Chapter 234 Negotiation

Shang Haozhi took a notepad and came to the chairman's office.

In the office, Bao Jiyi was drinking tea with the two of them.

Shang Haozhi knew the thin middle-aged man among them. His name was Toru Murakami, and he was the editor-in-chief of "Youth Leap". It was the first time for Shang Haozhi to sit next to the young man with a slightly fat body. See.

When Murakami Toru and the fat young man saw Shang Haozhi coming in, they immediately stood up and bowed slightly to Shang Haozhi. Shang Haozhi also nodded slightly out of politeness.

"Old Shang, you came just in time. Mr. Murakami is going to introduce manga from our magazine, and you can recommend two of them." Bao Jiyi lightly pushed the frame.

"OK."

Shang Haozhi was quite familiar with these things. After sitting down, he opened the notepad, glanced at the young man, and said with a smile, "Are you Mr. Murakami's translator?"

The young man waved his hands again and again, "No, my name is Yokoi Makoto, and I am the editor of "Shounen Leap."

Mandarin is not very standard, but Shang Haozhi can understand it.

"You're an editor, I haven't seen you much before." Shang Haozhi said in surprise.

"That...wasn't in "Shounen Leap" before." Yokoi explained.

"So it's like this... Since you can understand Mandarin, can you understand Chinese characters?"

Yokoi nodded. When he was studying Chinese myths and legends, he really put a lot of effort into Chinese language. Although he may be "missing arms and legs" if he is asked to write, there are still not many problems in literacy and simple communication.

Shang Haozhi shifted his gaze to his notebook, and he had a general understanding in his heart. It seemed that Murakami came prepared.

"Old Shang, let's start the introduction?" Bao Jiyi urged.

"Well. In the past year or so, "omi future" has also produced many good works, such as "Heartbeat Pointer", which is a romance comic. So far, 12 volumes have been released. On average, each volume The sales volume is more than 600,000 copies, and the number of "Little Books" every week is also stable at six to eight."

In Shang Haozhi's notebook, there is a record of the small books that recommend comics, and Shang Haozhi even made a graph of the rankings of the small books. As he said, the ranking curve of "Heartbeat Pointer" is very flat.

Taking advantage of this time, Yokoi translated Shang Haozhi's words to Murakami Toru, while Bao Jiyi squinted his eyes, paying attention to Murakami Toru's expression.

Since Toru Murakami entered the Yishu culture building, Bao Jiyi has no intention of letting Toru Murakami go back empty-handed, at least to bring a few comics back to "leap".

However, Bao Jiyi also noticed that Toru Murakami seemed dissatisfied with the works recommended by Shang Haozhi, and his face never eased.

After the two communicated, Yokoi sat up straight again, looking a little embarrassed, "Mr. Shang, this work is very common in District 11. If we introduce it to Japan, there will be no sales."

"That's it..." Shang Haozhi took back the notepad again, ready to find the next comic.

Murakami frowned, and whispered something into Yokoi's ear.

Yokoi nodded, and said to Shang Haozhi, "Mr. Shang, our editor-in-chief doesn't want to go around in circles. We are here this time to introduce "Soul of Chess."

""Soul of Chess"?" Shang Haozhi was taken aback, "However, "Soul of Chess" has only published three separate volumes. If your company introduces it, isn't it too early? According to your company's habits,

Don't you want to wait for the sixth and seventh volumes to introduce them together? "

When Bao Jiyi heard Yokoi mention "Soul of Chess", he also pushed the frame. What he cared about was another thing, "Mr. Yokoi, from what you say, it seems that you are looking forward to "Soul of Chess"? Is this comic popular in District 11?" ?”

"Uh...it's more popular in certain forums." Yokoi quickly explained.

The corners of Bao Jiyi's mouth turned up, smiling, his legs crossed, his fingers tapped on his knees, and his eyes were shining.

Murakami and Yokoi discussed for a while, and then Yokoi said, "Your thinking can be changed. Mr. Shang, our editor-in-chief would like to read the manuscript of the next chapter that has not yet been published. May I ask?"

ah?

Shang Haozhi showed surprise on his face, few people would request to read the manuscript of the next episode.

"Of course no problem, please wait a moment." Bao Jiyi directly agreed, "However, the two of you can only read the copy, not the original."

"No problem. A copy is fine too." Yokoi nodded quickly.

Bao Jiyi flirted with Shang Haozhi, Shang Haozhi nodded slightly, picked up the landline on the desk, and dialed Wang Wenhong's number.

Wang Wenhong was thinking about Aori in the next chapter, when the landline in front of him suddenly rang, and he was startled.

The gazes of the rest of the editorial department immediately focused on Wang Wenhong.

They excluded "Soul of Chess" before, not because the quality of "Soul of Chess" is not enough, but because "Soul of Chess" has only published three volumes, and the uncertainty behind it is too great, and District 11 often introduces comics with good reputation. So he habitually ignored "Soul of Chess".

When Wang Wenhong put down the phone, Hu Ke on the opposite side immediately asked, "What's going on?"

"I don't know." Wang Wenhong shook his head, "Boss Shang just asked me to send a copy of the original manuscript of the latest episode."

"It's really "Spirit of Chess"!"

"No, if it is really introduced to the 11th district, the speed is too fast... "Soul of Chess" has only published three volumes so far. There are still more than ten volumes of manga that have been published, waiting in line? "

"I'm so envious!"

Wang Wenhong rubbed his nose, "Don't say that, it's not decided yet!"

At this time, you must be calm. If you are too proud, if you are not selected, you will be ashamed.

"No matter, if it's really "Soul of Chess", please eat later."

"Let's talk about it later... Let's talk about it later."

Wang Wenhong didn't have time to argue with these people, so he made a copy of the original manuscript of Chapter 5, and took the copy to the chairman's office.

After adjusting his mood outside the door, Wang Wenhong tapped on the office door twice.

Shang Haozhi said please come in, and Wang Wenhong pushed the door open.

The four people in the room turned their heads to look at Wang Wenhong in unison, and he suddenly felt nervous.

Taking advantage of the gap between closing the door, Wang Wenhong breathed calmly again, and then walked towards the four people present with confidence.

"This is the editor in charge of "Soul of Chess", Wang Wenhong." Shang Haozhi took the copy from Wang Wenhong and briefly introduced it to Murakami and Yokoi.

Murakami smiled and nodded, while Yokoi stood up and shook hands with Wang Wenhong, which was beyond Wang Wenhong's expectation.

Shang Haozhi roughly checked the manuscript, and after there was no major disclosure, he handed it to Yokoi with both hands.

After receiving the manuscript, Yokoi never left his eyes. Just as he was about to turn the page, Bian noticed that Murakami was also approaching, coughed dryly, and said to Shang Haozhi: "Mr. Shang, can I write on it? ?”

"Of course, these are just copies."

"Then... can I borrow a pen?"

Shang Haozhi immediately handed Yokoi the signature pen in the notepad, and after seeing Yokoi and Murakami said a few words, he lay down on the coffee table and translated the dialogue into Japanese.

The other four people could only look at Yokoi dryly, no one spoke in the room, and the atmosphere immediately became dull.

About half an hour later, Yokoi sat up straight and handed the manuscript to Murakami. Murakami couldn't wait to fix his eyes on the manuscript.