This celebrity is absolutely wicked.

Chapter 303 A Chinese family that is well-fed, well-clothed, and not looked down upon
This is already the highest level of promotion; there's no need to talk about the smaller promotions.

Zhang Tao simply wants to use his actions to tell the national audience one thing: we cannot misjudge Tencent Video's attitude because of Gu Yaohui.

Finally, Zhang Tao bought the exclusive broadcasting rights to "That Rabbit" for a price far exceeding the market value.

Despite the premium, Zhang Tao wasn't angry at all; on the contrary, he was quite happy.

Some things cannot be measured by money.

Tencent Video acted very quickly. Zhang Tao had just finalized the details when the legal department had already prepared the contract that afternoon.

The broadcast date was quickly set.

Tencent Video is also working overtime to produce various promotional materials for "That Rabbit".

Online, Yang Guang announced the broadcast date of "That Rabbit" on his Weibo account.

He used to work in the anime industry and had accumulated over 100,000 fans.

Yang Guang hadn't posted on Weibo since producing "That Rabbit," so his sudden post surprised his fans.

"He's pretending to be dead! He's pretending to be dead!"

"Is there a new anime? It's even on Tencent Video, does it mean they've finally finished one?"

"It's not easy. The perpetually procrastinating procrastinator has actually managed to produce a complete animation."

"Brothers, we have to thank Lu Ran for this. It seems Lu Ran recruited Yang Guang!"

"It's not just that they've been recruited. I heard that every day after Yang Guang and his team arrive at the company, Director Lu locks the company doors, so Yang Guang and his team can only go to the toilet and eat at the company."

"I have another inside scoop. Director Lu knows that Yang Guang and his team like to work overtime, so he hangs a chainsaw above their workstations. When they're working, the chainsaw moves up, and when they're resting, it moves down. If they don't want to get their heads split open by the chainsaw, they have to work hard."

"So, it seems Director Lu is a good person!"

"Absolutely! Director Lu is such a positive role model!"

Yang Guang was speechless after seeing the discussion in the comments section.

Is this positive energy?
This is even worse than capitalists; this is slave ownership.

Soon, Liaoyuan Studio's official Weibo account reposted Yang Guang's Weibo post, and Lu Ran also promoted Liaoyuan Studio.

"Just wanted to give you all an update. We recently opened an animation studio called Liaoyuan Studio. Thanks to the hard work of everyone in the studio, our first animated series has been officially released and will soon be available on Tencent Video. Please stay tuned for the first season of 'Those Years, Those Rabbits, Those Things.' The second season is also in preparation. For more updates, please follow Liaoyuan Studio's official account."

The moment this Weibo post was published, it attracted a huge number of followers.

Lu Ran is a big star now, after all.

"That rabbit, right? I remember it being shown during a performance in Hong Kong before."

"That adorable bunny is finally coming online! I'm taking my sister to see it!"

"It's winter break, so I'm bringing my kids to support Director Lu!"

"Director Lu, what's going on? Why isn't this animation on the children's channel?"

Lu Ran replied to the netizen who asked the question.

"We submitted this animation to the children's channel, but it didn't meet their requirements, so it was broadcast online instead."

Netizens could understand Lu Ran's response.

"The requirements of CCTV's children's channel are high, so it's understandable that it doesn't meet the standards."

"It's good enough that Director Lu's first animation was successfully launched; nothing else is needed."

"Exactly, it would be strange if Director Lu's debut work was broadcast on the children's channel."

On the other side, Ren Xin was sitting with her legs crossed, leaning back in her chair and scrolling through her phone.

She soon came across Lu Ran's posts.

Ren Xin's eyes lit up immediately.

"Lu Ran's animated series is about to be released? What a great opportunity!"

Ren Xin glanced at the situation online, then ran all the way to Guo Weicheng's office.

"President Guo, Lu Ran's animation is about to be released. Shouldn't we make a move?"

Upon hearing this, Guo Weicheng immediately stood up from his chair.

"Lu Ran, cartoons?"

These two names are completely unrelated.

Ren Xin quickly recounted the situation online to Guo Weicheng.

Guo Weicheng nodded, indicating that he roughly understood.

"Harvesting leeks!"

Other celebrities open restaurants and sell desserts, or sell other things to make money off fans. Lu Ran made an anime to make money off fans.

Tencent Video will definitely buy the rights to this anime because of Lu Ran's popularity.

As for the short clip of "That Rabbit" that was shown in Hong Kong before, Ren Xin completely ignored it.

It's just a short clip using characters from an anime. Does that mean the whole anime is in that style?

It can't be.

Who makes animations like this?

"Get the online trolls ready. Once the anime starts airing, we'll take action. This time, we'll do one thing: smear Lu Ran."

Guo Weicheng gave the order.

You, Lu Ran, are supposed to be a positive role model, so here we'll target you in this way.

A perfectly good celebrity who doesn't contribute works to the audience but instead goes into animation is just neglecting their proper profession. We'll find an angle to criticize them from and stir things up.

"Yes, Mr. Guo!"

Ren Xin quickly went down to make arrangements.

Guo Weicheng felt much happier, as the shadow cast by Jiang Yixuan's house collapse gradually dissipated.

Two days later, a separate promotional page for "Those Years, Those Rabbits, Those Things" appeared on Tencent Video.

All viewers using this software will see this as soon as they log in.

Some viewers clicked on the link out of curiosity and saw the rabbit inside.

There's also a promotional slogan.

The slogan is: "Every rabbit dreams of becoming a great power!"

"Wow, why is Tencent Video giving such a big boost to an animation?"

"This animation was produced by Lu Ran's company, so the promotion is normal."

"What an adorable bunny! It's perfect for showing to children!"

Many viewers were fooled by the rabbit's cute art style.

Ji Yongsheng also noticed this situation on Dongsun Video's side.

He quickly learned that Zhang Tao had bought the exclusive broadcasting rights to the animated series "Lu Ran".

Ji Yongsheng felt a sense of contempt in his heart.

"Zhang Tao, you beast! You've lost all shame just to curry favor with Lu Ran!"

Which video platform would give this level of promotion to an animation created by a newcomer?

After a few days of this level of publicity, the name "That Rabbit" had spread far and wide.

Soon, it was January 16th.

At 8 PM, "That Rabbit" officially updated, releasing the first three episodes all at once.

Penguin Video users don't need to manually enter the playback page; they only need to click on "That Rabbit" at the top to enter the Rabbit's promotional page, where a playback window is already set up and the video will start playing automatically.

A group of netizens have already clicked in; some are just watching the fun, some are fans of Lu Ran and Yang Guang, and some are simply anime fans.

There was no fuss in the playback window; the first episode didn't even have any ads, it just started playing right away.

Many viewers were still wondering about it.

Tencent Video has really stepped up; they've even stopped adding ads. Is this still Tencent?

The first thing that appeared in the picture was a blue planet.

"In those years, there was a beautiful blue star on one side of the universe. There was a place called China. It was here that Yan and Huang first unified this region. So the residents of China called themselves Yan and Huang. And many, many years have passed."

With adorable voice acting and cute art style, the story officially begins.

"Isn't this talking about us?"

"Yes, we are descendants of Yan and Huang!"

The subsequent plot developments did not surprise anyone.

The First Emperor, the Han and Tang Dynasties—these are the few simple sentences that briefly summarize the history of China.

However, all prosperity is finite.

The land of flowers is naturally China.

Any qualified Chinese person knows where all this prosperity will end.

In a palace, a group of animals are fighting over a map.

A group of animals, including Japanese chickens, John Bull, and a Russian bear, were being served tea and water by a man with a queue (traditional Chinese hairstyle).

At that moment, many viewers felt humiliated.

This is not a fictional story; it actually happened in history!
Behind the vermilion gate, a rabbit silently watched all this, its eyes filled with tears.

At this moment, a bald man also appeared, and the two joined forces to begin the story of saving China.

Viewers saw so many familiar things in this adorable art style and storyline.

Soon, everyone saw the end of the first episode.

A bomb falling from the sky created a mushroom cloud, wiping out the Japanese. The bald man was defeated by the rabbit and fled far away by boat.

The vermilion city gate stands tall.

Two adorable rabbits are talking.

"Although we are in charge now, we must never forget the promise we made back then."

"Let's use our own hands to create a China where we have enough to eat and wear, and where we are not looked down upon!"

As the rabbits spoke loudly into the microphone and the crowd cheered, the music of "Chasing Dreams with a Pure Heart" began to play.

At this moment, the audience could no longer hold back.

"No, it's because you used your dream-chasing heart here that I can't hold back my tears!"

"This is a cartoon? You're telling me this is a cartoon?"

"I'm speechless. I was so moved watching this cartoon with my sister. Director Lu, get out here! Who gave you permission to make this kind of animation?"

(End of this chapter)