My childhood sweetheart is Nishimiya Glass

Chapter 285 The Approaching Summer Vacation

"So now? Do you have time?" Ayumi Ajitani raised an eyebrow and asked the people in front of her.

"Yes, yes, yes." Shoko nodded helplessly. "Ayumi-chan, this is the fifth time you've asked today."

"I was just worried that something might suddenly come up and delay you again," Ayumi Ajitani said, scratching the back of her head as she tried to laugh.

"Don't worry, Ayumi-chan, we'll be fine in a few days, and we've already talked to our parents," Takagi said, pulling up a chair to sit down.

"I was just worried that Miyamura, such a busy man, might suddenly be delayed by something."

Before Tsuna could even explain, Shoko interrupted, "Don't worry, Tsuna's been pretty free lately."

The three of them turned to look at Tsuna at the same time, but he chose to ignore them and simply lay down on the table to take a nap, not participating in their conversation.

As Shoko said, he had indeed been quite idle for the past week, perhaps because everyone was considering his upcoming exams and had chosen not to disturb him.

Two months really flew by, and the first volume of 'Anohana' has sold over 5 copies, making it a high-selling bestseller.

There is increasing online discussion about the sequel to the novel "Anohana".

This was unexpected for him, since he had only estimated it to be around 20,000 to 30,000, and the content of the first volume was indeed not that good.

However, he underestimated the backwardness of modern Japanese literature. Initially, it might not have gained widespread recognition, but sales only started to surge in June.

Futaba Publishing House hadn't expected this to happen, and they had to start reprinting overnight.

The fame of "Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day" also successfully boosted the account of Shoko on "PIXIV".

Her account has already surpassed 100,000 followers without any promotion, so she could be considered a minor internet celebrity...

People are very curious about the anime characters she posts on her account, and most are speculating whether they are characters from Miyamura's new book.

"Dong...dong...!"

The bell rang for the last class, and Shoko reached out and shook someone, "Tsuna, wake up, class is starting."

As Ms. Nanase walked into the classroom with her textbook, Tsuna fully woke up.

The ceiling fan in the classroom creaked and whirred, while the chirping of cicadas clung to the glass windows with a buzzing sound.

The chalk tip kicked up fine white dust as it glided across the blackboard, swirling lazily in the afternoon sunlight.

Shoko, sitting in the front row, quietly extended her fan under her desk and fanned herself. The shape of the sweat stains on Ayumi Ajitani's school uniform back gradually expanded with the rhythm of the fan.

Ms. Nanase, standing on the podium, loosened her tie and continued writing on the blackboard. As she emphasized the verb conjugation rules for the third time, a crisp sound of a mechanical pencil rolling onto the floor came from the back row.

The sudden burst of cheers from the club at the end of the corridor crashed into the classroom. The moment everyone by the window turned their heads, the school bell rang in, along with the wave of heat rising from the treetops.

"School's out. Be careful on your way home." Ms. Nanase left the classroom without stopping after saying this.

At the stairwell, Shoko and Ayumi said goodbye to the three and headed towards the art club. At the school gate, Takagi and Nishikata waved to Tsuna and turned to walk down the street to the left.

Watching the two figures walk away side by side, Tsuna looked away, got on his motorcycle, and rode towards Futaba Publishing House.

Knowing the way well, the journey took only a little over ten minutes. The security guard downstairs at Futaba Publishing House glanced at Tsuna briefly before looking away.

Perhaps because they saw him come so often, they stopped suspecting that he was a suspicious person.

Tsuna skillfully walked to Kazuno Jun's workstation, pulled over an empty chair, and sat down quite naturally:
"Sister Xiaoshun, did you call me here because there's a problem with the second volume of 'We Still Don't Know the Name of the Flower We Saw That Day'?"

That was the only problem he could think of, after all, there were less than two weeks until the second volume went on sale. But on the way here, he felt that it shouldn't be this problem, since there was plenty of time for the second volume, and he had personally followed up on issues such as the poster and cover.

Unlike the first volume, which only had half a month to prepare, this one had to be handed over to Futaba Publishing House.

“No.” Kazunari shook his head, took a bottle of juice from the drawer and handed it to him: “There are no problems with the second volume right now. I called you here just to discuss a few things.”

"What questions can't be discussed on a phone?" A-Gang opened his juice and took a sip.

"Because if I chat with you on my phone, my superiors will mistakenly think I'm slacking off and I'll get scolded."

"Anyone above dares to criticize you?"

Kazun ignored his skeptical gaze and shrugged. "Just kidding, that's what they all say."

"..."

"Ahem..." Kazunari coughed lightly. "Getting back to the main topic, on one hand, there's the royalties from the nearly 6 copies sold of your first book, and on the other hand, which is also important, someone wants to adapt your book into an anime."

"Elaborate?"

"Let's talk somewhere else first." Sensing the curious glances from his colleagues, Kazunori Jun followed Tsuna into the discussion room to continue their previous conversation:

"Didn't the publisher only pay him the advance fee for the first volume?"

The advance payment is around 5,000 sales, so would you like the remaining amount to be sent at the same time as the advance payment for the second volume, or will it be deposited directly into your account in a few days?

"Let's go with the second volume." Tsuna didn't hesitate on this issue; he still wanted to hear the key point from the later volume.

Seeing how calm he was, Kazunori thought it made sense. After all, he was the heir to an agency, and he probably wouldn't care about such a small amount of royalties.

Even disregarding the advance payment already made to him, this royalties amount to a staggering 650 million yuan, which is a huge sum for her right now...

(650 million yen is approximately equal to 32 RMB.)
Gang: 'Sister Xiaoshun, you haven't heard of the time when my mom slapped me a few times and got 50 yuan...'

(Approximately 25,000 RMB)

"The next question is that an animation company wants to adapt 'We still don't know the name of the flower we saw that day'."

"Hmm..." Tsuna didn't speak, but listened quietly to what she had to say next.

"However, they are hesitant because they don't know the quality and sales of the second volume yet, but they want to talk to you first, since the copyright is with you."

"So it's still pending?"

"Pretty much. I'll help you postpone it to the first day of your summer vacation. You can come to the publishing house and talk to them then."

"Yeah, Arigato."

"It's nothing." Kazunori waved his hand. "There's one more thing, your contract needs to be revised."

"Okay, I'll go back and talk to my family about it, and then I'll have them come and discuss this with you."

Tsuna nodded, and after getting a brief overview of the anime company from Jun Kazunori, he got up and left.

She told him that the animation company had only been established for a short time and that he shouldn't worry about it too much, and to focus on getting through the exams in a few days.

(End of this chapter)