Chapter 288. I can only think of other ways (8000 words)(1/2)
Higashinoji is not in a good mood now.
He found himself underestimating the importance of Unnatural Death to Urashima Press.
The completion request I made yesterday was indeed a bit difficult. Hosokawa Koharu is now a team leader, and he can only be considered a bit of a say in the editorial department, but as long as he does not stand at the position of deputy editor, Hosokawa Koharu is not so important.
To be honest, it doesn't matter if other comics writers change their role as editors, but Higashinoji and Koharu Hosokawa have been partnering for nearly two years, and their relationship has always been at the level of old friends. He can't see his old friend being wronged, and he still doesn't care with joy, right?
Higashinoji pondered and decided to call Hosokawa Koharu, his old partner, first - at least you have to understand the situation when you are in a war.
On the other side—
The moment he saw Higashiji call, Hosokawa Koharu was actually a little confused.
She was just about to go to hand over the comic book writer, but Higashinoji called him.
Looking at the familiar number, Hosokawa Koharu hesitated for a while, but answered the phone: "Hey? Teacher Higashino?"
"Well, editor Hosokawa, I just got the news from editor-in-chief Urashima. Have you been transferred to Akisa to be her editor?"
Kuromiya Akisa is Higashinoji's disciple (she calls herself) and is not a big news in Urashima editorial department, so the name Higashinoji is not a big problem.
Compared to this... Hosokawa Koharu was even more touched that Higashinoji had not forgotten his "former editor" and called him to inquire immediately.
You should know that Japan's work in the editorial industry basically has no time to communicate with the editor and the creator after transferring and leaving. At most, there are very few people who take the initiative to call to care about the editor's work.
Hosokawa Koharu felt a little emotional, but when he thought that he was no longer the editor of Higashinoji, he sighed a little uncomfortable: "That's right, the handover work here has been done. In the future, Teacher Higashino, you will be the editor of Oshima."
Urajima Publishing House still attaches great importance to her. She also serves as the team leader, but only changed Higashinoji's editor-in-chief to another one.
"Is that so? But I still feel that editor Hosokawa and I are golden partners, and I can't accept it even if I suddenly change editors... Is it because "Unnatural Death" is about to end?"
Higashinoji simply pointed out the topic and asked.
"No...uh...forget it, I can't hide it from you, Mr. Higashino." Hosokawa Koharu smiled bitterly and told Higashinoji all the ins and outs of the matter.
It turned out that it was yesterday. When Hosokawa Koharu went to the editor-in-chief's office to talk to Urashima, a senior leader happened to come to inspect the editor's work status. After hearing that "Unnatural Death" was about to be completed, he immediately stated that "Unnatural Death" could not be completed so early, and ordered Hosokawa Koharu to discuss with Higashinoji and strive to push it further.
Hosokawa Koharu knew that Higashinoji would not change his decision, so he tried to negotiate with the senior leader.
The result was that the negotiations broke down and she was removed? Change to a new editor.
This causal process made Higashinoji have nothing to say.
Hosokawa Koharu is too stubborn? You can't just step back a little, just take it soft... At most, just push the pot onto him.
After all, this is what Higashinoji wants to finish it unilaterally? She just needs to be a reposter.
But if we think about it from another perspective? Higashinoji discovered that Hosokawa Koharu was actually covering up for him. Hosokawa Koharu took the initiative to take the blame? It seemed that he was unwilling to let Higashinoji suffer this grievance alone.
It seems like now that most editors think that Hosokawa Koharu may be arriving? He dares to challenge the leadership? He really doesn't know how to write the word "death", and the manga author Higashinoji's request has not paid much attention to it...or it's a blame.
"I already understand the general situation." Higashinoji nodded: "Let's talk about it specifically when I come to Tokyo."
"Hey? Come to Tokyo to talk? Wait a minute...Teacher Higashino, this is just an ordinary job alternation...I'm fine."
These words that made Higashinoji couldn't help but shake his head - No, are you doing something? And it feels like something is not ordinary.
A very simple truth.
As one of the most popular comic authors at present? Which editor can quickly climb up with Higashinoji's performance... After all, the editor is the most concerned about the performance of his authors.
When Koharu Hosokawa was resigned, it was equivalent to her deputy editor-in-chief and even editor-in-chief's journey was cut off - in Japan, women have always been in a weak position in the workplace.
Not to mention that it was Higashinoji whom she dug in one hand? She was picked by a peach like this, and she couldn't have been as 'ok' as she said.
Even Higashiji understands this truth? It is impossible for the person involved, Koharu Hosokawa.
Higashinoji didn't continue to say anything to Hosokawa Koharu, but just comforted her. He said that he would soon arrive at the Urashima editorial department and hung up the phone.
"Teacher Higashino..."
Looking at his cell phone? Hosokawa Koharu opened his mouth.
How to say it... I am indeed a little moved.
Could this be the link between some comics or famous editors and famous authors?
I thought it was a bluff.
So there is really this thing?
She was moved here? The editor-in-chief Urajima on the other side took the initiative to call her.
"Editor Hosokawa, I called Higashino just now and told him about the transfer of Hosokawa editor."
As soon as he entered the editor-in-chief's room, Urajima's editor-in-chief showed up directly.
"Uh... I'm sorry, I've caused trouble for Urashima Chief Editor." Hosokawa Koharu lowered his head to Urashima Chief Editor.
Editor-in-chief Urajima has always been on her side. She also said a lot of good things to her yesterday. She really can't have any complaints about the middle-aged man in front of her who is determined to make "Qi" bigger and bigger.
"The main reason is that you are a little impulsive this time," Urashima editor shook his head: "You should have left the matter to me at that time... But now that the matter has happened, we both can only try our best to remedy it."
As he said that, the editor-in-chief Urajima sighed deeply.
He is the person who least wants to see Higashinoji break up with Urashima Publishing House.
Now he was caught in the middle, and he was quite tempted to be mixed with doubles... This was too uncomfortable.
I can only say that I am a bit unlucky as the editor-in-chief. Suzuki Ha was poached some time ago, and this incident happened again during this period... If Shima Higashino ran away...who would he ask to cry?
Finally, "Aversion to Chill" improved!
You can't force me to kneel down and admit my mistakes like my former editor-in-chief, then, at that time, in response to the sign of Urajima Publishing House?
Do you know how difficult it is to find authors who do not delay the manuscript like this, and whose works are very popular?
No... Maybe these senior officials actually know it, and the person they look down on is not Higashinoji, but Hosokawa Koharu-
After all, in their eyes, this is a simple personnel change, just changing Hosokawa Koharu as the editor-in-chief of other comic authors... Every editor will basically experience it two or three times.
But what they probably didn't expect was that Higashinoji and Hosokawa Koharu are so close... When something happened here, Higashinoji had already rushed here.
This is the most headache-inducing part.
So at this time, Urashima editor-in-chief could only think about being his middleman, and try to satisfy Higashinoji's request, and restore the identity of Koharu Hosokawa as the editor-in-law - this is his idea.
The editor-in-chief Urashima was a concession to many ideas, which made Hosokawa Koharu very grateful. She nodded and said, "I understand, editor-in-chief Urashima."
After comforting Hosokawa Koharu, Urashima Editor-in-Chief began to think about how to stabilize Higashinoji.
After all, this is the most critical point... As long as you can stabilize Higashinoji's mood, everything will be easy to say...
but--
"It's hard." Editor-in-chief Urajima rubbed his temples.
He had never encountered such a thing when he was an editor before, but now he has become the editor-in-chief but has to worry about this kind of thing.
The feeling of being sandwiched in the middle and being mixed with doubles really made him feel numb on his scalp.
Finally, Urajima Editor-in-Chief sighed heavily.
As an editor-in-chief, he felt that he was taking too much burden.
Time passed by minute by minute, and just as the editor-in-chief Urajima was thinking like this, the door of the office was knocked again, and at the same time it was the voice of an editor.
"Is Urajima Editor in Chief here? Teacher Higashino wants to see you."
"Please come in."
The editor-in-chief Urajima who reacted took the initiative to greet him and sat upright at the same time.
Higashinoji walked in without laughing as usual, but instead he was calm and calm.
This made the editor-in-chief Urashima feel a little bit of a sudden, but he still maintained the smile on his face and took the initiative to shake hands and say hello to the other party.
Fortunately, Higashinoji did not express any repulsive attitude towards this. After shaking his hands, he immediately spoke:
"Editor-in-chief Urajima, I will open the skylight and say something straight. I hope Editor Hosokawa can continue to serve as my editor."
This... is indeed quite straightforward.
However, the transfer here has just been completed and Koharu Hosokawa has been transferred back... This is obviously unlikely.
So the editor-in-chief Urajima shook his head in a bit embarrassingly: "The transfer of editor Hosokawa is a bit difficult to deal with for the time being, but I am also working hard. I hope Mr. Higashino can wait a little."
To be honest, he can be regarded as the humblest editor-in-chief.
Who has ever seen the editor-in-chief talk to the author in such a negotiating tone - except for Urajima, there is probably no one else.
Even Higashinoji, after hearing what the editor-in-chief Urajima said, he took a look at the other person for no reason.
He was not a fool. When he heard Editor-in-Chief Urashima's words, he naturally understood that the other party was also a person who was in a dilemma in the middle.
Then it doesn't make much sense even if it's difficult for Urajima editor here...
Thinking of this, Higashinoji also pondered and did not continue to make things difficult for the other party. He nodded and stood up and said, "I understand. Editor-in-Chief Urashima."
You have to hit the right person even if you hit someone. Since it doesn’t make much sense to output from the editor-in-chief of Urashima, Higashinoji will not waste his energy for no reason.
And Higashinoji himself also came up with a good way to solve this problem.
Therefore, after greeting Urashima Editor-in-Chief, Higashinoji also thought about it and turned around and left.
To be continued...