Chapter 446 Stars and Cartoonists

Among the popular comics, "Detective Conan" is one of the anime with a relatively balanced ratio of male and female audiences.

It is even possible that there will be more female fans.

Sakura Snow is a new fan of "Detective Conan". She curiously searched for Su Zhe's name and immediately found a series of stills -

Qin Feng, Yang Guo, Linghu Chong, Ye Xianglun...

These stills all feature top-notch costumes and props, top-notch photographers, and top-notch post-production, coupled with Su Zhe's top-notch looks. Even if you don't follow the film and television industry and don't know the character, just looking at the pictures is pleasing and shocking.

This was more shocking than the photo, and Sakurayuki screamed instantly:

"So handsome! Is this a Chinese star? He is much better looking than the Japanese stars."

Although she was not interested in Chinese TV dramas and movies, she was very interested in beauty and immediately downloaded all the pictures to her mobile phone happily.

Then she quickly set it as her phone screensaver, replacing her local idol, and admired it carefully for a moment before continuing her search.

Cartoonist Su Zhe.

She thought it was just a coincidence of names.

Although the cartoonist is talented, how can he be so handsome?

But after searching for a long time, she found that there was only one famous Su Zhe in China, and that was the star she had just found.

"Why is there no cartoonist Su Zhe?"

Sakura Snow thought for a moment, then suddenly realized what was going on. She finally figured it out:

"China has no respect for cartoonists! Such an excellent cartoonist, but there is no information about him on the Internet!"

Sakura Xue was indignant, but immediately put it behind her and continued to admire the beautiful photos of the star Su Zhe.

In addition to her, other Japanese fans also discovered that they could not find any information about "cartoonist Su Zhe", but this made "star Su Zhe" a little famous.

——Countless Japanese fans think they are two different people.

Finally, an international student discovered the problem and quickly told them:

"Cartoonist Su Zhe is the star Su Zhe! This is the first time Su Zhe has made a comic."

Su Zhe also posted a message on Twitter under the message from the international students:

[Hello everyone, I am Su Zhe, the creator of "Detective Conan". ]

When seeing this message, Sakura Snow was showing her phone lock screen to her girlfriends and was surprised:

“Is he really a cartoonist?”

My girlfriends also screamed:

"Oh my god, isn't he so handsome?"

"I didn't expect the cartoonist of Conan to be so handsome? Even more handsome than Shinichi."

“Isn’t he the most handsome cartoonist ever?”

"I declare that from now on, I will be a die-hard fan of Conan!"

Sakuraxue continued to read the comments and found that other fans were equally shocked by Su Zhe's appearance.

At this point, the fans took the initiative to explain Su Zhe's identity and wrote about Su Zhe's achievements in the comments.

Sakurayuki was as incredulous as if she was reading a science fiction novel:

"He is not only handsome, but also a top singer and actor in China. He has won the Grand Slam of domestic singer and actor awards."

There were also a bunch of introductions to the works, and Sakuraxue immediately thought of those stills of Su Zhe.

There was even a person named Gan Ze who was bold enough to declare on Twitter that Su Zhe was "China's No. 1 Star."

This is a bit crazy, and it will cause great hatred if mentioned in China.

But when it comes to foreign countries, there is less controversy.

Sakurayuki felt that the world was no longer real:

"China's No. 1 star? Is he that popular?"

At this time, a girlfriend said thoughtfully:

"I seem to have heard of him. It seems that he was stranded on a desert island and led a celebrity to be rescued. He is very impressive."

"I've also heard that Su Zhe is the most popular star in Huaxia."

After all, they are neighboring countries separated by a narrow strip of water. Even if you don’t care about each other’s entertainment industry, you have probably heard of some top stars.

Of course, compared to other stars of the same level, Su Zhe’s rise to fame is too short, and he has not come to Japan specifically for promotion and publicity, so his fame is relatively low.

Although Japanese people may not know much about Su Zhe's works and awards, some people will think of him when they hear that he has just won the Tokyo Film Actor Award.

Sakura Xue checked the news and saw the photo of Su Zhe receiving the award. She no longer had any doubts:

"He is also the Tokyo Film Award winner! This shows that his acting skills are really outstanding. He is really a powerful star in China!"

A group of little girls felt as if they had dug up a great treasure. Every time they dug a shovel, they could dig out a lot of "gold" -

"Su Zhe is really excellent!"

No matter whether they are little girls, big girls, or boys, Japanese netizens were all shocked when they saw Su Zhe's resume.

Because they don't know much about the Chinese entertainment industry, they can't accurately appreciate Su Zhe's awesomeness.

But after checking the box office of his movies and converting them into Japanese yen, anyone who can understand the numbers will be shocked:

[The total box office of the movies he starred in exceeded 4000 billion yen, and the highest single movie exceeded 1200 billion yen. ]

[4000 billion? One person makes more than the top ten movies in Japan combined? ]

[More than the top ten? The number one in Japan is only 400 billion yen (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)! The top ten combined only have 2500 billion yen. 】

[Su Zhe's "Tang Detective" series, the two films combined have earned nearly 2500 billion yen. 】

The value of an award is difficult to measure, but money has a clear conversion rate. The Japanese did a simple calculation and were immediately stunned.

Su Zhe's terrifying box office results are shocking even in China, but after all, it is the total box office accumulated from one film to another, breaking through cognition little by little, and unknowingly making people accustomed to the "elephant in the room".

But when the Japanese suddenly saw the elephant, they were immediately shocked and could hardly believe it:

[According to statistics, after Su Zhe became famous, it took only three years for him to accumulate 400 billion box office revenue.]

[In these three years, the total box office of all movies in Japan was only 5200 billion. ]

[In other words, Su Zhe is roughly equivalent to the entire Japanese film industry? ]

【Considering the net profit, I think it is greater than. 】

They just wanted to dig up information about a "newcomer cartoonist" to see who this Chinese cartoonist who brought shame to the Japanese cartooning world was, how old he was, and what experiences he had.

Unexpectedly, they dug out a big shark, and brought shame to the Japanese film industry.

Japanese film industry: …

In fact, they have known about Su Zhe’s achievements for a long time, so they have always wanted to participate in "Detective Chinatown 3".

But it would be somewhat embarrassing to be discovered by the public and used as a foil.

So, Su Zhe was like a typhoon, blowing madly over the island country.

Countless people talked about Su Zhe and were shocked by his achievements.

This praise also attracted attacks from the right wing.

In a certain program, a famous commentator directly questioned:

"Su Zhe is a big star in China, how could he possibly understand comics? He must have plagiarized and usurped the fruits of his employees' labor."

"The real creator of Conan is someone else, said to be a Japanese cartoonist."

I have to say, this sentence sounds like a satire on Japan.

Who doesn't know that the culture of superiors and subordinates and seniors and juniors in Japan and South Korea is the most rigid? It can be said that workplace bullying is rampant.

<divclass="contentadv">All I can say is that people only attack others from the perspective of their own understanding.

But substitution is indeed effective. Japanese netizens thought of their own experiences of being oppressed by their predecessors and superiors, and immediately became popular:

[Su Zhe is so abominable! I said, celebrities are uneducated, how can they draw comics? ]

[Boycott "Detective Conan"! Unless the real creators are revealed! ]

[How could Su Zhe, as a star, know how to paint? I don't think he has even held a paintbrush before? ]

【All those who bully in the workplace should die! 】

There are always some people who think that the Japanese and people in developed countries have high quality.

It seems that cyber violence only exists in China.

In fact, the combat effectiveness of Japanese trolls is very strong, because this country pays too much attention to "reading the atmosphere" in daily life. If they are not careful, they will offend people. They have to remain vigilant for a long time, which brings huge pressure.

Therefore, the cultural characteristic of Japan is extreme repression in normal times and crazy venting in private.

The Internet is a channel for venting.

After putting on the mask, they no longer live like human beings, and always say things like "Go to hell", "Why don't you die", "You should die to atone for your sins" and so on.

This kind of cyber violence has forced some artists to death and has also attracted attention.

But in Su Zhe's opinion:

Meow meow meow?

His cats are better at swearing than the Japanese.

"The swear words these people use are too weak. They won't kill anyone with this level of curse words!"

Su Zhe shook his head and sighed. If he were not a celebrity, he would have let these people see the rich imagination of Chinese netizens in the field of swearing, which was born after they battled wits with the censors.

But when he was away from home, he had to consider China's image, so he only released his own script, character design, sketches, prop design drawings, and the final draft.

After these were revised with the [Magic Draft Paper], a logically clear and rigorous design process has already been formed.

In order to prove himself, Su Zhe even drew several illustrations of Shinichi, Conan, Xiaolan and other characters in front of the camera.

He actually doesn't know how to draw comics, but he is proficient in oil painting (system reward), so he simply used oil painting techniques to draw the picture.

Su Zhe initially planned to use hyperrealism techniques to show off his skills. The representative figure of China is Leng Jun, whose paintings and photographs are as delicate as ordinary ones.

From an artistic point of view, hyperrealism is actually somewhat controversial - since it is the same as a photograph, why not just take a photo?

But when it comes to showing off his skills, he is first-class.

Ordinary people cannot understand or judge whether an artistic concept is profound or not, and can only feel its awe.

But whether it is similar or not, the essence of this painting at the beginning, is something that everyone can see at a glance. Whether you understand art or not, you can easily judge it.

But the problem is that Leng Jun takes four months to finish a painting, nine hours a day. After all, it is hyper-realistic and every detail must be paid attention to.

This time is enough for Su Zhe to make a movie with a box office of billions.

Unless the price of his paintings can be comparable to that of "Mona Lisa's Smile" (at least hundreds of billions), he would not waste so much time to prove himself.

So he didn't show off his skills too much, he just simply drew two pictures, one of Shinichi and Ran, and one of Conan and Ai (to be fair, so that the CP members don't involve him when they fight in the future), both of which are biased styles rather than comics styles.

After finishing the painting, he suddenly had an idea and designed a painting shape - he was holding a paintbrush and coloring the cartoon image of Qin Feng, and after adding the eyes, Qin Feng seemed to come alive.

The design of this painting is very interesting. Su Zhe's self-portrait uses surrealism and takes a long time to paint, while Qin Feng on the drawing board is in a cartoon style, with half of it colored and the other half in black and white lines.

But hyper-realistic paintings are too slow to draw, so Su Zhe has only released the first two paintings for now.

But after these two paintings were posted on the Internet, the originally fierce Japanese trolls instantly became silent.

[Can he really draw? I think his drawings are amazing.]

【Gorgeous, dynamic, full of tension, really outstanding. 】

Although the two paintings of Shinichi and Ran and Conan and Ai are not too showy, the skills displayed in modeling, light and shadow, and color are still amazing.

An oil painter stood up and said:

[Su Zhe just drew it simply, so it's hard to tell how good his skills are, but at least they are at a professional level.]

[Yes, seeing how relaxed he was while painting, his level might be higher than we thought.]

Top cartoonists, except for those who take a different approach like One, usually have good artistic skills.

Of course, cartoonists don’t need to know oil painting, and thick painting doesn’t mean they have a higher level of artistic skills.

But Su Zhe demonstrated professional oil painting skills, which at least shows that he has a strong foundation in art.

Some trolls began to believe that he was really a cartoonist.

Of course, the right-wingers continue to clamor:

"This only proves that he can paint in oils, but it doesn't prove that he didn't take credit for his subordinates' work!"

Then, MaTouShe released some meeting videos in which Su Zhe directly participated in the animation production in the early episodes.

There are also emails exchanged and bow props designed by Su Zhe on the spot.

Neat and tidy, no doubt about it.

The sugarcanes also produced more information about Su Zhe:

[My brother is a top screenwriter, a best-selling author, and the top scorer in the college entrance examination. How can we regard him as an ordinary star? ]

[Su Zhe is a top talent in China. Don't doubt him. Just worship him! ]

[Don’t even mention Conan, the entire Tang Detective series is the work of Su Zhe, he is a master of reasoning! ]

Japanese people with normal IQ all understand that Su Zhe is really the creator of "Detective Conan".

The rest of them pretend to be ignorant even though they know the truth, just to find excuses to criticize him, so don't care about them.

These discussions made "Detective Conan" even more popular, and brought an unexpected benefit -

Regardless of whether you believe that Su Zhe is the main creator or not, when arguing, you have to say that this is an excellent animation, and the skeptics may even praise it more exaggeratedly.

For example, when Han and Zhou were fighting, Zhou's words were just like flattery - it was impossible for a high school student to write such an excellent book! (roughly)

It's really good, but it shouldn't be so exaggerated...

Therefore, the ratings of "Detective Conan" exceeded ten in one fell swoop.

TEPCO was extremely proud. They obtained the broadcasting rights of "Detective Conan" at almost no cost and occupied 10% of the ratings.

This is like a windfall for TEPCO, which is facing financial constraints.

As for other TV stations that once rejected Su Zhe, they are not extremely regretful - although "Detective Conan" is successful, it has not determined the life or death of the TV station.

But it is said that those middle-level managers who looked down on Su Zhe and "Detective Conan" had to bow to the top management of the TV station and admit their mistakes, and they had to step down.

Su Zhe treated these rumors as just fun and didn't take them to heart.

But "Unnatural", which was also underestimated, finally got the attention it deserved because of the popularity of "Detective Conan".


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