ryethenovel Chapter 241 The wildly popular "Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit 7 Heroes"
Chapter 241 The wildly popular "Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit 7 Heroes"
As Lu Ran read the comments, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Zhou Mingzhe poked his head out from beside him: "What are you laughing at?"
"Laugh at our users." Lu Ran turned the screen to him, "They've already started fighting over who gets their husbands."
Zhou Mingzhe pushed up his glasses and said expressionlessly, "That's normal. When your show 'That Rabbit' was released, there were also people arguing about who the husband was. They were arguing about the rabbit with frostbite."
"..."
Lu Ran decided not to discuss this topic with this straight man.
He continued scrolling through the comments and noticed that the direction of the discussion was starting to change:
[User "Data Guru"]: Let me do the math for you. In the first episode, which is 25 minutes long, I analyzed the fight scenes—there were four fight scenes, totaling 7 minutes. Each fight scene averaged 1 minute and 45 seconds, at 24 frames per second, for a total of 10080 frames. What does this mean? It means the animators had to hand-draw over 4 drawings! And that doesn't even include the special effects shots! Is Xingyao Animation trying to kill everyone with their work?
[User "Art Student Xiao Li"]: Upstairs, it's not just a matter of hand-drawn illustrations. Look at those backgrounds—Jade Toad Palace, Golden Whip Stream Inn, Yellow Dragon Mountain—each one could be wallpaper-worthy. I suspect they hired a master of traditional Chinese painting to create the backgrounds?
[User "Music Lover"]: Nobody's praising the soundtrack? The moment the opening theme's intro started, I got goosebumps. Erhu, pipa, guzheng—all traditional Chinese instruments, but not at all rustic; on the contrary, they're incredibly energetic. Who composed this? I want to have his babies!
[User "Detail-Oriented"]: I noticed a detail. In the first episode, when Rainbow Cat's father died, Rainbow Cat didn't cry or make a scene; he just silently gripped his sword, his eyes shifting from sorrow to determination. This change in expression was more moving than any dialogue. How did the animators manage to draw that look?
[User "Bald Programmer"]: Replying to the comment above, it's probably the animator who cried.
Upon seeing the last comment, Lu Ran fell silent.
While this user's statement may be somewhat exaggerated, Zhou Xiaoou has indeed poured a lot of effort into this work.
Perhaps before he delivers the film, he might actually cry while watching the plot.
Anyway, when Lu Ran watched this anime as a child, he felt a strong sense of identification with it.
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Meanwhile, in the break room of an office building.
A programmer wearing a plaid shirt is holding a coffee cup, but his eyes are fixed on his phone screen.
"Old Zhang, we're having a meeting soon!" his colleague called out.
"Wait a minute, wait a minute, let me finish watching this episode."
"What are you looking at so intently?"
"Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit: The Seven Swordsmen." The programmer didn't even look up. "A newly released martial arts animation, absolutely amazing."
My colleague leaned over for a look: "Cartoons? You, a man in your thirties, watching cartoons?"
The programmer finally looked up, gazing earnestly at his colleague, and said, "Listen to me, this isn't just any ordinary cartoon. This is martial arts, it's the world of chivalry, it's about passion. Do you know what I wanted to be most when I was a kid? To be a chivalrous hero. Holding a wooden sword, draped in a bedsheet, sparring with my friends in the yard. But as I grew up, I forgot about my martial arts dream. Never mind, I couldn't explain it to you, you wouldn't understand."
His colleague wasn't angry at his last sentence; instead, he took out his phone and asked, "Where can I watch it?"
"You can watch it on all major platforms."
"Okay, I'll search it up and take a look after the meeting."
The programmer's words just now also stirred up his childhood memories. What boy didn't dream of becoming a knight-errant when he was young?
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Similar scenes are playing out across the country.
In a school dormitory, several college students squeezed onto one bed to watch the same anime.
On the subway home from get off work, office workers were engrossed in watching something while wearing headphones.
In the living room after dinner, the parents watched the show with their child, and the parents became even more engrossed than the child.
"Dad, didn't you say you wouldn't watch cartoons?"
"Shut up, I've seen the key part."
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The next morning, Lu Ran went straight to Xingyao Animation Department.
When I arrived at the company, I found that the atmosphere in the entire animation department was very different.
Since it's not yet time to start work, at this time most people are eating breakfast, scrolling through their phones, or just slacking off at their desks.
Today, everyone is staring at the screen, but what's on the screen is their production, "Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit: The Seven Swordsmen".
"Looking at them," Lu Ran asked with a smile, "Are you all looking at your own work?"
Upon hearing Lu Ran's voice, all the employees turned to look at him, their faces filled with excitement.
"Mr. Lu, how is our work going?" a bespectacled girl asked playfully.
Others also started asking questions all at once.
"Mr. Lu, isn't the Black Tiger drawing very well? I supervised its production."
"Mr. Lu, isn't the Blue Rabbit dress beautiful? Do you think I'm wearing the same one as Blue Rabbit?"
Lu Ran glanced at it and saw that it was indeed light blue, but it was a bit translucent.
"I've watched 'Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit Seven Swordsmen' and I know the data. Everyone did a great job." Lu Ran affirmed everyone's efforts at the right time.
"Without everyone here, this work certainly wouldn't have been so exquisite. I'll ask the company to increase your bonuses by 1000 yuan each this month."
"Long live President Lu!"
"Long live President Lu!"
"Long live President Lu!"
"Mr. Lu, I want to sleep with you!"
"???"
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"President Lu, our average viewing time is still increasing." Zhou Xiao'ou handed over a tablet displaying data. "It's currently 55 minutes. Some people have already watched it three times."
Because the show airs in the afternoon, there are only two episodes available so far, even after a whole night.
Lu Ran nodded and then asked about the reputation.
Zhou Mingzhe handed him the tablet: "Take a look for yourself."
A newly created hashtag is displayed on the screen: #RainbowCatBlueRabbitTexasSupport#
Clicking through, you'll find posts from fans spontaneously recommending the product:
"Please, please, everyone go watch 'Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit Seven Swordsmen'! If you don't watch it, you're not Chinese!"
"I was disappointed with domestic animation until I came across this one. Thank you Lu Ran, thank you Xing Yao, thank you that cat!"
"Black Tiger's Compilation of Simp Quotes: Episode 1: Blue Rabbit, let me explain. Episode 2: Blue Rabbit, I truly like you. Episode 3: Blue Rabbit, why can't you understand my heart? — The screenwriter understands simps!"
"Upstairs, I'm dying of laughter! Black Tiger: I've shed blood for the Demonic Sect, I've shed tears for Blue Rabbit, you can't treat me like this!"
Lu Ran flipped through the pages one by one, grinning from ear to ear.
As time goes on, the data will definitely continue to grow, and if nothing unexpected happens, it will become another phenomenal anime.
It seems that "Seven Heroes of the Jianghu" can be ready to go online in the next few days.
Just then, his phone rang.
It was Zhou Mingzhe calling.
"President Lu!" It was noisy on the other end of the phone, but Zhou Mingzhe's voice could be heard through the noise, "Isn't it time for our game to go live? My men can't wait."
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