New Century Anime Warrior

In early December, after more than a month of preparation, Si Hua's personal studio finally reached the stage of unveiling and establishment.

The studio's office space is a rented vacant small warehouse in the cultural and creative park, simply decorated in a classic industrial style... or you could call it Syrian style.

This makeshift team, excluding Si Hua himself, consisted of eleven people.

Under Zheng Yansheng's guidance, Si Hua finally decided to establish a core creative team on top of the three major sections, serving as the overall brain to oversee the entire project.

The chief planner and producer is Si Hua himself; he is the overall person in charge and also the business representative.

The position of lead artist, who will also be the future art director, will be temporarily vacant. Si Hua will temporarily fill this role until the company becomes more established and the position will be handed over to him.

The lead programmer, who would also be the future technical director, was recommended by Zheng Yansheng. She was married for three years and had two children, and he said she was his senior colleague who was currently unemployed at home.

Zheng Yansheng didn't even tell Si Hua the name of this senior sister from the beginning, and only told him to contact her himself.

You could sense that Zheng Yansheng was conflicted when he mentioned his student.

After adding each other as friends, Si Hua sent a "hello" and the other party replied with an address, saying they would meet to discuss the details.

And then he never spoke again.

Is this aloofness or a way of avoiding suspicion by being sparing with words?

Coupled with that nickname, Si Hua once really thought that the other party was a married, educated housewife with children, with a haggard face, wearing thick glasses, carrying a baby all day long, and trapped in trivial housework.

His talent had nowhere to go.

After we met, I could almost smell the cooking fumes and the deathly resentment through the table.

When they finally met in person, they discovered that the script had been mistakenly given to them again.

She turned out to be a very sophisticated urban woman, with half-rimmed glasses, her hair up, black stockings, a pencil skirt, and high heels, and a curvaceous figure... but I always had a strong sense of déjà vu about her.

But I really don't recognize her. Or is it that men always feel that a beautiful woman looks familiar to them?

Of course, the dark circles under her eyes that were almost impossible to conceal also made Si Hua realize at a glance that this woman was not simple.

It even felt like meeting a kindred spirit.

When this senior introduced herself as Su Wanqiu, Si Hua's gossip radar went off like crazy.

Su Wanqiu? Another student from the International Communication University...

"Senior Sister Su, do you have an older sister or a younger sister...?"

Before Si Hua could finish speaking, the urban beauty blurted out a name that Si Hua recognized.

"Su Yanqiu?"

"!"

Are they really sisters?!

Si Hua was shocked.

"That's my twin sister. I'm just as pretty as her, right?"

Beautiful? Is that the point?!

"But you two..."

"Don't look alike? We're fraternal twins, of course we don't look alike."

It seems that this Senior Sister Su is a very assertive person; she always manages to cut off what I have to say.

"So, the reason why my senior sister was willing to come see me this time is..."

"Yes, I saw you during Yanqiu's interview... I feel like you would be a good fit for me."

It's that kind of conversation again, where the other person gets their message cut off.

And is it really okay to say something so easily that could cause misunderstanding?

She said I suited her taste, and given that strong feeling of kindred spirits, could it be that she also fell in love with me at first sight...?

"Please be sure to take me with you to any comic conventions next time!"

"ah?!"

Si Hua's eyes widened, completely taken aback by this sudden turn of events.

So it turns out it's something that's to my liking, since we're both from the anime/manga community.

Holy crap, the three great illusions of life are indeed just the underlying code of this world!

"As long as you take me to a comic convention, I'll agree to anything... I can wear a maid outfit, a Lolita dress, or even a dark-themed leather jacket and skirt."

"...Senior sister, are these all the clothes you wanted to wear?"

A homebody who drains the battery quickly, and a bit of a closet pervert.

Si Hua has removed all of Su Wanqiu's labels as an urban beauty and a career elite, and replaced them with new ones.

Your dark circles definitely look off!

Si Hua, feeling a bit numb, blankly asked the question that was currently most curious about: "Why do you want me to take you to the park...?"

"Because I have social anxiety, and Yanqiu doesn't want to go shopping with me because she thinks I'm embarrassing."

Another abrupt interruption. What kind of social anxiety is this?

This way of communicating is really stifling.

"It's not shameful, but you're not just socially awkward, you're practically a social terrorist..."

"Thank you for the compliment."

Si Hua suddenly felt very tired: "Senior sister, please go and process the registration when you have time..."

"Where's the contract? I can sign it now."

After saying that, he took out a pen from his small bag.

Si Hua could understand why such a beautiful woman would be staying at home unemployed.

Do I look like someone who carries contracts around when I look at myself with my hands empty?!

Can you be as good at reading the room as your sister?!

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"Linlin, this is Su Wanqiu, my twin sister."

Su Yanqiu introduced them to Lin Lin, and also to everyone present.

Wow! Another Sister Su!

Lin Lin's eyes lit up the moment she saw Su Wanqiu, and she immediately clung to her just like she would to Su Yanqiu.

Su Wanqiu, a reserved and introverted girl, was completely overwhelmed by Lin Lin's passionate advances. Her face turned as red as if it were about to bleed, and she became three times more radiant.

Su Yanqiu, standing to the side, watched with a smile as her sister blushed.

She's been getting so cuddled up by her older sister since she was little, and now it's her turn to be cuddled up by someone else... Well done, little sister Linlin!

A group of men and women around couldn't take their eyes off the photos; it seems that the liking for cute girls in photos isn't limited to either gender.

Si Hua's studio was officially unveiled today. In addition to Nan Lin and Huanqiu, Si Hua also bought himself a congratulatory flower basket.

Seeing that it was almost time, Si Hua called over the dozens of people present to prepare for a group photo.

Considering Lin Lin's popularity, Si Hua deliberately did not notify any media to come, otherwise the unveiling ceremony would have turned into a media conference.

So everything was kept simple in the end, but even so, the scene was lively enough.

In addition to the eleven initial employees, there were also Si Hua's brothers and sisters, his beloved relatives and friends, such as his parents, Pan Lei, Chen Yan, Zheng Yansheng, Gao Guorong, and even the Emperor and his wife came over.

When the couple saw that the president of the National Communication University of China, leaders from Global Times, and senior executives from Lingnan Media Group were present, they immediately felt that the trip was well worth it.

"Three, two, one! Grand opening!"

Then the curtain was lifted.

Silky Smooth Studio.

"Ahua, is this character spelled correctly?"

This was the first time Zhou Zhe and Chen Yu had learned that Si Hua's studio had this name.

"That's right, this is exactly the effect I wanted." Si Hua looked at the five characters "Silky Studio" with great satisfaction.

He has always felt that using his own name as the name of his studio is very tacky, including names like the X Group which uses his own surname.

It sounds like a villain.

Why not just name it Silky Smooth Studio? Even though puns will cost you money.

But the name itself can generate new memes that spread.

Si Hua's works are just that smooth.

Regardless of how easy or difficult it is to use, or how fluent or awkward it may be, at least it's memorable, and that's enough.

We can also piggyback on the popularity of a certain chocolate brand, perfect.

"Si Hua, now that the studio is established, what are your plans for the future?"

Su Yanqiu temporarily filled in as a reporter for the interview.

Since she was already there, Si Hua didn't stand on ceremony and directly asked her to help write some interview drafts and news clips.

It will be released on the Silky Studio website and some related media at that time.

Professionals should do professional things.

"The establishment of the studio means that the production of works has entered a fast track. New music, new animations, and even new games are on the way and will be available to everyone soon."

"Of course, the most urgent tasks right now are to complete the dubbing for 'The Edge Walker' and record the ending theme song 'Let You Down'."

"Silky Smooth Studio strives to bring you a surprise before the Spring Festival."

Si Hua had already listened to the voices of several male singers recommended by Universal and Nan Lin, but he could only say that they still couldn't capture the sense of vicissitude he was looking for.

This male singer not only has to sing the ending theme song for "The Edge Walker," but also the theme song for a new animation. He can't just do a perfunctory job.

Seeing that Si Hua had finished her work, Chen Yan came over and got straight to the point.

"My cousin wants to see you, but he's been busy fighting with that Indian CEO lately and can't get away."

"So if it's convenient for you, let's go to Singapore sometime."