After school, Mochizuki became the first student to rush out of the school gate today.
Because it was still early, the office workers hadn't finished work yet, and since Mochizuki left early, no students caught this train.
So there were still very few people on the train, and Mochizuki smoothly found an empty seat.
Mochizuki felt lucky; he had heard about the terrifying congestion of trains during peak hours.
They say your shoes can even be squeezed off.
On the train, Mochizuki sent a LINE message to Machida Sonoko, informing her that he was on his way.
Soon the message was read, and he received a reply from Machida Editor.
He successfully arrived at the address given by Machida Sonoko, which was a building located in the city center.
It's clear that Undead River Publishing's strength is not to be underestimated.
As soon as he walked into the luxurious office building, a beautiful receptionist came forward to ask.
The receptionist looked at Mochizuki, who was wearing a school uniform, carrying a school bag, and had a youthful face, and felt a bit strange.
She thought to herself, 'Did he come to the wrong place? Or is he here to find his mom and dad?'
However, the receptionist, who had received professional training and possessed excellent professional qualities, would not judge a book by its cover.
Showing a sweet smile, she said to Mochizuki, "Hello, student, may I ask what you need?"
Mochizuki replied, "I'm here to see Machida Editor."
"Okay, the elevator is this way, on the third floor, room 302."
The receptionist was a bit surprised. Machida Editor had mentioned in advance that someone would come to see her this afternoon, but she didn't expect them to be so young. They must be a high school student, right? Could they be the author?
"Thank you."
Soon, Mochizuki arrived at 302, marveling inwardly at how nice the decoration was, full of anime elements.
Especially the exquisite girl posters in the elevator, which almost made him forget to get out.
'If I get the chance, I'll put one up in my room too...'
He knocked on the door, and a capable voice came out.
"Please come in."
Pushing the door open, the two people meeting for the first time sized each other up.
Machida Sonoko, just like her LINE profile picture, was wearing a black work suit over a white shirt, with black stockings on her legs.
She had short black hair and blue pupils.
She gave off the impression of being shrewd, capable, mature, and definitely a workaholic.
After all, Machida Sonoko was a workplace elite and quickly reacted, especially since she had mentally prepared herself last night for Mochizuki being a high school student.
"Mochizuki sensei is younger than I imagined."
"Ahem, Machida Editor is also very young."
"Hehehe, Mochizuki sensei is indeed capable of writing such excellent works; he's quite articulate."
Even though she knew it was commercial flattery, Machida Sonoko was quite satisfied with Mochizuki, after all, she was already nearly thirty!
What woman at this age wouldn't like someone complimenting her youth!
Right? Shizuka Hiratsuka Teacher.
After the pleasantries, Machida Sonoko got straight to the point and handed the documents to Mochizuki Yo.
"So, let's talk about the contract.
Mochizuki sensei, we have prepared two options, it depends on which one you choose.
Of course, if you have other requirements, we can discuss them."
"If there's anything you don't understand, you can ask me."
Mochizuki seriously began to read the documents; this concerned his work and potential earnings.
Option one: The textual copyright of the work is handed over to Undead River Publishing for handling, although the final copyright still belongs to Mochizuki.
Mochizuki needs to provide each volume of the work on time and can receive a fixed 600,000 Japanese Yen plus five percent of the printing and sales profit.
Option two: The profit is divided based on printing and sales.
Mochizuki gets 30%, and the publishing house gets 70%.
Both options are relatively good for a new novelist like Mochizuki.
Often, even veterans don't necessarily get such treatment.
It's clear that Fujikawa highly values Mochizuki's work.
Without a doubt, Mochizuki naturally chose option two.
He believed that 30% of the printing and sales profit for re:zero - starting life in another world would definitely be far greater than 600,000 Japanese Yen.
The signing went smoothly, and Machida Sonoko also admired Mochizuki's decisiveness and choice.
This world doesn't have too many restrictions on minors signing contracts.
After all, many literary and artistic geniuses have created excellent works at a very young age.
For example, a certain genius girl artist in England created many works that even industry masters felt ashamed of...
So, they simply relaxed the restrictions in this area.
Of course, the protection of minors' rights is still highly emphasized.
If a contract dispute occurs, even if there are clauses in the contract that are unfavorable to the minor party, the judge will prioritize the minor's rights in the legal judgment...
"Mochizuki sensei, regarding your pen name, do you need to change it?"
Machida Sonoko specifically asked.
After all, when submitting to websites, many people do it with a 'just trying it out' mindset and don't use a more formal pen name, often resulting in strange names.
Now that it's being published, there are certain requirements for the pen name.
Furthermore, after the work is published, the pen name cannot be easily changed.
Mochizuki thought about it and decided it was necessary to change it, otherwise, if he became famous, his classmates would inevitably guess, although everyone would probably just think it was a coincidence.
"Let's call it... I can't think of one right now, how about I send it to you when I get back?"
Machida Sonoko smiled, it was rare to see Mochizuki displaying the appearance of a high school boy.
"Okay, but please do it as soon as possible, within the next few days."
"Mm-hmm, no problem."
With nothing else, Mochizuki took the elevator and left.
"Goodbye, student."
The receptionist greeted him very politely.
As soon as Mochizuki stepped out of the automatic door, he was met by an acquaintance.
It was a girl also wearing the school uniform; the plain uniform couldn't hide her stunning figure.
It was Kasumigaoka Utaha, whom he had just met on the rooftop at noon.
Mochizuki was a bit surprised; he had met her twice today. She wouldn't misunderstand anything, would she?
But this was also normal.
Thinking of Kasumi Shiko's work, which ranked third, she also had the ability to sign a contract, and her classmate chose to come after school.
An unusual glint also appeared in Kasumigaoka Utaha's wine-red eyes.
After all, they had just met at noon.
Although there was no interaction between them, she had an impression of Mochizuki, and she believed Mochizuki also had an impression of her.
The two still just passed each other by, as if they hadn't met before.
Kasumigaoka Utaha was a little curious about what this person was doing here.
This was the Fujikawa Headquarters in Chiba.
Although it was the publishing place for various otaku culture works, ordinary high school students wouldn't come here.
Of course, she was different.
If Mochizuki hadn't walked out first, Kasumigaoka would have even suspected that Mochizuki was following her and playing hard to get.
After all, she had encountered such things before.
At this moment, Kasumigaoka didn't mind talking to Mochizuki, but given Mochizuki's two instances of ignoring her, with her pride, she wouldn't take the initiative to say hello.
The receptionist saw another person wearing a school uniform entering and thought, 'Why are all the visitors students today? Are authors getting younger now?'
'I heard the competing publishing house next door, FULLDRIVE Publishing, even has elementary school authors!'
Gathering her scattered thoughts, the receptionist politely asked, "Hello, do you have an appointment?"
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