Tokyo life starting with painting

"If you have anything you don't understand, you can ask Toda and I. It's not that we are the two of us, it's just that we have more experience than you, Brother Higashino."

Naohashi Motohashi said to Higashinoji with a smile.

The other party's storyboard picture book is indeed very good, but the composition is still a bit rigid. It can be seen that the other party must have copied it from the textbooks of those storyboard picture books.

But this will inevitably bring a bit of rigidity to the textbook, and experienced animation scripters will be more natural.

Next to him, Toda Shimitsu nodded in approval after hearing what Motohashi said: "You can ask us any questions that cannot be solved."

Now that the overall outline of the animation script is available, the next step is to polish the script.

After all, all the preliminary work must be done around the finished product of Higashinoji's animation script. Of course, they hope that the final finished product of the script will be better.

As for their statement, Higashinoji didn't reject it - the other party didn't interfere in his script creation, they just offered to help, which can be said to have given him enough face.

Higashinoji naturally agreed.

He discussed the script of "The Ring" with Toda Shimitsu and Motohashi Nabuhiro for a while.

It has to be said that Shimitsu Toda and Nobuhiro Motohashi are really talented and knowledgeable. They pointed out several problems in Higashinoji's script, and also focused on analyzing how Higashinoji should solve these problems.

It seemed that the connection was stiff in some places, so they suggested Higashino watch some well-made animated movies to see how famous directors used the camera to connect.

This discussion lasted for an hour. Higashino thanked him and left Tokyo Animation Production Company with Koharu Hosokawa.

As for Toda Shimitsu and Motohashi Nobuhiro?

Motohashi will later have to assemble the production team of "The Ring" and make a list, while Toda Shimitsu will confirm the candidates and financial issues listed on Motohashi's list. Let's talk about it here For the time being, it is easier for Higashino to modify the script.

"The Higashino people are not bad." Motohashi Nabuhiro thought of Higashino just now and said with a smile to Toda Shimitsu beside him.

"Yes, he is a pretty good young man." Toda Shiguang nodded.

The other party's attitude is very good, and his words and actions are not impetuous like young people at all.

The two of them are working in the industry, and they actually know a lot of impetuous young people. Those people can't wait to make an animated movie in two or three months, creating a so-called 'industry miracle'.

Nobuhiro Motohashi and Shimitsu Toda have scolded young people who think they are the ‘light of the industry’ countless times.

But Higashinoji is different. Although the other person is a well-known comic book author and Kumamon designer, there is no sense of impetuosity from him at all, and he is very down-to-earth.

"Let's see how far Higashino can modify the animation script."

Motohashi estimated that Higashinoji would have to rework two or three more times before he could finally finalize the animation script.

After all, many shortcomings are quite obvious now.

Of course, there are also advantages, that is, Higashinoji's storyboarding is very crisp and clear. There is no pause when turning the page, which makes people feel very comfortable watching it.

Nobuhiro Motohashi thought that if he was trained, he might become a particularly famous animation script writer.

Of course, this is just a thought.

"That's too far." Motohashi smiled and shook his head.

Yes, it's too far.

Higashinoji is just starting out on the road of animation and still needs time to settle down.

Then

Two days later, Higashinoji came to the door with a revised animation script.

"So soon?" Naohashi Motohashi and Shimitsu Toda had just finished a meeting with the production team members they had found and were about to go have a meal after get off work when they were approached by Higashinoji.

When they heard Higashikata suddenly coming over to report the progress, both of them were a little speechless. Isn't this too fast?

A smile appeared on Motohashi's chubby middle-aged face, and he said politely: "Brother Higashino, you are really fast. You revised the animation script so quickly. Toda and I didn't expect it."

It was very fast. I just praised you two days ago for not being impetuous at all, but today you slapped me in the face. The slap in the face was too fast.

You know, it's only been two days, but Higashinoji has already modified the animation script? This speed is too fast.

But there is no use just thinking about these things in my mind.

Nobuhiro Motohashi and Shimitsu Toda decided to take a look at Higashinoji's modified finished product.

After all, my colleagues have all brought their things over, so it wouldn’t be nice if I didn’t take a look at them.

The two of them flipped through it and came to the conversation between the male protagonist Takayama Ryuji and the female protagonist Reiko Asakawa.

"Is it because I'm a freak?" Takayama Ryuji lowered his head and held the food in his hands, his voice calm.

Reiko Asakawa sat half-sitting on the ground, her face full of grief - she only had the last two days of her life. If she couldn't find out about Sadako from Ikuma Heihachirou, neither she nor her son would be able to survive. Killed by Sadako's curse.

She knew that there might be no way to survive, so she entrusted her son to Ryuji Takayama, hoping that he could find the truth and save his son.

However, Takayama Ryuji was very disgusted with her shirking responsibility and giving up hope, so this conversation took place.

"Maybe we shouldn't have given birth to Koichi then."

"The three of us will die together."

Then came the next few shots. The lights dimmed and it was quiet outside. The dark night made people feel uncomfortable all over.

"this?"

Naohashi Motohashi and Toda Shimitsu's eyes widened, looking as if they were beyond shocked.

It's not that the revised script was bad, but that the quality was so good that they both didn't expect it for a moment and fell into the plot.

"What's wrong? Supervisor Motohashi? Deputy Supervisor Toda?" Higashinoji was still waiting nearby. When he saw the two people making noises, he asked politely: "Do you think there are still deficiencies somewhere? That's of course. After all, it has only been revised for two days. If there is anything inappropriate, please correct me."

"Ah this"

Correction?

Is there anything else to correct?

At least Nabuhiro Motohashi and Shimitsu Toda couldn't find anything to correct, so there was no problem in using this as a script for production.

Nobuhiro Motohashi and Shimitsu Toda looked at each other. They were about to tell Higashinoji that the animation script this time was qualified and could be used directly to adapt the script. However, the next second, Higashinoji's words made them swallow their words again. in stomach.

"Speaking of which, there are some things I actually want to modify. Can you two please listen to my thoughts? By the way, can you give me some reference?"

"Do you want to change it?" Motohashi opened his mouth, then closed it mid-sentence.

He looked at the animation script on the table again, and then sighed - it felt like there was nothing to modify.

That's enough.

The look of the two of them made Tonoji next to him a little strange. He repeatedly looked at the expressions of Nobuhiro Motohashi and Shimitsu Toda: "Do Motohashi-san and Toda-san think this is enough?"

"cough"

Nobuhiro Motohashi and Shimitsu Toda were both bachelors, so they nodded honestly: "Toda and I think this is enough. If there is no future, we would like to ask the author of the adapted script to come over and adapt it directly." ”

They really think that's okay.

But in this regard, Higashinoji shook his head and said very kindly: "After I received the guidance of Motohashi-san and Toda-san before, I feel that I have gained a lot of experience and this script can still be modified. Let me modify it again." Change it.”

His tone was polite and his attitude was sincere, making Motohashi Daohiro on the side couldn't help scratching his hair.

Many script writers have finally changed the script, and basically they will no longer take the initiative to work on it. Unless they and Toda make a request to the other party, the other party will make a move.

And it moves so slowly that sometimes Motohashi wants to slap the people in charge of the script on the butts with a whip.

But this was the first time they had seen an author like Higashinoji who actively asked for work.

"If Brother Higashino has this idea, Toda and I will not object."

Naohashi said with a smile.

This is a good thing. Regardless of whether Higashinoji will change the script in the end, at least his work spirit is here.

But just in case, he still called a female employee in charge of printing to print Higashinoji's script and keep a backup copy.

Higashikata didn't care either. He just asked them a few more questions before leaving, and then left with satisfaction.

Watching his leaving figure, Motohashi couldn't help but say: "I was still teasing him before, but now I really think that Mr. Higashino might actually become a famous animation script writer."

Toda Shimitsu was always a taciturn person, but after hearing his words, he nodded with a rare expression of approval.

It's really great. To have improved to this point in two days is probably like riding a rocket.

After busy work and busy work like this, the production team of the "Midnight Ring" animated film finally asked Director Motohashi to get involved.

Color direction, special effects, painting supervision

These people are all acquaintances of Motohashi Daohiro, and I intend to promote them deliberately, but the main reason is that acquaintances are easy to use, unlike the grass-roots team outside, which is very difficult to command.

The preparation work on their side has almost been completed. It's time to call Higashinoji and ask him about the status of the animation script. By the way, Higashinoji can come over and become familiar with it - if the production team even creates the script themselves No one knows, so why not just mess up?

However, as soon as Motohashi Naihiro's cell phone was in hand, before he could speak, he was stopped by a familiar voice behind him.

"Motohashi-san, the animation script has been revised. You happen to be in the main building too, so come take a look first."

The person who walked in from outside happened to be Higashinoji.

"Ah, brother Dongye, let's not talk about this for now, I was just about to call you."

Naohashi Motohashi smiled enthusiastically. Just when he was about to talk about his own script, Higashinoji came to the door. Isn't this just a coincidence?

He quickly went up to him and explained the current situation to Higashinoji.

"Show your face?" Higashinoji became interested when he heard this. He was still very curious about the creative team that would be involved next.

So he immediately took the lead and agreed: "Then please ask Benqiao-san to take me there."

The two of them walked and talked, mainly about the production team of "The Ring".

Higashinoji quickly followed Hashimoto Daohiro into the auxiliary building and walked through a noisy corridor.

On the edge of the corridor, Higashinoji even saw a few animation production supervisors pointing at the heads of some painters and scolding them. Some supervisors even started to hit them on the head with manuscripts.

Perhaps these artists are newcomers to Tokyo Animation Production Company, so it is quite normal to be scolded by their seniors like this. After all, Japan has always been such a society, and the relationship between superiors and subordinates is very clear.

When several small production supervisors saw Nobuhiro Motohashi approaching, they came over to say hello with smiles on their faces. Even the 'unidentified' Higashinoji next to him enjoyed this treatment. Many staff members came over and were very enthusiastic and friendly. Bowing and saying hello, one teacher called after another.

As a native of China in his previous life, Higashinoji had naturally never seen the current situation in the Japanese workplace, but the other party just smiled when he greeted him.

"Brother Higashino seems to be quite uncomfortable with this kind of situation?" Motohashi Daohiro led Higashino around the corner.

"I'm not used to it, it's the first time I've seen him." Higashino admitted with a smile. He could feel the pressure of Japan's workplace environment just by looking at him. If he worked there, he might not really have high blood pressure.

"Haha, I will have many opportunities to see you when I work in the future." Motohashi nodded, pressed the elevator, and took Higashinoji to the upper floor.

The environment on this floor is relatively quiet. Unlike the quarterly animation production below that is updated once a week, this floor is where the long-term production team stays.

Naohashi Motohashi took Higashinoji a long way inside, and then they arrived at a room with a whiteboard sign hanging above it that read, "The Ring Production Team." ’ A string of words.

Naohashi Motohashi led Higashinoji into it. Before Higashinoji looked around, a circle of people sitting inside suddenly stood up——

"You have worked hard!"

The rehearsed sounds made Tonoji stunned for a moment. When he came back to his senses, he realized that these animators were greeting Nobuhiro Motohashi.

"This is Mr. Higashino Tsukasa, the chief writer in charge of the script production of "The Ring"."

Naohashi Motohashi was obviously very adaptable to this situation, and he introduced after nodding.

The voices sounded again, but the content suddenly changed: "Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Higashino!"

As a member of the main creative team, Higashino Tsukasa is theoretically second only to the supervisor Naohashi Motohashi, so of course they have to pay tribute.

But Higashinoji still has a standard Chinese mentality. In the past, in China, even if the big leaders came to inspect the work, it would not be like in Japan. They would suddenly stand up in a row and say "Thank you for your hard work", and then bow deeply. of?

Isn't this a joke?

But forget it, Higashinoji also experienced the feeling of being a master, so he smiled at them and nodded.

Anyway, I just came here to get acquainted with him, and it was all up to Nobuhiro Motohashi to do anything else.

Thanks to Teppanyaki Cuttlefish, Angry Qiongmei, Tianyu Tianze, Imperial Guards, and Tongcheng Valley for the rewards! Thank you so much!