Entertainment to the death, make a tokusatsu film that will crush the entire internet.

"Knock knock knock".

A soft knock sounded on the door.

"Please come in."

The door was pushed open, and Yoshimi, who played Lina, poked her head in.

When there are no filming assignments, Yoshimi works as Yang Qian's assistant.

"Director Yang, am I disturbing you?"

Yoshimi spoke in a light and cheerful tone.

"Nothing, I was just looking at some sample footage. What's up?"

Yang Qian looked up and asked.

"Someone has come to visit, specifically requesting to see you by name."

Yoshimi said.

"It was an elderly gentleman who seemed quite anxious. Manager Li Lin personally accompanied him. He said it was Mr. Chen Guorong, a very renowned voice actor in the industry."

"Chen Guorong?"

Yang Qian searched her memory for the name.

He had previously crammed a lot of knowledge about the industry.

Chen Guorong is indeed a highly respected veteran voice actor with a versatile voice, solid skills, and has portrayed many classic roles.

But now, his name seems to have faded into obscurity.

"Yes, he said he has something very important he wants to discuss with you in person."

Yoshimi added.

Yang Qian was somewhat surprised.

Although he made the studio's address public, its remote location, coupled with the park manager Li Lin's excellent security and confidentiality measures, meant that the studio remained largely untouched.

It's rare for unannounced visitors to show up at the door, let alone senior figures in the voice acting industry.

"Please come to the reception room, Mr. Chen. I'll be right there."

Yang Qian closed her laptop and stood up.

"OK."

Yoshimi nodded and turned to make the arrangements.

Yang Qian straightened his clothes, trying to figure out the old artist's purpose in coming.

The voice acting industry?

What could I possibly need from him?

Surely they wouldn't ask him, the director, to do the voice acting, would they?

He doesn't have that talent.

In the reception room, Yang Qian saw an elderly man with gray hair, dressed simply and neatly, sitting on the sofa with his hands somewhat awkwardly placed on his knees.

Park manager Li Lin was standing by when Yang Qian entered. He immediately stood up and introduced, "Director Yang, this is Professor Chen Guorong."

"Mr. Chen, this is Director Yang Qian, the head of our Land of Light Animation Studio."

When Chen Guorong saw Yang Qian, he immediately stood up, his movements even appearing somewhat hurried and awkward.

"Director Yang, I have long admired your name. I apologize for the intrusion and disturbance."

Chen Guorong extended his hand, very politely.

"Grandma Chen, you're too kind. You're our senior, please have a seat."

He led Mr. Chen back to his seat, and then sat down opposite him.

Seeing this, Li Lin tactfully said goodbye and left first.

"Mr. Chen, what brings you to this remote place of mine today, a respected elder in the voice acting industry?"

Yang Qian smiled and took the initiative to start a conversation.

Upon hearing this, Chen Guorong forced a bitter smile and sighed.

"Director Yang, please don't make fun of an old man like me. The voice acting circle? There's no circle left to speak of now; it's just barely surviving."

"The most popular genre right now is tokusatsu, which you pioneered."

Even the eldest brother, Chen Guorong, is now on the verge of unemployment.

The explosive popularity of "Ultraman Tiga" and "Kuuga" has already spread to a wide range of areas.

Even Chen Guorong's grandson now makes watching the latest episodes of "Kamen Rider Kuuga" on Starlight Video the most important thing after school every day.

"You flatter me. It's just good luck, plus the audience's love and support."

Yang Qian said modestly.

Chen Guorong waved his hand, clearly not wanting to beat around the bush any longer.

"Director Yang, I know that you young people like to be straightforward, and your time is precious."

"I'm going to risk my reputation today, so I won't waste any more time on unnecessary formalities."

He paused for a moment and looked at Yang Qian.

"I've come today to ask you for a favor."

"Help?" Yang Qian was even more puzzled.

"Mr. Chen, please tell me. If it is within my power, I will do my best."

But how can he help with the voice acting industry?

Just then, Chan Kwok-wing made a move that caught Miriam Yeung completely off guard.

He suddenly stood up from the sofa and bowed deeply to Yang Qian.

The gray hair stood out prominently under the light.

"Director Yang! Please, save the dubbing industry!"

Miriam Yeung: Holy crap!!!

Yang Qian instantly sprang up from her seat, firmly gripping Chen Guorong's arms with both hands and forcibly lifting him up.

"Old Chen, what are you doing! You mustn't do this, absolutely not!"

"You are an elder, older than my father. I cannot accept such a bow; it would be too much of an honor!"

"Let's sit down and talk it over. Please don't do this again!"

He was startled by this unexpected and generous gift.

If word got out that an artist more than 30 years his senior was making such a request of him, what would become of Yang Qian?

Yang Qian quickly helped Chen Guorong up, as he couldn't accept the old artist's bow.

"Mr. Chen, please have a seat and tell me slowly."

Yang Qian pressed Mr. Chen back into his seat and sat down beside him.

After Mr. Chen explained, Yang Qian finally learned that the voice acting industry was also having a tough time.

With the monopoly of capital and the support of traffic.

The current voice acting industry is very abnormal.

Those with skills can't compete with those with good looks, and those with good looks can't compete with those with a lot of online traffic.

In short, the era of the truly talented is over.

Currently, several well-known voice actors have risen to fame through capital investment.

True technical analysis.

Ha ha.

Those talented voice actors now have to deliver food or drive for ride-hailing services to make a living.

"I've heard that you, Director Yang, are a person of vision and responsibility, which is why I've swallowed my pride and come to you to ask for a way out for talented voice actors."

[Ding! Side quest issued: Help talented voice actors in the voice acting industry.]

[Mission Reward: 20 points, malignant cell erosion level reduced by 2%!]

A system notification sounded.

A 2% erosion bonus.

It's rare for the system to be so generous.

Normally, tasks only give 1% of the reward.

In fact, Yang Qian was already prepared to take action even without the system issuing a task.

However, having system tasks is a nice bonus, and it's not bad either.

"Mr. Chen, it's not that I can't take on this job."

"That's great."

Just as Chen Guorong was about to express his gratitude, Yang Qian stopped him.

"However, I have some conditions."

"Director Yang, please speak!" Chen Guorong perked up when he saw a glimmer of hope.

"First, since I'm in charge, the selected voice actors must completely follow my arrangements and instructions during the project."

"That's natural. Professionals should do professional things. We trust Director Yang's vision and ability."

"Secondly, I only want those who are truly capable. I don't want anyone who is just filling in the numbers or who only has popularity but no real talent."

"I need you to help me screen a list; the people must be of excellent character and technical skills."

Chen Guorong: "Great! I guarantee with my old face that everyone I recommend is absolutely dedicated to their work."

"Third, and most importantly."

Yang Qian paused.

"All voice actors who pass the screening and participate in my Land of Light Animation Studio project are required to sign a long-term employment contract with the studio."

"Enjoy the benefits of a regular employee, including five social insurances and one housing fund, base salary plus project bonuses."

"A long-term contract?"

Chen Guorong was completely stunned.

"Director Yang, isn't this too expensive? The dubbing industry is all project-based, you're going to..."

Chen Guorong was somewhat worried that Yang Qian's actions would affect the normal operation of the Kingdom of Light Animation Studio.

It's important to know that after a project is completed, voice actors may experience a long period of unemployment.

This is why many talented voice actors have to take on side jobs.

Yang Qian has now offered a long-term contract.

This……

This is like a pie falling from the sky!

He worried that Yang Qian would take on a heavy burden in order to help them.

Yang Qian smiled.

"Don't worry, Mr. Chen. The Land of Light has many projects in the future, and there will be even more places that need voice-over."

"The studio can afford this level of labor costs."

Although tokusatsu currently uses the actors' own voices, 2D and 3D animation require a lot of voice actors.

The best thing to do is to buy now while prices are low.

We can't just follow the lead of A-share investors and only know how to chase rising stocks; that would be pure gullible fools.

"Director Yang, on behalf of my colleagues in the voice acting industry, thank you!"

Chen Guorong was so excited that he didn't know what to say.

"Mr. Chen, you're too kind. It's just a win-win cooperation."

Yang Qian helped him up as he tried to get up again.

"Then it's settled. Please bring the list and the people over as soon as possible so we can conduct preliminary interviews and auditions."

"Okay! Okay! I'll get right on it!"

Chen Guorong nodded repeatedly, as if he had become ten years younger.

After seeing off the excited Chen Guorong, Yang Qian was preparing to return to her workstation.

Yoshimi pushed open the door and entered, a hint of anxiety on her face.

"Director Yang, something's happened! Quick, check Weibo and short video platforms! Our Ultraman Tiga opening theme song, 'Miracle Returns,' has been maliciously altered and parodied!"

"A prank?"

Yang Qian raised an eyebrow and took the tablet computer from Ji Xiangmei.

A highly popular short video is playing on the screen, with the background music being the melody of "Miracle Again".

However, the lyrics were changed to be vulgar and offensive, full of insulting jokes and ridicule towards Ultraman Tiga and the protagonist Daigo.

The video creator also used AI face-swapping technology to graft some lewd expressions onto the face of Daigo, played by Hiroshi Nagano, making the scene unbearable to look at.

In the comments section, Ultraman Tiga's fans angrily denounced him, while many paid trolls and people looking for fun cheered him on, creating a chaotic scene.

There are other similar prank videos, some of which even use the guise of "ghostly" or "absurd" videos to actually insult others, and have spread widely.

"Director Yang, these people have gone too far! They're tarnishing our work!"

Yoshimi's cheeks turned red with anger.

Yang Qian finished reading it without expression.

He had seen plenty of this kind of low-level smear campaign and parody in his previous life; it was nothing more than trying to gain attention and popularity.

Or perhaps they are acting under the orders of certain competitors to do something malicious.

He opened his Weibo account and found countless fans tagging him, hoping he would step in to handle the situation.

After a moment's thought, Yang Qian directly edited and posted a Weibo message:

[Land of Light Animation Studio - A-Guang V: Regarding the recent malicious alterations and insulting parodies of the theme song and characters of "Ultraman Tiga" appearing online, the studio issues the following statement:]

1. Such actions have seriously infringed upon our copyright and the reputation of our works. Our studio has secured evidence and has entrusted lawyers to initiate legal proceedings to hold the relevant responsible parties legally accountable.

2. Light and hope must not be tarnished. We support fans in rationally protecting their rights and reporting any inappropriate content.

3. Genuine derivative works and parodies should be based on respecting the original work and discovering its highlights, rather than trampling on it.

Also, this week, the Land of Light Animation Studio will officially announce its first 2D animated work and a collaboration plan with a top domestic voice acting team. Stay tuned!

This Weibo post instantly went viral online.

"Support Ah-Kuang! Use legal means to protect yourself!"

"Great! These shameless bastards should have been taught a lesson a long time ago!"

"The legal department of the Giants of Light is on the move! Let's teach them a lesson!"

"Ah Guang is awesome! That's what you call class—he doesn't just argue with them, he uses the law directly!"

"Wait... the last sentence? 2D animation? Top-notch voice acting team? Holy crap! New work is coming?!"

Fans cheered and shared the news in support.

The creators of those prank videos were terrified; some deleted their videos, while others pretended to be dead.

Yang Qian's decisive and direct use of legal means completely intimidated this group of monsters and demons.

The animation section's content creator chat group has become lively again.

"Boss Guang's handling of this was clean and efficient! I've learned a lot!"

"2D animation? The Land of Light is entering the animation field?"

"And they're collaborating with a top-tier voice acting team? This is no small feat!"

"Looking forward to it! When a big shot like Guang works on something, it's bound to be top-notch!"

Editor Dami quickly sent a message: "Everbright! Well done with the lawyer's letter! Does the new project need platform pre-promotion? Ready to assist!"

Yang Qian replied: "Not for now. We'll talk about it once the voice actors are confirmed and the project starts."

The voice acting community's plea for help and the incidental parody only strengthened his resolve to create that 2D animation.

He brought up the system interface and his gaze fell on an option in the points mall.

Complete script, storyboards, and music materials for "Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit: The Seven Swordsmen".

A classic work full of Chinese martial arts spirit, with a profound plot and vivid characters.

It requires a large number of excellent voice actors to give the characters a soul.

"The tale of an orange cat in the martial arts world..."

Yang Qian smiled slightly.

To say he only knows tokusatsu (special effects)?

Then let's use this work to show those skeptics that Ah-Guang is capable of anything.

In addition, he plans to release a Hakimi version of "Miracle Again" to let netizens experience what true fan-made content and absurdity are all about.