Anime Production: Starting with Healing the Audience

Anime Production: Starting with Healing the Audience by Zhai Shuxing

Fang Zheng found himself in a world devoid of anime, armed with the Strongest Anime Production System.

Viewers of "Wataten!: An Angel Flew Down to Me" and "Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid": "You call this a must-watch for tough guys? *Nii-chan, do you have a misunderstanding of what 'tough guys' are?"

Viewers of "Akame ga Kill!" and "School-Live!": "*Author, you call these healing anime?"

Viewers of "Oreimo": "Author, come out and explain what 'German orthopedics' means?"

Because of "Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions," people learned for the first time about a disease called 'Chunibyo' spreading like wildfire. Through "K-On!", they discovered that concerts could be so unique and memorable.

"In response to the current turbulent times, the Annual Best Creation Award Competition will focus on the theme of 'anti-war'."

"The new cultural format, 'Star Dream,' has been nominated for the Annual Best Creation Award Competition."

"The Annual Best Creation Award Competition champion goes to 'Star Dream,' with a prize of ten million awarded!"

"An analysis of why 'Star Dream' is hailed as a new cultural format, why it emerged victoriously at the Annual Best Creation Award Competition."

"..."

On a weekend morning, Fang Zheng was woken by his phone's ringtone. Rubbing his sleepy eyes, he yawned and got up to wash his face.

"Ding dong~ You have a message!"

A crisp notification sound came from the phone by his bed. Fang Zheng wiped his wet face, walked to the head of his bed, and slowly picked up his phone.

"Dear Mr. Fang Zheng, creator of 'Star Dream,' good morning. This is the official body of the Annual Best Creation Award Competition. First, congratulations on winning the championship of this competition. The prize money has been transferred to your bank account. Please check it."

Fang Zheng's hand holding the phone trembled slightly. The lingering morning grogginess vanished almost entirely, and he felt instantly energized.

"I won?"

Fang Zheng pinched his thigh. The pain told him it was all real.

After a moment of excitement, Fang Zheng sat on his bed and slowly calmed his mind.

"No, I can't be this flustered. I'm going to be the King of Anime! How can I get so worked up over such a small thing!"

Fang Zheng wasn't originally from this world. Having just arrived, he was unfamiliar and lost. For him, the best way to relieve stress was watching anime.

But what left him utterly speechless was that this world was a boring place with no anime!

The anime that left such deep impressions in his past life were nowhere to be found. There wasn't even the concept of anime, let alone categories like hot-blooded anime, healing anime (depressing anime), or must-watch for tough guys.

With immense regret, Fang Zheng awakened his system – the Strongest Anime Production System, which could comprehensively enhance his various abilities in anime production.

To put it plainly, with the system's help, Fang Zheng could reintroduce the anime of his past life to this world!

A world without anime was no different from hell for Fang Zheng. However, with the system as his golden finger, Fang Zheng declared he would transform this world into his ideal vision.

He would build a massive ACG cultural circle!

Upon the system's initial appearance, Fang Zheng received a beginner's gift package, which included Drawing Ability, Plot Control Ability, Storyboard Ability, and Voice Acting.

In short, any ability related to anime production was unlocked for Fang Zheng by the system.

"Open Attribute Panel!" Fang Zheng thought.

As soon as he spoke, a semi-transparent attribute panel appeared before his eyes.

[Name: Fang Zheng]
[Age: 21]
[Physique: 6]
[Intelligence: 9]
(Normal person's data is 10)
[Drawing: Lv3 (Slightly Accomplished)]
Your drawing skills are not top-tier, but with effort, you can achieve your expectations.
[Plot: Lv3 (Slightly Accomplished)]
Although plot isn't your forte, you can perfectly handle small scenes.
...
[Voice Acting Ability: Lv3 (Slightly Accomplished)]
Your voice acting skills are rudimentary. While they may not leave a deep impression, they won't have major flaws either.

Fang Zheng carefully examined his attribute panel. As expected, almost everything related to anime production was at Lv3 (Slightly Accomplished).

To upgrade these skills, he needed the system's currency – Reputation Points.

As long as Fang Zheng released works, he would gain Reputation Points. The exact amount would be calculated based on the quality and reach of his works.

For Reputation Points, Fang Zheng could certainly churn out some low-quality anime and release them, but he didn't want to do that. His goal was to build an anime renaissance, not to ruin his own reputation.

Besides these abilities, the beginner's gift package also provided Fang Zheng with a Memory Enhancement Capsule and the completed work of "Star Dream."

"Star Dream," needless to say, was submitted by Fang Zheng to the Annual Best Creation Award Competition. This marked the starting point, serving as his stepping stone to officially launch the anime industry.

This also served to bring the concept of "anime" into the public eye for the first time.

As for the Memory Enhancement Capsule, it made Fang Zheng incredibly excited. After taking it, he found that his memories of some anime plots that were previously unclear had become perfectly clear.

This ability was like adding wings to a tiger for Fang Zheng.

Fang Zheng glanced at his Reputation Points, which were only fifty thousand. It cost him a hundred thousand points to upgrade an ability, so this amount of Reputation Points was pitifully small.

Seeing this, Fang Zheng frowned. This shouldn't be the case.

After all, although Star Dream was an anime and its theme was quite novel for this world, it was still a championship-winning work. How could it only yield this much Reputation Points?

Fang Zheng opened his phone and went online to check.

It turned out that the Annual Best Creation Award Competition had only ranked the participating works, but the award ceremony program had not yet aired.

"No wonder~"

Fang Zheng realized with a sense of clarity, he had been a bit too hasty.

Afterward, Fang Zheng also noticed that the Annual Best Creation Award Competition was, in essence, a rather official competition, not one designed to entertain the masses. Therefore, it was only famous among creators and a limited audience.

Most other people didn't pay much attention to such a competition, and many didn't even know it existed.

Fang Zheng shook his head at this. He wasn't overly disappointed. Although he would lose some Reputation Points, Fang Zheng wasn't in a hurry.

He participated in this competition merely as a stepping stone, and he had absolute confidence in his work, Star Dream.

Gold will shine wherever it is. The work Star Dream, with only five episodes (plus one extra episode), was definitely an unconventional existence in the anime industry.

But those short five episodes of anime left a deep impression on Fang Zheng.

To be frank, Fang Zheng cried the entire time he watched this anime. From the moment he opened it, his tear ducts seemed to be stimulated, and tears flowed incessantly.

After finishing the anime, Fang Zheng didn't have the courage to watch it a second time for a long time. It wasn't that he disliked it, but rather that the work was an absolute tearjerker!

"Ding dong~ You have a message!"

Fang Zheng heard the sound and quickly opened the phone in his hand. As expected, there was a new message.

"Dear Mr. Fang Zheng, greetings from the Annual Best Creation Award Competition. Congratulations again on winning the championship. Mr. Fang, please attend the awards ceremony at Shanghai TV on September 30th."

"Given your novel theme, the officials will arrange a special interview program. Please be prepared, Mr. Fang Zheng. If you are unable to attend, please inform us in advance."

This was the second message from the officials. Seeing it, Fang Zheng pursed his lips. A special interview program, wasn't this exactly the opportunity he needed to build his reputation?

Today was September 25th, and the awards ceremony was just a few days away.

With that thought, Fang Zheng picked up his phone and directly replied, stating that he would attend on time.

Upon receiving the reply, the officials responded almost immediately. Fang Zheng had never encountered such diligent and dedicated officials before.

After communicating with the competition organizers and discussing some details, Fang Zheng headed to his study.

As the door opened, he was greeted by a very messy room, equipped with a drawing desk, computer, printer, and other devices.

Fang Zheng had spent almost all his savings to purchase these items a few days ago. Now, Fang Zheng was essentially back to square one, penniless.

Fang Zheng sat down at the drawing desk, opened his computer, and clicked on the drawing software.

"This interview opportunity is a good chance for me to advertise. I must seize this chance."

Fang Zheng pondered in his mind how to make the most of this interview.

Undoubtedly, the interview would revolve around the work Star Dream. He would use that opportunity to announce the concept of "anime."

Then, he would strike while the iron was hot and release his new work!

With such a combination of moves, he believed the momentum would build up, not only promoting Star Dream but also allowing him to release his new work.

However, choosing which new work to release made Fang Zheng hesitate.

After all, he had too many anime ideas in his mind. As a semi-otaku before his transmigration, his greatest hobby outside of work was watching anime.

He had watched quite a lot of anime of all genres. He had seen many hot-blooded anime, romantic school anime, yuri anime, and isekai anime.

But precisely because he had seen so much, he was momentarily unsure of how to choose.

Fang Zheng's brows were tightly furrowed, and he was incredibly conflicted. There were simply too many good anime, making it a nightmare for someone with decision-making difficulties.

"Perhaps I should start with a healing anime?"

Fang Zheng stroked his chin, a mischievous smile playing on his lips. Anime had many charms, and different types of anime gave people different feelings.