Chapter 46: EVA Fan Incident
Sure enough, something happened, and it was GONZO who had the problem.
"Re-Take" has entered the production process, and has already negotiated with TV Tokyo about the broadcast, Murahama Shoji is worried that the ratings will not be high when it is broadcast, because the payment amount of the contract signed with Tokyo TV is based on the ratings, so although Fukuda Mitsumi XiΓ n is very confident, Murahama Shoji is probably worried that the company's investment is too large, and wants to create the power of publicity in advance. So after discussing with Mitsumi Fukuda and Hideaki Anno, he was going to release a part of the plot in a manga magazine to make an impact.
Because of Mitsumi Fukuda's relationship with Kadokawa Shoten, the manga of "Re-Take" was published in Kadokawa Shoten's monthly magazine Shonen Ace with a special content and explained the decision to animate.
But it was this plot that caused a certain sensation of Cheng dΓΉ, which in turn led to the incident.
Because Shen Zhenghui reshaped the plot of "Re-Take" according to his own memory, the development of the plot of "Re-Take" developed in chronological order as he understood it, so Murahama Shoji released a chapter in chronological order until Ling Boli hanged himself after being rejected by Shinji Ikari.
Although everyone knows that a Ling Boli dies, there is a clone that continues to live, but because the development of the plot is too intense, although the H shot has been deleted when it was drawn, this obvious Asuka bias still offends many readers, especially the die-hard Rei party, of course, there are also some people in the incense party who can't accept the OOXX plot hinted at by Asuka and Shinji Ikari. AS A RESULT, IN ADDITION TO THE NUMEROUS LETTERS OF PROTEST THAT ACEYOUNG RECEIVED, GONZO, WHO DECLARED THAT HE WAS GOING TO BE ANIMATED, ALSO RECEIVED LETTERS OF PROTEST.
"What's the need to care about an otaku's protest letter?" Shen Zhenghui was puzzled, "How much is their protest worth?" How much did we spend on the rights? Do you still take this to heart? β
"The problem is that it's not just protest letters!" Murahama Shoji looked very distressed, "They also sent these things. "The envelope was heavy, and when it was opened, it was nothing more than a blade or something. The cover looks very normal, and the paper enclosed inside reads "You repent!" And "Heavenly Punishment!" slogan.
"Don't you know what to do with this? Call the police directly. Shen Zhenghui didn't care, "I'm really not optimistic about the combat effectiveness of people in the Heisei era, this kind of threat letter doesn't mean anything." β
"More than a threat letter." Mitsumi Fukuda said, "If it's just a threat letter, you don't need to come back at all." We'll be able to dispose of it. β
"So what else? Are there any severed fingers? Shen Zhenghui narrowed his eyes.
"How could there be such a thing?" Shoji Murahama said on the side, "It's just that someone put a barrel of gasoline at the door of the company, and said that if you don't stop anime, you will burn GONZO." β
Shen Zhenghui looked at Murahama Shoji like an idiot, "Call the police!" β
"It's been reported, but the police don't have any clues." Mitsumi Fukuda responded, "The police advised us not to rush into the animation. β
"No, although I have heard that the Japanese Metropolitan Police Department is quite incompetent, I never thought that they were so incompetent." Shen Zhenghui stood up, "Is it because Oda Yuji and Yanagiba Toshiro go to work at the Metropolitan Police Department that their work ability has improved?" β
Although he knew that he shouldn't laugh at this time, but the Japanese present covered their mouths, and Murahama Shoji defended the Metropolitan Police Department exceptionally, "This, the Metropolitan Police Department has no clues, so it takes time to investigate, they just said that before solving the case, we had better not stimulate the criminals anymore." β
"Yes, the Japanese police are always so incompetent, if there was really Kudo Shinichi, this kind of Cheng DΓΉ's case would have been solved a long time ago, if Mori Kogoro brought Edogawa Conan to see the scene, the prisoner should have picked up soap in the Metropolitan Police Department at this time!"
"So what?"
"The plan can't be stopped, as soon as it is carried out according to the plan, we have spent so much money, just the blades and gasoline want to stop us, it is impossible, only money can stop us."
"Then be careful, these blades are sent to you." Mitsumi Fukuda said.
"What?"
"Didn't you look at the envelope? Send it to Mr. Sasaki, the original "Re-Take". β
Shen Zhenghui took a closer look at the envelope, and it was true, the envelope said please GONZO to hand it over, "You actually opened my letter like this." β
"Because there were so many blades received, I had to take them apart one by one." Mitsumi Fukuda said, "Many of the previous ones were taken away by the police as evidence. β
"Mr. Murahama, does GONZO have an official website?" Shen Zhenghui asked.
"The official website? Yes, but it's very simple. Murahama replied.
"That's it.,Let's make a statement first.,Explain the fandom of our work.,Then contact Hideaki Anno.,Ask them to send something again.,Stating that this fanwork doesn't affect the official plot.,In addition,We also need to distract these guys who hurt the eggs.,We need to open up a new discussion area.,Let them have a good mouthpiece.γ
"What needs to be done?"
"It's going to take a lot of programmers and, of course, the hardware." He looked at Murahama Shoji again, "President Murahama, I think it's time for GONZO's official website to be upgraded." Let's take advantage of this opportunity and do it together! β
"How?" Murahama Shoji looked stunned.
"The problem now is that we can't let others have the right to speak on this matter, President Murahama, please communicate with your colleagues in the animation industry and ask them to declare their support for us." Shen Zhenghui said seriously.
"That's as it should be." Murahama Shoji nodded, he was counting on this film to make money, and of course he readily agreed.
"Guangmei, the mainstream media will probably pay attention to this matter, you pay attention to this public opinion orientation, don't lead it to a strange direction." Shen Zhenghui said to Mitsumi Fukuda.
"Strange direction?" Mitsumi Fukuda pursed her lips, "What strange direction?" β
"Don't let the culprit last say that he wants to marry Ling Boli, and we murdered his wife, so everyone is moved to death in this strange direction."
"That's weird!" Mitsumi Fukuda smiled, "But don't worry, I know." β
"Well, we also hope to use the mainstream media to boost the follow-up publicity, and don't worry too much, although something like this happened, but Seon lost his horse, and he didn't know if it was a blessing, this kind of thing happened but it was very good publicity for us, and we can take this opportunity to brush up on the results. So, can you discuss with Tokyo TV that our anime will be released ahead of schedule, President Murahama, is there any problem? Shen Zhenghui asked.
"It's not a problem," Akiji Murahama said, "With the help of GAINAX, the production of zuΓ² is quite fast, and there is no problem with the immediate release." β
Shen Zhenghui then looked at Fukuda Mitsumi.
Mitsumi Fukuda nodded.
"Let's do our best to create a fait accompli," he said, "and it's also best to find out if there are any security companies that will step up patrols near the companies, because I have the impression that Japanese criminals are not rational." β
"Where did you get that impression?"
"...... 'Jumping the Great Search Line'."
If you have money, it's going fast.,That night, GONZO's official website began to publish an announcement.,Detailing the fandom nature of this "Re-Take".,The statement has nothing to do with the official plot.,At the same time, Hideaki Anno's authorization statement was published.,By the way, I helped him make an advertisement.,Said that high-quality doujin can be authorized to animate.γ Then, GONZO's official website opened a discussion board about Re-Take, claiming that it was willing to accept any opinions and suggestions from fans about Re-Take. When major TV stations, newspapers, and the Internet began to hype up the EVA fan threats, GONZO's official website was greeted with a terrifying number of visits. If it weren't for the real-time maintenance by the technicians, the website would crash immediately.
Many fans left messages expressing their support and expectations for the animation, and condemned and did not understand the extreme practices of some fans. Of course, more than not, fans of different parties are caught in the battle of each other's battles.
The Li Party, the Xiang Party, and the Smoke Party have appeared one after another, and even the only party has appeared. The discussion gradually became white-hot, and in the end it almost became a speech by an extremist group.
"Record the IP addresses of extremist speakers and hand them over to the police." Shen Zhenghui looked at these speeches, and felt as if he had returned to the Internet era when the demons were dancing in the future, and the current Japanese have not yet refined the calm mentality of Internet celebrity Vs in the future. The cheek is better than the city wall, the mind is more than the prime minister, the deletion of posts, the ban, and the blacking are used to be perfect.
And after Mitsumi Fukuda communicated urgently with Tokyo TV, the TV station actually really agreed to broadcast it in advance, but this cartoon still has to be broadcast in the late night file, and the TV station is estimated to have seen it, after such an incident, there is almost no need for publicity, and the broadcast will attract the attention of the vast majority of viewers.
This incident also greatly stimulated Hideaki Anno, who decided to make a new movie version after the movie version of "Death and Rebirth", but this would not be until the broadcast of "Re-Take", and Hideaki Anno had already decided to break away from the original TV version and make a new theatrical version of the movie. In Shen Zhenghui's opinion, this talent for cheating money seems to have awakened in advance under his own stimulation.
With this series of actions, the fan who had the courage to send the blade seemed to disappear into the sea of people all of a sudden. The few suspects locked up by the police did not have any unusual behavior, which made Shen Zhenghui feel very disappointed. The blood of the Showa boy was completely lost in the Heisei years. I don't know if it's propaganda or something else, but the Japanese police are used to having a reputation for incompetence. Obviously, if they can't have a female leader, they can't earn their reputation, but obviously, not to mention Ryoko Yakushiji, even a talent like Eriko Osawa is rarely seen.
The frightened psychology of YiqiΔ finally reassured with the ratings of "Re-Take", and the ratings of the first episode exceeded 10%, which is already shocking as a late-night animation.
However, with the broadcast of the plot, more blades and ropes and rat poison were sent to Mr. Sasaki of GONZO, and Shen Zhenghui also enjoyed the treatment that Hideaki Anno enjoyed back then, and the Metropolitan Police Department finally took this opportunity to cancel the case, and the resentment of the otaku was something that should not be ignored.