Single Unlimited Wonderful Life

"We may not be along the way. I can just go back by myself. Li Weijun, where do you live now?" Kasumigaoka Shiyu said.

"I rented a small apartment in Shibuya District. Senior, how about you?" Levi said.

"Like you, I live alone in an apartment now, but I'm in Setagaya Ward." Kasumigaoka Shiu smiled.

After the two left the yakiniku shop, they walked to the station together, took different trams, and went home.

Li Wei felt a little complicated in his heart. He felt that his attitude towards Kasumigaoka Shiyu seemed to have changed. If before, he was just a beauty control person and simply liked the beauty of Kasumigaoka Shiyu, then now, he has begun to appreciate Kasumigaoka Shiyu. Inner talent.

Good-looking skins are all the same, but interesting souls can only be found in thousands, and Kasumigaoka Shiu has an interesting soul. The most important thing is that Kasumigaoka Shiu is like the "Kenmono girl" Tsuchima Mi, a recessive otaku.

Moreover, Kasumigaoka Shiyu's hobbies are relatively close to Li Wei's. This is what surprises Li Wei the most. He did not expect that Kasumigaoka Shiyu, a literary girl who looks quiet and introverted, would like her favorite PC game. Bai Maozi's "World of Warships", and she is also an aircraft carrier master, Levi was immediately shocked.

Chapter 35. The fifth member of the society

On a new day, Levi continued to fish in class and sleep after class as usual. An Yilun also went to great lengths to get a mobile classroom and started arguing with the teacher in the office. However, he was somewhat capable and he was actually allowed to apply for a classroom. However, the teacher also made an agreement with him. First, he must have an activity club before he can be qualified to use the classroom.

However, it takes five people to create a club. Currently, the game production department is short of staff. There are only four people in the game production department. Li Wei, Kasumigaoka Shiha, Sawamura Eiri, and An Yirunya. If the last person is not recruited, the club will not be able to do it. If it cannot be built, Li Wei and others cannot legitimately use the vacant classroom.

An Yilun also complained in front of Li Wei: "There are only four people now. If we can't gather five people, we won't be able to create a club, and we will have to find other places."

Li Wei said: "An Yijun, are you worried about funds?"

An Yilun also scratched his head and said with a bitter look on his face: "Yes, if there is no empty classroom, we will have to find other places as an office location. If we rent a house outside, it will cost at least Three hundred thousand yuan, it is best to save this expenditure."

Li Wei crossed his hands and leaned back slightly: "Actually, there is nothing wrong with renting a house outside as an office. This ten million is just my initial investment. There is no need to save money on trivial matters. It is good for steel. Just on the edge of the knife.”

An Yilun also opened his mouth, not knowing what to say. He was just an ordinary otaku, and he really couldn't find a common language with a "rich" like Li Wei. A game production team of several people also needs a certain amount of space, so you can't just rent a small single apartment as an office location. At the very least, you must ensure a certain amount of space so that the production staff can work without interfering with each other.

Do the math. The monthly rent for such a house starts at at least 300,000 yuan. You must know that many working people only earn this kind of income in a month. Levi's aura made him feel a little sour in his heart. Somewhat jealous.

Levi looked in the direction of Kato Megumi. Kato Megumi seemed to sense something. She raised her head while reading a book, and her eyes collided with Levi's, her eyes full of doubts.

Levi turned his head and said: "If we can only gather five people, I have an idea. I just need to drag one person in."

An Yilun also showed a surprised expression. After all, Levi, like him, had shown himself to be an otaku in class. It was precisely because of this that it was not easy to recruit people into the club. An Yilun also thought about bringing in a few of his otaku friends to make up for the loss, but several of his otaku friends had their own affairs and did not want to help him become the ghost member, so he was so distressed.

Li Wei showed a mysterious smile: "Anyway, wouldn't it be enough if I can get the fifth member? As for how to get the person and who the person is, An Yijun, you don't have to worry about it, you should think about it carefully. Use your creativity and think about how the game should be made."

An Yilun also felt a little uncomfortable when Li Wei mentioned his sore point, but his lack of creative ability was indeed a fatal shortcoming. He could already make up the rough outline of the work in his mind, but he had to describe the content. When it came out, it got stuck.

After all, creating works and writing reviews are completely different things. His talent in writing reviews is completely useless in creation. This is his most embarrassing situation.

During lunch break, Levi found Kato Megumi who was eating a lunch at his seat. No matter what he did, Kato Megumi was always alone. In Neon, many people like to get together while eating lunch, pretending that they are not alone, but for Megumi Kato, there is no such trouble, because the people around her will not notice her at all. She is like air, and it is precisely because of this that she can eat lunch alone openly.

"Li Wei-kun, what's the matter?" Looking at Li Wei sitting down opposite him, Kato Megumi still said in that soft and unmotivated voice.

"There's something I want you to help me with." Levi didn't mince words. After putting the lunch box on the table, he sat down. There were not many people in the classroom at this time. As long as they weren't talking loudly or talking about things, It's totally fine.

Kato Megumi looked at Levi, continued to eat his lunch, and whispered: "Let me tell you first, I don't know many things, so I may not be able to help."

Megumi Kato is very clear about her position. Although she has good learning ability, she has not deliberately developed her abilities because she has not been needed by others. Now she needs to start learning again for jobs that require some technical content. . It was precisely because of this that she spoke up front and told Levi not to have too high expectations.

"It's not a complicated matter. I just hope that Huihui can do a small favor and become a ghost member." Levi said.

Kato Megumi nodded, picked up a piece of food with chopsticks, and put it into his mouth slowly. After swallowing, he said calmly: "It doesn't matter if it's not something complicated and important. I'm afraid that I will mess it up." Smash it."

Megumi Kato has no friendship with anyone else in the class. The only person who can be considered a friend is Levi. This is the first time that she has been entrusted by someone in a serious way. This feeling of being needed, Pretty good too.

Levi said: "It's not a complicated matter. Several other people in the school and I wanted to form a game production department, but because one person was missing, the club could not be established. Hui, this game production department is not It’s as simple as playing games, but you actually have to make games. I think you can learn some interesting things here.”

Megumi Kato thought for a while, and she realized that having many skills was not a burden. Anyway, her grades were always at the top of her grade, and she still had relatively plenty of energy to do other things. Joining a club was not a bad thing.

Chapter 36. Members gather

After school in the afternoon, Levi did not rush to leave school. Instead, he communicated with other people in the game production club, and the five of them met in the activity department.

When Levi and Kato Megumi came to the activity club room, only Kasumigaoka Shiu arrived. An Yilun also went to Class G to find Eiri Sawamura at this time. By the time they came, all five members of the club were in place.

"Senior, I didn't expect you to arrive one step ahead of us." Li Wei put down his computer bag and sat down in a seat not far from Kasumigaoka Shiyu.

Kasumigaoka Shiyu looked at Kato Megumi next to Li Wei, feeling a little uncomfortable, but still kept a smile: "Li Weijun, who is this one?"

Levi said: "This is Kato Megumi, who is in the same class as Aki-kun and I. She is a very malleable girl."

"Plasticity?" Megumi Kato tilted his head slightly, a little confused.

Before coming, she thought she was just a ghost member making up the numbers, but Levi's word "plasticity" meant that she was more than just a decoration.

Levi said: "Hui, it's always right to learn more. After all, the characteristics of your body prevent you from doing a lot of work, so you need to have livelihood skills, and you don't need skills in dealing with people. That's good." .”

Kasumigaoka Shiyu said: "As for Hui-san, when I came in just now, I didn't notice her existence. It wasn't until Li Weijun you sat down here that I noticed her. What is going on? It's like a ninja. It’s like being invisible.”

Kato Megumi said softly: "I'm not a ninja, it's just that my personal presence is relatively thin. It's normal for the senior sister not to notice me immediately. But this is not bad. I often stand beside others. In front of me, the other party will not notice my presence, as if I am passively invisible. I am very happy that my senior sister can find me."

Kasumigaoka Shiyu was immediately shocked. The world is so big and full of wonders. He never expected that there would be such a special existence as Kato Megumi. This reminded her of a very legendary old lady.

There is an 80-year-old lady in Bobo Country who has passed death 127 times in her life. The old lady named Barbara has experienced 4 plane crashes, 7 car accidents, and 12 falls from the building in her life. Or the stairs fell down for no reason. There were also disasters such as the balcony breaking when she was watching the children playing games downstairs, the chandelier falling from the roof of the Warsaw Theater, two trains colliding, a gas explosion, a criminal attack, a speedboat sinking into the water, etc. However, They all saved the day as always.

Compared with the kind of physique that dances with the god of death, Kato Megumi's physique that only lacks a sense of existence is not a particularly serious problem in Kasumigaoka Shiu's view.

Kato Megumi sat down next to Levi. When getting along with strange people in a strange environment, people will instinctively hug together with people they are familiar with. Kasumigaoka Shiyu looked at Kato Megumi sitting next to Levi, feeling a little bit sad in her heart. taste.

At this time, An Yilunya and Eri Sawamura also arrived in the classroom, and the five people from the game production club were all here.

"An Yi-kun, I'm just waiting for you and Sawamura-san. Now that everyone is here, I'll treat you later. How about going to the self-service conveyor belt sushi?" Levi said.

An Yilun also looked at everyone in the classroom and said, "Li Weijun, you are still like this. With 10 million yuan, you can't last too long with this kind of spending method."

Li Wei smiled and said: "Don't worry, a treat is a treat, and it will not be deducted from the funds. The funds for making the game should only be used for the production of the game. But before that, we have to delay for a while. I and Fusukawa Bunko has a contract to sign, and the signing place is at a nearby cafe. After the contract is signed, we will go have sushi, how about it?"

An Yilun was also a little surprised: "Li Weijun, when did you start writing light novels? And you also signed a contract with Wenku. How come I haven't heard you mention such a big thing?"

"This is a surprise for everyone, so I'll keep it a secret. I'll go eat sushi later as a celebration." Levi said with a smile.

After everyone in the club briefly introduced themselves, the group left the school and went to a cafe in the shopping street near the school. When the group arrived at the cafe, Machida Enko and Kawada Yuichiro were already waiting there, followed by a young woman who looked like a clerk. Although she could not compare with a beauty like Machida Enko, she was still pretty and pretty. , if you put it in the third dimension, it will still turn heads when walking on the street.

Seeing Li Wei and others, Machida Enzi waved, and Levi sat down opposite Machida Enzi. The others sat in another booth next to them, ordered simple snacks and drinks, and waited for Levi.

After the two parties were polite, the handsome clerk pushed the contract in front of Li Wei and said: "Teacher, please check the contract. The contract is in triplicate. Teacher, you will keep one, the library will keep one, and the other will be Send it for record. If you have any questions, you can ask them and I will answer them at any time, teacher."

Levi took the pen from the other party's hand and said, "I don't have any objections, just follow the rules."

Li Wei opened the contract and began to browse the terms of the contract. It must be said that the contract between Neon Library and the light novel author is relatively loose.

Levi thought of one of the largest online novel platforms in China. The overlord clause was so awesome that the author was just a gunman who wrote books for the website. In comparison, the living environment of neon light novel writers is much better than that of online writers in Chongguo. At least the copyright of their works is in their own hands. Even if the library wants to do something with the copyright, it has to It must first be approved by the author, and the original author will make good profits from the animation and peripheral development of the work.

After confirming that there were no problems with the contract, Levi said: "I signed the contract, but there is no need to arrange a painter for me in the future. I will solve the problem of interruption myself."

Chapter 37. I don’t need an illustrator

Levi's words stunned Kawada Yuichiro and Machida Enko who were sitting opposite.

Yuichiro Kawada considered the language and said: "Master Da Ma Shen (pen name of Li Wei), the quality of the paintings of the illustrators we provide is definitely guaranteed. If you have other ideas, you can discuss them with us."

Levi took out his computer from his computer bag. After opening it, he brought out his library of works, opened the browsing mode, turned it in one direction, and pushed it in front of Yuichiro Kawada.

"Because I am qualified to work as an illustrator myself, and I understand my own work. If I discuss it with the illustrator, the other party may not be able to draw the effect I want, so I am going to do it myself." Levi said.

Yuichiro Kawada and Enko Machida looked at the exquisite and atmospheric color illustrations on the computer, both showing expressions of surprise.

But this is also normal. Most people only have enough energy to do one thing well. People like Li Wei who have considerable attainments in both writing and painting are very rare.

Yuichiro Kawada kept clicking the "next" button. He was quite shocked by Levi's previous sub-work. Li Wei's painting style is extremely changeable and mature. At first glance, he looks like the old tentacles that are often tortured by Party A, whether it is a two-dimensional painting style, a European and American realistic painting style, an oil painting style, or a grotesque style. As well as traditional fantasy, Levi has a very high standard.

Levi is indeed qualified to say that he does not need the help of an artist. Yuichiro Kawada thought for a moment. Levi's painting skills have already surpassed most illustrators. How does such a big boss need help from others?

Compared with Li Wei, there is indeed a gap in painting skills among the painters that Immortal Sichuan Library is familiar with. In addition, Li Wei's own understanding of the works far surpasses those painters. Only by letting Li Wei draw the illustrations himself can Able to fully display the charm of the work.

Levi explained: "After all, this work is a counter-mainstream work. The overall tone is absurdity and gray humor, as well as a little coldness. Therefore, it is difficult for ordinary illustrators to draw that majestic and majestic sense of another world." .The illustration style of this work will be mainly cold tones as a whole, and it will extremely test the artist's control over the details of medieval themes, including house architecture, character clothing, accessories and daily utensils, etc., which are not what ordinary painters can do. I'm sure, I'm going to draw the entire series of illustrations in an impasto style. If you want to draw this style, it's generally best to hire top oil painters directly, but those oil painters can't spare the time to do this. It’s a matter of my own, so I have to do it myself.”

After all, Levi is an old painter who has painted many styles, and is also very familiar with medieval themes. He has painted many magical-style paintings, such as dragons and knights, magicians and nobles, castles and mercenaries, and He is so skilled at drawing cathedrals and large-scale fantasy-style city clusters that he can draw them with his eyes closed.

Most of Neon's illustrators are good at the two-dimensional cute style, and the wife is good at drawing paper figures, but it is a bit difficult for them to draw illustrations for such traditional fantasy-style works.

To put it bluntly, it is not professional and the painting style of the two-dimensional paper figures makes it difficult to capture the essence of this work. Although Levi wrote this work in the style of a light novel, the core of this work is satire and black humor, and ordinary light novels that "pursue beauty" are actually two species, and the illustration style will appear This is also the reason why I am not acclimatized.

"Okay, Mr. Great Demon God, you have convinced me." Yuichiro Kawada turned the computer in one direction and pushed it back in front of Levi.

Everyone in the game production department sitting in the booth behind Li Wei was not surprised by this. Kato Megumi had few expressions and it was difficult for others to detect her emotional changes. Others already knew that Li Wei was a master in painting. , naturally it’s not surprising.

After the contract was signed, Levi declined Yuichiro Kawada's invitation again and explained the reason to him. Yuichiro Kawada looked at the boys and girls waiting behind Levi, including Kasumigaoka Shiu, and gave up his thoughts. , left the cafe with Machida Enko and the clerk girl, and took away a copy of the manuscript.

Kawada Yuichiro is busy going back to Bunko to arrange the publication of this new book. He plans to personally handle the publication of this new work. All bookstores under Fusukawa Bunko will cooperate with the promotion and distribution of this new work.

Immortal River Library has 68 directly affiliated bookstores throughout Neon, which is not a large number compared to other top libraries. Originally, Fusukawa Bunko had 112 directly-affiliated bookstores. However, due to a shady operation by Kawada Yuichiro's predecessor, the library suffered heavy losses. Of the 112 directly-affiliated bookstores, only 68 are left now. Those bookstores that disappeared were partly due to funding. It was closed due to insufficient resources, and some of them were acquired by other libraries.

At that time, Immortal Sichuan Bunko was at a critical stage. In order to survive, it had to sell off part of its bookstores. It was with this amount of funds and the subsequent additional investment from other personnel that Immortal Sichuan Bunku avoided bankruptcy. destiny.

However, due to the loss of nearly half of the bookstores, the scope of Fusigawa Bunko has also shrunk a lot, and it is impossible to achieve simultaneous promotion across the country and all regions as it did in its heyday.

Today, the distribution of Fusugawa Bunko's bookstores is mainly concentrated in the central area of ​​​​Neon. Its core is here in Tokyo. Among the 68 bookstores, 15 are located in the Tokyo area.

Some people may wonder, if the bookstore is gone, can’t it be reopened? Things here are not that simple. The bookstores that Fusukawa Bunko lost are all located in the core and bustling areas of the local area. Whether it is their location or the size of the store, it is difficult to find substitutes elsewhere in the local area. Moreover, In addition, many people have developed the habit of buying books at designated places. Even if a bookstore is reopened in that place, it will be difficult to compete with the bookstores that have been sold. Coupled with financial problems, Fusukawa Bunko will take The current shrinking front strategy ensures stable revenue for bookstores in its core areas.

There are pros and cons to this approach, but Fusukawa Bunko has no choice.

Chapter 38. Sushi

After settling the contract signing, Levi wasted no time and directly called two taxis to take everyone from the game production department to a conveyor belt sushi buffet restaurant in the port area.

The conveyor belt sushi buffet restaurant is a bit like a small hot pot, except that the small hot pot has various ingredients on the rotating belt, while the sushi buffet restaurant has various handmade sushi.

Levi is not very fond of sushi, mainly because there are more raw types in sushi, and he doesn't like raw food that much.

Take sashimi, for example, no matter how awesome the Neon Man is, he won't touch it. Although he's not afraid of parasites, he doesn't want to torture his stomach.

Because Neon eats raw food, more than 2,000 people are sent to the hospital every year because of parasitic diseases, and the mortality rate reaches more than 15%. Especially sashimi and sterile eggs blown into the sky are the worst causes of parasitic diseases. The hardest hit area.