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Chapter 118 The Father of Kumamon

Review and sign at the same time?

Is there such a thing?

Compared with Tanaka Ken, Fukure Kirito was still too young. When she heard him say this, she was instinctively stunned.

Then he figured it out.

The so-called review is actually for Hayakawa Su and the people above to see. It means that they have reviewed it - face work still needs to be done.

But in fact, Higashinoji has been confirmed by default.

"I'll call Mr. Higashino right now."

After thinking about this, Shenmu Qiren also nodded, took out his mobile phone, walked outside the office, and called Higashinoji.

He quickly told Higashinoji the specific situation.

"Huh? You want me to go over to attend the review meeting?" Higashinoji, who was busy refining the first draft of Kumamon, stopped what he was doing when he heard this and asked in confusion: "It seems a bit uncomfortable for me to attend the review meeting, right? ?Shen Mu-sang?"

"The situation this time is quite special, and it would definitely be better for you, Mr. Higashino, as the designer, to illustrate the image of Kumamon."

"Really? Then please let me prepare. I'll be right over."

Higashinoji could not continue to refuse. After saying something, he looked at Higashino Chihaya who was sitting on the bed watching TV: "Sister Chihaya, I have something to do and I have to go out for a while. You stay in the room and stay there."

He opened a pack of horse meat jerky as a snack for Higashino Chihaya, then touched her head and quickly went downstairs.

About half an hour later, Higashinoji arrived at the downstairs of the Kumamoto Prefecture Publicity Department according to the address given by Kirito Fumugure.

At this time, Shenmu Qiren and another middle-aged man were standing downstairs waiting for Higashinoji. Seeing him coming, Shenmu Qiren hurriedly greeted him: "I'm sorry, Mr. Higashino, because I have to prepare for the meeting. , so I can’t pick you up in person.”

"It's okay, Shen Mu-sang's work is the first priority." Higashinoji smiled and nodded, then looked curiously at the middle-aged man next to Shen Mu Qi Ren: "This gentleman is"

"This is Minister Tanaka, who is responsible for the specific announcement of Kumamoto Prefecture's mascot."

Higashinoji only reacted after hearing Shenmu Qiren's introduction.

Isn't this the immediate boss of Shen Mu Qiren?

After he realized this, he immediately stretched out his hand and said hello politely: "Hello, Minister Tanaka."

"Hello, Mr. Higashino." Tanaka Ken glanced at Higashinoji's appearance, then turned around and smiled and praised Fukure Kirito: "Teacher Higashino is really a young genius. He is a blessed general of our Kumamoto Prefecture. This At such a young age, he actually designed the mascot image of Kumamon.”

His words were full of appreciation.

Yes, Higashinoji is too young, and he doesn't look like he can handle things at all.

But it was precisely this young man who designed the best mascot image so far, Kumamon.

Tanaka Ken naturally admires Higashinoji a little.

At the same time, he also lamented inexplicably that the current era is still the era of young people.

The three of them talked downstairs for a while, and then a call came from Tanaka Ken's cell phone.

Apparently the preparations for the meeting over there are ready.

"Teacher Higashino, we need you to assist us in the review this time. Regarding the image of Kumamon, if you have any other novel ideas, please feel free to speak out."

Tanaka Ken made a 'please' gesture, and Higashinoji smiled and waved his hand quickly: "I can only say that I will do my best, Minister Tanaka."

What novel idea? As far as Higashinoji is concerned, he can only say that he did his best.

They took Higashinoji into the conference room, which was a very ordinary conference room.

It is a long table with a window, and there is an explanation desk at the top of the table, which is also equipped with a small microphone and projector.

On the white screen of the projector, computer slides have been prepared, and it is the first draft of Kumamon prepared by Higashinoji.

"Now Mr. Higashino, the main designer of Kumamon, will explain to us the mascot image of 'Kumamon'."

Tanaka Ken announced on the stage, and then gave up the main explanation stage to Higashinoji.

This battle

Higashikata looked a little strange.

At a glance, there were about ten or twenty people below, and it felt like the entire publicity and development department was here.

If Tanaka Ken hadn't just said that this was a review meeting, Higashinoji would have even thought that this was the scene to confirm his cooperation with the Kumamoto Prefectural Government.

But forget it

Higashinoji threw away the messy thoughts in his mind, walked onto the stage solemnly, and began to explain the image of Kumamon.

The explanation of the image of Kumamon is not complicated. After all, the copywriter is Higashinoji. He starts with the image design of Kumamon.

Why is this color scheme adopted and why is this image of a pot-bellied black bear used?

Then he jumped from image design to Kumamon’s action design.

The members of the publicity department below looked at the cute and honest Kumamon on the slides, and they all felt excited.

The female members are attracted by Kumamon’s honest and cute nature, while the male members are particularly attracted to Kumamon’s cute and mean-spirited actions.

This image, in a sense, really suits both men and women.

It's neither girly nor too tough, and the right sense of centering made many members of the publicity department nod secretly.

"I think that only this design is suitable for the mascot of Kumamoto Prefecture. Although there are no bears in Kumamoto Prefecture, we can create a unique Kumamoto bear."

This sentence is well said.

Many people below nodded at Higashinoji's words.

Yes, this is the image of Kumamon in their minds, what was submitted by Kirito Fukugu before.

Either skylarks or prawns, it seems like there are no other specialties in Kumamoto Prefecture.

And the words ‘the unique Kumamon’ also spoke to their hearts.

As long as they work hard to publicize it, maybe one day the image of Kumamon will become popular in Japan?

And the image of Kumamon is really interesting.

When it comes to Kumamoto, everyone thinks of Kumamoto Prefecture. When it comes to Kumamoto Prefecture, everyone thinks of Kumamon.

Some of the female members present were a little impatient. They decided that if the review meeting failed, they would secretly go to Higashinoji and ask him for two Kumamon manuscripts to collect - at least that's what Aoki Hiyori thought.

Hiyori Aoki is a member of the Publicity Department who just joined the company this year. He has connections and a good academic background, so he was directly assigned to the Kumamoto Prefecture mascot design planning team.

It's not that she has any objections to Kirito Fumugure, but the Kumamoto Prefecture Skylark mascot that he submitted a few times ago is too much to say.

It’s not a matter of whether it looks good or not. It’s just that the Hibari mascot from the past few times looked very old-fashioned and rustic. Although the Hibari mascot looks cute, it always feels like the Showa era style that middle-aged and elderly people like. The type is simply not in line with the trendy things that young people like him like.

Originally, she thought she would see the rustic Showa-type mascot submitted by Kirito Fukugu again today, but she didn't expect that this time it was completely different.

"So cute." Hiyori Aoki looked at the rolling, akimbo, waving, and bouncing Kumamon on the screen, with a face full of heartbeat.

There is a saying that women have zero resistance to cute things.

Even if Hiyori Aoki is already working, she is still a little girl in her twenties. When she sees cute things, she will naturally want to buy them and spend money.

Who doesn’t like the chubby and round Kumamon on the white projection screen?

At least Hiyori Aoki is irresistible.

Therefore, when I heard Tanaka Ken walking up to the stage and saying, "The voting for Mr. Higashino's Kumamon design will begin now. Those who agree with this design please raise your hands." Hiyori Aoki did not hesitate. Hands raised.

After raising her hand, she was still looking around, as if I was worried about whoever didn't raise her hand.

This must be Kumamon! What are you still hesitating about? Put your hands up, everyone!

It seems that the design image of Kumamon is really popular, or perhaps the prayer in Hiyori Aoki's heart has had an effect. The conference room is really crowded with a row of hands raised.

At a glance, there seemed to be only one or two people who didn't raise their hands.

"Okay, mostly passed."

Tanaka Ken nodded and announced simply; "Then I announce that the design of the Kumamoto Prefecture mascot has been finalized, and the various publicity departments can start working. From the logistics team, I will see Kumamoto's leather holster tomorrow. .”

Tanaka Ken was very neat and resolute in his work, and he settled many things in one go.

But his words made Higashi Yesi next to him stunned.

Um?

Isn't this a review meeting? Why did you suddenly decide to cooperate with him?

Although it's good to have a partnership established.

But Higashinoji thought it would be better to ask more clearly: "Shen Mu-san, what is this?"

Higashinoji looked at Shenmu Qiren sitting next to him and asked inexplicably.

"Actually, this is something Minister Tanaka decided before."

Fukure Kirito smiled and answered Higashinoji: "Teacher Higashino, you should understand the quality of the Kumamon you drew, so..."

He gave Higashinoji a wink, but did not spell out all the words.

So this is ah.

There was no need for Shenmu Qiren to explain clearly. After looking at his eyes, Higashikata immediately understood.

This should be because Tanaka Ken liked his own design, so he decided directly on it.

This review meeting is only for others to see. It is equivalent to 'we have reviewed it specifically and it was decided together by everyone at the meeting. It is very democratic and not dictatorial. 'the meaning of.

But in fact, even if this review meeting had not been held, there was a high probability that Kumamon from Higashino Division would have obtained the qualification to create the mascot.

"So that's it. Please let me express my gratitude to Minister Tanaka, Fumaki-san."

"That's no need." Shengure Kirito waved her hand: "In fact, the image of Kumamon you drew, Mr. Higashino, is indeed the best mascot image currently. This can be seen from the fact that most people voted in favor."

Yes, the quality of Higashinoji's works is there.

If it weren't for the excellent finish quality, Tanaka Ken wouldn't have made the decision in such a hurry.

What can be said is that obtaining the unofficial qualification is also based on Higashinoji's own strength.

"Teacher Higashino, can you please wait a moment? We will prepare the contract right away."

Shen Mu Qiren spoke again.

He was quite eager and wanted to get this thing done as quickly as possible.

But he also considered that Mr. Higashino might not understand the terms of the contract, so he said kindly: "Do you need us to prepare a special legal lawyer for you? This will also help Mr. Higashino understand the terms of the contract we have prepared."

"That's no need." Higashino smiled and shook his head.

He had done this kind of thing like signing a contract in his previous life.

"Well, okay, then I'll trouble Shen Mu-sang."

Higashikata didn't refuse and simply nodded.

He also wanted to finalize this matter quickly.

After waiting here for almost half an hour, Shen Mu Qiren had already prepared the contract.

Tonoji picked it up and scanned it carefully.

The first is the 3 million yen spent to create the image of Kumamon, which is clearly marked on the contract.

But this is just a small amount of money, and the most important thing is the following - 2% of the peripheral income generated by Kumamon is counted as Higashinoji's income.

two percent gain

This may sound like very little.

But for the image of Kumamon, it can be regarded as a huge sum of money!

You must know that in Higashinoji's era, the image of this mean bear appeared on airplanes and Shinkansen trains, as well as on mobile phone cases and keychains. Almost everything in Kumamoto Prefecture had images of this mean bear from top to bottom, and from bottom to top. shadow.

Not to mention that this is only the profit of Kumamon in Japan. Once this image was launched, it quickly became popular throughout Asia. Even the people of China couldn't resist this cute creature and paid for it.

Again.

Kumamon is a world-class internet celebrity.

So just taking this 2% rebate would be enough for Toyoshi to make a lot of money.

Of course, Higashinoji doesn't just see profits and rebates, he also sees all other risk clauses.

There is also a confidentiality agreement on this contract, which stipulates that Higashinoji cannot disclose any details to the outside world before the image of Kumamon is released.

Higashinoji also had to ensure that the image and action design of Kumamon in the back could not be cut corners.

The right to use Kumamon bears and the surrounding production rights are all owned by Kumamoto Prefecture.

Higashinoji scanned these one by one and finally nodded: "There is no problem with the contract, Shenmu-san."

He left his name at the signature place, then stood up and shook hands with Kirito Fukugu and Ken Tanaka: "It's a pleasure to cooperate. Fukugu-san, Minister Tanaka."

"It's a pleasure to cooperate." Fukugu Qiren and Tanaka Ken laughed and held Higashinoji's palm.

In this way, Higashinoji has directly confirmed the signing and cooperation relationship with Kumamoto Prefecture.

"Please give me more advice in the future. From now on, Mr. Higashino will be the father of Kumamon in our Kumamoto Prefecture."

Tanaka Ken said a witty remark, which made Toyoshi stunned for a moment, and then he laughed: "Well, please give me some advice."

That's right, from now on, Higashinoji is the father of Kumamoto Prefecture's mascot, Kumamon.

Thanks to Xin Juan Wuchen for the 10,000 starting coin reward! Thank you so much! Thanks to Teppanyaki Cuttlefish, Carl No. 3, and Qin Luo Wulan for their tips! Thank you so much!

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