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Kitamoto's eyes widened, realizing that Akino Mirai was making things difficult for Hanzawa Naoki.

Hanzawa has done enough.

He even started to feel sorry for this strong protagonist.

Hanzawa hurried to the Ise-jima Grand Hotel and unexpectedly met Owada.

Owada proposed that if President Yuasa stepped down and Executive Director Hane took over, the emergency situation could be temporarily suspended for a year.

Hanzawa Naoki strongly opposed it.

“I understand. In that case,” Ōwada said with a grin, “come and kowtow.”

What Hanzawa Naoki lacks most is time; he needs to rethink his revitalization plan.

“Even if I have to kowtow on the ground, you must rebuild the Isejima Grand Hotel. Let me see just how determined you are.”

Naoki Hanzawa clenched his fists and glared angrily.

Owada feigned doubt and asked, "Can't you do it?"

Amidst the astonished gazes of others, Hanzawa Naoki's body tensed as he slowly knelt down. He placed his hands on the ground, looked up at Owada, pursed his lips, and wore a mask of suppressed anger on his face.

"Please give me a little more time, please."

His head hit the ground.

High above, in Owada, sunlight streamed through the windows, and amidst the dense dust, Hanzawa Naoki bowed his head.

Kitamoto will never forget this scene.

He awaits the day when Hanzawa Naoki will repay him a hundredfold.

In short, Tori Akino Mirai is a frustrating story for fans.

……

"That's really going too far, drawing something like this."

An old friend called, complaining to Higashino Hibiki.

He meticulously recounted Higashino Hibiki's ill intentions, and the manga ended there, leaving him feeling incredibly frustrated.

Higashino Hibiki replied calmly, "This is a very normal creative technique, it's about building up to a climax, didn't your wife teach you that?"

Kitamoto's wife is Hibiki Higashino's high school homeroom teacher, who teaches Japanese.

"Uh..." Kitamoto was embarrassed. "Don't change the subject. I'm questioning you as a reader! Don't answer one question with another!"

“Okay, okay,” Higashino Hibiki glanced at Yoshida Koji, then pointed to his phone, asking him to wait a moment.

Yoshida nodded and stood quietly to the side.

Hibiki Higashino and Kitamoto continued their conversation.

“Uncle Yoshida,” Higashino Mirai tugged at Yoshida’s trouser leg, “Aren’t you an editor? Go and do something about him.”

“Mirai-chan,” Yoshida looked at Higashino Mirai and couldn’t help but smile. He squatted down, pinched Higashino Mirai’s cheek, and whispered, “I can’t interfere with Tori Akino-sensei’s social life. As an editor, my job is to help manga artists overcome difficulties, not to cause them trouble.”

"Ah, so you see," Higashino Mirai opened her mouth, "Isn't an editor just a babysitter?"

"A nanny?" Koji Yoshida tilted his head. "Calling her a nanny isn't wrong, it's quite fitting. Do you want to become an editor in the future?"

He is now the caretaker of "Bakuman".

"Absolutely not!" Higashino Mirai crossed her arms and firmly rejected the idea.

He quickly took short strides and ran to the toy room on the second floor.

"Huh? Why?" Yoshida Koji looked at his retreating figure. "Don't you want to relieve your father's worries? This child."

……

“Of course, this plot has a deeper meaning.” Higashino Hibiki walked to the window and said to his old friend who was grumbling and venting his dissatisfaction, “It’s used to portray Hanzawa Naoki’s character. His determination to rebuild the Isejima Grand Hotel is unwavering. Even when insulted, he will not change. That’s Hanzawa Naoki. He’s an ordinary person, but he can also tolerate what others cannot.”

"Isn't Hanzawa much more handsome?"

"Yes~" Kitamoto drawled, rolling his eyes in dissatisfaction.

"A true man knows when to yield and when to stand firm. And aren't you especially looking forward to the scene of Ōwada kneeling? Can't wait to see the next chapter?"

“That’s right!” Kitamoto immediately agreed when this was mentioned.

"Let's keep watching, it's bound to be a satisfying counterattack!"

"Then I'll wait."

Higashino didn't talk to Kitamoto for long; he hung up the phone a few minutes later.

He turned around, looked at Yoshida who was sitting and waiting, and asked with a smile, "Is there anything I can do for you today?"

……

Takagi Akito and Mashiro Moritaka were ridiculed by their classmates for failing to win the Tezuka Award for their novel "1 Million Points" because they used their real names as pen names.

So I came up with a pen name—Ashiro Mumengye.

Aya, Azuki Miho; Shiro, Mashiro Moritaka; Ki, Takagi Akito; Yumeha, their dreams will definitely come true.

It is a name that embodies the dreams of three people.

Ashirogi Muto's first manga was the result of her hard work with editor Hattori Tetsuya, and it was titled "This World Relies on Money and Wisdom".

Although it was published in a separate magazine, this short story was actually published in Akamaru Jump.

"This World Relies on Money and Wisdom" surpassed Eiji Niizuma in the preliminary results, taking first place by a margin of two votes.

Although he only ranked third in his later studies, it was still a great achievement.

Readers who have been reading for more than half a year can feel the protagonists' hard work, which is the result of their tireless efforts day and night after giving up their studies.

After enduring the torment of crying, sadness, failure, and so on, one finally achieves a stage of success.

"Bakuman's performance has improved significantly."

Koji Yoshida sat down in front of Hibiki Higashino and said, "The potential of this manga has finally been revealed."

The previous version of "Bakuman" was quite successful, comparable to "Hikaru no Go".

It belongs to the upper level in Weekly Shonen Jump.

In 2011, its single-volume sales even surpassed those of works such as "Bleach," "Attack on Titan," and "Katekyo Hitman Reborn!", ranking eighth.

This manga has over 70 chapters of anime and a movie, making it a phenomenal work.

Moreover, it is of extraordinary significance, a landmark comic.

Among works of the same type, he is the top one.

No other comic depicting creation has surpassed it.

Therefore, Hibiki Higashino is always full of confidence, waiting for it to shine.

"Ashiro Muto needs time to learn, and 'Bakuman' also needs time to lay the groundwork."

"The teacher was right after all." Yoshida Koji was completely convinced.

Noriko Akino and Sasaki weren't in a hurry, but he was impatient.

He still needs to learn and improve himself so that he can take the helm of Weekly Shonen Jump in the future.

……

Two weeks later, Jun Tanaka contacted Hibiki Higashino.

"Tori Akino-sensei, could you please come to Shueisha?"

He rarely communicated with Higashino Hibiki, saying he was worried about affecting Higashino Hibiki's work.

An editor-in-chief should not overstep their bounds and manage cartoonists.

Hibiki Higashino was very satisfied with this.

"Is there something wrong?" he asked directly.

"You absolutely must come for the TV adaptation of 'Hanzawa Naoki'."

Tanaka Jun's voice was earnest, and Higashino Hibiki agreed.

This matter is indeed extremely important and cannot be allowed to fail.

"What is the specific time?"

"I will send a bus to pick you up at 2 p.m. on Thursday."

"Okay, I'll make time for it."

After Hibiki Higashino put down his phone, his assistants all stared wide-eyed.

The air suddenly turned cold.

Higashino and the others stared at each other, at a loss for what to do.

After a long pause, Akemi Akimiya asked nervously, "Hanzawa Naoki is going to be made into a TV drama?"

"I'm afraid so." Higashino Hibiki nodded.

"Long live!"

Everyone cheered with joy.

Looking at their joyful expressions, Higashino Hibiki was somewhat suspicious. "It's just an adaptation into a TV series, is it really that big of a deal?"

Chapter 395 A Proud Student

"TBS's determination is frighteningly great."

"Yes, I really didn't expect that." Higashino Hibiki was also shocked.

At the recent decision-making meeting, several Japanese television stations were present and each put forward their own proposals.

These proposals all detail the production budget, production team, lead actors, and prime-time slot for the adaptation of "Hanzawa Naoki".

Everyone stated that "Hanzawa Naoki" is this year's main production project, and they will strive to make it a top-tier project.

Every condition was unexpectedly good; in other comics, they would have agreed immediately.