Fang Zheng

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Fang Zheng (方正)
Alias(es)	Ultimate Healing Mentor; Big Shot Fang; Pipi Shrimp; God of Mischief 6 238
Gender	Male
Age	21 at the beginning of the story 1
Affiliation	ACG Culture Company / A Company — founder, chairman, and director 4 32
Occupation/Role	Anime creator, producer, director, voice actor, and ACG-culture entrepreneur 19 20
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Anime-production abilities — Lv3 (Slightly Accomplished)	1	The Strongest Anime Production System initially grants Drawing, Plot Control, Storyboard, and Voice Acting abilities. Drawing, Plot, and Voice Acting are recorded at Lv3.
Drawing Ability — Lv5; Voice Acting Ability — Lv5	4	Spends Reputation Points to upgrade both skills, retaining 300,000 points. The improved drawing level lets him redraw Akame ga Kill! promotional art with substantially finer details.
Drawing Ability — Lv6	46	Upgrades after Akame ga Kill! earns over ten million Reputation Points. His drawing speed nearly doubles, helping him maintain an accelerated production schedule.

Background

Fang Zheng arrives in a world where anime does not exist, regarding the absence of the medium as unbearable. He awakens the Strongest Anime Production System, which allows him to recreate remembered anime from his previous life and improve production-related abilities with Reputation Points. His stated objective is not merely to release works, but to establish a vast ACG cultural circle. 1

His beginner package includes foundational production skills, a Memory Enhancement Capsule, and the completed work Star Dream. After taking the capsule, previously vague memories of anime plots become clear. Fang Zheng submits Star Dream to the Annual Best Creation Award Competition as his entry point into the public eye; the work wins the championship and a ten-million prize. 1

Following Star Dream's viral success, Fang Zheng opens a Weibo account, launches the ACG Community website, and establishes ACG Culture Company with the system's assistance. He subsequently begins producing Akame ga Kill! while recruiting professionals to turn his initially one-man operation into a functioning studio. 3 4 17 20

Appearance

Fang Zheng is introduced as a notably young and handsome man with a neat short hairstyle. His televised debut surprises viewers who had expected the creator of Star Dream to be older; his polished, sharp appearance rapidly becomes part of his public image. 5 6

• Keeps a neat, short hairstyle. 6
• Makes an effort to dress presentably for public appearances. 5
• Later wears understated but custom-made designer clothing. 276
• Successfully appears onstage cross-dressed as an exceptionally beautiful woman, initially leaving even Yang Li unable to recognize him. 413

Personality

Fang Zheng is intensely committed to anime production and audience experience. He refuses to churn out low-quality works merely to farm Reputation Points, viewing quality as essential to both his reputation and his ambition to build an anime renaissance. He considers art, music, and voice acting equally important components of a complete production. 1 7 10

He is a hands-off leader who prefers creative work and strategic decisions to administration. Zhang Siyu handles much of A Company's daily management, while Fang Zheng repeatedly shows frustration with reports, documents, and corporate paperwork. 13 161 353 354

Fang Zheng is also shamelessly self-confident, playful, and highly skilled at provoking his own fans. He enjoys interpreting their insults as praise, teasing them through Weibo posts and live broadcasts, and setting up misleading promotional campaigns. Yet his mischief is paired with genuine appreciation for the people who support him; he credits fans for the success of his events and acts decisively when media attacks target them. 26 128 214 388

Though he projects confidence in professional matters, Fang Zheng initially has little romantic experience and struggles to read emotional cues. His relationship with Zhang Siyu forces him to confront feelings he had long avoided in favor of his “2D waifus.” 556 557 566

Abilities & Skills

Strongest Anime Production System

The Strongest Anime Production System is Fang Zheng's central advantage. It grants and upgrades anime-production skills through Reputation Points earned from the quality and reach of his released works. 1

• Initially provides Drawing, Plot Control, Storyboard, and Voice Acting abilities. 1
• Reputation Point costs increase with higher-level upgrades, leading Fang Zheng to keep reserves rather than spend everything at once. 4
• Its beginner package includes a Memory Enhancement Capsule that restores detailed recollections of anime from Fang Zheng's prior life. 1
• Later system upgrades unlock expensive “black technology” limited to 2D-related applications, including mature virtual imaging technology. 130

Drawing and Animation Production

Fang Zheng is a capable illustrator and animator whose system-enhanced drawing skill improves both the detail and efficiency of his work. He is personally involved in promotional art, storyboards, and production standards. 4 10 46

• Redraws Akame ga Kill! promotional posters after reaching Drawing Lv5, recognizing details his earlier work missed. 4
• Insists on smooth animation rather than cutting corners with low frame rates or shoddy production. 10
• At Drawing Lv6, nearly doubles his drawing speed. 46
• Possesses enough skill to quickly sketch character concepts, such as a school-uniformed orange-haired girl designed in front of Zhang Siyu. 37

Voice Acting and Direction

Fang Zheng can voice a broad range of characters and directs performers according to their compatibility with specific roles. 15 18 19

• Provides narration for the Akame ga Kill! promotional PV. 10
• Voices numerous male roles in Akame ga Kill!, including Tatsumi, Brody, Susanoo, Will, Lubbock, Bols, Dr. Stylish, and other supporting characters. 19
• Selects voice actors based on whether their vocal tone matches the intended character rather than accepting technically competent but unsuitable performances. 17 18
• Recognizes that emotional sincerity matters beyond technical proficiency after hearing Yang Li perform. 15

Creative Direction and Industry Building

Fang Zheng combines creative ambition with long-term planning for ACG culture as an industry rather than a single studio. 103 131 510

• Establishes ACG Culture Company, its community platform, voice-acting team, and later a broader training pipeline for future artists. 4 17 101 473
• Plans a virtual concert that brings Luo Tianyi from a 2D image into a 3D performance through virtual imaging technology. 130 131 158
• Pursues an “ACG kingdom” in Shanghai, seeking land to develop an anime-centered district and related facilities. 103 104 198
• Negotiates with car manufacturers on a profit-sharing and licensing model intended to spread 2D culture across industries. 510

Tank Combat and Tactical Planning

Fang Zheng is a skilled tank-game operator who relies on deception, positioning, and psychological pressure rather than direct confrontation. 391 392 396

• Chooses a Hetzer over a more conspicuous heavy tank to avoid being immediately identified by the ninety-nine players targeting him. 391
• Hides at the battlefield edge and erases his tracks while opponents waste time attempting to encircle him. 392
• Provokes friendly-fire suspicion among opponents by attacking strategically, then withdraws to exploit the resulting confusion. 396
• Wins the Hundred Tank Melee after defeating the remaining vehicles in his Hetzer. 399

Items and Technology

• Memory Enhancement Capsule — A starter item from the system that makes Fang Zheng's memories of past-life anime plots clear and accessible. 1
• Virtual Imaging Technology — Mature system-derived technology used to realize Fang Zheng's plan for virtual-character concerts; he presents its documentation to Secretary Zou as a self-developed invention. 130 131 132
• Modified battle tanks and Type 59 tanks — Military-provided vehicles used by A Company for tank-battle attractions and competitions. 199 266

Relationships

• Zhang Siyu — A Company's CEO and Fang Zheng's closest professional partner. She joins his fledgling company despite its uncertainty, manages its operations, and later becomes his romantic partner and wife. 13 557 566 604
• Yang Li — Former Modu TV Station host whom Fang Zheng recruits as the voice of Shiru. She becomes one of A Company's earliest voice actors and maintains a close, teasing rapport with him. 9 17 187
• Chen Xianting — Fang Zheng's personal assistant, trusted confidante, and a devoted employee who supports his decisions even when she has reservations. She develops unreciprocated feelings for him. 214 568 569
• Secretary Zou — Shanghai's top official and a mentor-like supporter of Fang Zheng's ambitions. He encourages Fang Zheng's ACG-district vision while also cautioning him about financing and corporate control. 101 104 131 200
• Elder Pang — Military elder initially dissatisfied by the lack of domestic tanks in Fang Zheng's anime. He later assists Fang Zheng's tank-battle project by providing a decommissioned, unarmed tank. 101 199
• Ding Muyu and Shen Anping — Fans whose lives Fang Zheng changes by arranging Ding Muyu's surgery and offering both of them work at A Company. He treats their employment as an equal exchange rather than charity. 309 311 327
• His fans — Fang Zheng's most volatile but loyal relationship. They tease, threaten, and plot against him over his antics, yet defend him during attacks and eventually support major milestones such as his marriage. 34 388 500 604

Story Role and Major Arcs

Arc	Fang Zheng's role and actions
Anime revival and ACG's founding	Uses Star Dream to introduce anime as a new cultural format, wins the Annual Best Creation Award Competition, then builds ACG Culture Company around the production of Akame ga Kill!. 1 4 20
Conflict with TT Group	Rejects Sun Qian's exploitative promotion contract and refuses to let ACG be absorbed into TT Group's entertainment plan, enduring the resulting smear campaign. 31 32 34
ACG kingdom and virtual concert	Seeks land for a Shanghai ACG district, develops virtual imaging technology, and stages a concert that introduces Luo Tianyi as A Company's virtual spokesperson. 103 131 139 158
Games, attractions, and industry expansion	Expands A Company's reach through projects including Kancolle, tank-battle attractions, anime-themed construction, manga training, and external commercial partnerships. 199 212 438 473 510
Hundred Tank Melee	Publicly challenges ninety-nine fans, evades their coalition through stealth and manipulation, and wins the tank-battle championship. 388 391 396 399
Romance with Zhang Siyu	Realizes his feelings for Zhang Siyu, asks her out for the first time in either of his lives, and later publicly announces his marriage. 557 566 604

Notable Quotes

“Fang Zheng is making his stance clear today: I'm not joining this entertainment plan! Not before, not now, and definitely not in the future!”

— To Sun Qian 32

“I'm just here today to teach you all a lesson, to show you that matches have tactics too, especially this kind of large-scale free-for-all. Relying solely on brute force won't cut it.”

— After winning the Hundred Tank Melee 399

“Appearance is just a person's external beauty. After all, it's given by parents. You can't change it. Like me, my parents gave me such handsome looks. I wake up handsome every day. Have I complained?”

— Addressing the audience after his cross-dressing performance 414