Chapter 302 The little princess’s entanglement
"Making coffee?"
Haruno Sawayama curiously took two steps forward and said with a smile: "Can you give me a drink?"
"Ah, yes."
Feng Shizhi held the cup and whispered: "What kind of beans does Haruno want?"
"Just the same as you, I don't know much about coffee."
Sawayama Haruno shook his head.
His knowledge of coffee is limited to Luckin and Starbucks brand coffee drinks, but he has not had much contact with hand-brewed coffee.
But fortunately, here is the ready-made product that Mine Shiori has almost finished. When the other party brought a brand new small porcelain cup filled with freshly made coffee and handed it over, Sawayama Haruno took it without politeness and sipped it. Take a sip.
"Huh? It's so painful."
"There are milk snack packs and dissolved sugar next to them." Feng Shizhi said quickly.
She almost forgot that due to her heavy workload, she usually drank bitter coffee with very little milk to refresh herself.
For Haruno Sawayama, this kind of coffee seems a bit hard to swallow.
"Is Shiori's job hard?"
After looking around, Haruno Sawayama quickly noticed the milk and sugar the other party mentioned.
While adding ingredients to his coffee, he asked curiously: "Are you still an intern editor?"
"Yes, but Miss Morikawa hopes that I can adapt to the editor's work as soon as possible, so she will have higher requirements for me." Feng Shiori whispered.
"Really? What is your specific responsibility?"
“Actually, it’s also related to Haruno’s works.”
Mine Shiori said with some embarrassment: "What I am dealing with today is a return visit online. I want to see some of everyone's comments about Haruno. In addition to this, I also need to pay attention to market feedback and so on, and then I have to make a form. Hand it over.”
"Wait."
What she said made Sawayama Haruno's head a little big. After hurriedly asking the other party to stop, Sawayama Haruno said with a smile: "I didn't expect that after finishing the intensive study, I have to ask you so many things about the book."
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“It’s work after all”
Feng Shizhi felt a little guilty.
In fact, it wasn't just during working hours, she was also paying close attention in private.
Seeing Haruno Sawayama's reputation growing day by day, she felt both happy and a little disappointed in her heart. She always felt that the other person seemed to be far away from her.
"Working? That's right."
Sawayama Haruno seemed to have remembered something, and his expression suddenly became serious.
"I would like to take this opportunity to tell you that I am already preparing to write the second book. When the time comes, I will apply to the company for you to play the role of assistant." He said seriously.
Although the author feels indescribably weird that he needs to hire an assistant, judging from his increasing status in Kodansha, the senior leaders should still be able to satisfy him with such a small request.
What's more, Mine Shiori is just an intern, and the company can't continue to operate without her. Haruno Sawayama even feels that he doesn't need to discuss with the leaders. He only needs to say hello to Miss Morikawa, and the other party will be very happy. He happily let Feng Shizhi out.
After all, that guy is about to be promoted. It's already the end of the year, so it's probably about this time.
"The second book? I know."
Feng Shizhi nodded slightly.
For her, she would be very happy as long as she could help Haruno, let alone help with such an intimate work as inspecting the finishing work.
She can also take this opportunity to win Haruno's "first time" again.
The first time in the second book.
Thinking of this, Feng Shiori's face turned red inexplicably.
However, Sawayama Haruno, who was frowning due to the bitter coffee, did not notice this girlish charm.
After chatting with Mine Shiori in the rest area and agreeing to have dinner together another day, he received a text message from Miss Morikawa asking him to go back quickly.
Seeing that the Ishizawa family seemed to have arrived, Sawayama Haruno no longer hesitated. After bidding farewell to Mine Shiori, he quickly returned to the reception room.
After opening the door, three people besides Riho Morikawa were already sitting inside, and one of them looked very familiar to Haruno Sawayama.
"Teacher Kiriyama"
This girl, who was so young that people couldn't help but care, smiled at Haruno Sawayama.
"We meet again. It seems that you haven't fulfilled what you promised me last time, right?"
"Why are you coming here?"
Haruno Sawayama looked at Riho Morikawa in confusion, but all he saw was that the other party shook his head helplessly.
Kaori Ishizawa came over.
To the surprise of everyone present, even Riho Morikawa did not expect that the other party would run from Kyoto to Tokyo in good condition.
"Of course we are talking about business."
Kaori Ishizawa spread his hands with an innocent face and sighed: "Since the last time we met, Kiriyama-sensei has never written anything that I want to read. I have helped you so much with the novel."
"Sorry, I can't spare the time to write." Haruno Sawayama felt helpless.
"But I heard that you are planning to write a second book?" Ishizawa Kaori smiled playfully and said in an eccentric way, "Will the next book follow the style of the previous book?" "Yes. .”
Haruno Sawayama coughed lightly and pretended not to know what she was talking about and explained: "The style will be relatively close. By the way, this is about the next book. Aren't we here to talk about copyright cooperation today? ”
"I'm sorry."
Seeing Haruno Sawayama say this, the man in a suit stood up in time and said hello.
He is also one of the people who came to the Ishizawa family this time, and the other man sitting next to him, who looks about fifty years old and has a temperament that looks like a rough street, is the pre-selected guide for this cooperation. .
His name is Chen Yingying. He is of French-Vietnamese descent, but he has a very Chinese name.
To be honest, when he heard this name, Sawayama Haruno couldn't help but feel shocked.
Because this person was the director who was responsible for filming the movie version of "Norwegian Wood" in his previous life. I didn't expect that the other person also existed in this parallel world.
Although I feel a little confused in my heart, being able to continue the remake with the original director is a good thing for Haruno Sawayama.
At least the content of the book will not be changed into a mess.
Of course, plots like those expected by Kaori Ishizawa must be cut or modified.
This was also the main reason why she remained depressed during the second half of this meeting.
About an hour later.
"Then it's settled."
The director, whose temperament was inexplicably like that of a gangster, stood up and shook hands with Haruno Sawayama with a smile.
"We will discuss the copyright cooperation with your company again."
He smiled and said: "But what is certain is that filming will probably start in the second half of next year. If Mr. Kiriyama has any comments to make, or if you want to come to the set to take a look at the filming situation, please feel free to contact me at any time."
"Okay."
Haruno Sawayama calmly shook hands with the other party, but did not take what the other party said to heart.
What this guy just said was that he wanted to work as a supervisor. It probably meant that he wanted to help out and contribute.
But where did he get this part of the time? You have to know that the movie will take a long time to shoot once it starts, and he doesn't have the corresponding professional knowledge, so he might as well leave it to the other party to figure out a solution.
Anyway, the Ishizawa family on the side couldn't just watch him mess around. Regarding the movie version, Haruno Sawayama was relatively relieved.
After sending away the director, the Ishizawa family, and the resentful "little princess", Haruno Sawayama did not leave in a hurry. Instead, he sat back on the sofa in the living room and breathed a heavy sigh of relief. .
"What's wrong, Teacher Kiriyama?"
Riho Morikawa closed the glass door of the living room and looked at him slightly amused.
"Are you tired?"
"I'm not tired at all, but I didn't expect that besides writing books, there are so many things for me to deal with."
Haruno Sawayama rubbed his eyes and joked: "You are my editor too, so you can come in handy."
"You know I'm useless again?"
Riho Morikawa sat on the sofa next to him and rolled her eyes at him angrily.
"Do you know that I have been very busy these days doing publicity for you and doing market research. I am still working overtime at night, not to mention dealing with copyright matters."
"Really? It seems like it's not easy for both of us. We thought we could just throw it over after finishing the book."
Sawayama Haruno felt a little emotional.
Fortunately, Maki's mood has become more stable these days, and he can spare more time to deal with other things. Otherwise, if things push things around, he can be busy until he is exhausted.
"It's a little too early to breathe a sigh of relief."
Riho Morikawa looked at Haruno Sawayama who was lying on the sofa with some disgust, and reminded: "The end of the year is coming soon. For the sake of tax statistics for the coming year, you'd better hire a tax accountant to make a financial and tax income statement."
"Ah"
If she didn't say anything, Sawayama Haruno would almost forget about this matter.
After all, the island country is slightly different from the country he lived in in his previous life in this regard.
For him who is currently engaged in literary work, it is necessary to hire a better tax accountant, which can save a lot of money.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but have a headache.
"Ms. Morikawa, do you have any recommendations?"
"Unfortunately, I can't help you. It's impossible to let the company's finance and taxation help you solve it, right?"
Riho Morikawa spread her hands and suggested: "You'd better find a more reliable tax firm on your own. Try to find a tax firm with a relatively high reputation. After all, based on your current sales performance, the tax you will pay by then is estimated to be a sum of Astronomical figures.”
The sales of books in the past month alone were enough for Haruno Sawayama to pay a large amount of money, not to mention the additional tax due to the sale of copyrights.
Since it is personal income, only Haruno Sawayama can pay this part himself, but if you hire a professional, you can find many reasonable ways to avoid taxes.
(End of chapter)