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Chapter 221 Amazing sales volume
Masashi Kishimoto is leaving in mid-May.

"The next time we meet again, it must be when I am serializing." He raised his chin and became confident again.

The status has been adjusted so quickly.

Higashino sighed and waved goodbye to him.

The two-month study period is over.

Higashino looked at the back of Kishi at the door, and Akemi Akimiya walked up to Higashi Higashi, and asked curiously, "Can Kishimoto-kun pass the serialization?"

"Naruto is fun," Higashino replied, "so it must be possible."

This level of interest is enough to stand out among more than a dozen excellent comics.

"It's great," said Akemi Akimiya, "I can realize my dream."

Higashino put his arms around her shoulders, silently comforting her.

After a while, he suddenly said: "My storyboard of "Millennium Actress" is finished, I need to trouble you."

Akemi Akimiya forgot her sadness, looked up at Higashino and exclaimed, "It's finished? Please let me have a look!"

She has been curious about this short story for a long time.

"Okay." Higashino nodded with a smile.

……

"Unheard Flower Name" also aired 5 episodes.

Naruko Anjo, who was freed from the shadow of death in Meima when she was a child, changed into cute clothes, cleaned off her nail polish, and became ordinary and pure.

She also tries to stay away from her bad girl friends.

As for Songxueji, who has always been awkward, he also has obsessions that he can't get rid of.

At the beginning, because Ren Tai mentioned Yajian, he became very vicious.

After hearing that Ren Tai could see Yajian, Songxueji became jealous of Ren Tai.

Soon, he also claimed to be able to see Yama too.

One night, wearing a white dress with a blue bow on the chest and a wig, he appeared in the bushes near the secret base and was caught by everyone.

Emotions quickly reached a climax.

Song Xueji, who has always used a poisonous tongue to protect himself, was seen by everyone with such an appearance, and he was finally able to release the pressure in his heart.

Just like Renta and Ancheng Naruko, he also believed that Meima's death was caused by himself.

Song Xueji burst into tears, "If Yajian can appear, it must appear before my eyes."

"Even if she becomes a ghost, curse me."

"It should have appeared... in front of my eyes!"

He yelled at the top of his lungs, finally weeping weakly.

The foreshadowing of the animation has been gradually unfolding.

Watching this scene, Toru Miantian felt his eyes sore.

Just now he laughed at Song Xueji, who had always looked like an elite, but turned out to be a bigwig in women's clothing. Until now, he understood the weight of Yajian in his heart.

This character changed from hating to a clown, and in Toru Cotton's heart, he eventually evolved into a state of compassion.

Song Xueji likes Yajian. On the day Yajian drowned, Yajian chased Renta, he made a confession, but Yajian rejected him in a panic.

Therefore, Song Xueji believes that it was his confession that caused Ya Jian to drown in a panic.

He is jealous of Renta, whom Yajian likes, and as he grows up, the shadow in his heart gradually distorts.

Now, he is also jealous that only Jinta can see Meima, thinking that he is the one left behind.

"Songxueji is really pitiful."

The fifth episode of "Unheard Flower Name" can be regarded as the most exciting episode ever aired.

Su Hairentai's entanglement, although Yajian is the soul, or it may be his own fantasy, but he doesn't want Yajian to leave.

Thinking of the ending of Yajian's departure, he felt weak all over.

With the entanglement of the Jiuchuan Railway, he took it for granted that there was Meijian, and went all out to help Renta.After hearing that Ya Jian was by his side, he was extremely eager to help Ya Jian become a Buddha.

"This...it's like wanting to atone for sin," Toru Miantian thought subconsciously.

In the heart of Jiuchuan Railway, I am afraid that he also has his own knots.

"When I was young, Hisakawa Railway was the thinnest one, but now he has become the strongest. He has experienced himself in his travels all over the world. There is a reason for such a big change, right?"

Suhai Renta, Anjo Naruko, Song Xueji, and Jiuchuan Railway all believed that Meima's death was related to themselves, and the remaining Tsurumi Chitoshiko was probably no exception.

After that accident, everyone changed and was abandoned by time.

"I'm afraid this is also the reason why the buds appear."

Toru Cotton thought.

Under the questioning of Jiuchuan Railway, Meima shed tears.

She didn't know why she appeared, and what was the wish she wanted to realize.

Seeing Yajian crying, Miantian Toru couldn't help crying.

This very plain story, with its eloquent emotional output, finally made Toru Miantian feel the pain of the death of a loved one one day.

He must have been heartbroken, accompanied by powerlessness and irreparable.

He thought, if his younger brother Mian Tianyi had an accident, he must be desperate.

"Big brother!"

At this moment, a man appeared with a probe, and he stared at Toru Miantian, who was streaming down his face in tears.

"Hey..." Mian Tian was taken aback.

The dignity of being an older brother is gone...

He wiped away his tears indiscriminately, and asked hoarsely, "Are you okay?"

If you have nothing to do, go out quickly!

"Brother," Mian Tianyi walked over, staring blankly at Mian Tian Toru with red eyes, seeing him dodging uncontrollably.

"Did something happen?"

"What's the matter? Don't disturb me watching TV!"

It was only then that Mian Tianyi noticed the TV, and it was "Unheard Flower Name".

Thinking of his classmates saying that this animation is very tear-jerking, Miantian Tsubasa inevitably came up with an idea.

"Could it be? Brother, are you?" He hesitated.

"If you tell me, I'll kill you." Miantian Toru's eyes widened, full of murderous intent.

"Sorry!" Mian Tianyi shivered in fright, and he immediately explained:
"What I want to say is that the video store near my home is selling the DVD of the first volume of "Unheard Flower Names."

Just at this time, the animation ended.

"You didn't say it earlier." Mian Tianche rushed out.

Only Mian Tianyi was left standing in the living room.

"Is "The Name of Unheard Flowers" really that wonderful?"

He couldn't understand it, it was just a bland cartoon.

……

There was a long queue at the audio-visual store near his home, and Toru Miantian, who was wearing slippers, was very distressed, so he could only wait patiently.

After another 2 minutes, the store gave a sign at the end of the line, which means sold out.

He breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately he was not late.

From time to time, he saw people coming excitedly and leaving disappointed.

"Do youth love animations like "Unheard Flower Name" have so many audiences?"

But if you think about it carefully, this is a work with heart, and it is only natural that it can be recognized by everyone.

Another 10 minutes passed, and finally arrived at Miantian Toru.

Fortunately, he came out with a wallet.

A disc is 5600 yen, which is great value for him.This is a manifestation of his support for animation companies.

After all, the broadcast of Japanese animation is equivalent to advertising, and it is necessary to pay to the TV station.

After seeing the advertisement myself, I like their work.That's a normal purchase.

"I hope the animation company won't lose money. I still want to see their other works."

An outsider like him just bought one copy of the CD, while the otaku next to him bought three copies directly, saying that watching, collecting, and preaching are all indispensable, which made Toru Miantian unable to understand.

"This is the best animation in April. And Yajian is so cute!" The otaku gave a thumbs up.

"What's the point of spending some money for my wife?"

……

A week after the DVD of "Unheard Flower Name" was sold, "Future Society" cheered.

When everyone was nervously looking forward to the sales, I couldn't control my feelings when I heard that the first volume of "Unheard Flower Name" sold 3.2!

This is 3.2 million!

It's really scary.

Takagi Kiko calculated the profit, and if the average sales volume is around 3000, then the capital can be guaranteed.

If it's around 5000, it's pretty satisfying.

Her expectation is [-], which is a bestseller.

The first step of "Future Society" will be a solid step.

But no matter how much she thought about it, she never expected that 3.2 volumes were sold!

3.2 multiplied by 5600 is about 1.8 million yen. After deducting taxes and fees and a part for publishers, it is no problem to get 1 million yen.

According to the content of two episodes of one disc, a total of 3000 million yen, "Future Society" is simply making money.

Judging from the current situation in Japan where 8-9% of animations are losing money, it can be called the light of the industry.

"I'm so amazing!" She couldn't help thinking this way, although she knew that more credit belonged to Mirai Akino and Yuko Asahina, but she still swelled up.

"Hahahaha!"

……

Higashino suddenly had an idea, animation is so profitable, and he still draws Mao's manga, so he can directly invest in the animation field.

"Unheard Flower Name" earns 7000 million yen for a volume of DVD, and a total of five volumes will be released, which is 3.5 million yen.

This is just the initial data. As the animation continues to be broadcast, the sales of the second and third volumes of CDs will continue to rise.

In the end, there should be no problem with the average sales reaching 4.

In addition, single dc, music collection, peripheral authorization...

It is not a problem for him to earn 10 billion a year for that "Unheard Flower Name".

"Ah, only 10 billion..."

This money is only enough to pay taxes on his comic income this year...

"I'd better continue drawing comics..." He thought in despair, thinking that he could retire.

……

Higashino rushed to Shueisha with the storyboard of "Millennium Actress".

On the way, he saw a crowd of protesters, right-wingers.

They believe that befriending China has lost Japan's interests.

The more friendly China and Japan are, the more troublesome things will happen.

When he arrived at Shueisha, Higashino handed "Millennium Actress" to Sasaki Shang.

"Why are you so stern?" Sasaki asked casually while looking at the millennium actress.

"It's nothing." Higashino replied looking out the window.

"That's it."

Sasaki stopped asking and started reading the manga.

A total of 200 pages, he read it for 30 minutes, very seriously.

After reading it once, Sasaki turned to the first few pages and read it for a while.

This story is inherently complicated, with the taste of stream of consciousness, time and space are intertwined, and the psychology of the characters is constantly changing, which requires careful taste.

After a while, Sasaki breathed a sigh of relief, "What a wonderful story."

"It's not inferior to Osamu Tezuka's work."

What he mentioned was the depth of "Millennium Actress".

"Chiyoko Fujiwara's movie stories and her real life encounters are intertwined, both fictional and real, expressing the comparison between the millennium era and personal heart, which is grand and delicate."

"The grandeur, under the brilliance, are Chiyoko's feelings. Collective consciousness and personal conflict."

"Such works are as shocking and beautiful as the statue of David."

As an editor, he sorted out "Millennium Actress" so quickly and expressed his views. Sasaki really has reading comprehension.

"I think so too." Higashino nodded.

Sasaki couldn't help nodding while watching "Millennium Actress", he couldn't put it down.

This cartoon is destined to attract the attention of the industry, and it is applauded.But it is not a work that should exist on the jump platform.

He should be on screen in movies, not for teenage readers.

Thinking of this, Sasaki said in surprise: "Tori Akino-sensei, this work doesn't look like your style."

It is different from "Soul of Chess" and "Slam Dunk", with the blood and fighting will of youth.

It is different from "The Garden of Words" and "[-] Centimeters Per Second", with the pain and emotion of love.

It is so unique and unique.

Like Osamu Tezuka's "Fire Bird", it is philosophical and artistic.

Higashino Hibiki was stunned, and after a while he came back to his senses, "I just thought of it suddenly."

"Well," Sasaki rubbed his chin, he was really reluctant to part with "Millennium Actress", this work may become another milestone of jump, and complement the most popular "Dragon Ball".

"There is no problem with serialization of short stories."

He directly agreed on behalf of Torishima Kazuhiko.

Returning the storyboard to Higashihiro Higashino, he was still a little bit reluctant.

"It's time for me to leave too." Higashino stood up.

Sasaki sent him out.

Arriving at the lobby of Shueisha, the elevator just reached the first floor. Higashino saw the people in the elevator. They were a few college students with badges on their chests and excited faces.

"It's a student who came to visit," Sasaki said, noticing that Hibiki Higashino was curious.

"Among them are people who dream of becoming editors."

It would be great to be an editor for someone who regards his career as a dream.

Enthusiastic and motivated.

Higashino Hibiki nodded. Although he was just a fresh graduate, looking at this group of youthful and energetic students, he still felt the youth and vitality of Shueisha.

"Editor Sasaki, I'm really bothering you!"

A student came to Sasaki and bowed.

"You are..." Sasaki hesitated, he didn't contact these students today, he just heard about them, but the other party recognized him at a glance.

"Ah, I'm so sorry, I took the liberty."

This student has medium hair, a slender body with a fashionable temperament, but he is very polite and respectful.

"My name is Koji Yoshida, and my dream is to become an editor."

"I've heard about the deeds of editor Sasaki a long time ago. You have joined Jump for only six years, and you have become the deputy editor-in-chief of Jump. You are the editor of Mr. Akino Tori, and you have completed "Soul of Chess" and "Slam Dunk" with him. The work. It’s really amazing.”

(End of this chapter)