Chapter 538 Print One Million Copies First. Isn't This More Profitable than Printing Counterfeit Money?

The conversation with Ryota Tsuchiya was the only episode this morning. After that, the study went very smoothly. Shizuka Hiratsuka, who had not seen Hojo Kyosuke for a day, obviously missed him very much. Not only did she keep asking questions during class, but she also "tried every means to keep" Hojo Kyosuke when he asked for leave at noon.

"Alas, I can understand the teacher's love for excellent students, but Mr. Hiratsuka is too clingy."

Hojo Kyosuke sighed and said this to Yukino. After getting rid of Shizuka Hiratsuka's "pleading", he came to the door with Yukino's farewell. Yukino had no class in the afternoon and planned to leave early.

"Hehe~~ Hojo-kun, you and Shizuka have become much better now." Yukino raised his hand to cover his mouth and chuckled.

This woman's smile has always been so subtle and gentle, as elegant as an ink painting, and as beautiful as the misty rain in the south of the Yangtze River. Her eyebrows and eyes are full of all kinds of charm, and her laughter is light and timid like a little girl.

Hojo Kyosuke has also seen Eriri pretending to be a "young lady with her hands covering her mouth and laughing softly" at school. Others may think that she is really a young lady, but he, who knows her inside out, always laughs until his stomach hurts, and in return, Eriri suddenly changes her face and threatens death.

Only a woman like Yukino who has gone through hardships and still remains true to her heart, and who exudes gentleness from the bones, can have such charm.

"She said that if she asks for leave again like this, she will go to my parents. I am worried that my mother will be bored at home, and I am afraid that Xiaojing will not be able to escape even if she wants to." Hojo Kyosuke said with a smile.

Well, this is also the reason why Yukino left early. She is well-behaved and wants to cultivate more feelings with her future mother-in-law. Otherwise, she would stay in school obediently even if she didn't have classes in the past. She is very popular in school. Not only do boys regard her as their dream lover, but even girls also yearn for her and want to be a woman like her. So when the get out of class is over, there are always groups of girls running around her, chattering non-stop.

There was already a driver waiting at the school gate. Hojo Kyosuke first sent Yukino to the street near his home, and then went to the publishing house.

When they arrived at the publishing house, the promotion meeting had not started yet, but the people in the publishing house were already busy. Hojo Kyosuke casually said that it must be released within a week, and the people in the publishing house had to run around. The first thing was proofreading. Although Hojo Kyosuke had already proofread it, the publishing house had to come again countless times by themselves, after all, they would be the first to suffer if something went wrong. Then there was binding, including the cover, specifications, layout, binding, printing method and printing paper, etc.

In addition to these things within the publishing house, there are also publicity, obtaining ISBN (International Standard Book Number), obtaining copyright registration, etc.... For these things, even if each person is responsible for one, at this moment there are at least dozens of professionals running around for him. It must be more than just Xisaki who didn't sleep last night, at least the people in the design department didn't sleep, because the cover design drawing has been placed in front of Hojo Kyosuke for him to choose.

The cover of the first edition of "The Devotion of Suspect X" was a huge red K on a pure black background, and then a red silhouette of a human figure was pressed on the letter, which was Hojo Kyosuke himself, and the title of the book was also written vertically on the left in red. The covers of mystery novels are generally simple or abstract, far less fancy and relaxed than light novels. If you want to be direct and clear, it is those with clear images such as "Killing Girl" or "Mask" or "Train".

Like Hojo Kyosuke's new work "The Dream and Death of Writer K", the specific image is only one letter "K". The design department supervised the related design company and scratched their heads all night, and finally came up with the best solution-

The light sky blue is the background, and then a huge white letter "K" occupies about a quarter of the space. As usual, the silhouette of Hojo Kyosuke is also in white, and the title of the work is written below.

As long as you are a fan of Hojo Kyosuke or have seen the first edition of "The Devotion of Suspect X", you will know that this is a new work of Mr. Hojo when you see this cover from the same school.

"Isn't this exactly the same as last time!"

Looking at the smug design manager in front of him, Hojo Kyosuke asked speechlessly. Although he didn't have any specific requirements, this was too perfunctory. It can't be said that there is no sense of design, it can only be said that the best designer is the one who copies.

"Hmm!? How can they be exactly the same? This is a completely different design concept!"

The female staff member of the design department raised her eyebrows and pointed at the cover and began to explain:

"When designing the cover of "The Devotion of Suspect X", considering that both the plot and Ishigami's love are extremely heavy, a large amount of black is used to render a sense of seriousness. The blood-red X and the human silhouette imply that the protagonist walks in the dark with blood on his hands. Readers will know that this is a serious story as soon as they see the cover, and potential readers can be attracted just from the cover.

Although the theme of this book "The Dream and Death of Writer K" is also very profound, your writing makes the novel light and interesting. Based on this, we chose the blue like the sky and the white like the white clouds. Look, isn't it perfectly integrated with the sky!"

The female staff member held the sample data to the window.

Kyosuke Hojo looked up and saw that the heavy rain yesterday had disappeared. The sky, which had shown signs of clearing up in the morning, was clear again at this moment, and the blue was as clear as the sky.

"It does look like pieces cut from the sky, but what's the point?" he asked.

"You're confused, Mr. Hojo! What is the sky? It's a dream! Isn't this the dream of writer K! The blue sky is as far-reaching as a person's dream!" The female staff member raised her voice.

"How can it still be explained like this?"

"Yes, the blue of the sky is a dream, and the white of the clouds is death. The clouds are chased by the wind, gathering and dispersing in the sky. Isn't this a true portrayal of the writer K? As a social animal, when he was oppressed by society He still insisted on his dream, but just when it seemed to come true, he suffered a tragic blow. He kept killing people and seemed to have buried his dream with his own hands. But looking at him with a happy family in the end, who can say that his dream didn't just disappear? Like the clouds gathering again?"

As the female staff member spoke, she stared at Hojo Kyousuke with adoring eyes. Her eyes were adoring and greedy, as if she wanted to swallow him whole:

"It's so amazing! Mr. Hojo! An unparalleled masterpiece!"

Hojo Kyosuke ignored this fanatical female fan, but touched the book cover and looked at it carefully a few more times. In the end, he was convinced that he did not have artistic talent, and he could not feel anything about what the other party said. But the blue and white color scheme matches the novel very well, but...

"Just print it this way, but I want the blue to be tweaked a little bit," he said.

"Huh? Mr. Hojo, this color is already the best match. We adjusted it countless times before..." the female staff explained.

"Yeah, I know, just follow this color."

Hojo Kyosuke smiled and nodded to express understanding, then took out his mobile phone, clicked on a picture and pointed it to the other party.

In the picture is Eri, she is pretending to be a big monster to play with Kashiko, showing her teeth and claws, eyes widening, she is so cute. If Ultraman saw such a naive monster, I'm afraid he would no longer have the motivation to protect the world. He would just want to pack this cute monster away and find an uninhabited planet to bully all day long. Little monster.

And what Hojo Kyosuke was pointing at was Eiriri's eyes. If blue is to be used, it must be the most beautiful blue in the world.

The female employee in the design department looked over and took a look, her face with delicate make-up suddenly changed its expression.

What's the fuss about? This is designing a novel cover, not discussing what color flowers to send on a date night! The first printing was for 500,000 copies. Do you want to confess your love in front of these 500,000 people? Be serious, this is a big business worth hundreds of millions of yen!

Who is this girl! ? Damn it, it’s really cute, but Mr. Hojo belongs to everyone!

A strong emotion arose in the heart of the female employee, and she was very familiar with the name of that emotion - jealousy! This made her nose and mouth corners twitch slightly. She raised her head with difficulty and said in a jerky voice:

"Teacher Hojo, although this color looks good, it's a bit..."

"I like this blue, it's the most beautiful blue in the world."

Hojo Kyosuke smiled, as gentle as ever:

"Just use this, okay? If the blue and white don't match, adjust the white until they are harmonious."

Although Mr. Hojo's attitude was still cordial, the female staff member shrank and could no longer resist. Although she knew that if she agreed to this request and returned to the design department, she would be complained by her colleagues, she still bit the bullet and agreed. nod:

"Okay, Mr. Hojo, we will adjust it as soon as possible."

She stood up and bowed, and when she was about to leave, she stopped again:

"Um, can you send me a copy of the photo?"

"Oh, I almost forgot."

Hojo Kyosuke slapped his forehead, but he had no intention of spreading such an intimate photo. After thinking about it, he said:

"Go to this website. There are pictures of her on it, which are clearer than mine."

He found the school website of Toyosaki Private Academy and sent it to it. As the school's facade, Eri's photo was hung in Toyosaki's "display column" all year round as an outstanding student shortlisted for the Tokyo Youth Exhibition to deceive next year's candidates. them.

"Okay, I understand." The female staff member bowed and left quickly. All departments are running at high speed. If their department is slow, they will definitely be scolded.

After sending away the people from the design department, editor Akamatsu got back together. The final contract has only been drawn up now, because the printing quantity and novel specifications were not determined before, and now the meeting is finally over.

"The first printing is determined to be 500,000 copies, and the specifications are ordinary single volumes. The royalty rate has been confirmed with you before, and it remains unchanged at 15 points. This is already the top level in the industry. You know, the taxes and fees are the same as before. By the company…”

Although he was already very familiar with it, Editor Akamatsu still pointed at the contract and explained it bit by bit.

Similarly, Hojo Kyosuke over there listened carefully, and Kisaki looked seriously.

The three of them discussed it for a while, and then modified a few minor regulations at Xisaki's request. The most important thing is to retain the copyright of animation and movies. The publisher has no objections to this and quickly agreed. The main reason here is that Kirisaki’s ambitions have further grown after meeting Akane Kurisaka, and he feels that his company will definitely become more popular in the future. Become a multimedia company spanning film, television and audio.

After Hojo Kyosuke signs his name and presses the seal, 150 million yen will be deposited into his studio's account among the three studios. Now there are more people to support than before, and Hojo Kyosuke is not willing to give more money to feed the Neon government. Various tax avoidance methods must be implemented, and all these things will be done. If necessary, this guy can even avoid paying a dime of tax. This kind of gray operation is what he is good at.

"If we were not in such a hurry, the printing quantity could be increased. Although the quality of the novel is very good, and your appeal is unquestionable, Mr. Hojo, the club still has some concerns, so it is a little more conservative."

Akamatsu Yuuki regretfully said that the first printing of "The Devotion of Suspect

Hojo Kyosuke, who has a super brain, clearly remembers that at the celebration banquet held by the publishing house, editor Akamatsu, who was red-faced and drunk, said that he should just print 1 million copies, which would be more profitable than printing fake money.

Now that the printing quantity remains unchanged, doesn't it mean that Hojo Kyosuke has made no progress in recent years? So Aki Akamatsu is trying to appease his own author.

Hojo Kyosuke himself didn't think that much. Five hundred thousand copies was already a lot. In such a short time, he had to print and distribute the goods. He was worried that the publishing house would come slowly. If it delayed his plan, he would not alright.

"I understand, just make sure it's released on time," he said with a smile.

"Of course, if I can't do it, I will commit seppuku immediately, slashing him horizontally and vertically!" Chisong Youqi promised, patting his chest.

"Instead of cutting eels, why don't you combine Kanto and Kansai?" Hojo Kyousuke scolded with a smile, and then the three of them went to the conference room together, where the booksellers and bookstore owners were already there.

As soon as I walked into the conference room, I was greeted by noisy voices. It seems that not only the employees of the publishing house are busy, but also the shop owners.

Hojo Kyosuke had never participated in a promotion meeting, so he was not very familiar with booksellers. However, the bookstore owner did have a few familiar faces. They all met when he went to book signings in order to win the main house award. So as soon as he walked into the conference room, seven or eight shopkeepers immediately stood up to say hello to him and called Mr. Hojo very affectionately.

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