This is my first time publishing. I'm going to write this for the sake of writing, and even I cannot fully fathom what twists the story shall take

We are publishing A Love story of Anyone who send us their Story.

Chapter 3. Getting published (1)

[Hello, is this Yuuki sensei, I am calling from the SK publishing house]

"Ha, ye-yeah, I am Re, no I am Yuuki sensei"

It's been some days since Rei had sent his novel to a publishing house and he finally received their call.

[So, it is Yuuki sensei, I am a editor from SK publishing house. I am just asking it to confirm but you are the author of the «Genius», right]

«Genius» was the name of the novel he had written. It was a pure literary work which he had written with his whole heart.

Just like his first novel, he had written a character around him. It was a story of a boy who was perceived as a genius but his ego and arrogance made him lose his career and it was story of the tribulations he faced.

But for Rei, it was more like a autobiography of him.
After completing it, he had sent his novel in a publishing house.

It's been few days since then and his hope was wavering since he didn't receive any email or phone calls but this morning he finally received the call he has been waiting for.

"Yes, I am the author of «Genius»"

[So, it's really you. I was just confirming since your voice sounded really young. Are you perhaps in yours 20s]

"I will be starting high school soon"

[Wha, what did…you say just now?]

"I will be a high school student soon"

[You are a high school student!!]

The voice coming from the phone literally screamed when he found out Rei being a high school student.

"Is there a problem with me being a high school student"

[No…no, there isn't a problem but...if you don't mind, can we meet]

"Yeah, sure"

[That's great, can you please come to SK publishing house]

"OK"

* * * 

After taking two buses, Rei finally reached the SK publishing house.

SK publishing house was a famous publishing house and has a great reputation among aspiring authors. 

It mainly published literature works, that's why Rei had chosen to send his manuscript to this publishing house.

He entered the building and a beautiful receptionist with a smile on her face greeted him. It was a smile which will make man entranced but Rei had seen his fair shares of beauty and was composed in front of beauties.

"May I ask what work have you here?"

The receptionist asked with a smile and Rei answered with a straight face.

"I am here to meet Nagamo-san. Um, my name is... Yuuki"

Nagamo-san was the name of the editor who had called him.

"Ok, please wait a moment"

She made a call and told Rei to go to the 5th floor. He took the elevator and reached the 5th floor.

As he step out of the elevator, a voice greeted him.

"Are you Yuuki sensei?"

He looked towards the voice and saw a middle aged man with glasses coming his way. His hair was tidy and he was wearing a suit. He was looking like those successful gentleman.

"….Yeah, I am"

"You're really young and….handsome too. I didn't thought you would be like this"

"What do you imagine me to look like when you read my novel"

"Well, when I first read your novel, I thought of you as a old man with lots of life experience but when I found out that you are a high school student, I thought you to be a shut-in or a geek type"

"Really"

He nodded and Rei felt that the man was rather interesting bluntly saying it.

"Well, let's talk in my office"

Rei nodded and they both went into his office. The office was not too big nor it was small but it was cramped with a lot of manuscripts.

Nagamo-san smiled in embarrassment as he noticed Rei glancing in his office.

"Well, it is not always this cramp"

"Really"

"Yeah, there are a lot of manuscripts which came for our yearly writing competition. So, I just thought to read those which manged to get into the final selections"

"You really do love reading, right"

Nagamo-san smiled when Rei asked this question to him and he answered confidently.

"Yeah, I do"

* * * 

After they sat down, Nagamo-san offered Rei a cup of tea and Rei started drinking it while talking to Nagamo-san.

After some casual conversations, they finally came to the main point.

"Let's talk about your novel"

"Yeah"

"Your novel was good, it was really good. Personally, as a reader, I will surely use my money to buy this book but let's talk about some problems which I find in this book"

"Problems?"

"Yeah, there are some parts which I will like you to change. Don't get me wrong, your novel was good especially coming from a 16 year old. I am just saying that there are some parts which may not…sit well with the readers"

Nagamo-san thought that Ren will be offended by his words, so he tried to put it as nicely as he can. A author have a lot of pride for his work and Rei was still a kid, So it is justifiable for him to not to listen to his editor.

He didn't wanted Rei to get mad and publish this book with some other publications. He really wanted to take this work under him, that's how much he had liked it.

Rei was also not offended by his words. If he was the same Rei of the past, he might have gotten offended but after going through hardships, he had matured considerably.

"Please tell me about the problems"

"Ah, you didn't got offended by my words"

"What is there to be offend to, your words are justified, I don't know if my novel was good or not but you have read it, you can tell me about the mistakes that I did and if I can correct them, won't it make my novel better"

Nagamo-san just stared at Rei slightly stunned of his answers.

He felt that he was talking to a experienced author not a high school kid.

"…....You are really mature for your age"

"You could think so"

Rei said with a smile and that was the start of his first conversation with his editor.

~ Kansas City ~
In a large two-story apartment Christopher is sitting and staring blankly at the huge flat TV screen which is set on the news channel. 
The carryout boxes, some with leftover food in them are spread over the glass table, and napkins and wrappers from junk food are all over the floor. The smell is a giveaway that Christopher is cooped up in this apartment for some time, without ventilating it or disposing of the trash. The dark stain on a luxurious sofa shows that he does not care about cleaning up. Christopher does not seem to see it or smell it. Well maybe he is, but he is not bothered by it.
Christopher read on the social media two days ago how Samara White praised her cousin, Jeffrey White for stepping in and helping her deal with the family emergency. 
He thought that Samara is doing some stunt to get attention, but the next day he saw on the TV reporters following her when she exited from one restaurant… 
"Miss White, Miss White…", few reporters called breathlessly in unison.
"Can you give us more details on the situation your father is?"
"What about your brother?"
"Can you comment?"
"The rumors are that it's incurable, is it true?"
Samara stopped and turned toward the reporters who halted their steps and looked at her expectantly. Her sad expression made them feel sorry for her but only a little bit. After all, their job is to get the news, not to feel sorry for people.
Samara's eyes moved over the reporters slowly before she spoke with a voice which told everyone that she is deeply troubled: "My father and my brother are in an… unfortunate situation. Their condition is stable at the moment. I am grateful for the medical expertise of Dr. Siltanen and his team and for all the care and dedication they are showing. I am also grateful to my cousin, Jeffrey White, who came and helped out when I didn't know what to do. As for your question if the condition my father and brother found themselves in, is curable or not… I will wait to hear from the medical professionals. No matter how grim the prognosis for a full recovery is, I am hopeful that one day I get my father and my brother back."
Samara turned back to leave and paused at the next question from the reporters:
"Miss White, will you take over running W Publishing now that your father is not… available?"
Samara blinked innocently before answering: "If you did your homework, you know that I am still a student, and not qualified to run a business."
The reporter closest to Samara asked: "Your father and brother lost the right to manage assets, and that makes you the biggest shareholder. What will happen to the company?"
"Are you really going to school now when all the assets from your father are at your disposal?", another one added a question.
"Since I am not qualified, and I don't want to endanger business which provides jobs to hundreds of people and their families, W Publishing will go under the umbrella of White corp. and it will be managed by my cousin and his team of experts. As for other assets, I am just a girl who would probably waste them away due to my ignorance. I decided to put everything under care of my cousin, Jeffrey White who will in turn provide me with his guidance and ensure that I stay on the right track and finish my education."
"You trust Jeffrey White?", one reporter from the side asked.
"We are cousins, and even though we didn't make many public appearances together, Jeff and I were always on good terms. I trust his judgement, and everyone knows that he is a great businessman. The company and all the assets that my father and brother owned will be in good hands."
"Do you plan to take over your business after school?", one reporter from the back asked.
Samara shrugged. "W Publishing belonged to White corp. from the beginning. It's only going back home."
"What are your future plans?"
"Right now, I want to focus on my studies and make the best out of it. I discussed with my cousin several possibilities for after I get my bachelor's degree. They include me continuing my education or joining White corp. and working my way up as I learn about business, or maybe start something on my own… However, that is still two years away and all of the possibilities seem plausible. Now if you will excuse me, I have an appointment I should not be late for…", Samara nodded slightly to the reporters and went toward the cab which waited for her.
No one saw that Samara smiled when the cab started driving down the street. She was confident that Jeff will approve of her performance. Samara might be lazy and greedy, but she knows not to bite the hand which feeds her. She will play a good girl who is concerned about her father and brother, and grateful to her big cousin Jeff, because those are the conditions for her to be financially taken care of. And this situation is better for her because her father was sooooo overbearing and controlling in every way, while Jeff told her that as long as she does not get into trouble, he will stay out of her way. Also, with assets out of her hands, she does not need to deal with her ex-stepmothers who already called asking what their part of Marcus' wealth is.
Back to Christopher's apartment…
News filling most of the business and finance timeslots are about Marcus White ending in a mental institution together with his son (aka Lukas White). 
That morning, news showed Jeffrey White walk into W Publishing with his team. That was Jeff officially making an appearance to welcome W Publishing under White corp. umbrella and to reassure all the employees that the bright days are ahead of them.
The reporters interviewed several employees of W Publishing and they were all ecstatic. Their interviews can be summarized as: "When we heard that CEO White (aka Marcus) is sick, we were all worried what will happen to the company and us. But now that CEO Jeffrey White showed up, we can all be at ease."
Christopher checked online various financial news, and he saw that stocks of White corp. went up (again), and that it's true: Marcus is out of the game while Jeff came out of it like a knight in shining armor.
Online polls show that approval of White corp. is on the rise, and people are confident that White corp. is a great place to work in. Added bonus is that netizens believe how Jeff is working for the benefit of his employees, and he is not stuck on profits only.
To make Jeff's image more dazzling, several other businesses experienced hardships in last few weeks, and most of them ended up 'saved' by the White corp. as well. 
Christopher laughed bitterly while reading those news articles. He knows that those businesses belonged to people who pledged their allegiance to Marcus. This is not Jeff saving them, this is Jeff consuming them because their bosses dared to go against him. 
It is a live performance: big fish eating the little one which dared to come too close. Yet, everyone is seeing this as Jeff coming to save the day. 
At this rate, they might start building shrines to pray that good fortune follows Jeff, their messiah.
Ah, only if he can tell his story and reveal how ruthless Jeff is. But he knows that even if he finds a reporter foolish enough to write the story, no outlet will be successful in publishing it. After all, Jeff is known for suppressing unwanted news.
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This is a story of three Hill sisters who are navigating through challenges while they uncover the complicated story behind their maternal side of the family. And their father is not a simple man either.

Sarah is an introvert who does not want to attract attention. Other than mad coding skills, Sarah knows how to throw a punch. She believes that her biggest problem is the existence of a hacker Omega and her world flips when the most popular guy on campus approaches her. What does he want? Why her? (Ah, Sarah, that is only the beginning.) 

JoAnna easily makes friends with her bubbly personality. Some call her a mad scientist, but she prefers ‘Dr. Hill’, because that is what she is. JoAnna is an excellent markswoman who can snipe out any target and she is wondering if her prince charming will ever come.

Sophia is the voice of reason, their pillar of support. She is a confident CEO who knows how to get what she wants. Sophia’s degree in law combined with amazing capabilities to analyze situation and plan ahead make her the perfect strategist (to achieve a goal without ending up in jail). 

Every sister is different, and so are their relationships. 

They all have in common: trust and belief that if they work together, anything is possible.


***SPOILER? - START *** 
Story starts with a focus on the youngest sister (Sarah). 
After about 100 chapters, the oldest sister (Sophia) gets in the romantic spotlight. 
JoAnna finds herself pulled into romance last, at about 200 chapter mark. 
***SPOILER? - END ***



"Do you believe in destiny?", Sarah broke the silence. 
"Destiny?" Aiden didn't expect such a question. 
"Yes. The thing that is meant to happen, and there is nothing you can do to prevent it. And when it does happen, everything feels right." 
"Why would you ask me such a thing?" 
"Until few weeks ago I would say that there is no such thing as destiny. That we are all masters of our lives and that everything depends on our actions, or lack of it. But I can't help but wonder: why did I not push you away? ... Why does it feel like everything will be OK as long as we are together? ... You are a piece of me that I never knew was missing. Is this destiny?" 
"Mmm... if that is destiny, then I approve it.", Aiden lightly kissed Sarah's shoulder and rested his chin on it. 

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1st WARNING!!!
Contains description of sexual scenes. If you are not comfortable with that, don’t read it!
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2nd WARNING!!!
This is my first novel! :)
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"What? You're the author of [Stories About The Ming Dynasty]. 

Returning home, Jiang Dejun walked in to be shocked by Jiang Cheng! 

Jiang Cheng was actually the author of [Stories About The Ming Dynasty].

"So the reason why you didn't go to Hainan with us, was because you actually wanted to stay home and write a novel? I thought you gave up on writing and wanted to become an actor?" Jiang Dejun asked, completely puzzled.

"Yeah, Xiao Cheng, are you picking up writing again?" Jiang Cheng's mother Gao Linlan asked puzzled.
 
"I never put it down and I still plan to act. I've had the idea for [Stories About The Ming Dynasty] for a while now but I was afraid of affecting my studies, so I pushed it aside till now!" Jiang Cheng lied.

"But when did you become interested in history? Let alone the Ming Dynasty?" Jiang Dejun quizzed, still with doubts.

"There's a quote online that sparked my interest and gave me inspiration - There is no China without the Qing Dynasty and no Qing Dynasty without the Ming Dynasty. I became very interested in the Ming Dynasty, so I collected information and began to write a book about the Ming Dynasty. A lot of it is thanks to your collection, Dad! Otherwise I couldn't find such a wealth of information on my own."  Jiang Cheng said, pointing to the thick stack of history books on the computer desk.

Bright Moon was his son.

Jiang Dejun thought, realizing the reality of his situation. He was stuck in two minds, pride and sheer surprise, his son had surpassed his expectations with this one. 
 
When he learned that Jiang Cheng wasn't just randomly hiding behind the scenes but in actual fact waiting for them to arrive back in order to discuss the matter of publishing. Jiang Dejun and Gao Linlan were relieved and the issue of publishing [Stories About The Ming Dynasty] became the main focus.

"I suggest you choose one of those large publishing houses. I think People's Literature Publishing House would be good. These large-scale publishing houses are generally more formal. They have their own sales models and networks, but they are also more prone to bullying. Their share splits are very low, and authors can generally only get 5 to 15% of book sales. 

Only well-known authors and novels can get over 15%. But the average author can only take less than 8%. So when you talk to these publishers, you must pay attention to grasp their bottom line and maintain your bottom line as well or else they will squeeze you dry." Jiang Dejun as an industry expert explained, giving advice.

"So that's how it is, what about those smaller publishing houses?" Jiang Cheng nodded. Fortunately, there was someone in his family who knew the inside story, otherwise he could have potentially lost several million. Because in his memory, sales for [Stories About The Ming Dynasty] in his previous life exceeded 10 million copies making it the best-selling historiography in 30 years.

"Well naturally, smaller publishing houses can't compete in terms of reach and network, which leads them to take more risks. These small publishing houses generally look for newcomers with potential to raise. Whilst also swooping in from time to time when those large publishing houses turn down less profitable books. They live in the cracks of the larger publishing houses. As for their share splits, it's slightly higher but overall pretty similar to those of larger publishing houses."

"Why don't they increase the percentage split to attract well-known authors?"

"It's not that they don't want to, but they don't dare. If they did, then they would have to face the joint suppression of the major publishing houses. Every industry has its own rules, and some rules can't be broken. "

Jiang Cheng understood the principle but seeing how badly authors were currently being squeezed, he couldn't help but feel slightly unresigned.

"Dad, what would you think about me handing over [Stories About The Ming Dynasty] to Southern Weekly for publication and distribution?" Jiang Cheng asked, putting forward his own idea.

Jiang Dejun said with relief: "As the CEO of Southern Weekly, naturally I would love to have [Stories About The Ming Dynasty] at Southern Weekly; but as your father, I have to remind you to think over your choices carefully before making a decision, after all, although Southern Weekly isn't small, it's definitely not a huge publishing house, so the benefits you could gain might not be comparable. I need to discuss it with your Uncle Xu, but I estimate that we can give you a maximum of 30%. This is because of your current popularity and the fact that you are family, otherwise it would be 20% at most. "

Jiang Cheng nodded seriously and said, "Understood, I'll talk to Uncle Xu then before making a decision."

Jiang Cheng a screenwriter is reincarnated to 2001, into the seventeen-year-old body of another Jiang Cheng. 

Clutching onto the dreams of his previous life he attempts to succeed where he previously failed. 

He starts from scratch, as a small-time screenwriter writing television shows and movie scripts. 

Filled with dreams of becoming a generational  entertainment legend and establishing an entertainment empire he takes the road to become the King of Film.

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Why not try my other books: Angel of Death, King of Sports and Rebirth of the Entertainment Giant

-Inside a luxury cafe, East of the City of Manila-

Aurora 'Aura' Meyer had always been a failure of a writer. Her editor friend, Lucy Roces, was aware of it and this was the reason why even though their friendship was quite deep, the other party never brought up the matter of publishing Aura's book through their publishing house. 

"I say, Lucy, I'm pretty sure I'm almost there. My book is already half-way done and I only need another burst of inspiration to finish it."

"Are you still working on that same horror story? The one where the main protagonist is haunted by a black lady because of a curse or hex?" Lucy gave Aura a weird look. 

Lucy could still remember reading that half-done story due to Aura's nagging and it really left a huge impression on her. 

Her friend had the command of the language; however Aura, without being aware of it, was really not cut out for this profession as her stories were always bland, dragged out and full of loopholes. The first chapter is always one of the most important parts of a story. And Aura never failed to not realize that as her leading chapters were always without appeal. Lucy could perfectly relate to why no story of hers had been published.

"I plan to visit a really haunted place to get this burst of inspiration. My goal is to conduct my own research about ghost sightings and dig deeper regarding the very famous concept of voodoo and 'kulam'."

"Can't you just do internet research? You're a girl, going to dangerous places just to finish a book is totally pushing it." Lucy's voice was tinged with worry. 

"In this world full of billions of mysteries, if all people think like you, no more progress will be made and our civilization will be stuck to where it is currently at. You know, I believe that people should do more actual research than depend on others' already researched information. Having your own set of first-hand information is a thousand times better than getting others'. You also won't have to worry about accidentally infringing copyrights or patents. What say you? My dear friend, you can be relieved that no piece or part of the problem or topic is overlooked because if you are the one conducting the research, you'll immediately realize what you missed out."

Lucy, whose main source of income was to correct what the authors' missed out, frowned as Aura continued prattling.

"So far, it was estimated that only five million of the mysteries had been discovered. What I want to do is to conduct my own research and make some contributions....."

The aspiring writer then laughed. She grabbed her bag to bring out a book. "Hey, can you guess what this is?"

The editor merely shrugged. "We published that book so of course no one could be more familiar to that than me." It was titled 'Night of Terror' and the book was a compilation of horror stories Lucy's team had painstakingly gathered and edited to package into decent stories. Actually, more than half of the compiled stories came from a single person, a ghostwriter Lucy wished for others to have no more contact with.

"Some of the stories in this book are the same in terms of writing style and usage of vocabulary. I know the stories had been penned by the same person. Since you are the chief editor, can you arrange a meeting with the author?"

"No. He's a ghostwriter who doesn't want to be named. He feared bothersome people like you the most." Lucy answered without batting an eye. "You know, you have a rather good pair of eyes for editing. Why don't you just accept my offer and become my assistant editor?"

Aura laughed. "I'll consider that when our friendship ends. As for why, let me tell you. Friends are better having different careers to avoid comparison and some nasty troubles brought by competition. And hey, you said the author is a 'he'! How did you know so much about him, you even know he's someone who preferred not to meet bothersome people like me?" Mixed in Aura's tone was suspicion, as if the woman smelled some fishy odor between the lines. Unfortunately, her friend only raised her right brow.

Aura's lips twitched, knowing that her friend has no desire to continue that topic. She lamented how Lucy was so protective of that unnamed author. Could it be, there's a shady deal underneath? Aura's author's imagination became wild as stories starring her friend and the ghostwriter churned and turned inside her head.

"Since you are so hell-bent on doing your own research, when do you plan to leave and where?" 

"Tomorrow." Aura laughed. "I will go north. I intend to visit some famous haunted places like the Diplomat Hotel and the Laperal House. Then I will try to investigate if hexers and witches really do exist. Hopefully, the tribesmen near the City of Pines knew some information. Friend, wish me luck! I will not go back unless my book is finished. I hope when that time comes you'll reconsider publishing my book. Haha."

Lucy looked away. The editor actually was not expecting much from this failure writer friend of hers. Also, a secret she would never divulge to her friend was how her boss warned her about entertaining the publishing of Aura's books. She wondered if her boss had heard some weird rumors from the other publishing houses. She could only sigh as she studied her friend's expression who seemed too excited for the trip tomorrow.

[ Perhaps, when the time comes, my only option to show my support as her friend is by educating her on how to self-publish. ]

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After her meet-up with Aurora, Lucy Roces decided to visit the ghostwriter behind most of the stories of 'Night of Terror'. She first bought some chicken and vegetables for dinner which she planned to share with the ghostwriter before driving his apartment located on the outskirts of the city. An hour after, she was already parking her red car on the roadside.  

"Nathan! Nathan! Please hear me out! I beg you! Why can't you accept me again?! I'm sincerely sorry for what I did before. Can't you forgive me already? I'm begging you, please forgive me. I still love you! I really do!" A gorgeous sobbing woman pleaded to a neatly dressed man. 

"I'm sorry. I no longer have any feelings for you. I'm sure you understand that when you left me three years ago for a businessman you hooked up with, we're already over, and will never be together again." The man's face was devoid of any emotion. He showed the way out to the woman but the other refused to leave.

Lucy watched as the crying woman held onto the man's shirt, "Why!? You're being so heartless and stubborn, Nathan. Can't you really give me a second chance? I swear this time, I will be the best girl for you. I-I will do my best to make you the happiest man in the world. Please believe me. Give me a chance, okay? I will love only you and will never betray you." 

The man called Nathan blinked. He eyed her with a raised brow. "But you already betrayed me, no? And since you already did it once, you can surely do it again, and again. I'm sorry but my heart is not that big. It can only accommodate one faithful lover. My heart is also fragile so I don't want to enter an insecure relationship where betrayal and jealousy can happen at any time. I'm sorry. Even if second chances are easy to say and give, we still have to see whether the person is worthy or not."

Lucy only got out of the car once she confirmed that the woman had already been pushed outside the gate. She did not immediately walk over though. Lucy waited for the other woman to completely leave before approaching the man. 

"Is she your previous lover?" she asked as she watched the woman cursed and said something like 'You'll regret this!' before bolting away.

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*City of Manila - the capital of the Philippines

*kulam - witchcraft, puts emphasis on the innate power of the self and secret knowledge of Magica Baja or low magic. Earth (soil), fire, herbs, spices, candles, oils and kitchenwares and utensils are often used for rituals, charms, spells, and potions.

*City of Pines - Baguio City, a mountain resort city located in Northern Luzon, Philippines; known as Summer Capital of the country due to its cool climate.

*Diplomat Hotel - also called Dominican Hill Retreat House, a popular haunted hotel in the City of Pines due to many sightings of ghosts and other paranormal activities. It sometimes ranked number one in the list of Philippines' most haunted places.

*Laperal White House - a house owned by the Laperal clan in the City of Pines, believed to be haunted due to the role it played in World War 2.

Ley Baler died. 
However, he later discovered that he has nowhere to go because a war of goddesses erupted in the world of the deceased and destroyed the kingdom of the dead! 

Poor him and his fellow souls!

Thankfully, he got saved by another beautiful goddess and was even turned into a Skyworld dweller. However, since he is not a natural-born Anito, one of the lowest ranking races of the Skyworld, he would have to create followers and believers on earth. Otherwise, his weak spirit will slowly wane till it reduces to not even a speck of dust in the great wide universe.

The challenge though is that his powers have nothing to do with healing or anything useful. So how would he gather followers? What should he do with his abilities that are more suited for construction sites?!!!


Follow Ley's journey as he established his own church, discover why the kingdom of the dead was attacked, and attain real godhood through his weird, no, amazing abilities.

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Once upon a time, The Creator willed the creation of the Three Great Worlds.

Once upon a time, the soul of a dead man turned into an Anito, a weak god of the land.

And once upon a time, a myth regarding manipulation of fate took its place in history as a young man created roads interconnecting people's destinies... 


PS: Pic is not mine. All credits to the creator.

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Hello guys. I removed the prologue and I think I will plan my novel before publishing it. Feedback from some readers say that the plot is interesting. From that I think I will hone the story before publishing it. 

I'll probably create a cover first.

Life is short and it is pretty damn precious. On the other hand Death adds spice to life and makes it savory, palatable and... alive.

In his first birth, Legion son of man cursed the gods for destroying his race leaving him alone in his world. He commited a grave sin to all of them except for one.

 The god of creation, in amusement gifted him the ability to reincarnate with intact memories for eternity. He was reincarnated on different parallel universes on the same normal world.

One day the creation god lifted the gift. Legion awakened in his 31,415,926th and last reincarnation in a world full of mistery... and a lot of magic.

They went to the publishing company right away. 

Media Factory is quite a famous book publishing company, however, its scale is smaller than the first-tier book publishing company in this country since it is fully focussed on publishing both manga and light novels. 

Haru also had thought to publish a normal book in the future, but for now, he wanted to focus on both manga and light novels and made it the best company that would produce anime, manga, music, and games.

Why is he interested in this business?

Because the market of this business is very big and he also needs the IP (Intellectual Property) of the story in this company. 

Haru knew that the quest in the Group Chat might be related to the work of something in the manga, anime, or even a movie in this world. 

That was why he decided to win the company since he could learn the plot of each story faster than being a consumer. Being able to learn the plot faster meant that he could prepare the quest better before he entered another world for the quest. 

The trip was quite good and the four of them went to the Media Factory since it had officially become his. 

Haru had entered the company before and the employee of the company had also known him since it was also shocking news when they learned that their new boss was very young. However, at the same time, they were relieved since they knew that their boss was a writer and wasn't someone who was clueless in this industry. 

Haru along with Utaha, Seri, and Machida went together and entered the office together before being greeted by the receptionist. They went directly to the meeting room where the executives of this company had gathered together. 

Haru didn't change the personnel of this company that much since the result of this company was quite good, however, he also needed to check them and put his team into the department of finance. 

The executives of the company had gathered in the meeting room and they had been waiting for him for a while, however, they didn't have an annoying expression on their faces since in their opinion this little company was only a toy for Haru. They had also met him a week ago when he went to visit this company and they wouldn't think that he was a high school student. 

"Truth be told, that I'm very satisfied with this company," Haru said. 

Seri, Utaha, and Machida were beside him and didn't say anything. 

"I'll also put my novel in this company too," Haru said. 

They knew about Haru's novel which was known as Sword Art Online and 5 Centimeters per Second since they had also tried to poach him from other companies, however, they didn't expect him to buy this company directly. 

The talk between them was very smooth since everyone was familiar with the publishing book, especially light novels. 

Haru didn't only want this company to publish a light novel, but also an anime, music, and games. He knew that the IP from the company was very valuable, especially those high sales light novels. 

Then he also told them about his website that he had made and wanted them to take care of it. 

His plan had always been to create a video hosting website, however, that website wasn't something similar to a youtube, rather it was more similar to a Twitch, Niconico, or Bilibili.

What is so special about this video hosting website and what makes it different?

Bullet screen.

Haru wrote those words on the board. 

????

Everyone was confused by these words since they weren't familiar with it. 

Haru started to explain about "bullet screen" 

Bullet screens are a feature on video sites that allow real-time comments from viewers to fly across the screen like bullets. 

Haru told them with this feature it would make the viewers on the website think that they were able to talk to each other (which they don't...). 

They were very surprised by this video hosting project and felt that it had good prospects. 

"But it needs a very big server." 

One of the executives who was quite knowledgeable about the internet was quite concerned that the website would crash when there were a lot of people who accessed it. 

"For the server, you don't need to worry since  I own a computing cloud," Haru said. "No matter how many people will access our website, it won't cause a lag or crash." 

"...." 

Everyone was very startled at this moment. 

"Haru-sama, tell me why you have never told me about cloud computing," Seri said with a serious expression. 

"....." Haru blinked his eyes and said, "Let's talk about that matter later since I want to focus on this matter first." 

"Yes." Seri nodded. 

Haru continued with his talk to create the biggest community for animation, games, and music (ACG).

Everyone became more excited the more that they heard it. 

Haru told them how to operate this website along with how to get revenue such as advertisement and subscription. 

The conversation had become quite long and he also talked about a special method for someone to become a member of this website with answered 100 questions that they had prepared. 

For the content, Haru said to use all of the anime that they had made in the company with also inviting a famous dancer, voice actress agency, idol agency, mangaka, and a lot of more while also explaining the benefit of joining their website such as more income and to advertise their new work.

Haru told them to discuss the regulation of the website with themselves along with setting up the price of the subscription. 

The price of the subscription is very important since it can't be too expensive, but it also needs to give them a benefit 

Haru thought for a while and said, "How about 540 yen per month?" 

They thought that it was very cheap to only pay that much each month, but they also thought that it was quite a good price for the subscription. 

If they multiply 540 yen to 10 million people then it means that their income can reach 5.4 billion yen each month. 

It is also possible to become bigger in the future. 

They also didn't need to pay the server since Haru had a cloud computing making the cost of the website less since it was Haru's company. (They need to pay too since it is a different business, but of course, the price is cheaper).

Of course, to attract people to subscribe to their website, they also need to have good content. 

Their talk was quite long, but their eyes were full of spirit and they couldn't wait to set up a new division in this company. 

"The next one, I want to set up a weekly manga magazine," Haru said. 

"...."

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He has been reincarnated, he thought that he didn't have a cheat until suddenly he noticed someone invite him on a group chat.

[Do you wish to join Dimensional Chat Group?]

MC: "Accept!"

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With practically no break in between, He Jichen's voice came out from the phone again: "There's nothing else. If you have nothing else to say then..."
"He Jichen..." Ji Yi interrupted He Jichen for the second time.
He Jichen didn't keep speaking but he didn't respond to her either.
"...Do we really have to do this?" exclaimed Ji Yi.
He Jichen's silence informed Ji Yi of his answer.
"If you really insist on doing this, then can you do me a favor?"
He Jichen remained quiet on the phone for three seconds before finally saying, "Go on..."
"In the past, you told me you would walk with me one step at a time to the highest peak in my life. The television awards is tomorrow and I'm nominated. If you're not busy, then can you come to the live show? Take it as a perfect ending to us being together. What we agreed on in the past can also be..." Ji Yi seemed so sad that she couldn't finish speaking. Then, after a pause, she continued by saying, "...our farewell."
After Ji Yi said her piece, the call fell silent.
Ji Yi didn't know how long she was quiet for. Maybe it was just for a minute or maybe it was just thirty seconds, but Ji Yi felt like it was as long as an eternity.
Just when she thought He Jichen wouldn't answer and thought she needed to think of something else to say to persuade him, his voice came from the phone: "Okay."
It seemed like a giant rock crushing Ji Yi's heart had been removed. She secretly let out a sigh of relief. "Do you have an invitation? Do you need Zhuang Yi to send one over to you?"
"There's no need to go through that trouble. I can do it myself," replied He Jichen more quickly this time.
"So... see you tomorrow night."
"See you tomorrow night."
Ji Yi was stunned for two seconds when she heard He Jichen's reply as she lowered the phone from her ear and pressed the button to hang up.
Ji Yi stood there for a while in a remote corner without a single person around. Then she headed back to the studio, clutching her phone.
Tang Huahua glanced at Ji Yi and immediately rushed over to her. "Xiao Yi, Chen Bai and I were just chatting. Do you know who he saw today?"
Tang Huahua was clearly asking Ji Yi a question, but she didn't wait for Ji Yi to guess. She couldn't help blurting out: "Cheng Weiwan!"
-
Chen Bai really did bump into Cheng Weiwan.
It happened three hours ago at Muqing Publishing.
Muqing Publishing's boss was Lin Muqing. There were countless best-selling books published under her management.
Chen Bai was only in touch with Lin Muqing because this year, Muqing Publishing released an explosive collection of books. Huan Ying Entertainment wanted to buy them and adapt them into dramas.
One story was called "Lost" The author's name was just a single letter: C.
At first, Chen Bai wanted to contact the author named C directly, but this author gave all their copyrights to the publishing house, so Chen Bai had to speak to Lin Muqing.
"Lost" was so popular that countless television companies were fighting for the book's copyrights. Chen Bai tried to book a meeting with Lin Muqing for a week before he finally set up a meeting time.
Chen Bai and Lin Muqing had a meeting at two in the afternoon at the publishing house.
At noon, Lin Muqing and Cheng Weiwan had lunch together. With them was Cheng Weiwan's one-and-a-half-year-old son, Cheng Han.
In this world, aside from Lin Muqing and Cheng Weiwan, no one else knew that the author of "Lost," "C," was Cheng Weiwan.
In the first year Cheng Weiwan started to write her book, she met Lin Muqing, who was responsible for publishing all her books.


Time stopped at eighteen for Ji Yi, and now all she wants to do is pick up from where she left off. Her career depends on it, and on top of that, she has to survive a fake marriage turned real! Some missed opportunities are irreplaceable, and some misunderstandings between them have proven near-fatal, but for He Jichen, he isn’t just a pretty face—he’s an opportunist. They may have lost their prime years together, but He Jichen is more than willing to spend his remaining years with her. If only she would just trust him… Will Ji Yi be able to find true love in this life? Can she outmaneuver all the snakes plotting her downfall? Only time will tell...

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