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"Regarding the camera angle, a first-person perspective increases immersion, and the previous version worked very well, so we'll continue using this shooting angle in the remake." Kobayashi Sora looked at Eriri. "As for the background design..."

Eriri is currently working as an animator. "The background art was also very good, although there were some issues with the lighting and shadows."

Director Fukase smiled wryly, "We used special effects before, but if it were all hand-drawn... the workload would be too large, and we want to complete it in a short time."

"The background design is fine for now, the main issue is the lighting," Kobayashi Sora summarized. "Will the amount of repetitive drawing work be reduced if we use a single storyboard?"

Eriri nodded, "No problem, it's just a few drawings, I can make a few minor changes."

The storyboard artist bluntly stated, "It's not just a slight change from Kashiwagi-sensei; it's basically a major overhaul every time."

“Well then,” Kobayashi Sora said, looking at Eriri, “the composition will be finalized next week.”

Composition is the final keyframe for setting the shot, used to determine the background and the characters' actions and positions. Compared to simple storyboards, it is a more detailed design drawing.

Although he wasn't the one drawing it, Kobayashi Sora's task was still quite demanding.

After receiving Eriri's completed composition, he will check it to identify the parts that need to be reworked and return it to Eriri.

This process requires repeated communication with the storyboard supervisor to finalize the content.

Then the composition of the background design is handed over to the background designer for copying.

Then, the original artwork depicting the background and the original artwork depicting the characters are copied and handed over to the art department for processing.

Eriri raised an eyebrow, "One episode?"

"Six episodes," Kobayashi Sora corrected.

"Huh?" Eriri's eyebrows practically shot up. "Only six episodes in total!"

“The story itself is relatively simple, and there aren’t any big action scenes. Based on my experience in arranging Zhu Yin’s schedule, a week should be enough,” Kobayashi Sora pointed out. “If we set a return date, you’ll be drawing endlessly.”

Kobayashi Sora is telling the truth. Like the characters in the first episode, they basically just stand by the window without moving, and the composition is relatively simple.

The following episodes were similar.

Eriri muttered a couple of words and turned her head to look to the side.

For her, who aims to be like Akane Akasaka, anything Akane Akasaka can do, she must also do.

Even if you can't finish it, you can't admit defeat verbally.

After discussing almost non-stop for the entire morning, we finally finalized the general schedule.

All that's left is to wait for the results of the composition assignment.

Director Fukase let out a long sigh, somewhat emotionally, "I never imagined there would be days like this, where everyone works together to make an animation..."

"It's not that bad." Kobayashi Sora sorted through the documents. "It was just on the verge of bankruptcy before. With proper management, it should be fine."

“The key issue isn’t the company’s operations,” Director Fukase shook his head, “it’s the atmosphere.”

"Oh?"

“What happened was a blow to everyone.” Director Fukase looked at the busy staff. “When everyone was working hard towards a goal, someone appeared who ruined all of everyone’s efforts for other goals.”

“Indeed.” Kobayashi Sora expressed her understanding.

“We’re not young anymore,” Director Fukase chuckled. “We can’t withstand the blows you’ve all suffered.”

"Then I'm relieved." Kobayashi Sora chuckled.

Director Fukase: "Huh?"

-

"Thank you for your patronage." The convenience store clerk gave Sato his change and bowed in gratitude.

Sato took the change and cigarettes, then turned and left.

"Oh, right," the sales clerk said, as if suddenly remembering something, "Mr. Kobayashi sends his regards."

Sato turned his head sharply. "What did you say?"

"Mr. Kobayashi sends his greetings," the salesperson repeated.

“You…” Sato frowned, glanced at the security camera in the store, and hurried away.

This is... how many times has this happened...?

Why, why do people say these things to me no matter where I go?

He lost even the desire to smoke, so he casually tossed his cigarette to an old man lying on a cardboard box by the roadside before heading to another spot.

"Thank you, kind person." The uncle on the roadside picked up his cigarette with a smug look, and his eyes lit up the moment he saw Sato. "Mr. Kobayashi, please give me your regards."

Sato nearly jumped up. "Shut up!"

There are no cameras here.

Chapter 584 Say Hello

Under the warm sunlight, the short-haired maid seemed to be enveloped in a hazy glow.

In stark contrast to the beautiful scene was the undisguised disgust on the maid's face.

Grasp the hem of the skirt with both hands and slowly lift it upwards.

The long skirt sways with the movement of the hands, and although it is a drawn skirt, it presents a realistic drape.

Sunlight danced through the folds of the stockings, then fell upon the white suspenders that shone through the skin, making the smooth, snow-white skin of her shapely legs even more alluring...

"As expected... the difference is not small at all." Kobayashi Megumi exclaimed, "It's completely different from the slow-motion PPT-like presentations of the past."

"I put in a lot of effort," Eriri sighed. "I drew it one picture at a time."

Kobayashi Megumi recalled a movie she had seen before, "Something like Studio Ghibli?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha raised an eyebrow. "Those aren't cheap, are they?"

"Technology is one aspect, human effort is another, and computers can also complete some of the work," Kobayashi Sora emphasized. "But most importantly, we have Eriri."

He is the original author, the original artist, and a member of RER.

The animation production committee consists of three parties: the original creator, the animation production company, and the investors.

Eriri has connections with all three parties.

Therefore, a large amount of labor costs were saved.

“If we’re going to do it, we should do it to the best of our ability,” Eriri replied matter-of-factly. “When I was drawing ‘5 Centimeters Per Second,’ I made a significant improvement in the landscapes, so I’ll take this opportunity to further enhance my anatomy.”

"Moreover, once this animation is completed, it will also be a great form of publicity," Kobayashi Megumi added. "It can be included in the publicity budget."

A producer running away with the money is never a good thing for any company.

But since it has happened, we should try to turn a bad thing into a good thing.

Kobayashi Megumi's plan was simple.

First, ensure the quality of the animation.

Ultimately, the most important thing for audiences to agree with RER's statement is their work.

If the work itself is bad, no matter how reasonable your arguments are, nobody will listen.

Like Akane Akasaka, industry insiders don't have a good opinion of her, and it's true that she poachs and exploits her employees, but her works speak for themselves, so everything is negotiable.

It's not that exploiting employees is right.

Most viewers are only interested in the work itself; they don't care about the company's internal management issues.

Exploiting employees to produce better works is a last resort, a pursuit of art.

Squeezing employees to add manure... Go hang it on a streetlight.

If you want to make money through your work, then let your work speak for itself.

The function of a refrigerator is to cool, so let's focus on achieving that function first, and then talk about saving electricity, energy conservation, and environmental protection.

Secondly, there is the matter of an apology and compensation.

The former is speech, the latter is action.

A verbal apology is just a matter of typing a few words; to truly show sincerity, one must take action.

But actions without words are not much different from no actions at all.

Even so, some viewers are still dissatisfied.

However, compared to the dissatisfaction caused by the animation being broadcast on schedule but of poor quality, this dissatisfaction is completely within a controllable range.

Finally, there is the connection and integration of all actions.

To assist UWANPICTURES in completing the remake and other compensation for the animation, leverage the controversy that occurred during the process to amplify its influence, attract more attention to the animation, capture the audience with the quality of the animation, and make these viewers pay attention to what happened behind the scenes of the animation production. This will make more people aware of UWANPICTURES and give more animation industry and animation companies a good impression of RER. With this good impression, we can attract more talent to join us, expand RER's business, and increase its listing valuation.

That concludes Kobayashi Megumi's entire plan.

So far, progress seems to be going quite smoothly.

If the ultimate goal is achieved, the expense of helping UWANPICTURES will be well worth it.

Moreover, the police can recover these expenses after they arrest Sato.

They didn't spend much money, but gained a lot of attention for free.

“The animation production is going smoothly now,” Kasumigaoka Utaha said, looking at Kobayashi Sora. “All that’s left is to catch that producer, right?”

“Him…” Kobayashi Sora replied, “He’s already been caught.”

"Huh?" Eriri was a little surprised. "So fast?"

“It wasn’t difficult at all. You all know how good I am at finding people.” Kobayashi Sora pinched his index finger and thumb together. “I used a few simple methods, and he was caught.”

Kasumigaoka Utaha narrowed her eyes slightly. "I'm saying... you haven't broken the law, have you?"

Kobayashi Sora waved her hand, "That's too tasteless."

The best approach is to use coercion and inducement within the bounds of the law.

“That makes sense.” Kasumigaoka Utaha realized. “There’s no need to resort to any illegal methods. We can just find him and call the police. But I didn’t expect it to take so long to find him. The remastered trailer has already been released.”

“It wasn’t found recently,” Kobayashi Sora corrected. “It was found a long time ago.”

"Hmm?" Eriri pressed, "How early?"