Reborn in Tokyo after picking up Sayu who ran away from home

Chapter 448 A Few or Three Things About Immortal River

Saturday morning.

The Immortal River Building in Jimbocho, the manga department.

In order to submit the manuscript, Kato Yusuke came here, and the old editor-in-chief Suzuki received him.

Under the warm invitation of the other party, the two came to the editor-in-chief's office together and exchanged greetings while making tea.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Fujimoto tree. There is a small situation at the bookstore we cooperate with. Xiao Mucun has been sent to solve this matter. I will let the old man chat with you for a while during this time. I hope you Don't be disgusted."

"You're welcome, editor-in-chief Suzuki, I'm only here to deliver the manuscript today, if you have something to do, don't worry about me."

"It's okay, it's okay." The old editor-in-chief smiled and waved his hands, "There are young people doing things, but I have a lot of free time here. It is my wish to have someone to chat with."

"Then excuse me." Kato Yusuke replied politely.

"Don't worry about it, can Mr. Fujimoto drink buckwheat tea?"

"Okay, sorry to bother you."

"No~ It's just a little rough tea, the teacher is really polite."

After brewing tea in the teapot, the old editor-in-chief poured a cup of tea into a disposable paper cup and sat down on the small sofa for receiving guests.

"Please have tea."

"Thank you."

Kato Yusuke reached out to pick up the paper cup, brought it to his mouth, and blew lightly on the mouth of the cup a few times, a scent of wheat came to his face.

The color of the tea soup is golden, the texture is clear, and there are a few grains of tartary buckwheat that look like small black pearls at the bottom.

After taking a sip, a strong bitter taste spread in the mouth, and the hot tea overflowed in the mouth, and there was basically no other taste except the bitter taste.

The tartary buckwheat added by the old editor-in-chief should be a lot, so the bitterness is stronger than the normal level.

Kato Yusuke took two sips without changing his expression, and then put down the cup, feeling like he had taken two sips of traditional Chinese medicine.

"what about the taste?"

"Well, it feels very healthy. The texture of tartary buckwheat is excellent, and there is no burnt situation, which is very good."

The old editor-in-chief let out a cry of surprise, and sat up slightly, "At your age, do you usually drink tartary buckwheat tea?"

Kato Yusuke shook his head and explained:
"That's not true. I usually drink a little more oolong tea. It's just that I drank it with my grandfather for a while. He said that this bitter taste is the sweetness of life. It can make people remember bitterness and think sweet."

"The taste of life..."

The old editor-in-chief murmured, nodded in agreement, and suddenly had a look on his face as if he had heard the news, so he added some tea to his cup and said with emotion:
"That's really good. There are very few young people who drink this nowadays. Teacher Fujimoto's family style is very upright. No wonder he can cultivate such an excellent child like you."

"You're flattering me. I'm just passing it on. I don't have such a high awareness yet. If I were outside now, I would buy oolong tea from a convenience store."

"Haha, you are already very different from your peers just because you have this attitude of neither arrogance nor impetuosity, so you don't need to belittle yourself so much."

Kato Yusuke didn't say any more, and took a sip of tea again.

The old editor-in-chief was also holding his own thermos, his eyes fell on the kraft paper bag he put on the coffee table, and he asked, "Speaking of which, is the manuscript that Mr. Fujimoto is going to hand in today still ten chapters...?"

"No, this time it's Chapter [-]. Sorry, there have been a lot of things recently."

"No, no, that's not what I meant. It's more surprising to say that there are five chapters. After all, the deeds of you and Teacher Xia Shizi are few and far between, even in the industry."

"No, would you like to take a look?"

"In that case... just wait for me."

Faced with Kato Yusuke's proposal, the old editor-in-chief nodded first, then got up and walked behind the desk to fetch a magazine.

"This is a sample magazine that will be released on Monday. It's not good to keep Mr. Fujimoto tree idle. If you don't mind, just take it and read it."

"It's work."

After Kato Yusuke reached out to take the sample issue, the editor-in-chief Suzuki also began to inspect the manuscript he sent this time.

After taking the manuscript out of the kraft paper bag, the first thing that catches the eye is the familiar sketch style.

From chapters 14 to 18, the manuscripts of chapter five are pinned with circular pins. The drawings on the comic paper are very neat, with few traces of modification, which makes people look very pleasing to the eye.

The old editor-in-chief was leaning against the sofa, holding the manuscript in his right hand, and turning pages with the thumb and index finger of his left hand.

As for the plot, he is not very worried. The previous performance of "Chain Saw Man" has proved his imagination, so the main thing to look at is whether there are any broken parts in the painting.

After all, Mr. Fujimoto's painting speed is really extraordinary. Even with the help of assistants, it is amazing to be able to deliver such a large number of manuscripts on a regular basis.

In the case of "Chain Saw Man" with great momentum.

If the importance of quality is neglected because of too much emphasis on speed, resulting in a decline in the popularity and reputation of the work, it is tantamount to a behavior of picking sesame seeds and losing watermelons, and he never wants to see this situation.

Not to mention that the old editor-in-chief still has ardent hopes for this work, hoping to rely on "Chain Saw Man" to achieve a counterattack and reverse the current situation of comic magazine Yusanjia in one fell swoop.

The relationship between the two sides can be said to be both prosperous and both.

Therefore, if he really finds similar signs, then he will immediately stop the follow-up supplement arrangement, so that the other party can focus on quality assurance with peace of mind.

With this in mind, the editor-in-chief Suzuki checked the contents of the 96 pages of the text in his hand, and finally let out a sigh of relief, secretly thinking that the future is terrible.

As always, the style of the manga is very stable, and there is no intention of crudely crafting it for errands.Whether it is literary or martial arts, the performance is stable and consistent.

Editor-in-chief Suzuki couldn't help admiring this, then raised his head and said, "I've finished reading, Mr. Fujimoto."

"What do you think?" Kato Yusuke put down the magazine sample that was much thicker than before, and looked back.

"Well, impeccable." The other party nodded slightly, and then said with a smile.

"At the same time, it also made me sure that, teacher, you are serious about the supplementary publication of your works, and you also have the strength to do this. This is really remarkable."

"No, as long as you are satisfied."

The old editor-in-chief put the manuscript back into the file bag, picked up the thermos again, took a sip of hot tea, and smiled broadly.

Just satisfied?Of course I am satisfied!
After all, he was able to produce so much while ensuring quality. He couldn't be more satisfied with such a diligent and diligent author. No publishing house would reject such a treasure.

In a good mood, he couldn't help but joke.

"To be honest, I didn't really believe that you could have such perseverance, but now, maybe I can look forward to the magazine sales this time, old man~"

Kato Yusuke shook his head, "You are joking, Editor-in-Chief Suzuki, you are still in your prime, and this title does not match you."

"Teacher Fujimoto is good at everything, but he is more modest. The magazine's sales and questionnaire surveys are not deceiving. You brought [-]% of our extra readers. You can be more proud!
Rather, if there is another author like you, I can retire with peace of mind. "

The old editor-in-chief stopped here, and couldn't help but think of the last industry seminar and some unpleasant things that happened at that time, his face became slightly gloomy.

Kato Yusuke saw the change on his face, so he asked, "Is there anything wrong? Editor-in-Chief Suzuki."

"No, I just suddenly thought of a few old jokes, which made the teacher laugh."

The old editor-in-chief thought about it, and told him what happened at the last industry seminar.

The matter is simple to say, in fact, the editor-in-chief Suzuki originally wanted to take advantage of the recent popularity of "Chain Saw Man" to go to the seminar to pretend to be aggressive, and it was indeed successful at the beginning.

Without him even needing to ask, some representatives of the publishing house exaggerated the recent sales volume of the magazine for him, and praised him a lot.

The old editor-in-chief looked humble on the surface, but he was very happy and satisfied in his heart, but in the end, someone refused to let him do what he wanted.

Before he could immerse himself in this emotion for a while, the three old enemies headed by Manga Yusanjia began to run on him with words.

Although they congratulated their editorial department on the surface, their damned arrogant attitude made people feel very uncomfortable. a work.

Although it does mean something like this...but it's still my own business!Our own family can speak our own language, but when is it your turn to outsiders like you to point out the country?
The old editor-in-chief, who was still happy at first, immediately became upset, and immediately started a verbal confrontation with those three old bastards.

It's a pity that he was alone and weak after all, and with the cooperation of the representatives from the three conferences, he still suffered a bit of a loss.

Although this matter did not cause any substantial damage, it still made people feel depressed, and even the joy that was originally touted by those other magazines was gone.

The old editor-in-chief became more and more angry, blushing and thick neck.

Kato Yusuke listened calmly, pondered for a while, and then said: "I probably understand what you mean, but has the sales of "Shounen Undead" dropped recently?"

"No, thanks to you, the current sales are basically maintained at around 60 copies, but the growth has slowed down a bit."

"Slowly, that means it is still rising?"

"That's right!"

"So what's the recent sales volume of other magazines?"

"The two headline works of Kodansha and Shogakukan, the plot of this issue has reached its climax. Although it has not yet been fully counted, the sales volume is expected to be around 100 million copies."

As for Shueisha's "Shounen Jump", because the gap between the two sides is too large, the old editor-in-chief didn't say anything.

Kato Yusuke thought for a while, and said, "I think, editor-in-chief Suzuki, are you too anxious? In fact, as long as the sales of the magazine are still growing, it will be fine."

"I know that too."

The old editor-in-chief smiled wryly and shook his head.

"In the past, I wouldn't have cared about these things, but now...well, probably because of your joining, Sensei, I have a little more hope. I hope that one day Immortal River can become the royal family of manga magazines. "

As if to conceal the true feelings that were revealed at the moment, he started to drink tea from the thermos.

"—if that matters to you."

Kato Yusuke pondered for a moment.

"Although I can't guarantee anything, "The Chainsaw Man" is actually a late-stage work, and the dark lines and worldview of the work have not yet fully developed.

From this aspect, I think the response by then will at least not be worse than it is now. "

"Thank you for your comfort, Mr. Fujimoto."

The old editor-in-chief said in a somewhat apologetic tone: "Sorry, I seem to have added unnecessary pressure to you, I hope you don't mind."

Kato Yusuke first said no, and then continued.

"You don't have to pay too much attention to other people's evaluations. In the end, comics still have to use the content to speak. Being ahead today doesn't mean we will always be ahead."

"In my hometown, there is a saying, 30 years in Hedong and 30 years in Hexi, don't bully the young and poor, maybe you can think about it this way."

The old editor-in-chief couldn't help being startled when he heard this, and then his eyes lit up immediately.

"That's a good word! Teacher Fujimoto!" He clapped his hands and praised him, and his whole body instantly cheered up, feeling a little bit awakened.

——"30 years in Hedong and 30 years in Hexi, don't bully the young and poor!"

As if deeply touched, the old editor-in-chief repeated this sentence silently, and his mind gradually warmed up.

In this way, the two chatted for a while, and Kato Yusuke, who had been unable to wait for Kimura's return, didn't stay any longer, and simply got up and said goodbye.

And until he was sent away, those words still echoed in the mind of the old editor-in-chief.

In order not to let himself forget, he returned to his desk and took out a black notepad from the drawer, and wrote that sentence on the blank page of the front page.

Looking at the golden sentences recorded in the notebook, the old editor-in-chief felt a sense of enthusiasm for a long time, and couldn't help but slapped the table heavily, and recited loudly.

"—30 years in Hedong and 30 years in Hexi, don't bully the young and poor!"

At the moment when the word "poor" has not completely fallen...

"—Excuse me, Master Suzuki..."

The door of the office was suddenly pushed open with a squeak, and Kimura, who was wearing glasses, stepped in and froze in place for an instant.

The old editor-in-chief immediately stopped talking.

The two looked at each other silently.

Familiar embarrassment spread across the room.

After a long time, editor-in-chief Suzuki closed his open mouth, and asked with a dark face, "...Why didn't you knock when you came in?"

The travel-stained Kimura was stunned by this, then swallowed, and swallowed the phrase "knocked over, you didn't hear" in his throat, and then bowed his head.

"Yes! I'm really sorry—!"

"..."

The old editor-in-chief squinted at him silently, feeling a little suspicious about whether he did this on purpose, and then silently put away his notepad.

Become majestic and full again.

……

(End of this chapter)