Entertainment to the death, make a tokusatsu film that will crush the entire internet.

Fish-flavored cat food is a hit.

She became famous without warning, inexplicably, and before she even realized it.

The incident dates back to three days ago.

The Land of Light held a flash mob event at Lakeside Plaza in City A, featuring a collaboration between "Fate/Zero" and "Shugo Chara!".

Twenty professional cosplayers were invited to the event.

She was just one of them, taking on an ordinary commercial order, and the role she played was Saber.

Yes, it's Artoria Pendragon, the one in silver armor and a blue dress, wielding an invisible sword.

For three days, she stood in the square for seven or eight hours each day wearing that armor that weighed more than ten kilograms.

They take photos with tourists, cooperate with officials to take promotional photos, and occasionally pose in classic poses at the request of fans.

It was really tiring, but the reward from the Land of Light was substantial.

Eight hundred a day, including three meals and afternoon tea.

Especially that boxed lunch.

Three meat dishes and two vegetable dishes: pork ribs, chicken legs, braised pork, stir-fried seasonal vegetables, and scrambled eggs with tomatoes.

A spoonful of braising sauce was poured over the rice.

That's called a fragrance.

So when the official photographers carried their equipment backstage to shoot behind-the-scenes footage...

She was sitting on the prop box, eating her lunchbox with her mouth glistening with oil.

The photographer probably wanted to capture some natural moments of the cosplayers taking a break.

The camera pans across people touching up their makeup, scrolling through their phones, and dozing off against the wall.

Finally, it stopped on her.

She looked up, a grain of rice still stuck to the corner of her mouth.

Then she did the thing that changed her life.

She picked up her chopsticks and pointed in the photographer's direction.

The photographer's shoulder twitched.

The camera shook slightly, clearly indicating that he was trying to suppress his laughter.

Then the girl lowered her head again and continued eating.

Completely unaware of what they had just done.

This behind-the-scenes footage was unearthed by Lao Zhang, the editor from the Land of Light, from a full six hours of filming footage.

He was working late into the night editing a video when he saw this part and spat out a mouthful of coffee onto the screen.

"Is this Saber herself?"

He laughed as he wiped the screen.

He didn't delete this part.

Not only was it not deleted, but a slow-motion effect was also added to the action of raising a finger to the camera.

This behind-the-scenes footage was included in the official Vlog of the flash mob event.

It lasted no more than five seconds.

When it was posted, nobody expected it to go viral.

Then it became popular.

It became incredibly popular, with an overwhelming and unstoppable surge in popularity.

First, the official account of the Land of Light edited out this segment and posted it on a short video platform.

The caption was just one sentence: "Hey Saber, how's your lunchbox?"

Less than an hour after it was posted, it had been viewed over a million times.

The barrage of comments was filled with the same word from beginning to end.

【Hahahahaha】

Immediately afterwards, a blogger called "Anime Melon Field" posted this five-second video on Weibo.

The caption reads: "I declare this to be the most faithful Saber of the year, no arguments allowed."

The comment section was flooded with more than 3,000 messages within half an hour.

"That intense gaze into the camera! That gesture of lifting her chopsticks! This is Saber herself eating!"

King Arthur: Where is my food? Bring it to me immediately.

Was that grain of rice on the corner of your mouth intentional or accidental?

"It was intentional and accidental (I'm sure)."

"Three meat dishes and two vegetable dishes, the lunchbox from the Land of Light smells so good, no wonder Saber herself couldn't resist."

"If you don't understand, is this cosplayer someone the official team brought from Fuyuki City?"

Even more outrageous, that same night, some netizens cut the video into a GIF and added a caption.

Go cook me two dishes.

This GIF spread like wildfire across major social media platforms.

Some people set it as their profile picture, while others turned it into an emoji and posted it in anime groups.

Someone photoshopped it into various scenes.

Saber pointed at Shoichi, "Go and cook me two dishes."

Saber pointed at Taro, "Go cook me two dishes."

Saber pointed to the countdown to the college entrance exam and said, "Go and cook me two dishes."

Within three days, this meme went viral.

It truly went viral across the entire population.

Even the vegetable vendors at the market shared that GIF on their WeChat Moments with a caption.

"Today a little girl dressed up as a foreigner asked me to cook two dishes for her. It cracked me up."

The number of followers on Weibo for fish-flavored cat food has increased from a few hundred to hundreds of thousands.

The comments section was flooded with phrases like "Saber himself," "My king, please have a meal," and "My king, please have a meal."

She was completely stunned.

"no......"

I sent a message to my best friend using a fish-flavored cat food can.

"I just ate a boxed lunch."

My best friend's reply was just three words: "You're famous now."

She really became famous.

She became so popular that when she went out to buy milk tea, the shop assistant glanced at her and suddenly her eyes lit up.

"You're the one... the one who cooks two dishes!"

She wanted to disappear into the ground right then and there.

But the milk tea in my hand had double the amount of pearls added, for free.

Who knew what would happen next?

The official account of the Land of Light released a formal announcement.

[The "Most Popular Award" of the Summer Creative Festival in the Land of Light Announced Ahead of Schedule]

Winner: @FishFlavoredCatCan

Award-winning work: Saber (Artoria Pendragon) cosplayer at the pop-up event.

Comment: "With its extraordinary level of fidelity and extreme contrast, it brought unique joy to the entire online audience."

You are not only the best interpreter of Saber, but also the creator of the most dazzling anime scene this summer.

Congratulations!"

Prize: 50,000 yuan

The comments section exploded instantly.

"Well deserved! Well deserved!"

"Fifty thousand yuan! That's enough to cook so many dishes!"

"Saber: Do you think I need a bonus? I just need two dishes!"

"This is the official Saber incarnate."

"I suggest the bonus be distributed directly in the form of boxed lunches (doge emoji)."

When the message reached Fish Flavor Cat Can's phone, she was cooking instant noodles in her rented apartment.

The moment I saw the notification, my phone fell into the pot.

She frantically scooped it out, not even bothering to wipe the noodle soup off the screen.

I read it again, word by word.

"Fifty...fifty thousand?"

Three months ago, she almost gave up on being a cosplayer.

At that time, she had just resigned from the company, couldn't get any business orders, and was still half a month short of paying her rent.

She squatted in the corner of the rented room, staring at the job posting on her phone for a long time before finally deciding not to click on it.

She wanted to try again. Even if it was just the last time.

Now she doesn't need to try anymore.

Office of the Land of Light.

Yang Qian is looking at the data report for the "Most Popular Award".

With over 100 million views, over 1 million shares, and over 2 billion reads across the internet, the topic has garnered significant attention.

A five-second video of someone eating a boxed lunch was used to meet a year's worth of marketing KPIs.

That's why the Most Popular Award was presented ahead of schedule.

Su Xiaoran stood to the side, holding a tablet in her hands, her expression suggesting she was trying to suppress a laugh.

"Director Yang, that GIF is all over the internet right now. Many people are saying that it's another top-tier meme from the Land of Light, following in the footsteps of Thomson Ripple."

"Some people even say that you support half of the emoji industry."

Yang Qian put down the report, picked up his teacup, and took a slow sip.

"Isn't this great? Has Fate's subscription rate gone up yet?"

"It went up; after the announcement, new purchases increased by nearly 40%."

"That's fine then."

Yang Qian nodded, put down his teacup, and leaned back in his chair.

Seeing his action, Su Xiaoran knew he was already planning his next move.

"Since it's generating so much buzz—"

Yang Qian paused, then smiled slightly. "Then why don't we start the old tradition of the Land of Light?"

Su Xiaoran's eyes lit up: "You mean...?"

"Sign it."

"Officially sign this cosplayer to the Land of Light's Artist Department."

Su Xiaoran immediately started taking notes on the tablet.

The Entertainment Department of the Land of Light was originally just a small department that served tokusatsu actors.

Later, with the successive launches of the Kamen Rider series, Ultraman series, Armor Hero, Love Live!, and K-On! series, more and more actors were signed.

The department's size has also gradually expanded.

To date, the artist management department has a considerable number of actors under its wing.

But this is the first signed artist who came from a proper cosplay background.

"By the way," Yang Qian added, "the contract terms should be based on the official standards. Don't try to lower the price just because you're a newcomer."

"The price will be slightly higher than the industry standard, and the training resources and development path will be clearly stated in the contract."

"Since she can eat the lunchboxes from the Land of Light, she must be a person from the Land of Light."

Su Xiaoran nodded.

That afternoon, the official account of the Land of Light issued a second announcement.

[The Land of Light's Artists Department cordially invites @FishFlavoredCatCan to join the Land of Light family.]

The news sent shockwaves across the internet once again.

"Holy crap?! They signed a contract with the Land of Light after cooking two dishes?!"

"From an amateur cosplayer to an officially signed artist, in just a few days? What kind of novel protagonist script is this?"

"Land of Light: You take care of eating the boxed lunches, and I'll take care of giving you a future."

"This is real pampering for fans! It's not just empty promises, it's a direct offer of a permanent position!"

"Land of Light's Entertainment Department: We sign anyone, as long as you're talented, funny, or... have a big appetite."

Inside the rented room, Fish Flavor Cat Can held his phone, the instant noodles he had just taken out of the water were now completely soggy.

She looked at the announcement, reading it over and over again. Then she called her mother.

"Mom, I found a job."

"What kind of job?"

"...The Land of Light"

There was a few seconds of silence on the other end of the phone: "Is it the Land of Light that makes Ultraman?"

"Um."

"Then you'd better work hard, arrive early in the morning, and be diligent in front of the boss..."

here we go again......

The nagging that's a common occurrence for Chinese parents...

After giving a few perfunctory words, the fish-flavored cat can quickly hung up the phone.

Just then, the phone rang again.

It was an official offer from the Land of Light's Artists Department.

Regarding the signing of the contract and subsequent arrangements.

The following details the signing time, location, and required documents.

There is also a training plan for new employees and the first batch of cooperative projects.

She sat up straight in front of the mirror.

Point at yourself in the mirror.

"You, go and do a good job."

......

"Damn it, where did Caesar go?! @Ah Guang, come out here!"