The terrifying heavens inside the box

"The Thunder God is helping me... Hahaha!"

Looking at the bunch of little figures in the box cheering for the defeat of the evil god, Wang Hao clutched his stomach and just wanted to laugh.

If the "Thor" next door knew he had such an alter ego, he'd probably cry his eyes out!

Just as they were laughing, a strange noise suddenly came from inside the box.

The evil god lying in the city ruins was surrounded by a group of tiny people in hazmat suits, who seemed to want to take the opportunity to do some research.

Just then, the ground inside the box trembled violently, and the bottomless "abyss" split the city in two.

The nearest building wreckage, abandoned vehicles, and even the little figures in protective suits all fell into the "abyss".

Many more villains fled in panic.

Kurt and his friends' RV was also inside, but they were already close to the edge of the container.

Wang Hao then noticed that the "Evil God" figurine, which he had drastically modified, was now positioned directly above the "Abyss".

This "abyss" is still collapsing and expanding, seemingly trying to swallow it up.

"Heh, finally couldn't sit still anymore, huh?"

He rolled up his sleeves, preparing to retrieve the "Evil God" figure before Kurt and the others ran far enough and before the scene in the box changed, and also to say hello to the guys underground.

No sooner had his hand passed through the transparent box than the expansion of the "abyss" suddenly accelerated. Before Wang Hao could even grab the tattered "evil god" figurine, it fell down.

"Surely not! They didn't even give us a chance to react."

Wang Hao withdrew his hand in frustration, watching as the scene in the box changed to a winding intercontinental highway, with green fields on both sides.

He also knew that although he had equipped Kurt with a Thunder God set, killing an ancient god would not be so easy; this time it was at most a severe injury.

After all, he had used a drill to make holes on both sides of the evil god's head to insert the pair of horns.

"Well... let them run away then. They can stay and continue playing villainous BOSS roles later."

Wang Hao didn't have much of an opinion on this. If these "actors" could have some initiative, it would be much more comfortable than him having to rack his brains to come up with the plot and rehearse.

Having satisfied his perverse sense of humor, he removed his phone from the live-streaming stand.

Now that we have the video footage we wanted, it's time to get down to business.

Wang Hao opened his laptop on the workbench and imported the videos he had taken on his phone using a data cable.

For post-production tasks such as editing, dubbing, and music composition, he can only bite the bullet and find tools online to do it himself.

……

March 13th, Friday.

Chen Xiaoliang scrolled through short videos, his gaze wandering. He would only glance at pretty girls a couple of times, otherwise he felt utterly bored.

As a commentator and blogger in the film and television category, he is about to lose his job.

Unfortunately, since the crackdown on copyright violations began, nearly 60% of film and television mashup commentary videos have had their streaming volume halved, resulting in a sharp drop in GG revenue.

Even the top influencers are complaining all the time, let alone him, a nobody who has only 100,000 followers after several years of hard work.

"Ugh!"

Thinking of this, Chen Xiaoliang sighed, listened to the bursts of laughter coming from the short video, and boredly switched to the next one.

"Hmm? Tilt-shift photography... I don't come across this very often."

He paused, cleared the phone screen, and then turned it horizontally to view it in full-screen mode.

"Hmm? A motorhome can become semi-transparent? The special effects artist's skills are pretty good!"

Noticing the focus of the camera, Chen Xiaoliang continued watching.

"Wow! They even filmed on a highway? Wait, this was filmed overseas, right? It doesn't look like a highway in China... Holy crap!"

He was startled when he saw the building collapse after the five little people entered the city.

"What's with the fantasy elements? What's that red thing with long horns? It's taller than the surrounding buildings, and it looks like it's going crazy... Wait a minute! Shouldn't tilt-shift photography be live-action?"

"Wait! Could this have been filmed using a miniature model...?!"

"That's a big-budget production!" Chen Xiaoliang muttered to himself.

He was even more dumbfounded.

"Holy crap! They've even got tanks and planes! And the fire effects... and nuclear bombs? Holding a nuclear bomb in one hand? What's with the director playing around with all this? The atmosphere is pretty good though... and what's with the 'Thunder God Helping Me' thing? The lighting and special effects! This is top-notch production! Aren't they worried about not making a profit? It's just a short video!"

Watching until the very end, the five little people escaped, while the defeated evil god fell into the abyss.

Chen Xiaoliang couldn't resist watching it a second time, and he even scrolled through the timeline.

"Five minutes long? I actually watched the whole thing?"

"Seriously, the quality is comparable to that short film from Love, Death & Robots! And it's being posted on TikTok? This creator is really wasting talent... Is this an individual's work? Or a studio's?"

After watching the short video titled "Heavenly Father Encourages Me to Shake Off Evil, Thunder God Helps Me Slay the Demons" for the second time, Chen Xiaoliang, who had been muttering to himself, quickly opened the poster's account interface.

Zero followers, zero following, and only one post—it's clearly a new account.

"Wang Hao Studio, it seems to be an individual creator. How much time and effort must it have taken to make this five-minute video... I'll follow them first."

He opened the private message on the video publisher's account called "Wang Hao Studio" and had some thoughts in mind.

"Anyone with eyes can see this video is going to go viral. If only I could get the license for derivative works first..."

With that in mind, Chen Xiaoliang immediately sent a private message asking if the other party could authorize him to provide commentary for the video, essentially offering to help promote it for free.

After all, copyright is now strictly enforced, so directly copying would definitely lead to certain death.

However, as long as you can get permission from the original author, making commentary is a legitimate form of derivative work, which allows you to capitalize on this wave of top-tier traffic without worrying about being sued for copyright infringement.

If this video can really turn my life around, then the subsequent revenue sharing is negotiable.

……

Wang Hao, holed up in his studio, kept rewatching the video he had just posted.

"Wow! We've found a treasure!"

"What kind of special effects are these? It looks like a miniature world."

"Isn't this just tilt-shift photography?"

"This is ridiculous tilt-shift photography; it's clearly filmed using miniature models."

"Is it really possible for the Thunder God to help me?"

"The hand gestures were quite good too. Was it the author himself? Let's look at his palm."

"A series with an explosive budget!"

"I've added it to my favorites! I've followed it! Update soon! I want to see rivers of blood!!!"

"The video is only five minutes long! That's way too short, creator!"

"Pass it on, the author only has five minutes!"

"Five minutes is a long time, okay? My boyfriend only lasted ten seconds."

"Hey girl, come here, I'll introduce you to a reliable traditional Chinese medicine doctor..."

"..."

As the barrage of comments and bullet screen messages flooded the screen, and his collection and following numbers skyrocketed, Wang Hao couldn't help but clench his fists, forcibly suppressing the excitement that almost made him shout out loud.

Become!

He took a deep breath and felt much more relaxed.

However, we shouldn't be too happy.

All I can say is that this is a good start.

The future is long.

Wang Hao picked up his phone and continued browsing.

"Heh! Quite a few private messages. What's this... authorized commentary?"

"Interesting. As soon as the original content became popular, people started coming to us."

Noticing that the other party also posted the account name used on other platforms, he specifically searched for it and found that there really was such a person.

Since it's not a joke...

Wang Hao then sent a message to the other party via private message on Bilibili.