The weekend.
In China.
"Have you watched Naruto?"
"I saw it. Awesome!"
"I'm down too. I'm chasing after him."
"I'm watching both One Piece and Naruto. I'm fascinated!"
"Who do you think you are? The anime version is too slow. I've gone to read the manga. I've already finished it. Do you want me to spoil it for you? It'll be even more exciting later on. "
"Spoiler dog, get lost."
"Hahahaha."
…
Korea.
"I can't stop."
"I like Naruto."
"I love watching One Piece too."
"They're all good works that only appear once in a decade."
"Right, I heard that all of Asia has been flooded by these two cartoons."
"I'm looking forward to what happens next."
…
At home.
It was a school holiday today, so his sisters came to visit him.
The eldest sister, Cao Dan, was the most sensible. She greeted her sister-in-law first when she came in. "Sister-in-law, is your leg better?"
Wu Zeqing smiled. "Much better."
The second sister, Cao Tong, blinked. "Sister-in-law, I want to listen to the baby."
"Sure." Wu Zeqing smiled and waved. "Come."
The third sister, Cao Mengmeng, also shouted, "Me too, me too!"
The two of them carefully placed their ears on Old Wu's stomach and listened for a long time. They did not know if they heard anything, but the two of them were very surprised.
Zhang Ye asked Cao Dan, "How's the shooting of the short videos coming along?"
Cao Dan smiled bitterly. "I'm still learning. I don't dare to act rashly."
Zhang Ye nodded. "You haven't graduated yet anyway, so there's no rush."
Cao Dan said, "I've been fascinated by anime recently. I watch it every day."
Zhang Ye's eyes lit up, "Oh? What are you looking at? "
Cao Dan said, "One Piece and Naruto, ah." Speaking of this, she remembered that her cousin was a nationalistic youth, and that he was fighting with Japan and South Korea, so she quickly shut up.
However, Zhang Ye did not think much of it. Instead, he chuckled and asked, "What do you think?"
Cao Dan said, "It's alright, but it's not really suitable for us girls. There are too many hot-blooded fighting scenes."
The two chatted for a long time.
The speaker did not mean it, but the listener did.
It was time to eat.
"Wow!"
"Brother, your skills are not bad!"
"Yeah, it's delicious."
"Brother, you really know how to cook?"
His sisters were all very surprised.
Zhang Ye said happily, "That's true. After cooking for so many days, even a fool would learn how to do it. But there's a limit to how good I am. I still have to learn from my wife."
Wu Zeqing smiled. "That's pretty good. You're stronger than me."
After the meal, the three sisters left happily. They were there to freeload.
After Old Wu finished her afternoon nap, Zhang Ye went back to his drawing studio and pondered over what his eldest younger sister had said. She was indeed quite right. China was not like Japan. For example, their acceptance of comics was a little lower. They still preferred animations and preferred different genres. One Piece and Naruto were both hot-blooded comics that were loved by everyone in Japan. But in other parts of Asia, the female audience was still a little smaller, so he needed to consider this point. This time, he wanted to rely on his comics to make a name for himself, so he could not have any shortcomings. He could not walk on one foot. Naturally, the larger the audience, the better. The more people who read it, the better. Thus, Zhang Ye once again fell into deep thought.
Five minutes.
Ten minutes.
Suddenly, Zhang Ye's voice rang out in the art studio!
"Come out!"
"Detective Conan!"
…
That night, Zhang Ye drew two chapters.
Early the next morning, he held a video conference call.
The studio staff had just arrived at work when they were shocked by what Zhang Ye said in the video call.
Ha Qiqi was stunned. "What?"
Little Wang was floored. "Another one?"
Little Zhou exclaimed, "You want a triple release?"
Wu Yi said, "Are you a man of steel?"
Zhang Zuo wiped his sweat and said, "Director Zhang, isn't that enough already? One Piece and Naruto have become popular all over Asia. Isn't that enough already? "
Zhang Ye laughed and said, "It's not enough. We're still far from that. Hurry up and get it done. I've already emailed the script to you guys."
Little Sun was sweating. "But my sister and brother-in-law are already —"
Zhang Ye blinked. "Is your uncle free?"
Little Sun was dumbfounded. "Ah?"
Little Wang laughed, "Pfft!"
Little Zhou also burst out laughing!
Are you going to fight with Little Sun's family now!
Do you really have to target their family to scam them?!
Ha Qiqi asked, "Then what's the name of the project this time?"
Zhang Ye casually said, "Let's call it Hatano."
…
Japan.
Shōnen Publishing and POO Studios were at each other's throats!
The sales of Naruto's comic reached a new high!
Very quickly, One Piece broke another record!
Then, Naruto caught up to them!
It was the same in the animation industry. Naruto and One Piece were at the top of the viewership ratings for a while, then the other. They were locked in a fierce battle!
In the end, the battle escalated!
The two comics competed with each other on the serialization rate!
One Piece became three chapters a week!
This was an update rate that had never been seen before in the comics world. It shocked countless people!
But who would have thought that "Naruto" would follow closely behind and also start a weekly series of three chapters!
Many of the Japanese cartoonists were crying.
"Holy shit!"
"Do you guys have to do this!"
"How do you expect us to live?"
"These two freaks!"
"Fuck, you're so awesome that you can publish four chapters a week! Four chapters a week! "
Similarly, Shūkansha was in tears. As one of the three largest comics magazines in Japan, Shūkansha's presence was extremely low these days. The editors were so busy at work that they couldn't wait to knit a sweater. Faced with the fierce battle between the other two comics magazines, they couldn't do anything about it.
It was all quiet.
In the editorial department, there were those who grew flowers and those who grew grass.
Meanwhile, the sales of their magazines were getting lower by the week.
It dropped by 2%.
It dropped by 3%.
The sales volume hit new lows.
The editor-in-chief was almost having a mental breakdown. He was sitting there talking to himself every day. "Heavens, please drop a national comic on me as well!"
At this moment, an editor ran up to them in surprise.
"It's here! A good comic is here! "
"What?"
"Where is it?"
All of the editors looked like they were on steroids!
That editor raised the manuscript and shouted, "A newcomer has submitted it! It's amazing! "
"Let me have a look!"
"Bring it over quickly!"
Everyone gathered around to watch.
When they finished reading it, everyone started screaming!
"Holy shit!"
"It's finally here!"
"What goes around comes around. It's our turn today!"
"Motherfucker! It's finally our fucking turn! "
"Detective Conan! We've been waiting for you! "
In the end, that editor said something that made everyone cry tears of joy. "And Teacher Hatano said it! He can also publish three chapters a week! That's not a problem at all! "
At this moment, Shūkansha's editorial department felt like it was celebrating the new year!
"We've gotten what we wanted!"
"We're going to be popular!"
"Look at what he said. That! Is! Not! Called! " Called! "
"How domineering! I like cartoonists with bad tempers like this! "
Very soon.
Detective Conan was officially serialized!
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