Chapter 207: Viewers, Drama Critics, Women

"Between 'Detective Kamimura' and 'Furuhata Ninzaburo,' which one should I watch?"

Horiguchi Kotaro looked at the promotional trailer in the newspaper and muttered to himself, falling into a dilemma.

He is a mystery fan, although that is the case, he only likes to watch mystery TV dramas and is not interested in magazine serialization.

In Japan, there are not a few people like him, after all, not everyone has the energy to keep chasing mystery serials in magazines.

Compared to chasing serials, watching TV only requires sitting on the sofa and pressing the remote control lightly, so there is no need to run to the bookstore specifically, and it also costs an extra fee to buy books.

To be honest, when he learned that there would be two works in the spring season, he was very happy, thinking he could feast his eyes.

But he didn't know what kind of madness Asahi TV suddenly had, actually adjusting the time slot of "Detective Kamimura," setting it to be broadcast at the same time as "Furuhata Ninzaburo," and the broadcast time was only 15 minutes apart.

Although he really wanted to complain, he was just an ordinary viewer and had no way to deal with these.

So the question is, which one should he watch, "Detective Kamimura" or "Furuhata Ninzaburo"?

Horiguchi Kotaro thought for a long time and decided to watch "Detective Kamimura," after all, his colleagues discussed this work more, and the lead of this drama is Takeuchi Masateru.

As for "Furuhata Ninzaburo," wait until he sees the evaluation of drama critics in the newspaper later, or ask his colleagues for their opinions, and then decide whether to go rent a videotape!

He made a decision, immediately switched to the Asahi TV channel, and watched the first episode of "Detective Kamimura." In the blink of an eye, more than 40 minutes passed.

He felt that this drama was quite good, whether it was the design of the trick or the rhythm of the plot, it was very reasonable, making people feel a kind of satisfaction after watching it.

After watching it, he savored it for a while and felt that his decision was correct. But he suddenly thought that because "Furuhata Ninzaburo" was broadcast 15 minutes late, it seemed it hadn't ended yet.

He picked up the remote control and switched to the Fuji TV channel. As soon as he switched over, he saw a man and a woman surrounding a table with candles, sitting in a dim room.

The man was wearing a black suit, looking like he had a devil-may-care temperament. He raised a piece of paper in his hand and said.

"... If I were the victim, I would want to leave the murderer's name no matter what. But... no matter what I write, if the murderer finds out, it will definitely be destroyed."

The woman shook her head and subconsciously gestured, "What about the wound on his head?"

The man continued to answer: "The victim thought he had to leave evidence of murder, so he himself... hurt himself..."

He frowned slightly and said again: "Do we need to continue?"

The woman revealed a helpless smile, "Your brain is really good, you can find the murderer from a blank paper with nothing on it."

The man nodded and mentioned other evidence the woman missed, while the woman lowered her head and choked: "Can I cry in my own room?"

After the man agreed, she got up and left.

In the dark room, the man's face was looming in the candlelight. On this face, there was a trace of sympathy, and a trace of helplessness...

Horiguchi Kotaro didn't know the cause and effect, and was even more confused when hearing about the evidence left on the white paper.

But he also saw that this beautiful woman was the murderer, and the man who pointed out the crime method was the protagonist Furuhata Ninzaburo.

He felt that this segment made people feel very comfortable, the woman finally decided to cry, and the man didn't say much, just politely agreed to her request. Immediately after, a case story came to an end.

To be honest, he still felt a bit itchy in his heart.

How exactly did the woman kill someone? What exactly was her method? And what was that white paper?

He regretted a bit, feeling whether he should have watched this drama instead. After all, judging from the ending, the performances of the male and female leads were also excellent, giving people an indescribable feeling.

But there is no regret medicine in the world. Forget it, let's go rent a videotape after work tomorrow!

When Horiguchi Kotaro closed the TV and prepared to wash up, Kitano Mitsue of "Morning News" looked at the manuscript in her hand and fell into hesitation.

She is a drama critic, whose main work is similar to book reviews, evaluating TV dramas in newspapers and scoring the episodes.

Tonight, she was sent to watch the new drama "Furuhata Ninzaburo" in the prime time of Fuji TV and was asked to write an evaluation for this part.

Fuji TV has been declining in recent years and has been suppressed by Asahi TV.

But the other party is also one of the major TV stations, so there are still many people paying attention.

So her evaluation must be objective, pointing out the good and bad of this work, and simply making a comparison with "Detective Kamimura."

Having said that, she actually favored the latter more.

Before watching this drama, she already knew some inside information: the original lead of "Furuhata Ninzaburo," Takeuchi Masateru, was poached by Asahi TV, proving that Takeuchi Masateru himself favored "Detective Kamimura" more.

After losing the original lead, Fuji TV actually found an actor who had never served as a lead to be the lead?

Kishida Ryota, who is he? Does his fan base have one-tenth as many as Takeuchi Masateru?

Thinking of these, Kitano Mitsue doubted whether the people in the crew were crazy.

However, after watching this drama, Kishida Ryota's just-right performance completely reversed her thoughts and also understood the thoughts of the producer and director.

In addition to the change in impression of the protagonist, she also felt a trace of amazement at this work.

The protagonist's devil-may-care actions and expressions, the tightly advancing plot, the murderer who makes people feel pity—these factors combined together made this detective drama deviate from the category of just simple reasoning.

And the design of the trick is also very interesting. The protagonist actually only relied on a piece of white paper to prove the suspect. How did the author's brain think of it?

Speaking of which, why did "Detective Kamimura" suddenly change the time slot? Isn't this increasing the burden of her work?!

Forget it, wait until tomorrow to finish watching the videotape of that drama, and then make a comparison together!

At the same time, Akiwara Yuto and Satake Maki stayed in the room and finished watching the first episode of the TV drama "Furuhata Ninzaburo."

After watching this episode, Akiwara Yuto revealed a satisfied expression.

Logically speaking, as the original author, he should have participated in the trial screening at the TV station before this episode was aired, but because he was busy registering the foundation and participating in the tour signing event recently, he was really too busy to be inseparable.

So tonight, he was actually watching it for the first time.

To be honest, he was still quite satisfied in his heart. Although the female lead couldn't invite big-name actors to guest star like in his past life, the plot and the actors' performances were close to the level of the work in his past life!

Looking at it this way, it should be able to give the audience a good viewing experience.

"Satake, what do you think?" Akiwara Yuto turned to the side and asked Satake Maki beside him.

But he was surprised to find that Satake Maki was already teary-eyed and kept shedding large tears.

"That murderer, she is too pitiful," Satake Maki said with a choked voice: "She clearly just wanted a simple love, but ended up meeting a scumbag."

"For a scumbag, she ended up ruining her whole life! Teacher Akiwara, don't you feel sad?"

Akiwara Yuto didn't know how to answer. As a mystery fan, he had seen countless more tragic murder motives, let alone this kind of killing just for emotion.

But he didn't refute, after all, arguing with women about principles is the most stupid choice.

He thought about it and said a few words to comfort Satake Maki, and the latter's emotions also slowly calmed down.

After seeing Satake Maki stop crying, Akiwara Yuto sighed.

However, in his heart, he now had different thoughts.

If Satake could be moved like this, then the female viewers who finished watching this TV drama should also have many who will be deeply moved and recommend it to others!

It seems he can look forward to the ratings results that will come out later! ===== CHAPTER 208 =====