After dreaming of getting rich, I dressed up as a collapsed idol

Detective novels have a history of only a hundred years. They emerged in the British Empire in the late 19th century. From the early 20th century to World War II, writers represented by Britain and the United States supported the golden age of detective novels.

During the Meiji Restoration, Western culture was introduced to Japan, including the Western detective novels of the time. Although they were introduced very early, the Japanese literary world had not yet formed its own mystery novels until the 1930s.

Until the appearance of a man, Edogawa Ranpo, opened the door to Japanese mystery literature.

After World War II, Edogawa Ranpo, who published a series of blockbuster mystery works, was already a star writer at the time. He founded the Detective Writers Club, the predecessor of the current Fuso Mystery Writers Association.

And supported the creation of detective novels by newcomers at that time.

In the 1960s, when he was 60 years old, he established the Edogawa Ranpo Prize, which is now the highest award for mystery novels in Japan.

It was also from this time that Japanese mystery novels occupied a place in the world literary world, and the mystery novel culture became popular in Japan. Until now, Japanese people generally prefer mystery novels.

In the annual best-selling edition of Fuso Book Publishing, the comprehensive edition may not be able to make it into the top ten, but in the pure literature edition, mystery literature occupies half of the market.

The market has a wide audience and the genre is enduring. Correspondingly, there are many new writers entering this industry every year. In addition, the Japanese literary system is also very supportive in cultivating writers.

So after the expansion of mystery literature, there has been a steady stream of excellent mystery writers emerging here.

There are star-level writers for all types of mystery, including the orthodox traditional school, the serious and realistic social school, and the strange and bizarre aberrant school, so readers' tastes have naturally improved.

In a nutshell, it's not easy to get into Japanese mystery novels.

Although several editors of "Novel Gems" who have read "Astrology Murder Magic" are very confident about the content of this new type of mystery novel, they take into account the internal circulation of the market and the fact that Chinese authors have not made much splash in the past.

They were afraid that readers’ inherent perceptions would affect sales, so they focused the publicity on Lu Qingfeng himself.

This will boost the first wave of sales. After that, only when readers’ reviews of the book are released can the huge group of mystery novel readers be attracted. The focus of this publicity strategy is based on the quality of the book.

Publishing houses are very familiar with this area. The Japanese literary market has always been like this, using the same methods as artists to promote writers, and commercializing it thoroughly.

In fact, their plan worked.

Lu Qingfeng's appearance was continuously presented to the public, maximizing his good looks. After attracting the first wave of women's attention, it was converted into actual purchasing power on Valentine's Day.

Six thousand three hundred and fifty-eight copies.

The first-day sales volume may have exceeded the total sales volume of books published here by writers who won awards in previous events. Even compared with local writers, it is still quite outstanding.

In the Japanese book market, comics occupy the majority of the market. The number one comic book sold nearly 10 million copies throughout the year, and the top ten books sold more than 1 million copies.

The second most popular genre is light novels, followed by mystery novels. The top ten have an average sales volume of 700,000 to 800,000 copies.

Lu Qingfeng's first-day sales were comparable to those of writers who had been famous for many years.

Whether you buy a novel out of love for the author or curiosity, you will eventually try to understand the content. Literary novels are read more carefully, but they don't have many words.

Some people read quickly and can finish it in a day or two.

Just like the huge response this book caused when it came out in the previous life.

Genius setting. I received this book as a gift from my girlfriend. I read it casually, but was shocked by the tricks in it. It's been a long time since I've read such an interesting mystery novel. I recommend it to everyone.

Kitazawa Bunko is a website in Japan that focuses on pure literature. In addition to the literary works available on the market, it also has a forum for readers to communicate.

After the publication of "Astrology Murder Magic", the publisher set up a column for this book here.

It wasn't long before comments started appearing below.

[I got goosebumps by the end. I kept guessing the answer to the mystery earlier, but when I finally got it, I realized I was wrong.]

"This has been the most interesting mystery novel I've read in the past three years, no, it should be the past ten years. The core tricks are so intricate and brilliant, like watching a magician perform a magnificent trick on stage. You know he's faking it, but if he doesn't tell you, you can't really guess his tricks. It's a masterpiece!"

[A word of advice for those who like mystery novels: read it now before anyone spoils the truth. Otherwise, waiting until you know the ending will make it less fun.]

Positive reviews are increasing and word of mouth is fermenting.

Just as Lu Qingfeng thought, this book was very much to the taste of the Japanese. After all, it had been proven in the previous life and its classic status was beyond doubt.

Getting the same Fuso as in the previous life is equally practical.

Moreover, because of the timeline, this book in the previous life was published in 1980, which promoted the emergence of the new orthodox novel. However, in this world, forty more years have passed, and the innovation of mystery novels has almost stagnated.

Although there are still some good ideas, the overall structure has basically not changed.

The appearance of "Astrology Murder Magic", a story that breaks the traditional framework of detective novel creation, is no less than dropping another atomic bomb on this small island country.

Well~ Although this metaphor is a bit gloomy, the truth is this.

On the third day after the book was released, the first wave of word-of-mouth began to spread, followed by the publisher's second wave of publicity.

"Big shock! Subvert tradition, overturn conservatism, and a new orthodox mystery debuts!"

"Grand conspiracy, tragic motives, all the impossibilities are in this book!"

The Man Who Created a Brand New Model and Became the King of Mystery in His Debut

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Similar exaggerated slogans were posted on online news media and offline promotional posters, and the effect was significant, with sales of nearly 40,000 copies in the first week.

Moreover, the trend is stable and the decline is not large, so there will still be considerable sales in the future.

This shows that after the first wave of purchases were made by fans, the subsequent sales were driven by the real passers-by.

The increase in sales has led to more and more readers deconstructing and analyzing the plot.

[It is hard to imagine that this is a novel written by a Chinese. When I was reading this book, I wondered if the place names mentioned in the book were written randomly. Later, I compared them with maps on the Internet and found that even the distances were exactly the same.

It can be seen that in order to write this book, the author spent a lot of time and effort to understand the geography of Fusang.

The characters created by the author are also very interesting. Kiyoshi Mitarai, a seemingly sane madman, suffers from depression and only drinks coffee. He is very funny and interesting.

After reading this book, I felt like I was being manipulated by the author.

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