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Chapter 25. I am The Traitor?!
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A beautiful day begins with zing in bed.
When Jolyne Cujoh woke up, it was already noon the day.
She couldn't help it.
Just like how a little kid 't sleep the night before a school trip because of excitement.
Though she felt a bit embarrassed to admit it.
After pleting all the loss-making preparations and, due to a sudden inspiration, premiering "Phantom Blood" early to exploit a system bug and attempt an early settlement,
Ohe system firmed its effectiveness, Jolyne had been so excited about the system rebate that she couldn't sleep st night.
Unlike pocket money or red envelopes received from parents or retives, this was money she earned herself!
The fruits of her own bor naturally tasted better than charity!
It felt wonderful, truly wonderful.
But this pleasant feeling from waking up zily only sted until Jolyne arrived at Green Dolphin Studio and clocked in for work...
…
"Impossible..."
Jolyared bnkly at the ents se of "Phantom Blood," watg the viewer t and ent numbers tinuously rise.
She pinched her ihigh hard, trying to wake herself from this "dream" and escape reality.
But no matter what she did,
Even after maintaining this a for over an hour,
She couldn't wake up from this "dream"...
"Apparently, the manga method of ping yourself to see if you're dreaming and to wake up doesn't work at all."
Jolyne murmured emotionlessly, "Otherwise, why am I still dreaming after so long..."
"Dreaming?... This is not a dream, Jolyne."
Noriaki Kakyoin's sister Ryoko, whht over some freshly brewed tea and anized dots, smiled and gratuted her, "Our work is genuinely starting to gain popurity!"
Ihis was the fact Jolyne couldn't accept.
It was also a fact she gradually realized was true upon seeing everyo Green Dolphin Studio smiling broadly.
"Although there is still a signifit gap pared to the hottest works, as our first produ, 'Phantom Blood' has undoubtedly made a name for itself!"
Ryoko tinued, "And look at this data, Jolyne!"
She opened a file with graphs, "The growth curve of 'Phantom Blood' is rising every day!"
"This means that the word-of-mouth of 'Phantom Blood' is spreading, bringing in new viewers daily!"
I already khat...
Though she hadn't iigated as thhly as Ryoko and made a specific chart,
By simply looking at the ents se under "Phantom Blood" and turning off the ent block,
The overwhelming number of ents that almost filled the entire s was clearly telling Jolyhis.
So, what's going on here?!
Wasn't this supposed to be a flop?
No celebrity endorsements, no renowned directors, no promotional tactics, and the major part of "Phantom Blood" has a plot where the protagonist suffers...
Any one of these factors would typically impact a work's performance.
Let alone all of them together.
It's like turning on a light ihroom—seekih!
But...
Looking at the data provided by Ryoko, Jolyarted to think about why things turned out this way.
Where did it g?
"This is all thanks to your strategy, Jolyne!" Ryoko excitedly grabbed Jolyne's hands.
This also interrupted Jolyhoughts of listing the crimes of everyo Green Dolphin Studio, from Ryoko to Akiyuki Shinbo.
"..."
Wait a minute!
Is this my fault!?
Ryoko said, "If it weren't for ygestion to use an advance sing to increase exposure for our work,"
"And leveraging the market filled with mostly bad films to highlight our own... 'Phantom Blood' might not have gained fame so quickly."
Yes, it's simple logic.
Just like how it's hard to choose the best between "Kamen Rider Kuuga" and "Ultraman Tiga."
But if you put "Kamen Rider Kuuga" alongside "Kamen Rider Zero-One"... there's no such dilemma!
Anyone easily pick the best work.
This is simir to the Chu-Han tention, where despite ter schors praising Xiang Yu's bravery and the invincibility of the warriors from Jiang Dong, it didn't ge the fact that Liu Bang uhe try in three years.
Because in parison to Xiang Yu's city massacres, Liu Bang's three ws a-based appois made people vote for him with their feet.
Simirly, those who didn't know about "Phantom Blood" were drawn to it ohey saw it among other pre-released poor-quality films.
This audience, whether they liked "Phantom Blood" initially or not, voted for it with their feet!
In other words...
I am the traitor?!!
