1983 Past Life Manga King

“Yes sir.”

The old man who answered so hurriedly greeted the president and went out.

The president, who was watching him, raised the corner of his mouth slightly.

“It means a man.”

He mumbled so and nodded his head again.

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Kido’s studio.

“What? Really?”

“Yeah. I heard that it was decided.”

Kido laughed loudly as Tegoshi nodded his head as he spoke.

“It’s really great. 230 million copies. They are also my brothers. How long has it been since we sold over 1 million copies?”

However, Nishida looked at Kido smiling for a long time and made a strange expression. Then she soon licked her dry lips, folded her arms, and fell into her thoughts.

Kido saw this, sipping the car in front of him, and said to Nishida.

“Why are you so serious again? Got a problem?”

“Why are you smiling so much, Kido-sensei?”

“Of course I feel good. 2.3 million copies is a record, a record. Because I can feed the works of Solo Boy Jump with one shot.”

“Oriental medicine? This is no sport.”

At that, Kido frowned.

“Why are you so mean? If you are a manga artist who is serialized in the same magazine, you should know how to cheer. And he always said that he was a fan of Sunny. Was it just a word?”

At that, Nishida shook her head.

“It’s a fan. And I respect Tengen-sensei too.”

“But what’s the matter?”

“It’s not that simple when you think about it soberly.”

“cool?”

When Kido asked again with a puzzled expression, Nishida took a deep breath and he asked straight away.

“Kido-sensei, do you think 2.3 million copies are realistic?”

“Yeah…”

Kido, who paused, tried to speak his words, and then bit his mouth.

Then he thought about what 2.3 million copies meant.

If you think about it simply, it’s like a new record for the first edition of a book, but on the other hand, I also knew how huge it was.

“·················ogue.”

Kido just rolled his eyes with a suddenly complicated expression.

Nishida looked at him and leaned against the back of the sofa, rubbing his nose.

“Look at that. Neither the height nor the teacher can answer easily.”

“It’s me, I’m not a publisher. So it’s natural that you don’t know the exact details.”

“No, that’s something that even non-publishers should know. It doesn’t make sense to suddenly upload a book that had sold 1.2 million copies in the past, almost double.”

“·················ogue.”

“You just heard about it. The person who led it was Nakaya-san. Right?”

Saying that, Nishida turned to Tegoshi.

Then, Tegoshi, who rolled his eyes and watched their conversation, was startled.

“Ah yes. That’s right.”

“So it’s weird.”

“Well······.”

Kido nodded his head in agreement with Nishida’s words.

“Then what do you think she is doing?”

“I don’t know, but she usually wonders if she has bad intentions when she sees what she does to Mr. Sunny or Mr. Tengen.”

“Impure?”

“Yeah.”

“Still, he is now the major shareholder of Mitsuda Shoten. No matter how crazy she is, how can she do that?”

“Do you think that’s what she usually looks like?”

“·················ogue.”

“And she is the only daughter of the Kaya Group Chairman, who she is. Even if she is the stock of Mitsuda Shoten, she will be enough, and if she doesn’t, it will be enough.”

“Ah, that’s not it. How big is Mitsuda Shoten now? Is that right, Tegoshi?”

At Kido’s question, Tegoshi nodded her head.

“Ah yes. She’s been told that over the years she’s grown tenfold.”

“Look. Mitsuda Shoten is no longer a small publishing house.”

Then Nishida laughed.

Seeing that, Kido wrote her impression.

“Why are you laughing?”

“Because it’s funny.”

“What is funny?”

“I heard that the money earned by the Nakaya Group from real estate is astronomical. They say these days they are buying a lot of real estate and buildings in the US. To them, Mitsuda Shoten is nothing. No, you wouldn’t be interested, would you?”

At that, Kido opened her mouth wide.

“Is that so?”

“Yeah.”

“Somehow these days, the company’s advertisements seem to have increased.”

“Not long ago, I heard that a semiconductor company was also acquired. There is talk of taking over an automobile company as well.”

“Why are you so interested in the Nakaya Group?”(Read more @ wuxiax.com)

“I am also interested in the economy. And the Nakaya group is the best out there these days, so I know him especially well.”

At that, Kido, who was staring at Nishida, muttered to himself.

“Because I’m a sci-fi cartoonist, I thought I could only read books like UFOs and mysteries.”

“Yeah?”

“Nothing.”

“·················ogue.”

“By the way, it’s big.”

Kido made a strange noise and scratched his head with both hands, making a complicated expression.

Then he opened his mouth.

“Anyway she’s saying that she thinks she’s doing something crazy right this time, right? you.”

“I’m not so sure, but she’s somewhat suspicious.”

“Hmm.”

As the two of them were making serious expressions, Madame Kido approached with a piece of cake.

“This is a freshly made cake. Taste it.”

Saying that, he placed a plate of colorful pieces of cake in front of the three of them.

At first glance, it is so delicious that it makes your mouth water.

Besides, it goes without saying that if it’s the taste of Madame Kido, it’s already guaranteed.

“Ah, thank you, madam.”

“thank you.”

Nishida and Tegoshi greeted each other, scooping a spoonful of a piece of cake and putting it in their mouth. And soon his expression brightened and he admired.

“It’s really good.”

“I have never eaten such a delicious cake.”

“Thank you for your words.”

Having said that, Lady Kido, who had been smiling, suddenly had an expression on her face that reminded her of something.

“Oh, and that’s what you said earlier.”

“Yeah?”

“···········?”

“What are you talking about?”

“I mean, Nakaya-san.”

“Nakaya?”

“Yeah.”

“Why is that woman?”

“She seems to have trouble expressing herself, but she’s not as vicious as you might think.”

After she said that, she strode back into the kitchen with a bright smile as usual.

The three of them looked at each other with puzzled expressions.

*

The second floor of the Mitsuda Shoten Publishing House building.

This is where the editorial department of Spirit Hero, a biweekly boys’ magazine, is located.

Even though it was the busiest morning, some employees were gathering and chatting.

“Did you hear me?”

“What are you talking about?”

“This time, machine gun jack nine.”

“Why?”

“The publication date has been delayed.”

The staff who were listening to that were disappointed.

“Hey, I thought there was something bigger going on.”

“Hey, that’s a big deal.”

“I know Machine Gun Jacks are popular these days, but it’s not that big of a deal that the release date has been pushed back by a few days.”

“What is he saying now? The release date of Machine Gun Jack was inevitably delayed.”

“Looks like something is wrong with the print shop.”

“That’s not it.”

“Otherwise.”

“I heard from a fellow in Boy Heroes, and this time, the 9th volume of Machine Gun Jack said that the first edition would exceed 2 million copies.”

“What?”

The staff member who was listening to the story made an expression of absurdity.

“Hey, speak up. Even a fool knows that machine gun jacks are good these days, but 2 million copies are nonsense. Eight volumes barely passed 1 million copies.”

“120,000 copies.”

One of the junior staff members sneaked in and nodded his head.

“okay. 120 million copies. But what about over 2 million copies? The boy hero is the best, but you have to brag too.”

He opened his mouth as if the other employees agreed with that statement.

“right. It’s not like a machine gun jack can make two million copies.”

However, there are employees who have a different opinion.

“Don’t you know the mood of Machine Gun Jack these days? It’s completely different from last month. There are other cartoons going crazy right now. In particular, the sales of Serious Man and Psychic Zone also increased.”

“I thought it was nonsense at first too, but it seems that other departments are also talking about it little by little.”

“Dragon Soup was also a little less popular than in the beginning, but I heard that the sales of books have increased.”

“It’s still not 200,000 copies. Even if it’s 150,000 copies, it’s a little too much.”

Then another employee approached the group and said:

“They said it wasn’t 2 million copies.”

“No?”

“I guess it was just a rumor.”

“Well then.”

Those who were so convinced nodded their heads.

“Not 2 million copies, but 2.3 million copies.”

“What?”

“Nonsense!”

Everyone was astonished.

But then another employee came running to the crowd and said with a surprised expression.

“Did you all hear it?”

“What do you hear?”

“I heard that there were a lot of people from the Nakaya group just now.”

“Nakaya group people?”

“Really?”

“Why those yangbans?”

“I don’t know. Anyway, a lot of people from there came and said that all the people in charge of each department were called.”

“What’s going on?”

“I don’t know.”

They all looked puzzled.

*

a few days later.

Kido’s studio again.

Kido, who woke up late, scratched his frizzy hair and got up from the bed.

It’s because I came in late because I was drinking with my high school classmates.

I was sitting with a frown on his face because he was afraid of breaking his head, when Mrs. Kido entered the room.

“Mr Kido. Are you awake now?”

“Oh, right. I overslept.”

“Eat this here.”

When Madame Kido held out the bowl, she looked at it with a puzzled expression on her face.

“What is this?”

“It’s haejangguk. I learned it in Korea before.”

“Oh, right?”

Saying that, he made a curious expression on his face and then took a sip.

Then he nodded his head with a chuckle.