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

[Outrageous! The masterpiece "Ultraman Tiga" is only 25 cents per episode! Aren't you ashamed, Chinese entertainment industry?!]

This sensational title appeared prominently on the cover of the latest video by the content creator 【老张说动漫】.

After watching episode 5 of Ultraman Tiga, Lao Zhang could no longer contain the surging emotions in his chest.

He worked through the night to revise the script, re-edit the images, and completely transformed the video, which was originally more of a rational analysis, into a promotional video.

At three in the morning, the city falls into its deepest sleep.

"Ding!"

The Starlight platform emitted a notification sound indicating that the review had been approved.

The video has been released.

Old Zhang leaned back in his chair, tired yet excited, looking at the newly created video on his homepage.

At this moment, the number of views and comments is still very small.

That's normal, after all, it's already late at night, and even night owls should be resting by now.

However, there are always sleepless souls wandering in the online world.

Some of Lao Zhang's followers happen to be the kings of staying up all night.

I received an update notification via push notification on my phone.

[Old Zhang Talks Anime] has been updated with new videos.

Old Zhang is updating videos so late, isn't he afraid of dying from overwork?

Just look at the title.

Hey!

What a boastful tone!

"What's gotten into Lao Zhang this time? Didn't we agree to focus on the animation sector? Why is he targeting the domestic entertainment industry now?"

Driven by curiosity, they clicked on the video.

At the beginning of the video, Lao Zhang used a fast-paced montage of footage, accompanied by the high-energy chorus of "Miracle Again," to instantly grab the audience's attention.

He introduced the unprecedented tokusatsu format of "Ultraman Tiga" and showcased its excellent production, thrilling suit battles, and profound storyline.

"You're probably thinking, with such high-quality production, it's inevitable that it will be charged, right? It'll probably be like those domestic online dramas, two or three yuan per episode, which is reasonable, even considerate, right?"

In the video, Old Zhang pushed up his glasses, a cold smile on his face that seemed to know everything.

"Hmph, do you think 'Ultraman Tiga' is one of those heartless web series in the Chinese entertainment industry?"

Then, his tone suddenly rose.

"Now comes the moment to witness a miracle! This is also the real reason why I dare to call this drama a masterpiece and dare to directly criticize the Chinese entertainment industry!"

"Ultraman Tiga, single episode subscription fee: 25 Star Coins!"

"That's right, it's 25 Star Coins, which is 25 cents per episode! Plus, you can enjoy a 20% discount on the platform if you pre-order the entire series!"

"Producer [A-Guang] mentioned in the synopsis that the entire series has 52 episodes! That means you can buy the whole 'Ultraman Ultraman Ultra' for 9 yuan, less than 8 yuan!"

"Buying this 52-episode tokusatsu masterpiece is enough to overturn your understanding of domestic children's dramas, and even the entire entertainment industry."

Old Zhang's face was almost pressed against the camera:

"Here, please allow me to say something that may offend the entire industry, but I will never regret it."

"Compared to 'Ultraman Tiga,' those poorly made web dramas in the Chinese entertainment industry that rely on traffic stars and awkward acting to sell for ten yuan a episode are all garbage!"

"For true quality, for a true masterpiece, you have to look to our animation section... oh no, I mean the tokusatsu section, for Ultraman Tiga!"

This concludes the video.

The night owls in front of their screens were stunned.

So arrogant?

Just who is this Ultraman Tiga that deserves such high praise from Lao Zhang?

"Two and a half cents a episode? Really?"

"Is this clickbait?"

"Is Old Zhang going all out this time?"

Driven by intense curiosity, countless night owls who saw the video found their fingers involuntarily clicking on the "Ultraman Tiga" anime page.

One of them was a young programmer named Lin Chen.

He had just finished working overtime and was planning to relax by watching some videos before going to sleep, but he ended up getting interested in Lao Zhang's videos.

"Anyway, the first three episodes are free, so watching them won't hurt."

He clicked on the first episode, "The Successor of Light".

Then, there's the second episode, "The Myth of the Stone"...

Episode 3, "The Devil's Prophecy"...

Episode 4, "Goodbye, Earth"...

Episode 5, "The Day the Monsters Appear"...

By the time he came to his senses, it was already getting light outside the window.

Lin Chen let out a long breath, feeling that all the fatigue from working overtime had been washed away.

Recalling Lao Zhang's boastful remarks in the video an hour and a half earlier, Lin Chen felt that Lao Zhang's words were still too conservative.

"This can be called a masterpiece? This is clearly the referee himself stepping in!"

If the platform's rating system weren't limited to a maximum score of 10, Lin Chen would have loved to give Ultraman Tiga a perfect score of 100!

The only downside is that only two episodes are released each day.

Even though he had pre-ordered the entire series ahead of schedule, he could only wait patiently.

"Damn it! How dare you keep our viewers waiting like this! What have you done to deserve this?!"

As he muttered to himself, he clicked on the "Ah Guang" profile picture to follow it.

"It's just waiting! We can afford to wait!"

Meanwhile, there was a creative exchange group for content creators in the animation section.

Someone took a screenshot of the price of each episode from the Ultraman Tiga anime's homepage and shared it in the group chat.

The group chat, which had been punctuated by occasional casual discussions of other topics, suddenly fell into a brief silence.

About ten seconds later.

"????"

"0.25??"

"Holy crap! Holy crap! This price..."

"I'm impressed, Ah Guang is awesome! (voice cracks)"

The group chat exploded, with messages flooding the screen faster than ever before.

The content creators who had previously discussed the "two-yuan price" suddenly reappeared.

"My previous analysis was simply an insult to Ah-Kuang..."

"You've broadened your horizons, my friends! This is true vision!"

"While we're still discussing market dynamics, they're already reshaping industry values!"

"This is a slap in the face for the entire Chinese entertainment industry! It's ruthless!"

The discussion took a complete turn, and everyone began to seriously discuss the potential impact of this pricing on the industry.

Who exactly is 【Ah Guang】, that he would humiliate the Chinese entertainment industry like this?

If those fans in the Chinese entertainment industry found out, they'd tear him to shreds.

And at the center of the storm is [A-Guang] himself, Yang Qian.

He doesn't know anything about it.

Yang Qian had already fallen into a deep sleep under the influence of the medication, and her body needed plenty of rest to recover.

Yang Qiancai woke up from her deep sleep at 10 a.m. the next morning.

Perhaps it was psychological, but he felt a little better than usual today.

I picked up my phone and saw that my editor, Dami, had sent me several messages on WeChat early in the morning, each one more excited than the last.

"Good morning, everyone! Ultraman Tiga is a total hit!"

"Forums and Weibo are buzzing about this 'two-cent masterpiece'!"

"It's already climbed into the top three in popularity across the entire site! And that's only been one night and one morning!"

It exploded?

Yang Qian opened the background of Starlight Video.

A dazzling array of data appeared.

Number of followers: 58+

And it is growing rapidly at a rate visible to the naked eye.

Total views: Over 10 million

Paid viewership: Over 500,000

Cumulative earnings in the backend (after deducting platform commission and prepaid taxes): have exceeded 100,000 yuan.

Just by staring at the back end for a short while, these numbers jumped up a little more.

Ultraman Tiga is sweeping the internet at an alarming rate.

Just then, the system notification sounded in my mind again.

[Ding! The work "Ultraman Tiga" has been detected to be gaining increasing influence and sparking widespread social discussion, with its reach and positive reviews exceeding expectations!]

[Bonus based on influence: Malignant cell erosion reduced by 1%!]

[Current erosion level: 69%!]

As the numbers on the system panel updated, I felt a little more relaxed.

A smile finally appeared on Yang Qian's calm face.

He lowered his head and replied to the editor's WeChat message:

"Yes, I saw it."

"This is indeed good news."