How to raise a random guy's wife

Ultimately, based on Kato Megumi's preferences, the two chose a pair of platinum rings.

Holding the ring box in one hand and Kato Megumi's hand in the other, Kobayashi Sora was eager to go home. "Shall we go home?"

"Ah."

Chapter 292 Mother-in-law and Daughter-in-law Relationship

Eriri's eyes sparkled. "And then when you got home, you put the rings on?"

Kato Megumi dodged, "You seem really excited."

"That's a wedding ring!" Eriri exclaimed, "Proof of eternal love."

"That's true, but there are also a lot of divorces."

Eriri covered Kato Megumi's mouth, "Don't say such unlucky things!"

“That’s true.” Kasumigaoka Utaha tossed her long hair. “But when you put on the ring, nobody thinks about that kind of thing—so, how does it feel?”

"Hmm... I didn't put it on as soon as I got home." Kato Megumi removed Eriri's hand. "Because it's not time yet."

"It's not time yet?" Eriri tilted her head. "What time?"

"On Sora's birthday," Kato Megumi replied.

That was also the first time Kato Megumi and Kobayashi's mother went shopping together.

After the two sets of parents met, they talked about many things.

Although neither Kato Megumi nor Kobayashi Sora knew the specific details, they reportedly had a very good conversation.

Kobayashi's mother and Kato's mother had a very pleasant chat, feeling as if they had met kindred spirits.

Kobayashi's father and Kato's father chatted in silence, as if they had met kindred spirits.

congratulations.

After that, Kobayashi Sora was busy with the follow-up work for Winter COMI. The game became a huge hit, and the workload increased significantly. On one hand, she had to place additional production orders with the disc press, and on the other hand, she had to handle restocking orders from consignment shops in various places. Because she had defeated Hashima Iori head-on, the people in the company also assigned more work to Kobayashi Sora.

He not only had to go to the factory to inspect and supervise, but also to visit various stores to set reasonable replenishment quantities.

As a maker, once you hand the product over to the store, it's considered sold, so increasing the restocking volume is a crucial step.

Basically, it involves rationally analyzing the business scope of the stores, getting as many stores as possible to replenish their stock, but also being careful not to overstock, as unsold stock can affect future cooperation.

Because Akane Kousaka has been busy with other things lately, production teams in the club have been asking for help one after another. The content is, of course, market research, which is Kobayashi Sora's specialty, and it is also a time-consuming and labor-intensive task.

Kato Megumi could only offer limited assistance; after compiling some materials, she was invited out shopping by Kobayashi's mother.

“A production team is discussing a new project, so he went to a meeting. Don’t worry about him, it’s mostly planned.” Kobayashi’s mother led Kato Megumi into the store. “He’s just too busy with work to spend time with you, so he asked me to invite you out.”

"I see..."

Kobayashi's mother held up the dress against Kato Megumi and said, "It's so cute! Want to try it on?"

"Okay." The sales clerk found the right size, and Kato Megumi changed her clothes in the fitting room.

"It's even cuter than I imagined!" Kobayashi's mother exclaimed. "Could you please wrap this up for me? Hui, try this one on too."

After trying on many clothes with Kobayashi's mother, Kato Megumi vaguely felt that it reminded her of how she dressed Eriri back then.

After picking out a few items from each other, the mother and daughter grew increasingly close.

Kobayashi's mother felt that Kato Megumi had a good personality, was gentle, cute, looked good in anything, and was considerate.

Kato Megumi felt that Kobayashi's mother was very organized. Every piece of clothing she picked was suitable, with different styles and a variety of designs. She had a clear shopping route and arranged the rest and shopping time well. Basically, when she was a little tired, she would be at a resting place, and when she was a little thirsty, there would be a drink shop nearby. She had a kind of reliability that she could completely depend on.

"How was it?" Xiaolin's mother looked at her daughter-in-law with a pleased expression. "Is there anywhere else you'd like to go?"

"There's one more."

"Hmm?" Xiaolin's mother asked in confusion.

Kato Megumi noticed the thoughtful look in Kobayashi's mother's eyes and couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "She really is Sora's mother."

Upon hearing that she had other places she wanted to go, he immediately began to recall if there were any oversights in his previously planned route.

"I want to go to the gift shop. Today is the 6th, Sora's birthday." After her last birthday, Kato Megumi asked her teacher, Hasumi Yoshiko, "I want to pick out a gift for him."

"I see." Kobayashi's mother nodded. "Do you have any thoughts?"

"I want to ask Mom, is there anything that Kong Qing particularly likes?"

You've come to the right person.

Xiaolin's mother said confidently, "Money."

Kobayashi Sora especially liked it.

So every year on his birthday, Xiaolin's father would give Xiaolin Kongqing money so he could buy whatever he wanted.

"Hmm..." Kato Megumi felt a sense of surprise, yet also that it made sense.

She was aware of this information as well.

“Kong Qing has been independent since he was very young, and we can’t really figure out his current preferences. Of course, he rarely shows any particular fondness for anything,” Xiao Lin’s mother further explained. “Even if it’s otaku-themed products, he sees them as commercial products with a warmer touch than simple commercial products, nothing more.”

"But giving money directly doesn't feel quite right."

"Indeed," Xiaolin's mother nodded. "But instead of asking me, why don't you think back for yourself? Besides money, what else does he like?"

"Well......"

In the conference room, the long discussion was finally coming to an end.

"President Kobayashi, what's your opinion?"

"I understand the general idea." Kobayashi Sora closed her notebook. "Simply put, you want to use Akasaka-sensei's work to make a reskinned gacha mobile game—is that right?"

"that......"

"Leveraging the IP potential of RER's various published works, taking advantage of full copyright, combining it with the promising gacha mobile game genre, integrating the world view, and making reasonable choices regarding some plot points, we can further expand the work's influence." Kobayashi Sora looked at the spokesperson, "This is what you said one hour and twenty-eight minutes ago—right?"

"This..." The man looked around for help, and everyone he saw lowered their heads. "Yes...yes."

"Don't be nervous. We're the production team now, not the publicity team. The clearer we are, the better." Kobayashi Sora waved her hand. "You came to me because you're afraid that Akasaka-sensei won't agree, so you hope to get authorization from me, which is why you had me participate in the meeting—right?"

"That...is not entirely true."

"Say what you will." Kobayashi Sora shook his head. "I have three points to make: First, it's a consensus that gacha games are very profitable; second, I agree with this model, it is indeed a good idea; finally, I disagree."

Chapter 293 Happy Birthday

Faced with the frozen smiles on everyone's faces and the gradually emerging doubts, Kobayashi Sora tapped the table, "Those who don't want to hear the reasons can continue to speak."

The meeting room fell silent again.

"First, there's mobile games. The future of mobile games is bright, and their money-making ability is undeniable. However, at least 80% of the profits come from the top 20% of mobile games. Can you guarantee that your game will be among the top 20%? No, so you need to utilize Mr. Akasaka's works." Kobayashi Sora explained slowly and deliberately. "That leads to the second point: you lack the confidence to create a good game, yet you want to use the teacher's works to improve, and you want to integrate a large number of works all at once. Even if you specialize in just one, I would consider you serious."

"Um...we could specialize in one thing," someone suggested.

"That's all I wanted to say." Kobayashi Sora pointed upwards. "As I just said, I agree with this IP integration model. If successful, one work can drive another, achieving a 1+1>2 effect. Later, a network of relationships can be formed, allowing one work to drive dozens of works, and dozens of works to forcefully enhance one work."

“However,” Kobayashi Sora’s eyes narrowed slightly, “this requires a comprehensive understanding and in-depth study of all the works, as well as a detailed plan for subsequent works. Otherwise, one work can influence dozens of other works, but it may also drag dozens of other works down with it. Among you all, who has the courage to face the teacher’s wrath?”

The already quiet meeting room became even quieter.

"Simply put, the idea is good, but our capabilities are limited, so let's leave it at that." Kobayashi Sora paused. "However, as the first production team to invite me to the project seminar, I do have a new idea for you to discuss."

Everyone looked at each other, and finally all eyes were on Kobayashi Sora.

"You only focus on the teacher's works, but you ignore the teacher's title."

"Title?" someone reacted, "Multimedia Queen?"

"There are many people who own the copyrights to works, but how many can you find who are truly successful in developing multimedia content?" Kobayashi Sora's eyes narrowed into crescents, like a smiling fox, her upturned lips seeming ready to unleash a veil of malice. "Musical works, television and radio programs, books, comics, animation, games, merchandise... I have an idea that can bring all of these together, without involving the teacher's works, allowing for free rein within certain restrictions. If it succeeds, your proposal today might still have some hope; if it fails, it will just be a minor mistake."

Kobayashi Sora put away her notebook. "That's all I wanted to say. You can start the next meeting now. No one else will know about this until the next production team contacts me."

Ignoring the discussion of the others, Kobayashi Sora left alone.

He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself should become a monster; and if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.

While the production team was trying to use Kobayashi Sora as a breakthrough point, taking advantage of his youth and lack of experience to obtain authorization from Akane Kousaka, Kobayashi Sora also wanted to find an ambitious production team to help him complete his subsequent series of plans.

Isn't that a coincidence?

On her way home, Kobayashi Sora received a phone call from her father.

Happy birthday, buy me a present.

“I’ve already bought it, I like it very much, thank you, Father.”

"You are welcome."

The phone hangs up.

Hmm... Kobayashi Sora seems to like this way of getting along.

Kobayashi Sora loosened her tie and took out her keys to open the door.

exhausted.

When arguing with Eriri and Kasumigaoka Utaha, everyone was thinking about how to make the work better.

When talking to those adults, they only talked about pure interests.

Moreover, unlike Kasumi Eri's group, those adults truly only think of themselves and completely disregard Kobayashi Sora's fate.

It is foreseeable that if Kobayashi Sora is misled today, then what follows will probably be a series of problems: a reskinned, low-quality mobile game launched, losing money, and then shutting down. All the responsibility will fall on Kobayashi Sora's shoulders.

Not wanting to listen to their high-sounding words, yet having to be wary of the pitfalls hidden in their words, pulling oneself away from the enticing and wonderful pie in the sky... this kind of exhaustion can be described as torture.

Home is still the best...

"Welcome back." A girl dressed as a maid stood in the entryway, blushing as she called out, "Master~"

This place is so nice!

All of Kobayashi Sora's fatigue vanished.

Wearing a maid's headdress, Kato Megumi's long hair cascaded down like a waterfall, swaying gracefully with the slight movement of her body.

A lovely blush spread across the girl's cheeks, and her big, watery eyes gazed at her owner.