In fact, Boss Jia was still a little worried about whether Ultraman Tiga would be popular in Fusang. After all, Boss Jia was rich and capricious, and he had made a lot of changes to the show.
As it turned out, Boss Jia's worries were very reasonable. The changes had indeed caused a huge uproar in Fusang society. However, what Boss Jia did not expect was that it actually caused a flood of good reviews. Ultraman Tiga's reputation had exploded in Fusang.
First of all, in order to make Ultraman Tiga more suitable for the international market, Boss Jia moved the battleground from Fusang to the major cities all over the world. In the first five episodes, Ultraman Tiga did not demolish a single Fusang city. Instead, he demolished Hua Xia, Korea, and Singapore.
This made the Fusangpeople laugh. The Fusangpeople who were familiar with Ultraman's routine sighed. The monster had finally gone to destroy other countries. Their Fusang could finally watch a show. Ultraman was no longer an anti-Japanese hero.
In fact, the Fusangpeople were even more critical of Ultraman's logic than Hua Xia people. They had long been tired of Ultraman's routine of destroying Fusang. Therefore, when they saw Ultraman demolishing cities all over the world, they all applauded.
Secondly, Ultraman had added in the settings of the ancient civilization, the Shifter Race, and the Witch Race. Because of Boss Jia's insistence, these settings were all translated into Fusang's version.
It was not a transliteration, but a free translation. After all, Fusang's culture was actually similar to Hua Xia's. In Fusang's native vocabulary, there were words that had similar meanings to the Witch Race and the Shifter Race.
This gave the Fusangpeople a feeling that Ultraman and Fusang's traditional culture had merged together. This freed Ultraman from his previous state of floating above history and culture, and created a feeling of fusion with traditional culture.
This greatly attracted the love of those old Ultraman fans who were already old and had a better understanding and respect of traditional culture.
Lastly, of course, it was Ultraman Tiga's high scientific level of craftsmanship.
In fact, Fusang and Hua Xia were the same. They didn't have any sci-fi works to show. Even if they had sci-fi, it was basically soft sci-fi. There was no big scene to speak of at all.
Then, Ultraman Tiga's extreme science fiction satisfied them.
More importantly, most people thought that Ultraman was still the Fusangpeople's own brand. They did not know that it had become a foreign product.
There were also many old Ultraman fans, many of whom were already in their thirties. On the surface, they were no longer interested in Ultraman, but deep in their hearts, they still had an unforgettable memory of Ultraman.
Then, when they saw Ultraman's changes, these old Ultraman who had become the backbone of society immediately became the tap water. They began to bring their sons and even their grandsons to watch Ultraman. At the same time, the three generations of Ultraman would discuss Ultraman's plot and whatnot.
Ultraman, a super IP that had been silent for 20 years, seemed to have exploded in the whole of Japan overnight. Ultraman columns began to appear in the newspapers, and comments appeared on TV to analyze Ultraman. Ultraman's original music also became popular in the streets overnight.
Hiroyuki Nagano received more than 20 TV series invitations in a week. This newcomer from Janis, who had just debuted less than two years ago, was shocked silly.
Of course, it was not that there were no discordant voices. For example, the Yuigani family, who had completely transferred Ultraman, began to cause trouble.
The Yuigani family publicly participated in the show and attacked the new version of Ultraman.
The new version of Ultraman was harmful to the original Ultraman. They added various settings that completely destroyed the original flavor and setting of Ultraman. This was no longer Ultraman. It was just a monster in Ultraman's skin.
Dramas were not nonsense, and adaptations were not nonsense.
The Daqian Group's adaptations of Ultraman were destructive and must be stopped. The Yuigani family, as the descendants of the founder of Ultraman, had the most orthodox understanding and philosophy of Ultraman. Only the Ultraman produced by the Yuigani family was the real Ultraman.
In the end, the Yuigani family announced that they had joined forces with the Bandai Group to release a new special film. Due to copyright reasons, this film could not be called Ultraman.
However, in spirit, this was the sequel of Ultraman. They asked everyone to support this spiritual sequel and so on. At the same time, they requested a face-to-face confrontation with the Yuigani Group. Both sides would have a public debate on TV to see who was the inheritor of Ultraman's spirit.
Unfortunately, the Yuigani Group did not respond to the Yuigani family's statement. It was as if they did not hear it at all. Anyway, the Ultraman series of toys that were already prepared began to appear in Fusang and Hua Xia's markets.
For example, the Ultraman figurines, mobile dolls, transformation equipment, small Ultraman eggs, and so on. There were hundreds of different players in total. All of them were put on the shelves. In just one week, they had sold more than 2 billion yen in sales. It was estimated that in three months, they could sell 10 billion yen. Yuigani and the Daqian Group were laughing so hard that their mouths were almost crooked.
What was even more amazing was that the Fusang Daqian Group actually released a brand new toy, Ultraman Leather Suit. It was a special leather suit that was exactly the same as the Ultraman Leather Suit on TV. The light on the chest and the light on the eyes could flash and make all kinds of sounds at the same time. Anyway, after wearing it, you could really become Ultraman.
In fact, in the beginning, the Yuigani Company had already released Ultraman Leather Suits. However, they suffered a crushing commercial failure because the production cost of a set of leather suits was extremely high. The cost alone was 50,000 yen, which was equivalent to the monthly salary of an ordinary person in Fusang. Of course, not many people could afford such a price.
The Ultraman Leather Suit looked very cool, but in reality, it was very stuffy and uncomfortable after wearing it once. Other than actors and cosplayers, no one would be willing to wear Ultraman Leather Suits in public. Therefore, it was a suit that people would regret after buying it. It was basically useless.
If such a piece of clothing cost 50,000 yen, then the sales volume was destined to be low. Therefore, the Round Valley Company's leather case business had never been successful. Instead, they lost a lot of money. After that, they never sold leather cases again.
But this time, it was different. Because the Leather Suit was produced in Hua Xia, the cost directly dropped from 50,000 yen to only 2,500 yen. Including the tax, it was only about 3,000 yen.
Then, the Leather Suit's sales price was set at 10,000 yen, and then it exploded in an instant.
This price was too cheap.
In fact, in the hearts of many Fusangpeople, even adults, hid the dream of transforming into Ultraman. Who didn't want to become a superhero?
What's more, because the Ultraman Leather Suit was fully enclosed, you didn't have to worry about others seeing your appearance inside the suit. This directly made many people lose their sense of shame. Anyway, no one would know who you were when you went out for a walk, so it didn't matter at all.
Previously, the Ultraman Leather Suit was too expensive, and no one could afford it. But now, it only cost 10,000 yen, which was a price that everyone could afford.
Moreover, the Yuigani Company was very considerate to launch 20 different sizes of leather suits according to the height and weight of the customer. If they really couldn't find a matching size, they could customize a leather suit for an extra 10,000 yen.
As a result, the first batch of 10,000 Ultraman Tiga leather cases was sold out overnight. After that, it was reissued three times in a row. In total, more than 100,000 Ultraman leather cases were sold out. As a result, Ultraman Tiga could be seen walking on the streets. Those who did not know would think that Ultraman had begun to attack Earth.
At the same time, the Yuigani Company also began to license various peripheral products. After all, it was unrealistic for all peripheral products to be produced by the Daqian Company. The fastest way to monetize IP was to license various Ultraman peripheral products.
It was said that at the craziest time, more than a dozen different manufacturers would line up to send money to the Yuigani Company every day, wanting to obtain the license to use the Ultraman brand.
In a few months, more than 300 manufacturers had obtained Ultraman's authorization to produce various Ultraman peripheral products. Just the licensing fees alone had earned more than 1 billion yen.
While the Ultraman peripheral products were selling like crazy, an urban legend suddenly began to spread among the Fusangpeople.
That was the Ultraman Tiga episode that was currently being broadcasted on Fusang TV station. It was currently being broadcasted on Hua Xia TV station once a week. It was currently being broadcasted on episode 25!!
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