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"What's going on?" Seeing Oshima Sapien shaking like an epileptic and suddenly shouting, a curious editor became suspicious.

Could it be that this Oshima sapiens took too many drugs?

Trembling and yelling are exactly like the complications of hallucinogenic addictive drugs.

A group of them gathered around, intending to take down Homo sapiens Oshima and send him to the hospital when the situation went wrong - of course, they were just thinking about it, who would do such an offending thing?

"The problem is with the manga, not with Oshima's editor."

In order to avoid misunderstanding, Hosokawa Koharu first gave the answer to the question: "This manga is the manga I am responsible for. It is a bit scary and then editor Oshima..."

While talking, Hosokawa Koharu looked at Oshima Sapien.

"Scared by horror comics?"

These words made the editors of the weekly "Abominable Chill" look at Oshima Sapiens and couldn't help laughing.

The horror comics editor was frightened by horror comics. This was the first time he had seen it.

As for Oshima sapiens?

Sapien Oshima bit the bullet and said nothing.

There's nothing to say, I was really scared, and there's no shame in being scared.

The feeling of being dragged in was so terrifying that it oppressed the heart. To be honest, Oshima Sapien felt a little bit of excitement in addition to being scared.

He still wanted to watch it.

This guy is a bit of a masochist.

After all, just the cover of this work is so heart-wrenching, isn’t the content inside even more thrilling?

Some people are like this. The more afraid they are, the more they want to do it. Otherwise, why would there be facilities like roller coasters?

But before that

Oshima Sapien looked at the group of editors gathered around him and felt gloating in his heart.

Look, look! I might as well show it to you.

He is very confident in this "Midnight Ring". These editors who like to watch jokes will definitely be similar to him in the end.

"Editor Hosokawa said this, and I have become a little interested in this comic. If you don't mind, can I look through it?"

A senior editor next to him raised his hand.

His name is Isamu Sanada. He has worked in the editorial department of Urashima Publishing House for nearly thirty years and has witnessed many outstanding horror comics.

He was originally supposed to be promoted to chief editor, but Isamu Sanada will retire in a few years, so the people at the publishing house suppressed him. However, Isamu Sanada's salary and benefits are based on the standards of the publishing house's editor-in-chief.

With such seniority, he raised his hand and naturally no one spoke.

Everyone watched as he took the comic manuscript of Midnight Bell and flipped through it.

My eyes stayed on the first page.

Ancient well, dead leaves.

Twisted figures flashed before his eyes.

Slender, bluish-white, twisted limbs.

A wraith climbing out of the television.

A malicious look.

finger with fingernails pulled out

The moment he saw the woman crawl out from the TV and put her hand on his shoulder——

The heart contraction accelerated, the blood pressure soared, and the adrenaline made Isamu Sanada's face turn red.

He couldn't help but tilt his head back and took a deep breath. When he came back, his face was slightly blue.

"If the plot quality of this comic is half as good as the cover image he drew, it would be a good comic."

Isamu Sanada firmly grasped "Midnight Bell" and managed to avoid smashing it out like Sapien Oshima, so he commented directly.

After finishing the review, Isamu Sanada also looked at the large wall-mounted TV.

He finally understood why Oshima Sapiens was a little afraid of television.

To be honest, he felt like he had turned off the TV now.

No, that's not right.

I wish I could lock the TV with an iron chain.

The editor next to me was a little surprised by Sanada Isamu's comments.

Directly using comic artist to connect with the comic plot, this can only show that the author of "The Ring" is really good at artist.

After all, horror comics pay more attention to the sense of immersion in the plot. Even if your drawing skills are not very precise, readers will not care too much.

"Editor Hosokawa, if you don't mind, could you let everyone take a look at the original manga? I won't waste everyone's time, just look at the first page."

Isamu Sanada knows how to be a good person, and he naturally knows that there are no writers under Hosokawa Koharu, and as a new editor, he has been sitting on the bench.

That's why he repeatedly asked Hosokawa Koharu for his opinion. This also told other editors that the editor in charge of this work was Hosokawa Koharu, so don't try to grab a good work when you see it.

After all, this is the Japanese workplace, and many people will do anything to boost performance.

It is also normal to use the airs of seniors to suppress newcomers.

Generally speaking, someone like Hosokawa Koharu would have to hang out for at least half a year before he could truly become a regular employee.

"Ah, of course no problem." Hosokawa Koharu glanced at Isamu Sanada gratefully.

If she doesn't understand what people are talking about, she's really a stupid woman.

As a result, the manuscript of "The Ring" began to be circulated.

Then--

Bang! ! !

The male editor who had just mocked Homo Oshima the most ruthlessly fell down from the bench and was so frightened that he stared blankly at the manuscript of "The Ring".

Bang! ! !

A senior editor who has been in the industry for five years looked at the comic "Midnight Bell" and his face soon became distorted. Hosokawa Koharu remembered that in the past, his face was usually smiling.

The sound of manuscripts being beaten continued to be heard.

Ten minutes passed——

"This is probably what happened."

Urashima, the editor-in-chief of the weekly "Cold", tied the TV with a chain, then looked back at the "Midnight Ring" at hand.

The original manuscript of "Midnight Ring" was subjected to the cruel hands of different editors within ten minutes. It was either rubbed or thrown.

Even the surface of the paper was wrinkled.

Fortunately, Hosokawa Koharu had copied the manuscript of "The Ring" before, otherwise it would have been rude to bring such a manuscript to meet the original author.

"What are your opinions on the submitted film "The Ring"?"

Chief Editor Urashima asked.

He is also one of the victims of Higashino Tsukasa's horror comics, and now he feels scared even if there is a big TV around him.

But he was the editor-in-chief after all, and he didn't show any timidity at all on the surface, but his feet had slowly distanced themselves from the TV.

None of the editors below spoke.

Normally, this stage should be the stage for finding faults, but no one can find anything wrong with the comic "Midnight Ring".

"I don't think there is much pressure on "Midnight Ring" to pass the serialization meeting. The front page can be arranged."

Senior Isamu Sanada thought about it and said: "If we promote it, it might be more popular than our Urashima Publishing House's previous mainstay manga "The Figure Reflected in the Camera"."

After hearing this, the editor below also took another look at Isamu Sanada.

Isamu Sanada is proposing to divert publicity resources to build momentum for "The Ring".

"But in this case, what should the author of the current mainstay comic "Between Dolls" do?"

Sanada Isamu didn't speak, just looked at the editor-in-chief.

No matter how senior he is, he is still the editor in charge. If he really wants to make a decision, he has to look to the editor-in-chief.

"First use some resources. If "Midnight Ring" can produce manuscripts of this quality in the future, we will then decide whether to promote it as a mainstay comic."

Editor-in-chief Urashima quickly made up his mind.

As for the comic "Between Dolls"

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that it cannot stand up to Urashima Publishing's weekly "Cold", so no one here stood up to oppose it like in the novel.

Besides, this is just a chance to give the comic "Midnight Bell" a try. If its quality is average, it is better to continue reading "Between Dolls".

The tactics of capitalists are quite normal.