Tokyo Tycoon, Start as a Writer

Chapter 26 He is your destined benefactor, you must hold on to his heart firmly!
The news that "The Dancing Girl of Izu" had finally won the award soon caused a huge sensation in the Japanese literary world.

The first to be affected, of course, was Shinchosha.

Inside the conference room of Editorial Department 1, the three editors-in-chief all looked very solemn as they watched the interview with the winners on TV.

The editors under him didn't look very happy either.

"Eggs and High Walls" is a work recommended by the editor.

Most of this month's publicity and promotion resources were given to Toshio Tachibana, and it can be said that all the KPI was placed on this book.

In order to build momentum for "Eggs and High Walls", editor-in-chief Nitta divided the novel into two parts. The first part was published in the July issue of "Shincho Monthly" and sold in advance.

Thanks to massive publicity and promotion, the July monthly magazine sold 10 copies in just three days.

As of today, the seventh day, the total sales have reached 15 copies.

Editor-in-Chief Nitta's idea was to publish the second half of "Eggs and High Walls" in the August monthly magazine, taking advantage of the award-winning momentum, and creating a sales peak in one fell swoop.

But now it seems that he underestimated "The Dancing Girl of Izu".

Today, it's not just a matter of thwarting sales plans.

"The Dancing Girl of Izu" is the work of the second editorial department, and they will definitely use this opportunity to promote it...

How to prevent the second department from coming back to life and disband and reorganize it has become the top priority for Editor-in-Chief Nitta.

"It seems that we have to change our plans. I have an appointment with a few people tonight, let's go get together..."

Naoto Oguri sat in the back, listening to his boss talking to another editor-in-chief, and there was some worry in his eyes.

...The internal struggles of large companies are sometimes life-and-death wars.

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In the Second Editorial Department, it was not even noon yet and everyone's eyes were fixed on the TV.

As time got closer to twelve o'clock, Kobayashi Midori became more nervous.

She has dark circles under her eyes now.

Starting from the 1st to today, the 7th.

While waiting for the selection results to be announced, she felt even more anxious than when she was waiting for the university admission letter.

I am full of expectations, but also afraid that what awaits me is disappointment.

Today is finally the 7th.

The results of the selection will be announced soon.

No matter what the outcome is, Midori Kobayashi has no other choice. Her career, or the future of the entire Editorial Department 2, rests on Kiyoaki Matsueda alone.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t win an award.

The editor is promoting a novel called "Eggs and High Walls", which is very popular and of high quality. It is normal that it cannot be defeated.

They were promoting and distributing the magazine in full accordance with the award-winning standards, and the publication of the first half of the magazine brought the sales of the July monthly magazine to 15 copies in the first week.

If the second half is released with the momentum of winning the award, the monthly sales will definitely be the highest this year.

When it comes to comparing her debut work, "The Dancing Girl of Izu," with those old works, Kobayashi Midori is not very confident.

She felt that it would be a surprise as long as "Dancing Girl" could make it to the final selection.

The second part gives all the publicity and promotion resources to him and promotes him like a marketing idol. With his good looks and great ability, he will definitely become a small hit.

Even if he couldn't compare to that Tachibana Toshio, he was still a rising star in the literary world... Thinking about these things, Kobayashi Midori became more and more nervous, to the point of almost suffocating. She was too eager to become a regular employee and needed a stable income.

Without a stable income, she had no way of supporting her elderly mother and sick sister in Tokyo. She could only let them go back to the bitter and cold Hokkaido... No, she didn't want this to happen!
When the eight judges appeared on TV, Kobayashi Midori couldn't help but close her eyes.

Her heart rate reached its limit, and her heart made a huge noise in her chest, as if it was about to jump out of her chest in the next second.

"The winner of the 54th Shincho Award is Mishima! The winning work is "The Dancing Girl of Izu"."

Hearing the sound coming from the TV, Kobayashi Midori felt her head buzzing and a little tinnitus, and she seemed to hear the sound of the sea breeze blowing through the rusty barbed wire.

She couldn't hear anything.

It was not until her boss, the editor-in-chief Matsushita, called out "Kobayashi" that she suddenly came to her senses.

The six regular editors of the second department all looked at her strangely. When they saw her looking at them, they all smiled, with envy and a hint of jealousy - how could such great wealth be picked up by an intern?

"Put aside all unnecessary work and focus on connecting with Mr. Mishima." Editor-in-chief Panasonic looked at the intern with unprecedented appreciation.

"Mishima...Teacher?" Kobayashi Midori tilted her head, not understanding what was going on for a moment.

No, it's Mishima!

Did I hear correctly...Matsueda-san won the award?

Editor-in-Chief Matsushita smiled with satisfaction and continued, "Go and urge Mr. Mishima to write his acceptance speech, which will be published together with the August monthly magazine and his works. Also, urge his miscellaneous essays and short stories to prepare for the publication of a single book... Editor Kobayashi, he may be your destined benefactor, please make sure to hold him firmly in your hands!"

"...!"

Kobayashi Midori's mind was still confused.

Listening to the editor-in-chief's words, she subconsciously picked up her cell phone and blankly dialed Kiyoaki Matsueda's number.

"Hey?"

"Matsueda... no, Mr. Mishima... we won!" Kobayashi Midori said blankly. Even now she still felt a sense of unreality as if she was dreaming.

"Okay, I get it now."

In the microphone, Matsueda's voice was still so flat, and there was no trace of the excitement of a new writer winning an award.

He is so awesome...

Kobayashi Midori seemed to have some admiration for him in her heart.

"Mr. Mishima, are you busy now? I want to ask you out for a meeting..."

"I'm busy. I'm having a headache explaining..."

"It doesn't matter if I don't have time. I'll come find you... Oh, you're busy...!"

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In the Maomudong Bar, Arun pursed her rosy little lips.

She sat on the sofa, her calves exposed under her tight skirt, looking white and sexy.

Her beautiful pupils, as deep and complex as a cat's, stared intently at the young award-winning writer on TV, and her beautiful eyebrows sometimes frowned and sometimes relaxed.

"The little guy is really good at hiding..." A smile slowly appeared on Arun's beautiful oval face.

Then she thought of something, pouted her lips, held her cheeks with her jade hands and sighed softly: "Writers, what an enviable bunch of people they are. Why don't I have the talent to write... Next time he comes, I have to interrogate him!"

The round-faced woman lay down lazily while murmuring, her curves extremely charming.

(End of this chapter)