Tokyo life starting with painting.

Chapter 21 I Am Edited

Tamura looked at Higashinoji.

Higashino Division also looked at Tamura.

The two looked at each other.

The atmosphere also became heavy and stiff.

Looking at this scene, Hosokawa Koharu opened his mouth, just about to say something.

next moment--

"come on."

Tamura knew that he nodded to Higashino Division, and whispered a word of encouragement.

He seemed to want to smile politely at Secretary Higashino, but when the smile reached the edge of his lips, he froze. After hesitating for a while, he could only nod at Xiaochun Hosokawa next to him, and then he planned to leave.

But at the moment before leaving, he turned his head and glanced at the Urashima editorial department behind him with a very serious and complicated expression, and then he really left.

There is no hoarseness and hoarseness as imagined, and there is no face-slapping and reversal drama in the novel.

Tamura didn't make any noise, and simply left, as if he had never been here before.

"What will Mr. Tamura do next?"

Seeing the figure of the other party leaving, Higashino Division suddenly asked.

Hosokawa Koharu didn't expect Higashino to ask this question suddenly, so he was stunned: "Maybe I will go to work or be a manga assistant. Manga authors are like this. If they don't serialize, they can only work part-time."

People are like this, they live no matter how they live, but the way of living is different.

At the end, Hosokawa Koharu also added:

"Teacher Higashino, I hope you won't affect your creative mood because of this matter."

"Midnight Ring" is just getting started, don't let this matter make Higashino no fighting spirit, even "Midnight Ring" doesn't want to draw.

After all, he was the one who overthrew Tamura. At his age, he would naturally be more inexplicably sentimental than adults.

But what Hosokawa Koharu didn't expect was that Higashino just shook his head:

"I have no intention of giving up "Midnight Ring". I will not regret taking away Mr. Tamura's serialization qualification."

Hosokawa Koharu was stunned again.

Indeed, Higashinoji looked very calm, and his tone was very steady. What happened just now didn't seem to affect his mentality at all.

Of course.

Because Higashino Division also needs this serialization opportunity.

There are children in Tamura's family who need to go to school, and Chihaya Higashino is also in his family.

So in any case, Higashino Division will not give up this opportunity.

For Tamura, Higashino Division may say sorry, but he will never regret it.

Tamura's incident was just an episode. Higashino Division and Hosokawa Koharu began to talk about vested interests in "Midnight Ring".

The price given by Urashima Publishing House is [-] yen per page of manuscript.

This is not too high in Urashima Publishing House. After all, as the top three manga publishers in Japan, to be able to serialize here, it is necessary to sharpen the head and squeeze in.It would be a great fortune to give three to five thousand yen to other publishing houses with little reputation.

The original manuscript of "Midnight Ring" submitted by Higashino Division this time has a total of 48 pages. In conversion, it is——

52 yen.

Note that the 52 yen is only the selling price of the original manuscript, and does not include the possible sales of booklets and animation scripts in the future.

As long as Higashino Division can maintain a stable and continuous serialization, it is not too much to say that the future is promising.

He went over the contract roughly, and after finding nothing wrong, he directly signed the contract with his pseudonym and real name.

In this way, Higashino Division and Urashima Publishing House reached a consensus.

Hosokawa Koharu, who had been watching his actions, also let out a small sigh of relief.

In fact, she is not as easy as she seems on the surface.

After all, she is a rookie editor who has just graduated from university, so she is naturally inexperienced in dealing with things.

but

as an editor!She still has the responsibility to guide Higashino Division!

So she looked at Dong Yesi, her eyes were flat, her tone slowed down, and she asked patiently:

"By the way, Higashino-sensei, is there anything you don't understand about manga creation? After all, you are a new author, so it's normal to not understand some processes."

"Huh? No, what's the matter?"

Higashino Division looked at Hosokawa Koharu strangely.

He was still sorting out the specific information of the contract just now, when he was caught off guard by Hosokawa Koharu's sudden question.

"Uh, really not? Are you sure?" Hosokawa Koharu coughed, and acted like an editor: "For example, you don't know how to start the second chapter of "Midnight Ring""

"Ah, don't worry about this editor Hosokawa, I know how to draw the plot of the second chapter."

Higashino waved his hand, not seeming to care.

If the second episode starts to get stuck in the plot, how can I continue to draw?Isn't this a joke?

"Did you not get stuck at all?" Hosokawa Xiaochun didn't quite believe it, she asked hastily, looking incredible.

Dong Yesi is just a newcomer, just like himself, how can it be so reassuring that there will be no problems at all?

"No drafts, I'm almost finished drawing the second chapter, next time I come over, I'll show it to Editor Hosokawa."

Dong Yesi was puzzled.

Why is Hosokawa Koharu so anxious all of a sudden?

"Then do you need manga assistants? Urashima Press can help you contact excellent manga assistants, help you draw backgrounds and so on."

Hosokawa Koharu was in a hurry.

She didn't know why she was in a hurry.

It may be that Higashino Division's performance is too reliable and impeccable, and she, a new editor, can't sit still——

I want to guide your editor!How can you not let me guide you?

"No. I'm used to drawing by myself."

Higashino became more and more strange, he took a look at Hosokawa Koharu.

Higashinoji's main skill 'Empathy' can only work if he draws it himself, so he basically doesn't hire any assistants.

"Then is there any difficulty for Mr. Dongye? Tell me, maybe I can help you."

She couldn't help but speak.

Isn't this wrong? !Why is Higashino no problem at all?

You have to have a problem, right?If you have been fine, how can I slap the confused author like a famous editor in a TV series?

She looked at Dong Yesi expectantly.

"Uh" Higashino wanted to answer 'no', but looking at Hosokawa Koharu's appearance, he felt that even if he had no difficulties, the other party would force him to make some difficulties.

So he was silent for a while, and then said cheerfully: "At present, there is no such thing, but whenever there is any difficulty, I will immediately call and ask Editor Hosokawa for a solution."

"Ah okay."

This answer did not satisfy Hosokawa Koharu, she sighed with some regret.

It seems that the road to becoming a famous editor is still far away

She roughly sorted out the original manuscript of "Midnight Ring", looked at the time and said:

"Then the next delivery time will be set at this time next week, Mr. Higashino. Is it okay?"

"Ah, that's fine."

Tonoji nodded.

He has almost finished drawing the second chapter of "Midnight Ring", and he will start drawing the third chapter very quickly, of course there will be no problems.

"Okay. Then that's the end of the work. But Mr. Higashino, you can ask me if you don't understand anything. I'm an editor and I know a lot."

Hosokawa Koharu closed the briefcase and said reluctantly.

This appearance is a bit humble, as if begging Higashino to ask questions.

After she finished packing her things, she looked at Dong Yesi again, and regained a little energy: "Let's go to eat, Mr. Dong Ye. I wish us a happy cooperation."

This seems to be the tradition of Urashima Publishing House. After reaching a cooperation with a new author, the editor treats guests to dinner and connects with each other at the table.

This is undoubtedly a very adult approach, and Hosoya Koharu has always wanted to do something with an adult atmosphere, so he looks a little excited.

She has always suffered from the fact that she has no writers under her command, and usually can only watch her senior editors take their writers to dinner—she is so envious.

It's hard to catch an author now, why don't you take him to the wine table to connect with each other?

how can that be! ?

And the next moment-

Her elated face scrunched down.

Because Higashino Division answered that way.

"Sorry, I still have some things to deal with at home, so I can't accompany you today. I'll treat Editor Hosokawa to dinner another day."

This is too social, and if he advances and retreats in a certain way, he almost chokes Hosokawa Koharu to death.

She looked at Higashinoji, and somehow felt that this amiable young man was more like a social person than her.

(End of this chapter)