Full-time cartoonist

"Dongye, what do you think is the farthest love?"

Higashino raised his head, thinking it was Nishimura talking, but he didn't expect it was Kitamoto, who was usually serious.

Here comes the interest.

He asked: "Kitamoto, do you know about the Andromeda Galaxy?"

Kitamoto said: "Of course."

Hibiki Higashino nodded, "The most distant love I know is probably the Andromeda Galaxy's feelings for the Milky Way. She is approaching the Milky Way at a speed of 120 kilometers per second, and it will be possible to embrace each other after 3.75 billion years. "

"This is probably the furthest love I know."

Kitamoto: (ー_ー)!!

"Dongye, are you awake?"

Higashino Hibiki laughed, and he put his arm around Kitamoto's shoulders, "So what do you think it is?"

He became curious, who did he fall in love with? So pessimistic.

"Age," Kitamoto said.

"You were born before I was born, and you are already old after I was born!" Higashikata was shocked, "Is there such a big age gap between you and the person you love?"

"It's only thirteen years old!" Kitamoto retorted, but when he came to his senses, he said, "This is my friend's business."

"This friend you are talking about -" Higashino Hibiki looked at his nervous expression and had already come to a conclusion, "Is it Nishimura?"

"Yeah, it's Nishimura!"

Looking at Kitamoto leaving in a panic, Hibiki shook his head speechlessly.

"I'm really lost. I'm not as smart as usual."

He suddenly became curious, who was the aunt Kitamoto liked?

…

On Tuesday, Sasaki called in advance and would bring the supervisor to "Yoshiharaso" at six o'clock in the afternoon.

Higashino Hibiki was painting in the living room, so there was no need to wait.

Just two hours after Yoshii Sanhisa and Akimiya Akemi entered work mode, they arrived.

"You've worked really hard, Tori Akino-sensei." Supervisor Tetsuya Endo glanced at the lobby studio and bowed very politely.

He was born in 1960, 16 years older than Hibiki Hibiki, and was in the prime of life.

Just completed the production of Gosho Aoyama's "Dragon Ball". He also participated in Rumiko Takahashi's "Ranma 1/2: Hot Fight" before. He is a very talented director.

After hearing Sasaki's introduction, Higashino Hibiki shook hands with him politely. It seemed that the Clown Club was not perfunctory and was fully prepared.

Afterwards, Hibiki Higashino talked with him about the details of "Soul of the Game", and he answered fluently and was fully prepared.

"In Go, a branch blooming alone is not a spring," Tetsuya Endo said eloquently. "Only when two outstanding young people achieve each other can they develop higher skills. This is the case for Shindo Hikaru and Taya Ryo, and they will surely be the next ones. The story will also revolve around these two people."

Dong Yexiang nodded, he agreed with this statement.

Afterwards Tetsuya Endo introduced other situations one by one.

The three directors, three screenwriters, producers and animation supervisors are all elites in the industry, and the budget is sufficient. One episode is currently planned to be 13.5 million yen.

This is within the general category. Considering that "Soul of Chess" does not require special effects for large battle scenes, it is already very good.

It is tentatively scheduled to be 24 episodes and will be broadcast half a year. From the beginning of the project to the broadcast of the show, more than half a year of preparation work is required.

When it starts airing, it will be January next year.

Higashino Hibiki has a general understanding. As far as these points are concerned, there is no problem.

However, he was about to make a suggestion.

"Can you add a short Go lesson of about two minutes after the animation ed? It will be used to teach some introductory knowledge of Go."

When Higashino Hibiki watched the animation "Soul of the Chess", he was very interested in the small class at the end. Yurika Umezawa was a beautiful chess player, so he was very impressed.

Just finish copying, it would be a pity if this point is missed.

"Teaching Go? What a great idea!" Endo Tetsuya slapped his thigh and stood up. "It will stimulate your interest in learning Go. The most important thing is that you can shorten the production content by two minutes!"

"You are a genius, Tori Akino-sensei!"

Pacing back and forth in a hurry, Endo Tetsuya was so excited that he couldn't wait to start implementing it now.

"The progress of the comics is still very low. By shortening the animation content, there is no need for original plots."

"It's literally killing three birds with one stone."

Higashino Hibiki raised his eyebrows. Sure enough, all supervisors have no conscience.

The main thing I want to think about is compressing the content.

When he used to watch "One Piece", what he hated most was the review of the previous episode. More than five minutes had passed before he saw any new content.

It can be watched over and over again, and there are a lot of stop-motion animations.

It manifests as shock and emotion, one person at a time, several people in a circle, and then gone in half a minute.

That is to say, I waited for a week and was lonely.

Sasaki understood that Hibiki Higashino agreed to the animation, so he took out the authorization letter.

Before Higashino Hibiki had time to look, he heard a surprised voice.

"Supervisor Tetsuya Endo!"

Interrupting Sasaki who was explaining the terms to Hibiki Higashino.

Hibiki looked up and saw that it was Yuko Asahina.

He never thought that such a loud sound would come from Yuko Asahina's mouth.

At this time, she was covering her mouth with a slightly surprised expression.

"Who are you?" Endo Tetsuya asked doubtfully.

He didn't recognize the little girl in front of him.

"I...I am Yuko Asahina," she explained: "My dream is to become an animation supervisor, so I have benefited a lot from reading your interview, and I am really happy now."

"Join the animation industry?" Tetsuya Endo was slightly surprised. Although he liked this industry very much, he had to admit that animation was synonymous with vulgarity and being a bad influence on children. Hiding the entertainment that criminals like and the despised profession that brings bad habits to society.

"Thank you very much," he said.

There are fewer and fewer newcomers, and the industry also has low benefits, low wages, and high working hours. Women are used as men, and men are used as high-end workers.

Facing a high school student who said he wanted to join the animation industry, he immediately felt grateful.

"Why do you want to be a supervisor?" he asked curiously.

"When I was a kid, I saw the cartoon "Macross" on TV, and I was attracted to it." Yuko Asahina gushed, completely destroying her persona of not being good at talking.

"It is very fantasy and imaginative. My mother told me that it was a work of art created by the animation supervisor, so I also wanted to be a supervisor. To this day, I still think so."

Tetsuya Endo nodded. He had seen many newcomers in this industry, and those who persisted were all driven by love.

He handed over his business card, and Asahina Yuko took it with both hands.

"If you have any questions, you can call me at any time." He hugged the back of his head and laughed. "Of course, it's best not at night."

"I'm really grateful!" Asahina Yuko burst into tears of gratitude.

The first stage of Hibiki and Sasaki ended. Hibiki declined the party invitation and they left.

My head feels swollen today, like a machine that has no oil and cannot run properly.

There may be some issues, I'll look into fixing them tomorrow.