Tokyo Love Story

"Thank you." Kaoru Shinno nodded slightly, thanked her, and then quietly explained another matter, "There are too many people in this cafe, so..." She paused and lowered her voice again, "Please forgive my impoliteness regarding the address."

If possible, she would also like to address Beichuan Che as Teacher Beichuan in a formal manner.

Calling Beichuan Che like this would reduce her psychological pressure a lot. After all, this was the normal working attitude. Now, she still felt a little uncomfortable calling him by his name.

But in such a public place, she certainly couldn't just do whatever she wanted.

Is it that exaggerated? "

Beichuan Che turned his head and looked around. The booths in this cafe were a bit similar to those in the spinning teacup rides in amusement parks. They were kind of hidden, but not completely hidden either. They were in a rather ambiguous middle ground.

“It’s just that exaggerated.”

Shen Ye Xun straightened his expression and nodded seriously.

Kitagawa Che did not say anything, but just waited silently for what Kamino Kaoru would say next.

Having been with the other party for such a long time, he knew very well that the other party's words were just an opening remark for what was to follow.

"Since Norwegian Wood won the Naoki Prize, some readers have regarded this book as a spiritual sustenance. Many people have even formed a book club to discuss which character they like more and give analysis." Kaoru Kamino said while looking at the cup of coffee in front of him. "Um, is this for me?"

"Yes."

Beichuan Che nodded.

"Thank you."

Looking at the cup of latte, Shenye Xun lowered his eyebrows and said thank you again.

Beichuan Che’s order was correct. During this period, every time she talked about work with every author in the coffee shop, she would order a latte.

In a sense, latte has become her "spiritual sustenance" during the period approaching the New Year.

"Let's get back to the topic." Kaoru Shenye coughed lightly, took a sip of coffee, and moistened his throat, "This part of the readers is relatively normal, or in other words, they are relatively rational.

“However, this group of readers does not constitute the majority like other books.

"Instead, it's the fanatical book fans who make up the majority."

At this point, Shen Ye Xun couldn't help but sigh, and there was a little more resentment in his eyes when he looked at Beichuan Che. "If someone didn't want to hold a book signing event, I don't think they would be so crazy."

The editors of Baiyuanchuan Library had analyzed this matter a long time ago.

There are three reasons why those readers are so crazy.

One reason is that "Norwegian Wood" is very well written, and the second reason is that readers who like to read physical books are mostly already working and have basic financial independence. As for the third reason, which is what she said half-jokingly and half-seriously just now, it is someone's fault.

Because Beichuan never showed up and didn't hold any autograph sessions, the fans who admired Beichuan so much lost their proper channel to chase their idol, so they could only express their love for him in another way.

"Well, I have my difficulties too."

Beichuan Che looked away and sneered.

"Hmm~ Hum." Kanno Kaoru pursed her lips, with an obvious expression of 'I don't believe it' on her face, but she didn't dwell on it. She changed the subject and continued, "These fanatical fans can also be divided into light, medium, and heavy.

“For mild cases, I usually buy three copies of Norwegian Wood, one for collection, one for reading, and the remaining one for promotion.

"For moderate cases, they will send letters to the Kashiwagawa Library."

Shen Ye Xun raised his eyes and fell on Beichuan Che's face with inquiring eyes.

Kitagawa Che asked her to read the content of the letter and she relayed it.

But this 'commission', from start to finish, took no more than two hours.

The reason was also very simple. Some of the sentences and words in those letters made Kitagawa Che, the person involved, blush. Even she, an editor who claimed to have seen a lot of ups and downs and met many fanatical readers, was sweating.

"Let's skip this. There's no need to go into detail."

Beichuan Che waved his hand, indicating that this topic could be skipped.

He knew the general contents of the letters that fans sent to Kashiwagawa Library, but since there was "hell" ahead, he felt that there was no need to open this Pandora's box.

"You know that, too."

Kaoru Kanno rolled his eyes and continued, "As for the severe cases, uh, let's not talk about them, right?"

She recalled those male and female book fans who came directly to the editorial department, and couldn't help shaking her head. The scene was really too scary.

"no problem."

Beichuan Che nodded obediently.

He had already seen some of the moderate cases before, but forget about the severe ones.

"So, now you have a certain degree of understanding?"

Kaoru Kamino picked up the coffee again and took a sip.

"There is."

Kitagawa Che nodded honestly and gave an answer that could not be more affirmative.

"Well, can we get started with today's topic?"

Kaoru Kamino took over the conversation, put away his relaxed expression, and started talking about today's business.

Some time ago, Kitagawa Che said that he had thought of the content of the new book and had already started working on it.

From then on, she wanted to talk to Beichuan Che about the new book, but she never found the time. The main reason was that Beichuan Che was too busy and couldn't squeeze out the time.

To take this guy's own words, at school, he has to study and the final exams are approaching, so he needs to review many subjects. In addition, after the exams, he has some things to do in class, so his schedule is very full.

As a result, the appointment that was supposed to be held in mid-December was pushed to the end of the month.

"of course."

Beichuan Che picked up the glass of lemonade in front of him and took a sip.

Compared to coffee, he personally prefers tea or lemonade.

"First question, how much of the manuscript of Love Letter have you completed?"

When asking this question, Kaoru Kamino couldn't help but use a respectful title.

She always does this when dealing with problems at work.

"Sixty percent."

Beichuan Che hesitated for a moment, but still gave this answer.

In fact, "Love Letter" was almost finished, but for some other reasons, he still wanted to wait until it was finished.

"Can you show me the previous content?"

Kamino Fumio did catch Kitagawa Che's fleeting hesitation, but she misunderstood her author's meaning and thought that he had let himself go this time and was therefore a little insecure.

But in her opinion, even if he let himself go, the story wouldn't be that bad given his writing skills.

"of course."

Kitagawa Che nodded and sent the first chapter that he had prepared long ago to Kamino Kaoru who was in front of him.

Ding dong.

The phone that Kaoru Kamiya had placed on the table vibrated.

"Is it the mail?"

Shen Ye Xun looked at Beichuan Che.

She has set different alert tones for her phone, and the three tones of Ding Dong are the alert tones for receiving new emails.

"Yes."

Kitagawa Che met Kamiya Kaoru's gaze without dodging.

"Please give me some time."

Kaoru Kamino lowered his eyebrows, took out his laptop from the briefcase beside him, turned on the screen, went to the attachment of the email, downloaded the document of the first chapter, and then began to read it quietly.

"Ah."

Beichuan Che lowered his voice and replied, then turned his eyebrows away, his gaze fell on the booth not far away, or more precisely, diagonally opposite.

The scene over there was reflected in his eyes.

Kitaen Rinyin supported her chin with her left hand, held the coffee spoon in her right hand, and stirred the coffee in the cup boredly.

The next moment, she frowned slightly, as if she was aware of the gaze directed at her, raised her eyebrows and looked towards Beichuan Che.

Eyes facing each other.

Beiyuan Linyin pursed her lips in dissatisfaction, her eyebrows drooped slightly, and she put away her previous indifference and put on an aggrieved look.

Today someone had promised to take her out to buy some New Year's goods, but an hour had passed since they left home at nine in the morning, and they were still in the cafe.

Under normal circumstances, she would think it was nothing, but now that the New Year is approaching, she still has some urge to act coquettishly.

'Just wait a little longer, it will be fine soon.'

Beichuan Che gave her a comforting look.

He still has to handle work matters properly and not mess around.

Good!

Hearing this, Beiyuan Linyin withdrew her gaze from her fiancé, and instead lay limply on the table, waiting patiently.

In the past, she always felt that what her mother told her was false, and that those couples in her class were just blinded by their love.

But now, she understood more and more what her mother told her.

When a girl meets the guy she truly likes, no matter how hard the ice is in her heart, it will melt.

Since she entered the second year of junior high school, she has become less fond of acting like a spoiled brat. In her own words, she is no longer a child.

But now, she has become the person she hated the most back then - she likes to act coquettishly to him more and more, and will do some very annoying things that she would never have thought of before.

Maybe what the bad guy said is true.

People change with the passage of time.

On the other side, Kitagawa Che also withdrew his gaze and turned to look at Kamino Kaoru in front of him.

Judging from her reading speed, she should have almost finished reading by now.

call.

With a long breath, Kanno Xun's attention shifted away from the laptop screen and turned to look at Kitagawa Che in front of him.

She had to take back her guess.

This person is not afraid of writing poorly, he is simply hesitant about the progress.

The quality of this new book completely continues the consistent high standard of "Norwegian Wood", and even goes a step further in the use of words and sentences.

To put it bluntly, Beichuan's personal style has become stronger.

"Well, is there nothing behind it? Or has it not been repaired yet?"

After hesitating for a while, Kaoru Kamino still asked the question.

After reading the first chapter, her heart felt itchy, as if a cat's tail was brushing it gently, consciously or unconsciously.

“It has not been repaired yet.”

Beichuan Che thought about it and chose the latter option.

"Excuse me..." Shen Ye Xun bit her lips lightly, but still expressed the doubt in her heart, "How long will it take to complete the manuscript of this new book?" As if she was afraid that Beichuan Che would misunderstand, she quickly added, "I mean the approximate time."

Physical books are different from light novels. Light novels have a latest deadline.

Moreover, according to Kitagawa Che's contract, there is no such thing as a deadline, which means that whether to write or not, and how the writing progress is, all depends on his personal decision.

However, based on her understanding of Beichuan Che, he is not a person who likes to procrastinate. Once he starts, he will devote himself to it and try to finish a book in a stable state.

"Is this a personal issue or a work issue?"

Beichuan Che asked subconsciously.

"Half and half."

Kaoru Kamino did not talk about other things, nor did he change the subject, or make excuses like Zhou, Wu, Zheng and Wang. He spoke his mind quite frankly.

From her personal point of view, she is very eager to see the sequel to this book. From the editor's point of view, she hopes that the book can be completed quickly so that the publishing here can keep up.

She had a strong feeling that this book would be a hit! It wouldn't be as popular as Norwegian Wood, but it would be a hit.