I turned reality into a romantic comedy.

"Hmm? Please speak, senior."

"What would it be like to watch a movie? Because in fact, the total length of an anime series minus the theme song and ending song is about four hours or less, or you could just find a theatrical version to screen."

"So what movie should we choose? What if someone has already seen it? Won't they find it boring?"

"Lin Guo doesn't need to worry about this issue. In fact, if it's a good movie, even if you've seen it before, you'll be happy to watch it again with other like-minded people. Besides, there will definitely be people in the audience who haven't seen it before, and observing their reactions is a very interesting part. Even bad movies with comedic effects can be very entertaining."

As someone who actually went to the cinema to see the mysterious film "Niu Lai" ten years later, Chen Junqian felt that as long as a group of people gathered together, the atmosphere would easily become like when the teacher was showing a movie on the whiteboard in class during school days. As long as one person laughed, everyone else would laugh along. This kind of atmosphere is certainly not friendly to serious films, but if it is "Akaishi", it does have a unique flavor.

"It seems fine. After all, it's the first time. Senior can experiment however you like. Anyway, I'll cover all the expenses this time."

Looking at Gu Linguo, who was patting his chest and acting like he was saying "Go ahead and do it," Chen Junqian couldn't help but tease him:

"Should I ask Lin Guo for some funding or a salary? After all, I still have to help you find a venue, which is hard work, and there are also appearance fees for promotional photos. It would be best to settle the portrait rights fees as well."

As soon as Chen Junqian finished speaking, Gu Lingguo immediately looked at him with her big, watery eyes, her expression inexplicably reminding him of Nishimiya Shoko, the female lead in the Japanese film "A Silent Voice" released in September of this year. In fact, he had always worried that she would be isolated or even bullied at school because of her open interest in anime and manga. But later he realized that his worries were completely unnecessary, because in terms of mental strength alone, she was undoubtedly much stronger. She was just pretending that she didn't care about the opinions of other people because she had a chuunibyou (middle school syndrome).

"Okay, I was just kidding. So, has Lin Guo decided what role she wants to play?"

The October anime season, which just ended, didn't offer any couples that Gu Lingguo particularly liked. Otherwise, she wouldn't have listed *Girlish Number*, essentially an industry educational drama, as her favorite of the season. As for movies, although she liked *A Silent Voice*, which he had just mentioned, it was only because she liked the female lead; she didn't approve of the male lead or the romance. So, in the end…

"How about 'Your Name'?"

As expected, that was the answer.

As the first Makoto Shinkai animated film to be imported to mainland China, scheduled for release earlier this month, "Your Name." grossed 7646 million RMB on its opening day. Its commercial success led the production company to announce that the film would be extended to February 2017 before being taken off the screens. It also broke the box office record for Japanese films in mainland China. Chen Junqian, of course, also went to see it with Gu Linguo.

The girl was already humming the tune of "Zen Zen Zense".

Every morning, he and the other party's mother would drive the bicycles and electric bikes out of the bicycle shed downstairs. Chen Junqian would take his younger sister to school, while the other party would take her daughter to school.

Every time Chen Junqian saw this scene, he would subconsciously glance at the ceiling above his head.

Although there wasn't a meteorite crisis that destroyed the town, he did do the same thing as the male protagonist in the movie.

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Chapter 42: Should I repay you with my body?

As it turns out, Chen Junqian's request for wages from Gu Linguo was indeed reasonable. After all, someone originally thought that the most difficult tasks were inviting guests, recruiting vendors, designing ticket stubs, or putting together stage performances. But this was like thinking about what to cook before the bird was even flying in the sky. Chen Junqian's words brought the matter back to reality: where was the location?

Thinking back to the first time they went to a small anime convention in Xuancheng, they were quite surprised that the other party chose a badminton court as the venue. But when it came to their own, they found that the conditions in the county were just so-so. Guoning did not have a formal convention center, and the atrium of the shopping mall was small and the rent was high. Moreover, Chen Junqian did not think that most of the current anime fans could ignore the large number of other customers passing by and communicate with each other. School auditoriums could not be opened to the public at will, and hotel conference halls were mostly covered with thick carpets, which could not withstand the wear and tear of various stalls and people walking back and forth.

"In short, the location is a place that won't leak when it rains, has a backup plan for power outages, has enough toilets, and doesn't block the fire exits."

"It feels like a sports meet?"

"It's much harder than the sports meet. In fact, the venue for most of these events is a big problem. Many small concerts end up in strange locations, which is why every few days you see people complaining about not being able to find a toilet or the poor venue conditions at someone's concert."

"But surely you have a plan, senior? After all, you are the leader of the entire nation, Yukinoshita!"

“I don’t have any county councilors in my family, and I can’t just conjure up a venue for you out of thin air, so let’s go with you in a couple of days. We can take advantage of the New Year’s Day holiday to look around.”

And so, on the first day of 2017, Chen Junqian took Gu Linguo to begin researching various venues in Guoning that might host such business. The first stop was a newly opened hotel that Gu Linguo herself recommended. She had recently attended a relative's wedding banquet there and was very impressed with the banquet hall. It had a stage in the middle, was spacious enough, had a large screen for projection, good lighting, and good air conditioning. The person in charge was also very enthusiastic and even promised to provide tea breaks and parking.

But the only trade-off is the cost.

After all, they don't have the money to collect from each family, so the ticket price this time will be set at ten or twenty yuan at most. Considering that the maximum number of visitors should not exceed three hundred, it can only be said that this project was designed to minimize losses from the very beginning.

Gu Lingguo didn't awaken a system that could refund any debts. Although he was indeed determined to generate electricity out of love, Bilibili's uncle had just made a famous quote last April: "XX may go bankrupt, but it will never change its nature." It can only be said that the world of capital is very cruel. Gu Lingguo's little treasury is still not as abundant as Zhu Wenyun's.

After temporarily considering this place as an alternative, Chen Junqian and Gu Linguo, in the spirit of comparing prices, went to a second place, a privately owned badminton hall that had just gone out of business.

After getting through to the owner, the other party didn't mind renting it out to them for a short period to earn a rental fee, but the environment inside was simply terrible. There were facilities that had just been demolished or were only partially demolished everywhere, and water and electricity issues would easily lead to disputes, since they were only renting it for one day.

Guoning does not have a children's palace or youth activity center, but it does have an activity center for the elderly. This is the third stop for Chen Junqian and Gu Linguo. It was built in the late 1990s. The first floor is now the activity center for the elderly, the third floor is a table tennis hall, and the second floor was originally a staff reading room and a multi-functional exhibition hall. Due to the construction of the new cultural center, it has been in a semi-idle state for many years.

The two walked up the terrazzo staircase to the second floor, pushed open the heavy wooden door, and a pillarless hall of more than 600 square meters came into view. It was well lit, with tall steel sliding windows on both sides, and the floor was also made of wear-resistant terrazzo. The ceiling was intact, and there was a spacious two-way evacuation passage at the front and back of the hall. Although the safety exit signs were old, they were still in good condition.

"This is it!"

After inspecting the venue, Gu Linguo excitedly grabbed Chen Junqian's sleeve.

So the next step is to figure out how to rent it.

Explaining the topic of anime conventions to the elderly is obviously not going to work, but Chen Junqian had already accumulated a wealth of localization experience in organizing two sports festivals. He was very skilled in various positive alternatives and public relations terms. In the end, the proposal he submitted became a youth art and creative cultural exchange and exhibition, and of course, there were also film screenings.

The person in charge, wearing reading glasses, looked at the document word by word, and didn't forget to ask:

"Oh, which unit do you two work for?"

Now it was Chen Junqian's turn to step in again. After all, two students couldn't possibly take responsibility for the venue, ticketing, and security on their own. But he wasn't an ordinary student either. He owned quite a few companies and studios. Just like Gu Lingguo complained, he now had a well-known romance novelist, a well-known live streamer, and a well-known online singer under his command. So he immediately pulled out a copy of the studio's business license and passed the test smoothly.

But this is not the end of the story, as the organizers also need approval from the cultural and tourism bureau.

"If your event doesn't sell tickets, doesn't feature guest performers, and doesn't have a stage, it shouldn't be considered a commercial performance. However, if you're charging booth fees and it has a commercial nature, you'd better register it."

So Chen Junqian continued filling out forms there, from identity documents to venue certificates to event plans and safety plans. Fortunately, the number of people should not exceed one thousand, otherwise he would have to apply for a safety permit for a large-scale public event from the Public Security Bureau. He also had to promise not to sell pirated, pornographic, or violent content, let alone any substandard products. If anything happened, the organizer would be fully responsible.

It's fair to say that the entire first day of the New Year's Day holiday was spent on this. Even Gu Lingguo, who was initially very excited, felt exhausted. After leaving the Culture and Tourism Bureau, she listlessly complained:

Organizing an event is so difficult...

"The first time is always like this, so it's much simpler to organize an event at school. The main reason is that this time, the actual organizers were just the two of us."

"I think it would be even more difficult without a senior like me."

"So remember to pay me my salary."

"I have no way to repay you..."

"So you'll seek revenge in the next life?"

"Of course, it's in return to me with my body, senior, would you like to?"

It has to be said that after that attack on his breasts, Gu Lingguo became much more proactive than before. Even though the two of them were still on a busy street, the other party had already jumped up and hugged his neck. The girl who had celebrated her birthday at the same time as him had indeed grown a year older, and it felt like it would be increasingly impossible for her to cosplay a certain Yukinoshita-sama in the future.

After securing the venue, it was finally time for Gu Lingguo to recruit the vendors she had been eagerly anticipating. She had already mobilized her connections to recruit a batch of vendors in advance, but after all, the more vendors the better. Firstly, it would give everyone a place to look around and browse, and secondly, she wanted to recoup some of the vendor fees.

Thus, Gu Linguo witnessed the diversity of human beings once again.

She welcomes those who want to sell their own fan-made merchandise, and they immediately engage in a discussion about how there's always something to learn from each other. Chen Junqian, watching from the side, even started to smirk. However, when someone tried to sell unboxed figurines of dubious origin or pirated merchandise, Gu Lingguo quickly declined.

Of course, just like that guy who didn't forget to sell adult content at the anime convention back then, some people also submitted a batch of printed materials with excessively explicit content. It just goes to show that China is not Japan, you know. Although when he was in elementary school, he would naturally think that anime conventions would sell doujinshi at the event because of magazine reports.

Some people also asked if they could sell homemade food. Gu Lingguo thought about it and finally replied:

"Food must have packaging, labels, and production information. It cannot be a product without proper documentation. If you make it yourself, it's best not to sell it. If someone gets sick from eating it, we can't take responsibility. Also, don't mark up the price too much."

"This is the first time this has been held in a small county, and you're making so many demands. Who's going to come?"

"Precisely because it's the first time, we hope to make a good start so that everyone will continue to come in the future."

While Gu Linguo was busy recruiting stall owners, Chen Junqian was also busy, as he needed to solve the ticket sales problem.

Tickets are a must, of course. Physical tickets for anime conventions are essential. Many large anime conventions even have specially designed ticket stubs, which are a type of merchandise. Although Chen Junqian is not very good at drawing, Xu Youwei is. She has been in charge of the drawing part of the hand-copied newspapers for the group since they were young. Of course, she is also good at anime. In less than a day, Youyou sent him the finished picture.

After printing out the physical tickets, Chen Junqian found Huang Mao again. Huang Mao's real name was Zhou Ming. Although he was the stereotypical young man, he still had a good impression of Chen Junqian, who had genuinely saved his life under the wheels of a truck. Just as he had promised before, Huang Mao readily agreed to use the chain milk tea shops his family owned near the middle school as sales points and to do some promotion.

For promotion, posters are naturally needed, so Chen Junqian and Gu Linguo couldn't be idle on the second day of New Year's Day. However, compared to running around and filling out forms in various offices they had never been to before yesterday, Gu Linguo was obviously more looking forward to today's activities.

Theoretically speaking, compared to many other anime characters, the male and female protagonists of "Your Name." are actually quite easy to cosplay, because they are just ordinary high school boys from Tokyo and girls from the countryside. It feels like they wouldn't stand out even if they wore them as everyday clothes. Fortunately, the female protagonist in the movie also has another shrine maiden outfit, so Gu Lingguo decisively chose this one.

Speaking of shrine maidens, they're definitely a must-watch in Japanese romantic comedies. Even if there aren't any heroines who are shrine heirs, sometimes they'll arrange for a heroine to work part-time as an apprentice shrine maiden at a shrine. Essentially, it's just to show the audience what a shrine maiden's outfit looks like.

This can only be attributed to preconceived notions within the anime/manga subculture. Even though she was completely covered up from head to toe, with not even a white arm visible, when Chen Junqian saw Gu Linguo's shrine maiden outfit, he couldn't help but think of many unpleasant images.

A white stand-up collar top covered her shoulders and neck, with wide and neat cuffs. A bright red rope was tied in front of her chest, and a short red vest was worn over it. The skirt was a layered pattern of dark red and black, and a plain belt was tied around her waist. Gu Lingguo was quite satisfied with her outfit as she looked in the mirror. She held the red rope in one hand and shook the Kagura bell, which was used as a prop, in the other hand. Like a kitten, she would sometimes nuzzle in front of Chen Junqian and sometimes dart around on Chen Xi's face.

However, Chen Xi had indeed seen this outfit before. After all, even disregarding the movie "Your Name" that the three of them watched together, there was indeed a female protagonist in Yosuga no Sora who was a shrine maiden and heir to a shrine. Although she had watched the anime with her sister, she had still seen it before.

"Xiaoxi, do you think this outfit is cute? Why don't you try it on? Didn't the movie have a scene where the two sisters danced Kagura together?"

"...I'm not a primary school student."

Chen Xi just sighed at this, and suddenly wanted to go back to the Middle Ages, back to that simple era when liberal arts students could hang up and burn science students and witches.

Why didn't Lin Guo mention that you can also make chewed rice wine?

"Can we give it a try? Or how about we have rice balls for breakfast tomorrow morning?"

"...Then forget it."

Pulling the enthusiastic Gu Linguo back to the dressing table, Chen Junqian applied a light concealer over her makeup. After all, the character of Miyamizu Mitsuha didn't require much additional embellishment. To be honest—

"Just don't actually get a short haircut after Lin Guo."

"No way, it's because you're a fan of long, straight black hair. But there's a reason for that, because beautiful long, straight black hair means that the girl knows how to take care of herself and is patient. I feel like someone like Sister Wenyun with such long hair must spend at least an hour on it every day."

While complaining like this, Gu Lingguo let Chen Junqian apply makeup to her face. After the makeup was finished, she finally tied the red string she had been holding to Chen Junqian's wrist.

The most important person, the person I don't want to forget, the person I can't forget.

If there truly is a god of romantic comedy in this world, please bless me and him so that we will never be separated.

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PS2: She was probably my younger sister during middle school.

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As the title suggests, I wish everyone good health and all the best.

Chapter 43: The So-Called Screening

Generally speaking, if Gu Lingguo were to do a cosplay in the past, Chen Junqian would be her go-to photographer. However, since he has to appear as a cosplayer alongside Gu Lingguo now, her sister has to take over as the photographer. This is why Gu Lingguo called Chen Xi over today.

There was absolutely no intention to deliberately cosplay as a couple in front of the other person.

Okay, there should still be some.

At least when Chen Xi was holding the camera in front of the two people, he suddenly started to miss the old version of the Chinese version from more than a hundred years ago. If this thing invented by foreigners could really suck people's life force, it would be great. It could suck you two to death. They're sticking so tightly. I don't remember the two main characters in the movie having this level of intimate interaction. Also, the breast rubbing was a self-touching behavior after the bodies were swapped. Hey, hey, hey, where are your hands going?

"I'm quitting if this continues!"

Faced with her best friend, who was unusually sulking and holding a camera in a strike pose, Gu Linguo quickly cleared her throat, lowered her mischievous little hand, and readjusted her expression to match her persona, offering a comforting smile:

"Okay, okay, I'll focus now. Xiaoxi, focus now too, okay? I'll take you out for a big meal after we're done."

"What kind of fancy food can you possibly have in Guoning? It's better to let my brother cook a meal himself. Okay, that's it, don't move."

In reality, it was just a simple pose, like the one in the movie poster, where they looked at each other. However, having gone through all the trouble of putting on a cosplay outfit, doing makeup, and all that fuss, Gu Lingguo certainly wasn't there just to take this simple photo. Rather, it was the promotional poster that limited her imagination or forced her to be a little more reserved.

Sure enough, after shooting the poses for the promotional poster, Gu Linguo immediately started to let loose, making Chen Xi want to shout, "Stop! This isn't your name anymore!" It can only be said that the shrine maiden outfit is indeed a classic style, and as the foundation, countless new combinations can be derived from it. At least Chen Junqian thought Gu Linguo's cat ears and shrine maiden look was very cute.

Sure enough, the meowing of a kitten in real life and the meowing of a girl performing on her own are completely different things. Although the younger sister next to him only showed a subtle expression like Empress Song Minggong watching her husband party in the palace, Chen Junqian felt that he really just wanted to shout "Keep playing the music and keep dancing!" After all, he had really been running around everywhere for Gu Linguo's comic convention. In a way, he had saved a fox in the snow mountain. Oh no, I mean a cat.

Because the entire New Year's Day holiday was spent helping Gu Linguo organize an anime convention, other girls also started to pay attention to this matter. In particular, Zhu Wenyun, who had studied anime and manga for a year and a half and had some understanding of this subculture, took the initiative to talk to Chen Junqian about this topic on the first day after the holiday ended.