Tokyo Literary Godfather

"Oh? Can you give me the full manuscript?" Ozawa Xingxiang's eyes lit up, "Then I've read it in advance, and it's really hard to follow up the serialization every month."

Itagaki Kazuhiko brought the manuscript, and then went to find a way to contact other writers.

The fifth and sixth episodes of "Human Observation" were also broadcast one after another, and the ratings finally stabilized after increasing day by day. After the sixth episode was broadcast, the ratings of "Anthropological Observation" remained at an average time-sharing rating of 5.3%, with a maximum time-sharing rating of 11.7%. This is already very difficult for a nighttime variety show.

Moreover, Mizuhara Yui also received a promise from Commissioner Lin of the variety show department that as long as the performance of "Anthropology" can be maintained at this level, it doesn't matter even if it drops a little. As long as there is not too much difference, they will be allowed to film the second season. And the budget is doubled.

This is good news. The staff of the creative team are very happy. The ratings of the program are guaranteed, and their jobs are guaranteed.

The eleventh chapter of "White Night Journey" has also been published with the new issue of the magazine, and the serialization of this novel is drawing to a close.

In another month, the novel will usher in its first printing, and only then will the true market value of the book be truly revealed.

Whether it's a mule or a horse, you still have to walk around the bookshelf after all, otherwise it doesn't make any sense even if the readers get rave reviews.

During this time, Itagaki Kazuhiko approached several writers, hoping that they could write recommendations for "White Night Journey", and several agreed. Itagaki Kazuhiko originally wanted to find Watanabe Ikema, but he couldn't get around someone like Shimada, so he let it go.

Speaking of Shimada, he has been in a bit of an awkward situation recently.

"White Night Walk" was very popular in the supplement, and even boosted the sales of the supplement to a certain extent, which shows that this book will definitely sell well. As to how well it will sell well, there is no conclusion yet.

Will it sell 100,000 copies, 150,000 copies, 300,000 copies, or more? No one knows.

But what is certain is that this book will definitely not lose money. According to the editorial department's prediction, the sales volume must be more than 150,000 copies, and hover around 300,000 copies.

For a new author, this is a very remarkable achievement. It means that the author can make a living as a writer and continue on the literary road steadily.

Facts have proved that there is no shortage of gravediggers anywhere. The author of "White Night Journey" first came to the Spring and Autumn Society to contact the editor. I don't know who found out that the editor was actually a person like Shimada.

Therefore, after "White Night Journey" was published in the supplement, Shimada was ridiculed by his colleagues, saying that he missed a rising star in the literary world, but was picked up by a "competitor".

The most serious accusation against a magazine editor is that he has "no vision," just like accusing a writer of having no talent. Once an editor is recognized as a person without vision, he will be abandoned by the author and even the editorial department.

Therefore, Shimada's current mentality is a bit subtle: he is actually fervently hoping in his heart that the book "White Night Journey" will not sell too well.

There is no doubt that this book will make money, but it is still unknown how much it will make. If this book can only sell 150,000 copies in the end, then Shimada's small mistake is nothing. It can only be said that "White Night Walk" was unlucky. The market has undergone slight changes, but society Pi still has no future.

But if "White Night Walk" sells 300,000 yuan, or even more... then it will be a bit troublesome...

Perhaps the editorial department will think that Itagaki's ability to grasp the market is better than his, so the team leader position that was easily available after the completion of "Aurora 2" may have variables...

"Itagaki-kun." Ozawa Anka trotted all the way to Itagaki Kazuhiko, "I have some good news for you."

Shimada's attention was attracted by Ozawa Anxiang's words, and he subconsciously moved his ears to that place.

"What's the good news?" Itagaki Kazuhiko asked, and he immediately responded, "Miyano-sensei agreed?"

Ozawa Anxiang nodded: "Yes, she read the book and said she was willing to write a recommendation for "White Night Journey", but the good news I want to tell you is not this..."

The two began to whisper something, and Itagaki Kazuhiko's face was shocked at first, and then showed an expression of joy.

"This is real?"

"Of course... I can still lie to you?"

Shimada pretended to catch the water, moved his feet a few steps there, and almost put his ears on Itagaki Kazuhiko's mouth, but he still couldn't hear clearly what the two were talking about, which made him feel scratched at his heart.

good news? What good news? Better news than Mika Miyano writing a recommendation?

What is it exactly! So anxious!

…

"Miyamoto-kun, have you seen Miss Mizuhara?" Kei Fujiwara didn't see Yui Mizuhara on the set, so he grabbed a director's assistant and asked.

"Miss Suwon seems to have gone to Studio 11."

"What was she doing there?"

"I heard that the production company invited several well-known writers to do talk shows. Ms. Mizuhara is a fan of Mr. Miyano, so she went to get an autograph..." Hasegawa Hide said after passing by.

"Miyano-sensei, which Miyano-sensei?"

"Mika Miyano, Fujiwara-kun, don't you read novels? Japan's queen of reasoning, the pride of Japanese literature."

"Oh." Kei Fujiwara remembered that Mika Miyano was one of the three best-selling authors in Japan. The other two best-selling authors are: Junshan Hattori, president of the Mystery Association, and Shunpei Kyogoku.

Although Watanabe Ikema's books are selling well, they are still far from being comparable to these three people.

Three people belong to three genres. Among them, Mika Miyano is a representative writer of the Biange school, while Hattori Junzan is a master of the Honkaku school. Kyogoku Shunpei does not write mystery novels, but his "Hyakki Night Walk Series" monster novels are famous at home and abroad.

Mika Miyano has also collaborated with the Spring and Autumn Society, but Kei Fujiwara has never seen her much. A senior in the literary world is not far from me, and as a junior, I should always go and see her.

Kei Fujiwara came to the backstage of Studio 11, saw Yui Mizuhara, and patted her lightly behind her.

Mizuhara Yui turned around: "Fujiwara, why are you here?"

"Come to accompany you." Fujiwara Kei said, looking up at the stage, the host was chatting enthusiastically with several writers.

In addition to Mika Miyano, the reasoning master Junshan Hattori is also there. The two belong to different schools, and they can be regarded as the two giants in the Japanese reasoning world today.

The host smiled and said: "Actually, many people on our stage are fans of the two teachers. Before going on stage, someone asked me to ask the two teachers if they have any plans to release new works recently?"

Hattori Junshan smiled and said: "I'm really sorry about this. I've been too addicted to mahjong recently. I haven't touched ink for several months."

The audience burst into laughter.

The host also laughed, and continued to ask: "What about Miyano-sensei? Couldn't Hattori-sensei play mahjong with you?"

"Haha, of course not." Miyano Mika is in her fifties this year, but has a pretty good temperament. She covers her mouth and smiles: "My new book is still in preparation, and there are so many good works recently, which makes me feel It’s a bit stressful.”

"Yes, the newcomer writers nowadays are indeed very good, and we old guys sometimes feel a bit strenuous." Hattori Junshan said with emotion.

"Hattori-san, the old guy you're talking about doesn't include me, right?" Mika Miyano smiled.

"Hahahaha, of course not, Miyano-sensei is a famous beauty of our Mystery Writers Association!"

"By the way, I heard that Miyano-sensei will be the judge of the Naoki Award this year. Can you tell me which works are more likely to win the award?"

"I did see a lot of good works, but the one that impressed me the most, and the one that I think has the best chance of winning, is a socialist work written by a newcomer. And this book is what I recommended to readers after accidentally discovering it. From the organizer.”