Tokyo: The life of a literary giant begins with home self-defense!

Chapter 317: 49 Days Plan to Occupy Europe 3
Café de Flore, located on the left bank of the Seine, is where Ryukawa Tetsu came to buy coffee in the morning.

After telling the waiter that he had an appointment, Ryukawa Toru found Takeda Shinki sitting in the corner by the window.

The woman was wearing a thin black turtleneck shirt and her expression was not very good.

The high-necked thin shirt was to cover the light red kiss marks on his body, but Longchuan Che didn't know what was going on with the unhappy feeling between his brows.

"what happened?"

It feels like going out on a date with my girlfriend after work.

Ryukawa Tetsu snapped his fingers and asked the waiter to come over to take your order.

Café de Flore is a niche gathering place for literary youths. Philosophers and writers such as Camus, Sartre, Beauvoir, Picasso, and Hemingway have all been here.

Occasionally, tourists come in to take pictures. The place chosen by Takeda Maki is relatively quiet.

"It's about promoting the new book."

An author who is not well-known in the international market is bound to need a lot of exposure.

Thinking of what she saw and heard today, Takeda Shinki frowned slightly.

It was the first time he saw a woman looking so distressed. Long Chuan Che reached out and rubbed her brow.

"It's about the promotion of the new book."

There was her friend on the opposite side, and Takeda Maki was a little embarrassed by Ryukawa Toru's little action.

She pulled Longchuan Che's hand down, held it, and placed it on the sofa.

He repeated his answer again.

“The Times Literary Supplement and Granta have been cancelled.”

"Someone stood you up?"

Longchuan Che was a little surprised.

The scheduled layout was originally a done deal, as Takeda Maki used all her connections and personal connections.

"So sudden?"

It was fine before I went out, but I cancelled it after going to school.

Ryuukawa Toru was a little worried about the first wave of book sales.

It is very difficult for Eastern authors to open up the Western literary market.

Ryukawa Tetsu has neither won any literary awards nor been well-known.

He seemed to have seen "Youth Trilogy" and "The End of the World and Hard-Boiled Wonderland" gathering dust on the bookshelf.

“It’s not too sudden.”

Anne Erno looked at Longchuan Toru and then at Takeda Shinki, with a strange look on her face.

'Who is on top and who is on bottom between these two?'

With her head full of strange yellow waste, Anne Erno continued:
"Most literary journals have limited space available for commercial use, and your portion of the space has been given to someone else."

Professional literary journals also need to make a living, and in addition to mobilizing manpower, Takeda Maki also used a little financial means.

"I am very sorry, Miss Takeda, but we have more important uses for the Times Literary Supplement and Granta."

The editors of both journals responded in the same way at the time, with a look of pride on their faces as if they would cancel the reserved space even if it meant breaking the contract.

"These British guys have no sense of contract at all. Why didn't they blow off the heads of their ancestors during the War of the Roses?"

Takeda Maki held Ryukawa Toru's hand with a little force. It was the first time that Ryukawa Toru saw him so angry.

I was so angry that my hands were clenched so hard that they hurt, and I was so angry that I started to greet the other person's ancestors.

“So what’s the more important use?”

Ryuukawa Toru ordered a French mushroom omelette and a duck confit vegetable salad, handed the menu back to the waiter who was watching the fun, and looked at the woman's angry face with some curiosity.

His new book will be available in bookstores soon, and the pages pre-ordered are from the latest issues of two major literary journals.

He really wanted to know what the more important purpose was in the other party's words, so much so that he didn't care about breaking the contract.

"Mr. Patrick Modiano introduced a lady to participate in the Cheltenham Prize in the UK. What do you think about it, Mr. Longchuan?" Anne Erno blinked at Longchuan Che with a hint of ridicule in her eyes.

"Cheltenham Prize?" Ryukawa Toru looked at Takeda Maki.

"It is an extension of the British Booker Prize, awarded to novels that are not valued in the market."

Takeda Maki was a little impatient and said through gritted teeth that the people from the Kujo family were really lingering around.

This sentence made Longchuan Che understand what really made the woman angry.

The British broke the contract and still went to make wedding dresses for the people of the Kujo family, whom she hated the most.

The other heir of the Kujo family gave an awkward smile.

"Ah, Miss is really amazing."

Longchuan Che said, trying to change the subject.

It’s Patrick Modiano again, and the winner of the British Novel Prize is undoubtedly Natsuko Imamura, who wrote "A Pale View of Hills" in Gold.

"Hills and Pale Shadows" is a novel that spans Asian and European cultures, so it is undoubtedly appropriate for it to be nominated for an award in the UK, where the story takes place.

"When did you ever praise someone?"

Takeda Maki looked at Ryukawa Toru with some suspicion. Ryukawa Toru has always been a bit arrogant.

"Now that things have come to this, why not eat first."

Ryukawa Toru didn't respond, but cut a piece of confit duck and put it close to Takeda Maki's mouth.

The general manager's resentment towards the eldest lady may very likely be resentment towards himself in the future. He should think carefully about whether he should confess that he will return to the Kujo family.

Takeda Shinki was frowned by the disruption of her plan, and she still looked unhappy when she returned to the hotel.

"It's not that serious."

Taking off his blue suit jacket, Longchuan Che rubbed the woman's eyebrows again.

When a woman thinks about something, her eyebrows will unconsciously frown. Longchuan Che has seen this many times today.

There was no Times Literary Supplement and Granta, but there was also the French Review and the Literary Magazine.

It's just two less promotional pages, no need to worry about it.

The Times Literary Supplement and Granta are the most authoritative literary magazines in the UK, while French Review and Magazine de Literatur are both from France.

The British side is a bit out of reach, but the women in France have already taken care of it.

"Mr. Executive is so amazing. I almost couldn't help myself and let you be on top tonight."

Longchuan Che put his arm around the woman's waist and rubbed her cheek.

Couldn't handle England, but could handle France.

At least here in France his book sales won't be too bad.

“The Times Literary Supplement and Granta have more influence than the magazines in France.”

The woman shook her head and pulled herself away from Longchuan Che's sweet words.

She couldn't accept that the fat meat that was about to reach her mouth was snatched away by someone else.

"you…"

Takeda Maki looked at Ryukawa Toru with some hesitation.

"what happened?"

Longchuan Che sat on the sofa and sent a message of congratulations to the eldest lady.

Being recommended to participate in the Cheltenham Prize was a big news when it was passed back to China. Longchuan Che really didn't know how far the eldest lady's "Distant Hills and Pale Shadows" had gone.

“Can you write a literary work that can be entered into the Booker Prize?”

Takeda Maki became more and more angry the more she thought about it and said to Ryukawa Toru.

(End of this chapter)