I'm really good at this.

"In short, Mr. Liang will be joining our team temporarily to work on the robot's concept design and script. Let's give him a round of applause!"

Inside the conference room of the two-story building, after Zhang Hong finished his announcement, a group of shady characters applauded in welcome.

Grandpa Liang was also full of enthusiasm and couldn't wait to get started: "Xiao Hong, shall we begin? How should we begin writing the script?"

"That's not the key point. The most important thing right now is the design of the machine."

Zhang Hong patted the whiteboard behind him, which had the word "Mech Design" written on it in marker, and said, "And when it comes to mech design, we have to start with the name!"

We can't just call the machine we create a "large-scale humanoid robot with artificial driving capabilities", can we?

Aside from padding the word count, what's the point of writing something so long?

Wang Ye was the first to come up with a creative idea: "How about calling it Leviathan?"

Zhang Hong: "Rejected."

Leviathan? Calling it "Leviathan-class" would be more appropriate.

Li Shanqi also made a suggestion: "How about calling him Gonggong?"

Zhang Hong: "Rejected."

"Gonggong" is acceptable, but calling a large mecha Gonggong... lacks a certain flavor.

Several suggestions were made, but Zhang Hong rejected them all.

"Brother Hong, what do you suggest as a name?"

Zhang Hong smiled slightly, having planned this all along: "Mobile Suit! Abbreviated as MS! Full name: Mobile Space Utility Instrument Tactical! That is, a general-purpose tactical machine for space use!"

Grandpa Liang was taken aback: "Huh? We're going to go to space? I thought designing it like the March War from decades ago would be quite good. The enemy attacks, we activate the giant robot, then fight back, and it's over. Because the important thing is this mecha you mentioned, isn't it?"

Zhang Hong rolled his eyes.

He thought of a famous photoshopped image from his past life on the internet.

It's not that our army didn't try hard enough, it's just that the Red Army had Gundams!

"Grandpa, what we're going to do is realistic, not those unrealistic super mecha!" Zhang Hong explained. "Only the universe can provide room for development, including the power system and even the background world view, which should be as reasonable as possible."

"So first of all, this kind of large-scale artificially piloted mech cannot have unlimited energy, nor can it have a consciousness; it is simply a weapon and a tool."

"Then why abandon advanced missiles and choose these large mechs for close-to-medium range combat?"

Old Master Liang, being a professional, immediately offered a reason: "Because all radar and remote guidance systems have failed?"

"Correct!" Zhang Hong patted the whiteboard behind him. "For example, we can set which side develops an electromagnetic wave or particle that can interfere with radar, infrared, and laser signals. Since the war takes place in space, we need large, manually piloted mobile suits like MS."

Grandpa Liang's eyes lit up: "Brilliant!"

Everything's back to normal! Everything's back to normal!

Yes, he also knew that large mobile suits had no real value in reality.

But the reason for distinguishing between the unrealistic super system and the relatively realistic real system is precisely so that this dream may one day come true, right?

At the very least, setting physical rules that are closer to reality can make people feel more immersed.

"Xiao Hong, what's next?"

The old man couldn't wait to see the mobile suits make their appearance.

"Then comes the world-building. Since it's a war, there must be conflict. Where does this conflict come from?" Zhang Hong gestured to Wang Ye. "Brother Wang, you're a professional in background setting. What do you think we should do?"

After a moment's thought, Wang Ye gave his reason: "Resources, because of the population explosion, have put tremendous pressure on the Earth."

"And since it's a war in space, there must be a side from space and a side from Earth. Brother Hong, let me ask you something, is our movie going to involve fighting aliens?"

Zhang Hong gave a negative answer: "No, we won't fight aliens."

Fighting aliens is something that happens in the neighboring series, Macross.

Or perhaps there were scenes of fighting aliens in some of the Gundam theatrical films.

To be fair, the concept of being able to switch between fighter jets and humanoid mechs in Macross is pretty cool.

But I'll pass on that for now.

Zhang Hong has already figured out what this drama is all about.

It wasn't a publicity stunt at all; it was simply a matter of spending 1 billion to mend the relationship between father and son and to rediscover their original intentions.

Zhang Hong was lost in thought, while Wang Ye continued to ponder.

If war were between space and Earth... a future colony satellite?

Got it!

Wang Ye began, "In the future, human development will be too rapid, resulting in a population of over 14 billion on Earth and the depletion of resources."

"In response to this issue, the world's nations have split into two parts. One part is the 'World Freedom Alliance,' which pursues 'freedom,' and the other part is the 'Community of Shared Future for Mankind,' which pursues common progress for humanity."

"Because of the pursuit of 'freedom,' the 'World Freedom Alliance' launched the Cosmic Freedom Project. They developed more than a dozen human colony satellites, and then everyone moved on them."

"Unexpectedly, it was precisely because a small portion of Earth's population moved to colonies that Earth became less crowded. Resources suddenly became abundant again."

"At the same time, because they were on a satellite, the 'World Freedom Alliance' was initially able to be self-sufficient in resources, but as time went on, the population on the satellite increased, and their resources began to become strained."

"At that moment, they thought of their former homeland—Earth."

"But because of the two-hundred-year gap, an inevitable cultural divide has emerged between Earthlings and satellite people. So the World Freedom Alliance felt that it should spread 'freedom' to Earth, that is, their freedom to obtain resources."

"War has broken out."

Zhang Hong smacked his lips.

As expected of someone who's into culture, this is really packed full of personal opinions.

But... I like it!

"I think there's absolutely no problem. Then there's the issue of the mechs," Zhang Hong laughed. "Following this line of thinking, could the prototype for the war between the two sides be that war from decades ago?"

"Yes, I suggest we replicate the March War." Wang Ye gave an affirmative answer, "The World Federation of Autonomous Nations has developed MS and interruption particles, and then launched a surprise attack on Earth."

Initially, Earth was indeed caught off guard, so they began developing more advanced mobile suits. Three months later, they launched a major counter-offensive, and the World Federation of Autonomous Nations surrendered. Peace was achieved between the two sides.

"I think it's okay."

Zhang Hong thought it was totally OK!

This is full of personal touches and cultural export, it's simply perfect!

They might even release a theatrical version and an OVA to continue making money—after all, a TV series with a billion-dollar investment... the chances of recouping the cost through the show itself are practically zero.

Even... you could learn from the evil conglomerate Bandai and sell plastic figurines!

Zhang Hong was shocked by his own thoughts.

"Grandpa, what do you think?"

But this matter requires the approval of Old Master Liang.

Liang Tian, ​​still reeling from the shock, exclaimed excitedly, "No problem! Xiao Hong, your studio is truly full of talented people!"

Zhang Hong chuckled and said, "His worldview has always been good."

"Now there's only one crucial question left." Grandpa Liang Tian took a deep breath and said solemnly, "The Earth's mobile suits should be our main characters' mechs, right? Xiao Hong, what are your plans?"

"Plans?" Zhang Hong smiled slightly: "Of course."

He wrote a word in both Chinese and English on the whiteboard behind him.

Gundam!

Seeing the confused looks on everyone's faces, Zhang Hong explained, "Gundam! This is my choice!"

Having just received praise, Wang Ye decided to keep up the good work! He had always believed that his thoughts were in sync with Brother Hong's!

The same thing happens now!

So he confidently said, "Brother Hong, does GUNDAM mean General purpose Utility Non Discontinuity Augmentation Manuenvering Weapon System?"

Or is it the General Unilateral Neuro-Link Dispersive Autonomic Synthsis System (a universal, continuously enhanced, and mobile arsenal)?

Or, Hong-ge, are you planning to develop a small-scale nuclear fusion energy reactor, the Generation Unsubdued Nuclear Drive Assault Module complex?

Zhang Hong was completely bewildered by his string of English words.

Zhang Hong didn't actually know what GUNDAM meant, but he decided to make a joke.

"No, GUNDAM actually means...Girl Usually Needs Diamond And Money."

Girls usually need diamonds and money.

Wang Yeren was dumbfounded: "Huh?"

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