Roaming through the world of Doraemon

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Chapter Twenty-Four: Stylish and Cutting-Edge Fashion (Please add to your favorites!!)

"Nobita, wake up."

As usual, every morning at seven o'clock, Doraemon would climb out of the cupboard and walk to Nobita's bed to wake him up.

"I'm up, Doraemon, stop pushing me." Nobita rubbed his cheeks, trying to open his slightly swollen eyes.

For Nobita, getting up every morning is the most extreme form of torture. After all, even a normal person would find it unbearable to walk around with one-tenth of their body weight on them all day, let alone Nobita, whose body is that of a ten-year-old child.

"Now that you're up, I won't push you anymore. You use this gravity regulator to compress your body every day. I really don't know what you're thinking?" Doraemon asked, puzzled, as Nobita struggled to get out of bed, still half asleep.

"You don't understand, Doraemon. You'll find out later." Nobita looked at Doraemon's puzzled expression and pretended to be mysterious, trying to pique Doraemon's interest.

Nobita understood what Doraemon was saying, but he also understood that Doraemon's world was not as peaceful and carefree as the original world. Because of Doraemon and his 22nd-century destabilizing influence, the world was constantly facing waves of great danger. In the original story, if it weren't for Nobita and his friends saving the Earth time and time again, the Earth might have been destroyed countless times by external or internal enemies.

So in this world, even though Nobita is pressed down by the gravity regulator every day to the point of being unable to speak, he doesn't complain at all. Because to protect the most important person, he needs the strongest fighting power. So even though Nobita is tortured to the point of death by the gravity regulator every day, he never thought of stopping training to hone his body for survival.

"Oh well, never mind you, hurry up and put on the clothes you made yesterday and go to school!" Doraemon walked to Nobita's bed and casually tidied up Nobita's bed.

Da Xiong opened his wardrobe and picked out a light blue clover casual sweatshirt from the clothes he had modified yesterday, putting it on. The clothes he designed were worlds apart from the yellow folded shirts he used to wear every day. The material and comfort of the clothes made by the clothes-changing camera were miles ahead of the cheap street vendor styles he used to wear.

Nobita, wearing a clover-patterned sweatshirt and having slightly styled his hair as he did the night before, walked downstairs to the restaurant with his backpack. Nobi Tamako almost didn't recognize her own son when she saw Nobita coming down the stairs, as Nobita's outfit and hairstyle were quite a shock to her.

"Where did you get this outfit? Did you waste your money? This outfit must be very expensive!"

Seeing the shocked look on Nobita's face when she saw his clothes, Nobita straightened his clover sweatshirt and explained to Nobita, "Mom, don't worry, these clothes are all made from my old clothes. I didn't waste a single penny of my allowance. Not only that, Mom, I can also make your clothes into any style you want."

"Really? That's a huge help to Mom. Eat and go to school first. We'll talk about this when you get back tonight." Nobita's eyes lit up when she heard Nobita say that old clothes could be turned into new ones. She had wanted to buy herself a few new dresses for a long time but hadn't been able to bring herself to do it. She never expected that her wish would soon be fulfilled by her son.

"Okay, I'll help Mom make clothes after school tonight!" Nobita hurriedly finished the miso soup that Nobi Tamako handed him, trying to finish his meal quickly so he could rush to school and avoid being late again.

It has to be said that Nobita's clover design, which was 20 years ahead of its time, is indeed very stylish and fashionable in this era. Wherever Nobita goes with his backpack, he attracts the attention of passersby. His head-turning rate is almost 100%. Some even come up to him and ask where he bought the clothes. The conversations of the surrounding people follow him wherever he goes.

"This child's clothes are so beautiful! I've never seen clothes like this before!" This was the exclamation of a middle school student.

"Honey, I want the same style of clothes that handsome guy is wearing too." This was the coquettish voice of a couple that Nobita encountered on a street corner.

"Grandma, I want that big brother's nice clothes too." This was the pleading voice of a five or six-year-old child to his grandmother.

Nobita walked helplessly along the path to school, feeling that the Japanese people's enthusiasm for novelty had really reached an extreme in this era. He never expected that a classic clover sweatshirt would attract so much attention. Maybe when he got back he could ask Doraemon to modify the machine and make dozens more sweatshirts, which would pay off their loans in no time, and they could even buy other gadgets.

Nobita quickly arrived at his classroom with his schoolbag on his back. Unexpectedly, the commotion he caused in the classroom was no less than the one he caused on his way to school.

"Nobita, your new hairstyle looks really cool today! And with that hoodie you're wearing, you look completely different!" Shizuka's eyes lit up when she saw Nobita sitting down in her seat, and she ran over to greet him.

"Yes, Shizuka, I also think my hairstyle and this outfit really go well together." Nobita shamelessly agreed when he heard Shizuka praise him.

Before Shizuka could reply, Gian, who had just arrived in the classroom, came over to Nobita as if he had discovered a new continent: "Nobita, you look really cool today. I didn't think much of you when you weren't dressed up, but I didn't expect you to be even more handsome than Dekisugi when you're dressed up."

Whether it was because he needed Nobita's help or because he genuinely thought Nobita's outfit was really good-looking, Gian started showering Nobita with compliments that he usually doesn't say.

"Hmph, it's just a hoodie, what's so great about it? Every button on every piece of clothing I wear is more expensive than Nobita's hoodie!" Suneo, who came to the classroom with Gian, said unhappily when he saw everyone crowding around Nobita.

"Suneo, what do you know! Have you ever seen where Nobita's outfit is sold? If you asked me, if Nobita's outfit were sold in the market, it would definitely be worth dozens of times more than what you're wearing." Gian, hearing Suneo's dissatisfaction with Nobita's clothes, threatened Suneo with a hint of intimidation, seemingly unaware of the technical jargon he'd seen in Naruto.

"This..." Suneo looked at Gian, whose eyes were a little red, and knew that Gian was about to explode. He couldn't provoke him any further. Although he liked the clothes very much, Nobita's wearing them would not show the value of the clothes at all.

Nobita was surrounded by a crowd of people, and he spent most of the day stuck in his seat answering all sorts of strange questions from his classmates. Finally, in the afternoon, I, Eiichiro Naruto, came from the office and took Nobita to the office.

"Teacher, what can I do for you?" Da Xiong asked respectfully, looking at Cheng Rongyilang, who was sitting upright in the middle of the office.

"It's nothing much. Your mother just called me and said your Naruto manga submission was accepted. The editor of the shonen manga is waiting for you at home and asked me to grant you half a day off." I, Cheng Rongyi, calmly and with satisfaction, recounted the whole story to the student in front of me.

"What? The comic has been approved?"

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Chapter Twenty-Five: People from the Magazine Have Arrived (Please Add to Your Favorites!)

"Hello, are you Nobita Nobi, or Nobi-sensei?"

"Yes, may I ask who you are?"

"Hello, I am Xuan Yu Saito, the editor in charge of manga distribution for a shonen manga magazine. We are very satisfied with the manga Naruto that you submitted to our magazine. Do you have time to discuss the issues with the work in more detail?"

When Xuan Yu Saito saw Nobita, the elementary school student standing in front of him with his schoolbag, he did not look down on him because of his young age. Instead, like a traditional Japanese salesman, he affectionately called Nobita, who had not even published a single book, "teacher."

"Let me change my clothes first."

Nobita hurriedly returned home after getting leave from my friend Eiichiro, only to find a middle-aged man in a suit sitting in his living room, his back slightly bent.

"Then please get ready, Nobita-sensei. I'll wait for you here." Xuan Yu Saito responded to Nobita with a slight smile and narrowed his eyes after hearing Nobita's request to put down his schoolbag and change clothes.

"Nobita, you're finally back! This afternoon, the editor of the shonen manga magazine came to our house to set things up. After I told him about your situation, he decided to wait for you at home. He seemed very anxious, so he called my teacher, Mr. Cheng, to ask you to come back. I hope it won't interfere with your studies." Nobi Tamako saw Nobita return with his schoolbag and walked up to him to explain about Xuan Yu Saito.

"It's alright, I've already studied most of today's lessons in advance, so it won't cause me to fall behind in my studies much," Nobita explained slowly, seeing Tamako's worried expression.

After putting away his coat, Nobita scrutinized Xuan Yu Saito, who was sitting steadily in the living room. He had originally thought that it would take a long time for the magazine to respond after submitting the manga, but to his surprise, the editor of the shonen manga magazine came to visit him at home on the third day. It seems that the Japanese are really strict about their work.

The fact that the editor of a shonen manga magazine personally visited him at home and praised him regardless of his age suggests that the magazine is very confident in its Naruto series. It remains to be seen what kind of price they will offer.

"Nobita-sensei, are you done with your work? Can we talk about Nobita-sensei's works now?" Xuan Yu Saito, who was sitting cross-legged on the living room cushions, saw Nobita walk in from outside the living room and quickly went up to ask.

Although Xuan Yu Saito shamelessly calls Nobita Nobi "Nobi-sensei" repeatedly, in today's Japan, even if you are only five years old, as long as you have more talent than others, you can be called a teacher. Besides, Japan is currently losing a large amount of national funds to the United States through the Plaza Accord, and the entire country's finances are in a downward trend.

As for this phenomenon, the overall economic situation in Japan is not good, with a large number of people unemployed and unable to find work. Given this economic situation, it is really very fortunate that Xuan Yu Saito is still able to work as an editor in a well-known manga magazine. Therefore, even calling a ten-year-old child "teacher" and personally visiting him is not something that Xuan Yu Saito is ashamed to say. Besides, a child who can draw a manga like Naruto at this age should be taken seriously.

"Excuse me, what proposal has your shonen manga magazine made regarding my book?" Da Xiong saw that Xuan Yu Saito had been waiting at his house for a long time, so he didn't bother to beat around the bush and directly stated his thoughts. After all, he couldn't be careless when it came to matters involving his own interests.

"Here's the thing, after discussion among all the editors of our magazine, we feel that although your book has a novel theme, it doesn't fit into the current market environment for superhero comics. So we're offering five million yen to buy out all the copyrights to your comic. What do you think?" Seeing that Nobita had asked him to make a price without any hesitation, Xuan Yu Saito had already taken out the prepared contract and terms and laid them out for Nobita to see.

Upon hearing the price quoted by Xuan Yu Saito, Da Xiong finally understood the true nature of the Japanese—all bark and no bite. Five million was only three or four hundred thousand RMB in his previous life, yet a shonen manga magazine wanted to buy out the entire copyright of Naruto for a few hundred thousand RMB. It was truly baffling whether the editors of the shonen manga magazine had been reading too many superhero comics and had become so brain-dead. In the future, that amount of money might not even be enough to secure the distribution rights for Naruto merchandise in a single region. The shonen manga magazine was truly utterly brain-dead.

"Isn't five million for all my copyrights a bit too low, Mr. Xuan Yu?" After hearing Xuan Yu Saito's offer, Da Xiong didn't get angry and argue with Xuan Yu Saito, but just asked calmly.

"Nobita-sensei, as far as I know, Naruto is your first manga, right? Given the current economic climate, for a newcomer like you, our shonen manga magazine to acquire the full rights to your work for five million is truly a huge sacrifice," Xuan Yu Saito explained calmly to Nobita after seeing his dissatisfaction with the offer.

A shonen manga owner thinks he can buy all the copyrights for only five million yen? Does he really think he's the undisputed king of the manga market? While five million yen is a huge sum for a normal ten-year-old, Nobita knows the full value of Naruto. Selling it for that price is just plain stupid. Besides, it's not just the manga; Nobita and Doraemon have already created an anime adaptation of Naruto using an animation production machine. If it's sold for five million yen, all their efforts will have been wasted.

"bang bang bang"

Just as Nobita was fretting over the price, a series of knocks came from the front door of Nobita's house.

Who is it?

Nobi Tamako walked to the front door, opened it, peeked out, and asked.

"Hello, is this Nobita-sensei's house? I'm Yamaguchi Isshun, an editor at Manke Magazine. I'm so sorry for visiting without prior notice." Yamaguchi Isshun bowed and apologized as soon as he saw Nobita Tamako's displeased expression.

"Xuan Yu Saito, I didn't expect to see you here!" Yamaguchi Isshun exclaimed in surprise when he saw Xuan Yu Saito sitting in the living room after following Nobi Tamako into the living room.

"Yamaguchi Isshun, it's you again!" Xuan Yu Saito said with an incredulous expression after seeing Yamaguchi Isshun follow Nobi Tamako into the room.

Chapter Twenty-Six: The Victory in the Copyright War

"Yamaguchi Ikjun, I didn't expect it to be you. Do you comic book companies also want the copyright of Naruto?" Xuan Yu Saito sat in the living room, raised his head and glanced at Yamaguchi Ikjun, who was still standing outside the door.

"What, does that mean only shonen manga artists are qualified to obtain Nobita's copyright? Why can't we, Manke?" Yamaguchi Isshun saw Xuan Yu Saito sitting in the living room mocking him and immediately went head-to-head with Xuan Yu Saito.

"Hmph, your Manke magazine's circulation was so much worse than our shonen manga in the first half of the year, I really don't know how you Manke managed to survive for so long?" Xuan Yu Saito grinned, mercilessly attacking Yamaguchi Ikjun with the magazine's sales figures.

"If you hadn't stolen my copy of 'Lion Mask,' we at Manke wouldn't be in this state now, you despicable scoundrel!" Yamaguchi Ikjun was furious when he thought about how Xuan Yu Saito had poached the author of "Lion Mask" for a high price behind his back, and he flew into a rage.

"There are only so many good comics on the market, so of course whoever pays the highest price should own them. Magazines that lack the ability and financial resources will be eliminated by the market sooner or later!" Xuan Yu Saito said to Yamaguchi Ikjun with a proud expression.

Da Xiong watched as the two editors of well-known domestic comic magazines tore each other apart in front of him, a truly spectacular sight. It seemed that their conflict had arisen more than once or twice.

"Alright, you two stop arguing. I remember I sent the original manuscripts to both of your companies. I wonder if there are any differences between your two companies?" Da Xiong asked with a slight smile, looking at the two who were getting angry.

"Nobita-sensei, although our Manke doesn't have as many copies sold as shonen manga, thanks to the high-quality resources of the TV station, Manke's number of sales outlets is second to none in Japan. What we lack now is only high-quality works. I believe that with your joining us, Nobita-sensei, our strength will become even greater." Seeing that Nobita had a slight interest in Manke, Yamaguchi Ikjun gave Nobita a detailed introduction to Manke's overall strength before Xuan Yu Saito could.

As Nobita listened to Yamamoto Isshun describe the background and strength of Manke, he realized that he had already learned a lot about the strength of shonen manga and Manke when Naruto was finished.

Although Manke's sales are slightly lower than those of Shonen Manga now, Manke has a longer publishing history, with distribution points all over Japan. However, with so many distribution points, Shonen Manga, a newcomer, quickly surpassed the established Manke magazine in sales with high-quality comics such as "Lion Mask" and "Magical Girl".

After Yamaguchi Isshun said that today, Nobita realized that the shonen manga magazine was not as clean as he thought. The manga "Lion Mask" was actually poached by Xuan Yu Saito behind Yamaguchi Isshun's back and signed by the author at a high price. The shonen manga's owner is the famous Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Japan, while the manga magazine's owner is Fuji Television in Tokyo. The difference in economic strength between the two companies was immediately apparent.

"Mr. Nobita, the sales of Manke magazine have now far surpassed those of our shonen manga by many percentage points. If you choose our shonen manga, we will fully develop your work, and we will consider increasing the price for the added value generated. We hope Mr. Nobita will choose us." Xuan Yu Saito knew that this contract wouldn't be easy to secure when Yamaguchi Ikjun entered the room, so he quickly loosened the copyright terms for Nobita, preparing to increase the buyout price.

"Doraemon-sensei, I'm here today on behalf of Manke to invite you to publish your work on our platform. For this, we're willing to give up all the copyrights to the manga, only the magazine publishing rights are needed. In addition, for the magazine publishing, Manke is willing to pay 20% of the Naruto revenue to get you to join us."

Having worked as an editor at Manke magazine for so many years, Yamaguchi Ikjun knows firsthand the immeasurable impact a good comic can have on a magazine. Manke magazine has been suppressed by shonen manga for so long, and if it were to let go of Naruto, the comic it has in hand, it would truly fall into a bottomless pit and never see the light of day again. So, all it can do now is to meet the author's demands in terms of copyright and revenue.

"Ten percent of the rights and other copyrights, you guys at Manke are really generous these days, Mr. Nobita. Actually, we shonen manga can also open the door to copyright for you!" When Xuan Yu Saito heard Yamaguchi Isshun throw out these conditions, he not only marveled at Manke's generosity but also felt that Manke had really reached its dead end. If it were to be suppressed at this time, Manke might have to withdraw from the top-tier manga market.

"By the way, Mr. Yamaguchi, if I were to provide you with Naruto anime, would you be able to get it broadcast on Fuji Television?"

After hearing Yamaguchi Ikjun's terms, Nobita lost interest in the copyright benefits offered by Xuan Yu Saito. As long as his manga and anime could be distributed through the platform, the magazine's sales would definitely explode, weakening the advantage of shonen manga magazines. Most importantly, Manke magazine was backed by TV Tokyo. If the Naruto anime could be promoted, it would be a money-making machine. He could eat Doraemon dorayaki and use his gadgets as he pleased.

"No problem at all. As long as Nobita-sensei's Naruto anime passes our review, getting it onto Fuji TV is really very easy," Yamaguchi Isshun assured Nobita with a firm hand on his chest.

“Alright, I’ll sign a contract with Manke Magazine. I’ll leave my work to you.” Nobita’s eyes lit up when he heard Yamaguchi Isshun’s promise, and he resolutely chose Manke Magazine.

"Thank you for choosing Manke Magazine. If Nobita's contract is verified, his masterpiece will appear in this week's Manke Magazine. We will arrange a homepage position to promote his masterpiece!" Yamaguchi Isshun's face showed a long-lost smile when he heard Nobita's words.

"Are you really not going to consider shonen manga? Our magazine is the number one magazine in circulation in Japan!" Xuan Yu Saito asked Nobita with a puzzled look, standing between the two of them.

"I'm not going to think about it anymore, I'm going to choose Manke!"

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Chapter Twenty-Seven: Naruto Became a Hit

At 7 a.m., Nerima Ward is in the morning rush hour. As usual, Koichi Ono bought a comic magazine and waited for the bus to go to work at the bus stop.

For Koichi Ono, who is now an office worker, although the magazine "Manke" is no longer as exciting as the shonen manga, it basically holds all his childhood memories. Koichi Ono still remembers the joy he felt when he first saw the magazine as a child. So even when "Manke" magazine is about to be discontinued, Koichi Ono will buy the last issue and stick to his childhood dream.

"Sigh, I really don't know how much longer Manke can hold on." Ono Koichi stood on the platform, casually flipping through Manke's magazine with a sigh.

"This week's top recommendation is Naruto. Is this a new manga? When did Manke buy new manga?"