After my divorce, I became a Tokyo literary giant

Chapter 27 I’m so stupid, really!

Once a celebrity dies, his or her books and biographies become bestsellers.

This is common sense in the publishing industry.

Kakuei Tanaka published his biography last month through Aobasha.

The first print run was 10 copies, but one month later, sales were less than 2 copies, and the remaining 8 copies were still piled up in Aobasha's warehouse.

If Kakuei Tanaka really died of illness, then as long as we make good use of this opportunity, it will be no problem to sell out the 8 copies in stock.

The price of an autobiography is 1600 yen.

Of the 1600 yen, bookstores and distributors take 40%, the author's royalties are 10%, the book printing and delivery fees are 20%, and the remaining 30% is the profit that the publishing house can get.

1600 yen*30%*80000=3840 million.

For Aoba Society, whose cash flow is nearly cut off, this potential 30 million yuan may be their last chance to survive...

Tazaki Saku looked at the news and thought about something.

Looking at his serious expression, Yukiho Yonekura could probably guess what he was thinking, but didn't say it out loud.

The death of a person is a business opportunity in the eyes of a group of people, and this kind of thing is not easy to discuss.

For Aoba Society, this was their last straw. They were on the verge of collapse, so of course they didn't care about the condemnation from those on the moral high ground...

Drink a cold drink and rest enough.

It's time to go to the next place.

The summer sun is scorching. When you walk out of the convenience store, you can feel the heat wave clearly hitting you in the face.

Standing under the sun, they could almost hear the sound of their skin being burned, so Tazaki Saku opened the umbrella again and the two of them walked out side by side.

"What should we play next?" Yukiho Yonekura took out the antiperspirant and sprayed it on her neck.

"It's so hot, let's not do any outdoor activities." Tazaki Saku thought for a moment, "There's still over an hour until lunch, why not try something fun and exciting first?"

When these words were spoken, Yukiho Yonekura's heart skipped a beat.

Fun and exciting?
Are we going to a haunted house?

On the way here in the car, Yukiho Yonekura checked out the most famous attraction in Fuji-Q Highland, which is the world's number one haunted house - the Jiji General Hospital.

Tazaki Saku held an umbrella and followed the route.

Yukiho Yonekura lowered her head and said nothing, but she was starting to have second thoughts in her heart.

She was actually very afraid of these horror and thriller elements, and she even stayed away from horror movies. If her junior really wanted to take him into a haunted house, besides being afraid of ghosts, she was even more afraid that she would be scared and lose her composure, and lose face.

Just when she was feeling uneasy, a harsh sound suddenly came from beside her.

"Eh? Isn't this Editor Yonekura..."

Yukiho Yonekura paused and turned her head to look.

A woman with fashionable curly hair, a nice figure and a pretty face came over.

She was carrying a brand-name bag, wearing high heels, and was followed by three men.

It was Hojo Aiko and several editors of Gunzo magazine.

Looking at this woman, Yukiho Yonekura frowned, feeling that her good mood for the day was about to be ruined.

Her mood was ruined, but Hojo Aiko looked very proud.

Yomiuri Okata has successfully signed the contract and will be awarded this year's Gunzo Newcomer Award. As his editor, Aiko Hojo's status in the company will surely rise, and she may even be able to successfully enter the vision of Kodansha's senior management.

The workplace has always been a place where you only hear the laughter of new people and not the tears of old people.

The old person who wants to cry is, of course, the one in front of him, Yukiho Yonekura, who is known as the most beautiful woman in Kodansha.

If she doesn't improve her performance, Yukiho Yonekura will have to be laid off.

Hojo Aiko felt happy when she thought that this woman, whom she could not compare to in any way, would be sent to a remote small city in a while.

You deserve it for pretending to be noble...

Although her heart was very dark, Hojo Aiko appeared pure on the outside. She smiled sweetly and walked over to Yonekura Yukiho. She took out a box of small desserts from her handbag and handed it to her: "It's just a small token of my appreciation. Please accept it, Editor Yonekura."

"What are you doing?" Yukiho Yonekura looked at her in confusion.

Hojo Aiko bowed slightly and said apologetically, "I saw you and the newly signed writer at the elevator entrance last time. You said some unpleasant things. I hope Editor Yonekura won't take it to heart."

"Oh, it's okay." Yukiho Yonekura didn't want to care about these things.

"I'm truly sorry, Editor Yonekura, I sincerely apologize..." Hojo Aiko's acting was excellent, and her eyes quickly filled with tears, giving her a pitiful look. But in the eyes of her colleagues, it looked like Yonekura Yukiho was being petty and narrow-minded.

"Oh, Editor Yonekura, she's about to cry, just don't worry about it."

"It's just a misunderstanding, just speak out..."

"She's already apologized, what else do you want from her?"

The male colleagues who came to play together all started to stand up for Hojo Aiko.

Although they are colleagues, and Yukiho Yonekura is more beautiful and outstanding than Aiko Hojo, Yukiho Yonekura has never had a good reputation among her colleagues.

She comes from a good family and has a somewhat aloof personality. She doesn't care about so-called "socializing" at all.

And a green tea girl like Hojo Aiko is very good at making friends with colleagues from various departments. In addition, she is coquettish and playful, so it is natural that she can win the favor of most men more easily.

Most men's thinking is simple and direct - give 10 points if you touch it, and zero points if you don't.

On one side is a goddess, but she is unattainable.

On one side is a little slut who can occasionally take advantage.

It's obvious which side to help.

Faced with the acting skills of Hojo Aiko, Yonekura Yukiho responded coldly.

With a good family background, she doesn't care about the so-called workplace struggles at all. If she is unhappy with her job, she will just quit.

The male colleagues' voices gradually became quieter.

The situation began to become a little awkward.

At this time, Tazaki Saku, like an outsider, suddenly said: "Editor Hojo, right? How many times have you slept with Okatake Yomiuri?"

"Eh?"

Everyone present was stunned.

Hojo Aiko's face instantly darkened, and she glared at him fiercely: "What nonsense are you talking about!"

It is not easy to bring the unspoken rules to the table.

The male colleagues present knew a little about her character, but if they didn't say it out loud, they could all still be good sex buddies in the future.

Saying it to someone's face is like a slap in the face.

"Oh? No? Sorry, I misspoke," Tazaki Saku apologized quickly. "It's an open secret in the industry that Otaku Yomiuri likes to have his editors run the show. I thought Editor Hojo was forced to agree to his unreasonable demands."

"You, you..." Hojo Aiko's face turned red with anger.

"Why are you still angry?" Tazaki Saku glared at her with dissatisfaction, as if he were the victim. "It was just a misunderstanding. I've already apologized. What else do you want from me? Do you believe me? I'll post this online and let the netizens judge it."

When dealing with little fairy green tea bitches, magic bombardment is the best solution.

"..."

Hojo Aiko's face was distorted with anger.

The other male colleagues also looked at each other and stood there in a daze.

"Okay, let's go." Yukiho Yonekura tugged at Tazaki Saku's sleeve.

It felt good to give someone a taste of their own medicine, but she still didn't want her junior to quarrel with these people, so as not to lower their status.

Hojo Aiko breathed heavily, her liver aching with anger, but she still had to maintain a sweet smile: "Editor Yonekura, where are you going next?"

"Haunted house." Yukiho Yonekura looked at a place not far ahead.

"Oh, what a coincidence, let's go together!" Hojo Aiko shouted in surprise, but she had some dark thoughts in her heart.

At this time, Tsukuru Tazaki looked at the senior student in surprise: "This is the scariest haunted house in the world, and you actually want to go in?"

"Eh?" Yonekura Yukiho blinked, "Didn't you want to take me with you?"

"No, I was afraid of scaring you, so I never thought of taking you to a haunted house."

"So you said it's fun and exciting..."

"There's a go-kart track up ahead. Isn't that fun and exciting?"

"..."

Yukiho Yonekura covered her face in despair.

I only knew that boys wanted to take girls into the haunted house because they had ulterior motives, but I didn't expect that the gentle and considerate junior student didn't have such an idea at all for fear of scaring me. Now I am sending myself into such a scary place... Woo, I am so stupid, really!
(End of this chapter)