After my divorce, I became a Tokyo literary giant

Chapter 34 Maki's Femininity
Aobasha, in the parking lot.

On the passenger seat of a second-hand Camry, Maki Saionji was humming a little tune, with one of her long white legs raised under her skirt, and her right foot was dangling with its high heels hooked on her toes as if it was about to fall off.

She hasn't been in such a good mood for a long time.

In the past few months, she has been subjected to too much dirty talk and has always been feeling angry and has no place to vent.

The sales of 8 books in the past two weeks really made her proud in the circle.

Although some people talked about her behind her back, saying that it was immoral for her to trade with dead bodies.

Some people even used this to attack her character, thinking that she was so ruthless that no man would want her no matter how pretty she looked.

Some even cursed her to be only an old female official.

The so-called female officials refer to women in the workplace who are older, have more experience, have strong personalities, and like to talk.

Of course, Maki Saionji didn't care about this at all.

All those rumors will only turn into nutrients, making this flower called "Maji" bloom even more beautifully.

Of course, this is only temporary.

If he wants to completely turn things around, he has to rely on Tazaki Saku and work with him to complete his plan...

Thinking about these things, Maki Saionji leaned back in her chair, humming a song and waving her hands to the beat.

Sometimes she pretended to stare deeply at her own white fingertips, and as her fingertips moved in her vision, she became confused.

After meeting with his senior, Tazaki Saku returned to the company and walked straight to the parking lot.

In the old second-hand Camry that was hot from the sun, the queen was lying on the passenger seat, her voluptuous white legs exposed under her lavender hip skirt.

The summer afternoon sun shone on her sleepy face and her tall, full breasts.

Those eyebrows and eyes that were filled with lazy charm seemed to have a hint of charm.

She had a sharp, cool, oval face, charming almond-shaped eyes, and the kind of plump lips that Tazaki Saku liked.

A few strands of soft hair wet with sweat stuck to her delicate profile, which made her innate arrogance restrained a lot, and she became more friendly like a housewife, which made Tazaki Saku have the strange illusion that "this woman can actually be gentle."

Open the car door and sit in the driver's seat.

The air conditioner was on in the car, but the temperature outside was high, and the air conditioner in the old car was not cooling well, so it was still very stuffy in the car.

Although Maki Saionji was wearing cool clothes, she couldn't help sweating.

The woman's body odor with the smell of sweat was particularly obvious in the closed space. As soon as Tazaki Saku sat down and took two breaths, he felt as if his body was filled with her body odor.

"Your writer's contract has been drafted, take a look at it yourself." Maki Saionji glanced at him sideways.

Tazaki Saku picked up the document on the center console.

In this contract, his fee for a single sheet of manuscript paper was 1 yen.

Taking the 4-word work "Hear the Wind Sing" as an example, the pure royalties can reach 100 million yen, which is 60 yen more than the contract with Kodansha.

The royalty rate below is 15%.

This ratio is something that only the top writers in the industry can get.

Maki Saionji has shown her utmost sincerity in the remaining paperback royalties, various film and television adaptations, game animation adaptation rights, and peripheral joint development - if her sincerity is not enough, she may be spanked enough by Saku Tazaki.

"I have no objection. Let's make it a deal." Tazaki Saku put down the contract and hailed a taxi.

The Camry left the parking lot and drove towards the printing factory. Saionji Maki looked even more lazy, squinting at him as he drove. "How's your attempt to hook up with the female editor at Kodansha going? Did you get rejected?"

"On the contrary, I succeeded." Tazaki Saku said calmly, "She is willing to work for us."

"Oh~"

Saionji Maki responded coldly.

The female editor has a very powerful family background. If she can use her connections, it will be a huge benefit to Aoba Society.

It was obviously a good thing, but Maki Saionji felt a little unhappy. In order not to reveal her dissatisfaction in her eyes, she simply closed her eyes.

"Are you concerned about this issue?" Tazaki Saku asked with a smile.

"Oh! Seeing a beautiful woman, what's on your mind as a scumbag? I can see it at a glance, and I can't hide it!" Saionji Maki sneered and sneered, opening her eyes and looking at him, "I warn you, you are Ryoko's husband. If you dare to do anything to let her down before we divorce, I will not forgive you."

"Is spanking her sister wronging her?"

"..."

The corner of Saionji Maki's eye twitched.

After a moment, she took a deep breath and suppressed the urge to kill: "This level of humiliation can't hurt me at all! Don't think you have won me now. Our agreement is only for three months. After three months, I will not forgive you..." "Hey, why don't you make a bet."

"What bet?"

"After three months, you will ask me to extend the Master-Servant contract. If you don't, I will let you be my Master for a day."

"...Bet!" Saionji Maki's eyes flashed.

Tazaki Saku stretched out his hand and said, "Make a pinky promise."

"Childish!" Saionji Maki sneered.

Then, their pinkies hooked together, their skin warm and soft.

For the rest of the journey, Tazaki Saku drove carefully.

Maki Saionji closed her eyes and rested, occasionally glancing sideways at him.

I didn't notice it before, but now that we've been together for a while, I realized that this bastard is really handsome, tall and strong, full of masculinity. He drives with his back straight, as if he can keep doing this forever.

It takes a very strong willpower to keep sitting upright like this.

Without a good and tough character, most people will try to tilt their bodies to find a suitable sitting position when they are tired, making the whole person look a little limp.

And his eyes...

In his eyes before, Maki Saionji only felt that he was a little inferior and timid when facing her.

But now there is only confidence and concentration in his eyes, and there is a slight sense of oppression when being looked at by him. When his eyes are serious, they appear majestic and steady, and full of tension, which makes people subconsciously feel reliable and at ease.

As she watched him, Saionji Maki actually felt that he was a very good man...

No, no, it must be an illusion. This disgusting guy is definitely not a good man... She gritted her teeth, turned her face away and spat at herself, secretly cursing herself not to think he was good after being bullied.

The car drove to the printing factory and Maki Saionji got off.

A cool breeze blew towards her, making her breathe a sigh of relief and feel like she was alive again.

"Let's go, President!" Tazaki Saku came over carrying a briefcase.

Maki Saionji couldn't help but laugh, and the lofty ambitions surging in her chest made her look very happy.

■

After Kodansha announced the list of nominees for the Group Portrait Newcomer Award, the selection process quickly began.

As the chairman of the jury, Professor Fujimiya felt helpless and a little bit desperate during the judging process.

Among these 50 works, most of them are written in absurd language and are like sick talk.

If you blindly pursue a classical literary style but lack the writing skills, the novels you write will be completely unreadable and can only be sold as waste paper.

Among the 50 films, only Yomiuri Okamoto's "Afterimage" has something worth mentioning, but it can only be said to be the tallest among the short ones.

The Gunzo Award is the second-most prestigious award for new pure literature writers in Japan. The fact that such an important award selected works of mediocre quality made Professor Fujimiya sigh:
"Japanese literature is about to end!"

At this time, he couldn't help but think that if Mishima's "Hear the Wind Sing" participated in this Newcomer Award, he would definitely choose "Hear the Wind Sing".

It's a pity that there is no if...

After sending him half of "Hear the Wind Sing", Mishima stopped emailing him.

Professor Fujimiya has never known what the second half is. For the past half month, he has been itching to find out, but he has nothing to satisfy his craving. His curiosity is almost killing him.

And so, the time came to September 1st.

This morning, the 2012 Group Portrait Newcomer Award was officially announced, and the winning work was "Afterimage" by Yomiuri Okata.

Just after noon, Professor Fujimiya received an email from Mishima.

The old professor was so excited that he clicked on the email and wanted to read the second half of "Hear the Wind Sing", but he only saw that Mishima said that his "Hear the Wind Sing" was screened out of this year's Group Portrait Award due to behind-the-scenes manipulation. He was so hit that he felt that the literary world was dark and wanted to stop writing.

Upon hearing this, the old professor could no longer sit still.

Young man, don’t go. I’m going to show you that there are still righteous people in the literary world!

That's where things start to get complicated.

The awards were announced in the morning, but in the afternoon, the chairman of the jury suddenly and publicly criticized the organizing committee on social media.

As soon as the news came out, it triggered a major earthquake that swept the entire Japanese literary world.

(End of this chapter)