[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-literary-master-of-tokyo":3,"chapter-literary-master-of-tokyo-literary-master-of-tokyo-chapter-181":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},2355030,4607,"Chapter 181: The Ace of the Mystery Novelist","literary-master-of-tokyo-chapter-181",181,"\u003Cp>After saying goodbye to Da Cheng Lixiang, Akiwara Yuto immediately walked out of the classroom building and hailed a taxi by the side of the road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sat in the back seat, watching the scenery continuously receding outside the window, and thought of the manuscript he had just submitted—*Police Assistant Furuhata Ninzaburo*.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This work is a classic and famous detective mystery work in Japanese history, consisting of 43 episodes in total.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In every episode, a complete thread can basically be formed: from the setting of suspense, the criminal's motive, the detective discovering clues, to obtaining conclusive evidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It has a beginning and an end, progressing layer by layer, making many people exclaim how satisfying it is after finishing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On Douban in his past life, many domestic viewers directly gave this work a high score of 9.2, and some even called it the most unmissable work in their reviews.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although brilliant, it is not without its detractors. For example, some people say that this work became a huge hit entirely because the protagonist and supporting actors were top-tier actors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That said, even the best actors cannot be separated from the work. If the reasoning logic of the work has problems, or if there are fatal flaws in the plot, then no matter how much star power supports it, it cannot be sustained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, although it is a different form of expression from film and television dramas, the former is not necessarily inferior to the latter in terms of embodying the charm of characters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, the Sherlock Holmes series; how many people were directly moved and attracted by the protagonist in the book after watching the show.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is also one of Akiwara Yuto's goals, which is to set up his own \"detective\" series.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many famous mystery writers often construct a detective who can appear continuously in different works, and through his perspective, lead readers into the fun of solving cases and decoding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes series, Agatha's Poirot series, Keigo Higashino's Kaga Kyoichiro series, and Seishi Yokomizo's Jin Tianyi series. If not strictly classified, Conan could actually be included too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once an impressive \"detective\" can be established, the mystery writer as the creator undoubtedly holds a trump card IP.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just by operating this IP, one could live without worries for the rest of their life!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akiwara Yuto raised his head and looked at the street outside the car window. It is now early December in Tokyo, and the temperature has begun to drop sharply, reaching as low as 5 degrees Celsius.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But many women walking on the street are still wearing short skirts, exposing their knees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akiwara Yuto couldn't help but complain: wearing so little, aren't they afraid of getting rheumatism and arthritis when they get old?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forget it, this has nothing to do with him; better to continue considering the pros and cons after releasing the work *Police Assistant Furuhata Ninzaburo*.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akiwara Yuto lowered his head and continued to think.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In terms of readers, this work has completely taken the path of short story serialization, greatly lowering the reading threshold, so there is no need to worry about readers having no patience or anything like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for book reviewers, it is actually not good. After all, this work is purely for the market, so the difficulty of the reasoning has been reduced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short, there are pros and cons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, trying to please everyone is undoubtedly a wrong idea; how could everyone possibly like one work!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speaking of his past life, the sales of Keigo Higashino's works alone in the country could beat the sum of all other Japanese mystery writers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this does not mean that the works of other mystery writers are much worse than his.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, this can only prove one fact, which is that the content of Keigo Higashino's works greatly met the tastes of the domestic market readers at that time, which is why it formed the continuous recommendation of the public and public opinion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there are also many mystery fans on the internet who believe that the things Keigo Higashino wrote cannot be considered mystery works at all, after all, the tricks and methods are too simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, in Akiwara Yuto's view, for mystery, the story is the first priority, so as long as it satisfies the majority of readers, that is enough!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He let out a long sigh of relief and felt at ease about whether his choice of this work was appropriate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that the manuscript has been submitted, the rest is to continue to ensure the quality of the manuscript and then cooperate well with the work of the editorial department.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Customer, we have reached the destination.\" Hearing this voice, Akiwara Yuto came back to his senses. He looked out the car window and found that he had arrived at his doorstep without knowing when.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately said \"sorry,\" then paid the fare and left the taxi, walked into the house and went straight to the desk on the second floor, sat down, and continued to write the subsequent manuscript of *Furuhata Ninzaburo*.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he had already submitted next week's manuscript, the more backlog he has, the better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like that, he wrote from Saturday morning to Sunday at 7 PM, and apart from sleeping, he only ate the bento brought by Asano Aiko.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But because he didn't stop his pen, he finished the manuscript for the next two weeks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was considering whether to take a break and go for a night run, the phone at the Xuanguan rang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who would call me at this time? Could it be that the editorial department has opinions on my manuscript? Akiwara Yuto wondered for a moment, then walked down and picked up the phone, \"Hello, I am Akiwara Yuto, may I ask...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's me, Akiwara.\" There was noise from the receiver, and then the voice of Hehe Xintai came, \"I want to ask you something here, see if it's convenient for you to accept.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akiwara Yuto was stunned for a moment, then immediately reacted: \"Chairman Hehe, please go ahead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't directly answer whether to accept or not, but prepared to listen to what this Chairman Hehe had to say. If it was too troublesome, he would still find an excuse to decline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hehe Xintai coughed dryly, \"It's like this, a friend of mine is a professor in the Department of Literature at Kyoto University, and his research field is mainly film literature. He wants to invite you to give a lecture there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akiwara Yuto was slightly surprised, and then asked again: \"A lecture, what is it about?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The other party said that your work *The Invisible Guest* uses a very different writing technique, so he wants to invite you to talk about your conception and design of the plot in creating this work.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akiwara Yuto hesitated for a moment, then immediately realized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The work *The Invisible Guest* has been cared about by many people in academia, and some related academic discussion articles have been published. But for this work, he has never made his own thoughts public.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So perhaps that professor of the Department of Literature at Kyoto University probably wants to know the opinion of him, the original author?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Akiwara, think about it. If you feel it's appropriate, give me a call again.\" Hehe Xintai didn't intend to let Akiwara Yuto agree directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the vice-chairman of the Mystery Writers Association, he has seen quite a few writers over the years, but in his view, different writers have different ideas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some writers are vain; as soon as they are praised by book reviewers, they wish the whole world knew, and even take the initiative to contact to hold a series of lectures, constantly wanting to show off their talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there are also writers who are quite reclusive; let alone holding lectures, they wish they didn't even meet their family. Some of them even ran to the Shenshan alone for half a year to find creative inspiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Hehe Xintai was entrusted by others, he still felt that this kind of thing should be decided by Akiwara himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, if the other party is not confident, even if they go on stage to give a lecture, they will only make a fool of themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akiwara Yuto also fell into hesitation, not knowing whether to accept, only saying \"I will think about it again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then that's it for now. By the way, the time is next Tuesday morning.\" Hehe Xintai finished this sentence and hung up the phone. Anyway, his obligation to notify had been fulfilled, and the rest was Akiwara's own choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akiwara Yuto also put down the receiver, walked back to the room, sat cross-legged on the tatami, and thought about the pros and cons of the lecture for himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The time for the lecture is next Tuesday morning. At that time, he was originally going to attend a book signing event. If he were to hold a lecture, he would have to cancel this book signing event.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then again, this lecture thing seems to have quite a few benefits for him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, a lecture means he must disclose part of his writing philosophy to the outside world, and these philosophies will make the outside world look at him again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, if his literary philosophy can convince many people, then the views of some outsiders who think he is just lucky will probably disappear immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this is not without risk. What if the views he talks about are not recognized...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akiwara Yuto pondered carefully for less than two seconds, then immediately made up his mind. In his past life, he was a graduate student in the Department of Literature and a mystery fan. Whether it is literary theory or mystery theory, he is far ahead of this era.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the content of the lecture is about *The Invisible Guest*, and he, as the author, is the most authoritative. Even for some ambiguous views, perhaps not many people would dare to question them?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So for him, this is more of an opportunity!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he can take the opportunity of the lecture to make himself initially stand out in the academic world, then the judges of some future awards will have to pay more attention to him, right?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only that, he can also take the opportunity of the lecture to promote his new work. This is much easier than book signings and the like!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akiwara Yuto let his mind wander for a while, then made a decision. He clenched his fists, then walked back to the room on the second floor, preparing to write a speech for the lecture in these two days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing the speech, he would call Chairman Hehe to inform him that he accepted this lecture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While he was writing furiously, the night deepened bit by bit, and the hands of the alarm clock on the wall moved bit by bit towards 12 o'clock...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regarding the sales statistics of the previous issue of *April Youth*, it was also time to announce them!\u003C\u002Fp>",1851,"2026-06-21T03:58:01.347Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","256a898a325d2a05e7d5d03923d040a08e6874e585155d77f28355b2be3087e2","literary-master-of-tokyo-chapter-182","literary-master-of-tokyo-chapter-180",334,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fliterary-master-of-tokyo-cover.jpg"]