Tokyo life starting with painting

Chapter 248 Are you really not an alien?

Higashinoji directly asked the supervisor hired by Hosokawa Koharu to take Yano Ryuichi's position. This also made his heart feel cold. He felt that there was something wrong with him and Higashinoji was going to take advantage of him. The operation was performed to scare the monkeys.

As the saying goes, there are three fires for a new official when he takes office. Could he be the first fire?

At that time, Yano Ryuichi was still depressed for a long time, but fortunately, Higashinoji gave him a lot of work later, which Yano Ryuichi readily agreed to, looking overjoyed. He thought Higashinoji would demolish him before he even crossed the river. What about this bridge?

But when he saw the new work content, Yano Ryu was a little confused.

Because I am an animation supervisor, how do I contact the single CD publisher? It all falls on me?

Negotiation and cooperation are the hardest things to do.

I don’t know why, Higashinoji gave him such a job as an animation supervisor.

He was a little dumbfounded, but he still completed the work given by Higashinoji in a down-to-earth manner.

But to be honest, as an animation supervisor, he still wants to participate in the production of "The Winner is Justice".

But what Yano Ryuichi didn't expect was that Tonoji asked him to contact investors and let him convince the investors of "The Winner is Justice"——

After all, although it was announced that production would continue, the investors who actually paid for it still didn't quite believe that Higashino Studio could produce a finished product that satisfied them in a short period of time.

This is another difficult problem, but after Higashinoji explained it, Yano Ryuichi had no choice but to harden his head and finish it, and he lost a lot of hair because of this.

But Yano Ryuichi didn't care at all - he was still young, how could he age prematurely and become a middle-aged man like a dandelion because of this little thing?

Higashikata noticed his performance and couldn't help but nodded.

Yano Ryuichi is indeed a useful partner, and we can't keep putting pressure on him to work. Moreover, he should be rewarded when he should be rewarded, and he should be given a salary increase when he should be rewarded.

As for the production of "To the Righteous" on the other side.

Higashinoji is not a god. Even if he can match several original animators alone, it will only temporarily improve the current situation.

The real key lies in the apprentices of Shanxia Chinatsu. The reason why Tonoji invests so much energy in them is to let them quickly accumulate experience and become qualified original animators.

For this reason, of course you have to spend some effort to train them.

The results are also gratifying. In the past few days, not only has the level of the original painting of Yamayama Chinatsu as his deputy improved, but the other two apprentices have also gained a lot of understanding of the original painting of "The Winner is Justice". .

This cheered up Higashinoji.

If three more original animators are added to the current lineup, they will basically be able to catch up with the production cycle of "Winner is Justice".

And the most important thing is, because of Japan’s lifetime employment system.

Chinatsu Yamayama and the other two apprentices actually signed long-term contracts with the original PW Animation Production Company. Training them is equivalent to adding three capable people to his Higashino Studio and acquiring three original painting talents. No matter how you say buying and selling, you can make a profit without losing money.

The remaining original paintings of "The Winner is Justice" kept by Onuki Yuuto also played a role. There are now three and a half months of construction left, about fifteen weeks, and "The Winner is the Justice" should be able to be produced. .

Higashinoji was holding back his energy, and the quality of the original painting "The Winner Is Justice" in his hand was getting higher and higher, but there was a quality gap with other people. This made Chinatsu Yamayama speechless for a while. She usually also I’ve asked a lot about the original painting, but this is the first time I’ve heard of a person’s quality being too high and being disconnected from others – is this still a human being?

At the same time, Higashinoji's "Unnatural Death" has not fallen behind.

A new incident in "Unnatural Death" tells the story of clinical examiner Tokai Lin Yuko, who was Mikoto Misumi's assistant and was drugged and knocked unconscious during a party (an activity similar to blind dates in Japan), but when she woke up But she found that the man next to her was dead, and she was suspected of being a murderer. Even Misumi Mikoto didn't know how to exonerate her for a while, so the two had to investigate quietly.

This incident can be regarded as an excessive incident. More strictly speaking, it was actually an incident set up to bury Rokube Rokuro.

But even so, many fans think it is very exciting.

This is the advantage that criminal investigation mystery novels, comics, and TV series have in Japan.

The Japanese have always been partial to this type of subject matter.

While Higashinoji was immersed in painting, Yamayama Chinatsu, who had been observing from the side, was shaken in her heart.

She only studied original painting with Higashinoji for a few days, so it was not easy to evaluate Higashinoji's communication skills, but there was one thing that she could directly evaluate - Higashinoji's ability was too strong.

Although Chinatsu Yamayama was madly saying "no" to Higashinoji a few days ago, she can't speak out of conscience these days. Higashinoji is indeed very capable.

No matter what kind of problem or difficulty it is, as long as it is related to painting, Higashinoji can easily solve it, and his teaching methods are also very skilled and experienced.

After just a few days of studying with Higashiyesi, Higashiyesi didn't always maintain a good temper, and he always criticized him harshly when he opened his mouth.

Especially since Ayama Chinatsu has made the same mistake several times, Higashinoji will naturally not be like some male protagonists in novels who spoil her just because she is a woman.

If you deserve to be scolded, scold! Otherwise, you won’t have a long memory!

However, even though Higashinoji scolded him several times, the scolding made Shanshan Chinatsu inexplicably feel that he deserved it and that he deserved to be scolded.

This subtle psychological feeling makes Shanxia Qianxia very doubtful about life. Why is she so trembling? Suddenly you like being scolded? It doesn't matter if Higashinoji is good-looking.

Maybe it was Higashinoji's 'good-looking' boss that played a role.

Shanxia Chinatsu worked very hard, and she was actually the one who made the most progress among the apprentices they received education at the same time.

This surprised Tonoji. He didn't expect that the deputy girl whom he scolded as the least talented would be the one who made the most progress.

He also knew the situation of Chinatsu Yamayama. She graduated from an ordinary junior high school in Nagoya. She was not as good as the other two apprentices who graduated from a regular art university. Moreover, her family was very poor and she was not given equal education when she was a child. For art education, I finally came to Tokyo, and I guess I came here to work hard.

This made Higashino sigh a little. It seems that 'hard work' is indeed the most effective way to change one's own destiny, but there are too few 'noble people' and 'opportunities'.

He decided to take a little care of Chinatsu Yamayama - every time he checked the original paintings she drew, the quality requirements were three or four points higher than the other two apprentices.

This greatly increased the time that Chinatsu Yamayama was scolded. As a result, Chinatsu Yamayama felt an inexplicable fear every time she saw him. She felt like she would be picked up by Higashinoji and scolded severely in the next second. The same thing happened , Yamayama Chinatsu also felt that Higashinoji hated her a little, otherwise why would he always use her as a role model to scold her?

She hesitated for a long time, but still didn't dare to ask Higashikata why, for fear that if she said the wrong thing, Higashikata would hang him up and beat him.

On the other side, Kudo Shinichi and Minagawa Yoji saw that Higashino Tsukasa, the actual studio boss, was working so seriously, and they only felt the pressure doubled.

After all, as the owner of the studio, Higashinoji has worked so hard, so how could they dare to get off work and leave early? If you get off work earlier than your boss, isn't this asking for death while holding a lantern?

The attitude of the supervision team and Higashinoji also affected the original animation team. Many original animators really experienced an indescribable sense of frustration from Higashinoji.

Really frustrating.

Higashinoji's paintings are so good that some of the original animators wonder if their seven or eight years of working have been like a dog, and they can't compare to Higashinoji.

Every line drawn by Higashinoji is just right. He has drawn nearly a hundred original paintings in the past few days. The erasers are all brand new, and there are no traces of using the eraser at all.

They first felt frustrated and doubtful about life, then became numb, and finally developed a bit of admiration. Their moods changed extremely quickly.

This made Higashinoji, who was paying attention, sigh.

The Japanese are indeed a race that worships the strong. The transformation speed was so fast that he didn't even expect it.

But this is good, as it is conducive to his work of painting supervision. No matter how many original painters are asked to make modifications, they basically will not refute and are willing to take the initiative to make modifications. This is a good thing.

Everything in the studio is running normally.

But the work pressure is indeed very high. It’s no wonder that there are so many people in Japan who die suddenly due to overtime work.

Konoe Ryoka, who has been paying attention, can see that Higashinoji's complexion has indeed become worse recently.

She felt very distressed, but didn't know what to do. She could only go to Higashinoji's house every day to help cook, and by the way, she gave Higashinoji some head massages.

I have to say that Konoe Ryoka's massage methods are really good.

Press the acupuncture points with slender fingers, the force is neither light nor heavy, and it feels like a soft marshmallow.

This made Tonoji admire him very much. He thought that if she gave up painting, which she was not good at, and opened a massage parlor, she would naturally enjoy this kind of good thing by herself. What kind of massage parlor should she open?

He threw away this distracting thought and couldn't help but ask: "Lianghua, I suggest adding head massage to the daily menu, and come over every day to help massage it."

This teasing tone made Konoe Ryoka's face turn red, and she hurriedly ran out to pour a cup of coffee for Higashinoji before leaving.

Higashinoji didn't feel any loss of blood at all. Konoe Ryoka's character was like this, soft, and the first rejection was nothing.

The worst case scenario is to let him grind it a few more times, and Konoe Ryoka will naturally agree if he grinds it a lot.

He picked up the coffee cup and took a sip, only to find a small note underneath.

The word "OK" is written in Japanese in cute round handwriting.

After a big detour, Konoe Ryoka finally agreed.

This greatly encouraged Tonoji and he cheered him up again.

Shanxia Chinatsu, who had been sitting next to her, also suffered from this. Higashinoji, who cheered up, found many loopholes in her original paintings and asked her to modify them one by one.

However, what made Yamayama Chinatsu a little relieved was that although he was scolded, Higashinoji also increased the salaries of their three apprentices accordingly.

Two weeks passed smoothly like this.

Yamayama Chinatsu was barely familiar with Higashinoji's rhythm, and the frequency of being scolded dropped from nine out of ten to seven out of ten.

On this day, she bought rice balls and drinks for breakfast and went directly into the studio.

From a distance, she saw the light on Higashinoji's work table.

"Teacher Higashino, good morning." Yamayama Chinatsu lowered her head respectfully and called out.

But after she finished shouting, she realized something was wrong. Why did her attitude become so soft all of a sudden? Could it be that she was also suppressed by Higashinoji? Don't even dare to raise your head?

"Well, good morning, Chinatsu." Tonoji nodded with a smile, and then the syringe pen in his hand continued to beat.

He and Yamayama Chinatsu were about the same age, so he just called her by her last name. Yamayama Chinatsu didn't have any objection to this. After all, Higashinoji was half her teacher. It was just a name, so there wasn't much of a problem.

This confused Chinatsu Yamayama. If Higashinoji was drawing the original painting, he should not have used a stylus pen, but would have made it easier to modify it with a pencil.

She got closer to see what was going on, but before she could get closer, Higashinoji had already raised his head and asked incomprehensively: "Chinatsu, do you have anything to say?"

I am quite satisfied with Chinatsu Yamayama Higashinoji. After all, the other party is making rapid progress. At least in terms of the production of the original painting of "The Winner is Justice", he no longer needs to say anything more.

"No. It's nothing." Shanxia Qianxia hurriedly withdrew her gaze and replied in a low voice.

Her pretentious expression made Tonoji feel a little funny. Your eyes almost fell to my side just now, and you actually said no. He put down the dip pen and said with a smile: "Don't say no problem or any other polite words. You You know I’m more annoyed by this.”

Higashinoji's words made Shanxia Qianxia couldn't help but cough twice.

After two weeks of getting along, she probably figured out a little bit of Higashinoji's character. Although Higashinoji seemed cheerful and slow on the surface, in fact Higashinoji always spoke and acted vigorously and resolutely.

Different from many traditional Japanese.

You can hear the words "Don't use polite words".

"I'm a little curious about what you are drawing, Mr. Higashino." Shanxia Qianxia asked.

"Oh. This is the poster for the sixth volume of "Unnatural Death". I need to borrow markers to color it later."

Higashino replied with a smile, and then picked up the A4 drawing paper in his hand.

"Ah? Teacher Higashino, are you still preparing for the serialization of "Unnatural Death"?"

Chinatsu Yamayama has been working these days and is almost exhausted. She has long forgotten about Higashinoji and the manga "Unnatural Death".

Unexpectedly, Higashinoji was still preparing for the serialization of "Unnatural Death" despite having more than twice her workload.

Are you really not an alien who accidentally landed on Earth?