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Akihara Hiroto hurriedly shied away, but was pushed to sit on the seat, and could only show a helpless wry smile for a while.

Kikuchi showed a satisfied smile and signaled Asano Aiko to call the waiter.

For today's meal, we must make good contact with each other!

[38.Chapter 38 Golden Reward expected? ]

Kikuchita intends to further build a good relationship with Akihara Hiroto.

After all, the three short stories serialized by Hiroto Akihara have actually doubled the magazine's sales, which can be called a monster.

Because of the huge increase in sales, he was a little elated to attend the departmental meeting recently. Many tasks that were very difficult to coordinate are now easy to deal with.

This made him regret that he didn't pay more attention when he met Akihara Yuto.

If time could be turned back, not only would he defy all opinions and arrange the cover for him, but he would even tilt the publicity budget in the past.

Now I can only remedy it as much as possible, and see if I can get closer.

Akihara Yuto didn't know Kikuchita's thoughts, but he didn't intend to reject the other party's kindness.

From the perspective of future benefits, whether it is the release of his own follow-up works or Asano Aiko's career promotion, it is inseparable from the help of the other party.

With the same intention of making friends with each other, the two became polite.

At this moment, the waiter brought the appetizers. Hiroto Akihara took a look and found that it seemed to be banquet dishes.

Banquet cuisine is a common banquet cuisine in wedding banquets and receptions. It is said that it originated from the feasts enjoyed by haiku poets after holding poetry meetings. It is a banquet cuisine centered on wine, which is completely different from kaiseki cuisine from tea parties.

The general meal order is to serve food such as appetizers, stewed dishes, sashimi, and barbecue first, and rice and soup at the end.

He was a little surprised. Such a meal seemed to cost a lot of money, and it was possible to pay him for two manuscripts, which should have exceeded the reimbursement standard of the publishing house.

It seems that the editor-in-chief Kikuchi is going to bleed a lot.

Kikuchi said with a smile: "Mr. Akihara, you're welcome, let's talk while eating."

Hiroto Akihara nodded, feeling that it was someone else's kindness after all, so he calmed down and began to taste it.

He took a few bites and found that the taste was indeed much better than that of ordinary izakayas, and the ingredients were even more delicious.

But if the price is what he thinks, he would rather go to an ordinary izakaya.

Forget it, let's eat first...

The three of them ate without stopping to talk.

Kikuchi praised Hiroto Akihara very well, praised his manuscript very much, and hoped that he could write better and better in the future.

Asano Aiko politely added a suffix because her boss was at the side, calling her "Ms. Akihara".

Hiroto Akihara naturally understood what the other party meant, and said that he would take good care of his future manuscript writing work, and decided not to relax himself because of this small achievement at present.

At the same time, he continued to help Asano Aiko to claim credit, indicating that she was of great help in his writing process.

When Asano Aiko heard these words, she felt even more grateful to Akihara.

Kikuchita nodded even more, expressing that he understood very well.

After eating for a full hour and a half, Hiroto Akihara felt that he drank too much.

He said hello, then got up and went to the toilet, but he unexpectedly ran into an acquaintance - the door assistant Youzhen.

It was actually not two days since the last meeting, but he found that the spirit of the other party seemed to be more than a bit off,

The beard is sloppy, the complexion is pale, and the clothes on his body are even more stained. It looks like he has encountered some setbacks, and he has a decadent temperament.

The door assistant Youzhen also saw him at this time, and was taken aback for a while, although he looked a little drunk, but immediately straightened up, looked at him pretending to be disdainful, and walked away quickly with a "hum".

Hiroto Akihara was a little strange. After all, even without the cover position and the top column, the other party's articles were still ranked first.

And didn't it mean that "Footsteps of Search" can be filmed and won a gold award?

What's there to be upset about?

He couldn't figure out the situation for a while, so he turned his head and didn't think about it anymore. The other party and himself can be regarded as enemies now, and he wished that the other party's luck would be worse.

He let go of his concerns, returned to the previous room, and continued to drink with Kikuchita and Asano Aiko.

……

I ate this meal for more than an hour. I didn’t eat much food. Instead, I kept drinking, which perfectly corresponded to the theme of the banquet cuisine-drinking.

To be honest, he felt a little dizzy.

However, this drink has achieved the desired effect.

Akihara Hiroto and Kikuchita not only talked about various aspects of work, but also enhanced their relationship with each other.

He also got the guarantee he wanted, and he will receive the greatest attention from the editorial department in the future.

Seeing that Yuuto Akihara was satisfied, Kikuchi heaved a sigh of relief. He was really worried that Yuuto Akihara would quit.

After all, although the other party didn't win the prize, they have already proved their strength through sales. It is impossible for other literary magazines to remain indifferent.

Moreover, the conditions offered by other magazines will never be lower than that of "New Novel". After all, "New Novel" has very limited resources, and even the manuscript fee cannot be raised casually.

Seeing that Yuuto Akihara was a little drunk, Kikuchi stopped persuading him to drink, coughed lightly, and said in a "kindly" tone: "Teacher Akihara, I would like to congratulate you here."

Akihara Yuto was a little dazed, but he still hadn't lost his mind. He asked in confusion, "Chief Editor Kikuchi, is there anything worthy of congratulations?"

"Mr. Akihara, we are going to send your serialized works to participate in the Mandansha Literary Award."

Kikuchi paused for a moment, and said in a tone of affirmation: "There is a high probability that you will be awarded the Gold Award."

When Akihara Yuto heard the news, he was immediately excited, and most of his drunkenness disappeared. After all, wasn't that what he was worried about before! ?

He subconsciously looked at Asano Aiko, and found that she nodded with a smile, suspecting that the other party already knew the news.

Seeing that Hiroto Akihara was much more energetic, Kikuchi said with a smile, "We just decided on this matter this morning, so please, Mr. Akihara, please keep it a secret. After all, the final decision will be made by the jury."

Hiroto Akihara nodded to show that he understood that this kind of awards involves unspoken rules, and if there is too much trouble, it will undoubtedly make people hate.

If it affects your own awards, it will undoubtedly be worth the loss.

Now that the matter has come to this point, he also knows the reason why the door association Youzhen lost his composure just now.

Conventionally speaking, "New Novel" can only win one gold award. If this award is given to him, then Men Xie Youzhen will definitely miss out.

He was in a good mood, and took two more sips of wine regardless of his drunkenness.