Anime Production: Starting with Healing the Audience
Chapter 40

Is This What "Must-Read for Real Men" Means? (Please Subscribe!) (Continued)

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The film and television industry of the cultural sector had yet to produce anything that won widespread acclaim among young people, or even

It was stuck in its ways. This was a regression for the film and television industry!

The film and television world had suddenly been caught in the crossfire, leaving the producers and companies that had gloated earlier at a loss for words.

With the overall environment being what it was, what could they do~

Of course, Shanghai Daily ultimately pointed out that, as a new form of cultural industry, anime still had many shortcomings and plenty of room for improvement.

After reading the entire report, some onlookers found it thoroughly entertaining.

"Tsk, tsk. As expected of the official daily newspaper. Now that's some level of eloquence!"

"After savoring it carefully, I feel like I'm one step closer to passing the civil service exam~

"Big Shot Fang is awesome! A Company is awesome!"

Not long after Shanghai Daily spoke up, A Company's official blog immediately reposted the article, completely silencing certain malicious people online.

After the official statement was released, those who had previously been blasting "Akame ga Kill!" and Fang Zheng online also vanished without a trace. Although some netizens were dissatisfied with the result, now that the officials had stepped in, they could only let the matter drop.

As for A Company's fans, they were jubilant. Each one returned to A Company's forum, brimming with satisfaction like a victorious general, loudly boasting about their glorious battle this time.

"So satisfying! This feels so damn good!"

"With the officials backing us, let's see who still dares oppose us!"

"Holy crap, what's that title after your names?!"

"Till Death Do Us Part? What is that supposed to mean?"

"I have one too!"

The "Akame ga Kill!" incident had been fermenting online for quite some time. During that period, these fans had been so busy they had lost all track of day and night. Quite a few of them had even missed the latest anime updates.

Once everything had settled down, they returned to A Company and suddenly discovered that a new title had appeared after their names.

What kind of operation was this?

Many users opened other posts on the forum and found that most people were discussing this Till Death Do Us Part issue.

Some people had the suffix, while others did not. No one could make heads or tails of it.

"Holy crap! I know what's going on. Everyone, hurry and check beneath the forum's official announcement. All I can say is, Big Shot Fang is awesome!"

Puzzled, the fans flocked to A Company's official announcement.

Dear users, in recognition of the efforts you have made to defend A Company over the past few days, and with the approval of the company and Big Shot Fang, we have decided to award you the title Till Death Do Us Part. This title symbolizes the everlasting mutual trust between you and A Company. (Note: This title is awarded only to the warriors who fought for A Company during this incident. It is a limited-edition title and will not be issued again.)

In addition, to thank everyone for your support of A Company, all users who fought for A Company this time will receive one month of free membership and an exquisite poster. Users who have received the title, please contact official customer service promptly.

Till Death Do Us Part is a title? And it's limited edition?!

At that moment, all the fans who had received the title went wild. A Company and Big Shot Fang had seen everything they had done. Their efforts had not been in vain.

"Holy crap! I'm an A Company fan for life from now on!"

"I've got a limited-edition title. This was totally worth it. Now, excuse me while I go show off a little!"

"Big Shot Fang really put thought into this, and so did A Company. Gathering information on so many accounts must have been a real hassle, right?"

"Protest! This is blatant discrimination!"

Some people rejoiced while others worried. Those who had received the title were ecstatic. At the very least, their previous efforts had been rewarded.

Those who had not received the title were naturally green with envy. They rushed to the official forum to protest, even threatening the company that they would uninstall the software if everyone was not treated equally.

Begging all the Big Shots for your support~~~~~~

Before the officials could even respond, netizens voluntarily fired back.

"What the hell are you protesting for? I earned this title with my keyboard. Where were you when A Company and Big Shot Fang were being blacklisted across the entire internet?"

"They earned it. There's nothing to envy."

"Stop being sour. The officials will definitely launch more events in the future. Forget about Till Death Do Us Part, but you can compete for the other titles when the time comes."

"Tsk, tsk. If this title gets out, I wonder how many people it'll make green with envy~"

The forum was bustling. Once many people understood what had happened, they stopped complaining and dispersed.

After all, just as the forum veterans had said, it was something those people deserved.

When A Company had been blacklisted across the entire internet, those veterans had stepped forward like warriors. Now that the battle had been won, it was only right for A Company to honor them.

If anyone was to blame, it was themselves for failing to stand firmly on A Company's side.

The forum's commotion was soon drowned out by news of the latest episode of "Akame ga Kill!" airing.

No matter how good a title was, it was still only a symbol of identity. For most users, they had come to A Company to watch anime. Rather than argue here, they might as well go watch the latest episode. That would be far more satisfying.

"I strongly suggest changing the name of 'Akame ga Kill!' to 'Slaughter! Big Shot Fang!'"

"Sigh, I'm posting this barrage for my future crying self. I'll come back and sweep your grave someday~"

"Here's a joke: 'Akame ga Kill!' is an anime packed with blazing-hot battles!"

"Look, this is the protagonist's childhood sweetheart. Isn't she cute?"

The moment the anime began airing, the screen was filled with dense barrage comments as countless viewers started complaining.

Especially when the viewers who had come prepared to vent noticed that the "Akame ga Kill!" genre tags had somehow gained the words "emotional trauma," they immediately spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Fang Zheng, you shameless old thief! Can you go any further?!"

These fans were both furious and helpless over Fang Zheng manipulating their emotions time and again.

To be honest, they liked anime, and they liked Fang Zheng too.

Unlike other public figures, Fang Zheng had almost no airs. From the moment he first entered the audience's view, he had always seemed rather unserious.

He joked around with the audience, argued with fans, and had even dared to court death before "Akame ga Kill!" began airing.

Although the fans had threatened him more than once, this also showed that Fang Zheng was different from those hypocritical, shallow celebrities who were beautiful on the outside but rotten within.

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