Tokyo life starting with painting

Chapter 243 You want to tear down my kitchen (4000 words!)

Japanese animation production basically requires preparation from the beginning. There is no such thing as one episode a week and being done as you go. When it comes to the official release, it is basically the mid- and post-production finishing work such as sound effects, special effects, background, and color. It’s rare for a production company to delay the release of the original animation, OP, and ED. After all, who can produce an entire episode of animation in a week? How eye-catching must be the finished product?

At this time, seeing Higashinoji's original painting speed, Yano Ryuichi finally believed that the other party really wanted to start re-production of "The Winner is Justice".

Since Higashinoji didn't mean to joke.

Yano Ryuichi lowered his head to think, and after a while he nodded and said: "I understand, Mr. Higashino is wrong. He is President Higashino now. I will inform them of this matter later."

"You don't have to call me President Higashino." Higashino smiled and waved his hand: "If you're not used to it, just call me 'Higashino' or 'Teacher Higashino'."

After all, with the word 'president', Tonoji always feels like he is a vicious big capitalist, which is really not what he is used to hearing.

"Okay, Mr. Higashino." Yano Ryuichi quickly got into work mode, and began to introduce the remaining manpower of PW Animation Production Company to Higashinoji.

There are three supervisors who have experience in supervising one or more animations. Yano Ryuichi is one of them, and there are two special effects artists responsible for post-production sound effects and animation special effects.

There used to be one person in charge of animation production who was responsible for checking and proofreading the entire animation process, but now that he was lying in the hospital with burns, one of the three animation supervisors could be transferred to take over.

There are five experienced original animators, three original animators in training, no script writer yet (Yuto Ohuki, now deceased), one financial general manager responsible for water and electricity management, and two supervisory assistants. As assistants, they are quite capable. But it is a bit difficult to be the painting supervisor or storyboard supervisor at the same time.

Even if the three original animators who are being trained are added in, there are only 16 people.

One glance at this production lineup made Higashinoji understand why Yano Ryuichi said there was a shortage of people.

There is indeed a shortage of people. The original painting is not bad, after all, Higashinoji has filled in.

But there are few post-production special effects artists, few supervisors, and no one in charge of animation production, which is the hardest and most demanding job.

No wonder Ryuichi Yano said that making "Justice" was difficult.

The number of people is indeed a bit small.

The arson incident at PW Animation Production Company not only burned down "Winner is Right", but also burned a lot of the weak foundation of PW Animation Production Company.

Higashinoji groaned: "One of the three supervisors will be selected to join the animation production team, and a supervisory assistant will also be selected to assist the animation production team."

"The two supervisors are responsible for color and painting respectively, and the two post-production special effects artists are enough. Originally, "The Winner is Right" does not have any fighting scenes such as lightning or burning. I will be responsible for the original painting supervisor. This way, we can develop the "Winner is Right" A remake of "The One Who Is Justice".

Higashinoji divided the production lineup decisively and decisively, and handed the list to Yano Ryuichi: "That's it, there shouldn't be any problems, right?"

"No, there's no problem." Yano Ryu next to him was a little surprised when he saw Higashino divide the list of production personnel in such a simple and clear way.

It must be the first time that Higashinoji has taken over the work of animation production. How can he do things so smoothly?

Sensing Yano Ryuichi's surprised look, Higashinoji also smiled and replied: "When I was in the production team of "The Ring", I learned a lot of common sense in this area from Supervisor Naohashi Motohashi."

Yes, when assisting in the production of the original painting for "The Ring," Higashino Tsukasa learned a lot about manpower allocation from the pair of golden supervisors, Motohashi Nabuhiro and Toda Shimitsu. The number of people is well known.

"Okay, I understand." Yano Ryu nodded, inexplicably feeling confident in his heart.

The backbone of Higashinoji seems to be very stable now, and he is the type that can be hugged, which makes him feel relieved a lot - although he has never said it, he is still a little worried that Higashinoji doesn't know anything about animation production. , and also required them to forcibly complete some tasks that were simply impossible.

Now it seems that the production of "The Righteous One" may really have a chance to be completed before its release in October?

He gained confidence and began to discuss with Higashinoji the disposal of the remaining items at the old site of PW Animation Production Company. Although a lot of them were burned, there were still a lot of usable hardware facilities.

Yano Ryuichi said here, while Higashinoji on the other side waved his hand and smiled, leaving full authority to handle this matter to Yano Ryuichi.

This made Yano Ryuichi very touched that he had gained the trust of Higashinoji, so he nodded vigorously, saying that he would definitely handle these matters.

Seeing Yano Ryuichi's promising look, Higashino also sighed secretly. This tool is really easy to use.

Then came the work policy of Higashinoji's small studio of sixteen people.

In this regard, Higashino simply stated that the studio is his personal property, and he only needs to take over the production of his works internally. Except for him, no one can undertake any external animation production in the name of the studio.

Of course, if the employees in the studio want to make extra money and go outside to assist other animation productions, Higashinoji will not stop this.

But making extra money is still making extra money. When Higashinoji has work here, the studio employees cannot use the animation production of external companies as an excuse to slow down the animation production process of Higashinoji Studio. This is considered a breach of contract.

This is indeed a very liberal clause.

While Yano Ryuichi looked at the documents handed over by Higashinoji, he couldn't help but raise his head and look at Higashinoji from time to time.

But Yano Ryuichi has been in society for seven or eight years, and he is considered a veteran. He has been surprised enough today, and he has been able to stabilize his mentality, and he has begun to vaguely feel that the contrast between the thinking of the teacher Higashino in front of him Compared to other studios or companies in the industry, it is indeed a bit ahead of its time.

Higashinoji did not answer his doubts one by one. He recalled the contract drafted by the lawyers of Hayao Miyazaki Studio in his previous life.

This operation method is quite good. It emphasizes "quiet and inactive". Troublesome and difficult things are left to Yano Ryuichi. As a partner, Tonoji only needs to go over from time to time to help draw the original paintings, and there is no need at all. Keep an eye on things.

"These are all fine. I will take the contract back later and print it out for all my colleagues to sign and seal." Yano Ryuu put the contract into his briefcase and stretched out his hand to shake Higashiya's hand: "I will invite Higashino in the future. Please take good care of me, teacher."

"Mr. Yano is so outspoken, please take care of each other." Higashinoji smiled and reached out to shake Yano Ryuichi.

As for the mutual reference, Yano Ryuichi would naturally not take it seriously.

After signing and stamping, he was considered to be Higashinoji's thug. Higashinoji was his boss, how could he still be needed to take care of Higashinoji?

It’s safest to stick to Higashinoji, the evergreen tree and pillar of Urashima Publishing House! As for making some small moves, Yano Ryuichi has no idea about this.

Higashikata doesn't seem to care much on the surface, but in fact he is very shrewd. The loose contract just now contained many solutions to deal with inactivity - Yano Ryuichi really doesn't think Higashikata looks like a high school student.

Therefore, Yano Ryuichi just had the idea of ​​completing his job seriously and then following the large troops to hang out.

As for the tasks assigned to him by Higashinoji at the beginning, it was understandable.

After all, Higashinoji had just taken over PW Animation Production Company as the studio, and he had no one to rely on, so he could only rely on him.

In the future, when the studio gets bigger, the tasks assigned to me will definitely be slowed down, and I can be a gangster with peace of mind.

Thinking this, Yano Ryuichi smiled with relief.

On the other side, Higashinoji was also happy that he had found a good tool man. Seeing that the other party was still smiling politely at him, Higashinoji also smiled.

The two of them later discussed the issue of the start time of "The Winner is Justified" and felt that the earlier the better, the better. Don't delay it until later, which would be unsightly.

However, even if you want to start work early, there are still many things that need to be solved. After all, it will be two days before all the studio personnel have settled down.

In other words, even if "The Winner Is Justice" wants to be remade, it will have to wait until two days later.

Watching Yano Ryuichi leave, Tonoji relaxed a little and began to think about whether there were any omissions in what he just said.

After all, this kind of studio operation is actually the first time for Higashinoji to get on the sedan chair as a big girl. It is similar to when he first started drawing the "Midnight Bell" comic and failed many times. There are still many unknown areas ahead for him to explore.

This is a new beginning.

Standing at a new starting point, Higashinoji naturally has more or less ideas, but in the end he can only say one sentence.

If you don’t do it, don’t do it. If you want to do it, you must do your best.

Of course, we cannot let go of the comic serialization. After the serialization of "Unnatural Death" ends, the original painting of "Naoki Hansawa" that was returned tenfold will also be put on the agenda.

However, it is still too far away from the serialization of "Unnatural Death". According to the current serialization speed, "Unnatural Death" can be serialized for another half year.

After half a year of serialization, the animation production of "Unnatural Death" can also be requested by Urashima Publishing House to be handed over to Higashino Studio for production. At that time, it is the turn of the animation season to change, and it will definitely be handed over to Higashino Studio for production. It’s a dream to produce and sell it yourself, and you don’t have to look at the animation production company’s face and worry about what they will produce that will ‘ruin the original’.

After all, it is not uncommon for Japanese animation production companies to destroy original works, and Higashinoji has also seen the power of "fighting spirit turning into horses" in China, so of course he must be careful.

Only by handing it over to his own studio for production can Higashinoji be completely reassured.

So Higashinoji's plan is roughly as follows: produce and sell by himself, try to create a studio similar to the previous master Hayao Miyazaki, and at the same time establish a cooperative relationship with Urashima Publishing House, focusing on his own comics business, supplemented by the studio .

Higashinoji is a very well-planned person. Once he has made a plan, he will continue to follow the planned path.

Make a plan, start implementing it, and wait for the results.

"That's probably it." Higashino sighed, feeling that the general direction should be correct, so he put his mind at ease.

He simply packed up his things, then stood up and headed towards his home.

"Is the release date of "The Righteous One" really going to be delayed? This is too disappointing. I have been looking forward to it for a long time."

Takahashi Yumi raised her head and said with regret on her face.

"It's useless for you to talk about this in Higashino-san's house." Fujiwara Aoi glanced sideways at Takahashi Yumi, who was lying on the ground limply, and said.

The two of them are now considered regular guests of the Higashino family. From time to time, Higashinoji will ask them to come over to help look after the house and accompany Chihaya Higashino.

"But" Takahashi Yumi said "but" for a long time, but nothing "but" came out. In the end, she simply didn't think about anything and just shouted: "Ah, what a shame!"

This attracted the attention of Chihaya Higashino next to her. She shouted "Be good, be good, be obedient" while touching Yumi Takahashi's head.

This made Takahashi Yumi turn up with a slight blush, and then turned to look at Konoe Ryoka on the other side: "Ryuka, can't your teacher Higashino think of a way? Can't we remake "The Winner Is"? "Justice"?"

At this time, Konoe Ryoka was wearing an apron, with a palm-sized simple cooking book bulging on her chest, and in front of her was a live fish with its eyes covered.

She was about to go under the knife, but she was interrupted by Yumi Takahashi. She turned the knife around and took it back. At the same time, she said "Hey", her cheeks were red, and she didn't seem to understand Yumi Takahashi. Talking about something.

She only heard the first sentence of Yumi Takahashi's "your Mr. Higashino", but could not hear the rest of it clearly.

"I mean"

"Leave her alone, Lianghua." Fujiwara Aoi interrupted Takahashi Yumi from the side: "This guy really thinks Mr. Higashino is omnipotent. How can it be so easy to make an animation again? Even Higashino-san, This is also a difficult thing.”

"Oh." Konoe Ryoka seemed to understand, nodded, and wanted to use the knife again, trying to knock the fish out.

"Speaking of Ryoka, what are you doing?" Takahashi Yumi saw that there was no chance to continue teasing Konoe Ryoka, so she raised her head and asked.

"Ah? I'm making fish." Yumi Takahashi interrupted her, which distracted Konoe Ryoka. She originally wanted to stun the fish's head with the back of her knife, but she missed the target and hit the fish's head without letting it go. It fainted, but the pain caused it to bounce directly off the chopping board - it really jumped up.

It also knocked down a lot of pots and pans hanging on the wall next to it.

This made Konoe Ryoka panic. She wanted to put the fish back, but she didn't know where to start. Takahashi Yumi and Fujiwara Aoi next to her were stunned at first and wanted to come up to help, but they looked at the panicked Konoe. The two of them looked at each other with the kitchen knife in Wei Lianghua's hand, and no one dared to step forward to help.

Higashinoji happened to go home at this time, and when he saw a live fish jumping around in the kitchen, Konoe Ryoka, Takahashi Yumi, and Fujiwara Aoi looked in a panic and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

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What are you doing?

Demolish the kitchen?

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