Chapter 258: Order of Publication
After "Hanzawa Naoki" became popular, Kawaguchi Shin immediately realized that this was another excellent publishing opportunity, and the plot of "Hanzawa Naoki" was smooth and in line with the narrative rhythm.
There is even some shadow of reasoning, so I contacted Fujiwara Kei and asked him if he was willing to adapt this drama into it, and he didn't even need to write it himself, just go directly to the publishing house to find a writer, and then Fujiwara Kei's signature will be in front, and even the royalties will remain the same, and the writer's remuneration will be paid separately by the publishing house.
If Kei Fujiwara wanted to, he could even skip the person's signature. In a society with a very low illiteracy rate like this, there are a lot of people who write.
Kei Fujiwara said that he could write it, anyway, the drama itself was adapted, and he had a ready-made story in his head.
More than a month has passed since then, and after dealing with Kei Fujiwara for so long, Kazuhiko Itagaki knows him a little bit, and knows that he writes very fast, so I directly asked how the progress of this book was.
Kei Fujiwara took out a stack of manuscripts from his schoolbag and handed it to Kazuhiko Itagaki, "Please take it and correct it."
"So ...... so fast"
Kazuhiko Itagaki both mumbled to take the manuscript, but they were used to it, so they weren't too surprised.
The prototype of "Naoki Hanzawa" is "We Are the Bubble Entry Group" and "We Are the Bubble Pattern Group", and the drama version of "Naoki Hanzawa" selects the two stories that Naoki Hanzawa has the highest participation in and is most suitable for the screen, so in the TV plot, the time jump is still relatively obvious.
For example, at the beginning, I talked about Naoki Hanzawa's interview experience at the Central Bank of Industry, but it turned out that years later, the Central Bank of Industry and the Daiichi Bank of Tokyo merged, omitting many stories from the original book.
In fact, even if Kawaguchi doesn't mention it, Kei Fujiwara also has the idea of writing this drama, although this one may not be able to win sales and awards if it is published alone, but with such a hit drama as an endorsement, sales will become much more guaranteed.
It's a pity that this money doesn't make money, and there will be disasters if Tianyu doesn't suffer from it, isn't it?
Kazuhiko Itagaki turned a few pages of the manuscript casually, and then the pork chop and yakisoba they ordered were ready, and they were served steaming on the table, and the boss came with a plate of fried tempura, which was eggplant and lotus root slices.
"The meal ordered by the guest is ready, please use it slowly." The boss said.
Kazuhiko Itagaki was still looking down at the manuscript, but Kei Fujiwara had already rubbed up the kuaiko, and the pork chop was a thick, large slice of tender pork, fried to a little browned, forming a thin layer of crispy shell, covered with yellow, half-melted cheddar cheese, which was steaming with tempting white gas.
The oily shine on the yakisoba is also very tempting, and Fujiwara Kei can't wait to stir the noodles with Kuako, while Kazuhiko Itagaki is still looking at the manuscript.
The boss was suddenly a little displeased, and knocked on the iron plate in front of him with the shovel in his hand, and made a sound, "Guest, it won't taste good when it cools."
"Oh, good ......" Kazuhiko Itagaki put the manuscript back in his bag, zipped it up, and put it on his lap, covering it with his arms at both sides - there was an editor in the club who went to the drinking party with the manuscript written by the writer, but he drank too much, and the briefcase containing the manuscript was stolen directly. If it weren't for the fact that the writer still had a copy in his possession, the editor would probably be at risk of being distributed.
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"The version of "Hanzawa Naoki" seems to have a lot of plots." Kazuhiko Itagaki rubbed his speed and said, "It's good, it's becoming more in tune with the rhythm."
"Well, when are you going to officially publish this book? Scheduled to be the most recent? I'd better wait."
The publication date of "The Devotion of Suspect X" has been set, and it will be officially released after the end of the next serial, and if "Naoki Hanzawa" is also released in the near future, it may affect the sales of each other.
But "Naoki Hanzawa" has just ended, and due to the sensational impact caused by the TV series, now is the time when the popularity is at its highest, and once it is put on the market, it will definitely sell well, almost without doubt, but if it is put into the book market in a few months, the market reaction will be much colder.
But if "Naoki Hanzawa" is released first, and then "
The Devotion of Suspect X" also doesn't seem appropriate. "The Devotion of Suspect X" is the most optimistic work of the publishing house, and although the TV series of "Naoki Hanzawa" is popular, from the perspective of literary works, "The Devotion of Suspect X" is a rare masterpiece in recent years, and the publisher has higher expectations for this work.
Therefore, the order of publication of these two books, who came first and who came later, Kawaguchi Shin also felt a little entangled during this time.
"What about Fujiwara-kun's opinion?" Kazuhiko Itagaki picked up the fast son, directly picked up the pork chop and took a bite, the fragrant and mellow meat juice overflowed the mouth, accompanied by a strong cheese aroma.
Itagaki Kazuhiko's eyes lit up, and it was really delicious.
Seeing Kazuhiko Itagaki's reaction, the boss smiled with satisfaction, nodded, and then went to entertain the other guests. Kei Fujiwara said with a smile, "This owner's shop was originally opened in Hokkaido, and I only moved to Tokyo during this time, and I only recently found out about this store, and I plan to shoot here for the second season of "Lonely Foodie"."
"Well, it's delicious."
After a change of words, Kei Fujiwara said again, "Mr. Itagaki, can't the two books be published together?"
"Together? It's going to affect each other." Kazuhiko Itagaki said.
When a book sells particularly well, the sales of other books of the same type in the bookstore during the same period will inevitably be affected, which is also in line with the general law of goods in the market. Add to this the high price of books, and this phenomenon is particularly obvious.
In a few more words on the issue of book prices, is this book expensive? It is indeed expensive, because the copyright protection is strict, the publication is suitable for the pricing and sales system, the light industry is underdeveloped, the book materials are generally high-grade, and the per capita income of the book is relatively high.
However, books themselves are a kind of light luxury product in developed countries, and books from the United States, Europe, and China are not cheap, not foreign books are expensive, but Chinese books are cheap. But now the era of a book priced at more than ten yuan is gone, and the hardcover in the bookstore is often forty or fifty yuan.
"It does affect in the short term, but after all, books are different from TV dramas and movies, and the impact of timeliness on them is not crucial. It's unlikely that a TV series will have more rerun ratings than its premiere ratings, and a movie won't be seen much after a month. But there are many examples of a book selling more than the first print a year later."
Kei Fujiwara said as he bit the pork chop, "But the sales of the first printing should be affected a lot, but how about reducing the number of first printing of "The Devotion of Suspect X" to 150,000 copies from the original 250,000 copies?"
Kei Fujiwara also had a point, and Kazuhiko Itagaki began to think about it seriously.
"Of course, this is just my suggestion, and the specific publication schedule is still based on your sales strategy." Aside from disagreeing with the publisher's decision to raise prices, Fujiwara did not show much strength in other matters.
However, the specific sales strategy, Itagaki Kazuhiko does have to be carefully considered, as Fujiwara Kei becomes more and more famous, whether it is a TV series, the commercial performance should not be underestimated, and the pressure on Itagaki Kazuhiko is increasing, for fear that as an editor, some unreasonable arrangements will drag Fujiwara Kei's hind legs.
"Mr. Itagaki, have you found any good seedlings lately?" After chatting about business, Kei Fujiwara began to chat casually.
"Yes, but not much." Kazuhiko Itagaki took a sip of rice wine juice and said, "Miss Togada's has also been officially published recently, and I have to say that as a newcomer, it's not bad, and I plan to let her participate in next year's Ranbu Prize."
"Nanako, ah......" Kei Fujiwara resurfaced in his mind the girl with fair skin and a little shy when she spoke, but she didn't expect to become a writer too. Since the filming of "Suddenly Looking Back", it seems that I haven't seen her for a long time.
Sima Guitai