Tokyo Literary Godfather

"The plot is acceptable. As a reasoning drama, it is quite satisfactory. It reproduces the modus operandi of the original novel one by one. However, the psychological activities of the murderer in the original novel are not well represented in the drama. It seems empty and weak, and it is inferior."

"Let's talk about the performance. As an idol actor, the lead actor Yamazaki Kenji was unanimously worried by the audience whether he could perform the essence of the protagonist before the show started. Judging from this episode broadcast, the performance is on the passing line, not excellent , but it’s still worthy of a sentence.”

"Let's talk about the soundtrack..."

Chiba Shinichi was holding a cigarette with one hand and typing on the keyboard with the other hand. After more than an hour, the first draft was finally completed. I scrolled the mouse to read my article and make revisions at any time.

He is a film critic and book reviewer, and his main category is reasoning works. Because of his vicious vision and fair evaluation, he is well-known in the industry.

Once upon a time, he was also a reasoning writer, but his novels could not be sold. After some thinking, he changed his course. He no longer created works by himself, but evaluated other people's works.

I have to say that this is also a smart decision. Now the reasoning world is too crowded, and there is no way for people with average creative talents to survive. Chiba Shinichi's talent is limited, but since he became a critic, he can give pointers to those whose talents are higher than his. The last person this smart was selling jeans during the American Gold Rush.

After modifying the film review, Chiba Shinichi opened the webpage and entered a forum for reasoning enthusiasts, and saw a top post just after entering:

"Recently, the mystery novels on the market are too old-fashioned. Either the second illness kills people, or they have split personalities. Are there any mystery novels that are closer to life?"

"Recommend the book "Dangerous Neighbors"."

"I've read this book, it's rather boring, like documentary literature."

"Recently, I have been following the serialization of Bai Ye Xing. This book is the most exciting social novel I have ever read."

"Socialism? There don't seem to be many good-looking books in this genre."

"This one is different, very exciting!"

"I agree, I also think this book is beautiful."

"I often visit bookstores, and it seems that I have never seen this book."

"It's still being serialized. The serialized magazine is "Qian Kun Chun Qiu", which is a supplement of "Chun Qiu Wen Appreciation", but to be honest, none of the articles in this magazine can compare with it. I don't know who the editor of the magazine What do you think?"

Chiba Shinichi frowned, read a few more posts, and found that many people were discussing the book "White Night Journey".

And there are a few key words that attracted his attention, such as "evil girl", "walking in the sun holding hands", "father killing", "ventilation duct", "child lover", etc., which made him immediately interested in this book. The book became interesting.

He stood up, walked to the bookcase, and began to rummage through it.

As a critic, I would buy the latest novel periodicals every month, but in each magazine, I would only pick one or two novels worthy of attention to read.

He found all these issues of "The Spring and Autumn" and looked at the catalog. Sure enough, there was a novel called "White Night Journey", which had been serialized to the eighth chapter.

He found all these issues of "The Spring and Autumn" and planned to read it from the first chapter. The author's name is Sima Guitai, very strange, is he a new author?

Chiba Shinichi picked up the magazine that published the first chapter of "Bai Ye Xing" and read it. At this time, a late-night variety show suddenly appeared on the TV.

It's also a variety show I haven't seen before. It's called "Human Observation". Today is the premiere day. Chiba Shinichi didn't turn off the TV, and while reading the novel, he glanced at the TV screen from time to time.

Facts have proved that it is difficult to do two things at once. The biggest selling point of "Anthropological Observation" is that it is eye-catching and full of gimmicks. Chiba Shen couldn't move his eyes away after taking two glances. He was holding a novel magazine in his hand, but his eyes kept staring at the screen.

If the mission of a variety show is to kill time in a mindless way, then "Anthropological Observation" has successfully fulfilled its mission.

Chiba Shinichi was very happy to watch it. Mystery works are very taxing on the brain, and occasionally it is good to watch something that does not require thinking.

The theme of this issue of "Human Observation" is "Son brings home his girlfriend with a big appetite". At least it can leave a deep impression.

After the variety show ended, Chiba Shinichi turned off the TV and planned to read the last chapter of the novel seriously before going to bed.

He opened the first chapter of "White Night Journey", and the story started with a murder case in a secret room...

I finished reading the first chapter very quickly. Chiba Shinichi pinched his chin and said to himself: The story is pretty good, and the narration left a sense of suspense. But to say how good it is, I haven’t felt it yet.

Chiba Shinichi glanced at the clock. The pointer was about to point to 1. Chiba Shinichi thought for a moment and picked up a magazine again.

Forget it, read one more chapter and go to bed!

In the middle of the night, the office workers who went out to socialize also returned home one by one. The windows of the apartment building were extinguished one by one, but one window was still stubbornly lit.

Chiba Shinichi finished reading another chapter and subconsciously wanted to get the next issue of the magazine. Suddenly he realized that this was already the latest issue.

He was stunned and looked at the clock hanging on the wall. It was almost four o'clock in the morning.

What an amazing novel... Chiba Shinichi thought to himself, what is the author's name?

"Sima Guitai?" Qianye Shenyi frowned, never heard of the name, he has been a critic for several years, as long as he is a debut writer, even if he is not well-known, he will not be completely unfamiliar.

Is he really a new writer?

Can a newcomer produce work of this level?

Chiba Shinichi was a little shocked, but when he thought that this kind of work could only be serialized in a supplement, there was no other explanation except that the author was a newcomer.

"A perfect work... Whether it's the concept of the work, the plot, or the characterization, it's all perfect..."

Chiba Shinichi murmured, suddenly thinking of something, so he opened a new electronic document.

"Such a good work should be known to more people. Let me help you..."

Chiba Shen thought to himself, and the sound of "clack-clack-clack" when typing on the keyboard was heard in the room again.

…

Early the next morning, Kei Fujiwara came to the company and saw Yui Mizuhara, Takagi Sasaki and others sitting in the conference room, guarding in front of a telephone.

Last night's ratings report should have been calculated today, and the creative team members are now waiting for the results.

The trend chart of the ratings is the electrocardiogram of the TV people. This is absolutely true. Now everyone, including Mizuhara Yui, is like a patient waiting for a medical report, a little worried and a little bit looking forward.

Fujiwara Kei looked at everyone and said with a smile: "Aren't you going to hold a planning meeting first? We are about to start preparations for the new program."

Mizuhara Yui raised her head and glanced at him: "Wait a little longer, Fujiwara-kun, you are always a little uneasy now."

"Miss Suwon, it's only the first episode. No matter whether the ratings are good or bad, it doesn't mean anything. The most important thing when filming a show is the stability of your mentality."

Mizuhara Yui and Sasaki Takagi were stunned. When Fujiwara Kei said this, they felt that it made sense and felt a little ashamed.

A young man in his early twenties can remain calm, but it seems that they, who have been immersed in it for several years, are restless.

"Ding ding ding..."

The telephone landline in the conference room rang suddenly, and before everyone could react, Mizuhara Yui saw only an afterimage passing through the air, Fujiwara Kei snatched the phone receiver quickly and stuck it to his ear Bian: "Hello, this is the program team of "Anthropology"."

"Yes Yes……"

The air seemed to freeze for a moment. After a moment, Fujiwara Kei put down the receiver.

"The average time-sharing rating is 2.60, the highest time-sharing rating is 4.97, and the highest viewing share is 33%."

Kei Fujiwara smiled and looked around at everyone: "This is a pretty good result, isn't it?"