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  Chapter 140. The Bragging Man's Publicly Furip to Fight the Cairo Crime Boss

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  As previously mentioned, a signifit portion of the audience for "Stardust Crusaders" was drawn in by "Battle Tendency".

  Although Jolyne Cujinally inteo cut through the fusion quickly, hoping that by having Joseph Joestar, who ied the Joestar lineage, die or sacrifice himself like his grandfather, she could ighe audience's dissatisfa ament. This would lead them to boycott "Battle Tendency" and disrupt the premiere of "Stardust Crusaders".

  However, due to Joseph's survival at the end of "Battle Tendency", and the pre-filmed tent for "Stardust Crusaders" being shot with the assumption that Joseph didn't die, it's easy to imagihe massive plot holes that could emerge. It could even end in a plete disaster!

  But all of this depends on the assumption that Joseph truly perished alongside Kars...

  Without this assumption, Jolyne's efforts might have actually helped promote "Stardust Crusaders"!?

  This is why Pucci, in the Green Dolphin Studio, remarked that Jolyne "shut her eyes and opened her mouth" upon realizing Joseph didn't die.

  Simirly, among those who tuned in to watch "Stardust Crusaders" due to the previous misuanding of Green Dolphin Studio, how many are genuinely ied in watg "Stardust Crusaders" and not just out of guilt for their previous as?

  Although it's not a good thing to say, the current viewership numbers of "Stardust Crusaders" are infted. Ohe audience's guilt subsides after a week, the viewership could plummet drastically—unless Pucd his team turn these false viewers into genuine fans within just one episode!?

  "This is impossible... Isn't that what you want to say, Shinbo?"

  In Green Dolphin Studio, Pucci addressed Shinbo Akiyuki. Due to the back-to-back airing of "Battle Tendency" and "Stardust Crusaders" today, Pucd Shinbo, who usually worked separately, were reuo discuss the filming process.

  Faced with the "advahat Jolyne Cujoh had "painstakingly" created, Shinbo, who had grown to deeply respect Jolyne, naturally didn't want to waste her efforts and sought to find ways to retain these viewers alongside Pucci.

  Unfortunately, Pucci seemed ued.

  It's not that Pucci didn't want to solidify the viewership, nor did he feel that Shinbo's idea of using behind-the-ses tactics, such as industry-standard annous or actor interviews, was not what a true director should do.

  Rather, those tactics simply weren't necessary now!

  "Indeed, under normal circumstahis would be impossible," Pucci said. "But Shinbo, what's the essence of the tactics you're suggesting? Take actor interviews, for example. People are curious about our 'Joestar Family,' so they want to learn more about our actors through interviews, thereby promoting the work."

  In other words, it's a form of promotion.

  If the current viewership and popurity of "Stardust Crusaders" are indeed ihen increasing its reach—letting more people know about it or deepening the impression among those who do—could subsciously prompt them to tune in to the episode.

  Having learhese industry practices, Pucci asked another question after seeing Shinbo fall silent: "By the way, which has more viewership, "Phantom Blood" or "Battle Tendency"?"

  "...Huh?"

  Shinbo looked at Pucci, fused.

  Which had more viewership, "Phantom Blood" or "Battle Tendency"?

  If it were any other series, the sed part would definitely have fewer viewers than the first. The pros and s have already been discussed.

  But "Battle Tendency" was an exception. Although it was the sed part, its plot wasn't heavily tied to the first. Even viewers like Josuke's mother, Tomoko Higashikata, who hadn't watched the first part, could enjoy the sed as a standaloory.

  Therefore, Shinbo proudly responded, ""Battle Tendency" has slightly more viewers. However, sihe styles of "Phantom Blood" and "Battle Tendency" are different, some fans of "Phantom Blood" didn't stick around for "Battle Tendency"..." He added this st part with sret.

  In "Phantom Blood", Ripple's power was highly effective against vampires, so much so that once Jonathan mastered it, most of the strategic elements were showcased by DIO, the antagonist.

  This was the opposite of what happened in "Battle Tendency"!

  Though Shinbo mehe loss of some viewers, he still felt fident about the new audience who were drawn in by the fresh approach. In his pce, he would have made the same choices Pucci did when writing the script.

  "So…"

  "This is why DIO's appearaters!" Pucci said, expining that as one of the dual protagonists in "Phantom Blood", DIO's appeal shouldn't be uimated.

  For instance, imagine Frieza from "Dragon Ball" crossing into another world as the final boss. As a "Dragon Ball" fan, wouldn't that make you ied in that series?

  This expnation stunned Shinbo.

  Ied? Of course!

  Otherwise, why would fan-made works exist?

  At this moment, Shinbo seemed to uand why Pucci was so calm. The return of DIO after a tury, Joseph's reappearahe and system repg Ripple—all these elements alone could cause a sensation among the audience.

  Let alone when they're bined!

  No additional promotion is necessary. The viewers Jolyne Cujht in would be enough to spread the word about "Stardust Crusaders" widely and for free!

  However...

  " Jotaro Kujo, the new JoJo, really hahis grand stage?"

  Sensing Shinbo's underlying , Pucci chuckled and said, "The bragging man's publicly furip to fight the Cairo crime boss."

  "...What?"

  "That's the subtitle of "Stardust Crusaders"," Pucci tinued. "Rather than w about Jotaro, Shinbo, you should be more ed about DIO. Pray he doesn't get beaten by JoJo too quickly."