Tokyo, everyone is drawing comics, who still wants to fall in love?.

Chapter 119: Undecided Foreign Affairs, Mrs. Yukino Takes Action

In the new working environment, Shingo Oda feels that his work efficiency has greatly improved, while his calorie intake has also increased.

"Teacher Oda, it's great that the kitchen now has a range hood." Even Fujido Kaoru was very satisfied and started to make some fried foods.

Oda Shingo said to himself doubtfully, "Will I get fat?"

"Are you praising my cooking skills?" Fujido Kaoru asked with a smile while kneading tempura with flour.

Oda Shingo said seriously: "No, I just think fried food is not suitable for cartoonists. It is mainly because of the lack of exercise that leads to fat accumulation for professionals who often sit at a desk."

Fujido Kaoru curled her lips and said, "Teacher Oda, come on, can't you praise me a little?"

Oda Shingo kept painting: "I never praise people, I can only express my feelings by eating all your dishes."

"That's more like it." Fujido Kaoru's eyes curved into crescent shapes.

She stretched out her starchy hand and intended to press it on Oda Shingo's forehead.

Namikaze Youhe came over at this time and blocked Fujido Kaoru to the side: "Oda-kun, these revisions of yours, could it be that..."

"Ah, it's just as you thought. I compiled all the stories before the invasion of the powerful cosmic master Boros into a single volume!"

"Hey, Mr. Oda, you mean there are not just one book, but two?"

"No, send three in a row!" Oda Nobuo said firmly.

"Three books?!" Fujido Kaoru was shocked.

There have been comics that were published in two volumes in a row, but there has never been a case of three volumes being published in a row.

Unless it is a popular comic book of the classic level, there will be multiple volumes of single volume. The most common is the final version directly released as a complete set, with a special book jacket and book edge design, which is very suitable for comic fans to collect.

In China, on the contrary, it is common to see collectors' editions of more than a dozen books released at the same time. This is because of the imperfect comic industry environment. The collectors' editions that are released later are basically prepared for die-hard comic fans who love comics.

Shingo Oda explained: "Only if we keep up with the speed of web serialization will VIP readers be willing to buy. And if we publish three books in a row, the reading experience of the physical book will be greatly improved."

Jingle Bell--

Oda Nobuo saw that the two women looked as if they roughly understood what was going on, and at this moment, his cell phone rang.

[Moshimoshi, Xinwujun, I have some bad news.] The voice of Saburo Mikami came from the mobile phone microphone.

"What despicable tricks are the Hundred Demons using again?" asked Oda Shingo.

Sankami Saburo spoke in a low and suppressed voice, the news must be very difficult: [Yes. I have an acquaintance in Qunyingsha Bookstore, and he brought bad news. Baigui actually used his connections to let the supply channel delay the delivery of the single volume.]
Oda Shingo thought that the other party was indeed using tricks: "Delayed delivery refers to the time when the card is put on the shelf, right?"

At the same time, Oda Nobuo also realized that Mikami Saburo was no ordinary person and had already placed his own confidants in the main publication department.

So the recent setbacks of the main publication department are not only due to the comics themselves, but the web department, as a new force, has already had a certain strength. Especially since he dared to create a web department and managed to maintain it without any outstanding performance for three years, Saburo Mikami is naturally a talent.

[Eh? You are knowledgeable.] Sankami Saburo was a little surprised about the time when Oda Shingo's card book was put on the shelves: [The book is usually put on the shelves on Saturday, but the delivery time is usually after 11pm on Friday.]
"So Minister Baigui asked the transportation department to deliberately find an excuse to delay the delivery of our single volume?"

[Yes! This will result in the bookstore not having the most suitable stall location, and customers’ desire to buy will also be greatly affected.]
The most conspicuous position in a bookstore is usually the central best-selling bookshelf opposite the door of the store, and it is carefully placed in advance. This is the habit of Japanese bookstores to place goods, and it is also the first place customers look after entering the store. The people who run physical bookstores are all older generations in Japan, and they have their own work habits. If a single volume is delivered late, it is usually habitually placed on the secondary goods shelf, and the best-selling shelf will not be adjusted.

"Minister Baigui can only control the delivery of books to the bookstores under the jurisdiction of Qunying Society, right? The channel of Springfield Bookstore will not be affected, right?"

[Yes, after all, his arms can't stretch that far. But One Punch Man is a web comic by Qunyingsha after all, so the first thing that buyers would think of is Qunyingsha's related direct sales bookstores.]
Oda Shingo thought about it and tried to estimate the losses: "Well, then what is the approximate impact?"

[I estimate that the impact on your sales will be more than 2% and less than 15%. But don't underestimate this % sales. The victory or defeat between you and Kousuke Watsuki may only depend on this.]
After talking about the inference, Sankami Saburo added:
[If a book doesn’t sell enough in the first three days, the bookstore will stop restocking it, which will lead to a vicious cycle. Then the sales of the book will collapse! By the way, you may not know that last year there was an outstanding young man whose book sales were less than 10,000, and it was largely because of the old method of being stuck on the shelves.]
"It turns out that this is not the first time that Hayato Hyakki has done this... I'll think of a way." Oda Shingo couldn't find a way to resolve the issue for a while, so he decided to discuss the issue of publishing three volumes in a row with Mikami Saburo. "I've thought about it. Because One Punch Man is serialized on the web, there are too many free pages. If there is only one volume, sales will be affected. So publishing three volumes in a row and keeping up with the speed of web serialization can maximize the desire of VIP readers to purchase and collect."

[Eh? Three books at a time?! Does Springfield Books agree?] Mikami Saburo was surprised, but he didn't raise any objections. After all, Springfield Books was responsible for publishing this time, and the web department would get some benefits.

"I've done it." Oda Shingo was a little proud.

It feels so good to be kept by a rich woman. The trust of the landlady is very valuable. No wonder the system recommends me as the third partner. The operation is really awesome.

[Springfield Books trusts you a lot. I feel a sense of crisis now.] Saburo Mikami joked.

The first work has received tens of thousands of orders, which means he is a talented newcomer in the comics industry.

Oda Shingo did not respond, but said seriously: "The Minister of Hundred Demons is stuck with this trick. I will think of a countermeasure."

[I should be the one thinking this, just focus on painting.]
Oda Shingo expressed his thanks and hung up the phone.

Mikami Saburo wants a solution? Don't be ridiculous, those who believe this have a problem with their brains. The experienced Oda Shingo knows that he will report this bad news, but there is no solution.

Oda Shingo thought for a long time but couldn't come up with any good ideas.

If you have any questions about domestic matters, ask yourself. If you have any questions about external matters, ask a rich woman.

He called his landlord, Mrs. Yukino, and explained the situation.

After hearing this, Mrs. Yukino said calmly, "The director of the main publication department of Qunyingsha is Hayato Hyakki, right? Does this guy want to block my path to wealth?"

"Mrs. Yukino, you're not going to sink the Hyakki-cho directly into Tokyo Bay, are you?" Oda Shingo asked tentatively.

If only this were the case... Oda Shingo muttered to himself, trying to get rid of the person who caused the problem.

Mrs. Yukino spoke calmly on the other end of the phone: [Mr. Oda, just focus on your painting. I have many ways to deal with this kind of thing, but thanks to you, I am in a good mood after watching the latest episode of "One Punch Man" and will not do anything to add food to the kappa.]
"So……"

[He uses the old traditional card listing method to harm new authors, so don't blame me for using new-age methods to deal with him.] Mrs. Yukino laughed twice on the other end of the phone.

The laughter was a bit cold, definitely not from Yamato Nadeshiko.

Even through the phone, Oda Nobuo felt as if the air on the other side seemed to have frozen.

After Mrs. Yukino hung up the phone, she started calling some old friends in the channel.

"Kyouko, check something for me. Does Hayato Hyakki of Qun Ying Sha know anything? He has been secretly manipulating the bookstore's transportation recently."

"Mochizuki, I want a position in the Mainichi Shimbun at the end of this month. It doesn't have to be the front page, just page three."

(End of this chapter)