Tokyo, everyone is drawing comics, who still wants to fall in love?.

Chapter 617: Chinese Merchants
"We lost. We lost the game between Xiangbei and Kainan University Affiliated High School!"

"Losing is not the problem, the key is that Sakuragi cried!"

"When I turned over that page of the comic, I suddenly saw Sakuragi Hanamichi's tears."

"Although Akagi Takenori patted his head to comfort him, he couldn't hold back the tears of resentment and self-blame."

"I didn't laugh at Sakuragi Hanamichi at all, because I knew that was crying from the heart."

"After failing to confess his love, Sakuragi Hanamichi also burst into tears. He even cried after being scolded by Haruko. But they were all clown faces, not true expressions from the heart."

Anime fans reacted strongly to Sakuragi Hanamichi's crying.

Many members of the basketball club feel deeply sympathetic to this:

"I understand. I understand too much! Every time I lose a game, I feel depressed."

"I want to win, Sakuragi wants to win, and when I saw this comic page, I felt that Mr. Oda really understood me!"

"Teacher Oda must be a person who never gives up, otherwise he wouldn't be able to draw such a touching picture."

"I think Mr. Oda may not be a basketball player, but he is definitely someone who refuses to admit defeat."

"I just joined the basketball club and I'm not very tall, but I also want to experience Sakuragi's basketball life. I think Mr. Oda also understands me very well."

"It would be better if there was another girl watching me on the sidelines, so I could be more motivated, right?"

"Brother, you understand me better than Mr. Oda, hahahaha!"

This time, it seems that comic critics have learned their lesson.

【What else is more worth remembering than the success of youth? 】

【That is the frustration encountered by youth! 】

【Every setback is a step in our growth into manhood. 】

[A grandmother without wrinkles is scary, and youth without setbacks is incomplete. ]

[It is because of these setbacks in youth that we can be said to have truly experienced youth! ]

[A tribute to Mr. Shingo Oda, his "Slam Dunk" is an ode to youth! 】

Countless comic fans also left messages expressing their agreement, and the number of likes exceeded 100,000 in just one day, making it one of the top personal column reviews in the Japanese YouTube comment channel, even more popular than many entertainment stars' personal columns.

"Well said! I got into basketball after watching Slam Dunk, and I found a girl who likes to watch me play on the sidelines. I'm so happy now!"

"Upstairs, you show-off! Why are you showing off that you have a girlfriend here?"

"That's right, what are you showing off for? This personal channel is about setbacks, and it only makes sense after you break up with your girlfriend, so hurry up and make good on your promise!"

"Stop whining about other things. When I see people praising Oda Shingo's work, I just like and repost it! I support you, upvote!"

The entire comics industry's evaluation of "Slam Dunk" is almost all good.

It has been rare to see such a unified evaluation of comics in many years. After all, as a sports comic, "Slam Dunk" belongs to the category of being quite pure, passionate, and super youthful. Compared with many other sports comics, this is rare.

The happiest party is the Ministry of Culture. In recent work exchange meetings, every PPT introduced "Slam Dunk" as a key work content, which is simply a model of cultural communication strength.

Even the Japanese Yahoo Comics website has opened a special column for "Slam Dunk" on its homepage.

Even the TV stations that broadcast NBA benefited from this.

Japan's Rakuten Pay Channel is the medium used by the Rakuten Group to broadcast the NBA. Although this group is mainly engaged in supermarkets and mass merchandise, it is also quite famous in the television industry, especially in the pay channel, where it has been working hard for many years.

It's just that there haven't been many programs that we can show off. Most of them are foreign dramas and sports broadcasts, and the NBA is the highlight. But the Japanese don't really like the NBA in terms of popularity. After all, the popular culture in the Japanese workplace is to talk about baseball, which has a good social foundation atmosphere.

Rakuten TV Channel is in such trouble that the CEO of the Japanese operations area is about to pull out all his hair.

Why can't the NBA be promoted? Not only is it a top-notch sports program in Europe and America, it is also said to be very popular in the Asia-Pacific region.

"What do Japanese people want to watch? Why is NBA, such an interesting sports program, not popular in Japan?"

Rakuten TV channel also invited experts to analyze the situation, and then came to a somewhat absurd conclusion: Japanese people discriminate against some people in the NBA...

Well, I roughly understood it, and the management of Lotte TV channel had no choice but to accept this reality.

After the economic collapse, the Japanese's original arrogance of claiming that they could buy America collapsed, and they began to admire Europe and the United States. Japanese beauties even considered it an honor to find European or American men to marry.

But there is a category that is discriminated against. There are even those love action scenes actresses who were once on the weekly bestseller list. But because of working with such people, the sales of videotapes and discs plummeted and never recovered to their peak.

Rakuten Channel had no choice but to look for another way out. When they were scratching their heads, they soon discovered something unusual:

The NBA broadcast program's 3.1 ratings skyrocketed by 330% in just one month!

“Mashaka?!” The operations CEO couldn’t believe the report data.

After in-depth research, it was confirmed that it was the influence of "Slam Dunk".

"Visit Springfield Books! Consider cooperation on animation adaptation!" The operations department of Rakuten TV Channel made the decision immediately.

Previous sports animations have brought massive ratings to TV channels. Now the impact of "Slam Dunk" is beyond imagination. It is simply a tailor-made comic-to-animation theme!
Rakuten TV Channel immediately began contacting Springfield Books to discuss the animation of "Slam Dunk".

According to the management of animation, many investors in the comics industry will share the risks and make joint investments together.

However, the budget of Rakuten TV channel was quite sufficient. On the premise of obtaining broadcasting profits, it directly asked for 40% of the investment amount, which greatly accelerated the progress of animation production.

"This is just one of the good news." When Saburo Mikami called to report the good news to Shingo Oda, there was also a bigger surprise.

"Oh? Is there any good news?" Oda Nobuo asked curiously.

After keeping the topic a secret for a while, Sansaburo Mikami excitedly said, "Huaxia, a Chinese publisher has come to discuss the copyright of Slam Dunk! And it's not just one work, they have also received inquiries for Cells at Work! and The Burial of Frielian!"

Oda Shingo was stunned.

This is news from the motherland where the soul belongs.

He was stunned for a long time without any reaction, which attracted the attention of Saburo Mikami and three female assistants.

"Hey? Nobuo, do you mind a little?" Saburo Mikami asked worriedly.

"Ah, no, I don't mind. On the contrary, I welcome it very much." Seeing that he had caused a misunderstanding, Oda Shingo quickly clarified.

He also noticed the concerned looks of the three girls and further explained: "I was thinking about the huge market in China. We have many works that can make a big difference. I was distracted for a moment."

"Yeah, but unfortunately it's probably going to be difficult to get on RED."

Oda Shingo didn't think too much about it and asked directly: "Is there any Sixth Princess among the Chinese merchants who came to negotiate?"

"Sixth Princess?" Saburo Mikami was stunned.

The three female assistants pricked up their ears when they heard this.

Oda Shingo smiled. The Sixth Princess is not what you think...

(End of this chapter)