[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-literary-master-of-tokyo":3,"chapter-literary-master-of-tokyo-literary-master-of-tokyo-chapter-269":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},2355118,4607,"Chapter 269: The Revival of Traditional Literature","literary-master-of-tokyo-chapter-269",269,"\u003Cp>In the impression of Kanno Takuro, his teacher, Yoshikawa Yuichiro, rarely evaluated any writer as \"excellent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, even hearing him say something like \"not bad\" was something that only happened three years ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the writer who was evaluated as \"not bad\" had gone on to win numerous domestic and international awards, attaining a significant status in the world of traditional literature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What right or ability did Akiwara Yuto have to be viewed this way by his teacher?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yoshikawa Yuichiro looked at his eldest disciple and said in a serious voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After you go back, carefully contemplate the merits of the book *Snow Country*, then write a book review.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused, then added: \"As for my evaluation, you may include that as well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kanno Takuro’s hand stiffened for a moment, then he nodded and said, \"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although in his view, Akiwara Yuto remained an outsider.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By suppressing him, the status of traditional literature could be elevated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But since his teacher had spoken, his own previous intentions could now be completely set aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After some conversation, he left the tearoom and hurriedly made a few phone calls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two days later, Akiwara Yuto held a literary journal under the University of Tokyo and fell into confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this journal, there was an article titled \"*Snow Country*: 'Nihilism' in Aesthetic Literature,\" written by Kanno Takuro.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But unlike before, the praise for the book *Snow Country* in this article was overflowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only did he praise the phrasing and sentence structure, but he even extracted the core of the work and praised it from beginning to end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the end of the article, it even pointedly mentioned: \"Yoshikawa Yuichiro believes that Akiwara Yuto is an excellent writer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was this sentence that left Akiwara Yuto deeply \"puzzled.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn't Yoshikawa Yuichiro want to suppress him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why was he praising him now? Could he have been wrong?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or had some change occurred?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was feeling puzzled, the telephone rang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akiwara Yuto answered the phone and found that the caller was Toyama Shuichi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Akiwara, has something happened between you and Teacher Yoshikawa? Are you planning to become his disciple?\" Toyama Shuichi asked, confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not at all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akiwara Yuto spoke the truth; the damage to his interests from becoming a disciple was too great, and he would never do it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you know? Teacher Yoshikawa's evaluation of you has caused quite a stir in the traditional literature circle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Toyama Shuichi’s voice rose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This morning, many colleagues from Kyoto University came to ask me about this. If nothing goes wrong, more related book reviews will likely appear later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused, then said with a certain tone: \"Akiwara, in the circle of traditional literature, you have already gained a firm footing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Akiwara Yuto was even more surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single evaluation was enough to let him gain a firm footing? That was too exaggerated!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he thought about it carefully and found that it was indeed possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The previous resistance from the traditional literature world toward him was largely due to his \"improper\" act of rejecting Yoshikawa Yuichiro's appreciation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the other party's current acknowledgment was undoubtedly telling the traditional literature world that he did not mind that matter and recognized his status as a writer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that case, some of Yoshikawa Yuichiro's original followers would inevitably follow him in acknowledging his work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Akiwara Yuto’s mood lifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his original plan, he was going to use *Snow Country* to open up the situation, and then release a few more works to make the traditional literature world acknowledge him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he hadn't expected that after releasing just one, he would achieve a similar effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regardless, this was a good thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed he would soon be waiting for a wave of related positive reviews!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Akiwara Yuto had expected, after the book reviews from the University of Tokyo circle and Yoshikawa Yuichiro's evaluation of him spread, many people in the traditional literature world felt \"shocked.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before this, Yoshikawa Yuichiro's \"eldest disciple\" had publicly expressed his dissatisfaction with Akiwara Yuto in the industry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no one expected that Yoshikawa Yuichiro himself would give Akiwara Yuto a high evaluation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, more book reviewers from various publications began to pay widespread attention to the work *Snow Country* and wrote related evaluations, most of which were positive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, even Teacher Yoshikawa himself had praised this work; writing a negative review would undoubtedly be going against the mainstream opinion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the weeks that followed, the number of related book reviews surged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Basically, for every three journals related to traditional literature, two had written an evaluation of *Snow Country*.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this public opinion situation began to influence a larger social group and was reported by some mid-sized newspapers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The foundation under Akiwara Yuto took advantage of this wave of public opinion, collaborated with Anjiu Bookstore on various plans, and began doing more promotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They also started related promotions and giveaway activities at bookstores near various universities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only that, they even changed the promotional text on the \"book band\": \"This is a representative work of the new aesthetic literature recognized by the traditional literature world.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although this sentence was a bit exaggerated, not many people would stand up to oppose it now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under a series of measures, more and more people began to buy *Snow Country*.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The book-buying crowd included students from literature departments everywhere, middle-aged and elderly readers, and some public and private cultural institutions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This caused the sales of *Snow Country* to see explosive growth!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the end of the first month of release, the initial 50,000 copies were sold out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All partner bookstores not only returned all payments but also paid the advance for the next batch in advance, requesting shipment as soon as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the two distributors, Tohan and Nippan, who were not interested at first, called to request an additional 20,000 copies each.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This brought the number of reprints to as many as 100,000 copies!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the sales data was decreasing day by day, even with the most conservative estimate, this reprinted batch of books would sell out within half a year!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the standards of traditional literary works.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This number could completely be considered a \"big hit\"!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the sales data came out, Akiwara Yuto himself didn't care, but the traditional literature world felt \"surprised\" instead!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this day and age where traditional literature is increasingly declining, how many years had it been since there was a single-volume work with such high sales!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This meant the revival of traditional literature!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under such sentiment, the favor of some book reviewers toward Akiwara Yuto rose straight up, lifting him \"higher.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing these voices, Akiwara Yuto himself was very satisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, his biggest purpose in writing traditional literature was to improve his status and win awards on an international scale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before this, the works he wrote were all mysteries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But mystery, in the scope of world literature, actually does not have high popularity; it is more of a self-entertainment within Japan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like the Nobel Prize in Literature, it does not put mystery in the scope of its awards at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, the works from Japan that can win awards are basically traditional literature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Akiwara Yuto's plan, as long as he could gain a foothold in traditional literature, winning an award would just be a matter of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as he could endure the time, he could sooner or later get one step closer to that award.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just as he was full of joy, the *Memories of Murder* production team made a phone call, telling him an unexpected piece of news...\u003C\u002Fp>",1275,"2026-06-21T03:58:02.196Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","ecd7425fcc3cffef298f0d82794f5609622ed580b4682c09af38ec1d5a142ece","literary-master-of-tokyo-chapter-270","literary-master-of-tokyo-chapter-268",334,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fliterary-master-of-tokyo-cover.jpg"]