Revising a novel is a very tedious task. After the preparations for the publication of the fourth volume were basically completed, Amamiya Sugawara spent most of his free time thinking about the deletions, deletions, and revisions of the contents of the first volume.
During this period, she signed a contract with Dengeki Bunko, agreeing to publish two to three volumes a year, with each volume about 150,000 words, and a 10% royalty.
The first volume is pre-printed with 100,000 copies, which is a conservative figure. We will have to wait and see the initial results after the release before considering the scale of additional printing.
For a light novel, whether it sells well or not depends not only on the text content, but also on whether the illustrations are exquisite.
Dengeki Bunko provided Amamiya with more than a dozen painters to choose from. After reviewing their past works, including doujinshi and game CGs, Amamiya chose Kureto Fukasaki, a very popular commercial artist.
Amemiya's main impression of him was that he was the illustrator of "The Passerby Heroine". Of course, the reason for choosing him was not only that the characters he drew were cute, but also the senior sister's black stockings, ahem, and the scenes he drew were also It’s very impressive, and it meets Soi Amamiya’s request for more depictions of background settings.
After meeting offline with Kurito Fukasaki and his wife Shinobu Kurotani, who is also an artist, and putting forward some detailed requirements, the most urgent thing Amamiya Sugawara needs to complete now is to come up with the final manuscript.
The novels posted on the blog can be more casual. Fans are more tolerant anyway. If you really want to publish it as a book, you still have to be cautious. The length cannot be expanded uncontrollably. Amamiya Shiori does not want to delete the necessary foreshadowing, so in the struggle, he revised it. The progress of the manuscript was stumbling.
In the lounge of Nogizaka, Amamiya Sugawara always looks the same, wearing low-prescription glasses, holding a laptop and typing on the keyboard. But in the past few months, she was typing code. In the past few months, she has been typing. word.
Even on November 8th, the day when Girls Award was on the catwalk, Amamiya Shiori did not stop.
This time the Girls Award was held at the Yoyogi National Arena No. 1 Gymnasium. It was mainly divided into two parts, one was Nogizaka's performance, and the other was walking the catwalk as a model.
The participants in the former event were Nogizaka selected members, while in the latter event only Shiraishi, Nishino and Amamiya participated.
On the stage, Nogizaka will perform three songs, "Go! Bicycle", "Come on Shampoo" and "Maybe I Want to See You".
At noon, everyone tasted the model's weight loss lunch - green juice.
Green juice is a drink made from young barley leaves, sweet potato leaves, and cabbage leaves. The green juice provided by the organizer also adds soy milk and yogurt.
It is said that it can promote metabolism, is rich in antioxidants, can delay aging, clean up corrupt substances in the body, etc., etc., and has many benefits. Although the taste is not unpleasant, Amamiya Shiori feels that just drinking this without eating properly and having an empty stomach is not healthy at all. Ask her to choose between green sauce and barbecue, and she will choose barbecue without hesitation.
In the afternoon, stage performances were interspersed with catwalk shows. Exhibitors of the Girls Award provided clothing, and models wore their designs and walked up and down the runway several times, striking poses.
The day before, Amemiya and the three of them came to the venue to receive professional guidance. Although they were just practicing walking, they were constantly being watched and corrected. The requirements were quite strict.
The models participating in this exhibition include new actresses from various agencies, photo idols, and members of idol girl groups like Nogizaka, such as members of E-girls.
During the break, the three of them were also curious to take photos with other models.
"Pfft~" After changing clothes and putting on makeup, Amamiya Sōri couldn't help laughing when she saw the current appearance of Shiraishi Mai and Nishino Nanase.
Just looking at the clothes, the three of them are actually wearing relatively casual clothes. Sweaters and short skirts with lavender and beige as the main colors can be worn for shopping without making people feel weird, but the ones on their heads are The big bow tie is too conspicuous. It is the size of the flag head carried by the princesses of the Qing Dynasty. It is impossible not to notice it.
"Eh? Why are you laughing?" Mai Shiraishi asked inexplicably.
"Hahaha~" Amamiya Shiori laughed, "I always feel that you two are like Minnie Mouse."
"Hmm~" Shiraishi Mai pursed her lips, "What's wrong with Minnie? She's very cute, isn't she, Na-chan?"
Saying that, Shiraishi Mai put her arm around Nishino Nanase's shoulders.
Nanase Nishino hugged Shiraishi Mai's waist and nodded seriously, with the light green bow dangling, "The bow on Xiaozhi's head is also very cute!"
Amamiya Sori touched the lavender bow on her head, fearing it would fall off when walking on the catwalk.
"Then I am Minnie No. 1!" Mai Shiraishi was as interested as a child, "Osaki is Minnie Mouse No. 2, and Na-chan is Minnie Mouse No. 3."
"We are the three Minnie sisters!" Nishino Nanase smiled and raised his fist.
The three of them appeared in the second round.
“Integrating natural and girly authentic clothing with a sense of playfulness and trend, under a theme full of imagination and fantasy, “ISBIT DAIKANYAMAl is developing four original brands by fusing clothing and stories...”
As the host announced the curtain, the models in this group lined up to enter.
"The next ones walking towards us are Nogizaka46 members Amamiya Souri, Shiraishi Mai and Nishino Nanase."
The three people took the dolls and stepped onto the T stage.
In the auditorium surrounding the catwalk, fluorescent lights of various colors flashed. The audience is basically all female.
"Nogizaka46 was established in August last year. With AKB48 as its official opponent, it has released a total of four singles this year. It is the most anticipated newcomer..."
The three of them were smiling while walking at a less than standard pace.
They wore bows on their heads and many small ball hair accessories in their hair. Their makeup was even pinker than usual. Although they acted very young, the audience applauded thunderously.
When they reached the front of the catwalk, they put on the poses they had prepared in advance and changed a few more poses before holding the dolls and walking back.
The actual performance time is only a few dozen seconds.
As soon as she got off the stage, Mai Shiraishi grabbed Amamiya Shiori's arm and asked, "Is it over?"
She looked confused.
"Of course it's over." Amamiya Shiori held the bow that was about to fall off.
"It's over...it feels so fast." Shiraishi Mai looked very regretful.
"I'm not a professional model, so of course I can only walk back and forth." Amamiya Soi smiled.
"Hmm~" Mai Shiraishi murmured, "When can we be like them?"
Amamiya Sōri followed her eyes and saw that they were actresses and professional models who often appeared on the covers of fashion magazines. Their expressions and postures were indeed much better than those of them who were amateurs.
Shiraishi Mai wants to develop in the fashion field, but Amamiya Shiori doesn't have much interest in this aspect.
"There will be plenty of opportunities in the future!" Amamiya Sori comforted her. She was very confident in Shiraishi Mai's appearance.
