Crossover Anime: The Heroine is in Trouble? I Take Advantage of the Situation

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"This is not only a loss for you personally, but also a loss for our publishing house. I hope you will consider this carefully."

His words contained advice, pressure, and a clear analysis of the stakes involved.

These words are enough to put immense pressure on any new author, causing them to reconsider their decision.

However, Seiji Fujiwara seemed completely oblivious to the weight of his words, and simply chuckled.

"Editor-in-Chief Aida, I have great confidence in myself."

"What about you?"

"Don't you have confidence in me?"

mad!

So crazy!

Kasumigaoka Utaha listened from the side, her heart pounding wildly.

How could someone speak to the editor-in-chief of a major publishing house in such an attitude?

Isn't he afraid of being harassed?

Ryuji Aida on the other end of the phone was clearly taken aback by Seiji Fujiwara's words and remained silent for several seconds.

He has worked for over thirty years and has seen countless geniuses, but none are as arrogant as Seiji Fujiwara.

Considering Seiji Fujiwara's talent and achievements.

Ryuji Aida took a deep breath and decided to try a different strategy.

"Okay, I respect your creative freedom, teacher."

His tone softened. "Since you insist on creating a full-length novel, according to company regulations, for such large-scale projects, you must first submit a detailed story outline, world-building, and biographical sketches of the main characters. We need to submit these to the editorial department for evaluation."

Is this alright for you?

Since the hard approach doesn't work, let's try a softer one: use a program to stall him.

Ryuji Aida had a very good plan.

Writing an outline and setting is an extremely large and time-consuming task for newcomers.

When he started writing, Seiji Fujiwara realized the difficulty of writing a long novel.

By then, he will naturally calm down and realize that writing short stories is more worthwhile.

"can."

Seiji Fujiwara's answer was concise and to the point.

"Then we'll eagerly await your masterpiece, teacher," Aida Ryuji said calmly, and then hung up the phone.

……

in the office.

Ryuji Aida handed the phone back to Sonoko Machida, shaking his head and saying, "Geniuses are all arrogant. It's good for him to hit a wall."

Machida Sonoko opened her mouth as if to say something, but in the end it turned into a sigh.

What they don't know is.

An unexpected person happened to pass by the office and overheard Aida Ryuji's conversation.

Takeru Saki is a contracted author with Shinazugawa Bunko.

He had just taken his new manuscript to the editor when he happened to pass by a half-open door and overheard part of the conversation between the editor-in-chief and Machida Sonoko.

"Your Highness Xiaochuan...transformation...long novel..."

A flame of jealousy ignited in Ken Saki's eyes.

Why? !

Ken Saki diligently wrote books for the Shinazugawa Bunko for five years.

However, it remained lukewarm and was not highly regarded.

And this "Prince Xiaochuan", with just one short story, actually managed to get the editor-in-chief to call and persuade him personally, even resorting to a conciliatory approach to keep him in check.

The difference in treatment is like night and day!

Jealousy gnawed at his heart like a venomous snake.

After leaving quietly.

Saki Ken became increasingly angry and resentful as he thought about it.

He thought for a moment, then opened the industry's most famous anonymous forum, "Writers' Tea Room," skillfully switched to his alternate account, and gave a sinister smile.

"Want to change your business?"

"Hmph, I'll ruin your reputation before your new book comes out!"

His fingers flew across the keyboard.

Soon, a "leak post" claiming to be from an insider appeared on the forum.

[Title: Shocking Rumor! A rising star in short stories, known for his dark and edgy style, is reportedly blinded by success and preparing to abandon his readers to write epic fantasy novels!]

[Content: Fellow colleagues, I've heard some inside information from within the publishing house. I can't guarantee its accuracy, so please take it as a bit of fun.]

[That's that newbie who's been really popular lately, the one who writes under the pen name 'Lord Xiaochuan.' Apparently, his short stories are selling well, and he's gotten arrogant. The editorial department wanted him to capitalize on his success, but he refused outright, saying he was going to write some long-form campus fantasy novel.]

[Hilarious! Does he really think he can write anything? Does he even know what a world-building is? Does he know anything about character arcs? I'm telling you, if this actually comes out, it'll be canceled within three volumes! I'm waiting for it to flop, to see how he squanders all the popularity he's built up!]

This post is full of sarcastic remarks and inflammatory prophecies.

Once released, it was like a pebble thrown into a calm lake.

[First floor: First! Really? I just became a fan of that Prince Xiaochuan, his short stories are so captivating, please don't do anything rash!]

[2nd Floor: Ha, normal practice. Every year there are newcomers who get blinded by victory, and they all end up suffering a terrible fate. The depths of the story in the long post are far greater than he imagines.]

[3rd Floor: Switching to fantasy? Can he even write it? What if he tries to imitate something he doesn't quite succeed, and it turns out like a laughable mess.]

[4th Floor: I can understand, short stories have a low ceiling. But taking too big a step can easily lead to disaster. I'm not optimistic.]

[5th Floor: I always thought his short story was just luck; he definitely doesn't have any real talent. Now his true colors are about to be revealed! I support a career change, hurry up, I can't wait to see him flop!]

Looking at the rapidly increasing replies and various pessimistic comments.

A twisted smile appeared on Ken Saki's face.

His Highness Xiaochuan.

Aren't you supposed to be awesome?

I'd like to see how you win this time!

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Chapter Twenty-Three, this long novel... it's simply a genius idea! (3/10)

Three days after Seiji Fujiwara hung up the phone with the editor-in-chief, there was no further news from Shinazugawa Bunko.

It was as if that heated conversation had never happened.

To Kasumigaoka Utaha, this was perfectly normal.

The editor-in-chief, Ryuji Aida, clearly adopted a "cold treatment" strategy.

Aren't you arrogant? Aren't you going to write a long novel?

Okay, go write it.

We will not urge, ask, or pay attention.

When you've poured your heart and soul into crafting tens of thousands of words of outline and setting, and you find it tedious and unsustainable, you'll naturally realize how foolish your initial decision was.

At that point, they will naturally slink back and start writing short stories again.

In these three days.

Kasumigaoka Utaha, while playing the role of a maid, also subtly observed her "master".

To her surprise, Seiji Fujiwara was not as overwhelmed with the outline as she had imagined.

His daily life was outrageously leisurely.

I sleep until I naturally wake up in the morning, then go to my study to write in the afternoon, and then spend the evening doing all sorts of things to keep her occupied.

They looked like they were on a leisurely vacation.

"Pretending."

Kasumigaoka Utaha snorted inwardly.

That nonchalant demeanor is definitely an act.

Seiji Fujiwara was definitely putting on a show of ease; secretly, he was already regretting the boast he had made!

The thought of that man who always controlled everything, scratching his head in front of a blank document, filled Kasumigaoka Utaha with a sense of pleasure.

However, this period of fantasy did not last long.

The afternoon of the fourth day happened to be the weekend.

Seiji Fujiwara fiddled with things in the study for a while, then suddenly stretched, a lazy satisfaction on his face.

"It's done."

He casually remarked something, then sat down at his computer, packaged a document, and skillfully sent it to Machida Sonoko's work email.

Email Subject: [Complete Manuscript of Volume 1 of A Certain Magical Index].

After doing all this, he picked up the black tea that Shi Yu had just brewed, took a sip, and comfortably leaned back on the sofa.

Kasumigaoka Utaha's pupils suddenly contracted at that moment.

Wha...what?

The complete manuscript?!

Are you kidding me?! It's only been three days?!

Shouldn't he have submitted the outline and setting materials first for the editorial department to evaluate?