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However, he didn't say he was dead, he just said that he could consider cooperation if he had the opportunity.

After the call was over, Hiroto Akihara sat down cross-legged and thought about another question, if given the chance, should he start a literary magazine by himself?

Like the previous life, some writers founded their own publications, Edogawa Rampo promoted the establishment of "Gem", and Jin Yong founded "Ming Pao".

After all, even if a work sells well, the annual sales volume is usually only a million copies. On the contrary, if a literary magazine is well managed, even if the weekly sales volume is only 10 copies, it can sell nearly 500 million copies in a year.

After deducting distribution costs and other royalties, the income is also extremely objective. In other words, it can be regarded as an old hen that has been laying golden eggs.

At that point, even if I used up all the literary works in my previous life memory, I can rely on this literary magazine to accumulate a lot of wealth!

Hiroto Akihara thought about it for a long time, and decided to let it go first.

The meal needs to be eaten one bite at a time. From the current point of view, it is better to let "Suspect X" become a big hit...

[Chapter 118.118 A request]

Time soon came next Monday, Hiroto Akihara got up early, went to a nearby Internet cafe, opened the forum, and entered the content of the fourth issue of "Death of a Mystery Novelist".

The story of this issue is as follows:

After receiving the envelope with the word "murderer" written on it, the female nurse panicked and immediately found the eldest grandson who knew the truth.After reading the contents of the letter, the latter learned that there was also a hemodialysis report, which might reveal evidence of the crime committed by the female nurse.

After weighing the matter, the eldest grandson took the nurses to the hospital where the latest blood data of the deceased was kept, preparing to destroy the evidence.

But the two were surprised to find that the office where the documents were kept had been completely burned down by a fire.This means that the file storing the blood data is likely to have fallen into the hands of the sender.

The eldest grandson thought about it and thought that the other party could not do useless work, so he reminded the female nurse to check the text messages and mailboxes.At his prompt, the female nurse found an email in the mailbox.

In the email, the other party requested that the female nurse arrive somewhere in Adachi District within half an hour to make a transaction with her.But at this moment, the detective came up.

After some chasing, the female nurse and grandson were successfully intercepted by detectives.Just when the female nurse thought she could not escape the law, the detective told her that the person she came to arrest was the eldest grandson.

Through the detective's words, the female nurse learned the reason: when she was climbing the outdoor ladder that day, she was seen by her great-grandmother who suffered from dementia, and the other party regarded her as her grandson.Therefore, the eldest grandson was taken as a suspect by the detectives and brought back to the police station.

After the female nurse got rid of the suspicion, she felt relieved and decided to continue to the trading place in Adachi District.

But when she arrived at the scene, she found a dead body. She took a closer look and found that the other party was the butler of the mystery novelist.

At this time, the housekeeper suddenly opened his eyes, then said in a weak voice that the report was still there, and then passed out.

Condemned by her conscience, the female nurse finally decided to call the police and make an emergency call. Immediately afterwards, the housekeeper was sent to the hospital for emergency treatment.On the other hand, the detective also learned the truth through the mouth of the eldest grandson.

After confirming the facts, the three of them and the two accompanying police officers returned to the mystery novelist's home and explained the ins and outs of all this to other relatives.

At home, the female nurse remembered the place where the butler had been hiding things before, so she searched for it, and she found the mystery novelist's blood report.Although it would be considered criminal evidence, she handed it directly to the detectives.

After the detective got the report file, he didn't read it right away.Instead, he first explained the facts he learned to other family members.

But just as the others started hurling insults at the nurse in foul dialect, the detective glanced at the file and added: "She's not guilty!"

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After uploading, Hiroto Akihara left the Internet cafe and went to a nearby tram stop. After more than 50 minutes, he came to Anjiu Bookstore and walked up the "creaking" stairs to the office on the second floor.

"Good morning, everyone." Hiroto Akihara pushed open the door, greeted Ajiujin Gangyi and others who were working in the office, and then asked: "President Anjiu, are you free now, can you talk to me alone? ?”

An Jiujin was a little confused at first, but he still stood up, greeted the others, and left with Akihara Yuto.

The two walked to a nearby coffee shop, sat down and ordered two cups of black coffee.

"Teacher Qiuyuan, what's the matter?" An Jiujin asked tentatively.

He didn't know the purpose of Akihara Yuto's visit this time. After all, according to the past practice, he was the one who invited first, and the other party would come to the door.

So, could it be that Hiroto Akihara is dissatisfied with the existing cooperation terms and wants to change or break the contract?

Akihara Yuto didn't know An Jiujin's complex psychology, but said seriously: "President An Jiu, I would like to ask you a request."

Although An Jiujin's expression didn't change, he secretly became nervous, "Mr. Qiuyuan, please tell me?"

Hiroto Akihara continued: "As an old man in the publishing industry, you should have a lot of contacts. I would like to ask, do you know anyone in the literary criticism circle?"

Hearing this request, when An Jiujin realized that it was not what he thought, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then asked: "Yes, there is, but it's just a casual acquaintance."

An Jiujin just took a sip of coffee, "Mr. Qiuyuan, do you mean to contact a book reviewer to promote "The Devotion of Suspect X"?"

Hiroto Akihara nodded, "President Yasuhisa, that's exactly what I mean."

"It's not very suitable." An Jiujin hesitated for a moment, and then explained: "Looking at it now, the sales volume of books is still rising. If there is no accident, it will be reprinted in about two months. By then, there will be more books. There is a high probability that it will attract the attention of book reviewers."

He paused, and then added: "On the contrary, it might not be very appropriate to rush to the door now."

What he said was actually very euphemistic. After all, although it is recognized that there are many book reviewers who receive money to do things, the media where the book reviewers work is often in cooperation with large publishing houses.

If a small publishing house like Anjiu Bookstore rushes to the door without any connections, it will often encounter more stringent requirements, and it may even be written a bad review.

Therefore, the safest way is to wait for the market to ferment on its own, and when the sales of the book increase, book reviewers will naturally pay attention.

Hiroto Akihara actually understands this truth, but after reading the statistics of the magazines of the four major publishing houses, he has always felt anxious.

After all, no matter what, if it can be reported earlier, it will be one step closer to a big sale.

In his opinion, the effect of getting a book review may be more effective than holding more than a dozen signing events with thousands of people.

Hiroto Akihara was silent for a while, then organized his language, and said: "President Yasuhisa, I probably understand what you mean, but I still hope you can find a book reviewer, after all, the better the sales, the better our book review will be." The greater the profit."

Seeing that Ajiujin Goichi was still hesitant, Akihara Yuto said again: "As for the cost of establishing a relationship, it can be deducted from the part of the sales money that belongs to me first. In this case, it should not hurt the interests of Anjiu Bookstore. "

Hiroto Akihara understood very well that as the president of a small publishing house, Goichi Akutsu would undoubtedly have to pay a sum of favors and a price if he wanted to persuade book critics, many of which could not be calculated with money alone.

Therefore, I can at least compensate the cost in order to further convince the other party.

As soon as An Jiujin's expression became serious, he said, "Teacher Qiuyuan, let me think about it."

If I want to ask the book reviewer, I really need to open up some relationships here, but Hiroto Akihara has already promised the expenses needed to open up the fees, so I don't have to worry about it.

And the sooner the book reviewer publishes the book review, the sooner "Suspect X" can enter the eyes of the public and gain attention.Once the sales are better, Anjiu Bookstore can get more benefits.

Having said that, if I reject Akihara Yuto's request, it would be bad if the other party refuses to cooperate again during the reprint.After all, the amount of liquidated damages can only be regarded as a fraction compared with the funds returned from the first edition.

After weighing for more than ten minutes, An Jiujin just sighed, and responded: "Mr. Qiuyuan, I understand. I will find my acquaintances in the past few days, and then contact the book reviewer."

When Akihara Hiroto heard this promise, he showed a satisfied expression...

[Chapter 119.119 is not what you think]

At 10:[-] a.m., the headquarter of Mandanshe, the proofreading department.

Asano Aiko sat at her desk to proofread the manuscript as usual.