[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-literary-master-of-tokyo":3,"chapter-literary-master-of-tokyo-literary-master-of-tokyo-chapter-110":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},2354959,4607,"Chapter 110: Tour Book-Signing Event","literary-master-of-tokyo-chapter-110",110,"\u003Cp>Takei Kohei turned the paper on the desk to a different angle so that Kihara Daigo could see it more clearly, then said, \"Department Head, I think we should change our approach.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Change our approach?\" Kihara Daigo was somewhat puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Takei Kohei nodded and replied, \"I understand your concerns—that after Akiwara Yuto's work becomes a big hit, the Vice President and the Board of Directors might be dissatisfied with you, thinking you were the one who drove this genius away.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused, then continued, \"So, why not strike first and let them form a negative impression of Akiwara Yuto before that happens?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kihara Daigo frowned, remained silent for a few seconds, and then said, \"Takei, tell me your thoughts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes,\" Takei Kohei nodded slightly and explained, \"We can fabricate some rumors, saying that before this, Akiwara Yuto already had the intention to leave, and that you, despite trying every way to persuade him to stay, were still rejected by him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In this way, it can be explained that you awarded the Golden Prize to Mamiya Yushin for the sake of Mantan Society's interests. After all, a writer who is about to leave can hardly be considered one of our own at Mantan Society, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this explanation, Kihara Daigo suddenly understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they operated this way, all responsibility would be pushed onto Akiwara Yuto, and he himself would not only suffer no losses but would also be seen by those above as acting in the interest of Mantan Society.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, he smiled, \"Takei, this isn't a rumor, is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are right, it is the truth.\" Takei Kohei also revealed a \"politician-style\" smile, \"But if we do this, we still need to do a few things so that the people above can see your resolve.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Send word to all the media outlets that cooperate with Mantan Society, and tell these media not to publish book reviews or any other opinions on Akiwara Yuto's work!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kihara Daigo frowned and said, \"Wouldn't that be a bit too much?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Doing this would essentially count as a form of disguised blacklisting; once done, there would be no room for reconciliation between Mantan Society and Akiwara Yuto.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Takei Kohei shook his head, \"Department Head, if every writer were like Akiwara Yuto, who just walks away after making a name for themselves upon debut, then how would the outside world view Mantan Society, and how would those above view you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His tone became heavier, \"Therefore, we need to kill the chicken to scare the monkey, to punish one as a warning to a hundred! Moreover, Akiwara Yuto has no notable awards to his name to this day; at best, he can only be considered a newcomer, so it won't cost us much.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Takei Kohei actually had his own motives; in his view, he had spent so much effort inviting Akiwara Yuto, only for the other party to just walk away. This made him feel a bit humiliated and angry!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kihara Daigo hesitated for less than two seconds before deciding to accept this proposal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Takei, I'll leave this matter to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>7:00 PM, Chiyoda Ward, Akiwara Yuto's home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akiwara Yuto did not know that Mantan Society was preparing to make arrangements against him; he had just finished dinner and was sitting at his desk thinking about the next step of his promotional plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the flow of people coming and going in the night scene outside the window, he took out paper and a pen from the drawer and began to scribble on the paper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As it stands, the most important goal is still to further promote *The Devotion of Suspect X*, but due to a lack of promotional channels, it can only rely on readers' word-of-mouth and posters at partner bookstores, making promotion relatively slow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for online traffic, it is unlikely to bring in a large number of readers without several weeks of accumulation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, as far as he knew, the mystery forum where he posted only had about 50,000 netizens. And his post, when he checked it earlier, had already sunk quite a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after serializing for a few more weeks, the situation would be much better. After all, the longer the story, the more it can attract readers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akiwara Yuto put down his pen, then stood up and paced a few steps, continuing to ponder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That said, it would be great if some book reviewers could publish a couple of reviews.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, *New Novel* was able to go from selling less than 30,000 copies to over 200,000, which was inseparable from the help of numerous book reviewers behind the scenes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the current situation is different from before; Anjiu Bookstore is just a small publisher, and the weekly sales of *Suspect X* are only 4,000 copies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under these conditions, wanting to get the attention of book reviewers would take forever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since that's the case, should he take the initiative to contact them, or mail two books over?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if he did that, would it not be in line with the rules of the Japanese literary world?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, book reviewers have another name: literary critics, and they have a different stance from the author themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akiwara Yuto thought for a long time and finally decided to entrust President Anjiu to see if there were any channels for this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That experience at Mantan Society made him realize that he must not sit and wait for death; at the very least, he had to try.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, based on his past-life experience, the book *The Devotion of Suspect X* was highly favored by readers and book reviewers alike, and it even won numerous awards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So if he could successfully get book reviewers to see this book, surely it would be able to win them over!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akiwara Yuto clenched his palm and made up his mind; once he found a suitable opportunity, he would talk to President Anjiu about this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After thinking for a long time, he felt a bit thirsty, so he went downstairs to get a glass of water in the kitchen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he passed the entrance, the phone rang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the ring, Akiwara Yuto walked quickly and picked up the receiver: \"Hello, this is Akiwara Yuto, may I ask who this is?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Akiwara-sensei, it's me, Satake Maki.\" A crisp female voice came from the other side of the receiver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akiwara Yuto was a bit puzzled, but still asked: \"Editor Satake, is there something the matter?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing Akiwara Yuto's words, Satake Maki felt a bit shy for a moment, but continued anyway: \"Akiwara-sensei, are you free in the next two weeks? We want to plan a tour book-signing event.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A tour book-signing?\" Akiwara Yuto was a bit surprised, but soon became interested, \"Please tell me more.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Satake Maki began to explain into the receiver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akiwara Yuto also learned a lot of information based on what she said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In order to further increase sales, Anjiu Bookstore decided to cooperate with several better-selling bookstores to hold several small book-signing events to boost the sales of *Suspect X*.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it remains to be seen how many sales this will specifically add, there is still some promotional effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akiwara Yuto hesitated for a moment and asked another question: \"Didn't we make a lot of signed bookmarks before?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Akiwara-sensei, it's like this. Because President Anjiu communicated with the bookstores later, he felt that if there were too many signed bookmarks, it might cause the value of the signatures to depreciate, so we kept them as backups for now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Worried that Akiwara Yuto might feel his efforts were in vain, Satake Maki added another sentence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We will use this batch of bookmarks when we release the hardcover edition later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akiwara Yuto nodded and asked again: \"Then how should the promotion for the book-signing be handled?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is not his past life; promotional channels are still limited. If it's not done well, there might not be many readers on the day of the signing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that case, he would be a bit embarrassed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Satake Maki replied: \"As for promotion, we are currently arranging to post promotional posters inside each partner bookstore, and we have hired people to distribute flyers on the street. However, as for newspaper space, there might not be much of a budget, please forgive us, Akiwara-sensei.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's fine, I understand.\" Akiwara Yuto knew the specific situation of Anjiu Bookstore, so he asked another question: \"When is the first book-signing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We will notify you specifically once we finish the arrangements here. As of now, it should be next week.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Understood, thank you for your hard work.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akiwara Yuto chatted with Satake Maki for a few more sentences and then ended the call.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He put down the receiver and pondered another question: his handwriting looked like a dog's scrawl; should he practice it properly?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, it would be a bit embarrassing at the book-signing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forget it, he'll practice hard this week.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Akiwara Yuto was practicing his handwriting, Anjiu Bookstore began to continuously improve the promotional plan and related work to prepare for the tour book-signing, and completed the coordination with the bookstores.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this phase, *Suspect X* welcomed a new week of sales, and *The Death of a Mystery Novelist* also began its third installment of serialization...\u003C\u002Fp>",1545,"2026-06-21T03:58:01.347Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","2dd278e0c0751ed5a45fd6e7e73d539683f7802ab52715fdd024074c1e779017","literary-master-of-tokyo-chapter-111","literary-master-of-tokyo-chapter-109",334,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fliterary-master-of-tokyo-cover.jpg"]