My anime/manga fandom can't be that lazy.

She wasn't an author for Dengeki Bunko, but rather for the neighboring Shinazugawa Bunko. Dengeki Bunko's writing style didn't suit her, so her submissions were rejected outright. It was Shinazugawa that accepted her submissions.

Surprisingly, Shinazugawa Bunko and Dengeki Bunko often interact. This time, for the 'game planning' project, Dengeki Bunko didn't have a suitable writer to serve as the scriptwriter, so Shinazugawa planned to send a romance novelist to help.

When she heard that Yakumo Shiro might take over as chief planner, she volunteered to come and hoped to meet him and thank him in person.

The hotel was very luxurious, with crystal-clear golden glass chandeliers hanging high from the ceiling, and rectangular dining tables placed everywhere, each covered with an exquisite red cloth with a gold border.

Waiters dressed in black and white uniforms carried trays and bottles of fine vintage wines, serving one dessert and dish after another. Each writer held a glass goblet filled with fragrant, high-quality red wine.

The floor was covered with a soft, plush red carpet, so even if you fell, you wouldn't easily get hurt. As expected of Dengeki Bunko, the top of the three giants of light novels, it is indeed quite prestigious.

The writers, mostly in their twenties or thirties, with some even older, were chatting and drinking wine. There weren't many of them around the same age as Dongfang Bai.

The underage guy, Dongfang Bai, was holding a wine glass filled with a beverage, which was actually a bubbly cola that looked remarkably like red wine. He might be mistaken for an adult.

"Kasumi Shiko...?"

Dongfang Bai sighed slightly. This was another writer he had met online, and he even seemed to have given her some advice on light novels, so they were fairly well acquainted.

Then suddenly I was told that the other person was a girl, and a beautiful girl at that?

What's wrong with this world? Where are all these young people writing novels? It feels like everyone except me is a pretty young girl writer.

"With so many people, how can it be so easy to find?"

Dongfang Bai sighed softly. He just stared blankly at the door, occasionally taking a sip of his cold cola. Sure enough, soda suited his taste better, especially cola, which was definitely one of his favorite drinks.

Suddenly, he saw a girl with long black hair walk in through the door. She had a very slender and voluptuous figure, delicate features, and a calm expression. He felt like he had seen that expression somewhere before.

She's so beautiful, a real beauty! She has such a great figure, especially her legs, which are so long and beautiful.

Dongfang Bai took a sip of cola with an approving air. Although he had already seen two beautiful girls at the writers' annual meeting, one was Ms. Nayuta Kana, and the other was Ms. Senjumura Sei, whom he had seen but had not approached to speak to.

I actually saw another beautiful girl. This writers' annual meeting is really amazing. And this girl looks strangely familiar.

...Ugh! Isn't that Kasumigaoka Utaha? The one who's one of the most popular girls in Toyonosaki? What's she doing here?

Dongfang Bai made a comment, then took another sip of cola. Suddenly, he felt something was off and took a closer look at Kasumigaoka Utaha.

Wait, a beautiful girl with long black hair... no way?

Just as Dongfang Bai was watching Kasumi 590 Hill Utaha, the other party seemed to have noticed Dongfang Bai's gaze as well. She looked over as well, paused slightly, and then walked directly towards him.

They actually made it this far...

Dongfang Bai rolled his eyes. It seemed that this was probably the case. This guy must be that 'Kasumi Shiko'. He should have thought of it a long time ago. Isn't Kasumi Shiko an abbreviation of Kasumi no Oka Shiwa's name?

These days, there are still people who use their initials as pen names.

"Although the way you stare at people makes me uncomfortable, you must be Mr. Yakumo, right?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha's tone was very calm, but she frowned slightly. She was extremely sensitive to other people's gazes on her legs, and she would notice it immediately if she felt stared at.

"If that's the case, you must be Ms. Kasumi Shiko. It's a pleasure to meet you."

Dongfang Bai stood up and greeted Xia Shizi, feeling a little awkward. He hadn't expected that he would be caught staring at her, and that Xia Shizi, the struggling writer he had given advice to, was actually from the same school as him...

It's safe to say that Japan is really small; you can bump into acquaintances anywhere.

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Chapter Six: Let's Go Play Games! [Please Subscribe Automatically]

"Nice to meet you, I am Shiro Yakumo, the author of Dengeki Bunko."

Although Dongfang Bai's mind was full of sarcastic thoughts, he still kept a natural expression on his face and greeted Kasumigaoka Utaha. She was stunned for a moment, and then also showed a beautiful smile.

"Nice to meet you, I'm Kasumi Utako from Shinazugawa Bunko... Pfft."

Kasumigaoka Utaha couldn't help but laugh out loud. The two greeted each other like idiots, even though they had known each other online for a long time and this was only the first time they had met in real life.

"I never expected that Kasumigaoka would be Kasumigaoka."

Dongfang Bai's words startled Kasumigaoka Utaha. She thought about it carefully and then looked at Dongfang Bai.

"Could it be that you are a student of Toyosaki?"

"Yes, this year's freshman, Dongfang Bai from Class A, nice to meet you, Kasumigaoka-senpai."

Dongfang Bai even called Kasumigaoka Utaha "senpai," which made her smile wildly. To be called "senpai" felt pretty good.

"I've heard that Yakumo-sensei is a high school student. It turns out it's true. I'm Kasumigaoka Utaha from Class 2-A. Nice to meet you, Higashika-juni... But you're underage too, right...?"

"Junior brother..." This is the first time Dongfang Bai has been addressed like this; it feels quite novel.

Kasumigaoka Utaha looked at the wine glass in Touhou Bai's right hand. It seemed that she had just been mistaken for a bottle of red wine. Touhou Bai smiled and explained that it was just a glass of cola.

"You're quite interesting..."

Kasumigaoka Utaha couldn't help but laugh again. When she first saw him, he was holding a wine glass and gently swirling it around, his movements very elegant and skillful, before taking a sip.

It's like you've been used to drinking red wine for a long time, and muscle memory is etched into your body. First, swirl the wine and gently smell its aroma, then take a sip, close your eyes, and slowly savor the sweetness of the wine.

He actually told himself it was cola, and he managed to make a glass of cola feel high-class. He really lived up to his reputation.

"Thank you so much for your advice before; it saved me from being canceled."

Kasumigaoka Utaha expressed her gratitude to Dongfang Bai. It was clear that her thanks were not just a perfunctory one, but a genuine expression of gratitude, because Dongfang Bai had truly helped her a great deal.

Being canceled is not a good thing. It means that your book is not good and the performance is too poor. It will even affect the recommendation of your new books in the future.

However, she is ultimately a struggling author. It's good enough that she hasn't been canceled. Don't expect this book to go any further.

"It's nothing..."

Dongfang Bai quickly waved his hand, explaining that it was just a casual suggestion, and that he had only glanced at "Love Metronome" before making the suggestion. In fact, he had only read the first volume of "Love Metronome" and had lost interest in it.

To be honest, he wasn't very interested in this kind of romance light novel, and Kasumigaoka Utaha's writing wasn't that good either, especially since there were so many stomach-related plot points. He could feel the stomach-related plot points even after reading just the first volume...

"By the way, is Mr. Yakumo planning to take on the role of game planner for this game?"

Game designer? Is that the game designer Kagurazaka Ayame was talking about? To be honest, he wasn't interested at all, and he felt it was too much trouble. If he could avoid doing it, he naturally wouldn't want to.

But thinking about it carefully, this project also involves Eriri Sawamura, and I had already refused to work with her once before. If she finds out that I've refused the project again, she'll definitely start overthinking things.

She might even suspect that he dislikes her and doesn't want to cooperate with her, which is what makes Dongfang Bai a little conflicted.

"I haven't decided yet, but I don't have much time in the near future."

"Is that so..."

Kasumigaoka Utaha paused slightly. She had also heard of the rumors about the 'Yakumo Typewriter,' the one who claimed to have written three volumes in a month and a half. She was genuinely curious about how he managed to type so fast.

Doesn't he need to think about it at all?

She once suffered from writer's block for a whole week and couldn't write a single word.

"Men shouldn't be indecisive, I'm going to find Editor Kagurazaka now."

Kasumigaoka Utaha smiled slightly, then left immediately, as if to say, 'If you're going to make a game, hurry up and get it done, don't dawdle.'

"Yes, I'll consider it."

Dongfang Bai watched Kasumigaoka Utaha leave. He suddenly felt like making a game. Being able to make a game himself seemed like a pretty good idea. Also, this might be his first time working with Eriri, which was not bad either.

"Hey, Mr. Yakumo, you just got confessed to by a beautiful girl, and now you're chatting with another one? You heartless bastard?"

A familiar voice. Dongfang Bai turned around and saw that it was indeed Fuwa Haruto. He had just walked around the arena and then turned back. Had he been watching this side the whole time?

“~ Well…”

Although he knew that Fuwa Haruto was just joking, he still wanted to complain. How did he become a heartless man? He was still completely confused about Kana Nayuta's confession.

"I'm really envious of you though. It should be getting an anime adaptation soon, right?"

"um, yes."

Dongfang Bai showed no arrogance. Although he was hailed as a genius new novelist, he knew that there were even more geniuses out there, and that there were always people better than him.

"Unlike me, you probably don't know, but my anime adaptation was a complete flop."

"I've heard a little about it, and it's really a pity, the work itself is clearly good."

Haruto Fuwa gave a self-deprecating laugh and gently shook his head. He knew that the anime adaptation's failure was not his fault, but he couldn't shake off the feeling of unease.

Dongfang Bai had heard about the disastrous animation adaptation of Fuwa Haruto, apparently because he was tricked by an unscrupulous animation production company (Li Nuo's), which produced an animation that was heavily criticized.

Haruto Fuwa must know very well the feeling of having one's hard-earned achievements trampled on.

That's why Dongfang Bai planned to handle the entire animation production himself, acting as the planner and overseeing everything from voice actor selection to every single frame.

He himself was fine, but he didn't want to see Sagiri's hard work turn out like this. This was not his work alone, but also Sagiri's work. It was a success achieved through their joint efforts over this period of time, but it was not something he could be proud of alone. Half of it was thanks to Sagiri.

"Anyway, good luck! I'll be really looking forward to it!"

After speaking, Fuwa Haruto left quickly. Dongfang Bai suddenly felt that making a game might be a good idea, and it could also be considered as some preparation for an anime adaptation. He was even considering agreeing to become a game planner.

Chapter Seven: But you can't order strange things around, okay? [Please subscribe automatically]

"What?! You actually agreed?!"

Kagurazaka Ayame stared at him with wide eyes, giving Dongfang Bai a look that said, "Are you out of your mind?" She never expected that this guy would suddenly agree to play the game.

"You're the planner, right?"

"That's right... but why did you suddenly want to become one? You were so lazy and refused before, but now you've changed your mind?"

Kagurazaka Ayame rolled her eyes. This guy actually agreed. It was really amazing. It was like the sun had risen in the west.

"I need more popularity..."

Dongfang Bai sighed softly. In fact, the so-called 'more popularity' just meant needing more 'money', and he was short of money.

He was desperately short of money. Not to mention that he was still the general manager of Gancheng and had acquired 45% of the shares, it was impossible for him to recoup his investment for the time being.

Then, after a while, his Fate anime adaptation was about to begin, and he needed to prepare to invest in the anime, but he still didn't have enough money.

"Oh, I see. That makes sense. Young people your age also want more popularity and fame..."