Shen Jiarui's boasting confused many writers in the mystery circle.
Shen Jiarui...
This should be considered the biggest navy in history, right
It would be fine if Shen Jiarui had read this book, but you clearly haven't, yet you are so shameless in speaking like this. Aren't you afraid of being slapped in the face later
Not only mystery writers are confused.
The publishing community is also somewhat confused.
While being confused, he couldn't help but be secretly alert, especially those publishing houses with a similar scale to the Silver Blue Library.
Chu Kuang wants to write a mystery
Everyone knows that the reasoning department of the Silver Blue Library is just a decoration. Are they planning to ask Chu Kuang for help
You’re not even to mention.
After Chu Kuang crossed over several genres, no one dared to say that Chu Kuang would not be able to write good mystery stories, so many people were still more or less panicked.
However, no matter how the outside world perceives it, after several days of promotion, "The Mystery of Roger Affair" was finally released.
Not at the beginning of the month. As the number of writers in various fields increases due to the merger of several continents, everyone has learned to stagger their releases and not release new books on a specific day.
For example, the release date of "The Mystery of Roger Affair" is set on March 12th.
Because of Chu Kuang's reputation, major booksellers in the industry have purchased a lot of books.
Facts have also proved that their choice was extremely correct.
On the morning of the twelfth.
The bookstore had just opened, and 80% of the customers pouring in were there for "The Mystery of Roger Affair"!
"I want a new book by Chu Kuang..."
"I can't remember the title, but it's Chu Kuang's new book, yes, yes, 'The Mystery of Roger'."
Apparently someone had seen the bookstore's promotional stand, which contained a gorgeous poster with the following words:
The new work "The Mystery of Roger" by the great writer Chu Kuang is officially released and recommended by the store manager!
"Just buy this one, The Mystery of Roger."
"Chu Kuang published a new book? Then buy one."
"Three copies of 'The Mystery of Roger Affair'."
This is obviously purchasing on behalf of others.
The front desk of a bookstore.
The manager who was observing the sales situation could not help but smile after seeing the sales of "The Mystery of Roger". He said something meaningful:
"The book industry has one more writer who can make a living from his fame."
This is not a low evaluation!
Normally, readers will flip through a book before buying it.
Although novels are not expensive, it is still a sum of money after all, so one must always be cautious.
But there are some writers whose works readers don’t even glance at, but just pay to buy!
Because they have great confidence in the level of this writer!
The previous "Ghost Blows Out the Light" did not have such power, and many readers would still read it before deciding whether to buy it.
But by the time of this book "The Mystery of Roger", readers have basically no hesitation!
Even if Chu Kuang wrote about a topic he had never touched before, it would not affect readers' enthusiasm for buying.
This is a typical example of making a living by relying on fame!
"It also has something to do with Chu Kuang becoming a great writer."
The secretary next to the manager said thoughtfully that the Literature and Art Association had organized a great award.
Writers who win the Great God Award tend to see their net worth doubled.
Writers who can make readers pay so decisively are basically at the level of the Great God Award.
“We may have to restock.”
After observing for a while, the secretary smiled.
The manager nodded. The first-day sales of "The Mystery of Roger Affair" would probably be quite impressive. The first-day sales data was the most direct way to illustrate the influence of an author!
…
As expected.
When the first-day sales of "The Mystery of Roger Affair" came out, the entire Silver Blue Bookstore was quite excited!
On the first day of the novel's release, including online book purchasing channels, 914,000 copies were sold directly!
Almost one million on the first day!
There is a special organization that does statistics on this, which is a direct department of the Literature and Art Association. Just like the box office of a movie, there are official reports every day.
Remember, this is only the first day!
Out of confidence in the reputation of "The Mystery of Roger", the reasoning department of Silver Blue Book Library does not think that the subsequent sales of this book will be weak.
"What did you say?"
Cao Dezhi laughed like a 84.26 kg fool: "Thighs are thighs wherever they go!"
The same conclusion also appeared in the fantasy department of the Silver Blue Library.
Although Chu Kuang's new book has little to do with the Fantasy Department, the department still closely follows the news about this novel. As a result, when the editors in the department saw the official sales data, their expressions were somewhat complicated.
"The Reasoning Department is right. Thighs are thighs no matter where they are..."
"Vulgar, it should be said that a wolf travels a thousand miles to eat meat!"
"I was hoping that this novel would receive a mediocre response, and Teacher Chu Kuang would return to us and continue writing fantasy novels..."
"Looking at the online reputation, you can't really count on this."
"I bought a copy too and read it at night. I have a buddy in the mystery department who kept telling me that this book is going to be explosive."
"… "
Rumors had long been circulating within the Silver Blue Library that Chu Kuang's new book was very impressive, but due to the principle of confidentiality before publication, no other department had access to the specific content.
But as one editor said.
With the release of "The Mystery of Roger" and the first batch of readers finishing reading this novel, the reviews online have exploded!
Readers of Blue Star Mystery are baptized by narrative mystery for the first time!
A certain book website.
The first review of "The Mystery of Roger Affair" resonated with everyone to the greatest extent without involving spoilers:
"The murderer turned out to be him!!!"
The number of likes for this hot review is: 34566
It's a kind of correct nonsense, and it's the same as not saying anything. But based on the basic quality of not revealing spoilers, this comment already has a strong hint.
The second hot comment is more interesting.
Just two simple words and multiple ellipsis marks:
“Oh my god!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
Most of the reviews in the front row are positive.
"For readers who see this comment, I suggest you don't read the online reviews first, buy a copy of "The Mystery of Roger Affair" and read it yourself, then come back here. You will thank me for reminding you afterwards."
"If only Poirot hadn't retired here to grow pumpkins..."
“I was stunned when I saw the ending.”
"No need to waste words, this is the kind of masterpiece that you should recommend to everyone, and not reading it will be a regret in your life."
“It’s no exaggeration to say that I broke out in a cold sweat after seeing the ending.”
"The old thief Chu Kuang deceived me so badly! And I was so willing to be deceived. No one else can be like him."
"Whoever can guess the murderer in advance, please accept my greeting!"
"Ahhh! The murderer is actually Shepard!!!"
“The above comment is too unethical. I suggest the administrator to control the comments. Once the book is spoiled, the reading experience will be reduced by 50%.”
“Someone actually liked a review that contains spoilers… Are you serious?”
"Gentlemen, I like Poirot!"
"What a neat reasoning structure. All the doubts about the case are answered at the end, and no clues are left out. The foreshadowing of the details in the beginning is also very perfect. I can't believe that this is Chu Kuang's first time writing a mystery! When it comes to cross-genre writing, I admire Chu Kuang!"
"… "
In the mystery circle, many small groups also exploded at the first time, and obviously many people also read "The Mystery of Roger" at the first time.
In a group of mystery writers.
The administrator suddenly said, "Remind the teachers who haven't started watching Roger Affair yet to block their chat history, or else they will be spoiled and doubt their lives."
Some people do it skillfully, while others are as curious as a cat.
Then I didn’t block the group members, and I saw many writers who usually don’t show up came out, all discussing “The Mystery of Roger”—
"The publicity of Silver Blue Library is very solid. I am impressed. It really created a new genre!"
“A creative technique that is unique in the history of detective fiction.”
"The case can only be described as standard, and the murderer is basically unpredictable. Chu Kuang set a text trap to fool the readers, but this novel is the type that even if you are fooled, you still can't help being shocked by the ending."
“Who would have thought that the murderer was me in the first person?”
"Stop talking, I have an idea for my next book."
"You are not the only one who has inspiration for your next book. I guess many authors in the circle have also had inspiration."
"If this kind of writing style becomes popular... Damn it, readers will get pissed off if they read too much!"
"Reasoning is all about setting traps. The Mystery of Roger is the biggest trap I've ever seen. The murderer is still unidentified in the fourth to last chapter. Ninety-nine percent of readers are completely defeated!"
"… "
This group member who didn’t block the group out of curiosity sent an ellipsis: “How can I read this book?”
Suddenly, the unkind “HAHAHAHA” +1 mark appeared in the group.
Out of some kind of parrot nature, or perhaps due to obsessive-compulsive disorder, this person could only click "+1" with tears in his eyes.
The cat was killed by curiosity.
Other novels would have their readability reduced by at least 30 percent if they knew the result in advance.
The spoilers for The Mystery of Roger Affair in advance reduced the readability by about 50%.
It is a fatal murder to the reading experience!
As time passed to the next day, word of mouth quickly developed, and the sales of "The Mystery of Roger Affair" exploded, soaring directly to 1.6 million copies!
Even higher than the first day!
Even though Blue Star started to merge and its reader base grew, the sales on the second day shocked countless people!
Best Seller!
All the rage!
This was a storm of reasoning, and from then on, no one doubted the Silver Blue Book Library’s evaluation of Chu Kuang as “creating a new type of reasoning”!
Yes, this has indeed opened up a new way of writing.
I'm not the only murderer—
The development of new ideas has made many mystery writers realize that tricks can not only be used in the case itself, but also in every word that readers read!
Really cunning!
The scariest part is...
Even if "The Mystery of Roger Affair" is a lie throughout the whole book, readers will be willing to be deceived by the end!
This day.
The latest update released by Shen Jiarui on his blog, although only three simple words, embodies the word "blow" to the extreme. Those three words are:
"Who else!?"