Sakagawa Taro Sushi Restaurant
Nagano Narumi said to the waiter at the door, walked in, and immediately saw Pei Ziyun who was playing with his mobile phone.
This Sakagawa Taro sushi restaurant is not big, with only 30 seats in total.
Nagano Narumi strode forward and stood in front of Pei Ziyun. Pei Ziyun raised his head and said to Nagano Narumi, "Just order whatever you want to eat. I'm treating you today!"
Nagano Narumi said "Hi", sat down, turned around and looked around, and found that the style of this sushi restaurant was very coordinated, with wooden tables and chairs and exquisite tableware.
"This sushi restaurant is not big, but it has good quality requirements for the ingredients. The dishes served will be different every day. It can be said that the rice, kelp and other ingredients are not sloppy." Pei Ziyun said: "Please try it!"
In conveyor belt sushi, the chef puts the sushi on plates and puts them on the conveyor belt. Different plates are used for different levels. In this restaurant, the plates are all the same. They are white in color and have no patterns on them. They cost 150 yen, and red patterns cost 450 yen. Gold pattern is 850 yen, blue pattern is 2000 yen.
For these conveyor-belt sushi, the conveyor belt runs around the dining table. Customers can eat as much as they like. After the meal, the clerk settles the bill based on the plates on the waiter's table.
Nagano Narumi was not polite, smiled and said: "Oh, I'm really looking forward to it. I've been wanting to eat conveyor belt sushi for a long time."
After saying that, Nagano Narumi ordered some sushi.
I ordered one on the red patterned plate, which was a caviar warship, followed by an eel nugget, which was a gold patterned plate, and finally a high-end sashimi with a blue pattern.
"What a blessing..." She took a bite and exclaimed, "It's so delicious!"
Pei Ziyun asked Nagano Narumi: "How is the recent release of my book?"
"Yamada-kun, you finally asked."
"This is the first time in Shiraishi Gakuen that I have met someone as calm and down-to-earth as you." Nagano Narumi has a small mouth and can only eat two bites per piece. The 450 yen on the red patterned plate was reimbursed and she vomited. He took a breath and said.
"Nagano-san, I am a student and I still have to study." Pei Ziyun lowered his eyelids and glanced at the rolling sushi, focusing on the golden and green plate.
The green plate serves high-end sashimi, and one plate costs 2,000 yen. I grabbed it, took a bite, tasted it, and nodded silently. I found that it was indeed good. Although it was light, it was not too bland. It combined the freshness of the seafood with the fat. The combination of the moistness, the sweetness of the rice, and the spiciness of the fresh wasabi puree really gives people a taste bud enjoyment.
"Study, there's nothing we can do about it. How are your grades?"
"You should be the first in your grade. All non-subjective questions will get full marks, and the deviation value is seventy-five." Pei Ziyun said calmly.
Deviation value = (individual score - average score) ÷ (standard deviation ÷ 10) + 50, which has nothing to do with the difficulty of the test paper or the number of people taking the test.
50 is the average, 75 is the highest, and 25 is the lowest. When universities admit students, they often use the deviation value evaluation of the unified examination for high school graduates as the only criterion for admission. Of course, there are other factors.
The deviation value is seventy-five, which means that you can go to any college you want now (of course you have to keep up with the tuition), you can go to any college you want, and you can be a reserve at the University of Tokyo.
As soon as these words came out, Nagano Narumi almost choked and took a sip of the drink before swallowing.
"This... is really disappointing!" She couldn't help but sigh.
︿(￣︶￣)︿, Pei Ziyun wanted to be in the first place, and he couldn’t deviate from the value of seventy-five, which would be called a ghost. If it were a legend, the trinity would not dominate the country if he did not have study, swordsmanship (travel), and literary circles. , how can I open up the constraints to the greatest extent
Nagano Narumi took a look and remembered her fear of being dominated by her grades. Even the delicious sushi seemed to have lost its taste. She said dejectedly: "Your "Who is the Second Person" has sold 40,000 copies. According to In this case, at least 70,000 copies can be sold this year."
"This contract is executed according to the original proportion. The price of 2 million yen will be sent to you soon."
So far, I have received a total of 5.8 million yen from this book, including the 3 million yen from the Araki Award, and gave 2 million yen to my mother. I have spent some more, and now there is still 6.6 million yen in the card.
This is a huge sum of money for a junior high school student.
"Yamada-kun!" Narumi Nagano talked about sales. He seemed to have regained his confidence and said clearly: "Your latest release "The Ghost of the Night" has also sold 10,000 copies and received a better response!"
"But, to be honest, you are a bit hasty with this step!!" Nagano Narumi said regretfully to Pei Ziyun. She was a little regretful. "Who is the Second Man" is a very good work. It is the newcomer king this year. If Without "The Ghost Who Walks in the Night," it might have reached 100,000 copies.
What is the concept of 100,000 copies? It is a level that only first-class writers can achieve.
Some time ago, "Crazy Man" written by Miki Atsushi reached 120,000 copies a year, while "Wither" written by Fang Qinglongmu, who is also in the first-class ranks, only had 90,000 copies published.
Yamada Shinichi is only 12 years old now. If he can reach this level, it will not only greatly improve Pei Ziyun's reputation, but also break the reputation that "winners with Araki rewards will not die well".
Strangely enough, a large proportion of Araki Prize recipients not only do not rise to great heights, but also become unknown. Not to mention, this also has a huge impact on the Shiraishi Gakukan Publishing House where she works.
Not only is Yamada Shinichi’s personal profit, but more importantly, the reputation he has gained since then, the choice of authors and readers, this is a huge wealth.
Even now, due to Pei Ziyun, Nagano Narumi's current salary has been improved a lot. The salary alone has been increased by 30%. For Japanese society, an increase of this magnitude, without promotion, is almost The limit has been reached.
Moreover, Shiraishi Gakukan Publishing House also specially equipped her with a car. Although a car is not expensive, it costs hundreds of thousands of yen. This not only gives Nagano Narumi a higher status in her family, but also makes her more confident. .
Pei Ziyun's achievements are now closely linked to Baishi Gakuan Publishing House. Therefore, Pei Ziyun has published two books in succession. "Ghost Walking in the Night" has had an impact on the sales of "Who is the Second Man"? Baishi Gakuan Publishing House There are still some regrets, Nagano Narumi is one of them.
Pei Ziyun's "Ghosts Walking in the Night" was published. Compared with "Who is the Second Man", the two books are similar in style, and the quality is higher. "Ghosts Walking in the Night" naturally attracts more readers' attention and puts money in reading pockets. Under limited circumstances, this becomes a spectacle of beating yourself.
Pei Ziyun understood her regret. Indeed, according to common sense, it is most appropriate to read one book a year, because that way the benefits are maximized. But what he pursues is never money, but legend. He is not willing to deceive her. Shou said seriously: "I have caused trouble to you and the publisher, but what I want is never just money."
"Tell me, if I continue to make such progress, can I graduate from junior high school and win the Ooka Prize when my identity is announced?"
"Hiss..." Nagano Narumi understood and suddenly gasped: "Yamada-kun, do you want to shock the whole of Japan?"
A junior high school student wins the Ooka Prize. This is going to explode!
"Is this the measure of Mr. Yamada?" Japanese people like this very much. Nagano Narumi immediately treated him with solemn expression: "Hey, I really admire you, but in this case, just relying on these two books is not enough. During this holiday, you I have to write the third one, I hope the quality can be maintained.”
"Ha ha!"
"The third one?" Pei Ziyun smiled, picked up the phone from the table, swiped his fingers a few times, forwarded an email, and said to Nagano Narumi, "I've already written the third one!"
"So fast?" Nagano Narumi was shocked.
You should know that ordinary writers, in terms of writing speed, may write several books a year, but the quality cannot be guaranteed, because a good work requires time and a lot of work and cannot be completed overnight.
There are two types of top writers. One type has been sharpening a sword for several years, or even more than ten years, and their products are all excellent or even top-notch. The other type is famous for short stories, usually writing one piece a year. Or two, no more than three, and this has shocked others.
But now, Pei Ziyun has published three books in a row, which is really unbelievable!
What's even more exaggerated is that Pei Ziyun's two books, "Who is the Second Person" and "The Ghost of the Night" are both very good and have considerable sales. If it were not for the newcomer, whose reputation accumulation could not keep up, the results would have increased several times.
With these two books alone, Nagano Narumi has been convinced of Pei Ziyun and thinks that he is a literary genius. But what will happen if the third book is written too fast? Can it still maintain the previous quality
Nagano Narumi was puzzled. It was almost impossible to publish three books in a year without the quality of the books declining. She immediately took out her mobile phone and clicked on the email Pei Ziyun had just sent her. She opened it and glanced at it. , and sank inside.
Narumi Nagano has experienced many battles, and it is actually easy to have a sense of reading when it comes to reading. You can feel your level of proficiency after just reading a few pages. This latest novel gives people an amazing feeling as soon as they start reading, and they are completely attracted and immersed. It's hard to extricate yourself from it and enjoy the great pleasure of reading.
After more than ten minutes, Nagano Narumi reluctantly raised his head, grabbed his face with his hands, and pinched his ears. Only when he felt the pain did he know that this was true, and looked at Pei Ziyun with an unbelievable expression. Said: "It's incredible, Yamada-kun!!"
"Your "Ghosts Who Walk in the Night" has been a rare masterpiece in recent years, and now this "Dream of the World" seems to be even more obscure." Nagano Narumi looked at Pei Ziyun with round eyes and murmured: "You are a god sent Come on, someone who writes specifically in this world?”
During this time, Pei Ziyun had already eaten half a full belly and was about to say something when he heard the sound. At this time, the mobile phone placed on the table made a beep sound, indicating that the call was coming.
Pei Ziyun picked up the phone in his hand and listened. As he listened, Pei Ziyun's smile froze, turned around, and whispered: "I know, Ooka-kun, I'm on Shibuya Street, and we're in the bookstore opposite. Let’s meet!”
(End of chapter)