Huayu: I'm reborn, but you still force me to be a scumbag?

Chapter 199: No. in Japan's ratings
When Yui Aragaki walked towards the pork chop restaurant nervously, everyone in the studio except Ayase Haruka still didn't know what was going on.

This was also what Naoki Takizawa did on purpose. He was prepared to make things really big.

This time, he will observe everyone except Ayase Haruka.
He wanted to maximize the dramatic effect of JOKER's appearance and make the ratings of "Human Observation" soar.
Even if he was held accountable by TBS afterwards and asked to perform a caesarean section in front of Chen Nuo, he would not hesitate.

This is his awareness as a top TBS program producer!

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

"The program team got the news that the man in sunglasses is the Joker in the Dark Knight movie. However, apart from the director team, neither the host nor the guests knew it."

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

"Honey, come and see, JOKER is on a Japanese variety show!"

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

"No, look at what the subtitles say. He is Chinese."

"Chin No?"

"Yes, that's the name."

"What does the production team want to do? Are they trying to play a prank on their own people this time?"

"seems like it."

"JOKER WILL KILL THEM!"

As Naoki Takizawa expected, the name Chen Nuo was unfamiliar to the Japanese. In this era, mobile Internet had not yet appeared, and television and newspapers were the main media for communication.

Although Chen Nuo had been to Japan before, his visit was too short. On a wireless station like TBS, it was just a short news item of more than ten seconds.

Except for a few die-hard fans, no one would search for videos of press conferences.

Therefore, for most of the audience who observe the world, JOKER is still a movie character shrouded in mystery.

But the name JOKER is quite well-known in Japan.

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

For Japan, a somewhat perverted country, the feeling of handsomeness yet evil, and evil yet handsomeness embodied in Chen Nuo's clown conforms to the aesthetic tastes of many people.

During this period of time, there were countless cosplayers at anime conventions across Japan who openly wore clown makeup similar to Chen Nuo.

As a result, derivative comics and fan art about the Joker drawn by amateur cartoonists also became extremely popular on 2ch.

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

Even many tattoo artists in Tokyo have clown heads tattooed on their bodies. Street artists have spray-painted countless clown graffiti on the streets, causing headaches for Tokyo's city management.

Therefore, driven by these trendsetters, even if they have not seen The Dark Knight, many people know that there is a recent movie with a character named JOKER who is very cool and popular.

When Human Observation typed out this row of subtitles, everyone suddenly became interested.

"Oh, it turns out that the actor who plays JOKER is a Chinese named Chin No, and he is only 21 years old this year."

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

“I don’t know if Aragaki-chan knows the actors of JOKER. But her reaction afterwards will definitely be funny.”

"JOKER probably doesn't like being teased. I'm really worried about Gakki's safety."

"The Joker looks very thin, not as fat as in the movies."

"And he's still very young. Is it really him? Ah, I really want to see what he looks like!"

"The guests in the studio don't know either, haha. Becky was still complaining about JOKER not taking off his sunglasses when he came in to eat."

I don't know why the director's studio didn't give the camera to Yui Aragaki, so Ryuichi Kosugi and others had no choice but to find fault with Chen Nuo and others.

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

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

Becky laughed and said, "If he is a JOKER, then I am a two-faced person." After saying that, he made two strange faces, one crying and the other laughing, which made several guests and the host laugh.

Ryuichi Kosugi still remembers Naoki Takizawa's advice to him to let Ayase Haruka, the recently very popular actress, speak more.

So I asked, "What do you think, Yao-chan? Do you like this kind of man?"

He originally thought that Ayase Haruka would join everyone in complaining about this stranger.

However, Ayase Haruka's lips moved, and she said hesitantly: "I think he may have some reasons."

Xiaoshan Long smiled and said, "Haruka-chan's heart is as beautiful as her appearance. Do you like his type?"

Next, Ryuichi Kosugi was really surprised.

He had never seen a young female artist say that on a TV show.

"I like it." Ayase Haruka said simply.

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

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

The hosts and guests who were originally responsible for playing pranks and making fun of others on the show have now become the ones being pranked. Their stunned and bewildered expressions are really funny.

From this moment on, the ratings display in front of Naoki Takizawa began to move up non-stop.

It was as if he had taken stimulants, and he shouted, "Gakki is coming in soon, everyone cheer up. We are going to create a record for viewership today!"

Everyone in the studio was excited, nodding and shouting, "Hi!"

Although Yui Aragaki accepted an unusual task and felt a little nervous, she still followed the usual process.

After she entered the room wearing a mask, she pretended to go to order food, then walked through the restaurant full of people, walked to Chen Nuo's table at the door, and asked, "Sorry, there are no seats inside, can I sit here?"

Miyazawa Eri was introducing the history of this pork chop shop to Chen Nuo: "It is the oldest pork chop shop in Tokyo, almost 100 years old, and the taste is really great."

Hearing these polite words in Japanese, she looked up in surprise and saw that although Aragaki Yui was wearing a mask, she didn't look like a bad person based on her clothes.

I wanted to agree, but then I remembered that Chen Nuo was here, so I asked hesitantly: "Mr. Chen, this girl wants to sit at our table, is that okay?"

Although Chen Nuo didn't quite understand, as a man who sang a birthday song for the owner of a barbecue restaurant, why would he care about these things? He nodded and said, "Okay."

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

She didn't expect that, apart from the girl who looked familiar, the other two people at the table were foreigners.

The task assigned to her by the director team was to take off the sunglasses of a foreign man.

Even though she was sitting right opposite him, she could pick it with just one hand.

But this is not just rude and embarrassing, it is damaging to the international image.

Besides, how could a foreigner possibly know who she was?
The 19-year-old former model Yui Aragaki from Okinawa didn't know what to do for a moment.

Chen Nuo and the others ignored her and continued chatting.

At this time, the Japanese audiences in front of the TV were almost laughing to death when they saw Yui Aragaki's conflicted look on her face.

The barrage of comments in the live broadcast kept refreshing the screen.

"Hahahahahaha, I really want to see Gakki actually take off JOKER's glasses."

"I wonder if JOKER will kill her."

"Gakki is so cute when she's in trouble."

"What does JOKER look like? Hmm, I think he's handsome."

“He’s just very handsome.”

"Yes, I've seen his pictures online, and he's even more handsome than you think."

"What are they talking about? I really want to understand Chinese!"

The same was true in the studio. Seeing Yui Aragaki opening her big eyes with clear black and white and looking left and right, I was extremely happy.

Kosugi Ryuichi let out his signature cackle: "It seems that Gakki can't stand the perverted demands of the director team!"

Becky said, "If she really tried to take off someone's sunglasses, she would probably get beaten."

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

Xiaoshan Longyi laughed and said: "Then we can only hope that Gakki's beauty under the mask can make this man let her go. Haruka-chan, how do you think Gakki will be treated?"

Ayase Haruka thought for a moment and said, "I may not be very happy, but I certainly won't do anything."

Xiaoshan Longyi was really impressed. How come this woman had no sense of humor at all? Every time she spoke, the conversation became awkward.

The photographer gave a close-up of Xiaoshan Long at this time, which made the TV viewers laugh again.

Indeed, how dare a new actress like Ayase Haruka say such nonsense knowing the identity of JOKER.

That would be a real bummer!
However, this episode was so much fun!

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

14.6%, 14.7%, 14.9%, 15.1%... In just a few minutes, the 15% audience rating that Naoki Takizawa originally felt was impossible to achieve was broken so easily, and it even continued to go up!

"15% has been broken!" Naoki Takizawa couldn't help but yelled in the director's room! Everyone cheered.

If the 45-minute live broadcast time was not about to end, Takizawa Naoki would definitely not want to let Aragaki Yui act now. If he delayed it for a while longer, Takizawa Naoki even felt that he could create a ratings miracle.

But there was no way, their live broadcast had less than 10 minutes left.

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

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

The first two times at this time, the guests at the same table would exclaim, thus achieving the effect the program team wanted.

But this time, after Aragaki Yui took off her mask, Miyazawa Eri, who was sitting next to her, looked at her, then turned her head away naturally, and kept saying something in Chinese.

The two boys opposite also looked at her, but still didn't react at all.

When she found out her deskmate was a foreigner, Yui Aragaki knew that it was 100% impossible for her to recognize her, a rookie.
But when the time came, her face was still a little red, and she felt like there were needles under her butt, and she squirmed in her seat.

Her fidgeting appearance caused another round of laughter from the audience in front of the TV.

so fun.

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

According to the program's rules, orders from the director team cannot be refused.

Yui Aragaki had no choice but to bite the bullet and say to Eri Miyazawa: "Hello, could you please ask your companion to take off his sunglasses?"

Miyazawa Eri's eyes suddenly widened, "What did you say?"

Aragaki Yui's scalp tingled, and she thought to herself that she must make amends to the other party later. She repeated it again.

Miyazawa Eri said loudly: "You are so rude! You asked for something like this on our first meeting. Didn't the adults in your family teach you what politeness is?"

Aragaki Yui felt weak in her heart and subconsciously wanted to apologize, but the voice came from the headset again: "Gakki, please continue to ask her for help!"

Yui Aragaki had not been on many variety shows at that time, and faced with such a weak request from the production team, she had no way to resist. She had no choice but to make up her mind and said, "Yes, I'm sorry, I really want to see what he looks like. Can you satisfy me once?"

Miyazawa Eri said coldly with a straight face: "You really bring shame to us Japanese. Sorry, you are not welcome here, please leave."

After hearing what this beautiful girl said, Yui Aragaki felt aggrieved and sad, and her eyes suddenly turned red.

Chen Nuo was listening dazedly at the side. He saw the two Japanese beauties quarreling while talking, and the new one seemed to be about to cry. He couldn't help but ask, "Eri, what's wrong?"

Miyazawa Eri turned around and apologized sheepishly: "Mr. Chen, I'm so sorry. It's so rude. This girl actually..."

Looking at the little time left for the show, Naoki Takizawa went crazy and kept saying into the microphone: "Gakki, now is the time! Quick, quick! Take off his sunglasses!"

However, at this time, under the scolding of Miyazawa Eri, Yui Aragaki did not break down and run away crying, which shows that she has a very strong mental state.

How could he actually take off his sunglasses?

She really couldn't hold back her tears, so she buried her head, and big tears dropped down her cheeks.

The audience in front of the TV forgot how they had laughed at the joke and felt heartbroken.

"Gakki is so pitiful when being scolded."

"But there's nothing we can do about it. After all, the other party is right."

"Yeah, if you ask me for something like this after just meeting me for the first time, I'm sure anyone would get angry."

"The program directors are really going too far, asking Gakki to do such a rude thing."

"That's right, and it happened in front of foreigners. It's really embarrassing for us Japanese."

"I really want to write a letter of complaint. This process is so inhumane."

Including the netizens in the live broadcast room, they also felt sorry for Yui Aragaki.
But in the studio, except for Ayase Haruka, the guests and the host didn't take it seriously at all.

After all, this is Japan. No matter how much the audience complains, people in the entertainment industry know that the audience likes to watch this kind of show. The more they complain, the higher the ratings.

This is indeed the case. At this moment, the real-time ratings of Naoki Takizawa have reached 19%!

These are the ratings for all of Japan.

That is to say, excluding those who stay at home or go out, at least one-third of the 1 million Japanese who turn on their TV at home are watching their programs.

After Naoki Takizawa delivered the good news to everyone in the venue through the headset, several guests and the host were secretly delighted, but on the surface they were still doing their own work.

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

Kondo Haruna made a vomiting gesture: "You are so disgusting, Yoshida."

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

Xiaoshan Longyi said: "Ah, Gakki really cried, it must be because those guys in the director team made it too difficult for Gakki! Now let's see what the man in sunglasses will do when he finds out? Will he get furious at Gakki? If so, please rest assured that our program team will protect Gakki and apologize to them."

Ayase Haruka was watching the live broadcast on the screen, thinking, yeah, Chen Jun, what would you do? Gakki is so rude, you should be very angry, right?
But...can you really?

Ayase Haruka didn't know what she was thinking. She felt that it was normal for Chen Nuo to be angry. After all, anyone would feel uncomfortable if a girl who was sharing the table with them suddenly made such an excessive request, right?
However, she also felt that if he was really angry with Gakki, she would feel secretly disappointed.

Because, in that shabby alley, the mute who risked everything for his childhood sweetheart should be a very tolerant and kind person.

She thought so, but the people watching the live broadcast on TV and the Internet did not think so.

Most Japanese people don't buy a dumb Blu-ray disc and study it over and over again at home.

In the minds of these people, JOKER and Chen Nuo in The Dark Knight are combined into one. Chen Nuo is almost as bad as JOKER.

In fact, this is exactly why many stars are reluctant to play villains, because the audience can easily transfer their disgust and perception of the villains to the actors.

So, when everyone saw the girl who looked like Miyazawa Rie translating to JOKER, they were all sweating, waiting for JOKER to lose his temper.

Just like in the movies, with that evil grin and licking his lips, he ripped poor Gakki to pieces.

At this moment, they saw the boy on TV who only showed half of his face suddenly smiled.

The next second, he naturally took off his sunglasses.

Thousands of Japanese viewers who saw his action suddenly felt their TV sets light up.

I don't know if there is some kind of problem with the TBS signal or if it is some psychological effect.

In short, what happened next would cause a big controversy in the future.

The question is whether JOKER's appearance in "Human Observation" was a deliberate arrangement by the program crew.

If so, based on Gakki's acting skills, can she cry so well?

But if not, why does the next scene sound so much like something from a morning show?
Except for those who have seen Chen Nuo's photos on the Internet, most of the audience were shocked by JOKER's true appearance.

Moreover, the handsome man took off his sunglasses, reached out his hand, and rubbed the head of Aragaki Yui, who was crying opposite him, and rubbed Gakki's originally smooth hair into thorns.

Then, he actually said in pretty standard Japanese: "It's okay."

At that moment, countless Japanese housewives were stunned, and the screams that followed almost shattered the glass in their own homes.

None of them cared whether their husband was present or not.

Not only is he handsome, but he is also so gentle!
There is no doubt that Chen Nuo gave all Japanese women a gentle blow.

The Japanese housewives who witnessed this scene felt like their hearts were melting.

Aragaki Yui stared blankly at Chen Nuo's smiling eyes. She felt as if her brain was lacking oxygen and she even forgot to breathe.

At this moment, everyone in the studio howled!
"who is this!?"

"Is he an actor from a Chinese idol drama?"

“Why do I feel like he’s the artist?”

"Where's the director? What's going on?"

“This can’t be a passerby!”

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

It turned out that he was indeed such a gentle person.

Also in the broadcast room,

All the staff of Human Observation threw everything on the table into the sky.

And let out a deafening shout.

On the ratings display screen in front of Naoki Takizawa, the straight line representing the ratings was like a rocket launching into the sky.

Just as Chen Nuo reached out to rub Yui Aragaki's head,
Their instantaneous viewership ratings for "Human Observation" broke through 30%!

The TV series topped the ratings in 2007.

2007, No. in Japan so far!

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

Naoki Takizawa slumped in his chair and lit a cigarette without caring about anything.

at last,

Finally, we have created a program that is the number one in Japan.
This time it's worth it even if I have to have a caesarean section.

(End of this chapter)