Tokyo: I took in a homeless girl

"By the way, what kind of person is Kiriyama-sensei?"

The female colleague was a little curious and said, "I heard from other colleagues who were on business trips that she looked very young and good-looking."

"He."

Morikawa Riho thought about Sawayama Haruno's appearance, then nodded very solemnly.

"Indeed, Mr. Kiriyama is a very handsome man. If he were younger, he wouldn't even be able to go to a convenience store to buy cigarettes."

"Hey, so young?"

The female colleague suddenly became excited.

"Have you a girlfriend?"

"Unfortunately, yes."

Morikawa Riho thought that the other party not only has a girlfriend, but even the eldest daughter of the Ezaki family is lining up, so you'd better save your energy.

Besides, even without considering his talent, Mr. Kiriyama can still attract other better girls with his good looks.

It’s great to be young. I wish I were younger. Looking at such an outstanding man, I can’t help but feel a little regretful.

You have to know that she is still an older virgin. Now every time she calls her family, she has to face the situation of being urged to get married, which really gives her a headache.

Her family always said how popular her job was and that she could meet so many educated people. She should seize this opportunity and find an outstanding young person to date. It was true that most of the writers she met were middle-aged men.

Even if there are a few who look good and gentle and elegant, they are definitely the more romantic type, after all, they are literati.

Since being romantic is the standard for literati, why doesn't she find a young man like Sawayama Haruno? What's the point of finding a middle-aged man in his thirties?

Morikawa Riho complained so much in her heart about being "forced to get married" that it took someone outside calling her twice before she reacted.

"Editor Morikawa, the guest is already seated in the reception room."

"Sorry, I'll be right there."

Morikawa Riho slapped her forehead, feeling a little regretful.

She almost forgot about the important matter. She still had to take the documents and the contract with her. After all, it was time for her to meet with Sawayama Haruno.

She hurriedly found a stack of documents that had been pressed at the bottom of the documents on the desk, then took the contract documents, pen and paper and trotted towards the meeting room.

Sawayama Haruno had been waiting inside for a long time.

He didn't see anyone coming in and was so bored that he started playing with the transparent mineral water bottle on the table.

Just as he was thinking about whether to take out his cell phone to send someone a message, the door of the reception room was finally pushed open and Morikawa Riho arrived late.

"Sorry, it took me some time to find something."

As soon as she entered the door, she lifted her bangs that were somewhat scattered and smiled apologetically.

"It's okay. I don't have anything else to do today anyway."

Sawayama Haruno smiled and said, "I was thinking of treating Ms. Morikawa to a meal after signing the contract, just to express my gratitude for what happened in Kyoto."

"Then I won't be polite."

Morikawa Riho sat down and smiled reservedly.

"There's a really expensive sushi restaurant nearby that I've always wanted to go to."

“Sushi again.”

"Don't you like sushi, Mr. Kiriyama?"

Morikawa Riho pulled out the documents and contract and pushed them toward the other person, jokingly saying, "Didn't Shiori tell you in Kyoto that you really liked eating that kind of food?"

That's because Ezaki Suguha keeps ordering that thing. Even if I like it, I can't eat it every day, Sawayama Haruno complained in his heart.

But forget it, after all, it's a dinner party, so of course I have to follow the guests' wishes.

"No problem, just finish signing and go there sooner."

As he spoke, he took the contract that the other party pushed over to him.

Although the cooperation relationship between the two is already very stable, they have even signed a contract.

But this kind of thing involves huge interests after all, so it is better to check it out as carefully as possible.

Chapter 214 High Heels Falling to the Ground

There are actually not many changes in the contract matters. The main thing is that some of the resource treatments have been changed, including copyright development and other things.

After a quick glance, Zeshan Haruno didn't think any more about it. He took the pen and prepared to sign the contract.

Perhaps for some works that are sure to be a big hit, it would be disadvantageous to hand over the copyright development rights to the publishing group, but Sawayama Haruno estimated that he did not have that much energy to deal with such things. It would be better to hand it over directly to the publishing group for development, and he could sit back and collect the money.

What's more, the copyrights of these literary works in the previous life were also in the hands of these publishing groups. Therefore, Sawayama Haruno had no psychological burden when signing the contract and could just follow the development path of the previous life.

What's more, he now remembers more than one book in his mind. If he is simply aiming for film and television adaptation, he can write other more popular works at any time.

"Teacher Kiriyama is really decisive."

Riho Morikawa, who was sitting opposite, looked at Haruno Sawayama in surprise.

She thought the other party would be more cautious and would even suggest taking the contract home to study it carefully, but she didn't expect that the other party would just sit down and read it once and then sign it directly. She couldn't help but admire the other party's decisiveness in her heart.

"Anyway, it's a contract for a book, not a contract for a person, so there's no need to dwell on it for too long."

Sawayama Haruno signed his name in a few seconds, then took out his seal to stamp another document, smiling and saying, "Besides, it's better to get it done sooner and publish it sooner."

"The publishing will be quick. After all, Kodansha is a long-established publishing house and has many cooperating printing companies."

Riho Morikawa leaned back in her chair and found a comfortable position. Then she gently shook her high heels under the table where Haruno Sawayama couldn't see.

"If nothing unexpected happens today, I will report to the department head and ask him to arrange the printing as soon as possible, including the design of the book cover and layout. When that time comes, the first batch of books will be brought to Mr. Wushan for a look."

"That's good."

After listening to what the other party said, Sawayama Haruno felt relieved.

As a professional, he didn’t even think about publishing a physical book and designing the book cover. But then again, would the design in this life be the same as in the previous life?

I'm really curious.

"Teacher Kiriyama, please remember to give me a few signed copies when the time comes."

Morikawa Riho joked, "I'll keep two of them for collection, and I'll sell the others after Kiriyama-sensei becomes a great writer."

"You can have as many autographs as you want, but scarcity makes things more valuable, Ms. Morikawa."

Sawayama Haruno smiled and stamped his personal seal.

This also means that his new contract with Kodansha has been signed.

Old-style contracts will be invalidated and destroyed.

"for you."

"Okay, wait a minute and I'll take a picture and tell my supervisor."

Morikawa Riho smiled faintly and took the signed contract document.

Then she placed another piece of information in front of Sawayama Haruno.

"Although it's a little late to do this, it should still be in time before it's printed and published. This is some information about Kodansha's internal resource support plan."

Seeing Zeshan Haruno reading it seriously, she chuckled and added, "Actually, you don't have to look so carefully, because if it's there, Kiriyama-sensei will definitely have it too, and if it's not there, I guess the leaders will make an exception and apply for it."

"That's quite impressive. Are there any cooperation promotions with other publishing houses?"

Sawayama Haruno took a quick look through it.

When he noticed that there were also collaborations with literary weekly magazines, he was a little surprised.

The island nation is actually a very strange country, where weekly magazines are actually very popular.

This is still the case in today's information-based modern world. Whether it's in a bookstore, a train station, or even a homestay, karaoke bar, or internet cafe, there will always be a special place at the entrance to display newspapers and magazines.

There are countless people who subscribe to newspapers and magazines every month, so this kind of publicity will actually be very powerful. After all, they appear around you every day, and even if you are not interested in such works, you will subconsciously take a few glances at them.

Not to mention other channels such as online promotion, the island country's industrial chain in this regard has formed a very complete and perfect scale, whether it is animation or books.

"These are just some very basic promotions. Of course, the specifics will probably be even more exaggerated when the release date comes."

Morikawa Riho unscrewed the bottle of mineral water on the table and said without any concern: "Who told us that our group doesn't have many good writers now?"

Talents are really urgently needed. Sawayama Haruno couldn't help but mutter to himself.

Ms. Morikawa had hinted to me before that Kodansha was interested in promoting a pillar. Judging from the current situation, I was most likely favored by the higher-ups.

While he was daydreaming, a light "pop" sound interrupted Sawayama Haruno's thoughts.

He looked up in confusion, only to see Morikawa Riho's face flushed.

"excuse me."

She didn't dare to look at Zeshan Haruno and could only apologize in a low voice.

Then, before Sawayama Haruno could react, she quickly put her feet into the high heels that had accidentally fallen to the ground.

Too complacent.

Morikawa Riho was a little annoyed that she would make such a mistake when she got too proud of herself.

It would have been fine if she had just been dangling the high heels by hooking them on her toes, but they actually fell off and made a noise.

Fortunately, Mr. Kiriyama didn't notice.

No, judging from the descriptions in his book, Mr. Kiriyama might actually be an "old driver" and will probably realize it soon, right?

As it turned out, Morikawa Riho's guess was not wrong. After a brief silence, Sawayama Haruno quickly realized what the noise was.

Looking at the red-faced editor in front of him, he blinked and sympathetically changed the subject, saying, "They're over at the light novel section, right?"

"Ah?"

"The writer's problem I just mentioned."

"Oh, the quality there is just average, not to mention our physical business."

Morikawa Riho lifted her hair and coughed twice, saying, "So the top management of the group only cared about you so much after knowing the result of the game. I guess it won't be long before they find an opportunity to treat you to a meal."

"Yeah."

Sawayama Haruno looked up and glanced at the other person, and couldn't help feeling a little amused.

The other person's expression changed so quickly, and then returned to normal so quickly.

The physical market these days is indeed incredibly bleak. Although Kodansha is one of the old publishing groups, it is actually still on a downward trend overall. It can be said that it is no longer as strong as it used to be.

At present, it is estimated that Kadokawa Group and Hitotsubashi Publishing Group are doing the best, while Shinchosha and Kodansha are in a relatively delicate position.

But it does make sense, after all, many literary masters from previous lives are missing.

Zeshan Haruno put the information in his hand aside and said with a smile: "Is it almost time for dinner?"

"Then I would rather obey your orders than be respectful."

Morikawa Riho clasped her hands together and looked at the other person with a smile.

Strictly speaking, it's not yet time for the editors to take their lunch break.

But then again, Morikawa Riho herself is now working overtime voluntarily and returning to the company to deal with contract matters.

After finishing the work, I can naturally return to my normal rest time, so leaving early has nothing to do with Sawayama Haruno going out for dinner.

So, Morikawa Riho first reported the contract matter to her supervisor, and then went to a newly opened sushi restaurant nearby with Sawayama Haruno for dinner.

Although Sawayama Haruno said he would treat everyone before they came, after they finished eating, it was Morikawa Riho who paid the bill first.

"Ms. Morikawa, how can this be so embarrassing?"

After walking out of the sushi restaurant, Sawayama Haruno looked at the other person helplessly.

"What does it matter? I should have been the one to treat you."

Morikawa Riho waved her hand and said with a smile, "I told you last time, because you were invited to the Ishizawa family dinner, I was also invited."

"After returning to Tokyo yesterday, the senior management also hinted that they wanted to promote me before the end of the year. I guess it won't be long before I can move to an independent office."

"So that's how it is." Zeshan Haruno immediately reacted, chuckled and said teasingly, "Then it's indeed you who should treat me to this meal. Remember to treat me to another meal when you really get promoted."