Chapter 185 The small theater of the editorial department

  "Quickly introduce your little lover to the publishing house! Little Poetry—!"

   After a brief silence.

   "beep-beep-beep-beep-"

   A blind tone came from the receiver, and the call was unilaterally terminated.

   "Hello? Xiaoshi—?"

   In the editorial department of Immortal River.

  A mature woman with short, slick hair—Machida Yuanzi still didn't give up and continued to ask the other side of the phone, but unfortunately the only answer to her was the rhythmic blind tone.

   "Ah~ I seem to be angry, Xiao Shi. Could it be that I disturbed her?"

  Although he said so, there was no embarrassment on his face, but it was like a joke between girlfriends and friends.

   just laughed casually twice, she put the phone in her hand back on the landline a little helplessly, then leaned her body against the back of the chair, and stretched her waist long.

   "Mmmmm~ hooah."

   came out of his mouth with a tired yawn, and it sounded in the brightly lit office.

   The curves of the body, which is still quite good, are revealed by the movements of the master.

   A neat black professional suit, which is rare for a publishing house editor, wraps his body, and the heels on his feet are slightly lower.

   The makeup on the face is light, but if it is matched with the short and sassy hairstyle, it makes people look lively and unrestrained.

   Although it feels like she is over thirty in age, as a woman's well-known secret, the exact number is known only to the person concerned.

   There were very few people still in the editorial department at this time, and the other editors were all asking where to go for a drink to relieve the fatigue of the day's work. Only Machida Yuanzi was still busy at his desk.

   And she was staring left and right at the computer screen on the table at the moment, as if she wanted to study some flowers.

   Of course, in the end there was no miracle of the third world.

   There is only a beautiful picture that I don't know whether to call it a comic or a wallpaper.

   "click, click-"

  Slightly sliding the mouse, minimized many documents and emails on the screen, and enlarged the work sent by Shiyu.

  —"Love Metronome Sa Yukamoto (Pure Edition

The    copyright page clearly indicates the name of the society to which it belongs and the pseudonym of the creator, namely "egoistic-lily" and "Eromanga".

   looked at him, and a sigh came out of his mouth.

   "Oh~~ I didn't expect that "Mr. Erromanga" to be so powerful. I always felt that if there were such illustrations, even novels would not seem to be important, just like a monster. "

   Rubbed some sour eyes, she sighed at the picture on the screen.

  As a light novel editor, Machida Yuanko is no stranger to those painters who specialize in illustrations for novels, and he has seen countless works of various styles, including many amazing and brilliant people.

   This also allowed her to develop a precise eye.

  But in his nearly ten-year career, he has never seen such a creator.

   Just seeing each other's work made her want to immerse herself in it. There is even a faint feeling of being the protagonist in it.

   Up until now, there seems to be a faintly charming confession echoing in her ears.

  The warm sunset sprinkled on the body, the tip of the nose was the salty sea breeze, and the soft and fine sand was gently wrapping the soles of the feet.

   gives an immersive feeling.

   Let her, an older single dog, also experience the taste of love.

   This is more than just visual enjoyment.

   If you use an analogy, the impact of this work is not limited to the physical level, but has reached the level of the spiritual level.

   "Really, not scientific at all!"

   Machida Yuanzi couldn't help but let out a sigh, and patted his cheek and said, "Is it possible that I have lived alone for too long, and it actually makes me want to find someone to fall in love with."

There is some self-doubt in the tone of   .

   However, if she were to see another version of this work, and after knowing the reaction of a certain girl, I am afraid she would not think so.

   At this moment, a middle-aged male voice suddenly sounded behind her.

   "This is really surprising, you are still working at this time, Machida-kun."

"what-!?"

   Machida Yuanko, who was concentrating on something, trembled suddenly, and the whole person was taken aback.

   He turned his head reflexively, and what caught his eye was a gray-haired old man in a striped casual suit, who was squinting at her.

   Subconsciously changed his expression, Machida Yuanzi stood up from his seat, put on a polite but insincere smile and said, "Good evening, editor-in-chief Yamake, are you still here?"

  The visitor smiled and nodded, "I was planning to go home, but I suddenly wanted to take a look at this place before I left, and I happened to see you, so I said hello. But—"

   opened one eye slightly, and the middle-aged man called Yamake continued: "Although you don't seem to welcome me very much."

   "No, there is no such thing."

   Machida Yuanko's expression became more and more respectful, and he put his hands together in front of his belly and said, "It should be congratulations on your promotion, editor-in-chief Yamashina... No, it's the minister."

   As she said that, there was a little devil with horns in her heart who was cheering loudly.

   Yes, although the relationship between the two is subordinate, this does not prevent Machida Yuanko from hating the person in front of him.

   After all, the decision that the third volume of "Love Metronome" will be cut in half was made by this old man, so the two are out-and-out enemies!

   "After all, I was originally transferred to the light novel editorial department just for a turnaround, and then the animation department."

   Yamake said unhurriedly: "However, I was able to serve as the minister in such a short period of time because of the short-term improvement in performance in this editorial department. In retrospect, it was everyone's hard work."

   Machida Yuanzi lowered his head slightly, "Thank you for your compliment."

   The little devil inside: 'Those efforts are not for you (roar)! '

"anyway…"

As if thinking of something, Yamake's face suddenly showed admiration, "The recent style of "Love Metronome" has also changed abruptly. Not only is the plot tension stronger than before, but the setting of the new heroine Zhenyu is also very good. For Sha Yujia, young people should like Zhenyu more, right?"

  "???"

   Looking at the enthusiastic boss and enemy in front of him, a series of question marks popped up on Machida Yuanko's head.

  'What is this uncle talking about, obviously that work was almost killed by you! ' She secretly murmured in her heart, and her smile became a little stiff.

  Because of the difference in identity and unable to refute, so he can only chat with each other in embarrassment.

   It lasted like this for about three or five minutes.

   Yamake said inadvertently, "Take it as a reward all the time. I strongly recommend you to the above. If nothing else, you will be the deputy editor of the editorial department from next month."

"Aha-!?"

   Machida Yuanko's expression froze on his face, "But didn't the personnel department say it's the director...?"

   The other party responded with a smile: "It was originally like that, but I think Machida-kun's ability can completely serve as the deputy editor. If it goes well, you should be able to become the editor-in-chief next year."

"...what?"

   Machida Yuanzi murmured, his expression completely unable to collapse.

  'Don't suddenly increase my workload! This fool! ? ' The thought couldn't help but arise in my mind.

   Seeing this, Yamashina asked: "..."Don't suddenly increase my workload! This idiot!?" Is this your reaction? "

   "No! I don't feel so "jerk"! " Machida Yuanzi retorted subconsciously, but instead he unintentionally explained his inner thoughts.

  "…"

   In this regard, Yamashina could not help but remain silent.

  Unexpectedly, not only did he not feel angry at the other party's disrespect, but he smiled suddenly.

   "Perhaps I may have done extra things for you, but it's not a disadvantage to have real power?"

"Uh…?"

   To meet the other party's gaze, he said word by word: "Right not only allows you to protect writers better than you are now, but also helps you fight against bossy bosses... At least that's what I think."

   Hearing the other party's words, Machida Yuanzi immediately froze in place.

   "Anyway, that's all I want to say, so come on Machida-kun, when we meet again next time, it should be the day when Kasumi Shiko's work is animated, right?"

   "...I don't care if the animation is not very good at that time. See you then."

After   , Yamashina waved his hand and walked directly outside, leaving Machida Yuanko with a handsome back.

   Looking at the back, Machida Yuanko stuck out his tongue and secretly made a grimace.

   It wasn't until the last moment before the other party was about to step out of the editorial office that she bent down slightly and bowed to the back.

   At least for the first time, she felt that person was not so annoying anymore.