Has Tiga Lost His Job?
The plot of "Your Name" was naturally well-executed, with Ren personally overseeing it, ensuring it stayed on track.
Ren even handled much of the original artwork himself.
While animated films and still manga each have their own merits, Ren's "Your Name" clearly shone more as an animated film.
Xena's brother, who valued this project greatly, not only brought in Ren as the original author but also hired many renowned professionals.
For example, the soundtrack was created by popular lyricists and composers.
The voice acting featured well-known domestic voice actors.
Yes, you heard right, voice actors.
In the previous world, there weren't many professional voice actors, but in this world, there are plenty.
The term "voice actors" persisted because, initially, the authorities didn't pay much attention to this profession. But with the expansion of the cultural industry, it became clear that many companies preferred hiring voice actors from Sakura Nation.
Seeing this, the relevant departments established specialized voice acting schools and training programs.
"Not bad!"
"Beautiful art style."
Industry professionals in the audience whispered among themselves as they watched "Your Name."
The quality was high, the art style beautiful. Some critics even planned to use scenes from the film as wallpapers on their phones once it was released.
People from various animation companies focused on the names of the original artists and scriptwriters. Seeing Ren's name flash by on the screen, they shook their heads.
They couldn't poach him.
They knew Ren's wife owned Picca Comics, making it very unlikely they could lure him away.
"D… Daddy, that was great!" Yueyue, still getting used to her new way of addressing her parents, quickly corrected herself.
After all, she was a big kid now and couldn't call her parents "Mama and Papa" anymore.
She waved her little hands in the air, excitedly talking about the movie she had just seen.
Since the movie was made by her dad, Yueyue was even prouder.
"What did you like about it?" Ren asked with a smile, playfully tapping her nose.
"Emmmm…" After thinking for a moment, Yueyue nodded and said, "The drawings were pretty!"
She didn't quite grasp the plot, being only six years old. The themes of love were a bit too advanced for her.
But children enjoy visuals, and she loved the art style and the music.
"I think the movie will do very well at the box office. It felt even more touching as an animated film," Jada said with a smile, patting Yueyue's head and speaking to Ren.
But she felt a bit regretful.
Her husband's first work wasn't produced by their company but was animated by another company.
"Hopefully, but regardless, we're not the ones making the most profit."
After all, they didn't produce the movie.
After the film ended, many industry professionals gathered to chat with Ren.
As the premiere concluded, it didn't mark the end for "Your Name."
A premiere is an event held before the first public showing of a movie or TV show, celebrating and promoting it, showing trailers and sometimes the entire movie to entice people to buy tickets.
The true test of a work's quality is its box office performance on the actual release day.
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While "Your Name" was being promoted, "Ultraman Tiga" continued its broadcast.
Many episodes had moments that were moving and thought-provoking.
Episode 44, "Inheritor of Darkness," as Captain Kikuma said, was a war sparked by human hearts.
After witnessing Tiga's transformation, Zheng Mu became fascinated with the power of light and started scheming to steal Tiga's light and become light himself.
First, he created a giant shark-like mechanical monster to search for the giant of light statue hidden underground and to lure out Tiga, but Tiga's Power Type defeated it.
After the mechanical shark was defeated, Zheng Mu ambushed Daiko and stole the Spark Lens.
Zheng Mu believed Daiko was unfit, thinking Ultraman should not only protect humanity but also guide human evolution.
In simpler terms, he wanted to become a god for humanity!
However, forcibly becoming light was too much for Zheng Mu, causing the evil Ultraman to lose his mind and start destroying everything. He even killed the monster statue, Xiaogou, beside the Ultraman statue.
This enraged Daiko, who transformed back into Tiga and defeated Zheng Mu, securing victory.
"Argh! Damn Zheng Mu killed my Gadis!!"
"Wait, so stealing the Spark Lens lets you become Ultraman? Does that mean I can do it too? Spark Lens.jpg!"
"Yours is fake; it's just a hair trick. Mine's the real deal! Transformation.gif!"
"Wow, impressive!"
"But seriously, Zheng Mu was amazing, creating a monster all by himself. If he joined TPC, I don't think Tiga would be needed!"
"Too bad. I wonder if he'll join TPC later. Talented people should get some privileges, right?"
"If he does join, it'd be boring. He made a monster with just one company's resources. If the whole planet's institutions joined, monsters would get swarmed."
"I can see Tiga losing his job…"
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Meanwhile, Ren's new work was nearing completion.
"This should do it. Now we just wait for my wife to set up the company…"
Ren stretched, looking at the materials on his desk.
On the front page was a character design he had drawn.
Under the moonlight.
A short-haired girl in traditional Chinese clothing wielded a dagger amidst a crowd.
Though she was fighting, it looked more like dancing.
What stood out most were her eyes, with colorful spiral patterns.
This was the heroine of Ren's animated film—Shiki Ryougi.
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