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It seems that many of the readers brought in by the little boy incident last time were converted into fans of "New Novel".

Aiko Asano said with emotion: "Although the estimated data of the statistics department has not been submitted to the editorial department, it should not be a big problem if it exceeds [-] volumes."

In fact, she herself was very surprised.

Before July, that is, before Hiroto Akihara's manuscript was published, the sales volume of "New Novel" was always at the bottom among several publishing houses.

Sales hovered between [-] and [-], and even showed a downward trend.

So if the sales volume during that period can exceed [-], the entire editorial department will breathe a sigh of relief.

Unexpectedly, after publishing Hiroto Akihara's article, the sales of each issue of "New Novel" increased at an incredible rate.

The first issue sold about [-] copies, the second issue sold [-] copies, and now the third issue is expected to sell [-] copies. The rate is astonishing, and the colleagues in the statistics department couldn't help being surprised.

So far, everyone in the editorial department is full of energy.

Not only did everyone keep pushing their contracted authors, but some even took the initiative to take over the work of receiving manuscripts on duty—trying to discover a genius like Hiroto Akihara.

Editor-in-Chief Tai Kikuchi even made a plan for the first edition of [-] copies, and is going to submit it to the superior for review.

From the current point of view, the possibility of passing is very high!

And because of the soaring sales, Asano Aiko felt that everyone's attitude towards her was different.

At work, colleagues greeted her one after another, and many of them still had smiles on their faces.

The chores she was responsible for, such as serving coffee and tea, were all assigned to other male colleagues.

Even her own work, such as submitting plans and so on, progressed inexplicably smoothly.

"Akihara, thank you!"

Asano Aiko spoke through the microphone, but her thanks were very sincere.

If it wasn't for Hiroto Akihara's help, she would have to wait until the Year of the Monkey if she wanted to change her status as a marginal person in the editorial department.

How could I have imagined that it was so fast, it was really like a dream...

Akihara Hiroto heard Asano Aiko's gratitude, but he didn't accept it, but responded: "Asano, you deserve all of this."

If the other party hadn't dug himself out of the rejected manuscripts back then, he would have been reduced to the streets now, and could only find opportunities while working part-time.

Where would it be like now, where I could carry on my writing career safely and steadily.

Although my qualifications and reputation are still far behind those of the more influential older generation of writers, but for the new generation, I can already be regarded as among the best.

Seeing that Hiroto Akihara didn't appreciate it, Aiko Asano was more grateful to him in her heart.

She is ready to continue to do her job well and help him fight for more interests within her duties.

She was about to end the call when she suddenly remembered something, so she continued: "Akihara, did you know that your work is also very popular in Yokohama, with more than 1000 copies sold."

Although this number is small, because "New Novel" does not have many sales outlets in Yokohama, the previous sales volume was only a hundred copies.

Hiroto Akihara was a little confused. He remembered that the main market of "New Novel" was in Tokyo, and wondered if the editorial department had done promotion in Yokohama.

Aiko Asano explained further.

She said that sales mainly come from bookstores near Yokohama National University. Many students seem to know Akihara Hiroto's works because of a bbs on campus.

Hiroto Akihara vaguely guessed whether it was the credit for the "Reasoning Taxi" that he posted on the Internet at the beginning, and planned to find some time to read it again.

But what is the account number?

A thousand thorns?A piece of Onodera?Kirisaki Wanlihua?

Forget it doesn't matter, the big deal is to register a new one, let's call it Yucheng Shino.

Aiko Asano didn't hear the other party's reply for a long time. She guessed that the other party might have thought of something, but she didn't intend to explore it, and continued talking on her own.

"By the way, Akihara, are you free tonight?"

"Are you going to discuss work?" Akihara Hiroto was a little puzzled.

But after he finished writing the script, he had a lot more time.

"No, it's the editor-in-chief who wants to invite you to dinner, and I'll go there too."

Hiroto Akihara suddenly realized that it seemed that the editor-in-chief Kikuchi saw that his grades had improved, so he came to connect with him.

However, the way to connect with each other seems to be the same everywhere, eating, drinking and drinking.

He also understands the importance of sophistication. If he shirks it, the other party will inevitably be suspicious and jump to other magazines.

Forget it, let's go to this kind of entertainment.

Thinking of this, Hiroto Akihara said with a smile: "It's completely free, tell me the time and place, and I'll go there by myself."

Aiko Asano originally wanted to drive over to pick him up, but seeing Hiroto Akihara's insistence, he had to give up.

She picked up a post-it note, glanced at it and read it out: "At 7:3 p.m., at the 'Asakusa' restaurant in Kasuga [-]-chome, Bunkyo-ku."

"Understood, I will definitely arrive on time."

After saying this, Hiroto Akihara took the initiative to end the call.

Well, let's see what to wear today, shall we?

Don't wear too simple for this kind of formal dinner.

……

At 6:50 in the evening, Hiroto Akihara arrived at the Asakusa restaurant Aiko Asano mentioned earlier.

When he arrived at the bus station, he found that there was no direct access, so he had to take a taxi. The expensive one made him feel a little distressed, and regretted not letting Aiko Asano come to pick him up.

There is no way, he moved and donated money, and now there is not much money in his trouser pocket.

Moreover, he was paid a fixed remuneration, even if the sales doubled, it would not matter to him a penny, it should be how much or how much.

He walked to the door of the restaurant, looked up at the lantern hanging at the door, stopped, took care of himself, made sure that there was no problem with his appearance, and then walked in seriously.

A maid in kimono took the initiative to greet him, and after greeting him, led him to a box.

Kikuchi Tata and Asano Aiko were already waiting, and when they saw him, they took the initiative to greet him.

Kikuchita's attitude was very kind, he seemed to be a different person from before, and he was placed in the main position - the position farthest from the direction of the door.