tokyo soulful legend

Chapter 1 Travelers Are Not Trapped in Poverty
Early spring, mid-March, seven o'clock in the evening, in the Magic Cafe under the Kashiwagengawa Building in Arakawa District, Tokyo.

Sitting in a quiet corner of the store, Bei Chuan Che raised his eyebrows and looked at the professional woman in her early 30s across the wooden table, feeling a little more apprehensive in his heart.

"Mr. Kitagawa, the original manuscript for this time."

The working woman seemed to have noticed Che Beichuan's gaze, and stopped flipping through the manuscript.

Although it was not the first time for her to read this manuscript, she was still excited and shocked.

After taking a deep breath as if to adjust her state, she suppressed her over-excited mood, closed the manuscript in her hand, and met Beichuan Che's eyes, "Before I tell you the next result, can you answer me a question?" Is there a problem?"

After she finished speaking, she seemed to have thought of something, fearing that Beichuan Che might misunderstand, she quickly added another sentence, "Of course, it's okay if you don't answer, after all, this is a personal question, just pure curiosity."

"Please tell me, Miss Kamino, if I can answer it, then I will definitely answer it."

Kitagawa Che nodded slightly, but he did not speak too fully. He would definitely not answer some questions related to privacy.

Under the warm orange light, Kanno Kaoru, the editor of Baiyuanchuan Library, pondered over her words and asked a question she had been curious about for a long time, "Mr. Beichuan, is this really the first time you write a novel?

"I mean, the manuscript feels less like a newcomer to me than an old author with a strong personal style."

After the words fell, Kaoru Kanno looked at him with burning eyes, his face full of undisguised curiosity.

Bei Chuan Che's face was reflected in her brown eyes.

It was a straight, handsome face with sword eyebrows and star eyes.

If I insist on the disadvantages, it looks too young and has not fully grown.

In TV dramas, at a glance, you can definitely tell that it is the kind that plays a decent protagonist.

As far as the face is concerned, at first glance from the perspective of passers-by, they would not think that he is the author of a novel, but would think that he is a special young model of a certain fashion magazine.

"It is indeed the first time for me to write a novel." Kitagawa Che met Kaoru Kano's gaze, his eyes were sincere and serious, "However, before this first submission, I did study and honed for a long time. for a while."

From the corner of his eye, the pale blue panel was clearly visible.

【Writing (lv.7), Bowen Memorization (lv.3)】

"Oh!"

Kaoru Kanno nodded thoughtfully, and looked at Beichuan Che with a little more respect and appreciation in his eyes.

This is a talented rookie author!
She already had a judgment in her heart.

It may be nothing to other editors, but to her, an editor who has been in the industry for two and a half years but has never had any achievements, it is definitely a gift from God.

"Cough cough." Kaoru Kanno coughed lightly, then took out the contract that had been prepared from the document bag, and handed it to Beichuan Che in front of him. After the latter accepted the contract, she was not in a hurry. He said slowly, "Mr. Beichuan, you are a new author, but based on the quality of your works, Baiyuanchuan Library still hopes to give you enough support.

"The royalties are divided here, and we can give 10%."

Beichuan Che was stunned for a moment, but soon came back to his senses.

This share is not low, but higher than he imagined.

Neon’s royalty share is generally between 7% and 12%. It’s a blessing for newcomers to get 8%, let alone 10%. This share is generally given to veteran authors.

"Ms. Kamino, I would like to ask, where is the unit price of the work?"

Bei Chuanche lowered his eyebrows slightly, his gaze fell on the document in hand, and he asked in a natural tone while flipping through it.

"The unit price here is the normal unit price range for this type of work. It will not be too high, and of course, it will not be lower than this minimum value." Kaoru Kamino paused, and then added, "It is also written in the contract, You can take a look."

"I understand."

Bei Chuan Che nodded, but did not have too many emotional fluctuations.

After all, this is his newcomer, 'Bei Chuan Che''s first book.

"There is really no way around this. After all, you are a rookie author. If you succeed in the future, it will definitely be more than that." Kano Kaoru also heard Kitagawa Che's disappointment and comforted him.

As an editor who has been in the industry for two and a half years, although she does not have many high-quality author resources, she is very clear that this book by Kitagawa Che has the potential to win the Naoki Award, and she can even get it directly. indefinite.

"Thank you." Kitagawa Che could sense the kindness of Kaoru Kanno in front of him, and thanked him in a low voice, then changed the topic and cut to the point, "That's it, Miss Kanno, do you have a pen?"

"Yes." Kaoru Kanno nodded, took out his pen from the briefcase, held it in both hands and handed it to Che Beichuan.

Looking at Kanno Kaoru's overly polite, even respectful gesture, Kitagawa Che's eyes were complicated for a moment, but then he calmed down again, "Please tell me, Miss Kanno, where I need to sign and affix my personal seal .”

"it is good."

"Also, can I take some photos? About the contract?"

With these photos, a lot of trouble can be avoided.

"Can you tell me what these photos are for?"

"Show it to your family, seeing is believing."

"If that's the case, there's no problem." Kano Kaoru paused, his face relaxed a little, and he made an irrelevant joke, "Should we add another girlfriend, right?"

"Girlfriend?" Kitagawa Che hesitated for a moment, then smiled and shook his head, "No, but I have a fiancée."

Even though he's about to retire.

"what?"

This time it was Kamino Kaoru's turn to be stunned.

Beichuan, you are serious! ?
If Kitagawa Che said that she has a girlfriend, then she would not think anything of it. It is quite normal for a handsome guy with a good appearance to have a girlfriend who is dating. It would be strange if he did not. Now Tokyo This is the overall trend here in the capital. Without affecting their lives, everyone hopes that young people will fall in love more.

"Is this why the times we arranged to meet before were always inappropriate?"

After coming back to his senses, Kamino Kaoru couldn't suppress his gossip and asked one more question.

"Not entirely, after all, her family is quite busy."

Kitagawa Che turned his head, avoiding Kaoru Kanno's slightly fiery gaze.

Sure enough, no matter where they are, most people are naturally curious about gossip.

"busy?"

Kaoru Kanno carefully considered the meaning of this word, she shook her head, turned her eyebrows and followed Beichuan Che's line of sight to look out of the glass window.

In the distance, the billboard of Beiyuan Co., Ltd. building stands out in the night of the city.

That is the branch of Beiyuan Co., Ltd. in Arakawa District, and its headquarters is located in the center of Chuo District.

Beiyuan Co., Ltd. rose five years ago. The president of that company is considered a legend in the business circles of Tokyo. He also seized the opportunity and grasped the blue ocean that belonged to him.

However, compared to the president of Beiyuan Co., Ltd., many people in the circle pay more attention to his daughter.

That is the jewel in the palm of the Beiyuan family and the sole future heir of Beiyuan Co., Ltd.

Kaoru Kanno once heard his president vaguely mention that the faster way to achieve financial freedom is to become the son-in-law of the Beiyuan family than to write a novel with a pen.

But after that kind of teasing, the president of the family added another sentence in a calm manner.

——However, there is no such opportunity anymore. It is said that the beloved daughter of the Beiyuan family already has a fiancé.

"No matter how busy you are, you can't be as busy as the president of Beiyuan Co., Ltd." She smiled, misunderstood what Beichuan Che meant, thinking that he was just having some friction with his fiancee, "When you get along with girls, you have to be more active." Some, if there is any conflict that cannot be resolved, then a 'chirp' kiss, a kiss between lovers can solve many problems."

"If only that were the case."

Beichuan Che withdrew his gaze and sighed.

How could Beiyuan Linyin be so easy to fool, not to mention the relationship between him and her was coming to an end soon.

Only, her father, Beiyuan Zhengyu, had a hard time passing that test.

"It will always go well." Kamino Kaoru reassured Kitagawa Che, and then changed the subject, "Let's continue signing the contract."

"it is good."

Under the guidance of Kaoru Kano, the contract was signed soon.

Kitagawa Che also took the photo he wanted.

"Then, the first payment of royalties will be transferred to Mr. Beichuan's account within three working days. As for the subsequent reprinting, it depends on the market's feedback."

Putting away the contract, Kamino Kaoru handed a business card to Kitagawa Che.

"This is my contact information." She paused, then smiled, "If you have any writing troubles or questions, you can contact me. As the editor-in-chief of Mr. Kitagawa, I will Those who are responsible to the end, please give me your guidance in the future.”

"Where, please take care of Ms. Kanno as well."

Beichuan Che lowered his head and responded politely.

"Just in time, let's exchange contact information. In this case, it will be easier to communicate in the future." Kamino Kaoru took out his mobile phone in a familiar manner, "Beichuan... is it okay if I call you this?"

"no problem."

"Beichuan, you should have a line account, right?"

"some."

"Then, let me add you."

"it is good."

After exchanging contact information, Kaoru Kanno took the initiative to say goodbye.

According to her, tomorrow is still Bai Yuanchuan's working day, so go home early today and bring back his contract early tomorrow morning.

The contract that belongs to him will be returned to him later.

Kitagawa Che expressed that he could understand.

To his surprise, before leaving, the female editor took the initiative to settle the bill.

　Newcomers and new books, please take care of me~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)