Chapter 267: One and a half good news and one bad news
She said she was going back to find Sawayama Haruno, but when she stood at the door of the hotel room and knocked on the door, Ayano Yui found that the other party did not respond.
It seems that he has gone out.
Ayano Yui was a little depressed, but she didn't continue to struggle with it. Instead, she returned to her room quietly.
So many things happened in just a few days. Even though she was not very involved in them, she felt inexplicably tired at the moment.
Not to mention that Miyazawa Mana's attitude is so annoying.
Lying on the bed, Ayano Yui looked at the hotel's milky white ceiling and round chandelier and sighed to herself.
"What's going on?"
She mumbled something and turned over again.
Can't understand it at all.
She always felt that she was different from other people, but when she talked about herself, it seemed a little strange.
After all, although she and Sawayama Haruno have no actual blood relationship, they grew up together, so it is not an exaggeration to say that they are childhood sweethearts. She even thinks that their relationship should be more than that of childhood sweethearts.
But this relationship, no matter what, can never reach the level of "couple".
That's why she felt she couldn't understand it at all.
"Is it really impossible for us to be together in this kind of relationship?"
Ayano Yui stared at the ceiling, lost in thought.
She has read quite a few Qingmei books and comics, both 18X and non-18X series, and thus summed up a truth that is recognized by everyone.
——There is basically no possibility for two people who grew up together to be together.
That's why everyone says that Oume is always no match for Tenjin, not to mention that Haruno only treats her as a younger sister.
In a relationship like this, it is simply impossible for such emotions to occur.
Logically speaking, Ayano Yui should also be like this.
But ever since she was old enough to understand, she had developed an inexplicable affection for Sawayama Haruno. She thought that this feeling was just because he happened to play a brother-like role, but she didn't expect that it would become more and more intense after he left Osaka to go to school in Tokyo.
After the two met again, this feeling became stronger day by day, and she couldn't stop getting closer to him.
"If I tell others, they will definitely think I'm a weird girl," Ayano Yui thought.
But it doesn't matter, she is a strange girl anyway.
She thought about it, untied her braids at random, then "jumped" off the bed and ran straight to where her suitcase was.
After taking out two pairs of black men's underwear, she returned to the bed with some satisfaction.
At this time, it is better to do something that will make herself happy. It is not suitable for her to keep worrying about other things.
The girl's eyes gradually became blurred as she covered her face with two pieces of black cloth.
Only the shadow of Sawayama Haruno has been lingering in my mind.
Outside the hotel, at the zebra crossing.
Sawayama Haruno stopped and stared at the red indicator light across the street in a daze.
He did nothing but took a walk to relieve his mood. After all, he was feeling a little depressed right now, and taking a walk might help him adjust faster.
That being said, he met quite a few couples after he left the hotel. His already gloomy mood became even more depressing when he saw passersby showing off their affection.
"It should be the holiday, right?" he thought.
The only explanation is that it's a holiday. After all, it's already this month, and people here will still have holidays as normal.
The next holiday is probably Christmas, which means the temperature will drop sharply in the next month and a half. I don’t know if Maki Miyazawa will go home to pack her clothes after returning to Tokyo. If she does, she will have to bring winter clothes.
Sawayama Haruno ruffled his hair and laughed at himself.
The traffic light on the other side of the zebra crossing turned from red to green, but Sawayama Haruno, who was about to leave, was stopped on the spot by his ringing cell phone.
He subconsciously took a few steps back and left the zebra crossing waiting area before taking out his mobile phone.
——It’s Riho Morikawa calling.
Sawayama Haruno thought for a moment and finally picked up the phone.
The moment the call was connected, the other party's usual cheerful voice came through.
"Mr. Kiriyama, how was your vacation?"
Morikawa Riho joked on the phone, "You haven't had so much fun yet, have you?"
This girl uses idioms really well. Next time, ask her which character in the Three Kingdoms she likes best besides Lu Bu. I bet that besides Lu Bu, the only person she knows is Zhuge Liang.
"The holiday was, to be honest, not a pleasant one."
Zeshan Haruno sighed and said with despair: "A lot of things happened here, and I'm still a little worried now." "Hey, is this true? But you do sound very tired."
Morikawa Riho said with some sympathy: "Then would it be better if I call you later?"
"no need."
Sawayama Haruno took a deep breath, pulled himself together, and asked, "Ms. Morikawa, just tell me straight, what's going on this time?"
"It's only been a few days since the release, why are you calling me so anxiously? Is there some problem?"
"That's not the problem." Morikawa Riho paused and added, "There is good news, bad news, and half good news."
"Bad news first"
"The bad news is that the overseas markets that were previously promised will definitely be postponed for a while."
Morikawa Riho apologized on the phone, "This matter has nothing to do with Mr. Kiriyama himself. It is a problem within the group. The overseas expansion plan originally scheduled for the last two months of the second half of the year may have to be postponed to next year."
"Next year? That's still acceptable."
Zeshan Haruno found a seat and sat down, and comforted the other party: "Anyway, there is no rush, and I don't think the progress can be caught up in the next two months."
It takes time to re-translate a book into a foreign language, not to mention that you have to contact reliable foreign publishing groups. In the process, you will inevitably have to deal with the cultural bureaus of other countries. It is impossible to solve all these problems in two months.
Postponing the time to next year is still acceptable to Sawayama Haruno. It's just a matter of waiting. Anyway, he will only be a sophomore next year, so this little bit of time is of no concern to him at all.
"That's the bad news, let's talk about the good news." said Sawayama Haruno.
"The good news is that in just a few days, the sales of Mr. Kiriyama's works have far exceeded original expectations."
Morikawa Riho smiled and said, "Come to think of it, you should thank Mr. Shibata. Some time ago, he mentioned Mr. Kiriyama's book at one of his book signing events, so the sales in the past few days are more than we imagined."
"Although the first batch of books have not been sold out yet, the group's top management has already planned to print the second batch in advance, and strive to boost sales of both batches by the end of the year."
"Did Mr. Shibata help?" Sawayama Haruno was a little surprised and murmured, "I didn't expect that guy to be so polite."
The two of them had only met each other twice in Kyoto, and at that time, they could be said to be each other's biggest competitors for the championship. Unexpectedly, Shibata Shinkai was willing to help promote himself at his own autograph event.
After all, the other party is a senior who has been famous in the industry for a long time and has a large number of fans. If he helps with promotion, it will indeed help the sales of the books to a certain extent.
Don't underestimate the purchasing power of fans. Those who can attend Shibata Shinkai's book signing event are basically loyal book fans. As long as the other party casually mentions it, many people will become very interested in "Norwegian Wood" and buy the book.
"Anyway, I have to find a chance to thank Kiriyama-sensei this time."
Morikawa Riho pointedly said, "It seems that Mr. Shibata will come to Tokyo in a few days. It depends on whether Mr. Kiriyama will be available at that time."
"I should have. Actually, I'm ready to go back." Sawayama Haruno rubbed his brows and said helplessly, "I'm not in the mood to continue traveling, so I thought about returning to Tokyo early."
".Is this true? Is it that serious?"
There was a hint of worry in Morikawa Riho's voice.
"Mr. Kiriyama, are you okay?"
"I'm still healthy physically, it's just that other things aren't going as I'd like."
Sawayama Haruno joked, "Don't worry, Ms. Morikawa. I will be able to adjust back to normal quickly after I go back to work."
"You don't have to force yourself. Well, that's not right either."
Morikawa Riho's voice suddenly became a little strange.
"Maybe you really need to force yourself. I almost forgot to tell you the half good news."
"What's the semi-good news?"
"Shibata-sensei came to Tokyo this time for an exclusive interview with the TV station." Morikawa Riho paused and added, "Then, because he promoted Kiriyama-sensei on the Internet and at autograph events, the people there contacted me and said that they hoped to meet Kiriyama-sensei."
"Meet me?"
Sawayama Haruno felt a little puzzled.
"No, why do you want to meet me?"
"I haven't achieved much yet, and isn't Mr. Shibata still there?" he asked puzzled.
"cough cough"
Morikawa Riho coughed several times and said in a tone that seemed to be unable to hide her embarrassment: "Actually, this meeting is actually of a private nature."
"The person who wants to meet Kiriyama-sensei is actually a former classmate of mine. She knows about the Kyoto competition, and since Shibata-sensei thinks highly of you, she wants to get a head start and see if she can do a simple interview with you or something."
"Getting ahead?"
After Morikawa Riho said this, Sawayama Haruno began to understand a little.
(End of this chapter)
