The beautiful girl who rejects me will regret it

Chapter 68 What are you doing to Lixiang! ?

The total sales volume on the first day was 12 copies.

And "Your Name" is a short story and a hardcover library book, so the price of a volume is 700 yen, and if it includes exquisite illustrations, it will cost 1000 yen.

Different bookstores have different marketing strategies, so it's hard to be sure about this price.

But if the manuscript fee is calculated at 700 yen.

The calculation method of Japanese novel royalties is: the net sales after deducting taxes, sales returns and other costs from sales, multiplied by a certain percentage, to obtain the author's royalties.This ratio is usually between 10% and 15%, but because of Fukuzawa Makoto's pressure and quality assurance, Saienji Akino made an exception and got a high ratio of 13%.

15% requires a lot of actual performance, fame, award bonuses, etc., which is considered a great face for the publishing house.

12 copies x 700 yen x 13% = 109.2 million yen.

Although this is just an estimate, Xiyuanji Akino has indeed achieved a single-day income of more than one million.

As a newcomer author, this is obviously already a very good achievement.

Of course, such a result can be achieved, including the announcement of the publishing house, Fukuzawa Makoto driving a series of light novel authors' Amway on Twitter, the quality of the book itself, and other factors.

After Xiyuanji Akino replied to the publisher, he was thinking of thanking Fukuzawa Makoto as well.

But after thinking about it, I felt that it was too perfunctory to just say thank you online.

Makoto Fukuzawa likes words the most, so write a short story and send it to her as a thank you letter.

After Xiyuanji Akino returned to his room, he began to write soon.

During this period of time, his study in the dream world has not been interrupted. He has improved his writing skills from lv3 to lv4, and his guitar is about to go from lv3 to lv4.

As far as he is now, it is better to know more than to know well. His initial idea is to train all these to the level of lv5 first, and then find new things to learn, otherwise it will be just mixed but not good. In fact, compared with Other geniuses who are also studying hard have no advantage at all.

If you want to do it, you must do your best.

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On Saturday morning, Sakuraba Qianxue woke up so early for the first time.

The current time is 6.45am, but she didn't feel sleepy at all. She was thinking about today's live performance. She opened the curtains and looked at the slightly gloomy sky outside. She sat cross-legged on the bed, wrapped her guitar Open it, hold the guitar on the white and delicate thighs, and play it gently and softly.

After a while, I couldn't calm down in my heart.

Although she has a desire to express herself and is confident, this is the first time in her life to be on stage, so she will still be nervous...

Rika Shinohara and Fuyu Tsukiyama also woke up very early, and they also woke up at about the same time, and began to try to play drums or bass.

Only Asaha Ichiri slept soundly. She read a novel last night and saw it was two o'clock in the morning. If it weren't for Saturday today, she would have to go to school with dark circles under her eyes again.

At this time, Asaba Ichiri was still in a dream. In the dream, she had exchanged bodies with Akino Saienji, and at this moment she was controlling Akino Saizono's body, in the bathroom...the bathroom! ?
The lines are clear, there are massive abdominal muscles, the chest is tight and full, and the boy's outstanding jawline and Adam's apple at the neck can be seen...

sexy…

Seeing this moment, Asaba felt that something was wrong, she suddenly got up from the quilt, panting heavily, her face seemed to be steamed.

She subconsciously recalled the dream just now, and then because of guilt, she quickly fell to the ground and kissed the tatami with her head, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, it wasn't intentional, it wasn't intentional, please forgive my offense, Senior Xiyuanji..."

"What are you doing?" Oriyuki Asaha looked puzzled at her sister who was doing performance art again.

"...No, nothing..."

"Did you dream of Mr. Xiyuanji?"

"No, no, no!"

"Pfft, look at how nervous you are." Asaha Oriyuki's pretty face was also a little blush, after she finished watching "Your Name" last night, she actually dreamed of Akino of Saiyuanji.

It's just that what I dreamed was that I was lying on the lawn with him, looking up at the comet that was about to fall to the ground...

I don't know why, but she didn't feel shy or anything at that time, she just felt very at ease and comfortable.

Of course, I still feel ashamed when I wake up, after all, I dreamed about other boys in my dream...

"Okay, don't you still have to participate in the joint training today, wash up later, and go out to find your friends after lunch." Asaha Oriyuki straightened Yili's body, and gently smoothed her body messy hair.

"Lunch? Now, is it twelve o'clock?"

"Yeah, you slept all morning, big slob." Oriyuki Asagi pinched Yili's nose and smiled, "Okay, get up quickly!"

-

After lunch, at about one o’clock, the four members of the end band met together on the side of the commercial street. At this time, you can see that the stage has been fully formed, surrounded by a circle in the middle, PA equipment, microphone stretcher, everything is ready It is very complete, and they only need to go directly to it later, and connect the musical instruments and amplification equipment together.

Since it was Saturday, and under the marketing hype of Dream Happiness Street in the past few days, the population flow also reached a peak on weekends, and the busiest time was usually in the afternoon.

Even at the time when they come here now, the commercial street has given them a prime time arrangement, so that when they perform together, no audience will be willing to stay.

In fact, when the four of them were distinct and different, and three of them were beautiful girls carrying musical instrument bags, they had already attracted the attention of many people.

"Look, look, are they the young band that is going to perform today?"

"So cute~ She's so young! But that blue-haired girl is so cool, I kind of like this type of girl~"

"Blue hair? I like the blond hair better, it looks like the tired type~"

"Two-dimensional dead house kimo~"

"The red-haired little sister is also super cute, she looks easy to get along with~"

"Why don't you guys talk about that pink-haired guy?"

"Huh? Have pink hair?"

"You don't tell me I didn't see it..."

"I seem to see a gray mist drifting by..."

Today's Asaba Ichiri didn't listen to her sister's advice... It is absolutely impossible for her to wear cute clothes, and then specially made a hairstyle to participate in this joint performance... Today she is still wearing a pink tracksuit.

Being able to hold the guitar on stage is already her limit!

Although the words of the passers-by around me are indeed a bit harsh, but, but, even if I am a yin corner now, I am still a yin corner in a yang corner!
Asahi tried her best to cheer herself up, now that she has come to this point, she no longer wants to escape at every turn like before.

"Yili-chan! Come on later!"

"Come on! Although I don't know anything about guitar, come on!"

"Uncle is optimistic about you!"

"Yilijiang, after the performance, remember to bring your friends to get cakes from me, I have prepared gifts for you!"

"Me too, remember to come to me to get some fruit!"

Contrary to the reaction of the young people, the uncles and aunts in the commercial street can be said to love the house, because everyone is very familiar with Akino Saienji, so naturally they all know Asaba Ichiri, even if she only stays in the commercial street. for two days in the afternoon.

When Yue Shandong heard that there was a gift, his eyes flashed, and his whole demeanor changed.

Rika Shinohara smiled and said, "Sure enough, Yili-chan is still very popular with uncles and aunts..."

Asahi Ichiri: "No, no, it's just thanks to the seniors of Xiyuan Temple..."

As soon as she finished speaking, she realized that she seemed to have slipped her tongue, so she quickly turned her head to look at Sakuraba Qianxue beside her.

However, she found that Sakuraba Qianxue didn't seem to hear it at all, and she was lowering her head at this moment, muttering something to herself.

She still felt confident yesterday, and she can maintain a relatively peaceful state of mind this morning.

But now when it's time to go on stage and think of facing so many people, her heart beats faster and faster, so fast that she even thinks it's going to jump out of her throat.

Peripheral sightlines, and people's discussions.

This reminded her of some bad experiences in the past.

Sakuraba Qianxue took a deep breath, tried her best to tense her body, and looked at the team members beside her seriously.

"Let's go up, it's almost time."

"Well, let's take it easy. After all, this is the first time to practice together. It's normal to make mistakes. Don't worry, just take your time." Rika Shinohara said.

"En." Sakuraba Qianxue continued to tense her body, and then followed the team members onto the stage.

The perspective after being on stage is completely different from that of off stage. The commercial street is still very sincere. The height of the stage is moderate, but it is also conspicuous enough.

Looking down from the top, you can see a large number of pedestrians coming and going. At this time, because they are about to start performing together on the stage, many young people have already stopped here.

Sakuraba Qianxue could feel herself trembling, and her tension was not relieved at all.

She didn't understand.

She is obviously very confident, but why is this so?

Shaky hands...can't stop?
"Student Sakuraba...you, are you okay?" Asaba tried to be concerned, after all, Sakuraba Qianxue's legs were shaking, she could see clearly.

On the contrary, she felt... okay.

Because she worked part-time at an oden restaurant and met a large number of customers, besides not being able to meet their eyes, she was actually used to the feeling of being watched.

Besides, the audience in the audience may not necessarily look at her.

The three people next to her are all so conspicuous, and the only ones who can watch her are...

"Ah..." Asaha saw her sister standing in the corner waving to her, and Senior Xiyuanji.

There were smiles on their faces, and their lips opened and closed, as if they were talking about something.

Asahi immediately felt warm in his heart, and suddenly became more motivated.

That's right, someone will still be watching me, so be sure to behave yourself!

Sakuraba Qianxue didn't hear Asaba Ichisato's inquiry, she was completely immersed in her nervous world.

Soon afterward, Shinohara Rika's MC opened: "Hello everyone, we are the newly formed end band, and today we are going to perform for you the rock songs that have become more popular in the past few years. There are three songs in total..."

"Then, please listen!" Rika Shinohara, Fuyuki Tsukiyama, Ichiri Asaba looked at each other, and then tried to make eye contact with Chiyuki Sakuraba.

But it seems to be a failure.

Sakuraba Qianxue's whole body was tense, and she didn't have the energy to care about others at all. She put all her energy on the guitar and the microphone.

Not only does she have to play, but she is also responsible for singing. In fact, the task is quite heavy.

With the first sound of the drum kit, the bass slaps, the guitar follows, and the music officially begins.

Sakuraba Qianxue didn't lose the chain as soon as she came up, she managed to keep up with the rhythm, and she also managed to sing.

Although her voice tends to be delicate and girly, when she sings, she has a sense of power, and the effect of entering the mic is very good.

The first song was completed without any surprises, and there were some mistakes, mainly focused on Sakuraba Chiyuki's playing, but the others basically made no mistakes. It was indeed a very successful performance as the first joint practice.

The joy of success made the girls relax, so that the three of them did not notice that something was wrong with Sakuraba Chiyuki.

Because excessive tension will cause fatigue, Sakuraba Qianxue is already a little dizzy now, but she is still tense and ready to cooperate with everyone at any time.

The second song started well, but in the middle, Shinohara Rika made a major mistake. As a drummer, she entered the wrong beat, which directly caused everyone to be in chaos. Afterwards, Ichisato Asaba and Toutsukiyama quickly Adjusted, but Sakuraba Qianxue couldn't do it.

She was in a mess, she couldn't keep up with her singing, and her playing was a mess. In the end, she was too anxious and broke her voice at the end, and her originally good performance was completely overturned.

Also because of the performance of the second song, many audience members laughed out loud.

At this time, Sakuraba Qianxue also blushed extremely because of her serious mistake just now, and her legs shook even more violently.

In the last song, Shinohara Rika caused Miyuki Sakuraba to lose her footing because of her previous mistakes. She was very guilty in her heart, and her energy was not concentrated enough. As a result, she was chaotic from beginning to end, and not a single beat was right.

And Sakuraba Qianxue still made mistakes such as wrong playing and broken sounds, but even so, she gritted her teeth and insisted on finishing the show.

It was obviously a good start, but why did it end like this?
The girls were obviously a little dazed.

After thanking the audience in the follow-up, when they stepped off the stage, they did not dare to look at the expressions of the audience.

The bad show also shut up those uncles and aunts who wanted to cheer them up...

As soon as she got off the stage, Sakuraba Qianxue couldn't hold back anymore, her eyes turned red and she shed tears, "I'm sorry everyone, because of my mistake... this performance is a mess... I'm sorry..."

She never expected such an ending, she was full of confidence yesterday, she practiced so many times...

And it's okay to play it wrong, she really can't accept the broken sound, she usually sings very well... This situation will never happen today!
The shame made her unable to lift her head at all at this moment.

"It's okay, Qianxue...it's not your fault this time, it's me...the second song accidentally went into the wrong tempo." Shinohara Rika comforted Sakuraba Qianxue with an extremely soft voice.

Tsukiyama Dong also said: "It's okay Qianxue, it's just the first time to practice together, it's already pretty good that we can perform like this, don't pay too much attention to this failure."

Asaha Ichiri carried her guitar bag tightly. Although she felt that she didn't perform very well and was a bit regretful, it was still within her acceptable range.

"Sakuraniwa, don't be too sad, it's okay..."

"Come and wipe away your tears, Qianxue." Asahane Oryuki also came to them at this time, and handed Sakuraba Qianyuki a tissue.

Sakuraba Chiyuki looked up and saw that the person who came was Asahane Oriyuki, and suddenly felt even more embarrassed, she threw herself into Asahane Oriyuki's arms and cried loudly.

"Sister Zhixue... I, I am ashamed..."

Asaha Oriyuki stroked her back tenderly: "It's okay, it's okay, it will be better next time, it's just a small problem, don't pay too much attention to it."

-

After everyone comforted Sakuraba Qianxue, everyone thought about going to the dessert shop just now, eating some desserts to heal their wounded hearts.

And Shinohara Rika saw that Sakuraba Qianxue was fine for the time being, and said: "You guys go to rest first, I'll go to the bathroom first..."

After leaving these words, Rika Shinohara quickly walked forward, walking all the way, she could feel the glaring eyes around her, even if others didn't say anything to ridicule her, she still felt that the words of the people around her were terrible , she dared not listen.

Rika Shinohara, who gradually quickened her pace but didn't look up at the road, bumped into someone without a doubt.

"Yes, I'm sorry..." Rika Shinohara's nose was sore, and tears were already rolling in her eyes, ready to burst out at any moment.

"It's okay, Lixiang, are you okay?" The person who was hit was Xiyuanji Akino.

"Senior Xiyuan Temple..." Rika Shinohara looked at the handsome young man in front of her, feeling a little more guilty in her heart.

"Yes...I'm sorry, it's all my fault, because of my mistake, I let Qianxue on the stage..." Shinohara Lixiang knew that the core purpose of Xiyuanji Akino's doing so much for their band was to let Sakuraba Chiyuki was able to carry out the band performance well.

But...now...

Rika Shinohara's tears fell to the ground patter, and she couldn't stop for a while.

Seeing this, Akino of Xiyuanji slowed down his voice and asked, "Lixiang, would you like something to drink?"

"Eh?"

"Come with me."

Xiyuanji Akino took Shinohara Rika to the end of the commercial street. There was a vending machine at the corner of the end, and this side was the least crowded and the cleanest.

Xiyuanji Akino came to the vending machine and bought a can of the bitterest coffee with a coin.

Then he opened it on his own and handed it to Rika Shinohara.

"Senior Xiyuanji?" Shinohara Rika sniffed and looked at Akino Xiyuanji suspiciously.

"I invite you to drink coffee." Xiyuanji Akino smiled gently.

"Thank you..." Rika Shinohara took the coffee, took a sip, and was woken up by the unusually bitter coffee.

She couldn't help sticking out her little tongue, "Okay, it's so bitter..."

"Then now, do you still feel uncomfortable with the failure of the performance just now?"

"...discomfort."

"Then take another sip."

"...uh... so bitter..."

"Still feeling uncomfortable?"

"Still a bit."

"Then keep drinking."

Rika Shinohara didn't stop until there was still a third of the drink left and she couldn't drink any more.

"Ex, senior, I can't drink anymore..."

"Do you still feel bad now?"

"It seems...better...but the main reason is that the tongue is numb." Unknowingly, Rika Shinohara stopped crying, and the stuffy feeling in her chest also dissipated a lot.

"Can I have coffee?"

"Okay, okay."

Xiyuanji Akino weighed it, pondered for a moment, and said, "It's probably only one-third of the drink left."

"So for you, Lixiang, the sadness of this failure, if quantified by this can of coffee, is two-thirds of the bitterness of the can of coffee."

"Two-thirds..."

"Well, Lixiang, you can remember this bitterness, that is, remember this failure, and you can think about it in the future, in order not to drink such bad coffee, in order not to taste this bitterness that is enough to paralyze your tongue, what should you think about? to try to improve."

"Failure is not terrible, Lixiang. For us, it is equivalent to drinking a can of very bitter coffee. Come, have a candy." Xiyuanji Akino took out a mint candy from his pocket and handed it to Rika Shinohara.

Rika Shinohara took it in a daze, then peeled off the candy wrapper and put it in her mouth.

"So sweet..."

"This means that success is often more joyful after failure, and the candy is more sweet."

"Actually, your performance failed this time. I don't think the problem is with you. It's because I didn't think carefully." Akino Xiyuanji smiled bitterly, "I should have built the stage earlier, and then at night when there are fewer people , Let you come over and familiarize yourself with it in advance, in this case, it may be much better when we practice together today."

"However, the time to build the stage is indeed a bit late, but if you are asked to come and perform on Sunday, it will be much safer...Sorry, this is my problem."

"No, no, no...how could it be your problem, senior...it's me...if I didn't make a mistake..."

"A single mistake will not cause the failure of the whole. There must be reasons for me."

"Yes, yes, it's really because of me..."

"Since this is the case, then it is everyone's fault. If we have similar performances in the future, we will negotiate together and we will definitely do better at that time. Are you right?"

"..." Rika Shinohara looked into Akino's eyes in Xiyuanji, and suddenly understood what he meant by what he said just now.

Just don't let me get into a dead end and take all the mistakes on myself...?
Senior Xiyuan Temple is really mature...

"Well... I know, senior..."

Suddenly, an angry voice sounded, Sakuraba Qianxue not far away quickly ran towards Shinohara Rika, and then pushed Xiyuanji Akino away very hard.

"What are you doing to Lixiang!?"

Xiyuanji Akino was pushed back a few steps, and at the same time the coffee can was dumped, and the black coffee liquid was poured on the white T-shirt he was wearing today, leaving a very conspicuous dirt.

Sakuraba Chiyuki's movements were so fast that Rika Shinohara didn't even react, and Ichisato Asaba, who was standing at the corner and witnessed this scene, was also taken aback.

(End of this chapter)