Sakakawa Taro Sushi Restaurant
Nagano Narumi spoke to the waiter at the door and walked in. She immediately saw Pei Zi Yun playing with his phone.
This Sakakawa Taro Sushi Restaurant wasn't big and had a total of 30 seats.
Nagano Narumi took large strides towards Pei Zi Yun. Pei Zi Yun raised his head and said to Nagano Narumi, "Order whatever you want to eat. It's my treat today!"
Nagano Narumi said "Hi" and sat down. She turned her head and looked around. She discovered that the style of this sushi restaurant was very harmonious. There were wooden tables and chairs and exquisite cutlery.
"This sushi restaurant isn't big, but it has good requirements for the quality of the ingredients. Every day, the dishes will be different. The rice, kelp and other ingredients can be said to be not sloppy." Pei Zi Yun said, "Please have a taste!"
Revolving sushi was where the chef placed the sushi on a plate and placed it on the conveyor belt. Different grades used different plates. In this restaurant, the plates were all the same. They were plain white without any patterns. 150 plates were placed. 450 plates with red patterns, 850 plates with gold patterns and 2000 plates with green patterns.
These revolving sushi were placed on the conveyor belt around the restaurant. Customers could eat as they pleased. After the meal, the waiter would settle the bill according to the plate on the customer's table.
Nagano Narumi didn't stand on ceremony. She revealed a smile and said, "Aiya, I'm really looking forward to the revolving sushi. I've been wanting to eat it for a long time."
After saying that, Nagano Narumi ordered some sushi.
She ordered a red patterned plate. It was a caviar, followed by an eel grip. This was a golden patterned plate. Finally, she ordered a green patterned high-grade sashimi.
"What a blessing …" She took a bite and sighed, "It's so delicious!"
Pei Zi Yun asked Nagano Narumi, "How's the release of my book?"
"Yamada-kun, you finally asked."
"Since the beginning of White Rock Academy, this is the first time I've met someone as calm as you." Nagano Narumi's mouth was small. She could only take two mouthfuls of each piece. The 450 plates on the red patterned plate were gone. She let out a long sigh and said.
"I'm a student, I still have to learn." Pei Zi Yun lowered his eyelids, his gaze sweeping across the rolling sushi, focusing on the golden plate.
The green plate was filled with high-grade sashimi, and one plate cost 2000 RMB. He grabbed it, took a bite, tasted it, and silently nodded. He found that it was indeed not bad. Although it was light, it was not bland. The freshness of the seafood, the moist fat, the sweetness of the rice, and the spiciness of the fresh wasabi mixed together. It was really a pleasure for the taste buds.
"I'm studying. I can't do anything about it. How are my results?"
"Number one in the entire grade. You scored full marks for all non-subjective questions, with a deviation of seventy-five." Pei Zi Yun replied calmly.
Deviation = (personal score – average score) ÷ (standard deviation ÷ 10) + 50, which has nothing to do with the difficulty of the test, nor does it have anything to do with the number of examinees.
50 was the average, 75 was the highest, and 25 was the lowest. When universities enrolled students, they often used the deviation value of the Unified High School Graduate Examination as the only criterion. Of course, there were other factors on the surface.
A deviation of 75% meant that he could attend any university he wanted (of course, the tuition would have to be kept up). He could also attend any university he wanted. He was a reserve player of Eastern University.
As soon as these words came out, Nagano Narumi almost choked. She took a sip of her drink before swallowing it down.
"This … is really despairing!" She couldn't help but sigh.
Pei Zi Yun thought to himself, If I can't get the first place, and can't have a deviation value of seventy-five, then I'll be damned. If I want to become a legend, how can I break free from the shackles if I don't have a study, kendo (travel), and literature?
Nagano Narumi glanced at it and remembered the fear of being dominated by results in the past. Even the delicious sushi seemed to have lost its taste. She said dejectedly, "Your book 'Who is the Second' has sold forty thousand copies. According to this situation, it can sell at least seventy thousand copies this year."
"This contract will be implemented according to the original proportion, two million won. I will transfer it to you in the near future."
Now he had received a total of 5.8 million won on this book. Including the prize money of 3 million won by Araki, the 2 million given to his mother, and some spending, he still had 6.6 million in his bank card.
This was a huge sum of money for a middle school student.
"Yamada-kun!" Nagano Narumi seemed to have regained her confidence when she talked about sales. She said clearly, "Your latest book, 'Nocturnal Ghost', has also sold ten thousand copies, and received an even better response!"
"But, to be honest, your steps are a little rushed!!" Nagano Narumi said to Pei Zi Yun regretfully. She felt a little regretful. 'Who is the Second' was a good work. If it was released this year, it would have been the king of newcomers. If it wasn't for 'Nocturnal Ghost', it might have reached a hundred thousand copies.
What did a hundred thousand copies mean? It was a standard that only first-rate authors could achieve.
Some time ago, Atsushi Miki's' Frenzied 'had sold a hundred and twenty thousand copies a year. Fang Qinglong's' Wither ', which was also a first-rate author, had only sold ninety thousand copies.
Yamada Shinichi was only twelve years old. If he could reach this standard, it would not only boost Pei Zi Yun's reputation, but it would also break the reputation of 'those who received the Araki Prize will not have a good ending'.
Speaking of which, it was strange that a large proportion of people who received the Araki Prize would not only not have a meteoric rise, but would also become unknown. Not to mention this, it would also have a huge impact on her Baishi Gakuin Publishing House.
Not only would Yamada Shinichi's personal profit, but more importantly, the reputation gained from this. The choice of authors and readers was a huge wealth.
Even now, because of Pei Zi Yun, Nagano Narumi's treatment had improved a lot. Just her salary alone had increased by thirty percent. For Japanese society, such an increase was almost the limit without a promotion.
Moreover, Baishi Gakuin Publishing House had specially prepared a car for her. Although the car was not expensive, it still cost a few hundred thousand yuan. This not only gave Nagano Narumi a higher status in her family, but also made her more confident.
Now, Pei Zi Yun's success was closely tied to White Stone Institute Publishing House. Hence, White Stone Institute Publishing House felt that it was a pity that Pei Zi Yun had published two books consecutively. Nagano Narumi was one of the few who felt sorry for Pei Zi Yun.
Pei Zi Yun's "Nocturnal Ghost" was published. Compared to "Who is the Second Man?", the two books had similar styles. However, the higher quality of "Nocturnal Ghost" naturally attracted more attention from the readers. Under the circumstances where the money in one's pocket was limited, it became a spectacle for one to beat oneself up.
Pei Zi Yun understood her pity. Indeed, according to common sense, it was most appropriate to publish one book a year, because that would maximize the profits. However, what he pursued was never money, but legend. He didn't want to deceive her, so he bowed his head and said seriously, "I've caused trouble for you and the publishing house, but what I want is not just money."
"Do you think that if I continue to improve like this, when I graduate from junior high and announce my identity, will I be able to get the throne of the Oka Prize?"
"Hiss …" Nagano Narumi understood and suddenly gasped, "Yamada-kun, do you want to shake the whole of Japan?"
A junior high student getting the Oka Prize, this was going to explode!
"This, is Yamada-kun's magnanimity?" Japanese people liked this, and Nagano Narumi immediately became serious, "Hey, I really admire you, but in this case, just relying on these two books is not enough. During this holiday, you have to write the third book, I hope the quality can be maintained."
"Haha!"
"The third book?" Pei Zi Yun laughed, picked up the phone from the table, swiped a few times, and sent an email to Nagano Narumi, "I have written the third book!"
"So fast?" Nagano Narumi was shocked.
One had to know that an ordinary writer, based on the speed of writing, could write a few books a year, but the quality could not be guaranteed. This was because a good work required a lot of time and a lot of work, and it was not something that could be completed overnight.
There were two types of top-notch writers. One type took several years to sharpen their swords, and some even took more than ten years to sharpen their swords. Their works were all exquisite, or even peerless. The other type was famous for their short stories. Usually, they wrote one or two stories a year, but no more than three stories. This was enough to shock others.
But now, Pei Zi Yun had written three books in a year, it was really unbelievable!
What was even more exaggerated was that Pei Zi Yun's two books, "Who is the Second Man" and "Ghosts of the Night" were very good, and their sales were also considerable. If it wasn't for the fact that he was a newcomer, his reputation could not keep up, and his sales would have increased by several times.
Just these two books alone, Nagano Narumi was already convinced by Pei Zi Yun, thinking that he was a literary genius. But the third book was too fast, what would happen? Could it still maintain the previous quality?
Nagano Narumi was puzzled. Three books in a year, and the quality of the books did not decline, this was almost impossible. She immediately took out her phone and opened the email that Pei Zi Yun had just sent her. She opened it and glanced at it, and her eyes sank into it.
Nagano Narumi had been through hundreds of battles, and it was easy for her to read. Just by looking at a few pages, she could feel the level of the book. This latest novel, as soon as it started, gave her a breathtaking feeling. She was completely immersed in it, and enjoyed the great joy of reading.
After ten minutes, Nagano Narumi reluctantly raised her head, and used her hands to pinch her face, and then her ears. Only when she felt the pain did she know that this was real. She looked at Pei Zi Yun with an incredulous expression and said, "This is incredible, Yamada-kun!"
"Your" Ghosts of the Night "is already a rare masterpiece in recent years, and now this" Dreams of the World "seems to be faintly above it." Nagano Narumi looked at Pei Zi Yun with her round eyes, and murmured, "Are you sent by God to write in the world?"
During this time, Pei Zi Yun had eaten until his stomach was half full. Hearing this, he was about to say something when the phone on the table made a "Di di" sound. It was a phone call.
Pei Zi Yun picked up the phone in his hand and listened. As he listened, Pei Zi Yun's smile froze. He turned around and said in a low voice, "Got it, Ooka-kun. I'm at Shibuya Street. Let's meet at the bookstore opposite!"
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