"Editor Dalin, how about it? With you coming forward, Teacher Higashino should be willing to join our Xinyanzhu Publishing House, right?"

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Facing a colleague's question, Dalin Yizheng could only laugh dryly and apologize:

"No, I'm sorry, Editor Nakatani, I'm not capable of pulling Teacher Higashino over."

"Why?"

After hearing Dalin Yizheng's words, the editor at the Zhonggu who asked him turned around and was a little surprised.

"Our comic magazine from Xinyanzhu Publishing House will definitely squeeze the sales of "Qi" and then Mr. Higashino's sales will definitely be squeezed. Logically speaking, Mr. Higashino shouldn't join us on his own initiative?"

Editors at Nakaya didn't expect it.

Now that the two publishers have merged, there is definitely no shortage of excellent authors. After all, the authors of the two publishers have a lot more pillars than those of Urashima Publishing House.

The quality of excellent works will inevitably lead to an increase in magazine sales.

Their magazine sales have increased, and the sales of "Qi" will inevitably be affected. "Qi" will be affected, and "Qi" will certainly be affected, and Higashinoji's new works will also be affected.

But Higashinoji was unmoved when facing their invitation.

This is really

"Maybe Mr. Higashino is confident in the quality of his works." Ikamasato Oriya recalled Higashinoji's expression just now and answered subconsciously.

"This is not a matter of whether he has confidence in the quality of his works. If I say something inappropriate, even if Mr. Higashino's new work is really good, but the overall sales of "Aversion to Cold" magazine will definitely affect his work quality. It is simply a matter of the publishing house's background."

Dalin Ichizheng heard this and just nodded silently.

yes.

This has nothing to do with the quality of the work. It is simply a matter of the foundation of the publisher.

To make an inappropriate example, Higashinojihara World's weekly magazine "JUMP" and the Primary School Pavilion join forces

Do you dare to imagine? "Detective Conan", "Doraemon" and "Naruto", "One Piece", and "Dragon Ball" are serialized in the same magazine

This situation is like a group of demons dancing, and it has nothing to do with the quality of comic works in other magazines.

Simply, it is a matter of competing with the foundation.

After all, no matter how strong you are, can you compare to such a large group of excellent authors?

You can drown your comics and magazines just by the number of excellent works.

Unless Higashinoji's works are really good at crushing all the comics in their magazines.

But does Higashinoji have this ability?

Editor Nakatani finally understood why Dalin Imai said that Higashinoji was confident.

If you don’t have confidence, you won’t make such a choice.

"Taiwano is worthy of being the only ceiling in the Japanese comics industry today. Not to mention anything else, just this kind of confidence can be said to be very terrifying."

Editor Nakaya sighed.

But self-confidence is self-confidence.

Editor Nakatani estimated that the situation would not change much by then unless Higashinoji draws another dominant comic similar to "Unnatural Death".

As for Dalin Ichimasa not bringing Higashinoji, the editor-in-chief probably won't blame him.

After all, who knows that Higashinoji is so confident about his new work?

And it would be no loss to be able to pull Higashinoji.

Compared to that, the editorial department that has doubled now should think about the name of the new publication and the serialized comics.

Meanwhile, on the other side.

Higashinoji came to the restaurant front desk according to the address given by Osawa Hokishi. Under the guidance of the waiter, he successfully met the other party in a private room.

But what surprised him a little was another person present, Nobuji Fuji Publishing House editor-in-chief.

How could he be here?

In theory, shouldn’t Koda Nobuji be considered half of the enemy of Urajima Publishing House?

After all, it was he who poached Suzuki Ha and took away the pillar author of Urashima Publishing House who "The Man Reflected in the Camera", which led to difficulties in the operation of the Urashima Publishing House comic department.

but

Higashinoji subconsciously raised his eyebrows, then looked at Osawa Hokishi on the other side, probably knowing it.

"Hello, Teacher Higashino." Nobuji Koda stood up and reached out to shake Higashinoji.

"Hello, Editor-in-Chief Gutian."

After shaking hands with Nobuji Koda, Higashinoji sat down at Osawa Hokishi's greeting.

Higashinoji's face did not change his expression, while Koda Nobuji on the other side smiled: "I thought Higashino would be surprised by me here, but I didn't expect Higashino to be so calm."

"It's not that calm." Higashinoji turned his head and smiled.

"Today, Iwakatsu Publishing House and Mochi Bookstore merged. I was actually thinking about how Urashima Publishing House took action but I didn't expect President Osawa to think of joining forces with Fuji Publishing House."

Yes, Nobuji Koda here must be invited by Osawa Hoyoshi, and the reason why the other party invited Nobuji Koda, a "outsider", must be to discuss the issue of the merger of Iwazu Publishing House.

After all, the three major comic publishers such as Urajima Publishing House may not be able to withstand the other party's squeeze.

Not to mention the comic publisher like Fuji Publishing House, which has risen in recent years.

By then, their publishing house's comics department will probably be eaten by Yanzhu Publishing House so that it will not even be left with a residue.

In other words, the current Urajima Publishing House has the same interests as Fuji Publishing House.

"It's worthy of being Mr. Higashino. Being able to understand the situation so quickly makes us speak better."

Ozawa nodded with a smile, took a sip of sake and continued happily: "To be honest with Mr. Tono, our two publishing houses actually have plans to merge."

Um?

As soon as Ozawa Hokishi said this, Higashinoji couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

He expected that Ozawa Hokyoshi would cooperate with Fuji Publishing House, but he did not expect that the two major publishing houses, including Iwakatsu and Mochi, took the same approach.

But this is too hasty, right? Mergers between publishers are not something that can be decided just by deciding.

It seemed that I had seen Higashinoji's thoughts clearly, and Fuji Publishing House next to it explained:

"In fact, we have learned more or less about the movements of the Rock Corner and Mozhu Publishing House a long time ago. Similarly, we were discussing the merger matters long ago. It was probably October last year. Our two publishing houses received the news."

His words made Higashinoji sigh slightly.

Should I say that I am a veteran who is at the forefront of the publishing industry?

I have already had a guess about this situation today and have also prepared for a backhand

Sure enough, few people can reach this point, but they are fools.

It is quite difficult to appear in reality like the incompetent and fury villains in the novel.

but

Higashinoji actually vaguely guessed this situation.

He put his hands at the dining table and said, thinking:

"I felt aware of what the editor-in-chief Gutian said. No wonder someone from the New Century Art Association took the initiative to invite me to join some time ago."

Yes.

Before going to Aomori Prefecture, the vice president of the New Century Art Association came to him and wanted to become the honorary vice president. At that time, Higashinoji was still a little puzzled.

After all, he is indeed a big reputation in Tokyo, but he became the honorary vice president at the beginning, which is more or less hasty.

Then Higashinoji searched some information about the New Century Art Association online, and then he found that the publishing house standing behind the New Century Art Association was actually two competing publishing houses, Urashima and Fuji.

In addition, Higashinoji also discovered that the group of painters who maliciously left the New Century Art Association entered the new association, Matsu and Iwakaku were two major publishing houses.

This can be said to be tit for tat.

I guess Fuji and Urashima Publishing House had the idea of ​​merging as early as that time, right?

But they did not rush to make a move, but waited for it.

Osawa Hoyoshi and Koda Nobuji were a little surprised by Higashinoji's eyesight, but he didn't expect that he even noticed such details.

"The New Century Art Association is a springboard for our publishing house to enter the traditional art world. It is a good profit output place. However, when Mozhu Publishing House discovered it, it poached many painters."

Nobuji Koda explained next to him.

At the same time, he was a little helpless: "Not only the New Century Art Association, but also many excellent comic authors under our Fuji Publishing House have been poached."

He was the author of the three major comic publishers at the beginning, but now the times have completely changed.

Xinyanzhu Publishing House came over and poached many authors from his family.

If this continues, his weekly magazine "Triller" will be about to have a gap in the author.

There was no way, Fuji Publishing House thought of seeking their old rival, Urashima Publishing House for cooperation.
To be continued...