"What is this!?" Her voice was filled with curiosity and surprise, as if she had discovered a new continent.
An Yang turned around and saw her standing by the window, holding the crystal ball in both hands and carefully examining it in the light shining in from outside. Her profile, framed by her long hair, looked exceptionally beautiful.
"Oh, it's just a little trinket."
"A little trinket? But it's so lifelike! It even moves, like it's alive!" An You held the crystal ball and smiled faintly. After looking at it twice more, her expression suddenly stiffened. "But... isn't this a little too lifelike? You can even see its expression. And this monster is so ugly. If this is a toy, would anyone really buy it?"
"Are you questioning its market prospects?" An Yang glanced at her and asked lightly.
"Yes."
"If you turned it into a cute cartoon character, or the male or female lead of an anime, then designed more varied movements instead of having it flail around like this, and made its expression cuter, would no one buy it?"
"Well... that would depend on the price." An You hesitated. "Is this also the latest technology?"
"Yes, the latest technology. An experimental model."
"Why make an experimental model like this? Its movements look like it's struggling, and its expression seems full of pain. Besides, this thing is just too ugly. Why not make it look like Minions? That would give the model much more experimental value, wouldn't it?" An You frowned as she looked up at the creature in the crystal ball, which was constantly and desperately hurling itself against the crystal walls.
"Minions? They'd require licensing fees, wouldn't they? We haven't had time to purchase authorization from the rights holders of those famous cute characters. As it happens,