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July 1th, 10:3 AM.

The animated version of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" has officially launched.

The opening credits are not lengthy, and there are no fancy transitions.

The screen went dark, and the drums began.

Then, a magnificent and powerful soprano voice rang out.

【…

New cities rise, old cities fall; what can be preserved?

It is your pioneering spirit that reveals your determination to establish yourself.

New cities open, fortified cities fall, what remains?

...]

The melody of the opening theme, "A Handful of the Country in My Hands," surges forth like a mighty river, accompanied by rapidly flashing images.

The flames of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Dong Zhuo's tyranny upon entering the capital, the banners of the alliance of the eighteen warlords, the fire ships of the Battle of Red Cliffs, the autumn rain at Wuzhang Plains...

Every frame is a richly detailed historical scroll.

"Holy crap! This opening theme! It gave me goosebumps!"

"That was amazing! That was amazing! That soprano! That arrangement! It gave me goosebumps!"

"This is the spirit that the Three Kingdoms should have! The Land of Light is awesome!"

"The opening sequence alone is worth the price of admission!"

Episode 1: The Oath of the Peach Garden

The scene begins with the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

The people suffered greatly, and war broke out everywhere.

Outside Zhuoxian City, Liu Bei sold shoes and wove mats, Guan Yu fled into the world, and Zhang Fei sold wine and slaughtered pigs.

The three met in the marketplace and hit it off immediately.

Zhang Fei proposed, "Behind my manor is a peach orchard, where the flowers are in full bloom. Tomorrow, we should offer sacrifices to Heaven and Earth in the orchard, and the three of us will become sworn brothers, working together with one heart and one mind, before we can plan something great."

Liu Bei and Guan Yu echoed in unison, "Excellent!"

The next day, the peach blossoms were in full bloom, and petals fell in profusion.

Prepare a black ox and a white horse to offer sacrifices to Heaven and Earth.

The three burned incense and knelt in worship.

Liu Bei raised his cup, his voice firm.

"Today, the three of us brothers have become sworn brothers. We will work together with one heart and one mind to help those in distress and danger; to serve the country above and to bring peace to the people below."

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei solemnly raised their cups.

The three of them spoke in unison, their vows echoing throughout the peach garden.

"We don't ask to be born on the same day, month, and year, but we wish to die on the same day, month, and year!"

"Heaven and Earth bear witness to this heart! To betray righteousness and forget kindness deserves to be condemned by both Heaven and man!"

The three raised their cups and drank them down in one gulp, with peach blossoms fluttering behind them.

The comments section went completely crazy:

"I'm in tears... I'm really in tears..."

"The Oath of the Peach Garden! My youth!"

"Second Master! Third Master! Imperial Uncle!"

"The voice acting! The visuals! The atmosphere! Absolutely amazing!"

"Land of Light! You are my God!"

"Actually, you could say that I'm the same way, Third Master."

"Who do you think they're sworn brothers with? Guan Yu? (laughs)"

The ending theme is "The Flowing River".

The melody is distant and desolate.

Clouds travel across the sky, waves roam the rivers

What fear is there of raging waves if we are determined to cross mountains and passes?

……

Don't say that fame and fortune require a hundred battles.

I wish to emulate the dripping water that wears away stone.

...]

The ending sequence features not only Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei.

It also quickly glimpsed many heroes who would be appearing in the future.

Cao Cao, Sun Ce, Zhou Yu...

In the final few seconds, a figure with a feather fan and silk turban slowly turned around.

Zhuge Liang.

"Aaaaaah! Kongming! It's Kongming!"

"The ending theme is even better than the opening theme! The lyrics! The visuals!"

"Prime Minister! I've been waiting for you for so long!"

"Big brother is right!"

"Me too!"

Episode 2: Dong Zhuo Enters the Capital

Dong Zhuo deposed the young emperor, installed the new emperor, seized control of the court, slept on the emperor's bed at night, and was cruel and inhumane.

Cao Cao carried the Seven-Star Sword and entered the Prime Minister's residence to assassinate Dong Zhuo.

Upon being discovered, he quickly devised a plan, offering a knife as a way to escape.

"I would rather betray the world than let the world betray me!"

Chen Gong captured and released Cao Cao, who then mistakenly killed Lü Boshe's entire family.

A ruthless warlord in troubled times, beginning to show his prowess.

After the first two episodes aired, viewers were left wanting more.

"Huh??? That's it?! What happened to my 'Three Heroes Battle Lü Bu'?! What happened to my 'Warm Wine and Slay Hua Xiong'?!"

"Damn it! You've got to end it here, Guangda, you know how to keep us in suspense! We have to wait until tomorrow, I'm in a real hurry!"

"Guangda! This is the ten yuan of secret stash of money I earned by having my wife work overtime, and you're showing me this incomplete chapter? That's a bit much!" (Slams table)

"Update quickly! I want to see Boss Cao! I want to see Sun Jian! Most importantly, I want to see my idol Zhuge Liang make his official debut!!!"

"Two episodes a day is simply not enough! I suggest five episodes a day!"

Meanwhile, other entries in the "Daxia Animation New Star Competition" have also been unveiled.

The two biggest competitors.

Tanuki Entertainment, "Tales of One Hundred Demons".

Tanuki Entertainment's "Tales of One Hundred Ghosts" focuses on the concept of modern urban supernatural tales, with a gorgeous and eerie art style and plenty of promotional gimmicks.

Even more impressively, they invited one of the top stars in the current Chinese music scene.

Hua Yuyu, a singer known for his unique singing style and strong stage presence, composed and sang the theme song "Hyakki Yagyō" (Night Parade of One Hundred Demons) for the series.

Hua Yuyu's fan base is huge and extremely powerful, instantly bringing massive attention and traffic to "Hundred Ghosts Tales".

Fans are going crazy with support:

"YuYu's new song! Support!"

"Tales of One Hundred Demons! Looking forward to it!"

"Yu Yu's singing voice paired with fantasy animation! A perfect match!"

Tencent Video, "Legend of the Martial Emperor".

A historical fantasy drama featuring Empress Wu Zetian as the main character, focusing on the heroine's rise to power and political intrigue.

Tencent Video invited top actress Bingbing to endorse the female lead Wu Xiaomei and record a promotional video.

Bingbing has extremely high popularity among the Chinese people, and her promotional video quickly garnered over ten million views.

Comment area:

"Bingbing looks so beautiful in period costume!"

"An empress theme! I love it!"

"Support Sister Bingbing! Support 'Legend of the Martial Emperor'!"

Top-tier Mandopop singer + top-tier national female star.

The two giants joined forces, creating a clear siege against the Land of Light in terms of traffic and marketing momentum.

Online press releases began to appear quietly.

"While the sentiment of 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms' is commendable, the actors are past their prime, and their influence is difficult to compete with that of today's popular celebrities."

Is the Land of Light's insistence on relying on veteran actors too conservative? Faced with the new era's onslaught of internet celebrities, how far can nostalgia truly go?

Other small and medium-sized animation companies are trembling with fear.

When gods fight, they're just cannon fodder...

Office of the Land of Light.

Yang Qian did not pay much attention to her competitors.

A question that had become a trending topic caught his attention:

"@A-Guang, Guangda, why are so many of your works set in the Sakura Province Special Administrative Region? And why does the protagonist have to be from Sakura Province? There are so many places in Great Xia that you could write about, wouldn't that make it more immersive?"

This question certainly hit a nerve with many viewers, and many people in the comments section agreed.

Yang Qian smiled. He had anticipated this question and was prepared with an answer.

He had anticipated that an audience member would raise this question.

He opened the reply box and considered it for a moment.

Thank you for your question.

Simply put, it's because for most of us, the most memorable things from elementary, middle, and high school are probably not club activities, romantic adventures, or saving the world.

Instead, it's about whether you've finished your "Five-Year College Entrance Examination and Three-Year Simulation" materials and whether you've finished your homework for today.

If the creation strictly adheres to the real-world context.

So the story of CLANNAD might end when the male protagonist, Tomoya, is unable to participate in club activities due to a conflict with his cram school;

"Little Buried" may become "Five-Three Girls!" "Little Buried";

As for EVA... Shinji would probably have his parents called in due to mental health issues, and then enter a long period of leave of absence.

Just like in "Super Beast Force", Huo Linfei, who is as strong as Qitian, can destroy an entire other dimension.

After saving the world, you still have to go back to class, do your homework, and prepare for exams.

As a special administrative region, Sakura Prefecture has a slightly different education system and social atmosphere from ours.

It provides a relatively reasonable stage for the development of slice-of-life, school life, and even some fantasy stories.

This does not mean that we do not agree with the Bactrian culture.

It is precisely in order to better create stories about youth, dreams, friendship, love, and growth that everyone enjoys within the existing framework.

Of course, if everyone really wants to see a story with a completely local background that closely reflects the pressures of real-life academic studies...

It is not impossible.

But are you sure you want to see the protagonist doing math problems until late at night every day, with his only superpower being solving the most difficult math problems?

The comment section exploded the moment this reply was posted:

The reply immediately ignited the comments section!

Holy crap! Everbright Bank responded personally!

"Pfft—! What the hell is 'Umaru-chan'?! The imagery is too vivid!"

"Shinji got his parents called in because of mental health issues... Hahaha, sorry, but it's so funny! Kodai, you really understand realism!"

"Waaaaah... I never knew Guangda had put in so much effort! To let us see these beautiful stories, they endured the misunderstanding that the background is in Japan! I deserve to die! (tears welling up)"

"It feels like the person upstairs is sleeping in the middle of the night and suddenly sits up and slaps themselves twice."

"It's not that slow, it might be smoking right now."

"Actually... thinking about it carefully, the story is quite good in the Sakura Prefecture, at least there are many pretty high school girls to see (doge)"

"Great minds think alike! Why don't we become sworn brothers and work together to protect the creative freedom of the Land of Light!"

"Guangda! Back to the main topic! I still want to see the tsundere Asuka! When is the new Evangelion movie coming out?! I'm urging for more updates!"

"Got it! It's not that Everbright doesn't want to write it, it's that even if they did, it wouldn't be broadcast!"

"Protect our Ah-Guang!"

Yang Qian smiled and closed the comments section.

Sometimes, it's better to leave things unsaid and let the audience interpret them for themselves; this can actually be more effective.

"Director Yang."

Su Xiaoran knocked on the door and came in, holding a tablet in her hand.

"The special effects team reports that 'Ultraman Nexus' has completed post-production and is ready to be released at any time."

Yang Qian nodded.

"Let's put it on the schedule."

Su Xiaoran hesitated for a moment.

"There are still over twenty episodes left in 'Taro,' and 'Nexus' is airing so early in the morning, won't it be too crowded? Should we wait a bit?"

"fine."

Yang Qian waved her hand.

"Nexus" has an independent worldview and does not conflict with "Taro," so it can be released separately.

He paused, then added:

"Also, notify Pegasus Toy Factory to produce a batch of Evolution Trusters."

"The design is based on the one in the show, the material is alloy, and it has built-in LED lights that light up and make sounds when the switch is pressed."

Su Xiaoran's eyes lit up: "The surrounding area?"

"Um."

Yang Qian smiled.

It's time—

Let the light kill generation after generation.

Meanwhile, on the set of the Land of Light tokusatsu series.

"Click—!!!"

"I hereby declare—"

"Kamen Rider Agito"

"Filming wrapped up—!!!!"

"Wuhu—! Takeoff!!!"

The entire venue erupted in cheers.

Actors, staff, suit actors...

Everyone hugged each other and cheered.

"Finally finished filming! I don't have to face those motorcyclists with their high beams anymore! My eyes were almost blinded!"

"Shoichi! My Shoichi! You finally don't have to flash me anymore!"