Collapse City, Starting with the Production of the Honkai Anime

"Little Kiana, I'm here to pick up some files. Are you done with class?" Yaqing said with a smile, holding the files in one arm and reaching out with the other to pat Kiana's head, only for Kiana to dodge away.

"Ugh, Uncle, I'm all grown up now," Kiana said, annoyed.

"Alright, alright." Yaqing helplessly lowered his hand, looking at the two girls beside her. "You must be Raiden Mei and Bronya."

"Hello, Yaqing..." Mei really didn't know what to call Yaqing. Calling him "brother" would make Kiana one generation younger for no reason, but she couldn't call him "uncle" directly like Kiana did. "Uncle Yaqing."

Uncle was the most appropriate title Mei could think of after racking her brains.

"Brother Yaqing." Bronya didn't think as much as Mei did, directly calling him "brother." After all, given their friendship, there was no need to be so formal.

"Bronya!" Kiana was very unhappy. As her best friend, calling her uncle "brother" was purely taking advantage of her.

To Kiana's surprise, Yaqing didn't refute the title, nor did he find it inappropriate. Instead, he gladly accepted it.

"Bronya, long time no see. You're not still getting lost in the amusement park, are you?"

Bronya's fair face flushed red.

"Wait, wait, wait." Kiana finally reacted, surprised. "Bronya, you know my stinky uncle?"

Bronya nodded.

"Alright, I have things to do. I won't chat with you any longer."

Kiana grabbed Yaqing, who was about to leave.

Yaqing was puzzled.

"Stinky uncle, you're going to see Great-Aunt Theresa, right? I need to get my snack box too, let's go together," Kiana said.

"Will you share some with me?"

"Get lost!"

When Yaqing and Kiana arrived at the office, Shigure Kira was still sulking. Yaqing was a bit puzzled. When he left, this woman's spirits were quite high, so how did she become so dejected in such a short time?

"Kira, is the work done? It's time for us to go."

Yaqing called out.

Shigure Kira was still sitting on the sofa, hugging her knees.

"Uncle, who is this?" Kiana, holding the snack box, couldn't help but open a bag of chips and start eating, generously giving Yaqing a few.

"Mm." Shigure Kira raised her head, forcing a smile. "You must be little Kiana. I held you when you were a baby."

Familiar words. Kiana glared at Yaqing, because with this one sentence, she already knew who this person was. She must be a Destiny employee, either under her uncle or a member of her mother's team.

"Theresa, what did you do to her?"

"I didn't do anything," Theresa said while drinking bitter gourd juice.

"Kira, if you don't want to go shopping, I'll go back to work."

"You go back. I'm not in the mood to go shopping," Shigure Kira said, dejected.

Yaqing was helpless. Before leaving, he reminded Kiana that if she didn't have enough pocket money, she could send him a message.

Back at the company building, Yaqing took out his phone and made a call to someone across the ocean.

"Hello, I am..."

The call connected, and a pleasant voice came through.

First of all, thank you brothers and sisters for your support. I have a clear understanding of my own writing style and skill, and I am very grateful that you are willing to read on.

Since the author is currently in a university internship, I may not have much time to write, so explosive updates will be difficult. I won't open a reward, but I can still manage to update stably once a day.

Speaking of which, I myself can't believe that this book will be released tomorrow. I only had a try-it-out attitude when I started this book. The subsequent plot development should be connected to the Honkai main storyline, from Twilight, Girl, Battleship to Betrayal is the end of Silver Smile, as the second movie.

Without further ado, I can only ask brothers and sisters for more support. Please give me some face for the first order tomorrow.

Chapter 58: Anti-Entropy's New Script

A few years ago, Destiny's Oceania branch sent out a young woman. Some people in the branch, relying on their seniority, didn't take the person in charge sent by headquarters seriously. In their eyes, she was just a young, timid blonde girl.

But soon, the facts told them that they were wrong. Speaking softly doesn't mean being timid, and headquarters wouldn't send out a useless person.

"Teacher, you haven't called me in a long time." Ink-colored to green gradient jellyfish shoulder-length hair, white shirt on the upper body, close-fitting fishtail skirt on the lower body, only revealing a touch of snow-white skin on the ankles, a pair of clear green high heels swaying on her jade feet.

"Wendy, how have you been lately? Are those old geezers in Oceania still targeting you?" Yaqing asked with his usual concern.

"Teacher, I haven't even used the tricks you taught me, and they've all collectively surrendered to me," Wendy couldn't help but laugh.

"Those old geezers are exactly the same as the ones at headquarters, a bunch of softies who are afraid of the strong." Yaqing smiled and shook his head, but his eyes were unusually fierce, like a beast before the hunt.

"Teacher, those old geezers have been deeply rooted in Oceania for decades. I can't quickly get rid of them all. Give me another year..." Wendy's eyes were fierce, and the rumored weak temperament was gone, like another Yaqing copied and pasted.

"Don't put pressure on yourself, Wendy. They're the ones who should be feeling the pressure."

"Teacher, I know." Wendy asked, "Teacher, do you have any instructions for calling me today? Or has something happened at the headquarters board of directors again?"

Yaqing teased, "What? If there's nothing wrong, I can't call my lovely disciple?"

"Teacher!!!" Wendy's cheeks turned red.

"Alright, alright, let's not talk about other things. I really do have something to trouble you with." Yaqing's tone gradually became serious.

Wendy's attitude straightened up silently, sitting upright.

"I'm officially confirming the section I'm in charge of, advancing into the entertainment industry. I think you've already seen the newly released movie, right?"

"Yes, Teacher. President Otto sent an email to every branch, asking all staff to take time off to watch the movie, with expenses covered by Destiny headquarters," Wendy said, her eyebrows curving into a smile.

"How come I didn't know?" Yaqing was baffled. If it was for every branch, why hadn't he received the message? Could it be that the Far East Branch was still under Theresa?

"Teacher, you didn't know?" Wendy asked, puzzled.

"That's not important. Since you've seen it, you should know the plot. I used real-life prototypes for this animated movie," Yaqing said.

Worthy of being Yaqing's student, Wendy immediately understood her teacher's meaning and exclaimed in surprise, "Teacher, do you mean there's a character based on me?"

"Yes, that's right." Yaqing briefly explained Wendy's part in the story.

Wendy went from initial surprise to silence, then to frowning, and finally to speechlessness.

"Teacher, you wrote me so tragically. I don't care if you write me as a villain, I don't even care if you kill me off."

Wendy circled back to her point, "But, whether in reality or in the story, I'm Bronya's senior, right? Why would I call her 'older sister'?"

"Maybe Bronya's small stature made you feel a long-lost sense of love?" Yaqing said casually.

Wendy controlled her temper and said, "Teacher, please send the voice-over script to my email. I'll find time to go to the recording studio. What's the deadline?"

"No rush, after Christmas."

"Okay, goodbye, Teacher."

"I..."

Wendy hung up the phone, not even waiting for Yaqing to finish.

Yaqing wasn't angry. He knew that the little rascal was triggered again, and his mood immediately improved. He stood up and stretched, removing Wendy from the character chart Patrick had drawn.

"Now that the mid-stage villain is confirmed, then the final villain of this movie... Cocolia?"

"Another headache."

Yaqing currently had two problems.

The first was how to get Cocolia to accept the script, since she was portrayed as a ruthless villain who even used children for experiments in the story.

The second difficulty was that if he wanted Cocolia's character to appear in the movie, Yaqing would have to spend a fortune.

It was rare to see someone who controlled money so tightly. Cocolia was one at Anti-Entropy, and Destiny had another, President Otto's secretary, Amber Apocalis.

Unlike Anti-Entropy, Cocolia had the right to reject Chairman Welt Joyce's decisions, but at Destiny, Otto had the final say. Not even Amber, let alone the board of directors and the three major families, could veto Otto's decisions.

And the price was that Amber would have to clean up the messes Otto left behind every time. When Yaqing saw that his deserved bonus was less than expected, he knew that President Otto was up to no good again.

"Looks like I have to find old Yang again."

Yaqing took a sip of his coffee.

Far away in North America, Welt Yang suddenly sneezed violently.

"Yang, do you have a cold?" the Lobster Head Doctor asked with concern.

Welt Yang rubbed his nose and said, "No, I just feel like someone is talking about me behind my back. By the way, Tesla, what's your new script about?"

"It's..." Tesla became excited at the mention of the new tokusatsu script.

After listening to Tesla's script, Welt frowned. It wasn't that there was anything wrong with the plot, but Anti-Entropy Entertainment didn't have that many actors. Tesla's tokusatsu script was almost entirely male.

You see, besides Joyce himself starring in the past Ahalato productions, the team members were just Tesla and Einstein. Anti-Entropy was too short on funds, special effects were expensive, and there was almost no money to hire actors.

"Tesla, innovation is a good thing, but we don't have that many people," Welt Yang said helplessly. With Cocolia valuing money more than her life, how could she possibly approve more funds for you to find actors?

"What should we do then?" Tesla said, dejectedly.

"Let's just film the ninth season of Ahalato first," Welt Yang said helplessly.

At the top floor of the Destiny Far East Branch company, Yaqing turned on his computer and looked at the comments. The movie's theatrical run had ended today, and it was also launched on online platforms, with surprisingly many comments.

"Great! Release the second one soon!"

"Cecilia... I'm crying. Do people like this really exist in real life? She didn't hesitate to go deep into the battlefield to save people. When Otto told her that he was about to launch a missile, her first reaction wasn't to worry about her own safety, but to be sad that she couldn't save more people. She really, I'm crying."

"If there really is a next movie, who will be the protagonist?"

"Definitely Theresa!"

"I don't think so. I feel like it's more likely to be little Kiana. Look at the post-credits scene in the movie, that bastard Otto has already started researching with Kiana's genes!"

"What, there's a post-credits scene?!"

"What, they're actually using little Kiana's genes?!"

"Upstairs, you're behind the times."

"Why doesn't anyone think the protagonist of the second movie will be Ziegfried?"

"I admit that Ziegfried was very handsome when he drew the Judgement of Shamash to protect his family, but I always feel like he will be written off in the second movie."

"Shut up! How dare you!"

"Can you release the second movie soon! I can't wait anymore."

Yaqing noticed the comments fell into four categories.

One was urging him to release the second part quickly.

Another was scolding Otto in the plot.

One was praising the plot for being well-written.

The last one was... scolding Welt.

Chapter 59 I Held You When You Were a Kid

"That stinky uncle actually called me to the company, I really don't want to go..." Kiana pouted, looking unhappy. If Yaqing hadn't told her on the phone to bring Himeko, Mei, and Bronya with her, she definitely wouldn't have gone alone.

Himeko was driving, with Bronya in the passenger seat.

Mei and Kiana were in the back.

Bronya was searching for movie cast lists on her phone, guessing, "Perhaps there will be characters based on us in the second part."

"Eh?" Kiana couldn't help but lean over the back of Bronya's seat, saying, "Really?! Then this lady will definitely become the strongest Valkyrie!"

"No, you're just a tuna." Bronya's signature expression reappeared.

"Bronya!" Kiana gritted her teeth in anger. If Himeko wasn't driving right now, and for safety's sake, she would have already climbed into the passenger seat.

"Mei, look at her!" Kiana snuggled into Mei's arms.

Mei looked at Kiana, who was acting spoiled in her arms, with a wry smile. Her gentle expression suddenly changed, and she blushed as she slapped away Kiana's wandering hand.