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After the media reception for the Bailang Club Newcomer Award, newspapers, news, and TV programs all reported on it.The face of Akira Shimizu also appeared on the scene as a representative of the Newcomer Award many times, and the commentary program also found out his award declaration and repeatedly replayed the evaluation.

"It has been a long time since there has been a new star like Mr. Shimizu who won a heavyweight award at a young age in the literary world."

In the morning program "Good Morning Tokyo", the host said with a serious face, "At only 19 years old, he can write a masterpiece that stands out among 8000 people. Will he be one of the people who will change the literary world?"

"In contrast, none of the writers of Hoshinosha has shown up so far. The reason behind it is really curious..." Speaking of this, the host changed the subject and asked, "Today, we have invited a literary Commentator, Professor Sato from the Faculty of Letters, Beijing University of Economics. I would like to ask Professor Sato to talk about this.”

The professor in suits and leather shoes explained: "Compared to masked writers, writers who show themselves generously in front of everyone will be more likely to gain favor..."

With a "click", the TV was turned off, and the screen returned to pitch black.

Noguchi Satoshi put down the remote control and picked up the phone.What was displayed on the phone screen was the official website of Hoshinosha.

Bailang Club's promotion of the Newcomer Award has reached a fever pitch, and the magazine that published five newcomer award-winning works is ready to go.But in this case, Hoshinosha did not respond, and there was only a preview of the next issue of the magazine on the homepage of the official website.

This was beyond Noguchi's expectations.After all, Hoshinosha never let go of any chance to compete in the past Classic Art Literature Awards and Motoya Awards.

"Are you really not going to do anything, Hoshinosha?" Satoshi Noguchi whispered involuntarily, "Or do you have the confidence that you will not lose to us even if you proceed step by step?"

He got up, picked up the coat that was draped on the sofa, and walked out the door.

***

On the 13th, amidst the overwhelming publicity for the Newcomer Awards, a new issue of "Literary Times" was released.

On the way to school, Hualichun bought "Literary Times" from a convenience store, which published the winning works of the Bailang Club Newcomer Award.During the lunch break, while eating bread, she opened the page of "Literary Times" that published the works of the Newcomer Award, and got up.

After reading the five newcomer awards in one go, Hualichun exhaled slowly and looked at the distant sky.

——Worthy of being the five selected out of [-] articles.The works that won the Newcomer Award are all very good.If these writers are allowed to publish single books, the sales will definitely not be bad.

However, compared with "Yasha Pond", these works are still far behind.

……

With the passage of time, the manuscripts for the No.13 issue of "Monthly Literature" were gradually collected.

In addition to the play "Yasha Pond" by Jing Huagou, which debuted in this issue, the little white tiger Atsushi Nakajima, who wrote with her, also wrote a new "Disciple".

In addition, "Monthly Literature" No. 13 will also publish "Run, Melles" by Dazai Inu, "Song of Growth" by Chuya Inu, "Nose" by Akutagawa Inu, and "Run" by Ranpo Inu. Psychological Test", Anwu Dog's "On Youth", and Little Raccoon's "Manuscript in a Bottle".

And readers who pay attention to the Bailang Club's newcomer awards naturally discovered that the newcomers that Bailang Club strongly recommends want to compete with the writers of Hoshino Club.Therefore, people who have been paying attention to Hoshinosha's reaction can't help feeling a little disappointed.

All signs indicated that Hoshino Club's magazines were released as usual, and it seemed that they had no intention of competing with Bailang Club, which had just selected the Newcomer Award, and even had no promotional activities arranged.

But even though they were slightly disappointed, there were still more people who watched the webcast of the Bailang Club Rookie Award, with the mentality of comparing or watching a movie, and clicked the reservation button on the Hoshino Club website in advance before the release date.

On the 14th, the eve of the release date of "Monthly Literature".

After checking the contents of No.13 issue of "Monthly Literature" for the last time, Hualichun pressed the print button.

In an instant, Hoshino Club's funds decreased rapidly.And in the warehouse of the handheld, there were 100 million more magazines in an instant.

The front page of the new issue of "Monthly Literature" is still for the new writers debuting in this issue.Therefore, the cover of this issue is Yasha Ikesui in Japanese painting style.

A figure dressed in white sank into the pool water, his face was distorted into a hazy shape by the shaking ripples; on the other side of the pool stood a beautiful woman, facing the water surface, silent.

Yasha and the woman seem to be reflections of each other, but farther away in the pool is a more creepy darkness than Yasha.

Hualichun watched the hands of the clock reach the highest point one by one, and then turned to the right with a "click".

It's midnight.On the background data of Hoshinosha's official website, the number representing the sales volume of the new issue of "Monthly Literature" began to jump instantly.

……

The next day, from six to eight in the morning, bookstores opened one after another.In addition to "Literary Times", there is now a new issue of "Monthly Literature" in the heavily publicized place at the entrance of the bookstore.

Before nine o'clock in the morning, the "Monthly Literature" ordered online also passed the "Renaissance!"Wenhao Publishing House's delivery function has been sent to readers' mailboxes.

Soon, discussions among the first batch of readers who got the magazine appeared on SNS: "Script?"

"I didn't expect it to be a script! Although scripts are also a kind of literature, it is really rare to publish scripts in magazines."

"I usually don't read dramas, but since I'm a newcomer to Monthly Literature, it doesn't hurt to read them."

"The name is "Yasha Pond". I bet it's a horror story, and Yasha is the monster in the story!"

"..."

After that, the discussion about "Yasha Pond" stagnated for a long time.

"——It's not Yasha, it's human!!!"

***

The computer screen emitted white light, reflecting on Qing Shuiming's face.

Since the newcomer award banquet two weeks ago, Kaya Koyama's words have been lingering in his ears.Especially about the rookie award.

After the banquet, Akira Shimizu, who couldn't hold back, immediately went to ask Tomo Noguchi.However, the gaze cast by Noguchi Satoshi seemed intriguing.

"That's not important," he said.

"You don't need to care about it. You are the number one now. You debuted in "The Age of Literature and Art" and you are also serialized. That's enough." Noguchi put his hand on Akira Shimizu's shoulder and patted, "That's right It’s an opportunity for you, so seize it. You should know how rare this opportunity is.”

Noguchi Satoshi did not deny Koyama Kaya's words.After realizing this, Qing Shuiming's heart sank involuntarily.

However, after the release of "The Age of Literature and Art", the "Graduation Ceremony" published on it received a lot of praise, which made Akira Shimizu feel at ease again.

Although Satoshi Noguchi deliberately told him not to go to SNS to search for readers' feelings or comments before the magazine was published, this part of the work is the responsibility of the editorial department, and if there is something that the writer himself needs to know, the editor will be responsible for reporting.But Akira Shimizu still pays close attention to the discussion about him on the Internet.

However, starting from the 15th, the number of new discussions about his "Graduation Ceremony" suddenly decreased.Instead, there is a discussion of "Yasha Pond".

[I didn't expect it to be a drama...but after reading it, I realized that if it's such a work, the form doesn't matter at all...]

【So strong, the ending of destruction is like stabbing my heart...】

["Monthly Literature" every time a newcomer debuts are ridiculously strong.What's going on, there are so many great writers in this world, and they were all found by Hoshinosha?It is simply suspected that there is a supernatural force in action. 】

[I want to see "Yasha Pond" being moved to the stage of the theater! 】

[Although I really want to watch horror works, but the current "Yasha Pond" is already very good. 】

【…】

[Compared to "Yasha Pond", the newcomers of Bailang Club are not enough. 】

"..."

After seeing this tweet, Akira Shimizu finally couldn't sit still.He opened Hoshinosha's official website, registered an account, and purchased the latest issue of the "Monthly Literature" e-magazine.

""Yasha Pond", right?" he muttered to himself, ready to criticize, "I want to see what is so good..."

after a long time.

Akira Shimizu sat stiffly in front of the computer.

He raised his hand blankly and covered his mouth: "..."

……

In Tokyo High School, the classroom was quiet.Gojo Wu, Xia Youjie, and Jiarui Glass were all flipping through the "Monthly Literature" in their hands.

Looking at the last period of "Yasha Pond", Xia Youjie lowered his eyes and let out a sudden breath.

—He has gradually begun to understand.So compared with the past, he can understand now.

What is so scary about the articles in Monthly Literature?

The closed mountain village, the legend of monsters, the ignorant villagers who sacrifice innocent and weak women for their own safety, they are the incarnations of evil, and they were finally punished by floods and death, and none of the evildoers survived in the end...

At the moment of flipping through "Yasha Pond", he felt as if he was in it with that terrifying sense of immersion. It wasn't until he realized that he was flipping through a magazine that he came back to his senses, and a cold sweat broke out on his back.

But compared to literature, what Hoshinosha wrote, and what Hoshinosha writers wrote, is more like "enlightenment."

***

"This is a quick sales report within a week of its release."

The sales representative of Bailang Club's sales department put the sorted out sales form on Noguchi Satoshi's desktop, with an uncontrollable joy on his face.

Noguchi Tomo picked up the form.At the same time, the deputy editor-in-chief also came over.The two saw the numbers on the form together.

"The first week of "Literary Times" sold 103 million copies, an increase of 19.3% compared to last month..." the deputy editor-in-chief murmured.

The average sales volume of "The Age of Literature and Art" is around 300 million copies.With such a large base, the growth rate of 19.3% is extremely scary.But neither Satoshi Noguchi nor the deputy editor-in-chief of "Literary Times" showed joyful expressions like the sales representatives.

"Is it only an increase of 19.3%?" The deputy editor-in-chief muttered to himself, "Our estimated sales in the first week should increase by more than 20% compared to the previous issue, just like the publication of Mr. Xiaoshan's new work last year."

"That's true. But after the Classical Art and Literature Awards at the end of last year, all literary magazines seemed to be stimulated by Hoshinosha, and they also worked hard on the quality of articles and new writers." The sales representative replied, "Although the literature market As a result, we have expanded in the past few months, but under such fierce competition, even with the newcomer award event, it is not easy to increase sales in one go.”

"Is it Hoshinosha again..." the deputy editor-in-chief sighed.

The sales representative frowned, and soon opened his eyebrows again: "19.3% is already amazing enough. As the face of this newcomer award, Akira Qingshui's commercial value is quite good. This is also the result of all the staff in the sales department trying their best to promote it. According to this data, the total sales volume of this period can be more than 15% more than that of the previous period.”

"In addition, the sales growth of the other three magazines including "Southern Cross" is between 4% and 8%. The president is satisfied enough." He said.

"...Really..." The expression of the deputy editor-in-chief relaxed a little.

After two seconds of silence, Tomo Noguchi said, "Do you have data from other magazines?"

"Before the sales list was announced, only the respective publishing houses knew the overall data, but I asked the bookstore I am familiar with to sort out the separate in-store sales data to estimate the overall sales." The sales representative took out the notes, "Although our sales have increased Not as expected, but sales of several other top-selling literary titles have even regressed."

He listed them one by one: "The sales of "Weekly Fantasy" dropped by 2.56%, the sales of "Wanhua Mirror" dropped by 7%, and the sales of "Sakura Digest" dropped by 5.8%... These should all be due to readers being attracted by newcomers. The award campaign must have attracted us."

"What about "Monthly Literature"?" Noguchi Satoshi asked suddenly.

Although Bailang Club held a huge newcomer award, to his surprise, Hoshino Club really didn't seem to be affected at all, and continued to sell magazines as usual.Sure enough, this issue of the magazine also published the works of newcomers who made their debut, as usual, no more, no less, exactly one.

Hearing "Monthly Literature", the sales representative paused, and the smile on his face faded.

""Monthly Literature" has only been released for five days." He said, "The result is that the sales volume of this issue of "Monthly Literature" is estimated to be 27% higher than that of the previous issue at the same time."