of the Naoki Award this year, can you tell us a little bit about which works are more likely to win the award?"

"I did see a lot of good works, but the one that impressed me the most, and I think the one with the most hope of winning the award, was a social work written by a newcomer. And this book was also recommended to the organizers after I stumbled upon it. ”