Chapter 840 Long Talk
Murakami Toru arrived at the hotel where Shen Xin was staying at around 7:40 in the evening, but it was not until 7:50 that the staff at the front desk contacted Shen Xin.
After Wang Wenhong received the call, he informed Yan Fei in the restaurant to ask the chef to prepare the dishes ordered in advance, and then he, Shen Xin and Xi Muhan came to the restaurant on the first floor.
Toru Murakami came here together with Chime Otani, the team leader of the editorial department of "Young Leap". He became a fan of Shen Xin after "Soul of Chess", but he had never met Shen Xin.
This time, after learning that Murakami Toru and Shen Xin met, Xiao Gu took the initiative to come along without thinking.
Shen Xin is also a best-selling cartoonist in District 11. Although he seldom comes to District 11, Xiaogu has seen his promotional photos.
Seeing Shen Xin this time, Xiao Gu was also taken aback, Shen Xin's age was younger than the one in the photo.
"Mr. Shen, long time no see." Murakami bowed slightly when he saw Shen Xin coming in.
When he was discussing the introduction of "Soul of Chess", he had been to District 11, that is, at that time, he had a relationship with Shen Xin.
After Yan Fei translated, Shen Xin also nodded deeply, "Long time no see, two teachers, please sit down first?"
The five people sat down first, and Wang Wenhong ordered the waiter to serve the food.
What Yan Fei ordered was western food, and the meal time would generally be relatively long, and everyone could just take advantage of this time to have a good talk.
In fact, except for Xi Muhan, the other three people have had contact with Murakami Toru. After a short greeting, the two parties quickly entered the topic.
"Six months ago, I couldn't attend the teacher's wedding. I'm really sorry. At that time, I was on a business trip, and when I learned about it, the wedding was already over." Speaking of this, Murakami took out an envelope from his pocket , and handed it over to Yan Fei, "A little thought from me, please don't refuse."
Wang Wenhong lowered his head, listening to Murakami Toru.
He was also learning Japanese in private, but he was definitely not as proficient as Yan Fei, so Yan Fei was still the translator this time.
Shen Xin nodded slightly, Yan Fei took the envelope and handed it to Xi Muhan.
Seeing that Xi Muhan accepted it, Murakami knew that the matter had been revealed, and asked again: "Mr. Shen, how long have you been in District 11?"
"About three or four days? I've been traveling around Tokyo before, and I only came to Tokyo in the last two days." Shen Xin replied.
"So that's the case." Toru Murakami nodded, "Actually, Mr. Shen can tell us that we are all friends."
"Because we are friends, I dare not trouble the editor-in-chief Murakami. I also know how busy the editor's work is. For work, some editors even live in the manga artist's studio. I can't make trouble for the editors anymore." Shen Xin quickly waved his hand.
"That depends on who it is. If it's Mr. Shen, we will definitely not feel troubled." Murakami Toru also smiled slightly.
Xiao Gu stroked the stubble on his chin, and aimed at Shen Xin.
In fact, he wanted to ask Shen Xin a lot, but since Murakami Toru was by his side, he couldn't say more.
After a brief chat with Toru Murakami, Shen Xin picked up the wine glass, "Teachers, the food is getting cold, why don't you have a sip first?"
Murakami Toru and Kotani also raised their glasses and clinked glasses with those sitting there.
Shen Xin drank it down in one gulp, and Wang Wenhong poured it up again.
"By the way, Editor-in-Chief Murakami, you came to see me this time, is there anything you can do?" Shen Xin asked when Murakami Toru just put a snail into his mouth.
Murakami said heartily, what should come is still here.
"We actually had a chance to win Mr. Shen's last book "DN", but the action of the manga magazine was really too fast, which made us miss a chance to cooperate. It is a great pity." Murakami said lightly with a napkin. Wiping his lips, he continued, "I just learned the news that Teacher Shen came to Tokyo today, so I immediately contacted the teacher, just for one thing, can the teacher's new work be serialized in "Young Leap"?"
Straight to the point, without any sloppiness.
Shen Xin stared at Toru Murakami, seeing that he was also looking at her, she chuckled.
"Editor-in-chief, you are too anxious." Shen Xin sat down, "I haven't returned to Hongchuan yet, and even if there is a new serialization, it will take some time to prepare, and it will be the middle of next year at the earliest. Now ask me this question. It's really too early."
After hearing Shen Xin's words, Murakami's heart moved.
Yoshito Yamagishi has already released rumors that there will be no new works next year, at most he will draw one or two short stories.
For best-selling authors, whether it is Yoshito Yamagishi or Shen Xin, the money they earn is enough to spend the rest of their lives. As long as the booklets keep selling, they will continue to earn money.
Therefore, after becoming famous, many cartoonists will choose a simple path, either, after four or five years, they will consider new works, or serve as the original artist of the game company.
Shen Xin said that the new work will be released next year, which is already very fast.
Last time, he missed "DN" because Shen Xin's new book was serialized too quickly. This time, no matter what, he couldn't make such a serious mistake.
"Mr. Shen, it's not early at all. I know exactly how I missed "DN" last time." Toru Murakami clapped his hands on the table with a serious look, "This time, we must not let that happen again."
Kotani was taken aback, he hadn't seen Murakami being so persistent for a long time, and even his tone was anxious, but thinking of the current situation where "Youth Leap" fell below 4 million copies, he could understand Toru Murakami's thoughts.
The volumes of "Soul of Chess" and "Steel Alchemy" serialized on "Young Leap" both broke one million copies, and "DN" serialized in the manga magazine also exceeded 900,000 volumes.
Even in "Shounen Leap", there are only a handful of cartoonists who can achieve this kind of achievement, counting the suspension or completion of the issue.
Shen Xin's appeal in the comics market in District 11 is no longer lost to Yoshito Yamagishi.
"This matter... it's better for editor-in-chief Murakami to contact "ComicFuture"." Shen Xin laughed.
"No." Toru Murakami shook his head, his gaze firm, "I want the teacher's next work, and sign a contract with "Youth Leap."
If it was an introduction, "Shounen Leap" would have to pay "ComicFuture" an extra sum of money and make room for Shen Xin's comics, which is not very cost-effective for "Shounen Leap".
"That's it..."
After hearing Yan Fei's translation, Shen Xin was stunned for a moment, and then fell into deep thought.
Xiaogu suddenly felt nervous.
For most cartoonists, being able to serialize in "Shounen Leap" is definitely an extremely rare thing.
Toru Murakami personally invited him, explaining that as long as the quality of Shen Xin's future works is acceptable, the magazine's investment in Shen Xin's new works will definitely far exceed other manga - Tamagawa Haruka's "The Strongest Pitcher", and there must be no such treatment.
So... promise now?
Xiaogu stared at Shen Xin, but saw Shen Xin say a few more words to Yan Fei.
After Yan Fei nodded, she translated Shen Xin's words into Japanese.
"I am very happy to be approved by the editor-in-chief, but I think, I...may refuse."
Murakami Toru, who was waiting for Shen Xin's answer, changed his face suddenly after hearing this sentence.
Xiaogu was also surprised, and said in a low voice, "Why? Teacher, can you give me a reason? What's wrong with "Young Leap"?"
""Youth Leap" is the best platform in District 11, so the treatment for cartoonists is also very good, but "Youth Leap" may not agree to the conditions I put forward. Instead of doing this, it is better to let it go." Shen Xin explained.
Murakami and Kotani looked complicated, but they were also curious about what kind of conditions Shen Xin would have.