old events in tokyo

Chapter 204 Preliminary Discussion on Publishing Houses

In a high-end coffee shop in Chiyoda District, Kazuki Akiyama and Yoshitaka Watanabe found Noriko Sakai who was waving towards them.

"Sakai-san, thank you for taking care of me." Kazuki Akiyama greeted her first, and then looked at the two middle-aged men beside her.

"Qiu Shan-kun, you are welcome. I have been looking forward to the novel written by Qiu Shan-kun for a long time."

Noriko Sakai made a joke first, and then introduced him to the other two guests who were traveling with him.

"This is Hideshi-san Tanaka. My previous comics were published because I asked for Tanaka-san's care."

"Hello, Kazuki Akiyama.", "Hello, Hideshi Tanaka."

Kazuki Akiyama and the middle-aged man with glasses bowed to each other.

"This is Mr. Kadokawa." Noriko Sakai led to another middle-aged man who looked to be in his fifties and was a little bit older.

"I don't need to introduce Akiyama-kun's name. I believe that there are not many people in Japan who have never heard of Akiyama-kun's name as long as they watch TV."

The middle-aged man named Kadokawa did not wait for Kazuki Akiyama to introduce himself, he had already stood up first and bowed.

"Let me introduce you formally, my sire Kadokawa Rihiko. I am currently the president of Media Works Co., Ltd. This is my business card."

"Kadokawa-san has won the award." Kazuki Akiyama stood up and took the business card, and shook hands with President Kadokawa, who looked a bit like the former literary giant Mo Yan.

Kazuki Akiyama looked at the business card. Didn't it say that he was the editor of the Xiaoxiaokan? Why did Media Works Publishing House pop up again?

Moreover, the president himself did the work, so I haven't read what I wrote, so it's a bit of a fuss.

"I heard from Sakai-san earlier that Akiyama-san wrote a novel. I should have come to visit earlier.

But because of some adjustments at work.It is really rude to delay the trip until today. "

Hideshi Tanaka, who wears glasses, seems to have the unique slowness of a literati, and he speaks slowly, with a very kind appearance.

"Oh, that's right. I'm also working in Media Works now, and this is my business card." Hideshi Tanaka handed over his business card with both hands.

Good guy, it turned out that he changed jobs and changed jobs. I said why I waited so long.

Kazuki Akiyama looked at his business card, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Media Works.

It seems that this Kadokawa Rihiko thinks highly of him, so he was dug out and directly changed from editor to deputy editor-in-chief.

"And after Mr. Kadokawa heard that the novel was written by Akiyama-san, he immediately decided to come and see Akiyama-san in person."

Hideshi Tanaka also solemnly introduced the reason why Kadokawa Rihiko came here.

Akiyama Kazuki turned his head to look at "Mo Yan", not understanding why he came to see him.

He couldn't be his own fan too. Well, he imagined a little bit, the scene where an uncle with a Mediterranean hair style asked him for an autograph with his record.

Thinking of this, Kazuki Akiyama shuddered inexplicably, and quickly shook off the picture in his head to stop his wild thoughts.

"I have seen the lyrics written by Qiu Shanjun, they are very delicate. So I think, the words written by Qiu Shanjun must also have a delicate and moving side, at least it is worth looking forward to."

Kadokawa Lihiko put his hands and fingers crossed in front of him, and explained a sentence very seriously.

"Please give me your advice. Oh, by the way, this is the manuscript I wrote, please read it." Kazuki Akiyama handed the printed and bound manuscript to the president-san.

Not only him, but also Tanaka Yingshi and Sakai Noriko each handed over a copy.Anyway, it was printed, and he had prepared several copies.

Kadokawa Rihiko and Tanaka Hideshi both took the manuscript with solemn hands, with serious expressions.

He nodded to Kazuki Akiyama first, and then opened the manuscript and read it seriously.

Kadokawa Rihiko even took out his glasses and put them on before he concentrated on the manuscript in his hand.

As for Noriko Sakai, she first smiled cutely at Kazuki Akiyama, and then flipped over with great interest.

Neither Kazuki Akiyama nor Yoshitaka Watanabe disturbed them, they each took their coffee and drank quietly.

Before that, Kazuki Akiyama had shown the finished story to Yoshitaka Watanabe. After reading it, he wondered whether Kazuki Akiyama had someone write it for him.

But after thinking about it, no one is so stupid, and they give away their works.

Moreover, Japan attaches great importance to copyright issues. Once plagiarism is involved, it is no different from self-defeating.

Besides, although he doesn't know how to write, he can still see from the lines that Kazuki Akiyama usually uses words.This is also evident in his lyrics.

Kazuki Akiyama did not copy this novel, and he also modified some content that did not conform to the times.

I have also written a lot of things, and I still have some writing skills.

In less than an hour, Kadokawa Lihiko first put down the manuscript in his hand.

Then he took off his glasses, fiddled with the temples of the glasses a few times with his fingers, and then raised his head.

"It may be rude to say this. Before that, I thought that the novels written by Mr. Qiushan might have some merits, but they should not reach the level of excellence."

Kadokawa Lihiko paused, and continued, "However, I didn't expect that the facts were far beyond my expectations, and many details and emotions were written very delicately.

Even after watching it at my half-hundred-year-old age, I still feel touched.

I will sigh for the pure and beautiful love. It is a work that is easy to empathize with. In short, it is very good. "

When I heard the first sentence, I thought I was rejecting myself, and it was really a test of the heart to speak out of breath.

Kazuki Akiyama let out a breath, feeling a little relieved.After all, I have put a lot of energy into it, and being valued by professionals in the publishing industry also has the joy of being recognized by others.

"Please give me your advice." Kazuki Akiyama bowed, and the next step should be to get to the point.

"Akiyama-kun's "Crying Out for Love in the Center of the World", we at Media Works have requested it, and we can arrange for it to be published."

Kadokawa Rihiko has been in the publishing industry since 66, and his years of experience in the industry have given him a good understanding of the market's tastes.

The current publishing market is getting younger and younger, and young people such as junior high school and high school students have gradually become the main force of the reading crowd.It's a pity that my brother doesn't agree with my ideas...

However, he concluded that Kazuki Akiyama's pure love novel with the theme of youthful love should be very popular among young people.

So Rihiko Kadokawa expressed his willingness to publish this novel without hesitation.

Not to mention that Kazuki Akiyama is still a star, with this aura, it can already be said that this novel is at least half sure of success.

"Thanks to Kadokawa-san's attention, I don't know your company..."

Kazuki Akiyama was certainly happy to hear that a publishing house was willing to publish his own novel, but he hadn't heard much about Media Works.

I also asked Yoshitaka Watanabe just now, but he has never heard of this publishing house.

Although he was happy, he also had some doubts. After all, it was a little-known small publishing house, so he had better keep an eye on it.

If it was a well-known publishing house such as Shogakukan, Kodansha, and Shueisha, he would naturally not have this worry.

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