Chapter 988: The gentry's money is divided into % and % (Soon, it was afternoon.
A guest arrived at Fujino's detective agency.
He was a man with dark circles under his eyes, wearing a classic office worker suit. He looked very gloomy, reflecting his office worker identity all the time.
Fujino took out a teapot, poured out a cup of black tea, and handed it to the other party: "Mr. Kinoshita, right? I heard Xiang Baoli mentioned you on the phone before. Please take a seat and don't be too nervous."
"That's right..."
Kinoshita took the tea and sat on the sofa stiffly: "My name is Kinoshita Yuzo, and I'm an editor at Kadokawa Publishing."
Fujino sat down casually on the sofa and asked him, "So, did you come here for a commission this time? Although Kaori mentioned this to me, she didn't say what the commission was specifically."
"It's a request regarding the secret code."
Kinoshita responded: "I wonder if you have heard of Kikukawa Karayu..."
Fujino had intercepted the information about Shinname Kaori in advance, and he responded immediately: "You are talking about the writer who hasn't published a new book in many years, right?"
"That's right." Kinoshita continued, "Mr. Kikukawa used to be a very popular realist writer. Although he hasn't published a book in many years, we publishers still have to fight for his copyright. After all, with his previous fame, his new book will definitely be a bestseller no matter what."
"Because there were so many publishers, it was like everyone was fighting for their rights, so Mr. Kikukawa came up with a solution - that is, on the day of his birthday party, he was going to play a code game to decide which publisher to sell the copyright to."
"Well, I probably understand."
Fujino responded, then narrowed his eyes, looked into Kinoshita's eyes and asked in a deep voice: "So, Mr. Kinoshita, how much are you, Kadokawa Publishing, willing to pay for this copyright?"
After hearing this, Kinoshita thought for a moment and said, "We at Kadokawa have prepared a commission of 5 million yen to entrust you with this. What do you think?"
Fujino picked up the teacup and took a sip of black tea, then crossed his arms and thought for a while: "Since you were introduced by an acquaintance, I won't say much. Bargaining is a waste of time. Just tell me the budget that Kadokawa gave you. Anyway, you are not spending your own money, so don't be stingy."
"If we keep this money for Kadokawa and the others, will it be used to pay you a salary or a bonus?"
As he spoke, Fujino looked at him and said calmly, "I won't give it to you if it's not useful to you. In the end, didn't all the money go to the young models hired by the big bosses?"
"Why not give it all to me, and then I'll give you some."
Kinoshita lowered his eyes and thought for a while, then took a deep breath and said, "The maximum budget Kadokawa gave us this time is 10 million. They said the less the better, and the number they asked me to propose at the beginning was million. They will give me a % bonus based on how much I can save."
"I see..." Fujino touched his chin. "Even if you bet 500 million, you can only get 70 in the end, right?"
"That's right..."
"You are confused!" Fujino asked back, "Then you can just give me 1200 million and I will give you 200 million. If we split the gentry's money % to %, won't that be a net profit for you?"
"Ah this...giving me two million doesn't seem like ninety-one, right?"
"Don't worry about the details. Anyway, just tell me whether you made money or not, right?"
Kinoshita was stunned for a moment, and suddenly felt that what the detective said made sense?
He thought for a moment and whispered, "If that's the case, I'll have to trouble Detective Fujino to do it."
"That's natural."
Fujino likes smart people who know their position.
He doesn't even bother to talk about the idiot who has been shouting "BOSS" for the company for half a year.
Earning that little bit of money, have you really become a dog as a company dog?
Fujino found Kinoshita in front of him more pleasing to the eye, and then asked, "So, when will Mr. Kikukawa Hanayu's birthday party be held?"
"Speaking of which, I still have a commission that I haven't completed yet."
"Probably the day after tomorrow."
"What day is the day after tomorrow?"
"......?" Kikukawa was stunned for a moment, and explained: "It means the day after tomorrow." "That makes sense, then it's okay."
Fujino thought about it and felt that there was still plenty of time.
I will complete the commission from the Shitara family tomorrow, and then I will solve the secret code for the birthday party.
I am so happy that I earned 10 million yen.
That night, Fujino asked Hiroki to help him look up the address of the Shitara family.
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The Shitara family's villa is located in a villa area in Tokyo.
The villa is a European-style building with white mixed with the original color of wood. The yard of the villa is covered with green lawns and lush trees, and there are lamp posts every few meters on the roadside.
Fujino drove over at noon.
The melodious music of the violin came from the villa. At the door, a middle-aged woman in a suit asked him, "Excuse me, what are you doing here?"
"I'm looking for Renki Shitara."
Fujino looked at her and said politely, "If I'm not mistaken, she should be the daughter of your family. I have an appointment to meet her."
"is it?"
The middle-aged woman pushed her oval glasses, turned around and led the way: "Miss Lian Xi is practicing the piano in the annex building now. Although I don't know when you agreed to meet her, please don't disturb Miss Lian Xi's practice. After all, she has an important performance tonight."
"Just a quick chat about things, I won't disturb you."
Fujino Fetal Membrane looked in the direction of the annex building where the sound of the violin came from, and his ears moved slightly.
Now he has a career as a singer and a pianist, so he has some knowledge of music theory.
At the same time, he also has absolute pitch.
But this thing called absolute pitch is really useless.
Following the middle-aged woman in, Fujino came to a music room in the side building.
There is a piano in the music room, and the surrounding bookshelves are filled with things like sheet music.
A cute girl with her light brown hair tied into a ponytail, wearing a floral top and black pants, was resting her violin on her chin and playing the instrument with great immersion.
"Ms. Lian Xi, there is a man named Fujino who wants to see you."
"Detective Fujino?"
Shitara Renki put her violin on the piano, ran over and put her helpless little hands on her chest, and said quickly: "It really is a living Fujino!"
Fujino: "..."
What I mean is, how can this thing be dead?
Fujino was helpless for a moment and asked, "Excuse me, are you Miss Shitara Renki?"
"Yes, it's me!"
Shitara Renxi smiled and said, "So, Detective Fujino, why didn't you just call me but came straight to my house? I was really shocked!"
Fujino couldn't help but complain: "You also wrote the phone number..."
Shitara Renxi was stunned, her accent was distorted: "Sister, do you want me to write it?"
"This is written by my real sister. Take a look if you don't believe me?" Fujino took out the envelope and handed it to her speechlessly: "If your family wasn't a little famous, I probably wouldn't be able to find a client."
(End of this chapter)
