"Advance the single book, Shimada-kun, why is that?" Watanabe asked, frowning.

Shimada took a sip of coffee and said, "This is my advice based on professional sensitivity, the results of the Naoki Reward will be announced in December, isn't "Aurora Murder 1" already shortlisted?" ”

"Yes, but it's uncertain whether we'll win the award." Watanabe Ikema pushed his glasses and said, "This year's Naoki Award has a lot of strong works. ”

"But it's a certainty that you'll make it to the runoff, isn't it?" Shimada said, "After entering the runoff, "Aurora Murder Incident" will once again enter people's field of vision, and take this opportunity to launch the second part again, which will have the effect of getting twice the result with half the effort." ”

Watanabe Ikema hesitated for a moment and said, "But there are still three chapters of "Aurora Murder" that have not been published, and even if it is published immediately after the serialization is completed, it will be two months later. ”

"That's why I propose to cut and merge chapters." "I've read the last three chapters and think they're a bit wordy, but if they are cut down appropriately and merged into one big chapter, it's no problem." In the last chapter of Aurora Murder 2, we will increase the number of pages appropriately. ”

Watanabe Chima shook the coffee cup, thought for a moment, and nodded, "Okay, then do as you say, Mr. Shimada." ”

A smile appeared on Shimada's face: Okay.

"White Night Walking" can't be compared to "Aurora Murder 2" after all, as long as the two books are published in the same time as much as possible, then the sales of "White Night Walking" are bound to suffer.

Not only will the publisher's resources be tilted towards Aurora 2, but the attention of the readership will also be focused on Makoto Watanabe's new work.

As for "Aurora Murder 2", it was affected by "White Night Walking"? Oh, how is this possible.

……

"Shimada, what do you mean?!"

Kazuhiko Itagaki got the news of the early release of "Aurora Murder 2", and immediately became furious and found Shimada-like people.

"Itagaki-kun, what are you doing so angrily, what's wrong?" Shimada was smoking outside, and when he saw Kazuhiko Itagaki coming to him, he was also prepared, and asked unhurriedly.

"Why did you want to release the book "Aurora 2" in advance, and why did you have to rush at this point in time?"

Shimada spat out his cigarette disdainfully: "I'm Watanabe-kun's editor, I just gave him a little advice, and it's him and the minister who really make the decision, what do you want me to do?" ”

"You know that 'White Night Walking' will be published in a single book soon, why do you have to put the first printing dates of the two books so close together?" Kazuhiko Itagaki said as restrained as possible: "Aren't you afraid of affecting the sales of "Aurora 2"? ”

Shimada almost laughed out loud: "You don't have to worry about the affairs of "Aurora 2", you should worry more about your newcomer." ”

Kazuhiko Itagaki said: "Sure enough, you are deliberately targeting us, why did you do this." ”

"I'm not targeting anyone, any advice I make is just to do my job and not anyone else."

Shimada smiled at Itagaki, "Just let the release of "White Night Walking" be postponed, and now there are few people in the industry who dare to face Watanabeike's real edge." ”

After saying that, Shimada extinguished the cigarette on the wall and walked away.

Itagaki Kazuhiko was very angry, but in the face of Shimada-like people's intentional targeting, there was nothing he could do.

"Rescheduled?"

Kei Fujiwara cut a piece of pork belly for Kazuhiko Itagaki and looked up at him.

"Yes, I wondered, should I avoid the release of Aurora Murder 2...... I'll do it myself. ”

Kazuhiko Itagaki hurriedly lifted the plate and took the pork belly that Kei Fujiwara had grilled.

In fact, Fujiwara Kei is close to a round of him, and it is natural to give him a barbecue, junior. But Kei Fujiwara is now his author, although he is a newcomer with unlimited potential, so Kazuhiko Itagaki does not dare to put an elder in front of him.

I'm even thinking about whether to change my name to "Fujiwara-sensei" now.

Fujiwara Kei shook his head at this time: "If you don't avoid it, it will be released according to the original time." ”

Itagaki Kazuhiko sighed, "But then I met Watanabeike." ”

"Then let's face him head-on, what does it look like to cower." Kei Fujiwara said with a frown.

Itagaki Kazuhiko stopped talking, and after dealing with him for almost half a year, Itagaki Kazuhiko also realized that this young man had the style of a general and acted in a fierce style. I prefer to go head-on rather than avoid.

But after all, he is too young and prone to being presumptuous, and Kazuhiko Itagaki has to think more about it as an editor.

"Mr. Itagaki, I don't know if that Shimada is targeting us, but if so, I guess......" Keido Fujiwara, "let's reschedule is his purpose." ”

Kazuhiko Itagaki asked, "Where do you start with that?" ”

Keido Fujiwara: ""White Night Walking" has just finished serialization, and the discussion on the forum is very high, coupled with the popularity of Naoki Reward, now "White Night Walking" is definitely the most popular time, and if the release is postponed, the best release period will definitely be missed. ”

"Mr. Itagaki, I'm not the kind of person who is impulsive, so I would suggest rescheduling as usual, but in this situation, I still insist on the original release."

Itagaki Kazuhiko looked at Kei Fujiwara, thought quietly, and said, "Okay, do as you say." ”

The ratings of "Human Observations" are still stable, with time-sharing ratings of about 8 percent, which is not very high, but it has already topped the late-night program in the same period.

For this reason, the entire program group of "Human Observation" has been commended by the company and the TV station, and this year's performance bonus is very generous.

At first, when the senior management of Mizuba Productions heard that the main planner of "Human Observation" was just a young man who had just graduated, he was still a little dissatisfied, feeling that Yui Mizuhara had not considered letting such an immature person hold an important position, but since the ratings of the show have been rising, such voices have disappeared.

Kei Fujiwara has also gained some fame in the stage, and he thinks he is a good hand at variety shows and is quite innovative, but that's all.

Yui Mizuhara's face has also improved a lot recently, the staff of the program team have all finished running in, and their work is becoming more and more orderly, her work pressure has been reduced a lot, and she hasn't seen her walking around with a cup of coffee for a long time.

In the blink of an eye, in October, "White Night Walking" officially premiered, and soon after, "Aurora Murder 2" was also placed on the shelves of major libraries.

The first print run of "Aurora Murder 2" is 100,000 copies, which belongs to the level that Kei Fujiwara drools and envy.

Posters for the two novels were posted on the bookstore's promotional wall at about the same time.

A new batch of books arrived at Ono Bookstore, and Nagaharu Ohno got up, opened the cardboard boxes with a paper cutter, and put the brand-new "White Night Walking" novels on the shelves.