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The door slowly opened.

Inside the venue, the lights were dazzling.

On the stage in the very center, a huge screen displays a dynamic starry sky background.

The audience was packed with people.

All three thousand seats were occupied.

In the front row were familiar faces: Hiroshi Nagano, Ryu Manatsu, Kenshi Yonezu, ADO, Duotian Huang, Dashan Wu, Liang Liu, Fan Guo...

Almost all of the core partners and department heads of the Land of Light are present.

There were even several familiar-looking leaders from relevant departments in City A, who were smiling and looking towards the entrance.

In the middle and back rows are young fan representatives and company employees wearing various Land of Light themed T-shirts.

At this moment, all three thousand pairs of eyes focused on Yang Qian as he pushed open the door and entered.

Yang Qian: "..."

His mind seemed to go blank for a moment.

My normally fast-paced thinking experienced a brief pause.

Business meeting? Copyright dispute? North American distribution?

He glanced at Su Xiaoran beside him.

Su Xiaoran winked at him.

The corners of her mouth held an unconcealable smile.

Then, the large screen on the stage suddenly lit up.

In the center of the screen, a line of text slowly appeared:

Happy birthday, Mr. Guang.

next second.

The familiar melody resounded throughout the venue.

"Like sunlight piercing through the darkness—"

It is "Miracle Again".

The theme song of Ultraman Tiga.

It's three thousand people in the audience, plus all the artists on stage, singing together!

"Dawn quietly streaks across the horizon—"

Whose figure traverses the cycle of reincarnation—

Yang Qian's eyes welled up slightly.

He opened his mouth.

What do you want to say?

But he couldn't say anything.

The road to the future lies beneath our feet—

"Don't be sad, don't be afraid—"

The images on the big screen changed during the singing.

That was a video edited by fans.

Title: Land of Light.

The video shows the final episode of Ultraman Tiga, where children all over the world turn into light.

It's the scene in CLANNAD where Tomoya Okazaki hugs Shio and says, "The only places I can cry are the toilet and my dad's arms."

It's the scene from "Your Lie in April" where Kaori Miyazono says "I love you" in a letter.

It's a scene from "Natsume's Book of Friends" where Natsume says "thank you" to Nyanko-sensei.

It's a scene from "Ultraman Fighting Evolution" where Liu Qiang bursts into tears after winning the championship.

It's the construction site of "Cliff Ladder". The children's faces are beaming with smiles as they look at the construction site.

It was countless late nights, during anime and tokusatsu broadcasts, when a flood of comments would appear across the screen saying things like "Thank you, Hikaru," "I believe in Hikaru again," and "I'm healed."

Finally, here are the opening sequences from all Land of Light works.

That common logo.

The Land of Light.

And that slogan:

May everyone have light in their heart.

The video ends.

The lights went out again.

A spotlight shone on Yang Qian.

He stood there.

She was still wearing that simple casual outfit.

It was still that same expressionless face.

But a careful observer will notice—

His eyes were a little red.

"Director Yang," Su Xiaoran said softly, her voice full of laughter, as she had taken a half-step back without anyone noticing.

"Everyone is waiting for you."

Yang Qian took a deep breath.

Step forward and walk onto the stage.

With each step he took, applause erupted from the audience.

When he stepped onto the center of the stage, the applause reached its peak.

Hiroshi Nagano handed over the microphone.

Yang Qian accepted it.

There was a three-second silence.

Then he spoke:

"I……"

He cleared his throat.

"I didn't expect that."

Good-natured laughter rang out from the audience.

"Really, I didn't expect that."

Yang Qian looked down at the audience.

Those familiar faces.

Those unfamiliar yet familiar faces.

"I thought today's meeting was an overseas copyright conference."

The laughter grew even louder.

Thank you everyone.

Yang Qian put it very simply.

"Thank you for remembering."

"Thank you all for being with me until today."

Someone in the audience shouted first:

Happy birthday, Teacher A-Guang!

Then, the entire audience chanted in unison:

"Happy birthday--!"

The sound was deafening.

Yang Qian stood there.

Looking at the glow sticks waving below the stage.

Those genuine smiles.

The three thousand people who came for him.

His eyes finally welled up with tears.

But he didn't cry; he just smiled and nodded.

"Thanks."

He said.

Thank you.

At this moment, a commotion broke out in the crowd.

Zhou Lin walked onto the stage carrying an exquisite gift box.

Her face was flushed.

"Teacher A-Guang."

She handed over the gift box.

"This is...this is from Dali and me, and...a small token of our appreciation. We hope...we hope you like it."

Yang Qian accepted the gift box.

It was that dark gray custom-made suit that they had carefully selected.

On the collar of the inner lining, there is a line of small embroidered text:

"The light of hope will never be extinguished."

Yang Qian looked at the line of text.

There was a few more seconds of silence.

Then, he looked up and nodded to Zhou Lin:

"Thanks."

Zhou Lin's face turned even redder.

Quickly step aside.

at the same time.

Suddenly, a live broadcast appeared on the large screen on the side of the stage.

Live stream title: "[Exclusive] Joy of Light: A-Guang's Birthday Party"

Live streaming platforms: Starlight Video, Weibo, Douyin, and Kuaishou will be launched simultaneously.

It was less than a minute after the broadcast started.

The number of online users has exceeded five million.

"Holy crap! I knew it! The Land of Light's mass disappearances these past few days were definitely a trap they were preparing!"

"Birthday party!! Happy birthday, Mr. Hikaru!!!"

"There are so many people here! I saw Hiroshi Nagano! I saw Ryu Manatsu! I saw Kenshi Yonezu! ADO still hasn't shown his face..."

"I'm so moved... by that fan-edited video... I cried my eyes out..."

"Teacher A-Guang...were his eyes red just now? I saw it! He definitely choked up! This is the first time I've seen him so emotional!"

"Happy birthday!!!!!"

Gift effects started flooding the screen.

User "Tiga is my ultimate bias" sent 10 rockets.

[User "CLANNAD 1-Year Long-Time Fan" Gives Away a Spaceship]

[User "Four Lies Made Me Cry a Year's Worth of Tears" gave away 5 "Dream Castles"]

[User "Natsume is my eternal wife" gave away 10 "Carnival" items]

User "Yimaoge" sent 50 Super Rockets.

In just ten minutes.

The total value of the gifts exceeded one million.

And it continues to rise.

The live stream's popularity soared to number one across the entire internet.

however.

Just like behind every grand celebration, there is always a shadow.

Soon, some discordant voices began to emerge.

A gossip forum.

A post appeared quietly.

Shocking! Mystery Surrounds the Lavish Birthday Party of the Founder of the Land of Light: A Show May Have Cost Over Ten Million, Has His Philanthropic Image Collapsed?

The post is well-reasoned and supported by evidence.

According to industry insiders, the basic daily rental fee for Hall 1 of the A City International Convention and Exhibition Center is no less than 500,000 yuan.

The event featured high-standard catering for 3,000 people, customized materials, top-notch sound, lighting, and stage design, plus confidential preparation expenses in advance.

The total cost easily exceeds 5 million, and may even approach 10 million.

The Kingdom of Light has always touted itself as a source of positive energy and a philanthropic endeavor, and its previous cliffside ladder project has garnered considerable praise.

But is such extravagance at a founder's birthday party seriously inconsistent with his public image?

Is this another form of creating a persona and exploiting people?

Check out the crazy amount of gifts and tips being given in the live stream!

Is self-indulgent luxury something to be encouraged?

Below the post, some people started to agree:

"Indeed, it's too extravagant."

"Doing charity work is a good thing, but is it really necessary to be so high-profile about it?"

"It feels like she's trying to create a persona."

"Fans are still frantically sending gifts; they're so easy to fleece."

These comments were quickly shared on various social media platforms.

#Land of Light's Birthday Party Was Extravagant#

#Questioning the Charity Persona#

Topics such as these were subtly pushed and quietly climbed to the middle of the trending search list.

The backstage monitoring room at the birthday party.

Su Xiaoran looked at the negative comments on the screen.

A slight smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

She picked up the walkie-talkie: "Proceed as planned."