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The camera then pans upwards, moving from the maid's feet to her disgusted face.

"At all costs..." the maid sighed, then asked again, "You really want to see it no matter what?"

"Tsk." The maid's disdain deepened, but she grabbed the hem of her skirt with both hands and slowly lifted it up.

Accompanied by an anticipated slow-motion sequence, the maid's narration reveals her inner doubts.

What exactly happened to that remarkable master?

The scene then flashes back ten minutes to when the maid was cleaning.

If Ran Kobayashi hadn't gone to kindergarten, Kobayashi Sora would never have played this kind of animation at home.

It was a long time ago. Back then, Kobayashi Sora approached Eriri, and after a friendly exchange and communication, the young doujinshi artist accepted his proposal and completed the first illustration in the "Showing You Panties with a Disgusted Look" series.

From then on, there was no stopping him, and he maintained a weekly update frequency for quite some time.

Then various jobs came up, making it impossible for Eriri to update weekly like before, but she has already published several art books and made quite a few figures.

Then, just as Kobayashi Sora originally planned, the manga was adapted based on the most popular storyline in the comments. Although it was only a short story, it did have a plot, and the next step was an anime adaptation.

However, when the project was initially launched, RER was very busy and simply couldn't spare the manpower.

In addition, the company that approached them showed great enthusiasm for the series, so they entrusted the animation production to that company.

After a period of production, the final product was finally presented to everyone.

“I said…” The maid on TV slowly lifted her skirt, her eyes filled with disgust that almost overflowed the screen, “Even with your expectant look, I’m still annoyed.”

With another sigh, the maid frowned, a look of disgust on her face, and turned her head to the side. "What an incurable pervert."

The simple, floor-length Victorian-style gown, with its ruffled hem slowly rising as the maid tugged at it, revealed ankles encased in white stockings...

"This..." Eriri's eyes widened. "What is this?!"

Chapter 573 is quite outrageous.

The scene finally freezes on the moment when the maid lifts her skirt with a look of disgust, then the ending theme plays, and Eriri's original illustration is shown along with the credits.

"Looking at it this way..." Kasumigaoka Utaha burst out laughing rather unkindly, "The contrast is even more obvious now!"

Eriri clenched her little fists and ground her little tiger teeth.

"Dad?" Kobayashi Megumi looked at Kobayashi Sora.

"It's my fault." Kobayashi Sora smiled kindly. "I thought that company was very enthusiastic, and they even specially found a well-known person in the industry to be the producer. Plus, they recently merged with Malz and have many other business expansions, so I didn't pay too much attention... I didn't expect it to turn out like this."

Eriri barely suppressed her anger, "Now I understand what Akane Kousaka went through back then."

"Come on, Akane Kousaka's was her debut work, and it was a 20-minute anime." Kasumigaoka Utaha smiled, but her eyes were quite unfriendly. "This is an illustration collection, and it's a 5-minute short story."

"Isn't that even more unbearable?" Eriri complained. "They only had five minutes to make it, and it turned out like this! They didn't take my suggestions seriously at all. Look at how the character looks! We only entrusted it to that company because they seemed enthusiastic, right? If I'd known it would turn out like this, I wouldn't have bothered with it..."

Eriri clearly had a lot more to say, but after glancing at Kobayashi Sora, she shut her mouth again.

She was indeed dissatisfied with the quality of the animation, but the matter of adapting it into an anime was always handled by Megumi Kobayashi and Sora Kobayashi.

To criticize too much is to criticize them.

Although Eriri didn't mean it that way, she didn't want them to misunderstand.

Moreover, this is a problem with the production team, not with Kobayashi Megumi and Kobayashi Sora.

After all, both the anime adaptations of "Liella! Superstar" and "Kaguya-sama: Love Is War" were very well done.

Kobayashi Megumi patted Kobayashi Sora's hand, and Kobayashi Sora got up and brought paper and pen.

Taking the pen and paper, Kobayashi Megumi said calmly, "Eriri, tell me everything you're unhappy with about the anime, and I'll write it down."

"I'll go investigate and see where the problem lies." Kobayashi Sora took out her phone. "It won't take long."

Eriri hesitated, "But it's already all done..."

Kobayashi Sora shook his head. "If you're not satisfied, this isn't over."

“But…” Eriri knew a lot about animation production. Modifications were a time-consuming, labor-intensive, and expensive troublesome thing. Besides, she had too many things she was dissatisfied with. If she really made changes, it would be almost the same as starting over.

"I'll Show You My Panties with a Disdainful Look" started as an illustration, then became a short comic, and finally became an animation.

Prior to this, the art book and figurines had been completed and sold quite a bit.

Revenue has pretty much peaked here, and while the current anime Eriri is just not satisfactory, it's not unwatchable. For many works, being able to move is considered a success, and there's no need to redo it.

“It’s very necessary.” Kobayashi Megumi chuckled. “When Sister Zhu Yin encountered the same thing, Kong Qing was still young and couldn’t help much, which has always been a regret of his. Now that the same thing has happened again, he needs to vent.”

"Besides, this is something I promised you from the very beginning," Kobayashi Sora added. "Up to now, I haven't failed to fulfill any of my promises, and this one is no exception."

Eriri muttered, "But I made it anyway..."

“It’s not completely finished,” Kobayashi Sora replied earnestly, “meaning it’s not completely finished.”

“You’re RER’s lead illustrator,” Kasumigaoka Utaha changed the subject, “If your work is treated like this, what will the other illustrators think?”

“So tell me honestly what you’re unhappy about,” Kobayashi Megumi reminded her. “If you just let it go, you won’t have a chance to make changes later.”

Eriri immediately became serious and turned back the progress bar. "The opening scene was alright, the lighting and shadows clearly used special effects, which saved time and effort, but the interaction with the scene and objects was almost zero, it would have been better if it hadn't been there at all. In contrast to the scene, the characters were completely rudimentary, the details were deliberately blurred with thick lines, the characters' movements were basically zero, it looked just like a PowerPoint presentation, the hair was basically untouched, like it was glued on, and most importantly, the breasts, I researched so much to draw them, and they didn't move at all! That's too much!"

Kasumigaoka Utaha raised an eyebrow. "Does this size really require research?"

"Mind your own business!" Eriri glared at her, then continued, "The slow-motion close-ups here are the worst of all. They're basically just slowing down the rest of the scene. If you don't want to draw more frames, then don't use slow-motion shots. And the anatomy here is terrible. I could tolerate the long shots, but the close-ups are all drawn like this. And the edges of the skirts—even if I didn't show all the details I drew, there should at least be a close-up!"

"The most crucial element is the contrast," Kasumigaoka Utaha emphasized. "The exquisite scenery contrasts sharply with the rough characters; the numerous static shots and the occasional animation errors are all bad. Even the few excellent close-ups fail to be the finishing touches, instead making the other shortcomings unbearable. Static scenes are bad enough, but when they do move, it's worse than static scenes. And..."

Kasumigaoka Utaha pointed at the screen, "They actually had the courage to release the original artwork. I really don't know if they have any self-awareness or are just overestimating themselves."

Megumi Kobayashi also noticed this problem, "If it weren't for Eriri's original artwork at the end, it would actually be acceptable, but compared to..."

Compared to Eriri's clean lines and delicate colors, the characters in the anime that use rough lines to cover up their lack of detail instantly appear too crudely made.

“There are many things that need to be changed. I even gave some suggestions before…” Eriri clicked her tongue. “How did it turn out like this?”

“It seems that simple records are not enough.” Kobayashi Megumi looked at Kobayashi Sora, who was on the balcony making a phone call. “It would be best to bring the production team over.”

Kobayashi Sora hung up the phone and returned with a peculiar expression on her face. "This matter..."

Eriri looked a little uneasy. "Is it difficult?"

"It wasn't too difficult to handle. The production team was indeed very enthusiastic and wanted to make this animation a success. They were worried that they weren't capable enough, so they even brought in a veteran producer to oversee the whole process." Kobayashi Sora sighed. "But who could have imagined... that the producer would run off with the money."

Chapter 574 Killing the Goose That Lays the Egg

"Huh?!" Eriri couldn't hold back anymore. "You're kidding, right?"

"I also feel it's a joke." Kobayashi Sora finally understood what it meant for an idiot to defeat a master. "It's only five million yen in total."

Converted to RMB, it's less than 300,000.

For an ordinary employee, five million yen is not a small amount.

Even for UWANPICTURES, the animation company that produced "I'll Show You My Panties with a Disdainful Look," losing five million yen would be a crisis that could bankrupt the company.

But for the producers, this amount of money is really nothing.

Akane Kousaka can earn several times her salary just by being listed as a co-author.

Of course, she wouldn't just casually lend her name to someone.

Kobayashi Sora couldn't understand why anyone would give up a legitimate job with an annual salary of 100,000 yuan and choose to illegally abscond with 300,000 yuan.

Moreover, this producer's income is more than that.

In the animation production process, the roles played by producers from different companies also vary.

In a producer-centric company, once the producer receives a project, they start from scratch, finding and assembling a team specifically to implement the project. Positions such as director and supervisor are all determined by the producer's decisions. If necessary, the producer can also fire the supervisor and replace them.

In this situation, the quality of the final product depends on the producer's network and overall management skills.

The advantage is that a few producers can run several animation production lines at the same time, even if the company doesn't actually have any animation employees.

The downside is that it relies too much on the producer's network and personal abilities, making it difficult to guarantee the final result.

However, not all animation companies are producer-centric. Many animation companies have their own core animation team, with animation production centered around key members such as directors or supervisors.

This system ensures the integrity of the production team and avoids excessive fluctuations in production quality.

At this point, the producer's main task becomes coordinating with investors, production companies, and the original creators, overseeing the entire animation production, arranging the production schedule, and ensuring that all aspects of the animation plan are correct, so that the front-line production staff can devote themselves to the animation production without worrying about other complicated negotiation issues.

For example, when "The Cherry Tree Promise" was produced, Kobayashi Sora played the latter role.

But regardless of the type of producer, reputation is extremely important.

This kind of reputation is different from public opinion; it's based on ability, not character.

Before Kobayashi Megumi became president, Kobayashi Sora was known for her bad reputation in the industry.

But he has an excellent reputation.

He was able to complete all the tasks assigned by Akane Akasaka according to her requirements.

Even though some friction inevitably arose during this process due to his personality issues.

However, the final product will definitely satisfy both the original author and the investors. As for the dissatisfaction of the production staff, it will disappear after they have gained fame and fortune.

This is where the importance of reputation is demonstrated.

Most production staff have little experience or interest in negotiation and coordination, and prefer to devote more energy to animation production.

Investors want to make a lot of money with little investment; ideally, I wouldn't spend any money at all, and you could just give me the money directly.

The original author hopes the animation will be as good as possible to attract more viewers to read the original work, and then buy books and merchandise.

The three parties' demands overlap in some areas, but also conflict with each other in others.

If there is direct contact, the three parties will not understand each other's work content and objectives, which will inevitably lead to some friction and conflict.

At this point, the producer needs to coordinate and act as a buffer, or a bridge between the three parties.

The bridge can look whatever it wants, but it has to be sturdy.

No problem if you don't know how to draw; there's an original artist.

No money on hand? No problem, we have investors.

Don't understand animation? No problem, there are animation companies.