The terrifying sales volume of "Top Hat" magazine in the market has frightened many publishing and magazine departments.
And the core members who caused all this are currently suffering from a hangover in the soup of longevity.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The rhythmic knocking on the door woke Maijo Kyousuke from his sleep.
Maijo Kyousuke slowly opened his eyes, and the chandelier on the ceiling split into two hazy phantoms.
Maijo Kyousuke knew very well that this was a side effect of being hungover.
I don’t know why, maybe he was infected by that old drunkard Uyama Hinodeomi.
Maijo Kyousuke feels that this dizzy state suits him very well.
He raised his wrist and looked at his watch. At this moment, the hour and minute hands of the watch completely overlapped, exactly at twelve o'clock.
According to this status, it should be 12 noon on January 16th.
After all, I was still sleeping at 12 noon on January 15th.
So now it could only be January 16th. It was impossible for me to sleep for a whole day and two nights after being drunk, right?
Even if other organs can tolerate it, the bladder cannot.
Maijo Kyousuke raised his upper body with his elbows, and after a long effort, he sat up from the ground. Then he supported the ground, stumbled to the door, and opened the door.
Standing in front of her was a kind old woman, although her face was wrinkled.
But we can still see the relationship between her and Myojin Kiyone from her bones:
"You are Teacher Wucheng, right? Our Xiaoyin often mentions you. I have also read your books. They are very good. One is very gorgeous, and the other is very delicate. It is hard to imagine that these two styles can come from the same Human hands.”
Maijo Kyousuke looked at each other and felt a little confused for a moment:
"So? Grandma, what do you want?"
When the old lady heard what Maijo Kyousuke said, she realized that she hadn't introduced herself yet:
"Teacher Wucheng, I'm sorry. As we get older, not only can our brains not keep up, but our mouths have also become a bit chatty. Please allow me to introduce myself first."
"My name is Myojin Soko, and Myojin Kiyone is my granddaughter. If Teacher Maucheng doesn't mind, just call me Soko."
"I came here because I heard someone has been calling you, but you haven't answered."
"In addition, you drank heavily with the editor all night yesterday. I was worried that something might happen to you, so I planned to come up and see you..."
As soon as Myojin Soko finished speaking, the phone in the room rang again.
The old woman glanced at Maijo Kyousuke, with a kind smile on her face, stretched out her hand to make a gesture to answer the call, and then turned and walked downstairs.
Maijo Keisuke walked to the phone and put the phone to his ear. The voice coming from it was very familiar to Maijo Keisuke.
Because that voice belonged to Uyama Hinideomi who had a drink with him yesterday.
"Teacher Wucheng, I don't know what plans you have for today, but no matter what the arrangements are, please reject them immediately!"
"Because the president of Kodansha, President Noma, will personally entertain you and your related staff at six o'clock today!"
Uyama Himideomi's voice seemed to be even happier than he was for his promotion yesterday, which made Maijo Keisuke feel a little surprised:
"Mr. Uyama, President Noma entertained me...is there anything special?"
Uyama Hiideomi was stunned for a moment when he heard Maijo Keisuke's words, and then he opened his mouth and said excitedly to Maijo Keisuke:
"Teacher Wucheng, don't you know yet?"
"You are now a well-known mystery writer in Tokyo! Because your famous article "A Platycodon Flower" was published in "Top Hat" magazine, "Top Hat" magazine sold 800,000 copies in two days! "
"This outstanding performance and astonishing circulation not only broke the record for the highest first issue circulation of a magazine in history!"
"It also defeated Baodaosha's "Novel Mystery" in one fell swoop, making "Top Hat" magazine occupy the top three short story mystery magazines in Japan in just two days!"
"Attention! This is not today, but ever! The top three in the history of Japanese short story mystery magazine!"
"Although this includes the efforts of Ms. Eryu leading the magazine department, the strong support given by President Noma, and the sales methods of Director Ozushiba, everyone knows in their hearts that "Top Hat" can achieve such terrifying results. I owe it all to Mr. Maucheng for your article "A Platycodon Flower" and your challenge to all Japanese mystery writers!"
Uyama Hiideomi paused here, and his voice suddenly became much quieter, with echoes. Apparently Uyama Hiideomi covered the microphone with his hand:
"Teacher Wucheng, I will only say what I say next once, so you must listen carefully!"
"President Noma not only promoted me, the deputy editor, to editor-in-chief this time, but also increased Miss Eryu's share of the magazine. Even editor-in-chief Akimoto was promoted to deputy director of the publishing department."
"This is obviously a deliberate attempt to win over people related to you. Combined with the fact that I heard my colleagues in the design department mention in the cafeteria today that they are designing the library version and collector's edition of "Astrology Killing Magic"."
"It's almost the same as, Teacher Maicheng, your works have been highly valued by various departments and even President Noma!"
"This time, President Noma is not so much entertaining you as trying to win over you. He wants to negotiate an 'exclusive cooperation' with you!"
"Teacher Maicheng, can you become the mainstay of Kodansha instead of just a flash in the pan? Today! You must seize this opportunity!"
After Uyama Hideomi finished speaking, noisy footsteps came from the phone, and only Uyama Hideomi's last words were left:
"Teacher Wucheng, I'm going to the conference room for a meeting. Remember what I said and negotiate the terms carefully!!!"
Maijo Kyousuke's brain has not yet recovered from the stimulation of alcohol.
But even so, Maijo Keisuke is very clear that he has gone from an unknown new writer to a slightly famous rookie!
Just as Maijo Kyousuke was thinking about how to discuss his conditions with President Noma, the phone rang again.
The person calling this time was still the beautiful Miss Jiang Liu, an old acquaintance:
"Teacher Wucheng, I've been calling you since 11:30, why are you picking up now?"
When Maijo Kyousuke heard Eryumei's words, he finally understood what Myojin Soko said before about the phone ringing non-stop.
It turns out that not only Uyama Hinodeomi is looking for him at this time:
"Well... I was just on the phone with Mr. Ushan."
After hearing what Maijo Kyousuke said, Eryumei hurriedly asked:
"Teacher Maishiro, is Mr. Uyama going to tell you that President Noma wants to entertain you?"
Maijo Kyousuke immediately replied:
"Yes, that's it."
"What? Did Miss Jiang Liu call me about this too?"
Jiang Liumei said in a serious tone:
"Of course! Teacher Wucheng, this is a very important thing!"
"This is not only about your future future, Mr. Wucheng, but also about the trend of the Japanese reasoning market in the coming period!"
"To put it simply, Teacher Wucheng, although you cannot be called a 'well-known writer' now, you have the leverage of a famous writer!"
"The reason why I called you is to remind you of another thing. Don't underestimate President Shijian. That guy... is very dangerous!"
"Let's talk about the specific situation when we meet, right?"
"After I finish the work at hand, I will go find you. I will tell you in detail how you can use your huge advantage at this time to negotiate the best contract!"
