After my divorce, I became a Tokyo literary giant

Chapter 77

The dance time was over and the salon was almost coming to an end.

Some guests began to leave.

Tazaki Saku received a message from Professor Fujimiya on his mobile phone, asking him to have a small gathering in the side hall.

"You have something to do? Then go ahead and do it." Ryoko had been drinking and felt a little dizzy. When she wanted to go out for some fresh air, she staggered.

Tazaki Saku casually held her waist and looked at her somewhat uncomfortable expression: "Have you been drinking?"

"I wasn't paying attention just now and drank half a glass of whiskey..." Ryoko made a bitter face and stuck out her tongue in embarrassment, then gently broke free. "You go and socialize, don't worry about me. I'll just go get some fresh air and find some water to drink..."

"I'll take care of her." Yukiho Yonekura smiled on the side.

Tazaki Saku nodded, turned and walked to the side hall.

The interior is bright and spacious, with light blue murals with ancient patterns on all four walls. Under the lighting of the chandelier, it presents a soft and elegant feeling.

Professor Fujimiya and some industry leaders played chess and ate together.

There were many books piled up in the room, and the air was filled with the smell of ink from printed materials.

Letters, postcards, newspapers, magazines and various printed materials were scattered all over the mahogany table inlaid with copper decorations. If you didn't know, you would think this was the printing department of a publishing house.

Near the door, Maria was half lying in a chair reading a newspaper.

Seeing Tazaki Saku walk in, she didn't move, but turned her head and extended her hand to him: "Hello, my beautiful friend."

Hearing this name, Tazaki Saku rolled his eyes at her and said, "If I hadn't read Maupassant's 'Belle Amigos', I would have thought you were mocking me."

"Haha~" Maria laughed happily.

Tazaki Saku sat down and chatted with these writers, exchanging ideas.

Writers don’t have to punch in every morning like office workers, nor do they have to attend meetings or report to their superiors. They can spend their days the way they want.

It's so easy and comfortable, it's indeed an ideal job - provided you have talent.

For example, Maria is a genius who has written three books in three years since her debut, and all three books have sold more than one million copies.

Tazaki Saku really envies her.

Aobasha currently has only one writer, and if they can sign this super popular beautiful romance writer, it will be a crucial step.

As we chatted, his identity gradually transitioned from a writer to the owner of a publishing house.

"In my opinion, the biggest dilemma facing the publishing industry right now is that young people are no longer willing to sit down and read."

"How to adapt to readers' needs and explore new areas is the key to success."

"The future direction of Aobasha is to attract younger people, popularize it, and use visuals in its publications. Establishment..."

In front of a group of young writers, Tazaki Saku acted as the acting president of Aobasha and tried hard to promote his company to them.

It feels like a salesman.

These young writers smiled and nodded frequently.

Occasionally ask a question or two that shows concern.

But even on the most important signing issue, no one has expressed their opinion.

Professor Fujimiya was playing chess on the side and did not speak up to help. After all, whether people were willing to sign with Aoba Society depended mainly on whether Aoba Society had the conditions and strength to attract them. As a highly respected professor, it was really not convenient for him to ask for help.

What if Qingye Society goes bankrupt in a few days? Where will he put his face?

Not long after, Saionji Maki, who had recovered from her social death state, also walked into the side hall.

Like a princess making her final appearance, she was wearing a sexy and bright cheongsam. With her tall and plump figure, she overwhelmed the entire audience as soon as she walked in.

The bright and gorgeous red color does not overshadow her at all, but instead highlights her noble and cool beauty.

Her hair is still black and shiny, combed into a Western-style bun, and even her standing posture can make people feel her charming temperament at a glance.

Just like her name, Maki, a real princess.

As soon as she walked in, she took a quick look around and then slowly sat down next to Tazaki Saku.

Everyone's eyes were inevitably attracted to her, and they peeked at her cautiously and passionately, like a child peeking at a delicious cake... This kind of old Chinese woman, who was born noble, with a plump figure, and fair and delicate skin, was truly a rare beauty.

After entering the side hall, Saionji Maki also joined Tazaki Saku to drink and chat with these young writers, university professors, and publishing colleagues, and appropriately introduced the future development of Aobasha.

When she returned to social situations, she temporarily suppressed her previous arrogance.

Although she is still an unattainable goddess, the aura she exudes is somewhat graceful, mature and attractive.

After all, I'm several years older.

How can you be more immature?

She used to be slim, delicate and beautiful.

Now she is more charming, more alluring and makes people's hearts flutter.

In the past, her eyes and expressions would clearly reveal her cold and aloof aura of "don't come near me".

Now she is not so difficult to approach, her smile is bright and decent. Only when you really want to get close to her, you can see a kind of indifference in her eyes. This indifference makes men feel hesitant about her, but dare not act rashly.

Among the more than ten people in the side hall, only Tazaki Saku could get close to her.

Feeling the undulating lines of her graceful body under the bright cheongsam, Tazaki Saku couldn't help but feel a strong and clear desire in his heart. If there was no one here, he should really press her on the sofa and whip her hard to conquer her.

Of course, now is the time to get down to business.

Men should focus on their careers.

Let’s expand the Aoba Society first!
Everyone in the room was chatting and drinking, and time quickly passed nine o'clock.

Today's sales statistics are out.

Yukiho Yonekura, who had just received the news, walked into the side hall with a smile on her face. Her eyes immediately found Saku Tazaki and Maki Saionji, and both of them looked at her.

The rest of the people also pricked up their ears.

Maki Saionji's heart suddenly started pounding.

She felt that she had never been so nervous in her twelve years of working.

...It seems that whether Aoba Society can survive depends on what Yukiho Yonekura will say next.

Yonekura Yukiho took a deep breath, slowly calming her excitement. Then she bowed slightly to Tazaki Saku and Saionji Maki, her voice still trembling slightly, "Today's sales statistics are in! The October issue of Aoba, which published the full text of 'Sheep Seeking,' sold out nationwide on the first day, with 10 copies sold out before o'clock tonight!"

As soon as these words came out, the whole place fell silent.

"You, what did you say..." Saionji Maki's eyes widened in disbelief. She couldn't help but ask, "You just said... all sold out? Are you sure? There's nothing wrong with the sales statistics?"

Everyone else in the side hall shared this doubt, especially the four big men who had secretly discussed Saionji Maki. They were now unwilling to believe it.

What’s the level of 10 copies on the first day?
Even the Aoba Society at its peak could not achieve such results.

According to the magazine sales curve, the first three days after a new edition of a magazine is put on the shelves generally account for 25% of the monthly sales.

Now Aobasha sells 10 copies a day. Even if they only sell 10 copies in the last two days, that would still be 80 copies a month.

Such data is too exaggerated.

Not to mention Aobasha, even leading publishing houses like Shinchosha and Kodansha find it difficult to sell 80 copies of their literary monthly.

"Xueho, is there really no problem with the statistics?" Maria couldn't help but ask.

"I have combined information from multiple channels and can come up with a definite answer, that is, every bookstore's "Aoba" was sold out early on. Five zeros, such data cannot be filled in incorrectly." Yukiho Yonekura said firmly.

After hearing this, everyone's surprise was finally confirmed.

"Congratulations, President Saionji." Professor Fujimiya was the first to congratulate.

The rest of the people followed suit, and no matter whether they were sincere or not, they would not show it now. For a moment, everyone's face was filled with sincere smiles.

Maki Saionji covered her heart, feeling a bit like she was dreaming.

...The 10 on the first day is not just a simple return to the peak of Aoba Society, but also a creation of new heights.

All of this was caused by this man...

Subconsciously, she turned her head to look at Tadakisaku, but when she found that his eyes were calmly thinking about something, she couldn't help but ask, "What are you thinking about?"

"Hmm?" Tazaki Saku came back to his senses and found her delicate face right before him. He asked in confusion, "Did you ask me something just now?"

"You don't seem very excited?" Saionji Maki was a little confused.

She, the president, was so excited she could barely sit still. She even wanted to reward him handsomely, but he seemed a bit too composed. It felt like he hadn't heard her clearly, so she explained, "One hundred thousand copies on the first day is a terrifying number. Even at Aoba Society's best, they only sold eighty thousand copies on the first day."

"Oh, this is very impressive, but it was also within my expectations." Tazaki Saku was not too surprised.

In fact, after going to the bookstore to observe after get off work, his mentality has stabilized. It seems that Murakami is worthy of being one of the two best-selling monsters in the new era of Japanese literature, and even in this parallel world of Japan, he can still sell well.

"I really don't know how you can be so calm..." Saionji Maki rolled her eyes at him, and couldn't help but curl up the corners of her mouth slightly.

In the publishing industry, sales data is the biggest trump card. With this data, you will be more confident when negotiating contracts with writers.

Writers who originally had no intention of signing a contract will consider Aobasha for this reason.

Those who were originally interested will also dispel their concerns and speed up the signing process because of this terrifying sales data.

Moreover, as word of mouth grows and publicity spreads, Aobasha's reputation within the writer community will become better and better. This is a very positive upward process.

Next, Tazaki Saku's book will be released as a single volume.

With the popularity and reputation of the journal as a foundation, the single volume will be able to achieve annual sales of one million copies... Aobasha will also benefit from it.

When other writers see examples like this, they will definitely think that Aobasha can help a fledgling new writer soar to fame, and that they must have some potential, so they will also want to try their luck and consider submitting their works here.

Maki Saionji is feeling a little overjoyed right now.

Starting with Professor Fujimiya, several of the most prestigious industry leaders came to toast her personally, and young writers praised her beauty. She hadn't enjoyed this feeling of being the center of attention for a long time, and the vanity that had been dormant in her heart for a long time was nourished and expanded rapidly.

A woman whose vanity is satisfied is like a drunkard.

The sweet and mellow liquid flows through the throat, quickly making the whole body warm, the mind dazed, and falling into a kind of illusory happiness.

"By the way, how many copies of "Gunzo" have been sold?" Tazaki Saku asked curiously.

Yonekura Yukiho checked her phone and replied, "'Gunzo' has had a big problem this month. Although it sold 2 copies in the first two hours, it only sold a little over 1 copies the entire day, for a total of only 6000 copies on the first day."

Upon hearing this, Tazaki Saku's eyes lit up: "This is the best news."

"Yeah." Yukiho Yonekura couldn't help but laugh.

Compared to how much "Aoba" sold, she felt that it was more worth being happy that "Gunzo" did not sell at all.

This is not because they are happy about their opponent's misfortune, but because "Gunzo" sold very well last month, with 40 copies sold. Therefore, some people believe that Aobasha and Mishima were able to sell 20 copies by riding on the popularity of "Gunzo".

But by this month, the craze for group portraits of the dark side has passed.

Only after the tide recedes do we know who is swimming naked.

"Aoba" has seen a sharp rise in sales, and is expected to hit sales of over 60; while "Gunzo" has seen a sharp drop, and may fall to 30.

From this we can conclude that many readers who bought "Gunzo" last month did not buy it because of Kodansha or Okamoto Yomiuri, but because of Mishima.

By this month, because of Mishima's absence, those readers will no longer buy "Gunzo".

What does this mean?
This shows that the writer Mishima has accumulated a group of fans who are willing to buy a magazine published by a magazine company that is about to go bankrupt for him.

For a writer, having loyal fans is absolutely crucial!

My junior now has a lot of loyal readers, and Yukiho Yonekura is particularly happy about this.

The conversation in the side hall continued for more than half an hour. Several writers had already decided to sign contracts with Aoba Publishing, including Maria, whom Tazaki Saku had been coveting all night.

When the show was over, Maria rolled her eyes at him charmingly: "You bastard, you got a good deal~"

"Hey, what you said is ambiguous!" Tazaki Saku protested with a smile.

At around ten o'clock, the salon came to an end. The two women from the Saionji family were so drunk that they could hardly walk.

Tazaki Saku was just about to ask his senior to help him get them into the car and go home.

At this moment, Kujo Sakurako, who had disappeared for a long time, walked in with great momentum.

She changed into a very bright red long skirt, which clearly outlined her chest, waist and hips, making her look unique and sexy.

Behind her, a yacht was parked on the private dock.

"Come on, I'll take you on a tour around Tokyo Bay!"

After lying dormant for the entire night, Kujo Sakurako finally revealed her dangerous fangs.

After getting on the boat, she had the final say. She could play with Tazaki Saku however she wanted, and in front of the three women...

One female thief, three victims?
This is too exciting!

I want to see how you, a bad woman, want to play!
Without saying a word, Tazaki Saku boarded the yacht excitedly, holding Maki in his left hand, Ryoko in his right hand, and a senior student following behind.

■

Double, please vote monthly.

(End of this chapter)