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Chapter 117 The Right to Complete a Work
Torishima Kazuhiko was conquered by Higashihiro's three manuscripts.

He decided to take a risk and believed in Hibiki Higashino!
Torishima thought, Tori Akino can draw the fierce competition of basketball, and he has a good way of motivating readers' emotions. He also uses different angles of lens very maturely, and his painting style is suitable. He has all the conditions for success.

"Slam Dunk" has the possibility of becoming a super popular work!

After thinking through this point, he no longer hesitated.

With the privilege of not being cut in half, Higashino was attracted to finish "The Soul of Chess".

In his opinion, this is already a very good privilege.After all, the biggest psychological shadow of cartoonists on jump is that Xiaozheng's grades are too poor, which leads to the failure of the work halfway.

"Within one year, unless the score is more than 5 times in the last three, otherwise I will never let "Slam Dunk" be cut in half."

Such poor grades can only be achieved if the comics collapse.

As long as he uses dim sum, it is impossible to fall to the last three.

"What is your decision?" Torishima Kazuhiko asked.

Higashino was silent.

Kazuhiko Torishima waited for a while, and said loudly: "Is "Soul of Chess" so important in your heart? Under such conditions, there is no other manga artist better than you, except Yoshihiro Togashi, who is updated once a month." Yes! What else is there to hesitate?"

He couldn't understand.

……

Outside the door, Torishima Kazuhiko's stern voice pierced through the wall, making Akimi Akemi, who was eavesdropping at the door, startled.

"Is this a quarrel?" She was flustered.

Seeing this scene, Sasaki walked over and comforted him, "It's almost time to negotiate a result."

Bird Akino is going to finish "Soul of Chess", but he won't let himself reveal it, so there must be conditions that he himself thinks are impossible to achieve.

In this case, the editor-in-chief of Bird Island must be angry.

He had been waiting for this moment for a long time.

"I'm really curious, what exactly does Akino-sensei want to do?"

Sasaki's face sank like water, and he waited quietly.

……

Higashino finally raised his head after hearing such a sentence.

"Mr. Bird Island, let's make a bet."

His eyes became sharp, and in the bangs, revealed the light that penetrated the soul.

"Very good, you are finally going to speak your mind." Torishima Kazuhiko pulled out his ears, expressing his displeasure that he was listening carefully.

"I want to have the right to finish a work!"

Dongye Xiangyu is not surprising and endlessly dead!

His completely unreasonable request was flatly rejected by Torishima Kazuhiko.

"Impossible! This is absolutely impossible! Even if it is "Dragon Ball", it is impossible for me to give Akira Toriyama the right to complete other works!"

His reaction was within Higashino Hibiki's prediction.

"Don't react so violently," Higashino smiled, "Since it's impossible, then I'll change the condition."

People are eclectic, and so is Torishima Kazuhiko.

He nodded and waited for Higashino to speak.

"If "Slam Dunk" becomes the most popular manga in Jump, I have the right to end it."

Looking at it this way, it is much more reasonable.Torishima Kazuhiko thought.

"You put forward such a condition because "Dragon Ball" can't end according to Toriyama's wishes. But I am really confident that my work can become the most popular on the jump platform."

"I made such a request precisely because I have the confidence to become the number one." Higashino said with a smile: "If it is another ranking, I don't think I will be blocked by the editor-in-chief of Bird Island."

Torishima Kazuhiko nodded, indeed.

Looking at the high-spirited Higashino Hibiki, he immediately felt that the future of jump had arrived.

Torishima Kazuhiko smiled wryly, "Little Goku defeated Piccolo, and I prevented Akira Toriyama from finishing "Dragon Ball". I thought I was punished, but I didn't expect that I would suffer from you."

"Mr. Torishima's meaning!" Higashino stood up excitedly, "Do you agree!"

"Of course..." Kazuhiko Torishima elongated his voice, crossed his arms, "No way!"

Seeing his look full of expectation and disappointment, Torishima Kazuhiko finally let out a sigh of relief.

"It's not enough just to be the most popular." He said, "It doesn't meet the requirements in my heart."

"Please speak." Higashino listened patiently.

"First," Torishima Kazuhiko raised his index finger, "The circulation of jump has been declining every week, and now, it has dropped to 450 million copies. The serialization of "Slam Dunk" must stop this trend."

"Of course." Higashino had no objection.

"Second," Kazuhiko Torishima stretched out his middle finger, "450 million copies is still too low. Only when the circulation returns to 500 million copies will I agree with you to finish the work."

Higashino showed a look of embarrassment, "The aging of Japan is getting worse, the number of newborns is decreasing year by year, and video games are also developing rapidly. Such conditions are difficult to achieve."

Torishima and Yan slapped the table fiercely, "That's why I agreed to you, how could it be possible for you to have the right to end if it's not difficult?"

"Third," he held out his ring finger again.

Higashino stood up, unbelievable, "There is a third?"

"There is no need for such a big reaction," Torishima Kazuhiko glanced at Higashino Hibiki, "It's very simple, the requirement is to maintain the integrity of the work, not to finish it for the sake of completion."

Higashino breathed a sigh of relief, and finally did not make an exaggerated request.Taking advantage of Torishima Kazuhiko not continuing, Higashino nodded in agreement.

"Okay," he held out his little finger.

"What?" Torishima Kazuhiko was puzzled.

"Lagou," Higashino said naturally, "Shoudao Yamamura taught me this way. After an agreement is made, use a pullhook to sign the contract."

Torishima Kazuhiko was taken aback and smiled.

"Ah, so it is."

The little fingers of the two of them hooked together and read at the same time:

Higashihiro Higashino: "If you hang yourself on the hook, you can't change it for 100 years, and you must count your words."

Kazuhiko Torishima: "If you hang yourself with a hook, you can't change it for 100 years, and you can swallow a thousand needles."

The two looked up and said something different.

Torishima Kazuhiko was speechless: "What version is this? It's completely wrong."

Higashino shook the pot: "This is what Teacher Shancun taught me, and it has nothing to do with me."

"Really, read it like I just said." Torishima Kazuhiko complained, then cleared his throat, and said loudly with Higashino Hibiki.

"Swallow a thousand needles!"

The contract is established.

It looked very small and did not sign a contract, but maintained the relationship between the two.

In the end, the gap that had just been debated disappeared.

……

The people outside were waiting anxiously, and the door of the study opened suddenly.

Akemi Akimiya rushed to meet her, but saw a dumbfounded scene.

Higashino Hibiki and Torishima Kazuhiko came out shoulder to shoulder, smiling happily, just like friends who forget years.

It seems that the quarrel just now didn't happen.

Sasaki adjusted his glasses, but it was as expected.

"Then talk about it, let's finish "Soul of Chess" quickly." Torishima Kazuhiko said.

Higashino nodded, "Of course, with four more chapters, "Soul of Chess" will be over."

Torishima Kazuhiko was taken aback for a moment, he looked at Higashino Higashino who was smiling innocently, his fingers trembling, "Are you ready to finish "Soul of Chess" a long time ago? You were bluffing me just now?"

Higashino waved his hand, "How is it possible, it just coincides with the occasion."

Torishima Kazuhiko was speechless, "Are you taking me for a fool?"

Then he glared at Sasaki, the editor would definitely know about such a situation.

But this seemingly honest person in front of him actually hid it from himself.

"The jump editorial department is indeed Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. The future is promising, Sasaki-kun."

Sasaki Quan pretended not to hear the ridicule, and bowed slightly, "Yes."

Higashino Hibiki was in a dilemma for a while, Sasaki shook his head slightly, telling Higashino Hibiki not to care.

The important matters have been negotiated. After arriving in the living room, Sasaki took out the document of the annual contract fee. Higashino has seen it. The figure is 5500 million yen.

Torishima Kazuhiko suddenly pressed Sasaki's hand, and said to Higashino: "There are some problems with this document, please sign the contract next time."

"What's the problem?" Oda asked cautiously.

Seeing 5500 million yen, he was stunned.

Such a large sum of money is almost enough for him to spend the rest of his life in style.

He had never seen so much money before, and seeing that it was about to fall into Higashino Hibiki's hands and was about to be withdrawn, he became a little anxious.

"The number of the annual contract fee needs to be changed." Torishima Kazuhiko glanced at the little fat man in front of him. Higashino said that he would become Akira Toriyama's first-class figure. Although he didn't really believe it, he decided to pay attention to one or two.

"You can't lower the numbers just because the grades in "Soul of Chess" got worse!" Oda complained for Higashino.

"Why do you understand it as lowering the number?" Torishima Kazuhiko smiled, and he tore up the contract, "For jump, for Tori Akino-kun, this number is too small."

He turned his head and said to Sasaki: "When we go back, the annual contract fee will be raised to 8000 million yen."

"8000 million yen?" Sasaki was stunned for a while, and quickly recovered, "Yes, I understand."

Higashino understood that this was what Kazuhiko Torishima expected of him.

Although there is pressure in my heart, I don't know if I have the ability to replicate the achievements of Master Takehiko Inoue.

But Higashino still nodded firmly.

"8000 million yen!" Oda was taken aback, completely devoid of the calmness of a banker's kid.

Yoshii-sanjiu had no expression on his face, looking very indifferent.

After having nothing to do, Kazuhiko Torishima thanked Higashino for his contribution to the jump, and left with Sasaki.

The black limousine at the door started and disappeared before Higashino's eyes. He turned his head and saw Akemi Akimiya with probing eyes.

Higashino smiled slightly, "I'll tell you tonight."

"In the evening..." Akemi Akimiya snorted, then turned and went back.

"Can't you take you down like this?" Higashino was helpless.

It may be because this body is too young, and it is only 19 years old now.

Maybe after a few more days, after the coming-of-age ceremony, the difficulty of the strategy will be reduced.

He thought about it, smiling.

When I returned to the studio, I was delayed for several hours, so I had to quickly draw comics to make up for it.

But fortunately, during the Chinese New Year holiday, he has enough saved manuscripts, so he doesn't have to worry about affecting the serialization.

In the "Soul of Chess" manga, the battle between Hikari Shinto and Ryo Toya is getting closer and closer, and this story will also come to an end.

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　Thanks for the tip from Need a Nickname, Rebel Trickster.

　　
　
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