Lin Yuan's tribe update indirectly or directly answered two queries.
Why did Sherlock Holmes suddenly appear at the end of the "Hercule Poirot Series"?
It was because the appearance of a new character had the purpose of linkage, that man named Sherlock Holmes, is the male protagonist of Chu Kuang's new book—
Some netizens had already guessed this.
However, for certain readers who were hoping that "the appearance of Sherlock Holmes is Chu Kuang's hint that Poirot is not dead", this news is undoubtedly a little disheartening.
Would the readers accept it?
The answer was actually very simple. It was so simple that the readers almost launched the third uprising when they saw this update.
The internet was in an uproar!
Faced with Chu Kuang's new book continuing the detective genre, trying to recreate a detective protagonist similar to Poirot, almost everyone gave the same answer:
This voice almost immediately rose to a boiling point, and quickly filled up Chu Kuang's comment section:
"Old rascal, you're dreaming!"
"I, Wang Shang, publicly resist today: even at the cost of my life, I will not jump off the Kang to accept Sherlock Holmes. In my heart, there is only one great detective, he is Poirot, he is forever great and irreplaceable!"
"I, Liu Jing, openly object!"
"I, Zhou Ze, also make it clear today, I will not read your new book. I would watch even if you continue to send razor blades, but I won't read your new detective book. Poirot is god!"
"Is Sherlock Holmes even considered a great detective?"
"I haven't recovered from Poirot's death, and you are already eager to write a new book, claiming another man is a great detective. You say Sherlock Holmes is a great detective, have you asked Poirot?"
"Poirot is forever god!"
"Sorry, but there can only be one to deserve the title of a great detective, and that's Poirot. After Poirot, there will be no more great detectives. I don't believe any detective can surpass Poirot!"
"Does the old rascal want to replicate Poirot?"
"What else can I say, the so-called great detective Sherlock Holmes is nothing more than a different name for Poirot. You might as well write about Poirot's reincarnation and rebirth as Sherlock Holmes. In that case, I might consider buying a copy to read."
What kind of joke is this?
You, Chu Kuang, just killed off the great detective Poirot, and now you're thinking of writing another one?
No wonder there was suddenly this Sherlock Holmes at the end...
You're trying to ride on the coattails of our Poirot's popularity, aren't you?
Never mind whether this new great detective can reach Poirot's height, even if he really can, we readers will not recognize him as Sherlock Holmes!
The readers won't agree. You, Chu Kuang, are just capriciously renaming Poirot, and that's all there is to it!
Chu Kuang, the old rascal!
We readers will always be the most loyal!
Although the deceased Poirot may never return, we won't be like you, Chu Kuang, killing Poirot and then writing a new great detective protagonist!
Our hearts are with Poirot!
Our hearts have died with Poirot!
We won't ever love another great detective after Poirot!
This is how countless readers express their position regarding Chu Kuang's actions.
Following "Old Rascal," Chu Kuang gained another new nickname, "Ficklegate."
Some readers even joint-signed an opinion, stating they could accept Chu Kuang continuing to write detective novels, but requested him to change the protagonist's name back to Poirot—
If you still want to make a living from the detective series, then bring back our dear Poirot! Even a prequel would do if you really don't want to revive him!
After scrolling through the comments, Lin Yuan was dumbfounded.
He didn't expect the readers' response to be this intense.
He thought everyone would be happy when they saw the news.
Whenever he announced plans to publish a new book in the past, the readers were always excited, and there were generally only two types of comments in the comment section.
One was "looking forward to it".
The other was "support".
But now, before he even published his new book and merely announced the title, readers had already expressed "boycott".
For Chu Kuang, this was really an unprecedented situation.
He didn't expect that even someone as influential as Chu Kuang would one day have a work that is boycotted by readers.
Jin Mu beside him looked at Lin Yuan's baffled expression and said with an amused shake of his head:
"It looks like the new book needs to be delayed."
Strictly speaking, this is not a big deal. Compared to the death of Poirot, the shock experienced by the readers is quite small, and the amount of boycott is within manageable limits.
Perhaps this is also related to the fact that Chu Kuang put the readers through so much that their tolerance increased?
Just look at what Chu Kuang has done to the readers.
It is cruel and insane.
The book must be postponed of course.
Even if he wanted to publish a new book now, it wouldn't be possible. He hadn't even started writing the Sherlock Holmes series yet, this was only a new book announcement.
However, the new book announcement was genuinely meant to console everyone.
Maybe when the new book is released, everyone would've forgotten about this, or so Lin Yuan optimistically thought.
If Poirot and Sherlock Holmes had many similarities, then Lin Yuan might only write about one great detective.
But the problem is that these two characters have completely different styles.
From their case-solving methods to their characters, they are not equivalent at all. They can't be lumped together simply because they are both great detectives.
The industry was also very confused by Chu Kuang's maneuver.
Not because of the readers' boycott, that was something that could be foreseen.
Everyone was just puzzled as to why Chu Kuang wanted to write another great detective—
"Since Chu Kuang still wants to write in the great detective mold, then why did he end 'The Poirot Case Collection'?"
"Isn't it good to continue using Poirot's name for the same kind of great detective?"
"After all, it's just a name. It can also please the readers."
"Yeah, judging from the sales volume of 'The Poirot Case Collection', no matter how the quality of the story fluctuates, as long as the protagonist is Poirot, the readers will buy it. Poirot has already become a brand, with a formidable fan effect."
"I simply can't understand this guy's thought process, in every sense."
"I originally thought Chu Kuang was drained by Poirot, and tired of this kind of deductive writing model for a great detective, so he chose to end the story. I never would've guessed that he just wanted to give the readers a new protagonist as a great detective. Does he think this will give the readers a sense of novelty?"
"What the readers want is Poirot, not a sense of novelty."
"When Sherlock Holmes can no longer reach the heights Poirot reached, I wonder if Chu Kuang will regret his actions, and think he shouldn't have killed off Poirot?"
When everyone likes to use the term "possessed by Poirot" to describe a person's cleverness, it actually means that the Poirot series has achieved unprecedented success.
Under such circumstances, Chu Kuang's decision is inexplicable.
However, Lin Yuan didn't pay much attention to this matter. He wasn't even in a hurry to write the Sherlock Holmes series.
Because on March 7th.
The latest issue of 'The Masked Singer' was broadcasted.
New faces, same brilliance, the show's topics trended once again!
One of the trending topics was interesting.
This trending topic was called:
#Why Is It Always Fish#
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