After dreaming of getting rich, I dressed up as a collapsed idol

Inomata Shinichiro, who has sufficient social experience, is very puzzled as to why he has such an absurd illusion.

I looked carefully at the people on TV and then began to understand.

It is his glasses that give him a unique aura, clear and spotless, yet making people want to get closer.

"Ah la, ah la, what a good-looking boy."

During the time he was thinking, the boy on TV had taken off his mask, revealing his facial features, which made people feel that "he really lived up to expectations."

Inomata's wife is much younger than him, only 44 years old this year. Sakurako, a full-time housewife, spends most of her time attending neighborhood associations, chatting with other ladies, reading magazines, and chasing stars after her son became independent.

Follow those idols with pretty faces.

Inomata scoffed at this. He didn't even like the artists of the Showa generation, let alone the "Reiwa macho" of the new era.

As someone who considers himself a cultured person, he believes that even if one is a fan of celebrities, one should like writers who have written wonderful novels.

"I'm stuffed."

Unable to bear the sight of his wife's infatuated look, Inomata Shinichiro quickly finished his breakfast and got up to go to work.

Before leaving, he took another look at the TV screen and the reporter asked the boy's name.

The Japanese subtitle translation appeared on TV, せいふう.

When translating Chinese names into Japanese, Katakana and Hiragana are generally used based on the Chinese pronunciation, so this word has no meaning to Shinichiro Inomata.

I only remember the pronunciation [Qingfeng]

Without thinking much, he went to the entrance, put on his shoes and went out.

I took a crowded tram and then a bus to the magazine office.

"Good morning, Editor-in-Chief."

Two editors had already arrived at the company and greeted him as usual after he entered the door.

Inomata Shinichiro nodded casually and was about to go into the office when he suddenly remembered something.

"Yamada-kun, has the manuscript of the novel we're collaborating on in China been sent over?"

"Hey, Editor-in-Chief, I was just about to bring it to you."

Editor Kumata Yamada stood up and said.

"Oh, then bring it here and make me a cup of coffee."

"Okay, Editor-in-Chief."

After giving instructions on this matter, Zhugu went into the office to take care of his own business. An internal email from the company showed that there was another high-level meeting this morning.

This is a headache for pig stocks.

It’s almost the end of the year, and what we want to talk about is nothing more than the performance and revenue of the last quarter.

However, the circulation of "Novel Gems", the magazine he is responsible for, has declined again this quarter. If there is no additional growth point, he is very worried whether he can continue to serve as the editor-in-chief.

Although he is a lifetime employee, the company does not guarantee that his position will not change.

Just when I was having a headache, there was a knock on the door and then Yamada Kumata walked in.

"Editor-in-chief."

Put a cup of coffee and a stack of manuscript paper in front of him.

"Oh, just put it there first, I'll take a look at it later."

Inomata Shinichiro was busy replying to emails.

Yamada Kumata hesitated to speak, thought about it, and then spoke.

"Editor-in-Chief, please take a good look at this novel. It's different from the Chinese novels that have been published before."

"Yeah, I get it, you can go out now."

Zhugu was getting a little impatient with his subordinates' nagging.

Yamada wanted to say more, but her passive skill of reading the air made her stop and she bowed and left.

Shinichiro Inomata glanced at the manuscript and shook his head secretly.

Yamada went to China and received some benefits there, but after he came back, he kept praising the award-winning works of this event.

They say it's a novel that subverts the existing framework of reasoning, it has genius ideas, a trick that no one can guess, and so on.

Pig stocks do not underestimate Chinese literature.

Fusang also publishes many Chinese literary works, including the early works of Lu Xun, Lao She, Li Guangtian, and the current ones such as Shen Ruishu and other outstanding writers.

But when it comes to mystery novels, Japan is better than China in terms of the overall atmosphere, the number of writers, and the quality of the works.

The works produced in the call for submissions activity in cooperation with Huaxia were seriously not adapted to the local environment after being published in Fuso a few days ago.

So it’s not that we underestimate the pig stocks, it’s just that we don’t have any outstanding achievements.

Not wanting to deal with these troubles, he got up and went to the meeting.

After a morning meeting, pig stocks were in despair.

At the meeting, the president used him, who was sitting at the end, as an example and criticized him harshly. He also said frankly that if the magazine did not improve, he would consider laying off the entire editorial department of "Novel Gems".

Reorganize the team and completely revamp the entire magazine.

Zhugu was panicking and anxious, as the worst situation he had imagined seemed to be happening.

After returning to the office, he threw himself into his seat, considering whether to visit several best-selling authors and ask them to serialize their works in "Novel Gems".

This is to boost magazine sales.

However, writers of this level are usually the mainstays of various magazines and cannot be easily pulled aside.

Which writers are free agents?

While he was thinking, there was another knock on the door and Yamada Kumata walked in again.

"Editor-in-Chief, have you read the manuscript?"

Zhugu sighed and didn't have the energy to scold.

"I just finished a meeting. I'll take a look at it later. Please get out."

After Yamada left, Inogatari, who had been thinking for a long time but had no idea, finally wiped his face and picked up the manuscript on the table.

Astrology Murder Magic

Author: Lu Qingfeng

The author's name was not translated and was in Chinese characters, so Zhugu only recognized the word "wind" and didn't understand the other two.

He didn't care and turned to the first page with the idea of ​​just getting by.

[As far as I know, this is the most incredible incident...]

The preface at the beginning explained that this was a novel set in Japan, and Zhugu raised an eyebrow.

The Japanese mysteries written by Chinese writers are very bold. As a mystery novel, it can indeed resonate more with Japanese readers.

The key is whether it can be written well. If the author dares to write, he must have the experience of studying or living in Japan.

Pig stock subconscious inference.

Read on.

The first chapter was full of weird information, including many constellations, myths, religions, and the terrain of Fusang. It was so obscure that he almost gave up reading the book immediately.

I'm afraid that half of the readers will lose interest after reading this chapter.

But since he was just a reviewer after all, he continued reading patiently.

From this point on, the perception of the entire novel begins to change.