So they held a press conference.
"Press Conference?"
Fang Zheng took the file Zhang Siyu handed him with confusion and began reading it carefully.
That's right. Sun Qian declared at the press conference that they would invest a huge amount of money into producing their very first anime.
It would be the same type as ours: a Tough Guy battle anime.
As she spoke, Zhang Siyu glanced at Fang Zheng with concern and said, "Sun Qian also declared that he would hire the most famous artists, as well as renowned directors and scriptwriters. They'll even invite the hottest celebrities of the moment to provide voices and endorsements for the anime!"
Zhang Siyu had no doubt that Sun Qian could do what he promised. With TT Group's financial power, assembling such a luxurious lineup would be incredibly easy.
"Director Fang, should we avoid releasing our anime at the same time as theirs?"
Zhang Siyu finished expressing her opinion with a worried look, but then suddenly noticed that Fang Zheng was laughing—and showed no sign of stopping.
"Hahahaha! Damn, these people are going to laugh me to death!"
"Tough Guy! Battle!"
"Hahahaha, what a Tough Guy anime!"
"Wonderful! Simply wonderful!"
After reading the file Zhang Siyu had given him and combining it with her description, Fang Zheng could already imagine how spirited Sun Qian had looked at the press conference.
But precisely because of that, Fang Zheng found it hilarious. He even laughed until tears came to his eyes.
"Ah, I can't take it anymore! I can't!"
Fang Zheng had laughed himself breathless. He braced one hand against the table and clutched his stomach with the other. His belly hurt from laughing, but he simply couldn't stop.
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"Director Fang?"
Zhang Siyu looked at Fang Zheng suspiciously. Was this matter really that funny?
Compared with TT Group, they had no advantages in terms of lineup, funding, publicity, or anything else. So why did Fang Zheng look so happy?
Although Fang Zheng himself, as the founder of the anime, naturally attracted attention, how long could that attention last in the face of TT's overwhelming publicity?
Fang Zheng glanced at Zhang Siyu. He knew what she was worried about.
But in his eyes, there was absolutely no need for concern.
Even setting aside whether TT would actually make an anime, their understanding of Tough Guys was already absurdly wrong.
They had gotten the central concept wrong. What could they possibly use to compete with me?
"All right, there's no need to worry about TT anymore. Let them do whatever they want. We only need to make our own anime well and do right by the audience."
Fang Zheng waved his hand. TT might hold a lofty position on the internet, but when it came to anime, it was still far behind.
"Then, Director Fang, what style will your latest anime have?" Seeing that Fang Zheng had said this, Zhang Siyu stopped dwelling on TT.
She was also very interested in anime. In her spare time, she enjoyed watching A Company's anime productions.
But A Company currently had very few works: only the completed Star Dream and the currently serialized Akame ga Kill!
Although Star Dream was the first anime to be released, its distinctive ability to heal people through depression meant that many people did not want to watch it a second time.
As for Akame ga Kill!, perhaps because of her personality, after watching it, Zhang Siyu had felt little beyond regret and heartache over the deaths of Shiru, Brody, and the others.
On the other hand, as A Company's CEO, learning about Fang Zheng's next anime project early would allow her to start preparing the publicity plan.
As an online video platform, A Company could not rely on Fang Zheng's personal popularity forever. Sooner or later, it would have to carve out a world of its own.
"As for the new anime..."
Hearing Zhang Siyu's question, Fang Zheng smiled. Whenever he thought of Kohinata, Sakihana, Noa, and the other little girls, he would unconsciously reveal the smile of a loving father.
However, Fang Zheng soon came back to himself. Zhang Siyu was still here. If he kept this up, he would never be able to shake the suspicion that he was a pervert.
Picking up a pen, Fang Zheng pulled over a sheet of A4 paper. After thinking for a moment, he sketched a few lines under Zhang Siyu's curious gaze.
Before long, an adorable little girl appeared on the paper. She wore a blue-and-white school uniform, had short orange hair, and carried a red schoolbag.
Looking at the poster he had drawn, Fang Zheng nodded in satisfaction. Then he drew several more little girls, including Sakihana and Noa, one after another, and then—
Looking at the poster he had drawn, Fang Zheng unconsciously wore another lecherous smile.
"Director Fang, this is..."
Looking at the adorable little girls Fang Zheng had drawn, Zhang Siyu unconsciously took two steps forward. Her eyes were practically sparkling.
She even felt as though she was about to get a nosebleed!
"This? Isn't this a Tough Guy anime?"
Fang Zheng gave a wicked grin and said, "Look at these little girls. Are they cruel enough? Bloody enough? Terrifying enough?"
Using cuteness as a weapon, they represented Moe is Justice. They would make countless Tough Guys shed tears on the spot, countless gentlemen suffer torrential nosebleeds, and countless fathers explode where they stood.
Cruel enough! Bloody enough! Terrifying enough!
Indeed, Tough Guys ought to bravely accept challenges. Then they would transform into perverts and contribute to the prison-fellow family.
Seeing that Zhang Siyu could not tear her eyes away, Fang Zheng secretly chuckled.
Sure enough, no matter what kind of personality someone had, no one could escape the four words "Moe is Justice."
"D-Director Fang, this is a Tough Guy anime?"
After hearing Fang Zheng's words, Zhang Siyu picked up the several posters on the table and examined them from every angle. Her eyes were practically glued to the posters.
"What are you talking about? This is exactly the kind of thing Tough Guys should watch. I'm telling you, ordinary people really can't look directly at it. One careless move and the police might arrest you!"
"Is this not tough enough?"
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