[ So what did he say? ]
[ My head is spinning ]
[ Cowboy Hao is like that, he says a lot but you'll realize he actually said nothing ]
[ You're past your peak! ]
[ Not as good as Uncle Big Nose ]
[ Don't praise one and step on the other, they are all judges, why distinguish between good and bad ]
[ Stance ah ]
[ wwwww ]
"Our Cowboy Hao teacher still gave an 'expecting' evaluation, but I noticed that just now, Dong Xuelian teacher frowned slightly." Host Fang Yuan began to shift the topic to the next judge: "Do you have a different opinion?"
"Eh?" Dong Xuelian showed a surprised expression.
She hadn't expected to be asked first.
"Oh, as for opinions, Lian, ahem, I don't have many, after all, I don't have much professional knowledge, so I can't really tell good from bad." She raised a hand to cover her mouth and said: "But I think the Tonz character is not well-developed."
"The sense of vulgarity is too strong, isn't it unfriendly to female audiences?"
"Don't you think so, Qihai."
Perhaps to strengthen the persuasiveness of her words, the moment her voice fell, she immediately and straightforwardly sought the opinion of Qihai, who was also a female judge beside her.
"Indeed." Qihai nodded: "It feels like the creator has projected himself, imagining that as a dead fat otaku, he actually possesses hacker skills capable of invading other people's official websites, a kind of delusion."
"Too much fictional content."
They resonated with each other, but the audience below instantly exploded.
— "No, what's vulgar about it, if you really want to talk about vulgarity, who can be more vulgar than you two?"
— "Tsk."
— "Who on earth invited these two over?"
— "I'm speechless, why didn't the director team just start a poll on Weibo if they couldn't invite guests, what's the point of choosing these two?"
— "Is there a possibility that these two were actually chosen by vote?"
— "Seriously?"
— "Seriously."
— "Wuwuwu, don't curse anymore, Lianlian is my dad."
— "Laughing dead, what projection, did these two even open Contestant Hua Jian's live stream and take a proper look?"
"Ahem." Probably sensing the rhythm picking up, Host Fang Yuan lightly coughed twice as a reminder, then raised the microphone: "Well, it seems our two mentors have a slight misunderstanding about Contestant Hua Jian."
"Let's look at the big screen."
As he spoke, the big screen on the stage switched to Hua Jian's live stream.
Immediately after, the camera zoomed in for a close-up on the direction of the creation pod.
It was not the 'fat otaku' described by the two judges; an incredibly fresh and handsome face was magnified on the screen.
Then, Dong Xuelian and Qihai on the judges' panel fell silent.
"I'm sorry, I take it back." Suddenly, Qihai spoke first: "I apologize for calling him a fat otaku, it was my mistake."
"As a mentor, I should not subjectively attack someone's appearance like this, I'm sorry."
An incredibly swift apology, an incredibly direct cut!
Under Dong Xuelian's incredulous gaze, Qihai, without hesitation, betrayed her!
[ So tense ]
[ The infighting between women is evident ]
[ What a face-off ]
[ Lianlian, my Lianlian was tricked by a bad woman... ]
[ Can the vtuber fans just die, it's too embarrassing ]
[ You are not allowed to talk about Qihai, she is my dad ]
Seizing the moment the camera focused, the director unhesitatingly gave a close-up of Dong Xuelian's face, and the bullet comments instantly surged.
Seeing the rising popularity, the director knew not to overdo it, so he quickly opened his microphone and quietly gave a few instructions.
Soon, Host Fang Yuan, having received the message, actively raised his microphone.
"Time seems to be running out, and the judges' sharp words are quite startling, but it doesn't matter, at least for now our Contestant Hua Jian has an unparalleled advantage in creation speed, and a new episode of the story will soon continue to unfold, so let us hear Uncle Big Nose's opinion one last time."
The camera switched to Uncle Big Nose.
He gently pushed his glasses, and a wise glint appeared in his eyes.
"Continuing the evaluation from the last episode, the situation in this episode has changed slightly," he said. "In the last episode, I mentioned that the plot's pace seemed fast, but to be precise, that might be incorrect."
"It's simply that the frequency of character appearances is too high."
"To create a qualified character in the eyes of the audience, most animations use what is called a 'personal episode,' dedicating a large portion of an episode to narrate, analyze, and create memorable highlights, which can almost be said to be a relatively mature industry standard."
"So, logically, rapidly entering a personal episode after introducing a character might be a good choice."
"But he didn't."
"He chose to, beyond the characters, pull back to the 'main storyline,' which is the terrifying future called 'Despair Land' proposed by John Titor."
Uncle Big Nose paused, moving his hands from side to side, trying to describe his current thoughts.
"It can be seen that, overall, the method he chose is 'main storyline' first, 'characters' second."
"Although there are many female characters, like a galgame, and various details also make me feel it's very much like a galgame, ultimately this is an animation with 'time' as its theme, and what needs to be explored will naturally be topics related to time."
"The specific conclusion might have to wait until later parts of the animation are revealed, but I have a premonition that, despite seeing news of deaths from SERN's database now, perhaps the pace of the narrative is about to slow down."
Uncle Big Nose's words fell, and the anime's ending song playing on the screen also perfectly came to an end.
As expected, the animation clicked, and a new scene appeared.
The fourth episode of steins;gate began, and both the judges like Uncle Big Nose and Host Fang Yuan maintained a tacit silence, no longer disturbing the audience's viewing experience.
Blood-red text flashed across the screen, the ending scene of the previous episode replayed, Okabe Rintaro stepped back several paces, uttering an incredulous sound.
"Someone died?"
"I think so, probably." Hashida Itaru nodded, sweat beading on his face.
"What about the rest?" Okabe Rintaro asked repeatedly.
So, Hashida Itaru leaned down and continued reading the remaining text:
"For details, please refer to 'Jellyman Report No. 14'…"
"…'Jellyman Report,' what is that?"