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In fact, according to the regulations, if a newcomer wants to get the recommended position on the cover, he must get the top three in the readers' feedback, but he has read the article by Hiroto Akihara, and he feels that the aspect of human nature is amazing.

Although Hiroto Akihara was a little surprised, he was not very excited. Out of confidence in the work, he felt that it was only a matter of time before the cover appeared, but he expressed his gratitude "excitedly".

Then, he decided to ask himself a doubt.

"Editor Kikuchi, I don't know if you know that my manuscript was originally submitted to "Tokyo Literature". So I would like to ask, where did Editor Asano see my manuscript?"

Kikuchita was a little surprised. He thought that Asano Aiko had explained the reason to the other party long ago, but he didn't expect Akihara Hiroto to have been ignorant. Thinking of Takei Kohei's performance outside the editor's room just now, he thought it would be better to reveal it a little tactfully.

"Mr. Akihara, I don't know the specific situation very well, but there are clear regulations within the publishing house. If the editorial department of one of the magazines does not reject the manuscript, then other editorial departments are absolutely not allowed to accept it."

He took a sip of tea from his cup and continued, "Asano has a friend at the same time who is the editor of "Tokyo Literature", and he often entrusts Asano to reject manuscripts."

Hiroto Akihara frowned involuntarily. He thought about Takei Kohei's performance on the day of submission, and continued to ask: "Editor Takei, do you have a lot of work and seem to be busy at night?"

Kikuchi sneered, and said in a tone that men can understand: "It's really busy, busy drinking with writers in clubs in Ginza every day."

Akihara Hiroto's complexion did not change, but his heart sank. He had roughly analyzed the cause and effect.

Kohei Takei probably went directly to the club to have a good time that day, and didn't read the manuscript he left at all, and Aiko Asano also got his rejected manuscript by chance.

Coming to this conclusion, he wished to punch Takei Kohei twice in the face, but knowing that this was unrealistic, he could only make a note in his heart first. In addition, his kindness to Aiko Asano became more and more Grateful, secretly made a decision.

Seeing Akihara Hiroto's serious expression, Kikuchi was a little confused.

However, he has achieved his goal today, and he will not say anything more. Hiroto Akihara is just a newcomer writer, and he has already fulfilled the responsibility of the editor-in-chief by being able to talk so much.

The two chatted for another 10 minutes, and Akihara Yuto saw that it was almost time, so he got up to leave, and Kikuchi Tai also got up to see him off.

After walking a few steps, Kikuchita slapped his head, as if he remembered something.

"Mr. Akihara, you haven't visited the publishing house yet, have you?"

He followed him to the door and said loudly to Asano Aiko who was proofreading the manuscript: "Asano, take Akihara-sensei to visit the publishing house."

After Asano Aiko heard it, she immediately put down her work and walked over.

Akihara Hiroto also nodded his thanks, and said goodbye to Kikuchi too politely.

The rest is the time between him and Asano Aiko...

How should I express my thanks?

[9.Chapter 9 Repaying Gratitude]

Hiroto Akihara followed Aiko Asano to visit the interior of the building, and along the way, he could see staff members in a hurry from time to time.

Asano Aiko introduced while walking, which gave Akihara Hiroto a deeper understanding of the organizational structure of Mandansha.

He felt more and more that this was a giant structure like an ant's nest, with an extremely strict organizational structure.

The building they are in now has 23 floors, the top three floors are the president's office and the General Affairs Bureau, where important meetings are held, and it is the decision-making center of the entire publishing house.

From top to bottom, the other floors can be divided into four major departments: Editorial Bureau, Public Relations Bureau, Printing Quality Bureau and Publishing Bureau.

The editorial bureau is the core business department of the publishing house, mainly responsible for book topic selection and publishing. According to the business type, it can be divided into books and magazines.

In the category of magazines, comic magazines have the highest status, with a weekly circulation of more than 240 million copies, followed by fashion magazines, with a weekly circulation of more than 40 copies, and finally literary magazines, with a weekly circulation of only 20 copies. Thousands of volumes.

Work in the other three sectors is also important.

The business of the Public Relations Bureau is to publicize and promote books. It is mainly responsible for public relations work such as placing advertisements and holding book signings.The business of the printing department is book printing, and it is mainly responsible for dealing with plate-making factories and printing factories.The business of the distribution bureau is book distribution, which is responsible for negotiating with distributors and sending books to the national market.

Take a magazine as an example. Usually, the editorial bureau plans and selects the topics and drafts for review, and then it is handed over to the printing bureau for printing and publishing, and finally sold to bookstores across the country by the publishing bureau.During the sales process, the Public Relations Bureau is responsible for the exposure throughout the entire process to ensure that the magazine can sell well.

Akihara Hiroto couldn't help but sigh with emotion, no wonder Takei Kohei dared to speak nonsense.

The circulation of "New Novel" is less than 3 copies, which is completely at the bottom of the food chain of the entire publishing house. It is not surprising that the department is abolished due to the suspension of publication one day.

It's no wonder that "New Novel" has a serious brain drain. After all, if it really stops publishing, it will undoubtedly be a major blow to the writers who are serializing, and they will still stay in the category of their entire careers, even if they go in the future. For other magazines, it is not ruled out that people will point fingers.

"Look, the magazine that guy serialized before has ceased publication, what a pity..."

Although Hiroto Akihara slandered in his heart, he didn't show it. Instead, he and Aiko Asano took the elevator to the 14th floor.

When they reached the door of a large office, Asano Aiko pointed inside and gestured.

"This room is specially arranged for writers to catch up on manuscripts, and Akihara-san can use it anytime if necessary."

Following the direction she pointed, Hiroto Akihara looked over, and saw that the inside was divided into dozens of grids of different sizes, and in each grid, there were desks, pens and paper.Many people are sitting at the table, writing hard.

He thinks it's a good place to write, at least he won't be bothered by the "special noise" of the neighbors, so he nods.

Aiko Asano was relieved to see Hiroto Akihara satisfied, she thought about it, and added.

"If Akihara-san needs a very quiet working environment, you can also find me on the 16th floor, and I can arrange a separate meeting room."

In the previous conversation in the coffee shop, she guessed that the living environment of Akihara-san was relatively poor, which meant that his writing work might be troubled.

If the manuscript cannot be produced by the deadline, it will undoubtedly be a very serious dereliction of duty for her.

In fact, in order to help writers write manuscripts more smoothly, the publishing house actually provides funds and can arrange for writers to stay in hotels or hot spring hotels.

However, this kind of treatment is only for popular writers with a certain status, and Hiroto Akihara has not yet reached this standard.

After visiting here, it was almost lunch time, and many staff members came out of the office, making the corridors noisy.Asano Aiko saw that the time was almost up, so she took Akihara Hiroto to the lobby on the first floor, and was about to send the latter away.

When she was about to reach the glass revolving door, Asano Aiko suddenly stopped, a little hesitant to speak.

She was a little surprised when she saw Hiroto Akihara, paused, and then said with a smile: "Akihara-san...how about I call you Teacher Akihara."

As a writer who is about to debut, Hiroto Akihara is worthy of this title. As an editor, she should respect the other party a little more, otherwise, if the other party feels dissatisfied and jumps to another magazine...

Hearing these words, Akihara Yuto was a little surprised, he didn't expect Asano Aiko to be so polite.

Although her name was correct, he didn't want to make it so awkward, so he waved his hand.

"Miss Asano, if you call me that, will I call you Editor Asano in the future?"

Having said that, his expression turned serious, "No matter what, please continue to call me Akihara in the future."

Asano Aiko thought for a while but didn't insist, she was about to say something when Akihara Hiroto took two steps closer and bowed deeply.

"Miss Asano, if you hadn't accepted my manuscript before, I would have encountered great trouble, and I will never forget this."

The kindness owed must be repaid. This is the basic principle of being a human being. Since Asano Aiko has kindness to him, he cannot forget his duty.

This is also the code of conduct he set for himself, no matter before or after time-traveling.