[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-literary-master-of-tokyo":3,"chapter-literary-master-of-tokyo-literary-master-of-tokyo-chapter-104":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Literary Master of Tokyo",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2354953,4607,"Chapter 104: New Conditions","literary-master-of-tokyo-chapter-104",104,"\u003Cp>Akiwara Yuto dragged the mouse to continue browsing; he discovered that the search results for \"New Novel\" were significantly higher than those for \"Suspect X\"—or rather, they were dozens of times higher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, there was a problem: most of these search results were posted between July and September, which was when the *ZOO* series was still being serialized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After mid-September, the number and frequency of new posts began to slide sharply, decreasing at a speed visible to the naked eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akiwara Yuto pondered for a moment and found it unsurprising; after all, without topical works, *New Novel* would inevitably go cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging by this trend, sales must have dropped quite a bit. The editorial department must be having a massive headache...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought for a moment, scrolled the mouse, found a post with the most replies recently, and clicked in to read it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The title of the post was \"What's wrong with the recent New Novels,\" and the content was an expression of dissatisfaction with the content of *New Novel*.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the replies below, many people expressed one after another that after Akiwara-sensei stopped serializing, *New Novel* had become very boring and lacked innovative stories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, some people offered a different opinion, saying that according to the insert announcement in *New Novel*, Akiwara-sensei would be releasing a new work in a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akiwara Yuto was a bit surprised, but even more speechless: when did I ever say I was going to release a new work?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pondered for a moment, then used his new account to reply: \"According to a friend of mine who works inside, the collaboration between Akiwara-sensei and the *New Novel* editorial department has already come to an end.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing the reply, he waited for a while, found no one responding, closed that post, and opened another titled \"Very disappointed, regarding Kadowaki Yuzen's work *Searching Footsteps*.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Out of curiosity, Akiwara Yuto read it carefully and found that the post was about a thousand words long, analyzing the protagonist of *Searching Footsteps* and several of the detective methods used.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, the poster emphasized that most of this content was just rehashing old ideas, making it feel boring; looking at this book was not as good as buying a copy of the *Hokkaido Tourist Guide*.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the replies below, two distinct factions had formed: one supported the original poster's view and also felt it was boring, while the other emphasized that it was adapted from real police investigations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging by the numbers, the former group was larger and accounted for the vast majority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akiwara Yuto let out a laugh; Kadowaki Yuzen had snatched his Golden Award, and he still felt a bit unconvinced. Moreover, from his professional perspective, he also truly felt this work was boring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should he write a post to \"stomp\" on it too?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akiwara Yuto thought for a while but gave up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he had that time, it would be better to find ways to drive traffic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The current number of netizens was at least several hundred thousand; even if only one in ten liked mystery novels, it could bring more sales to *Suspect X*.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And more importantly, he could use the internet as a channel to increase the exposure of *Suspect X*, thereby making the book sell better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, how should he do it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Akiwara Yuto suddenly remembered the post he had previously published on this forum, *Mystery Taxi*, so he quickly found the post and clicked it open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the post, there were actually over a thousand replies, and many people even replied saying \"How scary\" or \"So terrifying.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides that, many people also expressed that they were preparing to buy *New Novel* to see the author's other works.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing so many replies, Akiwara Yuto was a bit surprised for a moment. After all, judging by the number of replies, this post had several times more than Kadowaki Yuzen's *Searching Footsteps* just now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One had to know that the other was a full-length novel volume of over a hundred thousand words, while *Mystery Taxi* was just a short story of less than ten thousand words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be because it was free?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akiwara Yuto took his hands off the mouse and keyboard, closed his eyes, and leaned his body against the computer chair. He spun the chair and pondered another question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that case, should he serialize a full-length novel online to attract traffic and convert it into purchasing power?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, would that be a bit of a waste?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pondered for a long time but couldn't make up his mind, deciding to think about it carefully when he got home at night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After making the decision, he turned off the computer and walked to the front desk to pay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving the internet cafe, Akiwara Yuto walked along the street toward his home at a steady pace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a journey of about 15 minutes, he returned to the entrance of his \"detached house.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to Akiwara Yuto's surprise, standing at the door of the house was a man in glasses wearing a suit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It took less than two seconds for Akiwara Yuto to recognize that the other person was the new editor-in-chief of *New Novel*, who was also Kadowaki Yuzen's editor, Matsushima Kazuhiro.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Matsushima Kazuhiro had actually been there for half an hour; he had seen that it was getting late and was prepared to leave first. But he hadn't expected that just as he was about to leave, Akiwara Yuto would actually return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not hesitate, immediately stepped forward two paces, and greeted Akiwara Yuto: \"Good evening, Akiwara-sensei.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akiwara Yuto nodded in response with a \"Good evening,\" then asked: \"Editor-in-Chief Matsushima, may I ask what you are here for?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Matsushima Kazuhiro nodded, \"There are some work-related matters I'd like to hear Akiwara-sensei's opinion on.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akiwara Yuto pondered for a moment, but still opened the door to welcome him in; after all, one doesn't hit a smiling face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, there was no direct conflict between him and Matsushima Kazuhiro.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two changed their shoes in the Xuanguan and walked to the living room on the second floor. Akiwara Yuto invited the other to sit and poured a cup of hot tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Editor-in-Chief Matsushima, can you state your purpose now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had some faint guesses in his heart, but he still wanted to hear what the other had to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Matsushima Kazuhiro picked up the teacup, blew on it, and then began: \"Akiwara-sensei, do you have anything you'd like to say regarding the subsequent serialization in *New Novel*?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akiwara Yuto shook his head and replied: \"Since Editor-in-Chief Matsushima came, you should already understand my thoughts. If nothing unexpected happened, you should have seen my new work.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Matsushima Kazuhiro sighed in his heart; he heard Akiwara Yuto's meaning—this was a polite refusal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed that simply inviting Akiwara Yuto to serialize again was not such a simple matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it, Kihara Daigo and Takei Kohei, look at the mess you two have made!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Matsushima Kazuhiro thought for a moment and decided to try persuading him again; after all, the downward trend in *New Novel*'s sales had reached a level that could no longer be ignored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a sip of tea and said: \"Akiwara-sensei, could I ask you to serialize in *New Novel* once more?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that Akiwara Yuto was about to refuse, he took out a contract and placed it on the table, saying sincerely: \"If these were the conditions, would you be able to accept?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akiwara Yuto was a bit puzzled; after all, his attitude had already been very clear, and the other was undoubtedly being unreasonable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he thought about it and still picked up the contract on the table to take a few looks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately after, he saw the new conditions on the contract...\u003C\u002Fp>",1299,"2026-06-21T03:58:01.347Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","d88c777944c8da3cf4427093eb3cc16d10f082fe46078a074584cd6098195a56","literary-master-of-tokyo-chapter-105","literary-master-of-tokyo-chapter-103",334,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fliterary-master-of-tokyo-cover.jpg"]