Living in Tokyo, starting with a lifestyle-related job

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Akiyama Masaya asked Shirakawa, "Kamishiro-kun, I heard you have some grudges with Shindo Seiji?"

Before Shirofumi Kamishiro could even speak, Chinatsu Igarashi blurted out, "Yes!"

Then she recounted the whole story.

Akiyama Masaya suddenly realized, and frowned, saying, "No wonder I heard from Kodansha that this person has a terrible temper. But as bad as it is, for a well-read author to resort to slandering others is truly despicable!"

"No wonder he looked down on me when I greeted him just now. So he's that kind of person. He's so mean!" Kayo Furukawa was also very angry about what Shirakawa had gone through and volunteered, "When we get back, I'll tell the other authors about this and let them know that it's not your problem, Shirakawa-kun, but that Shirakawa is slandering you."

Akiyama Masaya pondered for a moment and said, "If it were any other circle, I would be powerless to do anything, but for such a despicable thing to happen in the author circle, even right in front of me, is something I simply cannot tolerate. So let me speak up for you, Kamishiro-kun."

Shiro Kaede did not refuse and thanked him, saying, "Thank you very much."

"Thank you so much, you're all so kind!" Chinatsu Igarashi was the most excited. She was worried about not finding a way to help Kamishiro-kun, and now that these two authors were speaking up for him, Kamishiro-kun's reputation would definitely improve a lot.

It's important to know that Masaya Akiyama carries considerable weight in the Japanese author community.

Kayo Furukawa is also a very popular new author, just like Shirafuji.

If it were the two of them, they could definitely help Kamishiro-kun.

Akiyama Masaya also wanted to discuss writing with Kamishiro Shirakaze, and suggested, "Kamishiro-kun, how about we go out for a meal together later?"

"Me too!" Kayo Furukawa was so excited at the thought of having dinner with Bai Feng that she immediately raised her hand.

"Of course." Shinobu Kamishiro also wanted to learn about things in the author circle, so he agreed.

Chinatsu Igarashi doesn't really mind authors having meals and discussions together, but in order to prevent Shirafumi Kamishiro from being lured away by authors from Kodansha, she also plans to go and take a look.

When they returned backstage, they were shocked to find that their own publishing house's two editors-in-chief were still arguing.

Hasegawa Takashi said in exasperation:

"You old fool, you just got lucky, didn't you?"

"If you hadn't been lucky enough to run into someone like Shendai Baifeng, you wouldn't have the right to be so arrogant in front of me."

After discovering that Shirayuki had returned, Yamanaka Morio pulled him to his side and grinned mischievously:

"Who told me that my luck is just naturally better than yours!"

"You could easily find such a talented author."

"Can you do it?"

"Oh no, I almost forgot that you were the kind of person who would step in dog poop every time you went out in high school."

Takashi Hasegawa's face turned bright red:

"You're talking nonsense! It's like you never stepped on it!"

Yamanaka Morio pretended not to hear, scratched his ear and chuckled:

"how?"

"If you're not convinced, then let's compare the sales of your Kodansha's hottest character, Kayo Furukawa, with our Shirakawa Kamishiro."

"How about the one with better sales bows and apologizes to the other party?"

Kayo Furukawa fell silent. What did she have to offer to compare with Shirakawa Kamishiro, who was even more popular than herself?

Wouldn't that be embarrassing?

If it were before, Hasegawa Takashi would have agreed immediately, but he knew that Kamishiro Shiro's grades were better than some veteran top players, not to mention that girl Furukawa Kayo.

So even if you agree, you're bound to lose.

"You think I'll just agree to whatever you ask? I won't, I'll make you furious!" Hasegawa Takashi said with his hands on his hips and a sneer.

Listening to the two middle-aged men arguing, Shiro Shiro was speechless.

However, he didn't intend to continue arguing with the two of them, because they seemed like they could argue for a long time.

So he exchanged a glance with Igarashi Chinatsu and the others, meaning, "Let's go first."

They could naturally tell that the two editors-in-chief would argue for a long time, so they nodded in agreement.

noon.

In a restaurant.

Editor Kazushi Tominaga is ordering food.

Meanwhile, a smug-looking Seiji Shindo started searching online for information about his new book.

But after searching...

Shindo Seiji was immediately taken aback.

A large number of readers were furiously hurling insults at him online.

After searching around, he was horrified to learn that his argument with Shiro Shiro had been uploaded to the internet.

Because of this video, a lot of people on the internet dug up his old grievances and even kept attacking him on his X-Special account, demanding that he apologize to Shinobu Shiro.

Upon witnessing this scene, Seiji Shindo's face flushed red and then turned pale.

"How did things turn out like this?"

He guessed that Futaba Publishing House would not dare to release the surveillance footage, which is why he was so brazen in slandering Kamishiro Shirokaze.

After all, if Futaba Publishing dared to do that, it would be tantamount to infringing on his portrait rights.

Moreover, it would also damage the company's image, so they definitely wouldn't dare to do that.

Seiji Shindo knew this, which is why he dared to be so arrogant.

But he never expected that, in addition to the surveillance footage, someone else happened to have taken a picture of that day with their phone.

He even released it during the period when his new book had just gone on sale?

This is such a bad coincidence!

But now that things have already escalated and his reputation is ruined, even if he wanted to sue this person again, it would be too late.

"This is troublesome!" Seiji Shindo gritted his teeth, pulling at his hair, his expression furious. He had never expected that his plan would backfire so badly.

Originally, they planned to use this incident to suppress Shindai Shirofumi, but it turned out to be a mess for him at this critical juncture.

He began to think about how to resolve this matter.

No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't figure it out.

Keep in mind that he spent over ten million yen advertising for the publisher; if this continues, it will definitely affect the sales of his new book.

The more Seiji Shindo searched online, the more alarmed he became to discover that his new book was starting to stagnate.

Fearing that his more than ten million yuan in promotional expenses and the novel would go down the drain, he immediately informed his editor, Kazuji Tominaga, and inquired:

"Editor Tominaga, you're my editor."

You absolutely have to help me!

"After all, my sales will affect your commission; we're in the same boat!"

"Tell me quickly, what should I do in a situation like this?"

"At this rate, my new book sales will definitely plummet!"

Upon hearing this, Kazuji Tominaga frowned and said:

"Since you're afraid of this outcome, why did you secretly go online to slander Kamishiro Shirokaze in the first place?"

"If you hadn't gone to all this trouble, I think the matter might have just been forgotten."

"And what's even more outrageous is that you, along with other authors, fabricated facts to slander him. Do you know that this is a very serious issue?"

Even now, Seiji Shindo still doesn't think he's done anything wrong, gritting his teeth as he says:

"I slandered him?"

"Is he really that polite? Didn't he say I have no manners?"

"Besides, I just complained to other authors, and they actually listened to me and started cursing Shindai Shirokaze online. They insisted on doing it, so how could I stop them?"

Kazushi Tominaga was speechless.

Do you remember what happened that day?

"Kamishiro-kun came up to greet you, but you refused and even insulted him for no reason."

"Do you think you're more polite than him?"

Seiji Shindo slammed his fist on the table and roared:

“I’m older than him and I’ve been in the industry longer than him. What’s wrong with me, as a senior, saying a few words to him?”

"Is it really him, a young man, who can't stand being said a few words to me?"

"This is clearly his problem!"

Tominaga Kazuji felt dizzy:

"If you want to resolve this, you'd better control your temper."

Shindo Seiji clenched his fist and said anxiously:

"Resolve the matter?"