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Chapter 61 Persuasion

After knocking on the door politely twice, Shimizuki turned the handle directly without waiting for the reaction inside.

I haven't stepped in for a long time, but I saw that the study room had become completely unfamiliar. The phone on the table was skewed, the paper was scattered on the ground, and the trash cans in the corner were filled with coffee cans. The room was half as few as before, making the originally slightly crowded office look very empty.

The people who stayed were surrounded by a small open space in the middle, each in silence, looking at Hayamisaki in the middle.

"…Zaisei Study has been open for more than 30 years now, and it used to be... Oh? Kiyomizu-kun?"

He moved his sight and led the rest to watch together.

"Hae-seen President."

Shimizu Tetsu bowed slightly to him and walked in. Nanami followed closely behind, and Reina Nonian, who was at the end, came to the door carefully.

"Qingmizu-kun has been busy with the new book, how is it now?" His tone was still calm, and under his gray hair was an extremely calm pair of eyes.

"It's done, I'm just asking you to help me correct me."

Hayami Katsuki just shook his head.

"Qingmizu-kun, my axe correction is useless. Kishida has helped you find literary and artistic spring and autumn. Just leave the axe correction to them. I promise that it will be published as soon as possible. You don't have to worry about this."

Even if it is not as good as Kaandanshe, Wenyi Chunqiu is a giant in the publishing industry, and its marketing and promotion capabilities are several levels higher than Hayami Study. More importantly, Wenyi Chunqiu is also responsible for the operation of two most important awards in the Japanese literary world, namely the Akutagawa Prize and the Naoki Prize. Although its magazine "Weekly Fumiku" may be more well-known.

As a writer who has published a book, Shimizu Tetsu naturally knows the influence of literature and art in the literary world, and is more aware of the potential benefits of cooperation with literature and art.

Despite this, he still stared into Hayamikasaki's eyes and said seriously: "President, I have decided that this book will be published by Hayamikasaki."

Hayamisuke tried to persuade him.

"If you forcefully publish it, it's OK, but it's hard to have any sales. In the eyes of publishing houses, there is no good or bad work, and it's only a matter of whether it can be sold or not. If you recite the name of the worrying sales of your work and then go to another publishing house, you won't be treated as good as it is now."

"Sorry, I've decided, please be sure to publish it for me."

Hayami Katsu took off his glasses, held the table next to him with one hand, and sighed.

"It's the method Kishida told you? Even if it's feasible, it's just theoretically, as long as there are works like Haruki Murakami or Yasunari Kawabata... Kimizu-kun, although you wrote it well..."

Hearing the meaning of his words, he rushed to the next sentence "but" and Shimizu Tetsu held the manuscript in his hand flat and handed it to him.

"How can I know if I don't look at it!"

He narrowed his eyes and looked back and forth between Shimizu Tetsu and the manuscript for a few seconds. Hayashikazu still reached out to take it and put on his glasses.

"Then let me see."

There is no time to produce a catalog and introduction. The home page of the manuscript, following the words "Chapter 1", is directly the first paragraph.

"Even if Araki's fair life - if the word "life is a little exaggerated, then it's better to use his career - it's not an exaggeration to dedicate all of it to the dictionary."

It was just that at the beginning, it was indeed a young man... Hayami Katsushi gave an evaluation in his heart. The glimmer of hope that had risen from Shimizu Tetsu's firm attitude dissipated most of the time. He swept through the previous few pages, Hayami Katsushi accelerated the speed.

"…even if you inject all your passion and time into it, you will have no regrets. This object is the dictionary..."

It's the story of Araki's edited dictionary...it doesn't seem to be new.

"…The plan to compile a new dictionary was completed and I had to leave the publishing house on the way, and I felt full of regret. The dictionary can be said to be everything about Araki..."

Well? I didn’t want to compile a dictionary, why did I leave? With doubts, Hayamisuke continued to look back, but his eyes were unconsciously focused.

“…If you were asked to explain ‘right’, how should I explain it?… ‘When facing the north, the side where the east is’ is more appropriate…”

"…The girl looking up at the full moon looked back. Her side face was very beautiful, and she looked like a bright moon from the front..."

Hayami Katsuhiro stared at the words in his hand and accelerated again.

"… Xiang Gu Yi gently touched the back of the knife with his fingertips. The Xia Made uses a mixed forging of steel and iron. The steel is relatively hard, so it is used as a blade...”

“… ‘Who invented the Ferris wheel?’ Kaguya looked out the window and said, ‘I always feel that the Ferris wheel is very happy to sit, but it also brings a hint of loneliness’…”

Hayami Katsuki was fascinated by the sight, and other editors also came to him and stretched their necks. Seeing this scene, Kimizutsuki finally felt much more relieved. In a daze, he didn't notice that Aya Uami was pushing a few chairs closer.

"You guys have a rest first, the president and the others will probably have to take a long time to see you."

After thanking her, Shimizu Tetsu remembered something again: "Sister Cai won't go and see it?"

Aya Uami smiled and waved her hand, "I don't need it anymore, after all, you are Kiyomizu-kun."

I didn't understand what she meant, but Nanami Nanami explained after she left: "When I finished writing the first draft a few days ago, Miss Ue had already come upstairs to read it."

"So that's how it is."

Nian Rena finally found a chance to speak: "Qingmizu Sang...who, won't there be any problem?"

Although I gradually understood all the plans during this period, Nian Lingna might still feel a little uneasy.

"I don't know," Shimizu Tetsu shook his head with a calm expression, "We have done everything we can, and the next thing... we can only depend on their decision."

As he said this, regardless of the expressions of the people next to him, Hayamisaki closed the manuscript and took a deep breath with his eyes closed.

"alright!"

He walked forward two steps, and bowed deeply to Shimizuchi in the surprised eyes of everyone.

"Qingmizu, this time... I really thank you!"

After a few seconds of being stunned, Shimizu Tetsu was able to respond, "Haisei San, this is what I should do."

"No need to say that, I have lived for so many years and have never seen a few things that are 'should'..."

After all, he was old, Hayami Katsu slowly stood up on the table, waved his hand, and turned to look at the editors behind him.

"Suzuki-kun."

Taku Suzuki is responsible for the finance of Hayami Study.

"yes."

"What is the royalty of the previous book by Kiyomizu?"

"At that time, it was based on the newcomer's standards, 10%.

“Double this time, 20%.

"President!" Suzuki Taku's face was so stiff that his face was stiff. "The highest in the industry... is only about 15%. Moreover, even a great writer like Haruki Murakami has never received such a high royalty!"

"Well... can you invite Murakami at this time?"

“…Yes, I get it.”

Hayami Katsuki turned to Kishida again.

"Kun Kishida, please contact the printing factory as soon as possible and also bookstores that have business dealings with us to see if they can help with the sales."

"good."

“As for proofreading and cover design…”

Dongdong.

Before he had made the arrangements, Hayamikatsu's words were interrupted by a knock on the door. In the sudden silence, the knock on the door rang again.
Chapter completed!
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