Entertainment: You're asked to make a healing animation, but it will make the whole internet de

All my emotional trauma was instantly soothed by the incredibly cute singing of the Dango Family.

Within an hour after Su Bai's global live interview ended.

Major social media platforms, video websites, anime forums, and almost all user interfaces experienced lag.

The tech staff stared at the sky-high traffic curves with expressions of utter disbelief.

"Boss, the server can't handle it! The hashtag #SuLaozeiIsHumanNow# has exploded in instantaneous views!"

"The comments section is overflowing! They're all about Clannad!"

"Seriously? More overtime? This 'healing' animation is ridiculous! Ever since it started, no matter how much we expand our servers, it's never enough!"

Countless people flooded the official account of the healing animation, leaving numerous comments under the post announcing the interview.

[I take back everything I said to you before! You old scoundrel Su, I'm sorry! From today onwards, you're my Brother Bai!]

[This is truly healing! Forget about sacrifice and self-sacrifice, I just want to see sweet campus romance! Hurry up and finish it!]

[Upstairs, your perspective is too narrow. Didn't you hear what Teacher Su said? Small town, teenagers, and families! This is definitely a work full of humanistic care!]

[Yes, yes, yes! When has Teacher Su ever lied to us? If he says it's healing, then it must be healing! Those previous animations were called depressing, they're different.]

[I hereby announce that I have officially reconciled with Su Laozei! All the previous threats are null and void. I'm just waiting for Clannad to start streaming again!]

Those viewers who were heartbroken by the ending of Angel's Heartbeat and vowed never to watch any of Su Bai's works again were the most frantic at this moment.

They rushed to the front line of controlling public opinion, spreading the word everywhere.

Brothers! It's dawn! That old scoundrel Su has truly repented!

Come out and see! He said he's going to tell a story of sunshine!

This sentiment resonated with passersby who had never seen Su Bai's works before.

They were curious about what kind of animation producer could make the entire internet feel like it was New Year's Day simply by announcing the theme of a new work.

Healing Animation Company, CEO's Office.

Su Bai calmly turned off the screen in front of him. The countless enthusiastic comments flashing on the screen did not stir up the slightest ripple in his eyes.

The phone was still ringing incessantly; it was a notification from the company's backend data monitoring app.

The Clannad trailer has surpassed 100 million views.

[The single from the group "Danko Daikazoku" tops the global music charts.]

The official account for the healing animation series has surpassed 90 million followers.

All of this happened overnight.

Su Bai's face did not show the excitement that outsiders had imagined.

In his mind, there was only one fundamental creative logic.

The ultimate tragedy is the destruction of the most beautiful things.

Before destroying it, the whole world must fall in love with it.

This is just the first step.

This heartwarming story, which involves the entire population and is eagerly anticipated, has only just begun.

The office door was suddenly pushed open.

Shen Qingyue rushed in.

She waved the tablet in her hand, her voice filled with barely suppressed excitement.

"Su Bai! Look!"

"The entire internet is praising you!"

"Our official website is completely overwhelmed! Director Li He from the official Chinese television station just called to ask how much we want for the exclusive broadcasting rights to Clannad. He said we can name our own price!"

Shen Qingyue spoke very quickly as she handed the tablet to Su Bai.

On the screen are countless memes created by fans.

Some people have bestowed holy light upon Su Bai and angel wings upon him.

Someone photoshopped him together with a dumpling, and added a caption that said he seemed to really know he was wrong.

The depressing demon who was previously mourned by the entire internet and whom everyone wanted to kick, has now become a model of reform.

Su Bai looked at the pictures, a slight smile playing on his lips.

Su Bai took the tablet from her hand.

"The market's reaction was expected."

His reaction cooled Shen Qingyue's excitement slightly.

Looking at Su Bai's calm face, that familiar sense of unease welled up in her heart again.

But she quickly shook off this unease.

Sunshine, pure love, family.

These words seem to have nothing to do with knives at all.

This time, it should really be safe, right?

"Oh, right!"

Shen Qingyue seemed to remember something and swiped open another screen on the tablet.

"Look at this! Tencent Animation is making a big splash!"

She displayed the tablet in front of Su Bai.

That's a picture of an invitation to the annual summit of China's animation industry.

Below the image is Tencent's publicly released project proposal.

At the very top of the proposal, a name was highlighted in bold.

Executive Producer: Wang Hao.

"Wang Hao?"

Su Bai read the name aloud.

"right!"

Shen Qingyue's tone became serious.

"That's him! The top producer at Tencent Animation, who has created several blockbuster commercial animations. His specialty is using big data models to analyze audience preferences and then precisely tailoring their content."

"His most famous theory is that audiences are stupid and only need simple pleasure. When we were working on Xiaoyuan and AB, he publicly criticized us in an internal meeting, saying that we were engaging in niche, pointless moaning and that we would eventually get burned."

Su Bai became interested upon hearing this.

He looked at the project proposal for "Sword Immortal Romance".

The project proposal contains very little publicly available information and appears more like a promotional document.

With an investment of 500 million, this is a fantasy drama set in the Chinese Dragon Kingdom, featuring top-tier voice acting and a theme song sung by a popular celebrity.

All the features exude an arrogant sense of "I'm rich, I'm going to make this a blockbuster."

"This time, he came for us."

Shen Qingyue's expression was somewhat solemn.

"This project proposal was released almost at the same time you announced that you were going to make Clannad. And if you look at the summit agenda, he openly set a topic in his keynote speech called 'On the Positive Nature and Social Responsibility of Animated Works'."

"He's trying to stand on the moral high ground and challenge us."

Shen Qingyue was a little worried.

Su Bai's previous successes were all about pioneering a completely new healing path.

This time, however, it's in the realm of pure love and sunshine.

They will face a powerful opponent who is well-funded and experienced.

Su Bai finished reading all the materials.

His expression remained calm.

He just chuckled softly.

"data?"

He returned the tablet to Shen Qingyue and turned to walk back behind his desk.

"He doesn't understand."

"Don't understand what?"

Shen Qingyue pressed for more details.

Su Bai looked up at her, his eyes filled with a profound understanding.

"He doesn't understand the audience."

"What audiences really want is never cheap entertainment."

"It is a right to believe."

"Believe in goodness, believe in miracles, believe that there is always a story in this world that is prepared for you."

"And my role,"

Su Bai paused for a moment, then gave a confident smile.

"It's about giving them that belief."

"Then I'll crush it by hand."

The last half-sentence was spoken in Su Bai's mind.