"Okay!" Nagayama Naoki saw Morikawa Kuniji's expectations and handed it to him directly without hesitation, "However, Kuniji-san must be prepared...don't be frightened by this book...

"

"Haha, I, Kuniji Morikawa, have read thousands of novels, and none of them has scared me!" Kuniji Morikawa took the document bag with confidence and pulled out the manuscript, "Then, I will read it first...

excuse me....."

Nagayama Naoki nodded, touched the dog next to him, and then tasted the senbei with tea... Well, it's not as delicious as the Wangwang senbei.

On the other side, Kuniji Morikawa started reading the book from the title...

"Is it called "Paradise Lost"? It comes from the epic poem "Paradise Lost"..."

"Huh?!" Kuniji Morikawa read the first chapter...

"Uh-huh???!!!"

Seeing Kuniji Morikawa's expression change from surprise to coward, then to surprise again... Then he raised his head, glanced at Naoki Nagayama opposite, and then continued to look in silence...

..

The middle-aged man's face kept changing, his eyes flickered from time to time, and beads of sweat gradually appeared on his forehead...

Time passed by minute by minute.

The novel "Paradise Lost" is not too long. As a senior editor who has read countless books, he should be able to finish it quickly. But this time, Kuniji Morikawa couldn't help but slowly read the novel.

, savor every word.

Although there are large erotic scenes in it, even he, a middle-aged and elderly person who only pays work once a month, is a little impulsive. However, as a senior editor, what he values ​​​​more is the delicate description and the emotional changes of the protagonist in the novel, as well as

The psychology that makes it difficult to speak...

The office was quiet, with only the occasional sound of turning pages. Naoki Nagayama finished a cup of tea, then picked up a magazine and started reading. Taro was already lying on the floor, squinting his eyes, and taking a small nap.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! After a long time, I heard Kuniji Morikawa finally let out a breath of relief, and then spread the manuscript on the desk with a peaceful expression...

It sounds very much like the Time of the Sage...

"Naoki-san..." Kuniji Morikawa rested for a while and then asked with some difficulty, "Is this novel really written by you?"

"?"

Nagayama Naoki was a little surprised,

"Does Bang Zhisang think it was written by someone else?"

"No, no, no...that's not what I meant." Kuniji Morikawa quickly said that he did not disbelieve Nagayama Naoki's character, "I mean, this novel and Naoki-san's previous writing style...

It’s completely different!”

"Haha, of course...how can the love of middle-aged people be the same as that of young people!" Nagayama Naoki laughed, "The author will also make progress~"

"But...such delicate descriptions and emotional changes, if you don't have personal experience..." Morikawa Kuniji paused here, "Isn't Naoki-san not married? How can he have the experience of extramarital affairs?

....”

Nagayama Naoki explained: "Didn't I tell you that I had a chat with the middle-aged uncle~"

"Just write it down after talking about it?"

Kuniji Morikawa opened his eyes wide. If writing a novel was so easy, then he had talked to as many as eight hundred people, so why couldn't he write it?!

"Of course you have to do your own processing!"

"But... you don't reveal all the details of having sex when you're chatting!"

Kuniji Morikawa didn't believe it. The astringent plot descriptions in it were even felt by people of his age...the descriptions were too real!

"Well..." Naoki Nagayama paused and said to Kuniji Morikawa, "Kuniji-san... look at my face!"

"??!"

Kuniji Morikawa looked at the face of the young man opposite. His face was like a crown of jade, his eyebrows were like distant mountains, his eyes were filled with peach blossoms, and his nose was like a handsome peak... He was so handsome...

But what does it have to do with me?

"What do you mean Naoki-san? I know you are handsome..."

"I mean, with me growing up...Kuniji-san, do you think I will lack experience?!" Nagayama Naoki said calmly.

"?" "!" "......"

Feeling as if he was being shown off, Kuniji Morikawa couldn't say anything to refute for a moment... What he said made so much sense!

"Cough cough cough~" He finally came to his senses, "Zhi Shu-san... it is indeed Zhi Shu-san..."

Kuniji Morikawa now has no doubts about the title "Naoki Naoki"!

After the other party calmed down, Nagayama Naoki asked:

"Bang Zhisang, what do you think of this novel?"

Morikawa Kunji closed his eyes for a long time and then said slowly:

"...is a masterpiece!"

"Haha, then publishing should be no problem!"

"Um...Although there are still some procedures to go through, there is really no problem..." Kuniji Morikawa put his hand on the manuscript and sighed, "Naoki-san is indeed a genius..."

"Ha, no thanks... I'm just standing on other people's shoulders~"

Nagayama Naoki did not take his praise for granted. He was just a porter of words.

"But Bunji-san...I want to change my pen name this time and publish..."

"Eh? Why?"

"Because once this book is published, it will be seen by many people... It's very shameful for people to know that I write harsh words!!!" Naoki Nagayama said seriously.

"...Naoki-san..." Morikawa Kuniji advised, "The pen name Teishu can make this book have a large number of potential readers from the beginning...

It will quickly increase the popularity of "Paradise Lost"!"

"How about changing a pen name...just call it Anonymous?" Naoki Nagayama insisted.

"But in the end, others will definitely know~" Morikawa Kunji said.

"As long as Bunji-san doesn't tell anyone, it'll be fine?!"

"Eh?"

But I am the editor of Shogakukan, so I will definitely tell the president when he asks. If the president’s big mouth knows, the entire literary circle will know!

"But...if you become famous, someone will definitely want to interview the author! I'm afraid I might spill the beans!"

"If Kunji-san's lax talk leads to me being interviewed..." Naoki Nagayama's eyes were sharp, "I will say during the interview that the protagonist Kuki Shoichiro in "Paradise Lost" is based on Kunji-san!"

"?"

Kuniji Morikawa didn't react for a moment, but he understood in an instant...the male protagonist was the editor-in-chief of a publishing house! He happened to be the same as himself!!!

If an acquaintance finds out that the prototype of the protagonist is me...then extramarital affair! Who is the heroine?!

What if my wife finds out?

Morikawa Kunji had a cold war...

"Naoki-san! You actually..."

"Hehehe, Bunji-san, we are just grasshoppers on the same rope now..." Naoki Nagayama showed a wicked smile, "You don't want others to know about your extramarital affair, do you?!"

"You are talking nonsense, I am not, I love my wife very much!!!" Morikawa Kuniji's tone suddenly became anxious.

"After reading the novel, who would believe it?!" Nagayama Naoki asked calmly, like a villain.

"Naoki-san, you..."

Kuniji Morikawa felt that the man in front of him was like a devil...

Naoki Nagayama leaned back on his chair and continued calmly:

"Bang Zhisang...If you don't say it, I won't say it...Hello, I'm good, everyone~"

"..."

........

In the end, Nagayama Naoki left Shogakukan with a smile.

This novel will still be given to Naoki Nagayama according to the highest profit sharing standard, but the first printing will be back to the level of 100,000 copies...after all, there is no blessing of a pen name~

After sending Naoki Nagayama away, Kuniji Morikawa breathed a sigh of relief and slumped down on his chair.

"Naoki-san actually threatens people like this... he must have planned it when he wrote the book!"

The identity of the protagonist must have been set first!

"But this novel..."

He had clearly read it once just now, but Kuniji Morikawa couldn't help but pick it up and read it carefully again...

Not because of anything else, but because the artistic value of this novel is indeed very high!
Chapter completed!