Tokyo life starting with painting

Hosokawa Koharu later informed Higashinoji about the sales of the first volume of "Hansawa Naoki".

When he learned that the editorial department unanimously believed that it would not be difficult to reprint the first volume of "Naoki Hansawa" and sell more than 2.5 million copies, Higashinoji was slightly surprised.

As mentioned before, Higashinoji wants to use the manga "Naoki Hansawa" to impact the world's top Japanese manga.

The average sales volume of the opponent's volume when it was completed reached a terrifying four million copies, which is indeed a bit difficult to provoke.

However, "Naoki Hansawa" has achieved such good results in just the first volume. It is not that difficult to achieve the achievement of breaking through four million copies when it is completed.

As long as Higashinoji can stabilize the plot and illustrations of the upcoming "Naoki Hansawa", he may be able to set a new sales record for Japanese manga single volumes when it is completed.

Among them, of course, there is no need to mention the painter. There is no need to worry about Higashinoji's painting skills. As long as both his left and right hands are not broken, forcing him to draw with his feet, then the painter can beat him as a manga author. Very few indeed.

And the plot.? The Japanese drama "Naoki Hansawa" was known as a workplace phenomenon at the time. The plot was well-executed. If nothing else, at least the Japanese liked to watch it.

According to Higashinoji, there is absolutely no problem if this momentum continues.

The evidence is that there are more and more comments on the Internet about office workers being miserable, tired, and being oppressed by colleagues and superiors.

Most of these remarks are discussions surrounding the comic book "Hansawa Naoki".

Some people may think it's a bit exaggerated. How can a comic resonate with so many people?

But think about it on the other hand, the greater the resonance this arouses, the angrier the office workers become, the more this shows that the unspoken rules in Japanese companies make people have headaches and even make them vomit blood.

In Japan's general environment, once an office worker is fired, he or she will be considered to have no future, and because of the lifelong employment system, being fired once will turn a stain on his career.

Some people may say, just resign yourself without waiting for the company to fire you.

This is indeed a way. There is also a saying in Japan that "resignation is the only weapon for office workers."

However, it is not impossible to change jobs, but after you change jobs once, you must give a reason why you want to change jobs next time you apply for a job, and it must be convincing, because in the eyes of most entrepreneurs in Japan, you abandon your previous company like a broken shoe. employees are not trustworthy.

Under this kind of pressure, there are also exclusions among colleagues, deliberate attempts by superiors to make things difficult, and even accidental involvement in company factional struggles.

Otherwise, how can we say that Japanese office workers have one of the highest suicide rates?

Here's why.

The unspoken rules of these companies are deeply hidden, but all of them are exposed and exposed to the public by "Naoki Hansawa".

This, of course, makes many office workers feel recognized.

This sense of identity has a vague tendency to form social public opinion, and it may explode directly one day and really make people take it seriously.

In addition to this, in "Naoki Hansawa", the protagonist Naoki Hansawa's sullen face and facial expressions have also been imitated by many fans.

And after they imitated it, they all complained, saying that it is impossible for such men to exist in reality who can even smile with a straight face. Even if "Naoki Hansawa" is to be adapted into a real person or TV series in the future, it will be necessary to find someone like him An actor like Naoki Hansawa in the manga is also impossible!

How is it possible for an actor to speak with a straight face and exert force?

Fans of Higashinoji call it ‘Naoki Hansawa’s expression’ and think it’s impossible for anyone to do it.

When Higashinoji saw these comments, he didn't have time to comment. He just felt that these fans still had too little experience and had never seen an actor like Masato Sakai.

After browsing through the specific situation, Tonoji turned off the comments on the Internet and called Konoe Tsushima.

He also wanted to tell Konoe Tsushima what happened to Konoe Ryoka.

"Huh? Lianghua won't come back this year?"

When he heard Higashinoji's call, Konoe Tsushima's first reaction was that he was stunned at first, and his second reaction was - is Higashinoji planning to wear his little cotton-padded jacket at home?

Konoe Tsuima has always cared about Konoe Ryoka, but he never knew how to express it.

But facing Higashinoji, he could still act like an elder: "Higashino-kun, what do you mean by this?"

"That means Lianghua wants to stay in Tokyo during the Chinese New Year." Higashinoji replied cheerfully.

"Are you sure Lianghua wants to stay in Tokyo?" Konoe Tsushima couldn't hold back his emotions as he listened to Higashinoji's cheerful voice.

He seriously suspected that Higashino had coaxed his little cabbage into staying in Tokyo, and he spoke a little louder, hoping to suppress Higashino and force him to tell the truth.

But Higashinoji didn't accept this trick at all. He still smiled as always and replied: "Yes, Tsushima's father-in-law."

"Don't call me father-in-law! I just want to ask you if you really mean Lianghua."

"Looking at what you said, Dad, it is indeed Lianghua's own idea."

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Hearing the words "Dad", Konoe Tsushima was speechless on the spot.

He finally understood.

Conventional means are completely useless against young people like Higashinoji!

If nothing else, Higashinoji is always smiling cheerfully and has a stubborn attitude, which is not a character that ordinary young people can have.

This left Konoe Taima speechless.

You must know that his prospective son-in-law is also a well-known celebrity among Japan's young generation. He has also read the new manga "Naoki Hansawa" and it is indeed very good.

And what about actually?

Higashinoji refuses to relax at all when it comes to his daughter, with an expression that says, "I'll take care of your family."

What else could he say?

At any rate, you are now rated as the ‘No. 1 Promising Young Person of Heisei’ by Kyushu Daily! Why can't I see the "first among young people" demeanor when I get to my side?

Konoe was speechless for a long time, and finally said, "I want to ask Lianghua myself."

Then he hung up the phone and called Konoe Ryoka instead.

He wanted to ask personally what happened to Konoe Ryoka.

After all, she is her daughter, so as long as she asks her questions properly, there should be no problem.

but

"Lianghua. Don't answer my call?"

Konoe Tsushima couldn't help but open his mouth when he heard the sound of 'User is busy' in his ear, with a look of astonishment on his face.

But he didn't know how long he was stunned, and soon he thought of Higashi Yesi. If Higashi Yesi hadn't deliberately ordered this, he would never have believed it.

After all, my daughter has always had a soft-spoken personality.

After Konoe Tsuima thought about this relationship clearly, he couldn't help but shake his head, and he stopped trying to call Higashinoji again.

There's really no need to call.

If Konoe Ryoka doesn't want to stay in Tokyo, even if Tonoji persuades her, it won't be of much use.

It must be because my daughter also wants to stay in Tokyo, so she was persuaded.

Since rounding up is his daughter's idea, there is no need for him as a father to continue asking.

but

"After thinking about it, I haven't been to Tokyo for a long time."

Konoe muttered to his horse.

In the past few years, I have been busy with work matters. On the one hand, I feel guilty for Konoe Ryoka and feel that I have not given her the fatherly and maternal love she deserves. On the other hand, there are too many things on my hands to take care of at all. she.

The matters at hand have almost been resolved recently, and Tsushima Konoe is also thinking about his relationship with his daughter.

This trip to Tokyo may be the turning point.

Thinking of this, Konoe thought about the horse for a while and called his brother.

On the other side, as soon as Tonoji hung up the phone, Konoe Ryoka knocked on the door curiously and told Tonoji that his father had called, and there were several calls.

This made Tonoji have to admire his father-in-law's perseverance. He smiled and said to Konoe Ryoka, "It seems that my father-in-law really cares about Ryoka, otherwise he wouldn't have made so many calls in a row."

"Huh? My father?" Konoe Ryoka glanced at Higashinoji suspiciously, her expression looking a little hesitant: "No way, my father always had a cold face when we met. He has always been a little bit cold towards me."

She said no more at this point.

Higashikata also shook his head.

Konoe Tsuima definitely cares about his daughter, but many of his actions fail to convey it, so Konoe Ryoka always feels that her father actually doesn't care about her at all.

This family problem is quite complicated and cannot be solved by Higashinoji. The most important thing is whether the old arrogant Konoe Tsushima can show kindness to his daughter in a serious manner.

As an outsider, he looked inexplicably anxious.

And I made four or five calls in a row.

Higashinoji even doubted whether Konoe Tsushima would really come to Tokyo from Aomori Prefecture.

Probably not?

There is still such a big stall waiting for him to clean up at Konoe's house.

However, for the sake of safety, Higashinoji asked Xiao Yuyan to leave an extra ticket for future emergencies.

The preparations for the Kohaku Uta Battle are now complete, so the next step is to arrange the specific rehearsals and time for the Kohaku Uta Battle.

It's just that Higashinoji's status is quite special, and he doesn't have an agent to deal with this.

So he thought of a good candidate.

The next day, Hosokawa Koharu, who had just woken up from his sleep and was still a little confused, was woken up by a phone call from Higashinoji.

The reason is——

"Huh? Do you want me and Mr. Higashino to discuss the Red and White Uta Battle together?"

Hosokawa Koharu subconsciously used the tone of surprise. In fact, she was quite surprised.

After all, she is Higashinoji's editor, and at most she cares about the serialization of his comics. She can ask about other matters as appropriate. As long as Higashinoji doesn't starve to death or break his hand, she, as an editor, basically doesn't care.

Then Higashinoji actually asked her to come over to help negotiate the specific situation of the Kohaku Uta Battle?

This made Hosokawa Koharu a little confused, but at the same time, he was also curious about the information revealed in Higashinoji's words.

"Teacher Higashino, you mean you received an invitation to the Kohaku Uta Battle?"

"Yes, I was invited two days ago to discuss the details of the rehearsal and the song today."

Higashikata replied here.

This affirmative answer surprised Hosokawa Koharu.

People of her generation grew up watching the Kohaku Uta Battle when they were young. Of course, they also yearn for this kind of occasion where the whole country is paying attention.

Unexpectedly, Higashinoji, the manga author, also received the invitation.

but

"Really...? But if I go to the Kohaku Uta Battle to participate in the rehearsal of Higashino-sensei's "Hanzawa Naoki" serialization, there won't be any problem, right?"

Higashinoji now draws fifty pages of "Hansawa Naoki" every week. This is no small project. As the editor of "Wayo", Hosokawa Koharu certainly wants him to continue focusing on comics creation.

"No problem. My storyboard draft has reached episode eight, and I have finished drawing twenty-eight pages. I can definitely hand in the manuscript."

"That's it." When Higashinoji replied, Hosokawa Koharu also nodded, and then she said: "If Mr. Higashino needs my help, I will definitely agree, but I have no experience as an agent."

"No problem, Editor Hosokawa." Higashinoji replied with a smile.

Of course he knew about Hosokawa Koharu's situation.

After all, the other party is the editor of a large publishing house like Tomishima Publishing House. Even if he has never been an agent, Hosokawa Koharu has worked with many agents, so he naturally understands their working mode.

Is this like saying that you have never seen a pig running and never eaten pork?

That's why Tonoji asked her to help.

As for whether this is in compliance with the rules of the publishing house?

Based on his relationship with Hosokawa Koharu, the other party would just turn a blind eye to this kind of thing and not care at all.

As expected, after hearing Higashinoji's answer, Hosokawa Koharu on the other side sighed first, and then replied: "I understand, Mr. Higashino, will you go downstairs to your house now?"

In a sense, this kind of thing where comics editors help comic authors take on private work is a bit illegal.

But if the target is Higashinoji, that's a different matter.

After all, it is normal for Higashinoji to have some privileges as the poster author of "He Shi".

"Don't be so anxious, Editor Hosokawa, come back after dinner. The other party and I have agreed to meet at one o'clock in the afternoon."

Higashino replied politely.

"Ok, I see."

Hosokawa Koharu replied on the phone, then hung up the phone and looked at the time.

More or less dumbfounding.

Due to overtime work in the two days before the release of "Naoki Hansawa", all editors' nerves were very tense.

Therefore, Editor-in-Chief Urashima deliberately gave half of the editors two days of vacation in rotation.

She originally wanted to take advantage of these two days of vacation to relax, but before she could relax, Higashinoji put it on the shelves.

In this regard, she could only sigh helplessly——

It is really not an easy task to have a comic book author who can both sing and draw.