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Chapter 380: Use common sense to speculate on Higashinoji (4000 words)

One is the president of Shiniwa Publishing House, and the other is a board member who had a quarrel with him when he resigned.

There's something really weird about this combination.

But Seo Daigo is no longer the newbie who just entered the society.

It is more or less understandable why the two of them took the initiative to contact me.

While Seo Daigo was still thinking, President Umeki who came to the door took the initiative and spoke with a smile.

"Seo-san, the reason why I and Ishihara contacted you must be understood by Seo-san, right?"

President Umeki is a tall and thin middle-aged man. He is very friendly when he smiles, but he is particularly oppressive when he is silent.

At this time, he held Seo Daigo's hand and said, "Please Seo-san return to Iwazuki Publishing House."

President Umeki's expression was sincere and serious, with no trace of joking at all.

As he spoke, he glanced sideways at the Ishihara officer next to him.

Feeling President Umeki's gaze, Ishihara coughed and apologized: "Regarding Seo-san's resignation as editor-in-chief of the manga department at that time, this was my personal hasty decision. I am very sorry for the impact it had on Seo-san."

"I hope Seo-san can return to Iwazuki Publishing House as the editor-in-chief of the manga department,"

When he said this, he even stood up and bowed to Okiseo Daigo.

This made Seo Daigo's expression even more surprised.

The other party can indeed be regarded as a sincere invitation.

After all, as the president of a giant publishing house, you can only see him in some TV programs.

Not to mention that the board of directors of the publishing house bowed his head and apologized to himself.

If this had happened before, Seo Daigo would never have imagined that he would still be treated like this.

It can be called the modern version of "Three Visits to the Thatched Cottage".

Seo Daigo was surprised in his heart.

President Umeki and Officer Ishihara on the other side also had indescribable mixed feelings.

Really mixed feelings.

What prompted Seo Daigo to resign at that time was a matter decided by the entire board of directors.

But since Daigo Seo resigned and Hiroto Komiya became the editor-in-chief.

Sales of Iwazuki Publishing House's weekly manga "Chiyo" have been declining.

Originally, "Chiyo" could barely compete with the manga weekly "Wayo" where Tsukasa Higashino worked based on the quality of its comics.

After all, Higashino Tsukasa's "Naoki Hansawa" is just a manga no matter how great it is.

Although this comic is very interesting, it is impossible to really beat Chiyo to death with one punch.

But later on, the unfair treatment of Hiroto Omiya made Ozawada and several other manga authors dissatisfied, and eventually the manga was suspended for several weeks.

This seriously affected the sales of "Chiyo", and some people even pointed at Hiroto Komiya's nose and cursed.

Although these comics authors have recently begun to resume serialization, it is difficult to wash away the infamy they suffered previously.

Many editors of "Chiyo" were affected.

Similarly, when this happened, Hiroto Komiya's original little prestige in "Chiyo" suddenly fell to the bottom.

Although he is the editor-in-chief, he has been scolded by many editors behind his back.

At the same time, few of the collected manga manuscripts were reviewed by Hiroto Komiya. The editors worked on their own and basically started working on their own.

This leads to a decrease in work efficiency, and some small mistakes that are easy to occur often occur.

This lack of coordination between middle managers and lower-level staff soon attracted the attention of the board of directors.

You must know that the comic publishing industry has brought a lot of profits to Yanzhu Publishing House.

Back then, Iwazuki Publishing House even had the reputation of being the biggest giant in Japanese comics.

This proportion of profits is too large, so they naturally have to take measures.

Yanzhu Publishing House has not become a giant publishing house in the industry just because it is a soft rice.

After investigation, discussion and analysis.

They came to several conclusions.

One of the reasons is that Higashino Tsukasa's manga "Naoki Hansawa" is so popular.

Another reason is that Hiroto Omiya's self-talk to bring Horikoshi Hanpei back has angered many comic book authors, leading to the current low reputation of "Chiyo".

And because Hiroto Komiya has been in office for two or three months, but he has not established any prestige among the editors below.

The work efficiency is low, and it has turned a good situation into the mess it is now.

Therefore, Hiroto Komiya was replaced by the Board of Directors at lightning speed.

It was different from the situation where Seo Daigo was at least notified by the Human Resources Department.

Hiroto Omiya died so quickly that he didn't even have time to hum. It was a situation where he was just informed this morning and he packed up and left the editor's office in the afternoon.

Now that Hiroto Omiya has "voluntarily resigned," Iwazuki Publishing House must of course find someone to return as the editor-in-chief of the comics department.

They looked around and changed several editors-in-chief, but the situation did not improve at all. Instead, the cycle continued to deteriorate.

Even one of the editor-in-chief with the shortest tenure resigned after only two weeks on the job.

Therefore, many editors at Iwazuki Publishing House secretly refer to the position of editor-in-chief of "Chiyo" as the 'cursed position of editor-in-chief'.

As soon as you take office, you will inevitably leave.

Later, someone mentioned Seo Daigo, the former editor-in-chief.

Although under the leadership of Seo Daigo, "Chiyo" has never won against "Wayo" with "Hansawa Naoki".

But at least it was only slightly behind.

If he were here, how could he be unilaterally suppressed like he is now?

By coincidence, this conversation also reached President Umeki's ears.

At that time, he was also worried about the mess in the comics department.

So when he heard this conversation, President Umeki actually just regarded it as a complaining conversation among the publishing staff and didn't take it to heart.

But I still heard it.

So he took some time and took a look at Seo Daigo's previous work records when he worked on "Chiyo".

President Umeki looked a little surprised.

Because it’s exactly what those cartoon editors said.

When Seo Daigo was working, the sales of "Chiyo" basically guaranteed a stable curve.

Not to mention an increase, but compared to the current editors-in-chief, his achievements are absolutely surprising.

There were even two issues where the sales volume of "Chiyo" steadily suppressed that of "Heshi".

In addition, after Seo Daigo transferred to Higashino Studio, the number of registered members of pixiv, an illustration exchange website, has also been increasing.

This already explains Seo Daigo's ability.

President Umeki thought for a while, then convened the board of directors. After several twists and turns, he approached Seo Daigo again.

therefore--

"Seo-san, our "Chiyo" comic magazine department needs you. As long as you are willing to come back, I will still give Seo-san the treatment of chief editor."

President Umeki said without hesitation:

"I don't hide too much. I know you are currently working at Higashino Studio, but we are also sincere. If we can reverse the current decline of "Chiyo", our Board of Directors is also willing to welcome a new director. The servant’s.”

New board member?

Seo Daigo didn't expect that the other party actually offered such a high price.

You must know that he is a board member of New Rock Publishing House.

As long as you become a commission member, it is equivalent to squeezing into the top position of Yanzhu Publishing House.

After the merger, Iwazuki Publishing House has become one of the top five giant publishing houses in Japan. It is not very profitable to be a board member of such a publishing house.

Even Seo Daigo was tempted for a moment.

But Seo Daigo is not a fool either.

He knows how difficult it is to reverse the current situation of "Chiyo".

Not to mention the current popularity of Higashinoji's "Naoki Hansawa".

After the protagonist Naoki Hansawa entered the headquarters of the New Tokyo Industrial Bank, the popularity of the manga "Naoki Hansawa" has remained high.

Many readers want to see the collision between Hansawa Naoki and Owada.

If it were "Naoki Hansawa" that had just started serialization, there might still be some chance at that time.

But trying to steal the popularity from the current "Naoki Hansawa" is simply taking food from the tiger's mouth, and it is simply impossible.

Thinking of this, Seo Daigo felt inexplicably gloating about his misfortune.

In addition, when Yanzhu Publishing House forced me to resign, why didn't I think of this day?

Now you find that you can't cope with it anymore, so you start looking for yourself again?

How can anything be so cheap?

Not to mention that Mr. Higashino is very kind to me. Compared with Umeki and Ishihara, Higashinoji is really the most benevolent and righteous person - operating the p-site into a website with 10,000 registered members within 20 days, and even more. Repeated invitations can be said to be a broken leg.

This is more than just three visits to the thatched cottage? Higashinoji almost didn't build a new house directly next to his thatched cottage and live there.

How could I just be a traitor?

What Seo Daigo hated most in his life was being a traitor. After he was forced to resign, he had already made up his mind to make Station P the biggest.

This was his promise to Tono Division when he first joined Tono Studio.

He doesn't want to be that kind of treacherous traitor!

The most important thing is - treat Higashinoji as your opponent? Isn't that a joke?

Seo Daigo didn't want to be beaten by Higashinoji's "Hansawa Naoki" like before.

yes!

The most powerful manga author in Japan now is his own boss.

Why do I have to go to other companies to be beaten and punished?

It's not necessary! I am not a fool!

Moreover, the development potential of Dongye Studio is also very huge.

Think of this.

Seo Daigo smiled and replied: "President Umeki, Ishihara, thank you for your kindness, but I am very satisfied with my current job and have no plans to change jobs to your company for the time being. I'm sorry."

When he said this, his mood did not seem to fluctuate much, and he seemed to have made up his mind.

As soon as Seo Daigo said these words, President Umeki and Ishihara on the other side were both stunned.

You must know that even if the conditions they offered were changed to the current Tomshima Publishing House, they would probably be able to dig out one or two editor-in-chief figures.

Because that is the position of a director.

The position of director of one of the five largest publishing houses in Japan.

"Seseo-san, I hope you will think about it a little more. There are really not many opportunities like this."

President Umeki was not angry, but continued to speak in a calm tone.

But Seo Daigo sitting on the other side had already made up his mind.

He smiled and replied: "No, President Umeki, I have thought about it carefully. I am very satisfied with my current job and have no intention of changing jobs for the time being."

"Really?" President Umeki did not continue to press.

Iwazuki Publishing House is also an outstanding giant publishing house in Japan.

Even if the comics department does lack talent, it won't hurt the foundation of the publishing house.

There was no need for him to be so humble to Seo Daigo.

President Umeki and Ishihara stood up and were about to leave when they heard Seo Daigo speak again.

"President Umeki, what I say next is not a provocation, but it is really impossible for your company to find a chief editor who can compete with Mr. Higashino."

Seo Daigo decided to give the other party a reminder as a thank you gift from the other party for sincerely inviting him.

After hearing this, President Umeki looked at Seo Daigo carefully, and after a while he replied with a smile: "Seo-san, you must have deified Mr. Higashino a little bit."

President Umeki looked confident, and there was an indescribable convincingness when he said this:

"I know that Mr. Higashino is indeed an excellent comic book author, and I also understand the influence of "Naoki Hansawa" today. But he is still far from having no rivals in the comics industry, right?"

Yes.

President Umeki doesn't believe that Higashinoji is really that kind of comic genius.

In the comics industry, you will always find a talent who can compete head-on with Higashinoji!

"According to common sense, it is impossible for real evergreen trees and perpetual motion machines to exist. Especially in a fast-food culture like comics."

President Umeki answered with a smile.

Seo Daigo did not answer President Umeki's words.

He just smiled, inexplicably feeling that Meimu still saw too little.

Indeed, according to common sense, it is impossible for an evergreen tree to exist in the comics industry.

No matter how great a comic book author is, he will have his downfalls.

But Higashinoji

He is simply not someone who can speculate based on common sense.

Who could have imagined that Higashinoji, a comic book artist, could be on par with professional painters in the field of oil painting?

Who would have thought that Higashinoji, who doesn’t even know much about websites, could design a website like pixiv?

This is not something that can be summed up in just two words, ‘common sense’.

Especially since he worked with Higashinoji for so long.

He also knew clearly that Higashinoji was a very forward-thinking person.

So if you want to say, "Using common sense, we can deduce that such a person cannot exist." Then Seo Daigo is not convinced.

But it was obvious that President Umeki didn't think much of his warning. He just smiled at the end and then turned and left.

Watch them leave.

Seo Daigo also hesitated for a while and called Higashinoji.

Although the matter of the visitors from Yanzhu Publishing House can be concealed.

But at this time, it would be safer to tell Higashinoji directly.

Otherwise, concealing it like this would lead to misunderstandings.

Seo Daigo is also a genius.

Of course I understand the importance of this.

Thanks to Dragon Fruit New Star, Pestle Breaking the Sky, Thousands of Fate, and Desolate Liufeng Haiyu for the reward! Thank you so much!