The Stand in the Everyday World

[Fujii: I also met a senior who was overly self-conscious in the library today. Not only that, but she was also blind. I was speechless.]

Kasumigaoka Utaha angrily described the events that she had seen in a very sarcastic way, and Fujii Shunsuke made “hmmmm and ahh” sounds, allowing her to pour out her words.

Finally, Shunsuke Fujii sent a "strange" message.

[Fujii: Well, I have the material for the new book. Let’s put it in the second story of the hero and heroine. I’ll download it now because I got the inspiration. Bye.]

After saying something that completely confused Kasumigaoka Utaha, Fujii Shunsuke went offline.

Kasumigaoka Utaha blinked her eyes and said, "Damn it! You just logged off without even finishing my story. I haven't even finished the last volume of my novel yet! You're the first one who dares to treat me like this, Kasumigaoka Utaha Fujii. This time we meet, I'm going to make you fall in love with me and regret it!"

32. Powerful adaptation

While secretly playing tricks on Kasumigaoka Utaha, Fujii Shunsuke controlled Star Platinum and drove out the manuscripts of more than a dozen novels from the Bakemonogatari to the Monogatari series.

As for the sequel, he always felt like he was just adding to the old story, so he didn't copy it for the time being.

He has high expectations for the "Monogatari" IP and doesn't want to drag it out.

However, the reason why Shunsuke Fujii did not think of plagiarizing "Monogatari" before was purely because of the issue of royalties.

At Sakurajima, the manuscript fee is calculated based on one page of manuscript paper. Theoretically, one page of manuscript paper can have 400 words, but in reality, the author is considered conscientious if he can write 300 words. There are even those who can write two pages of "Go to hell".

In terms of traditional literature, even a newly debuted author can get at least 5000 yen in royalties for each manuscript. If they become a little famous or win some awards, the royalties can increase to 10000 yen per manuscript. Famous writers can get 20000 yen per manuscript, and sometimes even up to 50000 yen. The selling price is also very high.

In comparison, light novels are worthy of the title of toilet paper. Even for very famous light novel authors, the royalties per page of manuscript are less than half of those of new authors of traditional literature, and a library copy is sold for only 500-600 yen. If they want to make money, they can only win by quantity.

The only two that stand out are Tanigawa Nagata and Nisio Isin. The paperback edition of "Monogatari" is priced at 1500, which is completely not on the same level as other light novels.

It would be fine if other toilet papers copied the original work, because the price was the same anyway. However, the work of the old thief Nishio was clearly sold at the price of normal text, but I, the plagiarist, not only copied the book but also sold it at the price of toilet paper... This is unacceptable.

It is not only disrespectful to the author, but also to the work itself.

Although it can be called hypocrisy, Shunsuke Fujii sometimes has this kind of little awkwardness.

So now, he would rather make his debut again with traditional literature, then publish Monogatari and renegotiate the price, selling the light novel as a normal novel.

It has both the high manuscript fees and royalty rates of ordinary novels and the sales volume of light novels. The two combined are unbeatable.

In order to have such a wonderful start, one must make a splash in traditional literature.

Shunsuke Fujii thought back to his works in his previous life. When thinking about which traditional literary work was both well-received and popular, with both style and sales, he came to the conclusion that it was the famous "Norwegian Wood".

With the help of the platinum printer's speed, Shunsuke Fujii quickly copied out the entire "Norwegian Wood" from his memory, but during the recollection, his brows couldn't help but frown slightly.

"Norwegian Wood" was written by Haruki Murakami in the last century, describing the events of the 1960s and 1970s. As to why Shunsuke Fujii knew all this, it was because the protagonist Watanabe happened to experience the Zenkyōto when he was in college, and the book also describes this aspect of his college campus life.

Of course, if it were just this harmless, after all, it only takes up a part of the book, so it could be directly modified or even deleted. But at the same time, at the beginning of the book, the narrator "I" is 37 years old, and he tells his story in a way of reminiscence, which undoubtedly brings a sense of heaviness and reality to the story, just like when I first read it at a young age, I was fooled.

But Shunsuke Fujii certainly can't just copy it like that. After all, he is only 17 years old now. If he writes like this and becomes famous in the future, is he really not afraid of being criticized by the haters and jealous people?

No, if you think even worse, you might even be criticized by the judges when you publish your work, and your reputation will be ruined before you even become famous.

Fujii Shunsuke is not scaring himself. Since ancient times, scholars have looked down on each other. How many old men who have nothing but seniority and age would not be jealous when they see a rising star like himself who is talented and can make money?

If just one of them jumps out to stir up trouble, Shunsuke Fujii, who has no foundation in the literary world, would be knocked down into the dust and would never be able to recover.

In addition to this, the era in the article is too far away from the present. It is naturally impossible for Shunsuke Fujii to set the story in the last century. After all, he has never lived in that era, but how could he write such a gripping article?

If the story is to be set in the present, there will be more details to be modified, such as the most basic one, the communication between the protagonists Watanabe and Naoko.

In the original text, the two parties communicated through letters and expressed their longing for each other. This is very poetic and has that feeling. This feeling is indispensable to the huge sales of "Norwegian Wood".

But in modern times, how many students don't have mobile phones? Writing letters? What is that?

But if Watanabe and Naoko were equipped with mobile phones, Watanabe would call Naoko whenever he missed her, and the two would spend the whole night on the phone... What is this? It's not like that at all! It's not as cool as writing a letter!

But if that flavor is gone, will "Norwegian Wood" still be "Norwegian Wood"?

Shunsuke Fujii was stumped for a moment, but suddenly, he thought of his good friend, Sakuta Azusagawa. If there is an example of modern students not having mobile phones, isn't this one?

The reason why Sakuta Azusagawa doesn't use a mobile phone is because his sister Kaede Azusagawa suffered from mental illness due to cyber bullying. She was even considered self-harm by others. In the end, she even lost her memory and awakened her second personality. In order not to irritate his sister, he no longer uses a mobile phone.

Inspiration suddenly emerged in Shunsuke Fujii's mind. In "Norwegian Wood", there were actually three people at the beginning. The remaining one was Watanabe's only friend in high school, Naoko's childhood sweetheart and lover, Kizuki, but Kizuki suddenly committed suicide without any sign, reason or logic.

Now, I can just make a patch and add a setting that Kizuki committed suicide because of cyber bullying, so Watanabe and Naoko knew nothing about it.

After Kizuki committed suicide, Naoko suffered from mental illness and would be stimulated whenever she saw a mobile phone. Watanabe also hated the Internet and never used a mobile phone again. Perfect!

Shunsuke Fujii thought of many superficial works. In order to make their blank core seem a little deeper, the authors tried hard to rely on school violence and childhood trauma. He was now waving the banner of cyber violence, and one day in the future his fanatical fans or journalists might dig out relevant information and start a reading comprehension that even he himself could not do correctly.

As for the age issue, the 37-year-old part at the beginning was deleted, and the story started directly from the 17-year-old "Watanabe". The "I" who is only 17 years old can have such deep thoughts and strong emotions. After reading this, won't the judges and readers think that he is a genius even more?

Thinking of this, Fuji (Shirai) (Kane) (Jin) (Shun) (Xing) wrote faster, and his thoughts came to him like a spring.

33.Editor: Suzuna Hiiragi

When Shunsuke Fujii stopped writing, it was already nine o'clock in the evening.

"It takes so long even with Star Platinum. Originality is indeed time-consuming and laborious."

Shunsuke Fujii said something that deserved a beating, then turned on his cell phone and found the number of his editor, Suzuna Hiiragi.

"Ms. Hiiragi, can you come to my house right now?"

"Why, Mr. Fujii, you called me here this time, are you finally going to release a new work?"

"I guess so. I guarantee you'll be surprised." Fujii Shunsuke was full of confidence. "I hope Miss Hiiragi will be well prepared in advance."

Suzuna Hiiragi, an editor at Shulin Publishing House and the editor-in-chief of Shunsuke Fujii, is a dangerous person who will risk her life for writers and give up everything, even resorting to illegal means to help the writers write.

After her memory was restored, Fujii Shunsuke also learned that in order to stimulate the creative desire of his most valued writer "Akiyama Shinobu", she even went to her house regularly every week to play van games with her, which was a model of professionalism.

Of course, the only one who received this level of treatment was Shinobu Akiyama. Although she was optimistic about other authors, such as Shunsuke Fujii, she was not yet at the mercy of them. But even so, she still received the treatment of being available at any time even in the middle of the night.

But now, Shunsuke Fujii feels that he can sprint to a higher level.

Quietly leaving the Izumi family, Shunsuke Fujii returned to his own home.

I also sent a text message to my "father" on the way, and found out that he would not be back today.

Soon, the doorbell rang, and Hiiragi Suzuna, dressed in work clothes, rushed to Fujii Shunsuke's home.

When he opened the door, Fujii Shunsuke's gaze was attracted by her invincible front armor. No matter how many times he saw it, he would sigh in his heart: This is too foul!

At present, perhaps only Mrs. Yuigahama, who has not yet appeared, can compete with her.

Today, Hiiragi Suzuna is still wearing her daily work clothes. The thin white shirt can't hide the invincible front armor at all. She is wearing a black short skirt and lavender stockings on her legs. It is obviously the most common work clothes for women in the workplace, but it looks so suitable on her**.

The only flaw is the white-gray hair, which gives people a feeling of disorder, weirdness and gloom, but paired with the deep purple eyes, it brings a sense of mystery.

In response to the look in Fujii Shunsuke's eyes, Hiiragi Suzuna smiled seductively and didn't care at all. Fujii Shunsuke was also a writer she valued. Although he was still relatively immature and could not compare to her ace Akiyama Shinobu, she would not care at all about the trivial matter of feasting her eyes.

"Ms. Hiiragi, slippers." Fujii Shunsuke squatted down and put the slippers on the ground.

"Thank you."

In front of the corridor, Hiiragi Suzuna supported the wall with one hand, leaned forward slightly, and took off her high heels with the other hand, revealing her beautiful feet wrapped in lavender stockings, then changed her position and did it again.

Shunsuke Fujii suppressed his dokidoki with difficulty and brought Suzuna Hiiragi to the living room.

"Ms. Hiiragi, please take a look at this first. I would like to ask for your advice."

After the two sat down, Fujii Shunsuke first handed the revised manuscript of "Overload" to Hiiragi Suzuna.

"Is it about another world? I'm looking forward to the new work of Mr. Fujii, who is currently the most popular person who travels to another world."

While saying polite words, Hiiragi Suzuna took the manuscript with both hands and flipped through it quickly.

"Hmm, the highlight is the contrast and the anti-routine. As expected of Mr. Fujii, you have a lot of ideas. If this book is published, it will definitely have an impact on the market. It will add another style to the different world novels." Hiiragi Suzuna smiled and kept praising, while speeding up the reading speed, "As expected of Mr. Fujii, this work is great."

"What's the truth?"

"Okay, you can't read it at all." Hiiragi Suzuna still said the outrageous words with a smile on her face, without hesitation, "If it was another new writer, I would accept it, but this does not meet my expectations of Mr. Fujii at all."

"Then take a look at this one."

Shunsuke Fujii was not disappointed and handed over the manuscript of "Soharu".

"Hmm? You wrote two books at the same time? It seems that the one you just wrote was the one you were not satisfied with, Mr. Fujii. You seem to be relieved."

Hiiragi Suzuna finally showed a surprised expression. In her opinion, it was not long since Shunsuke Fujii finished his last novel, but she didn't expect that he could write two new novels of completely different types so quickly. The previous one "Overload" was actually very good, but she said so deliberately because she wanted Shunsuke Fujii to polish it more.

"Is this a light-hearted, humorous and funny book? It's a new genre. It seems that you want to break through yourself, Mr. Fujii. I admire that."

At first, Hiiragi Suzuna looked as if she was at ease, but after a while, her flipping speed slowed down as she became increasingly immersed in the plot. From time to time, she would suddenly let go and reveal a weird smile.

Shunsuke Fujii was not idle either. When Suzuna Hiiragi was immersed in the novel, he quietly moved and sat next to Suzuna Hiiragi.

"Interesting, very interesting. It's been a long time since I've read a work that made me so happy and forget about time. Mr. Fujii, your book will definitely be a big seller!"

"Really? Then has Miss Hiiragi's opinion of me improved?"

Shunsuke Fujii placed his left hand on Suzuna Hiiragi's shoulder and leaned his head closer, just like two good friends appreciating the work of a famous teacher, instantly shortening the distance between the two to the level of intimacy.

"Well, Mr. Fujii, your improvement is really obvious. I remember that you were not very good at comedy before."

To everyone's relief, Hiiragi Suzuna did not react to Fujii Shunsuke's little trick. It seems that her "authority" has been raised. I just don't know how far it is from Natsuno Kirihime, also known as Akiyama Shinobu's level of "I want to be Miss Kirihime's dog!"

"Well, could you please take another look at this instinct, Hiiragi?"

His left hand slid down and Shunsuke Fujii handed over the manuscript of "Bakemonogatari".

“There’s more?!”

Hiiragi Suzuna was shocked and couldn't wait to take the manuscript and read it carefully.

And Shunsuke Fujii was just waiting foolishly on the side, turning into the second master and getting immersed in it.

As one of the "Ten Elites" of Shulin Publishing House and a top editor in the industry, Hiiragi Suzuna naturally would not wear ordinary stuff. The stockings she is wearing now are undoubtedly high-end products with excellent quality.

As time passed and the plot progressed, Hiiragi Suzuna rubbed her neck and stretched her body. Her thighs, which had been sitting upright and tightly together, also relaxed and quietly adjusted to a different angle.

34. Perfect Editing

When Fujii Shunsuke came back from the bathroom after washing his hands, Hiiragi Suzuna had just put down the manuscript of Bakemonogatari and looked at him with a flushed face. She rushed over impatiently, pressed her body tightly against his, grabbed his arms with both hands, and her purple eyes were shining:

"Teacher Fujii, you can actually write three completely different and interesting works in such a short time. I was right about you!"

Fujii Shunsuke smiled faintly, his smile full of pretentiousness: "This is just the beginning. My goal this time is the Akutagawa Prize."

"Aku... Akutagawa Award?"

Hiiragi Suzuna was stunned.

The Akutagawa Prize is the highest award for pure literature in Japan. Although it is mainly selected from new or unknown writers, you have to understand that it is pure literature, pure literature!

Although "Bakemonogatari" is very interesting and well-written, it is still a light novel after all, a popular literature, which is naturally despised by pure literature. She would not be so surprised even if she was told that it was participating in the Naoki Prize. For a moment, she suspected that Fujii Shunsuke was under too much pressure and had some mental problems, so he looked for himself to relieve stress in that way.

Fujii Shunsuke certainly knew what Hiiragi Suzuna was surprised about, so he took out the manuscript of "Norwegian Wood" in front of her eyes as if she was looking at God... half of it: "Although it is only half of it at present, I am confident that it will definitely be of a level that exceeds the Akutagawa Prize."

In his previous life, Haruki Murakami never won the Akutagawa Prize. It was not because of his poor level, but because when he was a newcomer, the judges had limited vision and were not capable of becoming his mentors. And when he wrote Norwegian Wood, he had already become a popular writer and a big name in the literary world, so it was not easy for him to compete for the Akutagawa Prize. After all, it was really embarrassing for such a big name to compete with newcomers.

After all, the text was plagiarized from someone else's work. Fujii Shunsuke thought hypocritically in his heart: Since I have traveled to this world, I will help you realize your dream and give "Norwegian Wood" the honor it deserves.

It’s definitely not that I want to make a big splash!

Hiiragi Suzuna's pupils dilated greatly. Knowing Fujii Shunsuke's character, she heard the confidence in his words. He was confident that he would win the Akutagawa Prize after only half of the film. She couldn't help but get excited.

"Come and see."

Fujii Shunsuke hit Hiiragi Suzuna's face with the manuscript, but Hiiragi Suzuna didn't care at all. In her opinion, it was just fun, and much less than Natsuno Kirishime cutting her clothes, tying herself up and whipping herself for fun.

"However, Mr. Fujii, since you want to strive for the Akutagawa Prize, my requirements are different."

As a professional editor, Hiiragi Suzuna has clearly distinguished the standards for popular literature and pure literature. For popular literature, she looks at whether the plot is interesting, whether the characters are amazing, and mainly considers the commercial value; but for pure literature, her requirements are very high, which are not something that ordinary people can meet.

"Just relax, I guarantee it will make you fall to your knees and beg me to keep writing."

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