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

The comments section was still flooded with the name "A-Guang".

As the last few notes of the end credits song faded, the screen froze on a panoramic shot of the GUYS base.

But the online frenzy has only just begun.

It's trending on Weibo.

On Weibo's trending topics list, the hashtag #Hikari-A-Guang# climbed at an incredible speed.

From rising trending topics in real time to the top 50, to the top 20, to the top 10, to the top 3.

Finally, it settled firmly at the top of the list.

The number of views exceeded 200 million within half an hour.

The first Weibo post I clicked on was from an Olympic fan and included three pictures.

The first image is a screenshot of Ultraman Hikari's appearance.

The second photo is a candid shot of Yang Qian's profile at the "FATE/ZERO" event. He is talking to Su Xiaoran with his head slightly turned to the side.

The blue logo on his chest was perfectly aligned with the camera.

The third image is a comparison picture of two images put together.

The left half features Hikari's diamond-shaped timer on his chest, scattered; the right half features the Land of Light logo on Yang Qian's chest, also glowing with a pale blue fluorescent light.

"hikari = Hikari = Hikari, Director Hikari, we've finally caught the Easter egg you've been hiding for so long."

The comments section was filled with laughter.

"Ah-Hikaru: I just think the name 'Hikaru' sounds nice. All Ultraman fans: Say that again with your hand on your heart? Say that again with your hand on Hikari's timer??"

"Ultraman Hikari = Ultraman Hikaru, the human form of Hikaru, the evidence is conclusive, the death penalty should be carried out immediately!"

"Hilarious! Hikaru created a alternate account for himself in the Ultraman universe and named this Ultraman 'Hikaru,' as if he wanted us to know it was him, right?"

"Be precise! Hikari is Ultraman, and Hikaru is his human form, just like Tiga and Daigo Madoka, Dyna and Shin Asuka, Hikari and Hikaru."

"This is a huge problem! Daigo is a character in the show, Asuka is a character in the show, but Hikaru is the director himself!! He made a tokusatsu drama and then wrote himself into it as a human host. What level of abuse of power is this?!"

"Ah Guang: I didn't use my position for personal gain. I just made a blue life-size figure of myself in the Ultraman universe."

Subsequently, a comment appeared in the topic square.

A fan with the ID "Saber is my wife" wrote.

"I now seriously suspect that the Holy Grail quiz in FATE/ZERO was also Hikaru's personal hobby."

The will of the Holy Grail asked Kiritsugu Emiya, "Why do you pursue the Holy Grail?"

To put it another way: From the author's perspective, A-Guang asks himself, "Why do you make animation?"

Kiritsugu's answer was eternal peace for mankind—an answer that sounds grand, but in the end the Holy Grail is fake, and the wish cannot be fulfilled.

Is it possible that when A-Guang was filming this scene, he was actually reminding himself: when making animation, you can't aim for that vague, all-powerful wish-granting machine?

Once your obsession becomes the Holy Grail, you'll forget why you picked up the camera in the first place.

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Meanwhile, another, even more outrageous direction of discussion quietly emerged.

"I'm wondering, is it possible that Hikaru actually can transform into Ultraman?"

"You know what, you really have to admit, everything Ah-Guang did, any one of them, was incredibly righteous. Repairing equipment by hand in a disaster area—is that something a human could do?"

"Be bold, actually Hikaru doesn't know how to make animation at all. He only makes documentaries. FATE is the Holy Grail War that he saw with his own eyes in a parallel world. He just came back and drew it."

Mebius is his battle record on Earth, and he himself is one of his human hosts.

"Damn, I accept this premise. A-Guang is a special correspondent from the Land of Light who travels through parallel universes. All his works are war reports. This explanation is a million times more reasonable than him being a director."

Yang Qian's expression didn't change much as she scrolled through this comment.

He leaned back in his office chair, relaxed, with one leg crossed over the other, his fingers swiping across his phone screen.

"Director Yang,"

Su Xiaoran spoke, her voice tinged with helplessness, "Now all the Ultraman fans on the internet believe that you are the true human form of Hikari."

"It's trending number one on Weibo, number one on Xingguang Video, number one on Baidu Tieba's discussion popularity chart, and even made it into the top ten on overseas Twitter trends. Should we issue a statement?"

Yang Qian did not answer immediately.

He flipped his phone over and placed it face down on the table.

Is it a reference to Hikari's name?

This was a reaction he had anticipated during filming, so it wasn't unexpected.

"There's no rush now."

Su Xiaoran glanced at him, waiting for him to continue.

"Hikari still has a few highlight episodes left to air... hmm."

He stopped talking in time, without revealing any more details about the plot.

But the curve of his lips betrayed him.

"The fans will go even crazier then, so it's not too late to respond then."

Looking at his nonchalant demeanor, Su Xiaoran silently sighed for all the Olympic fans online.

Director Yang always has a calm expression of "Oh, you guys just noticed this?" whenever fans discover Easter eggs.

But if you look closely at the corners of his mouth...

That subtle curve clearly shows it's enjoying this cat-and-mouse game.

At this very moment, in the duty room of the Cyber ​​Police Corps of City A, Xiao Shiqin let out his second sigh of the night while looking at his computer screen.

The traffic monitoring graph on the screen has completely gone wild.

After the release of episode 11 of "Ultraman Mebius", requests for accessing the series from overseas via VPNs surged even further on top of the previous peak.

"team leader."

Xiao Zhang, who was on duty, poked his head out of the cubicle, holding a newly printed report in his hand.

"The source of the circumvention traffic tonight is a bit strange."

"explain."

"Thailand."

Xiao Zhang placed the report on Xiao Shiqin's desk: "Connection requests from Thailand have increased four hundred times compared to last week."

Xiao Shiqin was silent for a moment, then raised his eyelids and looked at Xiao Zhang: "What's the reason?"

"I looked it up, and there's an Ultraman fan community in Thailand called something like 'Siam Ultraman Brotherhood'."

"This community is the largest Olympic fan organization in Southeast Asia, with hundreds of thousands of registered members."

They organized an online group binge-watching event tonight, specifically episode eleven, but they don't have access to the official streaming service—”

Xiao Zhang paused for a moment, then continued, "So they all climbed over the wall."

The duty room was silent for a full five seconds.

Xiao Shiqin let out his third sigh of the night.

"Has the report been written?"

"It's not written yet. Captain, how should this report be written?"

Xiao Zhang asked honestly, "In the 'reason for bypassing the firewall' section, I can't exactly write 'to watch Ultraman Hikari,' can I?"

"Why not? Let's be realistic."

Xiao Shiqin picked up his enamel mug and took a sip.

He has seen through the illusions of the world.

Xiao Zhang hesitated for a few seconds before tentatively asking, "Captain, what exactly is this Land of Light? Last time you said Director Yang has connections, is that true or—"

Xiao Shiqin remained silent. He simply looked at Xiao Zhang's young face and asked earnestly, "Xiao Zhang, you just joined this year, right?"

Xiao Zhang's heart skipped a beat, and his brain started working at lightning speed.

"Why do you say that, Captain?"

Xiao Zhang cautiously countered with a question.

Xiao Shiqin took out a stack of documents from his desk drawer.

The cover is printed with the words "Analysis Report on Foreign-Related Cyber ​​Incidents".

"Young people should be given more opportunities to showcase themselves."

He gently placed the stack of documents in front of Xiao Zhang, "Take a look at these reports and see how to handle them."

Xiao Zhang glanced down at the stack of documents. The first report was "Technical Analysis Report on Abnormal Cross-border Traffic of a Certain Japanese Anime Video Website (First Supplement)".

The second version is a sequel to the first supplement.

The third document is a supplementary explanation for the sequel.

The fourth report is even more straightforward—"Third Monthly Report on Cross-Border Traffic Related to the Land of Light".

Xiao Zhang picked up the heavy stack of reports, turned and walked towards the door, his eyes filled with despair.

The duty room fell silent for a moment.

Another staff member poked his head out from the cubicle. "Captain, is it really necessary for you to scare the kids?"

Xiao Shiqin picked up his teacup and took a sip. "Young people need to be tempered. When I was young, I was always getting bullied by a guy surnamed Ye."