Honkai City, Starting with the Animated Honkai Impact 3rd

"Mm."

By the time they arrived at the Far East Branch of Destiny, Theresa hadn't left yet, so Yaqing took Kevin to a nearby recording studio.

Soon, Yaqing's helpless voice echoed from inside the studio.

"Kevin, don't be so... cheerful. The you in the script has been through a lot. Don't act like a high school student; be a mature senior."

It wasn't until evening that Kevin managed to make the dubbing content consistent with Yaqing's ideas.

And even then, Theresa hadn't left.

Chapter 9: Anti-Entropy Collaboration and Promotional Video

The Moonsea Cafe, with its platinum signboard, stood on the crossroads of the commercial district of St. Freya Academy. It was Yaqing's private property, and as one of the more expensive places on campus, it didn't see many customers, especially during class hours.

Yaqing had chosen a seat by the window, where sunlight streamed through the glass onto the succulents in pots.

"Mr. Walter, it's been too long since New York. I've missed you dearly."

Yaqing remembered Otto teaching him when he was young that showing a friendly smile when facing unfamiliar people could avoid a lot of trouble and also keep him out of trouble.

The brown-haired man sitting across from Yaqing adjusted his black-rimmed glasses and looked at Yaqing warily. That familiar tone almost made him suspect that the other man was Otto.

"Heh, I have nothing to discuss with Otto's people."

Ziegfried, who was sitting next to Walter Yang, looked embarrassed. To be precise, he was also Otto's subordinate.

"Mr. Walter, you can't say that." Yaqing was extremely elegant, like a British gentleman, ordering an Americano for Ziegfried and Walter Yang, while ordering a sugary, milky drink for himself.

Yaqing rested his chin on his hands, which were crossed on the table, and said with a smile that wasn't quite a smile, "Just as President Otto would never have imagined that the vice president of Anti-Entropy, who is comparable to Destiny, would quietly work as a history teacher at St. Freya Academy, which Destiny invested in?"

Walter Yang was speechless.

"How about this, Mr. Walter, how about we make a bet?"

Looking at Yaqing's smile, Walter Yang felt a strange sense of unease and asked warily, "What bet?"

"Take a look at the script first."

Yaqing snapped his fingers.

Rita, a sexy secretary who appeared out of nowhere, walked to Yaqing's table and smiled as she placed three cups of Americano on the tray in front of the three men.

"Rita, that's not what I meant." Yaqing said awkwardly.

Rita smiled, took out the proposal behind her, and handed it to Walter Yang.

Rita stood quietly behind Yaqing.

Walter Yang took the proposal, looked suspiciously at the calm Yaqing and the fox-like Rita, and said, "You're giving me such an important proposal so easily? Aren't you afraid that Anti-Entropy will copy it? After all, Anti-Entropy entered the entertainment industry twelve years earlier than Destiny."

Ziegfried nudged Walter Yang with his elbow under the table.

"I believe in Mr. Walter's character, and I also believe in the character of the two doctors at Anti-Entropy." Yaqing stirred the coffee and milk with a spoon, took a sip, and smiled, "Besides, I grew up watching the tokusatsu directed by the two doctors. The grace and battle of Arahata left a deep impression on me."

"In terms of directing, the two doctors can be said to be my mentors in life." Yaqing respected the two doctors in words, but there wasn't much admiration in his tone, as if he was talking about two strangers.

"Heh."

Walter Yang rubbed the light sandpaper feel of the white paper. He had originally held the mentality of watching the fun, not believing that this young master would write a good script, but the more he read, the more fascinated he became.

Especially when he saw the passage where Walter represented humanity to the Herrscher of the Void, the chuunibyou spirit deep in his heart began to burn.

Ziegfried, who had read his own script, couldn't help but lean over and was immediately shocked.

Because the script he had been shown was just a whiteboard with black words, but the proposal that Yaqing gave to Walter Yang was specially drawn by Patrick overnight to show his sincerity. The black and white manga form without coloring brought even greater shock to Ziegfried.

About half an hour later, Yaqing was biting his bread, watching Ziegfried shake Walter Yang angrily, constantly roaring, "It's all your fault, it's all your fault, my wife was about to move Sirin, what are you doing messing around?"

Ziegfried was looking angry, but he didn't use much force.

Walter Yang was shaken until his head was dizzy.

"Stop shaking."

Walter Yang shook his head, trying to clear his mind, took off his black-rimmed glasses, looked at Yaqing with a strange look, took a deep breath and said, "I have to admit that your script has surpassed Arahata."

"Hahaha." Yaqing chuckled, "To get recognition from you, Walter, I think this is the happiest day of my life."

Walter Yang said, "Anti-Entropy is willing to cooperate with the Far East Branch, but I need to participate in the creation of future scripts."

Yaqing's eyes instantly turned cold, and the smile was no longer as kind as before, as if Walter Yang's words had touched a nerve.

"Mr. Walter, are you joking?"

Walter Yang's aura was not weak at all, staring intently at Yaqing's eyes.

"Although the script is very good, I still don't trust Otto."

Yaqing said coldly, "Mr. Walter, I'm not lying."

Ziegfried quickly came out to smooth things over, "Hey, hey, Walter, Yaqing, don't argue, don't argue, let's talk it out."

Rita massaged Yaqing's shoulders, signaling him to calm down.

"Let's each take a step back."

"I'll allow you to participate in creating the script, but you're not allowed to change my ideas."

Walter Yang thought carefully and agreed.

"May our cooperation be sincere."

"Mm."

After several days of collaborating with Anti-Entropy, Cheng Lixue, using Anti-Entropy's special effects technology, finally finished the promotional video after working day and night.

In an instant, the peaceful internet suddenly began promoting it. With Destiny's capital, it was entirely possible to make the whole world aware of the release of Destiny's first movie, Collapse.

["When did Destiny plan to enter the entertainment industry?"]

["Judging by the content - girls, mecha, tomorrow - it looks like they're trying to compete with Arahata."]

["Arahata yyds!"]

["You bunch of idiots, didn't you see that Walter Yang from Anti-Entropy Group is involved? Stop stirring up trouble."]

The online comments were mixed.

In Miss Pink Elf's livestream, 300,000 people simultaneously watched as Elysia's cute virtual image blinked, and instantly the screen was flooded with comments declaring Elysia the most beautiful in the world.

"Hi, my dear fans, long time no see, did you miss me?"

The comments poured in incessantly.

"Mm~, today's livestream, let's take a look at the movie promotional video that's causing controversy online, shall we? But~, before the livestream officially starts, Elysia has invited a special guest~?"

Elysia mysteriously opened her chat software.

["Who is it, who is it? Could it be Eden?"]

["I don't think so, isn't Eden on a national concert tour? Could it be Brother Kalpas?"]

["Is it really Brother Kalpas? (Excited)"]

Elysia was confused. She always invited beautiful women as guests, like Eden, Pardo, Mobius, and so on, but why were the fans watching the livestream so interested in Kalpas?

And most of her fanbase were guys!

Something was wrong, very wrong!

Elysia shook her head. "Nope, it's a newbie who's coming to the livestream for the first time~?"

Elysia said to the person on the video call, "Welcome Yaqing to Elysia's livestream for the first time~ Yaqing~ Yaqing~ Yaqing~ Say hello to everyone~?"

"Hello everyone, I am Yaqing Schariac."

Yaqing's magnetic voice sounded, and the livestream chat went silent for a moment, before erupting into even greater excitement.

["Wow, his voice is so magnetic, everyone, I'm done for, my ears are pregnant, I'm gay now!"]

["Little brother, little brother, do you have a girlfriend? If you do, will you accept another boyfriend?"]

["I often feel sad because I can't fit in with this group of perverts."]

["Wait, Yaqing Schariac? The CEO of Destiny's Far East Branch, the world's youngest billionaire in the top 100!"]

["My goodness, a high-ranking member of the Destiny Group. Miss Elf's connections never cease to amaze me. Last time it was Dr. Mobius, whose work is in biology textbooks, and the time before that it was world-class superstar Eden."]

"No way~?" Elysia grinned. "The promotional video we're watching today is from Yaqing's company~"

["Young CEO, magnetic voice, if he's also handsome, wouldn't that be the ultimate combo? He's definitely main character material!"]

["I knew I was just here to make up the numbers."]

"Alright, Elysia." Yaqing wasn't embarrassed, but he felt a little uncomfortable. He wasn't good at communicating with people.

"Got it." Elysia showed off her skillful crowd-control techniques, using a single sentence to divert the fans' attention. "Before we watch the video, I have some questions I want to ask Yaqing~"

"Ask away."

"Is the plot angsty?"

Yaqing took a breath and said in an unchanged tone, "The plot of Collapse is sunny, positive, and uplifting."

Chapter 10: Ignition Point Promotion

Elysia clicked on the video.

[The promotional video begins in darkness, with only Otto's magnetic voice telling the audience the background.

"Collapse is a natural disaster that accompanies the development of civilization. It gives birth to monsters called Honkai Beasts. People with Honkai adaptability will be infected by Honkai energy and turn into Dead Soldiers. When Honkai energy reaches a certain level, it will give birth to a special existence called Herrscher. Each Herrscher has corresponding authority, and they are also enemies of mankind."

Otto's voice fell, and after the Collapse logo lit up, there was a heavy beat.

"Run faster, that monster is catching up..."

"Don't... don't go, save me..."

Panicked voices served as background music, and a purple ghost shadow made a shrill and eerie laugh.]

Sirin, a female otaku watching the video, was directly stunned by this scene. She remembered that her mother seemed to have asked her to do voice acting for her stinky uncle's company. She reached out to grab a handful of chips from the bag in her arms, but found it empty.

"Bella!"

Sirin shouted loudly.

Hearing Sirin's call, the girl who was still cooking didn't even have time to take off her apron. She poked her head in from Sirin's bedroom door and asked, "Sirin, what's wrong?"

"Bring me another bag of potato chips," Sirin said, acting spoiled.

"Okay." Bella quickly took a new bag of potato chips from the refrigerator, handed it to Sirin, and then hurried back to the kitchen to continue her work.

"Crunch, crunch."

[Another accented beat.

February 14, 2000, 9:14 AM, Finland, Oulu.

The gale began to howl, dark clouds covered the sky, and the wind destroyed everything in sight. The prosperous city was instantly reduced to the ruins of civilization. In the eye of the storm, a girl sitting with her knees drawn up stretched her delicate body and sprouted transparent wings on her back.

Wind Herrscher Persona.]

Elysia opened her small mouth wide.

The special effects technology co-developed by Destiny and Anti-Entropy could be said to be more than a century ahead of the world's movie special effects. The near-realistic scenes almost made Elysia believe that this was not an anime, but a real documentary.

[February 14, 2000, 4:30 AM, Kazakhstan, Astana.

A meteorite swept through the city, humans fled in all directions, and the city turned into a fiery hell. The Destiny Central Asia Branch building was cut in half, and the statue of the nun seemed to be crying. On top of the statue, a red-haired girl looked at the hell she had created with her own hands and smiled.

Flame Herrscher Persona.]

[February 14, 2000, 12:10 PM, Russia, Novosibirsk.

Black fog shrouded the city, and people were screaming in pain. A girl with wings on her back stood blankly in the center of the city. She crossed her arms, seemingly frightened, yet also saddened by the people.

Death Herrscher Persona.]