My Name is Hiroshi Nohara, Star of Neon Film and Television!

Chapter 84: 『Yamishibai Season Three』 Completely Explodes! Nohara's Helplessness!

The coffee is indeed quite fragrant. TV Tokyo is indeed wealthy and imposing, even the free benefits are so excellent.

Making Nohara Hiroshi very satisfied.

Right while he leisurely flipped through the newest issue of 『Weekly Shonen Jump』, currently enjoying the pleasure brought by the manga, a figure also barged in from outside the door.

Excitedly raising her arm shouting: "I'm back!"

It's Kitagawa Yao.

"She's here! She's here! Kitagawa-chan is back!"

Not knowing who shouted a sentence, the gaze of the entire office instantly resembled iron filings attracted by a magnet, uniformly focusing onto that pushed open door, or to say onto that cute girl.

Kitagawa Yao, this girl who normally always resembled a hardworking little bee, silently busy inside the office, at this moment, yet was like a Valkyrie returning triumphant from the battlefield, her entire body radiating an unprecedented, dazzlingly bright ray of light!

At this moment and time, being watched by everyone, her face flushed red due to excitement. Inside those always sparkling big eyes, at this moment was even more filled with joy and pride.

She didn't lower her head quickly walking in like usual, but straightened her slender waist and back, her chin slightly raised. That posture, resembled a peacock proudly extending its magnificent plumage for the first time amidst all birds paying homage to the phoenix."Section Chief Nohara! Seniors!"

Her voice carried a trace of imperceptible trembling due to excitement, yet clear and resonant, full of confidence: "The official version viewership rating report... I brought it back!"

She handed that report sheet still bearing the temperature of the printer in her hands, like presenting a sacred decree, raising it with both hands before Nohara Hiroshi.

"Mm, very good." Nohara Hiroshi received it, looking at the viewership rating numbers upon it ——

"Sub-prime time episodic drama project 『Tales of the Unusual』, first episode viewership rating: 20.3... !"

"Viewership rating level —— Myth (Breaking the 20-year highest record)!"

Even if Nohara Hiroshi already knew the result.

Looking at these two lines of text right now.

The corners of his mouth also revealed a smile: "Truly not bad." He revealed a brilliant smile, this is indeed something worth feeling joyous about.

Minamura Hoshi and Haseji Kakeru these two kids, were the first to anxiously squeeze over. When they clearly saw on that piece of paper, those two terms 'Myth' and 'Breaking the 20-year highest record' printed in bolded black text capable of blinding everyone's eyes, the breathing of both people, paused at this moment.

"Br... Breaking the 20-year highest record? I'm not seeing things right?" Minamura Hoshi stutteringly, used his finger to gesture on that line of text.

"It's true! Myth! Broke the 20-year highest record!" Haseji Kakeru's voice suddenly heightened, like a sudden clap of thunder, thoroughly detonating the entire office!

"Broke the 20-year highest record!?"

"Banzai!"

"Long live Section Chief Nohara!"

Tsunami-like sounds of cheering instantly drowned this tiny office.

These Kanto Faction old veterans who struggled in the television industry for half their lives, whose edges had long been smoothed out by reality, even if they knew a 20.3% viewership rating was extremely exaggerated and terrifying.

But right now, seeing this line of evaluation given by the television station anew, they still flushed red in the face with excitement!

Many Kanto Faction old veterans with good relations were all hugging each other, pounding the other party's back, using the most primitive method, to vent that inner emotion that had been suppressed for too long inside their hearts.

This is too feeling proud and relieved!

Kitagawa Yao looked at all of this. On that flushed small face was written full of happiness of sharing the glory: "Section Chief, you don't know, today when I went to retrieve the report, simply... simply felt like walking the red carpet!"

She excitedly gestured, those large eyes sparkling with an unprecedented brilliance: "From our office to the data center, all the way, everyone who saw me, no matter which department they were from, all took the initiative to greet me! Also several male colleagues from other sections, who previously couldn't even be bothered to glance at me, today actually took the initiative to come over asking me, whether I have time at noon to eat lunch together!"

"Previously I was just a little transparency, no matter where I walked no one paid attention to me. But today, I feel like I am... am the center of the entire television station! Everyone is revolving around me!"

This spiel of hers was spoken naively and purely, yet made everyone present unable to hold back a knowing smile.

"Haha, that isn't because you are cute ah."

Minamura Hoshi leaned over, using his elbow to bump her, winking and joking: "Our Kitagawa-chan right now is exactly our section's mascot, who wouldn't want to gain some good fortune from you?"

"Exactly exactly! I say those guys don't want to treat you to a meal, they want to pry out our Section Chief's miracle-like creative inspiration from you right?" Haseji Kakeru also followed along to join in the fun.

"Aiya! You guys... you guys stop making fun of me!" Kitagawa Yao's face instantly flushed red like a branding iron. She stomped her feet, somewhat ashamed and annoyed, hiding behind Nohara Hiroshi.

Like a kitten seeking shelter.

Inside the office erupted into a bout of well-intentioned roaring laughter anew.

Nohara Hiroshi looking at this hard-won harmony and joy, his heart was also entirely filled with pride.

This Kanto defeated army who were once beaten until they lost their souls, after experiencing this grand battle, had already been thoroughly twisted into a single rope by him, possessing cohesion and combat power sufficient to make any opponent look at them with new respect.

He has already won the loyalty of these people.

While on the side, Kurosawa Eiji also took that report sheet. Those sharp eyes paused for a long while on that 20.3% viewership rating number, as well as the evaluation of breaking the 20-year record.

His eyes carrying a kind of sigh.

"Nohara-kun."

He sighingly spoke:

"I've filmed dramas for a lifetime, asking myself I've also created several so-called viewership myths. However, in the sub-prime time slot, obtaining a 20.3% result... speaking truthfully, even myself, also didn't have this confidence."

"This is already no longer a simple success."

He handed the report sheet to Sato Kenji and Yamamoto Takeshi beside him identically bearing expressions full of shock. His voice carrying a trace of weariness: "Looks like, I really have gotten old."

"Director Kurosawa, you praise me too much." Towards Kurosawa Eiji's words, Nohara Hiroshi still modestly responded: "If you ask me, those Samurai Films you filmed back then, are exactly the timeless masterpieces truly capable of representing our Neon spirit. This junior still has many places he needs to learn from you."

"Alright, save the polite talk."

Kurosawa Eiji waved his hands interrupting his modesty, a smear of watching a good show mischievousness flashing past his eyes: "This old fellow like me right now has no mood to listen to your bootlicking. What I am instead towards another matter, more interested."

"What?" Nohara Hiroshi was curious.

The corners of Kurosawa Eiji's mouth hooked up an arc full of playing meaning: "Want to know, that so-called continuation of the classic next door, 『Yamishibai』 season three, last night's viewership rating, was how much?"

This sentence also aroused the curiosity of the entire office.

Everyone's gazes uniformly focused onto the body of this famous director Kurosawa Eiji.

"Director Kurosawa, you have inside information?" Sato Kenji was the first unable to stop himself from asking.

But after finishing speaking he just laughed foolishly.

A Level 1 Director, famous director, even if it's the faction of the Kanto Faction, could he possibly lack his own channels of understanding?

Kurosawa Eiji stroked his grizzled beard, a smear of an old fox-like得意 smile revealing on his face: "At the data center side, I still have a few old friends whose words carry weight. Last night, the moment the final data came out, they told me immediately."

He cleared his throat, amidst everyone's anticipating gazes, unhurriedly, announcing that number:

"6.1%."

"..."

Inside the office first fell into a patch of brief silence.

Promptly, detonated into a bout of roaring laughter louder, and more full of contempt and disdain than when celebrating victory just now!

"Hahahahaha! 6.1%?! I thought how amazing it would be!"

"Although this data seems pretty good, but don't forget, they took over the broadcast slot right after our 20.3% god-tier artwork! This illustrates, nearly 14% of the audience, after finishing watching our program, directly changed the channel! How is this success? This is clearly a miserable defeat!"

Yamamoto Takeshi incisively pointed out the crux of the issue.

One must know.

During previous promotions, it was always 『Tales of the Unusual』 promoting in front, and then the people of the Tokyo Faction implicitly also promoted 『Yamishibai Season Three』 behind it.

Equivalent to saying promoting 『Tales of the Unusual』 is exactly paving the road for 『Yamishibai Season Three』!

As a result unexpectedly it was only a 6.1% viewership rating.

Although it is indeed exceptionally high.

Even capable of matching the level of 『Yamishibai Season Two』.

However, already having 『Tales of the Unusual』 opening a path from the front, attracting that many audiences, directly arriving at a situation of a 20.3% viewership rating.

The viewership rating of 『Yamishibai Season Three』 was merely a measly 6.1%...

What does this illustrate?

It exactly illustrates 『Yamishibai Season Three』, is truly garbage to the point, making those audiences all unable to finish watching, then changing channels in anger, not wanting to continue watching!

"Correct!"

Sato Kenji also coldly scoffed saying: "Furthermore this 6.1% viewership rating, fundamentally isn't their capability, this is entirely the word-of-mouth and fan base accumulated by the first two seasons of 『Yamishibai』 by you Nohara-kun! They are merely gnawing on the old capital left by you! I dare to bet, next episode, their viewership rating definitely will drop like off a cliff! Even... dropping below 3% is possible!"

"It's more than just the viewership rating ah!"

Right at this moment, Minamura Hoshi excitedly rushed over: "I just asked a friend of mine at the Audience Service Department! Guess what? He said, their department last night, the phones were directly blown up! The four operators on duty, received nearly a thousand complaint calls in one night, all scolding 『Yamishibai』 season three! It's said those several young lady operators, when they came to work this morning, every single one had dark circles under their eyes, looking at anyone as if wanting to eat people!"

"Pfft——"

"Really or fake? That exaggerated?"

"Of course it's true!" Minamura Hoshi proudly raised his eyebrows. On that young face was written full of gloating: "Moreover, this is only the beginning! He said, early this morning, the audience letters delivered from Kuroneko Yamato's side, directly stuffed their television station's mailbox until it burst! And those are all local Tokyo audiences, letters from other regions, are estimating to still be on the road! The contents inside the letters, are even more so a myriad of varieties, some demanding the television station immediately stop broadcasting, some demanding Section Chief Iwata openly apologize, and even more ruthless ones, directly saying wanting to crowdfund, to send that traitor named Hashishita Ichiro, to Hokkaido to plant rice for a lifetime!"

"Hahahahaha!"

Inside the office erupted into a bout of heaven-shaking wild laughter anew.

Within that laughter, was full of the exhilaration of feeling proud and relieved, and a kind of to one's heart's content of a great vengeance being avenged!

They these people of the Kanto Faction, had been suppressed by those guys of the Tokyo Faction for too long, suffering too much useless anger.

Now, seeing the opponent fall such a massive tumble in the domain they took pride in the most, being pointed at the nose by the audiences and cursed severely, that kind of feeling, is simply even more satisfying than themselves obtaining a 20% viewership rating!

Especially what the other party snatched was exactly the project brand IP belonging to Nohara Hiroshi who had already successfully created it.

And they can actually produce it into this kind of appearance.

They looked at that young man who from beginning to end merely peacefully drank coffee, as if all of this had nothing to do with him. That gaze, could already no longer be described with simple worship.

That is a kind, of reverence originating from the inner heart towards absolute wisdom, after witnessing true strategizing within a command tent, deciding victory a thousand miles away!

They finally understood.

Starting from the moment Nohara Hiroshi decided to sell the copyright of 『Yamishibai』, the outcome of this war, was already ordained.

That young man, he fundamentally wasn't selling a child.

He merely used an old toy he had tired of playing with long ago, for his opponents, meticulously arranging a, most perfect trap sufficient to make them fall until their bodies were pulverized into pieces.

And they, these former generals of a defeated army, were so fortunate, to be able to become the most loyal, and also the most proud participants, within this heaven-shaking counterattack.

And also so fortunate.

Being able to follow Nohara Hiroshi, this overflowing with talent... lord!

"Section Chief!" Someone shouted at this time: "What do we need to do, next?"

Everyone all looked towards Nohara Hiroshi.

With bright piercing eyes.

"Wait."

Nohara Hiroshi stood up, holding his own manga weekly magazine smilingly answering: "My suggestion to everyone is, wait."

Right amidst everyone's astonished gazes, he shrugged his shoulders helplessly saying: "After all we have already filmed all 39 episodes in advance. Now lacking any work, is indeed a bit idle. Also everyone was busy for so long previously, now even if giving a few days of vacation, everyone all take a rotating break, go play properly a bit!"

Others are all filming while broadcasting, he Nohara Hiroshi filmed it all in one breath.

Anyway the reserve of 39 episodes is enough to broadcast for more than a month.

Rather than having nothing to do here.

Might as well all go rest and take a break.

"Long live the Section Chief!"

Instantly this spiel, made everyone present laugh anew.

Having money to take.

Having vacation to rest.

Also following a talented section chief, could they not be happy?

However while waiting, Nohara Hiroshi didn't plan on being idle, regarding some of his own matters, he still needed to continue processing a bit.

For example the phone at his own home was about to be blown up by calls, and pager messages came one after another.

Basically the pager was unusable.

"Truly don't understand, why there are that many calls and invitations requesting to meet." Nohara Hiroshi helplessly spoke.

And this instantly elicited Sato Kenji's vigilance: "Hm!?"