Brother Dao Took the Entertainment Industry by Storm, Fans Beg Me Not to Kill Anymore

Chapter 745: Little Black’s Identity Wobbles

On the other side, Liu Rulan stared wide-eyed at the situation online, then turned to look at the mastermind behind the scenes, Xiao He. To her surprise, Xiao He and Xiao Chen both wore identical expressions of shock.

"Wait, can someone please tell me how things ended up like this?"

Online, indeed many people were still indignantly analyzing the Yun family’s affairs, suspecting their true motives for lending out Emperor Chen's authentic script, worrying that this art exhibition was itself a trap the Yun family had dug for themselves long ago...

But as discussions went on, some people suddenly veered off course. From the animated film *"Echo Chamber"* itself, they branched out into more content.

More and more people began to be astounded by the quality and technical prowess of *"Echo Chamber"* itself. Some even unabashedly praised it, suggesting it should be sent straight to awards. The quality of this work alone was enough to make it a top-tier representative of current AI animation. That comment even received support and likes from others.

Thus, from the crusade against the Yun family, another hot-topic thread branched off.

The video blogger earlier was already leaning toward video analysis, focusing on the plot and the metaphorical, satirical bonus scenes to express their love and favor for the work. Now, smart bloggers from other fields had also accurately sniffed out this wave of heat.

—So tech bloggers started talking about the visual effects details of this AI work, the power of AI technology, the version and type of system used... speculating on the AI software *"The Righteous Little White"* had used, analyzing the difficulties in producing the work, and helping the audience discern the pros and cons of AI creation.

Debunkers and current-affairs bloggers recounted real historical cases of antique forgery in China, giving the audience a detailed introduction to the general process of this forgery technique and the harm and impact it brought.

Historical bloggers, on the other hand, began seriously discussing the timelines behind *"Echo Chamber"*’s story background—from the opening cavalry, analyzing the large ships later on, to the details of the Yun family’s senior rising overseas, matching them one by one against the real, tragic history of blood and tears, thereby mutually reflecting the "authenticity" of *"Echo Chamber"*’s exposé of the Yun family’s rise...

It was truly a blossoming of a hundred schools of thought.

Xiao He had never imagined that *"Echo Chamber"*, an animation specifically designed to embarrass the Yun family, would suddenly explode online, attracting so many bloggers and experts for analysis. Cold sweat was already trickling down his back.

Thankfully, thankfully, during his time with the *"Imperial Enterprise"* production team and before his interview for Emperor Chen’s role, he had often watched historical bloggers’ historical explanations and analyses, brushing up on his own not-so-proficient historical culture. Combined with Little Black’s AI system’s intelligence, he hadn’t embarrassed himself in front of these professionals, nor had any fatal historical logic issues cropped up.

Otherwise, Xiao He really would have felt like his dark past was being hung up high for all to see.

"I just wanted to roast the Yun family in an entertaining format, so more people could see their true nature. After all, what I hate most is how they’re no longer even Chinese people, yet they still use patriotism as a pretext to participate in all kinds of events and feast on the dividends of businessmen returning home. I just couldn’t stand it anymore." Xiao He said with unprecedented sincerity. "But I really didn’t expect that even like this, netizens would focus more on the technical power of the work—"

Actually, to be fair, the story in this work wasn’t really that special. After all, dark fairy tales and dystopian settings are popular in many animated shorts these days. The Oscar’s animated short film category has long been dominated by such themes. Overseas netizens with powerful technical skills often make mind-bending, metaphor-laden animations that are widely acclaimed and sweep major awards.

So, what made this so eye-catching for the general public was precisely that it was an AI work. The focus was entirely on the AI.

Moreover, perhaps because May was approaching, which meant everyone’s familiar Cannes Film Festival, rumors had been circulating since this year that the organizers were planning to introduce AI-related creative work awards. They would presumably set up a dedicated AI competition with the same award treatment.

Additionally, in the second half of the year, other similar AI awards were also being quietly planned and prepared by observing organizers. Many in the industry circle had already begun testing the waters and making contacts.

Thus, recently, quite a few outstanding AI works had begun appearing one after another in front of the public, each better than the last. Xiao He had also ridden this tailwind to take off.

But with such exquisite skill, to the point where it was hard to tell real from fake, many people were still very curious and amazed.

Especially about this AI software.

[So what software was it made with? Which company’s AI? No one’s coming to claim it?]

[LOL, I’ve been modeling for three years and working with AI for two, and I still can’t produce something this high-quality and smooth. The stuff on the market right now just can’t support such long continuous shots without scene cuts. Either this person is using an AI product that hasn’t appeared on the market, or they’re lying and this work wasn’t made by AI at all.]

[It’s really hard to describe this feeling. AI technology is developing so fast and so terrifyingly. But this work also showed me the infinite possibilities of AI creation. Its existence also greatly facilitates many people’s expression of ideas and emotional output.]

[This authentic DiXXney-style 3D animation look—I haven’t seen anything this smooth and logically coherent in terms of camera work yet. This video is truly the first! If the plot weren’t so pointedly tied to current hot searches, I’d almost suspect some big company was advertising their own AI.]

[Ah, speaking of the last AI that shocked me this much, it was last year’s World Rendering Competition.]

[Oh, I know that! Teacher Little Black! The AI software he used to prove himself back then was seriously impressive! I originally thought this thing would be on the market soon, but later I searched the entire internet and couldn’t find the same kind of software. It really became Teacher Little Black’s personal exclusive, wuwu.]

[Speaking of which, one is the English version of ‘Little Black,’ the other is ‘The Righteous Little White.’ Could there be some connection between them? After all, *“Echo Chamber”*’s description also says, if it’s not ‘The Righteous Little White,’ then it’s ‘The Evil Little Black,’ right.]

[Haha, shouldn’t be, right? They don’t even match! Why would you suddenly connect them like that! Teacher Little Black does that realistic CG style for mecha combat, while Little White does very pure 3D cartoon style. They’re completely different!]

[Then you’re out of your depth there. Actually, good special effects artists can do both, they just have different focuses. But since ‘The Righteous Little White’ said it was made with AI, we can’t be sure they can model themselves. As for Teacher Little Black, he has indeed won awards and his skill level is high, but I personally think his AI modeling is still relatively rough, not as refined as this work from Little White. It falls slightly short in terms of AI.]

[I think fans of Teacher Little Black should avoid tying them together, so they don’t bring trouble to Teacher Little Black. After all, the Yun family matter isn’t something you can just talk about casually.]

[True, but it’s still a shame. Teacher Little Black hasn’t made a peep since that medal unboxing video. I was really looking forward to his entry this year.]

[Teacher Little Black never really liked posting announcements anyway. He’s said it himself: he’s not in the industry circle. Making videos is purely a hobby. He only created that foreign website account to debunk the earlier rumors. Once the storm passed, there was no need to maintain it.]

[Looking forward to this competition! Maybe Teacher Little Black will stun everyone again on the spot!]