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Hiroto Akihara deliberately refused, but he also knew the importance of "reading the air", so he could only pretend nothing happened, but subconsciously moved his butt a little farther away.

The new female publicist's face froze, and immediately showed a "pure" smiling face, as if nothing had happened.

Hiroto Akihara didn't care about her thoughts, and planned to get straight to the point.

He coughed lightly, looked at Imamura Yuto who had just finished ordering wine, and asked directly: "Imamura-san, tell me now, what you wanted to tell me before."

Imamura Yuto didn't expect Akihara Hiroto to be so confused, he shrugged helplessly, and started talking: "Akihara-san, how much do you know about Mandansha's literature awards?"

"Generally understood."

"Then do you know the selection rules?"

Hiroto Akihara was a little puzzled when he heard this: "Isn't it just whoever's article is excellent and popular?"

Imamura Yuto's expression became a little playful, "Akihara-san, you are so naive, if only it were that simple. You must know that the judges are all human, as long as they are human, they have to be influenced by the interests and relationships behind them. "

He took the wine offered by the young woman next to him, took a sip, and said to himself: "Although I am also a newcomer, there are elders in this circle in my family who more or less know a lot about the inside story. How about it, Let me tell you briefly."

Akihara Hiroto saw that the other party's expression was a little more serious, so he listened seriously.

"Mantansha's literature award is a big cake. Due to the gap in sales, this cake is mainly distributed to "Tokyo Literature and Art", and secondly to "New Novel". However, the cutting method of this cake is also very particular, often based on The meaning of the upper level decides, sometimes a little more, sometimes a little less."

After finishing the overview, Imamura Yuto said with emotion: "But this year is different."

"What's the difference?"

"The person who cuts the cake thinks differently."

Seeing that Akihara Hiroto didn't understand what he meant, Imamura Yuto smiled, then put his arms around the shoulder of the female companion next to him and said, "Akihara-san, you should have read "The Footsteps of Searching", right?"

Hiroto Akihara nodded, after all, it was in the same magazine, of course he had been reading it all the time.

Imamura Yuto showed an inexplicable expression, "What do you think of this article?"

Although Akihara Hiroto didn't want to speak ill of others, he still told the truth: "To be honest, I feel ordinary, and there is nothing that attracts me."

Imamura Yuto laughed and poured himself a glass of wine: "Akihara-san, you are really too young. Didn't you find that the scenes in it are very suitable for adaptation into film and television dramas? And the depictions are all from Hokkaido?"

He took a sip of his wine and continued to speak: "Mandansha has been trying to expand its business in other markets in recent years, and for this reason it really wants to deal with the local government. And "The Footsteps of Search" just describes the customs of Hokkaido , you say this is not a coincidence?"

Akihara Hiroto pondered for a while, still puzzled: "But what does this have to do with the Mantansha Literature Award?"

Yuuto Imamura shook his head, and further analyzed to him: "Akihara-san, these are all benefits! Mandansha wants to establish a good relationship with Hokkaido, so "Looking for Footsteps" is undoubtedly a bargaining chip, whether it is a booklet or a book. Making it into a film and television drama can increase the local popularity and bring a certain amount of traffic to the tourism industry. And these benefits can be counted as the political achievements of those local politicians."

After listening to the analysis, Akihara Hiroto's heart sank involuntarily, and his brows furrowed even more.

If this is the case, then the publishing house must at least give "Footsteps of Search" a gold award to improve its net worth.

In other words, unless his work can bring higher benefits to the publishing house, it will be difficult to compete with him in terms of awards.

Seeing Hiroto Akihara's serious expression, Imamura Yuto could only comfort him: "Akihara-san, actually, you don't need to care too much about awards. After all, you are still young, and you will have them after a few more years."

He joked again: "Of course, if you can push the circulation of "New Novel" to exceed that of "Tokyo Literature" by yourself, then your editor-in-chief will kneel down and ask for a gold reward for you. No, sir Rewards are possible!"

Akihara Hiroto heard that this was a joke, and gave the other party a blank look, but he knew that this was the other party's way of comforting himself. Although "New Novel" has been reprinted, its sales volume is still significantly higher than that of "Tokyo Literature" The gap is not something he can pull in a short period of time with a few works.

But give him a little more time, maybe.

It's just that when he thinks that Asano Aiko has been working hard for his works to win awards, he can't help but feel a little sad.

At this moment, the club's mother Sang came over with a man she didn't know...

[32.Chapter 32 A pass of insults]

Mother Sang brought the man over, bowed and left.The latter stepped forward and greeted him with a very familiar expression.

"Akihara-san, how does it feel to be famous?"

Akihara Yuto was a little puzzled, he didn't remember that he knew this person, so he subconsciously looked at him.

This person's appearance is a bit ugly, with a pair of extra small eyes, but his eyes look very sharp. He is of average height, about 1.7 meters, and has a relatively thin figure.But the economic situation should be good, not only with a famous watch, even the suit is handmade.

At this time, Imamura Yuto seemed to recognize the other party, he stood up and bowed politely: "Senior Men Association, good evening."

Hiroto Akihara was a little surprised, he was still discussing his works just now, and now he actually saw him.He immediately reacted, stood up and bowed to pay tribute—although both he and the other party were signed writers of "New Novel", the other party was after all a senior who had written for many years.

Seeing that he was slow to stand up, Menxie Youzhen seemed a little "dissatisfied", snorted lightly, and said in a contemptuous tone: "Akihara-san seems to have a problem with me?!"

Akihara Hiroto heard the other party's ill intentions, subconsciously frowned, and when he was about to reply, Imamura Yuto immediately came up to be sloppy: "Senior door association, please forgive me, Akihara-san and I had a drink today Jiu, I didn't recognize you just now."

The door assistant Youzhen narrowed his eyes, stared at Akihara Yuto closely, and said in a condescending tone: "Then Akihara-san should be very polite to seniors, right?"

Hiroto Akihara was getting a little impatient, he felt that he had encountered a psychopath, and if he opened and closed his mouth, it belonged to the senior and junior, and was about to refute it, but Yuto Imamura secretly tugged at his sleeve corner.

He was wondering about Imamura Yuuto's intentions, but the latter took the initiative to smile and said to the sect association Yuma: "Senior sect association, Akihara-san of course knows etiquette very well."

After saying this, Imamura Yuto signaled the female companion next to him to get a wine glass, and then continued to say to the door association Yuma: "Senior door association, since we met here by chance, why don't we sit down and have a drink together."

He wanted to ease the atmosphere, but the door assistant Yuzhen didn't show any appreciation, and his expression was still arrogant, "You don't need to drink, Akihara-san, I came to see you this time for a business."

Akihara Hiroto felt that he could no longer pretend to be deaf and dumb, but he didn't spoil Imamura Yuuto's kindness, so he pretended to respond politely: "Senior door association, what advice can I ask for?"

The attitude of the door association Youzhen seems to be a little better, but the tone is still serious, "Please tell your editor in charge, let her give up the position of the cover."

Akihara Hiroto was stunned, he didn't expect the other party to make this unreasonable request, it was as unreasonable as pointing at someone while driving and saying that this road is his own.

Yuuto Imamura immediately reacted, and he also saw that the teacher of the Men's Association was here to provoke troubles, and tried to be sloppy: "Seniors of the Men's Association, I'm here to drink tonight, not to talk about work..."

Menxie Youzhen glanced at him, and said in a blunt tone: "Imura-san, or Imamura-sensei, it's an internal matter of our "New Novels" editorial department, please don't interfere."

Seeing that Imamura Yuto was speechless, Menki Yuma continued to talk to Akihara Yuto: "Akihara-san, since you know the rules of seniors and juniors, as a newcomer, you should be honest and don't always think about what you shouldn't want. .”

He said this without any ambiguity. Today, the editor in charge of Matsushima told him that the cover position of the next few issues will be given up to Akihara Hiroto's work.

He questioned at that time, why should he let him make way for a brat, how many years he debuted, and how much contribution he made to "New Novel". To this end.

He just looked at Hiroto Akihara, took out a cigarette case from his pocket, lit a cigarette, took a deep breath, and exhaled a layer of gauze-like smoke.

Akihara Hiroto felt that the smoke from the other party was blowing on his face, and his heart became more and more unhappy.

But what made him even more incomprehensible was the shameless request of the other party.

As a writer, shouldn't you use the pen in your hand to win everything worthwhile for yourself?

But Youzhen, the Menxie, tried to rely on his senior status to make others give up his own interests. What is this, brain damage?

Whether it's the cover or the promotion, it's all the result of the joint efforts of himself and Asano Aiko, and it's not something that can be easily obtained.

Thinking about it from another angle, if he wants to give up the cover, how will he face Aiko Asano whom he is trying to repay!