Chapter 209: Kexiao Hall's Dissatisfaction

In Akiwara Yuto's original plan, he was prepared to look at three aspects: the degree of viewer love for this drama, the evaluation of the actors' acting skills, and whether they would buy the original work.

But after entering the relevant search terms for "Furuhata Ninzaburo TV drama," he was surprised to find that the discussion about the female murderer had become the hottest topic.

Many netizens expressed completely different views under the plot discussion post of "Furuhata Ninzaburo."

"Why ruin your own life for such a man? It's really not worth it!"

"Yeah, such a beautiful woman, clearly having a bright future, ended up ruining herself for a scumbag."

"Sigh, I think if the female manga artist had met Furuhata earlier, maybe she would have been with him. She wouldn't have ended up like this!"

"This female actor is very beautiful, what is her name?"

Later, the topic went off-track, and a group of bored netizens began to dig up the name and performance experience of this female actor, and some even wanted to chase her other works.

As for the exploration of the plot, many people unanimously believed that the scumbag deserved it.

A netizen whose ID looked like a male took the initiative to say two sentences, posted a reply "Is promiscuous private life a reason for him to be killed?", believing that the female murderer was completely guilty.

But as soon as this message was sent, it was directly besieged by many netizens.

After the male netizen "weakly" counterattacked 3 or 4 times, he was drowned in the ocean of messages.

Akiwara Yuto felt a bit speechless in his heart. If according to their method, killing is still innocent, then isn't the order of society messed up?

He suddenly remembered a case from his past life—a rapist and murderer named Ichihashi Tatsuya. When the police released his photo, because he was too "handsome," he became an idol for many Japanese girls, and many people hoped to release him.

No wonder someone always complains that appearance is justice!

Akiwara Yuto shook his head, closed the webpage, and re-entered the keyword "Kishida Ryota." This time, some results he wanted finally appeared.

For an actor, the most needed thing is exposure. After having exposure, this actor has the opportunity to be discovered and recognized by the audience.

This is the case for Kishida Ryota. He has debuted for more than ten years, his acting skills are not bad, and his image and temperament are also very consistent with the role of Furuhata Ninzaburo.

His experience of solving crimes calmly made him gain the favor of many male mystery fans, and his performance of treating the female manga artist elegantly at the end also won him the recognition of many women.

In this situation, many viewers claimed on the internet that they had become his fans and posted to express their support.

In Akiwara Yuto's view, this is just a start. With the gradual serialization of "Furuhata Ninzaburo," more and more people will start to pay attention and become his fans.

This made Akiwara Yuto feel satisfied, after all, the audience's recognition of the actor also represents their recognition of this work in another sense!

However, what made Akiwara Yuto a bit regretful was that compared to the discussion about the plot and actors, the messages claiming that they were going to buy the serialized work were much fewer.

He didn't think much, immediately registered a new account, and began to blow his own trumpet, bragging that the original work was more exciting and suggesting everyone go buy it.

After posting the post, Akiwara Yuto borrowed the public phone inside the internet cafe and called the "April Youth" editorial department.

After the call was connected, Akiwara Yuto immediately asked: "Editor-in-Chief Dacheng, I am Akiwara Yuto, how much has the sales of the latest issue increased?"

Dacheng Lixiang was already processing the relevant sales data analysis and immediately replied: "Teacher Akiwara, the weekly sales of the latest issue haven't come out yet, but according to the feedback today, it is estimated that it will increase by about 15%."

She paused and added: "It will reach about 230,000 copies."

Akiwara Yuto pondered for a while and found that this quantity was still maintained in the third position, but the promotion of the work by the TV drama was originally a slow and long-term thing.

When the time comes, surpassing "Tokyo Literature," which has no screen adaptation, is just a matter of time.

But for "Tokyo Youth," which is still serializing "Detective Kamimura," it might still be a bit difficult.

Akiwara Yuto asked again: "Then have the latest sales data for 'Tokyo Youth' come out?"

"Sorry, this data hasn't come out yet," Dacheng Lixiang replied: "But we think at least its growth rate will not be lower than ours. Looking at it this way, it can at least reach about 350,000 copies."

After Akiwara Yuto finished listening, he nodded subconsciously.

The ratings of "Detective Kamimura" are higher, so the growth rate is unlikely to be lower than "Furuhata Ninzaburo." In addition, the base of the other party's work is also larger.

If both grow by 15% at the same time, the gap between the magazines is still increasing.

No, he still has to think of a way!

Just when Akiwara Yuto was thinking with his brows knitted, Dacheng Lixiang added some information, informing that "Tokyo Youth" and "Spring of Literature" were also trying to adapt their works for the screen.

However, they were a step slower, so even if they wanted to adapt for the screen, they might have to wait until April or later.

Akiwara Yuto didn't care about this news, after all, "Furuhata" and "Detective Kamimura" had already formed a first-mover advantage and occupied a large market. Other mystery works wanting to adapt for the screen must also consider whether they can still attract viewers.

After all, TV stations are not stupid and will not enter a market where competition is already very fierce.

In short, with the card of the TV drama, Akiwara Yuto believed that "Tokyo Youth" and "Spring of Literature" were no longer to be feared!

At the same time as Akiwara Yuto was on the phone with Dacheng Lixiang, Heben Junyou, as the deputy editor-in-chief of "April Youth," was reporting work on behalf of Editor-in-Chief Dacheng Lixiang in a conference room.

"Due to the promotion of screen adaptation, the sales of 'April Youth' this week will increase by about 15%. With the subsequent broadcast of the TV drama, sales will gradually increase."

A man with gold-rimmed glasses interrupted him and asked: "What level will it reach?"

Heben Junyou raised his head and replied in a voice with a hint of joy.

"The final results cannot be determined yet, but the editorial department estimates that 'April Youth' can surpass 'Tokyo Youth's' 280,000 copies and reach the industry's second-place result."

He paused and emphasized: "This time may be as fast as 2 months, and at the latest within 3 months."

There was a slight commotion in the conference room. Although some people were prepared in their hearts, most people didn't expect that "April Youth," which was still half-dead at the end of last year, could reach this level today.

Heben Junyou looked at everyone whispering to each other, and felt some different emotions in his heart.

At the beginning, he firmly opposed Dacheng Lixiang opening such high conditions for Akiwara Yuto, but didn't expect that the other party really brought "April Youth" back to life.

Just when he was "proud," someone suddenly asked a question, "Deputy Editor-in-Chief Heben, I am grateful for the results you have achieved, but I still want to ask 2 questions."

"Please," Heben Junyou replied respectfully. He found that the person asking was a middle-aged director with real power.

The middle-aged director nodded and continued: "The first question is, why hasn't the book version of 'Furuhata Ninzaburo' been issued yet? Does the editorial department have any considerations?"

"The second question, why didn't the board of directors receive news in advance about handing over the screen adaptation rights of 'Furuhata Ninzaburo' to Fuji TV?"

He tapped the table with his knuckles and added another sentence: "Alright, these are my questions, please explain."

Heben Junyou swallowed his saliva, finding that these two questions were a bit beyond his answering range. He was originally just reporting sales on behalf of Dacheng Lixiang, but didn't expect to have to answer these.

He hesitated for no more than two seconds and still told the truth.

"According to the agreement between Editor-in-Chief Dacheng and Akiwara Yuto, the screen adaptation rights and book version rights of 'Furuhata Ninzaburo' are in the other party's hands, so the issuance of the book version and the screen adaptation cooperation are led by the other party."

Hearing this answer, everyone in the conference room made a bigger commotion, and many people whispered to each other. In their conversation, the name "Akiwara Yuto" could be heard from time to time.

After a long time, the middle-aged director asked again: "Deputy Editor-in-Chief Heben, did the editorial department report this before?"

Heben Junyou thought about it and said: "Editor-in-Chief Dacheng previously reported to Managing Director Sanqiao."

The middle-aged director turned his head and asked the Managing Director Sanqiao, "Sanqiao, tell me?"

Managing Director Sanqiao stood up and subconsciously wiped his cold sweat.

He remembered that Dacheng Lixiang seemed to have told him something at the time, but he was busy with the manga business department and forgot about it.

He hesitated and pushed it off, "I didn't receive a special written document here."

The middle-aged director stared at him, immediately realizing the loophole in his words. Without a written document, was there no oral document?

But he was actually very dissatisfied with Dacheng Lixiang's handling of this matter. Which publisher would hand over screen adaptation and book version rights to the author?

You know, compared to the profit of simply selling magazines, these two are the real big heads of revenue!

He thought about it and felt that now that the sales of "April Youth" were growing steadily, it was not appropriate to make any punishment.

And Akiwara Yuto currently has a very important role for "April Youth."

Offending the other party obviously didn't have much benefit.

After thinking twice, the middle-aged director raised his head and looked at Heben Junyou.

"Deputy Editor-in-Chief Heben, please help me convey to Editor-in-Chief Dacheng, I have a count of her hard work, but Kexiao Hall has Kexiao Hall's rules, and there is no precedent for making an exception for one person!"

"Finally, please ask her to keep in mind that 'April Youth' is Kexiao Hall's 'April Youth,' not Akiwara Yuto's 'April Youth'!"

Heben Junyou bowed respectfully and expressed that he knew, knowing that this matter had finally passed.

However, he guessed the director's intention in his heart. What exactly did this message conveyed to Editor-in-Chief Dacheng mean? ===== CHAPTER 210 =====