Thanks to advertisements and participation in KinKi Kids' tour concerts, Lin Junxiu finally accumulated his first batch of popularity. He even took out a few pages to introduce himself in the KinKi Kids concert brochure, which made him famous.

Lin Junxiu is no longer so quiet every time he enters and exits the Johnny & Johnson headquarters building. Even if he is wearing a baseball cap, a mask, and plain glasses, the sharp-eyed Johnny fans will still scream to themselves. Although there are not many

It's a lot, but it still makes Lin Junxiu feel a little satisfied.

At the same time, the agency's evaluation of Lin Junxiu is getting higher and higher, and the agency department has listed Lin Junxiu as a "debut reserve" for training. Although entering this range does not mean that it will be finalized, at least Lin Junxiu is better than other

The young Johnnys are getting closer to the threshold of debut.

However, Lin Junxiu didn't have time to enjoy his little success, because Jiang Yuanjin was already reminding himself that the summer vacation was about to pass, and he was about to face the autumn examination season for the "Industry Test". So Lin Junxiu had to give everything he had

Junior high school textbooks, and high school textbooks were also borrowed for systematic review.

Although the sudden increase in homework made Lin Junxiu, who enjoyed Japan's "happy education", a little uncomfortable, Lin Junxiu's soul has experienced the Chinese college entrance examination. This level of "questions on mountains and seas" is really a piece of cake.

Jiang Yuanjin was also surprised by Lin Junxiu's adaptability. He originally thought that this level of review would be enough to make a Japanese junior high school student cry. As a result, Lin Junxiu not only adapted to it but also seemed to enjoy it.

In addition to having outstanding grades, Lin Junsu must also produce extracurricular achievements that can interest the prestigious high school - Ikebukuro High School. Lin Junsu's plan is to compete for the two major new humanities awards under the magazine "Literary Spring and Autumn"

"Bungi Chunqiu" is one of Japan's top publications. It was originally published as a literary magazine and has now developed into a comprehensive magazine. But even so, the status of "Bungi Chunqiu" in the Japanese literary and literary circles

Still unshakable.

As a famous literary journal, Bungeishunqiu naturally regards supporting new authors as its mission. Therefore, Bungeishunqiu hosted two major newcomers, the "Akutagawa Ryunosuke Award" and the "Naoki Thirty-five Prize".

Literary Award. For new Japanese authors, as long as they win one of these awards, it means that they have completely established themselves in the Japanese literary circle and opened the way to becoming a famous writer.

The "Akutagawa Ryunosuke Award" is for serious literature, while the "Naoki Thirty-five Prize" is for popular literature. Both awards are divided into two selections in the first half and the second half. What Lin Junxiu wants to strive for is to enter next year.

Awards for half a year. At the same time, Lin Junxiu is aiming for the "Naoki Thirty-five Prize" instead of the "Akutagawa Ryunosuke Award". This is not because Lin Junxiu "plagiarized" the winning works that cannot win the Akutagawa Prize, but Lin Junxiu's inner feelings about

Serious literature is somewhat repulsive. Even in Japan, which has the largest reading volume in Asia, the popularity of serious literature is still limited. Although Lin Junxiu admits that serious literature writers are more respected, Lin Junxiu still feels that money

more important.

The work that Lin Junxiu copied this time is from Ishida Kira's award-winning work - "14 Years Old". This is a youth literature work, so it will be more in line with Lin Junxiu's age. As for whether Ishida Kira will disappear because of this or

Lin Junxiu is not worried about being unable to recover. You must know that as a Japanese popular literature writer, Ishida Irya has a very wide range of creative themes. He can not only write youth literature, but also mystery novels and pure love novels. Moreover, he has long been famous for his mystery novels.

He has won the Mystery Novel Newcomer Award, and in the future he will also win Japan's famous Romance Literature Award, so this has slightly reduced Lin Junxiu's inner guilt.

Strictly speaking, "14 Years Old" is a series of eight novels and short stories. Currently, Lin Junxiu has finished "Surprise", "Moonlight Grass", "Flying Boy", and "Love at Fourteen"

and "The Night of the Fireworks Display", there are still three parts: "About Sex", "Sky-Colored Bicycle" and "The Journey of Fifteen Years Old". The first five parts show

The author's writing power and ability to tell stories, and the last three parts are the key to distinguish the entire work from ordinary works. Lin Junxiu was not so assured about the ethics of Japanese editors, so he had to leave himself a fallback strategy.

Japan is a relatively conservative and old-fashioned society, especially in the literary and art circles. Japanese literary magazines still retain the custom of authors coming to submit manuscripts, unless the author is really too far away from the magazine (such as Okinawa) and has to adopt

In addition to submitting letters, the other authors went to the magazine to meet with the editor in a very formal manner. Especially now that the Internet in Japan has made a big start and e-mail has begun to become popular, the magazine still seriously stated that it requires hand-copied manuscripts.

.And because Japanese manuscript paper is very standard, the magazine calculates the royalties based on the number of manuscript papers.

However, the manuscript fee in Japan is still quite high. Even for a new author like Lin Junxiu, as long as the manuscript is adopted, the manuscript fee can reach about 5,000 yen per piece of manuscript paper (about 400 words). If Lin Junxiu wins the Naoki Award,

, then his royalties can be increased to at least 20,000 yen per piece of manuscript paper. If he is a "master-level" author, the royalties will be 50,000 yen. And this is the royalties for popular literature writers, and the royalties for serious literary writers are still higher.

It will float a little bit.

"Even if it's the minimum remuneration, as long as these five novels are published, I will earn 2 million yen." Lin Junxiu sat on the train, silently calculating his income. "If I want to publish a single book,

Even if it is a 5% royalty for newcomers, it is incredible. Especially since this work was later adapted into comics and TV series, this part is income."

When Lin Junxiu thought that he could receive so much money, a smile appeared on the corner of Lin Junxiu's mouth. After Lin Junxiu arrived at the "Literary Spring and Autumn" magazine, he handed the manuscript of "Surprise" to the service staff who received the manuscript.

The man smiled and said: "You may have to wait a little longer. If you don't mind, you can come back after lunch to check on the progress."

Lin Junxiu naturally knows that there is a process for editing and reviewing manuscripts. Even for a large magazine like "Literary Spring and Autumn", it is very rare to be able to give him a reply within one day. So Lin Junxiu simply walked around and found

We went to a clean restaurant for lunch. Lin Junxiu was particularly satisfied with the tomato sauce omelette rice here. It was not only large in quantity and cheap, but also very delicious. It was almost four o'clock in the afternoon when Lin Junxiu went around.

Only then did he return to the magazine.

"Are you Mr. Shunxiu Lin, the author of "Surprise"? Great, our editor Mr. Tsuneyasu Isoshima is looking for you. Please wait in the seat next to me, and I will inform Isojima-san." Compared with the morning

, the attitude of the front desk clerk became more respectful.

Not long after, Lin Junxiu saw a middle-aged man walking over quickly, looking at the people in the waiting area eagerly. When he saw the young-looking but heroic Lin Junxiu, he walked over and was very respectful.

He asked: "Are you Lin Junxiu, Lin Sang? Please come with me, let's find a quiet place to chat. - Miezi, bring two cups of Yuye!"

Jade leaf is a high-grade Japanese tea. Due to Japan's protection of its own agriculture, the price of Japanese agricultural products has remained high. Although the taste of jade leaf is not as good as that of China's famous tea, it is a native Japanese tea, so the price has always been

High-end tea that is proud of China.

As for Isoshima Tsuneyasu's respectful attitude, Lin Junxiu is no exception. In Japan, the relationship between editors and writers is somewhat special, basically similar to the relationship between agents and writers in the United States. Japanese editors not only have to worry about whether writers can be present on the specified days

After finishing the manuscript, you have to worry about the writer's personal life. Especially in the era when Japan's security was not that good, editors had all kinds of tricks to snatch writers away.

Isoshima Tsuneyasu is not a senior editor of "Literary Spring and Autumn" magazine, but he knows very well that the shortcut to becoming a big-name editor is to catch a writer full of infinite future possibilities. And "Surprise" gave him a surprise, because in

In this work, he not only saw elements of traditional youth literature, but also saw the shadow of pure love literature and mystery literature. This means that this writer is a versatile writer and is good at various best-selling themes. Although Japanese popular literature includes many categories,

But what can really attract readers are the three categories of pure love, youth and mystery. As for the remaining sensory novels, they are too wandering in the marginal gray area.

Especially when I learned from the front desk that the author of "Surprise" was still a middle school student, Isoshima Tsuneyasu didn't know that he had found a treasure. "A true and cruel 14-year-old youth written by a 14-year-old boy", this advertising slogan is enough to make this short story

The novel has become famous all over Japan. As long as this young man's writing skills don't collapse later, he will have become a best-selling author. Regarding his long-term meal ticket, Isoshima Tsuneyasu naturally has to show his most respectful attitude.

"I didn't expect that Lin Sang is really a middle school student." After confirming Lin Junxiu's student ID card, Tsuneyasu Ishima looked at Lin Junxiu with more enthusiasm than he looked at his own son.

"After reading Lin Sang's "Surprise", I was really pleasantly surprised. But it seems that Lin Sang's novel should have a follow-up, right? And I think Lin Sang seems to be imagining a very huge story? I don't know Lin Sang

How will the subsequent plot of Sang develop? Please don't mind. After all, the magazine will consider the possibility of subsequent cooperation after publishing your work. If the style of the work is consistent and the writing is passable, we naturally hope to win your job.

The exclusive right to publish the series of works. Moreover, our magazine also has the ability to publish single volumes."

"I named the entire series of novels "4TEEN"." Lin Junxiu said, "The pronunciation of '4TEEN' is close to the English 14, and its literal translation is 'four teenage boys'. You probably understand,

There are four teenagers in my story. I cannot say that they are all protagonists, but in their respective stories, they all occupy a very important space. The whole story consists of eight novels, and I have now completed the first five and the last three.

The article is also under creation. I can submit this work to your journal for publication, but I hope you can do me a favor. This matter is related to my future, and of course, it is also related to your future."

"Lin Sang, as long as I can help, I will definitely try my best to help you." Tsuneyasu Ishima promised.
Chapter completed!