If the novel does not sell well, he will have no shame in continuing to receive high royalties.
However..., he still has a certain degree of confidence in the novel Qin Empire.
As he spoke, Editor Nagano thought for a while and felt that the manuscript was really good. He read it for a while and felt that it was a bit unforgettable. So he stood up and said, "Bai-kun, please wait a moment."
Then he opened the door, and outside was the living room.
After a while, editor-in-chief Nagano and Nobuo Nakajima came in together. While pouring tea, they said: "Nakajima, take a look at this manuscript and see if there are any mistakes. If not, we will speed up the typesetting today to strive for these two mistakes."
The first issue will be published today.”
"You also know that the business of the newspaper has been really bad recently and it is unable to make ends meet. Although the president is helping us, we cannot continue like this."
Nagano's editor-in-chief regarded Hakuki's novel as a possible savior to save the newspaper's business.
This is not a big lie.
Generally speaking, the news published by the newsroom is almost the same, except that the comments made by the commentary department are slightly different, unless they can dig out important information.
So news is generally not the selling point of newspapers. No, it is not the selling point of tabloids...
People have habits. News from major newspapers will be more accurate, comments will be more objective, and sources of information will be richer. Why should you buy ordinary tabloids...
Therefore, tabloids often publish some serial novels or erotic stories to attract readers to buy them.
The Democracy Newspaper can now be maintained mainly by the support of the majority of students studying in Japan.
The sales volume of one issue of the newspaper is only over five or six hundred copies, which is considered very low!
"Oh, was this manuscript written by Master Bai?"
When Nobuo Nakajima saw the signature on the manuscript, he looked a little surprised. He didn't expect that Bai Gui would prepare the novel manuscript for publication in the newspaper on his first day at work.
He spoke very kindly, but in his heart there was a flash of contempt, 'Another guy who relies on the shadow of his elders!'
He has been working in the newspaper industry for four or five years. Like many emerging industries, there are newspapers that rely on the rise of the times and have turned from unknown to well-known newspapers. There are also some newspapers with good development momentum that have been hastily closed down due to improper management.
Among the various behaviors of improper management, bribing newspapers to publish novels is okay, at least you can still make money, but the most terrifying thing is taking advantage of your power relationship to distribute novels indiscriminately...
All kinds of thoughts, Nobuo Nakajima did not show on his face.
He holds the manuscript paper and proofreads word by word accurately, striving for accuracy. Proofreading and editing requires patience.
Bai Gui's manuscript is written in Japanese, and the novel is published in Japan. Although it is possible to write it in Chinese, the scope of distribution is limited to international students. The total number of international students is only a little over 10,000. Even if they all buy newspapers, they can only be considered good sales.
, cannot reach the level of big sales...
When there is an opportunity in the future, a publisher will definitely contact him to translate it into Chinese and publish it.
"Huh……"
After watching it for a few minutes, Nobuo Nakajima couldn't help but let out a cry of surprise.
It seems that anyone can write, but there is a threshold. If you just pile up words and words, you are definitely a novice. If you have been an editor for a long time, you can tell whether it is a good manuscript or a bad manuscript after reading a few hundred words.
Come.
Professional intuition.
"Editor Bai's manuscript has no errors or omissions at all..."
"And this novel can definitely be called a masterpiece. After reading it, I still have more to say."
After a long time, it was already approaching dusk, and I had been reading for nearly half an hour. Nobuo Nakajima exhaled a breath, put the manuscript aside, drank a cup of cold herbal tea, moistened his throat, and looked at the long-awaited novel.
Editor-in-chief Bai Guihe Nagano said.
"Mr. Bai came from the imperial examination. Ink scrolls are not allowed in the examination room. It is natural that there should be no mistakes."
Editor-in-Chief Nagano smiled faintly and said a few words of praise.
"No, no, I just checked it a few more times when I was in high school. Zhuge has always been cautious in his life."
Bai Gui replied
"Meihe is said to be modest, which compares to Prime Minister Zhuge,"
Editor-in-chief Nagano laughed.
This is also the norm for scholars. Humility does not necessarily mean humility, but humility needs to be shown.
"Since there are no mistakes or omissions, I will work overtime tonight and try to get the novel published in the newspaper as soon as possible..."
Nagano editor-in-chief agreed.
In a newspaper office, working overtime is the norm.
Because occasionally news breaks, we must rush to publish it first. Therefore, most people in newspapers are used to working overtime. Moreover, the salary in newspapers is much higher than that in other places, and there are also subsidies for overtime work, so there are generally not too many complaints.
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After Nobuo Nakajima arranged the manuscript paper to the printing department.
Go out and wave.
Four rickshaws came.
Editor-in-Chief Nagano invited his colleagues from the newspaper. In addition to the workers in the printing department, the rest were from the editorial and commentary departments, as well as two reporters, a total of six people.
"When Bai Jun wrote, I had already reserved a place at a tea house in Xinqiao District to welcome Bai Jun..."
The editor-in-chief of Nagano, who was wearing a kimono, smiled.
A teahouse is a place for tea drinking, relaxation and entertainment.
However, most serious people would go to teahouses wherever they want. For lower rankings, go to izakayas, and for higher rankings, go to ryotei. Teahouses, in addition to drinking tea, eating and chatting, the most important place is that you can reserve a geisha in the teahouse.
…
The place where the geisha lives is a house purchase.
Guests cannot go directly to purchase a house and must make an appointment at the tea house.
"Then...thank you Nagano-senpai for the hospitality."
After a little hesitation, Bai Gui accepted the suggestion.
If you want to be gregarious, don't act so arrogant. He's new here, and he can't refuse it too much for the first time. The editor-in-chief Nagano just offered him such a high price for the polishing materials... It's a bit inconvenient to refuse now.
Besides, he was also somewhat curious about geisha.
The rickshaw was no different from the one in Shanghai. It arrived quickly and steadily. After walking for about two-quarters of an hour, we arrived at a place full of entertainment and entertainment, with red lanterns hanging under the eaves.
This is the art town of Shimbashi Ward.
He's architectural style.
The plaque reads "Sweet Tea House".
Ganwei refers to Japanese traditional desserts, which means that here, you can not only enjoy the tea ceremony, but also eat some high-end desserts.
Passing through a small Japanese-style courtyard with some flowers and plants, it is elegant and clean.
Soon an attendant came forward and led them to a side room, which was the private room of the tea house. There were only seven of them.
The tea ceremony desserts were served first with Japanese wagashi.
Wagashi is a kind of Japanese snack, which was introduced in the Tang Dynasty and was taken along with the tea ceremony. The method is to boil the adzuki beans and peel them, then make bean paste, mix with sugar, and then wrap it with rice cake skin made of glutinous rice to make
Various styles.
Next to the snacks, there is also a small piece of paper with the name written on it, such as "Yue Lingzi", "Jinyu Soup", etc.
