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

Chapter 425: New Game
"Looking at this leaked video, it should be during the recording of "The Secret of the Immortal". Was it done by a program staff member?"

"We should immediately arrange for someone to report and remove this video. As for these rotten girls continuing to ferment in their own filthy circles, we can't do anything about it..."

After opening the social platform and browsing the discussion area under that topic, Iijima Yozo curled his lips.

Not to mention, the staff secretly filming behind the scenes with their personal mobile phones is a problem that cannot be stopped in the Internet age...

It is a habit of the fujoshi circle to find sweet things in the details, and this kind of popularity will only solidify Xia Fan's label of "niche idol".

In the current boy band market, the reason why members are scrambling to seek cross-border development is that they want to improve their "national popularity" and "popularity with the public", so that their personal IP can undergo a qualitative change and break through the scope of "idol".

"Wait, what is this trending search?"

But the next second, following the words "Young Master Kazama and Captain Hijikata's secret swordfighting offline", a key word called "The Secret of the Immortal Xia Fan" jumped into his eyes...

"Hasn't Xia Fan's episode 'The Secret of the Immortal' aired yet? How come it's trending now?"

"TBS's stingy foot-binding show, is it possible that they are willing to invest money to buy traffic and promote it in advance... No, it's impossible..."

Iijima Yozo couldn't help but widen his eyes.

"Big sister, what I want to report next is this... I have asked, this trending search was not bought by the 'Secrets of the Immortal' program team, they don't have the budget for this kind of publicity..."

"After the video was leaked, many rotten girls dug deeper and, based on Sakamoto Hide's schedule, they figured out that the two were recording 'The Secret of the Immortal' together..."

"Now, not only are the fans of the Tufeng Sword School waiting for 'after-sales service', but even the fans of Xia Fan and Sakamoto Shuu are all squatting in front of the TV, waiting for the latest episode of 'The Secret of the Immortal' to be broadcast."

The staff member organized his words and reported the whole truth.

You know, after the establishment of AFO, Xia Fan had no new schedule, endorsements or performances, not even any promotional materials, peripherals or practice footage. It was as if he had disappeared from the public eye...

The fans who rely on various old materials to cast spells are so hungry that even the video of his work report has become a trending search. How could they miss such a variety show on a regular TV station?
"They were dug out so quickly... They are such a tough group of fans..."

"Humph, they are willing to watch their idols make a fool of themselves in such a crappy variety show like The Secret of the Immortal. Let them go..."

Iijima Yozo, who had anticipated this situation when he sent Xia Fan to participate in the "Secrets of the Immortal", sneered.

"By the way, when will the episode recorded by Xia Fan be broadcast?"

Out of curiosity, she asked subconsciously.

"This program is broadcast three times a week, and the pace is very fast. Xia Fan's episode is scheduled for tonight, and it will be officially broadcast in five minutes..."

"What? It's so fast. Are they running out of inventory?"

Upon hearing the news, Iijima Yozo felt a little uneasy.

"Iijima-san, what's up? Do you have work contacts so late at night?"

"I am now... so strong..."

But she didn't have time to think about it, because the strong and hot body beside her had already pressed over, starting a new round of the card game.

"I understand. Please continue to pay attention to the broadcast and contact me if there is any situation..."

"Don't be so impatient... just turn on the TV..."

She hurriedly fended off the attacks of her fellow card-playing friends, took the remote control from the bedside table, turned on the TV, and tuned to TBS.

The advertisement was playing as usual, with the words "Next program, the secret of the immortal" written in the lower right corner, and the countdown was three minutes... "It can both cover up the sound and distract attention. Sister Yang San is really thoughtful."

"Um..."

Just as Iijima Yozo was welcoming the other party's generous teaching and starting a new round of card games, the latest episode of "The Secret of the Immortal" program officially started broadcasting at 11 o'clock, the "golden midnight interval"...

As soon as the show started, Xia Fan and other guests got off the bus and arrived at the "Meng Yuan Wushuang Dojo".

When each guest appeared, some clips of their works were inserted as an introduction. For example, Sakamoto Hide’s was a video of his film and television works and singing, and the title given was also “popular young singer/actor”…

But when it comes to Xia Fan, the program team generously gave him various extreme middle school titles such as "The Strongest New Idol", "The God of Talent Show", "The Single Elbow Giant Swing Record Holder", "The Walking High Note Ceiling"...

The inserted introduction video was also exceptionally long, compressing almost all of the exciting scenes from the beginning of his performance to his debut as the first place winner...

"Strange, why did they treat Xia Fan so specially from the beginning? Are they trying to praise him and create a contrast for his embarrassing performance later?"

Iijima Yozo noticed something strange and frowned slightly.

Next, the "Kendama Sage" Akita Satoru's immortal style appeared on the stage, followed by the "large-scale multiplayer indiscriminate kendama performance" by the disciples of Mengyuan Wushuangliu.

Apart from Xia Fan's occasional "beauty-critical" close-up shots and his dazzling kendama performances, the entire content is unremarkable.

"Sure enough, this is a boring show... Next, I guess it will be the guests trying out this street toy and making a fool of themselves..."

In front of the TV, Iijima Yozo, who was also busy flying the jade sword, changed his posture and put more energy into the increasingly intense card game.

As expected, the next show entered the stage of the "kendama showdown" where both sides were evenly matched...

Tetsuda, Kobayashi, Sakamoto Hide and others came on stage one by one, but were all defeated by Daxiangmaru's "Seven-stage LV10 certified childhood sweetheart" set.

"I came here with great expectations, but I was waiting to see your idol being humiliated on a 'children's toy'..."

"This feeling... must be great..."

Iijima, who was playing poker and watching the TV program out of the corner of his eye, smiled charmingly.

"Where are we going now?"

Perhaps it was because of hearing key words like "feeling" or "great" that the opponent's cards suddenly became more aggressive.

At the same time, Xia Fan on the screen appeared eager to try, and successfully performed the same move in one go, killing Daxiang Maru in seconds.

"W-what?!"

Iijima was trapped in the card game and had no time to react. Inukai and Izawa, who appeared later, were easily defeated one by one by Xia Fan after showing even more powerful "combos"...

"Wait, what on earth is this..."

"What are you waiting for? I've already told you that I'm incredibly strong now!"

Although he knew nothing about competitive kendama, Iijima Yozo could at least see that this was the same as yo-yo, and that these movements required fine skills and repeated practice to complete...

It is absolutely impossible for ordinary people like those guests to "learn it quickly" like Xia Fan.

(End of this chapter)