Chapter 198: Ambition to get all of Japan

When Yui Aragaki walked toward the pork cutlet restaurant with trepidation, everyone in the studio except Ayase Haruka still didn't know what had happened.

This was also intentional by Naoki Takizawa; he was prepared to blow the matter up completely.

This time's "Human Observation," what he wants to observe is everyone except Ayase Haruka.

He wants to maximize the dramatic effect of JOKER's appearance, making the ratings of "Human Observation" soar,

Even if he is held accountable by TBS afterward and has to commit seppuku in front of Chen Nuo, he will not hesitate.

This is his awareness as a top TBS program producer!

At this time, the audience watching "Human Observation" was stunned to see a line of scrolling subtitles suddenly appear at the bottom of the TV screen.

"The program team received news that this man in sunglasses is JOKER from the movie 'The Dark Knight.' However, except for the director group, neither the host nor the guests know..."

This line of subtitles immediately attracted everyone's attention, and every family was having similar discussions.

"Wife, come and watch; JOKER is on a Japanese variety show!"

"JOKER? Is it really JOKER? Is he Japanese?"

"No, look at what the subtitle says; he is a Chinese person."

"Chinno?"

"Right, that's the name."

"What does the program team want to do? Are they trying to prank their own people this time?"

"Seems like it."

"JOKER will kill them!"

Not as Naoki Takizawa expected, the name Chen Nuo is very unfamiliar to the Japanese. In this era, mobile internet hadn't appeared, and TV and newspapers were the main media of dissemination.

Although Chen Nuo had been to Japan before, the time was too short; placed on a wireless station like TBS, that was just a short news clip of ten seconds.

Except for those few die-hard fans, no one would go to search for any press conference videos.

So for most of the audience of "Human Observation," JOKER was still a movie character wrapped in thick fog.

But the popularity of the name JOKER in Japan was quite high.

This point can be seen from the fact that "The Dark Knight" sold nearly 1/3 more box office in Japan in this life than the original version.

For a country like Japan that is a bit perverted, the feeling of "handsome with evil, evil with handsome" contained in Chen Nuo's Joker fits the aesthetics of many people.

During this period, at anime conventions all over Japan, there were countless cosplayers who openly painted Joker makeup similar to Chen Nuo's.

Along with the derivative manga and fan art about the Joker drawn by amateur manga artists, it was also burning like crazy on 2ch.

Including those underground dark heavy metal bands in Tokyo, who hadn't performed on stage with Joker makeup during this period?

Even many Tokyo tattoo artists tattooed the Joker's head on their bodies. There were countless Joker graffiti sprayed by street artists in the streets and alleys, making the Tokyo city management feel very troubled.

Therefore, driven by these trendy people, even if they hadn't watched "The Dark Knight," many people knew that there was a movie recently with a character named JOKER, who was very cool and very popular.

When "Human Observation" put out this line of subtitles, everyone suddenly became interested.

"Oh, so the actor who played JOKER is a Chinese person, named Chinno, only 21 years old this year..."

"Hahahaha, the director is so bad; he actually told Gakki to take off his sunglasses."

"I don't know if Aragaki-chan knows the actor who played JOKER... But the reaction afterward will definitely be very funny."

"JOKER shouldn't like being teased; so worried about Gakki's safety."

"It looks like JOKER is very thin; he won't be as fat as in the movie."

"And he is still very young; is it really him? Ah, really want to see what he looks like!"

"The guests in the studio don't know either, hahaha, Becky is still complaining about JOKER not taking off his sunglasses even when he enters the door to eat..."

Don't know why the control room hadn't given the lens to Yui Aragaki, and Ryuichi Kosugi and others had to find fault with Chen Nuo and the others.

Haruka Kondo said: "Does this man think he is Batman? He can't let anyone see his true face."

Taku Yoshida said seriously: "He is not Batman. Because Batman is American. But I heard JOKER is Asian. Could he be JOKER?"

Becky smiled and said: "If he is JOKER, then I am Two-Face." After saying that, she made two strange faces, one crying and one laughing, making several guests and the host laugh.

Ryuichi Kosugi still remembered Naoki Takizawa's instructions to him to let Ayase Haruka, a young actress who had been quite popular recently, talk more.

So he asked: "Does Haruka-chan like this type of man?"

He originally thought Ayase Haruka would follow everyone to complain about this passerby man.

However, Ayase Haruka's lips moved, and she actually said with some hesitation: "I think he might have some unavoidable reasons."

Ryuichi Kosugi smiled and said: "Haruka-chan's heart is indeed as beautiful as her appearance. Then do you like this type of him?"

Next, Ryuichi Kosugi was really surprised.

He had never seen a young female artist who would say this on a TV program.

"I like him," Ayase Haruka said crisply.

Looking at the expressions of Ryuichi Kosugi, Becky, and others, all the audience in front of the TV laughed.

They knew Ayase Haruka said this because she knew it was JOKER.

The host and guests who were originally responsible for pranking and complaining about others in the program were now reduced to the pranked side; their dumbfounded and unbelievable expressions were really too interesting.

From this moment on, the ratings monitor in front of Naoki Takizawa started to rise without stopping.

Making his whole person feel like he had taken stimulants, he yelled: "Gakki is about to enter the scene; everyone give me some spirit. Today we are going to create a ratings record!"

Everyone in the control room was also like they had been injected with chicken blood, nodding and shouting: "Hai!"

Although Yui Aragaki accepted an unusual task, she was a bit nervous in her heart. But she still followed the previous consistent process.

After she entered the door wearing a mask, she first pretended to order food, then walked through the restaurant full of people, walked to the table of Chen Nuo at the entrance, and asked: "Excuse me, there are no seats inside; can I sit here?"

Gongze Huili Miyazawa was introducing the historical origins of this pork cutlet restaurant to Chen Nuo at this time: "... It is the earliest pork cutlet restaurant in Tokyo, almost 100 years old; the taste is really great..."

Hearing these few polite Japanese sentences, she raised her head a bit surprised, seeing Yui Aragaki wearing a mask, but she didn't look like a bad person from her dress.

She originally wanted to agree, but then remembered Chen Nuo was here, so she asked a bit hesitantly: "Chen-kun, this girl wants to sit at our table; is it okay?"

Although Chen Nuo didn't understand much, he was a person who would sing birthday songs for the boss lady of a barbecue restaurant; how could he care about these, so he nodded and said: "Okay."

When Yui Aragaki sat down, she was really a bit panicked.

She didn't expect that besides the girl who looked a bit familiar, the other two people at this table were foreigners.

And the task the director group gave her was actually to take off the sunglasses of a foreign man.

Although she sat opposite him, she could take it off with one reach.

But this wasn't just abrupt and shameful; this was damaging to the international image.

Moreover, how could foreigners know who she was?

19-year-old former model Yui Aragaki from Okinawa didn't know what to do for a while.

Chen Nuo and the others didn't care about her and continued chatting.

At this time, the Japanese audience in front of the TV, looking at Yui Aragaki's tangled appearance, were almost laughing to death.

The barrage in the online live broadcast was also brushing the screen without stopping.

"Hahahaha, really want to see Gakki really go take off JOKER's glasses."

"Don't know if JOKER will slaughter her."

"Gakki's embarrassed look is so cute."

"What does JOKER look like? Hmm, why do I feel he is very handsome."

"He is very handsome."

"Right, I have seen his photos on the internet; he is even more handsome than you imagine."

"What are they chatting about? Really want to understand Chinese!"

Including in the studio, it was the same; looking at Yui Aragaki's black and white eyes, looking left and right, they were also happy.

Ryuichi Kosugi let out a signature cackling laugh: "It seems Gakki can't handle the perverted requirements of the director group either!"

Becky said: "If she really goes to take off someone's sunglasses, she should be beaten."

Haruka Kondo said: "If it were me, I would definitely splash the tea in the cup on her face."

Ryuichi Kosugi laughed: "Then we can only hope that Gakki's beauty under the mask can make this gentleman let her go. Haruka-chan, what kind of treatment do you think Gakki will receive?"

Ayase Haruka thought for a moment and said: "Maybe he won't be very happy, but he definitely won't do anything."

Ryuichi Kosugi was really convinced in his heart. This woman has no sense of humor at all; every time she speaks, the scene goes cold.

The cameraman gave Ryuichi Kosugi a close-up at this time, making the TV audience laugh again.

Indeed, how could a newcomer actor like Ayase Haruka dare to talk nonsense when she knew JOKER's identity.

That would be a real big rudeness!

However, this episode of the program is really too interesting!

Seeing this, many people even picked up the phone and called their familiar friends or relatives, asking them to turn on the TV.

14.6%, 14.7%, 14.9%, 15.1%... In just a few minutes, the 15% ratings that Naoki Takizawa originally felt were difficult to reach were broken just like that, and even, it was still rising!

"15% broken!" Naoki Takizawa couldn't help but roar in the control room! Everyone cheered along.

If it weren't for the fact that the 45-minute live broadcast time was almost up, Naoki Takizawa would absolutely not be willing to let Yui Aragaki act now. Dragging it for a while longer, Naoki Takizawa even felt he could create a ratings miracle.

But there was no way; their live broadcast program time was less than 10 minutes left.

"Gakki, take off your mask now," Naoki Takizawa ordered directly into the intercom.

Getting the instruction, Yui Aragaki, like the previous two times, suddenly said "It's so hot," and then took off her mask.

The previous two times at this time, the guests at the same table would cause exclamations, thereby achieving the effect the program team wanted.

But this time, after Yui Aragaki took off her mask, Gongze Huili Miyazawa sitting next to her glanced at her, then naturally turned her head away, keeping on saying something in Chinese.

And the two boys opposite also looked at her, but still, there was no reaction at all.

Although when she knew the person at the same table was a foreigner, Yui Aragaki knew that it was 100% impossible for them to recognize her, a newcomer who had just emerged,

However, when it came to the moment, her face was still a bit red, and her butt seemed to have needles, twisting and turning in her seat.

Her restless appearance caused another burst of laughter from the audience in front of the TV.

Too fun.

"Gakki, ask him if he can take off his sunglasses," Naoki Takizawa ordered again.

According to the program's regulations, orders from the director group cannot be refused,

Yui Aragaki had to bite the bullet and say to Gongze Huili Miyazawa: "Hello, may I invite your companion to take off his sunglasses?"

Gongze Huili Miyazawa's eyes widened, "What did you say?"

Yui Aragaki's scalp went numb, thinking that she must apologize to the other party properly later. She repeated it again in her mouth.

Gongze Huili Miyazawa said loudly: "You are too rude! Making such a request upon first meeting, did the adults in your family not teach you what politeness is?"

Yui Aragaki felt empty in her heart, subconsciously wanting to apologize, but the voice came from the earphone again: "Gakki, continue to plead with her!"

Yui Aragaki hadn't been on many variety shows at this time; facing this kind of powerless request from the program team, she couldn't resist at all. She had to harden her heart and say: "Yes, I'm sorry, I really want to see what he looks like. Can you satisfy me once?"

Gongze Huili Miyazawa's face went stiff, and she said coldly: "You are really too embarrassing for us Japanese. I'm sorry, we don't welcome you here; please leave."

Hearing the words of this beautiful girl, Yui Aragaki felt aggrieved and sad, and her eyes suddenly turned red.

Chen Nuo was confused on the side; seeing the two Japanese little beauties arguing while talking, and the new one seemed to be about to cry, he couldn't help but ask: "Gongze Huili, what's wrong?"

Gongze Huili Miyazawa turned her head, apologizing very embarrassedly: "Chen-kun, I'm really sorry, it's too rude. This girl actually..."

Looking at the little remaining program time, Naoki Takizawa was already crazy, shouting into the microphone repeatedly: "Gakki, take this opportunity! Quick, hurry up! Take off his sunglasses!"

However, Yui Aragaki at this time, under Gongze Huili Miyazawa's reprimand, didn't collapse and run away crying, which was already considered super strong psychological quality.

How could she still really reach out to take off any sunglasses.

She really couldn't hold back her tears, burying her head, and large teardrops fell down her cheeks one by one.

Making the audience in front of the TV forget how they were watching the joke just now, and they all felt sorry for her.

"Gakki was scolded so pitifully."

"But there's no way, right? After all, the other party was right."

"Yes, making such a request upon first meeting, anyone would get angry."

"The program director group is also too much, asking Gakki to do such a rude thing."

"It was originally like this, and it was in front of foreigners; it's really embarrassing for us Japanese."

"I really want to write a complaint letter; this kind of link design is really too inhumane."

The netizens in the live broadcast room were also the same, speaking up for Yui Aragaki,

But in the studio, except for Ayase Haruka, the several guests and the host didn't take it seriously at all.

After all, this is Japan; don't look at how the audience complains and feels sorry, but people in the entertainment industry all understand that the audience likes to watch this. The more they complain, the higher the ratings.

The fact is also the same; just at this time, the real-time ratings in front of Naoki Takizawa had rushed to 19%!

This is the ratings for all of Japan.

That is to say, excluding those who are not at home and are out, among the 100 million Japanese people who are watching TV at home, at least one-third are watching their program.

Naoki Takizawa passed this good news to the scene through the headset; several guests and the host were secretly happy, but on the surface, they were still doing their own duties.

Taku Yoshida said seriously: "When Gakki-chan shed tears, I really wanted to lick the tears off her face."

Haruka Kondo made a vomiting action: "You are too disgusting, Yoshida."

Becky laughed and said: "Yoshida-kun is famous for being disgusting; don't you know? Kondo-chan."

Ryuichi Kosugi laughed: "Ah, Gakki really cried; it must be that the guys in the director group made Gakki too embarrassed! Then now let's see, what will that man in sunglasses do after he knows? Will he be furious at Gakki? In that case, please rest assured, our program team will protect Gakki well and will also apologize to them."

Ayase Haruka also looked at the live broadcast screen on the display, thinking in her heart, right, Chen-kun, what will you do? Gakki is so rude; you should be very angry, right?

However... will you really?

Ayase Haruka didn't know what she herself was thinking; she felt it should be normal for Chen Nuo to be angry, after all, if a girl who suddenly shared a table made such an excessive request, anyone would feel uncomfortable, right?

However, she also felt that if he really got angry at Gakki, she would feel secretly disappointed in her heart.

Because, in that dilapidated alley, the mute who didn't care about anything for his childhood sweetheart should be a very tolerant and kind person, right?

She thought so, but the people watching the live broadcast on TV and the internet didn't think so.

The vast majority of Japanese people didn't go to buy a Blu-ray disc of "The Zhang Yaba House" and study it back and forth at home.

In the minds of these people, JOKER in "The Dark Knight" and Chen Nuo were combined into one; JOKER is how bad, Chen Nuo is about the same.

Actually, this is exactly why many stars are unwilling to play villains, because the audience easily transfers their disgust and perception of the villain to the actor.

So, when seeing the girl who looked like Rie Miyazawa translating to JOKER, everyone was sweating, waiting for JOKER to be furious,

Like in the movie, showing an evil smile, licking his lips, and tearing the poor Gakki into pieces.

At this time, they saw on TV that the boy who only revealed half of his face suddenly smiled.

The next second, he naturally took off his sunglasses.

The millions of Japanese viewers who saw this action suddenly felt that the TV screen brightened.

Don't know if TBS's signal had some kind of failure, or some kind of psychological effect.

In short, the scene that happened next would cause a big controversy later.

That is whether JOKER's appearance in "Human Observation" was a deliberate arrangement by the program team.

If it was, then according to Gakki's acting skills, could she cry so accurately?

But if it wasn't, then why would the scene that followed be so like the plot in a morning drama?

Except for those who had seen Chen Nuo's photos on the internet, the vast majority of the audience were stunned by JOKER's true face.

And, only seeing that handsome him take off his sunglasses, he reached out his hand, rubbed the head of Yui Aragaki who was crying with her head down, rubbing Gakki's originally soft hair until it became prickly.

Afterward, he actually said a sentence in quite standard Japanese: "Daijoubu desu (It's okay)."

At that moment, I don't know how many Japanese housewives were stunned, and then the screams they let out almost shattered their own glass.

Not one cared whether their own husband was present.

Not only is he so handsome, but this is also too gentle!

Without a doubt, Chen Nuo gave all Japanese women a gentle knife,

And the Japanese housewives who witnessed this scene only felt that their hearts were about to melt.

Yui Aragaki looked blankly at Chen Nuo's smiling eyes, feeling her brain was lacking oxygen, and even forgot to breathe.

At this moment, everyone in the studio let out howls!

"Who is this!?"

"Is he an idol drama actor from China?"

"Why do I feel he is the artist!"

"What about the director? What is going on?"

"This can't be a passerby!"

In the chaos, only Ayase Haruka smiled at the TV screen.

Sure enough, no mistake; he is such a gentle person.

Also in the control room,

All the staff of "Human Observation" at this time threw everything on the table into the sky,

And let out deafening shouts.

On the ratings display screen in front of Naoki Takizawa, that straight line representing the ratings, like a rocket launched toward the sky,

Just when Chen Nuo reached out to rub Yui Aragaki's head,

Their instantaneous ratings for "Human Observation" broke through 30%!

Topping the ratings crown of 2007,

2007, the number one in all of Japan so far!

This means that two-thirds of the 100 million Japanese people who stayed at home to watch TV saw this classic scene that would definitely be passed down.

Naoki Takizawa collapsed in his chair, regardless of anything, and lit a cigarette.

Finally,

Finally made a number one program in Japan,

This time, even if it's seppuku, it's worth it.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 199 =====