$140, Mitsuko Yamada

How does it feel to have a rich female reader?

How does it feel to have a rich and powerful female reader?

How does it feel to have a rich and powerful female reader who likes your novels?

Bai Gui realized it now.

"You mean, you asked the professors to recommend this book because of your father's connections?"

He gasped.

He is quite familiar with Tokyo and has many contacts, but he still cannot do it when he knows so many college and university professors and asks them to recommend a novel...

He could also recognize some of the students who had just entered the school to buy novels, and there were at least a dozen schools with their school badges, which meant that at least a dozen professors were invited, and maybe even more.

Is your network too broad? !

"Yes."

Yamada Mitsuko nodded.

"Thank you very much. What's your name?"

Bai Gui raised his eyes and looked at the girl in front of him. She looked about fifteen or sixteen years old and was a bit short due to her age. She has a pure and pleasant appearance, wearing a kimono with wide sleeves and a slanted front, although her raised head is a bit out of place with her outfit.

But at this moment, a cute and round chin was revealed.

There is some baby fat.

"Photon?"

"Mitsuko Yamada?"

"How do you know?"

"I have a photographic memory, and the names of every reader who replied are clearly in my mind."

Bai Gui helped Yamada Mitsuko sign three volumes of books, pointed to his head and said.

Photon is also a popular name, and so is Yamada, which is the eleventh most common surname in Japan. However, the only person he has replied to recently is Mitsuko Yamada, so it is not difficult to remember. In addition, Mitsuko's accent is also a Kyoto accent, which is somewhat different from Tokyo's Kanto accent. You can hear it if you listen carefully.

Kyoto is in Kansai.

Not to mention his now perverted memory.

"That's right."

Yamada Mitsuko was a little disappointed.

She was ready to tell her name, but she didn't expect it to be guessed.

"Why did you come to Tokyo?"

"Isn't your home in Kyoto?"

Bai Gui said in surprise.

Yamada Mitsuko: "..."

"Mr. Bai!"

"You wrote back and asked me to buy a copy of your novel, but the novel is not sold anywhere in Kyoto, so I can only take the train to Tokyo. It was you who wrote me back!"

She gritted her teeth and said every word, quite angrily.

Yamada Mitsuko thought Bai Gui was giving her a serious reply, with a hint of request. This was the first time she had received such a reply from a writer. He thought that Tokyo was not far away and could be reached in one day, so he came here on Sunday (Saturday). But to his surprise, he remembered the name but completely forgot the credible content.

"this……"

There was a trace of embarrassment on Bai Gui's face. He responded to every reader in the same way. At most, he added one or two more sentences to Yamada Mitsuko's reply.

Be sure to buy it, some people really take it seriously!

It's his fault.

"I'll treat you to dinner."

"That's kind of a thank you."

Bai Gui's embarrassment flashed away, he closed the pen cap, then stood up and pushed away the autograph table, saying, "You came from Kyoto Women's High School and did such a big favor for me. I need to thank you very much."

Although Tokyo is not far away from Kyoto, it is not close either. After a long journey, I have to thank you.

Anyway, the five hundred books at the book signing have been sold out, so it’s over.

No one should come here again.

It’s easy to ask about some specific things later during the meal.

Yamada Mitsuko glared at Bai Gui, nodded heavily, and expressed agreement.

"Nakajima, please come with me."

Bai Gui said to Nobuo Nakajima who was waiting on the side.

Nobuo Nakajima helped him a lot this time. Although he was the editor-in-chief, this was considered beyond his duties and he needed to be thanked. As for Liu Mingda and other classmates, there is no need to worry. They are already very familiar with them. I will thank them separately when they return to the first grade of high school.

"I'd better not use it..."

Nobuo Nakajima hesitated and refused.

"Let's go together!"

Bai Gui took a deep breath and looked at Nobuo Nakajima.

He has never encountered such a thing as a female reader suddenly came to his door and helped him a lot. It was inevitably a bit embarrassing. Asking Nobuo Nakajima to go with him would reduce the embarrassment and pressure...

"Oh well."

Nobuo Nakajima could only nod. Bai Gui treated him well. He didn't have much work in the newspaper office, and he helped proofread Bai Gui's novel manuscripts. He was very free and could hardly find a few typos. In addition, the salary and commission were both good.

Not far away, Yoshida Restaurant.

I ordered some random food, which is relatively expensive in restaurants.

It was too late to go to a better restaurant at this time, and Bai Gui was a little empty after a day of signing. This restaurant looks good and not inappropriate.

The main dish is fried pork cutlet rice, and there are several snacks.

During the dinner, we chatted for a few words.

Bai Gui didn't ask in depth what Mitsuko Yamada's background was. After getting along for a long time, he would definitely know it after getting familiar with it. There was no need to be so anxious. It seemed that he had ulterior motives.

After dinner, Nobuo Nakajima said goodbye and went home.

Out of the restaurant.

"Do you have any relatives in Kyoto or Tokyo? If not... I can recommend some good hotels."

Bai Gui thought for a while and said.

Although Mitsuko Yamada had a background and connections that he didn't know about, it was obvious that she had sneaked out.

"No need, my family also has a private house in Tokyo."

"I just don't come here often."

Mitsuko Yamada said.

The two parted ways.

...

The next day, with the help of Mitsuko Yamada, professors of literature and history from various schools recommended the purchase of the Great Qin Empire. In addition, the quality was excellent, and more and more people followed suit. Tokyo was sold out, and the surrounding counties were also on the verge of being sold out.

"For the second issue, Asahi plans to print another 25,000 copies and send them to prosperous places such as Kyoto and Osaka."

"The royalties are set at 15%..."

In the afternoon, the members of Asahi met with Bai Gui and said.

Asahi is one of the three major newspapers in Japan, with rich sources of information. It was also known early on why the sales of the Great Qin Empire were so hot. However, this is different from inflating sales. With the unanimous recommendation of many college and university professors, the sales volume has increased dramatically... The company not only does not think this is a bad thing, but thinks it is a good thing, and the second issue has a bright future.

Simply put, the discourse power in the cultural world lies with these professors. If they believe that a good work has good quality, it is inevitable that it will become a best-selling book, which is equivalent to having official endorsement.

"15%, I can accept it."

Bai Gui nodded.

Why is the copyright fee for the first issue important? It is because the copyright fee for the second issue cannot be lower than the first issue according to convention. So Asahi Society gave him a two-percentage-point increase for the first time. The favor was not the fifty yen for the two-percentage-point increase for the first issue, but the thousands of yen for the second issue.

Of course, this requires him to have the strength to re-issue, otherwise it will stop here.

A member of Asahi Society handed over an envelope.

"This is 5,000 yen. Please count it, Mr. Bai. The extra is Mr. Bai's salary as a commentator, so the company rounded up a whole number."

He smiled.

"5,000 yen?"

Bai Gui couldn't help but take a breath, a little shocked by this big deal.

Although he had known that the money earned after the second and third publications was not small, knowing was one thing, and actually seeing it was another.

At the same time, he secretly thought that it was no wonder that writers like Mori Ogai, Natsume Soseki, Tanabe Ryuko, etc. were all "extravagant". Once they became famous writers, they could really enjoy unlimited remuneration.