When the clock hands pointed to 8 PM, the entire ocean seemed to be put on pause.
"Ding—"
Millions of phones lit up simultaneously, and the opening theme song of "The Candy CEO is Too Sweet" echoed in every corner! The reflection of Katakuri's diamond cufflinks, projected through countless screens, cast dazzling light spots into innumerable wide-open eyes.
The first scene ignited screams worldwide:
Katakuri, playing the CEO of "Sweetheart Group," stood in pink cotton candy rain, his silk shirt half-transparent from the drenching. He yanked over Pudding, who was playing the little maid, and his deep voice was magnetic:
"Who gave you permission to resign? Hmm?" The moment his voice rose at the end, female viewers in the New World collectively gasped.
On Fish-Man Island's coral reefs, the mermaids' screams created three-meter-high waves;
In Water 7's shipyards, wrenches and hammers dropped everywhere;
Even the prisoners in Impel Down clung to their bars, and the jailers forgot to change shifts, staring at their phone screens.
When the plot progressed to Pudding being bullied by Brulee, who played the villainess:
"This b*tch!" Women in Dressrosa threw high heels at Brulee on the screen;
"CEO Katakuri, appear quickly!" Noble ladies in Shambles tore their handkerchiefs;
Female Marines at Marineford collectively gnashed their teeth: "Request troops to Totto Land! To save Sister Pudding!"
In the "Totto Land Data Hub" beneath Cake Castle, a hundred Homies were frantically collecting data streams from phone backends. Perospero's candy goo constructed real-time data dashboards on the walls, and syrup numbers refreshed at an astonishing speed.
"Third minute! Katakuri-sama's tie-pulling shot!" Mondor's Book Demon shrieked the count, "Replay volume exceeded 12 million times! Perolin~"
On the monitoring screen, dense bullet comments popped up next to the tie-pulling animation, which was slowed down by 800%:
[Hand fetishists died on the spot]
[I'm dead for this wrist bone line]
[Screenshot button is worn out]
[User "Marine G5 Branch" tipped 1 million Belli: Where can I buy this tie?!]
"Five minutes and twenty seconds! Iconic line born!" Brulee's Mirror World clones simultaneously peeked out from thirty screens.
The scene froze at the moment Katakuri used Armament Haki to trap Pudding against a chocolate wall. His deep voice resonated through millions of phone speakers:
"Woman, you can't escape."
The data dashboard instantly exploded:
- Bullet comment coverage: 99.8%
- Instantaneous send volume: 5.8 million messages/second
- Derivative topic: #CEOKatakuri'sVoiceMadeMePregnant jumped to trending topics
"I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die!" Cracker, who was responsible for maintaining the server, was sweating profusely, his Biscuit Soldiers duplicating clones beyond their capacity.
The most terrifying data appeared at the eighth minute—the moment Brulee, playing the villainess, had her face smeared with a three-layer cream cake, the likes count jumped like crazy:
90 million, 5 million... 100 million!!!
"MAMAMAMA!" Mama's laughter shattered twelve monitoring screens. "Keep going! Keep it going for Mama!" She waved her jewel-encrusted phone. "Zeus! Send ten boxes of throat lozenges to Katakuri's lounge!"
The deeper backend data was even more astonishing:
- Percentage of 25-35 year old female viewers: 78%
- Marine officer-level viewing rate: 43%
- Okama Kingdom all online
- Even the Whitebeard Pirates had 17 accounts tipping
Perospero's candy cane began to melt from excessive calculations: "Mama! Our 'CEO Merchandise' pre-sale amount has already… perolin… exceeded this year's total candy export!"
When the midnight bell rang, the final set of numbers had already entered history:
- Single episode playback volume: 890 million
- Real-time online users: 320 million
- Total tips: 2.4 billion Belli
- Katakuri's fan growth: 180 million
Pudding looked at her surging 8 million followers, her third eye curving with a smile.
When the first episode abruptly ended with Katakuri pressing Pudding against the candy wall, wails rose and fell across the world:
"Don't stop!!!"
"I'll pay! Show me the next episode quickly!"
"This is more exciting than Roger's execution back then!"
Morgans's employees were exhausted at their posts but still mechanically sending out breaking news:
"BREAKING! Totto Land Pictures' Market Value Surpasses Germa 66!"
"SHOCKING! CEO Literature Triggers New World Suit Shortage!"
"URGENT! Katakuri Global Fan Club Reaches 100 Million Members in Three Minutes!"
Mama's TikTok account followers soared like a rocket:
20 million... 50 million... 100 million... breaking through the sky!
The numbers for backend tip amounts jumped dizzyingly, burning out the CPUs of the Homies responsible for counting money.
Most terrifyingly, the search volume for "short drama" directly crushed "edgy videos," which had topped the charts for years. The proprietress of a famous club in Shambles looked at her empty hall and wanted to cry: "The girls are all squatting in the private rooms binge-watching…"
And on Onigashima, Kaido looked at the plummeting traffic of his "Haki Tutorial" account, spitting from his mouth: "Ugorororo… Linlin, that crazy woman…"
When the midnight bell rang, Pudding was hiding in the dressing room checking her phone. Her account gained 9 million followers overnight, and outside Katakuri's lounge, high-end suits from all over the ocean were piled up, each with a marriage proposal.
Mama looked at the backend data, laughing so hard that her Cake Throne trembled: "Mamamama! Season Two! Mama wants twenty seasons!"
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Totto Land Pictures sparked a short drama craze.
Cake Castle's production factory operated 24/7, with Mama personally overseeing the command center. Napoleon, transformed into a golden microphone, traced a shining trajectory in the air: "Film it for Mama! Film it to death!"
"Rebirth: Beggar's Rise to a Four Emperors"
The scene of Katakuri crawling out of a garbage heap in rags exploded across the internet: "In this life, I will reclaim everything!" — The first episode's playback volume exceeded 500 million, directly leading to Totto Land's trash cans being completely overturned by fans.
"The Four Emperors Have Too Many Aliases"
Mama played five roles: pure student, cold-blooded assassin, adorable pastry chef… Each costume change was accompanied by screams across the entire sea. The most incredible part was when she wore a JK uniform, swinging her twin pigtails, and said: "Mamamama~ Onii-chan~" — This clip was cut into a GIF and spread wildly within the Marine.
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