Tokyo life starting with painting.

Chapter 120 Higashino Division and Higashino Teacher ([-]-word goal achieved!)

Of course, Konoe Suzuka and the others are not the only ones who care about Kumamon. Koharu Hosokawa has received countless invitations for interviews within just two days of the Kumamon promotion.

And the goals of these people are of course very clear - all for Higashino Division.

Before, some people were concerned about whether Mr. Higashino, who won the double gold award of the Youth Painting Award and designed Kumamon, and Mr. Higashino who painted "The Lonely Gourmet" and "Midnight Ring" were alone.

After all, Mr. Higashino of Urashima Publishing House and Higashino Division have the same surname.

In other words, it is also very possible that Higashino Division may have used the pen name of "Higashino" to serialize in Urashima Publishing House.

Unlike Tsukasa Higashino, who won the Double Gold Award in the Youth Painting Award, Urashima Publishing's "Sensei Higashino" is at the peak of his debut, and there are many young people in Japan who are fans of "Midnight Ring" and "The Lonely Gourmet".

It was not until the current Genius High School designer Higashino Division designed the image of Kumamon that his popularity was comparable to that of Urashima Publishing House's Higashino Sensei.

There is another very interesting phenomenon here.

That is the incompatibility between the fans of Higashino Division and the fans of "Higashino Sensei" of Urashima Publishing House, which draws manga.

Both sides are dissatisfied with each other, only feel that the other party is trying to catch the enthusiasm of the author he likes.

So in the discussion boards of "Midnight Ringer" and "Lonely Gourmet", someone will always post some pictures of Kumamon.

And in the discussion board of Kumamon, someone will attach a particularly scary picture of Sadako's manga - it scares many girls who like cheap bears so that they can't sleep at night.

Fan representatives on both sides also hold their own opinions.

While talking about how could Mr. Higashino, who drew "Midnight Ring", design a character like Kumamon?Impossible at all!

On the other hand, it is said that the designer of Kumamon, Higashinoji, is young and good-looking. How could he be an old man in his 30s with a dark mind like "Mr. Higashino" who draws horror comics and gourmet comics? (Many media advertised that Mr. Higashino's age is 40 years old, so these fans also believed it.)

The fight between the two sides was so dark that every Saturday and Sunday were free, there would be fans fighting on these two different discussion boards, and the fight was fierce.

In addition to the chaotic and evil on both sides, there are also some lawful and neutral fans. They like Higashino's Kumamon, and also like Higashino-sensei's "Midnight Ring" and "The Lonely Gourmet". Persuading fights in the discussion forum-'Don't fight anymore, don't fight anymore, don't you both like it? '

The more fermented the topic, the higher the heat.

This made it hard for Hosokawa Koharu, the editor-in-chief of Higashino Division.

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After finally dealing with a group of reporters squatting outside Urashima Publishing House, Hosokawa Koharu let out a tired expression.

The purpose of those reporters is also very simple.

Just squeezed up to ask about the relationship between Higashino Division and Higashino teacher.

But Hosokawa Koharu was also obliged to keep the secrets for Higashino Division, so he could only smile and keep silent about these topics, and walked into Urashima Publishing House with "no comment" along the way.

And it's not just that, recently Hosokawa Koharu can even see reporters near his home.

"If this goes on, I'm going to have a nervous breakdown."

Hosokawa Koharu poured himself a cup of coffee, looking very tired.

I used to envy famous people being interviewed by reporters.

But when he was really surrounded by reporters for an interview, Hosokawa Koharu was not very happy.

There was no way, those reporters were chattering and asking sharp questions, which made her feel very tired just to deal with it.

"Mr. Higashino, can you come back quickly?" Hosokawa Koharu sighed.

It would be great if Higashinoji came back and accepted the interview according to his own wishes, so she wouldn't be able to torture Hosokawa Koharu at all.

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Hosokawa Koharu shook his head, threw these messy thoughts out of his mind, looked back at the data on the desk, and couldn't help but smile.

She is now waiting for Higashino Division to come back.

"Midnight Ring" and "The Lonely Gourmet" can really bring a big surprise to Higashino.

In this way, Kumamoto Prefecture ran Kumamon’s disappearance in Osaka City for two days, making the image of Kumamon become a cute and cute animal reported in major magazines, and then the Kumamoto Prefecture Government stepped forward.

And with them came out the Kumamon who had been hiding before.

Kumamon, bouncing around on the TV screen, conquered countless people with his cheap and cute image.

But this is not the only surprise that the Kumamoto prefectural government has given everyone.

They announced on TV that the image of Kumamon will be authorized to the whole country for free, and those who use the image of Kumamon only need to submit an application to Kumamoto Prefecture. As long as Kumamoto County approves it, they can use this image to produce products.

This boldness shocked many media.

Because this is equivalent to the government spending money and providing it to businesses for free.

Yes, when Kumamon bears are popular all over the island, the Kumamoto county government has made such a decision, which undoubtedly requires strong courage.

When Higashinoji saw the declaration of Kumamoto Prefecture, he was also slightly surprised, but soon understood.

Kumamoto Prefecture mainly wants Japanese businesses to promote Kumamon bears spontaneously, and if they promote Kumamon bears, they will naturally introduce them to Kumamon Prefecture, the hometown of Kumamon bears.

The greater the reputation of Kumamoto Bear, the more people know about Kumamoto Prefecture, and the more people know about Kumamoto Prefecture, the more tourists will come to Kumamoto Prefecture for sightseeing, which will greatly stimulate the tourism economy of Kumamoto Prefecture .

After all, it will undoubtedly require a lot of investment to promote the mascot image of Kumamon to the whole country only by relying on Kumamoto Prefecture.

So it's better to send out this mascot character for Japanese businesses to use and let businesses promote it spontaneously.

Because the character of Kumamon was originally designed for the economy of Kumamoto Prefecture.

As for the sales cost of Kumamon's peripheral products of Higashino Division?

That's nothing to worry about.

As long as it is famous, the peripherals will sell well.

Kumamoto Prefecture itself will also produce a lot of Kumamon's peripherals and sell them all over the country, and in the future, when [-]% of the cooperation between Kumamon, the Shinkansen, and various Japanese airlines will go to Higashino, it will be a big deal. A huge sum of money.

So Higashino Division is not worried about this at all.

Compared to this, Higashinoji was more concerned about when he would go back.

"I've been in Kumamoto Prefecture for two weeks already," Higashino murmured.

During this period, he did not accept any interviews from any media. Presumably, Kumamoto Prefecture helped cover up a lot in order to give him a better creative environment.

Even Chiren Shenmu gave the laptop to Higashino Division, and a few small games were specially installed on it for Chihaya Higashino to play.

But by this time it was almost time to go back.

Kumamon has been fully finalized, and the next thing is to design other actions of Kumamon.

But that kind of thing can be done at home in Tokyo, so there is no necessary reason for Higashino to stay in Kumamoto Prefecture.

Thinking of this, Dongyesi also called Shenmu Qiren.

"Teacher Dongye wants to leave? This? Why is it so sudden?"

Shenmu Qiren thought that he was busy with work here these days and neglected Dong Yesi over there, so he was upset, so he said: "When I finish my recent work, I will take Mr. Dongye Go sightseeing in famous places in our Kumamoto Prefecture”

"It's not because of this matter." Higashinoji smiled: "It's just that Kumamon's announcement is on the right track, and my stay in Kumamoto Prefecture will definitely cause trouble for Miku-san and you."

He paused and added: "Of course, there are also my personal reasons. It has been two weeks since I came out, and I still have homework in high school. I am a little embarrassed to continue to delay like this."

"That's right, I'm very sorry, Mr. Higashino." Only then did Shenmu Qiren realize that Dongyesi was still a high school student.

It's not that he forgot that Higashinoji was a high school student, but that Higashinoji's ability was so strong that he subconsciously ignored the identity of the other high school student.

Even the governor of Kumamoto Prefecture had a special meeting with Higashino Tsukasa, chatted with him for a long time, and finally shook hands and took photos.

"Since this is the case, I won't keep Mr. Higashino, but if Mr. Higashino comes to our Kumamoto Prefecture next time, you must call me. I will definitely take Mr. Higashino to visit around then."

Shenmu Qiren made a promise and chatted with Higashino for a while, and finally said that he would ask someone to prepare a plane ticket, and Higashino would definitely return to Tokyo tomorrow at the latest.

For this, Higashino Division naturally thanked him again and again.

Just like that, the next day came.

Higashino sat in the special car prepared by Shenmu Qiren and headed towards the airport.

How I came to Kumamoto from Tokyo is also how I left from Kumamoto and returned to Tokyo.

Naturally, the process in between does not need to be elaborated.

The only difference is that Higashino Tsukasa, the young artist who won the double gold award of the Tokyo Youth Painting Award, has now become the Kumamon Kuma designer Higashino Tsukasa who is known to countless people in Japan.

Higashino Division and Higashino Chihaya returned home quickly.

Looking at the almost unchanged home furnishings, Higashino sighed.

He specially called someone to come over to help remove the dust and clean it every day, so there was no need for Dong Yesi and Higashino Chihaya to clean it deliberately.

"Asina, I'm going to bed first." Chihaya Higashino was sleepy and yawned repeatedly.

Dong Yesi also nodded at this: "Then Miss Qianhao, go and rest first, and I will call you when I eat."

There's no way, she's tired after taking the plane and the car.

After sending her into the room, Higashino sorted out the contents of the travel bag.

The horse meat jerky presented to the Urashima editorial department is in my hand first, and I will give it away now. In addition, there are a lot of Kumamon's initial peripherals-simple keychains, wallet cases, and other gadgets.

As the chief designer of Kumamon, Higashino has no problem with this.

He packed these things into a shoulder bag before walking out the door.

Walking back to Tokyo from Kumamoto Prefecture, Higashino certainly felt like returning to the city from the countryside.

This is not to say that Kumamoto Prefecture is too poor, but simply that Tokyo is too prosperous, which caused this sense of gap in Higashino Tsukasa's heart.

Higashino just shook his head with a smile.

To be honest, he prefers the rural feeling of Kumamoto Prefecture to Tokyo.

Isn't there such a saying?People who have stayed in big cities for a long time always want to go to the countryside to experience the joy of farmhouse.

After getting off the bus at the station, I walked straight to Urashima Publishing House.

It's just that what Higashino Division doesn't know is that the current Urashima Publishing House is basically surrounded by newspaper reporters and others.

His appearance naturally attracted the attention of many reporters.

Yoshioka Kunihiko is one of these reporters.

"Isn't that Tonoji?"

Looking at the figure appearing under the building of Urashima Publishing House, Kunihiko Yoshioka couldn't help muttering to himself.

Now there are headlines.

Higashino Division appeared in Urashima Publishing House and entered Urashima Publishing House. This can only show one thing——

"The designer of Kumamon is Mr. Higashino who drew "Midnight Ring" and "The Lonely Gourmet."

These two people are one person!

Even if they haven't been recognized by Higashinoji, Higashinoji's appearance here at Urashima Publishing House can already explain a lot of things.

He took several photos in a row, and left a few colleagues to stay longer before driving away.

At the same time, reporters from several newspaper offices also took action.

Of course Higashino, who was the person involved, was not aware of this.

To be precise, he has been staying in Kumamoto Prefecture after all.

Although I know that the mascot Kumamon is very popular now, I didn't expect it to be so popular that many reporters stopped at the entrance of Urashima Publishing House.

He greeted Ms. Uzaki who was at the reception, and gave her a pack of dried horse meat and some Kumamon accessories before going upstairs.

"Teacher Dongye?!"

Seeing Higashinoji appearing in front of him, Hosokawa Koharu was stunned.

"Well, it's me, Editor Hosokawa, I just returned to Tokyo." Higashino smiled and handed several bags of dried horse meat to Koharu Hosokawa, and gave her some Kumamon keychains, wallet clips and the like: "These things are souvenirs for the editors in the editorial department, please don't be polite, just accept them."

"Oh, that's not right." Hosokawa Koharu foolishly took the things that Higashino Division handed over, but quickly shook his head, and asked, "Mr. Higashino, didn't you encounter any strange things when you came to the publishing house?" ?”

"Huh? Strange thing?" Dong Yesi became a little interested.

Isn't it just a trip to the publishing house?What strange things can you encounter?

"" Looking at Higashinoji's indifferent expression, Hosokawa Koharu instinctively felt bad.

So she hurriedly explained: "Mr. Higashino, you may not know that you have just returned to Tokyo. Recently, many newspaper reporters have stayed at the door of our publishing house. Many people think that the designer of Kumamon bears is related to Higashino-sensei of our publishing house." Didn't you appear in the publishing house as an excuse for them?"

Hosokawa Koharu was a little anxious, but Higashinoji just smiled: "That's okay, I'll take pictures when I get them."

Yeah, it doesn't matter if you get photographed.

He didn't do anything shameful.

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