Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo, in front of Otowa Town Kodansha.
As a red BMW M1 parked in front of the door, Maijo Kyousuke and Eryomei got out of the car with joyful faces and rushed into the Kodansha building.
Jiang Liumei took out the office key from her waist, opened the cabinet where the manuscripts were stored, and took out the preserved "A Platycodon Flower".
Although Eryumei clearly knew that Maijo Kyousuke's manuscripts would be of unlimited value in the future, as long as Maijo Kyousuke was alive, he could continue to produce manuscripts and autographs.
No matter how much the value of manuscripts and signatures of living people is speculated, it will never exceed 20 million yen, so if you can exchange it for the exquisite "Mr. Ultramore's Hands" manuscript, you are almost guaranteed to make a profit. Buy or sell!
Thinking of this, Eryumei blinked at Maijo Kyousuke with her almond-shaped eyes.
The two looked at each other and smiled, holding hands and walking towards the door of Kodan Club.
Just as the two were about to leave the Kodansha building, a shout suddenly came from behind.
"Teacher Wucheng! Miss Jiangliu!"
When Jiang Liumei heard this voice, she thought it was very familiar, so she stopped and looked behind her, only to realize that the person who stopped her was the famous Japanese reasoning critic Gonda Manji.
"It turns out to be Mr. Gonda!"
Eryumei smiled and nodded towards Gonda Manji. Only then did she remember that although Gonda Manji had met Maijo Keisuke at the Edogawa Ranpo Climbing Festival, this was the first time he had seen Maijo Keisuke. Guo Quan Tian Wanzhi.
Thinking of this, Jiang Liumei recommended to Maijo Kyousuke:
"Teacher Maucheng, this is the master of mystery criticism, Mr. Gonda Manji. Last time in "Top Hat" magazine, Mr. Gonda Manji wrote a review for your "A Platycodon Flower"."
Maijo Keisuke is so familiar with the name Gonda Manji!
Although Maijo Keisuke doesn't know what status Gonda Manji currently has in Japan.
But in the previous life, if one wanted to understand the history of Japanese reasoning, anecdotes about Japanese reasoning writers, or the theory of Japanese reasoning writers, one could not avoid the resounding name Gonda Manji.
It can be said that Manji Gonda is the encyclopedia of the Japanese reasoning world. Although he cannot be called a mystery writer, if you want to understand Japanese mystery writers, you must read his works!
Maijo Kyousuke and Gonda Manji shook hands politely.
Jiang Liu Meili on the side asked curiously:
"Mr. Gonda, what's the matter with coming here?"
"Isn't that right? Are you going to publish a new book about the reasoning world again? This time, are you going to talk about Mr. Fuki Kosui or Mr. Utaro Oshita?"
Although Gonda Manji is already over forty, his body is much healthier than that alcoholic Uyama Hinodeomi. Hearing Eryu's beautiful words, he just smiled gracefully:
"How is it possible? I'm not your Wucheng teacher. I can write a short story of 20,000 words in one night. How can I write another one even a month after the last book was published?"
Gonda Manji looked at Maijo Keisuke on the side, then looked at Eryumeimei, and sighed:
"If I'm a little embarrassed, I'm here today to help Izawa Motohiko."
"Although I know that Izawa Motohiko's "Sarumaru's Vision" and Maishiro-sensei's "Astrology Killing Magic" were once competitors."
"This made the initial quarrel between me and Miss Jiang Liu a little unpleasant."
"But just as Mr. Maishiro said on the Edogawa Rampant Dragon Award podium, Japan's reasoning cannot be sustained by one person alone."
"Whether it is Mr. Edogawa, Mr. Yokomori, or Mr. Matsumoto, they can only represent an era, but they cannot represent the entire reasoning world."
"So, I still plan to let Izawa Motohiko's "Sarumaru's Vision" compete to see if "Sarumaru's Vision" can participate in the 26th Edogawa Ranpo Prize."
After Gonda Manji finished speaking, he found that Maijo Keisuke and Eryumi were both looking at him, and hurriedly waved his hands and said:
"Teacher Wucheng, Miss Eryu, please don't misunderstand me. I did not accept any money from Izawa Motohiko, nor did I accept any form of gift."
"I just think it's a pity that historical reasoning has been discontinued in this generation. I want to give historical reasoning a chance and let Japanese mystery novels continue to flourish."
When Maijo Kyousuke heard Gonda Manji's words, he couldn't help but feel a little touched:
"Mr. Gonda, although Izawa Motohiko and I were once rivals, under those conditions, we must strive for the first place."
"But I know that it is precisely because of the existence of critics like Mr. Gonada who loves reasoning and has been committed to promoting Japanese reasoning that the Japanese reasoning world will slowly become a world that is comparable to European and American reasoning, so I can I understand your feelings, Mr. Gonda."
Gonda Manji heard that Maijo Keisuke understood him so well, and his favorable impression of Maijo Keisuke greatly increased:
"Thank you Teacher Wucheng for the compliment, but I'm not as great as you said. I just want to do something within my ability."
"Besides, don't just talk about me, tell me what you two are doing?"
"Could it be that...we are secretly dating?"
Gonda Manji's eyes were locked on the clasped hands of Eryumeimei and Maijo Kyousuke, with a smile on his face:
"It's normal to date, but you two need to be more cautious lately."
"Teacher Wucheng's popularity in the literary world is greater than I expected. Many news media in Japan are worried about having nothing to report. If you two are accidentally photographed, you might be arrested the next day. Newspapers across Tokyo reported on it.”
After Gonda Manji said this to Eryumei, she realized that her hands and Maijo Keisuke's had been tightly held together. It seemed that the two of them had long been accustomed to this action.
Thinking of this, Eryumei hurriedly let go of Maijo Kyousuke's hand, took out a manuscript from his briefcase, and said to Gonda Manji:
"Mr. Quantian, where did you think you were..."
"Mishiro-sensei and I are not dating! We are going to Jimbocho to exchange manuscripts."
When Gonda Manji heard Jiang Liu's beautiful words, he showed an "I understand" expression on his face.
This forced Jiang Liumei to continue explaining:
"Mr. Gonda, what I said is true. Mr. Majo and I found a very rare manuscript in Jimbocho, but we didn't expect the shop owner to ask for it at 50 million yen!"
"Later, after the shop owner learned about the identities of Teacher Wucheng and me, he was willing to cooperate with Teacher Wucheng and exchanged the manuscript for the manuscript and all future autographed copies."
As a mystery critic, Gonda Manji is also a collector in addition to his work needs. He has countless autographed copies and manuscripts in his home, but this is the first time he has heard that someone would offer 50 million yen for a manuscript. sky-high price!
Eryu's beautiful words aroused Gonda Manji's curiosity. After all, Conan Doyle's manuscript is worth about 30 million yen at most.
Thinking of this, Gonda Manji raised his hand and glanced at his watch, with a pleading expression on his face:
"Teacher Wucheng, Miss Jiangliu?"
"Can you take me to see the manuscript?"
"I want to see what kind of manuscript can fetch the sky-high price of 50 million yen."
"By the way... I can also help you identify it."
Maijo Keisuke and Eryumei looked at each other, smiled and nodded towards Gonda Manji.
After all, Gonda Manji is well-informed, and taking him along can help him identify the authenticity.
Thinking of this, the three of them took the car together and drove towards Jimbocho.
As an encyclopedia of Japanese reasoning, Gonda Manji also admires Maijo Keisuke's writing ability. On the way, he learned that Maijo Keisuke will meet with the president of Kodansha in forty minutes. Genjiro Noma signs the contract.
But they didn’t regard Maijo Kyousuke and Eryumi as outsiders.
In the car, I started dictating to the two of them about the current structure of Japan's reasoning world, the overt and covert struggles of Japanese publishing houses, and how Kyousuke Maijo should negotiate to finally obtain the greatest benefits...
