[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-literary-master-of-tokyo":3,"chapter-literary-master-of-tokyo-literary-master-of-tokyo-chapter-296":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},2355145,4607,"Chapter 296: I Still Underestimated Him!","literary-master-of-tokyo-chapter-296",296,"\u003Cp>Hiding a tree in a forest?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this term, his girlfriend Tian Mingguang looked over curiously, \"What does that mean?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Jujian replied, \"Did you see the final line of dialogue? This serial case might be a copycat murder!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing his girlfriend confused by the term, he explained it further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When others learn the details of a murder case, they may imitate those details to commit murder for their own desires or interests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So in this movie, you see the police constantly chasing various suspects; that’s because there is very likely more than one murderer!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing this explanation and recalling the victim scenes in the movie, Tian Mingguang subconsciously felt a chill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Jujian, seemingly unaware of his girlfriend's fear, continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The murderer in the first case is likely the father of that mentally disabled suspect, because he claimed he wanted to kill every woman who had mocked him, and his mental state is also very unstable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The murderer in the second case might be that outsider, because such a case happened just after he arrived in the village.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The murderer in the third case is very likely that police officer from Tokyo...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening to her boyfriend’s increasingly detailed analysis, Tian Mingguang hurriedly patted his arm: \"It’s too scary, stop talking.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Jujian only then realized what was happening and quickly apologized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tian Mingguang hesitated for a moment and said, \"Come stay at my place tonight; I’m a little scared.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the two were dating, they hadn't actually reached that stage yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, she was still very afraid and decided to have her boyfriend stay with her for the night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Jujian was somewhat stunned; this was not what he had expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to his conjecture, after he finished his detailed analysis of the plot, his girlfriend would look at him with eyes full of admiration!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this result seemed even better, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't hesitate and said earnestly, \"Guangzhi, don't worry, I won't do anything tonight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really?\" his girlfriend asked, somewhat skeptical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after thinking about it, she said shyly, \"It wouldn't matter if you did...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the two were being affectionate in their seats, the film critic Wu Daiming, sitting in the row behind them, showed an expression of admiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the movie started, he thought it was highly likely to disappoint him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First of all, the script came from Akiwara Yuto.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a mystery writer, he was indeed very famous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But mystery and film are two different fields; the only work of his adapted into a film was \"ZOO,\" and its box office performance was quite average.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention that this movie was a brand-new script he had brought out, with very little fan accumulation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides that, the \"hardware\" of this movie was also very average.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The director, Neihai Tuoren, was completely a third-tier director who had previously only shot R18 violent subjects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the lead actor, he had barely even heard of him; after asking around, he learned that the man had only ever acted in television dramas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a movie like this, he naturally couldn't have any expectations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had even come today intending to write an article to thoroughly mock it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, after watching it, Wu Daiming’s thoughts were completely reversed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The very first case at the start quickly grabbed his heart, making him follow the rhythm involuntarily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the relentless pursuit of the criminal suspects kept him immersed in the plot, to the point where he even forgot his intention to grade it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This proved one thing beyond a doubt: both the director and the actors were at a certain level of competence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By his standards, it could already be considered excellent!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what impressed him most was the script, which was said to be adapted from a real-life subject.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because they couldn't inconvenience the farmers' harvest, the rice field used as a crime scene was crushed by a tractor, causing the police to lose many opportunities for gathering evidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And due to backward interrogation conditions and the poor professional quality of the town patrol, the local police became increasingly reliant on confessions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first police officer kept trying to obtain a confession through illegal interrogation methods while solving the case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And after failing to find the real culprit for a long time, the officer from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department had a mental breakdown and even wanted to shoot a suspect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such subject matter is truly rare in the market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He kept letting his mind wander until the screening room was empty, still considering how to write the review.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he was \"urged\" to leave by a smiling attendant, he sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The draft he had prepared couldn't be used; he would have to write a proper review after all!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seems he had still underestimated Akiwara Yuto!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next morning, at the conference room of Dongying Film.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The management of Dongying Film held a special meeting regarding the box office of Akiwara Yuto's movie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How much is the box office for this movie likely to be?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man in the suit sitting at the head of the table asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was the president of Dongying Film and was very concerned about the box office revenue of this movie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his view, as long as the movie's box office was unsatisfactory, they could find an excuse to acquire the copyrights to his other works while refusing to give Akiwara Yuto a share of the box office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Currently, in the most ideal scenario, it might only be around 200 million yen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A middle-aged man stood up and replied: \"The number of screens they are currently showing on is only about 20; the number is very small.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn't that a huge loss?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Generally speaking, a movie's box office must be more than three times the investment amount for the investors to recover their costs, as a significant portion of the expenditure must be paid to theater chains and other parties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And for Dongying Film's previous movies, the number of screens was generally between 100 and 200.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In terms of scale, they looked down on this work by Akiwara Yuto.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have any of you colleagues gone to see this movie?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, a calm female voice rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, everyone looked at each other, and the woman who had just spoken stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I went to see this movie with a friend yesterday, and I think it is very brilliant and should not be underestimated.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, after watching the movie in the theater yesterday, she couldn't get it out of her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even now, she would occasionally recall the look in the eyes of the final scene!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That look seemed to be saying that he was the murderer!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seemingly not expecting anyone to agree, for a moment, everyone in the conference room showed expressions of surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The person who spoke was the head of the statistics section at Dongying Film; she was often able to predict the box office of many movies very accurately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be that this movie by Akiwara Yuto might actually be a big hit?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, everyone's expressions became unnatural...\u003C\u002Fp>",1187,"2026-06-21T03:58:02.196Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","12a195bae23b0a9e018a43f0fd80eab0fec06ab0c8d0f8d6e1a166ab005f2291","literary-master-of-tokyo-chapter-297","literary-master-of-tokyo-chapter-295",334,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fliterary-master-of-tokyo-cover.jpg"]