.......

The warm morning light shone into the bedroom from the window, hitting his face just right, causing Naoki Nagayama on the bed to open his eyes.

"Unfamiliar ceiling..."

After being forced to turn on the computer, his head was a little confused. When he reached out and touched it, the place next to him was empty, but there was still some smell of shampoo. Nagayama Naoki came to his senses...

"What a bad joke!"

Akina is no longer here, and will leave for work at four or five in the morning. After Naoki Nagayama washed up, got dressed and walked to the living room, only to find that a prepared breakfast had been placed on the dining table.

In addition to the salted side dishes, there are warm miso soup, fried tempura and meatballs in the two thermos pots, and hot white rice in the rice cooker.

Thinking of Akina saying that if she gets married, she will get up before her husband wakes up and make breakfast... Naoki Nagayama sighed: "What a virtuous girlfriend."

After going out, he drove back to Sansakura-in. When Yotaro saw his master staying out all night, he naturally complained a little, and kept slapping Nagayama Naoki's calf with his little stick-like tail.

"Okay, okay, Taro, go get the dog leash!"

After hearing this, Gouzi happily ran to the entrance. At the same time, Naoki Nagayama also went to the second floor to change into a piece of sportswear.

After going out, Yotaro originally wanted to go towards the old route, but Naoki Nagayama stopped him:

"Yingtaro, let's take another route today~"

With that said, he headed towards Hitotsubashi in Chiyoda, planning to go directly to Shogakukan.

It was already past Yotaro's usual walking time, and there were more and more pedestrians coming and going on the street. However, they were all part-time workers rushing to work, and they didn't have time to take a closer look at Nagayama Naoki, who was holding Yotaro's hand.

In the morning of early spring, the weather was still relatively cold, but after walking for a few blocks, my whole body felt warm, like the feeling after drinking old wine, but without the drunkenness.

When we reached the Shogakukan building, the white breath we exhaled was faintly visible.

"Naoki-san!" The girl with glasses, Reiki Nozawa, immediately saw Nagayama Naoki and the dog walking in from the gate, "Did you come here so early today?"

"Yes, Reiki-san~" Naoki Nagayama smiled, "I have an appointment with Kunji-san."

"Hi, please go to the reception room and wait for a while." Reiki Nozawa diligently led Naoki Nagayama towards the reception room and made hot tea. "I'll go and notify Section Chief Morikawa right away."

After the people had left, Nagayama Naoki sipped hot tea and sighed: "I'm already the section chief, I've been promoted~"

Generally speaking, if the promotion is based on the merit-based system, after 5-10 years, the title of director will usually be added, which is only slightly higher than that of ordinary employees, and is considered a senior employee, a backbone, and so on.

As for the section chief, his status is undoubtedly due to merit. Morikawa Kuniji’s biggest achievement in the past two years should be Naoki Nagayama! After all, his novels are constantly selling best, and he also has honors such as the Naoki Prize.

Especially recently, it has also contributed to a program with Fuji TV.

After a while, a blushing Morikawa Kunji came in:

"Naoki-san, you're here! Ah, and there's Taro~"

After saying that, he still loved Wujiwu and rubbed his dog's head.

"I just had to go for a morning jog, so I brought Yotaro here." Naoki Nagayama explained a little, and then said politely, "Kuniji-san looks very happy!"

"Hi, thanks to Naoki-san, I recently got a promotion and am now the section chief of the youth literature editorial team." Kuniji Morikawa spoke enthusiastically. After all, this is considered a transfer from a professional position to a management position. It is a big job.

progress.

"That's really congratulations~"

After a few warm congratulations, Kuniji Morikawa remembered the reason for coming today and took out a novel from the cardboard box he brought: "Naoki-san, this is the trial version of "Tomorrow's Me and Yesterday's You"

We have proofread the novel, and there are no typographical errors at all!"

The melancholy blue cover foreshadows a sad plot. Under the roulette wheel of the clock, a pair of young lovers look at each other very affectionately...

Naoki Nagayama was very satisfied with the design of the book cover. The quality of the paper and the printing effect were also very good, so Naoki Nagayama didn't have any more nitpicks.

"Bang Zhisang, it's very good. I have no objections."

"Hi, then we will officially launch sales in early March." The smile on Morikawa Kuniji's face became more relaxed. He pointed to the small cardboard box next to him, "By the way, Naoki-san, we have prepared a dozen books here.

The trial printing version of the novel can be kept as a souvenir."

This kind of trial printing novel, which does not have a book number or other sales mark, is very suitable as a souvenir or a gift. Starting from the first novel, Shogakukan will set aside a part for Naoki Nagayama.

"Hi, thank you very much!"

Kuniji Morikawa thought that the content of today's negotiation should be over, so he was ready to say some polite words and have a casual chat, but unexpectedly Naoki Nagayama continued the conversation:

"Bang Zhisang, actually, I have one more thing I want to discuss with you today."

"Eh?"

"Yesterday, the host of the "Newspeak Buzzword Awards" found me and wanted to interview me..."

"Haha~Naoki-san's famous saying..." Morikawa Kuniji understood immediately. What Nagayama Naoki said a few days ago had reached his ears.

"Hahaha~" Naoki Nagayama smiled awkwardly and continued, "Although it was a bit surprising, those words were out of the loop after all..."

"At the end of the month, the first issue of "Newspeak Buzzword Awards" will be broadcast. By then, my popularity will be even higher."

Morikawa Kunji was a little confused: "What does Naoki-san mean?"

"I would like to promote my new book at the "Newspeak Buzzword Awards"..." Naoki Nagayama did not hide it, "Maybe we can achieve better results during the sales period."

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Is the TV show promoted?"

Kuniji Morikawa began to think about it. Generally speaking, writers' novels are sold offline. The distribution and promotion of various bookstores, except for purely literary educational programs, generally do not promote books on TV programs.

Moreover, all parties involved in the "Newspeak Buzzword Awards" are big bosses, and they are already in the sight of the Shogakukan management... I want to advertise in this program, let alone the cost.

The resistance alone is huge...

However, the person who said this is Naoki Nagayama, the program planner and a well-known best-selling author in his own name!

Kuniji Morikawa said slowly: "Naoki-san, this idea is very good... But whether it can be carried out, I still have to communicate with the editor-in-chief Matsui Mizushi."

"I know, but there's no need to advertise nakedly~" Nagayama Naoki said with a smile, "There will be interviews with me anyway, and I will choose to use the novel as the background... The program originally needs to get

Audience voting and participation can be used as a gimmick to draw a lucky audience member to receive Naoki Nagayama’s latest novel!”

Listening to what Naoki Nagayama said, Kuniji Morikawa smiled in his eyes.

.......

After leaving Shogakukan, Nagayama Naoki held a small cardboard box and led Yotaro back to Yamasakura-in.

It was no different from when I left in the morning, but I saw Nyaotaro at the cherry blossom tree in the yard, seeming to want to climb up the cherry blossom tree.

"Nyaotaro, what are you doing?"

Naoki Nagayama walked next to him, touched the plump and plump orange, and then turned to look at the cherry blossom tree that had been silent all winter.

I saw only a few flower buds appearing on the branches of the cherry blossom tree. I couldn't tell whether they were green or pink, but they were very different from the gray-brown trunk of the cherry blossom tree.

The cherry blossom tree in the yard is an early cherry blossom and will bloom again in the autumn, so it is only the beginning of spring and is about to start blooming.

"The cherry blossoms are about to bloom!" Naoki Nagayama patted the trunk and sighed, "Yutaro's daily fertilization is very effective!"

Then he patted Mew Taro on the little head: "Nya Taro, don't bite the buds!"

After saying that, he walked upstairs. A little sweaty, Nagayama Naoki decided to take a shower and change clothes. Then he went to the studio again.

........

"Naoki-san~" "Naoki-san, you're here!" "Good morning, Naoki-san!"

Amidst greetings from all the employees, Naoki Nagayama came to the office. As expected, the two giants were already at work.

"Shuichi-san...how are you? Have you agreed?" First, he asked Itou Shuichi provocatively, "Nakanishi Naotaro's interview request?"

Unexpectedly, Itou Xiuyi showed no signs of mood swings at all, and replied calmly: "It's just an interview, what's the big deal~"

"Anyway, it was Naoki-san who said those Chuuni lines!"

"..." was counterattacked!

Nagayama Naoki could only say haha: "Haha, Shuichi-san just doesn't have any objections. When will it be decided?"

"In the past two days, Naoki-san should be fine, right?" Itou Xiuyi raised his head and looked at Nagayama Naoki, "Don't run away then."

"What can I do to escape?"

Nagayama Naoki was not angry, but suddenly thought of what he said in the morning, and wanted to use the novel as the background...

"By the way, Shuichi-san, can the filming location be set in the study room of Yamazakuin?"

As soon as these words came out, even Yoshimura Otomo looked over in surprise: "Naoki-san, what do you mean, you want to be in the study room of Yamazakuin?"

"Hi, because I want to take the opportunity to promote my novel." Nagayama Naoki said, "Ah, by the way, there is this..."

He took out two trial edition novels from his briefcase: "Otomo-san, Shuichi-san, these are souvenirs."

"Oh ho? It's already printed!"

The two of them were very happy to receive the trial version of the novel. Yoshimura Otomo took a look at it twice and put it on the table. At nearly fifty years old, he was no longer very interested in romance. Instead, it was Itou Xiu who started

Looked up.

"Naoki-san, why are you in the study?" Otomo Yoshimura asked.

"What a creative atmosphere~ I plan to put the remaining novels on the table as the background." Naoki Nagayama said, "After all, the advertisement for the "Newspeak Buzzword Award" cannot be too obvious..."
To be continued...