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In addition, some bookstores and distributors who did not purchase "New Novel" may also bring in a batch of stocks to see the effect of the release.

But how effective the sales increase of this issue of "New Novel" will be depends on the extent of TV Tokyo's influence.

Either way, this is good news to celebrate!

Thinking of this, his mood improved a lot, and he joked with Asano Aiko for a while before hanging up the phone.

Now that we're done talking, we can go for a run.

By the way, how many meters should I run on the first day?How about running 3 kilometers first?

……

As the five core TV stations of Neon, TV TOKYO covers more than 2000 million households in the entire Tokyo area.Even very brief morning news is watched by at least millions of households.

So when Hiroto Akihara was panting and running along the street, Mandansha's distribution bureau was already busy.

Almost every 10 minutes, a phone call comes in with the same content: "Bancheng Bookstore has newly ordered 50 copies of "New Novel"", "Ueno Bookstore's "New Novel" is sold out and requires replenishment", "Long Ze dealers hope to arrange priority delivery."

A man with glasses in a loose suit put down the phone and said to himself: "Didn't you say that the sales of this issue are not good? Why are they still selling so well?"

He didn't see the news released by TV Tokyo this morning, so he really didn't understand the current situation.

As an old employee of the publishing department, he has worked in Mantansha Publishing Bureau for almost 13 years.In these years of work, it is rare to see a work that has become popular in a short period of time like "New Novel"!

In order to understand the reason for the popularity of "New Novel", he deliberately studied the previous book reviews, and read all the articles by Hiroto Akihara.

After that, he had his own understanding.

That was the reason for the explosion of "New Novel", Hiroto Akihara only accounted for half of the reason, and the other half was due to the book reviewers who hyped his works.

So after the release of the latest issue, he made his own judgment based on the decrease in the number of book reviews on the market and the level of Hiroto Akihara's existing works - the sales of this issue will definitely drop!

Although it is not sure how much the decline will be, it is undoubtedly difficult to reach the sales level of 14 copies in the previous issue.That's why at the previous ministerial decision meeting, he proposed to reduce the first printing quantity of "New Novel".Only because of the protest of the editorial department of "New Novel", this proposal was rejected by his superiors.

However, as he expected, after the release of this issue of "New Novel", due to the decline in publicity, the sales volume on Monday was not as good as that of the same period, and the sales volume on Tuesday was even worse. There was a feeling of weak successor.

This made him feel at ease, after all, the editorial department of "New Novel" rejected his proposal.

But unexpectedly, while he was waiting to see the joke, "New Novel" ushered in a reversal on Wednesday, and a large number of calls came in just one morning.

Among them, Tokyo is the main one, but many are also from all over the country, and all of them are asking for additional purchases, which makes him feel at a loss.

So, what exactly happened?

While the man in suit and glasses was full of doubts, the sales of "New Novel" continued to move forward.

周三发行量达到3万2千册，周四发行量达到3万5千册，周五更是突破了4万册，周六、周日则分别卖出了2万5千册和2万2千册。

On the next Monday, the statistics department sent the data, which surprised Kikuchita, Akihara Yuto and others—this issue sold a full 20 copies!

The figure of 20 not only far exceeds the 15 of "Tokyo Bunga", but also exceeds the 18 of Kefansha's "Literature Spring", and is second only to the 25 of Toei's "Tokyo Youth".

It can be said that in terms of the sales volume of this issue, "New Fiction" has become the No. 2 of the entire neon fiction literary journal, and it is only one step away from reaching the top!

Kikuchita and the others were in a good mood, and everyone in the editorial department of "New Novel" applauded again and started a ceremony to celebrate the reprint.

On the other hand, Takei Kohei was in a very restless mood. He clenched the sales report in his hand and decided to speed up his plan!

[66.Chapter 66 Social Death]

"I am back."

Kikuchi yelled at the door of the house, and then changed into indoor shoes at the entrance. He walked into the living room, stretched his tired body, and sat on the sofa.

The wife wearing an apron quickly came over, took the briefcase from his hand and put it away, wondering, "Dad, why did you come home so early today?"

Kikuchi waved his hands and said with a smile: "The editorial department is fine, I'll go home early and have dinner with you."

The wife smiled, then nodded "Yes", turned around and went back to the kitchen to continue cooking. Looking at his wife's background, Kikuchita showed a satisfied smile on his face.

He was able to laugh so heartily, which was inseparable from the recent string of good results of "New Novel".

As a middle-aged man in his 40s, his position in Mandanshe has always been awkward.

Some outsiders think he is the editor-in-chief, the middle-level of the publishing house.But he himself thinks that this position is a tasteless and embarrassing job at all.

Before that, the sales volume of "New Novel" did not even reach an average of 3 copies, and it was completely at the bottom of the four major publishing houses, let alone compared with the 15 copies of "Tokyo Literature" which is also Mandansha.

This made many editors of "Tokyo Literature" often show little respect when they saw him, and even secretly slandered him as an incompetent editor-in-chief.

When he first heard these rumors, he was so angry that his lungs exploded, and he vowed to make some achievements for them to see, but as time passed, the sales of "New Novel" were still half-dead, so he could only give up. the idea.

When he was planning to resign himself to his fate and retire honestly, an editor, Aiko Asano, who he didn't pay much attention to, found a genius named Yuto Akihara.

After that, "New Novel" seemed to be on the Shinkansen, and the sales of each issue were growing at a speed visible to the naked eye.His own status, income, and bonus also rose along with the tide.

Not only that, whether it is "Tokyo Literature", whether it is the publishing bureau or other departments, when they see him now, they must respectfully call "Editor Kikuchi". I don't care anymore, knowing that those words are just jealousy.

For these reasons, he was very grateful to Hiroto Akihara, and even allocated an additional 200 million yen to him from the bonus allocated to "New Novel" by Mandansha.

However, he himself found a channel and made a lot of money.

By the way, the recent results of "New Novel" have been seen by the head of the department, can my position be moved up...

Kikuchi Tata was thinking about something, when suddenly the phone rang, he walked over and picked up the receiver: "Hi, I'm Kikuchi, who is it?"

"I'm Kohei Takei, excuse me, editor-in-chief Kikuchi."

Hearing this name, Kikuchi was a little puzzled, but he still said, "Editor Takei, what's your business?"

"Editor Kikuchi, I'm sorry to interrupt your rest time, but please come to the Misaki Club in Ginza tonight."

Hearing this request, which was similar to an "order", Kikuchi laughed for a moment. The sales volume of "Tokyo Literature" was surpassed by "New Novel" by a full 5 copies. Where did the other party come from?

He sneered, and responded bluntly: "Deputy Editor-in-Chief Wu Jing, I'm sorry, if you have anything to do, please come to the office to find me tomorrow."

When he said this sentence, he deliberately emphasized the word "deputy".

But to his surprise, Takei Kohei did not get angry, and just said lightly: "Editor Kikuchi, I want to ask you a question, do you know someone?"

"Who?" Kikuchi replied in confusion.

"Yamanaka Narumi, do you still have an impression of this name?"

Hearing these words, Kikuchi was stunned, and there was a huge wave in his heart, but he quickly calmed down, pretending to be "calm" and said: "The other party is the president of the design company, I I had business dealings with her before, do you have any questions?"

"Is it the cover design of "New Novel"?"

"Yes, that's all."