Today, I finished watching the final episode of "I am Strange Jun" on Bilibili: 【Stop at 40】Good Luck at the Coffin Door - The Final Episode of "The Mystery of the Greek Coffin".
Like other content creators who have recently stopped uploading, the Strange Jun team is also facing financial difficulties, so this show is likely to be on hiatus for a long time.
I am not a long-time fan of Strange Jun. In fact, I only started following him in February of this year. Once, I saw his show "Objects That Are Not Haunted" on the recommended homepage of Bilibili. At that time, two things caught my attention: the cover and the duration.
I can't say that I have no interest in detective novels, because I have read some books by Keigo Higashino before and found them quite interesting. However, I am not a fanatic of detective novels. Just like how I watch Strange Jun's videos, I see them more as a way to "relax". Strange Jun always encourages his audience to read the original works in his videos, but I don't know how many people actually do that. Personally, I look forward to Strange Jun's show every Saturday.
I don't deny that I am too lazy to read the original works, because after watching "Objects That Are Not Haunted", I realized that although the story seems clear and straightforward in Strange Jun's videos, when you go back to the original works, you will find that he has simplified some factors that do not affect the plot. In order to help the audience better understand the story, he also adds some special mnemonic methods. As someone who has difficulty understanding characters and interpersonal relationships, I rarely get confused by them in his videos.
Personally, I have a natural aversion to content creators who wear masks, as if they are deliberately trying to be mysterious. This may be because I have seen some so-called "hacker" channels that deceive beginners, so I have a negative impression of all content creators who wear masks. The first time I watched Strange Jun's show, I felt uncomfortable when I saw his mask, but I calmed down because his show was quite exciting. After watching several episodes, I realized that he is not the kind of "masked content creator" that I had in mind, and I got used to it.
Actually, last week, Strange Jun posted a dynamic on his Bilibili saying that his company has encountered major changes and the show needs to be postponed. Later, I heard some fans say that Strange Jun revealed in a live stream that his show will be discontinued and he will return to a "normal" life. I don't know the details, but I know that this content creator, who I have been following for only two months, is going to stop uploading, but he hasn't forgotten to finish telling the audience the last chapter of the story. Just like in "Objects That Are Not Haunted", the philosophy that Yanye Daocheng adheres to is that a never-ending serialization will deprive readers of enjoyment, so a seamless ending should be provided. He did exactly that, so today's episode is a full hour long, as always, telling a good story to the audience.
I know that all good things must come to an end, but I still want to say: thank you for the companionship, goodbye! I will always remember the man with the black and red mask on his head.