Zongman: The heroines are all my ex-girlfriends

Kasumigaoka Utaha responded as usual.

Wait until Xuejianyuan leaves.

Kasumigaoka Utaha looked at her fingers which were beginning to lose their swelling.

This guy is too sharp now.

Just hiding your fingers behind your back won't hide it at all.

Fuzugawa Library.

Ms. Machida Sonoko had been waiting downstairs at the Fushigawa Library for a while.

I saw Xuejianyuan walking towards me slowly.

She strode forward.

"Hey, kid, why are you suddenly writing light novels?"

"I heard from Shi-chan that you're playing shogi, aren't you? And you're a professional at it."

I want to debut as a professional light novel writer.

It is a rather difficult thing.

Someone who is qualified to publish.

They all climbed up by stepping on the corpses of their colleagues.

This is somewhat similar to shogi.

Machida Sonoko thinks that Yukima-fuchi is a profession.

You should understand how difficult this job is.

It is absolutely not enough to rely on a flash of inspiration in your head.

One must have considerable awareness and even excellent talent to be able to touch the threshold.

Xuejianyuan didn't say anything either.

I just handed over the first draft in my hand.

Machida Sonoko glanced at Yukima Fuchi.

Then I took over the first draft.

His eyes flicked towards the title.

The Lonely Boy Doesn't Dream of the Stranger Heroine

This name... is quite light novel-like.

Machida Sonoko turned to the first page.

Then, he stood there in a daze.

For most works, you need to read many chapters to appreciate their charm.

That's why many light novel writers pursue gimmicks.

I just hope readers will keep reading with anticipation.

But the editor's perspective is different.

You can get a preliminary idea of ​​the writing style from the first page.

After flipping through ten pages, you can get the gist of the story.

After reading the first draft, you will have an idea of ​​whether it works or not.

Machida Sonoko is an old editor.

I've seen terrible new writers.

I have also read many works with great literary talent.

Logically speaking, no matter what kind of work you see, you should remain calm.

But open the light novel in your hand.

Machida Sonoko was so surprised that she was stunned.

Isn't this writing a little too good to be true?

It's the kind that, even if the story is bad, it can still be sold based on the writing style alone.

What does this kind of person want to do by writing light novels?

Go climb the literary ladder, you bastard!

I only turned two or three pages.

Machida Sonoko closed the manuscript.

"What's wrong, Ms. Machida? Is there something wrong with my novel?"

Xuejianyuan asked.

Machida Sonoko shook her head.

She wanted to complain, but held it back.

"It feels like if we keep flipping, we'll both have to stand in this scorching sun for an hour."

"Besides, I'm not the one to judge this manuscript. I've made an appointment with the editor-in-chief for you."

"Anyway, let's go upstairs."

The two of them walked into the Fushigawa Library building one after the other.

Walk into the editor's office.

It was bustling inside.

It is now the beginning of summer vacation, which is the peak season for the light novel industry.

Editors are urging their authors to contribute to this peak season.

"Come to think of it, Editor Machida is the editor-in-chief, right? But he doesn't seem to have many editors under him."

Xuejianyuan asked casually.

But this problem seems to cause some additional harm.

Machida Sonoko felt like she was shot in the knee.

Yes, she has been working at Fuzugawa Bunko for so many years.

But after becoming the editor-in-chief, he never had more than three editors under him.

"Ah, it's about the subject matter. You'll understand later. And don't poke at other people's sore spots, little brat!"

The two walked past many editors' workstations and came to the conference room at the back.

Machida Sonoko walked up and knocked on the door.

Shin's response came from inside.

open the door.

There were two people sitting at the huge conference table.

"This is the editor-in-chief of our Fuzugawa Bookstore." Machida Sonoko raised her hand to a middle-aged man.

"This person." Machida Sonoko's eyes flickered as she looked at the other person. "This is the owner of our Fuzugawa Library."

Xuejianyuan looked at the boss.

Around 30 or 40 years old.

Dressed in a suit and tie, he looks like a typical successful businessman.

On his wrist was a gold Rolex watch.

"You two, this is Mr. Yukima Fuchi who wants to submit this article."

The two just nodded.

Xuejianyuan casually pulled out a chair beside the conference table and sat down on it.

Machida Sonoko twitched the corners of her mouth, smiled at the two of them, and sat next to Yukima Fuchi.

"Mr. Yukima, we at the Fuzugawa Library are already aware of your conditions."

"But the conditions are quite harsh. I think we can negotiate..."

The editor-in-chief spoke up.

Xuejianyuan placed the first draft on the table and pushed it towards the editor-in-chief.

"Let's read the manuscript first, then we can talk."

Upon hearing this, Editor-in-Chief Busei-kawa didn't say much and picked up the manuscript.

What followed was a long silence.

Editor-in-Chief Busei was reading the manuscript slower and slower.

Logically speaking, it’s a 600-page light novel.

A qualified editor.

It takes only fifteen minutes to read and evaluate.

After all, unlike ordinary readers, editors want to see the bright spots behind the story.

But it took Editor-in-Chief Busei forty minutes to read the manuscript.

During this time, his expression kept changing.

After turning the last page.

Editor-in-Chief Busei let out a long sigh.

Seeing this reaction, Machida Sonoko and the boss of Busuigawa next to her knew what was going on.

The editor-in-chief raised his head, but did not say anything at first.

Instead, he looked at his immediate superior.

The two made eye contact for a moment.

Then, Editor-in-Chief Busei slowly placed the manuscript in his hand on the table.

"Mr. Yukimafuchi," he changed his address. "Your light novels are amazing! They're truly rare masterpieces."

Xuejianyuan was unmoved by this comment.

If you were really amazed, you wouldn't be saying this.

Instead, we talked directly about the contract.

His fingers tapped lightly on the table.

Yukima Yuan felt a little strange about the attitude of the Fuzukawa Library.

Is this the kind of library that senior sister writes in?

Sure enough, judging something through the filter of acquaintance will lead to pitfalls.

Seeing Xuejianyuan looking absent-minded.

The editor-in-chief of the Fuzugawa Library said directly:

"Mr. Yukimabuchi, although your work is amazing, it is, after all, a youth romance theme."

"The hottest trending themes in the current market are different worlds and fantasy battles."

"The conditions proposed by the teacher are too demanding, not only does he want the highest-end publicity in the industry."

"And it has to be released this month, which is too tight. It will squeeze out the works that were originally released."

"Although we at Fushigawa Bookstore are willing to invest, this is indeed a risky sale."

"Teacher Yukima Fuchi, could you please reduce the advertising investment or... reduce the commission percentage?"

After that, he waited for Xuejianyuan's reply.