Chapter 245. Teaching Kids That a World Without Darkness is a Bad Thing
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The online uproar was entirely ignored.
In fact, it was precisely because Cujoh Jolyne had seen these angry comments that her mood was so elated.
In most typical stories, if the writer inserts a deus ex machina plot device for the protagonist, it can be chalked up to desperation—an attempt to salvage the narrative from a dead end and avoid a poor conclusion.
However, to give the antagonist—about to be defeated by the protagonist—the same sort of deus ex machina to turn the tables...
It's akin to telling young children in kid-oriented shows: "I believe teaching kids that 'the world has no darkness' is a very bad thing."
It's darkly humorous in the most horrifying way!
Although, "Stardust Crusaders" and "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" don't exactly fall under the category of children's oriented shows.
After all, whether it's Jotaro's prison stint in the opening or his iconic line, "Although, I drink, smoke, and beat up teachers, but I'm still a good guy," these hardly make for positive influences on a teenager's growth.
But the flaws in Jotaro's character do not overshadow the golden light that shines from his soul.
Moreover, "Stardust Crusaders" is a uniquely traditional yet unconventional shonen battle series!
And to inject such a plot into this kind of work...
Well done, Pucci! You truly outdid yourself.
To come up with a storyline like this—having such a "brilliant" mind on board—it's no wonder Green Dolphin Studio is heading for bankruptcy!
Cujoh Jolyne was ecstatic.
Even the freshly drafted script for "Diamond Is Unbreakable"—which Pucci wrote while simultaneously directing "Stardust Crusaders" and drawing from memories of the original timeline—was given only a cursory glance.
After confirming that Pucci had at least loosely followed her instructions, Jolyne waved her hand, urging the staff to immediately upload the script into the full-dive shooting equipment.
Her urgency was palpable, as if afraid Pucci might change his mind. She even insisted on uploading the script and start modeling the data for full-dive filming right away.
"Jolyne, aren't we moving a bit too fast?"
Watching Jolyne's hasty actions, Kakyoin Ryoko couldn't help but speak up.
"I feel like we should wait for Director Pucci or Director Shinbo to approve this first."
"Also, the plot of "Diamond Is Unbreakable" seems... a little off..."
To be clear, Kakyoin Ryoko wasn't doubting the script's quality. Though Jolyne's "filter the bad, keep the good" approach left the script incomprehensible to Ryoko, as usual.
She couldn't understand how a story starting with a meeting between the new and old JoJo—similar to "Stardust Crusaders"—could evolve into an internal battle between JoJo protagonists, much like how lead and secondary Riders in "Kamen Rider" always end up fighting.
But why?
Why does Jotaro, once again, get the short end of the stick in "Diamond Is Unbreakable"?
Wasn't it standard practice to give the senior JoJo some respect?
If the goal was to address the issues in "Stardust Crusaders", where Jotaro's character development suffered because of Joseph's overly bright spotlight, then why was Josuke, the new JoJo, getting crushed during his actual battles against villains?
Isn't that the exact opposite of what's supposed to happen?!
However, Ryoko had learned from experience.
Every time she raised such concerns, Pucci and his team would prove her wrong.
So despite the barrage of question marks in her mind, Ryoko refrained from openly challenging Jolyne this time.
She quietly accepted the "bizarre" script… until now.
"What's wrong with it?" Jolyne asked innocently.
Wrong?
Wrong is exactly what she wanted!
Why else would she bother filming "Diamond Is Unbreakable"?!
Ryoko, recalling the countless times her objections had been turned into shameful defeats, could only groan in frustration.
But professionalism outweighed embarrassment.
She had to remind her friend and boss:
"There are lots of issues with "Diamond Is Unbreakable"! Jolyne, don't tell me you haven't noticed even one!"
"For starters, why is the new JoJo in "Diamond Is Unbreakable" Joseph Joestar's son!?"
Old Joseph is not only a major shareholder at Green Dolphin Studio but also Jolyne's great-grandfather. Is it really appropriate for Jolyne to write such a scandalous plot about her own ancestor?
Most importantly, Joseph "died" in "Stardust Crusaders"!
If you could argue earlier that Joseph survived the fatal knife wounds from DIO due to his Hamon training, which could even let him recover from a high-speed fall without a parachute, then maybe.
But after DIO drained Joseph's blood completely, leaving his body shriveled and soul departing—how can you still claim he didn't die?
You have to know that the script is shot in full-dive mode, but once it is uploaded inot the shooting equipment, the modeling of the script world is completed. Then we can't just change the script casually!
This is just like the 3D modeling in the old days, the better the rendering, the more expensive it is. The openeing animation CG in those blockbuster games can cost millions of dollars even though it only takes a few minutes.
Likewise the cost of full-dive filming will only be more expensive!
To correct this shooting error is like buying two pancakes, eating one and throwing away the other, which not only wastes the previous modeling expenses but also costs more money to build a new one.
Kakyoin Ryoko being in charge of finance would never agree to such meaningless extragavant spendings. At least before Pucci comes and explains the ERROR clearly, she can't let Jolyne act like this!
"Oh. So, that's how it is. I hadn't noticed it before."
And with that Jolyne pressed the confirmation key without hesitation.
Feigning innocence, she exclaimed, "Oh no! What have I done? I thought I hit cancel, but I accidentally uploaded it all into the filming system!"
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"...JOLYNE! WHAT DID YOU JUST DO?! AAAHHHHHH!!!"
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