Yoshio Konno is wearing a slim-fitting black coat today, with a shirt with a very low collar underneath, and a plaid scarf around his neck, paired with dyed brown hair. Although he is already over forty, his personal style As if he were still alive at the age of twenty.
Thinking of the serious-looking chairman of the committee, who might have acted submissively like a primary school student in front of Yasushi Akimoto just now, Soi Amamiya, who was sitting opposite the desk, almost couldn't hold it in, and the corner of his mouth curled up.
"Konano-san, why did you come to see me today?" Amamiya Sori asked straight to the point.
"There is something related to your blog." Konno said while sorting the documents.
"blog?"
"Don't you serialize novels on your blog?"
"Uh...yeah."
"It seems that the writing is not bad?" Yoshio Konno raised his head and asked in a gentle tone.
"Well... it's just so-so." Amamiya Sōri answered modestly.
"So-so?" Yoshio Konno laughed, "If it were really so-so, no publisher would come to us."
"Publisher?" Amamiya Sōri opened his eyes wide, "You mean?"
"The editor of Dengeki Bunko, a subsidiary of Kadokawa Shoten, contacted us and wanted to publish your novel." Yoshio Konno handed her an email printed on A4 paper.
Amamiya Shiori quickly glanced at it. In the email, the editor of Dengeki Bunko spoke highly of Amamiya Shiori's works, showed her strong willingness to publish, invited her to meet at a date to discuss contract signing and publishing matters, and took the initiative to leave her contact information. , looking forward to the reply from Nogizaka Management and Amamiya Shiori.
The signature is Kazuma Miki, deputy editor-in-chief of the Dengeki Bunko editorial department.
It turned out that this was what Akimoto Yasushi said downstairs, "Your topic was also discussed in the meeting just now." Amamiya Sori, who suddenly realized it, read the email several times.
"Is this...really?" In fact, this incident was a bit beyond her expectation. She had submitted this novel to several light novel libraries back then, but it was not picked up by the editor at the time, and it was later discontinued. That’s it. Unexpectedly, Wenku would come to visit us now. Is it because of the idol’s gimmick?
"We have confirmed that it is not a harassing email." Konno's answer reassured Amamiya Shiori, "We have also contacted the editor of Dengeki Bunko. There is indeed such an incident, which was led by their deputy editor."
"Well, I understand, then... what's the attitude towards operations?" Amamiya Soi asked cautiously.
"We have discussed it in the meeting just now. Of course, the operation side will not refuse such an opportunity. Whether to publish or not depends entirely on your wishes. Of course, my opinion is to make an appointment with them first and make a decision after detailed offline discussions."
"Yes!" Amamiya Shiori nodded repeatedly.
"Personally, I still tend to support it. Let's not talk about the income from publishing novels. Since you have this talent, why not show it? It can just enrich the image of the 'Eastern University Idol', and you will be able to appear on variety shows in the future. More things to talk about.”
"Indeed." Amamiya Shiori agreed very much. Now she holds the title of "Eastern University Idol", but other than that, she has no actual achievements and always feels dry. This time I published a novel, and now I have the title of a "literary girl". I finally have something to talk about.
"Of course, the premise of everything is that you have the energy to complete the serialization of the novel. I can't give you too many suggestions on how to balance the relationship between studies at Dongda University, activities within the group, and activities outside the group. It all depends on Make your own arrangements." Yoshio Konno said seriously.
"Well, Konno-san, don't worry, I'm sure about this." Amamiya Sugawara's response was decisive. If a light novel is printed in 100,000 copies, the royalties will be worth twice the average annual salary of a working-class person. There is no reason to refuse the business that is delivered to your door.
Moreover, light novel serialization is not like domestic online novel serialization, which has a large number of words and is updated quickly. I write two or three volumes of light novels a year, and one volume is about 100,000 words. The outline of her book has been written long ago, so she doesn’t need to spend too much energy in the follow-up.
"Well, as long as you are sure." Yoshio Konno nodded. "That's the first thing."
It seems that there is other work, and Amamiya Sori is all ears.
"The second thing is that the management decided to let you, Shiraishi Mai and Nishino Nanase participate in this year's Girls Award autumn and winter exhibition, and make your debut as models through this fashion week."
Girls Award is a fashion week held since 2010. It is hosted by the Girls Award Committee and Fuji TV. There are two exhibitions every year, namely the spring and summer exhibition and the autumn and winter exhibition. The main target is young women. The activities include fashion shows, music performances and Clothing sales, etc.
"For this Girls Award, all members of Nogizaka will participate in the music performance, and the three of you will additionally participate in the fashion show."
"A fashion show is..."
"It's just a runway show."
"When it comes to catwalk shows, don't the models have any requirements? Like... height or something." In Amamiya's impression, models at Paris Fashion Week, New York Fashion Week, Victoria's Secret, etc. are generally 1.8 meters tall. Tall, thin and tall.
In comparison, it is a pity that Amamiya Shiori has grown up to her chest in this life, and her height has not reached 1.6 meters, which is completely below the standard.
"Uh... don't worry, there aren't that many standards in China."
"Hi." Amamiya Nodded.
"It's the 8th of next month. There will be a rehearsal the day before. You don't need to be too professional to walk on the catwalk. You can just practice casually then." Konno said, "After debuting as a model, you can participate in more fashion shows. Zhou, you can become an exclusive model for fashion magazines and publish photo albums. Generally speaking, if you open up jobs in the fashion field, there will be more and more invitations in the future."
Listening to Yoshio Konno's description, Amamiya Shiori seemed to be able to see the banknotes waving to her. Although a lot of Bitcoins have been reserved for future investment and starting a company, who would be dissatisfied with the lack of money?
"I understand!" Amamiya Sōri smiled sweetly, much more sincerely than the fake smile he had just given to Akimoto Yasushi and Muramatsu Toshiryō.
"That's all. You can inform Shiraishi and Nishino in advance when you go back." Yoshio Konno handed the printed email to Amamiya Shiori, "It has the contact information of the editor of Dengeki Bunko. You should contact him first. Let’s set a time for discussion.”
"Okay!" Amamiya Shiori took the A4 paper and was filled with joy. The resentment of missing the barbecue because of something last minute disappeared.
