A Single Person's Infinite Wonderful Life

The problem mainly lies in the first four episodes. The content of the first four episodes is extremely disjointed from the later ones, and the character development of the main characters and supporting characters is so poor that Li Wei doesn't know how to criticize it. It should be said that only Japanese people could create such a work. Creators from other countries would not have such a unique way of thinking.

The biggest problem with this work is its downplaying, or even glorifying, of school bullying. Because of this, even in Japan, its reputation is extremely polarized. Viewers who don't care about this issue find the anime's overall quality decent; aside from the characters' somewhat strange thought processes, it's generally watchable. However, those who notice the problems find the work morally questionable, and upon deeper reflection, some might even find certain characters repulsive.

The issue of school bullying is never something that can be taken lightly. However, in the work "Are You the Only One Who Likes Me?", viewers can witness all sorts of bullying methods, which are incredibly diverse. The most bizarre thing is that the male protagonist's thought process is always able to forgive those who bully him without any psychological burden, and even thinks about actively trying to get along with them. This is what many viewers don't understand.

Some viewers tried to force the protagonist, "Ruyue Yulu," into the "Four Campus Bullies" to create a "campus bully" character, but this idea was rejected by many netizens because Ruyue Yulu, the protagonist of "This Great Master," is really incomparable to the previous four characters. Li Wei himself also thinks so.

Let's look at who the previous four overlords were: the ruthless Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, the energy-efficient Oreki Houtarou, the witty Azusagawa Sakuta, and the self-destructive Hikigaya Hata. These four characters are all likable to most viewers. However, the character Kisaragi Amatsuki left viewers with the impression of being full of flaws and having a peculiar way of thinking.

Her boundless concessions and so-called "gentleness," coupled with her poor acting skills, make it difficult for viewers to compare her to the previous "Four Campus Bullies."

"They recommended I read the original light novel, but I have absolutely no interest in light novels. I can get into older works, like classics such as 'Legend of the Galactic Heroes' and 'Ten Kingdoms,' but I really can't stand the newer light novels these days..."

Li Wei saw an online explanation that the original light novel was of good quality and actually only had one volume. However, due to its immense popularity, the publisher pressured the author to write a sequel, which the author couldn't come up with, leading to the various questionable actions that followed. If you only look at the first volume, it's actually a perfect ending.

Li Wei tentatively believed this explanation, but he was already disgusted by the work and really didn't want to read light novels again and disgust himself with them.

Li Wei had already finished watching "School Days" and was ready to go into the world of School Days to save Kotonoha Katsura. However, "Are You the Only One Who Likes Me?" successfully diverted Li Wei's attention. In some ways, this was a work of revenge against society that was even more disgusting to the audience than "School Days". If he didn't do something, Li Wei would feel uncomfortable, which would be equivalent to confessing that he was disgusted.

Volume 1. You all actually like me?

Chapter 4. The New World

Li Wei muttered to himself, "Kotoha, I'm sorry. I'll come back to save you later. Right now, I want to watch the show. I have to say, humans are really interesting. Missing this interesting anime was almost a huge loss."

At this moment, Li Wei had a pleasant smile on his face, just like the snake-skinned monster in "Kamen Rider Build". He found it really interesting. The series "Ben-da-ye" made him feel like he was watching an American TV show, because this kind of anti-fan technique is the kind of thing that American TV shows that emphasize explosive moments like to use.

American TV series are a relatively unique genre, heavily reliant on ratings. Poor ratings often lead to cancellation. Because of this, to ensure they aren't cancelled, American TV series often employ plot twists and reversals. The fact that "This Great One," a Japanese-made school romance anime, possesses a style similar to American TV series explains Li Wei's surprise.

However, this does not prevent him from having a negative impression of some characters in the anime. The work itself being interesting and whether the characters in the work are popular are two different things.

It's quite normal for some terrible works to produce popular characters. In some cases, the work itself is hard to remember, but a particular character is very popular, generating tons of doujinshi (fan-made comics). Hotaru Shidare from *Dagashi Kashi* is a typical example.

Li Wei clearly distinguishes between a work and its characters; liking a work and liking a character are completely different things. Of course, high-quality masterpieces are more likely to give rise to beloved characters, which is an undeniable fact.

Li Wei stroked his chin, pondering how to enter the story. If he entered the story as a teacher, it would be difficult to witness the various farcical scenes live. However, if he wanted to enter as a senior student, he would have to make some preparations.

Li Wei stood up and walked to the full-length mirror. The tall man in the mirror was as handsome and dashing as the sun, but his face was too mature and he didn't look like a student at all.

“Hmm… If someone like Takeo Gouda, the protagonist of My Tale of Two Brothers, can be considered a high school student, then why can’t I be one like him? Aren’t there monsters like Baki among high school students?” Li Wei laughed.

Li Wei quite likes the character Takeo Gouda. Although he's a bit rough on the outside, he's a responsible, kind-hearted, and genuinely manly guy inside—a warm-hearted idiot that's hard to dislike. As for Baki? Li Wei can only give him a thumbs up and say, "Your dad's awesome."

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Li Wei wanted to complain inwardly. This guy was really indiscriminate in his lust, even going after older men with thick body hair. It made one wonder about the mental state of the creator who could draw such a story.

Baki's author, Hanen, is jokingly called the freest manga artist on earth, and is also very likely the most skilled manga artist. Like Araki, he is an oddity in the industry.

Li Wei thought about it for a moment. Japanese anime students come in all sorts of strange and unusual forms. He's just a little more mature, which isn't a problem at all.

Li Wei had already figured out his identity: to be able to intervene in the plot, watch all sorts of amusing farces, and at the same time achieve his own goals.

Using his multi-threaded thinking ability, Li Wei quickly formulated a rough plan in his mind and then decisively activated the portal. Immediately, his figure disappeared from the study.

When Li Wei opened his eyes again, the dizziness had subsided, and he had arrived in the neon lights of another world. Li Wei appeared on the street, looked around, and sighed inwardly, "The average appearance of people in this dimensional world is truly unreasonable."

When Li Wei was watching anime before, he noticed something: the animation in "This Great One" is really amazing, as steady as a rock, and there was never a moment when the characters looked bad. The art style is exquisite and delicate, which shows that the budget was extremely generous.

The fact that Fang was willing to spend money resulted in "This Master" having a visual quality that far surpassed many other anime series of the same period. Although viewers were complaining about the plot, they had to admit that the animation production team of this work was truly consistent in its animation.

However, the ability to achieve this level is also related to the style and positioning of the work itself. The absence of battle scenes meant that the production team had less work pressure and could focus on adding details without worry. Anime with a lot of battle scenes are the most prone to visual inconsistencies. When the budget is sufficient in the early stages, the visuals are naturally fine. However, when the budget runs out later, viewers can see a noticeable drop in quality. Many battle anime that start strong but decline in quality are due to budget constraints.

Another characteristic of "This Great One" is that even the extras and background characters are incredibly good-looking. Because the production team has plenty of money, they can afford to be extravagant. Some new anime, in an effort to save money, don't even bother drawing the faces of the extras and background characters, and they cut corners on the sets wherever possible. But "This Great One" is rich enough to be capricious; even the background characters are given careful attention. The result is that any random extra in this work could easily rival the main characters in terms of looks if placed in another anime. And this is exactly what Li Wei wanted to complain about.

It's also because he has a good appearance; otherwise, if he rashly entered this world, he would be like the protagonist of "Uncle in Another World," Uncle Island Yosuke, and be regarded as an ugly beastman by the locals.

Li Wei had no desire to experience his unfortunate uncle's ordeal firsthand.

Because of the spell's effect, pedestrians on the street didn't notice that someone had suddenly appeared beside them. Li Wei's charm, even in this world where everyone is good-looking, is like that of a god. If he didn't control his charm, it could easily cause unnecessary trouble, and Li Wei didn't want to be too high-profile. The first thing he needed to do now was to figure out the current time.

He set the time point of his entry to be some time before the main plot officially begins. At this point, he will enter Ximu Nyo High School as a student and begin his own journey of observing the drama unfold.

For Li Wei, the biggest appeal of "This Great One" is its sheer absurdity. Having written web novels himself, Li Wei knows that novels require logic, while reality doesn't. Seeing such a strong sense of reality in an anime is quite rare.

Of course, that's a rather polite and euphemistic way of putting it. To put it more bluntly, Li Wei's work "This Great One" simply lacks logic. The thought processes of several important characters left him feeling completely bewildered, as if the author was deliberately creating a contradiction. However, considering that this work originally only had one volume, and the subsequent volumes were written under pressure from the publisher, it's not surprising that the thought processes are so bizarre.

While both are creative works, Li Wei's style is to let the plot follow the characters, which is like playing a mental role-playing game and then writing down the content of the game. The things written in this way may not be the most interesting, but at least they are logically coherent because they are the result of the role-playing game.

The author of "This Great One," "Camel," is a typical "plot-driven" author, a completely opposite branch to Li Wei, a "character-driven" author. Li Wei is the type who creates a character and then throws the character into the plot environment, letting the character choose the direction of the plot. Camel, on the other hand, is the type with an extremely strong desire for control. All characters must serve the predetermined plot, even if the plot goes against the character's original intention or even basic personality.

It is precisely because of this that the characters in Li Wei's works give people a strange feeling. At times, they seem to have their intelligence forcibly taken offline and forced to think deeply. Li Wei felt a sense of pity for these characters, who were being manipulated by their creator in this way, which was truly pitiful.

Li Wei thought of an anime series, translated in China as *Re: Creators*, originally titled *Re: Creators*. The story revolves around characters created by a creator who come to the real world. These characters, whose fates have been manipulated by the creator, also exist.

To some extent, if such a thing were to actually happen, Camel would be the type of character who could easily be killed by the very people he created, since he enjoys manipulating the fates of his characters so much.

Chapter 1. New Character Design

Over the course of a few days, Li Wei finished handling all the trivial matters, figured out the current timeline, and also established a reasonable identity for himself.

Li Wei used these past few days to amass a large sum of money, and used it to do many things, mainly to create a plausible identity for himself. His entry into Ximu Niao High School was also settled. Although this was a dimensional world, in some ways it was no different from the real world. Under his financial offensive, the school leadership instantly collapsed and became his "sycophants."

Li Wei portrays himself as a genius from a powerful country who has built a vast empire at a young age. He was initially obsessed with his career, but when he came to his senses, he realized that he had never experienced life as a normal person. So, he enrolled in an ordinary high school to experience what it was like to be a high school student.

This setup makes it easier for Li Wei to act. After all, it's only natural that a wealthy and powerful tycoon, who is also a genius like Stark, can do things that ordinary people can't.

Some things seem unreasonable when done by ordinary people, but if a genius with money and power does them, no one will doubt them.

In this world, Li Wei did not expand his power. After all, ordinary subordinates were not as useful as puppet clones. As an extension of his will, the puppet clones could perfectly execute the things he wanted to do without delay or unexpected events.

Just like in the previous world, where he single-handedly supported an organization, in this world, he used cross-shareholding through puppet entities, and then allowed these cross-shareholding companies to continue to control various small businesses, forming a network of interests that appeared enormous and complex to outsiders.

For an ordinary person to accomplish something like this, it would take at least thirty years of dedicated effort. Moreover, the prerequisite for success is having the necessary resources, talent, and a loyal, staunch alliance of interests. The number of powerful and influential individuals who can achieve this level is also quite small.

What Li Wei accomplished is a game-changer for any normal, ordinary person.

After completing all the preparations, Li Wei waited for the school's notification.

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Inside the luxurious villa, Li Wei changed into the school uniform of Ximu Niao High School. In front of the full-length mirror, he admired his figure. His muscular physique resembled that of a great hero from ancient Greek mythology. Even though it was an ordinary high school uniform, he wore it with a unique flair.

Li Wei nodded in satisfaction at his current appearance. When he was young, his face was rather delicate, giving him the appearance of a male protagonist in a shoujo manga, somewhat effeminate. However, as he grew, starting from the first generation, he began to grow taller rapidly, and at the same time, his face became more angular and three-dimensional, finally shedding the effeminate look of his childhood.

Li Wei imagined what his childhood face would look like if he had continued to grow up with a feminine style. He couldn't accept having a feminine, effeminate face. He preferred the masculine style he had now.

To be honest, the uniforms at Nishiki Tsutaka High School aren't particularly attractive. They really require a good physique to pull off; if the wearer isn't in good shape, they'll look rather ordinary.

Li Wei had asked the school's chairman about this design out of curiosity. The answer he received was that it was to suppress students' charm, reduce potential early romantic relationships, and make students focus on their studies as much as possible.

Ximu Nyo High School is a school that values ​​college entrance rates, and its college entrance rates have always been good, with at least % of students getting into university. This percentage may seem low, but compared with other high schools, it is actually quite high.

Nowadays in Japan, more and more high school students are not going to university. The vast majority of them enter the workforce after graduating from high school, and fewer and fewer people are going to university.

This is also related to the low university admission rate in Japan. Universities in Japan are very selective, with strict requirements for both admission and graduation. It is a hurdle to get in and a hurdle to get out. Of the four years of undergraduate study, only a small number of people can actually graduate on time. Most people need seven years to complete their university studies. Students from poor families find it difficult to endure such a long period of time.

Therefore, in this world, the overall college entrance rate of high schools is less than 10%, so Nishiki High School, which has a college entrance rate of over 10%, is considered to have a very high college entrance rate compared to other high schools. High school students who aspire to go to university prefer this type of high school with a stronger teaching force than other high schools.

Overall, in this world of neon lights, a university degree is far more valuable than in the real world. After all, being able to graduate from university is enough to demonstrate one's learning ability. Such graduates generally have much stronger comprehensive abilities than college graduates, making them more cost-effective and high-quality employees for corporate managers.

This world is very similar to the real world in some ways, but there are also many differences. However, Li Wei has already traveled through so many worlds and has seen all kinds of differences, so he will no longer be surprised by such things.

“Very good. Today is my first day of school as a student. This energetic state is what a student should look like. Elegant…” Li Wei smiled at himself in the mirror. The mirror showed a handsome young man, as beautiful as a god, with short, choppy hair, neat and full of masculine charm, like the sun that was always radiating light and heat. Just by standing there, his presence was so strong that it was impossible to ignore him.

The persona Li Wei cultivated for himself, to some extent, revealed aspects of his true personality: elegant, yet with a wicked sense of humor. Li Wei is usually a refined person; elegance comes naturally to him, and as for his wickedness, he doesn't need to act at all—he is inherently wicked, which is a clear indication of his true nature.

Li Wei arrived at the apartment entrance, where a limousine pulled up in front of the villa. He was now playing the role of a wealthy but vulgar man, and a vulgar man had to act like one.

A tall, imposing man in a shirt and vest, with a black eyepatch over his left eye, opened the car door, let Li Wei get in, and then followed him in. This tall man, who looked like a butler, was Li Wei's own puppet clone, used specifically to maintain appearances. The driver in front was also one of his puppet clones.

The car drove out of the affluent area and soon got onto the main road, heading towards Ximu Niao High School. After about half an hour's drive, the car stopped at the school's main gate.

It's peak school season now, and the luxury car immediately attracted a lot of attention. Japan is a country with a rigid social hierarchy, and wealthy people usually send their children to exclusive elite schools. That's why it's quite rare to see such an expensive luxury car appearing at the gate of an ordinary high school.

Chapter 1. Ordinary High School

Students passing by the school gate whispered among themselves; everyone is gossipy, especially high school students.

The two boys looked at the extended luxury car with envious expressions. Everyone wants to be born with a silver spoon in their mouth, but only a few people can become such lucky ones.

One of the boys said, "I wonder what kind of person will get off the bus. I hope it's a rich girl."

The other boy gave a disdainful look and said, "You've been watching too much anime, haven't you? Where do all these rich girls come from? Even if they really are rich girls, they're definitely the traditional Yamato Nadeshiko type."

Just then, the side door of the car opened, and a tall, handsome, one-eyed man with silver hair stepped out. This puppet clone, which Li Wei named Alfonso, had some stubble on his chin and his hair was tied in a high ponytail. Even dressed as a butler, he was already so handsome that the surrounding students were filled with anticipation, wondering what kind of person would get out of the car.

Li Wei stepped down, looked around at his surroundings, and said with a smile, "I hoped my campus life would be interesting. Now it seems I really made the right choice coming here. Alfonso, you can go back now."

The puppet clone, Silver Alfonso, said, "Boss, security is all set. I wish you a pleasant time at school. The guards are in position, and any unexpected situations are within our capabilities."

Li Wei took the backpack from Alfonso, slung it over his shoulder, and headed towards the school.

The boys at the school gate looked disappointed, but the girls suddenly became excited, chattering about Li Wei. Because Li Wei hadn't hidden his charm, he attracted attention wherever he went.

Li Wei didn't go directly to his class. Instead, he went to the chairman's office first. Ximu Niao High School is a private high school, so unlike public schools where the internal personnel are complicated, Ximu Niao High School is basically the chairman's private office. So as long as he can get the chairman on his side, Li Wei won't have any problems no matter what trouble he causes at school.

Along the way, everyone looked at Li Wei wherever he went. Without suppressing his charm, Li Wei was a bug, a heartbreaker who could drive women crazy.

Li Wei gently knocked on the chairman's office door, and without waiting for a response, he broke the lock and pushed the door open.

At this moment, what appeared before Li Wei was the disheveled chairman and a young woman whose clothes were missing. Both of them were startled by Li Wei's sudden intrusion.

The chairman's face was initially filled with anger, but when he saw Li Wei, his anger instantly turned into a fawning smile. He knew that this student was a big shot he couldn't afford to offend, so he didn't dare to show any anger. He didn't want to disappear into the world without a clear explanation.

Li Wei closed the door behind him and said with a smile, "Looks like I've interrupted your good time, Chairman. Next time I'll wait patiently for you to open the door. This time, it's my fault."

The chairman quickly put on his clothes and gave the woman next to him a look, signaling her to leave. After all, a big shot like Li Wei might say something sensitive that was not suitable for others to hear.