Living in Tokyo, starting with a lifestyle-related job

It looks really good.

But why does it look so fierce?

Is this fierce girl really a member of the Literature Department?

Is he really not a member of any street racing gang?

Seeing that the two had greeted her, Watanabe Hina also politely introduced herself:

"Hello, I am Hina Watanabe."

After Igarashi Chinatsu shifted her gaze to this person, she immediately felt much more at ease.

I just felt that the girl named Watanabe Hina was the most normal one among them.

Moreover, she is very good-looking and has a great figure.

She's clearly the kind of girl who has a good upbringing.

"Hello," Igarashi Chinatsu nodded in reply.

After they introduced themselves to each other...

Chitanda Mirai happily took her manuscript out of the bag on her wheelchair and handed it to Igarashi Chinatsu:

"Ms. Igarashi, this is my manuscript. Please take a look."

"If you have any opinions, you can tell me directly."

Seeing this, Hina Watanabe and Junko Urahara also took out their own manuscripts.

Chinatsu Igarashi already knew that they all planned to have her read the manuscript.

But after seeing these manuscripts...

She hesitated, wondering whether she should read Kamishiro-kun's manuscript now.

What if I get so engrossed in Shiro Kaede's manuscripts like I did last time?

That would take several hours to watch.

Those people will be suffering while waiting.

After some thought, Igarashi Chinatsu decided to take Kamishiro Hakufu's manuscript home to read.

For now, let's deal with the girls' manuscripts first.

After all, Kamishiro-kun hasn't even finished writing this book yet.

So there's no rush.

I'll wait until I get home to watch it slowly.

"Wait a moment." Igarashi Chinatsu said, taking a document bag out of her briefcase and putting Kamishiro Hakufu's manuscript back into the bag.

After doing all this, she apologized to Shiro Kaede:

"Kamishiro-kun, since your manuscript isn't finished yet, I'll look at theirs first."

"You can check it out when you get back."

"It wouldn't be good to keep them waiting too long."

Kamishiro Shirofumi said, completely unconcerned:

"It's okay with me."

"Just do it at your own pace, Ms. Igarashi."

He's really not in a hurry.

Because "Journey Under the Midnight Sun" is actually not finished yet.

When I finish writing it, I'll still show it to Chinatsu Igarashi again.

Let Chitanda Mirai and the others go first.

And there's one more crucial point.

That's why Shiro Kaede showed this half to their editors first.

His plan is to increase the commission he receives from book sales.

After all, Bai Feng knew that the higher the sales volume, the higher his income would be.

However, in any case, the publishing house, as a platform, takes into account printing, sales channels, advertising, and other matters.

They will take a cut.

Moreover, the commission rate is not low.

Let's look at it from the platform's contract.

That means they take 75-70% of the amount.

The author will only receive 25-30% of the amount.

Assuming taxes are excluded, a book sells for 1,000 yen.

The publisher gets 700 yen, but the author only gets 300 yen.

That's roughly the number.

Ultimately, it depends on how you negotiate with the publisher.

As for Bai Feng's previous book, "I Want to Eat Your Pancreas," the author also negotiated a 30% discount on the sales price.

I've heard that some really talented authors can even manage to get a 55% or 64% commission.

But those are things that only top-tier authors in Japan can currently achieve.

For Shiro Kaede, who is currently a relatively unknown figure who has not yet made any sales, it is practically impossible to discuss such a figure.

Therefore, getting a 30% return is already considered very good.

For some novels that even the editorial department isn't entirely sure will be profitable, the actual payout will be even lower, usually around 25%.

Therefore, Bai Feng's situation is indeed considered good.

Shiro Shiro was thinking that he would wait until his novel, "I Want to Eat Your Pancreas," was sold before discussing revenue sharing with the publisher based on the sales figures.

Because this book, "Journey Under the Midnight Sun," is sure to be a bestseller.

Without a doubt.

If we can negotiate a good ratio, then we can really make money while lying down.

But if they can't reach an agreement, Shiro Kaede plans to ask other publishers and see which one offers the highest price.

This book isn't limited to being published on only one platform.

Of course, you should go to whichever offers the best benefits.

Therefore, Bai Feng deliberately arranged for Bai Feng to give away half of the novel today.

I just wanted to see how Chinatsu Igarashi and the editorial department would react.

Chinatsu Igarashi hadn't expected Shirakaze to be so open-minded and gentle.

It's worth noting that most authors have somewhat eccentric personalities.

The more talented the author, the stranger they are.

Chinatsu Igarashi had personally met a top-tier literary writer in Japan who seemed perfectly normal on the surface, but was actually a complete foot fetishist behind the scenes.

The last time he came to the editorial department, he specifically asked the female editor-in-chief to go in and talk with him.

After the discussion, the female editor-in-chief came out to complain, saying that the author wanted to lick her feet, and that she wouldn't talk if she wasn't allowed to.

As for whether she was ultimately licked, Igarashi Chinatsu didn't ask.

After all, that old man, Bitden, eventually signed a contract with another publishing house and published his book. He must have gotten a good deal with that other publishing house.

Besides these oddballs, there are also some with bad tempers, those who are nagging, neurotic, and don't care about their hygiene, and so on.

Anyway, ever since she entered this line of work, she has encountered more and more oddballs.

Of course, not everyone is like that.

Most of them are quite normal.

Among them, the most normal and the one that Igarashi Chinatsu felt most comfortable with was Kamishiro-kun.

Putting aside his appearance, his speech and interpersonal skills are indeed excellent.

It was evident at least during these past few days, from the discussions between Igarashi Chinatsu and Kamishiro Hakufu.

“Well, since Kamishiro-kun has said so, then I’ll watch theirs first,” Igarashi Chinatsu said.

Chitanda Mirai was somewhat surprised when she heard that the manuscript on the table was actually Shinjiro Hakufu's.

"Kamishiro-kun, you also brought a manuscript to show Ms. Igarashi?"

"Then it seems we didn't give them a good time."

"How about we let Miss Igarashi see you first?"

Watanabe Hina was also very curious about the situation with Kamishiro Hakufu.

But compared to that, she also felt that first come, first served was better.

No matter what, Kamishiro-kun showed it to the editor first.

It wouldn't be good for them to cut in line.

Hina Watanabe also suggested:

"Let Kamishiro-kun go first."

Junko Urahara naturally had no objection to this:

"Kamidai-kun come first!"

Shiro Shiro shook his head and smiled:

"Need not."

"I haven't finished writing it yet; I'm just showing Ms. Igarashi the beginning."