Reborn In Tokyo After Picking Up Sayu Who Ran Away From Home

   Chapter 389 Undying River Editorial Department

   — swish, swish, swish.

   The sound of paper turning pages echoed in the conference room.

  “…”

  “…”

   For a while, the room was very quiet.

   Until someone stopped the movement in his hand first...

   "This manuscript..." Kimura moved his mouth, his eyes wandering between the manuscript in his hand and the opposite Yusuke, with a thoughtful expression on his face, trying to find the right words from his mind.

   However, the words turned into...

   "Our manga magazine is actually a hot-blooded theme."

  ? ? ?

   A series of question marks suddenly appeared in the room.

  Kimura took the 54P manuscript in his hand, flipped through it quickly, and then said: "But the type of your work, teacher, seems to be closer to the youth's curiosity."

   Hearing this, Shi Yu frowned slightly, raised her legs, and asked directly, "Excuse me, do you mean that this manuscript cannot be published? Mr. Kimura."

  Kimura pushed the glasses on the bridge of his nose, thought for a while, and spoke.

   "If you want to say, the painting style of this work is not outstanding, and the performance of the protagonist is not in line with the traditional hot-blooded hero, which is a bit absurd and bizarre, plus here."

   He flipped to a page with a storyboard of the male protagonist being dismembered into pieces and thrown into the trash.

   "And here..."

  The male protagonist uses a chainsaw to split the demon in half.

   “And here…”

  The male protagonist stepped on the pile of zombies, laughing wildly and creating a pile of flying flesh.

  Kimura chose his words carefully and said, "Are these pictures too bloody?"

   He looked at Kato Yusuke as he spoke, with an extremely strange emotion in his eyes, "Excuse me, teacher... how did you come up with this kind of story?"

   While Kato Yusuke was thinking about it, Shi Yu's leg under the table began to shake, and he asked, "Miss Machida, what do you think?"

   "Yeah, um~ this is indeed a work of amazing scale." Machida Yuanko first commented, and then winked at Shi Yu, who showed a slightly unhappy expression.

  The conversation turned and said: "But the rhythm and mirroring of the story are well mastered and outstanding."

   "The beginning directly outlines the male protagonist's worldview and part of the background, and uses a little suspense to guide readers, and arouses empathy through the male protagonist's tragic situation and humble wishes."

   "The part that makes the story take a sharp turn and breaks into the climax is also very impactful. As editor Kimura said, although the scale is a bit larger, the relative expressiveness is also very amazing."

   "In general, not only are the characters' characters well-shaped, but the conception of the work is also very original and creative. The rhythm of the story is well developed and full of impact..."

   She paused here for a while, and then summed up: "I personally think it's a perfect and unconventional comic strip."

   Shi Yu's face was stern, as if she wanted to laugh and restrained herself.

   She looked at Machida Yuanko, her burgundy eyes showing a bit of a twisted question.

  I just asked you to express your position, so why are you boasting about yourself...?

   Machida Yuanzi smiled slightly at this, without defending, and then turned his eyes to the white-haired boy aside, with a bit of undisguised exclamation in his eyes.

   In fact it is.

   As someone who has seen the other person's painting "Love Metronome Sayukamoto".

   Her impression of the person "Eromanga" has always been on the amazing painting skills, but she didn't want the other person's brain to be so big.

  The so-called layman watches the fun while the layman watches the door.

  Although she is mainly responsible for light novels in the Undead River, she also knows a little bit about comics under the influence of her eyes and ears.

   Besides, ACGN itself is not separated.

  Under different paths, there is actually a very simple criterion for judging whether a work is good or bad.

   It is a good work that can arouse readers’ emotions and arouse their expectations.

   She looked at the boy, as if she saw a free soul under that handsome face.

   "Speaking of which, Kato-san, why didn't you work on your painting skills this time?"

   Kato Yusuke looked at her calmly and said succinctly, "This is more appropriate."

   "Is that so~~"

   Machida Yuanko nodded lightly, turned to the large-scale storyboards on those pages, and tried to imagine the other party's previous magical painting skills that made people feel like they were in the real world.

   A chill spread from the back, and the brain also produced a strong discomfort, and the heart beat slightly faster.

   She stopped decisively when she thought of this, and then let out a soft sigh to calm down.

After   , he turned his head to look beside him, who was acting very quietly—the Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Comics Department.

   "I'm sorry, editor-in-chief Kimura~~ I was a little too excited just now, so I'd better ask you to talk about it here."

  Kimura didn't say a word, but stayed for a while on Shi Yu's face and her face, thinking in his eyes.

   couldn't help but think of some rumors circulating inside the Undead River.

   "Kasumi Shiko, the light novel rookie king, is the princess of the Immortal River Bunko."

  A writer who goes his own way, plus an associate editor who loves and spoils her...

With the combination of the two, some things become less difficult to understand.

   Immediately thought of another gossip.

   That is Machida Yuanko, who is said to have just been promoted to deputy editor, and will hopefully go further when Kasumi Shiko's work is finished.

   This kind of rumor is ridiculous and illogical.

   Not to mention that the other party has leaped from an ordinary editor to an associate editor, or even omitted this step of the director, it is already outrageous.

   According to the current rhythm of "Love Metronome", it will basically be finished this winter.

   On this basis, an ordinary light novel editor can achieve triple jumps at once, and directly rise to the editor-in-chief’s fantasy…

   Even light novels and manga don’t dare to play like this, right?

  Kimura's heart is surging, but his face is calm.

   Facing Machida Yuanko's words, he opened his mouth and gave approval with a smile.

   "...Well, as the editor-in-chief Machida said, my opinion may be a little conservative. After all, this style is relatively rare in hot-blooded manga, and the scale is also a problem, it is difficult to predict the reaction of readers..."

   He paused when he said this, then changed his words and said, "However, I have to admit that this manuscript is indeed interesting and worth watching and looking forward to. I think it can be published and tried."

  Kimura is very reserved after all.

   In fact, he did find it a little interesting after reading the original manuscript, but he was also a little uncertain about the scale and the market's reaction, so he wanted to wait and see again.

   It seems that this idea can't be realized just under the "unity" of Kasumi Shiko and Machida Yuanko.

   "Cough cough..."

  Kimura coughed lightly, looked at Kato Yusuke, and mentioned another thing.

   "Then the next thing is the contract, do you know what the teacher has?"

   This is very interesting. It is a little bit of Party A’s father asking Party B what he meant.

   But considering the influence of the outside world, it does not seem to be so abrupt.

   Kato Yusuke did not hide this, and said straight to the point in a calm tone: "I hope to retain the copyright of other works except comics, and the royalties can be lower."

   "Is that so..." Kimura nodded slowly, his hands on the table clasped into fists, as if thinking.

   Shi Yu wanted to speak when he saw this, but was stopped by Machida Yuanko, who was opposite, and kept quiet.

  The conference room fell silent.

  Kimura flipped through the manuscript in his hand for a while, then looked at Yusuke opposite him, and repeated the process several times.

   It took about seven or eight minutes.

   He seemed to have finally made up his mind, and then he pondered: "Then according to the original fee of 1...

"Can."

   Kato Yusuke agreed without hesitation.

  Kimura was also satisfied with his happiness, with a more sincere smile on his face, and then said: "Okay, then I'll go get the contract, and ask the teacher to wait here for a while."

After    finished speaking, he got up and left the conference room.

   After he's gone...

   "Miss Machida." Kato Yusuke said, "Thank you for your help."

  However, Machida Yuanzi did not take credit, just waved his hand with a "Oops~" and responded with a smile:

   "You don't need to be so polite. After all, Kato-san also helped me with the illustration. This is just a normal return."

   "...Hoo."

   Shi Yu leaned against the back of the seat, folded his chest with both hands, and tapped his left arm with his long and slender right index finger as he spoke.

   "Basically, I also somewhat understand why the sales of the Manga Department of the Undying River are not good. With that kind of associate editor with mediocre vision, it can only make people feel sighed."

   seems to still be unhappy with the fact that "her people" have been cut down on their royalties.

   "Can't say that? Xiaoshi."

   Machida Yuanko said admonishingly: "Everyone has a different way of working. Although Mr. Kimura doesn't have any outstanding achievements, he has basically made no mistakes, right?"

   "...that's why I hate mediocre people and boring things, among them..." Shi Yu's voice gradually became smaller, and finally became inaudible.

   "Huh? What did you say? Xiaoshi~"

   "...Nothing." Shi Yu fiddled with her drooping sideburns without explaining much.

   Although Machida Yuanko on the opposite side didn't hear it clearly, Yusuke, who was sitting next to him, could hear it faintly.

   "That's why I hate mediocre people and boring things, including myself."

   These are the complete words spoken by the girl, with a little indifference and alienation in her tone, and a sense of detachment.

   He didn't respond to it, everyone has something they don't want to be explored.

  In the world, it snows for everyone, and everyone has their own obscure and bright.

   No need for others to explore…

  “…”

   Shi Yu was silent for a while, and then continued: "...Can't there be more people like Machida-san? In that case, at least a few more excellent works can be unearthed."

   "Are you complimenting me, or are you complimenting yourself? Xiaoshi." Machida Yuanzi smiled and joked, but looked at her with very gentle eyes, as if looking at a child who needed protection.

   "I'm just stating the facts. Don't you think it's too unrealistic to limit the author too much and want to bring out a popular serialized work?"

   "Well~ each author is different. Although Xiaoshi, you and Kato-san, are the type that can only bloom under stocking, but more creators still need editors to take care of them."

   Machida Yuanzi said: "At least whether it is us or you, no one wants to see the success of the work, so there is no need to be so extreme."

   Several people chatted for a while.

   By the way, I discussed about Kato Yusuke's acceptance of the manuscript as an illustrator.

   Yusuke, who doesn't like being restrained, decided to accept the draft as a freelancer instead of becoming a dedicated illustrator for the Undead River.

   In this way, although the basic salary is missing, the salary can only be obtained according to the results, but he can choose whether he wants to take certain jobs or not, instead of what he has to do if he doesn't die.

  The price is also 12,000 yen a piece.

   If there are other needs on top of this, or transactions involving commercial copyrights, the price will also be recalculated, which is very free.

   After discussing this matter, the editor-in-chief Kimura also returned with the printed contract.

   Kato Yusuke checked the specifics of the contract, and at Shi Yu's request, he showed her it again.

  I didn’t sign the contract until after confirming that there was no problem…

  Although this kind of behavior seems to be a little distrustful to Machida Yuanko, but when it comes to interests, it is better not to test people's hearts, which is good for each other.

   When signing a contract.

   Kato Yusuke thought for a while, and finally wrote the name "Fujimoto Tree" in the column of the pseudonym, and also wrote his real name and bank account.

   Because he is underage, he actually needs a guardian to accompany him.

   However, with the assistance of Machida Yuanko, the matter was resolved euphemistically.

   That is to first explain the situation by telephone in Motoyama Mina, Saitama Prefecture, then send the contract by express mail to sign it, and then send the signed contract back.

   Until that step is completed, the contract is not officially effective.

  Although it is very inconvenient, it is a necessary step.

   But fortunately, Mina Motoyama has always been very tolerant of what he wants to do, so there are no twists and turns, but it will only take a little time.

  After signing the contract.

  Kimura took the initiative to stretch out his hand to shake hands and said, "Then please take care of me in the future, Mr. Fujimoto."

   "I will send your manuscript for printing later. If nothing else happens, it will be published this weekend. Just in time for the next issue, the manuscript fee will be credited to your account on time according to the contract."

   "Besides that, do you have any other questions?"

   Kato Yusuke shook his head and said no more.

   said goodbye to the editor-in-chief Kimura and Machida Yuanko, and the two left the Fudogawa Building after finishing their work.

   did not choose to take a taxi again.

   Yusuke and Shiyu walked towards the station together, on their way home.

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