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Chapter 393 Roasting on the Fire Grill (4000 words)
There is nothing wrong with the contract that Osawa Hekichi gave him.

There is not much difference from the contract he had agreed with Higashino Division.

I have to say that Osawa Hekichi is still very personable, at least he didn't mean to go back on what he said once.

Higashino Division asked the lawyer next to him to check it out, and when he found that there was no unnecessary indentation in the contract, he did not hesitate to pick up a pen and sign his name, and stamped his own seal on the side by the way.

The same contract is divided into two copies, one is kept by Higashinoji and the other is kept by Osawa Hekichi.

After the other party also "signed and pledged", the contract officially became legally effective.

Fushima Publishing House can get 5.00% of the income from the comics for each comic on the Dongye Studio comic network platform.

Of course Osawa Hekichi agreed.

"Then in the near future, I will ask Daigo Seo of this studio to receive the manga data from Fushima Publishing House in the past."

Higashino nodded with satisfaction.

Yes.

The comic picture data of Fushima Publishing House will basically be saved by computer for later use in other peripheral production.

But it will definitely take time to sort it out.

So Higashino plans to let Seo Daigo or Yano Ryuichi come over to take over these data later.

Higashinoji stood up, shook hands with Osawa Kokichi of Fushima Publishing House, and then turned to leave.

Seeing the back of Higashinoji leaving, Osawa Hekichi pinched his chin and frowned.

Dong Yesi must have some plans.

But he still couldn't understand what the other party wanted to do.
So to be honest, Osawa Hekichi is still a little confused.

"Let's see the situation again." Osawa Hekichi muttered, and by the way, made people pay close attention to the web comic platform of Dongye Studio.

If Higashino Division can really run the web comic platform, then they can also launch their own web comic platform.

But when that time comes.
In a sense, Dongye Studio is also their competitor.

This point cannot be relaxed.

Osawa Kokichi made a decision.

at the same time.

Higashino Tsukasa, who walked out of Fushima Publishing House, let out a comfortable breath.

Fortunately.

To be honest, when Osawa Hekichi asked Higashino about the details of the webtoon, Higashino was a little nervous.

But fortunately, the other party obviously hasn't seen the prospect of the web comic platform.

Otherwise, he wouldn't be fooled by Dong Yesi's excuse.

Higashino Division got the contract without any risk this time.

However, Osawa Hekichi's reaction can be regarded as a wake-up call for Higashino Division.

The rise of Pixiv has already given him some clues.

Although Osawa Hekichi is still not sure, but even so, Higashino Tsukasa couldn't help sighing with such a keen sense of smell—as expected, he is indeed the top entrepreneur in the publishing industry.

Just a sign can be so keenly grasped.

Higashino Division can almost imagine it.

If Higashino Studio's webtoon platform takes off, then Osawa Kokichi will definitely follow, and also create a webtoon platform website.

Although Higashino Division still applied for patents and other rights and interests for the design of the Higashino comic platform.

However, relying on the financial resources and publicity resources of Fushima Publishing House, it is definitely not a big problem to design a website similar to the Higashino Manga platform.

Dongye Studio can only rely on foresight to make a first move.

Thinking of this, Higashino Division quickly returned to Higashino Studio.

Start preparing for the Dongye comic platform!

Two more days passed.

Fushima Publishing House officially announced that it will cooperate with Higashino Studio to operate a web comic platform——

Hosokawa Koharu who had just sat down was stopped by the editor Oshima next to him: "Team Leader Hosokawa, have you heard?"

Ok?
"What did you hear?"

Editor Oshima's mysterious and chattering appearance made Hosokawa Koharu full of bewilderment.

She just went to the marketing department to discuss the publication of the set collection of "Hansawa Naoki" by Higashino Division, and asked the other party not to come up with titles such as "Super Hansawa Naoki" or "Shin Hansawa Naoki" Set, just some normal stuff.

After finally convincing the other party, she was stopped by editor Oshima when she came back
What gossip again?

To be honest, Hosokawa Koharu is not very interested in these gossips.

But because of the communication between colleagues, although she was not interested, she still listened to the editor Oshima.

"This matter is related to Teacher Dongye."

Ok?
"Related to Teacher Dongye?" Hosokawa Koharu's eyes lit up all of a sudden: "Can you tell me the details?"

Her eyes lit up, completely forgetting that she was a little impatient just now.

Seeing that Hosokawa Koharu was interested, Editor Oshima didn't hesitate, and told Hosokawa Koharu all the gossip he had heard:
"I heard from others that Mr. Higashino's Higashino studio seems to be planning to develop into the Internet."

"Develop towards the Internet?" Hosokawa Koharu was a little dazed when he heard what editor Oshima said.

The internet.

That is a media that has gradually emerged in recent years.

Although gradually rising, due to the national characteristics of Japan and the long-standing habit of "print fear" in Japan, in fact, the Internet, a new information medium, has not been paid much attention to by many people.

Including Hosokawa Koharu, she couldn't understand why Higashinoji wanted to invest in the Internet, a new information medium.

"I heard that Mr. Higashino wants to develop an online comic reading platform."

"Huh? Why do you want to develop a platform for reading web comics?"

Hosokawa Koharu was a little strange: "According to the financial resources of Higashino Studio, it shouldn't be a problem to directly establish a department for manga magazines, right? Obviously, paper magazines are now on the rise again."

Yes.

According to statistics, the recent sales volume of "He Shi" has fluctuated around 390 million copies, and is expected to exceed 400 million copies.

And "Aversion to Chill", which was about to drop by 150 million copies before, has recently increased its sales to more than 200 million copies.

This is the real big profit.

Web comics
What prospects could this have?
Hosokawa Koharu was a little confused.

"I don't know. The decision of Dongye Studio is really strange. It is obvious that it has made a lot of fame and money by relying on the animation production of "Unnatural Death". Why do you still want to develop on the Internet platform?"

Editor Oshima shook his head, also a little strange.

But editor Oshima obviously doesn't have a good relationship with Higashino Division like Hosokawa Koharu.

He chatted with Xiaochun Hosokawa for a few words, then turned around and went back to his work.

Only Hosokawa Koharu was left to continue thinking.

Online comic reading platform.
This... Can this gain momentum?
"Although I know Higashino-sensei very well, I also know that he is not very good at doing things that are not sure."

"A platform that can be read online. This is too much."

Too unknown?
The risk is a bit too much.

Unless Higashino Division is really a future man.

Otherwise, it is impossible to predict the subsequent development.

Hosokawa Koharu did sometimes feel that Higashinoji was an incredible young man.

But
It would be an exaggeration to say that he is a man from the future.

Hosokawa Koharu didn't continue to think about it.

However, she still felt that as a friend, she should remind Dong Yesi a little. Let him not be too impulsive.

she thought so.

And on the other side-

The moment Fushima Publishing House announced that it would cooperate with Higashino Studio in the trial operation of Higashino webtoon platform, it attracted the attention of many people.

It also includes many entertainment sections, publishing industry sections, and even some magazines and newspapers in the financial section.

They were generally pessimistic about Higashino's decision to enter the Internet.

To put it mildly, it is probably that Dongye Studio's decision was a bit reckless.

Taking the initiative to enter the Internet from the physical animation and comics industry, without proper preparation, there is a high probability that it will directly hit a wall.

Those who were not polite said directly that Higashino Division didn't understand business at all.

Most of the Internet is still an unknown area. He has operated the Pixiv website by virtue of good luck. Could it be possible that he will also rely on good luck to operate the manga reading platform this time?
No matter how you think about it, it is impossible!
Doing business can be good luck once, but twice, three times. This is a bit too joking.

Among them, there is a financial commentator Shifu Kawanishi who came from the United States to study, saying that doing so is 100% met with Waterloo.

In short, the outside world is bad-mouthing. Obviously, they don't believe that Dongye Studio is really capable of creating a comic version of the 'p station'.

The strength of this bad-mouthing even vaguely affected Dongye Studio.

Even Ryuichi Yano, who was still on vacation, hurriedly gave up the vacation when he heard the news, and immediately ran back to Dongye Studio.

This situation made Higashinoji laugh for a while, thinking that Yano Ryuichi was making a big deal out of a molehill.

But Yano Ryuichi obviously didn't think so. He wasn't very optimistic about the manga version of the p station, that is, Higashino Division was pressing hard, so he spent all kinds of money looking for network designers.

Nowadays, so many "economists", "keyboard warriors" and "trolls" Qi Qi expressed their dislike.

Of course he would feel uneasy.

Especially those who talked about the economy, the current development prospects of the industry, and even the development of Dongye Studio. Those who didn't know the development status thought that Dongye Studio would close down tomorrow.

"Teacher Dongye, can Dongye comics really develop?"

Yano Ryuichi couldn't help asking.

"Of course it can develop."

Higashino replied with a smile.

"But those comments out there."

"If they comment, let them comment." Higashinosi thought it was funny.

Is it possible that this group of commentators can still tell that their Dongye Studio has closed down?
This is obviously impossible.

Dong Yesi didn't pay much attention to these noises outside from the beginning.

only.
"It is indeed a bit exaggerated."

Tonoji muttered.

Their Higashino studio just announced that they would set up a web comic reading platform.

Why are there so many people jumping out and singing the opposite tune?
And so fast?So tidy?

If you say that there is no pusher behind, Dong Yesi will definitely not believe it.

So Higashino groaned, and made a special trip to ask someone to investigate the backstage of the Kawanishi scholar who recently accepted various TV interviews and jumped the most.

And then he discovered—

Isn't this the person from his old acquaintance Yanzhu Publishing House?
This Kawanishi scholar seems to have connections with Iwazuki Publishing House, and his sister or younger sister is the wife of a board member of Iwazuki Publishing House.

Then the answer is obvious.

This external move was mainly used by Yanzhu Publishing House to target Fushima Publishing House.

Because Higashino Studio cooperated with Fushima Publishing House, the fire came to Higashino Studio.

This left Higashino Division with nothing to say for a while.

This may mean that the friend of the enemy is the enemy.

Yanzhu Publishing House grilled it on the grill together with him.

but
"do not worry about it."

Tonoji said.

Now that he knew that it was Yanzhu Publishing House's black hand, he didn't have to care about it.

Continue to promote the promotion of Dongye comics website!
The most important thing is the publicity about pixiv.

Station p is now equivalent to the training base for backup authors of Dongye comics.

There are many artists with different styles and excellent works.

At the same time, let the people on the other side intensively prepare for the trial operation of the Dongye comics website.

But after finishing these things, another problem was placed in front of Dong Yesi.

"Where do I start looking for a manga editor for a website?"

Higashino Si pondered for a moment, not knowing where to start.

He has been drawing manga for two and a half years this year, and he also knows many manga editors.

But those people were all editors at Tomishima Press or other publishing houses—all of them were well-known.

It's impossible for him, Dong Yesi, to just swing a hoe down and ignore the consequences.

Some people may think of Daigo Seo, the former editor-in-chief of comics at Iwazuki Publishing House
But the situation today is different from before.

The development of the pixiv website is much faster than Higashinoji imagined.

Even Daigo Seo couldn't take care of both the Higashino manga website and the pixiv website at the same time.

Everything is back to the original point——

"Lack of people."

Higashino stroked his chin.

Now the Dongye Manga website has been prepared.

Higashino Division lacks a person who is particularly capable and has a good relationship with him, who can come over and be the editor-in-chief.

He searched in his mind, and finally thought of a person——

Hosokawa Koharu!

Yes!

Hosokawa Koharu is a good candidate!

When it was serialized by Fushima Publishing House, most of Higashino's affairs were handled by Hosokawa Koharu.

Sometimes she worked overtime because of Dong Yesi's affairs, and she had no regrets.

In addition, Dong Yesi and her have been friends for two or three years, and she can be regarded as a rare relative and friend in Fushima Publishing House.

Now Higashino Division also has a personal cooperation with Fushima Publishing House, and asked Osawa Kokichi to temporarily borrow Hosokawa Koharu.
This problem is absolutely not big!
"Then the key is editor Hosokawa's own thoughts."

Higashino groaned, just when he was about to call Hosokawa Koharu——

The phone rang.

Higashino picked up the phone and glanced at it.

It just so happened that Hosokawa Koharu called!

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