Chapter 532 He Is a Mystery Novelist and Has Never Killed Anyone

After saying please come in, the moment he saw the figure pushing in the door, Tetsuya Shimomura subconsciously covered his head and hid away from the door.

Hojo Kyousuke was startled by this strange behavior. The person who walked in was Akamatsu Yuki, the editor in charge of his novels. The novel department and "Weekly Shōnen High" are both under the umbrella of Eishusha, and share the same office building. He had informed the other party before coming, but editor Akamatsu was working outside at that time, and he only rushed back now.

"Stop hiding. It's impossible for me to attack you again in front of Teacher Hojo."

Akamatsu Yuki glanced at Shimomura Tetsuya and said in a bad tone.

"Do it?" Hojo Kyosuke asked doubtfully.

"This guy made such a big mistake, I just want to chop his head off!" Chisong said.

"This is a death threat! I will report it to my superiors!"

Editor Shimomura didn't speak. It was okay, but when he spoke, Akamatsu, who was opposite him, couldn't control his emotions.

"Okay, I was just planning to have a good chat with you in front of Executive Director Sanchiyo."

The work he is responsible for has the possibility of winning such a grand prize. Akamatsu is more concerned about it than anyone else. Even just now, he was running around outside for this matter. If his head was not normal, he really wanted to get this guy Tetsuya Shimomura. Get killed.

This winter, whether you will spend the winter at home smelling of kerosene, or go to Atami to enjoy the hot springs with the whole family, it all depends on whether Mr. Hojo can win the prize! His well-behaved little daughter heard that she could go to Atami for vacation. For the first time, she said welcome home to her father for several days in a row.

"You should really tell Mr. Hojo's loyal friends about this and let them come and have a good chat with you. Oh, I remember Shimomura's son is also one of them, right? If Masao knew about this, I don't know what would happen Aren’t you completely disappointed in your father?”

Akamatsu Yuuki's attacks came one after another, and he was really angry. Hojo Kyosuke's failure to win the award had far less impact on Shimomura Tetsuya than him. The other party would at most give up borrowing Mr. Hojo's reputation in the reasoning world and remain popular in the comics industry. But what about myself! Investing so much resources in the early stage to win prizes, not to mention wasted, will also affect subsequent marketing.

"Asshole, after all, I introduced Mr. Hojo to you. Is this how you treat your benefactor!"

Tetsuya Shimomura shouted angrily, if his son knew about this, he might ride his motorcycle into his bedroom and hit the accelerator tonight.

"The past is like smoke, and you can't stop moving forward just because of temporary success. As an editor, you don't know that, right? In the past, I was very grateful to you for introducing Mr. Hojo to me, but now, I only serve Mr. Hojo wholeheartedly. consider!"

"ungrateful……"

"Why was your bonus so generous at the last annual meeting? You wouldn't..."

"..."

Hojo Kyosuke sat aside and listened to the two arguing, slowly understanding what happened. My novel editor was so angry that he wanted to kill the other person because of the mistake made by the comic editor. At the same time, he may also be jealous of the other person's year-end bonus. I think the other party is trying to hinder my year-end bonus.

This kind of quarrel between editors is not common. The two of them are still good friends in the past, so they know each other's dirty information very well, from family conflicts to scolding good works that they let go of in the past, to false accusations in order to push for manuscripts when they were still small editors. Going to help a writer find a cat in the rain sounds funny and sad at the same time.

Seeing the excitement, Hojo Kyosuke noticed something was wrong. Why were the two of them secretly peeking at him from time to time?

"Please give me some advice..."

"Why don't you persuade me?"

"Did you scold me harshly enough?"

"That's enough, I just took my seat."

"I can't understand what you are talking about."

"..."

The above is what Kyousuke Hojo, who has level 10 micro-expressions, interpreted from the weird expressions of the two people.

He finally understood, good guys, these two people are indeed good friends for many years, are they playing a double act for him?

After thinking about it for a while, he understood Akamatsu Yuuki's thoughts. Editors and publishing houses were the main force in winning prizes, and the authors cooperated. When some publishing houses invited well-known writers to submit manuscripts, they would also hint that as long as they switched jobs, they would be guaranteed to win. Get some award. Like comics, "Weekly Shonen High" gave itself all the awards it could get.

As a result, the publishing house is in trouble now. Editor Chisong is worried that he will leave in anger and go to a more powerful publishing house. That's why I'm acting here now, because I want to see for myself how serious he is about his work.

After thinking about it, Hojo Kyousuke relaxed his body and leaned against the back of the sofa. He had a good time watching the two editors exchanging glances and scolding each other wildly. With his excellent memory, he had already heard that the attacks between the two were repeated. The scene should be I can't continue acting.

After a while, the dry-mouthed two finally stopped. Akamatsu Yuki glanced at Hojo Kyousuke opposite, trying to see something from the smiling face, but found nothing.

He turned around and looked at his friend Shimomura.

"Did he see it?"

"possible."

"What does it mean to be possible?"

"He is a genius!"

"You bastard Ma Lu, wasn't it your suggestion to act in a love scene?"

"..."

Boom——!

"Private Marseille, Mr. Hojo, it was a mistake in my work."

Akamatsu Yuki banged the coffee table hard, much harder than Shimomura Tetsuya. It's no wonder that one was the editor and was already proficient, while the other was an editor, and the intensity of the performance was still a bit too much.

"Let's take a look at this first."

Hojo Kyosuke didn't say anything, he just took out a stack of manuscripts from his briefcase and officially wrote "The Dream and Death of Writer K". Any apology is false. If the new book wants to have the influence it wants, editor Akamatsu and the publishing house still need to contribute.

"Is this?" Both editors were stunned.

"My new work, a novel."

Hojo Kyosuke smiled:

"Mystery novel."

"When did you become so productive?"

"Is your head stimulated?"

Both editors found it incredible. The former, Shimomura, had just received the manga handed over by Hojo Kyosuke and was shocked that he would not delay the manuscript this time. The latter, Akamatsu, did not expect that his Maxima would not only not run away but also come up with a new work.

"Stop talking nonsense, don't watch me leave." Hojo Kyosuke's face darkened.

"look look look!"

Putting their heads together, the two editors read together.

Because they were doing review work, both of them read very quickly and finished reading it all in less than a while.

After the two looked at each other, they both saw the shock in each other's eyes.

"Did you do this this morning?" Tetsuya Shimomura was shocked when he saw the timestamp and was shocked by Hojo Kyosuke's talent.

"Do you want to publish it before the Mystery Association Awards?" Akamatsu Yuuki was shocked by Hojo Kyosuke's strong and domineering behavior.

"Well, if there are no problems, please be sure to complete the publishing work within a week. I will fully cooperate."

Hojo Kyosuke ignored Shimomura and looked at Akamatsu Yuki. He was very happy that his editor was smart.

"Have you really thought about it? Once you do something like this, there will be absolutely no turning back? In the future, your works will be studied under a microscope. If you reveal any flaws, the hyenas will surround you and bite you." Akamatsu Youqi said in a complicated tone.

"I have asked two teachers, Toyoma Kurokawa and Hiroyuki Naganuma, to read this book."

Hojo Kyosuke did not answer, but talked about something that seemed unrelated.

"What!? Have you shown it to the two judges? What did they say?" Chisong was surprised.

"I don't know yet. I plan to visit the two teachers after talking to you. I believe the result will satisfy everyone."

The smile on Hojo Kyosuke's face was still warm. Just as he believed in his own strength, he had no doubts about Kisaki's ability to do things.

"I understand... I will go find Executive Director Sanchiyo right now. I will never let Mr. Hojo's hard work go to waste!"

Chisong put his hands on his knees and solemnly lowered his head and promised. Such urgent matters naturally require high-level support to be completed. The executive manager Sanchiyo mentioned by him and Tetsuya Shimomura was their backer in the publishing house. They graduated from the same school.

"Then, when should the manga start serialization..." Tetsuya Shimomura said hesitantly.

According to Hojo Kyosuke's behavior, if he wants to show his tough attitude, it is best to do it before the association awards awards, but...

"Of course, after I win the prize!" Hojo Kyosuke said matter-of-factly.

"Hehe... Then I'm not polite." Tetsuya Shimomura laughed dryly, adjusting his sales strategy again.

He didn't say anything at the moment about what to do if Hojo Kyosuke didn't win the prize. In fact, he secretly hoped that he wouldn't win the prize. If this happened, he would add the book "The Dream and Death of Writer K" Book, the popularity of the name Hojo Kyosuke is probably even higher than the award!

"But Hojo, you'd better discuss it with the association president in advance. He has always supported you." Akamatsu Yuki reminded.

"Well, I've already told him. President Konno is very supportive and offered to help me write recommendations."

How could Hojo Kyosuke not consider this kind of thing? Although "appropriate" modifications have been made in the novel, anyone who can read knows that he is scolding the Mystery Writers Association. This is equivalent to putting the association on the fire, just like scolding. Just like the Prime Minister, the public may not know who the specific judges are for a while, but they are definitely right to scold the president of the association.

So he had already called Kenzo Konno in the morning to tell him his plan, and showed it to the other party after he finished the draft. Kenzo Konno also said in a very reasonable manner that it was well done. He had long wanted to rectify some unhealthy tendencies in the association. Hojo Kyosuke helped him make up his mind.

The president's kind words made Hojo Kyosuke relieved. If the other party disagreed, he would... apologize sincerely and then take action as planned.

"I see... are you on the side of justice?" Akamatsu nodded with understanding. Almost everyone who has come into contact with Hojo Kyosuke can understand the strength of Hojo Kyosuke. It is impossible to stop him. Chairman Kono You made the right choice.

Poor Toyoma Kurokawa, his plan to switch from villain to messenger of justice has already been claimed. All he can do is to move forward obediently according to the future planned for him by Hojo Kyosuke.

The three of them discussed various matters such as the promotion and publication of new novels and comics, and then broke up. They all still have many things to be busy with.

Shimomura Tetsuya went to fight for a section for "Detective Conan". Good sections need to be grabbed, but it also requires time and skills. Even if you are a well-known writer, you will be scolded if you directly grab someone else's section. The culture of seniors and juniors not only oppresses the juniors, but also restricts the seniors. In general companies, if the leader invites you to dinner, you just need to drink obediently, and the meal will be paid by the seniors. In the comics industry, although it has been a practice for thousands of years to exploit assistants and apprentices, you must also prevent the assistants from complaining after they become famous. Even if they don't scold directly in the newspaper, they will say a few sarcastic words.

Akamatsu Yuki has a heavier workload. The book will be published within a week. Not to mention printing, the distribution problem is also very difficult. Fortunately, Hojo Kyosuke is not an unknown junior. As long as his name is reported, there will be bookstores to buy it. If it were an ordinary small author, he would have to work hard to hold a promotion meeting to convince booksellers and bookstore owners that his book will definitely be a bestseller.

Hojo Kyosuke was much more comfortable. The troublesome things had been basically solved. He was going to check the results.

Bang——

The big black umbrella was opened. The black oil-paper umbrella blocked the rain curtain. Hojo Kyosuke walked towards the car parked on the roadside, followed by his subordinates who also held black umbrellas.

When he walked to the roadside, Hojo Kyosuke looked back at the khaki office building of Eishusha. As expected, when he saw two editors standing in front of the French window of the meeting room and watching him, he smiled and waved goodbye.

When the two people upstairs waved their hands hurriedly, they did not stop talking.

"If you really don't win the prize, which mountain do you want to be buried on?"

"Why do I have to think about this kind of thing... How about Mount Ibuki? You can see Lake Biwa. I've been there once and the scenery is great."

"I prefer the night view of Mount Hakodate. It's one of the three best night views in the world."

"It's too far away. If you're so unsatisfied, you'll be sunk directly into Tokyo Bay."

"That's right... Let's work hard to get things done. It's better to let Mr. Kurokawa Toyomasa and others do the reclamation. The spiritual energy on them will make the scenery better."

While talking, the two of them were looking at the street in front of the office building. The headquarters of Eishu Sha is located in the prosperous area of ​​Chiyoda Ward. There are many pedestrians even on rainy days.

Among the pedestrians coming and going, among the bustling transparent plastic umbrellas, two huge black umbrellas are so eye-catching.

They really doubt whether what Mr. Hojo wrote in his new work "The Dream and Death of Writer K" is his fantasy as a writer or his abandoned murder plan.

Although they were indoors, the chill of the spring rain seemed to reach the two of them, making them shudder.

"Akamatsu-kun, try your best!"

"Try your best!"

Try your best for Hojo-sensei!

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