Chapter-11: Meeting - part 4 (Final) {Edited}

Chapter-11: Meeting - part 4

- Okay, then Yaeko-san, you can call me Hiro – said Hiro, thinking: "It's really her! Mother Shoko! I wonder if it exists here, too?"

Yaeko nodded, looked at Sakura, and asked.

– Who's the girl?

- Oh, I'm Sakura Yamauti! I'm just following along with him!

Yaeko nodded, then looked at the table and spoke.

- This is the novel, isn't it?

Hiro nodded, and Yaeko sat down on the other sofa and carefully picked up the manuscript and began to read the first page.

The more she read, the more surprised she became! Yaeko thought: "This novel! It's too detailed! Even the most insignificant things are described! It's too good".

"I think she's surprised by the detailed descriptions of the details, I think it's natural." Hiro thought, looking at Yaeko, and suddenly she asked.

- Hiro-kun, when did you start writing this novel?

Hiro thought about it: "I can't tell her that I only started writing a couple of days ago, right? It's pretty, unbelievable, but I could say I started a couple of months ago"

- Well, I started a couple of months ago.

Yaeko's surprise turned to shock, and she exclaimed.

- So did you write the whole novel, or is that all you wrote?

- That's all I wrote! - Hiro said, and thought: "You'd be surprised if I told you the truth..."

- Unbelievable… Hiro-kun, I must admit that you are a genius ... many writers have been writing for decades, but they still haven't reached this level!

Sakura looked at Hiro in surprise, she didn't expect him to be so good at it, although she may be unfamiliar with the art, but she knows that the lady in front of them is a professional, and yet the professional praised him, it shows that Hiro is good at it.

As Sakura considered the situation, Hiro spoke.

- Yaeko-san, please keep reading, the description may be important, but the plot is more important! Without a good plot, this novel is worthless!

Hiro was just joking, and Yaeko pretended to cough.

- Um, yes, you're right, I'm sorry, I'll keep reading.

Yaeko started reading the manuscript, while she was reading, she thought: "This is interesting, I think I'll continue…»

As she continued to read, she felt more and more that this plot was extremely good! She continued to read to the end.

- Hiro-kun! Please work with us! Your story is a masterpiece! I have no doubt that this novel will eventually become No. 1.

Hiro kept his face calm as he said – Yaeko-san, I wanted to start by telling you to calm down first, why would I even come here if I didn't want to publish this novel here.

Yaeko understood this, so she said, confused. - Oh, yes, that makes sense, I'm sorry, I was too excited, so I forgot.

Sakura next to him giggled, but still she was surprised by what was happening, she didn't realize that she was one of the first to read the future novel No.1.

Not everyone has had the privilege of reading it before. After Yaeko and Hiro talked about the royalties, the negotiations didn't take long.

- The royalty will be 65/35, 65% of the company and 35% of you, in addition, we completely take the waste on advertising and materials.

- Isn't that too generous? - even though Hiro asked Fi to set these criteria, it's different to experience it as a writer.

- Our company has a new owner, so we increased the budget, and also gave the will to assign royalties themselves, but a maximum of 65/35. So you're lucky you decided to come today. And the potential of this novel is quite large, so we will sign this contract on such terms.

- Wow, the new owner is a pretty good person, isn't he Hiro? - Sakura asked.

- Yes, I think so too! – why should he disagree when a beautiful girl praises him?

Suddenly another person entered the room, and guess what, it was a woman again!

He couldn't help but think, "Is God hinting to me that I should set up a harem? After all, I've met more women than men in this world."

If this is translated into percentages, then women make up 70%, and men-30%, but this is not the most important thing. The girls who are next to them are incredible beauties!

- Yaeko-san, I came to remind you that we have a meeting with the new owner in an hour! - the beautiful girl said.

- Okay, I remember, I still have to sign the contract. - Yaeko replied with a smile.

- Before we sign the contract, how old are you? - Yaeko asked with interest.

- I'm 15 years old, why? Hiro replied.

- What?! Are you 15? But you look about my age! - Sakura exclaimed.

- Is there a problem with that? - Hiro asked both of them.

- No, I was just surprised! - Sakura replied, confused.

- There is a problem, but it is not so significant, just give the number of one of your parents. And I'll talk to them! - Yaeko said with a smile.

- I'm an orphan. - As soon as Hiro said that, the room became unusually quiet.

-…

-…

- So what's the problem? - Hiro asked, ignoring the awkwardness.

- When's your birthday? - Yaeko asked.

- In 3 weeks, does it have something to do with my age? - Hiro asked, remembering the law that all these work nuances can only be done from the age of 16.

- Well, we will sign the contract now, but for now we can only pay half, but after reaching the age of 16, the payments will be equal to the contract.

- I don't mind! - Hiro didn't think much of it, since it's still his company.

…

- Hiro finally finished signing with Novel Fly, to be honest, it was a nerve-wracking experience for him, but he didn't show it on the outside.

But, of course, he read the contract in great detail. There was nothing wrong with him. They just wanted the copyright on the novel, and he needed to finish the story before he moved on to another company.

In any case, this does not interfere with his plans, but despite this, he was paid an advance! He was paid 15,000 yen per page and it would increase after the novel's popularity increased.

Which is really too good for a novice writer like Hiro.

- Congratulations, you're a writer now! Can you give me an autograph, since I'm your first fan? - Sakura asked with a smile.

- No problem! - Hiro replied and signed Sakura's autograph.

He brought Sakura to a decent restaurant, he could afford to treat her to a 5-star restaurant before, but since she was the one who invited him to that restaurant, he saw no reason to refuse.

But if you compare cooking in a 5-star restaurant with Hiro's cooking, it would be a waste of time, but he wasn't picky. Spending other people's money is good, but it's even better when you spend your own money, which you earned yourself.

So spending time talking to Sakura, the start time of the meeting was getting closer, so Hiro said goodbye to Sakura and went to the meeting, after changing into a solid suit that he had bought in the system.

...

When Hiro returned, Yaeko saw him, so she approached him.

- Hiro-kun, did you forget something? Where's Sakura? - Yaeko asked with a smile.

- No, I have a meeting with the editor-in-chief, so I came, and Sakura went home. - Hiro replied with a slight smile.

- That can't be right, I have a meeting with the new owner, whose name is Phi Ice, so you must have got something wrong. - Yaeko replied.

- Yaeko-san, are you the editor-in-chief of Fly Novel? If this is the case, then there is no mistake, since Fi is my assistant. - Hiro said as he watched Yaeko's expression gradually become shocked.

- Wh-what?! - Yaeko shouted, so Hiro explained the situation to her.

- I see, so Fi-san is your assistant, but because you're under 16, she changed the company to her own name? - Yaeko asked uncertainly.

- Yes, it's just like that! - Hiro liked to watch her expression change constantly.

- Hiro, I'm sorry to pry, but you shouldn't trust people so much, because some people aren't who they say they are! - At the last words, Yaeko visibly frowned, and a hint of sadness and anger flickered in her eyes.

- Okay, I understand, but Fi I believe as myself! - Hiro declared, since he was the one who created it.

- Okay, please follow me, everyone else is waiting for us right now, it's not polite to keep them waiting. - She said, and headed for the elevator. He had to praise Fly Novel, as well as Weekly Shonen Gongon for having a large building in the center of the city. Hiro knew that land wasn't cheap here.

The meeting was almost the same as the first one, but it took much less time, since Hiro had already asked Fi to pass on the new criteria for signing the contract, and he had already submitted his novel, so there were some details to discuss and he was free.

There were a couple of hours left before meeting Kuroko and Kagami, so Hiro went home. As soon as Hiro entered the house, his phone suddenly rang.