Tokyo: The evil god doesn't want to be the top star

Chapter 135: Heavenly Punishment of the Withered Chrysanthemum
"Teacher Kawasaki, those haters who have been calling for the broadcast to be suspended have already been putting pressure on you to withdraw the authorization for your work... Isn't it adding fuel to the fire if you forward this?"

"Look, it's only been a few minutes and your post has received thousands of negative comments! Even social networking sites have automatically given it a popular tag of '残菊炎上'..."

The crew members who were still sober had lost the mood to drink and started to check their phones nervously.

The original fans, who were already angry, went completely crazy because of the manga author Kawasaki Airi's "betrayal" behavior of helping to promote the final chapter, and began to violently denounce...

The popularity of the topic "The Broken Chrysanthemum and the Knife" soared to the top of social media such as "Tui Her" and "Facebook".

"A few thousand bad reviews are nothing. My private message mailbox has already exploded... When it wasn't adapted into a live-action film, everyone was quite friendly and often sent me some 18X re-creation scripts..."

"By the way, I can't be the only one forwarding this, you have to come too!"

Kawasaki Airi said this nonchalantly and drank another glass with Sakamoto Shu.

"Okay, as the lead actor and singer, I have to repost it... Please look forward to the ultimate fencing show between me and Manyo Kazama."

Sakamoto Hide, who was completely drunk, took out his cell phone and forwarded the "broadcast schedule" message while mumbling nonsense.

"Sakamoto-kun, who was not criticized by fans because his acting was "okay", will regret it after he sobers up after getting into trouble like this."

Xia Fan covered his forehead with a bitter smile.

A few seconds after Sakamoto Hide's account forwarded "Broadcast Schedule", it was also flooded with malicious comments such as "As expected, actors are original IP destroyers who are paid to gain traffic."

"Damn it, everyone has sent it, so if I don't send it, I will look like a deserter."

Rika Shirakawa had a conflicted expression, but she finally closed her eyes and pressed the forward button.

It was standard practice for the crew to use personal accounts to help promote the series, not to mention that "The Chrysanthemum and the Knife" was a web series in which her own company participated in the investment.

"It's over, I've lost...I've lost fans!"

Then, she looked at her number of fans decreasing bit by bit with distress.

"Oh, you! You are the villain after all, don't even think about running away, hurry up!"

Shirakawa Rika suddenly looked at Xia Fan with resentment.

"I don't have an official artist account, nor do I have fans, so it doesn't matter whether I post or not."

Xia Fan shrugged.

"Hey, if you don't have an account, why don't you register right away? I'll help you!"

"In order to facilitate the transmission of links and pictures, add LINE friends first..."

Shirakawa Rika snatched Xia Fan's phone and started operating it quickly with a slightly red face.

"I am Xia Fan, a new actor who plays Manyo Kazama. Please look forward to my performance in the final episode."

Soon, an account promoting her named "Actor Xia Fan" also forwarded such a link and was @ed by Rika Shirakawa's account.

However, since netizens focused their attention on the platform, the leading actor and the original author, no one paid any attention to this newly registered account.

"By the way, according to the platform's announcement, the final episode will be officially released in ten days... and now you're still leisurely drinking and eating yakiniku, will you be able to finish the post-production in time?"

Suddenly thinking of something, Xia Fan looked at Director Nakano curiously.

Although it is only one episode and it is a web series, it is still very interesting to him. It is his first experience in filming a TV series, so naturally he wants to see the results as soon as possible.

Moreover, after the final episode is broadcast, regardless of whether the reviews are good or bad, the oracle of "showing a Noh mask to fool everyone" should be fulfilled.

"The post-production time for web dramas is very tight, so it is normal to air ten days after the release date."

"If the platform's self-review takes about a week, then the time left for our post-production will be about three days..." Director Nakano, who had just had a glass of wine, gradually froze his smile as he answered Xia Fan's question.

"Wait, so starting from tomorrow, we have to go through three consecutive days of sleepless post-production?!"

"Is this last bit of hair finally going to be unprotected?"

Several staff members in charge of post-production special effects and editing suddenly looked deathly pale.

"It doesn't matter. Now that the audience's hatred has been aroused, I just need to try my best and live up to my original intention... Let the absconding director bear the blame..."

"cheers!"

Seeing that the team's morale was low, Director Nakano raised his glass and tried to divert the hatred with an angry look on his face.

"It's all the fault of the people who ran away!"

"Well said, drink while you can, and the blame will always be borne by the past generations!"

"Destruction, cheers!"

Then, everyone in the production team entered into a new round of revenge drinking.

……

Ten days later.

No matter how the fans of the original novel protested, Director Nakano and the crew worked overtime to successfully complete the final episode of "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword: The Final Chapter"...

There is only one hour left until the official broadcast.

"Higata Honmei Tennō: Dear sister representatives, there is still one hour until the final episode of that 'criminal work' is officially broadcast. Dear friends from all factions participating in the 'Zanju Tenchu ​​Project', are all the people in place?"

"Master Kazama, please use your strength: How can the girls of the Kazama faction sleep tonight if we haven't saved our most lovely Master Kazama yet?"

"Souji's Widow: In the previous episode, the most tragic and weak handsome boy, Souji, was actually yelled at by a supporting actor, "You adults eat shit," and then shot to death. This feud is irreconcilable!"

"Toudou is the first to say: How dare you use a low-quality live-action version and an actor of that dwarf height to tarnish the handsome image of our Toudou, you must be punished by heaven!"

"Harada attacks everything: All the members of the Harada faction are present, and the last scene of them being hacked to death is too much to talk about, so let's fight back with action."

"Saito is silent: I agree. Our little Saito, although he didn't die in the plot, he was suddenly forced to leave the stage hastily with a clumsy narration. It's too disrespectful!"

In a dark corner of the Internet, in a LINE group called "Canju Tianzhu Project Command Group", an unknown conversation is taking place.

"Higata Honmeitenjo: Well then, let's confirm the plan once more. When the final episode is officially aired, let the sisters from each faction watch the entire episode online, and after obtaining the membership rating qualification, give a unified minimum rating of 0.1 points..."

"Master Kazama, please be diligent: the 'bad review template' has been compiled in advance, and we are waiting for everyone to watch it and find faults to fill in the content. After the broadcasting platform has finished giving bad reviews, the sisters can go to the major third-party rating websites and continue to give bad reviews."

"Soji's Widow: I understand. After the negative reviews, everyone continued to create negative topics on social platforms and sent the final episode to the 'black' trending search."

"Toudou takes the lead: Got it. Don't forget to record the material, make a second creation for the rant, and send it to various video platforms."

"Harada attacks everything: I can't wait."

"Saito said nothing: echoed."

The original author of "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword" Kawasaki Airi ignored the fans' calls and openly supported the live-action drama on her personal account, which caused the original fans to collectively turn into ANTI fans.

The original fans, who had been split into N factions because of XP and had been arguing with each other on the Internet for many years, have united together as never before.

(End of this chapter)