Tokyo: The evil god doesn't want to be the top star

Chapter 75: All beings have different appearances

"kill!"

"kill!"

"kill!"

After a while, the monitor in the drugstore started playing the samurai fighting scenes commonly seen in Taiga dramas.

"Why...you look younger than before we parted..."

"Because, all these years while I was waiting for you, I have been using the Matsumoto Kiyoshi Israel Bi Ni Lai Dead Sea Black and White Mud Mask."

“So, it’s a facial mask advertisement?”

Horie Tsubasa silently watched the fierce "Taiga drama" on TV until the ending slogan came out, then she reacted.

"Yes, it's this ad, it's so magical!"

"You know what, the fight was so realistic that at first I thought it was some new Taiga drama."

"The male lead has blood all over his face, but he still looks so handsome. Even if he is the 'older version' at the end, he can still do it!"

"Those three extra samurai who repeatedly died and then were reborn are just too funny."

The guests queuing around them also started laughing and talking.

After this advertisement was aired on the late-night channel last night, many people initially thought it was a trailer for a new Taiga drama, but only realized at the end that it was an advertisement for facial masks.

The advertisement successfully aroused the audience's curiosity about the facial mask whose name seemed to be made up of words, leading to today's enthusiastic buying scene.

"This actress who plays the shrine maiden is so beautiful..."

"Wait, this warrior... is Xia Fan?!"

"Yes, he was dressed like this when he was recording that day, and he also said he was working part-time shooting some commercial..."

Staring at the frozen close-up, she noticed that the samurai with flags all over his body and his face covered by blood and a topknot was actually an "acquaintance" of hers.

"Hello, guest."

"There are only two of this facial mask left in the store. Do you want some?"

When Horie Tsubasa came to his senses after hearing the clerk's call, he realized that he had been squeezed into the queue without knowing when.

"I...I want it!"

Looking at the facial mask held by the clerk, she nodded vigorously.

……

"You kid, don't always do something big when I'm not around!"

"It's not enough that 'Gurenge' triggered a cover challenge and helped 'Cursed Blade' break box office records. How could a random little commercial be so popular?"

"You know, the music department calls me ten times a day, pestering me desperately, begging me to sign an 'exclusive cooperation agreement' with the highest commission rate."

"Besides, I'm in Osaka filming a project. I need to find time to help you check this month's share with Company Bethesda, discuss the soundtrack share ratio with the Cursed Blade production committee, and negotiate the mask doll advertising stand and portrait rights usage fee..."

In the apartment, Xia Fan was holding his cell phone away with some disgust, listening to Higashino Yoshiei's mumbling on the other end.

The movie-level shooting standards of SUN Advertising Company, the professional sword-fighting moves contributed by Xia Fan and the three Tanaka teachers, and Xia Fan's good looks and "psychic" acting skills that cannot be concealed by his topknot, make the first half of the advertisement worth watching.

When Aoi Jinguji finally took off her mask, revealing her peerless beauty, coupled with that magical slogan, it created a finishing touch to the reversal effect.

Therefore, once the advertisement of "Matsumoto Kiyoshi Israel Bio-Nile Dead Sea Black and White Mud Mask" was broadcast, the response became more and more enthusiastic.

After only a few days of broadcasting, people on the Internet have created various ghost-like secondary creation videos.

Some people even called the TV station to specifically request that the ad be aired more often. The brand owner, Matsumoto Kiyoshi, a drugstore retail giant with more than 1600 stores in districts, seriously misjudged the advertising effect and did not expect that the mask would be sold out as soon as it was launched. The manufacturer is now working overtime to produce and stock up.

However, Matsumoto Kiyoshi's publicity and promotion department responded quickly and took a series of actions immediately.

Not only did it immediately increase its store promotion and advertising efforts, it also developed an additional product with a longer name, "Matsumoto Kiyoshi Israel Binilai Dead Sea Black and White Mud Mask Miko Rabbit Mask Limited Edition", and even wanted to purchase the advertising image authorization of Xia Fan and Jinguji Aoi to produce human-shaped advertising billboards.

It's completely an attitude of "even if there is no stock, we will do our best to seize the hot spot."

"Exclusive agreements have too many restrictions. I'll give it some thought. As for advertising image licensing, as long as I can get paid, I don't mind being made into an advertising billboard."

"As for other matters, let's follow your advice, Uncle Dongye..."

After ending the call with Dong Ye, Xia Fan smiled knowingly.

"The brand owner probably can't get the image authorization for that 'heroine', right?"

Given Jinguji Aoi's identity, she probably wouldn't agree to be made into a human-shaped billboard for a little money.

[You completed the oracle: worship the gods with Noh music, and the world was amazed. The gods granted you the blessing: Noh music mask]

[Noh mask: All living things have hundreds of faces, and each person has thousands of faces. By understanding the personality, we can create the corresponding 'Noh mask'. ]

The commercials continued to be popular, and Xia Fan naturally completed a long-pending oracle.

"Nou Mian? What kind of weird thing is this that has been bestowed upon me..."

Xia Fan read the description of [Noh False Mask] repeatedly, but didn't quite understand its meaning.

The biggest feature of Noh drama is that the actors wear masks called "Noh masks" on their faces. After putting on the masks with fixed expressions, the actors also pay attention to the performance style, expressing the plot with very few movements, which can be said to be a model of acting skills that rely on details.

As for Noh masks, there are more than 60 basic types, depending on the roles played, including old man mask, military officer mask, male mask, female mask, ghost mask, and vengeful spirit mask. Each basic type has many detailed classifications. If you count them one by one, there may be more than 200 types.

"I don't quite understand it, so I might as well just try it."

"Understanding personality... shaping Noh mask... how to understand... find the one you are most familiar with?"

Xia Fan was thinking subconsciously, and a little light began to gather in his palm.

“So, is this how it was shaped?”

Soon, a human face mask made of light spots and without substance appeared in his hand.

[Noh Mask·Higashino Yoshihide: 0%…50%…100%]

Judging from the ferocious look in the nonchalant face, the owner of this face was Yoshihide Higashino who had just finished a phone call with Xia Fan.

"It's 100% complete. Now what? Should I wear it?"

Standing in front of the mirror, Xia Fan tried to put the "Noh mask" on his face.

The moment the mask touched his face, it "melted" into a layer of fluorescence, but his appearance did not change at all.

"This is fucking useless!"

"Wait, why did I say bad words..."

"Also, what's up with this tongue-twitching sound?"

Xia Fan complained twice in an exaggerated tone and suddenly shut his mouth.

"Not only the wording and tone, but even the expression of frowning one eyebrow and the walking posture are exactly the same as Uncle Higashino..."

Walking back and forth in front of the mirror, he found that his appearance had not changed, but the tone of his voice, the words he chose, and the subtle movements of his body were exactly the same as the familiar Higashino Yoshie.

(End of this chapter)