Tokyo life starting with painting

Shinji Furuta, the editor-in-chief of Fuji Publishing House, has been feeling depressed recently.

It's really melancholy.

He even suspected that all his hair would fall out if he continued like this.

And the reason for his depression is simple.

It's because under Higashino Tsukasa's "The Winner Is Justice", Suzuki Ha's "The Lawyer Trap" presents an attitude of being unable to fight back.

Shinji Furuta can also see that Suzuki Ha's "The Lawyer Trap" is getting better and better with each drawing, and both the storyboard and the plot are becoming more and more mature.

But the more this happened, the more Furuta Shinji felt his scalp numb.

Because even if Suzukiha performed well, she still couldn't shake Higashinoji's "The Winner Is Justice".

Think about it.

No matter how hard you try and how much progress you make, you still don't have that feeling of being able to touch the other person's exhaust. How desperate does it feel?

Yes, Higashinoji is like a big mountain, pressing on Suzuki Ha and Furuta Shinji.

As for the subject matter of lawyers, Higashinoji's black humorous ridicule of reality must have a much broader audience than Suzuki Ha.

This makes Furuta Shinji even more headache. How to surpass Higashinoji is his biggest proposition now.

He thought poaching Higashinoji here was the direct way, but Higashinoji didn't take this approach at all.

Shinji Furuta shook his head helplessly.

To be honest, in this difficult situation, there was some good news that cheered him up.

That is, the OVA promotion for Suzuki Ha's work "Shadowman" has already begun, while the OVA promotion for "Midnight Ring" produced by Urashima Publishing House next door has not yet begun.

This made Furuta Shinji feel comfortable but also a little confused. What's going on? Why hasn’t the promotion for Midnight Ring started yet?

Logically speaking, it is already mid-December. If "Midnight Ring" wants to compete for a January series, it should start promoting it now.

But now, let alone promotion, even the early OVA posters were drawn by Higashinoji two months ago.

This made Shinji Furuta feel confused and a little uneasy inside.

He didn't think that Urashima Publishing House would cancel the OVA version of "Midnight Ring". After all, it was a national-level horror comic. Although it was very short, there were definitely many companies that wanted to invest in it.

"It's no use worrying about these things."

Furuta Shinji shook his head, and just when he was about to take a sip of water——

"Editor-in-chief Gu Tian. There is news about "Midnight Ring"!"

An editor-in-chief walked over quickly, his face full of astonishment and surprise.

He looked like he had just received some incredible news, that's why he showed this expression.

"Is it an OVA?" Shinji Furuta was a little confused by his expression.

After all, the OVA version of "The Ring" is basically a certainty, so even if you get the news, you shouldn't be so panicked.

"It's not an OVA, it's an animated movie."

The editor replied with some excitement.

"Ah?" Furuta Shinji showed an incredible expression. He put down the water glass with a puzzled look on his face: "Wait a minute, Ohta-kun, please say it again. Maybe it's because I'm old and my ears are not good. You just said "Midnight Fierce" "What's wrong with Bell"?"

"The animated movie "The Ring" has been made into a movie!"

The editor named Da Tian adjusted his tone and replied seriously.

""Shinji Furuta.

He glanced at the water glass he had just picked up, then gently put it down, and then sighed heavily——

Unexpectedly, he originally thought that "Midnight Ring" was going to compete with their "Shadow Man".

As a result, he didn't expect that the other party had no intention of fighting at all, so he directly bypassed the fight and started stealing.

animation film

"Midnight Ring".

Editor-in-chief Gutian felt that his scalp was a little itchy. After reaching out to wipe it, he found that his palms were covered with hair.

He shook his head helplessly.

Let's put someone else in the ring.

The feeling of playing in the ring with Higashinoji was too uncomfortable.

On the other side, Higashinoji was pulled away by the hot-tempered Hosokawa Koharu early in the morning.

The reason for being pulled away is also very simple——

As an animation script, he needs to meet with the animation supervisor and animation producer of Urashima Publishing House.

The production of animated films is divided into pre, middle and post stages.

Pre-production work is mainly completed by animation supervisors, animation scripts and animation producers (deputy supervisors).

The mid-term production is equivalent to original painting composition, character design and other matters.

When it comes to the final post-production, it means adding sound effects, special effects, light and shadow, and dubbing.

In other words, Higashinoji's work is only about the pre-production. As for the subsequent mid-term production and post-production, that is other people's business.

At most, he, the author, will come over and play a guest role as the original artist.

Among them, the preparation work in the early stage is the most important. After all, only by laying a good foundation can there be room for performance in the mid-term and later stages.

So Higashinoji didn't refuse, took the animation script he prepared and left with Hosokawa Koharu.

The place he is going to this time is the very famous Tokyo Animation Production Company in the industry. This company has produced countless high-quality animated films in the industry. It is a rare company that does not spend money on unnecessary and fancy special effects for no reason. A company whose goal is to 'produce good animation'.

Within this company, there are naturally many excellent animation supervisors and producers.

Hosokawa Koharu took Higashinoji to the main building of Tokyo Animation Production Company to go through the formalities, and then took him directly into the annex building on the right.

Once here, it’s an auxiliary floor related to production meetings.

Hosokawa Koharu chatted with him while walking, mostly telling anecdotes about how Editor-in-Chief Urashima almost broke his leg trying to find a suitable production company in the past month.

Soon, the two of them arrived at the conference room they were going to this time.

Hosokawa Koharu walked in with Higashinoji, and there were already two middle-aged men waiting for Higashinoji.

When they heard a noise at the door, they stood up and came over to greet him.

"Supervisor Motohashi, Deputy Supervisor Toda, and the person next to me is Mr. Higashino Tsukasa who is in charge of the script of "The Ring" this time."

Hosokawa Koharu turned sideways and introduced Toji: "Teacher Higashino, the person on the left is Mr. Dabuhiro Motohashi, who is responsible for the supervision of the "Midnight Bell" animated film this time, and the person on the right is Mr. Shimitsu Toda, who is responsible for The career of the deputy director of "The Ring" this time."

Naohashi Motohashi? Shimitsu Toda?

Higashinoji was reciting the names of these two people in his heart, and felt that he had heard their names somewhere.

When he looked up again, he realized: "It's Mr. Motohashi and Mr. Toda who produced "The Wind Blowing Dandelion". Nice to meet you."

"Wind Blowing Dandelion" is a good animated film produced by Tokyo Animation Production Company. Among them, the sub-shots drawn by Motohashi Nabuhiro were called golden shots by many people at the time, which means that these sub-shots were used. The tone of the entire animated movie has directly risen.

Toda Shimitsu is the deputy supervisor responsible for correcting the lens errors of Motohashi Nobuhiro. The two often collaborate and can be said to be very close friends.

"Yes, Mr. Higashino's "Midnight Ring" and the recent "The Winner is Right" are really wonderful. Some of the storyboards in them have benefited Toda and I a lot. It's a pleasure to meet you. If you don't mind, Just call me Motohashi."

The person who spoke was Motohashi Nobuhiro. He is a middle-aged man. He seems to have been sitting on the bench painting for a long time. He is slightly hunched over, but he looks very energetic. He smiles when he opens his mouth. He is very kind and a good person. Not a difficult person to get along with.

On the other side, although Toda Shimitsu is also middle-aged, he is much more serious than Nobuhiro Motohashi. He seems to be unsmiling and the type of workaholic.

At this time, he also nodded to Higashinoji: "Just call me Toda. I'm a little uncomfortable with the title of teacher."

This is really strange.

Higashikata was slightly surprised.

Generally speaking, Japanese people are very concerned about the relationship between superiors and subordinates, and seniors. As a result, Toda Shimitsu and Motohashi Nobuhiro didn't seem to care at all.

However, he was surprised. Of course Touye agreed to their request. He also felt a little uncomfortable being called "teacher, teacher" by others, so he added: "Then please call me Touye too."

The three of them greeted each other as if they had met each other. Higashinoji also took good care of them and quickly integrated into the two of them.

Hosokawa Koharu poured tea beside him and started paddling - her responsibility was to accompany Higashinoji here and introduce him.

As for work?

That was the matter between Higashinoji and the three of them, and it had nothing to do with her as the editor.

"I have something to ask Dongye."

After drinking tea and saying hello, Naohashi Naohashi, as the supervisor, naturally couldn't hold back and wanted to discuss work-related matters.

The masterpiece "Wind Blowing Dandelion" between him and Toda Shimitsu is already a work of the previous era. Since then, he has basically not taken on any big productions. They are all low-cost films. There are also many media outside that have written for the two of them. The golden partner is bad-mouthing, and Director Hiroshi Motohashi has long wanted to make a good work and slap those media people in the face.

And this time, I finally looked forward to a large-scale production, which of course seemed a bit impatient.

"Can you please let us take a look at the "Midnight Ring" animation script you brought this time? If there are any further modifications that need to be made, Toda and I can also help."

Nobuhiro Motohashi had obviously heard about Higashino Tsukasa's lack of experience in script production, and he wanted to take a look at the animation script for "The Ring" from the very beginning.

However, his words also saved enough face for Higashinoji, he was very tactful, his tone was very respectful, and he did not mean to quarrel.

Just when Naohashi Motohashi said this, Tonoji probably understood what he meant.

The other party felt that he was a bit unreliable as an animation script, so he planned for two experienced people to guide him, a rookie.

In this regard, Higashinoji didn't show any angry expression. He really had no experience in script production, and the other party was right.

Besides, rather than being angry and incompetently furious, Tonoji prefers to put persuasive results in front of others.

As for giving up the position of animation script production, this is even more impossible.

"Please take a look." Higashino simply took out the animation script and divided it into two parts and handed them to Nobuhiro Motohashi and Shimitsu Toda.

After the two of them took the script, they immediately started reading it.

"Storyboard picture book"

Naohashi Motohashi glanced at the script and sighed somewhat.

This thing can only be played by people with extremely high artistic literacy.

Even if it was him, he just drew the storyboards of key places. It is indeed rare for ruthless people like Higashinoji to use storyboards as scripts.

Of course, he just sighed, and then continued the review with a professional and rigorous attitude.

Storyboarding is not about the form, but whether it can fully express the plot content.

In a storyboard, you have to let ordinary people know what the characters in it are doing and why they are doing it. You have to catch people's eyes and make them find it interesting and willing to pay for the shot. This is called an excellent storyboard.

And Higashinoji’s storyboard picture book——

"Isn't it too outstanding?"

Toda and Motohashi looked at each other, completely unexpected that things would unfold like this.

Originally, they thought that there would be many mistakes in the storyboards of Higashinoji, who had not received formal training. As the two of them were more friendly big brothers, they could lead the inexperienced rookie Higashinoji in scripting.

But as they turned to the back, they gradually realized that Higashino's storyboard picture book was excellent, really excellent.

It's so good that they can even imagine in their minds how to turn the camera next and how to connect the shots.

While they were hooked on this crisp feeling, they couldn't help but ask Higashino: "Is anyone in the Higashino family engaged in the animation industry?"

Yes, many talented college students from serious universities cannot do this kind of mirror movement. Could it be that someone in Tonoji's family gave him tutoring in this field?

In response to the two of them's questions, Higashinoji also shook his head and said with a smile: "So is my animation script qualified?"

"It's more than just qualified."

Toda Shimitsu shook his head: "I haven't seen such clean and neat storyboards in the industry for a long time. There is almost no delay. I passed it in one go. However, there are still some shortcomings in trivial areas. I want to discuss it with you later, Higashino." Let’s take a look and see how to modify it later.”

Shimitsu Toda and Nobuhiro Motohashi are in high spirits.

The two of them wanted to make a good work. Originally, they thought that Higashino needed the two of them to lead a lackey teammate. Maybe the finished product would be slightly worse by then.

As a result, it now seems that the other party's level is not low, and there is no need for the two of them to teach him.

In this way, the probability of producing good works is greater.

They were discussing happily.

On the other side, Hosokawa Koharu breathed a sigh of relief—fortunately, the conversation didn't break down.

Just now when Shimitsu Toda and Nobuhiro Motohashi asked for the animation script, she was a little nervous, thinking that Higashino Tsukasa might be in trouble.

But now it seems that the two golden partners of Toda Shimitsu and Motohashi Nobuhiro have been won by the all-powerful Higashino printer.

Thanks to Luoying Yuhui for the tip! Thank you so much!