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"Sorry, Fujiwara-kun, your work failed to pass the serialization meeting..."

Ms. Hanayamain, the editor of the magazine "Scream! Cheers", called. She had left a copy of "White Night Journey" and admired Kei Fujiwara's novel. However, in the end, the editorial department did not adopt her suggestion.

"I understand, no matter what, thank you for causing you trouble."

Having been rejected too many times, Fujiwara Kei's mentality is now very peaceful. He remembers a saying he read in his previous life: Licking one person is a licking dog, and licking a hundred people is a wolf warrior.

In fact, this wolf warrior mentality is also the same when it is transferred from chasing girls to applying for jobs and submitting articles.

"In fact, Fujiwara-kun, your writing ability is recognized by our editorial department. The reason why this article failed to pass the serialization meeting is because of the subject matter and the style of our magazine. If you have other works, I still hope that

Can you consider our publisher?"

"Okay, Miss Huashanyuan, I'll leave you to worry about it."

After hanging up the phone, Hideko Hanashanyin sighed.

"White Night Walk" is a work that she likes very much. She has not seen such talent and aura in a newcomer for a long time.

She submitted the manuscript to the team leader, who seemed very satisfied with it. However, at the actual serialization meeting, it was rejected by the deputy editor.

There were two main reasons for the rejection: socialists and newcomers. The deputy editor contacted a relatively well-known writer and planned to give that person the space that the magazine would soon vacate. There was really no extra space to publish a newcomer.

work.

Moreover, he is still a newcomer to writing socialist reasoning. This guy has obviously never studied the market!

The editor-in-chief had not yet had time to read "White Night Journey" and directly adopted the deputy editor-in-chief's opinion. In desperation, Huashanyuan had no choice but to throw the manuscript of "White Night Journey" into the shredder.

"What a pity..." the female editor sighed in her heart.

…

Two days have passed, and Fujiwara Kei has not received any news from Itagaki Kazuhiko.

Kei Fujiwara's mentality was relatively stable, and he didn't resist calling to inquire, but he still took out his bp machine to take a look from time to time, for fear of missing any incoming calls.

The sky was getting dark, and Kei Fujiwara was getting ready to get off work. At this moment, the bp machine started beeping.

Fujiwara Kei quickly picked up the bp machine and took a look. He was a little disappointed. It was Tanaka calling.

Fujiwara Kei called him directly from the store phone. After a while, Tanaka's voice came: "Fujiwara, is it convenient to talk now?"

"No problem, what's wrong? Are there new properties?" Kei Fujiwara asked.

"It's not about the house, Fujiwara, let me ask you, do you have a formal job now?" Tanaka asked, adding: "Don't say you are a freelance writer, that is an excuse for being homeless."

"I'm working part-time in a bookstore now, what's wrong?"

"I have a job in a production company here as an AD (assistant director). Are you interested?"

Kei Fujiwara held the phone receiver between his cheek and shoulder and started looking for paper and pen, "Which company?"

"The company's name is Gaogongli Production. It is a shareholder of Fushan TV Station, and it mainly produces programs for them. It has been established for more than four years, and its business volume is very stable. As far as I know, the financial situation is also relatively good."

Tanaka found out quite clearly, and it seemed that Kei Fujiwara was not looking for a job, but rather wanted to acquire the company.

"Where did you get the news?" Kei Fujiwara asked.

"I am a full-service agency, part-time talent agency and marriage agency. If you want to find a girlfriend, you can come to me. I have resources for both long-term and short-term options."

"Where's the salary?"

"180,000 yen, not including performance bonus. If you sign a short-term contract, you can also pay on a daily basis, but the salary is slightly lower."

"There are very few open recruitment positions at NHK or the five major TV stations. Now, except for some core time programs, in most cases TV stations will hire production companies to produce programs for them, which will leave a lot of personnel expenses."

"Of course, if you perform well in a production company, you will get a long-term contract. At that time, not only will your salary increase to a higher level, but you will also get a long-term contract."

In Japan, companies will not fire employees easily. Many people work in one company for their entire lives until they die.

This can be seen in Kei Fujiwara's previous life in Japanese workplace dramas. In the plot, whoever loses in office politics will be sent to a branch in a cold and remote area by the head office without being fired. And

Employees will not resign just because they are assigned.

Therefore, the source of most Japanese people’s sense of security is a long-term employment contract with a large company.

Kei Fujiwara is not very interested in long-term contracts. Perhaps because of the arrogance of time travellers, he feels that long-term contracts will limit the future.

However, it seems that it is not that easy to enter a big production company and get a long-term contract.

And Kei Fujiwara really needs a job now.

It has not yet been determined whether "White Night Walk" will be eligible for serialization. Even if it is indeed eligible for serialization, the royalties will not be enough to survive in Tokyo.

The royalties for serial writers are mainly divided into two parts. One part is the royalties paid to the writers by the magazine during the serialization period. Calculated based on the number of pages, one page is more than 3,000 yen. As a new author, Kei Fujiwara can only get 3,000 to 4,000 at most.

numbers between.

Calculated based on the size of a book of 400 pages, this means that the income of the entire book is only about 1.2 million yen.

The serialization of a book often takes a year and a half. The average annual salary of Japanese people in this era is 4 million yen. If they only rely on the royalties from magazines during the serialization period, Japanese writers will starve to death.

Therefore, the bulk of a writer's income is actually the royalties from single books. As for film and television copyrights and peripheral income, it is too far away for most writers. The most practical thing is the sales of single books, which determines their true income level.

No matter what, it takes seven or eight months for a book to end its serialization and release its first printing.

All eggs in life cannot be put in the same basket. While working hard to become a writer, why not return to your old career?

Thinking of this, Fujiwara Kei said: "Thank you very much, Tanaka-kun."

He paused, "The agency fee..."

"I see that it's hard for you now, so let's waive the fee for introducing the job." Tanaka said, "But the production company is in Minato City, so you have to rent a house nearby, right? I have to introduce you to the housing agency.

The fee is still calculated at 70%.”

"Thank you, Tanaka-kun."

"You're welcome. I'll give you a phone number. You can contact them yourself. If you have any questions, come back to me."

Kei Fujiwara found a piece of paper and wrote down the phone number given by Tanaka.

After calling, a woman answered the phone. After a brief communication with Kei Fujiwara, the two agreed to meet at 8:30 tomorrow.

The job suddenly came to fruition. Although there was no news about the manuscript yet, a huge stone suddenly fell to the ground in Kei Fujiwara's heart. Walking on the road, even the drunkard who cursed on the street became more cute.

Early the next morning, Kei Fujiwara got up early, put on his most decent clothes, and headed to the port area.

Kei Fujiwara rarely comes to the port area. After getting off the bus at the station, on the way to the production company, Kei Fujiwara casually looked at the pedestrians around him. The people here were all dressed up with a sense of fashion. He grabbed any passerby and asked him to stand.

Take two photos in front of the red wall, both of which will create a blockbuster look.

Tokyo in the 1990s was considered the fashion capital of Asia at that time, and people in Minato Ward were at the forefront of fashion in Tokyo. Tokyo's film and television companies were all concentrated in Minato Ward, which ranked first among all districts in Tokyo in terms of revenue every year.

Follow the map and soon you will arrive at the High Power Production Company.

A slightly plump woman received him. This person was a company personnel and her surname was Murakami.

The content of the interview was very simple. It just asked some questions about qualifications. Keiichi Fujiwara is about to graduate from the Video and Imaging Department of the University. There is no problem with his academic qualifications. Although he lacks work experience, Keiichi Fujiwara's job was in vain. Ms. Murakami was stunned for a moment.

"Um..." Murakami said with some embarrassment, "I'm in human resources, and I don't know much about professional issues."

Yes, let the blind man see the dance!

"That's right. For newcomers with little experience, we only offer short-term contracts for the time being. You can take a look."

Fujiwara Kei took a look at the contract, and it was the same as what Tanaka said. The monthly internship salary of 180,000 yuan would be divided into large and small wages, and there would be performance bonuses. The monthly salary would be paid directly into the account.

"Fujiwara-kun, I want to remind you that AD work is very hard. You are still a student at school, so you may not be able to adapt to the heavy work schedule for a while..."

Kei Fujiwara took a look at the contract and confirmed that it was a weekend system. He couldn't help but sneered in his heart, humph, where do you think I came from, and you're just telling me how hard it is?

"I can accept."

The formal start of work was three days later, when Keide Fujiwara resigned from Ohno Bookstore.

…

"Here, Fujiwara-kun, this is your salary for this period of time." Ohno Nagaharu handed over an envelope.

"Thank you." Fujiwara-kun took the envelope and was suddenly startled. The thickness of the envelope seemed to be wrong. Fujiwara Kei picked up the envelope with one hand and took a look. He looked at Ohno Nagaharu and said, "Ohno-kun, there doesn't seem to be that much."

"The extra thing is given to you by the old man. He said you are a good young man." Ohno Nagaharu looked out the window and suddenly sighed, "Both you and Kono are living a passionate life, which makes me a little bit nervous.

Shameful..."

Fujiwara Kei looked at the money in the envelope, hesitated and said: "Thank you for your kindness, I won't refuse. I am very grateful to Ohno Bookstore for helping me. Ohno-kun, take care."

"Take care, by the way..." Ono Nagaharu looked at Fujiwara Kei and smiled, "In case, I say just in case, if you really become a writer, you must remember to tell me."

"I will."

Kei Fujiwara walked out of Ono Bookstore, when the BP machine rang.

This is Kazuhiko Itagaki.