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Good guy, you still want to find me the resources for the cover, but you even lost your own award.

At this time, it was around 11 o'clock in the evening. Kikuchita said that he still had something to do, so he left early, leaving only Akihara Yuto and Asano Aiko.

Seeing that Yuuto Akihara was very drunk, Aiko Asano smiled and said, "Akihara, you're a little drunk, I'll drive you back to rest."

Although Akihara Hiroto was in a daze, he still tried to wake himself up and asked a question: "Asano, do you know the reason for the award? I heard rumors that it would be awarded to "Footsteps of Search"... "

"It is said that there seems to be a problem with the negotiation with the Hokkaido government." After hearing this, Aiko Asano replied hesitantly.

After all, this is a high-level matter, and she actually doesn't know the situation very well, and only heard the gossip faintly today.

Akihara Yuto nodded and stood up, but when he stood up, he was a little staggered. He saw Asano Aiko approaching and grabbed her hand: "Asano, let's work hard together!"

Asano Aiko was startled, she thought what Akihara Yuto was going to do, but she didn't expect to hear this sentence.

The expression on her face softened, she showed a smile, and held his hand firmly, "Okay, let's work hard together!"

She knew that the other party was drunk, but she still felt emotional from the bottom of her heart. She had known the other party for less than a month, and there was such a big defense in life.

If you haven't met the other person, maybe you still make coffee every day.

She thought about it, and decided to thank Akihara Yuto again, but when she looked up, the other person was sleepy and couldn't even stand upright.

She was angry and funny for a while, but she still supported Akihara Yuto with all her strength, put him in her car, and sent him all the way to the other party's house.

Fortunately, the key was in the other party's pocket, otherwise the door would not have been opened.

After all this was over, Aiko Asano complained in her heart while driving the car towards her home.

She held the steering wheel and looked forward with a smile on her face.

Akihara, the future is still very long, let's work hard together...

[39.Chapter 39 Thriller Writer]

In the next half week, the third issue of "New Novel" began its third reprint, and the sales volume went straight to 7 copies.

According to Asano Aiko's original estimate, the approximate sales volume of the third issue of "New Novel" should be around 6 copies.But she didn't expect that because of the story of "Seven Rooms", many people spontaneously amended it, which caused a further surge in sales, and it was reprinted for the third time.

In fact, in the category of literary books, there are many cases where publications were republished because they were interesting or attracted social attention.For example, Sudo Hideichi, a popular reasoning writer in this world, wrote a book about a serial murderer and a battle of wits with the police.

The novel did not sell well when it first started, and only 2 copies were printed in its first printing.But I didn't expect that after the book was published, similar serial murders really happened in Shikoku, Nankaido.

At that time, Shikoku police received a report that a woman was missing, and the police immediately started a search, but found nothing.But in the following month, five more women disappeared.

This has aroused great concern among the people, and many local ignorant villagers even claimed that they were "hidden by the gods" (disappeared in the world after being hidden by gods and monsters).

Although the police demanded to control the public opinion at the first time, the rumor still got bigger and bigger, especially with the help of the Internet, it spread to other areas of Neon.

At this time, someone discovered that Sudo Hideichi's works described similar plots, and also described the process of "God's Hidden" vividly, which made people tremble.

Although the police later confirmed that these women were killed and buried by a man in the name of "suicide", this work has accumulated a large number of fans through word of mouth because of this "shen hidden" gimmick.

In just two months, it was reprinted many times, and the circulation exceeded 35 copies, which directly shocked the publishing and press circles.

Now, Hiroto Akihara's works have also driven the sales of "New Novel" due to various book review reports and have been reprinted many times.

However, the volume of "New Novel" is there. The first edition is only 4 copies. Even if it is a reprint, the sales driven by it will only be 7 copies.Not to mention comparing with Sudo Hideichi, but comparing with the sales volume of 15 copies of "Tokyo Literature", which is also Mandansha, the sales volume is far behind.

But after all, there are still some achievements. After all, Wannian, who is at the bottom of the industry, has really "glowed up" once, which has also attracted the attention of many media.

Some newspapers and periodicals that have cooperated with Mandansha even gave Akihara Hiroto the title of "the second Sudou Shuichi" and "the genius second only to Sudou Shuichi".

When Akihara Hiroto heard the news from Asano Aiko's phone call, he was very speechless, he was not interested in being the second child.

And he is also amazed at the nickname ability of Neon Media.

In the previous life, because the domestic men’s table tennis team was too strong, the neon media gave them a lot of nicknames, such as the “Imperial Tiger of the Empire” for the player surnamed Zhang, the “Empire Destroyer Dragon” for the player surnamed Ma, and the “Destroyer Dragon” for the player surnamed Xu. The "Imperial Green Python" of the team members.In addition to the sports world, there is also the "beautiful girl who meets once in 4000 years" in the entertainment circle.

He wanted to complain a bit, but didn't know how to start.

Aiko Asano was very excited, and she could hear her excitement through the microphone: "Qiuhara, the Publicity Bureau of the publishing house has already allocated a budget, and "New Novel" can be promoted by about one page every month. "

This is good news, especially in terms of magazine sales, Hiroto Akihara couldn't help laughing and said, "That's really good."

It seems that the reprint of "New Novel" has finally attracted the attention of the superiors, which gave a little sweetness to the editorial department to continue to charge forward.

The two of them continued to chat about a lot of internal issues in the editorial department through the phone, and Akihara Hiroto learned a lot of news.

Matsushima and Hiro tried to get part of the page promotion, but was rejected by Kikuchi Tai; the door association Yuma didn't show up for a while, so I don't know what he is doing; in addition, the cover design of the next few issues has been arranged and will be delivered to an outside design company .

Hiroto Akihara was a little puzzled. Could it be that the publishing house's own editor was doing the editing, so he asked, "Why is it handed over to an outside design company?"

"It seems that it was decided because the editor-in-chief Tata Kikuchi overcame public opinion." Aiko Asano was also not sure, but explained the situation: "He thinks that the style suitable for Akihara's cover should be darker and more thrilling."

Hiroto Akihara was a little speechless when he heard this statement. He thought that the works he wrote were not pure horror, but contained humanity in the darkness.

Besides, even with such a style, wouldn't it be better for the in-house editor to do it?Anyway, if you are not satisfied, you can modify it.

He thought about it, and gave up this consideration. After all, these matters of the magazine are decided by the editor-in-chief. As an author, although he has the right to make suggestions, he should not interfere too much.

After talking here, almost half an hour passed, and the two ended the call after saying goodbye.

Hiroto Akihara returned upstairs, and began to flip through a large pile of newspapers, ready to take a closer look.

At present, because of the reprint of "New Novel", many small and medium-sized newspapers have paid attention to it.For example, the "Tokyo Mainichi Shimbun" written by Yashiro Toshihiro highly praised "Seven Rooms", which wrote:

"In this work, Mr. Akihara did not want readers to pay too much attention to the murderer and his identity. For this purpose, he constructed "seven rooms", which have almost no difference in appearance. Iron gates and a small ditch running through them."

"The protagonist was locked in such a secret room unprepared, and the truth that he used various methods to find out was even more suffocating - he can only live for 7 days..."

Another full half of the page was accompanied by a slightly gloomy photo of the room.

After reading it, Hiroto Akihara nodded involuntarily. The other party was indeed a capable book reviewer, and the points he pointed out were just right, leaving readers with deep suspense.

Satisfied, he was about to get up and go out for dinner, but when he put down the newspaper, he glanced at it and was caught by another book review.

"Yuto Akihara, a horror writer?"

A little curious, he picked up the newspaper and read it from top to bottom.

"From the beginning of "Little Decoration and Yoko" to the later "Seven Rooms", it can be seen that the author is good at writing a weak or effective outline of the horror atmosphere. But it is curious why the writer can write such a article?"

"In the interview with the staff of the publishing house, I learned that Mr. Qiuyuan grew up in the orphanage, but what happened to him in the orphanage? I am a little curious, but from this style of writing, it is not difficult for us to guess .”

As he looked at it, he felt more and more that something was wrong, because the book reviewer made it clear that there was only one meaning - Hiroto Akihara's misfortune when he was a child became psychologically distorted, so he wrote such an article...

He was even more speechless.