Tokyo Literary Godfather

"Boss, why did you buy so much?"

The new clerk looked at the "White Night Journey" on the bookshelf, which was placed in the most conspicuous place, and asked a little puzzled.

The author of this novel has almost never heard of the name. He is not a famous writer. It is estimated that not many readers will buy it.

But for such a novel whose name I had almost never heard of, the young boss Ohno Nagaharu purchased a large number of it, a total of three to four hundred copies, and put them for sale in the most conspicuous place of the bookstore.

"The new books published by the Spring and Autumn Society, I bought some of them when I saw them." Ono Changzhi said while reading the manga.

"This is more than just a few...so many, can you sell them?"

"Who knows? It's probably difficult." Ohno Nagaharu said.

"Huh?" The clerk looked at him puzzled, wondering why he bought so much?

Sure enough, only one copy of the book was sold on the first day.

A little more were sold the next day, about three copies, but "Aurora Murder 2" had already sold dozens of copies, and the sales gap was almost visible to the naked eye.

At this time, the "Yomiuri Daily" once again serialized Chiba Shinichi's article: "White Night Journey" - one of the best socialist works in history.

In the article, Chiba Shinichi overturned the previous statement of "half a masterpiece" and claimed that the ending of "White Night Journey" is also shocking. This novel is not "half a masterpiece", it can be called a masterpiece from beginning to end. .

In addition to Chiba Shinichi, other book reviewers have also given evaluations one after another. There are many tricky critics among the reviewers. They can find faults in no matter how good a work is: they will criticize commercial works that are not profound, and they will criticize profound works. If it is not romantic, they will criticize romantic works for not being popular...

However, "White Night Walk" has received unanimous praise in a short period of time. Firstly, because Fujiwara Kei has the aura of a newbie, critics prefer to target well-known writers rather than making things difficult for newcomers;

Secondly, "White Night Walk" is a socialist work. To a certain extent, it reflects social phenomena and to a certain extent, it is "literary to convey the truth", so it is naturally of high quality.

Driven by various reasons, the reputation of "White Night Walk" is increasing day by day. Among the works released at the same time, almost no work can surpass it.

However, "Aurora Murders 2", a work from the same publishing house, was severely criticized at this time. Many book critics criticized Watanabe Ikema for overstating the situation. As a sequel to the first part, the second part of the Aurora series has a lackluster plot and narrative. Nothing new, far worse than the first one. This is a work created purely to make money, and it is simply a third-rate novel.

In major literary magazines and newspapers, the evaluations of the two works "Aurora 2" and "White Night Journey" are almost the same but opposite. "Aurora 2" is full of accusations and criticisms, but "White Night Journey" has no Stingy with kind words.

However, reviews are reviews and cannot truly reflect the market. After only half a month, the first printing of 100,000 copies of "Aurora Murder 2" was almost sold out, while "White Night Walk" only sold 10,000 copies.

Keigo Higashino was already a well-known writer before he wrote "White Night Walk". However, Keigo Fujiwara did not have such a reader base, so he could only wait patiently for sales to slowly increase.

…

Togada Nanako came to Ohno Bookstore.

She is a sophomore student at Tokyo Bunge University and a member of the literature club. She has had a fanatical love for novels since she was a child, especially mystery novels.

In Japan, reading mystery novels is a national hobby, almost second only to comics. Especially in this era, light novels have not yet captured the youth market, and mystery novels almost dominate all major literary categories.

She came to buy "Aurora Murders 2". Although the reviews of this novel seem to be poor now, she still decided to buy it because of her love for the first one.

She took a copy of "Aurora Murders 2" and was about to leave when she turned around and saw "White Night Journey", which was placed in the most conspicuous position. She felt a little strange for a moment. This book didn't seem to be very popular. Why is it placed in such a high position?

She vaguely remembered seeing reviews about this book in the newspaper. It seemed to be good, and it seemed that it was recommended by teacher Mika Miyano.

After some hesitation, Togada Nanako also took the book away after some hesitation.

After paying the bill at the counter, Togada Nanako put the novel in her bag and prepared to take it home to read.

In the evening, Togada Nanako took a shower and dried her hair with a hair dryer. She then sat on a chair and waited for her hair to dry. Reading novels was the best way to pass the boring time, so she took the hair dryer from her bag. Take out the two novels I bought at Ohno Bookstore today.

She first picked up "Aurora 2" and started watching it carefully for about half an hour, when the first murder case appeared.

Togata frowned. The method of committing the crime did not seem complicated. She immediately saw the murderer's trick - it couldn't be that simple, right? Didn’t you guess it right away?

She hesitated for a while, and finally couldn't restrain her curiosity. She turned directly to the last few chapters. After a quick glance, she was immediately disappointed: there seemed to be no reversal, and it was no different from what she had guessed.

"What..." Togata complained a little, no wonder the review was not good! This level can only deceive a novice.

Just when he was lamenting that he had spent a lot of money to buy a novel that was not that exciting, Togata turned around and saw Byakuya Go again, so he put down "Aurora 2" and opened the first page of "Byakuya Go".

The murder case described at the beginning of "White Night Journey" does not seem to be difficult, but the excitement of this book does not seem to lie in the murderer's true identity...

Toshida read more and more deeply, and when he saw the third chapter, his pupils suddenly dilated.

She turned back page after page, and the closer she got to the end, the closer she got to the core mystery of the novel. Until the end, all the truth was revealed. Togada's scalp went numb for a moment, and when the last sentence of the book came into view, , A line of clear tears slipped down unconsciously.

"She never looked back once."

Not once did she look back.

The man who gave his life to protect her died, and she never looked back.

In order to protect her, the man who did not hesitate to defile her body and soul died, and she never looked back.

Does Karasawa Yukiho love Kirihara Ryoji?

And what kind of emotion does Kirihara Ryoji have towards Tang Zeyuho?

Is it love, obedience, or guilt?

she does not know.

Perhaps no one knows except the author.

This is the ultimate puzzle of this book.

Li Hetian felt her heart beat faster, she hadn't read such a shocking novel for a long time.

No wonder those book reviewers praised this book so highly. Did she think it was some special treatment for the Socialists? Although many social groups have good reviews, they are not good-looking!

But this book is very exciting. Among the many novels she has read, she is even willing to put this novel in the top three.

No wonder the owner of Daye Bookstore would put this not-so-popular book in the most conspicuous position. It seems that the bookstore owner is a potential master and has foresight!