Chapter 444: It’s Time for the Japs to Eat Raw Meat

At this time, "Detective Conan" has been broadcast steadily in China, and has aired more than 70 episodes, dominating the broadcast list.

With the appearance of Kaito Kid, "Detective Conan" has become more fashionable and its audience has grown.

After all, Kaito Kid is a character that can be featured in a spin-off anime (Magic Kaito), and as a super villain who is both good and evil, he is extremely popular.

"Detective Conan" fans and Detective Chinatown fans are all very proud and boast about it on social media.

The fans feel even more proud and believe that Su Zhe is not only a genius in music, film and television, but also a master in animation.

But there are also dissatisfied voices. Some people don't understand why Su Zhe wants to write a Japanese detective. Isn't this an invasion of Japanese culture?

Sugarcane retorts:

[Su Zhe wants to enter the Japanese market. You don't understand his vision and strategy at all! ]

[Some people are really enough. They only allow Japanese people to make Three Kingdoms games, but we are not allowed to write Japanese stories? 】

[(Yukun) That’s right, Tokyo Madam is so popular, haven’t you read it? ]

But opponents also have something to say:
[How ridiculous! Japan is a country of animation! Su Zhe is a layman. It's ok for him to make money in China by relying on market protection, but he wants to sell it to Japan? ]

[Su Zhe is too arrogant. He wants his idol drama to be comparable to Korean dramas and his anime to be comparable to Japanese anime. Who does he think he is? ]

[It’s fine if he is the king in China, a cultural depression, but once he goes abroad, who will recognize him as a Chinese star? ]

【There are only two kinds of anime in the world, one is Japanese anime, and the other is other anime. 】

【American comics are not convinced. 】

[If it weren't for comic book movies and Hollywood, American comics would be nothing?! ]

We have to admit that in the field of comics, Japanese comics are indeed extremely strong all over the world.

There is no need to say much about the situation in China, as everyone has personal experience of it.

In some underdeveloped areas, Japanese comics have a greater influence.

For example, in Mexico, when Akira Toriyama died, drug lords declared a one-day ceasefire and observed a moment of silence in his honor.

For example, in South America, young people marching said that they were willing to wait for a week to see the result of Ozora Tsubasa's (Captain Tsubasa) shot, thus showing their patience.

South America is the kingdom of football, and the young people are cheering for the football dreams of the Japanese children.

So everyone can understand Su Zhe's entry into Japan. After all, decades ago, a group of Hong Kong stars were also trying to enter this market.

But some people were puzzled by his choice of animation:

[Su Zhe is too stubborn. How can he choose to focus on other people's strong areas? ]

【As a music master, shouldn’t he choose music? 】

[Yes, write a few Japanese songs, and once they become popular, you will be an Asian superstar! ]

【On the contrary, as a country of comics, is Conan still missing? 】

Although they have watched "Detective Conan" and recognize its quality, they are still full of pessimism.

In order to find evidence, they found the number of views of "Detective Conan" in Japan - it was terrible.

At this time in Japan, "Detective Conan" had also aired dozens of episodes.

Since it is not broadcast on several major TV stations, and the only one that broadcasts it, Tokyo Electric Power Company, treats "Detective Conan" as a midnight animation, the main broadcast channel for "Detective Conan" is still the online platform Netflix.

In addition, "Detective Conan" is not adapted from a comic and does not have any fan base, resulting in unsatisfactory viewing volume.

This contrast gave the haters an argument to mock Su Zhe:
[They say they are going to enter overseas markets, but in the end they can only be the king of the monkey in China? 】

[I'm really too proud. I spent a lot of money to hire voice actors for dubbing. Is this a loss? 】

Su Zhe did not make much money from the "Detective Conan" project.

China is better at 3D animation, so if you want to produce excellent 2D animation, you can only outsource it to Japan, which is very costly.

But the domestic broadcasting fee is not high, with the quoted price being around US$8 per episode, which is not even enough to cover the cost.

In Japan, Su Zhe almost sold and gave away half of his properties, and when he finally calculated the profits, he was barely able to break even, and he mainly relied on domestic resources.

If it is just for "Detective Conan" itself, this is a very unprofitable business. "Detective Conan" is going to be cut short. Maybe it is a good thing for him, as he doesn't have to be a primary school student forever and can recover as soon as possible.

But for the "Detective Chinatown" series, it is completely acceptable to just treat it as a long-term advertisement that doesn't cost any money.

So Su Zhe was not in a hurry, but netizens were:

[So Su Zhe relies on the support of domestic fans to film stories about Japan and sell them cheaply to Japanese people? ]

[It is really the conscience of computers and the conscience of animation! 】

I have to say, netizens are quite vicious.

Even someone as calm as Su Zhe was upset by the scolding:
"Putting me on the same level as the conscience of the United States? How insulting!"

He was speechless, but could only wait for time to prove it.

He was very confident, remembering that in his previous life, Conan was an anime character in Japan that could be compared with Pikachu, Fat Blue and other characters.

With this quality, it's impossible to be buried.

And with a total of one thousand episodes, as they are broadcast slowly, they will eventually be discovered by the audience.

But the fans are anxious. They don’t have that much confidence and are also very worried about Su Zhe’s entry into the Japanese animation industry.

So they decided to use their best skill - to get on the charts!
In China, the Gan Canes are strictly managed by Su Zhe and never use these dirty tricks. They always regard themselves as "white lotus in the circle".

But in fact, the main reason why they don’t need to make the charts is that they don’t need to.

Su Zhe always dominates all the charts, why should they bother to compete for the charts?

But at this time, the Japanese people "don't know the value of things", it's time to let foreigners see the shock of the domestic fan circle!
——In fact, fan circles all over the world are equally stinky. In China, there is still pressure of homework, so it’s not so bad, but there are too many people in China!
Mr. Big Bowl of Wide Noodles, relying on fans to vote for him, surpassed A-mei and topped the iTunes chart. (It doesn’t matter who A-mei is, I won’t go into details)

This has caused the whole world to ask in surprise: "Who is WYF?"

A-girl’s fans found it even harder to accept and angrily dissed him, with even A-girl herself getting involved.

Then, Wu Idol was removed from the US iTunes for faking his data.

So, a Mr. Kama, who debuted in South Korea, was brushing up his data in the United States, embarrassing the Chinese.

Really drunk.

Now, the TV series Conan have also started to top the charts, and "Detective Conan" has quickly topped the Netflix list in a short period of time.

Especially the animation rankings in Japan, it even surpassed several of the most popular comics and became the top of the list.

——Although there was nothing to be proud of, the sugarcanes showed their strength on a rare occasion and it immediately shocked China and Japan.

The Japanese people were confused and asked on Twitter:

【Who is Conan? 】

In the Internet age, such things cannot be kept secret:

[This is an animation created by Su Zhe, a top Chinese star. It is very popular in China.]

[But no one in Japan watched it, it must be the Chinese who voted.] After figuring out that this was a "playful" work by a top Chinese star, they were like A-mei's fans whose top spot was taken away by Wu idol, and they were extremely angry:

【Brushing data to Japan? 】

[My feet are slippery...]

The "Taijuns" were angry, and the translators in the country were even angrier.

Like genuine translators, they translated the "Taijun"'s insults to China, criticizing Su Zhe for bringing shame to the Chinese people.

At this time, several countries were just warming up for the variety show "National Glory". As soon as the news came out in China, some people said:
[Don't let Su Zhe represent China, it's too embarrassing! ]

[We have brought shame to Japan! 】

To be honest, these comments really made Mary Sue feel a little embarrassed.

Although the "translators" took the Japanese too seriously and paid too much attention to "surprising friendly nations", in the final analysis, it is a wrong thing to brush up the data.

The cause of the incident was that the fans did something wrong, so it was normal for the fans to take the blame and the idol to be scolded.

Su Zhe is not the kind of guy who would incite national sentiment and put all the blame on foreigners even if he did something wrong, and call anyone who dares to criticize him a "traitor".

And it’s useless to be tough. Foreign platforms will not lick domestic celebrities like domestic platforms such as Weibo.

For example, it was even more embarrassing when Wu Idol was removed from iTunes.

Su Zhe honestly posted on Weibo:
[I, Mary Sue, and Long Aotian have always been against any form of ranking and scoring. We firmly believe that the ranking and scoring should be the result of spontaneous choices by the audience and should objectively reflect the quality of the work. I have reported the abnormality of Netflix's ranking this time to Netflix, and will deal with it in a timely manner after receiving the technical results. ]

Someone asked him in the comments: [If you find out that you have manipulated the charts, will you apologize? ]

Su Zhe replied clearly: [Of course, you must stand at attention when you are beaten.]

This made the sugarcanes feel wronged and full of guilt:
[Brother, don't bow your head, the crown will fall off! ]

[Don't scold my brother, these are all spontaneous actions of us fans, you can't blame my brother! ]

[Wow, when has my brother ever been wronged like this? Since his debut, he has never bowed his head even if he was criticized by the whole world. 】

[Brother, no need to apologize, we are willing to be enemies with the whole world for you! ]

Su Zhe:......

Thank you, I don't want to be the enemy of the whole world.

A passerby understood:
[Su Zhe is really undeserving of the disaster. Even with such strict management, there are still fans who help him to brush the charts. ]

【I feel bad for the fans. 】

[To be clear, it was all the fans' own decision, so we can't blame him. ]

Su Zhe responded:

[It is true that the idols cannot be blamed for the behavior of individual fans. But for large-scale actions, they cannot be blamed, so blame me.]

He took the initiative to take responsibility, which made passers-by feel that he was responsible, unlike some idols who reap the benefits and then blame their fans.

When the sugar canes saw this, they were even more moved:
[I really can’t blame my brother! ]

[Wow, I'm so touched. It was clearly us who did the wrong thing, but my brother took the blame for us.]

In China, people are busy watching the drama of idols and fans vying for the blame, but have failed to notice the changes in Japan's attitude towards "Detective Conan".

After "Detective Conan" reached the top, although countless people angrily questioned "Who is Conan" and "Who is Su Zhe", it did increase its fame.

Regardless of whether it is a good reputation or a bad reputation, the popularity has increased greatly and "Detective Conan" has become a hit overnight.

Even though they curse, there are always people who are curious and click on it so that they can curse with reason and evidence.

That's what Keita Urata is like.

He makes videos on YouTube recommending new anime series and has tens of thousands of subscribers. He is considered an amateur YouTuber and can only make a small amount of money every month.

But he is an otaku himself, loves anime and is very satisfied with it.

Now seeing the popularity of "Detective Conan", he immediately prepared the copy and decided to complain about the comic from various angles and laugh at the arrogant Chinese star in order to gain more subscriptions.

He even thought of the title - "A shoddy animation, a shameless chart-topping spree, and a ridiculous Chinese star."

But as he opened "Detective Conan" and saw the smooth content, his eyes changed from careless to serious.

He would not be as excited as the domestic audiences about the extended contents of Tang Detective, but from the smooth rhythm of the young love and reasoning and solving the case in the first episode, he slowly let go of his contempt:
"Huh? It seems to be a qualified mystery work. Youth campus plus mystery solving, high school student detective, although not too innovative, but it is still interesting."

Although Japan in this world does not have works such as "Detective Conan" and "The Case Files of Young Kindaichi", as a major animation and mystery country, it is natural that it will have mystery animation.

But relatively speaking, the mystery animation here mainly focuses on curious scenes and reflects society, and there are no particularly influential detective idol dramas.

The story of a high school detective who combines love and reasoning also appears here, but because the cartoonist is not good at designing tricks, it finally leans towards love and becomes just a love comic with a reasoning gimmick.

So Keita Urata, who watched a lot of movies, realized the excellence of "Detective Conan" after watching the first episode.

But he still feels that "Detective Conan" cannot design too many cases, and in the end it will return to love and become an ordinary campus drama.

He was very sure, but when he saw Shinichi turned into a child Conan at the end of the first episode, his eyes widened immediately:

"Becoming an elementary school student? What's going on?"

After watching the second episode, he was even more shocked:
"Using an anesthetic needle and a bow-tie voice changer to solve cases? An elementary school student detective?"

The words "somewhat novel" that he had originally written on the paper were immediately erased, leaving only "novel settings, interesting developments".

After finishing writing, he hesitated for a moment and added:
"But relying on gimmicks is useless. If the quality of the cases cannot be maintained, it will just be a crazy science fiction animation."

He was very sure:

"The quality of this kind of case will not last for more than ten episodes."

So he finished watching all ten episodes in one go, and it was already late at night.

But he was still unsatisfied and muttered:

"Twenty episodes is the limit. It's impossible for Chinese people to write so many cases."

After watching the 8th episode, Keita Urata has been following the series for hours straight.

But he didn't feel sleepy at all, and swore:

"I don't believe this quality can be maintained if I watch another 20 episodes!"

Unfortunately, the Japanese version was only broadcast up to episode 35. When he finished watching it, it was already dawn, but he still thought it was very exciting.

At this point, he no longer cared how long "Detective Conan" could maintain its quality, he just wanted to see the next episode!
Because this episode happened to be broadcasting "The Bandaged Monster Murder Case in the Villa (Part 1)".

This is the most terrifying episode of "Detective Conan" in its early days: the Blizzard Villa mode, dismemberment, beheading, bandages, multiple attacks on Xiaolan, and the deliberately created horror atmosphere all make people feel both scared and addicted.

——No wonder Tepco (in this world) chose "Detective Conan" as a midnight animation. Some of the cases are really scary and can be regarded as a childhood trauma.

Who can resist watching the next episode when they are only halfway through? Even if they have to cover their eyes and watch through the cracks between their fingers, they have to finish it!
So Keita Urata used his talent as an otaku and learned everything on his own. He found Penguin Comics and used translation software to read the whole thing, "The Bandage Monster Murder Case (Part 2)".

Haha, the Japs have finally met their day!

(End of this chapter)

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