Spiritual energy resurgence? My former empress wife has also revived!

In October, the promotion of two animated feature series was so extensive that it could be described as overwhelming.

Online: Musical Notes, Quick Foot, Bilibili, Weibo, and even Tieba and Hupu—as long as you open these apps, the failure of the two animated series will come rushing at you.

Offline: subway stations, bus stops, neon-lit building facades in Beijing and Shanghai, and elevator malfunctions, etc., almost covering every aspect of a person's "transportation" in "clothing, food, housing, and transportation".

Even national television stations subtly promote the two animated feature films.

With such a cost-no-object promotional campaign, all 1.4 billion people in China, from eighty-year-old seniors to toddlers, have become familiar with these two animated feature films.

"The Legend of the Sword Immortal" and "The Legend of the Great Yan Empress" are two animated series with ordinary names, but they have entered everyone's lives in a way that people cannot avoid.

Has anyone calculated how much the marketing and promotion for these two animated feature series cost?

"Someone has already calculated the musical notes; you can just search for 'musical notes' on a search engine."

"Musical notes won't do; they're all short videos that just give you a number. I want to see the actual process."

"Then you can go to this UP on Bilibili and take a look. He did a detailed data calculation and the result is an astronomical figure, at least more than 5 billion in publicity and marketing expenses."

"Fifty billion? Holy crap, this is practically a losing proposition! What kind of ridiculous show is this that dares to advertise like this? I need to go and critique it."

"Isn't its most impressive feature the fact that it gets advertised on the national television evening news? That's something you can't just buy with money!"

"..."

The two animated series didn't even need to be watched; their promotional campaigns alone caused a nationwide sensation.

Perhaps this sensation is itself part of the publicity campaign.

In reality, the marketing budgets for these two animated series were not that exaggerated.

Because state power was mobilized, the publicity and distribution prices were almost all at cost.

Of course, even if it really requires a huge amount of money, the country doesn't care.

These two animated series are a cautious attempt to reveal the true extraordinary world and the true world of cultivators to the public!

"These two animated series remind me of the animated series that the Australian government collaborated on with major film companies around the world to release two months ago!"

"You mean that animated series called 'The Legend of the Heavenly Sword Sect'?"

"Yes, that's the one! The promotion for this animated series was even more exaggerated at the time, with top-tier promotion from major theaters, Netflix, and so on."

"Now that two long-running animated series have appeared in China, could there be any connection between them? Also, I often browse the internet, and things are particularly chaotic outside right now... even strangely chaotic!"

Similar posts have been circulating on forums like Baidu Tieba and Hupu, with countless people leaving comments.

There is no shortage of smart people in this world; they can always find problems from the slightest clues.

Moreover, such a large-scale publicity campaign is not just a clue, but more like an open secret.

Amidst this environment of skepticism, anticipation, and doubt, two animated feature series were launched.

Unlike typical animated series that release one episode per week, these two long-running series were released in their entirety, seemingly not at all aimed at making money.

In a very short time, whether on Bilibili or other websites, the number of views for the two long dramas instantly exceeded 100 million!

……

Ruihong New City residential community in Shanghai.

Lu Daoyuan drove his Panamera, parked it in the underground parking lot, and took the elevator back home.

Pushing open the door, I saw a corner light on in the living room, casting a warm, dim glow. My wife, Zheng Hui, was sitting on the sofa in her pajamas, watching a show on her iPad.

"Still not asleep? It's already eleven o'clock."

When Lu Daoyuan saw his wife, he took off his shoes and put on slippers, softening his tone.

When Zheng Hui saw her husband return, she pressed the pause button, stood up from the sofa, and said, "You weren't home yet? You were working overtime again. Aren't you tired?"

There's some leftover food in the kitchen, I'll go heat it up for you.

Seeing his virtuous wife go to the kitchen, Lu Daoyuan sat down on the sofa, slumped over, and asked, "Is our son asleep?"

"I have school tomorrow, how can I not sleep?"

The wife's voice came intermittently from the kitchen.

Lu Daoyuan breathed a sigh of relief, watching his wife, who was nearly forty but still retained her charm, busy at work, and he was very satisfied with his current life.

He was a slow grower when he was young, was quiet and didn't do well in school, and was always bullied at school.

Zheng Hui is his childhood sweetheart. She has been beautiful since childhood and always defends and protects him when he is bullied.

Even in junior high school, their teachers thought they were dating.

At that time, Lu Daoyuan was very self-conscious. He had a crush on Zheng Hui but didn't dare to look up at her.

His life took an amazing turn in his second year of junior high school.

In 1999, the Chinese discovered the Empress's bronze coffin inside the Kunlun Mountains, and the Empress lived a second life.

This Empress of Great Yan used the cultivation method of the Dynasty to transform the entire Xia into the prototype of the Dynasty.

In 2002, the Empress combined Taoist magic with modern technology to create a method that allows ordinary people to test their talent for Taoist cultivation.

Of course, this method can only test general talent for cultivation.

Because of her special constitution, Jiang Churou was unable to be detected, which is why she was the one who slipped through the net.

When Lu Daoyuan was in the second year of junior high school, a large-scale physical examination was conducted for primary and secondary school students across the country.

This physical examination was actually to test the spiritual talent of children under the age of fifteen.

It was during that physical examination that Lu Daoyuan was found to have a talent for cultivation, and that his talent was not low.

His life, like that of a male protagonist in a novel, underwent a dramatic transformation.

Lu Daoyuan was first selected to participate in a basic spiritual training class in the country at that time.

He displayed exceptional talent in cultivation during his class and was eventually selected by the Yuanshi Daluo Sect to become an outer disciple.

He claimed to be studying in another city, but in reality, he was cultivating at the Yuanshi Daluo Sect in the capital.

His spiritual practice changed his life and personality; he became no longer dull and became confident.

He also bravely pursued the white moonlight that he had once dared not face and felt inferior about.

It was also during his university years that he and Zheng Hui finally became boyfriend and girlfriend.

Those who can enter the outer sect of the Yuanshi Daluo Sect are all exceptionally talented individuals.

Even so, Lu Daoyuan was still one of the best among them.

Under the tutelage of the Yuanshi Daluo Sect, his cultivation level rose higher and higher. After achieving success in his cultivation, he entered the government department, namely the "Management Bureau".

Zeng Zheng, the eldest disciple with the highest cultivation talent and the highest realm among the outer disciples, works in the capital.

He was assigned to Shanghai.

As for the luckiest junior sister, she became the Empress's confidante, making countless people extremely envious.

The government highly valued cultivators like Lu Daoyuan, who possessed high spiritual attainment, great talent, and worked in government departments, and provided them with excellent benefits and treatment.

This is why Lu Daoyuan was able to buy a house worth 20 million yuan in Shanghai outright.

He publicly claimed that he worked in the financial industry and therefore had a high income.

After marrying Zheng Hui, he also used his connections to get his wife a job as an accountant in a state-owned enterprise. The job was easy and the income was good.

Zheng Hui came out of the kitchen and placed the heated food on the coffee table: "Daoyuan, eat quickly, and get some rest after you finish eating. Don't overwork yourself by working overtime every day."

Lu Daoyuan laughed and said, "It's nothing to be a little tired, it's all for you and the child."

He moved a small stool over and sat down at the coffee table to eat.

Zheng Hui then sat back down on the sofa and started watching the show.

And what she was reading was "The Legend of the Great Yan Empress"!

Lu Daoyuan's heart skipped a beat, and he asked, seemingly casually, "You've watched both of those animations?"

"I'm almost finished watching it; I'm currently watching 'Empress'."

Zheng Hui nodded.

She has to watch this kind of wildly popular drama, otherwise she won't know what to talk about with people at work.

Lu Daoyuan shoveled a mouthful of rice into his mouth and asked, "Master Lou... who do you like, the Sword Immortal or the Empress?"

"Of course it's the Empress," Zheng Hui replied without hesitation.

Lu Daoyuan, his neck stiff, asked, "Why?"

"Why is there a reason? This Sword Immortal Chronicle is so boring," Zheng Hui said, wiping her eyes and choking up. "The Empress Chronicle is much more touching. Waaah, why is this drama a tragedy? The Empress never found her little monk until her death."

Zheng Hui sobbed, her voice filled with sorrow: "That Lou Guanxue is a complete stereotype of a woman; she relies entirely on her master."

"Look at Miss Jiang. She is a woman who rules the world and relies on herself. She has experienced so many hardships in her life, losing her husband and her brother, but she has never given up."

"Faced with so many formidable enemies and desperate situations, she did her utmost to make the country strong and the people live in peace and prosperity."

"Moreover, she was deeply devoted to her husband. Even though she was so powerful, she still did not forget her feelings for him. When such a powerful person wanted to marry her, she spent eight hundred years killing him for her husband."

"Such a loyal and capable woman, this is what a female protagonist novel should be like, the power of women."

"Is the government promoting this animated series so much to promote female empowerment?"

Lu Daoyuan blushed: "I admit the Empress is very powerful, but the Sword Immortal is no less impressive."

"The Sword Immortal also cultivated to the Taiqing Realm and forged the 'Supreme Dao Weapon'. Moreover, the Sword Immortal's master, 'Yuanshi Daluotian', is the strongest person in history."

"To be accepted as a disciple by that Donghuang Taiyi shows how exceptionally talented a sword immortal is, rarely seen in the world."

He was a disciple of the Yuanshi Daluo Sect. Even if he respected the Empress, he still had to support his aunt and his ancestor!

Zheng Hui didn't take it seriously: "What nonsense are you talking about? Anyway, that 'Legend of the Sword Immortal' is boring to watch."

She opened Xiaohongshu (Little Red Book) and found that the replies under discussions related to "The Legend of the Empress" were all very similar.

"Sister is so cool!"

"The Supreme Beauty!"

Why can't a woman be an empress?

"The Empress represents the power of women in the new era."

"Waaaaah, the story of the little monk and Miss Jiang is so touching."

"Alas, the Empress searched for the little monk for seven thousand five hundred years but could not find him. In the end, she could only bury herself and the little monk together in despair. What a pity."

"This is true devotion until death!"

"..."

Lu Daoyuan opened his mouth.

He knew his wife was right.

If we had to choose between these two animated series, "The Empress's Tale" is indeed far superior to "The Legend of the Swordsman".

On Douban, "The Legend of the Empress" has a high score of 9, while "The Legend of the Sword Immortal" only has a score of 6.

This is still the result of controlling the comments and preventing people from giving low scores.

Especially among women, 99% of them like "The Legend of the Empress".

Women are the most vocal on the internet, leading to this one-sided result.

There's nothing we can do about it.

The life of a sword immortal was too ordinary.

I spent the first half of my life following my master in cultivation.

After her master passed away, she naturally became the sect leader of the Yuanshi Daluo Sect and inherited her master's legacy, earning the respect of everyone in the world.

The few idiots who dared to provoke her were easily dispatched by her.

To make this kind of mundane storyline impactful, you need to do well in everyday life.

However, the government's requirements cannot be changed arbitrarily, so the daily life depicted in the "script" is not described in much detail.

The animation production company did its best, but this was the best they could produce.

But "The Legend of the Empress" is different; its script is top-notch.

It contains love and death, crises, struggles, inspiration, the character arc of an empress, and the story of a female protagonist ruling the world, making it full of tension.

This dramatic and suspenseful plot is bound to become a huge hit.

The only thing that can rival the Sword Immortal and the Empress is her strength.

However, women are not interested in comparing combat strength; they are interested in love stories and women's struggles.

Naturally, the two dramas received vastly different reviews.

Only men are more interested in combat strength.

However, even among the men, what they were more interested in was not the sword immortal, but the most important supporting character in "The Legend of the Sword Immortal," the "Primordial Great Luo Heaven"!

Many people even hope to publish a book called "Yuanshi Daluo Zong - The Biography of Donghuang Taiyi".

From a personal perspective, Lu Daoyuan also hoped to see the biography of the patriarch.

He also wanted to see the life of the patriarch!

That life was truly extraordinary.

Unfortunately, such a life can only be glimpsed in the sword immortal's few words.

"This situation will gradually change."

This is not a real animated series, but a true story.

When cultivators and extraordinary powers truly enter society, the polarized opinions on sword immortals and empresses will be completely reversed.

For cultivators, the most important thing is never a love story or a history of struggle in life.

The most important things are always strength and character!

Even if you live an ordinary life without ever fighting with anyone, and you cultivate to the Taiqing Realm simply through meditation, you will still be the object of pursuit and worship for countless cultivators.

The Sword Immortal and the Empress are not different in strength; they are both peerless experts who have cultivated to the Taiqing realm and forged the "Supreme Dao Weapon"!

However, that is something for the future.

Even now, Lu Daoyuan still argues with his wife based on reason.

He is a disciple of the Yuanshi Daluo Sect, and you, as my wife, how can you praise an "outsider"?

You must join me in praising the nun and the patriarch!

Lu Daoyuan had an argument with his wife.

In the end, Lu Daoyuan was sent to another room by Zheng Hui and told to sleep there by himself that night.

Just as two animated feature films from China were captivating 1.4 billion viewers, a major event occurred at the Tianyan Sword Sect in Australia, causing a global uproar!