Crossover: Pen name: Dazai Osamu, Omega Kasumigaoka

However, he did not leave, remaining seated with his eyes fixed on Kitahara Makoto.

Seeing his 'longing' look, Kitahara Makoto's eyes twitched violently a few times.

"What does Editor-in-Chief Yamamoto mean by this?"

"Author Kitahara, a new book?"

Kitahara Makoto thought for a moment and gave an exact number.

"Submit the manuscript within three days!"

"Okay, okay, I'll make the arrangements right away and reserve a spot for your new book."

Yamamoto Kazuto said with immense excitement.

As the youngest winner of the Akutagawa Prize, he is currently the most popular literary writer.

Kitahara Makoto's new book already has a built-in audience.

They can sell at least tens of thousands of copies.

That's tens of millions, even hundreds of millions in profit.

He can never be too concerned.

……

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"Warmest congratulations to our Grade 11 student, Kitahara Makoto, for winning the Akutagawa Prize!"

It's Monday again.

Looking at the enormous banner at the school gate.

Kitahara Makoto's eye twitched violently a few times.

Fortunately, it has already happened once.

He's gotten used to it.

Ignoring the strange and surprised looks around him, he strode into the campus.

This time, some bold female students still came up to him and asked for his contact information.

However, the number of people has visibly decreased significantly.

Because the gap is too big.

The gap between Kitahara Makoto and ordinary people has reached a level that they could never reach even if they spent their entire lives trying.

Such a huge gap.

It's like comparing heaven and earth.

Such a huge chasm lies before us.

Most people are quite self-aware.

Knowing that he and Kitahara were from two different worlds, he dared not come up and cause trouble.

There are only some 'ordinary female believers' who have no AC (acceptance/recognition) knowledge at all.

They still dream of latching onto a powerful figure and rising to the top in one step.

Kitahara Shin also refused their requests very bluntly.

They treated them like they didn't exist.

……

three days later.

In the reception room of Shinchosha.

Yamamoto Kazuto's eyes lit up as he looked at the manuscript Kitahara Makoto handed him.

"Norwegian Wood?"

Look at this somewhat refreshing name.

Yamamoto Kazuto couldn't wait to start flipping through the pages.

Kitahara Makoto sat down unhurriedly and drank tea.

Time passes bit by bit.

The assistant has come over and changed the tea five times already.

Yamamoto and Tosai finally raised their heads again.

This time, the way he looked at Kitahara Makoto was as if he were looking at a 'monster'.

Yamamoto Kazuto really thought highly of Kitahara.

But in his heart...

There is also great concern about Kitahara Shinshin's new book.

Because Kitahara is really too young.

Writing really depends on the author's experience and background.

Everyone has moments when inspiration strikes and they write a great piece of work.

However, it is also important to maintain one's position.

Conquering a country is difficult, but maintaining it is even more difficult.

Many veteran authors, unable to maintain their status, end up living off their past achievements.

And Kitahara Shin is still visibly young.

Therefore, Yamamoto Kazuto's greatest expectation for him is...

Don't let your new book suffer too badly.

It's okay for it to fall.

But don't let the status of the youngest Akutagawa Prize winner be lost.

This way, Shinchosha can at least still make a profit.

But after reading Kitahara Makoto's new book.

Yamamoto and Todoroki no longer have that "small loss is no loss" mentality.

All he wants to say right now is, 'Kitahara Makoto, you're awesome!'

Because this is actually another 'masterpiece' that's similar to 'No Longer Human'!

As a professional editor.

Yamamoto and Tono were able to judge that this copy of "Norwegian Wood" was of very high quality.

Given Kitahara Makoto's current fame, coupled with the quality of "Norwegian Wood,"...

It can definitely produce a 1+1+2 effect.

As long as it's sent out.

Kitahara Makoto, whose status was somewhat precarious due to having only one work, can immediately solidify his position in the literary world.

Of course, the most important thing is the economic value behind it.

As a professional, Kazuto Yamamoto made a conservative estimate in his mind.

Even the worst-case scenario for Kitahara Makoto's new book is that it will sell another 500,000 copies.

And this is a long novel with nearly 200,000 words.

A book costs at least 3000+.

Based on this calculation, the total value is approximately 15 billion yen.

Even if a portion is to be given to Kitahara Makoto.

But Shinchosha still made a fortune.

Yamamoto Kazuto had previously harbored some resentment towards Kitahara Makoto because of the excessive discounts he had offered.

At this moment, I only feel that my action of tying up Kitahara Makoto was incredibly prescient.

"Great, great, great, Kitahara, your new book is really well written!"

Yamamoto and Noboru said "good" three times in a row.

Kitahara Makoto smiled modestly.

"Editor-in-Chief Yamamoto is too kind. I'm glad your Shincho Publishing House is satisfied."

"Satisfied, very satisfied. I'll have the serialization contract brought over right away, and we'll sign it now!"

Yamamoto and Noboru had their assistants bring over the printed contract template.

Kitahara Makoto looked at it, and after confirming that there were no problems, he signed his name.

There's no such thing as haggling.

In the Japanese publishing industry, serialization prices are uniform, which saves both authors and editors a lot of trouble.

Besides, what's a little money for serialization?

The real bulk of the profits comes from royalties.

For example, with his current film "No Longer Human," a single reprint contract brings in hundreds of millions of dollars.

This is the true meaning of "there is a golden house in books"!

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Chapter Thirty-Three: The Million-Dollar Bestselling Author

While Kitahara Makoto was discussing the serialization of his new book with Shinchosha.

The news that he became the youngest winner of the Akutagawa Prize is still gaining traction.

The fame of "No Longer Human" is growing.

Conversely, this has helped sales volume increase steadily.

After Shinchosha released a batch of new books to the market.

A week later, the total sales of "No Longer Human" successfully exceeded one million.

Shinya Kitahara successfully went from being a writer with 500,000 followers to a writer with 1 million followers.

This achievement is even among bestselling authors of business fiction.

This is an achievement that only authors of high-quality works can accomplish.

It is an achievement that many business writers dream of.

For a pure literature writer like Kitahara Makoto to achieve such success brings unimaginable benefits.

Shinchosha also took this opportunity to start promoting Kitahara Makoto's new book.

"New bestselling author Makoto Kitahara's new book, *Norwegian Wood*, is coming soon!"

"The youngest Akutagawa Prize winner's new book, 'Norwegian Wood,' will be released next week in Shinchosha's weekly magazine. Please look forward to it!"

"A brilliant author's new book is here! We invite you to enjoy it!"

"..."

With the promotion of Shinchosha.

The news of Kitahara Makoto's upcoming book release quickly made headlines in major newspapers and media outlets.

As expected by Shinchosha and Kazuto Yamamoto.

The new book quickly attracted a large number of readers.