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Among the several articles sent in large envelopes, one article particularly attracted Hualichun's attention.

"This person, if he really aspires to literature, should be able to become a writer. Even if he can't reach Dazai-sensei's level, at least he can make a living by writing."

After reading, Hualichun's expression turned serious.She turned the article to the beginning to see the names of the contributors.

"...The name left by the author should be a pseudonym. It's hard to imagine that someone's real name is this." She muttered to herself, looking at the envelope and manuscript paper, "This is a handwritten manuscript. Although the handwriting is beautiful, but The gender and age cannot be distinguished just by the handwriting and pseudonym, the address is a collection point, and no personal contact information is written..."

"In this way, even if the manuscript is accepted, there is no way for Hoshino Club to contact the author or pay for the manuscript. As a result, it cannot be published directly. It must be further communicated with the author to make a decision."

A guess emerged in Hualichun's heart, "Perhaps these contributors just want to find someone to read their articles first, at least this time they don't intend to have their articles published directly in magazines... ?”

After hesitating for a while, Hualichun still wrote down his comments on these articles as usual, and added suggestions.After that, she also added that if the author of the contribution has a writing plan, she welcomes the other party to take the initiative to contact Hoshinosha.

***

It took Hualichun a lot of time to pile up new submissions.After processing the earliest batch of manuscripts, she stretched her body and decided to let today's work come to an end.

The excited barking of puppies came from the courtyard behind.Hualichun turned around and saw the Oda dog and five puppies playing games in the snow-covered courtyard.And among the dogs, there was also a little white tiger mixed in.

Even though the temperature is low in winter, the warm and long-haired Oda dog is still not afraid of the cold, and the puppies are encouraged to go outdoors more to adapt to the winter weather.Although the large brown-red dog listened to Hualichun’s advice and spent a lot of time on input, he did not slack off in taking care of the puppies. He often took time to accompany the puppies in the growing period to play games of chasing imaginary prey. They practice hunting skills in the game.

Perhaps it was because the activities of the Oda dog and puppies in the courtyard were so attractive. The little white tiger, a feline who was shy from the cold, sat in front of the French window and watched the cat for several days. Recently, he finally couldn't help it, shaking Mao rushed into the snow and joined the game team.

Soon, the little white tiger was running in full swing, forgetting the cold completely.

The humans in the heated room stared at the scene in the courtyard for a while, their eyes fell on the puff of snow mist raised by the paws of the dogs when they ran, and they silently looked away.

Afterwards, that gaze fell thoughtfully on the wall-mounted TV.

Since I bought a TV when the classic art and literature awards announced the shortlisted works, Hualichun hasn't watched much TV.

After turning on the TV, Hualichun leaned on the back of the sofa and switched channels at will.However, at a certain second, a familiar face suddenly flashed across the TV screen.

"Huh?" Hualichun was stunned for a moment, and switched the channel back again.

When that face reappeared on the screen, Jun Huali immediately confirmed that it was Satoshi Noguchi, the editor-in-chief of "Literary Times" of Bailang Club, who was being interviewed by the evening news.

On the TV, Noguchi Satoshi was talking to the camera: "...This event is a large-scale event that has never been seen in the history of "Literary Times" or even Bailang Club. When the deadline came half a month ago, We received a total of more than 8433 submissions. After that, all members of the editorial department of "Literary Times" worked overtime to review manuscripts from all over the country, and selected the best 100 from a total of [-] submissions, and handed them over to our invited Thirty writers for the second trial..."

"As of twelve o'clock last Wednesday night, the week-long second review has ended, and the [-] shortlisted articles have also been released. The review team for the third review will include the four literary magazines "Literary Times" and "Eclipse" of Bailang Society , the editor-in-chief, deputy editor-in-chief, magazine founder of "Southern Cross Star", "Dream · SF", and the current president of Bailang Club, Mr. Ozawa..."

On the TV, Tomo Noguchi's voice continued, but Jun Huali had already taken out his mobile phone and searched it quickly.

After finding the event page corresponding to the official website of Bailang Society, she couldn't help but widen her eyes, and said in amazement: "Newcomer Award...?"

"In the end, the top five outstanding writers will be selected, and they will be given the opportunity to sign a contract with Bailang Club. The full text of their works can also be published in the magazine of Bailang Club. No.1 will even directly receive a bonus of 500 million yuan, a serial contract from "The Times of Literature and Art", and a booklet... ..."

During this period of time, Hualichun has been focusing on Hoshino Club and is very busy.As a result, she didn't know that the Bailang club held a newcomer award event until now.

At this time, Satoshi Noguchi said on TV: "...At this moment, the third review of the Newcomer Award is going on intensely. By next week, the final review results will be announced, and the award-winning writers will also receive the award before then. Notification, to handle the matter of receiving the award. Media reporters will be invited to attend the award ceremony, and by then, the whole of Japan will see our stars."

"Who will be the new writer who stands out from more than 8000 submissions?" He said, "Let's wait and see."

"I see, it's really exciting!" The reporter asked again, "Also, after hearing that the results of this newcomer award are released, Bailang Club will produce a program about the selection of the newcomer award..."

"Yes. The program is called "One in [-]". There are two episodes in total. It will show the audience the planning and implementation process of the Newcomer Award, the secret words of the editorial department, and direct shooting of the winners of the Newcomer Award."

Noguchi Satoshi nodded, stretched out his hand towards the camera, and smiled gently, "This is a great opportunity to learn about the plain makeup of the writer who defeated [-] competitors and finally stood out. The first episode of "One in [-]" will be released this weekend. It's online on flix, so don't miss it."

"When you mentioned 'no makeup', you seem to have unconsciously emphasized your tone." The reporter asked curiously, "It just so happened that two new writers from Hoshinosha broke the record at the award ceremony of the Classical Art and Literature Awards two months ago won the highest award, but they have never appeared in public, and even the editors who accepted the award on their behalf covered their faces when they came on stage. In this case, the representatives of Hoshinosha even issued a message to lead a new era. declaration."

The reporter did not beat around the bush, but asked straightforwardly: "Can it be considered that this time the newcomer award is Bailang Club's response to Hoshino Club's series of measures?"

Facing the camera, Noguchi was silent for a moment, and then showed an intriguing smile.

"No matter how I answer this question, everyone will have their own ideas in their hearts. Then you can guess." He said, "However, our writers are willing to show their faces openly, so that readers can learn more about themselves. This can be regarded as the advantage of our agency - not only consider the article, but also include the writer himself in the scope of assessment."

... Although there is no direct answer, this performance without any explanation even on the surface is undoubtedly an acknowledgment of the influence of Hoshino Club's declaration on Bailang Club!

Hualichun slightly opened her eyes wide, and the shadow on the screen was reflected in her emerald green pupils.

And at this moment, her mobile phone rang loudly, and the name of Kamado Tanjiro was displayed on the screen.

After recovering suddenly, Hualichun answered the phone.

As soon as she raised the phone to her ear, she heard Zhuma's anxious voice: "Xiaochun, have you watched TV? On TV..."

"Well, I see it."

Hanagarashi interrupted Tanjiro Kamado, but his gaze remained on the TV screen.The sound of the TV from Kamado Tanjiro's house on the other end of the phone perfectly coincided with the sound of the TV in front of her, and she knew that Kamado's house was also broadcasting this program.

"Bailangsha said these things against Hoshinosha." Kamado Tanjiro frowned and looked at Noguchi Satoshi on TV, "Because Hoshinosha's writers chose not to appear in public, they deliberately did the opposite. "

"...it doesn't matter."

Hualichun's hand holding the phone was slightly tighter, fine beads of sweat came out from her temples, but she smiled on her face: "The reason why Bailang Club did this is because Hoshino Club made them, who are still number one in the industry, produce A sense of crisis?"

She recalled what she had heard from Koyama Kaya.Bailang Club has noticed Hoshino Club and regards Hoshino Club as an opponent worthy of attention.Therefore, their approach was not beyond Hualichun's expectations.

"Tanjiro, I want to bring Hoshinosha back to number one within two years, so no matter what, Bailangsha and "Bunyishidai" are the targets that I must surpass within these two years."

Hualichun said in a low voice, "It's only natural that they will respond to this. But no matter what other publishers do, it has nothing to do with my goals."

……

After finishing the phone call with Kamado Tanjiro, Jun Hanagarashi received calls from many people, all from people who cared about Hoshinosha, including Miyamae Ken, the Sanxianya store manager and his wife.

After putting down the phone, Hualichun's mood has calmed down.

After thinking about it, she picked up the handheld and checked the current sales of Hoshino Club.

At present, the latest "Monthly Literature" is still approaching the sales target of one million, and it is expected to break through within the next week.Among the three booklets released so far, the earliest booklets "Setting Sun" and "Song of Sheep" have sold more than one million copies, and the total number of library books is close to 150 million."Rashomon", which was released later, has also moved towards million sales.

The current best-selling literature booklet is "Murder Blue" by Kaya Koyama five years ago. Since the first edition, it is still sold in major bookstores, and the sales volume has exceeded 300 million copies—and "Revival!"Wenhao Publishing House plans to complete four tasks within two years, one of which is to win the first place in literature book sales.

***

The next day, when he met Kamado Tanjiro at school, Hanagarashi saw a worried look on Faxiao's face.

"Is it really okay to compete with Bailang Club?" He confirmed again.

"Yeah." Hualichun nodded, and said optimistically, "I thought about it last night. What I have to do is to continue to check the quality of the articles published in "Monthly Literature" and do the right thing."

"And in the final analysis, my goal is to make Hoshinosha and "Monthly Literature" the number one, instead of staring at Bailangshe. So no matter what Bailangshe does, or no matter what other publishing houses do, as long as If you don’t directly attack Hoshinosha, it’s nothing to do with Hoshinosha.” She said solemnly, “Let them promote celebrity writers. The path I’m going to take won’t change.”

Seeing this, Kamado Tanjirou finally felt relieved.But at this moment, a voice suddenly stopped them.

"Hua Li. Ah, and Mr. Zaomen is here too."

Hualichun turned around and saw music teacher Xiang Kai standing at the door of the music room.He hesitated for a moment, but finally walked up to the two of them.

"I'm sorry, I just heard a little bit of your conversation." Xiang Kai said hesitantly, "Actually, I noticed it a little bit as early as two months ago, but because it was too bizarre, I didn't dare to confirm it..."

"Hua Li, you accepted the award at the Classical Art and Literature Award, are you the editor of Hoshinosha?"

As soon as Xiangkai's words came out, Hualichun was stunned.Tanjiro Kamado was even more startled, his eyes widened, and his mouth suddenly became H-shaped.

But looking at Xiang Kailue's nervous eyes, Hualichun finally nodded: "Yes. How did the teacher find out?"

Could it be that she revealed some characteristics at that time, but she didn't notice it?

And Xiang Kai seemed to see Hualichun's worry, and quickly raised his hand and shook: "Although only the surname is announced, your appearance is well concealed, and most people can't recognize you based on this clue. But because I You're a music teacher, you have good ears, and you listened carefully to your singing during the exam, so I recognized your timbre."

"So that's how it is..." Hualichun breathed a sigh of relief, feeling a little delicate.

Both Chieko Aoyama and Teacher Xiangkai recognized her from her voice.

Is her voice so easily recognizable?Obviously, when she was accepting the award on her behalf, her voice was a little drier than usual because of nervousness.

"Teacher Xiang Kai, please don't tell anyone about this matter." Hua Lichun raised her head, looked directly into Xiang Kai's eyes seriously and demanded, "I don't want to give the media a chance to arrange me at will."

"Of course not!" Xiang Kai immediately agreed, "However, I can't believe it's true until you admit it."

He raised his hand to cover his mouth, and muttered to himself: "I didn't expect that the editor of Hoshinosha turned out to be a teenage female high school student, and she was also my student. She was really hiding something..."

But after two seconds, Xiang Kai showed a somewhat embarrassed expression.

"Well, Huali, since you are the editor who made Dazai and Nakahara two great writers debut, you must be able to judge whether an article is good or bad?" He asked.

Hearing this, Hualichun was startled, and suddenly guessed Xiang Kai's intentions in his heart.

Sure enough, Xiang Kai asked anxiously but eagerly: "Can you help me read what I wrote?"