Tokyo life starting with painting.

Chapter 332 It's Really Not Easy (4000 words)
After that, Hosokawa Koharu informed Higashino about the sales of the first volume of "Hansawa Naoki".

When he learned that the editorial department agreed that it would not be difficult to republish the first volume of "Hansawa Naoki" and sell more than 250 million copies, Higashinoji was also a little surprised.

As I said before, Higashinoji wants to use the manga "Hansawa Naoki" to attack the world's number one manga in Japan.

When the opponent finished the book, the average sales volume reached a terrifying 400 million copies, which is indeed a bit difficult to provoke.

But "Hansawa Naoki" has created such a good result in the first volume alone, and it is not so difficult to break through to 400 million copies when the book is completed.

As long as Higashino can stabilize the plot and artistry of the next "Hansawa Naoki", it may be possible to set a new record in the sales of Japanese manga booklets when the book is completed.

Among them, the painter is of course needless to say, Higashino has never had to worry about his painting skills, as long as both his left and right hands are not interrupted, forcing him to draw with his feet, the painter can beat his manga author Very few indeed.

And the plot.? The Japanese drama "Naoki Hansawa" was known as a hot drama in the workplace at that time, and the plot was well-crafted. Among other things, at least the Japanese liked to watch it.

According to Higashino Division, there is absolutely no problem in drawing this momentum.

The evidence is that there are more and more comments on the Internet about office workers suffering, being tired, and being oppressed by colleagues and bosses.

And most of these remarks are discussions around the comic work "Naoki Hansawa".

Maybe some people think it's a bit exaggerated, but how can a cartoon resonate with so many people.

But think about it the other way around, the more resonance this arouses, the angrier this group of office workers will be, the more it shows that the unspoken rules in Japanese companies are causing headaches, and even being so depressed that they vomit blood.

In the general environment in Japan, once an office worker is fired, he will be considered worthless, and because of the lifetime employment system, being fired once will become a stain on his career.

Some people may say, then don't wait for the company to fire, resign yourself
This is indeed a way. There is also a saying in Japan that 'resignation is the only weapon for office workers'.

But it is not impossible to change jobs, but after you change jobs once, you must give a convincing reason why you want to change jobs next time, because in the eyes of most entrepreneurs in Japan, abandoning the former company is like a waste of time. The employees are not trustworthy.

And under this kind of pressure, there are crowding out among colleagues, deliberately making things difficult for superiors, and being involved in the struggle of factions in the company if you are not careful.
Otherwise, how do you say that Japanese office workers are one of the groups with the highest suicide rate?
The reason is here.

The unspoken rules of these companies are hidden very deeply, but all of this is fully exposed by "Naoki Hansawa" and shown to everyone.

Of course, many office workers have a sense of identity.

This sense of identity has a vague tendency to form public opinion, and one day it may directly detonate, which really makes people pay attention.

In addition to this point, in "Hansawa Naoki", the protagonist Hansawa Naoki's face is tense and his facial expression is very strong, which has also been imitated by many fans.

And after they imitated, they complained one after another, saying that it is impossible in reality to have such men who "should sullenly smile". An actor like Hanzawa Naoki in the comics is also impossible!

How could it be possible for an actor to speak with a sullen face and use force?
Higashinoji's fans call it 'Hansawa Naoki's look' and think it's impossible for anyone to do it.

Seeing these comments, Higashinoji didn't have the time to comment, but felt that these fans still knew too little, and they still hadn't seen an actor like Masato Sakai.

After browsing through the specific situation, Higashinoji turned off these comments on the Internet, and called Konoe Tsushima instead.

He also wanted to tell Konoe Tsushima about Konoe Lianghua's side.

"Huh? Lianghua isn't coming back this year?"

When he heard Higashino Si's call, Konoe Ma was stunned for the first time, and the second reaction was - Higashinoji is planning to wear his little padded jacket at home?
Konoe Tsushima has always cared about Konoe Liangka, but he never knew how to express it.

But facing Dong Yesi, he was still able to put on the airs of his elders: "Mr. Dongye, what do you mean by that?"

"It means that Lianghua wants to stay in Tokyo during the New Year's Eve." Higashinoji replied cheerfully.

"Are you sure it's Suzuka who wants to stay in Tokyo?" Tsushima Konoe couldn't hold back his emotions when he heard Higashinoji's cheerful voice.

He seriously suspected that Higashinoji had coaxed his own cabbage into staying in Tokyo, and spoke a little louder, trying to suppress Higashinoji and force him to tell the truth.

But Higashino Division didn't take this at all, he still replied with a smile as usual: "Yes, Tsushima's father-in-law."

"Don't call me father-in-law! I just want to ask if you mean Lianghua."

"Look at what you said, Dad, it's Lianghua's own idea."

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Hearing the phrase 'Dad', Konoe Tsushima had nothing to say on the spot.

He also understood.

Conventional methods are useless against young people like Higashino Division!

Not to mention anything else, Dong Yesi's cheerfulness and always smiling, with a stalking attitude, is not the character that ordinary young people can have.

This made the guards speechless to the horse.

You must know that your son-in-law-to-be is considered a famous celebrity among the young Japanese generation. He has also read the new manga "Naoki Hansawa", and it is indeed very good.

And what about actually?

Dong Yesi was not at all willing to relax on the issue of his daughter, with an expression of 'I'm sure about your cabbage'.

What else can he say?
At any rate, you are now rated as 'Heisei Promising Youth No.1' by Kyushu Daily!How come I can't see the demeanor of 'Youth No.1' when I come to my side?
Jinwei was speechless to Ma for a long time, and finally said: "I want to ask Lianghua myself."

Then he hung up the phone and called Konoe Lianghua instead.

He wanted to ask Konoe Lianghua what happened to him himself.

After all, she is her own daughter, as long as she inquires carefully, there should be no problem.

But
"Liuhua. Won't you answer my phone?"

Konoe Tsushima heard the "user is busy" prompt in his ear, and couldn't help opening his mouth, his face full of astonishment.

But he was stunned for a long time, and soon he thought of Dong Yesi, if Dong Yesi hadn't deliberately instructed him, he would never believe it.

After all, my daughter has always had a soft personality.

After Konoe Tsushima thought about this relationship clearly, he couldn't help shaking his head again, and he stopped trying to call Higashinoji again.

There is really no need to call anymore.

If Konoe Suzuka doesn't want to stay in Tokyo, even if Higashinoji persuades her, it won't be of much use.

It must be that my daughter also wants to stay in Tokyo, so she was persuaded.

Since rounding up is his daughter's idea, there is no need for him as a father to continue asking.

but
"After thinking about it, I haven't been to Tokyo for a long time."

Konoe murmured to the horse.

In the past few years, I have been busy with work. On the one hand, I felt guilty towards Konoe Lianghua, and felt that I didn’t give her the fatherly and motherly love she deserved. On the other hand, there were too many things at hand, and I couldn’t take care of them at all. she.

And the matters at hand have almost been resolved recently, Konoe Tsushima is also considering the relationship between himself and his daughter.

This trip to Tokyo may be the turning point.

Thinking of this, Konoe thought about Ma for a while, and then called his brother.

On the other side, as soon as Higashinoji hung up the phone, Konoe Lianghua knocked on the door curiously, and told Higashinoji that his father had already called, and he had called several times.

This made Dong Yesi also have to admire his father-in-law's perseverance, he smiled and said to Konoe Lianghua: "It seems that father-in-law really cares about Lianghua, otherwise he wouldn't have made so many phone calls."

"Huh? My father?" Konoe Lianghua glanced suspiciously at Higashinoji, with a hesitant expression on his face: "No way, my father always has a cold face when we meet. He always treats me a little bit"

She didn't say any more when she said this.

Tonoji also shook his head.

Konoe Tsushima must have cared about his daughter very much, but he couldn't convey many of his behaviors, so Konoe Lianghua always felt that her father didn't care about her at all.

This family problem is quite complicated, and it is not something Higashino can solve. The most important thing is whether Konoe Tsushima, the old Tsundere, can seriously show kindness to his daughter.

He, an outsider, looked inexplicably anxious.

And there were four or five phone calls in a row.

Higashinoji wondered if Konoe Tsushima would really come to Tokyo from Aomori Prefecture.

Shouldn't it?
There is still such a big stall in Jinwei's house waiting for him to clean up.

However, just to be on the safe side, Higashino Division asked Xiaoyu Yanren to leave an extra ticket for future contingencies.

The preparations for the Red and White Song Battle have been settled, so the next step is the specific rehearsal situation and time arrangement for the Red and White Song Battle.

It's just that Dong Yesi's status is quite special, and there is no such thing as a broker to handle these things.

So he thought of a good candidate.
The next day, Hosokawa Koharu, who had just woken up from sleep and was still a little delirious, was woken up by a phone call from Higashino.

The reason is——

"Hey? Let me and Mr. Higashino discuss the battle of the Red and White Songs together?"

Hosokawa Koharu subconsciously used the particle of surprise. In fact, she was really surprised.

After all, she is Higashinoji's editor, at most she cares about his manga serialization, other matters are inquired as appropriate, as long as Higashinoji doesn't starve to death or break his hand, she basically doesn't care as an editor.

Then Higashino Division actually asked her to go over to help negotiate the specific situation of the Red and White Song Battle?
This made Hosokawa Koharu a little confused, but at the same time, he was also curious about the news revealed by Higashinoji's words.

"Teacher Dongye, what do you mean you have received an invitation to the Red and White Song Battle?"

"Yes, the invitation I received two days ago asked me to discuss the rehearsal and the specific situation of the song today."

Higashino Division replied here.

This affirmative answer surprised Hosokawa Koharu a little.

People of her generation grew up watching the red and white songs and wars when they were young. Of course, they also yearn for this kind of occasion that people all over the country pay attention to.

Unexpectedly, Dong Yesi, the manga author, also received the invitation.

But
"Really...? But if you go to the Kohaku Utahesen to participate in the rehearsal for Mr. Higashino's "Hansawa Naoki" serialization, it won't be a problem, right?"

Higashinoji now draws [-] pages of "Hansawa Naoki" every week. This is not a small project. As the editor of "Heshi", Hosokawa Koharu of course wants him to continue to focus on the creation of manga.

"No problem, my storyboard draft has already reached the eighth chapter, and now I have drawn 28 pages, and the draft will definitely be handed in."

"I see." Hosokawa Koharu also nodded upon receiving Higashino's answer, and then she said: "If Mr. Higashino needs my help, I will definitely agree, but I have no experience as a manager."

"No problem, editor Hosokawa." Higashino replied with a smile.

Of course he knew about Hosokawa Koharu's situation.

After all, the other party is the editor of a large publishing house like Fushima Publishing House. Even if he has never been an agent, Hosokawa Koharu has worked with many agents, so he naturally understands their working mode.

This is like saying have you never seen a pig run or eaten pork?
That's why Higashino Division asked her to help.

As for whether this conforms to the rules of the publishing house
Based on his relationship with Xiaochun Hosokawa, the other party would just turn a blind eye to this kind of matter, and would not care at all.

Sure enough, after hearing Higashino's answer, Hosokawa Koharu on the other side first sighed, and then replied: "I see, Teacher Higashino, shall we go downstairs to your house now?"

This kind of manga editor helping the manga author with private work is actually a bit of a foul in a sense.

But if the object is Higashino Division, it's another matter.

After all, as the Kanban author of "Heshi" now, Higashino has some privileges, which is normal.

"Don't be so anxious, Editor Hosokawa, come back after dinner. I made an appointment with the other party to meet at one o'clock in the afternoon."

Higashino replied politely.

"Ok, I see."

Hosokawa Koharu replied on the phone, then hung up the phone and glanced at the time.

More or less dumbfounding.

Due to the overtime work on the release day of "Hansawa Naoki" two days ago, the nerves of all editors were tense.

Therefore, the editor-in-chief Urashima deliberately gave half of the editors a two-day vacation in rotation.

She originally wanted to take advantage of these two days of vacation to relax, but before she had time to relax, Dong Yesi pushed the ducks onto the shelves.

In this regard, she can only sigh helplessly——

It is not an easy task to have a manga author who can both sing and draw.

(End of this chapter)