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"Brilliant! Exhilarating!"

Old Zhang just finished watching the latest two episodes of "Kuuga".

My heart is still deeply moved by the profound storyline.

With the story of "Kuuga" now halfway through, the atmosphere is becoming increasingly somber, and the growth and sacrifice of the heroes are vividly depicted.

Kamen Rider Kuuga is jokingly referred to by netizens as Ultraman Kuga.

One has to admire the netizens' amazing ability to come up with names.

Just as he was about to brag to his fans, a pop-up entertainment news ad on his browser caught his eye.

The highly anticipated Chinese-style martial arts animation series, *Sword Immortal Ling Tian*, premieres today! A star-studded cast lends their support, collectively setting a new standard for Chinese-style martial arts animation!

Chinese-style martial arts animation?

Sword Immortal Ling Tian?

Old Zhang was overjoyed.

Could it be that A-Guang's new work has been released?

He eagerly clicked the link, only to find that it was the work of another studio called Dream Chaser Studio.

Old Zhang remembers this studio.

They've produced several well-received animated films before, making them a somewhat well-known company in the industry.

The news video prominently featured several currently popular young male and female celebrities.

They faced the camera and said that they had put a lot of effort into the animation "Sword Immortal Ling Tian", studying the characters' personalities, words and actions, and so on.

Looking at the comments section, it was indeed flooded with comments controlled by fans from various groups.

"My brother is so handsome! I support his first animated voice acting role!"

"My sister is so beautiful! She's a perfect match for the fairy characters in the anime!"

"OMG! The characters voiced by the older brother and sister are actually a couple! I'm totally shipping them!"

"Give a shout-out to 'Sword Immortal Ling Tian'! This is the true light of Chinese animation!"

A strong sense of fandom permeated the air, causing Lao Zhang to frown involuntarily.

"Forget it, it's just a promotional tactic. Maybe the animation itself is of high quality?"

With his last glimmer of hope, Lao Zhang clicked on the first episode of "Sword Immortal Ling Tian".

Ten minutes later, Old Zhang closed the playback page expressionlessly; the progress bar hadn't even reached halfway.

He felt as if his eyes and ears were being tortured.

The dubbing was so bad it was outrageous. The male and female leads delivered their lines in a monotone, emotionless voice, as if they were reading an instruction manual.

The animation was even more disastrous, with stiff character movements and frequent clipping and frame drops.

It's important to know that the foundation of animation is a smooth 24 frames per second.

This doesn't even meet the basic standards; it's an insult to the word "animation"!

"I bet 90% of the money spent on animation production ended up in the pockets of these popular celebrities, right?"

Old Zhang felt nauseous, as if he had been forcibly fed a lump of indescribable stuff.

He desperately needed someone to confide in and cleanse his soul.

I opened the QQ group "Old Zhang's Anime Tea Party" and was about to vent my frustrations when I found that the group was already flooded with chat messages.

The core of the discussion was not the "Sword Immortal Ling Tian" he had imagined, but an unfamiliar name.

"Holy crap! Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit Seven Heroes is so good! A-Guang is awesome! (voice cracks)"

"Three episodes! Just three episodes! This is god-tier! This is what a traditional Chinese martial arts animation should be like!"

"I'm blown away by the voice acting! Did you hear that soldier with the accent? It cracked me up, the attention to detail is incredible!"

"I apologize for my previous skepticism regarding Ah Guang's foray into other fields! I was being superficial!"

"Please, Daddy Guang! I'm willing to pay more! Release all the drafts you've saved up!"

Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit: The Seven Swordsmen?

What the hell?

Is this Ah Guang's new work?

It's been updated?

Old Zhang clicked on Ah Guang's homepage.

Old Zhang was taken aback, then quickly switched to Starlight Video and clicked on [A Guang's] homepage.

Sure enough, a new 2D animation titled "Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit Seven Heroes" was added to the list of works.

The cover is the same ink-wash style silhouette poster of the Seven Heroes from before!

So this is the Land of Light's project to enter the 2D animation field.

Seeing the enthusiastic praise from his fellow group members, Lao Zhang clicked on the first episode without hesitation.

The opening theme started playing.

【

How to get through

That is, a lifetime

How to live

It's only been a hundred years.

……

A man has courage

Wandering the world with a sword

My daughter has a sword heart

Tender feelings fill the hills

……

】

The opening theme song alone was enough to give Lao Zhang goosebumps.

Now let's watch the main feature.

Each episode is relatively short, about 15 minutes including the opening and ending credits, which is much shorter than "Ultraman Tiga" and "Kuuga".

But Lao Zhang soon discovered that the amount of information and the level of excitement contained in those 15 minutes were in no way inferior.

The story opens with the somber atmosphere of a demonic cult wreaking havoc and a catastrophe ravaging the martial arts world.

The ink-wash style paintings evoke a profound and distant atmosphere, while the fighting movements are fluid and graceful, full of power and beauty.

What impressed him most was the voice acting.

Every character, from the protagonists White Cat and Rainbow Cat to the villain Pig Wujie, and even the mountain guard with only a few lines, has a unique voice.

Moreover, they are all full of emotion, as if they were real people performing, and they bring the characters to life with just one sentence.

Watching all three episodes in a row, the plot is tight and fast-paced.

The heroic sacrifice of the white cat, the rainbow cat's appointment in a time of crisis, the legend of the Seven Swordsmen...

A magnificent martial arts world slowly unfolded before his eyes.

The meaning is still unfinished.

Old Zhang breathed a long sigh of relief, all his doubts vanishing at that moment.

Previously, he had some doubts about Ah Guang's foray into a new field, but now Lao Zhang just felt his face turn red.

If cross-disciplinary work can achieve this level of quality, he would wish Ah-Guang could cross-disciplinary work every day.

This animation deserves a high score.

Without hesitation, Lao Zhang gave it a high score of 9.8.

Still not a perfect score.

What if A-Guang gets a perfect score and becomes arrogant, then stops releasing new works?

As usual, Lao Zhang clicked the pre-order button for the entire series.

A deduction of 16.8 yuan was made.

16.8?

Old Zhang was taken aback for a moment, feeling that it was a bit higher than expected.

He remembered that Ah Guang's works were usually priced under ten yuan for pre-order.

Has the price gone up?

He checked the per-episode pricing with a puzzled look.

0.2 yuan/set.

Huh?

Not only did it not increase, but it actually decreased compared to the previous 0.25 yuan?

How was the total price of 16.8 calculated?

Could it be a system bug?

Contact Starlight Video's online customer service.

Customer service responded quickly.

"Hi there! The animated series 'Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit Seven Heroes' that you inquired about has a total of 108 episodes. At 0.2 yuan per episode, with a 8% discount for pre-orders, the total price of 16.8 yuan is correct."

108... episodes?!

Old Zhang's pupils dilated in shock upon seeing the customer service's reply.

Ah Guang... his first 2D animation was a massive 108-episode production?!

This scale, this audacity, is defying the heavens!

No, I have to hurry and share this good news with the [Animation Section UP Master Exchange Group].

However, a new trending topic was suddenly pushed to Lao Zhang's phone.

#The Land of Light animation studio poached a large number of voice actors, potentially involving unfair business competition#

……

"Director Yang, someone is using underhanded tactics against you."

Su Xiaoran also noticed the trending topic on Weibo.

I immediately contacted Yang Qian to report.

"Hmm? Let me see?"

Yang Qian glanced at her phone and then put it back.

It's just trending on social media, no big deal.

He thought "Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit Seven Heroes" had failed.

This kind of baseless rumor-mongering style is mostly done by people in the Chinese entertainment industry.

"Director Yang, aren't you going to retaliate?"

"Counterattack? There's nothing to counterattack."

The voice actors all voluntarily signed labor contracts with the Land of Light, and their social insurance and housing fund contributions are fully paid.

Unfair business competition?

What a joke! Since when has helping to increase the number of employed people been considered unfair competition?

"But……"

Su Xiaoran wanted to say something more.

"It's alright, someone will help us fight back."

Yang Qian remained unusually calm.

Industrial park manager Li Lin: "Achoo!"