It would be best if it closed down!"
His voice was loud, carrying the simple anti-Japanese sentiment of a lower-class worker.
And the very instinctive jealousy when faced with a huge disparity in wealth.
Several dark-skinned men around who were also wearing work clothes nodded in agreement upon hearing this, their discussions mixed with some very vulgar curses.
On the other side, Mr. Chen, a white-collar worker holding a briefcase, had just come out of the tea restaurant opposite. He was wearing a neat suit and frowning as he read the analysis of the "bubble theory" in Ming Pao.
He is a small middle-class person with some investment experience.
“Tsk! Tsk!”
He curled his lips and said, "What these people said is a bit harsh, but it's not entirely unreasonable.
"Dragon Jump", "Dragon Ball" and "Fist of the North Star" are good to watch, but the other "Pokémon" and "Sailor Moon"... I just can't bear to watch them.
I guess it's all due to the packaging to create hype. After the serialization of "Dragon Ball" and "Fist of the North Star" is completed, no one will buy "Dragon Jump" anymore.
The newspapers analyze facts.
With the situation so turbulent right now, the investment risk is definitely high. "Japanese? They're always dishonest, and they're probably just here to make money. Anyone who dares to invest money or advertise in Dragon Jump is absolutely out of their mind..."
After complaining deeply, he tucked the newspaper under his arm and hurriedly joined the crowd.
He felt a little jealous of Kobayashi Tenmo's success, so he agreed more with the newspaper's "rational pessimism."
But unlike these citizens, Aqiang, a middle school student with a schoolbag on his back, can be said to be the most loyal reader of "Dragon JUMP". The first issue of "Dragon JUMP" is now in his schoolbag, and I don't know how many times he has read it.
He squeezed in front of the newsstand, his eyes anxiously scanning between several newspapers attacking Dragon Jump and looking for the latest issue of Dragon Jump.
When he came across those slanderous articles, the boy's face turned red with anger.
“Throwing Thunder Mother!
These newspaper writers are idiots!
You know shit! "
He cursed under his breath, his voice trembling with anger. "What's so vulgar and violent about Fist of the North Star?
That's called passion! It's also about kung fu, right?
The other comics of "Dragon Jump" are also amazing!
Both Dragon Ball and Pokémon kept me awake!
They are just jealous!
Seeing that Mr. Kobayashi makes a lot of money and that we students like him, I feel uncomfortable!
What poison are you talking about?
I think those pornographic gossip newspapers that adults read all day long are really harmful!
A bunch of old-fashioned people!"
He complained indignantly to a friend of the same age next to him, his chest heaving, "We're going to buy Dragon Jump!
Support Mr. Kobayashi! Otherwise, if Dragon Jump is really shut down by their bad words, where will I be able to read the rest of the comics?
My friend nodded and said, "Yeah! It's just random writing!"
Newspapers talk about real estate and stock market speculation and women's gossip every day, and no one cares. But when a new comic book comes out, they criticize it?
Why is it so unfair?
They must have been paid to smear me!"
Among the masses who were discussing the issues in the newspapers, there were always some who kept a clear head and could see the truth from the confusing reports.
Professor Wang, a university teacher wearing gold-rimmed glasses, was now slowly flipping through several newspapers with different positions, including some neutral tabloids.
He looked very carefully, his brows sometimes furrowed and sometimes relaxed.
"This is a collective display of xenophobia by Hong Kong newspapers... a clear malicious attack."
He shook his head slightly and whispered to his wife beside him.
"Look at this overwhelming offensive, the timing is so precise, and the major newspapers are so unified in their tone.
Why would such a thing happen to a new comics publication?
It's just a business competitor.
Hong Kong's print media has been monopolizing the market for years, and foreign culture has been invading...
Ha! Especially when it comes to strong new things coming from Japan, there is a deep-seated fear and rejection.
Kobayashi Tenwang is just a target.
Most of the so-called "black material" and "bubble" are untenable.
This kind of behavior... is truly disgraceful, and it only makes the Hong Kong newspaper industry seem guilty."
His tone carried the calmness and insight unique to intellectuals. He saw clearly the nature of this storm of public opinion and was deeply disappointed with the narrow-mindedness of local forces.
…
The Xinhua News Agency’s Hong Kong branch building has a solemn and dignified air.
The president's office was filled with smoke.
Liang Weilin was leaning back in a high-back chair, looking at the pile of newspaper proofs spread out in front of him, with a smug smile on his face.
These proofs came from several major left-wing newspapers such as Ta Kung Pao, Wen Wei Po, and New Evening News.
There was a knock on the door, and Liu, the head of the Public Opinion Observation Office, came in with a document and carefully placed it on the table. "President, the drafts for the proposed publication are all ready. Would you like to take a look?"
Secretary Liu spoke in a low voice, with a rigid tone of routine.
"According to your instructions, the Ta Kung Pao focused on refuting the content of Dragon Jump as 'influenced by decadent bourgeois culture and divorced from local reality';
Wen Wei Po delved into its business model's 'Japanese conglomerate background and potential social risks';
The New Evening News analyzed its "adverse influence on the development of youth subculture."
We focus on keeping a good sense of proportion. Unlike those right-wing newspapers in Hong Kong that directly fabricate vile rumors, we conduct in-depth critical analysis from the perspective of theoretical heights and cultural security.
In particular, they singled out Kobayashi Tenmoku himself, emphasizing his speculative nature as a representative of foreign capital.
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