I Am a Light Novel Master in Japan Chapter 614

After all, he knew a college classmate and deskmate, and many people thought she was still a lost elementary school student... This situation existed.

"...It seems that she has memorized all the laws in Japan. There is no reason to refuse in any aspect. Is this girl really sixteen years old?"

Li Yan looked at the girl sitting quietly in the living room with a slightly helpless expression and thought to himself.

The girl sitting in the living room also observed the environment here a little.

A single apartment has one bedroom, a living room, a small kitchen, and even a dedicated wet and dry bathroom, washroom, and toilet. Living here should be quite comfortable.

But the strange thing is that the furnishings here are very shabby, the wallpaper is a bit old, the old air conditioner, the washing machine with a corner of paper on tiptoe, and the walls of the living room are covered with various schedules and a bunch of Textbooks, novels and manuscripts...

【Da da da……】

In particular, there is an ancient small pendulum clock in the living room, which brings people back to the ancient atmosphere of the 1950s.

According to the preliminary analysis after collecting the information: This university writer lives a simple life, has a simple and old-fashioned personality, and has no interest in personality. He is a typical pragmatist, but his family background seems to be good, he can afford to rent an expensive apartment in Shinjuku District, and he studies hard. , he also works very hard when writing novels, but judging from the dust he eats in some places, he seems to be an author who always likes to fish around.

It is relatively consistent with the information collected on the Internet...

With some doubts, Li Yan kept smiling politely, placed the mineral water in front of Alice, and said with a slight embarrassment: "I'm sorry... I didn't know that the refrigerator was empty, so I can only buy you a bottle of mineral water." Yes, please forgive me."

The girl obviously stared at the bottle of mineral water for a while. She was silent for a moment, then picked it up and unscrewed the lid and said, "Thank you, it doesn't matter."

Li Yan noticed something and thought to himself: "Just now, I was obviously a little wary of whether the lid had been unscrewed, and I also clearly didn't like tasteless drinks. She seems to be a girl who is used to drinking happy water."

After contacting this girl for a period of time, Li Yan initially concluded that this baby-faced applicant was indeed very smart and had passed the first level of his admission requirements.

"Well, Alice, based on the information you gave me, I agree that you are old enough to work. So without further ado, let's start the interview."

Li Yan looked at this girl and recounted.

Alice nodded and said, "Okay."

Li Yan asked: "Do you know about the current light novels? Have you read any of the author's novels before? You also know that the most important thing in writing novels is to be interested, even if you are an assistant. The text is not interested People are very boring, can you tell me your thoughts on some works?"

The girl's eyes under her beautiful eyebrows were as still as water, as if she had already expected this question. She closed her eyes and answered confidently: "Yes, I have a deep understanding of light novels. First of all, the concept of light novel does not actually exist in the formal literature classification. It is a kind of light entertainment reading material, which can also be explained as another carrier mode of comics. I have always been very interested in story-type works. , my favorite work is Mr. Okamoto's "Don't Forget", and the science fiction work "Five Hundred Years After the Disappearance of Humanity". Currently, I am also reading "The Legend of the Demon Sword" by Mr. Senjumura Sei, Mr. Sao Sakura "The Notebook About the Disappearance in School" and "Super Academy War" by Mr. En Uesugi. These are all very thoughtful works. Of course, there are a few unpopular works that are facing the situation of being cut in half."

"..."

Li Yan was a little surprised. He didn't expect that she could also read Okamoto's literary romance work. He himself admitted that Okamoto's work was indeed good, but because the market was too small, even high school girls could not read it. A shy literary youth soap romance drama, but this girl is following it.

On the other hand, he was a little concerned about what this girl thought of his book, and asked: "You just mentioned the work "Super Academy War". Where did you read it? What did you think after reading it?"

Alice took a sip of mineral water, thought for a moment, and then replied: "It's interesting, this is a fact, but I also think that the author has some flaws..."

She briefly tested Li Yan's reaction.

Unexpectedly, Li Yan's reaction was one of embarrassment, shock and concern, completely revealed without any cover-up.

Alice was also slightly startled.

This kind of expression is completely the natural reaction shown by the author of the work. It is not calm at all, but contains the rebellious emotions of "impossible" and "don't want to hear".

This person's reaction didn't stagnate at all, he showed it naturally, and he didn't seem to have any scheming.

"This does not refer to the story itself. The story itself cannot satisfy people with different preferences. The story is very interesting, especially the battles and plot arrangements are very clever. Not only is it suppressed by force, but every battle itself is It has the combination of attributes and tactics that test your ability. It is also very realistic that you can just run away if you can't beat it. Personally, I like this kind of novel..."

Alice changed the topic and said calmly: "I always feel that as the story progresses, there are more and more characters. It is obvious that I can't bear to let important characters die in battle. I also care more and more about President Xin Heng Ningning. Popular characters, this is also very obvious. At first, three volumes were published in two months to attract attention. However, the update time became one month apart, two months apart, and finally it became three months to half a year. It seems that This author is less and less short of money. However, it can be seen that he is still very serious about writing novels. I always feel that the author seems to be delayed in writing the story because he is always busy with various things, which led to last year's The release date has been postponed three times in a row. With this trend, it seems that sooner or later, we will develop the habit of suspending publication without any reason. It is no wonder that we like to get stuck in the most critical and suspenseful storylines and keep readers waiting. You will be scolded for being too old to die."

It was incisive, unpleasant, and accurate. Even his subsequent plans were deduced, leaving Li Yan dumbfounded and helpless to resist.

"Uh...um...that..."

Li Yan looked at the bottom of the table, then at the balcony, and explained hesitantly: "Actually, that's not called delaying the update. The author had to postpone the release because of many temporary difficulties. This is called strategic adjustment. , this also requires readers’ understanding..."

"ah……"

Alice was a little speechless. It should be said that the evaluation of a certain author in online comments was still very accurate. The integrity of the protagonist of the book does not mean that the original author is also this kind of person.

Li Yan began to evaluate that this opportunity would definitely be difficult to come across again. It was indeed rare to find an assistant who could accept an hourly salary of 940 yen and had such excellent conditions in a short period of time.

Li Yan took another look at the award-winning prose written by Alice, and had to admit that this girl's writing skills were indeed quite powerful. Now, he didn't even have the courage to refuse.

"Ahem..."

Li Yan finally stated the conditions that were most likely to scare away a group of people: "Well, Miss Alice, you have also seen that there is a working time schedule written in the recruitment, right? Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday and Sunday. They all come to work, and need to review and correct typos and sentences in a 170,000-word manuscript. They also have to serve as an intermediary to contact my editor about work arrangements, help me manage Twitter readers’ messages, and collect some writing information. Working hours, Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 6:00 to 10:00 pm, Saturday and Sunday from 8:00 am to 12:00 am, is that okay?”

Li Yan's heartbeat began to speed up, and he held his breath as he looked at this delicate and immature girl. Although this kind of work is easy and relaxing, it is also a bit boring, especially when assistants are required to work until ten o'clock in the night. Few students are willing to go home that late.

"Can."

Alice nodded and quickly agreed.

"?!"

Li Yan was stunned and asked, "Can you really accept such a condition?"

"However, I also have three requests. I hope that as the employer, Mr. Li, you can consider them." Alice stretched out three fingers and said.

"...what conditions?"

"The first point is that I don't need a salary. If there is no salary, it is not considered working outside. This is my principle. The second point is that I am not in school now. Please don't ask questions about the reason or interfere with my private life. Finally, The important thing is I don't have a roof over my head. And thirdly, and this is the most important thing, in lieu of salary, I need three meals, I need a lot of Dr Pepper, and that's it."

Alice's blue eyes stared closely at Li Yan. After each condition, she closed one finger, but refused to put down the last finger, exuding a strong passion for Dr Pepper. obsession.

Let’s not talk about what it is like not to read, and what is Dr Pepper. Li Yan felt that this condition was too abnormal if he simply did not want salary.

"Wait a moment?"

Li Yan blinked and seemed to understand some details. He looked at Alice's black suitcase, which was more than one meter high, and asked in shock: "Let me ask you, what's going on with this suitcase? You don't... don't plan to live in my house directly, do you?"

The girl in black Gothic clothing nodded and said, "Yes, that's it. It's just for a while. Don't worry, I will bring other daily necessities myself."

The breeze blew against Li Yan's astonished face. In the tradition of Japanese creative circles, do assistants need to live under the same roof as the author to cultivate a tacit understanding of cooperation? !

"No, absolutely not, I will be caught by the police!"

Li Yan noticed something was wrong, immediately raised his hands and refused.

…

At 6:15 pm, a delivery truck parked under the apartment building, and two porters from the moving company began to carry boxes after boxes of cardboard into Li Yan's utility room.

"..."

Li Yan saw this and was helpless.

Not to mention that she really planned to use the remaining time to review and use the most concentrated energy to create the last volume. Alice said "homeless" and added "Uesugi En-sensei, don't you plan to take me in?" Under the hint, he could only reluctantly compromise.