Entertainment: A whirlwind marriage with a fairy-like mother at the start!

The next day. Monday.

Salty Fish Entertainment Headquarters.

Yu Le had just entered the office and hadn't even had time to make goji berry tea when the office door was suddenly pushed open with a "bang".

It's dumplings.

"President Yu." Dumpling's voice was terribly hoarse, with an uncontrollable tremor.

Yu Le put down her thermos and looked at him. "Finished?"

Dumpling nodded emphatically, tears streaming down her face. "It's finished. It's all finished."

Three years.

Three whole years.

He lived and worked at the company for this project. His team of visual effects artists went through batch after batch, and dozens of servers at the rendering farm burned out.

The budget was exceeded time and time again, but Yu Le didn't even ask any questions and directly signed off on the money.

Now, he has finally handed over the items.

"Let's go." Yu Le didn't waste any more words, picked up his coat from the table, and said, "Let's go to the screening room."

Ten minutes later.

The highest-standard screening room in Salty Fish Entertainment.

Yu Le sat in the middle of the first row. Jiaozi sat next to him, her palms sweaty. Lao Wang from the production department and Yang Nuo from the publicity department also rushed over after hearing the news and sat in the back row.

The lights went out.

On the big screen, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, nurtured over thousands of years, gave birth to a Primordial Pearl. The Primordial Celestial Venerable refined the Primordial Pearl into a Spirit Pearl and a Demon Pill.

As soon as the scene appeared, Old Wang in the back row gasped.

The quality is amazing!

A perfect blend of ink-wash style and 3D technology. Every frame is exquisitely detailed, with lighting and shadow rendering and physics engine effects reaching top-tier Hollywood standards!

The plot progresses.

The little Nezha with dark circles under his eyes, hands in his pockets, and a slouching walk made his appearance.

"I'm a little monster, carefree and unrestrained. I kill without blinking an eye, and eat people without salt..."

The catchy limerick, paired with that smug expression, instantly brought the character to life.

One hundred and ten minutes.

The screening room was completely silent. Only the powerful sound effects emanating from the speakers could be heard.

When Nezha, riding on his Wind-Fire Wheels and wielding his Fire-Tipped Spear, soared into the sky amidst the heavenly tribulation's thunder, shouting, "To hell with fate! My destiny is in my own hands, not in the heavens'! Whether I'm a demon or an immortal, I decide for myself!"

Yang Nuo quietly wiped the corner of her eye from the back row.

The movie has ended. The credits are rolling.

The lights came on.

Dumpling turned her head and looked nervously at Yu Le, like a student waiting for the teacher to grade her.

Yu Le sat in the chair and remained silent for a full half minute.

This version of "Nezha" is in no way inferior to the previous version.

With more funding, the details were polished to perfection.

Yu Le stood up and turned to look at the dumplings.

"You've worked hard." Yu Le patted him on the shoulder. "You've delivered an animation that can be recorded in the history of Chinese-language films."

Dumpling's nerves, which had been tense for three years, completely relaxed at this moment. He covered his face, squatted on the ground, and burst into tears.

Yu Le ignored him and turned to look at Lao Wang and Yang Nuo.

"Old Wang, go and get the dragon logo paperwork done. Yang Nuo, prepare for the publicity campaign."

"When is the release date set?" Yang Nuo asked.

Yu Le stared sharply at the Nezha poster frozen on the big screen.

"Spring Festival film season"

"The Spring Festival film season?" Old Wang was taken aback. "Mr. Yu, this year's Spring Festival film season is very competitive. There are two big Hollywood films, and several comedies by famous domestic directors. Animated films in the Spring Festival season... haven't always performed very well."

In the perception of the domestic market, animated films are synonymous with "for children." They are usually shown during the day so that parents can bring their children to watch them for fun.

Using it to compete in the Spring Festival film season is too risky.

"If we haven't done this before, then we'll start doing it from here." Yu Le said confidently, "This film will not only be released during the Spring Festival, but it will also be the box office champion."

He turned to look at Yang Nuo.

"Cut out a two-minute trailer. Put in all the shots with the most explosive special effects and the highest emotional intensity. Release it online in three days."

three days later.

In the editing room of Xianyu Entertainment, Yang Nuo stared at the screen, not daring to blink.

She has watched the two-minute trailer at least ten times, and each time she still feels a chill run down her spine.

"This is the version," Yang Nuo decided. "Pack it up and upload it."

8 PM. Peak internet traffic.

The official blog of Xianyu Entertainment and major video websites simultaneously released a video.

The title is very simple, only five words.

Ne Zha.

There was no prior preparation.

Many netizens were puzzled when they saw this post.

"Nezha? Why is Saltyfish Entertainment making animated films?"

"Domestic 3D animation? Forget it, it's all just Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf and Boonie Bears, the graphics are like a web game."

"Mr. Yu's gotten too big for his britches. He made money with live-action movies, and now he's throwing money around in the animation industry?"

With a mix of curiosity and disdain, netizens clicked on the video.

The screen went black.

A deep drumbeat begins.

The screen lit up, showing the people of Chentang Pass holding torches, looking in one direction with terrified expressions.

"Li Jing! You've given birth to a monster!"

The scene shifts.

A child with heavy dark circles under his eyes and a wicked smile on his lips, with his hands in his pockets, kicked the wall and smashed it.

"I am a little monster, carefree and at ease."

A barrage of question marks immediately filled the screen.

"How can Nezha be so ugly?!"

"Dark circles under the eyes? This setting is such a childhood nightmare!"

However, before netizens could continue to complain, the music suddenly sped up!

The scene then cuts to a fierce battle for the brush within the "Landscape and Social Map".

An ultimate long take!

Nezha and Taiyi Zhenren traverse and collide in a weightless space. Water and fire mingle, glaciers shatter, and the color saturation and smoothness of every frame reach an outrageous level!

The style of the bullet comments has changed.

"Holy crap! These special effects?!"

"You're telling me this water flow texture is from a domestic animation?!"

"Am I blind? This physical collision effect is Hollywood-level!"

Then, the music suddenly stopped.

In the scene, thunder rumbles and dark clouds loom overhead.

Nezha stood atop the ruins, his entire body engulfed in flames. He raised his head, his eyes defiant, burning with a frenzied fighting spirit.

He untied the Qiankun Ring.

His figure grew taller, and a phantom image of three heads and six arms appeared, with the fire-tipped spear in his hand pointing straight at the sky.

A hoarse, angry, and soul-wrenching line resounded in everyone's ears.

"Go to hell with your life!"

"My fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens! Whether I'm a demon or a god, I decide for myself!"

Flames shot into the sky, transforming into a giant red lotus, forcefully withstanding the heavenly tribulation that was about to strike!

The screen is completely black.

Four large characters were displayed: See you during the Spring Festival.