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Chapter 35 Signing
"Congratulations, Higashino-sensei."

When Sasaki said these words, Higashino's brain was dizzy for a while, how much effort he put in for the serialization...

Oh, and not much.

But it's also really exciting.

Higashino Hibiki burst into ecstasy, and embraced Akemi Akimiya who was happy for him.

Akimi was startled, her body stiffened, and after a while, she gently patted his back.

"I will go to you to sign the contract tomorrow, please tell me about your free time."

When Sasaki Shang's voice came, Higashino Higashi still did not move, Akimiya Akemi pushed him, Higashino Higashino left unhappily.

"Because I'm already on vacation, I have all day tomorrow."

Afterwards, it was agreed that we would meet at Higashino Hibiki's house around ten o'clock tomorrow, and Higashino Hibiki told him the specific address.

After that Higashino looked at Akemi Akimiya ready to move, but was forced back by her dangerous eyes.

The next day, Higashino got up early and rushed back home.

"Are you getting fatter?" Higashino Xi touched Higashino Hibiki's face, feeling a little fleshy.

"Recently, I have supper at night," Higashino replied. When drawing manga, Akemi Akimiya would always make some desserts to refresh him. Higashino couldn't hold back his hunger.

So in the body, there is a little change.

"Well, it's much more pleasing to the eye than before." Higashino Ichiro nodded. He just came home from the night shift, and he would usually go to bed as soon as possible. Today he saw Higashi Hibiki, and he didn't leave. He just sat in the living room and closed his eyes to rest.

Higashino Higashi glanced at the tired Higashino Ichiro, "Father, don't drive the night bus in the future."

Driving at night is inherently risky, so you must be vigilant at all times, and for middle-aged and elderly people, turning night and day upside down will cause great damage to your body.

He didn't have any status before, let alone dissuade Ichiro Higashino from making money.

Today is different from the past, Higashino has become the most profitable person in the family, and he will have a greater right to speak.

Yes, he was ready to be honest.

Higashino Ichiro felt warm in his heart, but he pretended to be calm, "I'm used to driving on night shift, so there's actually no problem."

Higashino Xi opened his mouth and fell silent.

She didn't want Ichiro Higashino to ruin his health, but his family was like this.

Ordinary people are not qualified to think too much, especially the current situation is extremely difficult.

I heard that Mr. Sakata from the next street was fired from the company, and Mrs. Sakata is divorcing him recently.

Without money, nothing can be done well.

"Father, Mom," Higashino sat on his knees, looked at the two old people, and leaned forward, "I'm actually a manga artist!"

"Cartoonist?" Higashino Ichiro was startled, "What do you do?"

"It's the author who created literary and artistic works." Higashino said: "Astro Boy and Tokyo Love Story are both adapted from the works of manga artists."

Higashino Ichiro's eyes widened, he didn't expect such a powerful job.

He didn't know what to say anymore, it was beyond his comprehension.

As an elder, I feel relieved and feel powerless, so I can only ask: "Then what about your paintings? Are you not going to study art?"

Higashino waved his hand, "Cartoonists use paintings to tell stories. I can succeed because my father taught me to study art since I was a child."

"That's right," Higashino Ichiro pursed his lips and nodded repeatedly.

"Will it be very hard?" Higashino Shio asked with concern.

"You can see that I have become much stronger." Higashino patted his chest. "Drawing manga is very easy. After all, cultural workers use their brains, not their physical strength."

"That's right." Higashino Ichiro pretended to understand and nodded.

Higashino took out his final report card after it seemed that he had passed by.

With the blessing of talent, this time his grades improved to No. 20 in the grade.

Compared with the last time, it has improved rapidly.

The last doubt of the Dongye couple was also put down.

If a child can improve academically, what bicycle do they need?Do whatever you want.

So Higashino told them that in another hour, an editor would come to sign the contract.

Higashino Ichiro went to wash his face, changed into formal clothes, sat in the living room and waited.

After Sasaki arrived, his serious and reliable appearance made the Higashino couple relax a bit.

"Excuse me, it's really presumptuous."

After entering the door, he put down the gift and bowed.

"No, no, Mr. Editor, you are too polite."

Higashino Xi boiled the tea and brought it over, then left the living room, leaving space for the men.

"Mr. Higashino Ichiro, you have educated Mr. Higashino very well. You are a capable person in our company. Thank you very much for your hard work over the years."

Sasaki's words made Higashino Ichiro uncontrollably laugh, and Higashino Hibiki saw his face smile like a chrysanthemum for the first time.

Sure enough, Sasaki had a solution.

"The previous short story was 8000 yen for a manuscript, but it is different when it is serialized." Sasaki took out the contract book and pointed it to Hibiki Higashino: "The new writer is 1.2 yen. Mr. Higashino has excellent grades, and the editor-in-chief Nobuhiko Horie, specially The price has been raised, and one piece is 1.5w yen. As for the color manuscript, it is 1.8 times that of the black and white original, which is [-]w yen."

"Hiss," Higashino Ichiro gasped, he only earned 2w yen at most after a busy night.

In Sasaki's mouth, even two sketches can't compare.

He hastily pulled Higashihiro's sleeve, and smiled apologetically at Sasaki.

Sasaki watched his nose with his eyes and his heart with his nose.

"How many pictures can you draw a day?" Higashino Ichiro asked in a low voice.

Higashino Hibiki, "Six if all goes well."

"Hiss! Isn't this..." He calculated in his mind, "7.2w yen!"

"Yes."

The corner of Sasaki's mouth twitched, and he continued to toss chips, "There is still a one-year contract fee, although it is not high..."

Hearing this, Higashino Ichiro was disappointed.

"But it's about the same as a baseball player's annual salary." Sasaki continued.

Higashino Ichiro's eyes widened in disbelief.

Japanese baseball players are very popular, and the annual salary of second-rate players is tens of millions of yen, and the popular ones are calculated in hundreds of millions.

It's a super-high-paying job.

"Yes... How many are there?" Today, he, the taxi driver, was so shocked that he couldn't speak clearly.

"2500w yen." Sasaki said calmly.

Such a large number made Ichiro Higashino worried, could he be a liar?

"Of course there are conditions," Sasaki said.

Higashino Ichiro felt relieved, "Please tell me."

Sasaki, "If serialization is not possible in the future, after a few years, the annual contract fee will be cut off."

"What is this..." Higashino Ichiro was speechless.

Judging from his tone, even if there is no way to continue the serialization next year, there will still be a one-year contract fee.

Such a company is not here for charity, is it?Higashino Ichiro hesitated.

In the end, we went to a law firm together and successfully signed the contract.

　Thanks to Bartholomew for the reward of 1500 dots.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)