manynovel Chapter 584 Carnival
Chapter 584 Carnival
Chapter 584 Carnival
The initial publicity was just gossip like "I have a friend" spreading the news on the Internet that Hojo Kyosuke had a new work. Then, familiar newspapers and magazines published interviews with Hojo Kyosuke, talking about the new work...
After signing the contract with the publisher and confirming the publication, within just a few days, preparations for the sale and promotion were carried out in parallel, with new promotional methods every day, and the pace was tight and more intense day by day. Not to mention Hojo Kyosuke's fans, even Sayaka, who was far away in Nara, called to ask Mitsuha if she had bought the new book.
Today, when the poster of the new book was released, fans screamed with excitement. Eriri's painting style is delicate and gorgeous, and it is even more perfect when used on this realistic poster. There are three posters in total, which means three murders. The faces of each protagonist are hidden in the dark. All you can see are the exquisite black suits and the silver cuffs at the wrists. If you ignore the judges waiting to be slaughtered on the ground, you might think this is an aristocrat attending a ball.
These posters are placed at the entrance of the bookstore, just like the signboards at the entrance of the National Bunraku Theater. The protagonists do not look like murderers, but rather like protagonists inviting the audience to enjoy their own dramas. They are mysterious and elegant, constantly attracting passers-by to walk into the bookstore to ask questions. The Internet is also dominated by these posters. Personal homepages, profile pictures, dynamic pictures... have all been replaced with murder posters.
Along with the posters, the lines that appear on each poster also became popular:
【Are you satisfied with my trick this time? 】
As this phrase continued to appear on major social platforms, Google Trends also skyrocketed, and it also became an absolute hit on Yahoo.
This sentence seemed to have magic power and it penetrated into people's brains as soon as it appeared.
At school, a boy who was irritated would slap a classmate's buttocks who was lying on the railing at the cost of his palm getting red and swollen, and when he was chased and beaten, he would say, "Oh~~ This time, are you satisfied with my trick?"
After eating the Dorayaki that her younger sister had queued for three hours to buy, the stupid older sister said, "Are you satisfied with my trick this time?"
The acne-covered boy sent a confession text message to the female classmate he had a crush on for a long time. After receiving a question mark, he quickly said, "Are you satisfied with my trick this time?", and stepped into the abyss of social death. Fortunately, the female classmate happened to be a die-hard fan of Hojo Sensei, so she generously ignored the confession and began to strongly recommend the great Hojo Sensei. When the boy saw that the goddess actually said so much to him because of Hojo Sensei, he was immediately moved and swore to guarantee that Hojo Sensei would be his only supporter in this life.
Some people directly posted their own death notices on SNS, and when their friends couldn't get through on the phone, they rushed to their homes and said with a joking smile, "Are you satisfied with my trick this time?", and then had to empty their wallets to apologize.
……
In this age of entertainment to death, even a cat can have tens of millions of followers, and a magical word can create a carnival feast.
What really triggered this sentence was the entertainment industry joining the carnival. At the beginning, an actor from a low-quality third-rate TV series saw that this sentence was so popular on the Internet, so he came to take advantage of the popularity with the idea of taking advantage of it. Unexpectedly, the TV series that no one paid attention to actually attracted a lot of attention.
"Satisfied? How could I be satisfied with you! The protagonist escaped from the garbage duct and fell into the garbage truck to save his life, but he didn't even kick the garbage truck away and kill the villain behind it? If I were the director, I would kill the editor first and then you!"
"Satisfied. I'm very satisfied. A dozen villains with heavy firepower can't beat the protagonist with a small pistol? Is this a plot that anyone can come up with? My booger is smarter than you."
"..."
The netizens who followed the entry excitedly ate a big mouthful of snow, and their words were more pleasant than each other. Of course, there were also some friendly ones:
"The protagonists can't finish off someone after they've knocked him down? It turns out that intelligence is proportional to appearance. How did you get to the main role? Oh, so the total investment was only three million. Sorry for misunderstanding you. This is indeed a three million trick. Thank you for your hard work, screenwriter."
"I advise all members of your crew to immediately buy Hojo-sensei's two novels and read them. Maybe they can save your poor brains."
Netizens were just having fun at first, but found it boring after the excitement wore off. However, this third-tier celebrity shrewdly found a good place for netizens to vent their emotions that had nowhere to go.
The overwhelming wealth fell upon the crew. The producer who was slacking off in the company was confused when he heard a colleague from another department call to inform him that the audio-visual store wanted to purchase CDs. After finding out what was going on, he immediately rushed to the bookstore and bought all of Hojo Kyosuke's works. Then he summoned the actors who were doing odd jobs from various places, took a group photo holding a copy of "The Devotion of Suspect X" and posted it on SNS, with a form showing the increase in TV series CD sales, and the title was [This time, are you satisfied with my trick? ]
The netizen who was still cursing stopped for a moment.
"Good fellow, this is your trick, isn't it?"
"Oh no, I've become an accomplice."
"It's really a waste of talent for a crew with a budget of three million to hire a producer like you."
The public opinion was instantly reversed. What was originally just a little star's behavior to take advantage of the popularity has now become a marketing plan for the crew. This time it really turned out to be a perfect trick. At least netizens are happy again. The crew is also happy. The low-quality TV series that could only slowly recover its costs through CD sales and other places has now been contacted by a TV station in just a few hours. The little star who posted the news at the beginning was suddenly invited to appear in a bunch of equally low-quality TV series.
Everybody wants to get some attention!
No one can resist the opportunity to ride on the popularity of others.
Seeing that such a rubbish crew and a little star can get such a big benefit, how can others resist? Moreover, this is the popularity of noble mystery novels in the noble literary world. You should know that these serious literatures usually look down on actors, actresses, voice actors, singers and other messes. In the past, there was a mystery novel that wanted to change a movie. In order to compete for the role and win the favor of the original author, a female star confessed affectionately on a variety show that her favorite book was this one. As a result, when the show was broadcast, the mystery novelist directly asked and scolded, asking if you understand it, you like it.
This is not because the mystery novelist is arrogant, but because he has to do so. Think about it, when I participated in the writers' salon and exchanged ideas with the literary masters. Others were like this: the chairman of the Sanjin Group exchanged works with me, the Queen of England invited me to give a speech, and when it came to me, the female star really liked my book.
Although everyone likes to go to red-light district, I'm afraid they will immediately burst into laughter and say, "Haha, it turns out that your books can only attract actors, Mr. X," and they will be so embarrassed.
And now, they can actually take advantage of the popularity of the literary world so openly, and the topic of the "Heisei Wind Style" that the person thinks has the best chance of becoming a literary giant of the new century and is unparalleled in talent. It is hard to say what the new work of Mr. Hojo will be like, but the old book "The Devotion of Suspect X" will definitely be adapted into a movie. If you are lucky enough to be valued by that person, it is not a dream to rise to fame immediately.
So all the big stars came out and imitated the pranks of the netizens before and started [This time, are you satisfied with my trick? ]. You have to know that traffic is a limited thing. If others get more, you will get less. If two stars with the same number of fans, A gets the popularity and B doesn't, then A's attention will instantly surpass B. This is the kidnapping of the traffic era. If you don't want to fall behind, you can only join the carnival.
So this already hot line became even more popular, to the point where Hojo Kyosuke kept hearing it in class, and it made his scalp tingle with embarrassment. What's worse is that Sakura was having a blast.
When the class was over, Hojo Kyosuke was sitting in his seat replying to messages from Kisaki and the publishing house on his phone, but suddenly his eyes were covered by a pair of small hands, and then his head was sandwiched between two soft balls.
"Guess who I am?" A female voice full of energy came from behind.
Is there any need to guess? Who else could it be except my Sakura, the smell of sober dew? Hojo Kyousuke thought subconsciously.
But the next second he found something wrong. Although Sakura's breasts were well developed, the size and softness of her breasts were not so amazing. Hojo Kyousuke didn't even need to think about searching his memory, and immediately associated the pair of soft giants behind the head with a pretty face.
"Nose?" he asked. Only the vicious and evil Sakura could let Nose be his chest pillow in a classroom with so many people around.
"No~" Yingliang immediately retorted.
There's nothing wrong with it. This feeling is definitely glass!
Hojo Kyosuke dared to guarantee it with his life, but he didn't dare to say it out loud.
Fortunately, Sakura was not the kind of person who would make things difficult for others, and she gave a hint immediately. With a shy hum, Hojo Kyosuke fell into that softness a little more.
Hojo Kyosuke sniffed hard a few times, trying to cheat through his unique sense of smell. Unfortunately, Yamauchi Sakura, who knew him inside out, blindfolded him and blocked his nostrils with his two little fingers, so he could not smell anything except Sakura's scent.
After arguing for a long time, Hojo Kyosuke just kept talking about glass.
There was nothing he could do. He knew that a classmate named Kawasaki Saki could compete with Glass in terms of breast size, but he didn't dare to say it! What would happen if he said it out loud?
Finally, with Sakura sighing, "Kyosuke you're such an idiot," Hojo Kyosuke regained his sight.
When he turned his head, he saw the blushing Nishimiya Shoko and Yuigahama Yui who was held in Sakura's arms and unable to escape.
hiss……
Hojo Kyosuke's brain was very useful. After his eyes wandered between Nozomi and Yuigahama's chests for a while, he thought of a possibility.
"Hahaha~ Are you satisfied with my trick this time?"
Lady Sakura laughed loudly, and Yuigahama Yui's school uniform was gathered in her arms, showing her amazing potential that she never showed normally.
"Well, this is our exciting combo skill!"
"I lost."
Hojo Kyosuke sighed. It seemed that his practice was still insufficient. He could not even feel the difference in the touch of the two sides of the pillow. This was really wrong. He was really too lazy, Hojo Kyosuke!
Cursing himself in his heart, someone knew shame and then became brave, and said seriously:
"But if it happens again, I will never guess wrong again!"
He raised his voice:
"The person sitting in front of you is the winner of the 2015 Honjo Grand Prize, the candidate for the Neon Mystery Association Prize, and the best trick maker. There is no trick that cannot be cracked in front of me!"
"Very good, very spirited! Then, please fight with all your might to prove your dignity!"
Lord Sakura waved his hand, and Yuigahama Yui snorted and covered her face before running back to her seat.
Hojo Kyosuke closed his eyes, and a pair of familiar little hands covered his eyes again. Then his entire upper body was held in his arms, and the fragrance of dew surrounded him.
"This time, are you satisfied with my trick?"
A smiling voice sounded in his ears.
All the distracting thoughts in Hojo Kyosuke's mind disappeared in an instant, he pursed his lips and smiled silently.
"I'm sorry I lied. I couldn't see through the ruse."
He raised his hand and covered Sakura's hand, responding softly.
"Hehe~~"
Amid the girl's crisp laughter, today's promotional campaign for "The Dreams and Death of Writer K" achieved an absolute victory.
This was a hearty online carnival. The silly netizens had a lot of fun. Not only did they have the honor of knowing such an interesting writer like Hojo, but they also saw so many big stars come out to perform monkey tricks for them. People in the entertainment industry got traffic. Not only did they get to take advantage of Hojo's popularity, but they also marketed their own new personas. Eishi Publishing received additional orders from major distributors, and its new book was already on the bestseller list before it was officially released...
Only Hojo Kyosuke got nothing except money.
As night falls, inside an izakaya in Akasaka, Minato City
Hojo Ichiro raised his glass and shouted "Cheers!" He drank the cold draft beer in one gulp. Just as he was about to pick up the skewers, he heard his friend Utsumi say:
"Ichiro, your son is going to be a great writer now. Do you want to sign a contract with our law firm in advance to help him handle the copyright?"
"Ah, that guy is far from it. If he heard you say that, he would be so proud that his tail would hit the sky. His royalties are not enough to cooperate with our law firm."
Hojo Ichiro said disdainfully, but his chin was clearly pointing towards the ceiling proudly.
"Hahahaha, are you performing Rakugo? That smug face of yours is so ugly!" another friend, Yujing, scolded with a smile.
Hojo Ichiro then simply put his hands on his hips and looked even more proud. Reuniting with his friends after a long absence, he regained the joy of playing around after winning the lawsuit after graduating from college.
"But you have a good son, and we are not bad either!"
Uchiyama Kaisuke shouted, took out his wallet and slammed it on the table, and Yuko Tamai next to him did the same thing.
Hojo Ichiro took a quick look and saw that there was not even a coin in the two designer wallets.
"Excuse me……"
Utsumi and Tamai said in unison:
"This time, are you satisfied with my trick?"
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