He was about to go downstairs for breakfast, but the moment he got up, he received a Weibo update notification.
He only followed one person: Pipi Shrimp Fang Zheng.
At the thought, Chen Qian's bleary eyes instantly widened. He snatched up his phone, wanting to see if there was any
latest news.
The vote on A Company's forum back then had practically told them outright that the Big Shot Fang they had been longing for was preparing a new work.
Could there finally be news about the new work?!
Unable to contain his excitement, Chen Qian suddenly felt like crying.
He was just one of the millions of viewers who loved anime. Like most anime fans,
he had participated in the online backlash back then and earned the title Till Death Do Us Part.
Likewise,
like most people, while loving and supporting Fang Zheng, he had also wanted nothing more than to give him a thorough beating in person.
At present, A Company, and indeed the entire internet, had only two anime series: one was "Star Dream,"
and the other was the still-ongoing "Akame ga Kill!"
It was true that they loved anime, and they admitted that these two series had given them far too many moving moments
and memories.
But they weren't masochists. Anyone who watched such depressing material every day would go crazy!
So when Fang Zheng announced that he was making a new anime, the vast number of fans celebrated wildly
while secretly worrying as well.
They were afraid Fang Zheng would release another soul-crushing masterpiece. If that happened, it would practically be fatal.
Without exaggeration, several of the guys in their dorm would gather together at night to watch "Akame
ga Kill!" and cry like children. Their good moods for the entire day would be utterly ruined in just twenty minutes.
Later, Fang Zheng opened a poll, which suddenly gave the fans the feeling of seeing the sun after clearing away the clouds.
Finally, they no longer had to worry about soul-crushing content, because the choice was in their hands.
Although they couldn't understand what the anime categories Fang Zheng had listed meant, most people, following
their instincts, felt that Tough Guy Must Watch definitely wouldn't be the depressing type.
No matter how they looked at it, Tough Guy represented passion and fervor. It had absolutely nothing to do with being depressing.
So the fans all voted for Tough Guy Must Watch. They refused to believe that this time
Fang Zheng could still take a turn and surprise them!
This was also the fundamental reason why Tough Guy Must Watch had such an overwhelming lead in votes!
If Fang Zheng knew this reason, who knew whether he would vomit blood? In the end, all of this was rooted in his own actions.
However, when Chen Qian opened his phone and saw the update, he instantly froze,
standing rigidly in place as if he had seen a ghost, unable to move.
"Fuck, you old bastard Fang Zheng! Can you be any more beastly?!
A furious roar rang out from the hallowed dormitory, filled with grief and humiliation.
As one of those who had sent Fang Zheng "warmth," Chen Qian had split a month's worth
of living expenses with his roommates back then, all to express his dissatisfaction with Fang Zheng.
I admit that you're the number one person in anime and that you're very talented.
But can't you learn from ordinary films and television shows and give the audience a happy ending?
They didn't hate tragedies. Appropriate sorrow could actually greatly strengthen the audience's sense of immersion.
But "Akame ga Kill!" had long surpassed the concept of "appropriate." Every time a new episode came out, they were
on tenterhooks, afraid that the next character they liked would be the one to die horribly before their eyes.
One minute of viewing, an entire day of depression!
They had thought their silent protest would make Fang Zheng rein himself in a little, but what had he done?
Their beloved Big Shot Fang had actually washed his hands of the matter completely, as if from beginning
to end, he had had nothing to do with it.
How could they let this stand?!
So all the enthusiasm we had sent before was happily accepted by your diligent Minister Qin, yet you didn't receive any of it?
Who exactly were those local specialties for? You fucking dare say you don't know?!
At that moment, Chen Qian was utterly disoriented.
He knew Fang Zheng was shameless, but he had never imagined Fang Zheng could sink to such
a level.
"Old Chen, what are you howling about first thing in the morning?
"I was depressed all night and had only just fallen asleep when you woke me up. How are you going to compensate
"What happened? What happened? Did someone die again? Tatsumi? Akame? Or
my Queen Esdeath?!
Looking at his roommate, who had been jolted awake from a dream, Chen Qian didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Damn, they were all traumatized. They could somehow drag everything back to "Akame ga Kill!"
"I don't know how to explain it. Just look for yourselves~"
Chen Qian handed his phone to the roommate closest to him and had them pass it around so everyone could read Fang
Zheng's update.
"Beast!"
"Pervert!"
"Psycho!"
"I'll put a curse on your monkey!"
Like Chen Qian, several of his roommates thought about the box of local specialties they had painstakingly mailed back then,
only for it to have had absolutely no effect!
How could there be such a shameless person in this world?!
Afterward, they looked at one another. In the end, they all sighed helplessly, their voices
filled with the weariness of men who had weathered countless storms.
What could they do? They were desperate too~
Ding-dong~
My new work, "When Prison Food Arrives Next to Me," will officially launch on the A Company platform on November first
and meet everyone officially. Please look forward to it!
"Old Chen, what now? Is that bastard Fang Zheng acting up again?
"Damn it, if he keeps acting up, I'm going to block him at the Qinghui Building!
"Though a thousand men stand in my way, I shall go forth. I'm coming too!"
Hearing that distinctive notification sound, the roommates shouted angrily on reflex.
These poor kids had yet to leave their ivory tower. To encounter an idol like Fang Zheng, whom they both loved and hated, was practically a kind of sin.
"N-no, it's—it's—
Looking at the content on his phone, Chen Qian became completely tongue-tied.
Could this be the legendary move of slapping you across the face and then feeding you a date?
Big Shot Fang had played this beautifully~!
"Big Shot Fang has a new work! It'll officially launch on A Company next month on the first. Tough Guy Must Watch, 'When
Prison Food Arrives Next to Me'!"
Chen Qian calmed down his roller-coaster-like emotions and practically shouted the words out.
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