I Am a Master of Light Novels in Japan

"..."

I don't know if the previous voice awakened her, she opened her eyes slightly and said, "Excuse me, what you were talking about... Although I lie down, I didn't really fall asleep."

Suddenly, Xia Zhiqiu Shiyu lying on the table said. She slowly got up, her cheeks were flushed, her eyes were still drowsy, and she didn't seem to be convincing at all.

The yawning prospective candidate was instead given a good lecture by the author she supervised.

In the end, the time is indeed almost the end. This female high school student packed some items and said slowly: "Well, I will be responsible for supervising here today, Mr. Uesugi."

Li Yan thought silently: "You spend most of your time here for a good night's sleep..."

He sighed softly, took his wallet, and said, "Teacher Xia Shizi, it's too late today. Let's go out to eat together."

"..."

Xia Zhiqiu Shiyu was taken aback for a moment, her cheeks flushed slightly, and then she said, "Well, then I'll go back after dinner, but if tomorrow afternoon, please think about where we will eat tomorrow, teacher, I don’t plan to continue. Go to the same restaurant for a few days."

Li Yan was heartbroken, and as expected, Xia Zhiqiu Shiyu would come over to supervise him tomorrow.

When we came to the door together and was about to go out, Xia Zhiqiu Shiyu remembered something. She turned her head, her black and beautiful hair was floating in the air, looking at Li Yan's face curiously, and said, "Yes, there is one thing I want to ask. Let's go to Uesugi teacher."

"Ok?"

Li Yan looked at Xia Zhiqiu Shiyu suspiciously.

"The end of "Super Academy War" should be very important entertainment news for the two-dimensional cultural world. As a writer who has appeared on "That Light Novel Is Really Amazing", has Mr. Uesugi not been asked to interview by relevant entertainment magazines recently? ?"

Xia Zhiqiu Shiyu stood under a starry sky and asked.

Li Yan was stunned for a while. As soon as he heard the words about the interview plan, he felt a little dizzy. Originally, he planned to take a good rest and said, "Not yet. Didn't you accept an interview with Tokyo TV last time?"

"Idiot, the TV interviews are conducted through live broadcast. Traditional interviews are usually conducted by major animation magazines in Tokyo, including me, Mrs. Chishou, and Mr. Oda. They have been accepted several times. You must have important interview arrangements."

Xia Zhiqiu Shiyu smiled and said to Li Yan.

"..."

Li Yan fell silent. That was the case. As a novelist, there is still such entertainment. So far, Kagurazaka Ayame has not told him about any magazine interview tasks. If it is really like Kasugaoka Shiyu said, he is a little curious to write by himself. When the work is finished, what magazine will be interviewed...

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Three days later, the Sanwa Bunko Building in Tokyo.

“It’s a great honor to meet you, Mr. Uesugiyan. We are a weekly reporter from Tokyo Inkisha. This time I am Nakajima who is in charge of the interview of "Every Moment Boy Jump". It’s a great honor to meet the legendary creative talent today. Please Show me a lot."

In the conference room of Sanhe Library, Li Yan finally welcomed four or five weekly journalists and editors from the magazine publishing house as he was reminded a few days ago. As a highly qualified middle-aged male journalist, he smiled. , Looked at Li Yan with a dumbfounded look.

It’s just weird that the magazine that interviewed him was not an online magazine or Tokyo Light Novel Magazine... but Japan’s oldest and most famous manga magazine "Every Moment Boy Jump"! !

Li Yan remembered that he had collected Jump magazines for a year and a half in his bookshelf. For the otaku culture, one can imagine the influence of "Every Moment Boy Jump" on the animation industry.

"...Wait a minute, wait a minute!"

Li Yan suddenly came back to his senses. This is not right. Why did the comics weathervane magazine suddenly find him, the author of light novels, to interview him? !

"Miss Kagurazaka, what's going on, why did Jump Magazine suddenly find me here?!" Li Yan asked Kagurazaka Ayame in a low voice with a face full of doubt.

Kagurazaka Ayame said with a smile: "I didn’t know much about it before. I heard that the editor-in-chief said that Jump suddenly contacted Sanhe and asked to interview Uesugiyan. I was also quite surprised. I heard that your work fits Jump. The main theme of the style is'friendship','struggle' and'success'. Well, relax. Mr. Nakajima is a senior reporter who has interviewed various manga masters for 30 years, and he will definitely report it objectively."

"What, 30 years...you said that, how could I relax?!" Li Yan heard the qualifications of [interviewing various comics masters for 30 years], and suddenly his heart jumped out, and his face was pale and asked. Tao.

This veteran magazine reporter with the surname Nakajima maintained a polite and low-key professional smile, and explained: "Teacher Uesugi, please don’t be nervous. Although our Jump is a magazine that focuses on comics, we interview and publish more Limited to comics, including sports, of course, there are also light novels adapted from animation. However, there are not many light novels that meet the theme requirements of our magazines. Most of them are the themes of the harem, the meat seller, and the younger sister. They can be like Mr. Uesugi. Similarly, there are few novels focusing on passion and strategy. We have been paying attention to the teacher’s creative works since last year. From Jump’s professional perspective, Jump readers must be very interested in your teacher’s work."

Kagurazaka Ayame came to Li Yan’s ear and said with a little excitement: “Jump is the number one two-dimensional weather vane in Japan. If there is Jump’s publicity, the popularity of the work will definitely rise to a higher level. Uesugi-sensei, you But the first writer in Sanhe Library to be interviewed by Jump, come on."

"..."

Li Yan looked stunned. This is indeed the case. No two-dimensional magazine can match the influence of the Jump series. Even the Qianshou Village Zheng, who has sold tens of millions of copies, has not encountered this level of interview.

Nakajima took out his signature pen and wrote the opening remarks: "Ms. Uesugiyan, a genius writer who is still about 20 years old, is not open to the public, his real name is not open to the public, and even his appearance is not open to readers. He is quite a mysterious author. , Created 1.76 million novel sales in two years. It’s amazing, Mr. Uesugi, you won the first prize of [That light novel is really amazing] at the beginning of this year. Finally, this one has been serialized for two years. His passionate light novel is finally coming to an end."

This capable middle-aged reporter asked: "Then, Mr. Uesugi, for the conclusion of this novel, can you personally explain what will happen to the fate of the new President Henning Ning that readers are most looking forward to in the last volume? , Is it bound by mission and ultimately sacrificed, or is there a ray of life?"

"...Isn't your Jump a magazine with the theme of passion and struggle? Why did you ask about the topic of love at the beginning?" Li Yan couldn't help but spit out when he heard it.

"This aspect is confidential, but I have not been influenced by the readers from beginning to end. It is false that some people have been rumored to be interfered by readers to modify the plot of the new Hengning Ningning."

Li Yan coughed a few times and replied.

Nakajima quickly recorded it on the paper and read: "So, that is to say... Mr. Uesugi will never accept any complaints and requests from readers, and will decide the new Heng Ning Ning president according to the current harsh plot. Destiny... so be it."

"Uh... I always feel that something is wrong..." Li Yan's expression was a little embarrassed, and he always felt that the readers would be completely misunderstood when reporting in this way.

Nakajima raised his head and quickly continued to ask: "You are indeed the most individual novelist in the industry, Mr. Uesugi. In a previous interview with TV TOKYO, Mr. Uesugi mentioned that this work is the teacher's first work. Publish works. As a well-known cartoonist Jump, there are quite a few, but it is quite rare for a writer who can sell 1.76 million copies at a stretch like a teacher in the comics and novel circles. Then, Mr. Uesugiyan What is your secret to success?"

"This one……"

Li Yan squinted his eyes and thought. He couldn't say directly that he wrote a novel because his company owed a loan shark to repay the debt. After thinking about it for a while, he replied: "My home environment is not very good, and I have always liked it. Writing unique stories is the result of the combination of the distressed environment and my own interests. Of course, I hope that the stories I write can be recognized by readers... This is the secret to my success."

Nakajima’s glasses radiated light, recorded it, and said, “It turns out that the key to Uesugi-sensei’s success lies in... the popular works have good manuscript fees, which can support the young and talented Uesugi-sensei to lead an ideal life. , Really amazing, the [text magician] who really turned interest into money..."

"Wait, why do I think the content is the same, but why is it so blatantly translated by Mr. Nakajima?" Li Yan found something wrong and asked Kagurazaka Ayame worriedly.

Kagurazaka Ayame smiled, and said, "That's why I am a senior magazine reporter with 30 years of experience."

Li Yan does not know that the image of [Uesugi old thief] is deeply ingrained, including in the "famous" major forums in the last signing meeting. On the contrary, the well-behaved Uesugi has nothing to watch, only those that are consistent with the rumors. The image of the old thief is more attractive to readers.

During the interview, Uesugiyan, a creative genius who is proud and ruthless, only looks at sales and money, was born in Nakajima's pen.

"A star without a scandal is not a star, Uesugi-sensei." Kagurazaka Ayame added.

Li Yan always feels that he will be unable to get along with readers for the rest of his life...

During the interview, the assistant responsible for collecting the latest online topics of concern wrote a note and secretly handed it to Nakajima. Nakajima looked at it ably, immediately adopted his opinion, and raised a question to Li Yan.

"Recently, many literary writers from the Japan Writers Association have published their opinions on the types of light novels. They believe that light novels are not literary and artistic works, and are even considered to be completely commercialized, crude and secondary products. The writers of light novels all hit back, so what does Uesugi-Sensei think?"

Nakajima stroked his glasses, staring at Li Yan and asked.

"?!"

Kagurazaka Ayame, who has extensive experience in publishing, was taken aback and realized what Nakajima meant.

Li Yan also froze for a while. He always knew that the writers who published orthodox literary works really despised the light novel writers who were described as selling illustrations and sending novels and earning generous manuscript fees, but he made a unified statement to boycott and It seems that this is the first time that it is degraded to provoke light novel writers who like to write novels. It's like arguing that people who only pursue the value of entertainment and relaxation are not worthy of publishing novels because of poor writing, low level of values, and lack of seriousness. The smell is full of gunpowder.

Kagurazaka Aryu hesitated for a moment, this is a trap of a topic, a risky move that attracts the eye...at least it is definitely a good thing for sales and Uesugi's popularity.

However, it is difficult to assess whether the opinions should bear much responsibility.