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

Watching Shen Qingyue rush out of the office like she'd been injected with adrenaline.

Su Bai chuckled softly.

The office door closed.

He sat back down at his computer and typed on the keyboard to open the project progress chart.

Animation production has officially begun.

Shen Qingyue and the entire art team went completely on a killing spree.

She poured all her obsession with a perfect ending into her artwork, and the speed at which she produced original drawings skyrocketed.

half a month later.

The trauma from the three doomsday questions on the internet has not yet fully healed.

Every day at noon, under the official Weibo account of Healing Animation Company.

A long row of posts greeting Su Bai's family members would appear on time.

It was exactly 12 noon.

The official Weibo account suddenly resurrected and posted an update.

[A brand new, heartwarming, action-packed anime project! Akame ga Kill! The first teaser PV is now available online!]

Let's join forces with our friends to cut through the darkness and welcome the dawn!

The news immediately ignited a frenzy on major animation forums.

The refresh rate of the comment section immediately exceeded the server's threshold.

Countless angry netizens grabbed their keyboards and flooded in.

Even dogs wouldn't watch this! You old scoundrel Su, you dare release a new anime?!

Even if the Heavenly King himself were here today, that old scoundrel Su would still be born!

[This same cheerful and upbeat copywriting again? Don't even think about tricking me into going in to kill them again!]

Even if I'm bored to death today, I'd rather jump off a cliff than watch this video!

The insults were overwhelming.

On the other hand, there's Douyu, the largest live streaming platform in China.

Fan Ge, a top comic review content creator with millions of followers across the internet, was live streaming with a livid expression.

Two million viewers flooded into the live stream, and the screen was filled with comments condemning Su Laozei.

Fan slammed his fist on the table and shouted indignantly into the microphone.

"Brothers! This is blatant provocation from that old thief!"

"Even if it costs me my eyesight, I'm going to do a live mine clearance for you guys today!"

"I want to see what kind of heinous, depraved scheme he's up to this time!"

Countless eyes were fixed on the screen as Fan Ge angrily clicked on the newly released PV.

The video begins.

The scene then cuts to a dense forest.

Tatsumi, carrying a massive sword on his back, leaped high into the air, grinned at the sunlight, revealing a set of white teeth.

With a casual swing of his sword, the massive earth dragon was cleaved in two amidst the crisscrossing sword energy.

The boy excitedly gave a thumbs-up to the camera.

A passionate, somewhat eccentric male voice narrated at just the right moment.

"To save his impoverished village, young Tatsumi embarks on a journey to the Imperial Capital!"

"Here, he will meet a group of family members who will share life and death with him!"

Immediately afterwards, a series of fast-paced shots flashed by, all of them lighthearted and funny slices of daily life.

The blonde older sister, Leone, was carrying a barrel of liquor and chugging it down when she grabbed Tatsumi by the neck and started rubbing him wildly.

The pink-haired twin-tailed girl, Mine, holding a gun, stood on a high place, blushing, and snorted coldly.

Hill, the purple-haired girl with glasses, was pushing a giant pair of scissors on flat ground when she tripped over her left foot and fell straight into a pit.

He lay on the ground and gave an apologetic smile to the camera.

The aloof, black-haired girl with red eyes transforms into a ruthless, lazy rice-eating machine.

Holding a piece of roasted meat bigger than his face, he frantically tore into it, his cheeks puffed out like a hamster's.

The entire trailer is devoid of any darkness from beginning to end.

The pure, classic harem anime elements were so intense that they practically overwhelmed the audience.

The screen ends with a freeze-frame of the male protagonist pointing his sword at the sky.

Three striking gold-plated characters were then slammed down.

Friendship! Effort! Victory!

The progress bar has reached the bottom. The video has ended.

In the live stream, Fan Ge, who was just about to launch into a long tirade, now had his mouth wide open.

The barrage of bullets, which was originally rolling rapidly, suddenly entered a strange vacuum period.

Then, the screen was filled with question marks.

【? ? ? 】

Wait, something's not right? Did I switch to the wrong livestream?

[Monster fighting, leveling up, a tsundere with twin tails, a busty older sister, and a naturally ditzy glutton. Isn't this just the most clichéd formula for an overpowered protagonist anime from Japan?]

[Without any hint of darkness or cruelty, has Old Thief Su been possessed?]

Not only were the audience confused.

Meanwhile, executives and directors from various companies in several top animation production exchange groups fell silent.

A well-known veteran animation producer couldn't help but chime in.

[I just had the post-production team pull up the color histogram for the PV. High brightness and high saturation, no vignetting, no weird filters.]

The director of another major company quickly followed up with a reply.

[I checked the music track too; it's standard Japanese rock in a major key, high-energy and uplifting, without even a single weird vocal transition.]

What's wrong with Su Bai? Has he run out of ideas, or has he completely bowed to capital and the mainstream market?

It seems they were scared off by the cyberbullying they experienced recently.

[Making these formulaic, low-brow action anime might make a quick buck, but it also means he's shed his thorns and is no longer a threat.]

From both the audience's perspective and professional technical analysis, you really can't find even the slightest trace of a knife!

Fan Ge breathed a sigh of relief in the live stream, stroking his chin and clicking his tongue in amazement.

"Case solved, brothers! There really was no knife! Looks like the old thief really chickened out this time."

"Putting aside any prejudices, the frame rate of the fight scenes in this PV is absolutely phenomenal, the budget is burning through!"

"Moreover, the character designs of these girls perfectly match my tastes."

As endorsements from major content creators and industry leaders guaranteeing absolute safety spread online.

The sentiment in the Weibo comment section underwent a dramatic reversal in an instant.

[I knew it! A company that keeps releasing angst-filled content will go bankrupt sooner or later. Wouldn't it be better to start offering something more appealing to the general public?]

I'll watch any mindless, mindless anime! The old tycoon is smart; I'm definitely watching this one!

[As long as you don't have an attack, we're still brothers. Tatsumi looks pretty energetic; looking forward to his comeback and becoming a great general!]

The doubts were drowned out by the anticipation, and the "it's actually good" phenomenon once again created an extreme closed loop on the internet.

Healing Animation Company, office.

Su Bai leaned comfortably back in the boss's chair, watching the number of viewers following the series skyrocket in the background.

On the screen, the image freezes on a group photo of all the anime characters.

"All beings suffer, only a knife can save them."

Su Bai picked up the mug beside him and took a sip of warm water.

His gaze swept over the bold Leone, the confused Hill, and the proud Mine in turn.

Finally, the light fell on Tatsumi's face, which was full of hope for the future.

The sense of accomplishment from watching your prey slowly walk into the trap and then welding the cage door shut behind you.

You'll never get tired of it, no matter how many times you experience it.

He casually closed the webpage and switched back to his work desktop.

The publicity campaign is in full swing, and everyone has let their guard down.

The start of the new anime season is just around the corner.