The meeting was held in a family restaurant in Nerima District. As it was an unofficial meeting, Shueisha did not reimburse the two editors, so the location chosen was not a high-end place like a Michelin restaurant.
However, Sho Kamiya did not mind. Although he loved to eat and was considered a foodie, he was not a gourmet at all. He could not tell the difference between a meal of 100,000 yen and a meal of 10,000 yen.
He parked the car a street away from the hotel. Shino Miyagi did not want to expose too much of his family situation. If the editor saw him driving such a luxury sports car, it would easily give the other party the illusion that he was just playing around and did not care about the manga business. Before he became completely famous, it was better to keep a low profile.
The essence of Shino Miyagi was that he was a mature adult, and he had more comprehensive thinking than real children.
She held Mashiro's hand and waited for the red light to cross the road. Mashiro's hand was very small, and Sho Miyagi's fingertips slowly rubbed against her soft palm, feeling the warmth and gentleness. An ordinary girl would have been shy by now, but Mashiro remained expressionless, as if she didn't know that Sho Miyagi's actions were a form of indecency towards her.
Zhen Bai's palms were smooth, and there were no calluses on her fingers. He really didn't know how she took care of herself when she was painting so hard.
After walking down a street, they arrived at the entrance of the family restaurant. Xufang's Toyota was parked in the parking lot, and next to it was a car that looked like a sports car but wasn't worth much.
Shino Miyagi only smiled. In the eyes of those who truly understood cars, this kind of car was the most nondescript. Generally, those who bought this kind of car were those who wanted to own a supercar but did not have money.
Amidst the tinkling of bells, Shino Miyagu led Mashiro into the restaurant. There weren't many people in the restaurant at the moment, so Xufang stood up and waved at him from the window.
"Teacher Jingu, over here!"
He pulled Mashiro to the dining table. A woman in her thirties was already sitting on the seat with her back facing him.
She had short, neat hair, and the ends of her hair had been permed into curls. She didn't look very outstanding, but her single-eyelid eyes gave people a very capable feeling.
"This is Iida Ayano, also the editor of this Miss Shiina.”
Xufang first introduced him to Shino Miyagi, then smiled at the female editor.""This is Sensei Shrine, the author of Naruto, which is currently ranked at the top of our magazine.”
" Ah, I know. This Divine Palace teacher..."
The experienced woman smiled happily. When she saw Yoto Kamiya again, she stood up as if she had seen a familiar face and patted his arm generously.
This seemingly rude action did not make people feel dissatisfied. Instead, they felt that this person was very sincere. This woman was able to become an editor with an author, and it was obvious that she was outstanding.
"Oh! I finally see you, Mashiro-chan. You're much cuter than I imagined.”
Ayano Iida noticed Mashiro, who was standing beside Shino Miyagi without saying a word. She immediately rushed over and hugged Mashiro.
"Ayano…"
Mashiro said in a soft and delicate voice.
"Aiyaya, it's so cute. I really want to take it home and raise it. Teacher Jingu over there is really lucky to be able to raise my Mashiro-chan.”
Although this was the first time they met, Ayano Iida and Mashiro had had many international exchanges. She was familiar with Mashiro's daily life and lack of common sense. Even when they met for the first time, she did not feel disappointed because of Mashiro's seemingly cold words.
"Come, come, come, Mashiro-chan, sit down.”
Pulling Mashiro Shiina to sit beside her, Ayano Iida was very carefree.
"How did Sensei Jingu know Miss Shiina over there?”
Xufang stood next to Shino Miyagi and gave him a thumbs up. She whispered in a manly tone,"... The little girl I saw at your door last time seemed pretty good too." It was good to be young and still be able to play like this.”
He sighed and invited Sho Miyagi to sit down. He probably thought of Sho Miyagi as someone who had a foot in many boats, although it was almost the same.
Generally speaking, if one wanted to express closeness, the best table to eat was next to each other rather than facing each other. Couples would usually sit shoulder to shoulder when eating. Although Sho Miyagu wanted to sit next to Mashiro, he could only shrug his shoulders and give up when he saw the noisy editor.
"The food has already been ordered. As usual, should we eat first or talk about business first?”
"Let's talk about things first.”
Sho Miyagi glanced at the table, which was filled with a mess of orders.
"Editor Iida likes to order a lot of food.”
Xufang casually explained.
"Of course, it's just this kind of family restaurant. I don't dare to go to those high-end restaurants.”
Ayano Iida heard the conversation and joked.
These people who had been in society for a long time and had some status were all smart people. They knew what language to use to get close to each other so that their relationship would not be too distant.
" This is the manuscript for the next few episodes of Naruto. Editor Xufang, you can go back and read it. If you have any questions, we can discuss it over the phone or video call.”
He took out a stack of papers from his briefcase and handed them to Xufang, who carefully put them away.
If the manuscript was lost or damaged because of his own problems, it would be a big blow to his editing career. He had to be careful with the manuscript.
"It's a pleasure working with Teacher Jingu. Other editors are always rushing for manuscripts, but I think the manuscripts are too fast.”
"Then you guys can try to let me draw one more chapter per issue to try to increase the speed of the serialization.”
Sho Miyagi said in a serious tone. He did not want Naruto to be a serial for more than ten years.
"This depends on whether we can maximize the benefits. Although you're young, you should know very well that this is a world where business interests are important.”
Xufang furrowed her brows as she considered the same question."…If your ranking continues to be very high, and your sales in your standalone manga are good, and if you serialize another manga by yourself and achieve the same results, then perhaps the editorial department will really make an exception.”
Old Ma was right. A capitalist would dare to risk the guillotine for a 300% profit. If there was profit to speak of, all the rules and long-standing traditions were nonsense. Those could all be changed!
"Then let's talk about it next year."
Sho Minamiya thought about it for a moment. His schedule for this year was a little full. Moreover, if Naruto continued to serialize One Piece before it had even started to ferment, he would not be able to maximize his profits. He would wait until next year to serialize One Piece and speed up Naruto's update speed.
Naruto's post-production storyline was a little redundant and dragged out. His goal was to complete Naruto's series in four to five years. On the other hand, One Piece could slowly draw it out. It would not hurt to draw it out for twenty years.
"Let's talk about this topic alone. Let's talk about the new manga that Mashiro and I are working on!”
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