Living in Tokyo, starting with a lifestyle-related job

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"what do you think?"

Upon hearing this, Shiro Shiro said with great disappointment:

"40% is too low."

"And you're not guaranteed to get 40% of the commission."

"If that's all there is to it, then I think we can end this conversation!"

Kazuji Tominaga was dumbfounded:

"what?"

“Those authors outside can hardly get even 35%.”

"And our team leader can guarantee you that 40% will definitely be secured by the editor-in-chief!"

"So please, Kamishiro-kun, reconsider carefully!"

The voice just fell.

The door was pushed open.

Chinatsu Igarashi and Miyu Ota from Group C walked right in.

Upon seeing the contract on the table and Tominaga Kazuji, the two women instantly understood what was going on!

Chinatsu Igarashi was furious:

"Tominaga-senpai, how could you steal my author's work?!"

"This is absolutely outrageous!"

When Tominaga Kazuji saw them enter, he was momentarily flustered. After a moment's thought, remembering that he had the A-team leader backing him up, he wasn't so afraid anymore. He coughed and said:

"It's perfectly normal for capable authors to sign with capable editors!"

"What's the point of intercepting or not intercepting?"

"I'm doing this for Kamishiro-kun's own good!"

Chinatsu Igarashi was so angry she stomped her feet, but due to the rule against insubordination in the Japanese workplace, she could only hold her breath and couldn't bring herself to confront him directly. In the end, she could only manage to utter two sentences:

"How could you do this?!"

"That's unethical!!!"

Although Ota Miyu was also very angry, she was a veteran and wouldn't show her emotions like a recent college graduate intern.

She patted Igarashi Chinatsu on the shoulder, her face grim, and said coldly:

"Chika, take Kamishiro-kun over to our Group C side first."

"I'll handle this!"

Upon hearing this, Igarashi Chinatsu bit her red lips. Although she felt upset and angry, she knew that this matter was not something a trainee editor like her could handle.

Let the team leader handle it.

So she started taking Shiro Kaede out with her.

On the road.

Because she was speaking too loudly.

This caused some authors and editors on the road to hear it.

Among them were editors from Group A.

After seeing Igarashi Chinatsu leave with Kamishiro Hakufu, they were all unhappy.

After all, they had secretly read both of Shirokaze's manuscripts.

Most of the editors in Group A are seasoned veterans; they can tell the quality of these two novels just by reading the opening.

At the same time, everyone knows that once the remaining book of Shiro Shiro's "White Night Walk" is also released, it will probably make them, the editors, even more money!

That's why they all helped to stop Igarashi Chinatsu and Ota Miyu, hoping that Tominaga Kazutsuka would sign Kamishiro Hakukaze ahead of time.

Although it was said that Tominaga Kazuji would be the one to sign Kamishiro Hakukaze.

However, their Group A's performance is shared under a performance-sharing system.

In other words, everyone receives the same bonus.

While this avoids infighting within the group, the system also strongly discourages editors from slacking off.

This resulted in all the editors in their Group A being highly skilled and capable.

That's why Group A's performance has consistently remained number one.

However, it seems that the plan has failed for the time being.

Having just experienced what happened, Igarashi Chinatsu looked at the editors around her with great vigilance, and even complained to Bai Feng:

"Now I understand!"

"In the workplace, being kind gets you taken advantage of. Maybe I was too nice to them before!"

"That's why they bully me!"

"If I get a chance, I'll teach these guys a lesson!"

Jindai Bai Feng smiled and said:

"Then let's repay each other in kind, a tooth for a tooth, a hundredfold!"

"I believe in you, Ms. Igarashi!"

However, after saying those words of "an eye for an eye" and "a hundredfold return," he suddenly thought of a very famous and highly-rated TV series called "Hanzawa Naoki."

This TV series is actually adapted from a novel.

When it was first released, it caused a sensation in Japan at that time!

That novel was bought by a huge number of working professionals!

Its popularity was so great that it resonated strongly with about half of the Japanese working professionals who watched the show!

The final episode of "Hanzawa Naoki" achieved a viewership rating of 42.2% in the Kanto region and an even higher 45.5% in the Kansai region.

The classic line from the show, "An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth," has even become a popular saying and has been quoted in commercial promotions and other TV dramas, demonstrating the wide-ranging influence of "Hanzawa Naoki" on social culture!

In social media and audience surveys, many viewers expressed their love and anticipation for "Hanzawa Naoki"!

For example, some viewers said that "it gets my blood pumping every time I watch it," and others praised the drama as "one of the best Japanese dramas in recent years!"

Kamishiro Shirakaze thought that if he wrote this novel and adapted it, he could probably make a lot of money!

Unfortunately, he is currently just a high school student. Although he can write it, he will inevitably be criticized for not having experienced the working world of a bank. How could a high school student write such a novel?

Furthermore, he had not personally learned about the workplace situation, economic system, organizational structure, and so on at the Bank of Japan.

If people criticize the details, it can go on and on.

So even if he could write it, he couldn't.

Because it doesn't fit their own situation.

As for the fact that he could write "White Night Walking," he could also use the excuse that he had carefully studied the history of that time and searched for a lot of information to cover it up.

But when it comes to workplace novels set in banks, someone who hasn't personally experienced or understood the situation can't easily fool readers.

This requires highly specialized knowledge!

Even if he knows this knowledge, it won't work without the experience of visiting a bank to learn about it!

Unless he has the opportunity to personally go to the bank and have bank employees from various places explain the information to him in detail for a long time in front of the editor, he really can't write it.

When Igarashi Chinatsu heard Kamishiro Hakufu say "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth," she paused for a moment, then became somewhat excited, clenched her fist, and nodded emphatically:

"Ok!"

"We will definitely retaliate in kind, a hundredfold!"

Subsequently.

The two arrived at the office reserved for Group C.

I just sat down.

Chinatsu Igarashi then asked Shirokaze Kamishiro what the editor had just said to him.

Shiro Kaede didn't hide anything and told everyone.

After hearing that they offered a 40% cut, Shiro Shiro actually refused.

Chinatsu Igarashi was also somewhat incredulous!

Because their Group C side also offered 40%!

This is the highest score that any team leader can get!

The group leaders are the same regardless of whether they are in groups A, B, C, or D.