Chapter 770

As Chu Yu had expected, the Mainland launched a negative news campaign against GT Animation Company for bringing on Matsugoka Mitsuru, a once-failed director.

After all, audiences in the Mainland knew nothing about the situation in the Japan Island Animation Industry.

They also had no idea that if you compared the peak works of Matsugoka Mitsuru, Zhao Yongbai, and Jiang Qi, Matsugoka Mitsuru's would be rated higher around the world than the other two.

Mainland audiences only knew that he was a failed animation director, and that GT Animation Company had entrusted such a huge Animated Film to a man like him.

On top of that, Tianxing Animation Company had hired online trolls to smear Matsugoka Mitsuru, spreading fake stories about affairs with interns, getting arrested in the red-light district, and abusing his wife and daughter.

Poor Matsugoka Mitsuru didn't even have a daughter, and his wife had cheated on him and divorced him twenty years ago. Someone was spreading such fake news, and when he heard about it, even he was disgusted!

But the truth was, netizens didn't need proof. Most people wouldn't believe every baseless rumor outright, but the damage had already been done: a negative impression had taken hold.

Disappointment, confusion, complete lack of interest—those and other feelings began to emerge, and people's opinions of GT Animation Company's two works gradually turned negative.

Even Zhao Qinyin's fans were starting to waver.

"I have a feeling Teacher Zhao Qinyin might actually stumble this time. I heard the Matsugoka Mitsuru she's working with has a bad reputation!"

"Don't just believe everything the media says. He's a big name in the Japan Island Animation Industry. Just watch his work—the storyboards, cinematography, and pacing are incredible. It's just that some of his works have ridiculously stupid plots that make no sense.