Not to mention the chaos within Huaying, as the broadcast time of "Detective Conan" approaches, the mood of netizens has also become complicated.
As we all know, works produced by Huaying are always of high quality.
This new work is another mystery-themed animation released by Huaying after the Sherlock Holmes series. Needless to say, the quality of the Sherlock Holmes series is high, and as a product of Huaying, the quality of this "Detective Conan" must not be much worse.
So are they watching? Or are they watching? Or are they watching
At the same time, in a communication group simply and crudely named Anti-Huaying—
"I think we can completely separate the work from the company," someone said. "It's Huaying's fault for not being a human being, but the animation itself is innocent. We hate Huaying and we are disgusted by its behavior of destroying the bridge after crossing the river, but the work itself is not wrong."
“I agree!”
"I think so."
Seeing countless people agree with his idea, Ge Quanchi nodded with satisfaction, feeling that his behavior was worthy of his conscience. He quickly opened Yueqi's video, but before he could scroll down, another piece of news popped up at an inopportune time:
"But as I remember, isn't Muxuxing the person in charge of this project? We scolded him for seeking fame yesterday, and today we are watching the animation work he directed. Isn't that a bit bad?"
With the experience from the last time, Ge Quanchi was already very skilled. He quickly typed a response: "Although the dog thief's behavior was indeed not very decent, the other staff members of Huaying are innocent!"
“Isn’t it said that Huaying is having financial difficulties now? If we don’t support Detective Conan, Huaying won’t be able to recover its costs. If Huaying can’t recover its costs, the employees’ wages may be deducted. It’s already not easy for the grassroots cartoonists, and if we don’t support them, won’t it be even more difficult for them?” He spoke very righteously and with great awe.
“That makes sense!”
"+1"
Seeing another row of words of approval appearing in the group, Ge Quanchi breathed a sigh of relief.
In order to prevent any accidents from happening again, he set the group message to do not disturb, quickly opened Yue Qi Video, and scrolled down to click on the most conspicuous "Detective Conan" page.
Very good, now no one can disturb him from watching anime.
He secretly despised himself for a second - Huaying had done such an outrageous thing, but he was still looking forward to his work - and then after a brief moment of self-loathing, as "Detective Conan" was officially launched, he dragged the mouse without hesitation and clicked into the first episode.
As the opening theme of "Detective Conan" sounded, familiar subtitles also appeared in front of him simultaneously -
Original work: Gosho Aoyama
Director: Muxuxing
Seeing this familiar name again, Ge Quanchi couldn't tell what he felt for a moment. He tried not to think about the disturbances on the Internet and instead focused on the animation plot in front of him.
After a short opening, the animation quickly entered the plot.
The camera starts with the ceiling chandelier and gradually turns to the full view of the mansion where the crime was committed. In the circle formed by the crowd, the owner of the mansion sitting in a wheelchair is facing the police officer in uniform. The owner of the mansion is dissatisfied with the police officer detaining his guest to search for evidence.
The slightly plump police officer explained in a friendly manner: "After all, the deceased was also a guest at your party. Please be patient."
"You mean to say that the murderer is among us?"
Ge Quanchi understood.
It seems that this is the crime scene that we have entered directly. The case occurred in this mansion. The deceased was a guest invited by the owner of the mansion. The police officers are controlling the scene in the mansion and searching for relevant evidence.
For a mystery-themed story, this narrative style of getting straight to the point is quite good.
Ge Quanchi's attention quickly focused on the animation in front of him.
As a die-hard fan of the Sherlock Holmes series, he is quite interested in this detective-themed animation. At present, this straightforward narrative style is just what he wants. Now it depends on whether the subsequent plot will be as interesting as the Sherlock Holmes series.
Speaking of which, until now, Sherlock Holmes is his favorite detective. As this animation is also about reasoning, I wonder what kind of character "Conan", the protagonist of this animation, is
Just as I was thinking about it, a young man in a blue suit and a red bow tie walked towards the entrance of the room.
The young man put one hand in his pocket, his expression relaxed and natural, his dark eyes looking straight at the old man in the wheelchair opposite him, while slowly and methodically explaining the murderer's modus operandi, he walked towards the police officer calmly. When he stood beside the police officer, he had accurately figured out the whole context of the case.
"You are the murderer, sir."
The owner of the mansion was slightly stunned, and a slightly flustered look appeared on his face, but he quickly suppressed it. He forced a smile, patted the wheelchair under him, and said with a forced smile: "Are you kidding? My feet haven't recovered yet..."
Before he could finish his words, the young man interrupted him rudely: "There is usually only one truth."
Just when Ge Quanchi thought that the young man suspected to be the protagonist was about to tell the truth, the latter suddenly grabbed the globe beside him and threw it at the owner of the mansion in the wheelchair.
This happened so suddenly that no one was prepared. However, before everyone could comfort the owner of the mansion, the man who was said to have a foot injury and had not yet recovered suddenly flipped to the side in full view of everyone, dodged the globe, and stood firmly on the ground.
The case was finally solved.
The criminal was taken away by the police. The police officer in orange uniform smiled and thanked the young man: "Thank you for your help again, Kudo-san."
Kudo? Classmate
Noticing the officer's address, Ge Quanchi was slightly stunned. This is understandable, because in animation, high school students saving the world is also a normal thing, but... He looked at the title of the animation in surprise. It is indeed "Detective Conan", but why did the officer call him Kudo
Or is the full name of this protagonist Kudo Conan
He was just guessing secretly when the young man in the animation showed a bright smile: "No, if you have any troublesome cases, you can always come to me, the famous detective Kudo Shinichi."
Ge Quanchi was a little confused.
The animation is named "Detective Conan", so as the name suggests, the protagonist of this animation should be a character named Conan. The beginning of the animation is also a standard appearance of the protagonist. But now the plot of the animation tells him that this character who looks like the protagonist is named "Kudo Shinichi"
Where did the protagonist go
Could it be that the person who appears at the beginning is not actually the protagonist, but a character like the protagonist's nemesis
With such confusion, Ge Quanchi continued to read down.
After the case at the beginning, the plot of the animation gradually became daily. What puzzled him was that there was no trace of the detective named Conan in the plot of the animation until now. The whole story revolved around Kudo Shinichi: he was featured in newspapers because of solving the case, there was a doctor who liked to do strange experiments near his house, he had a childhood sweetheart who was a karate master, he was good at football...
It is worth mentioning that when Mao Lilan expressed regret that if Kudo Shinichi had not quit the football club, he would have become a domestic football hero, the young man waved his hands and said: "I practice football just to train my motor nerves. Look, Sherlock Holmes also practiced swordsmanship."
“That’s just a novel.”
"But he is also a well-known detective," Kudo Shinichi said, his tone full of admiration and yearning: "He can always remain calm, full of intelligence and education, his keen observation and reasoning ability are the best in the world, and his violin skills are also at a professional level. He is the most powerful detective in the world!"
Ge Quanchi: !!!
Although linkages between animations are not uncommon in animation, Ge Quanchi was still very surprised to see another character he liked here. At this moment, he was surprised and also had some good feelings for this character who did not seem to be the protagonist.
As long as you like Sherlock Holmes, we are good friends.jpg
What Ge Quanchi didn't expect was that this was just the beginning.
In order to celebrate their childhood sweetheart, Ran Maoli, winning the karate championship, the two went to the amusement park together. Along the way, Kudo Shinichi fully demonstrated his qualities as a die-hard fan of Sherlock Holmes, talking about Sherlock Holmes with Ran Maoli all the way until they arrived at the roller coaster.
Just as the title of the first episode suggests, this time the case occurred while the two were riding a roller coaster, and the following plot is the conventional reasoning and case-solving process.
This part of the plot is quite ordinary... Ge Quanchi commented in his mind.
With the success of Sherlock Holmes, at least in the first episode, Detective Conan is still inferior in terms of case design. The plot itself has no obvious flaws, but there are no obvious highlights either. Unlike Sherlock Holmes, the character design of the single protagonist can arouse the audience's interest.
The case happened suddenly and was resolved quickly.
The amusement park trip for the two ended here. Kudo Shinichi, who sensed something was wrong, said goodbye to Qingmei without saying a word and chased after the suspicious man in black. However, because he was too focused on observing the transaction not far away, he ignored what was behind him, and was caught off guard and knocked unconscious by another man with a club!
Considering that the police were nearby, the man in black did not use any weapons. Instead, he found a pill of poison on his body that was said to leave no trace after taking it, and left without looking back.
Ge Quanchi was a little confused.
This character didn't just die, did he? Or was this character not the protagonist, but a victim in a case that the protagonist needed to investigate? The protagonist was friends with him, and he became a detective because of his murder, etc...
As he was daydreaming, the plot began to develop in another direction - after being fed the poison, Kudo Shinichi did not die, but his body shrank and became a child less than the height of an adult's waist!
Ge Quanchi's eyes lit up!
This setting is interesting!
No wonder the anime is named "Detective Conan", because the whole story begins with the protagonist being poisoned and starting his crime-solving journey as a child. In order to avoid harm to those around him, Kudo Shinichi simply changes his name to Edogawa Conan and starts living in Maori Ran's home in order to collect information about the man in black.
But now there is a problem. The protagonist's current appearance looks no different from that of an ordinary elementary school student. In this state, even if he wants to help the police solve the case, it will be difficult for him to gain the police's trust. In this case, how should he investigate and pursue the truth about the Black Organization
Thinking of this, Ge Quanchi suddenly became interested.
He opened the group chat page, ready to discuss the plot of the animation with the people in the group. He just typed a bunch of words, but before he sent it out, he was stunned.
Wait, aren't they an anti-Huaying group? Why are they so excited to talk about Huaying's work
While he was hesitating, someone had already done what he wanted to do—
"This is so good! When I saw the beginning, I thought it was just an ordinary high school student saving the world, but I didn't expect the twist at the end to be so interesting. I can't wait to see the protagonist solve the case as an elementary school student!"
One second later.
Big Leek Leaf withdrew a message.
silence.
The scene was very embarrassing for a while.
As someone who almost made a big mistake, Ge Quanchi thought about it and decided to say a few words to break the current awkwardness: "It is indeed very beautiful."
He is telling the truth.
It can be seen that "Detective Conan" is much simpler than Sherlock Holmes. But simple does not mean boring. Or on the contrary, the core plot of the animation is very novel and has never been seen in the mystery genre. The performance of the picture also continues the high level of the animation.
Although the animation has just begun serialization, he can't help but look forward to the sequel.
How can Conan, a primary school student, help the police solve the case? Will his childhood sweetheart, Ran Maoli, notice that something is wrong with him? When will Conan be able to return to being Shinichi Kudo
Originally he was a little confused as to how such an obscure and complex reasoning animation could be broadcast on TV. But now it seems that even children would find it hard not to be interested in this animation.
Perhaps to cover up the embarrassment, with Ge Quanchi's lead, the other people in the group gradually became active:
"It's been a long time since I saw such an innovative mystery work since Sherlock Holmes."
"I don't know how this will develop, but it feels very interesting. Even someone like me who is not interested in mystery genres, I was fascinated by the whole thing!"
"To be honest, Huaying's works are really amazing."
As soon as this sentence came out, the few people who had only praised the animation itself and never mentioned Huaying suddenly fell silent again. Ge Quanchi didn't feel anything at first, but when he saw this scene, he suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.
In the past, they would have already started chatting enthusiastically about the plot of this animation. How could it be as awkward as it is now in the group
Thinking of this, Ge Quanchi suddenly felt even more uncomfortable. He had always liked Huaying's works, whether it was animation, comics or games, and every time there was a new product, he would try them all. However, what happened this time was really hard for him to accept.
If only this accident had never happened.
Also paying attention to the data of "Detective Conan" are other companies that have been waiting to see Huaying make a fool of itself, or simply paying attention to the current situation of Huaying.
Unexpectedly, but understandably, the subscription of "Detective Conan" was not negatively affected by the animation itself. The online subscription reached 500,000 times, and there were countless discussions on the Internet about this new work.
You know, it’s only been less than two days since this animation was officially launched.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this "Detective Conan" will most likely be a hit for Animation Studios after "The Prince of Tennis".
Faced with such a situation, Gareth was not angry.
This was perhaps the first time that he was indifferent to the popularity of his paintings and photography works - to be more precise, he even felt a little proud at the moment.
It is true that "Detective Conan" is a masterpiece, but in his opinion, the current art and film industry has long been in their pockets, and this animation work is naturally no exception. Seeing that his company is about to have another hit IP, he is so happy at the moment that he doesn't have time to be jealous.
Faced with the unaffected popularity of "Detective Conan", other companies have fallen silent.
"We have to face this problem." In a company's conference room, an executive sitting in the middle said: "You all know Yunsu's plans and suggestions before, so I won't repeat them here. Now the only thing we need to make sure of is-"
He paused and looked at everyone in front of him: "Do it or not?"
Should we take this opportunity to send Huaying to hell
"If we cooperate with Yunsu and jointly encircle and suppress Huaying, it would be equivalent to the movie we use to encircle and suppress it, which will also be tragically sacrificed during this period." Someone said.
"But this is the best opportunity," the leading man said, "You have all seen Huaying's strength. This incident has caused such a big stir online, but the revenue of Detective Conan has not been affected at all. In other words, as long as Huaying can get through this without any danger, from now on, no company will be able to cause any harm to it."
"It will gradually transform into a giant that is no less powerful than Yunsu Group. By that time, we will not be targeting Huaying, but will be trying to find out the release dates of Huaying's works to avoid colliding with them."
By that time, no one would be able to stop Huaying.
"This is the best chance and the last chance," the man concluded.
Everyone seemed to be thinking about something, while the man exhaled and said, "Come on, let's vote for the last time. Do we want to join Yunsu's plan?"
"I agree."
"I agree."
"agree."
…
At the same time, at Huaying headquarters, public relations department.
The public relations manager is very worried.
Very sad.
In other companies, if such a big mistake happened and the PR department did not do anything, they would have been fired and replaced by the boss. But their boss told them that they did not need to come forward to explain for the time being and should not act rashly, which made the PR department employees anxious and helpless.
What made them anxious was that the company was being held responsible for such a huge loss, and they were unable to come forward to clarify. What made them frustrated was that the person who said this was their immediate superior, and they could not disobey his orders.
"Is the boss still in the company?" asked the public relations manager.
"No longer in office," the well-informed employee replied, "It seems that the work on The Old Man and the Sea has been completed, and the boss has gone to participate in the Muse Art Festival in Huaijiang City with several other senior colleagues."
Judging from the time, we should be almost there by now.
"Oh." The PR manager stopped talking again.
He looked at the comments against Huaying and Muxuxing on the Internet that had not yet subsided. The more he read, the more depressed and unhappy he became. He stood up from his seat and said seriously, "I don't think it's possible."
"No? What's wrong?"
The PR manager was serious: “I don’t think we can just sit there and do nothing anymore.”
It’s fine if people outside don’t know what Muxuxing did, but don’t their own people know about it
When Huaying was first established, the salary offered to Huaying cartoonists was the highest in the industry. Until now, the salary of Huaying cartoonists is still the highest in the industry, and the working environment and work benefits are even better. Even if there is occasional overtime, the overtime fee is far higher than that of peer companies.
As for the relationship with small companies, that goes without saying. Since Huaying has sufficient funds, have they invested in fewer animation projects
That’s not all.
He recalled the contract that was circulated within Huaying and was the one that Yunsu Group offered when it approached Huaying for cooperation.
To be frank, it was the best contract of its kind that he had ever seen. As long as Huaying agreed to cooperate with Yunsu, both parties would be able to dominate their respective animation fields. Without waiting for a year, Huaying's assets could easily double, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that it was a huge profit.
But Muxuxing refused.
Faced with such immediate benefits, this young man, who was criticized by the whole network for being selfish and not caring about the overall development of the animation industry, refused without a second thought. This is because once Huaying agreed to the cooperation, although Huaying can still maintain its original style and income, other animation companies will never be able to make a breakthrough, and the entire animation industry will become stagnant.
A person who is willing to sacrifice his own interests for the future of the entire industry is regarded by everyone as a cancer that hinders the development of the industry.
How can this be possible
An employee reminded him: "Manager, have you forgotten what the boss said when we were doing PR for Prince of Tennis last time?"
The PR manager was stunned.
Come to think of it, during the last "Prince of Tennis" incident, it was Mu Xiuxing who told them not to do public relations, and even said that if they had to do public relations, their public relations department would have to pay for it themselves
The PR manager wilted.
However, less than two seconds later, he stood up again: "I still don't think it's possible!"
Without waiting for others to object, he added, "If you want to pay for it yourself, then pay for it yourself. Anyway, I have won many times by following the boss in the past few years. What's wrong with our PR department raising some money to expose the truth?"
He wanted to let everyone know that whether in terms of technical level or professional ethics, Mu Xuxing was undoubtedly the best animation producer on Blue Star!
Mu Xuxing didn't know that his subordinates in the public relations department had already begun plotting a crowdfunding rebellion. He had just got off the plane and was on his way to the Muse Art Festival.