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Chapter 217 "Lemon" and Distribution List (8000 words)

In fact, Higashino had the idea of ​​bringing out the popular "Lemon" from his previous life before.

As for why "Lemon" is singled out, the reason is actually quite simple.

In his previous life, Kenshi Yonezu was considered a talented male singer in Japan. He also had many popular songs under his hands, and the most popular song is undoubtedly this song "Lemon".

At that time, the number of distributions was directly 200 million, and it was really a popular song among the young generation in Japan.

Combining "Lemon" and "Unnatural Death" has an indescribable chemical reaction.

"Lemon" is to "Unnatural Death" what Zhuge Liang is to Liu Bei, both sides are indispensable.

This is definitely not an exaggeration.

"Unnatural Death" expresses the idea of ​​"making people have a correct view on death" and making people pay attention to the important destination of "death".

During the creation of "Lemon", the author Yonezu Kenshi's grandfather passed away. This song just expresses his author's views on "life and death", and it can be said to fit closely with the theme of "Unnatural Death".

"Unnatural Death" wouldn't be complete without the supporting theme song "Lemon."

As I said before, although Higashinoji said that he has a rough knowledge of music, it is still no problem to come up with "Lemon".

At this time, with the opportunity of painting skills, Higashinoji naturally would not let it go.

but

"This painting skill sounds a bit strange." Dong Yesi pinched his chin.

Painting skill 'Describe sound and keep sound': Appreciators can hear the voice from the world of your work through your work.

To hear voices from the world of works through my work?

How can this thing pass through?Is it possible that Qiao Feng appeared on the stage carrying a stereo like in the previous 97 version of "Tian Long Ba Bu"?

Or add a special effect to the ears, so that "Lemon" will play in their ears as long as Higashino draws a key scene?

That's a real problem.

Higashino raised his eyebrows, but he wasn't worried.

Although this loss system has been sidelined by him for more than half a year, the quality of its production is undeniable, it is really good.

Not saying whether you can believe it, but you can try it.

If you succeed in trying, you will make a lot of money. "Lemon" can find its home, and Higashino is also satisfied with the average sales volume of 200 million volumes.

Even if Higashino Division did not succeed in his attempt in the end, it didn't matter, anyway, he didn't lose anything - "Unnatural Death" has an average sales volume of 150 million volumes, so naturally no one will have any opinions on him.

This is the general idea of ​​Higashino Division.

Wait two more days for the second volume of "Unnatural Death" to go on sale. By then, the famous points will probably skyrocket. Higashinoji will exchange the skill of "Described Voice" at that time, and then try to give it to Japanese friends. Add special effects to the ears

It's just perfect.

Higashino Division made a decision in his heart, and at the same time looked at the rising famous points, and wanted to wait for the next development.

It was indeed a wise choice for him to keep his well-known points useless.

Two days passed quickly under such waiting.

The second volume of "Unnatural Death" is officially released!

The release process this time is not as messy as the previous release of the first volume.

Sakamoto of Mozhu Bookstore voluntarily withdrew from the competition, saying that he would close his pen, while Ozawada and Yanjiao Publishing House at the same time also felt that they could not compete with Higashinoji, so they made a special trip to stagger the sales date of the same period with him-after all, the publishing house is all based on profit Priority, there is no need to fight for a moment and even ignore the interests.

Without the competitor Ozawada, the release of the second volume of "Unnatural Death" by Higashino Division can be said to be smooth and smooth. Many readers have read it and said it is good, and they continue to contribute to the sales.

This has caused some unknown publishing houses and small publishing houses to suffer.

The works under them are originally niche, relying on the stickiness of readers, but no matter how sticky the readers are, it seems that they can't compare with Tonoji's "Unnatural Death"

Higashino Division's "Unnatural Death" really drove a road roller back and forth until they were so crushed that they couldn't move.

This was a one-sided massacre, and it also once again made people see the combat effectiveness of "Unnatural Death".

Soon, the one-hour emergency statistics at Urashima Publishing House came up with the results - [-] copies were sold in one hour!

Without the competition between Sakamoto and Ozawada, the sales volume of "Unnatural Death" has risen again.

Mozhu Bookstore and Yanjiao Publishing House, which competed most fiercely with Higashino Division, simply chose to be blind at this time, and they did not talk about it at all.

This time, Dong Yesi can't be cured at all.

Depending on the situation, "Unnatural Death" is really going to sell 150 million volumes and become a phenomenon-level comic.

To be honest, it is not unfair to lose to such a phenomenal cartoon.

People are like that.

If you surpass him by a slight gap, he will think you are a fluke, but if you crush him to the ground and beat him to his knees and beg for mercy, he will think that you are strength.

This is normal, and you have to be convinced even if you are not convinced.

And when "Unnatural Death" was about to become a phenomenon-level manga, the manga market in Japan, which was originally a stagnant pool, had also undergone some changes.

Unlike robot comics, which were thriving before, a variety of professional comics began to emerge into the market.

There are forensics, lawyers, doctors, and teachers' workplace themes.

To put it bluntly, this situation is imitation, but to put it bluntly, it is actually following the trend.

But in fact, in Japan, this kind of follow-through is quite common. In the future, there will be Japanese light novels that specialize in writing about different worlds. This is a normal trend.

But for comics practitioners, this is a change and a good sign.

You must know that Japanese comics have stopped for too long in the field of robot comics, and they are about to enter the long draft period.

In the stagnant comic market, there are only various robot comics with similar plots. To be honest, the authors of the comics are not tired, they are all tired of reading them. In a word, it is——

Why are you so obsessed with your shitty robot comics? !Can't you just step out of the circle of robot comics?

Few comic book authors were willing to jump out of robot comics before.

But as "Unnatural Death" is about to become a phenomenon-level comics, some people have begun to try other themes.

Does this mean that the peak era of Japanese paper manga is coming again?

If Dong Yesi knew what they said, he would probably shake his head happily.

In a few years, when the Internet age comes and smartphones appear, your peak era will probably be brought back to its original form in no time.

But now is indeed a situation worth looking forward to.

Some people even posted excitedly on the forum, asking whether "Unnatural Death" has created a precedent for Japanese professional comics?Is Higashinoji the founder of Japanese professional comics?Is it okay to say something about the father of Japanese professional manga?

Facts have proved that no matter where it is, discussions with the titles of "Father of XXX" and "Founder of XXX" are always prone to controversy.

The term "the father of Japanese professional comics" has certainly aroused discussions among others.

Some people say that professional comics have been around since the beginning of Japanese manga, so the name Higashinoji is not appropriate, and Higashinoji started from horror comics, which is even more inappropriate.

Some people said that this title is actually more secure. After all, Higashino's "Victor Is Justice" and "Unnatural Death" are both professional comics.

There are many such arguments.

But those who opposed Higashino were speechless in the face of a post.

This post says so.

Regardless of whether it is suitable or not, and regardless of what we think, I just want to ask, there are so many people who draw professional comics, has anyone really come up with a phenomenon-level influential professional comic?Never? "Unnatural Death" is not eligible. Could it be that those cartoon authors who have no achievements are eligible?

As soon as these words were said, more than half of the previous controversies disappeared.

Because this post is really reasonable. Although the predecessors have drawn professional comics, they have only drawn them and have not really achieved results.

"Unnatural Death" has become a phenomenal manga, but it cannot be called the "father of Japanese professional manga". Is it possible that those manga authors who have not achieved results and whose results are worse than Higashinoji are eligible?

This makes no sense at all.

This post is a severe slap in the face for those who sing against the tune. The honor of comics speaks with strength and plot, not with lip service.

"Unnatural Death" had a good score, so it was able to slap them in the face like this.

Conversely, if "Unnatural Death" has a bad grade, it is normal for them to mock "Unnatural Death" desperately.

But if this is the case, there are still people who argue under the post, showing a kind of essence of bullying.

They said that Higashino must at least establish a manga studio belonging to him, right?

Since he is the founder and doesn't even have a comic studio, it would be too ugly to be a bachelor, right?

This statement is a bit unreasonable, but it is indeed on the point.

Higashino Division does not have its own manga studio.

For a cartoonist of his level, there should be seven or eight apprentices, right?There must be five or six manga assistants, otherwise it would be unreasonable.

As the discussion center, Higashino Division is quite concerned about these discussions.

Before he painted "Unnatural Death", he was already thinking about whether "Unnatural Death" could improve his social status and won the title of "Father of Japanese Professional Manga".

And now that "Unnatural Death" is on fire, Higashino certainly has this idea.

After all, when people go to high places, they should try their best to go up if they can. This is human nature.

But it's clear that his title as the 'father of Japanese professional manga' has not been fully recognized.

The average sales volume of 150 million volumes is still not strong enough for them to suppress.

Sure enough, we still have to resort to the big killer "Lemon".

While Higashinoji was still thinking about it, Takahashi Yumi, who came to visit on the other side, wiped away tears, took off her earphones with a sigh and said, "This song sung by Ms. Oura is also really good."

"Miss Oura?" Higashinoji came back to his senses and looked at Takahashi Yumi.

"Ms. Oura Xingjiang is a singer who has suddenly become popular recently. It is said that she has killed, uh, crushed many previous senior singers. She seems to be a genius. She is the one who is often No. 1 on the recent distribution list." Fujiwara Aoi to Higashino Division Explained a sentence.

Then Fujiwara Aoi frowned again: "But I don't like her very much, she is a bit arrogant. Last time in a radio talk show, she disrespected those senior old singers."

"Really?" Dongyesi became interested.

He was still thinking about whether to use the killer weapon "Lemon", but Yumi Takahashi and Aoi Fujiwara told him about it.

"It's normal for young people to be a little arrogant." Takahashi Yumi retorted, and then handed the earplugs of the Walkman to Higashino: "How is Teacher Higashino? Do you want to listen to it? This song is her famous song. "

"Well, let's listen to it." Higashino Division did not refuse, and it happened to be a way to learn about the development of Japanese music in the world.

He put on the earphones, and the moment he put them in his ears, he was attracted by the gentle and soft voice of the other party.

Hmm, that sounds really good.

The lyrics and score are good, no wonder the other party has been on the top of the distribution list.

The distribution list is not the same as the Japanese Oricon list mentioned above. "Distribution" means "release resources on the Internet to provide downloads" in Japanese, and it also means "live broadcast" in Japan in later generations. In other words The other is the number of downloads of songs on the Internet.

This statistic is relatively objective and intuitive.

The Oricon Chart is different, it mainly counts the sales of albums and CDs, but some idol groups can increase the sales of CDs or records by selling "handshake coupons" - a fan In order to be able to shake hands with idols, it is normal to buy a dozen or even twenty CDs. (Some fans even spent more than 100 million yen on handshake coupons and said I love you to their idols for more than an hour.)

This will naturally lead to unfair statistics on the Oricon Chart, and this is why many people call those idol groups that sell millions of albums a cancer in the industry.

Therefore, compared with the Japanese Oricon Ranking, the intuitive download statistics with personal authentication on the distribution list are more intuitive and more reliable.

Like Kenshi Yonezu's "Lemon", it has been occupying the first place in the distribution list for a long time, and even broke through the 200 million distribution and download certification in Japan. At that time, there were less than ten songs in Japan that reached this level.

This is so widely sung among the younger generation in Japan—many people call it a witness to history.

It can also be seen from this that the distribution list is an important list for young people in Japan who like songs.

As for the sales on the Oricon list, they will have fun watching it.

Who can beat the group of idols who sell 100 million CD albums at every turn?

Listening to the song sung by Yukie Oura, Higashino raised his eyebrows slightly, and an idea emerged from his mind.

This person is really good at singing, how about asking a singer to sing "Lemon"?

(End of this chapter)