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

"I'm sitting so far away, how can I make it in time? Besides, I can't make it in time to make love with a handsome guy like Xia Jun even if I want to."

The female assistant opposite, with a flushed face, shrugged irresponsibly, obviously having drunk too much.

"What? Miss Shirakawa looks like this. Is this her first kiss?"

Kawasaki Airi smiled teasingly.

"K-You are kidding me. A popular person like me..."

Rika Shirakawa stood with her hands on her hips and chest puffed out, glaring at her unyieldingly, seeming to want to say something but stopping herself.

"Hahaha, Miss Shirakawa's expression when she's shy is also very cute!"

On the other side, the photographer was still shooting frantically.

"Wait, hand over the camera and I'll spare your life! Where's that photo? Delete it immediately!"

The demented and violent Shirakawa Rika picked up the bottle of wine and started to punish the photographer.

"Oh yeah... where's Sakamoto Shuu? Tell him to come over here, and 'Dofu CP' should also come take a topless fencing photo for me!"

Thinking of someone, Kawasaki Airi looked around with a dazed look.

"Teacher Kawasaki, Sakamoto Hide drank our specially prepared 'Flammable Oolong Tea' and went to the toilet to vomit..."

"What? This useless 'Hijikata Toshizo', I will go to the men's room and catch him myself."

After being informed by others, the out-of-control Airi Kawasaki embarks on a journey to conquer Sakamoto Hide.

"Director, look, the platform has released a trailer for the series!"

Just as everyone was observing a moment of silence for Hideo Sakamoto, a staff member handed a cell phone to Director Nakano.

On the homepage of the PPJ streaming platform, there is a piece of news that "The final episode of "The Withered Chrysanthemum and the Sword" is scheduled to be broadcast, and the big devil Kazama Manye will appear!"

"Ahahaha, even though the reputation is bad, to some extent, the attention seems to be higher than normal."

After taking a look at the comment section of the news, Director Nakano made a bitter face and comforted himself.

"Although most of the comments are negative, it's only been an hour since the news was released and there are so many comments. Should we say it's worthy of being a popular IP?"

Hearing him say this, Xia Fan took out his cell phone, took a look at it, and smiled helplessly.

"The live-action version ruins the original work. Hatred of live-action adaptations knows no borders. Let's all come together and strongly demand that this drama be stopped!"

"I really don't know what the point of a live-action version is. The acting is so bad. Give me back the magic practice materials from my adolescence!"

"The platform making the web series is just money laundering. Only you fans of the original novel are so self-indulgent that you think it's made for you to watch!"

“I heard that the former director ran away with the actors of Manyo Kazama, and the platform just randomly found someone to continue the filming. Are they planning to disgust us with a work that is even worse than the previous one?”

In just one hour, the broadcast notice of "The Broken Chrysanthemum and the Sword" had been read hundreds of thousands of times, and the comment section was filled with mountains of vicious comments.

"But don't underestimate the power of BL fans in online opinion... For women, the deeper the love, the deeper the hatred..."

Rika Shirakawa sat back in her original seat without her knowing when, and sighed softly while deleting the photos on the DV.

When she saw one of the photos, her finger hesitated for a second on "Delete" and quietly clicked the "Transfer to phone" option.

"What the hell, these haters are going to piss on other people's social media accounts again..."

The drunk Kawasaki Airi returned to the private room, dragging the pale-faced Sakamoto Hide with one hand and holding a cell phone in the other.

"Please... wait quietly... for the touching final episode..."

"Just write it, and then...whoosh...send it."

She smiled and operated a few times on her mobile phone.

“Ahhhhhhh, what the hell… Mr. Kawasaki, do you know what you just did?!”

Within a few seconds, the staff responsible for publicity and promotion let out a painful cry!

"What's wrong? Didn't I just repost the official 'broadcast schedule' on my personal social media account?"

Kawasaki Airi burped and looked nonchalant.

Chapter 135: Heavenly Punishment of the Withered Chrysanthemum

2024-07-13

"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-examination takes about a week, then the time given to us for post-production is only about three days..."

As Director Nakano, who had just had a glass of wine, answered Xia Fan's question, the smile on his face gradually froze.

"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.

Chapter 136: Kazama Manye, a Grand Appearance

2024-07-13

The core is the Hijikata faction, which has the largest number of members and whose characters have not yet "died suddenly", and the Kazama faction, which originally hoped that the final episode would be "ended" to save their characters' images...

With the help of the Fujido faction, Harada faction, Soji faction and Saito faction, who were responsible for the murder of their husbands, they jointly planned a plan called "Zanju Tianzhu".

The Chaos All-Push Faction, due to reasons such as "weak will", "loose structure" and "mostly casual fans", ultimately failed to successfully organize and participate in this plan...

As for the various "indiscriminate multi-person fencing factions", they have always been regarded as "evil ways" and "heresies" by the "six major factions" and are kept at a distance.

In short, the core of the "Broken Chrysanthemum and Heaven's Punishment" plan is to organize the original female fans of "Broken Chrysanthemum and the Knife" based on the guiding ideology of "If you break my wings, I will destroy your paradise". After the final episode of the live-action drama is broadcast, a three-in-one offensive of drama ratings, public opinion topics and online reputation will be launched to shatter the reputation of this live-action drama and completely cut off from the original work.

These female fans who have been keen on female-oriented works for many years are usually good at public opinion debates, random editing and creation, and drawing forbidden books. They have rich "combat experience" on the Internet. At this moment, they are burdened with the "grudge of the loss of their husbands" and can burst out with 1000% combat effectiveness at any time.

"Higata Honmei Tennō: Sisters, the final episode has been aired on time, please start playing as planned. Please remind the sisters of all factions that those who are idle and sleeping can wait until the next morning to rate...

But if you are watching it right away, no matter how disgusting the content is, you must be patient and don’t fast forward. If you don’t watch it long enough, you will lose your membership rating qualification. Moreover, if you don’t watch it carefully and find faults, you can’t publish a high-quality negative review that the capital can’t refute. "

After a long hour, the PJJ streaming platform finally unlocked the final episode of "The Broken Chrysanthemum and the Sword" in the early morning.

The fan representatives of the "Canju Tianzhu Project" also conveyed the order to each group one by one with a complex feeling of urgency, pain, and helplessness, and then pressed the play button...

After the opening song sung affectionately by Hide Sakamoto and the message "The opening song has been automatically skipped for you", the final episode officially began.