Crossing over, and then being blocked by a rich JK

Chapter 64: From the perspective of "giving advice"
"Just to be on the safe side, let me ask you, we're not going to go up the elevated road, are we?"

Sitting in the back seat of the Maybach, Watanabe Yu looked at Amemiya Ayana.

"Why do you ask so suddenly?"

The Saint Lady tilted her head, not understanding what Watanabe Yu meant.

This topic was a bit too jumpy for her.

"Do not ask."

He couldn't say that he was afraid that the car would end up in the Nibelungen area.

"Tezuka, are we going to go up the elevated route?"

The Saint Lady looked at him helplessly.

She pulled up her black hair behind her ears, raised her eyes, and looked through the rearview mirror at the butler who was driving the car.

Whether he is joking or not, since he asked, just ask.

"No, miss."

The butler's answer was brief and to the point.

"Are you relieved now?"

Retracting her gaze, Amamiya Ayana turned her eyebrows and looked at Watanabe Yu.

"……Um."

"By the way, how was your chat with the editor?"

Suddenly, the Saint Lady changed the subject.

In fact, she wanted to ask this question when Watanabe Yu got in the car just now.

I just haven't found the right opportunity.

As a reader of the author Watanabe, she is quite interested in the subsequent development of "Norwegian Wood".

"pretty good."

Watanabe Yu paused.

“It’s going pretty smoothly.”

He added this sentence.

Anyway, in his impression, the communication between Party A and Party B is rarely so friendly.

"That's good. How many copies are you planning to reprint this time?"

The Saint Lady breathed a sigh of relief and continued to ask.

Yes, she doesn't know much about the physical publishing industry.

But during this period of time, she also learned some specific information about the industry through her own channels.

For example, for a new writer like Yuu Watanabe, if his work has been proven to have great potential in the market, the second printing will generally be between 50,000 and 100,000 copies.

'Is it okay for us to chat like this? Will it affect you?'

Watanabe Yu glanced at the 'butler' who was driving the car and asked silently with his eyes.

The Saint Lady had told him about her family's situation.

Although she didn't say it, it was like what she said when they first met.
——Through those minor details, he could roughly imagine the plots of some of the feuds among the wealthy families.

Letting the butler drive might not be entirely Miss Saint's intention.

'it does not matter. '

Amemiya Ayana was stunned at first, then she chuckled and nodded.

The housekeeper watched her mother grow up.

She also came to the Amemiya family with her mother.

In other words, he won't say too much about such things.

"One hundred and fifty thousand."

Now that it was confirmed, Watanabe Yu no longer hesitated and his tone became natural again.

The rain was getting heavier and the Maybach merged into the traffic.

Under the butler's skillful driving skills, Maybach turned into a black dancer on the stage, moving smoothly and freely among the traffic.

"so much!?"

Amamiya Ayana exclaimed in surprise.

This print run completely exceeded her expectations.

Yes, she knew the quality of Norwegian Wood.

I can also vaguely feel the kind of response this book will cause.

But no matter what, this is ultimately just her opinion, and it carries a certain degree of subjective judgment.

From the publisher's point of view, they would not think so.

They will look at new authors like Yuu Watanabe.

But it does not mean that they will take some "unnecessary" risks because of this optimism.

"Have it?"

In this regard, he really didn't understand it carefully.

"Well, that's good!"

She gave Watanabe Yu an affirmative look.

"It's pretty good, but... there's still some distance to go."

Watanabe Yu didn't say too much.

First of all, compared with the sales volume that "Norwegian Wood" has ever achieved, this is just a drop in the bucket.

Secondly, less than half of the fragments of the new house have been assembled, and there is still a lot of distance left.

There is still a long way to go, but we can indeed see the dawn of victory.

"You have great ambitions."

"That's for sure."

"Watanabe, is the brown paper bag you took the contract for this time?"

Her eyes fell on the brown paper bag in his hand.

"Yes."

"Can you show it to me? I should be quite experienced in this area."

If there are any pitfalls, she will also help to think of a solution. "Then please."

Yu Watanabe handed her the brown paper bag.

"……Um."

The Saint Lady turned on the overhead light, took the brown paper bag, carefully took the contract out of it, and read it carefully.

Under the white light, all the terms of the contract came into her sight.

Her eyes gradually moved downward, and she could take in all the details.

A three-page document is not long.

Very quickly, she finished reading the letter of intent for in-depth cooperation.

"...It is indeed very sincere."

After hesitating for a moment, she gave a fair evaluation.

She really didn't expect that Qiuye Book Society would offer such a relaxed condition.

But if you think about it carefully, it is not incomprehensible.

As far as she knew, the president of Akiba Books was a person who loved reading and had a good appreciation for the quality of physical books.

but……

In a sense, offering such generous conditions is also a gamble.

"What are these letters?"

Putting the contract back into the brown paper bag, Miss Saint glanced at the envelope in the middle and asked.

“Letters from friends I’ve never met.”

"…your readers?"

"correct."

Watanabe Yu nodded slightly and gave an affirmative answer.

"Then you have to take a good look at it and then think carefully about how to respond."

The Saint Lady tied the seal of the brown paper bag with a thin thread and then handed the document bag back to him.

She has already thought about it.

When the time comes, she will also read the letters from these readers.

From the perspective of 'giving advice'.

"Will do."

Now that he has got it back, he will not treat it perfunctorily.

By the way, he also wanted to know what they thought of "Norwegian Wood".

This also helps with his next choices.

"Watanabe."

"Ok?"

"You didn't tell me the specific requirements for the house before. You only gave me a general idea. Now, do you have a specific idea?"

The Saint Lady turned off the overhead light.

"Now, let me think about it. As for the price, the normal average price will be fine. As for the floor area, about 120 square meters will be fine."

It’s not to say that single-family houses covering an area of ​​about 90 square meters cannot be built well.

It’s just that the floor space is smaller, so the corridors are relatively narrow.

As a member of the Laozhong family, he really doesn't like those narrow corridors. He feels depressed just by looking at them.

"Uh, 36 pings..."

The Saint Lady's expression suddenly became subtle.

"It's not that strict. Bigger or smaller, you can watch it."

He explained.

"What about the decoration style? Is it still the same as before?"

"Yes, if possible, it's best to go for a simple style, but if not, don't force it."

He has made plans.

If you really can't find a suitable one, then buy one that's a good size and live in it first.

When he had more money, he directly renovated the original design and changed it to a style he liked.

"……Um."

Amamiya Ayana lowered her eyebrows thoughtfully.

Considering the requirements that Watanabe Yu mentioned, the house she takes him to see next should be very much what he likes.

The only drawback…

Probably because its floor area is much larger than 36 pings.

As for the price.

Given the area here, it is naturally higher.

"Tezuka, how long will it take us to get there?"

She raised her eyes and her voice became slightly cold again.

"Miss, it's still a twenty-minute drive."

Just like before, the butler's answer was brief and to the point.

"How far is it from Yaleju?"

"If you walk, it'll probably take about twenty minutes."

"..."

The Saint Lady turned her head and looked out the car window.

The street scene blurred by the rain was constantly receding.

"If the rain is lighter by then, you can go back by yourself."

She thought about it and finally said this.

"Okay, miss."

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