Chapter 536

The program "Hand of God" has been Fuji TV's flagship treasure since its launch last year, and as of today it has aired six episodes, each with explosive impact, the lowest average viewership around 25%, and the first episode, which had the highest viewership, even exceeded 40%!

Thus "Hand of God" quickly became Fuji TV's flagship program, and they regard it as a symbol of reshaping Fuji TV's golden age glory. An average 30% viewership in this day and age is a mythical number, proving the success of the program format.

The combination of the Tokyo University elite peerage descendant and the national female star, the Head of the Kantou Shrine Alliance, combined rigorous forensic science with mass entertainment, plus the mix of handsome men and beautiful women intertwined with peerage and religious atmosphere, thoroughly shattered the prejudice of "variety show vulgarization," earning Fuji TV the high-end image of "having knowledge, depth, and social responsibility."

Through deep cooperation with the Metropolitan Police Department, Fuji TV has gained a semi-official propaganda platform status, which is invaluable in terms of reporting rights and public trust.

Locking onto Fuji TV's channel every first Sunday of the month at 9 p. m. has already become a viewing habit for people in Kantou.

According to industry reports, the advertising unit price of "Hand of God" is the highest in the industry, with a 15-second ad reaching tens of millions of yen, and the "crime scene reconstruction" segment in the program, with its scenes, props, vehicles, etc., has become the focus that major brands vie to embed.

For example, the fact that Shirakawa Mai only uses Sony phones has made Apple, Samsung, and other phone manufacturers furious.

Fuji TV quickly realized the immense development value of this IP, capable of developing derivative programs, documentaries, books, and even intelligent puzzle toy boxes based on the "Uesugi Muneyuki" character setting.

Of course, since the core figures do not want to add products and need to maintain mystery, only one episode per month is indeed relatively scarce; Kameyama's plan is to treat each episode as a "monthly national celebration," so each broadcast is no longer an ordinary variety show but a social event.

Because only one episode is produced per month, Fuji TV can invest nearly movie-level budget into a single episode, allocating it to actors for crime reenactment, makeup, costumes, props, location shooting, and post-production special effects to the utmost, ensuring each episode is a feast for both vision and intellect.

This "Hand of God SP" Fuji TV adopted a three-stage teaser, beginning marketing one week before broadcast, with things like "Odaiba Nightmare Reappearance" and "The Last Cameo of the First Episode's Hand of God Guest" sparking nationwide reasoning discussions.

Three days before broadcast, partial on-site footage previews and interviews from the production team were released, without confirming truth or falsehood.

And when the broadcast day arrived, all channels went into final sprint.

Final teasers were inserted during all programs in the golden time slot.

Mina-san's favorite anchors, Hironaka Mariko and Miyahara Toru, have returned like lightning!

Plus, the Snow Maiden Princess from the legendary Disney made a cameo friendship appearance!

On the broadcast night, the viewership curve shot up like a rocket; when Hironaka Mariko's figure and Miyahara Toru's grimace clearly appeared on TV, the viewership instantly broke the 40% barrier! Ultimately, the three-hour special episode achieved an astonishing average viewership of 37.2%, with a peak even touching 47.1%, effortlessly crushing all variety shows of the same year and once again surpassing the symbol of the annual event, NHK Red and White Song Festival!

This episode generated countless memes: Hirate holding "" became the hottest emoticon, while Miyawaki Sakura crawling on the ground shouting "Mai-sama" revived the old meme, Uesugi's rare expression of being scared and falling face-up from his chair became a meme, as well as the hottest gossip about Hironaka Mariko's ghost and Miyahara Toru's variety show resentment, and the nationwide debate over whether the Disney Snow Maiden legend is truly real.

Hauntings at the Odaiba Building have long existed; to this day, staff occasionally see Hironaka Mariko's figure moving somewhere, and various ghost-hunting programs inevitably mention the female anchor ghost of the Odaiba Building.

Meanwhile, the Head of the Kantou Shrine Alliance, Shirakawa Mai, and the legendary forensic doctor Uesugi Muneyuki reacted to this with unusual calm.

Shirakawa Mai merely issued a brief statement through her agency: "Some unexpected incidents indeed occurred during recording; thanks to the production team's hard work. As for the content in the footage, please let viewers judge for themselves." This non-committal attitude instead further ignited public discussion enthusiasm.

NHK and the other three major TV networks' executives were all cursing Fuji TV for having no bottom line, all day just knowing how to profit from the dead, but they could do nothing about it.

Viewership ratings are hard facts; the public voted with their remotes.

And Fuji TV, having raked in massive profits, plans next to continue building the "Hand of God Universe," such as Kameyama's belief that a midnight program "Hand of God Archives Room" can be added each month, with Uesugi Shiromai not attending, hosted by an assistant host or famous announcer, inviting crime reporters, psychologists, etc., to deeply explain the scientific principles, historical background, and investigation details that were limited by time in the month's main episode.

Abiru Bureau Chief also considers creating a "Hand of God Challenge," a variety show where amateurs or idols participate in a selection-type program, touting "supervised by Uesugi Muneyuki," with winners possibly getting a chance to cameo in the main episode.

Of course, the most important is still the "Hand of God" TV drama; Kameyama promised Fuji TV's superior, Fuji Media Holdings, that this year they will initiate the project, at the latest complete all planning and preparatory work by next year, and the year after that everyone will see these two people on TV!

Kameyama proudly announced to everyone, starting now, this plaza is called Fuji Plaza, and this era is the Fuji TV era!

Fuji TV era, boiling anticipation!

While the entertainment world buzzes, the Metropolitan Police Department in July also has many things happening.

In the case of the Heiwa Bank executive's jump-to-death, under Uesugi Muneyuki's judgment it was determined not to be homicide, immediately triggering a series of complex investigations; thanks to Kashiwagi Jin, Inspector of Investigation Division 1, precisely deducing through the suspect's interests, the bank's internal complex transaction relationships, and the full cooperation of Investigation Division 2, with Okada Masayoshi, son of the Financial Services Agency Commissioner, involved, they recovered tens of billions in debts for the nation and uncovered the overseas institution operating behind the scenes.

Originally, that institution wanted to use part of the leverage and Heiwa Bank's collapse to manipulate Japan's existing cycle of infinite debt issuance, infinite devaluation, and infinite tax increases; by creating market anxiety over fiscal bankruptcy, they aimed to induce government bond devaluation, to short the yen and government bonds and ruthlessly explode this country's rice.

This case indeed owes to Kashiwagi Jin's quick reaction; this guy, in Uesugi Muneyuki's absence, immediately judged it as homicide without evidence, and based on the suspect's social connections and position, locked onto him as definitely leaking and participating in this plan, and subsequently, through social connections and assistance from Investigation Division 2, at the critical moment controlled the major suspect Ootani Takashi.

Ootani Takashi is a South Korean, whose personal name is Jin Tai Xiang; he almost got away, when Kashiwagi Jin caught him, he had already prepared to take off and leave the border under the pretext of "family illness, preparing to return to Seoul to visit relatives."

Everyone involved in this case afterward received the Superintendent General's Award.

Uesugi Muneyuki indeed does not understand finance much, and accordingly expressed congratulations to Kashiwagi Jin and the special investigation headquarters team.

Although he did not earn any merit in this case, as a member of the special mission system he still received commendation.

I didn't expect I'd have a day to freeload on merit too? Uesugi Muneyuki smiled and said nothing.

Another major gain is the formal establishment of the special mission system.

Onoda Chief Cabinet Secretary did not go back on his word; after the Imperial Palace case concluded, the Cabinet formally passed a resolution, recognizing and officially granting the establishment of the Special Mission System under the Criminal Investigation Department of the Metropolitan Police Department, with Watanabe Minami serving as Management Officer, Okada Masayoshi as System Chief, and Uesugi Muneyuki as Chief.

This further strengthens the legitimacy of the special mission system, and is personally endorsed by the Cabinet.

Although before this, the special mission system already existed and had been acknowledged by the National Police Agency, its essence was still an internal department established by Superintendent General Watanabe Eiji via administrative order; once leaving the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's jurisdiction, the special mission system theoretically would no longer be subject to other police institutions and recognition.

Theoretically, if the Superintendent General changes term, the next incoming Superintendent General dislikes it, dissolves the special mission system, it's just a matter of one sentence.

Whereas the Cabinet meeting is based on national-level political decisions, symbolizing that the existence of the special mission system is already endorsed by the nation's highest organ.

That is to say, from today onward, no matter how the Police Commissioner and Superintendent General change, the special mission system can only be abolished by a counter-proposal from the Cabinet, and cannot be easily dissolved anymore.

So although both are called special mission systems, this special mission system is no longer the former special mission system.

For example.

What official position did Liu Bei, the Han Zhaolie Emperor, leave the deepest impression on everyone?

Not the King of Hanzhong, not the Emperor of Shu Han, and certainly not something like Prefect of Plain or Magistrate of Anxi County.

The official position and title that Liu Bei left the deepest impression on everyone is:

Han Left General, Marquis of Yicheng Ting, Yu Zhou Mu Liu Bei.

Liu Bei used this title for half his life; why?

Because this string of titles was formally conferred by the court, documents stamped with the Heirloom Jade Seal! It is rightful and proper to possess the state's highest power with official endorsement!

Thus Liu Bei has always used these titles for half his life; public security this place name comes from this, people passing by Liu Bei's place would ask "Left (General) Public Security?" and over time, this place became "Public Security."

Similarly, after Guan Yu surrendered to Cao Cao, although he didn't care much about Cao Cao's other rewards and gold and silver, but afterward Guan Yu always emphasized he was "Han Shou Ting Hou Guan Yu," which is also a reason!

Because this is a genuine, formal imperial appointment, not some "self-proclaimed," "self-declared," or "mutual declaration"!

In that era, especially before Sima Yi swore an oath on the Luo River, ancient people placed great importance on this!

As the saying goes, only when the name is correct can the words be smooth.

This is also why Liu Bei's self-proclamation as King of Hanzhong drew criticism and ruined his reputation among passersby, because he was neither directly appointed by the court, nor a close imperial clansman prince, nor the legitimate eldest son of a feudal prince, but merely a super minor clan separated by eighteen generations tracing back to Western Han, with no reason or identity to call himself king; if he wanted to imitate the Dou Rong model (i. e., multiple equal feudal lords jointly endorsing), only Ma Chao barely counts as a feudal lord (but Ma Chao's Zuojiangjun is also self-proclaimed, yet he still ranks first in the recommendation list, showing Ma Chao's status weight).

And similarly, those who in Han history operated to promote themselves to king are two others: Cao Cao and Wang Mang (Liu Xiu's king was personally conferred by the Later Emperor).

Sun Quan is then more embarrassing; when Liu Bei proclaimed himself King of Hanzhong, his official identity was still merely a miscellaneous title, General Who Subdues Barbarians and Marquis of Wu, no wonder later he would rather surrender to Cao Cao and also become King of Wei Wu, because at least this Wu King of mine is formally conferred by the court, with jade seal procedures complete!

Win!

This is the substance of being justified and proper.

Otherwise, after the Battle of Red Cliffs, Liu Bei appointed Sun Quan as Commander of Cavalry and Chariots, and Sun Quan appointed Liu Bei as Grand Marshal, but do you dare to use those titles afterward? No, they continued to use the titles of Left General and Marquis of Wu.

After a cabinet resolution, the system of the Special Mission Unit has been thoroughly fixed, and preparations have been made for its further elevation into a department in the future.

It seems many influential figures behind the scenes have been exerting their influence.

Seeing that the Special Mission Unit has received official endorsement from the cabinet, many senior figures in the police world have thought as follows.

It seems some people still want to push their children in, but as the Special Mission Unit officially received cabinet recognition and endorsement, an exclusive report from 《Weekly Bunshun》 instantly drew the attention of society-wide.

《【Exclusive】A certain Tokyo University academic elite and a recent wind-and-cloud figure from the Metropolitan Police Department are in a continuing hot love affair, with serious infidelity suspicions？！》

Uesugi Muneyuki: "?"