My girlfriend is Kusunoko Saiki

"Brother, do you think my parents will be happy down there?"

At this time, Reika had not yet realized that Naoto was secretly watching her, and she stared at the paper boat in front of her for a long time.

"Of course. After all, you know them. They always maintain a positive attitude no matter what the situation is."

"Is that really the case? I really miss them. Normally, I feel that these two people are quite unreliable, but when they really leave, I feel like something is missing."

Seeing his sister like this, Naoto had no choice but to feel distressed.

However, Nan Zi also noticed Naoto's thoughts and whispered in his ear: "Don't worry, I will ask uncle and aunt to come back at night, and then talk to Lingxiang in a dream."

"Ah, is this kind of thing already possible?"

"Well, this ability just appeared today. Maybe it existed before, but I never noticed it."

"Then please."

The three of them came to the riverside together, and there were already many people lighting lanterns along the river. The boats on the river were also very tactful, and they tried their best to slow down in the middle and make as much river space as possible.

After placing the paper boat in the river and watching the boat dyed with lights drifting away, Naoto slowly exhaled.

The entire canal is filled with lanterns of various sizes and shapes, mainly white with a small amount of red. They are dotted in the night sky, like a galaxy fallen to the earth, which is extremely beautiful.

After releasing the river lanterns, the summer festival is basically coming to an end.

When talking about festivals, how can we miss a grand fireworks display?

"bump!!!!'

As a brilliant firework suddenly rose into the sky, Naoto, who was standing by the river, held Kusunoko and Reika's hands tightly.

"Brother, it's so beautiful."

"Yes, it's beautiful."

Looking at the fireworks that he hadn't seen for a long time, Naoto felt a little sad, but also felt a sense of happiness from the bottom of his heart.

"If you like, you can come to the festival next time. We'll be together."

"Really? That's great!"

Reika shouted happily after hearing Naoto's words.

Naoto and Kusunoko also looked at the girl in front of them lovingly.

As the fireworks ended, the three of them returned home together.

After this period of relaxation and pleasure, Naoto will soon return to his busy life.

Chapter 65: So-called poaching

After the Obon Festival, Naoto also started a new daily life.

There is only one week of vacation left before school starts.

It can be said that this is the last time that Naoto can relax.

Now, in addition to the two currently serialized comics, Naoto has to take some time out to create new works.

Although the editor-in-chief has not yet given in, Naoto always feels that it is a good idea to prepare first.

However, on this day, when Naoto was drawing comics at home, an unexpected person appeared at Naoto's door.

"Is this it? Teacher ONE's home."

At this time, a sturdy and ferocious-looking man stood in front of Naoto's door and then knocked on it.

At this time, Naoto heard the knock on the door, went downstairs and opened the door. What caught his eye was the guy in front of him who didn't look like a good person.

"Um, who are you?"

Looking at this man, Naoto became a little wary.

Judging from his appearance alone, this person does look like a bad guy.

And because this person was a stranger, Naoto wondered whether he should ask Kusunoko for help now.

"Um, excuse me, is this ONE-sensei's home? I'm the editor-in-chief of Shonen Magazine, Ushijima."

As if he had noticed Naoto's vigilance, Ushijima quickly handed over his business card.

Naoto looked at the business card, his mind filled with big question marks.

What was this, the editor-in-chief of Magazine, doing here? He himself was not the number one fighter of their number one enemy, so why was this person looking for him?

Especially after seeing Ushijima's appearance, Naoto felt even more like, this guy might be here to kill him?

"Um, I'm ONE. What can I do for you?"

"Are you Teacher ONE? That's great. Teacher ONE, do you have time to come out for a cup of coffee? I want to talk to you about something."

"Talk to me?"

Although Naoto didn't want to say anything more to this person, looking at the other party's attitude, it would not be easy to get rid of him. However, just in case, Naoto silently informed Nansu of the matter in his heart and asked Nansu to be prepared.

Afterwards, Naoto and Editor Ushijima went to a nearby coffee shop and began to talk about what Editor Ushijima had mentioned.

"Actually, the purpose of my visit this time is to ask you, Mr. ONE, to join our magazine."

"What?! Are you serious?"

When Naoto heard what Editor Ushijima said, he was a little confused.

Was this person here to poach employees? Or was it the editor-in-chief himself?

Not to mention anything else, just based on Naoto's current status as JUMP's top writer, is this person serious about trying to poach him?

Judging from the current situation, JUMP, which has just beaten the other two comics to a pulp, can be said to be the uncrowned king of the comics industry.

With this momentum, what reason does Naoto have to join Magazine, a defeated opponent?

"Don't worry. I know this proposal is a bit abrupt, but we are sincere. If you are willing to join us, we can give you a transfer fee of 100 million yuan on the spot."

"One hundred million yuan?!"

Naoto was almost stunned when he heard about the generosity of Ushijima's editor.

This move is equivalent to the other party directly taking 5 million to get Naoto to join Magazine.

Judging from Naoto's current salary, including the money from various single books and peripheral products, it is probably only around 40 million at most.

This guy asked for 100 million right away. Is he serious?

Just when Naoto was shocked by the 100 million, editor Ushijima spoke again.

"Not only that, we can also increase your copyright fee to 1.5 times the industry average. The rest of the fees can also be increased. As long as you join us, we won't ask you any questions about how you want to serialize. Even if it's the condition that JUMP agreed to, we can agree to it unconditionally."

When he heard this, Naoto looked at Editor Ushijima and wondered if this man was sent by JUMP to test him, or if he was a lunatic who came specifically to tease him.

These conditions seem a bit unrealistic to Naoto.

Don’t think that 1.5 times the copyright fee is a small amount. In fact, this is only one times the copyright fee that can be obtained in the industry for a single book.

And this extra 0.50%, based on Naoto’s current sales, could even amount to tens of millions.

He even agreed to the right to stop the series at will and the power he had won by betting with the editor. He must be crazy.

But then again, how did this person know about this thing?

Editor Ushijima can be said to be confident about Naoto's silence.

After all, he knew that these things of his could not be given by JUMP.

In fact, the reason why editor Ushijima wanted to poach Naoto was not only to greatly reduce the strength of JUMP and increase his own strength, but also more for future considerations.

After many comic book writers retired, Magazine was having a hard time and they really needed someone who could take the lead.

Therefore, he chose Naoto. There is no other person in the industry who can offer such excellent conditions.

"Also, I learned that Mr. ONE intends to stop the serialization of Blood Clan and wants to serialize a new work. This is just right for us to come to our magazine. And Mr. ONE, you haven't signed the exclusive gold contract, right?"

At this moment, Naoto looked at editor Ushijima in front of him and his expression began to change.

This person actually knows me so well. It seems that he came prepared. He even knows that I have not signed the exclusive fund system.

When it comes to the so-called exclusive money, we have to mention the two major systems that have enabled JUMP to be serialized to this day.

The first is the last-in-first-out system.

When a comic is serialized, it aims to serialize 10 issues first. Based on the reader survey of the 5th issue, if the votes are rising, it will continue to be serialized. If it is falling, it will be forced to end after 10 issues. This behavior is now commonly known as abortion. At that time, this policy was just a prototype, and there were some more ruthless tricks left to come, such as the "last-place elimination system" after serialization exceeds 10 issues. The most classic example in recent times is probably "Goddess of Justice", this pornographic comic was successfully aborted at the 16th episode.

The cruelty of the questionnaire supremacy has been obvious since its establishment. It does not consider the ups and downs of the author's state, and blindly requires the author to exhaust all his energy. This has led to many cartoonists only being able to sleep three hours a day. Among them, Yoshihiro Togashi was the first one who couldn't stand it. The editorial department forced to create scenes that are popular with readers every week. Even if the author wants to end it and the plot is about to end, as long as the cartoonist is still ranked at the top of the reader vote on the questionnaire, the editorial department will force the cartoonist to continue drawing regardless of whether he is willing or not.

Although it is extremely unethical, this system is indeed powerful and has always maintained the vitality of JUMP.

The other system is the exclusive wife contract system.

Simply put, an exclusive contract means that the signed cartoonist is only allowed to provide drawings to "Jump" and is not allowed to appear in any other magazine at the same time, including using a pen name, changing the style of drawing, etc. The contract is valid for one year. After the expiration, the editor will take the initiative to ask the author whether to renew the contract next year. In addition to the manuscript fee, the signed cartoonist can also get a signing fee and an exclusive fee. This system effectively restrains the cartoonist's multitasking behavior and safely prevents the loss of talent. From then on, cartoonists who serialize in "Jump" no longer work hard like Tezuka to rush more than a dozen comics at the same time, but focus on drawing only one work and strive for perfection. Only after finishing one can the next one be started. The "grand occasion" of countless editors waiting for drawings in front of Tezuka's door will never appear in the deeds of "Jump" cartoonists. The overall level of comics produced under this creative environment is much better than those works with scattered energy.

In the beginning, this thing really ensured the high quality of JUMP and attracted many authors to submit. Although it has been criticized, it is still a positive system after all.

But with the previous elimination system, the nature of this thing has changed.

The two systems combined directly turn authors from creators into slaves.

However, Naoto knew about the exclusive wife agreement before, and because he was a newcomer, he did not sign it.

And we have been so busy recently that even the people in the editorial department forgot about it.

In fact, if this person hadn't said it, Naoto himself would have forgotten about it.

Unexpectedly, this matter was known to the people at MAgazine.

Chapter 66: Naoto's New Work

At this time, the editorial department of JUMP was in chaos.

Everyone was originally immersed in the joy of JUMP's increasingly better performance, but the news that Naoto did not sign the exclusive contract came as a direct blow to them.

Since this morning, the news has spread almost throughout the entire comics industry.

Everyone knows that JUMP's current ace cartoonist ONE has not signed an exclusive contract with JUMP, and many comic editing companies have heard the news and are taking action.

If it were any other time, no one would have thought anything of it, but it just so happened that this incident happened at this time.

Everyone in the editorial department now basically knows that Naoto wants to end the story. And everyone knows their own business.

As long as you are still popular, there is basically no way you can be finished.

It’s impossible to be in the top five, let alone first place.

If Naoto were poached now, it would undoubtedly be a huge blow to JUMP.

The poaching of an ace editor would not only cause the company's morale to plummet rapidly, but it might even cause the battle that was hard to win to be rekindled.

So everyone understood that it was impossible to let Naoto leave no matter what.

Although everyone knows what the relationship between Naoto and Saiki's father is like, the possibility of Naoto leaving is still relatively small.

But when everyone heard the news that the editor-in-chief of Magazine had contacted Naoto, they couldn't help but start to get anxious.

Who knows what conditions these people will offer to get Zhiren?

"So, I'll leave this matter up to you. No matter what, you have to bring Teacher ONE here. You have to stop those people before everything gets out of control."

In the editor-in-chief's office, Editor-in-Chief Sasaki said to Saiki's father with a headache.

He had already been having enough of a headache recently because Naoto wanted to finish this matter, but he didn't expect that this matter hadn't been finished yet, and problems arose again on Naoto's side.

When he first learned the news today, he thought that Naoto had spread it himself in order to put pressure on them.

But he soon calmed down.

Because the speed of transmission is too fast, if it is not done by professionals, it is impossible to achieve such a large-scale dissemination.

And to be honest, he has been with Naoto for a long time and has a general idea of ​​Naoto's personality.

This young man would never do such despicable things.

So the most likely possibility is that after I said I wanted to end something last time, someone found out about it and deliberately investigated these things, and then they all broke out at once.

The current order given by Shueisha is to keep Naoto stable. No matter what, such an excellent cartoonist cannot be allowed to escape.

It can be said that Naoto is now, in their eyes, someone who can replace the three mythical gods in the future.