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Lu Xiaobu is an actor.

His real name is Lu Bu and his stage name is Lu Xiaobu. He has played the role of Lu Bu, the god of war with the same name and surname in Three Kingdoms, and Bu Jingyun in The Wind and Cloud.

He is one of Meng Lang's favorite actors!

If I had to choose one person to play the role of the first Chinese Kamen Rider, it would undoubtedly be him.

After all, he was the original version too!

Omori had no objection to this proposal. Although Kamen Rider has not yet had a Chinese starring role, this does not mean that it is not feasible.

Even Hollywood knows that in order to please the world's second largest box office, it deliberately arranges one or two Chinese actors to star... Why can't Kamen Rider work?

Moreover, they have an advantage.

After all, Hollywood is an outsider. Whether it uses Chinese actors or not, in essence, there is not much difference.

But PD is a Chinese company!

Chinese companies and Chinese actors, this is Kamen Rider’s natural advantage. If we don’t take advantage of it, it will be a waste!

There can be more scenes!

In the original plot of Kamen Rider 555: Lost Paradise, LEO didn't have enough scenes, and he didn't even appear in his complete Ofirno form.

This was hard to satisfy Meng Lang.

To be honest, LEO is very popular as the foreign knight and core villain. But the number of scenes is a bit lacking, so why not add some scenes without missing a piece of meat?

I understand! After understanding what the president meant, Omori assured him, I will seriously consider it!

so be it……

The premiere of the G4 project was successful, and it was time for Omori to pack things up and return to Neon Run to promote the show.

Meng Lang was about to send him away when he stood up and suddenly thought of a question and asked him: By the way, what do you think of the knight belt classification that Bai Cang mentioned in the email?

Belt classification?

Omori asked curiously: I don't know? Is there something wrong?

It's not a big problem...

Since Da Sen didn't know much about it, Meng Lang sat down and introduced him in detail.

Here’s the thing…

Kamen Rider has so far launched dozens of belt products, which have been well received by the market and have also earned the company a lot of profits.

But with the surge in the number of products, especially the launch of Longqi, 555 and other products, new problems have arisen!

Do you want to grade it?

There is no exact classification, the market is not detailed enough, the company makes a lot of money less, and the pricing is not reasonable enough, which has been criticized by players.

I support classification!

Omori said without hesitation: Actually, I discovered this problem a long time ago.

My nephew bought a belt that is just like me, with low playability and almost zero accessories. His classmate bought a Faiz belt, with high playability and many accessories, but the price is the same, which he can't accept!

Do you have a nephew?

Omori: ...

President, why are your concerns always so strange?

Not bothering to complain about the president's strange concerns, Omori continued: Our current belts have improved playability and accessories, but the pricing remains the same, losing a lot of profit growth points.

Yes, I know.

Meng Lang nodded.

Times will always change, and the previous pricing strategies and product design concepts are no longer suitable for the current era.

Give a simple example!

The previous Showa Knights had rough workmanship and extremely poor playability, far inferior to the new 555 series. There are no additional accessories, why do you sell it at the same price?

Belt price increase?

Fans must scold you to death!

They are all ordinary knight belts, and they are not limited editions or commemorative editions. Why do you increase the price without any reason?

It is imperative to introduce a grading system!

However, the specific grading strategy must be carefully considered and cannot be determined hastily.

Bandai’s set is well graded!

DX standard version, CSM high-end deluxe version, and then the CS high-end restoration version and 1/1 collector’s version.

certainly!

Bandai is Bandai, PD is PD.

It cannot be said that Bandai’s grading strategy is 100% in line with PD’s needs. Depending on the actual situation, it may need to be modified.

Meng Lang's initial idea is to add a limited/commemorative space based on Bandai's classification.

Therefore, there are five levels of PD classification!

The first is the SD level, the standard version.

The Standard grade belt is the lowest priced, slightly smaller in size and has slightly poorer workmanship details. Under PD Toys, it is defined as entry-level.

DX level, deluxe edition!

The Deluxe grade is priced higher than the SD grade but lower than the CS grade. The material, workmanship, details and size are better than SD, and the sound effects and lighting playability are excellent.

CS level, advanced version!

The Complete Section level means that the product begins to shed its toy attributes and moves towards a collection level where reduction is the main selling point, and the price is no less than a thousand yuan.

CSM level, revised version!

The Complete Section Modification level can be regarded as the Pro, Max or Plus enhanced version of the CS level. I won’t go into all the details, but it’s done pretty well anyway.

Finally, there is the RP level, Collector’s Edition!

Reprint level, the product definition does not belong to the ranks of toys, but a 1/1 perfect replica version with extremely high collection value.

simply put!

If there really is such a thing as a belt in reality, then PD will make it and sell it to you whatever it should look like. Maybe the playability is very poor, but it is definitely realistic enough!

The five levels of SD, DX, CS, CSM and RP are the Kamen Rider belt grading system finally determined by Meng Lang.

Maybe it's complicated...

But in actual operation, it is quite easy to recognize, after all, the pricing is here. Different price points correspond to different levels. It is clear at a glance which level you should buy based on how much money you have in your pocket.

The new year has just arrived!

As expected, the belt grading system will be implemented from March 1, 2026.

By then, the Kamen Rider belt products produced by PD Toys and Lobo Toys will have their own grade marks when leaving the factory to facilitate consumers' identification.

Kamen Rider 555 will be the first Rider IP to adopt a rating system.

This is a watershed!

Before this, there were so many kinds of knight belts that even experienced riders who had been using them for many years could not judge the value of a certain belt.

After this, the five major levels are clear at a glance. Players no longer have to worry about which one is more cost-effective with so many models...

Because the price/performance ratio is non-existent!

In the past, belt products were not graded. Good workmanship and poor workmanship, high playability and low playability were mixed and sold together, and players could still pick and choose.

But now, what are you missing?

If you have money, go to RP, but if you don’t have money, just play DX! Isn’t it great that Uncle Meng gives you a variety of choices?

I have to say, this is very silly!

Players will surely curse after the tiered specifications are released. But as the old saying goes: You can scold me if you want, but if you don't buy it, I lose!

Believe it or not?

Those who criticize the most are often the ones who are most active in pre-ordering new products?

Mengzi has realized it long ago!

There is a limit to human beings' shame. The harder they work to make money, the thicker their skin will become, until... they become something beyond human beings!

…

Omori stayed in Jiangchuan for three days.

In the past three days, thanks to excellent word-of-mouth and explosive publicity, Kamen Rider Akita: Project G4 has achieved good box office results.

700 million in three days!

Just when he was about to win the weekly box office championship and win the title of this year's Lunar New Year stalls, a dark horse struck...

The Wandering Moon quickly swept across the country with unstoppable momentum and became a batch of out-and-out box office dark horses.

The weekly box office champion that was supposed to be a sure winner suddenly changed to another movie. Under the pressure of Wandering Moon, G4 planned to have a serious box office plunge.

It was originally expected to be 1.5 billion, or even reach the 2 billion threshold...

Everyone knows the result!

From zero to 700 million, the G4 plan took only three days. And a week has passed, and the G4 plan has not yet crossed the billion mark, and that’s probably it.

too difficult!

A fierce beast appeared in the Chinese market, and Dasen could only return to Neon with regrets to vigorously increase the local box office.

Fortunately, the local box office is pretty good!

According to Omori's analysis, the G4 project is expected to earn 1.5 billion yen at the box office in Neon's home country. Combined with the Chinese box office, this movie is already a big profit!

It also gave him a firm footing.

When Knight Chef mentioned Omori, he no longer dared to say that he has no masterpieces. Instead, he commented that the theater version was shot well and his masterpiece is G4 Project.

This is a good beginning!

Everything has to be done slowly. First, establish a foothold through the theatrical version, and then slowly take over the TV series. Fans will not be so excited.

Speaking of TV dramas...

Bai Cang did a great job this time!

Although Kamen Rider 555 did not break the neon ratings record created by Yajito, it has improved his reputation a lot with its dazzling innovation.

At the very least, when Bai Cang is mentioned now, it won't be all scolding.

Many people have already supported him and think that the work he and Min Gui have produced is quite good.

Mingui is the one who benefits the most!

With the outstanding performance of AgitΩ and 555, his status in the hearts of Knight Chef has skyrocketed, and some people have already started calling him Minshen.

Of course, this is only temporary.

If one day he suddenly gets sick and does something crazy, he still won't be able to get rid of the nickname Sensitive Ghost.

The neon division is booming!

For Meng Lang, the overseas branch business was completely on track and he didn't need to worry about it.

On the contrary, the headquarters is full of problems.

Dance Goddess suffered the death of its lead actor and had to make temporary substitutions. But this also triggered a lot of protests. The only fasu goddess they recognized was Xu Wenwen, and no one else could even think about it!

What a nonsense!

The actors have passed away, what else can we do if we don’t replace them? Could it be that in the second season, the scene of Fasu Tiannu will be deleted?

The Dancing Goddess was in a mess, and Nexus was also having a hard time.

It was scheduled to be broadcast on the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month, but before the time came, a sneak-away incident occurred.

An employee of Big Bird TV who was responsible for reviewing the film, out of a desire to show off, recorded a short clip of the original film on his mobile phone and posted it to the chat group.

Although the video was quickly deleted and not widely distributed, the incident was still disturbing.

It’s the fifteenth day of the first lunar month in a blink of an eye!

Meng Lang, who encountered a series of bad things one after another, finally waited until Ultraman Nexus was broadcast.

The first Ultra work of the year!

Since after the completion of Gaia, PD tried its best to promote the implementation of Plan N, Nexus falls into the category of hit before broadcasting.

That’s not right either…

Ultraman's works all belong to the type of hit before they are broadcast. It's just that for Nexus, everyone's expectations are slightly higher.

After all, it has been laid out for so long!

The official novel sold millions of copies, was adapted into a stage play, and was performed round after round.

What exactly is Plan N?

Why isn't Xinao's name called Noah, but the strange Nexus?

Why are the theatrical version and the TV series released and broadcast almost simultaneously?

Why is it not Noah in the movie version? Or Nexus? But what Nexus?

With a lot of doubts, the audience decided to watch the Nexus movie in chronological order first, and then go home to watch the Nexus TV series.

However……

After watching the movie, they were even more confused.

The official novel and stage play tell the story of Noah. The big movie tells the story of Nexter, and the TV series tells the story of Nexus.

What the hell?

Three new Austrians at once?

But apart from having similar names, these three Xin'ao are not related at all! What does Yan Tao want to do?

You really can’t blame the audience!

Without watching the TV series, who can figure out the relationship between Noah, Nexter and Nexus?

Noah appears in official novels and stage plays, and the background is the ancient times.

Nexter appears in the movie, set in modern society. An unknown monster codenamed THE ONE attacked, and a young man named Zheng Shun transformed into THE NEXT to fight against THE ONE.

Take a look...

Are these two related?

The movie didn't say at all where this Ultraman came from or why he was in a confrontational relationship with THE ONE.

PD officials have said that this Ultraman is called Nexter! You can't force it. This is Noah, right?

so……

Audiences who only read novels, stage plays, and even big movies really can't understand the relationship between these three.

There must be a work that connects these scattered clues like threading threads through threads to build a complete world view and complete setting system.

And this key work is Ultraman Nexus!

The entire Ultra N Plan, all the previous work, are all paving the way for the debut of Nexus. Only after watching this work can the audience's doubts be answered.

The plan was a success!

The successive foreshadowings of Noah's novel stage play and Nexter's movie have aroused the audience's curiosity about the follow-up content of Project N.

And this curiosity, with the broadcast of Nexus, quickly turned into ratings!

A story about bonds and awakening slowly unfolds under the spotlight...

Brother Zhun is the first to appear!

Nexus, whose appearance is very different from other arcs, received favorable reviews when he debuted.

This look is really fresh!

Before the audience could figure out why Nexus' head was designed with a little steel helmet...

Brother Zhun turned red!

To be precise, Brother Zhun gained a new red form and used a new skill that was unheard of by the audience.

Meita field!

This is a warp, barren and dead. There were corpses and remains everywhere, surrounded by dilapidated buildings, like a purgatory on earth.

From the shape of the building, you can tell that this is where Nexus was before he launched the Meta Realm!

Why?

what happened? Why did the surrounding environment become like this as soon as Nexus expanded the Metafield?

Distorted time and space, the battle takes place in the distant future, this is the realm of Meta that I understand