Living in Tokyo, starting with a lifestyle-related job

Ota Miyu asked with great satisfaction:

"well-done."

"However, I have something to tell you."

"That means the editor-in-chief decided to increase the quantity of the second edition from 30,000 to 50,000 copies!"

"After you come back, contact the printing factory again and ask them to prepare the goods in advance."

Chinatsu Igarashi was completely bewildered, and her voice involuntarily rose a little:

"Fifty thousand copies were printed for the second edition?!"

"Does the editor-in-chief have so much confidence in Kamishiro-kun's book?"

"I doubt the market can absorb this amount so quickly in the short term."

Ota Miyu shook her head and said:

"You don't have to worry about that."

"The book written by Kamishiro-kun has received very good reviews from readers and online. So good that many readers have called and requested on our publishing house's website that it be printed as soon as possible!"

"So it's understandable that the editor-in-chief did this."

Igarashi Chinatsu has been reading novels lately and hasn't really looked at the reviews of Kamishiro Shirokaze's novel "I Want to Eat Your Pancreas" online.

However, since the team leader and editor-in-chief have made this decision, it seems that the evaluation is really good!

If the second edition only printed 50,000 copies, wouldn't the third edition start at 70,000 or 80,000 copies?

Chinatsu Igarashi's eyes couldn't help but gleam with the light of money!

I feel like I really made a lot of money this time thanks to Kamishiro-kun!

Looks like we're going to have a prosperous year!

Ota Miyu asked:

"By the way, now that you've gone there, did you ask about Kamishiro-kun's other book, 'Journey Under the Midnight Sun'?"

"You must keep a close eye on this novel and absolutely not submit it to any other publisher."

"After seeing today's sales figures, the editor-in-chief is very concerned about this matter."

"They specifically instructed our team to keep a close eye on Kamishiro-kun and not let him go to other publishing houses!"

Chinatsu Igarashi exclaimed in surprise:

"Is the editor-in-chief so concerned about Kamishiro-kun?"

"Doesn't he usually rarely speak?"

Ota Miyu looked at her with annoyance:

"That's because Kamishiro-kun's novel is doing so well this time!"

"And you yourself have been working at this publishing house for almost a year now."

"Don't you know how rare it is for a new author's first edition of a book to sell out in a single day?"

"Our publishing house has been open for so long, and something like this has only happened a handful of times in our history!"

"And his first book is already destined to be a bestseller."

"How could the second book, 'White Night Walk,' which is even better than the first one, not be a bestseller?"

"It will be inevitable that we will surpass the first-place score!"

"Under these circumstances, how could the editor-in-chief not care?"

Igarashi Chinatsu chuckled awkwardly:

"Kamishiro-kun and I are such good friends, he probably wouldn't give it to an editor at another publishing house, right?"

Ota Miyu looked speechless:

What's the use of having a good relationship?

"This is business, this is money!"

How many friends, relatives, and companies have seemingly good relationships, but immediately fall apart over money?

"They are simply countless!"

"Don't be so naive as to think that just because he talks to you a few more times, you'll get all cocky."

"If you look at it from another angle, the reason he's on good terms with you is simply because you're the first editor he's ever met."

"If he encountered someone else, he would probably treat them the same way!"

"You know, no matter where the publishing house is or what kind of editor they are, whether it's a novel or a comic book, once they find an author who can make money, they'd love to live in his house and make him produce good works every day, for fear that someone else will snatch him away!"

"Some editors would even find women for these authors every day, cook them three meals a day, and shower them with attention and care. They would even take care of the elderly people's bodily functions, all for the sake of their performance targets!"

"You think he won't abandon you just because you say you have a good relationship?"

"That's incredibly naive. I guarantee that if any other publishing house offered better compensation and revenue sharing than our company, Shiro Kaede would definitely choose that other company without hesitation!"

Chinatsu Igarashi got angry after hearing that:

"What should I do?"

Ota Miyu said helplessly:

"Only now do you realize you're in a panic?"

"Then why don't you keep an eye on this author, lest he run away?"

"Remember, remember not to let him contact editors from other publishing houses."

"And the other groups in our company now know that our Group C has found a talented author, and they even know that the editor-in-chief wanted to keep Kamishiro-kun as the author after seeing his second book. So now everyone is trying to find ways to snatch Kamishiro Shirakaze's second book!"

"Sometimes the enemy isn't necessarily outside; it's the enemy inside that's more difficult to guard against!"

"Whoever signs Kamishiro-kun's second book now will get the sales bonus!"

"You need to be careful about these things yourself, and don't give them Kamishiro-kun's contact number or address!"

Since Igarashi Chinatsu is currently just an intern and hasn't signed any good books yet, she naturally hasn't encountered this kind of internal strife.

She looked completely bewildered and said:

"what?"

"Are other teams in our company also competing?"

"Aren't we all from the same company?"

Ota Miyu was truly speechless, and gritted her teeth as she complained:

"The competition between groups and within groups is more intense than you can imagine!"

"Do you think our team leaders don't have performance pressure?"

"The top-performing team gets significantly higher commissions than other teams. How long has our team been at the bottom every month?"

"Now that you have a chance to get ahead, you absolutely mustn't do anything stupid like this again!"

"If you think you can't do it, just tell me and I'll find someone else to be Kamishiro-kun's editor!"

Chinatsu Igarashi quickly refused:

"No, no, no, I can do it!"

"I will definitely sign Kamishiro-kun's copy of 'Journey Under the Midnight Sun'!"

Ota Miyu didn't expect her to actually sign the book by Kamishiro Shirokaze. She was just saying this to make this silly girl understand sooner rather than later that the workplace isn't so simple.

However, as for signing a contract with Kamishiro-kun, she felt that she still needed to personally ask Kamishiro-kun to come to the publishing house.

Although his editor was Igarashi Chinatsu, Igarashi Chinatsu's performance was still attributed to him.

I have to get this sorted out first, so that my sales performance doesn't just slip away!

"By the way, where's his manuscript? Let me take a look at it first."

Upon hearing this, Chinatsu Igarashi quickly went to her seat and handed the manuscript of "Journey Under the Midnight Sun" to Miyu Ota.

"It's all here."

"I've finished reading it today, and it's really well-written!"

"It's definitely better than 'I Want to Eat Your Pancreas'!"

Ota Miyu said without looking up:

"I'll see for myself."

"You can go and get back to work now."

Chinatsu Igarashi scratched her cheek, and finally had no choice but to return to her seat and start handling her business.

She also started contacting Shiro Kaede, showing concern and care, as if afraid he might really run away.

However, none of the messages sent received a reply.

I imagine he's still busy right now.

Ota Miyu stared at the manuscript in her hand and remained silent for a long time.

She had actually been looking forward to the second half of the story for a long time.

However, due to her position as the team leader, she couldn't keep urging Igarashi Chinatsu to bring the manuscript over.

Since Kamishiro-kun has sent it over now, it's probably because he saw how well his book did after its release, so he submitted it to them, hoping they can read it and then discuss the price.

This child certainly isn't stupid!

As for now, I still hope he will finish writing the sequel.

If the plot of the whole book is flawless, she could help him bring up the issue of profit sharing with the editor-in-chief.

When I think about it.

Ota Miyu slowly turned to the pages of the story she hadn't finished reading before and began to look at them carefully.