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

"Rice, we can start hyping up 'Ultraman Mebius' now."

When Yang Qian sent this message, Da Mi was sitting in the VIP lounge at the headquarters of Starlight Video, with a complete three-tiered English afternoon tea set in front of her.

The bone china teapot is filled with Lapsang Souchong tea, and sandwiches, scones, and macarons are arranged on a three-tiered tray from bottom to top.

The fruit platter next to it was cut neatly, with even the cantaloupe pieces being almost identical in length and width.

He had just reached out and picked up a macaron when his phone screen lit up.

The moment he saw the words "Guangda", Da Mi immediately threw the macaron back onto the plate.

This reaction startled the two department heads sitting opposite them.

But Da Mi didn't have time to explain to them.

"Everbright, is S-level promotional resources enough? If not, I'll ask the vice president for more!"

With the backing of the Kingdom of Light, his status at Starlight Video has risen steadily over the past year.

He rose from an editor in the animation section to a trusted confidant of the vice president of content operations.

Now, S-level publicity resources can be mobilized directly without going through layers of approval.

There is only one reason—he is the liaison for the Land of Light.

Everyone at Starlight Video, from top to bottom, knows this fact, and DaMi knows it even better.

He has never forgotten who his biggest backer is.

Yang Qian's reply came quickly: "That's enough. Don't keep allocating so many resources. Occasionally, we should also give other animation companies a chance."

As Da Mi looked at this line of text, the corner of his mouth twitched involuntarily.

Give other animation companies a chance?

forget it.

Everbright's words are truly polite.

But if he really takes it seriously, then he's wasted all these years in this industry.

He is all too aware of the current situation.

If A-Guang doesn't actively bully other animation companies, those companies should already be grateful.

Over the past six months, almost all animation projects with any significant following have been intentionally or unintentionally avoiding the broadcast schedule of Land of Light.

A direct confrontation with the Land of Light?

The last animation companies to do this were Tencent Video and Lizi Entertainment.

Can't you see that these two are chickening out now?

It's strange, really, ever since Tencent Video and Tanuki Entertainment stopped directly confronting the Land of Light.

The animation quality is exceptionally high.

Could it be... that there's some shady deal going on behind the scenes?

Forget it, even if there were, it's not something he, Da Mi, can interfere with.

Rice can quickly type a reply.

"Guangda, you're too kind."

"Our mission at Starlight Video is, of course, to allow more viewers to enjoy high-quality animation."

"And the Land of Light is synonymous with high-quality animation. Allocating resources to the Land of Light is our job at Starlight Video."

Even Da Mi himself felt that the flattery was a bit too cheesy, but he didn't intend to back down.

Yang Qian replied again, "Thanks, rice. I'll send you some specialties from the Land of Light later."

Da Mi stared at that sentence for a long time, and Guangda personally told him that he would send him special products from the Land of Light.

He rubbed his hands together, and suddenly realized that today's afternoon tea smelled so much better than before.

The two supervisors across from them finally couldn't hold back any longer. One of them cautiously asked, "Brother Rice, who is that?"

Da Mi picked up his teacup, took a sip, and said, feigning calmness.

"Yes, Everbright's new project is about to start its pre-launch promotion."

"Prepare to launch an S-level publicity campaign. Notify all departments that I need to see the schedule by 9:00 AM tomorrow."

"Nine o'clock tomorrow? Brother Rice, it's almost time to get off work..."

"Then let them work overtime."

Da Mi put down her teacup, her tone leaving no room for argument, "The affairs of the Land of Light have always been the highest priority at Starlight Video. I don't need to teach you that rule, do I?"

The two exchanged a glance, then simultaneously got up to make a phone call.

"Oh, and remember to write down their overtime pay!!"

Rice added.

After replying to the message, Yang Qian put her phone aside.

He certainly knew why Starlight Video was praising him so much.

The data doesn't lie; the past Ultraman series have brought Starlight Video significant traffic, membership conversion rates, and related merchandise sales...

Each of these achievements alone would be enough for the person in charge to boast about for an hour at the year-end performance review meeting.

But the more he was fawned over, the more he reminded himself of one thing.

It cannot expand.

Looking back, how many predecessors have fallen in this position?

As an animator, he needs to always maintain the mindset of an apprentice.

The next morning, the official Weibo account of the Land of Light Animation Studio was updated.

[Land of Light Animation Studio - Hikaru]: "Although the story of Ultraman Gaia has ended, the story of the Land of Light is not over yet."

Therefore, we have made a decision that goes against our ancestors' wishes: the brand new Ultraman, Ultraman Mebius, will be released this Friday!

See you there!

There was no pre-launch period, no silhouette posters, and no suspense marketing.

They announced it officially and set a release date directly.

"Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap—Mom, what did I just see?! Ultraman Mebius!! It's Ultraman Mebius!! Is a new Ultraman finally coming?! Hikaru, don't you need any rest at all?!"

"Wait, A-Guang, are you updating this fast? I thought we'd have to wait at least a month after 'Gaia' ended to see a new work. Are you sure you didn't just release the next quarter's project ahead of schedule?"

"Ah-Guang: If you all just watch anime, you won't remember to wait for me at the supermarket to slack off!"

"Damn!! Thanks for the reminder upstairs!! I'm going to stake out the Guangzhi Youxuan supermarket right now!! Checkout counter number 11, right? I've already memorized the number!!"

The comments section was filled with laughter, but Yang Qian's surprises for today went far beyond just one Weibo post.

To celebrate the release of "Ultraman Mebius".

The overseas platform of Land of Light has launched all the Ultraman series that have been shown in China so far.

The entire Ultraman series, with subtitles in all languages ​​and simultaneous unlocking across all regions, is now available all at once!!!

Foreplay? Absolutely not!

He plays the Western style of play, giving overseas audiences a real treat.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the Pacific Ocean.

North America.

9 p.m. Eastern Time.

Jason Creek had just gotten off work and returned to his apartment, where he sprawled on the sofa scrolling through social media.

He is a 24-year-old graphic designer living in Brooklyn, New York. His usual entertainment activities include playing video games and watching anime.

His roommate recommended an animated film from China to him six months ago.

Ultraman Tiga. Jason's first reaction was to refuse.

"Chinese animation? Don't be ridiculous, you want me to watch that kind of cheap, low-quality special effects?"

His roommate didn't pressure him; he simply uploaded the first episode to his cloud drive.

Three days later, Jason appeared at his roommate's door with red eyes, holding his phone with a freeze-frame of the Ultraman Tiga finale on the screen.

"You're right, I apologize for all my previous prejudices. Is there a sequel?"

He is now a big fan of Dyna and Gaia.

At the same time, Jensen has a verified "Ultraman Analyst" account on the tokusatsu (special effects) subreddit of Reddit.

Every weekend I use translation software to read the latest updates and forum discussions on the Chinese side.

But he has a painful aspect.

The update speed of overseas platforms is truly baffling.

By the time the official translation was released, the Chinese version had already finished airing several weeks ago.

The forum was full of spoilers, so he didn't even dare to browse it.

Tonight, as usual, he opened the official YouTube page of the Land of Light, mentally preparing himself to be tormented by slow updates once again.

Then he saw that list.

"Ultraman, Jack, Seven, Leo... what are these? Are there really that many Ultraman?"