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CHONGQING(CQNEWS)--Following the release of film Yougisya X No Kenshin adapted from Higashino Keigo’s novel in Mainland China, the famous Japanese detective fictionist is expected to join hands with a famous Chinese company once again, and his classic work will be made into an Internet drama for the first time, which will be a breakthrough for his work.

In recent years, the online drama market has been increasing rapidly. Domestic online detective dramas are gaining popularity with netizens for their brainstorming plots, fast-paced narration and high-quality production. This has aroused peoples' expectations for the domestic online drama market, and domestic detective dramas have more clicks than those of overseas ones, and so have become the first choice of netizens in China.

Japanese detective fictionist Higashino Keigo, enjoying the reputation of a Japanese sage, won the Edogawa Rampo Award for After School and has won various awards in the Japanese novel field. Twenty-two of his works have been made into films and TV drams in several countries around the world. In China, his classical work will be adapted into Internet drama for the first time, which is also a breakthrough for his work in China.