Conan: The Self-cultivation of Fake Wine

"Okay, I'll call you then."

……

Dongbao Newspaper Office, President's Office, Lu Ren is sitting on the sofa, flipping through the journals and magazines on the coffee table. He ran here early this morning, not to accuse his niece of being accused, but to find something to do from Sato Kiyoshi.

After returning home last night, Lu Ren thought for a long time and finally decided to take the initiative. Now it is obvious that Conan's wool alone cannot meet Bei Dao's needs.

The source of information is too single and not very stable. After all, he couldn't be with Conan all the time.

In the same way, sitting in a cafe all the time is not okay. It's comfortable, but news material won't fall from the sky. He can't write about Shiina Hana's daily life. Even if he is willing to write it, someone must be willing to read it.

After much thought, Lu Ren decided to come to Dongbao for a visit. Sato Kiyoshi arranged Dorobiga's job at the beginning. Maybe there will be a new job now?

Even if it's not sensational enough, it won't be published in the newspapers. At least I can give Bei Dao an explanation.

"Why aren't the manuscripts handed in this week?"

"The president asked me to work."

Thinking of such a pot, Sato Kiyoshi should have no pressure to carry it.

Don't blame him, he was forced too.

After a while, Sato Kiyoshi finished handling this morning's routine business, stood up from his desk, and sat next to Lu Ren.

"Why are you free to come here today?"

"Let's see if there's anything you need my help with. It's best if it's something more important, forget about the ordinary ones."

The more important the event, the more sensational it will be if it is messed up. Of course, Lu Ren would definitely not take the initiative to make trouble. But if luck comes, if something goes wrong in this project, don't blame him.

"Important work?" Sato Kiyoshi hesitated for a while and then asked tentatively, "Does dating Okino Yoko count?"

"..."

Although he said it many times, Lu Ren still doubted what image he had in Sato Qing's mind.

"Master, I am serious."

"Even if you ask that." Sato Kiyoshi took out a cigarette from his pocket and lit it, "I don't understand your motive for doing this."

A guy who doesn't even write well in his own job and keeps procrastinating all day long. Suddenly he came over to him and asked for work, looking very motivated.

Only a ghost can believe this is what it means to reform. There is definitely something fishy about this.

"I just feel like I have more free time and want to find something to do."

"Then you, how about writing a few more manuscripts?"

Lu Ren's face darkened, "Except for this."

"Then you have posed a problem for me. Let me think about it." With that said, Sato Kiyoshi got up from the sofa and sat back on the office chair. He flipped through the documents on the table and quickly thought through his mind about what things were suitable for Lu Ren to do.

There must be important projects. How could a stall as big as Dongbao not have big projects? But none of that can be left to Lu Ren.

Professional matters should be left to professionals. Lu Ren wrote the manuscript well, but he might not be able to do other things. If this were handed over to him, not to mention messing up, even if there were just some mistakes, the loss would be incalculable.

But if I really want to reject Lu Ren directly, that won't work. After all, it's rare for him to show his ambition. Although his ambition is not right, his attitude is worth affirming. And if I don't even meet this request, Lu Ren will be dissatisfied.

The other two bastard newspapers were still staring at me.

So I still have to find a job. You have to find something that looks very important but is actually not difficult for Lu Ren to do. Even if you really mess up, the impact of the loss is relatively controllable and not so painful.

The only question is, is such a job really possible? He started the company to make money, not to do face-saving projects.

While flipping through the documents on the table, Sato Kiyoshi's eyes suddenly lit up. Not to mention, there is really a job suitable for Lu Ren to do.

Famous classical novelist and Akuyama Prize jury member Manda Nohisa will finish writing the last volume of "The Story of Manda" today, officially bringing an end to this best-selling book.

Wanda's editor-in-chief will run over in the afternoon to ask for the manuscript, and will send Lu Ren there as well.

This life seems important, but in fact it is just that. Wanda's last volume should have been written, and even if it cannot be handed in on time, it will only be delayed for another day or two at most. Not every writer can be as willful as God's Pen.

Sato Kiyoshi really couldn't imagine how this job could be messed up. To put it bluntly, even if it really messes up, it won't be a big problem. Like Japan TV, the publishing house is just an industry under the newspaper company. The newspaper contributes capital and dividends and does not interfere too much in actual operations.

It's best if you can make money. If you can't make money, just pack it up and sell it.

Moreover, Wanda Nianjiu himself has certain problems. It is true that he is a very famous classical novelist and has written many classic works. But that was all many years ago.

He has been quiet for a long time and has been resting on his laurels without releasing any new works. The industry said that he had exhausted his talent, but he returned with a new work some time ago and suddenly became popular again.

It is certainly possible that the old trees will bloom, but it is more likely that the old trees will be replaced by plums and peach trees.

To put it bluntly, he probably hired a ghostwriter. There are many small details that ordinary readers cannot see, but they cannot be hidden from the eyes of professional editors.

If this kind of person was really screwed up by Lu Ren, the newspaper would still be able to throw dirty water on him and put a high hat on him.

"This novel was written by a ghost. He is a clown who plagiarized the work of others. Dongbao has always severely cracked down on this kind of behavior. Dongbao promises to work hard to rectify the industry atmosphere, have the courage to assume social responsibilities, and actively repay the public's trust."

Three people become tigers, and everyone's words make gold. If he is not a ghostwriter, he will become a ghostwriter.

Thinking of this, Sato Qing waved to Lu Ren and said with a smile: "Since you said so, I will leave this very important project to you."

"Yeah." Lu Ren put down the magazine in his hand and walked to Sato Kiyoshi's desk.

Sato Qing told Lu Renyi about this.

Ran Ge, "Wan Tiannianjiu? Who is this person?"

"He is a famous classical novelist and one of the judges of the Akuyama Prize. Don't you know him?"

"I know about the Akuyama Award, but I really don't know this person. I don't read much novels."

The Akutagawa Prize is a literary award established to commemorate the literary great Ryunosuke Akutagawa. It is one of the highest honors in Japanese literature.

Lu Ren still knows about this, but this is Wan Tiannianjiu. Why, he only knows three Japanese novel authors in this world.

One is Kudo Yusaku, and the other two are Shinname's father and daughter, Shinname Kahori and Shinname Jintaro.

"I don't know...it's okay if I don't know you. You went there today, so you know me. I'll ask Wanda's editor to contact you when the time comes, and you can just go with him."

"It works."

ps: I made a bet with the helpful author and said that I would update it daily starting from today. She didn't believe it, and neither did I.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 447 Being considerate

After leaving the office, Lu Ren did not take a walk around Bei Dao's office as usual.

It’s not that I’m afraid of being pushed, but I simply don’t want to disturb Bei Dao’s work. After all, she was already so busy, and she couldn't afford to be distracted from taking time to entertain herself.

But I can't just walk away like this. According to Kiyoshi Sato, after a while, Mr. Naoki Shimaki, the editor in charge of Wanda Nianjiu, will come to him and meet him to receive the manuscript together.

This was something that was decided from the beginning, and Shimaki has been in charge of Manda's new book since the beginning. It is really inappropriate to suddenly replace the person at the final stage of the book.

It's human nature, it's what you should do. Lu Ren didn't have any objections. His purpose was not just to work, but to collect some writing materials.

For example, during this visit to collect manuscripts, Lu Ren was able to interview the author. Ask him about his writing intentions, feelings about completing the book, and future plans.

What are you going to do after finishing this book? Have you considered publishing a new book? If so, what is the type of the new book? What is the approximate release date?

These are all good writing materials. As a well-known best-selling author of classical novels, readers should be very interested in the news about him.

As for the period of waiting for Editor Shimaki to arrive, Riku Ren was not going to be idle. He ran to Sentoshi's desk and asked him to temporarily give up his seat. Then he began to borrow his computer and search for information about the Mantian-nian through the Internet. Mr. Jiu’s personal information.

This is considered a necessary preparation before an interview, something Lu Ren and Bei Dao learned. In addition to finding out the person's experience and preferences, the main thing is to find out whether he has any taboos.

For those who take the path of literary creation, the more famous they become, the weirder they become. Normal people can't say there are none, but very few.

Therefore, in order to avoid unnecessary conflicts after meeting for a while, Lu Ren decided to check this person's information first and try to be aware of it. Of course, asking editor Shimaki about these things should give you more accurate answers. But in the end it’s better to find out on your own.

Opening the webpage and typing Wan Tiannianjiu into the search engine, all kinds of information appeared in front of his eyes. Lu Ren clicked on them one by one to view them.

——Nohisa Wanda, 53 years old, male, well-known author of classical novels, a member of the Akutagawa Prize jury, his debut work "Kill That Cat", his representative work "The Cat Called Nobel"...

After reviewing the information for about half an hour, Lu Ren had a brief understanding of the author.

He won the Akutagawa Prize in one fell swoop with his short literary work "Kill That Cat" and officially made his debut as a classical novelist. It has been thirty years since his debut and he has written six or seven novels and nearly one hundred short stories.

If I have to say it, this is still Kudo Yusaku's senior, but he is not as famous as Kudo Yusaku. Kudo Yusaku is a world-class best-selling author. This Mantian is not the top author in Japan, let alone abroad.

The only thing they have in common is that they were both winners of the Akutagawa Prize that year. Compared with other literary awards, the Akutagawa Prize is more friendly to new authors.

It aims to encourage newcomers. It is held twice a year. Each time, the best works are selected from pure literary short works published by new writers or unknown writers in newspapers and magazines and awarded. The winner is awarded a prize of 1 million yen and a pocket watch. Only.

Nianji Wanda is now one of the selection committee members for the Akutagawa Prize. He is famous for being good at discovering new talents and helping them. His reputation among writers is very good, and there are basically no negative comments.

Judging from the information given on the website, he may be one of the few normal people among the author group full of weirdos.

For decades, I wrote step by step and became famous step by step.

The only breaking news that happened to him is his latest work "The Story of Wanda".

Before the release of this new work, Wanda had not published a new book for five years. At most, it was a collection of previous works, or some anniversary editions.

Readers unanimously believed that this great author had stopped writing, but two years ago he returned to the field and wrote "Manda Monogatari".

Generally speaking, when an old author who has stopped writing for a long time writes a new book, the quality of the new book is basically not worth watching. Most of the time, fans pay for it out of sentimentality, allowing the author to make another wave of dirty money.

When Wanda's book was in the pre-production period, everyone thought the same thing. Because in the last book before he closed the book, it can be clearly seen that his writing power declined. His writing is still sophisticated, but the plot begins to become dull.

As a result, after Wanda's new book was officially released, everyone quickly became really excited about it. This new book is of high quality and reviews. It only took a week to go from being unpopular to being well-received.

The author who is desperate in his later years tries to waste money → the teacher who never gives up once again creates an immortal chapter.

This caused a lot of discussion at the time, and Wanda's readers were particularly happy.

The old trees are blooming. "It's quite an inspiring story."

Lu Ren closed the web page and stood up from the chair. He turned around and saw that Sundoshi was still standing aside, probably while he was checking information, he just stood there without moving.

Lu Ren patted his shoulder and said, "It's okay. Just go about your business."

"Hi."

After Sentoshi sat back at his desk, Lu Ren looked at the time on the wall and wondered: "Why is there still no movement?"

Couldn't Sato Kiyoshi just talk to him for a while? It's been more than half an hour. People at Dongbao should not be so inefficient.

Feeling strange, Lu Ren went up to the second floor again and pushed the door into Sato Kiyoshi's office.

"Ani, you're here. I just told you to contact you." Sato Kiyoshi said, putting down the phone in his hand. "The plan has been postponed to this afternoon. Editor Shimaki just called me and said that Mr. Wanda went to the dentist in the afternoon. Submit the manuscript."

"..."

For some reason, Lu Ren suddenly felt an inexplicable familiarity with this. He was silent for a moment and asked, "Is it because he hasn't finished writing and is using it as an excuse to procrastinate."

"No need to guess, he definitely hasn't finished it." Sato Qing smiled and waved his hand nonchalantly, "It doesn't matter, he just needs to hand in the manuscript within these three days. Every author has a deadline. I started working hard when I arrived.”

"..."

Lu Ren suddenly felt that he couldn't continue talking today.

"Then I'll come back in the afternoon." Lu Ren said and was about to turn around and leave.

"No," Sato Kiyoshi called Lu Ren, "There's no need to make another trip. Just contact him and make an appointment and go directly there. In Wanda's situation, he may not be able to hand in the manuscript smoothly this afternoon. .”

"Row."

The latest episode of the Conan animated version, The Genius Diner, is truly a work of genius.

(End of this chapter)

good news

good news

At the end of May, the author won a prize in a lucky draw on a certain platform, which was a wireless mouse worth RMB 650. In theory, this good news should be shared with everyone as soon as possible, but the author is mainly worried that this news is fake.

Because winning a prize is like a dream, and the author still feels it is unreal. Small items worth a few dollars or tens of dollars are not a big deal, but things worth six or seven hundred dollars are a bit unbelievable to be honest. In order to prevent false joy and excessive expectations from leading to disappointment, the author decided to keep it a secret in advance and tell everyone when the prize is actually in hand.

Given the speed of logistics in our country, the author initially thought that it would arrive in a week. But in the end, it took a week, two weeks, a month, two months...

In fact, before entering July, the author had already given up hope and planned to share this with everyone in early August, even if the prize had not arrived yet. Just like a common joke in the comment section of Bilibili, "He has already won the prize, why give him the prize."

Regardless of whether the prize arrived or not, the joy of winning the prize was real. Fortunately, it did arrive, although it took a while.

At the same time, in order to share the joy with everyone, the author's updates for the next month will be free. That is, from mid-July to mid-August. The author will also try his best to update. One chapter will be updated tonight, but it will be late, so everyone can go to bed early and get up early, so there is no need to wait.