Tokyo Literary Godfather

"Which production company does Fujiwara-kun work for?"

The pork belly was grilled sizzling on the stove, and the fumes were sucked away by the hose of the smoker. Kei Fujiwara put a piece of roasted meat into his mouth.

"High-skilled production, considered a large-scale production company."

"Fujiwara-kun is interested in producing a TV show?"

"It's mainly because my major involves this aspect."

Speaking of which, he is really connected with the broadcasting industry. He worked hard in this industry in his previous life, and he entered this industry again by chance.

"If the sales of "White Night Walk" are good, does Fujiwara-kun plan to become a full-time writer?" Itagaki Kazuhiko said.

Kei Fujiwara thought for a moment and said, "I don't think it's necessary. Writing won't take up too much of my time."

Doesn't it take up too much time? Itagaki's eyes widened. Writing was a heavy task that combined physical and mental effort. How could it not take up time?

"How long did it take to create "White Night Walk"?"

It had only been about a month since Kei Fujiwara came to Tokyo, and it took him about ten days to write the entire "White Night Journey" because he had the detailed text in his mind, which was no different from copying homework.

But if the truth was told to Itagaki Kazuhiko, the other party would not believe it, so he said: "About three months."

Itagaki was startled, "Did you finish the manuscript in three months? It was really fast. Fujiwara-kun is really not easy."

Fujiwara Kei smiled, as expected, people in the Japanese cultural circles of this era are still rare and strange.

In the real world, Keigo Higashino is regarded as a humanoid coding machine in the Japanese writer circle. One or two new books are published every year, and the output is extremely high.

But this is still not enough in the circle of Chinese online writers. It takes three months to write 300,000 words. You can still write online articles at this speed. It is recommended to seize the opportunity to enter the factory.

Kei Fujiwara has officially signed a contract with Spring and Autumn Society. The high material fee during the serialization period is 4,000 yen per page, which is not much, but it is very interesting for a newcomer.

The royalties after the book is published as a single volume are 8% to 10%, and the final royalties Kei Fujiwara receives will be within this range.

The specific royalty ratio depends on the response during the serialization period. The better the response, the more sales are expected, and the publisher will be willing to give profits to the author.

In the current Japanese publishing industry, first-line authors can get around 14 to 50 percent in royalties, top authors can get 18 or even 20 percent, and for newcomers, 8 percent is the norm.

Keiichi Fujiwara, a newcomer, wants to get the same treatment as first-line authors, which is equivalent to wishful thinking. If he wants to share more of the cake, he must prove his ability to make the cake bigger.

If "White Night Walk" can achieve the same results in this world as in the original world, Kei Fujiwara will instantly become a first-line author.

By then, it is not a dream to get 18% of the royalties.

"That's fine." Itagaki Kazuhiko also stuffed meat into his mouth and said, "If the sales of "White Night Journey" are good, maybe it can be adapted into a film and television... Well, it's too early to say this now."

Kei Fujiwara smiled: "You always have to have dreams."

"Haha, you're right!"

"White Night Walk" is indeed the book that Keigo Higashino has adapted the most for film and television. Unfortunately, most of these filmed and television versions are of worrying quality, so Kei Fujiwara doesn't have much expectation on it.

"Fujiwara-kun, I wish you all the best in your internship." Itagaki Kazuhiko filled the glass with sake and raised it.

"I'd like to lend you some kind words, Mr. Itagaki."

Soon it was time to officially join the company.

Kei Fujiwara got on the subway. He was lucky today and had a seat.

Kei Fujiwara sat down. Sitting next to him was a man with medium-long hair. Kei Fujiwara couldn't help but be startled when his eyes swept across his face.

He had never seen a person's dark circles under his eyes so heavy before, as if they were drawn with a marker. The whole person also looked very thin, as if he was about to fall to the ground at any moment.

"Well... I'm sorry..." The man suddenly turned to look at Kei Fujiwara, "Can you call me when you get to Odaiba?"

Fujiwara Kei got off the bus at the stop behind Odaiba Station and nodded, "No problem."

As soon as he finished speaking, the man closed his eyes and fell asleep.

Is the Japanese workplace so tiring... Kei Fujiwara couldn't help but swallowed.

When the station was almost reached, Kei Fujiwara pushed the man's shoulder: "Sir, we've arrived."

The man slowly opened his eyes: "Thank you..."

The car door opened, and Fujiwara Kei didn't care about waiting for him and got out of the car.

High Power Production is a large-scale production company with about 1,200 people. In Tokyo, the difference between production companies is also very big. There are large enterprises with more than 1,000 people and small workshops with only about 20 people.

The first day of work for new employees is all about training, and there are several internships with Kei Fujiwara at the same time.

The entire training period lasts for almost two weeks. The main training content is probably corporate culture, transaction processing, workplace rules, ethical and moral responsibilities, etc.

The Japanese workplace is highly sophisticated and standardized. If you don't understand these, you will easily cause trouble to your colleagues, and "causing trouble" is difficult for Japanese people to tolerate.

The training period is the most leisurely period after joining the company, because there is no overtime work during this period, and there is no need to go out to the location. You can leave when the time is right.

Itagaki Kazuhiko also notified Fujiwara Kei at this time that the serialization time of "Bai Ye Xing" has been confirmed, and it will be serialized in "Qian Kun Chun Qiu" in April.

As time passed, Kei Fujiwara gradually became familiar with the same period.

The longer he stayed here, the more Kei Fujiwara envied the protagonists in the time-travel novels he had read before. How did they go smoothly as soon as they time-traveled?

Perhaps it is because Kei Fujiwara's Japanese body is actually a Chinese soul, Kei Fujiwara always feels uncomfortable with some of Japan's rules.

The Japanese workplace is an environment that attaches great importance to the culture of respect and inferiority. Juniors must respect their seniors and behave docile and respectful in front of them.

When walking on the road, you must jog all the way to open the door for your seniors, and do not let your seniors touch the door handle themselves;

When having dinner together, you must help your seniors grill and cut the meat. You cannot let your seniors do this kind of work themselves;

You must never refuse the toast offered by your senior. Even if you are drunk to the point of confusion, you must still find a way to use your remaining consciousness to pick up the wine glass and drink it down in one gulp.

Of course, if you drink too much, you can't vomit it out so rudely. You can either find a place where no one is around to vomit and then come back to drink, or you can swallow the vomit on the spot.

Therefore, it is not without reason that the suicide rate in Japan is high.

Of course, this set of rules of respect and inferiority will not work on some young people who have higher positions, are respected by their bosses, or have connections within the company.

The internal atmosphere of high-skilled production is not bad. During the training period, Kei Fujiwara, at most, pushed the door for his seniors or superiors, but he did not suffer any workplace bullying, but he often saw some subordinates being pointed at by their superiors in public places. The scolding scene.

Seeing the unlucky look on the subordinate's face who was still trying to apologize after being scolded, Fujiwara Kei thought to himself:

It is not possible to stick to the rules of the Japanese workplace and gain seniority. You have to find a way to come up with something eye-catching as soon as possible in order to be one step ahead.