What does it have to do with me if they hate vests?

Chapter 164: Stupid and Naive

"That's just the way it is."

The next day, Shiki caught Yamada Chris who came to Washimiya Ryo to ask the Fairy for the manuscript, and told him their plan: "Give me the contact information of the owner of FULLDRIVE Bunko, I will go to confront him... No, I want to solicit sponsorship."

Indeed, no matter in terms of the financial resources of 'Akira Bunpei' or 'Natsume Makuryu', it would be a piece of cake to organize a school-based performing arts event, or even a large-scale live performance. It is not even a drop in the bucket.

Even if the scale is not too large, even 'Fuyu Kishihisa' who just received the royalties for the second printing can come up with that little money.

But the problem is just as Si Ji had thought before, once it escalates to the level of him using a vest, the whole thing will become childish and boring in the eyes of others, just like playing house.

When everyone is gearing up to try hard to solve the problem on their own, suddenly "Oh yeah, a windfall comes down from nowhere and all the problems are solved." This situation can certainly be considered a good thing in terms of the result, but it is a huge blow to the enthusiasm of the participants.

No matter what the problem is, it can be easily solved with the money and face of his "vest", and the whole process is as ordinary as paying for a meal in a family restaurant.

They lost an opportunity to improve themselves, lost an opportunity to gain a friendship from the incident that is completely different from the frivolous friendship of "Let's be friends?" or "Okay, okay", lost an opportunity to feel their own value in the face of difficulties, and more possibilities beyond that.

Even their determination to continue the drama club, even at the risk of conflict with the student council, teachers, and even higher-ups, just for the pity of a stranger like Furukawa Nagisa, became ridiculous.

Apart from the somewhat happy ending, all everyone gained was emptiness.

Therefore, Si Ji planned to use his own alias as a backup. Unless he really couldn't handle the problem, he didn't plan to use the power over there casually.

By the way, the backup plan B is to acquire an entertainment company and then take over their work in the name of organizing a lovelive-like event in Fengzhiqi. The advantage of this is that it can help deal with the mess and greatly reduce the possibility of the vest being exposed.

"I'm just an employee, I don't have the right to meet with the boss." Chris Yamada, the eldest son of the Granger family, whose actual net worth is ten or even nine times that of the boss of FULLDRIVE Bunko, said seriously: "But I can sponsor you some money in my personal name."

"Did Emily say something to you?" Si Ji asked curiously.

"She said 'this is my business, stay out of it!'."

Chris Yamada spread his hands and answered helplessly.

"So you're planning to save the country from my side?"

"Weren't you the one who stopped me from bringing this up first?"

"I just think it's a bit strange that you suddenly came to her today to 'urge her to submit her manuscript'..." Si Ji said meaningfully.

"Isn't it because her previous new book's feelings for someone were too explicit and couldn't pass the review?" Yamada Chris replied with a wry smile.

The two looked at each other in silence for a few seconds, then laughed awkwardly together.

"Anyway, I can't accept your money, otherwise Emily will bite me." Si Ji waved his hand to refuse the other party's sponsorship.

"It's all about soliciting sponsorship anyway, so who pays the money doesn't matter." Yamada Chris sighed, "The kid is so stupid and naive to care about such things."

Si Ji, who was also a little confused about the sponsor, looked at him sideways and said: I'm really sorry for being so stupid and naive.

"So where are you going to get sponsorship?"

Chris Yamada asked, "I'd like to make it clear in advance that it's best not to target the FULLDRIVE library. My boss is a serious businessman and he won't argue with a high school student."

Shiki thought for a moment and suddenly asked, "Although it may be a little abrupt to say this suddenly, but the latest volume of Emily's "Dark Fairy" must have made a lot of money for the library, right?"

"It's indeed quite abrupt... That's true, but I'm afraid I won't be able to convince the boss with just this."

Chris Yamada said.

Unless the Yamada fairy loses her temper and goes to make a scene, but Chris doesn't think his sister would do such a tasteless thing.

Thinking of this, he glanced at Si Ji: Unless this guy shamelessly instigated her...

"If I remember correctly, there seemed to be some business conflicts between Fuzuigawa Bunko and FULLDRIVE Bunko a while ago, right?"

But Si Ji asked a completely unrelated question.

"You are well-informed. Not many people in the industry know about this rumor." Yamada Chris was a little surprised: "My boss even broke his phone. After getting a new one, he deleted all the contact information of the Fuzugawa family. It is said that the Fuzugawa side is similar. But what does this have to do with your purpose?"

"Have you ever heard of this saying," Si Ji grinned, "'It's more painful to see your opponent making money than to lose money.'"

"……what?"

While Shiki was muttering "this is a serious matter", he kicked Yamada Chris out of the house in a very tight tone, and deliberately did not let him disturb Yamada Fairy.

After all, since coming back yesterday, Yamada Fairy has been locking himself in the room and starting to write the script.

Shiki used his old trick to use his stand-in, Heaven's Gate, to check on the girl's condition. After finding out nothing unexpected happened, he changed his clothes and went straight to the Fuzugawa Bunko.

Because he had met Machida Sonoko, the editor of the Fushigawa Bunko, when he came here with Yamada Fairy before, Shiki did not go far away this time and met the editor again with the help of the front desk clerk.

At first, Machida Sonoko thought that Shiki came to surrender on behalf of the fairies - considering the situation of that willful young lady, nothing she did would be OOC.

But Shiki spoke frankly and said that he wanted to talk to the president of Fuzugawa Bunko about something.

Although it seemed a bit ridiculous to let a high school student meet the boss of a library, but considering that the other party might represent Yamada Yaojing, a light novel writer whose recent sales volume can be considered top-notch and who is almost on the verge of becoming a top-tier writer, Machida Sonoko actually took him to the office of the president of Fushigawa Bunko.

The president of Fuzugawa Bunko is a middle-aged man who looks energetic, with a well-ironed suit and slightly gray temples. At first glance, his face looks as if it has been weathered by countless sword fights. Most people would probably think that this guy is a business elite. Those young employees who have just graduated and have not yet entered the world would probably feel doubled pressure and tremble when faced with his sharp gaze.

In fact, he only climbed to this position because he was a direct descendant of the Fuzugawa Group.

But also, as a direct descendant, the fact that he is still in this position at such an old age and has not gone to better, more important, or more lucrative enterprises within the consortium also shows that his talent is just that.

"I wonder what you think about FULLDRIVE Bunko sponsoring the 'Toyotsu Festival' to be held in Toyotsuki, our school, Mr. President."

Facing the other party's majestic gaze, Si Ji ignored it and spoke lightly with a smile, neither humble nor arrogant.

Chapter 165: No Partiality

'Toyotone Festival' was the name that Shiki and the others decided on to promote the event after discussing it. Because it was held in Toyo-no-saki, and it was obvious that most of the participating members had prepared music-related programs, it would have been too awkward to name it "Toyotone Festival" or something like that, so they decided to name it "Toyotone Festival" - after all, it couldn't really be called a super high school-level performing arts festival.

Four Seasons' level 10 business skill is more than just good looking.

Even if he was not negotiating with the other party, Shiki could use the other party's micro-expressions and small movements to judge the other party's mentality at the moment, and then use the skill "Ahead of Time" to predict what the other party would say, and be prepared in advance to deal with various questions and doubts from President Busei.

After temporarily losing contact with the top management of FULLDRIVE Bunko, and facing Shiki's eloquent lobbying, he really believed that FULLDRIVE Bunko sponsored the Fengon Festival.

"But what does this have to do with our Fuzugawa Library?" the other party said disapprovingly.

"I believe you also know that the national treasure Natsume Makuryu often pays attention to the works of Miss Yamada Fairy, so he was able to criticize Miss Yamada Fairy's latest volume at the first time."

Shiki said calmly, "This time, Miss Yamada Fairy will be in charge of writing one of the programs. I'm sure that Natsume-sensei will also be paying attention. FULLDRIVE Bunko probably sponsored this event just to please Natsume Makuryu."

After hearing what he said, the president of Fuzugawa Bunko frowned and paced around the office.

He knew very well what the name Natsume Makuryu meant.

Apart from anything else, countless people bought the latest volume of Yamada Fairy just because of his comment that "it's nothing but interesting". What's more, due to his ruthless criticism of the political arena in his early years, almost all the congressmen he had recommended were eventually dismissed, which led to his subtle influence in that circle.

For Fuzuigawa Bunko, that big boss is someone they can only curry favor with.

The more the president thought about it, the more upset he became.

No, recently, Fuzuigawa Bunko has been having commercial conflicts with FULLDRIVE Bunko. If the other party really takes advantage of Natsume Mura-ryu's power and invades our side, then our future days will probably become very difficult.

"How much money did that guy give you?" Thinking of this, the president of Fuzugawa Bunko's eyes flashed with a sharp light: "I'll pay twice as much! Withdraw that guy's sponsorship, and we, Fuzugawa Bunko, will take over everything!"

"I'm afraid that won't work. The agreement has already been signed, and we at Fengzhiqi must be honest," Shiki shook his head. "But I can reveal a little bit, they offered 'this amount'."

As he said this, he spread out his palms and made a five gesture.

"Five million yen? That's stingy. We, Fuzugawa, will pay double that and we can draw up an agreement right now." The president said with a sneer.

"Thank you so much. We are also planning to set up a small booth near the venue to promote and sell the sponsor's paperbacks," Shiki continued with a look of a young man who was so happy to see a large sum of money that he was carried away by it. "If you can let your light novel authors hold an autograph session there, it will be a sure win!"

President Fuzugawa grinned, not expecting that in addition to obtaining the advertising naming rights for the library itself, he could also gain some extra benefits. "Well said! I'll ask the editors to contact them right away... Young man, I am very optimistic about your future. After graduation, do you want to come to our Fuzugawa Library?"

"Sorry, I've already received an offer from Maple Leaf." Si Ji had a look of regret on his face, and sincerely acted out the role of a hot-blooded young man: "I didn't want to have any regrets before graduation, so I tried my best to organize this Fengyin Festival!"

"That's such a shame."

President Fuzugawa, who hadn't noticed at all that the bow tie on the Shiki uniform represented the second year and still had a whole year before graduation, also sighed.

He really admired Si Ji's talent and felt that the other party understood him very well. What he said always touched his heart and his behavior was also very humble and polite. It was really a pity that he could not make use of such a good talent.

After drafting the agreement and signing it, Shiki thanked the other party and left the Busei Library calmly and generously.

Ten million yen is enough to hold an informal performance. Although there might be a slight loss if better materials are purchased, this small hole can be made up with club activity fees.

But since I'm going to do it, I naturally have to try my best to do my best. Also, if the president of Fushigawa Bunko suddenly has an idea in the future and adds the people from FULLDRIVE Bunko back to ask them, I'll be exposed. If I'm unlucky, I might even be scammed.

"If Fuzugawa wants to lie, then FULLDRIVE must also lie. Only in this way can it be considered sound."

Four Seasons stroked his chin.

Moreover, unlike before when he could only use rhetoric to deceive the other party at the Fuzugawa Bunko, this time he had the sponsorship contract from Fuzugawa in his hand, so he was naturally more confident in his bluffing.

Coming to FULLDRIVE Bunko in high spirits, Shiki naturally couldn't just barge in. Instead, he asked the front desk to find Chris Yamada to take him in.

"Are you serious?" Yamada Chris didn't expect Shiki to come over. He couldn't help but sighed helplessly, holding his forehead: "Why don't you bother the president? I'll pay for it."

He was not exaggerating. In the past, when the Yamada Fairy was willful, he had chartered a cruise ship. They even had a private island off the coast of Japan. The rental fee for the cruise ship and the cost of a trip there were higher than the normal sponsorship fee.

In Chris Yamada's opinion, it was obvious that Shiki had run into a wall when trying to attract sponsorship in other places, so they had no choice but to run to FULLDRIVE Bunko, which he had repeatedly warned was impossible, and shamelessly use the name of Yamada Fairy to cheat people.

"No need," Si Ji raised the contract in his hand: "If I really took the money from you, I would be too embarrassed to go back to see Emily."

Chris Yamada looked at the contract in surprise, and confirmed the sponsorship amount again. He couldn't help but show a surprised expression: "You actually cheated me?"

"What do you mean by cheating? I'm just trying out my skills." Si Ji replied disapprovingly.

Chris Yamada glanced at Shiki and found that there was neither smug arrogance nor relief on his face. It was just as he claimed, as if the mere 10 million yen was just a small test.

At this moment, Chris Yamada realized that this guy who might become his future brother-in-law didn't seem as ordinary as he thought...

Chapter 166 Companion Awareness

The result, of course, was a huge success.

In fact, the president of FULLDRIVE Bunko is easier to deal with than the president of Fuzuigawa Bunko. After all, Fuzuigawa Bunko is just worried that it will be overwhelmed by FULLDRIVE Bunko, which is riding on the momentum of Natsume Makura. Their future days will not be easy. But Yamada Yaoi is a real author of FULLDRIVE Bunko!

What if there was no sponsorship on their side, but instead the Fuzugawa Bunko donated a large sum of money, causing Yamada the Fairy to run away to that side? Given how willful that young lady is, it is not impossible for her to do such a thing.

So FULLDRIVE Library also gritted its teeth and sponsored the same amount.

This time Feng Yin Festival really has no shortage of money.

"But what are you going to do then?"

Chris Yamada followed behind Shiki and asked Shiki, who was in a good mood.

"What should we do?" Si Ji asked in confusion.

"Didn't you promise Fuzugawa to remove the sponsorship from FULLDRIVE Bunko and replace it with theirs?"

Chris Yamada frowned.

"When did I promise them?" Si Ji blinked.

"Didn't you say..."

Chris Yamada was halfway through his speech when he suddenly froze.

"Finally found out? From the beginning to the end, I never said that I would promote FULLDRIVE Bunko or Fuzugawa Bunko. I just said that I could promote light novels and have authors hold book signings."

Shiki said with a smile.

"Aren't you afraid that they will cause trouble for you?" Yamada Chris looked at him helplessly and asked.

"What trouble? For Fuzuigawa Bunko, I did my best to help them remove all the promotion of FULLDRIVE Bunko, leaving only the light novel part~", and for FULLDRIVE Bunko, I also did not allow FULLDRIVE Bunko's own advertisements to appear in the entire venue, leaving only their novels!'"

Shiki finally put away the image of a passionate high school student and returned to his usual gloomy and reserved self, with a slight smile on his face: "I have perfectly met their mutual requirements, so who can blame me?"

Not only that, the light novel stalls outside the auditorium can also be promoted in advance as a subculture festival to inform light novel lovers, and the light novel authors holding book signings are a great lead to generate attention.

In this way, he had completely solved the two major problems surrounding the Fengyin Festival, namely popularity and funding.

As for the remaining parts, Si Ji had no intention of taking any action. If he were to finish all of them by himself, then this Feng Yin Festival would have lost the meaning he wanted in the beginning - what's more, he was planning to take a good rest for a year this year. If he fell into being busy again, what would be the difference from the past two and a half years!

"Have you already thought of all this..." Yamada Chris couldn't help but exclaimed.

"How is that possible? There is no such thing as a completely successful plan in the world. The more complex and sophisticated it is, the more likely it is to go wrong. So I recommend that you just come up with a rough idea and then take it one step at a time. There will always be a way out."

Si Ji answered happily, "If these two didn't work out, I was going to go to Maple Leaf Club, but now I can save the money."

"Maple Leaf Society...isn't that a subsidiary of Maple Leaf Technology?!"

Chris Yamada was shocked. "Washimiya-kun, I'm telling you, it's best not to mess with Maple Leaf Technology. It's different from the Fuzugawa FULLDRIVE library! Mr. Qiu Ling is very narrow-minded, and those who are targeted by him always end up in a miserable situation."

You say I'm narrow-minded, right? But I am broad-minded and I will remember this grudge.

Si Ji said cheerfully, "I understand."

Back in Washimiya Dormitory, the fairy was still in seclusion writing, but judging from the progress, it didn't seem too optimistic.