Tokyo life starting with painting

Chapter 235 How could it be so easy to shed tears (4000 words)

"Teacher Higashino is indeed different from us."

Editor-in-chief Urashima looked at the simplified score of "Although We Have Nothing in Our Hands" in front of him and looked a little emotional: "I actually thought of using this method to support PW Animation Production Company."

Generally speaking, most people hide this kind of good work and wait until the right opportunity to release it and make it a blockbuster.

It is estimated that Higashinoji will take it out directly to support PW Animation Production Company.

He is indeed a cartoonist with a warm heart and a sense of social responsibility.

Hearing Editor Urashima's words, Higashinoji just smiled: "I actually have selfish motives."

In this regard, Higashinoji is still very magnanimous.

He does have selfish motives.

Strictly speaking, the song "Although We Have Nothing in Our Hands" is not a song written only for PW Animation Production Company.

Higashinoji had already thought about it before returning home, whether it was appropriate or not to directly play "I once thought about it and it was over" to stimulate Higashino Chihaya's subconscious.

After all, no one can understand human psychology.

In addition, the song "Lemon" is generally just sad but not sad. Maybe "I once thought about it and it was over" inspired Chihaya Higashino?

This has to be guarded against, and it is safer to proceed step by step.

Higashino thought for a long time before finalizing "Although Our Hands Are Empty".

‘Chihaya Higashino treatment plan! Start now. ’

In addition to this, Higashinoji also has other considerations.

For example, this song can improve my external social image - I can immediately give feedback when my peers encounter misfortune, and I am a warm-hearted and good comic author.

Another example is that it can torture the tear ducts of Japanese friends. Maybe this short film "Although We Have Nothing in Our Hands" can really reduce the suicide rate in Japan.

Similarly, after this song truly becomes famous in the industry, it can also increase the popularity points in the system.

Higashinoji also took a look at the new painting skills, which are about the tactile aspect of painting.

A full fifteen million famous points are required to redeem this skill.

It is estimated that Higashinoji will have to save up these huge famous points for several years before he can redeem them.

"Teacher Higashino, do you need our help in contacting the original animator? It's also written above. This is going to be a 4 minute and 12 second animated short film, right?" Editor-in-Chief Urashima put down the simplified score of "Although We Have Nothing in Our Hands" and said, A rhetorical question.

"No need, this time I want one person to draw the original painting."

Tonoji put aside all the thoughts in his mind and answered simply.

Original painting by one person?

Editor-in-chief Urashima was quite surprised to receive this answer.

The so-called one-person original artist is actually a professional term in the Japanese industry. It refers to the use of only one original artist to independently be responsible for the OP or ED of a work, or the content of an episode of animation. However, the task of the original artist is very complicated. It’s very arduous, and it also requires the original painter to have particularly superb painting skills.

Of course, Editor-in-Chief Urashima did not doubt Higashinoji's painting skills.

It's just that Higashinoji still has "Unnatural Death" to be serialized. It would be too heavy to take time out of the serialization to draw a 4 minute and 12 second animated short film, and to complete the task within two weeks.

Even if it can be completed, can the quality be high?

"How can I help Mr. Higashino?" Editor-in-Chief Urashima did not say these words. After all, he has known Higashinoji for so long and knows his temperament.

Higashinoji will never come out with something shoddy.

"After I finish the original painting work of "Although We Have Nothing in Our Hands", please help Urashima Publishing to contact a production company with experience in producing animated short films and ask them to help add some post-production special effects."

"Okay, I understand." Chief Editor Urashima nodded with a smile.

This is Higashinoji's private behavior and has little to do with the interests of Urashima Publishing House.

But Editor-in-Chief Urashima didn't say much or ask any questions, and simply said that he would use the publishing house's connections to help.

This is also the face of Higashino Tsukasa, the pillar of Urashima Publishing House.

Higashinoji communicated with the editor-in-chief Urashima for a while. The other party first congratulated "Unnatural Death" and "Lemon" for their good results, and then talked about how to maintain an average sales volume of two million, and talked about a lot of miscellaneous things. Finally, after receiving Higashinoji's promise that he would maintain an average score of two million, he was content to let Higashinoji go.

"Next is the production of "Although We Have Nothing in Our Hands"" Higashino sighed, then shook his head.

Only then did he realize that it was really inconvenient not to have a studio or a helper.

A small original animated short film like "Although We Have Nothing in Our Hands" can be made quickly by any small studio.

After all, many of the original paintings in the animated short film "Although We Have Nothing in Our Hands" can be reused. Strictly speaking, it does not cost Higashino much time. What's more important is the post-production special effects and other issues.

"Would you like to take this opportunity to recruit a Higashino studio?" Higashino teased a little funny.

The female voice actress is Riko Hasegawa, and the original painters with superb painting skills include Akisa Kuromiya and Chimi Nagawa, who are students at Musashino Art University. It is said that Chimi Nagawa also seems to know a lot about computers and post-production special effects. Can't consider her? The general affairs department asked Konoe Ryoka, Fujiwara Aoi and the others

Higashikata shook his head after thinking about it.

This is actually a simple idea, just a whim. Higashinoji has no intention of actually building a studio.

After all, who can afford the best-selling manga author Akisa Kuromiya to help draw original paintings? Chimei Nagawa is a standard Bai Fumei. After graduation, she will inherit a fortune worth hundreds of millions. Who would be willing to set up a studio along with her? Konoe Ryoka and the others were still students. As for Hasegawa Riko, Higashinoji was confident of bringing her into the group, but he felt that it was not appropriate to use her as a tool.

Higashinoji kept this whim in mind and began to think about the original painting of "Although We Have Nothing in Our Hands".

As mentioned before, the production process of this work is not complicated. Many backgrounds of the original painting can be reused, and the overall style is cartoon picture book (storybook). Most of the lines are very simple, showing some cuteness and Feeling of warmth.

It should be fine after the original painting is finished in two weeks.

As for the song "Although Our Hands Are Empty", there's no need to worry about that.

It is not difficult for Urashima Publishing to help borrow a recording studio.

Thinking of this, Higashino nodded, feeling completely confident.

It's absolutely no problem to get "Although Our Hands Have Nothing" out in two weeks.

Similarly, "Unnatural Death" cannot relax and maintain its current results, aiming to maintain an average of 2 million and strive for 2.1 million volumes.

It's also that he is young now and in good physical condition, unlike his previous life when he was a professional painter in his mid-twenties and had his body empty out early - otherwise there would have been rumors of sudden death.

No matter what! Let’s do it!

Higashikata thought about it before he lowered his head and walked towards his house.

Sitting at his work desk, Higashino began to recall the plot of the animated MV "Although We Have Nothing in Our Hands".

As mentioned before, the theme style of this animated MV is a cartoon picture book style, and its story is naturally similar to a cartoon fairy tale style.

It begins with the mother sheep lying on the bed, unable to sleep with her eyes open, because her child has passed away. At this time, there is a noise outside the door, and it is the postman coming to the door. But at this time, the mother sheep has no intention to care, and just picks up the baby next to her. Sweater knitting needles are thrown towards the door.

Because she knew that she could no longer see her deceased child, looking at the half-knitted sweater, the mother's eyes became moist again, and she covered her face with the quilt.

At this time, the lamb, which was about to go to heaven, felt something in the clouds in the sky. It was very sad to see its mother so sad, so it thought of making a rope to return to the earth from the clouds. It asked the aunt in front to borrow a razor and hid in the clouds to shave off its own wool. However, before it could start making the rope, it was carried back to its original place by the wolf guards in heaven.

The lamb did not give up. It ran to the cloud again, woven a rope with wool, and successfully used the rope to return to the ground. His soul ran into the room, raised his head and hugged the mother sheep, hoping that she could take a look at him. But the soul cannot be discovered by the living, so he was taken away again by the wolf guards.

In heaven, the little sheep is already the last soul. When he is about to enter heaven, there is an extra sweater on his smooth body because he was shaved. It turns out that the mother of the sheep has something to say and remembers getting along with the little sheep in the past. day, so I picked up a sweater needle and began to carefully and carefully sew the unfinished sweater for Xiaoyang. This thought was conveyed to Xiaoyang.

The lamb ran into heaven and looked at the wolf guard before leaving.

There was a bare area behind the wolf guard. At this point, the lamb also understood that it was the other party who helped him and extended the rope that was not long enough.

At the end of the story, the Wolf Guard turns his wand.

The lamb's rope turned into a sky full of stars, and the mother sheep just looked up and saw it all.

The story ends here.

Overall, this is a very touching story, and paired with the song "Although We Have Nothing in Our Hands", it is particularly suitable for the occasion.

Mothers who want to protect their children, children who want to protect their mothers, and people who want to help.

Higashino raised his pen, thinking about these plots, using all his painting skills, and began to draw them page by page in detail.

When it comes to singing, he may be considered a layman, but it’s a different story when it comes to painting!

This is his profession!

Painting such a touching story, Higashinoji must have shed tears from many Japanese friends.

In addition, this animated MV made many people cry in Higashinoji's previous life. If paired with Higashinoji's painting skills,

It’s totally okay to say ‘tears run away’.

But this is the effect Higashino wants to achieve.

Only when this effect is achieved will anyone pay attention to the arson case at PW Production Company.

Although Higashinoji had selfish motives, he still did not forget his original goal.

"You still need to work harder."

Higashino glanced at the time next to him at eleven o'clock in the evening, shook his head, raised his pen, and continued to draw.

In fact, it is estimated that only Higashinoji knows whether Higashinoji has any selfish motives and whether he sincerely wants to help PW Production Company.

A week and a half later.

"This week's "Unnatural Death" is also very interesting! What will happen when the conflict between Dr. Nakado and Mikoto Misumi intensifies? And how will Rokuro Kube, a magazine news writer, deal with it in the end? It's really getting more and more exciting The better it looks.”

"Doctor Nakado turns out to be someone who has been obsessed with investigating the 'Goldfish Mark' for his girlfriend. I feel like Higashino-san is playing a big game again. The plot behind this will definitely be very long and exciting."

"It has been hinted before that it is about investigating a serial murder case. When I turn to the end, I can always hear the theme song "Lemon". Did Higashino-san really add something to my ears? I obviously read other comics. There is no such thing. When I saw Mikoto Misumi’s appearance, I burst into tears.”

Listening to the discussion about "Unnatural Death" by girls of the same age, Hino Kazue curled his lips and shook his head with some disdain.

She has always felt that reading comics is childish and a child's behavior. Although she has not read "Unnatural Death", it is probably similar to ordinary comics. How can it be as mysterious as the outside world says?

Are you still 'crying' at every turn? Your tears are too worthless.

Hino Kazue felt that the word "tears" was a bit exaggerated anyway. She only felt the corners of her eyes tingling when she heard that kind of particularly touching music. There was no expression of tears at all.

But even after talking about so many bad points, Hino Kazue has to praise the author named Higashino Tsukasa - although I haven't read the manga, the theme song "Lemon" is really nice.

She is the kind of girl who particularly likes music. She is involved in various types of music. She feels that music is the art that best expresses human emotions.

She also posted a post on the Internet, asking Higashinoji to stop drawing comics. Isn't it good for an honest singer to make his debut?

We fans are still waiting for your new work!

It's a pity that Higashino seems to have really given up on being a pure fan like her, and disappeared after releasing the song "Lemon".

"Oh, it's a pity that a man has to draw comics." Hino Kazue muttered, walked out of the school with his shoulder bag, and entered his room.

There were posters of many singers on the walls of the room. The first thing she did after putting down her shoulder bag was to turn on her computer and at the same time open several famous music websites and various distribution lists.

This is her pleasure. When she gets home, she first checks to see if there is any new and good music, and then sees if any of her favorite singers are active on the website.

She scrolled down, and finally the cover of a cartoon-shaped lamb stepping on the clouds with its head half raised jumped into her eyes.

"Huh? "Although there is nothing in our hands"? Is it a lyrical song? Is there an MV with no material (free) distribution that I can watch?"

Hino Kazue was interested. She knew the song she was trying to listen to, but this was the first time she had seen the free MV.

It looks like an animated MV?

She raised her hand and was about to click on the MV, but then she thought of what a high school girl in the same grade said just now——

"Tears" Hino Kazue pinched his chin, a little funny: "How can it be so easy to shed tears?"

Let’s watch the MV and listen to the song first!

Thanks to Comrade Hermit in the Wind, Tianyu Tianze, and Lao Yang for your rewards! Thank you so much!