Chapter Eighty-One: Third-Rate Writers

But Mizumi Yukie also has to admit that this person has his own ability, the sales of "White Night Walking" have approached 800,000, and he has also won the Naoki Award, which is a super dark horse.

Whether he likes it or not, there must be a place for this person in the publishing industry from now on.

As for the book "White Night Walking", he also read it, and it was indeed a very touching story, but as a reasoning, he didn't appreciate it.

The reason for this is that the most important puzzle part of the mystery is missing from the book, and the truth is revealed to the reader almost from the beginning. And this book prides itself on reasoning, which is really offensive!

When it comes to creative reasoning, creative trickery is the hardest part. Many writers have resorted to extreme lengths to avoid the difficulty of creative trickery. For example, in declension, in order to reduce the difficulty of creating tricks, someone introduced the concept of "hypnotic killing" at the beginning, and this genre gradually became popular.

But even the declension puts trickery in a very important position after all.

And the social faction is good, and directly puts the trick in a dispensable position.

The more Mizumi Yukie thought about it, the more angry he became, in fact, there were traces of this anger. His work was actually released at the same time as "White Night Walking", and they even held a book signing on the same day.

At that time, Kei Fujiwara went to the wrong floor, and the two of them still talked a few words. Because the book didn't sell well, the signing would be deserted, and I originally had a bit of sympathy for this guy.

Unexpectedly, a few minutes later, a staff member led the person upstairs, and it didn't take long for Minakami Yukie to hear the huge cheers and applause that erupted from upstairs on the empty second floor.

Nima! That's angry!

But after all, Xingjiang still has a bit of literati cultivation, so before going home, he also bought a copy of "White Night Walking", planning to taste it. After reading it, the stomach full of anger finally found an outlet.

A reasoning that is not reasoning, a thing that sells dog meat on a sheep's head, is it embarrassing to get such high praise?

This guy named Sima Keita is not capable of creating tricks at all!

A mystery writer who doesn't know how to devise tricks, this guy should also be nailed to the shame pillar of the mystery literary world.

Even if it is nailed to the pillar of shame, it is a shame of the pillar of shame!

For this reason, as a columnist, Mizumi Yukie wrote several critical articles, pointing out that social writers led by Sima Keita might destroy speculative literature. At the same time, there was also a spicy satire on Sima Keita himself.

"It is a shame for all writers that a writer who does not possess a brilliant trickery, an author who cannot devise a murderous motive can be made public as a mystery writer. The book has even won the highest award for popular literature, and I would like to ask the judges of the Naoki Awards, do you encourage this kind of fraud?"

"The reason why this book has been recognized by the market is that there is really a lot of luck. Maybe it's the public's curiosity psychology, or maybe it's the book's uniqueness in emotional shaping. But in any case, it is impossible to hide the fact that the author of this book, Sima Guitai, is actually just a crappy third-rate mystery writer."

"Here, I also want to say a word to this Sima Jun: If you really can't design a good trick, go and write about love! It's important to do what you're good at. You know, even if you are a third-rate mystery writer, it is very easy to become a first-class love author. After all, people who look in love don't like to use their brains. The hero doesn't need a motive to fall in love with the heroine, he just needs to bump it around the corner of the street with a slice of bread in his mouth."

This article was published in the entertainment section of "Star News" and quickly caused a great sensation in the literary world.

People from all sides have joined the melee, and some love authors protested against Mizumi Yukie's discriminatory remarks; There are also those who agree with the point of view of this article; There is also a satire that Yukie Mizumi can't write a best-selling work himself, so he knows how to pick thorns; Some people also say that he is bullying newcomers by relying on his status as a senior.

Although the views of this article have caused controversy, there are still many voices of accusation. But for the author of any article, he is not afraid of controversy, he is afraid of no splash.

Minakami Yukie is little known as a mystery writer, but he has become a critic, and his book last year even sold thousands more copies.

Minakami Yukie continued to write articles to ridicule Sima Guitai, while also preparing a new one, and the general design of this new article was also told to the screenwriter, and the screenwriter also thought it was very interesting after reading it, and it was confirmed that it could be serialized.

When the new one comes out, it will definitely sell well...... When the time comes, let Sima Keita's fans take a good look at what is the charm of reasoning!

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but hum a song.

At this moment, a young man's face appeared on TV, and Mizumi Yukie's eyebrows instantly twisted into a taiko knot.

When he saw Kei Fujiwara giving a lecture in the workshop, Mizumi Yukie snorted even more disdainfully.

I'm just a budding writer, where do I have the courage to teach others!

Mizumi Yukie became more and more unhappy, and thought about writing an article to criticize him after a while, and knock on this newcomer author.

"There is now a discourse that in social reasoning, trickery is dispensable, and even tricks can be abandoned. That's an unwise statement......

This claim has been in the thick lately, and many authors and critics, including Mizumi Yukie, have refuted it. But I didn't expect that the young head of the social faction would also stand up against this statement.

Mizumi Yukie suddenly smiled, and said in his heart: Bacheng saw my article, and he was afraid that he would be deprived of his identity as a mystery writer, right? Well, an author who can't write a reasoning trick is a reasoning author?

Hmph, you're interested. Although you can't write tricks, as long as you are modest and don't be self-righteous in front of our seniors, I can still praise you in the article.

At this time, Fujiwara Kei talked about the Ten Commandments of Reasoning, claiming that they were the rules that writers in the classical reasoning era followed.

Minakami Yukie looked at them one by one and made a swallowing motion, he also has a certain understanding of classical reasoning literature, and Fujiwara Kei's statement is indeed true. Reasoning originated in the West, and in the era of classical reasoning literature, it is true that many works tacitly abide by these laws.

This guy has even summed it up, and I have to say that his observation ability is really strong......

There was a slight sense of loss in Mizumi Yukie's heart, and soon after, the young man on TV said, "But I also understand that for new writers, the design of trickery is the most difficult part of creative reasoning. So I'll list some types of tricks for your reference."

As soon as the words came out, Minakami Yukie almost spewed out without laughing at a sip of wine.

This thing that doesn't know the height of the sky, I can't write a good trick myself, and I actually came to teach the students!

"Identity Trickery...... Twin tricks......"

"Time Trick ......"

"Secret Room Tricks......

"Poison Murder Weapon Trick ......"

"Legal Trickery......

"Visual Trick ......"

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Yukie Minakami originally had a mocking smile on his face, thinking that he would write an article later, so he criticized Sima Keita's performance and ridiculous speech in this documentary. An author, who can't even write a murder ruse himself, is ashamed to teach others to write? Laugh off your big teeth!

But gradually, he couldn't laugh anymore.

He thought that Sima Guitai was just picking up people's teeth, but he didn't expect that the things he talked about were very novel, and some types of tricks were even unheard of, which could be called original.

Not only that, but he also gave an example of each type of trick he was telling. Mizumi Yukie thought that he would tell some tricks that had appeared in others, but what he didn't expect was that he had never heard of these examples given by Kei Fujiwara.

Minakami Yukie's face became more and more ugly, could it be that these examples he came with were all original to him?

No......

Minakami Yukie subconsciously shook his head, but then, what Kei Fujiwara said on the TV seemed to give him a head-on

One hit. Minakami Yukie's face turned pale in an instant, and the beer can in his hand fell to the ground, foaming white on the floor.

"Secret Room Tricks...... This type of trickery is very common and is a form of trickery that readers love. There are two main types of secret room tricks: psychological and mechanical, but they can also be combined, for example, by disguising a psychological chamber as a mechanical chamber...... I'll give you an example......

"Bastard! Shut up!" Minakami Yukie shouted out of shape. I don't know if it's because of alcohol or anger, my whole face is flushed.