The Shocking Eunuch, Reborn as a Literary Girl

Chapter 60: The Savior of the Masked Warrior (Please continue reading)
He bought the book with only the bare minimum expectation, not expecting much from it.
However, without realizing it, I became completely engrossed in watching it.

He completely immersed himself in the role of the protagonist, Arya, sharing her sorrows and joys.

He felt happy that the protagonist earned a small profit.
I also feel panicked by the suspense of the peaceful life at the end of the volume being suddenly broken.

For a moment, he even forgot about the pressure at work and the pessimistic outlook for his career.

After reading the first volume, he even felt a strong sense of loss.

That's it.

Compared to the web version, this paperback version of "The Prophecy of Arya" brought Seiji Akechi dozens of times more intense emotional impact.

The sheer number of illustrations in the book, which is almost excessive for a single volume of a light novel, further enhances the immersive reading experience.

By this point, he had completely changed his opinion of Arisa.

He is not a novelist who is "just like that".

She is not a light novel author of isekai novels who is "mediocre in skill and just follows a formula."

Rather, he is a novelist who can truly write good stories that touch people's hearts.

When he revisited Chiya Umehara's earlier web version from this perspective, he even had new insights.
"He is capable of writing such emotional and touching content, but he is not limited to that."

"After discarding superfluous sentimentality, she is still able to write stories that can attract readers to keep reading simply from the perspective of creative technique."

"In other words, whether in terms of sensibility or technique, she is a qualified creator."

At this point, he finally began to understand why Iruma Isshin had recommended this person to him so highly.
As a professional novelist, Isshin Iruma made such an accurate judgment based solely on the seemingly unremarkable web novel, "The Prophecy of Arya," before its official publication.

"As expected of Iruma Isshin-sensei, he possesses an ability I lack: to see directly from the surface to the essence."

Although he had already acknowledged Chiya Umehara's abilities in his heart, Seiji Akechi did not immediately make up his mind to invite Chiya Umehara to be the screenwriter.

The reason is simple.
Chiya Umehara's resume is simply not convincing.

He officially debuted in August of this year. Since then, he has only written isekai light novels on the platform. The influence of his works is limited to a very small web light novel circle. Apart from the news about "updating 8 words in one night during a live stream", he can be said to be a complete nobody.

In the last two days, "The Prophecy of Arya" was officially released and has sold very well, showing signs of becoming a blockbuster novel.

Many in the industry now recognize Chiya Umehara's potential and believe she will become a famous novelist.

But that's not the time now.

That's just potential after all.

There are countless novelists in the industry who have written excellent works right after their debut.

These people are often described as "talented" and "having a bright future."

But in the end, only a small percentage of people are truly able to realize their full potential.

The vast majority of them have faded into obscurity.

Who can say that Chiya Umehara isn't one of these ordinary people?
Who can guarantee that Chiya Umehara will soon be one of the few rising stars?
Even Seiji Akechi has doubts about whether she is truly capable, let alone the others in the company who know nothing about Chiya Umehara.

She needs more works and greater influence to prove herself.

Moreover, at present
Seiji Akechi was completely distrusted by the company.

In the past two or three months, his incompetence as the lead producer has been laid bare. Public opinion of him has plummeted to rock bottom.

If he makes some mediocre decisions in a conventional way at this time, and manages to barely complete this year's filming tasks, then there might still be hope.

People might think, "It's too much pressure being the lead producer for the first time, there's nothing we can do about it, and the company didn't arrange for experienced people to mentor newcomers, so it's the company's problem."

He may be demoted for a period of time and will not be able to return as the lead producer for the next few years.

But after all, Toichi is indeed lacking in new generation producers, and it is also very young itself.

As long as he works diligently and improves himself over the next few years, the company may still give him another chance.

But if I were to create this myself at this point, I would have to find a novelist like Chiya Umehara who had only been in the industry for two or three months to be the head screenwriter.
If it explodes this year, then we'll really be the ones to blame.

"It's all because you had the audacity to hire a girl who's only a year older than a high school student to write the script; that's what led to this situation."

"It's all your fault. As the lead producer, your inability to properly utilize talent has led to this situation."

'It's all your fault for being incompetent and weak!'

What was originally one's own fault will be magnified.

Even things that weren't your fault will be pinned on you.

Now there's truly no chance of turning things around.

For this reason, even though Seiji Akechi was already inclined to believe Isshin Iruma's recommendation and thought that Arisa Yuki might actually be capable.

However, he remained hesitant about whether to try contacting Chiya Umehara.

Now, he has two choices.
The filming was done in a mediocre, patched-up manner, resulting in a mediocre production, "Masked Warrior," which received mediocre reviews and was commercially unsuccessful. The producer was then perceived as "mediocre, incompetent, inexperienced, and still needing growth and experience."
Or should we take a gamble and see if Chiya Umehara can really bring about change to this project, giving this patched-up project a completely different feel to its script?

If successful, my reputation will be completely reversed.

But what if it fails?
As a producer, I might truly never have a chance to turn things around.

In the future, promotions and raises will no longer be a possibility for me.

The label of incompetence will be forever etched onto you, engraved in your very bones.

Faced with such a high-pressure decision, Seiji Akechi hesitated.

Is it conservative, or radical?
He pondered for a long time whether to take the gamble or not.

A sleepless night.
The next day, after much hesitation and agonizing, he finally gritted his teeth and made that choice.

This opportunity to be the lead producer may be a once-in-a-lifetime chance, and he must seize it.

He chose to take a gamble.

So he sent that email to Chiya Umehara.

"Arisa, will you be my savior?"

"Will you be the savior of 'Masked Warriors'?"

(End of this chapter)