The Donut Ship slowly sailed through the Jellyfish Sea, and Ron stood by the ship's rail, his spectacles reflecting the absurd yet splendid film and television kingdom.
Katakuri, holding a clapboard, introduced the grand filming spectacle along the way in the tone of a professional producer.
"The Chocolate Island on the right is the main filming location for our urban romance dramas."
Katakuri's scarf fluttered in the wind as he pointed to a castle covered in frosting.
Brulee was manipulating the Mirror World, projecting thirty images of "Mama" onto different camera angles; they were either weeping with hands over their hearts or performing domineering wall slams, with the most exaggerated one pressing Cracker against a chocolate wall, declaring, "Man, you've successfully caught the attention of a Four Emperors!"
Ron's mouth twitched as he saw Cracker holding up a "Stand-in Actor" sign with a look of utter despair.
"The Biscuit Island ahead is exclusively for war films." A faint glint flashed from Katakuri's earring.
Above the island, Zeus and Prometheus, painted in gold and red, were performing "special effects explosions," while Napoleon, transformed into a forty-meter longsword, was being wielded by Smoothie to cleave through cream waves, with a crew board nearby displaying "Pirate King's Sengoku Musou."
"Cut!" Perospero suddenly leaped out from behind a reef, his candy cane pointing at the sky. "Napoleon, your sword light effect is too fake! It needs to be like this—perolin~" The syrup he sprayed formed exaggerated "duangduang" special effect words in the air.
As the ship turned, Ron noticed an unusual scene on Almond Island.
Mondor's Book Demons were constructing giant bookshelves, with a banner reading "My Years as a Librarian in Totto Land," and even more horrifyingly, Daifuku's Genie was wearing an apron to categorize books, while Oven's red-hot fingertips were branding numbers onto book spines.
"That's our workplace inspirational section." Katakuri's voice suddenly sounded a bit weak. "Mama said we needed to... spread positive energy."
As the ship passed Pudding Island, Ron's spectacles suddenly glinted, as Compote was leading thirty sisters in a girl group dance, with the lyrics clearly stating "Totto Land disco, 996 every day."
A giant holographic image of Charlotte Linlin herself floated in the center, wearing a sequined performance outfit and forming a heart shape with her hands: "Family, start showering us with gifts!"
"This is..." Ron finally couldn't help but speak.
"An idol training project." Katakuri's scarf tightened even more. "Mama said she wants to create the New World's number one girl group... Now, the sales of BIG MOM48's cheering sticks have already..."
Before he could finish, a giant wave suddenly erupted from the cream sea.
Snack was seen tied to a candy corn rocket, soaring into the sky, with a banner unfurling: "Rebirth of the Weakest Sweet Commander," and a candy phone camera chased his screaming figure, with an off-screen voice shouting, "Excellent! This sense of despair is very real!"
Katakuri silently pulled out a script to cover his face. "That... that's our realistic drama..."
The most shocking was the main castle on Cake Island.
The original wedding cake had been transformed into a glittering studio, with holographic projections on the outer walls continuously playing a trailer for "The Four Emperors' Ultimate Love," where Ron clearly saw the caption "Dragon King Son-in-Law, Doting on Wife Online."
"We've arrived." Katakuri took a deep breath, pointing to the marshmallow dock covered with a red carpet, where twenty Chess Soldiers in formal attire raised cheering sticks: "Welcome, Director Ron, for your guidance!"
"Mama Mama Mama—!"
Accompanied by her characteristic laughter, Charlotte Linlin's massive figure emerged from the gilded gate of the Cake Castle.
Surprisingly, this Four Emperors was now wearing a sharp business suit, her pink curly hair neatly coiled, and a pair of rose-gold spectacles perched on her nose, looking exactly like the CEO of a film company.
"I finally get to meet the Director from the head office!" Mama spread her arms, each finger adorned with different styles of gemstone rings. "I never expected the mastermind behind Divine Entertainment Culture to be you, Ron!"
Ron's leather shoes paused slightly on the marshmallow red carpet, a sharp glint flashing in his spectacles. "I'm also surprised that the Big Mom Pirates have partnered with the company."
His gaze swept over the giant "Pirate Son-in-Law" poster hanging on the castle's outer wall. "And judging by this scale... it's already entered mass production?"
"Mama Mama Mama! This is all thanks to that little girl Hancock!" Mama excitedly waved Zeus, who had transformed into a laser pointer, projecting a holographic project proposal into the air. "Three months ago, the producer she sent came with your 'New World Entertainment Industry White Paper'…"
Ron's fingertips trembled almost imperceptibly. He had indeed mentioned the "Short Drama IP Development Plan" to Hancock, but he hadn't expected the capricious Empress to directly send people to Totto Land for filming.
Even more incredible—from the looks of it, Mama had fully embraced this absurd project.
A group of costume assistants suddenly rushed out from the castle's side door, frantically dressing Katakuri in a diamond-studded suit.
"Excuse me." The Sweet Commander was dragged away towards the set of "The Overbearing Four Emperors Falls in Love With Me," a desperate plea in his eyes as he left.
"Come, come, let me show you the core filming locations!" Mama enthusiastically put her arm around Ron's shoulder, Napoleon, transformed into a golden microphone, almost poked him in the face.
As he walked through the rainbow candy corridor, Ron saw a suffocating scene:
Smoothie was in the juice studio performing a melodramatic scene of "Sword-Squeezing Scumbag Boyfriend," her longsword plunged into a certain extra actor, squeezing out colorful drinks.
Perospero's candy slime was made into a special effects green screen, and Brulee's Mirror World was simultaneously filming ten different versions of "Rebirth: My Life as a Dessert in Totto Land."
The most terrifying was Cracker; all his Biscuit Soldiers were wearing "Extra 007" vests, holding scripts for "Fight On! Sweet Commander!" and lining up to receive their bento boxes.
"None of these... have been released?" Ron stopped in front of a monitor screen, which was playing a sample of "The Four Emperors' Runaway Sweetheart," personally starring Mama.
"Mama Mama Mama!" Mama mysteriously lowered her voice. "Hancock said we need to do 'hunger marketing'…" She suddenly pulled out a stack of non-disclosure agreements. "But since the Director himself is here, please give us some pointers."
Only then did Ron notice that all the filming materials were labeled "Divine Entertainment Culture Top Secret Project."
In a corner, Mondor was using Book Demons to encrypt filming phones, while Baron Tamago's security team was patrolling.
"Interesting." Ron's lips curved slightly upwards. He remembered Hancock's meaningful phone call before he left, and now he finally understood what she meant by "I've prepared some little surprises for my dear."
"Mama Mama Mama! Please, have a seat!"
Mama excitedly patted the director's chair made of marshmallow. As soon as Ron sat down, he was surrounded by a group of Homies assistants—Napoleon, transformed into a parasol, was held above his head, Zeus was in charge of lighting, and Prometheus floated nearby, holding popcorn.
"Today is a special screening!"
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