Chapter 240 Meeting in the Cafe
After spending a relatively pleasant day, Haruno Sawayama went to and from school as usual the next day.
He also took the time to ask for a leave from his teacher.
Originally, the teacher was a little dissatisfied with him because he was always absent from class. However, after hearing that his new book would be published soon, his attitude immediately changed subtly.
Of course, this comes at a price.
That is, at the end of the semester, Haruno Sawayama had to write an extra project report on publishing his novel, so as to make up for his lack of usual attendance points. Otherwise, he would have to retake most of the courses next semester. course.
In order to prevent himself from failing the exam, Haruno Sawayama had no choice but to agree to the teacher's condition.
As for giving the other party a signed copy of "Norwegian Wood", it seems much simpler.
I just don’t know what kind of expression the other party will have when they learn that "Norwegian Wood" will become a hit across the island nation.
Sawayama Haruno sighed as he left the school.
Today, his schedule is as full as ever. Now he has to rush to Bunkyo District to get the things Riho Morikawa prepared for him. After finishing his work later, he has to rush to Ota District to see Ezaki Suguha.
I still have to find time to help Feng Shiori move and discuss the salmon balls with him. After all, the time to go to Macau has been set, just two days later.
After taking the train to Bunkyo Ward, Haruno Sawayama had a clear destination. When he arrived at Otowa Town, where Kodansha is located, he walked forward until he saw the familiar cafe. When he was on the street, he slowed down.
When I pushed the door, the wind chimes kept shaking.
Riho Morikawa, who was sitting inside, noticed him as soon as he raised his head.
"Teacher Kiriyama."
Riho Morikawa raised his hand and shook it a few times with a smile to signal the other party to come and sit down.
Although today is the weekend, there seem to be a lot of customers in the store. A few of them subconsciously looked over after hearing Riho Morikawa’s voice. After seeing Haruno Sawayama and Riho Morikawa, He showed a curious look.
"What is the situation with these people?"
Sawayama Haruno asked in surprise after sitting down.
"Colleague, you can be considered a newcomer."
Riho Morikawa pushed over the coffee that she had ordered for him in advance, and said with a smile: "Isn't it September now?"
"It's almost time for the next batch of fresh graduates to graduate for internships, so the group is also recruiting people within this period, and most of them are people who have come to apply or have successfully applied."
"So that's it."
Sawayama Haruno nodded as if he suddenly understood.
That’s right, this cafe itself is opened inside Otowa Town, and it is more for the employees within the Otowa Group than the passers-by who come to visit.
“Just get to the point.”
Riho Morikawa didn’t mind the looks from others at all.
After lifting the bag beside her, she placed it in front of Haruno Sawayama.
The heavy weight suddenly made a soft "bang" sound on the table, which even startled Haruno Sawayama.
"These are all printed?"
Sawayama Haruno was a little surprised.
"Is that much?"
"That's quite a lot, I just brought ten copies."
Riho Morikawa said angrily: " I did it specifically for Teacher Kiriyama’s sake. You have a lot to give away, right?”
“You do want to give them away, but you won’t bring so many books at once, right?”
Sawayama Haruno was a little helpless.
He opened the bag and took a look. Sure enough, there were ten newly printed books lying inside.
Even the plastic film on it hasn’t been peeled off yet.
The appearance, style and book cover also look exactly the same as the "Norwegian Wood" in the previous life.
Without my interference, Kodansha will still print according to the style of the original version in the previous life, but I don't know if it will be changed later.
Sawayama Haruno took out one of the books and touched the plastic film covering the outside with some emotion.
Although Wen Chao Gong’s plan had been finalized a long time ago, when it was actually turned into reality, people still had indescribable complex emotions in their hearts.
I can be said to have brought this kind of literary masterpiece to a world without it. Although the main purpose is for money and fame, it is a good thing to be able to carry forward this kind of literature here. Bar.
At least from a cultural sense, this should be true.
“It’s really printed. I don’t know why it always feels so unreal.”
Haruno Sawayama looked at the book in his hand seriously and said casually: “It always feels like It seems that it was only a few days ago that I started writing, but now I can see the physical book on the table, and it will be fully released in the offline market in a few days.”
“Fog. Teacher Yama is not as excited as I imagined."
Riho Morikawa held her chin and said curiously: "I thought Teacher Kiriyama would be more excited, maybe too excited to sleep, or maybe. He sent me messages every once in a while to ask about my situation. "
"But now that I'm back in Tokyo, you haven't even asked me about the progress of my publishing. "
"Are you excited? It seems that you don't have a lot of feelings." Haruno Sawayama put down the book and said with a smile, "But I still have to thank Miss Morikawa. She even came over to give me a book during the holiday."
Maybe. Only after the books actually turn into his own income can he feel excited. After all, what he is doing now is just transferring the literature and culture he had in his previous life. Of course, there is no sense of accomplishment.
After all, the real author of "Norwegian Wood" is called Haruki Murakami. Even if he were to write the book in a different world without Murakami Haruki, there would still be no That smug, smug sense of accomplishment.
At least Haruno Sawayama feels that he will not have the feeling of "thinking that he is the real Haruki Murakami".
“It’s just a trivial matter to take a vacation or not.”
Riho Morikawa waved her hand.
“The first batch has been completely printed, and the first printing volume is about 10,000 to 12,000.”
“Is it so small?”
“This It's the first printing volume. Do you think you will be able to print a lot of them at once?" Riho Morikawa glared at him and said angrily, "This is the most real data, not to mention that the second batch of printing is already on the schedule. , but the final printing volume has not yet been determined.”
"Ten thousand, I didn't know much about it before."
Sawayama Haruno touched his chin, smiled and did not continue to ask.
If you think about it carefully, in today's era, a first printing of 10,000 is actually a lot.
What's more, the main purpose of the first printing is to test the potential of the book. It is impossible to print a hundred thousand and one million copies for you at once. Are there so many people in the island country who can print them in such a short period of time? It’s hard to say why I bought so many books.
This type of sales still has to be viewed in the long run.
"What about the time?"
Sawayama Haruno thought for a while and asked curiously: "How long will it take to put it on the shelves for sale?"
"Soon."
Riho Morikawa shrugged.
“The first batch of books has now been packed and ready to be sent to wholesale companies and bookstores in and around Tokyo. The number is probably around 6,000 to 8,000 books.”
"Another four to five thousand copies will be placed on online sales channels. The remaining one thousand two thousand copies will be used for free reading promotion and will be handed over to their own channels."< br>
“It’s so complicated.” Haruno Sawayama took a sip of coffee and said helplessly, “Miss Morikawa, please give me a specific time.”
“The fastest, you can do it in two days I saw it in a bookstore in Tokyo."
Riho Morikawa paused and said jokingly: "But you will be leaving the country in two days, right?"
"It's true."
Sawayama Haruno breathed a sigh of relief.
It seems that I can’t secretly go to the bookstore to watch others buy my books?
But this is also a good thing. After returning from the trip, I guess I will be able to see the initial sales data.
“Overseas sales plans will be postponed for a long time, at least until the third batch of printing is completed. There is no need to consider this aspect in the short term.”
Riho Morikawa took out an opened copy of "Norwegian Wood" from the bag he carried with him, and then took out a pen and handed it over.
"In short"
She looked at Haruno Sawayama with a smile.
"Please ask Mr. Kiriyama to sign your name for me first."
"Why is Miss Morikawa like this?"
Sawayama Haruno couldn't help laughing.
After taking the pen, he subconsciously asked one more question.
"By the way, should I sign "Fuyuyama Kiriyama" for you or should I sign my own name?"
"If you don't know which one to sign, just sign both."
Riho Morikawa immediately took out another book from the bag that she gave to Haruno Sawayama before, and said with a smile: "Maybe you will have to use your real name to publish books in the future, but in this way, Kiriyama Fuyumi's name It will probably become more valuable.”
“You really have a business acumen in this area.”
Sawayama Haruno laughed dumbly.
But if you think about it carefully, what the other party said does not make sense.
Some people who are very interested in literary books will deliberately collect autographed editions and first printing editions.
The autograph + first seal + a pen name signature that was used in the past but is no longer used will probably be more valuable.
You must know that "Norwegian Wood" will definitely explode in popularity. The value of collector's edition books with this level of blessing will only be higher than before.
In Haruno Sawayama's previous life, many people wanted to get books signed by Haruki Murakami.
"It's signed."
While thinking this, Haruno Sawayama had already placed two different names on the two books.
When returning it to Riho Morikawa, he joked: "If Miss Morikawa is short of money in the future, you can't sell it with this, otherwise I will be very sad."
< br>"Then remember to lend me money when the time comes."
Riho Morikawa rolled her eyes at him charmingly.
(End of this chapter)