Chapter 59: Day 2 of Writing a Light Novel at Inazuma
Yueya is a cos enthusiast who loves to cosplay male characters. She has a cool temperament and perfect body proportions. She has cosplayed male characters from many well-known works and is known as a goddess. She is a beauty who can become famous just by her face.
Of course, her bestie always liked to call her by her nickname, Yueya. This was the bond between them that had lasted from childhood to adulthood.
And on the continent of Teyvat, he used this name again and used it as a pen name.
"Mr. Fox Fairy really dotes on the Ice Princess. Can they be together in the end?"
Thomas was deeply moved by what he read. Actually, he was not very picky about light novels, but probably due to market reasons, the popular light novels nowadays were all fast-paced stories with strong protagonists, but sweet love novels like this one were rare.
This novel is like sitting by a kotatsu in winter and eating hot pot. It makes you feel warm and healed from the bottom of your heart. You can't help but smile while reading it. I am looking forward to the sweetness of the hero and heroine together.
"This is a secret. You can't reveal it in advance, Mr. Thomas."
Shui Qingli smiled mysteriously and said, "It depends on the audience's acceptance of the knife."
If their resistance to knife attacks is relatively low, then just give them more candies and don't cause any trouble. If their resistance to knife attacks is relatively high... hehe.
Therefore, the love of many authors for hair knives is basically developed by their readers.
"Hey... can't you update more? I really want to read the rest of the story."
Thomas asked with some regret.
It's a rare opportunity when the author is by your side when you're reading a novel, and you can read the manuscripts at any time. It's really a very pleasant thing.
"By the way, Mr. Thomas, could you please keep this a secret? I don't want too many people to know about this."
Shui Qingli did not answer him, but asked him for another favor.
He still believed very much in Thomas's character. After all, he was recognized as a warm-hearted man by travelers.
"That's not a problem. I'm pretty tight-lipped. Don't worry."
Thomas smiled and agreed.
After editor Kuroda confirmed that a work had been accepted, the next step was to contact the author. He chose Mokuro Teahouse, which was only two or three streets away from Yaedo, as the first address to visit.
"Hello."
He spoke to the female staff at the door.
"I'm the editor of Yaedo. Is Teacher Yueya here?"
Shao looked at him strangely, as if he didn't understand what he was saying.
"I'm very sorry, sir, but you may have come to the wrong place."
"The Mulou Teahouse is a high-end ornamental teahouse that only entertains guests who are worthy of it. Please go somewhere else."
She refused decisively, as if she had said the same thing several times before.
This was indeed the case. Every day she had to reject countless people who tried to sneak into the Mulou Tea House. Some came to gather information, and some came for Taroumaru. In short, she had become accustomed to all kinds of people.
"No, I'm the editor of Yaedo. I'm here for a teacher who submitted an article. The address he left is here."
Editor Kuroda quickly waved his hands and explained.
In fact, he was so busy with work that he had never been to such a high-end tea room before.
"I'm sorry... um, Mr. Qingli?"
Shao was about to chase the man away when the door behind him was pushed open.
As an employee of Mulou Tea House, when she learned how Shui Qingli got in, she was shocked, because this was a serious dereliction of duty. Fortunately, the master of the house and the young lady did not intend to blame her.
Although she didn't know what the two meant, since Mr. Thomas had a good relationship with Mr. Qingli, she turned a blind eye and pretended that she knew nothing.
"I'm sorry, Miss Kozue, he should be here to see me - please come in and talk first, Mr. Kuroda."
Shui Qingli smiled at the female staff member outside the door and invited the editor to come in for a detailed discussion, and the latter immediately agreed.
He was a little scared because the young lady at the door looked like she was ready to take action.
The Mulou Tea House is positioned as a high-end leisure place. The interior furnishings are extremely elegant and simple, without a trace of luxury or extravagance, which is very consistent with the family style of the Kamisato family.
"So you are Teacher Yueya. When I saw you buy that book last time, I thought you seemed to be very interested in light novels. You must be a very talented writer."
Editor Kuroda started by praising the company after he sat down.
This is also his daily work. The better the writer's mood is, the smoother the cooperation will be.
"You flatter me."
So troublesome... The setting of the Inazuma people follows the style of the Japanese country on Blue Star. Their way of speaking is really troublesome. Shui Qingli doesn't like so many useless etiquette.
Liyue is a commercial country, and 80% of its citizens are engaged in business. Although businessmen are also very smooth, they make their attitude more friendly in order to make the other party let down their guard, rather than being as polite as Inazuma.
"Since you are here, it means that I have passed the review of Yaedo, right?"
he asked directly.
"Ah... yes, your work has great potential in terms of both innovation and writing style, so I would like to discuss the subsequent publishing details with you."
Kuroda was stunned for a second and quickly replied.
He has also met all kinds of writers and has experience in judging writers' personalities. From the other person's conversation, he can tell that he is a person who hates complexity and trouble. Such a person is actually very easy to deal with.
"This is the best offer we can give you. If you are satisfied, we can sign the contract directly. After receiving the manuscript, all subsequent printing, publishing, distribution, and sales will be handled by Yaedo."
For such people, you can just put forward what you can do and the conditions you can provide, just like when you first cooperated with Mr. Zhenyu.
"Um... Does your company have short-term contracts?"
After opening the contract, Shui Qingli's eyes were focused on the cooperation period, which was a bit too long.
And there were so many entries that he didn't have the patience to read them all.
Although he still had faith in Yaedou, it was better to be cautious about contracts. If the contract contained a clause requiring the author to update a certain number of words every day, it would put the author in a very passive position.
Of course, he definitely didn't intend to delay the update, but he was thinking that if he didn't plan to publish a few more books in the future, he would be letting the editor down.
He didn't plan to stay in Inazuma forever.
"Hey? Do you think five years is a long time?"
Kuroda was a little bit unbelievable, because at Yaedo, if an author wants to be cultivated after signing a contract, it usually takes at least five years and up to ten years.
"Yes, if possible, can we sign according to Mr. Makutama's contract, or according to the standards of foreign authors?"
"I... don't plan to stay in Inazuma for long."