New Century Anime Warrior

Snapped!

"I agree with you my foot! Where did you learn such nonsense?"

Seeing her son's arrogant demeanor, Tang Huijuan couldn't help but give him a good whack on the head.

Although he didn't say anything to save face, he was actually very happy. After all, his son had started to think about his future and had put forward a solution that seemed to have no logical problems. It was something to be happy about no matter what.

After all, even if the current situation is bad, can it be worse than failing to get into a junior college from a provincial key university?

Let him do it anyway. If all else fails, we can always rely on his architectural drawing skills...

He should be able to make a living as a draftsman at Uncle Wu's real estate company.

Now that we have a way out, let's give it a shot!

Tang Huijuan nodded to herself. She was not the type to hesitate or look back. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to stand in a favorable position at every critical juncture of the times, despite her limited knowledge and vision.

Twenty years later, although the Si family was not extremely wealthy, they were still a typical well-off family with no worries about making a living.

"Okay, I agree to this."

"So quick?" Although he had already guessed that his mother would agree to his idea, he was still a little surprised by how decisive it was.

"Aren't you going to ask me what I'm going to do? Or what my plans are?" Si Hua suddenly felt a little bit powerless.

You've prepared a whole bunch of reasons, and that's it?

"I'm not going to ask anymore. I can't understand what you're saying anyway, so let's just see the result." After saying that, Aunt Si stood up and prepared to go downstairs to continue looking after the shop.

She had originally left her shop and rushed upstairs just to check on her son and see if he was relaxing during his holiday.

Although the couple had mentally prepared themselves to give up on treatment after their son's grades started to fall below the cutoff for vocational colleges, people always have to hold onto some hope.

Moreover, at this age, having someone who can control a child's unruly mind is always beneficial for life.

They just never expected to gain so much; their precious son actually possessed extraordinary skills, ensuring they wouldn't starve to death after they passed away...

Of course, the most gratifying thing is discovering that my son has really grown up and started to think, instead of just drifting through life aimlessly.

Although what I wanted to do seemed a bit like a fantasy to me—to become famous? It was indeed absurd.

Dongliu City, a county-level city, has several million people. If it were going to be famous, it would have been famous long ago. Why wait until now?

No, my son seems to be quite famous among the high-ranking officials in the Dongliu Municipal Government.

Thinking of this, Tang Huijuan couldn't help but laugh. Ah, it's really a tradition of the Si family; children and grandchildren have their own blessings.

"By the way, let me make this clear first: your dad and I will not be involved in your life during this period. You can do whatever you want."

Suddenly remembering something, Ms. Tang turned around and called out to her son, who was still wildly punching the air and shouting "It feels so good!"

"A month from now, you need to give your dad a full report on your thoughts and how you plan to do them."

"This includes potential expenses, the academic requirements for yourself, and so on; you must consider all aspects."

"Is it possible?"

Upon hearing this, Si Hua stood at attention and saluted.

"Yes, Madam!"

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The Si family's self-built house has a study on the second floor.

After obtaining Ms. Tang's permission, Si Hua had been searching for various information in the study for almost an hour.

Finally, he struck Commander Ikari's classic pose, his hands loosely clenched, covering his mouth and supporting his chin, letting the light from the display screen dance on his glasses.

It seems... a bit difficult.

sloppy.

This was Si Hua's first thought.

After all, the person I was before I transmigrated followed a traditional path, with only my cousin from my aunt's side who was an art student.

The first challenge is the special admissions pathway. In this strange year of 2005, although technology as a whole had advanced by nearly ten years, and some fields had even approached the level of 2020 in the previous life.

But this unfortunate higher education system is still at the level of around 2005, and many of the previously prestigious special admissions and recommendation programs have vanished without a trace.

Special recruitment is still limited to high-level athletes.

Students with artistic talents are only admitted with lower admission scores and do not have separate entrance exams.

As for independent admissions, although it was piloted in 2003, it was mainly aimed at winners of subject competitions, namely mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, and informatics, and there was no channel for "cultural and creative" subjects.

It seems my drawing skills aren't of much help.

Hmm? Wait a minute, computer science?

When Si Hua saw this, his eyes suddenly lit up.

If I remember correctly, there are two well-known national youth competitions related to informatics. One is called the National Youth Science and Technology Innovation Competition... what was the other called again?

Thinking of this, Si Hua quickly searched for relevant information.

Half an hour later, Si Hua received two pieces of news as he wished: a very cliché good news and a bad news.

The good news is that these two informatics-related competitions are more than qualified to be included in the independent admissions process, and they are highly prestigious.

Oh, and there's another competition called the National Primary and Secondary School Computer Production Competition.

The bad news is that he time-traveled too late and completely missed this year's application deadline... By some calculations, the results for both competitions are about to be released.

This is truly the end for me!

However, there is some good news amidst the bad news.

That was when I was researching this national computer-making activity for primary and secondary schools, which gave me an important inspiration.

From the beginning, Si Hua was thinking about the more traditional route of art exams or fine arts, but when she looked at the competition guidelines, she found a competition category that surprised her a bit.

Computer animation.

The keyword radar of a seasoned anime fan was instantly activated, giving the otaku a jolt!

It's an animation!

I know this very well!

Competition Category: Computer Animation (High School Group)

Entry requirements: Original Flash/3D animation, ≤5 minutes in length, with a positive and uplifting theme.

Okay, okay, I don't have time to participate, so I'll just be the one to cause trouble!

Si Hua opened the document that contained his SWOT analysis and read it again.

Start a new line and write down the SO crossover strategy.

SO (Leverage strengths × Seize opportunities).

First, integrate your own capabilities and all resources to create a work that meets the competition requirements as soon as possible.

Second, try to submit your work to the organizer, while explaining that you did not have time to participate in the competition, but still want to gain recognition.

Third, create momentum in public opinion. As long as the number of rejections for a work is alarming enough, it can even get your information directly onto the desk of the university admissions office.

As he wrote this, Si Hua pondered for a moment, and realized that the most crucial element was the choice of this particular work.

The animated works that have disappeared from this world are generally concentrated in the science fiction category, and most of them are long-form works.

The requirement of a duration of five minutes or less eliminated the vast majority of resources.

Alternatively, you could select an episode from a science fiction work that focuses on episodic storytelling, which is easy enough, or even copy it verbatim.

You either need to adapt a short and concise work, but then you have to put some thought into what to include and exclude.

In any case, the idea was there, and the unconventional approach was also there. The title "High School Students in a County Independently Produced Excellent Short Animations" sounds like a fantasy.

Should we add a shocking word?

Of course, if it could actually be done, it would be a pipe dream.

But since I've already traveled through time and come all this way, isn't I myself the embodiment of Arabian Nights?

Thinking of this, Si Hua felt another surge of excitement...

As expected, hormones dominate emotions. This 38-year-old otaku said he hadn't been this unrestrained in years.

Sigh, that beauty from the liberal arts class, it seems I can't keep you around any longer.

So, which work should we choose?

What kind of science fiction is in episodic dramas?

It also needs to include content suitable for teenagers.

Hmm? It seems there really is one...

Doraemon, the blue fat cat?