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"Really, that's a pity." After hearing this answer, Satake Maki showed a regretful expression, "Senior Satake is so beautiful, I thought Mr. Akihara must have pursued you."

She said regret on her mouth, but she was very happy in her heart.

Satake, you still have a chance, don't give up!

……

On the other side, Hiroto Akihara bid farewell to the three presidents of Kawai and left the Mystery Writers Association.

Just now, he was informed of the process of joining the association - submit a series of relevant materials by mail, and stamp his private seal.

As for the rest of the review work, the association will be arranged by Chairman Hehe.

Hiroto Akihara walked to the tram stop, took the tram, and after a journey of about 40 minutes, he returned to Chiyoda District and walked towards his home.

While watching the slanting sunset, he continued to think about the problem.

What is the theme of your next article?

Character or society?Neon or Europe and America?

Akihara Hiroto thought about it, and decided not to limit himself too much.

According to Chairman Hehe, he is considered to have joined the moderate faction in the Benge faction, but this faction's view of reasoning is based on the premise of storytelling.

Therefore, there is no need to give up the basics and pursue the last, and blindly pursue whether it is the original character or the society.

Having said that, what exactly should I write?

When he was thinking, he found that he had unknowingly walked to the door of his house, but standing at the door was an acquaintance whom he hadn't seen for a long time—the editor of "April Youth" Hideki Awazu.

After seeing Hiroto Akihara, Hideki Awazu said pleasantly, "Good evening, Mr. Akihara."

"What's the matter?" Akihara Yuto was a little puzzled, but the tone of his answer was very blunt.

In fact, he did have reasons for being rude.

When I met Hideki Awazu for the first time, the other party wanted to dig himself from "New" to "April Youth".

When I saw Hideki Awazu for the second time, the other party wanted to trick him into signing a long-term contract to work on "April Youth".

Therefore, Akihara Hiroto didn't have a good impression of him.

Awazu Hideki didn't show any impatience when he heard Akihara Hiroto's rude words.

In his opinion, Hiroto Akihara is a "ruthless person" who forcibly resisted Mantansha's ban and caused Mantansha a big loss.

So after seeing Hiroto Akihara, Hideki Awazu immediately bowed and explained his intention of coming in a very sincere tone, "Mr. Akihara, I hope you can help "April Youth"!"

Hiroto Akihara raised his eyebrows, feeling a little confused for a moment.

He thought about it, and felt that it was too early to ask Asano Aiko for dinner, so he opened the gate of the courtyard and motioned for Awazu Hideki to come to his house for a brief talk.

Awazu Hideki nodded, followed Akihara Yuto, walked to the second floor after changing shoes at the entrance, and sat on the tatami behind the low table under Akihara Yuto's arrangement.

Akihara Yuto poured two cups of tea and put them on the table, then sat down cross-legged.

"Editor Awazu, you told me some information about Takei Kohei's attack on me earlier, which is barely a favor. But I remember, you seem to want me to sign a seven-year exclusive contract again?"

Hiroto Akihara's words, on the surface, are talking about favors, but in fact, they mean that the value of favors is limited.

After all, such a seven-year exclusive contract is undoubtedly a very arbitrary clause!

So in his opinion, as long as the editor Awazu didn't know how to make an excessive request, he would just throw him out.

Awazu Hideki smiled awkwardly.

"Mr. Qiuyuan, I hope that you can publish a serial in "April Youth", but I won't let you work in vain. As for the remuneration, you can first put forward your own opinions, and I will report to my superiors .”

Akihara Hiroto was a little puzzled when he heard this sentence, and asked, "Is there any problem with "April Youth"?"

In addition, he really couldn't think of a reason for "April Youth" to come to him to write a manuscript. After all, the relationship between him and Hideki Awazu is quite awkward.

And if you want to write by yourself, the manuscript fee must not be too low.

Awazu Hideki nodded, and then continued: "Judging from the recent sales, the sales of "April Youth" are getting lower and lower, and the weekly sales have fallen below 7 copies. If this continues, it may fall out of the top five. the ranks of the literary periodicals."

He sighed, "In fact, the board of directors of the teaching center is already very dissatisfied with our performance. Some senior officials even proposed to change "April Youth" from a weekly magazine to a bimonthly magazine, and even change the title of the magazine."

Hearing this content, Akihara Hiroto was a little surprised, and even showed pity in his eyes.

If this is the case, then "April Youth" is really miserable enough. Whether it becomes a semi-weekly or changes its title, it is undoubtedly a great shame for a magazine.

At this point, it is estimated that this editor Awazu will have a lot of troubles, maybe he will be transferred to other departments.

Having said that, why did the sales of "April Youth" drop so much?

Hiroto Akihara was a little confused, so he asked Hideki Awazu his own question.

Awazu Hideki smiled wryly: "This matter has a lot to do with Mr. Akihara Hiroto."

Hiroto Akihara was even more puzzled.

What does this have to do with me?

But hearing what Awazu Hideki said, Akihara Hiroto was unavoidably surprised...

[Chapter 165.164 This is an arms race]

Awazu Hideki smiled wryly while telling the ins and outs of everything.

After listening to the whole thing, Hiroto Akihara was surprised to find that this incident had something to do with him.

During this period, Mandansha's "Tokyo Literature" and "New" were greatly affected by the turmoil caused by the Burakumin incident, and sales fell by [-]% compared to before.

However, due to timely public relations and a good attitude, Mantanshe quickly resolved the storm.Moreover, the management and investment in related literary periodicals have been increased.

In addition to the changes in personnel, a huge amount of money was also invested, and the promotion of the advertisements on the page was increased.

He even recruited a group of contract writers from other publishing houses on the condition of increasing the manuscript fee.

This also made the sales of "Tokyo Literature" begin to return to the previous level, and there is even a faint possibility of going further.

Facing the challenge of Mantanshe, the literary periodicals of the other three major publishing houses have naturally started an "arms race", increasing publicity one after another, and increasing the corresponding manuscript fees.

However, the platform of magazines is mostly only suitable for new writers and young and middle-aged writers, and some veteran writers still prefer to publish single volumes directly.

This also makes the "poaching action" of the four publishing houses more applicable to the four major publishing houses.