Wandering the world of film and television begins with the golden years

Competition among magazines has always been fierce. ♝💙 ❻➈𝓈𝓱u乂.𝕔𝓸𝕞 💲😎

Even in this era, there are still many well-known magazines flourishing.

For example, "Legend of Today and Yesterday" was created by three folk artists with a loan of 10,000 yuan, yet it became the national literary journal with the highest circulation.

There was also *Story Collection*, an essential reading for train travel in that era, which still held a place even in Li Haoyu's time. And then there was *Popular Cinema*, the most popular magazine among gay men of that era.

This magazine mainly features the latest domestic and international film news, introductions to classic films, and an interactive section for film fans, including letters from the public. For this era, this content was quite ahead of its time.

However, there is another important factor contributing to its popularity.

Those were the cover girls of *Popular Cinema* magazine. They were all vibrant and unique, unlike modern female celebrities who seem to be mass-produced...

Even after Li Haoyu became rich.

He couldn't resist buying a copy of Popular Cinema.

Because the female celebrity on the cover of that issue was just too beautiful.

The female lead, Li Haoyu, didn't know her either, but that didn't matter.

Who reads magazine content these days?

Because it's really big.

No, it's really white!

The correct description is that it's big and white!

For a moment, Li Haoyu's face was a little dazed.

Is this really the kind of cover we should have in this era?

Is it possible that Tokyo isn't very hot, yet this trend has already become popular in this era?

The influence of magazines in this era.

It was actually much bigger than Li Haoyu had imagined.

Besides these nationally renowned magazines, each province also has its own unique magazines. Overall, reading magazines is a very popular activity.

If someone picks up a fine magazine on the street.

No matter what the content is, it can attract the attention of many passersby.

Li Haoyu was also a little curious about what everyone thought of "The Devotion of Suspect X".

So after he saw Zheng Juan off.

Li Haoyu also came to the newsstand to see how well the novels were selling.

In this era, there was a newsstand almost every few steps along the roadside. In addition to selling newspapers from all over the country, they also sold various magazines and periodicals. Many book lovers would also stop and browse them.

Although the photon patch wasn't very big, it still had three newsstands.

Li Haoyu also planned to check the sales figures for "The Devotion of Suspect X." Although statistically speaking, the sample size was too small to be of much reference value.

However, it can still serve as a reference to some extent.

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It's getting late.

It's almost lunchtime.

At this time, the previously quiet newsstand gradually became lively, with many people coming to buy the latest magazines. ♟✎ ➅❾𝔰н𝕌ˣ.ςόΜ 👻♪

Especially since it's still the beginning of the month, many magazines are monthly publications.

Many people are counting down the days. You should know that some popular magazines will really sell out if you arrive late, unless you're a regular customer of the owner.

This is also the time when competition among magazines is most intense.

It's important to understand that most people who sell magazines these days come from well-off families or have spare money from their jobs.

It's important to understand that during this period, there weren't many fancy industry rules, and even the now-popular off-peak sales weren't implemented.

For example, "Popular Cinema" is released on Mondays, while "Literature and Art" is released on Wednesdays. In fact, this is the most reasonable magazine sales strategy.

However, since 90% of magazine publishers are state-owned enterprises, magazine sales are not that important.

This is at least true for lower-level employees. Selling a million copies of the magazine won't earn the employees a bonus, and selling ten thousand copies won't deduct their wages.

However, most people who work in magazine publishing are cultured individuals who value their reputation. Although no one openly talks about sales figures, they all care about them deeply.

The magazine's sales figures came out.

These editors are running faster than anyone else.

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Li Haoyu will give a brief summary.

The key to magazine sales in this era is "recklessness".

The quality of the work speaks for itself.

When Li Haoyu learned all this, he found it even more exciting. He had confidence in the suspect's quality.

Fortunately, while "Literature" magazine may not be the most prestigious magazine, it is still considered one of the top-tier magazines, and even has a certain number of loyal fans.

Mi Yiling is one of them.

She was the only girl in her family, and both her parents were teachers. It could be said that Mi Yiling was the little princess of the family most of the time, and she received the most pocket money among all the children.

Besides the allowance from her parents, her older brothers would also give her some pocket money after they started working. So Mi Yiling is probably a well-known little rich girl.

However, she didn't have many other hobbies; she just liked reading novels.

The magazine "Literature and Art" was one of the magazines she always bought.

Because new writers always seem to emerge from here. This gives her a sense of joy in exploring the unknown. In Mi Yiling's view, novels shouldn't have any distinction between new writers and established authors.

As long as the novel is good enough, that's fine.

The old man at the newsstand saw Mi Yiling arrive.

His eyes lit up instantly.

After all, who can resist walking RMB?

The old man said with a smile.

"There are quite a few new magazines this time, and I've reserved a copy of each one for you. Take a look and see which one you want; I'll sell the ones you don't want to someone else."

Mi Yiling said with a smile, "Then let's start with a copy of 'Literature and Art,' I'm a loyal reader of it."

The old man chuckled. "This time, *Literature* magazine is selling exceptionally well because everyone's heard that one author is suspected of using connections to squeeze out many other authors." ♝🐜 👌🎈

"So everyone wants to see how this new author's writing is?"

She never expected that a casual question would lead to such a juicy piece of gossip.

She asked with some curiosity, "What's the name of this novel? I definitely want to read it carefully."

The old man scratched his head. "Your question has stumped me. You know, I'm illiterate. But I have heard people who come to buy books discussing this novel."

"I think his name is something like... suspect..."

He tried hard to recall.

But he just stammered and couldn't explain it clearly.

Li Haoyu had been watching silently from the sidelines for quite some time.

He walked quietly to the two of them.

"That book is called 'The Devotion of Suspect X,' and I've heard other people talk about it."

Mi Yiling was surprised to hear that someone actually knew this.

She asked doubtfully, "Really? I have to take a closer look."

What kind of subject matter is this?

Li Haoyu said, "It's supposedly a romance novel with elements of mystery and suspense. I just heard from my friend that it's incredibly good. She read it all night and her eyes were red from crying."

"So I strongly suggest you buy a few more copies, otherwise you might not be able to buy them once this novel becomes popular."

"You can also give them to your classmates and friends, which will definitely make you feel very proud."

Mi Yiling was a little confused.

Is this novel really that good?

However... it should be good-looking.

Otherwise, why would a guy like him recommend it so strongly? He and Li Haoyu didn't even know each other; Li Haoyu had no reason to lie to him.

Mi Yiling hesitated for a moment before speaking to the old man.

"Then let's buy two literary magazines instead of three."

The newspaper vendor said with a grin:

"No problem, I'll get it for you right away. But I only have these few books left at my stall. I'll go and get some more stock."

Seeing this, Li Haoyu said something.

"Sir, remember to order more copies next time you restock. Otherwise, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get more copies once this magazine becomes popular."

The old man nodded seriously, "Young man, you're right. I'll see if it sells well, then I'll stock more 'Literature and Art' magazine next time."

After saying that, the old man went to get the book.

The old man also knew Mi Yiling.

So he felt relieved and entrusted the newsstand to her care.

At this point, Mi Yiling asked curiously, "Since you praise this author so much, why don't you buy a few more copies?"

Li Haoyu shook his head, "Because it's unnecessary, I already have plenty at home."

Mi Yiling nodded.

However, this time, the old man didn't return for a long time because he seemed to have encountered something on the way.

Mi Yiling has difficulty leaving.

After all, she had promised the old man to help look after his book stall. So she simply sat on the old man's stool and started reading "The Devotion of Suspect X".

In just a few short minutes, Mi Yiling had already heard too many rumors about this novel.

For her, evaluating a novel is...

There's no need for complicated standards: as long as it looks good, that's enough.

Mi Yiling carefully flipped through the magazine.

The first thing you see is the author's preface.

Many people like to skip this part, but as a novel enthusiast, Mi Yiling has her own reading habits.

She has always believed that the preface is extremely important, as it is like the novel's business card and the first thing the author wants to show the reader. Reading the preface helps to understand the author's personal situation, such as their mindset, timing, and reasons for writing the book.

Sometimes it can even help in understanding the plot and central idea of ​​a novel.

Therefore, Mi Yiling believes that reading the preface is very necessary.

The preface to The Devotion of Suspect X is very simple.

Just one sentence:

"This is the purest love I can imagine, and the best trick."

"Love and intrigue?"

"These are indeed the two themes, but doesn't it seem a bit abrupt to combine them?" Mi Yiling frowned slightly as she flipped through the magazine pages with a question in her mind.

Then there's the author's name: Li Haoyu.

Does it look like you're using your real name, not a pen name?

That writer is indeed quite confident.

She was quickly drawn in by the novel's content.

Although there was still a lot of noise on the road, she quickly got into reading mode. That's the charm of a good novel; sometimes it really makes you overlook a lot of things.

Actually, she already had expectations from the beginning.

Mi Yiling thought that the romance was probably just a gimmick, and that the novel was essentially a detective story about solving cases.

But after watching just the beginning, the plot was completely different from what she had imagined.

The story begins by directly revealing the murderer to everyone.

So the killer is Ishigami?

This setting is quite rare; it's a departure from the norm.

This novel seems to have some merit.

This is a rather rare type of mystery novel.

As Mi Yiling watched, she gradually became fascinated.

The pacing of this novel is really fast.

Most novels at this stage will at most create suspense, but The Devotion of Suspect X is clearly different from typical mystery novels.

In just a few thousand words, the novel concisely and clearly presents all three important elements of a detective novel: who the culprit is, the process of the crime, and the result of the crime.

It can even be said that, logically speaking, the mystery has already been solved.

Mi Yiling knew that the rest of the plot would involve the protagonist directly contacting the police. However, seeing the words "To be continued" at the end still made her feel a pang of sadness.

Mi Yiling felt incredibly empty now, because she really wanted to know how the plot would unfold. It was the perfect crime plus the perfect alibi.

Anyway, no matter how hard Mi Yiling racked her brains, she still didn't know how to turn things around.

However, the novel's plot abruptly ends at a crucial moment, even introducing a key character: Yukawa Ishigami's old classmate, a detective hailed as a genius.

It looks like a small climax is just around the corner.

But now that this chapter is over, it's really making me itchy to see what happens next.

Mi Yiling is quite depressed right now.

She thought that even if the novel was well-written, she wouldn't mind reading it since she wasn't a fan of mystery novels.

Normally, she would only read the entire novel. This time, she was just curious and took a casual look, but Mi Yiling didn't expect the subsequent plot to be so captivating.

Now she feels a bit caught in a dilemma.

Mi Yiling's face fell, just like when she was a child and couldn't get her favorite candy.

However, at this moment, she suddenly realized something.

This isn't my home; this is a newsstand.

There was even a strange man next to them.

Her loss of composure just now was probably witnessed by everyone.

Mi Yiling blushed a little when she thought about this.

She quickly stood up and said to Li Haoyu, "I'm sorry, I was so engrossed in the novel that my movements and voice were a little exaggerated."

"Did I influence your magazine selection? If I did, I apologize."

Li Haoyu smiled happily and waved his hand.

"It's okay, seeing you like this makes me even happier. Actually, I'm..."

He watched as Mi Yiling seemed so happy reading his novel.

Li Haoyu planned to confront her directly, revealing that he was the author of the novel. Since a copy of the literary magazine wasn't cheap, Li Haoyu had only made a casual joke earlier.

If he really let this lovely female fan in front of him spend money to buy so many magazines to take home.

Li Haoyu felt genuinely guilty.

He planned to take advantage of the shopkeeper's absence to make amends for his earlier mistake and persuade the girl in front of him to buy only one copy.

Just then, the old man from Baoting returned with a frown on his face.

Mi Yiling was very happy to see this.

She planned to buy the magazine quickly and leave, as her behavior just now was truly embarrassing.

Before Mi Yiling could speak.

The old man then spoke up: "I'm really sorry, but I'm afraid my wish to buy two more copies of the 'Literature' magazine won't be possible."

"This issue is completely sold out."

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