Chapter 112

Opposite the office building of the Deep Night Publishing House, on the first floor, was a Western restaurant.

By the window.

Miki Kondo, Sana Akita, Hakuta Yamaguchi, and Kazuya Asagiri, whom they often hung out with, were all here having fun.

Kazuya Asagiri himself was quite fond of Sana Akita, and at this time, he was fawning over her repeatedly.

And Sana Akita was a face-connoisseur by nature; she had previously indicated, both openly and covertly, that she didn't like Kazuya Asagiri.

But this guy was still like a piece of sticky candy; it was simply annoying.

If Miki Kondo hadn't inexplicably brought this person out today, she wouldn't have bothered to come.

Miki Kondo, on the other hand, felt that although Kazuya Asagiri wasn't as handsome as Xia Xia Xia Mujun.

His family background was not much inferior to the Xia Mu family before they fell on hard times.

At this stage, he was perfectly well-matched with Sana Akita.

She felt that her best friend had recently become more and more obsessed with Xia Xia Xia Mujun.

She didn't even know where she got a photo of Xia Xia Xia Mujun to use as her screensaver.

This made her feel very bad.

It was clearly a romance with no future, so why bother with that effort?

That was why she brought Kazuya Asagiri along, so they could cultivate some feelings or something.

Of course.

Miki Kondo didn't come here today just for this matter.

It was mainly for Hakuta Yamaguchi.

He had made an appointment with an editor to discuss the approval of his novel.

Miki Kondo still had an instinctive yearning for high-status professions like writers and editors.

However, she was very clear that in Japan, the difficulty of getting a novel approved was very high.

Approval itself represented the processes of publishing, printing, stocking, and so on.

These steps cost a lot of money.

If the quality of the novel wasn't good, this part of the expense would be equivalent to being completely wasted.

Therefore, publishing houses were very strict about novel approval.

This could be seen from the fact that Hakuta Yamaguchi had been repeatedly asked by the editor to revise his manuscript.

But according to him, this was the last revision, and it would definitely be approved.

Bringing them along was to let them see how an editor collects manuscripts and signs contracts, and what the process of publishing books is like.

Miki Kondo and Sana Akita were also very curious about such things, so they followed along.

Hakuta Yamaguchi knew that Shoji Niigaki was his distant cousin; without his guidance and help, it would be very difficult for his novel to be approved.

Fortunately, Shoji Niigaki really had a talent for being an editor.

According to his instructions, the novel after several revisions was something even he felt was quite interesting.

However, he naturally wouldn't tell Miki Kondo and the others that Shoji Niigaki was his cousin.

If he let them know that he relied on relatives to pass, how could he show off in front of the girl he liked?

Hakuta Yamaguchi had been pursuing Miki Kondo for a long time.

Although he had never managed to win her over.

But he truly liked Miki Kondo.

If the pursuit was difficult, so be it; liking her was the most important thing!

Hakuta Yamaguchi, knowing that his distant cousin was about to come down, quickly sent him a message.

[Hakuta Yamaguchi: Cousin, when you come later, please don't say you are my cousin!]

[Shoji Niigaki: Why?]

[Hakuta Yamaguchi: The girl I like is here. If she knows you are my cousin, she might think I relied on connections to get approved.]

[Shoji Niigaki: Isn't that the case?]

[Hakuta Yamaguchi: -_-|| I'm telling you this because I know it is! Anyway, please, if this works out, I'll go to the jewelry store your parents opened and spend a lot of money!]

[Shoji Niigaki: You said it yourself, I didn't ask you to go.]

[Hakuta Yamaguchi: Definitely, definitely!]

[Shoji Niigaki: Fine, we are relatives after all, I'm happy if you do well, let's leave it at that.]

[Hakuta Yamaguchi: Yes, yes, yes!!]

Hakuta Yamaguchi hadn't put his phone down for long.

Shoji Niigaki had already arrived; he noticed his cousin through the window and waved through the glass.

The other side also waved to acknowledge.

Soon.

Shoji Niigaki, wearing a suit, entered the Western restaurant, looked toward the window seat, and walked over.

"Editor Niigaki, good afternoon, come here, please sit."

Hakuta Yamaguchi stood up and quickly pulled out a chair for him.

Apprentice editor Shoji Niigaki raised the corners of his mouth slightly, thinking that this kid was quite good at handling people.

He patted Hakuta Yamaguchi on the shoulder.

"No need for such trouble, sit down."

The two sat down.

Shoji Niigaki's gaze turned to the two girls; although he didn't know which girl his cousin liked, both girls were of high quality.

It could be said that no matter which one it was, his cousin's taste was really good.

Hakuta Yamaguchi also quickly apologized:

"Sorry, Editor, there are a few people today; my classmates haven't seen what novel submission is like and wanted to come and see."

Shoji Niigaki understood:

"So that's it."

"But it doesn't matter; you are young, and it's good to see more new things."

Sana Akita's eyes lit up:

"Yes, yes, I'm really curious about how novels get approved and published."

"If possible, after you finish reading Hakuta-kun's manuscript, can you tell us about it?"

Kazuya Asagiri nodded repeatedly, echoing the girl he liked, and smiled:

"Yes, yes, I'm just as curious as Sana-chan."

Sana Akita pouted, wanting to complain about what "Sana-chan" was supposed to be.

When did she allow you to call her that?

Although she wanted to say it directly, they were boys invited by her two good friends, so she endured the discomfort, chose to read the atmosphere, and didn't say it out loud.

Miki Kondo's usual arrogant expression also softened a bit at this moment, and she nodded slightly:

"I'm also a bit curious..."

Shoji Niigaki smiled:

"Of course."

Hakuta Yamaguchi heard this and first called the waiter over:

"Editor Niigaki, it takes a long time to read the manuscript, you should order something to eat first."

Shoji Niigaki looked at his cousin with a smile, but didn't refuse; he ordered some food casually and began to help him read the manuscript.

Because he had already read it several times before.

This time he scanned it briefly and closed the manuscript.

Although he felt that Hakuta Yamaguchi's novel was very average, under his guidance, it barely reached the level of being approved.

After he operated on it a bit more, it could basically be confirmed for release.

As for making money, big money was definitely out of the question.

As for small money, with a little operation, it was barely possible.

However, Hakuta Yamaguchi probably didn't care about this money, as his family was relatively wealthy.

"Okay, very good!" Shoji Niigaki helped to the end and feigned praise, "Among the novels I've read these days, yours can be considered above average."

"After your revisions these days, it's now very perfect, and it's confirmed to be approved!"

"And I think if you continue to work hard on novels in the future, you might really become one of those top-tier authors."

Hakuta Yamaguchi was floating with praise, very excited, and thanked him repeatedly:

"Thank you for the praise, Editor, I will definitely live up to the expectations!"

"I will definitely work harder on novels in the future!"

Shoji Niigaki smiled without a word.

Sana Akita covered her small mouth:

"So amazing, it actually got approved!"

Miki Kondo was also a bit surprised; she hadn't expected this editor to give Hakuta Yamaguchi such high praise.

Kazuya Asagiri started acting as a wingman, exaggerating:

"Indeed amazing."

"Writing a suspense mystery novel at the age of the first year of high school, and successfully getting it approved."

"Among the students I know, not one can do it!"

Hakuta Yamaguchi looked at the worshipful eyes of the few, especially the surprised look of the goddess he liked, and felt even more satisfied than ever.

But he still feigned depth and smiled indifferently:

"Actually, it's okay, not as exaggerated as you say."

A while later.