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The entrance of the Bailang Club building.

Qing Shuiming hugged the envelope in his arms, stopped for a long time at the bottom of the steps, and finally took a step with difficulty.

It has been a quarter since the Bailang Society Literary Newcomer Awards.According to the original contract, he should start a new serialization in the next issue of "Literary Times".

And this manuscript in his arms was his last chance within the time limit.

***

mid month.

At the same time that the No. 17 issue of "Monthly Literature", which published "Golden Yasha", was released, the monthly sales of the No. 16 issue were also calculated.

It has been nearly a year and a half since inheriting Hoshinosha, and under the announcement of "Golden Yaksha", the monthly sales volume of No. 16 issue of "Monthly Literature" exceeded 200 million copies for the first time, ranking first among the magazines in the national book sales list. It also broke into the top ten on the list.

It took eight months to go from not being able to sell a single copy until the sales volume exceeded 50 copies; it took another four months to go from 50 copies to 100 million copies; for four months.

"The difference in base numbers makes the sales increase faster and faster..." Hualichun looked at the sales growth chart and became excited. "According to this momentum, it should not take four months to break through 300 million copies!"

If you don’t consider the promotion effect of famous writer idols such as Koyama Kaya or Kisaragi Runo on sales, or the fact that literary selection awards cannot be held frequently, the average sales volume of "The Age of Literature and Art" in recent years has remained constant. Stable at around 300 million volumes.

——This is an achievement that my parents’ Hoshinosha was not able to achieve in its heyday.At that time, Hoshinosha's "Monthly Literature" sold about 250 million copies.After "Literary Times" defeated "Monthly Literature", it once again raised its sales to an unprecedented new stage.

On this matter alone, "The Age of Literature and Art" has actually made a great contribution to the expansion of the literature market.

The latest issue of "Literary Times", which was released two days earlier than "Monthly Literature", has also been bought by Huali Chun.

Sitting at the table and finishing reading Kisaragi Runo's last serialization first, Hanagarashi let out a sigh of relief.

There is no notice of the continuation of the column serialization, and this is indeed the last serialization written by Runo Kisaragi on "The Times of Literature".

"It persisted beautifully to the end." She looked at the inside of the magazine and said softly to herself, "The fans should feel very happy. Although it is not a sincere article, it has the power to bring happiness to people."

After reading Luno Kisaragi's article, Jun Huali read this issue of "Literary Times" from beginning to end as usual.The articles published above still adhere to the consistent style of "The Age of Literature and Art", but after reading it, Hualichun found it a bit strange.

"Isn't Mr. Shimizu of the Bailang Society Newcomer Award expected to publish a new series in this issue of the magazine?" She was a little confused, "Why not?"

Although Qing Shuiming's level is not as good as Wen Hao's dogs, his level is quite good.Hualichun originally guessed what kind of works the editors and newcomer writers of Bailang Club would create, but unexpectedly opened the skylight.

Instead, the work published in "Literary Times" is the short story "The Heart of the Dragon" by the fantasy writer Mizuyoshi Hideo.

Opening the official website of "The Age of Literature and Art", Hualichun finally found the relevant notice.The originally expected serialization of Akira Shimizu has been postponed from time to time, and "Literary Times" is unable to give a specific publication time.

Although this is strange, for Hualichun, now is not the time to study the works published in "Literary Times".

***

Shinagawa, Tokyo.

Outside a theater, a huge poster of the stage play "The Deer Hunter" was posted.And on the stage in the theater, stage actors in costumes are making a curtain call.

This is the last scene of the play "The Deer Hunter".There was thunderous applause from the auditorium, and many audience members even gave a standing ovation.And on the seat of the Central faction, a purple-haired girl also stood up, clapping her hands so hard that her palms started to turn red.

"The Star Troupe..." Hualichun's eyes lit up, "It's really suitable!"

"The Deer Hunter" - the original work is by folklorist Suzu Kumamoto.The protagonist in the story is a child who grew up in an ancient Orion family, but his father, who was good at hunting deer, was lured to a loose mountain by a cunning stag while hunting in winter, and fell off a cliff to his death.After that, the little protagonist inherited his father's behest and vowed to become the best deer hunter, fighting wits and courage with deer in the mountains and forests.

However, when the protagonist went through all kinds of hardships and used traps and shotguns to force the stag that killed his father to the cliff where his father fell to his death, at that moment, what he saw in the eyes of the stag was not what he used to be. Imagined, treacherous eyes, but the desire for life.

He understood that people hunted deer to survive, and the deer desperately escaped and resisted to survive.In this vast world, no matter whether it is human beings or animals, it is the same.

The main character finally gets out of the way.The man and the stag pass each other on the narrow mountain path. If the stag exerts a little force, it can push the thin protagonist off the cliff like his father.

The situation was on the verge of breaking out, but in the end one person and one deer passed by without incident.Watching the stag disappear into the forest, the protagonist understands the meaning of his father as a deer hunter—not killing for hatred or pleasure, but only taking away what is necessary for survival.Orion is also a part of nature.

The awe of nature and the love of life finally defeated hatred-"The Deer Hunter" is such a story.

In order to confirm the level of the Stellar Troupe, Hualichun specially came to watch this performance.After watching it all the way, she finally decided that the Stellar Troupe is very suitable for performing Japanese classical style stage plays, and it is the object that can entrust "Yasha Pond".

Moreover, in the Stellar Troupe, there is also a very high-profile actor - Ichinose Yukina.

He debuted at the age of 14 and is now 28 years old.In the past ten years, Ichinose Yukina has focused on stage performances, and even won more than a dozen performance awards.Although the fame and income of stage actors are not comparable to those of film and TV drama actors, she doesn't seem to care about it, and devotes herself wholeheartedly to stage plays.

After watching her performance, Huali Jun was also convinced that Ichinose Yukina was very suitable for the role of "Bai Xue Ji" in "Yasha Pond".

Although some time ago, Hoshino Club received the attention of many theater troupes, film and television directors, but the Star Theater Troupe did not take the initiative to send cooperation invitations.Therefore, Hualichun decided to take the initiative.

After the performance ended, Hualichun got up and walked backstage against the crowd of spectators walking towards the troupe's exit.

Soon, an actor in Orion costume noticed Hualichun.Seeing her heading straight to the backstage with a clear goal, he quickly stopped at the backstage door.

"Sorry, audiences are not allowed to enter the backstage at the moment." The young man said politely, "If you want to take a photo with the troupe members or get autographs, you can sign up for the lottery on the official website of our star troupe."

"If it's a middle school student who came to visit the theater..." He thought for a while, and then said, "Today is the last day of the performance, and the tour will not start until tomorrow. Please come back tomorrow."

"It's not a student visit. I'm Jun Huali, the person in charge of Hoshino Club." The purple-haired girl looked serious, "On Monday, I already made an appointment with Mr. Yuan, the director. Please give me your advice!"

The young man froze for a moment, then covered his mouth: "...Eh!?"

……

The door of the rest room opened with a "Kara". Hualichun turned her head and saw Yuan Zhe, a theater director in his 50s, walking in with a smile on his face.

The woman who followed was taller and thinner than Zhi Yuanzhe.She was still wearing props and costumes, and the heavy makeup that was unique to stage plays had not been removed on her face, and her long black hair was tied high behind her head - she was the ace of the Stellar Troupe, Ichinose Yukina.

When entering the waiting room, Ichinose Yukina's eyes fell on Hanarashi Jun.But soon, she briefly looked back, walked to the opposite seat, and sat down side by side with Yuan Zhe.

"Thank you, Wang Jun." Yuanzhe smiled and nodded to the young actor who brought Hualichun.Then, he turned his head and looked at Hualichun.

"I'm Yuan Zhe, the director of the Stellar Troupe, and this is the actor Ichinose Yukina." He introduced himself and said, "Are you the representative of Hoshinosha? You are younger than you think."

"I'm sorry." Hualichun quickly took out his business cards and handed them to the two respectively, "Just now I watched the performance of your troupe from the beginning, and I was deeply moved."

"Thank you."

Yuan Zhe was always smiling, but Ichinose Yukina was more direct.She leaned forward and asked: "Miss Huali, in the previous email communication, you said that you would bring a script that you hope we can perform, and you also said that this is a script that we absolutely cannot refuse?"

"Yes."

Hualichun immediately took out the script of "Yasha Pond" from the bag and handed it to the two of them.

Without saying a word, Ichinose Yukina took over the script and began to read it.Her behavior could be called disrespectful, but Hualichun didn't feel offended at all, but respected her instead.

After getting off the stage, she came directly without taking off her clothes and make-up, and went straight to the script without exchanging greetings—Yukina Ichinose must have devoted herself wholeheartedly to the performance of the stage play.

The lounge fell into silence, only the sound of the two of them flipping through the script.And this script is slightly different from the version published in "Monthly Literature"-in order to put the story of "Yasha Pond" on the stage, Hua Lichun also asked Jing Huagou to further refine the script during this period Perfect, from the setting suggestions to the key points that the original author wants to express, all of them have been included in the script that Hualichun has produced now.

This version of the script can be said to be tailor-made for the performance.Once you get the script, you can use it immediately, and as long as you perform according to the instructions of the script, even a third-rate troupe may be able to perform at a first-class level.

Hualichun watched the reactions of the two of them momentarily.Soon, she found that the eyes of the director and actress who were flipping through the script lit up.

Hualichun subconsciously clenched the hands on her knees.

- can do it!The love for the script shown in their eyes is by no means fake!

Finally, the two finished watching "Yasha Pond" successively.Ichinose Yukina and Genzhe looked at each other, with obvious wavering in their eyes.

Finally, Yuan Zhe spoke.

"What an amazing script..." He sighed, "I have been a stage play director for more than 20 years, and there are only a handful of cases where I was as shocked as this time."

"So..." Hualichun stared into Yuanzhe's eyes, eager for an answer.

After a moment of silence, Yuan Zhe sighed.

"...It's really a pity that we have to decline." Unexpectedly, he said this.

***

"The Stellar Theater?"

On the phone, Gongqianjian thought for a while before answering: "It's a good theater company. Nowadays, many comics are adapted into stage plays, so I know a thing or two about theater companies."

"The Stellar Troupe is not good at comic stage plays with exaggerated plots and performances, but rather serious scripts. From this perspective, they are just right to perform your works."

"I think so too!" Hualichun nodded frequently on the other end of the phone, "But the Star Troupe rejected Hoshinosha's cooperation."

"Because Jiansang should have experience working with a theater troupe that I don't know about, so I'm going to inquire about it." She said, "I want to know why they rejected "Yasha Pond."

"It's okay to ask me. Just recently, I heard about something." Gongqianjian hesitated for a while, but said, "In recent months, it seems that Bailang Club has been actively contacting the Star Theater Troupe. "

"Ah?" Hualichun stood up abruptly.

"Well, that's right." Gongqianjian continued, "The serialization of "Flying with the Wind" by Bailang Club just ended two months ago. Now they are planning to adapt it into a stage play. "

Huali Jun also read "Flying with the Wind".This is the story of a princess who was not allowed to leave the castle.

The princess found a flying boat with magical power in the dusty warehouse, but the power of the boat was only enough for seven days, so for seven consecutive days, she secretly left the castle in the boat every night to venture around the kingdom.

""Flying with the Wind"..." she muttered to herself, "It is indeed very suitable for adaptation into a stage play... Could it be that the Star Troupe rejected "Yasha Pond" just to take over "Flying with the Wind"?"