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Average animation viewership exceeds three percent!

Blue Star's second children's channel is on fire!

The next day.

Online.

All sorts of discussions are centered around the second channel's animations.

Blue Star's first children's channel's animations rarely get mentioned anymore.

Among them.

Several of the second channel's best-performing animations are so entertaining that even many adults are hooked.

But the most enthusiastic fans are still the children.

Morning.

A certain kindergarten.

The children are chirping away.

"Have you watched Journey to the West?"

"Yes, I've also watched Ultraman!"

"I love watching 3000 Whys of Blue Cat!"

"The best one is Little Carp Adventure!"

"I like Calabash Brothers!"

"I think Doraemon is the best!"

"Captain Tsubasa!"

"Captain Tsubasa isn't strong; My Little Pony has magic!"

"Then the strongest is Calabash Brothers!"

"Calabash Brothers aren't as strong as Sun Wukong; he has the Golden Cudgel!"

"The Primordial Chaos is also great!"

"The Young War God is really strong too!"

"What's The Primordial Chaos?"

"What's The Young War God?"

"I haven't watched it."

"Never heard of it."

"You must be watching the first channel, right?"

"We all watch the second channel!"

"The second channel is way better than the first!"

When a few children brought up animations from the first channel, most of the class wasn't interested.

The kids who usually watched the first children's channel showed sad expressions.

Children are very sensitive.

When they realize they can't keep up with their peers' conversations, they feel an inexplicable sense of inferiority.

After school in the afternoon.

Those few children went home and sulked:

"I don't want to watch the first channel!"

"I want to watch the second channel!"

"I want to watch Ultraman!"

"I want to watch Handsome Monkey King!"

"I want to watch Little Carp Adventure!"

"The first channel is boring!"

"None of my classmates watch it!"

"Little Bright even laughed at me today!"

Clearly trivial matters, but some children directly burst into tears. At this age, tears flow easily.

Parents were exasperated.

Some parents, who didn't care much for the second channel and only trusted the five major broadcasters, could only soothe their children and obediently watch the second channel's animations with them.

And similar incidents were occurring in every continent.

In many kindergartens, and even elementary schools, discussions about the second channel's animations were everywhere.

This phenomenon directly made kids who watched the first channel's animations go home and demand to watch the second channel—this is the influence of peer pressure.

Following trends is human nature.

Kids are no exception.

The two children's channels are, after all, direct competitors.

In the following days, as more and more children embraced the second channel, the first channel's ratings began to decline, while the second channel started rising steadily.

Three days.

Four days.

Five days.

With this seesaw effect.

The first children's channel's situation grew increasingly dire.

Netizens watched as the gap between the two children's channels widened!

The outcome was clear!

No one believed anymore that the high ratings on the second channel were just due to the novelty factor!

Seven days.

The novelty had long worn off.

When the tide recedes, it's clear who's swimming naked!

Shadow single-handedly defeated the alliance of the "Big Five," and his animations were now influencing children across all seven continents of Qin, Qi, Chu, Yan, Han, Zhao, and Wei!

...

At home.

Lin Yuan opened the System's Prestige interface, skipped unnecessary information, and focused on several key data points.

[Age: 26]

[Life Expectancy: 40]

[Music: 7,089,767]

[Literature: 5,987,668]

[Painting: 4,097,123]

Shadow's Prestige Value in painting still lagged behind Chu Kuang's in literature and Xian Yu's in music, but the gaps were no longer as dramatic as before.

Especially the difference between Shadow and Chu Kuang.

It seems this wave of children's channel promotions has really worked wonders.

At the current broadcasting pace, except for a few long-form works, basically every other month there would be an animation concluding.

By then, Shadow could release new animations.

Shadow could then continuously collect more and more Prestige Value for painting through his animations.

Though Lin Yuan didn't quite understand why most of the Prestige Value from Shadow's animations counted under painting.

Either way, it was a good thing.

It meant he could complete his System tasks sooner.

Just then.

A noise came from outside the door.

Lin Yuan pushed open the door and looked downstairs. It turned out his sister was moving things into the house.

"Help out!"

"Coming."

Lin Yuan hurried down to help his sister carry the items.

In the past, tasks like these were always taken care of by his sister, younger sister, and mom. Lin Yuan's poor health meant no one asked him to do physical work.

But now Lin Yuan's body had gotten better.

After his family confirmed that his health had improved to almost an unnatural level, they began asking Lin Yuan to do tasks requiring male physical strength.

Lin Yuan could finally put his manly physical strength to good use.

After moving some things, Lin Yuan asked:

"What's all this?"

"New Year's goods."

His sister replied with a smile.

Lin Yuan only then realized the New Year was approaching.

His family had a tradition of stocking up on New Year supplies every year.

Lin Yuan sighed:

"Only seven or eight days left until New Year, huh."

"Yep! I think this year's Spring Festival will be especially lively since Zhong Continent will be joining the consolidation, and Blue Star has finally achieved true unification."

"Mm."

"Put this in the living room."

"It's so heavy."

"It's a treadmill. Help me set it up."

"Oh, and what's this?"

"This? Just some yoga props."

"This counts as New Year's goods?"

"You don't get it, huh? During New Year, people eat too well—lots of rich food. It's easy to gain weight. Preparing fitness equipment in advance means I can burn off those calories as much as I eat."

"Oh."

His sister was now a refined woman who loved fashion and makeup, kept up with the trends, and enjoyed fitness activities.

Quite unlike Big Yaoyao.

She was always bare-faced.

Still, the Lin family had good genes, with all four members boasting high attractiveness. Even without makeup, they were stunning.

Soon.

The treadmill was set up.

His sister wanted to test it out but noticed Antarctica was eager to try.

She rolled her eyes mischievously.

She pushed Antarctica onto the treadmill and sneakily set it to the highest speed.

Immediately.

The belt started spinning.

Antarctica's little legs began running frantically.

His sister gleefully clapped her hands beside him.

Antarctica went wild, barking joyfully.

Lin Yuan shook his head and silently returned upstairs. He had always been one of those people with a naturally lean body, healthy and fit, so this kind of equipment wasn't necessary for him.

Closing the door again.

Lin Yuan began pondering his next steps.

With Zhong Continent about to join the consolidation, many challenges undoubtedly lay ahead.

Blue Songlympics had already given Lin Yuan a heads-up—Zhong Continent's dominance in various fields was indeed formidable.

The grand consolidation was drawing closer.

Soon, global culture would be interconnected.

Should Xian Yu hold a concert?

Should Shadow delve into traditional painting?

Should Chu Kuang unveil some of his crowning literary works?

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PS: Just landed home from Hainan, skipped dinner to write. Though it's just a transitional chapter, I'll keep working tonight. If you've got monthly votes, dear readers, could you spare a few to let me have a bite?