How does it feel to have a rich and powerful female reader?
How does it feel to have a rich and powerful female reader who still likes you?
Bai Gui felt it now.
"Are you saying that you relied on your father's connections to get those professors to recommend this book?"
He took a breath of air.
He is quite familiar with Tokyo and has a lot of connections, but he still can't do it because he knows so many university professors and asks them to recommend them...
He can also recognize some of the students and school badges who have just entered the purchase, at least a dozen schools, which means that at least a dozen professors have been invited, and maybe even more.
Is your network too broad?
"Yes."
Yamada Mitsuko nodded.
"Thank you very much. What's your name?"
Bai Gui raised his eyes and looked at the girl in front of him. She looked about fifteen or sixteen years old. She was a little short due to her age. She had a pure and pleasant appearance. She was wearing a kimono with wide sleeves and a slanted front. Although her raised head was slightly different from her dress.
Unbecoming of manners.
But at this moment, a cute and round chin was revealed.
There is some baby fat.
"Photon?"
"Mitsuko Yamada?"
"How do you know?"
"I have a photographic memory, and the names of every reader who replied are clearly in my mind."
Bai Gui helped Yamada Mitsuko sign three volumes of books, pointed to his head and said.
Mitsuko is also a popular name, as is Yamada, which is the eleventh most common surname in Japan. However, the only person he has replied to recently is Mitsuko Yamada, so it is not difficult to remember. In addition, Mitsuko’s accent is also Kyoto, which is similar to Kanto in Tokyo.
There are still some differences in the tone, you can hear it if you listen carefully.
Kyoto is in Kansai.
Not to mention his abnormal memory now.
"That's right."
Mitsuko Yamada was a little disappointed.
She was ready to tell her name, but she didn't expect it to be guessed.
"Why did you come to Tokyo?"
"Isn't your home in Kyoto?"
Bai Gui said in surprise.
Mitsuko Yamada: "..."
"Mr. Bai!"
"You wrote back and told me to buy one of yours, but there is no place to sell it in Kyoto, so I can only take the train to Tokyo. It was you who wrote back to me!"
She gritted her teeth and said every word, quite angrily.
Yamada Mitsuko thought that Bai Gui was replying to her seriously, with a hint of request. This was the first time she received such a reply from a writer. She thought that Tokyo was not far away and could be reached in one day, so she specially took advantage of Sunday (Saturday)
) came over, but unexpectedly, he remembered the name, but completely forgot the credible content.
"this……"
There was a hint of embarrassment on Bai Gui's face. He replied to every reader in the same way. At most, he added one or two more sentences to Mitsuko Yamada's reply.
Be sure to buy it, some people really take it seriously!
It's his fault.
"Let me treat you to dinner."
"That's kind of a thank you."
Bai Gui's embarrassment flashed away, he closed the pen cap, then stood up and pushed away the autograph table, saying, "You came from Kyoto Women's High School and did such a big favor for me. I need to thank you very much."
Although Tokyo is not far away from Kyoto, it is not close either. It was a long journey, so I have to thank you.
Anyway, the 500 books at the book signing have been sold out, so it’s over.
There shouldn't be anyone coming here again.
You can ask some specific things later during the meal.
Yamada Mitsuko glared at Bai Gui, nodded heavily, and expressed agreement.
"Nakajima, please come with me."
Bai Gui said to Nobuo Nakajima who was waiting on the side.
Nobuo Nakajima helped him a lot this time. Although he is the editor-in-chief, this is considered beyond his responsibilities and needs to be thanked. As for classmate Liu Mingda, there is no need to worry. He is already very familiar with it. When he returns to the first high school, he will
Another thank you.
"I'd better not use it..."
Nobuo Nakajima hesitated and refused.
"Let's go together!"
Bai Gui took a deep breath and looked at Nobuo Nakajima.
He has never encountered such a thing as a female reader suddenly came to his door and helped him a lot. It was inevitably a bit embarrassing. Asking Nobuo Nakajima to go with him would reduce the embarrassment and pressure...
"Oh well."
Nobuo Nakajima could only nod. Bai Gui treated him well. Basically, he didn't have much work in the newspaper office, and he helped proofread Bai Gui's manuscripts, which was very leisurely. He could hardly find a few typos.
Plus the salary and commissions are pretty good.
Not far away, Yoshida Restaurant.
I ordered some random food, which is relatively expensive in restaurants.
It was too late to go to a better restaurant at this time, and Bai Gui was a little empty after a day of signing deals. This restaurant seemed to be of good quality, and it was not inappropriate.
The main dish is fried pork cutlet rice, and there are several snacks.
During the dinner, we chatted for a few words.
Bai Gui did not ask further about Yamada Mitsuko's background. After getting to know each other for a long time, he would definitely know. There was no need to be so anxious. It seemed that he had ulterior motives.
After dinner, Nobuo Nakajima said goodbye and went home.
Exited the restaurant.
"Do you have any relatives in Kyoto or Tokyo? If not... I can recommend some good hotels."
Bai Gui thought for a while and said.
Even though Mitsuko Yamada had a background and connections that he didn't know about, it was obvious that he had escaped secretly.
"No need, my family also has a private residence in Tokyo."
"I just don't come here often."
Mitsuko Yamada said.
The two separated.
…
The next day, with the help of Mitsuko Yamada, literature professors and history professors from various schools recommended purchasing the Qin Empire. In addition, due to its excellent quality, many followers bought it. Tokyo was sold out, and the surrounding counties were also on the verge of being sold out.
"Asahisha plans to print another 25,000 copies of the second issue and send it to Kyoto, Osaka and other prosperous places."
"The royalties are set at fifteen percent..."
In the afternoon, members of the Asahi Society met Bai Gui and said:
Asahisha is one of the three major newspapers in Japan and has a rich source of information. It is also the reason why the sales of the Qin Empire were so popular early on. However, this is different from brushing up sales. It has unanimous recommendations from many universities and university professors, thus achieving
The sales volume increased dramatically... Not only did the company not think this was a bad thing, but they thought it was a good thing. The second issue has a great future.
To put it simply, the right to speak in the cultural world lies with these professors. They believe that good works and good quality are bound to become best-sellers, which is equivalent to official endorsement.
"Fifteen percent, I can accept it."
Bai Gui nodded.
The reason why the copyright tax for the first issue is important is because according to the convention, the copyright tax for a second issue cannot be lower than the first issue. So Asahisha increased it by two percentage points for the first time, and the favor it sold was not the fifty-day yen that increased the two percentage points for the first issue.
But it costs thousands of yen when it is reprinted.
Of course, this requires him to have the strength to publish again, otherwise it will stop here.
A member of the Asahi Society handed over an envelope.
"This is 5,000 yen. Please order a little bit for Mr. Bai. The extra amount is Mr. Bai's salary as a social commentator, so the agency rounded up a round number."
he laughed.
"5,000 yen?"
Bai Gui couldn't help but take a breath of air, a little shocked by this generosity.
Although he had known for a long time that he would make a lot of money after the second and third publications, but knowing it was one thing, and truly seeing it was another.
At the same time, he secretly thought, no wonder writers such as Mori Ogai, Natsume Soseki, Tanabe Ryuko, etc. are all a bit "excessive in criticizing". In fact, once you become a famous writer, you really have an unlimited supply of writing materials.
