How to raise a random guy's wife

"Mmm," Kobayashi Megumi responded, eagerly awaiting Akane Kousaka's next words.

"To put it simply, I didn't have many ideas at the beginning," Akane Kousaka explained. "My initial idea was just to create a work."

"Yeah, it's like parents wanting a child."

“That’s right, but you can’t just start whenever you want; you need to plan and prepare beforehand.” Akane Kousaka further explained, “The theme, world view, characters, and plot are all determined in advance before you start creating.”

Kobayashi Megumi mentally reconstructed the scenario: it was like her parents had saved up money, bought a house, gotten married, and started trying to conceive before... um~

"In the early stages of creation, especially when choosing a subject matter you've never worked on before, you need to be extremely cautious. Otherwise, if you develop too quickly in the early stages, you won't be able to develop it further later," Akane Akasaka cautioned. "Especially for serialized works, once they're published, they can't be modified, so you must be very careful in the early stages."

Kobayashi Megumi understood: infants need to be carefully cared for, otherwise it will have a great impact on their future, and this impact is irreversible.

“During the creative process, you need to have a general plan. You can’t just draw whatever comes to mind. Otherwise, if you suddenly run out of inspiration one day, you won’t be able to continue drawing.” Akane Akasaka spoke about the topic of creation with great ease. “Although a general framework may limit the author’s creativity to some extent, it can also assist the author’s creation to a greater extent and ensure the progress of the creation.”

In the process of raising children, it is necessary to have a general plan and not just do whatever comes to mind.

While this places some restrictions on parents, it is beneficial for the child's long-term development.

Kobayashi Megumi nodded repeatedly.

“It’s impossible to create all the content in one go.” Akane Akasaka spoke with increasing fluency. “Long-form works are not completed in a day, nor can they be created behind closed doors. They need to be adjusted in a timely manner according to specific circumstances, such as the sales of the work and the feedback from readers.”

Children's education is a long-term process. Children cannot grow up in a day. Educational strategies should be adjusted in a timely manner according to the child's situation, taking into account the child's performance and the evaluations of others.

Kobayashi Megumi felt her thoughts were becoming clearer and clearer.

“As the creation of a work progresses, once the characters and plot are basically finalized, the author has essentially lost control over the plot and characters,” Akane Kousaka said earnestly. “This is not a failure, but a sign of success. It means that the character has become a three-dimensional being with its own personality and behavior patterns. When placed in an environment, the character will move on its own. If you forcibly change this subjective initiative of the character, you are essentially destroying the character itself and ruining the previous shaping.”

As children grow, parents lose control over them when they reach a certain age.

This is not a failure, but a normal manifestation of a child's growth and independence.

Children develop their own ideas and make their own decisions.

If parents forcibly change their child's mind or deny their decision.

This is not only harmful to the child, but also a failure of one's own parenting.

"Creating a story is always a matter of hurting others eight hundred times and hurting yourself a thousand times," Akane Akasaka said with a smirk. "A plot that can torment the reader has already tormented the author a thousand times over during the conception process. If you think it's ten points in your mind and write it down to eight points, you're a top-notch creator. If the reader can understand six points, they're already a very good reader. If the emotions conveyed to them are four points, you should be grateful. If genuine feelings are like this, then insincerity is even more out of the question. A narrow-minded creator, no matter how hard they try to depict a story as epic and moving, will only make people feel uncomfortable. Even if the technique is superb, there will still be clues that show."

When it comes to parenting, there's always more to learn than to teach others.

When parents punish their children, they are also being punished themselves.

Even the best ideas in one's mind can only be conveyed to a small part of a child.

Parents are the best role models. No matter how hard they try to pretend, they can't completely get rid of their children's influence.

That's about it.

"I've learned so much." Kobayashi Megumi looked at Akane Akasaka gratefully and expressed her heartfelt gratitude. "Thank you, Akane-nee."

"Huh?" Akane Kousaka looked puzzled. "Really?"

He had only said some trivial things about creative work.

"What do you mean, real or fake?" Kobayashi Sora returned to the ward after leaving earlier.

"In other words, Sister Zhu Yin can be considered his other family. His upbringing and current life are closely related to you."

Kobayashi Megumi's words echoed in Akane Akasaka's ears. She looked at Kobayashi Sora and said, "Call her 'Mom'."

Kobayashi Sora: "...Huh?"

Chapter 424 That Won't Do

It took Kobayashi Sora a while to figure out Akane Akasaka's emotional journey. She was very moved, but then refused, saying, "It's fine if I have a child and have you as my godmother."

“Great!” Akane Akasaka’s eyes lit up. “That’s not bad either.”

Kobayashi Sora felt a little regretful.

“By the way,” he changed the subject, “I want to turn RER into a company.”

"Okay."

That's it?

“You’re the president of RER now, so of course I’ll listen to you.” Akane Kousaka waved her hand casually. “On the other hand, you’re the president of RER now, so if anything goes wrong, you’ll have to take responsibility yourself. I won’t help you.”

"That's wonderful." Kobayashi Sora is worried that Akane Akasaka is being stubborn and trying to control everything before she has fully recovered.

"Tsk..." Dissatisfied with Kobayashi Sora's attitude, Akane Akasaka's eyes darted around, "Your Superstar project seems to be going quite well."

That's true.

After that awkward live stream, they did several more live streams.

Ping An Ming Jin is clearly playing more freely and is performing better and better.

Currently, Ping An Mingjin has the highest number of followers among personal accounts.

It seems like people came for her comedic talent, not to hear her sing.

This left Ping An Mingjin somewhat disappointed.

She clearly wanted to attract fans with her talent, but now she's just relying on gimmicks.

However, under her influence, other people's live streams gradually got on track.

Shibuya Kanon's singing voice is the most outstanding, and her live guitar performances are very popular.

Arashi Chisato's dance is simply irresistible; who could resist the energetic dance of a beautiful white-haired girl with red eyes?

Hazuki Ren's clumsiness on the live stream was just right, coupled with her innocent elegance like a young lady, which attracted a group of fans who wanted to corrupt her and another group of fans who wanted to protect her. The two groups fought fiercely, making the live stream quite lively.

Tang Keke's live-streaming of handicrafts is also quite popular, but the most popular is the "Foreign Idols' Reactions to Japanese ***" series, and live-streaming of video appreciation sessions is very popular.

Huh?

It seems we've gone a bit off track.

If it weren't for the fact that the five of them have released several singles, the audience would probably have forgotten that they are school idols.

“But your goal isn’t to train them into streamers, is it?” Akane Akane pointed out incisively, “but to make full use of the channels I’ve accumulated to complete a multi-channel idol production line that is advancing simultaneously across all channels.”

“That’s right,” Kobayashi Sora honestly admitted.

This is his school idol blue ocean strategy.

In a narrow sense, the Blue Ocean Strategy is about exploring uncharted territories.

One of the companies that has done this very well and is quite famous is Nintendo.

After taking office as president of Nintendo, Satoru Iwata's first plan was to withdraw from the hardware war and launch the Blue Ocean Project.

In other words, instead of competing with rivals for existing players, we aim to attract more people who don't play games to become players.

Kobayashi Sora felt the same way. There are only so many people who follow idols, so idols go to great lengths to attract attention.

In contrast, the number of people who don't follow idols far exceeds the number of people who do.

Even if only a small fraction of these people are drawn in, it would be enough to support the idol's activities.

Instead of competing with others to harvest chives from a patch of land, it's better to cultivate several plots yourself and harvest them all by yourself.

Light novels, comics, games, anime, figurines, radio and television, magazine broadcasts... the more diverse the channels, the greater the possibility for ordinary people to come into contact with star clusters.

Then they copied and pasted this process to launch other college idol groups one after another.

"The idea is good, but do you really have the ability right now?" Akane Akasaka narrowed her eyes slightly. "Multi-channel collaboration can indeed elevate a passable work to the level of a masterpiece or even a divine work, but a failing work can drag down all the other works."

Kobayashi Sora shared the same concerns.

Akane Akasaka smiled slightly, "By the way, if their abilities were up to par, how could they possibly be so idle while staying in my club?"

Xiao Lin Kong Qing: "..."

Seeing the troubled expression on Kobayashi Sora's face, Akane Kousaka waved her hand, indicating that they could leave.

On the way home, Kobayashi Megumi held Kobayashi Sora's hand and asked, "Were you worried?"

"There is a bit of that," Kobayashi Sora admitted frankly. "It's good to discover problems; what's worrisome is not discovering problems at all."

"I don't think we need to worry too much."

"How to say?"

"The work with Senpai and Eriri should be finished in the next few days, so we won't have to worry about the light novel and manga," Kobayashi Megumi analyzed earnestly. "Even if they don't personally get involved, their discerning eye can help us avoid many problems. The game's production is nearing completion, and Senpai and Eriri, with their two game development experiences, will definitely offer excellent suggestions after playing it. As for other aspects, the maintenance and operation of various channels will require your abilities."

“Leave this to me. I have a lot of experience dealing with people who are focused on their own interests,” Kobayashi Sora sighed. “If only I had Zhu Yin’s creative abilities, I wouldn’t have to go through so much trouble.”

"Regarding this," Kobayashi Megumi said thoughtfully, "didn't Akane-nee just mention that the work should pass?"

"Well, what happened?"

“I was thinking, Zhu Yin’s creative ability is so strong, and her requirements for the works are also very high,” Kobayashi Megumi asked. “So the difference between her passing standard and our standard must be quite large.”

"That makes sense then."

"There's no need to worry too much, but you should still be vigilant," Kobayashi Megumi gently reminded her.

"Of course." He pulled Kobayashi Megumi into his arms. "My wife is so wonderful."

Seeing that he was overly worried, I helped him analyze the situation and reassured him.

After he felt relieved, remind him to always be careful and not to let his guard down.

Rational and considerate, clear-headed and gentle.

Kobayashi Megumi tilted her head back, her cherry lips slightly upturned, "Hmm... what's the reward?"

Kobayashi Sora lowered her head, rewarding Kobayashi Megumi while also rewarding herself.

"Speaking of which, you seem quite interested in children lately," Kobayashi Sora whispered in her ear. "Shall we try?"

"one time?"

"One time... one time... one time at a time..."

"It's because you work so hard," Kobayashi Megumi said, blushing as she pinched Kobayashi Sora's cheek. "That's why I want to prepare in advance, otherwise, what if one day..."

"That makes sense. Shall we exercise restraint?"

"That won't work."