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  Chapter 137. Everything is Within My JOJO's Calcution

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  "This really is just like President Cujoh said—viewers have sharp eyes."

  Akiyuki Shinbo immediately got hold of the viewership report a an eye on online ents. He also noticed the messages Cujoh Jolyne had previously posted using an alternate at to steer the versation.

  In theory, when faced with defamatory ents, Akiyuki Shinbo and his team, as the ones involved, should have immediately taken a—at the very least, rep the at that was stirring things up to clear the situation.

  But, as mentiohis was "in theory."

  Given how much effort Cujoh Joly into stirring the pot, there was no way she would let Akiyuki Shinbo's "scheme" succeed.

  She directly tered their attempts with phrases like "facts speak louder than words" and "the audience has sharp eyes," effectively sending the increasingly anxious Akiyuki Shinbo and his team back to their stations.

  Now, whether those reasons were effective or whether a veteran like Akiyuki Shinbo actually believed them?

  Well, of course, they were effective, and he did believe them!

  It wasn't just because Cujoh Jolyne was their boss, but also because of her anding leadership when she served as director, which had earhe team's respect.

  Even though they didn't fully uand what was going on or the purpose behind it, they trusted that if President Cujoh said everything was fihehing was indeed fine.

  So, while Akiyuki Shinbo and his team waited anxiously despite President Cujoh's reassurahe forums they had been monit finally received replies from other users—

  "Phew, thank goodness. At first, I was worried that this troublemaker's post might affect "Battle Tendency"'s performance."

  "But now, it seems we uimated President Cujoh."

  "To think that President Cujoh could e up with a method like this to increase the discussion around "Battle Tendency"!?"

  The idea that "Battle Tendency" might repeat the tragedy of "Phantom Blood", with Caesar meeting a fate simir to his aor, Zeppeli, and with Joseph, who also carries the Joestar bloodline and the 'JoJo' name, could potentially share Jonathan's doomed fate—was this really just the rantings of some troll (a.k.a. Cujoh Jolyne's alternate at) on forums like 2CH?

  Due to the fact that Green Dolphin Studio had a bit of a history in this regard, even though Akiyuki Shinbo and his team had seen "Battle Tendency" final episode ahe ones who edited and released it, they were ined to say this troll outing nonsense and was likely an enemy po discredit them.

  But this couldn't stop the already worried fans from stressing out even more.

  You're saying it's nonsense?

  Then how do you expin Caesar's death?!

  See? No expnation.

  So, Joseph paying homage to Jonathan by dragging Kars down with him seems quite reasonable, right?

  So when Akiyuki Shinbo and his team saw Cujoh Jolyne's alternate at post that ent, although they also felt there was a high ce this troll by the enemy, they uood that the fans, fed up with Green Dolphin Studio's repeated tear-jerking tragedies, were ready to resist.

  This troll's timing was impeccable.

  Thus, Cujoh Jolyne and the fans of "Battle Tendency" instantly reached an unspoken agreement. They elevated what would have been drowned out in the flood of discussions to a top ent and even rallied more people who hadn't yet watched the episode to join in.

  This was why Akiyuki Shinbo and his team felt wronged and started to panic.

  In today's world, even good produeed to be promoted.

  Sometimes, public opinion be more important than the quality of the work itself.

  This is why fshy celebrities have suddenly bee so popur in the industry. pared to other works that might never even be heard of, works starring celebrities, even if terrible, at least get their names out there.

  And that's enough for the industry.

  So, if the public opinion surrounding a work is rgely ive ohen aside from a small group, most people might not even give it a ce.

  A work that no oches is a work that no one will pay for.

  But! This is where Cujoh Jolyne's brilliance lies!

  She used this very psychology to make "Battle Tendency" a hot topic, drawing far more attention than usual and impnting the idea that "Joseph might die" into the minds of the viewers, turning it into "Joseph will definitely die."

  Don't uimate this.

  When viewers holding this belief see that Joseph not only survives but gets a Happy End, wouldn't they feel guilty? Wouldn't they then, driven by a sense of remorse, start praising "Battle Tendency" to atone for their previous wrongs, thereby attrag even more viewers?

  "Brilliant! President Cujoh's pn is simply brilliant!!"

  Seeing how the online perception of "Battle Tendency" had pletely turned around and how the viewership numbers were skyrocketing, Akiyuki Shinbo, who believed he had uncovered Cujoh Jolyne's scheme, sincerely excimed, "Keeping calm under pressure—that's resident Cujoh is all about."

  "And because this sense of guilt arises only after "Battle Tendency" ends, how could the viewers not tune in to "JoJo's Bizarre Adveardust Crusaders", the installment?"

  Refleg on how he had earlier panicked, Akiyuki Shinbo felt a bit ashamed and muttered, "Just like Joseph said—everything must be within President Cujoh's calcutions."

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  "Why... why did it turn out like this...?!"

  Cujoh "Everything's in Your Calcutions" Jolyared at the data before her in plete bewilderment.