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Chapter 233 I'm leaving the position of editor-in-chief

Higashino watched the game nervously, the situation changed more and more strangely, with his ability.It is no longer possible to tell which chess player has the upper hand.

At this time, as long as there is a slight mistake, it will be defeated.

Both sides had solemn expressions, but Odagiri's chess moves were still smooth, while Zhao Zhixun's nine-dan face was covered with clouds.

This intellectual competition had been going on for more than four hours, and his physical strength was gradually exhausted, so he forced himself to cheer up.

Fortunately, there were no mistakes.

Finally, as the game came to an end, Odagiri picked up a chess piece with trembling fingers and placed it on the board.

Then start counting.

Higashino saw that the chessboard was evenly divided, and nervously waited for the result of the number.

However, both sides of the game already know the outcome.

Odagiri lowered his head, "Thank you for your enlightenment."

"Well," Zhao Zhixun lowered his head, feeling complicated, "I lost..."

He played the whole game seriously without any mistakes, but lost to Houlang.

The ten consecutive title of "Honinbo" has come to an end today, and Zhao Zhixun is burning with fighting spirit again. Next year, he must win it back.

Higashino couldn't help applauding, congratulating Odagiri.

He started playing Go at the age of 13, and finally at the age of 19, reached the pinnacle of Japanese Go.

"It's amazing."

Higashino watched the TV, and after Odagiri won, he stared at the camera with burning eyes, wondering what he was thinking?
"Congratulations on becoming "Odagiri Honinbo"! "

After Higashino sent a congratulatory message to Odagiri, he immediately put down the phone.

After finishing other work, Higashino went to check the manuscript.

……

Higashino Hibiki and Akemi Akimiya got married less than a month ago, and they went to Mr. Akimiya's house to discuss their post-marriage arrangements.

This meeting, probably because the marriage is irreversible, Mr. Akimiya's attitude towards Higashino is much better.

At least he prepared tea in advance, and he would take the initiative to care about Hibiki Higashino.

Higashino believes that Mr. Akimiya is actively adapting to the life of him and Akemi Akimiya, and has become friendly because of this.

He was a little moved: "Thank you, father."

Mr. Qiu Gong was impatient, "Don't call me father!"

Higashino resolutely changed to a more intimate address: "Yes, Dad!"

Mr. Akimiya: "?"

……

During the discussion, Mr. Akimiya learned that Hibiki Higashino had no time to commemorate the marriage. He frowned, and then asked: "Do you want to draw manga? Marriage is such an important thing, don't you take a break?"

Higashino lowered his head, "I'm really sorry."

Akemi Akimiya hurriedly defended Higashino, explaining: "This is my request, we can be happy after marriage, there is no need to make big fuss and commemorate."

Mr. Qiugong shook his head helplessly, "You."

Higashino breathed a sigh of relief after passing a test with the old man.

But like this, Mr. Akimiya still glared at Higashino from time to time.

Two hours later, the conversation finally ended with Higashino Hibiki on pins and needles.

When parting, Mr. Akimiya went out to see him off.

"Father, please go home," Akemi Akimiya said with concern while sitting in the passenger seat.

"Well," Mr. Akimiya nodded, but did not leave.

He hesitated, becoming coy.

Under the curious gazes of Akemi Akimiya and Higashino Hibiki, he said after a while, ""Millennium Actress" is a good work."

After speaking, he immediately turned and left.

Higashino Higashi and Akemi Akimiya looked at each other, then laughed together.

……

Another two weeks passed, and the time to get married was getting closer, Higashino became nervous,
So he went out for a morning run, listening to the students chattering on the way to school, and felt much more at ease.

A few little girls were discussing "Slam Dunk".

"Sakuragi Hanadao is so handsome!"

"Obviously Rukawa Kaede is more handsome!"

"I like Xiandao."

"Vine is the most handsome!"

"Slam Dunk" is not only the most professional sports cartoon, there are also many handsome guys in it.

Except for Akagi, Xiangbei is full of handsome men with their own characteristics.

This has led to "Slam Dunk" also having a large female readership.

"Sakuragi Hanadao is cool and cute, but why did he fail to confess 50 times?" A girl was puzzled.

"After all, Sakuragi is a bad boy. In the recent "Slam Dunk", the basketball player Hanamichi Sakuragi is very popular!"

"That's right!"

The match between Xiangbei and Shanwang has begun.

Facing Shanwang, a terrifying opponent, everyone in Xiangbei was under a lot of pressure.Coach Anxi comforted them one by one.

So now when the Xiangbei basketball team faces the king of the mountain, there is no fear, and hope is shining in the eyes, and they are facing the game with the best mental state.

Their opponent is the king of the mountain. Coach Anxi understands that blindly defending is ineffective. They must continue to attack and seize the initiative, so as to survive from adversity.

At the beginning of the game, Miyagi made a long-distance pass, Hanamichi Sakuragi made an alley-oop slam dunk, and scored first!
This is the first time Sakuragi Hanamichi has mastered the alley-oop technique, and her strong jumping ability caused bursts of cheers.

In this match against Shanwang, he let go of his past indifference, and unleashed [-]% of his strength.

In the national competition, Hanamichi Sakuragi, who was considered a beginner player, finally shined.

His excellence can be seen by everyone.

Higashino sighed, overtook these little girls, and ran forward.

……

"The match between Xiangbei and Shanwang was so exciting!"

"That's right, in previous games, Xiangbei would lose the chain at the beginning and fall behind by a large score, and then start to overtake the score. But in this most important game, each of the Xiangbei Five Tigers played very well."

"It's the king of the mountain who put too much pressure on him."

"Perhaps in Teacher Akino's thinking, Xiangbei cannot make mistakes. As long as he makes mistakes, he will definitely not be able to defeat the king of the mountain!"

"That's it."

"In short, the future content will be even more exciting!"

The King of the Mountain battle is definitely the most exciting match in "Slam Dunk".

Just a month after it was serialized, it triggered a wave of discussions among readers.

With worry and anticipation, they would buy jump immediately every Monday to see the plot at a glance.

Even people who haven't watched "Slam Dunk" started to watch "Slam Dunk" in order to have something to talk about with their classmates and colleagues, and to integrate into the "Slam Dunk" reader group.

It's out of control at first glance, and we are looking forward to the content of "Slam Dunk" next week.

Therefore, the sales volume of "Slam Dunk" has been driven up steadily.

The average sales volume exceeding 400 million is imminent.

Kazuhiko Torishima waited patiently for what would be his last honor before leaving the jump.

On September 9th, the sales volume of "Slam Dunk" booklet was refreshed.

The bottle Yoshihisa ran up to Kazuhiko Torishima excitedly, and said loudly, "The sales volume of the 19th volume of "Slam Dunk" exceeded 400 million, and the average sales volume also reached 402 million!"

Torishima Kazuhiko nodded in relief.

There was no sound in the editorial office.

After a while, there was an astonishing cheer.

"Bravo!"

"400 million! Unbelievable!"

The editors of "Vjump" upstairs in "Weekly Shonen Jump" opened their mouths, listening to the loud noise that erupted downstairs, with suspicious expressions on their faces.

"What's going on here?"

"What's so exciting?"

"Has the overall salary increased!"

Five minutes later, the detective editor came back, his face was flushed, and he shouted loudly at the door: "The average volume sales of "Slam Dunk" exceeded 5 million!"

"Really?"

"Of course!"

"It's scary!"

"This is the new era!"

Apart from "Slam Dunk," the record for the average sales volume of a manga booklet is "Dragon Ball" at 350 million.

"Slam Dunk" has sold 400 million single volumes per volume, which is an unbelievable achievement.

……

The editorial office was noisy, but Kazuhiko Torishima didn't stop it. It wasn't until Sasaki couldn't stand it any longer and pressed his hands in the air that the editors quieted down.

After that, Sasaki looked at Kazuhiko Torishima who said nothing with concern, "Chief editor?"

"I'm fine." Torishima Kazuhiko waved his hand.

"Yes," Sasaki sat down on the desk.

The editors resumed their daily work.

Torishima Kazuhiko was silent for a while, then took out his mobile phone and made a call.

"do you have time at night?"

"I want to draw manga."

"Can you spare some time?"

"let me try."

……

At ten o'clock in the evening, in a bar.

Higashihiro and Torishima Kazuhiko sat at the bar.

"What's the matter?" Higashino asked curiously. He put down the work at hand and came to see Torishima Kazuhiko. He thought it was something important, but the meeting place was at a bar.

Torishima Kazuhiko replied, "I just want to drink and have a chat with you."

He was already drunk before he had a drink, propped his head on one arm, and ordered two beers like a bartender.

"I heard you quit drinking?" Torishima Kazuhiko handed Higashino a glass of beer and asked, "Can you have a drink with me?"

Higashino took the beer and replied, "Of course."

He could see that Torishima Kazuhiko had something on his mind, so he decided to risk his life to accompany Junzi.

After two or three sips of beer, Kazuhiko Torishima became much more energetic. He patted his cheek and returned to his previous appearance.

"Ah, I forgot to inform you," he said excitedly, "The average volume of "Slam Dunk" has exceeded 400 million copies! Congratulations, Akino-kun, you have set a new record!"

"I don't know how many years it will be in the future before someone will reach your achievement."

Higashino's eyes widened, "400 million? So fast!"

This is a delusion that he did not dare to conceive before serializing "Slam Dunk".

After all, only the future "One Piece" can achieve the average sales volume of a single volume exceeding 400 million.

It is the achievement of Eiichiro Oda alone.

He worked hard from 1997 to 2010, spanning 13 years, before he achieved this amazing result.

Talent, sweat, and the progress of the times are indispensable.

"That's right," Torishima Kazuhiko nodded heavily, and he sighed with reminiscence, "Ah, even I would never have imagined that your achievements today would be so amazing."

In 1993, Kazuhiko Torishima chose Higashi Hibiki's "Battle of the Gods" among the unsuccessful works in the manga contest.

It's not because he valued Higashino's creativity, but Kazuhiko Torishima once witnessed the painting talent of "Hirobi Higashino" when he was a child.

It is a pity to draw a boy who can touch people's hearts. He was left out by Jump.

So there was the summer of 93.

Hibiki Higashino joked, "You were planning to let me and Mr. Yamamura be the one to paint."

"Hahaha," Torishima Kazuhiko laughed, "That stunned young man who guards the mountain village will definitely regret it."

"That's right!" Higashino laughed with him.

He saw that Kazuhiko Torishima smiled and gradually became silent, and also restrained his smile.

After drinking another glass of wine, Torishima Kazuhiko said, "In the past, my eyesight would always go wrong, let alone now?"

The misjudgment of "One Piece" and "Millennium Actress" made him feel bad.

Higashino was puzzled, "You are the editor Torishima who discovered Akira Toriyama and Masakazu Katsura, how could you think so?"

"It all happened when I was young," Torishima Kazuhiko sighed, "As an old man, I can no longer read shonen manga, so I should step down and give way to Xian."

He finally said what was in his heart, and the blockage in his heart was swept away, and he felt much better immediately.

"That's right, I'm leaving my position as editor-in-chief."

Torishima Kazuhiko repeated, he made up his mind.

These words made Higashino Hibiki like a bolt from the blue, speechless for a moment.

"Why so suddenly?"

He was very reluctant in his heart.

"Actually, we have to wait for a while," Torishima Kazuhiko waved his hand, "It will probably be about two years."

After reporting to the higher-ups, there will definitely be a see-saw, and it is not impossible to make repeated remarks and make concessions.

After that, the work has to be handed over, and there is a safe transition window period.

"By the way, when do you decide to serialize "Slam Dunk"?"

Letting go of the responsibility of editor-in-chief, Kazuhiko Torishima remembered the promise he had made back then.

Higashino fulfilled all three of his requirements.

"You don't have to worry, and you don't have to rush to finish, even if I am not the editor-in-chief, I can still fulfill the man's promise."

"I don't want to discuss work today, I'm not in the mood," Higashino was in a mess, and he swallowed his beer in one gulp. "I'll tell you in two days."

"Okay!" Torishima Kazuhiko patted the table, "Two more beers."

Afterwards, he and Higashino talked about Akira Toriyama, Nobuhiko Horie, Yu-Gi-Oh, and Eiichiro Oda.

"That kid, he will be great in the future." Torishima Kazuhiko said confidently.

Higashino Hibiki complained, "You have a strong vision, but it's too late to say that."

The current Eiichiro Oda is already amazing.

In jump's manga, "One Piece" has great potential.

Its world view is well set, and there are countless plots to draw.

"Ah, yes." Torishima and Hiko nodded belatedly.

After twelve o'clock, the two walked out of the bar.

Higashino's stomach wobbled, and Torishima Kazuhiko became drunk.

Torishima Kazuhiko stopped a taxi and let Higashino Hibiki sit first.

Higashino refused, and he said seriously: "This is the responsibility of the editor."

So Higashino could only accept it.

Before getting into the taxi, Higashino withdrew his right foot.

He turned around and bowed deeply to the puzzled Kazuhiko Torishima.

"Thank you for your care over the years, I can't thank you enough!"

(End of this chapter)