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In terms of murder methods and legal knowledge, it seems that there is not much difficulty in adapting?

Akihara Yuto weighed it for a while, then wrote the title of this work on the paper - "The Invisible Guest".

Immediately afterwards, he immersed himself in writing.

For a while, there was only the "swish" sound of pen tip swiping in the room...

[Chapter 167.166 I firmly oppose it! ]

8 a.m. Thursday.

Akihara Yuto got up early, and after a simple wash, he changed into a thin sweater and walked out of the house.

After more than 20 minutes by bus, he came to Hitotsubashi in Chiyoda District, where there is a lecture hall of one of the four major publishing houses.

Akihara Yuto walked to the main entrance, raised his head subconsciously, and took a few careful glances.

Different from the architectural style of Mantanshe, the Kejiao Building started out with publishing textbooks for elementary and middle school students, so its architectural style is relatively conservative.

The overall architectural style is dominated by dark blue, and it is only 10 stories high from bottom to top.

Although the floor is not high, the floor area of ​​this rectangular building is very large, several times that of other buildings.

At the gate, people in suits and ties can be seen coming in and out from time to time.

Hiroto Akihara looked at it for a while, then turned around, opened the door and walked in. The purpose of his visit today was to submit the outline and first draft he had already written.

Facing the hostess at the front desk, Akihara Yuto said politely.

"Hi, I'm Hiroto Akihara. I have made an appointment with Hideki Awazu, the editor of "April Youth". How can I get to the editorial department of "April Youth?"

The receptionist showed a standardized professional smile, "Akihara-san, please register."

Hiroto Akihara nodded, and after registering, he took the badge from the other party and marked it.

Immediately afterwards, under the leadership of the other party, he took the elevator to the fifth floor and was taken to an office that said "Editorial Department of "April Youth".

After arriving here, the receptionist asked him to wait for a while, then walked in and called Hideki Awazu.

"Teacher Akihara, I am really sorry for asking you to come here in person."

Awazu Hideki rubbed his hands together, then called Akihara Yuto into the editorial office.

Hiroto Akihara nodded and walked in.

As he walked, he looked up subconsciously.

The space of about 100 pings is separated by "L"-shaped desks.

But only two-thirds of these desks are filled with manuscripts and books.

As for the remaining third, it is obvious that no one is using it.

Awazu Hideki caught a glimpse of Akihara Hiroto's eyes, and was a little embarrassed.

"Teacher Akihara, those empty desks are freelance editors. Currently, because of poor performance, let them suspend work for a while."

Hiroto Akihara raised his eyebrows.

Freelance editing?Isn't that just a temporary worker without a formal contract?

But can't even hire temporary workers?

It seems that the situation "April Youth" is facing now is a little more difficult than I imagined!

Although Akihara Hiroto thought so in his heart, he didn't see the expression on his face at all.

He nodded without answering, and continued to follow Hideki Awazu inside.

After 10 minutes, he walked to the door of a room marked "Editor's Office", but to his surprise, there were some voices coming from inside, which sounded like someone was arguing.

In this voice, he faintly heard the word "oppose".

"I'm sorry, Teacher Akihara, the atmosphere in our editorial department is relatively relaxed, so sometimes there will be some disputes between the deputy editor-in-chief and the editor-in-chief."

After hearing the quarrel, Awazu Hideki immediately said to Akihara Hiroto in an apologetic tone.

Hiroto Akihara waved his hand, indicating that he didn't mind.

After all, what does the internal affairs of "April Youth" have to do with me.

"Editor Awazu, don't we go in?"

Hiroto Akihara glanced at Hideki Awazu suspiciously, and found him standing at the door, hesitating and not knocking.

Awazu Hideki smiled awkwardly, "Mr. Akihara, let's sit in the reception room first, and I'll let the editor-in-chief come over to see you."

Hiroto Akihara was even more puzzled, but he nodded without saying anything, and followed Hideki Awazu to a reception room and sat down.

Looking at the "steamy" tea in front of him, he put the document bag he had been holding on the coffee table in front of his seat.

This adapted work shouldn't be a big problem, right?

……

At the same time, a fierce quarrel is taking place in the editorial office of "April Youth".

"Editor-in-Chief Oshiro, I firmly oppose these conditions given by Hiroto Akihara! How can an author only serialize his work but not release a single volume?! In this case, other writers will definitely be dissatisfied!"

The person who spoke was Toshiyou Kawamoto, the deputy editor-in-chief of "April Youth".

The middle-aged woman he was talking to was his superior and editor-in-chief of "April Youth".

Oshiro Torika, who was sitting on the office chair, shook her head.

"Associate editor-in-chief Hemoto, Mr. Akihara has already stated his position. If he can't hand over the distribution rights of the booklet and the film and television copyright to himself, he will not serialize in "April Youth."

She paused, and then added, "And when you invited the other party, you also expressed your approval."

Kawamoto Junyou frowned and responded with a dissatisfied tone.

"But it's too inconsistent with the industry rules, right? After all, the income from the booklet is also a very important part of the editorial department. And for the works of the other party, we also have to spend a lot of publicity expenses here!"

In Kawamoto Shunyou's view, Akihara Hiroto's condition is undoubtedly a lion's mouth.

After taking the serial manuscript fee from "April Youth", he used the publicity fee provided by the editorial department to make the work famous.

As a result, after doing all this, I wanted to leave "April Youth" and publish it myself as a booklet.How can there be such a good thing?