[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-literary-master-of-tokyo":3,"chapter-literary-master-of-tokyo-literary-master-of-tokyo-chapter-179":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},2355028,4607,"Chapter 179: Piercing Through That Unlucky Guy!","literary-master-of-tokyo-chapter-179",179,"\u003Cp>Facts have proven that as the deputy editor-in-chief of *Literary Spring*, Iwaki Keisaku still has a quite accurate grasp of the periodical market and the shifting trends of public opinion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the days that followed, Akiwara Yuto’s work, *The Invisible Guest*, began to see a different shift in public opinion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because this work was released directly in the form of an extended special edition, the plot trajectory was clear at a glance. Whether they were readers or critics, they could intuitively analyze the merits and flaws of the work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the newspapers, the critics who had previously criticized Akiwara Yuto for \"losing his talent\" all fell silent; critics like Nishijima Tomoki even pretended they had never said anything bad, praising the excellence of Akiwara Yuto’s work once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the critics who had supported the work from the start, they took the initiative to go on the offensive, their praise overflowing, and strongly recommended that readers check out the work, calling it a rare \"courtroom-style\" masterpiece in Japan in recent years!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People in academia also rarely joined in the fun. Generally speaking, unless they specifically study mystery literature, these academics would not care about mysteries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time was different; Akiwara Yuto’s work adopted a \"recollective narrative technique,\" a style of writing that is more prevalent in the West and very rare in Japan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akiwara Yuto’s work not only adopted this technique but was written so excellently, with truth mixed with falsehood, one truth following another, and the plot constantly twisting, leaving people stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, these academics praised Akiwara Yuto’s work as a masterpiece of \"Western style, Japanese soul\"!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short, judging from newspapers and various periodicals, all parties expressed a high degree of recognition for this work, and some even believed it could contend for the Uemura Prize!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the feedback of public opinion, the reader base was also significantly influenced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the internet, the number of posts supporting this work completely exceeded the number of posts opposing it. Some original posters who didn't like the work either deleted their posts or changed their tune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The very few posts that continued to mock and ridicule were directly scolded to pieces by others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the market, some readers who had originally given up on following the series also became curious due to this shift. In this state of mind, they turned back to buy that extended special edition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing it, they all expressed a high degree of recognition!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, not everyone was happy to see this happen, such as the editorial departments of other periodicals like *Literary Spring*, which began to grow nervous!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, the sales of *April Youth* were at most 150,000 copies, firmly holding the position of fourth in the industry, so there was no need to worry about anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no one expected *April Youth* to hold back a \"big move\" and release an extended special edition, instantly attracting everyone's attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging by the current market trend, it was simply coming on aggressively. Who knows, once the sales figures are out, it might just pierce through some unlucky guy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On Friday morning, the atmosphere at the *April Youth* editorial department’s sales statistics meeting was quite high-spirited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the release of this issue of *April Youth*, the results swept away the slump caused by Akiwara Yuto’s hiatus last week, making a comeback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Monday’s sales reached 30,000 copies, Tuesday’s reached 35,000 copies, but by Wednesday and Thursday, they actually rose against the trend to 39,000 and 41,000 copies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Generally speaking, once a periodical is released, sales are often highest on Monday and then decline day by day. But this issue of *April Youth*, relying on the word-of-mouth of Akiwara Yuto’s work, began a \"counterattack,\" gradually gaining momentum toward the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The editors attending the meeting, such as Ooshiro Rika and Awazu Hideki, all had excited expressions on their faces—after all, they had invested a great deal of energy and financial resources during this period and finally achieved a pretty good result.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Kawamoto Toshisuke, who had previously opposed making Akiwara Yuto the focus of promotion, he said nothing at this time. The fact that *April Youth*’s sales exploded due to Akiwara Yuto’s work had already proven his previous judgment wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ooshiro Rika sat at the head of the table, looked around at everyone, and then called Awazu Hideki to report the results of other competitors over the past week.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Awazu Hideki received the instruction, distributed the documents, and began to narrate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Keihan Publishing’s *Literary Spring* had been squeezed out of many channels near universities during this period, and sales had dropped significantly. But the other side immediately took countermeasures, increasing cooperation with various school libraries and student unions, so sales did not fall below 200,000 copies, currently ranking third.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mantan Publishing’s *Tokyo Literature* had been steady during this period, continuing to maintain a large amount of space for book reviews. Besides that, because they had serialized works by star writers Seto Tamae and Nakata Keito, the magazine still had many loyal readers, and sales had improved further, reaching 260,000 copies, ranking second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Toei Publishing’s *Tokyo Youth* lost a portion of its reader base because one of its works announced the end of its serialization. But after all, the reader base was there, and some readers were interested in the new serials, so sales were still at 290,000 copies, maintaining the first position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Mantan Publishing’s *New*, Awazu Hideki thought for a moment and decided not to mention it... Without star writers and promotional resources, this periodical couldn't even be considered cannon fodder now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing the report, Awazu Hideki took out another report sent by the statistics department and said: \"According to the re-estimation by the statistics department, as of next Monday, the weekly sales of *April Youth* are estimated to reach 190,000 copies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this number, the expressions of everyone in the meeting room became subtle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>190,000 copies; this number seemed to be only 10,000 copies away from *Literary Spring*’s sales last week.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then again, the statistics department’s estimate might not be entirely accurate; perhaps it could be a little higher?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that case, this issue of *April Youth* could surpass *Literary Spring*!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ooshiro Rika coughed dryly, and her expression became serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will go find Executive Director Sanqiao later to see if we can increase promotion additionally. I believe that as long as we work a little harder, maybe our sales this week can surpass *Literary Spring*!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"……Does everyone know? To be able to publish this special edition, Akiwara-sensei completed the manuscripts for the next few weeks in just one week, spending a great deal of time and energy! Since that is the case, can we slack off?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course not!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ooshiro Rika stood up and said in a firm and powerful voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I hope everyone will join me in these two days to visit the surrounding bookstores and let them put a few more copies of *April Youth* on the display stands! As long as our sales can surpass *Literary Spring*, the board of directors will definitely value us more!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked at everyone with a meaningful gaze and then bowed deeply, \"I leave it to you all!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people in the meeting room looked at each other, stood up together, and bowed their heads as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, everyone’s eyes were bright, and their confidence was very sufficient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A gap of 10,000 copies—as long as they could put in the effort, maybe they could surpass it immediately! As for visiting bookstores and such, it was nothing more than walking a bit more and bowing a bit more!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Success was right before their eyes; if they didn't work hard now, they really couldn't justify it!\u003C\u002Fp>",1285,"2026-06-21T03:58:01.347Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","f45ba11c6a85f2881864b90d5ad0cc1c95a4b82b3d217aedfa3726113b975c4b","literary-master-of-tokyo-chapter-180","literary-master-of-tokyo-chapter-178",334,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fliterary-master-of-tokyo-cover.jpg"]