Anime Production, Starting with Healing the Audience

With the recording evidence in hand, Yang He had no defense and had to admit defeat.

However, the impact of Yang He's remarks continued to ferment. Public opinion online regarding "Akame ga Kill!" remained sharply divided into two distinct camps.

One side believed "Akame ga Kill!" was anti-state, promoting reactionary ideas, and should be banned. Some even went so far as to demand that relevant departments strictly investigate Fang Zheng's identity.

The other side firmly stood with Fang Zheng and A Company. They argued that if you called "Akame ga Kill!" anti-state, they would call its declaration a spirit of resistance, praising the ancestors. If you accused Fang Zheng of being a foreign spy infiltrating Xia Country, they would retort that you were sour grapes, unable to produce anime yourself and envious of A Company's rising reputation.

In short, both sides had their arguments and were locked in an irreconcilable dispute.

However, the two parties involved, TT Group and A Company, had fallen into an eerie silence. Neither had made any statement regarding the incident.

For them, any explanation would be futile. Everything depended on a decision from higher up.

...Flowers

The stance of "Akame ga Kill!" was entirely up to the authorities to decide.

Fang Zheng understood the intricacies of the situation, and TT Group was naturally aware of them as well. That was why Sun Qian had not taken further action, instead planning to enter the anime industry and compete with Fang Zheng.

Until the matter was settled, Fang Zheng would continue with his work. His most pressing task was to produce "When Prison Food Arrives Next to Me" as quickly as possible.

"Akame ga Kill!" had been airing for some time and was nearing its broadcast conclusion. If he didn't hurry, the audience who had finished watching "Akame ga Kill!" might come looking for him personally to offer some "care."

After all, by now, all netizens know what kind of anime "Akame ga Kill!" is.

What's more, Fang Zheng had secretly added "depressing" as a keyword in the tag section of "Akame ga Kill!".

Beep beep beep~

Fang Zheng was concentrating on drawing the original art when the phone on the table suddenly rang.

"Hello, who is this?"

"Mr. Fang, we've met before. I'm Liao Qingli."

Hearing the voice on the other end of the phone, Fang Zheng was stunned for a moment, but he quickly remembered the Director of the Shanghai Cultural and Entertainment Promotion Department who had strongly supported him during the Best Creator Competition.

"So it's Director Liao~ Fang Zheng was very grateful to Liao Qingli. Regardless of the reason, the other party had indeed given him unwavering support from the beginning, which was enough to leave a deep impression on him.

"I wanted to visit you after the competition, but you said you were busy with things on your end, so I haven't had the time. I hope Director Liao doesn't take it to heart."

Fang Zheng said with a smile.

"Hehe, Mr. Fang doesn't need to be so polite. With the current international situation, I truly have high hopes for the anime industry. Moreover, if you do well, it counts as my achievement, doesn't it?"

Liao Qingli said with a half-joking tone on the other end of the phone. Fang Zheng also smiled slightly. Officials have two mouths, so it's best to just listen to what they say and not take it too seriously.

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"Mr. Fang must have been worried about online matters recently, right?"

Listening to Liao Qingli's words, Fang Zheng narrowed his eyes.

As expected, he knew Liao Qingli wouldn't call him just to chat.

If nothing unexpected happens, there should be news from above.

"Director Liao, what do you think Akame ga Kill!'s stance is?"

Fang Zheng asked back with a chuckle. To be honest, he wasn't too worried about things online.

At worst, they would officially ban "Akame ga Kill!". As for the government banning him and ACG Culture Company because of this matter, that was unlikely.

"My opinion can't decide anything, Mr. Fang, you think too highly of me." Liao Qingli chuckled evasively on the phone and continued, "However, this matter has indeed been settled. Mr. Fang might as well pay attention to Shanghai News 593 tonight. The discussion from above regarding 'Akame ga Kill!'s stance has reached a conclusion."

Afterward, Fang Zheng chatted with the other party for a few more sentences before hanging up.

As for the outcome of "Akame ga Kill!", Fang Zheng had already guessed it from Liao Qingli's tone.

Since Liao Qingli had called him and completely avoided discussing the theme of "Akame ga Kill!", it meant there was definitely no problem. Otherwise, Liao Qingli wouldn't have called to make small talk but to have a serious discussion.

As expected, that evening, Shanghai News broadcast a brief report. The gist was that the country was vigorously developing its cultural economy, and Shanghai, as a global metropolis, should take the lead in protecting its local cultural industries.

These few sentences settled the uproar online.

The implicit meaning of the official statement was clear to anyone who wasn't an idiot.

The next morning, Shanghai Daily, which had been silent for half a month, finally started to resurface after its eldest sister had spoken.

[Responding to National Policy, Vigorously Developing Emerging Cultural Industries]

A report completely set the tone for this matter.

The report clearly pointed out that "Akame ga Kill!" could make so many viewers genuinely

love it, and it promoted the fearless spirit of daring to resist and fearing no sacrifice.

It demonstrated our glorious mission of not forgetting the martyrs and remembering history. This anime is worth recommending.

Following that, A Company's fans spontaneously organized resistance actions, which were affirmed regarding this incident.

The fact that an anime can have such a significant impact shows the modern youth's ability to distinguish right from wrong

and their cohesion. It represents further progress in the ideological development of young people.

Xia Country has always been crossing the river by feeling the stones. Now that the international environment is stabilizing and various countries are vigorously developing their cultural industries, we should also have the courage to embrace new things.

Everything has pros and cons. As long as the pros outweigh the cons, we should accept it and improve upon it.

Afterward, the official tone shifted, and criticism was directed at the film and television industry.

The Shanghai Daily stated that an anime could further the ideological development of young people, but as for the old...