Chapter 306.

If you run to Japan in the previous life, and then post "Naoki Hanzawa" on the forum of Japanese drama discussion, it is a bad drama.

Then don't think about it, in about five minutes you will be hung on the wall by the angry Japanese people.

This is not an exaggeration to say this, because "Hanzawa Naoki" had such a big influence in Japan at that time.

To put it in a simple adjective, that's 'phenomenal'.

Yes.

"Naoki Hanzawa" is a phenomenal Japanese drama.

Even if it was on the Celestial Empire website at the beginning, this Japanese drama was watched by many fans.

What 'ten times the return', what 'Owada desktop cleaning master', or what 'Kondo pain mask' and other famous memes and sentences with ridiculous words have come out.

This also illustrates in a sense.

A good drama is a good drama, even if you move to other places, you can get the recognition of others.

So why is "Naoki Hanzawa" quite popular both in Japan and in the Celestial Empire?

Tsukasa Higashino has his own understanding of this.

"Naoki Hanzawa" is roughly divided into two stages.

The first stage tells the story of Naoki Hanzawa, an elite bank employee, who fell into a 500 million yen loan fraud incident, and he used various ways and means to recover the 500 million yen.

And the second stage is to tell the story of Naoki Hanzawa in order to keep his position in the bank, and also to take revenge on the Owada special manager who directly killed his father back then.

Both of these stories are stories from the workplace, and at first glance they don't seem like a big deal.

But it is these two stories that have largely resonated with the audience.

The vast majority of people in society are office workers, and everyone will naturally meet a lot of people and things that do not go well in real life.

Nitpicking, bosses who are difficult to deal with, jobs that are difficult to deal with but are pushed on their heads, being suppressed in the workplace, being knocked down, being gossiped about...

Many people have experienced these to a greater or lesser extent.

And "Naoki Hanzawa" shows all of these, and overthrows them all, defeats them, and never admits defeat.

The evil boss is cornered by his subordinates and finally has to kneel down and apologize, and the salaryman clenches his fists and grits his teeth in an effort to fulfill his wishes, and finally sweeps away his previous dissatisfaction and raises his eyebrows.

This deep sense of resonance and substitution is an important reason why "Hanzawa Naoki" achieved an excellent reputation in Japan and even the Celestial Empire.

Not to mention that 'going down and going up' is what many suppressed Japanese people want to do the most. (There are rumors on the Internet that it is a Japanese tradition to go down to the kage).

As mentioned earlier, in Japan, especially in the Tokyo area, there is a lot of pressure on life, and many people can't adapt to this pressure and choose to commit suicide by jumping off a building, and why do these people choose to commit suicide by jumping off a building?

The reason is simple.

It's too stressful to work.

And where does all this work pressure come from?

It's nothing more than the customer, the boss.

The plot of "Naoki Hanzawa" is essentially a story of spreading out all these things and explaining them clearly, causing resonance among office workers, and then Naoki Hanzawa, the weak, directly hitting the strong and beating the strong to the ground.

Revenge, even ten times the revenge of the return ...

The vast majority of people have been cheated in the workplace, or people who have been framed, more or less have this idea and mood.

But "Naoki Hanzawa" directly expressed their thoughts and moods.

The final recovery rate of 42.2% is enough to show that this drama can be on the list even in the history of Japanese dramas.

So, now the question arises.

Tsukasa Higashino is thinking... Or rather, hesitant to draw "Naoki Hanzawa".

"This is "Naoki Hanzawa"..."

Higashino muttered.

If you want to draw it, you will definitely use systematic drawing skills.

Empathy, painting and other skills...

At the beginning of "Midnight Bell", many people smashed the TV, and many people were so scared that they didn't even dare to go to the toilet at night, and they shivered when they saw the TV.

If you draw "Naoki Hanzawa" again...

Higashino Tsukasa could almost imagine that when he saw the office workers on his head, he directly dropped "Bad Cold", and called his superiors with excitement on his face-

'A tooth for a tooth, ten times as much!' ’

At that time, "Naoki Hanzawa" will not be just a workplace manga.

It is estimated that it will become a 'one resignation tip a week' to share comics.

His idea was not unfounded.

After all, "Midnight Bell" was like this at the beginning, which scared people enough.

"Naoki Hanzawa" also has the same infectious power as "Midnight Bell"...

But—

"I still have to paint."

Tsukasa Higashino shook his head and made a decision directly.

If there are really office workers who watch "Naoki Hanzawa" and excitedly call their boss and say, 'Ten times the return'...

That can only show that this office worker is usually suppressed hard enough, and he needs to vent it in this way.

If a person has been holding his breath in his heart, it is not good for his health, and maybe one day they will be humiliated and jump off the roof.

Drawing "Naoki Hanzawa" by himself can actually be regarded as indirectly 'helping' them to vent the pressure in their hearts.

That's not a bad thing!

Although there is a small risk of leaving the company 'a little'.

But it's definitely a lot safer to leave a job than your life.

Tsukasa Higashino began to try to convince himself.

Of course... The most important thing is that-

"This is another good way to torture Japanese friends..."

Higashino muttered.

He didn't hesitate anymore and decided to do it.

And not just for that little money.

The most important thing is for those Japanese office workers who have been in the back for a long time.

This "Naoki Hanzawa", which uses painting skills, will definitely resonate with them spiritually!

Come on! The era of 'tenfold return' for the whole people!

Thinking so, he took out his phone and wanted to call his editor-in-charge, Koharu Hosokawa, to inform her.

And at this time, Urashima Press.

"Team Leader Hosokawa, congratulations, all the tasks of "Unnatural Death" have been handed over, and such great achievements have been made this year, maybe you will be promoted to deputy editor-in-chief when you are selected next time."

Editor Oshima looked at Koharu Hosokawa, who had just come out of the editor-in-chief's office, and raised his hand to congratulate him.

"Why... You think too highly of me, Big Island editor. ”

Hosokawa Koharu said embarrassedly.

She has just been promoted to the head of the editorial team this year, and she is in charge of an editor under her hands, how can she be promoted to deputy editor-in-chief so quickly?

However, as the editor of Oshima said, she does have a chance.

After all, the position of deputy editor-in-chief of Urashima Publishing House has been vacant for a long time since the previous editor-in-chief stepped down.

Because most of the people in the Urashima editorial department have not had any actual results in the past few years, even if they want to fill this vacancy, it is a little difficult to start.

And now, Tsukasa Higashino's "Unnatural Death" has cut so much cake from the manga industry, and she has enough to do it.

If you just look at the performance, the position of deputy editor-in-chief is most likely hers.

But... Hosokawa Koharu's difference is not in performance, but in seniority in the editorial department.

Seniority is a magical thing in the Japanese workplace.

Even if you can't get any results, as long as you are old enough, you can win the respect of others.

If Hosokawa Koharu is a veteran editor who has been in the company for four or five years and has seniority, of course no one has an opinion on her winning the deputy editor-in-chief.

But now Hosokawa Koharu is just a newcomer who has just joined the company for two years, and she is still a woman, and many of the editors present joined her earlier than her... Climbing too fast will naturally cause some people to be dissatisfied with her.

Even if there is a performance to back it up, there will be people who question her ability.

However, even if you combine all the above factors... Hosokawa Koharu also still has a chance.

After all, this year's golden partnership of her and Tsukasa Higashino has won too much profit for Urashima Press.

"Let's not talk about this, Team Leader Hosokawa, is Higashino-sensei ready for a new work?"

The Oshima editor began the daily gossip session.

He was in charge of Tsukasa Higashino some time ago, but he failed, so it was like 'since I can't be in charge of you, then I'll ask you about your situation'.

And his words also made Hosokawa Koharu smile: "How could it be... No matter how good Mr. Higashino is, he can't come up with a new work so quickly. ”

It's only been a week, and the end of "Unnatural Death" is still in the final stage, can Tsukasa Higashino come up with a new work?

That's an exaggeration.

Even "Unnatural Death" was drawn a full month after the end of "Victory is Justice".

The Oshima editor next to him couldn't help but nod: "That's right." ”

He thought about it and said, "A top manga author like Mr. Higashino will definitely continue to polish the quality of his work, and when the quality of his work can completely surpass the previous work, he will take it out and shock others." ”

But...

The Oshima editor glanced at Hosokawa Koharu and said softly, "I want to surpass "Unnatural Death"... It's too difficult. ”

"Unnatural Death" is currently recognized in the comic book industry as a work that has squeezed into the ceiling of comic book sales.

Why is the ceiling called the ceiling?

It's because it's hard to touch, so it's called the ceiling.

Want to touch the ceiling and go beyond it... It's a little difficult no matter how you think about it.

In other words, the starting point of Tsukasa Higashino is too high.

It is likely that the sales of "Unnatural Death" will already be the end of his life - this is no exaggeration.

Here's a very simple example.

Kishimoto, the author of the manga "Naruto", has also released new works after finishing "Hokage".

But the new work could not be accepted by the public, and was even cut in half.

The same example is Obito Kubo, the author of "The Grim Reaper", whose new work is not as popular as the previous popular work "Death".

A person's creativity and ideas are limited, and similarly, some people also have their peak.

It's normal for some authors to finish a popular comic, and then disappear from everyone.

Of course, Oshima's editors don't think Higashino is the type that stands out to the public.

It's just that if you compare it to "Unnatural Death"...

That's a little bit difficult.

The Oshima editor here was thinking, and Hosokawa Koharu on the other side was already smiling and saying, "Oshima editors don't have to worry. ”

"It's not the first time Higashino-sensei has caught fire, and he doesn't let us down every time... This time, of course, it was the same. ”

Of course, Hosokawa Koharu has also heard rumors that "Unnatural Death" is the peak of Tsukasa Higashino, and the next works can no longer surpass "Unnatural Death".

But she didn't pay much attention to those words.

Because Hosokawa Koharu knows Tsukasa Higashino.

He must be busy polishing the weapon in his hand now, waiting to continue serializing on "Bitter Cold".

And then it's about the same as "Unnatural Death", squeezing into the comic ceiling again.

"So according to Hosokawa Leader, your understanding of Higashino-sensei, how long do you think he will have to prepare before restarting the serialization?"

The Oshima editor asked curiously next to him.

He hadn't partnered with Tsukasa Higashino, so he didn't know each other, so he simply asked Hosokawa Koharu's opinion.

"According to the rhythm of preparing for a month for "Unnatural Death" last time, I think Mr. Higashino can understand the preparation for half a year this time."

Hosokawa Koharu said.

"Half a year...? Isn't that too short? Editor Oshima frowned: "Of course I understand that Higashino-sensei is very good, but it only takes half a year to figure out a work that surpasses "Unnatural Death"..."

"It's a bit difficult to say anything, isn't it?"

After all, Tsukasa Higashino's current enemy is his past self.

Half a year really doesn't feel like it's enough.

In this regard, Hosokawa Koharu just smiled and waved his hand: "Editor Oshima, you don't know Higashino-sensei, I know his temper... And I just said that half a year, maybe Mr. Higashino only needs two or three months to come up with a new work? ”

Two or three months?

That's an exaggeration.

The editor of Oshima felt that Hosokawa Koharu was overconfident in Tsukasa Higashino, so he said such things.

He wanted to say something more, but before he could speak, Hosokawa Koharu's cell phone rang.

"It's Higashino-sensei's call." Hosokawa Koharu glanced at his mobile phone and analyzed rationally: "It is estimated that Mr. Higashino came to ask me about the ending of "Unnatural Death". ”

No matter how you think about it, it's unlikely to be a new work.

Because the time is too short.

"Then I won't bother Team Leader Hosokawa to handle affairs."

Editor Oshima nodded and dragged the office chair back.

"It's rude." Hosokawa Koharu also smiled politely and answered the phone instead.

And then...

"What? Higashino-sensei, do you say it again? ”

Hosokawa Koharu stood up directly, his face full of inexplicability: "You mean, you have prepared a draft storyboard for your new manga?" ”

Listen to her.

Not only the Oshima editors, but even the several editors on the other side who were busy contacting the manga author turned their heads.

Yes?

Tsukasa Higashino...

Ready for a draft storyboard of a new comic?

What half a year, two months, three months... Tsukasa Higashino is going to take out the manuscript now.

Merely...

Wouldn't that be a bit too rushed?