Tokyo life starting with painting

Chapter 230 What kind of wind is Chihaya Higashino blowing (Additional update! Third update!)

"Unnatural Death" has basically sold two million volumes at a stable rate!

Counting it carefully, there are only 22 Japanese comics with sales exceeding two million volumes.

Don't think that 22 is a lot. In fact, from the official start of the new storyboarding method in Japanese comics in 1947 to 2004, tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of comics were produced and cut in half during this period.

During this period, only 22 comics achieved an average volume sales of two million.

This is truly witnessing history.

This is also something worth celebrating within Urashima Publishing House.

But because this was only one hour's sales, in order to avoid making some own jokes, Urashima Publishing did not publicize it everywhere, or issue notices to other magazines and newspapers - it was still necessary to play it safe and wait until the single-day sales were not correct, and the volumes were evenly distributed. After the sales results are truly achieved, we can then think about how to promote it better.

The last time Iwakaku Publishing House and Mozhu Bookstore opened champagne at halftime, Urashima Publishing House still vividly remembers it.

However, although there was no publicity and no internal activities, the editors of Urashima Publishing House were still very happy, especially the editor-in-chief Urashima, who almost smiled so much that others thought he had a second spring in his life.

no way.

When he took over Urashima Publishing from the previous editor-in-chief, it was a mess.

At that time, the only leading author who could work was Suzuki Ha, and the small leading actor Kuromiya Akisa was one. Other than that, there was nothing else. It could be said that I was working with nothing.

Later, Suzukiha was poached, and the small pillar Akisa Kuromiya was in decline. He almost did not follow the example of his former editor-in-chief, and led a group of editors to kneel in front of the Urashima Publishing House logo.

From big fall to big rise To be honest, Editor-in-chief Urashima really feels that he has experienced ups and downs.

But it’s okay——

"You have to thank Mr. Higashino properly."

Editor-in-chief Urashima felt that he was finally relieved.

At this time, Urashima Publishing took the first step out of the mud.

And with this first step, the second and third steps are not particularly difficult.

Maybe good things come in pairs.

Higashinoji's "Unnatural Death" has just stabilized sales of two million volumes, and "Lemon" has also followed suit and kicked the number one song down. I sit in this week's song with peace of mind. Above the championship position.

"Lemon" won the championship.

This news spread much faster than the comics industry.

After all, the distribution list is placed there, and anyone can see it and check it.

When "Lemon" ranked first on the weekly charts, the fire that had been planted earlier was ignited.

Many fans of Yukie Oura support their singer and feel that Higashino Tsukasa is not worthy of the position and is not worthy of being on this weekly list at all, and will be kicked off soon.

Fans of "Lemon" said that the other party simply couldn't eat the grapes and said the grapes were sour.

The two sides were in a stalemate until someone dug up some gossip that was spread by someone in March this year - Higashinoji's oil painting was painted by someone else.

This happened in March this year when Higashinoji participated in the Art Creation Grand Prize and won the gold medal.

There was a group of contestants who felt that Higashinoji's painting skills could not be that high and that he had hired someone else to paint the work, so they spread this rumor everywhere.

However, the authenticity of this news has actually been rejected by a joint statement from the five major art academies in Tokyo.

In other words, this is a completely baseless rumor.

But people on the Internet don't care about this.

Some people directly brought up such unfounded rumors, saying that Higashinoji had a history of having ghostwriters in the past, and maybe his song "Lemon" was also sung by ghostwriters.

These words are very heart-wrenching.

What is the most disgusting thing about creating art? That is when others say you are ghostwriting or plagiarism.

At this time, the readers of "Unnatural Death" who were just watching the show and had no intention of arguing could no longer bear it.

Mr. Higashino's comics were drawn by someone else? The oil painting was also painted by someone else?

You are talking bullshit!

They quickly turned to the program where Higashino was interviewed on TV before he was as famous as he is now.

They took out a video of Higashinoji fighting with each other, drawing Sadako and Inokashira Goro with both hands.

This time the fans on the other end were silent.

Because Higashinoji’s painting skills are truly incredible.

As for the oil painting, the five major art academies in Tokyo have issued a negative statement. No matter how they debate it, they are at fault.

Is it possible that they can still say that the five major art academies in Tokyo are fake competitions?

That is the highest art school in Japan.

The Japanese highly value professions such as writers, lawyers, painters, and teachers, and even the netizens themselves have no confidence in asking them to spread rumors, let alone others.

After all, Japan's top art school has credibility. As long as they express their stance, most people will basically believe it.

This matter has come to an end for now.

Fans of "Lemon" and fans of Yukie Oura took a breath, and many people paid attention to Zhou Guan's news.

Yukie Oura also said that the song "Lemon" will not stay on the weekly charts for too long.

Some time passed quickly.

According to the single-day sales statistics of "Unnatural Death", more than 400,000 copies were sold on the first day, which can be said to be monster-level sales. The average sales of two million volumes are just around the corner. The daily sales volume of the comic single volume ranks first on the Oricon list. It can be said that It was the real 'Akamaru Ascent' - first place in the airborne landing.

This also means that "Unnatural Death" has gradually replaced most of the robot comics market and has begun to become the mainstream trend of Japanese comics.

Many comic readers also expressed their opinions.

"Mikoto Misumi is so cute."

"It's really cute. I hope to see Mikoto Misumi smile more. It's really an angelic smile. It healed me."

"When will the new chapter of "Unnatural Death" be finished? Can the editorial department lock Higashino-san in a hotel to draw the manga? There will also be new songs. Does Higashino-san have any other new songs?"

These readers are quite friendly and actively discuss the plot issues of "Unnatural Death" below.

But at the same time, some people have discovered that this comic seems to have been exposing some of the dark sides of Japanese society.

This is truly commendable.

In particular, the sentence in the first chapter of "Unnatural Death" that "Japan's anatomy rate is last among developed countries in the world" attracted the attention of many people.

They thought this was a comic, an ordinary comic used by youth and minors to relieve stress, and the things said in it could not be taken seriously.

But as "Unnatural Death" gradually became a phenomenon-level comic, many people began to speculate on some of the lines in "Unnatural Death".

‘Forensic medicine is a 7K profession. ’

“More than 80% of unnatural deaths in Japan are arbitrarily assigned a cause of death and sent for cremation without an autopsy. ’

These lines also caused a lot of controversy, and some people even checked the information - and found that this was really the case.

Japan’s anatomy rate is indeed the lowest among developed countries.

This made many people stunned and then angry.

You must know that Japan is a country that has always been very outrageous in terms of taxation. There is a consumption tax for buying things, a bathing tax for resting in hotels, a fixed asset tax for assets, and a vehicle weight tax for buying a car. Even a few days ago, in 2004, Some people also proposed to pay a single tax, but the social response was huge at that time and many single people spoke out, so the matter was dropped.

In short, the reasons why Japan pays taxes are all kinds of strange, and Japanese citizens are naturally very concerned about where their tax dollars are used.

When they learn that they may not even know the cause of death and die out of nowhere, of course they will speak out in anger.

This incident directly led to the organization of demonstrations on the streets of Tokyo, which caused a lot of noise. Many nosy social critics were dismissed one after another - their role was quite simple, that is, to scold the cabinet and the prime minister.

As long as the people feel comfortable listening, they will also feel comfortable.

Among them, "Unnatural Death" is at best a promoter, and subsequent operations are a matter for these people and social critics.

But from the side, it can also be found that "Unnatural Death", as the trend vane of mainstream Japanese comics today, still has a considerable influence on the younger generation of Japan.

After talking about "Unnatural Death", let's look at the situation of "Lemon" on the distribution list.

The daily distribution volume of "Lemon" is only increasing, with an average of more than 6,000 distributions per day. This distribution volume is very scary. Generally, a song with three to four thousand distributions is already a popular song. The average distribution volume per day is six to seven thousand. The second place that was just kicked off has been further distanced - this is simply a reservation for the annual championship.

After all, when a song becomes popular at first, it may attract many people to download and listen to it, but over time, more people download it and listeners start to repeat it. Everyone has already downloaded it, so the number of daily distributions will naturally decrease, but "lemon" Not only has it not decreased much, but it has been showing a smooth straight rise.

If calculated according to this curve, in the second half of this year alone, "Lemon" will reach the official one million distribution certification of the distribution list. This achievement is a little bit behind the achievement achieved by the previous generation Yonezu Kenshi, but considering that Higashinoji is a With the low-level Kenshi Yonezu, this small discrepancy is understandable - Kenshi Yonezu's reputation has finally been lost!

At the same time, on the digital distribution list on the Oricon Chart, the distribution volume of "Lemon" has also continued to rise, quietly rising from thirty-five to twenty-nine.

He really killed the six people in front of him quietly, and it felt like stabbing him in the back.

The song "Lemon" is finally beginning to shine as it once dominated the distribution charts.

Some well-known squares, restaurants or cafes began to play the song "Lemon", and a wave of "Lemon" fever seemed to sweep across Tokyo.

At the same time, a name could no longer be avoided from entering people's sight - Higashinoji.

"Lemon" is currently only released online as a digital version, and there is no sign of a physical CD version being released. The potential can be said to be quite huge.

Many record companies have used their brains to contact Higashino and inquire about the publishing and sales of physical CDs.

After being on the weekly list, "Lemon" gradually began to gain momentum.

This is naturally not something that fans of Yukie Oura want to see.

But some of them said that the song "Lemon" is really good, and there is no point in holding on to it all the time, so I voluntarily quit.

This makes some die-hards very angry and anxious. They haven't brought down the culprit Higashinoji to the ground, so why are traitors starting to appear on our side?

And it’s not just one person, it’s a group of people?

Music is a perceptual art, and the song "Lemon" itself is not bad in quality, so it will naturally attract fans of Yukie Oura.

Oura Yukie was naturally aware of this situation.

But she could only watch "Lemon" on the distribution list getting higher and higher, and she screamed in her heart, "Fall!" Lose! Lose! ’ It has no effect at all.

On the contrary, it keeps rising higher and higher

Oura Yukie almost died from anger at this turn of events.

You must know that a few days ago, she used her "professionalism" on a radio program to analyze the reasons why "Lemon" would fall off the distribution list, and she was full of confidence.

The result is now completely different from what she thought before. "Lemon", let alone falling, looks like it will soar into the sky, and no one can stop it.

What she said on the radio show was also intercepted and made into a joke.

More similar to——

‘Can you perform that? ’

""Lemon" Zhou Guan can only stay for one week before falling off. ’

'Ha ha ha ha. ’

After this situation happened, Of course Oura Yukie was so angry that he almost spewed blood.

This is too immoral.

But her words were her own, and she had to bear the consequences of her own sins and problems.

Yukie Oura was very depressed. She had a smooth journey from debut to now. It was the first time she experienced the beatings from society and she felt very regretful.

If I had been a little more polite, wouldn't the song "Lemon" be my own?

"There is no such thing as this!" Oura Yukie suddenly hit the computer.

It's like I've already lost!

I haven't lost yet!

As long as there are new songs! With new songs and high-quality songs, we can definitely beat "Lemon"!

Yukie Oura is very confident in his singing and feels that it was the quality of the song "Lemon" that defeated him

Yukie Oura is frustrated in the workplace, while Tsukasa Tono can be said to have blossomed both in comics and theme songs. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is proud of himself.

The average volume is two million, and the sales of "Lemon" are rising all the way. It can be said to be a great situation.

Before painting "Unnatural Death", Higashinoji had never imagined that there would be such a clear situation.

After all, this was his first step in exploring Japanese professional comics, and he had already been prepared to fail.

The result was unexpected

"If you don't think about these bad things, the next step is to stabilize the quality of "Unnatural Death". The hard-earned average sales of two million volumes must not be wasted."

With this thought, Higashinoji began to ponder the next plot of "Unnatural Death".

But before he could think through the plot clearly, the door suddenly opened.

Then came Chihaya Higashino’s voice:

"Asi Aasi, can you sing "Lemon" to me again?"

Higashikata was stunned.

Chihaya Higashino What kind of wind is blowing?