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In fact, there will be a premiere for "Spirited Away" when it is released.

After all, it is a big-budget movie that cost more than 2 billion yen, so the pomp and circumstance still needs to be laid out.

It's just that compared to such inconsequential things as the premiere, Higashinoji is more concerned about the box office results of "Spirited Away".

But after all, it was a premiere held by his own studio, so Higashinoji still went to show his face, and did not act like a hand-off shopkeeper to the point of not even showing his face at the premiere.

There were also many people who came to attend the premiere of "Spirited Away".

According to Yano Ryuichi, he sent invitations to many people.

Among them are many "Wayo" manga authors who are colleagues with Higashinoji, as well as many editors-in-chief and editors of various publishing houses. Even Iwazuki Publishing House, which has always been dominated by Higashinoji, is very considerate. Let their new editor-in-chief come over to support.

Among them, the one who surprised Higashinoji the most was undoubtedly Osawa Aikichi.

As the head of Fushima Publishing House, his status is undoubtedly the most valuable tonight.

As soon as he came here, he attracted the attention of many people, including some reporters, who rushed over to interview him.

You must know that Higashinoji's new work has not been published in "Heshi" for a long time. Many people are still discussing whether Higashinoji has broken up with "Heshi", otherwise it would not be like this.

But with the appearance of Osawa Akiyoshi, these rumors were naturally disproven - even his own president came out to attend the premiere.

Is this going to look like a breakup?

Similarly, in front of the camera, Osawa Akiyoshi also repeatedly stated that Tomishima Publishing House still maintains a good cooperative relationship with Higashinoji.

At the end, Osawa Akiyoshi also wished "Spirited Away" a success at the box office, and then said that the premiere was about to begin and he would go in to watch "Spirited Away".

These words came out beautifully.

Even Higashinoji couldn't find anything bad about it.

After all, even the head of the club came forward to help support the scene. The favor involved was too great.

Higashikata kept this in mind.

Except for these big people and little people.

Naturally, Higashinoji did not forget to invite some of his acquaintances.

The first is an old acquaintance who took care of him in the old days of Adachi City.

The manager of a convenience store, the owner of a fish shop, etc. Among them, Chiyo's mother-in-law from the "Flower of Lower Castle Town" is in good health, and she feels like she is getting older and stronger.

Then there were people Higashinoji knew.

Needless to say, all the members of Higashino Studio, besides them, there are also Hasegawa Riko, Mizukuchikako and her grandma

Kuromiya Meisa, Suzuki Ha and even Nakano Arisaki were all pulled over by Higashinoji.

They are also very generous.

A group of people came bustlingly, made a symbolic appearance, said a few words of hope and blessing, and then walked into the screening room - they were actually quite curious about what the finished product of Higashinoji's "Spirited Away" would look like. .

As for Chihaya Higashino, Ryoka Konoe, Yumi Takahashi, and Aoi Fujiwara, they

Of course Higashinoji also invited.

Except for Yumi Takahashi, all of them have been under a lot of study pressure recently, so we just took this opportunity to let them relax.

Of course Higashino Chihaya and the others agreed to Higashinoji's proposal, and as soon as they arrived at the scene, they started chattering.

"Is this what a movie premiere is all about?"

Takahashi Yumi looked here and there, and found that many places had posters of "Spirited Away", which she found very novel.

"Relax, we are friends and family of Higashino-san, we have to keep up appearances! Keep up appearances!"

Fujiwara Aoi turned around and scolded Takahashi Yumi, but there was an excited expression on her face as she spoke.

She has always been the kind of person who likes this kind of movie culture, but she has never had the opportunity to attend a premiere - the probability of being selected is too low.

And she has been studying at home these days, or doing test papers, and she feels like she is going to be suffocated.

Now that I have the chance, of course I have to have a good time.

They looked very excited, and then they heard Takahashi Yumi say "Ah", and then looked at Konoe Ryoka: "By the way, Ryoka, if "Spirited Away" wins first place this time, Higashino The teacher is going to marry you, right?"

"." Konoe Ryoka said nothing, but her face suddenly became hot.

She was so thin-skinned that she didn't dare to tell her friend Ji that "even if she didn't get first place, there would be no problem getting married."

Fortunately, everything Takahashi Yumi did except sports was a three-minute hit. Seeing that Konoe Ryoka didn't reply to her, she quickly lost interest, and then pointed at Higashinoji on the other side as if she had discovered a new world: " Look, Mr. Higashino is taking a photo with teachers from other comic publishing houses!"

This is also part of the job.

Today Higashinoji also took photos with many people, in various poses.

Things like this kind of scene are really tiring for him.

Finally, it was almost over here, and I heard Takahashi Yumi pointing over there, which made Tonoji both funny and angry.

This idiot.

However, the premiere has been going on so far, and the situation is actually quite good.

Of course, Takahashi Yumi's restlessness also attracted some reporters.

They were the kind of reporters who did street interviews. When they saw several girls who looked like high school girls standing nearby, they naturally became interested.

So I simply walked over, held the microphone and suddenly poked the lips of Yumi Takahashi who was chattering just now: "I'm sorry, are you an audience member attending the premiere of "Spirited Away" this time?"

"Huh? I am."

Takahashi Yumi didn't show any shyness when the microphone was poked at her mouth, but she replied matter-of-factly.

She is not big in anything else, but she is very courageous.

"Are some of the people next to me here to attend the premiere? Are they friends?"

"They are friends. They are all here for the premiere."

Takahashi Yumi answered nonchalantly.

As soon as he heard this, the reporter couldn't help but look at Yumi Takahashi and the people around her, Chihaya Higashino, Ryoka Konoe and others, and was a little surprised.

The probability of attracting a general audience at the premiere is very low.

To draw so many people in a row

How low does this probability have to be?

She was a little surprised, but still added: "Those people are so lucky."

"This is not lucky or unlucky. Teacher Higashino invited us to come to the premiere."

Um?

After the reporter finished adding his words, he planned to interview the next group of people attending the premiere.

But after hearing the words 'Teacher Higashino invites us', her eyes immediately lit up.

Is there any secret behind this?

How many female high school students did Higashino invite to the premiere?

Are they his friends from school or 'friends' in a deeper sense?

Intuition told this reporter that she should be able to dig out the big stuff.

But before she could continue to ask questions, Aoi Fujiwara could not help but pat her on the shoulder when she saw Yumi Takahashi becoming more and more uncontrollable.

Then Fujiwara Aoi replied: "That's right, we are friends from the same school as Higashino, so he took the initiative to invite us to the premiere."

Fujiwara Aoi's answer is very standard.

She was mainly worried that the relationship between Konoe Ryoka and Higashinoji would be exposed by Takahashi Yumi. That would be a bit bad.

After all, personal privacy must be well protected.

"It turns out he's Mr. Higashino's friend at school."

Intuition told reporters that this matter should not be that simple, but Fujiwara Aoi killed them and they were classmates with Higashino Tsukasa, which made her a little uncomfortable making up nonsense.

You can't force them to add another setting when the time comes, right?

She originally wanted to interview Takahashi Yumi again and get something out of her mouth.

But because Fujiwara Aoi looked serious, several little girls next to her also grabbed Takahashi Yumi to prevent her from speaking.

This left the reporter with no choice but to find other targets.

"I almost got killed by you."

Seeing the reporter walking away, Fujiwara Aoi felt relieved and turned to criticize Takahashi Yumi.

This guy felt that if he hadn't held her back just now, she might have revealed everything about Konoe Ryoka and Higashino Chihaya.

but--

"How is it possible! How could I be so stupid?"

Yumi Takahashi expressed doubts about Aoi Fujiwara’s concerns.

She is not a fool, of course she knows the importance of protecting personal safety.

It was impossible to really tell the story about Konoe Ryoka and Higashino Chihaya in front of reporters.

How could he be so stupid?

".Really?"

Fujiwara Aoi has nothing to say about this.

This guy is so sworn now, and I feel like if someone really gets involved, she will be the first to betray her teammates.

But now that the reporter has left, it is impossible for Fujiwara Aoi to drag the reporter back and ask him to come back to interview Takahashi Yumi.

"It's almost time for the show to start."

Konoe Ryoka glanced at the time, made a sound and said.

In fact, there were still more than twenty minutes before the show time, and no one else was particularly anxious.

But Fujiwara Aoi and Takahashi Yumi never stopped arguing, so Konoe Ryoka simply changed the subject.

Next to her, Chihaya Higashino also understood what Konoe Ryoka meant and nodded: "Yes, it's almost show time, let's go in first."

Several people changed the topic they just talked about and walked to the screening room arm in arm.

And just when Konoe Ryoka was about to enter the screening room, she turned back and made a cheering gesture to Higashinoji.

Of course, this little move of hers did not escape Tonoji's sight.

In response, Touyoshi also smiled and nodded to her covertly.

Looking after Konoe Ryoka and the others, Higashinoji continued to smile and chat with several editors from manga publishing houses in the industry.

I have to say that this kind of interpersonal communication is really tiring.

Higashikata felt like he was being pulled out to make a fool of himself.

But if you don't manage interpersonal relationships, it's impossible. This is really a helpless thing.

After struggling like this for a long time, Touyesi finally sent in all the people who should be sent in.

Only now did he exhale comfortably.

"The next step is to see how "Spirited Away" performs."

He glanced at the screening room behind him, and his mind skipped a beat.

As said before.

Osawa Akiyoshi has great confidence in Higashinoji and feels that he can be regarded as a national scholar in Japan's current comics industry.

Therefore, he also attaches great importance to "Spirited Away" produced by Higashinoji this time.

Even if it's a newcomer's new work, he has high hopes for it.

If Higashinoji hadn't accepted his capital injection, he would have invested money in "Spirited Away" a long time ago.

When the movie officially starts.

Osawa Aikichi found that he still underestimated Higashinoji.

What kind of new work is this or that?

From the storyboards to the cuts, everything flows smoothly.

Even if you don’t watch the plot, you can enjoy watching the storyboards and high-frame animations.

"It's really good."

As the president of Tomishima Publishing House, Osawa Akiyoshi has a very high vision.

His "very good" content is very high.

but

Looking at Osawa Akiyoshi, he frowned. After hesitating for a while, Osawa Akiyoshi changed the evaluation from 'very good' to 'excellent'.

Soon, he seemed to have discovered something again, and he seemed a little surprised when he flicked his fingers.

"It's interesting."

Originally, he thought "Spirited Away" was just an ordinary animated movie.

But now after watching the plot of "Spirited Away" and the various hints in the plot, Osawa Aikichi discovered that the spiritual core of Higashinoji's work is definitely not that simple.

The plot of "Spirited Away" is not complicated, on the contrary, it is very simple.

The story begins with a very ordinary family.

Chihiro Ogino is also a little girl who transferred to another school.

The beginning of the film only tells the story of Chihiro's father who mistakenly entered the world of the gods because of "taking a shortcut". In the end, the two parents turned into pigs because they stole the food given to the gods.

The beginning of this story is very considerate of children's understanding.

Anyone who steals other people's things will be punished. The idea is simple and straightforward.

But that's not what Osawa Akiyoshi really cares about.

It’s the hint that Chihiro’s father ‘cut a shortcut’ at the beginning of the story.

This reminded him of Japan's bubble economy at the end of the last century. Didn't Japan also take shortcuts at that time, which eventually led to the entire Japanese economy becoming a bubble in the water and homeless people everywhere?

But this alone does not mean that "Spirited Away" wants to express this kind of thought. After all, it is just a shortcut, and it can be found in other works.

But then, Qianxun’s father said, ‘It’s okay, just eat whatever you want. I have a credit card and can pay for it. ’ This made Osawa Aikichi frown.

Isn't this the common view of people in the bubble economy era?

No money? No problem, the worst thing is borrowing.

And in the next plots such as Chihiro losing her name, the faceless man, etc.

All these make Osawa Aiyoshi feel that Higashino seems to want to use this work to imply that the bubble economy era has passed and people have lost their way forward.

if that's the case

"Then the meaning of this animated movie has been greatly elevated."

Osawa Aikichi sighed in his heart.

He really didn't expect that Toyoji would give him such a big surprise again.

If I had known earlier, I should have made Higashiyesi agree to his capital injection.

He actually felt a little regretful for no reason.

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