How to raise a random guy's wife

"I know that Huazhi, Xiaoniao, and Lanlan are different!"

“Yes, and flower branches need both root water and good food from the soil to grow quickly.” Kobayashi Megumi smiled. “Just like Lanlan needs both water and food to grow quickly.”

"When will it grow up?" Xiaolin Lan asked, looking at the flower branch in the soil.

"Take it slow, you still need Lanlan's care."

"Lanlan will take good care of Lanlan!" Xiaolin Lan looked at the flower branches, then at the pruned gardenias, hoping that the branches would bloom beautifully.

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“A name…” Eriri twirled the pencil in her hand. “I never expected the problem to be this.”

“If it were a light novel, I could just say it with quotation marks.” Kasumigaoka Utaha flipped through the script that had been completed for a long time, recalling the characteristics of the voice actors and carefully considering the lines. “But for a short animation, I can’t be so lazy.”

Megumi Kobayashi recalled a few light novels she had recently read, saying, "I used to think light novel titles were long enough, but lately they seem to be getting longer and longer."

“The pace of life has accelerated, there are more and more authors, and readers have more and more choices.” Kasumigaoka Utaha feels the same way. “The kind of situation where you buy a book and read it patiently is becoming less and less common. Readers want to be touched from the very beginning. If you can’t write a work that gets straight to the point, you can only work hard on the title.”

This trend is not a good sign for authors like Kasumigaoka Utaha, who excels at setting up foreshadowing.

However, after several years of hard work, Kasumigaoka Utaha has already gained considerable fame, so there is no need to worry about this issue.

However, she felt somewhat tired and recently tried to break away from light novels and choose to create more traditional works.

"The same goes for anime. From the very first episode, there are all sorts of wardrobe malfunctions and lucky color zeros," Eriri remarked. "They practically slap fan service directly on people's faces."

"Ah, that's the one," Kasumigaoka Utaha remembered. "The one you recommended... although I don't really think it's worth recommending."

"That's a masterpiece!" Eriri complained, "The animation was consistently good until the very end, the movements were fluid, and all the female characters were incredibly cute."

Kasumigaoka Utaha tossed her long hair and said, "It's because of people like you who blindly worship anything with beautiful visuals as a masterpiece that the animation industry has declined."

"Friendly reminder," Kobayashi Sora said, "We're currently producing works that prioritize visually stunning visuals."

"The reason it's declining is because of self-righteous people like you who don't watch to the end and just make judgments based on their impressions," Eriri retorted. "If everyone could watch to the end, the production team wouldn't need to create that kind of content to keep the audience hooked!"

"There are also anime that use this as a selling point." Megumi Kobayashi prefers to look at things dialectically, "It's fine as long as everyone takes what they need."

"I have a good idea." Kobayashi Sora's thoughts came to a conclusion. "How about calling it 'Under the Cherry Blossom Tree'?"

"Huh?" Eriri turned her head to look at Kobayashi Sora.

Kasumigaoka Utaha suggested, "How about we just say something casually and then put it in quotation marks?"

"Huh?" Kobayashi Sora asked, puzzled. "Isn't this great? The male and female protagonists meet under the cherry blossom tree and part ways under the cherry blossom tree. It really fits the theme."

“That’s true…” Kobayashi Megumi carefully chose her words, “However, that’s a bit… um… too direct. After all, it’s a story about regret, so it’s better to be more subtle.”

"You're being too subtle," Eriri said bluntly. "This guy has absolutely no talent for naming things. You should just say it directly. 'Under the cherry blossom tree,' that name was rejected. Are you going to say 'cherry blossoms everywhere, cherry blossoms falling'?"

Kobayashi Sora: "...How did you know?"

Yinglili: "..."

"Five centimeters," Ran Kobayashi's voice suddenly rang out.

"Hmm?" Kobayashi Megumi looked at her daughter. "What?"

"Cherry blossoms fall at a speed of five centimeters per second," Ran Kobayashi said, pointing to a tidbit in the picture book. "That's what the book says."

"Five centimeters..." Kasumigaoka Utaha murmured, "How about '5 Centimeters Per Second'?"

Eriri nodded. "That's good."

"Under the Cherry Blossom Tree" is clearly better... Kobayashi Sora is quite disappointed, as she had hoped to change it.

"Cherry Blossoms Everywhere" is also good.

Chapter 526 Never Forget the Original Intention

Cherry blossoms fall at a speed of five centimeters per second. At what speed should I go to meet you?

The tram slowly made its way through the snow, accompanied by some noise, crossing the blurred line between light and shadow.

Under the warm morning sun, the snow took on a texture similar to cherry blossoms.

"I long to have the power to protect her."

As the male protagonist expresses his inner thoughts, the list of producers begins to appear on the screen.

Script: Kasumi Shiko

Artwork: Eri Kashiwagi

Supervisor: Megumi Kobayashi

Animation Director: Fumio Sagano

Music: Liella!

There were also voice actors and animation production staff that Kobayashi Sora found.

"Huh?" Shibuya Kanon stared at the familiar name. "Should we come?"

"They're round grapes~" Lan Qiansha, who had already seen them, was playing with Xiaolin Lan. When Xiaolin Lan reached out to grab them, she moved the grapes away to avoid them. The next moment, she put the grapes to Xiaolin Lan's mouth and fed them to her.

Ran Kobayashi ate the grapes and happily hugged Chisa Arashi tightly, refusing to let go.

Holding Arashi Chisato in her arms, Kobayashi Ran reached out to touch her drooping hair.

"Lanlan really likes Xiaoqian." Although she had seen similar scenes many times, Hazuki Ren couldn't help but sigh. Hearing Shibuya Kanon's question, she turned her head and replied, "I was quite surprised when I saw it too."

After entering university, everyone went to different places.

Shibuya Kanon studied translation like her father, Arashi Chisara continued to study dance and won many awards in university, Hazuki Ren studied education for the school her mother founded, Heian Meisui entered the performing arts department, and Tang Keke studied art and media.

It's a rare opportunity for us to get together, and we all arrived here at different times.

It sounds cruel, but even a star group that worked together for three years to become champions has to face separation after graduation.

However, compared to those who part ways and never speak to each other again, this kind of relationship, where we still keep in touch and occasionally get together, is already quite good.

"To be honest, I didn't originally plan to invite you guys." Kobayashi Sora brought over drinks. "After all, it's not easy for you guys to get together these days, so it would be too inhumane to assign you tasks again."

"Initially, the idea was to produce the film while simultaneously finding someone to design the music," Kobayashi Megumi added. "But even after the film was completed, we were still not satisfied with the music, and we changed people quite a few times... In the end, we felt that you guys were the most suitable."

“Well~” Heian Nami tossed her blonde hair, “After working with a star like me, it’s normal to feel that other people aren’t perfect.”

"A nobody like you?" Tang Keke bluntly exposed. "Besides, it's not just you they're looking for, it's the entire star cluster."

Ping An Mingjin complained, "Who's a nobody!"

"Who else but you?"

"Whose fault do you think it is?!" Ping An Mingjin glared at Tang Keke. "If a celebrity is not good, the agent bears a lot of responsibility!"

"Huh? Now you want to blame others? Your agent is running around doing all the work, why don't you just focus on getting the job done!"

"You should find a better job!"

"You'd better have a good job offer!"

Shibuya Kanon: "Let's talk about music."

The relationships between people are truly amazing.

During high school, Tang Keke and Ping An Mingjin, who often bickered with each other, continued their intense bickering even after they went to university and went their separate ways.

They argued from high school to college and then to the workplace.

Staying true to one's original aspiration is a good thing.

“However…” Shibuya Kanon said with some concern, “We’re quite familiar with music for performances, especially for short animated films like this…”

Even though she knew nothing about animation production, Shibuya Kanon could still see the effort put into this short film.

The visuals are so stunning... basically every frame could be used as wallpaper.

I really can...

“Kane, our names are on it, which means they believe in our abilities,” Hazuki Ren said. “There are many people who can make music better than us, and many people who are more professional and experienced than me. I believe Sora Ao has tried many times before. The reason they finally decided to let us do it is not to make the best music, but to make the music that best fits this animated short.”

"Is that so?" Shibuya Kanon looked at Kobayashi Sora.

“That’s true.” Kobayashi Sora chuckled. “Of course, there’s also the idea of ​​riding the coattails of the star cluster’s popularity and capitalizing on nostalgia.”

"Kong Qing is still so straightforward~" Lan Qiansha stopped Xiaolin Lan, "You can't eat hair."

"Hmm..." Kobayashi Ran struggled for a moment, but finally gave up the idea of ​​putting Arashi Chisato's hair in her mouth. She reluctantly let go and gently stroked Arashi Chisato's hair a couple of times to soothe it.

Looking at Hazuki Ren, Kobayashi Megumi realized that studying really is useful.

As expected of a top student in education, she sensitively noticed Shibuya Kanon's state and calmed down the habitually insecure Shibuya Kanon with just a few words.

“That puts my mind at ease.” Shibuya Kanon breathed a sigh of relief, no longer thinking about whether she could do it, and began to think about what to do. “Actually…” she adjusted the progress bar, “I didn’t even notice the music when I was watching just now.”

“Because the visuals and the story fit together so well.” Arashi Chisatsu also had a similar thought. “The visuals attracted most of the attention, and after watching it, even the characters became a little blurry in my memory.”

“But background music is still very important.” Unlike them, Heian Nasumi noticed the lack of music while watching the animation. “It can complement the plot development and the mood of the scene, play a role in setting the atmosphere, and enhance the artistic effect.”

Tang Keke pondered seriously, "So we should choose light music, rather than letting songs with lyrics overshadow the main subject?"

Shibuya Kanon looked at Hazuki Ren and said, "In that case, it would be best to use Hazuki Ren's piano."

“Or we could try a different approach,” Kobayashi Sora suggested. “Let’s publish two versions.”

“Oh right, that’s another way.” Kobayashi Megumi’s eyes lit up. “One version is a single with lyrics, which can be edited into a music video. The other version is light music without lyrics, which can be used as background music in the short story—wouldn’t that be too much work?”

"A single..." Shibuya Kanon murmured, looking at her companions with a complicated expression. "Should we release a single?"

Lan Qiansha chuckled, "What are you talking about?"

Ping An Mingjin raised an eyebrow. "Is that even a question?"

Tang Keke nodded, "That's right, that's right."

Hazuki Ren's eyes softened. "Haven't we been looking forward to this day for a long time?"

"Everyone..." Shibuya Kanon's eyes lit up, "Then it's settled!"

Chapter 527 Yesterday Once More

Then the problem is coming.