Tokyo Girlfriend Guide

Chapter 125 The Beloved Father
The next day, Hojo Kyosuke, who had just arrived at the school, received good news from Tetsuta Sakisaki: the editor-in-chief of "Weekly Shonen High", one of the three major neon comic magazines, will discuss comic serialization with him at home tonight related matters.

"It's really reliable, Kisaki!" Hojo Kyosuke said, patting Kisaki Tetsuta's shoulder.

"It's all I should do."

As a weak animal attached to a giant tree to survive, Saki Tetsuta knows that it is necessary to show its own value, and it is absolutely not advisable to blindly ask for it.The task assigned by the eldest brother must be done 100% perfectly!

"how did you do it?"

"It's just some small means, not worth mentioning." Shisaki Tetsu said too reservedly.

This is the truth, he just told the subordinate's father that the author of the manga can make a best-selling light novel author with a single sentence, and the author of the manga is Tokyo's strongest villain.

In an industry that is sensitive to information like the publishing industry, it is not a fool to be the editor-in-chief. With such a gimmick, there is no possibility that this comic will fail.

"I'll treat you to a big meal when I get the manuscript fee!" Hojo Kyosuke didn't ask any more questions. As the boss, if he had to ask everything clearly, wouldn't that violate his original intention?
During the lunch break, Onizuka Hideyoshi came to report the follow-up of the incident last night, and once again made Hojo Kyosuke amazed at the delinquents' tricks.

"Unfortunately, Chief, you told us not to go too far, otherwise there will be more interesting punishments waiting for those bastards." Onizuka Hideyoshi said with a face of regret.

"No, no, I think that's all right. Those three guys will never dare to enter Bunkyo District in this life." Kitajo Kyousuke said hastily.

"Also, Chief, your loyal subordinate has the only request in his life."

After finishing the business, Onizuka Hideyoshi, who did not leave as usual, stood aside, rubbing his hands together in front of him like a bee.

"Since you know you shouldn't say it, don't say it." Hojo Kyosuke interrupted directly.

"what?"

Did I just say "I have a sentence that should not only be said but should be said"?

Onizuka Eiji turned around with question marks all over his head and looked at Tanma Ryuji, who had a good understanding with him, first shook his head, and then kicked his ass hard, motioning him to continue talking.

"Chief~~ If I can't fulfill this wish, I won't be able to become a Buddha after I die!" the idiot said in a voice as greasy as melting pitch.

"Isn't it just right if you can't become a Buddha? The succubi in hell are cuter than each other." Hojo Kyosuke flipped through a collection of haiku by Matsuo Basho and said without looking back.

"Really!?" Onizuka Hideyoshi became excited when he heard it, and it was obvious that he cared a lot about whether he could become a Buddha.

"Stupid Yingji, hurry up and get down to business!" Danma Ryuji jumped up and punched Onizuka Yingji on the head.

"Tanjian, I think it's up to you to talk."

"Yes!" Tan Jian Long Er came up from behind with a bitter expression on his face.

"Actually, Yingji and I want to ask if the chief can draw a hero based on the two of us in the future comics."

"Um!?"

Upon hearing this, Shisaki Tetsuta, who originally thought that the two idiots were going to do something stupid, immediately raised his head.

Yeah, why didn't I think of this.

If it appeared in Big Brother's work, wouldn't everyone in Nihong see the friendship between Big Brother and me?
"Chief, I also have a once-in-a-lifetime request. If I can't fulfill it, I won't be able to close my eyes after I die."

"You guys..."

Hojo Kyosuke closed his eyes and decided to arrange a weirdo for them alone.You tell me that each of your names is not Fa Cai Ichiro or Lai Fu Shuzi or the like, otherwise it will be no problem to arrange you as the iron followers of Saitama teacher.

Waking up every morning, "Fat Cai, where are you? Fa Cai, come here quickly." Isn't that the good mood for the whole day?Even Mr. Saitama, who has emotional problems, will be happy.

Because he was going to Roppongi to discuss the serialization of the manga, Kyosuke Hojo couldn't have dinner with Miki Okudera today.

"Are all the editors of manga magazines so rich?" Kitajo Kyosuke asked Misaki Tetsuta loudly as he drove towards Roppongi on his motorcycle.

Otherwise, why would the editor-in-chief whose editorial department is located in Chiyoda-ku make his home in Roppongi, Minato-ku, which is one of the areas with the highest average housing prices in Tokyo.

"I don't know, maybe it's ancestral property." Tetsuta Misaki replied.

"Damn Tokyoites."

At the same time, in an ordinary building in Roppongi, the editor-in-chief of "Weekly Shonen High" named Shimomura Tetsuya was sitting in the living room, drinking tea while thinking about this pie delivered to the door.

Although the middle school student named Tetsuta Misaki only sent him a few irrelevant pages of manga, he could still easily see the mature drawing skills and excellent storyboard of the manga with his eyes.Even if you don't submit through your own son but submit through normal channels, there is a high probability that you will pass.

But now, after knowing that the manga author himself is a person with great influence and self-contained traffic, his heart is alive again, so he can't be treated as an ordinary newcomer.

"Weekly Shonen High" officially relied on constantly discovering (squeezing) newcomers, gradually grabbing market share from the other two comic overlords, and finally became one of the three major comic magazines.There is naturally a unique system in training newcomers, that is, their cruel and fair questionnaire supremacy.

The rules of their magazine are based on the ten issues after the new serialization of a work, and the readers' opinions of each issue during the period are combined to determine the fate of the work.The data of each issue will be reflected in the front and rear positions of the manga typesetting. If the popularity index continues to rank at the bottom, it will be cut in half to make way for the new serialization.

Of course, when a new work is serialized, there will be a period of about one to two months to receive lenient treatment, and it will not be directly cut in half just because it falls behind in the rankings in one or two issues.

However, if a celebrity like Hojo Kyosuke has many fans to draw manga, there is no doubt that he will occupy the forefront of the questionnaire in the first place.

Although they will conduct close calculations based on the ratio of male to female readers, age, social level, etc. when they draw questionnaires.

However, anyone with a long brain knows who the main readers of their "Weekly Shonen High" are.Although there is a set of scientific calculation system.But in fact, young readers are more considered, that is, students from the second and third grades of elementary school to the third grade of junior middle school that the editorial department has already concluded.Considering the difference in purchasing power, it can even be directly said that the main purchasers are middle school students.

And that manga artist named Kyosuke Hojo, according to his son, happened to have unparalleled influence in the middle school and high school circles in Tokyo.There is also what Tetsuta Sakisaki said, that a single sentence can create a best-selling novel.

He also asked the people from the publishing house to investigate, and it was indeed true!The novel that was supposed to be returned to the publishing house just because of his recommendation triggered a wave of purchases among teenagers and became a bestseller.

If it's just like this, it's fine, the most important thing is that from his son's mobile phone, he saw that the man named Kyosuke Kitajo has a face that is much more handsome than the popular idols.You must know that girl comics are also a major selling point of their magazines!
If those girls know that the author is such a handsome person, even if the quality of the work is not very good, he will have a lot of fans.

Now, that man named Hojo Kyosuke has not even serialized the manga, and he is almost sure to occupy the top of their questionnaire.If the quality of the manga is really good, even the cover coloring page is not out of consideration.

Of course, all of these are things that can drive the sales of magazines, and it's too late for him to be happy.Now what he is worrying about is how to make this guy who doesn't look like a cartoonist, but more like a rich man to experience life, serialize as many comics as possible, so that "Weekly Shonen High" can take advantage of this opportunity , expand the readership again, and win more market share.

It was also based on this willingness that he chose the meeting place at his home instead of the editorial department or a coffee shop, which is more suitable for talking about things, in order to get closer to each other from the beginning of the meeting.

ding dong~
The doorbell rang, and Tetsuya Shimomura was about to stand up and straighten his clothes to welcome the visitors, but his son, who had been looking at his phone and giggling after school, had already stood up from the sofa and rushed out the door.

Seeing his son's appearance, he unconsciously thought of the way his Chihuahua rushed over desperately after hearing the sound of dog food colliding with the stainless steel dog bowl.When I came home from get off work, I had never seen him greet me so positively, Shimomura Tetsu also had a flash of sadness in his heart.

Forget it, compared to before, since his boss was replaced by this young man named Hojo Kyosuke, Masao has changed a lot for the better.At least I don’t say those rude words anymore and become more polite. After school, I will stay honestly in school to participate in the activities of the Kendo club, and I will share some interesting things in school with them at home. It's all about how powerful their general manager is, but they are always developing in a good direction.

That is to say, from his own son, Shimomura Tetsu also saw Hojo Kyosuke's terrifying influence.My own bastard son only attends gatherings occasionally at night, and he can imitate him because of his admiration, resulting in such a change.

What kind of manga do such people draw?Having been in the industry for decades, he climbed up to the position of editor-in-chief step by step. He has seen countless comics. He thought that even the new works of those hall-level cartoonists would not make him look forward to it. He didn’t expect that now he would be interested in a completely newcomer. The work generates such anticipation.

Tetsuya Shimomura stood up, arranged his suit meticulously, and came to the entrance, with a reserved smile on his face as the editor-in-chief of the three major comic magazines, ready to fight Hojo Kyosuke.

"Boss, you've worked hard!"

Shimomura Tetsuya was suffocated when his son's super energetic shout came from outside the door.Masao, he has never spoken to me like that.

Forget it, forget it, let him contact me first, and he will definitely treat me like this in the future, a sad sigh from Ni Hong's father.

"You don't have to call me the chief in your house. I would like to thank you for your help to make things go so smoothly. I should be the one who told you that I have worked hard."

One sounded refreshing, as if a clear voice like the cold wind on the ice field came from outside the door.

This is Hojo Kyosuke, right?Sure enough, he was very polite, no wonder Masao became more polite.It seems that we need to pay more attention to this matter, let him teach Masao more in the future, Shimomura Tetsu also thought in his heart.

"It's not a big deal, the old man and their magazine just happened to have a writer who died in a plane crash, and they just needed a comic to fill the vacancy. It's a big help for them to have an excellent cartoonist like you to contribute! "

Shimomura Tetsuya's hand tightly pressed to the seam of his trousers trembled slightly, and he said silently, "I gave birth to it myself! The son of the Nakamura family next door just ran away from home yesterday, Masao is good enough."

Finally, with the sound of the lock cylinder turning, the front door opened.

"Good afternoon, Hojo-san, Misaki-san." The editor-in-chief said in a calm voice, having already adjusted his expression.

"Good afternoon, editor-in-chief Shimomura, excuse me." Hojo Kyosuke said hello, and behind him, Shimosaki Tetsuta also said hello.

Putting on the slippers for guests, the group returned to the living room.

Because I wanted to talk about something, I didn't sit on the sofa, but came to the clean dining table.

Tetsuta Sakisaki put the manga in the file bag on the table, because the cooperation intention was determined in advance, and this time they came to discuss details such as treatment, so they didn't exchange too many pleasantries.

"Is this "One Punch Man"?"

Looking at the yellow file bag, Shimomura Tetsuya's throat twitched, as if he saw a beauty that he hadn't seen in a century.

"Yes, I would also like to ask the editor of Shimomura to correct me." Hojo Kyosuke said politely.

"Then I won't be polite." After getting the consent, Shimomura Tetsu also couldn't wait to open the file bag and took out the manga.

Without looking at the specific content for the first time, he first flipped through it from beginning to end.Fortunately, the drawing skills are all equally excellent, and the two pages I saw before are not a special case.After confirming this, he turned back to the first page.

The cover is in color, with a big black title "ONE-PUNCHMAN", and below it is a bald man who takes up 90.00% of the page, with a stern expression and no eyebrows.A white cloak flies up from behind, red gloves are worn on the fists, and a few erratic white lines are drawn to indicate the fist wind. Behind him is a strange man with a big hole in his chest.

Yes, although the appearance of the protagonist is a bit of a problem, but it can also be regarded as another type of protagonist.

Ok?Smash city-destroying monsters to pieces in one blow?Okay, never-before-seen ideas!

Push-ups, squats, sit-ups, long-distance running, without the air conditioner?A breakthrough from physicality to stamina to endurance?Although it seems like a joke, it is also unexpectedly in line with science.

……

After watching for a while, Shimomura Tetsu also closed the manga contentedly.

"Hojo-san, frankly speaking, your manga is actually..." Tetsuya Shimomura said while pondering.

Even if it has the potential to become a hit, but what should be squeezed should be squeezed as much as possible.We also need to find a way to get the other party to sign a certain serialization period, so as to prevent the other party from playing enough and running away!

Zhengnan, you kid, let's take a good look at the majesty of your father and me as the editor-in-chief!

"Don't talk nonsense, Dad. Do you know how many people in Tokyo are waiting to read this manga? If they can't read this manga, your editorial department will be thrown with stones." Masao Shimomura said .

"Shimomura, be polite to your father!" Hojo Kyosuke scolded, and after he finished speaking, he remembered that there were two Shimomura here, and turned his head away quickly:

"Sorry, editor-in-chief Shimomura, I'm talking to Masao Shimomura."

"Hehe, it's okay." Tetsuya Shimomura smiled awkwardly, then took out a towel from his pocket and wiped the cold sweat on his forehead.

"That's what it is, since we decided to serialize it early, we should give the best treatment to the chief as soon as possible." Masao Shimomura muttered.

"Shimomura!" Hojo Kyosuke frowned slightly, then smiled awkwardly at editor-in-chief Shimomura, and the other party returned the same awkward smile.

"Father, I'm sorry, I was rude." Shimomura resorted to an apology he had practiced well in school.

Although, Tetsuya Shimomura was immediately moved when he heard "Father" that he hadn't even heard when asking for pocket money.

"Hojo-san, you are a good person. I will transfer Masao to Dongcheng Middle School next week. Please help me educate him in the future. I will personally edit your comics! The treatment is also according to the highest standard for newcomers!"

Shimomura Tetsuya stretched out both hands to hold Hojo Kyosuke's hand, and said affectionately.

"Ha ha……"

I don't know what's going on, but it seems like I just need to smile now, right?Hojo Kyosuke smiled and stretched out his other hand, and the four hands were tightly held together.

In the end, the editor-in-chief Shimomura paid [-] yen for each drawing. Although Hojo Kyosuke prepared [-] pages of manga for the first time, which was a bit too much, he decided to serialize all of them without deleting them.Because those overly long parts are mostly battle scenes, although they take up a lot of space, they look very happy under the excellent storyboard and painting skills.

The specific serialization matters will be discussed at the editorial meeting tomorrow, but Shimomura Tetsu also promises that this manga will appear in this Saturday's magazine!

The only problem is.

"Hojo-san, are you going to use your real name or a pseudonym?"

Is it time to name it again?Eriri had asked him this question before, but Hojo Kyosuke casually changed the subject.

Could it be called Xiaobei?Xiaojing?Or use Sakura Liang's name as a pseudonym?

Kyosuke Hojo, who was named abolished, fell into distress.

"Use a pseudonym, just EGOIST."

After struggling for a long time, Hojo Kyosuke, who thought of the name of the doujin club of Eriri, decided so.

(End of this chapter)