"Hello, Editor Machida." Hasegawa Kenichi called Machida Sonoko. After thinking about it, Hasegawa Kenichi felt that the only normal way to make money seemed to be from Machida Sonoko.
"Hasegawa teacher? Are you here to ask about the sales of Tokyo Ghoul?" Machida Sonoko's tired but relaxed voice came from the phone.
"Well, I want to know about the sales of Tokyo Ghoul. At the same time, I also want to ask Editor Machida, when will the second volume of Tokyo Ghoul be published?" Hasegawa Kenichi asked.
"When will the second volume of Tokyo Ghoul be published? Why did Mr. Hasegawa ask this? But Mr. Hasegawa, please rest assured. After I got the manuscript of the second volume, I read it. The quality is the same as before. No, it should be said that it is higher than the first volume. So, I have made arrangements. The second volume of Tokyo Ghoul will be published in three months."
"Three months later?" Hasegawa Kenichi frowned slightly, but he was not surprised at this time. After all, the situation of light novel publishing in Japan is really like this, one volume is published every three to four months.
"Yes, so Mr. Hasegawa don't worry."
"Then, can you speed up the publication of the novel?"
"Huh?"
"I mean, can the second volume of Tokyo Ghoul be published this month? Or, Tokyo Ghoul will publish one volume a month." Hasegawa Kenichi asked.
"Eh? Mr. Hasegawa? Why do you ask that? Besides, one volume a month is too exaggerated. How is that possible? At this speed, even Mr. Hasegawa can't write it, let alone publish it?" Machida Sonoko was a little surprised.
"No, if it were me, it would be fine. In fact, I can write about 5,000 words a day, which means that under normal circumstances, I can write 150,000 words a month, which is about one and a half volumes. This is without affecting the quality."
Machida Sonoko on the other end of the phone was stunned and even a little speechless after hearing what Hasegawa Kenichi said.
"That, Mr. Hasegawa. Are you kidding?" Machida Sonoko asked in disbelief.
"No, I'm not kidding. Moreover, this situation is because this is my first time writing a novel, so I'm not very skilled. If I become skilled, maybe the speed will increase in the future." Hasegawa Kenichi said seriously.
"Hiss——" Machida Sonoko took a breath: "Teacher Hasegawa, you, you are still a student, I remember."
"Yes. I just entered the first year of high school today."
"A first-year high school student, and it's his first time writing a novel, can he write so fast while ensuring the quality? Teacher Hasegawa, are you a monster?" Machida Sonoko felt unbelievable. She felt that if Hasegawa Kenichi could really do what he said, then Hasegawa Kenichi would really be a monster.
"I think it's not difficult, and this speed is only average compared to the online writers in the other country." Hasegawa Kenichi shook his head.
"... Teacher Hasegawa, although you write very fast, but, but. The publishing speed of the publishing house cannot meet your requirements. Sorry. After all, the publishing house has its own procedures." Machida Sonoko said apologetically.
"I understand." Although Kenichi Hasegawa knew that he might get such an answer, he was still a little disappointed, but he continued: "Editor Machida, if, I mean if, the sales performance of Tokyo Ghoul is very good, and I have this ability, then can the publisher consider my request?"
"The request to publish once a month?"
"Yes!"
"Teacher Hasegawa, although the sales performance of Tokyo Ghoul is not bad, it is just good, not to the extent of explosive popularity-"
"I know, I just want to ask, if it can reach that level of explosive popularity, can Tokyo Ghoul be published once a month?" Kenichi Hasegawa continued to ask stubbornly.
"If the sales performance of Teacher Hasegawa's Tokyo Ghoul can rank in the top three, I mean the top three among all the novels published within a year. I can discuss with the publisher." Machida Sonoko gave Kenichi Hasegawa such an answer.
"Top three? I understand." Ken Hasegawa nodded.
After hanging up the phone, Hasegawa Kenichi frowned. Although Hasegawa Kenichi has a system. But he is not so arrogant that he can do whatever he wants. The quality of Tokyo Ghoul is indeed good. But when he was creating Tokyo Ghoul, his writing level was only level 3, but level 4 or even higher. This means that the level of Tokyo Ghoul is not necessarily that high.
Moreover, the first volume of Tokyo Ghoul is already on sale, and there is no way to modify it to make it more perfect and better. At best, only the content that has not been published can be modified.
So, at this time, we can only use tricks outside the game. The quality of the novel cannot be improved, and we can only start from the publicity.
When it comes to publicity, Hasegawa Kenichi only thinks of Aki Tomoya. At this time, Hasegawa Kenichi is troubled by the fact that he has no other acquaintances.
I contacted Tomoya Aki by phone and told him about my request. Tomoya Aki on the other end of the phone promised that he would definitely help Hasegawa Kenichi with promotion, and he would even ask for help from the UP host he knew. Tomoya Aki's reaction made Hasegawa Kenichi very grateful. That's why I say that despite all the problems of Tomoya Aki, he is still quite qualified as a friend.
After everything was connected, Hasegawa Kenichi breathed a sigh of relief.
There was still enough time, and Hasegawa Kenichi planned to continue writing novels, but his mind was a little messy and he couldn't write it at all. Even if he wrote it, the quality was very poor and he had to delete it. In this way, Hasegawa Kenichi picked up the wooden sword and began to squander his physical strength, eliminating the messy thoughts with sweat, and Hasegawa Kenichi started to create again.