How to raise a random guy's wife

Chapter 682 Is this a good thing?

"Huh? My idea?" Taro asked, puzzled. "Isn't this great? The problems and conflicts are all resolved, and all that's left is the work to be done."

Kasumigaoka Utaha crossed her arms over her chest and shook her leg restlessly.

Taro was completely unaware of his mistake.

Previously, people kept saying that Mr. Endo had a bad temper...

In retrospect, it seems that Mr. Endo's temper was quite good that he wasn't beaten up.

However, Mr. Endo's good temper does not mean that Kobayashi Sora's temper is good.

Kasumigaoka Utaha looked at Kobayashi Sora.

His eyes narrowed into crescent moons, and his kind smile revealed his gleaming white teeth.

Kasumigaoka Utaha is all too familiar with this expression.

“I meant your thoughts afterward,” Kobayashi Sora paused, “or perhaps it would be more appropriate to say plans.”

Taro asked, puzzled, "Plans?"

"Yeah, do you want to continue working here..." Kobayashi Sora asked, "or do you want to resign voluntarily?"

"Huh? Mr. Kobayashi, of course I want to keep doing it!"

"That makes things easier." Kobayashi Sora stood up, walked over to Taro, and kicked him off his chair!

"Ugh!" Taro fell to the ground, looking at Kobayashi Sora in disbelief.

"This kick is because you added fuel to the fire. You can't even complete the basic task of communication, yet you dare to add your own ideas. Can't you even do the basic work of coordinating relationships and conveying information properly?"

"I......"

boom!

Kobayashi Sora kicked him again, "The final decision wasn't reached through discussion, which caused the production to be delayed. The failure to report it in time delayed the follow-up work. You're incompetent but you want to solve it yourself. Who do you think you are? Look at the mess you've made, turning what were once good colleagues into this. What are you trying to do?"

Kobayashi Sora wanted to kick again.

"Mr. Kobayashi!" Endo and Shimoyanagi rushed forward to stop him, "Don't do this..."

“It’s not entirely his fault,” Shimoganagi said, reaching out but hesitant to touch Kobayashi Sora. “It’s because I didn’t confirm with Mr. Endo.”

“It’s true that I have some prejudice against 3D,” Endo explained frankly, “otherwise it wouldn’t have turned out this way.”

"Gentlemen." Kobayashi Sora turned around, still smiling as before, "Please wait outside for a moment. After I've dealt with him, there are some other things I'd like to discuss with you."

"Mr. Xiaolin..."

Kobayashi Sora tilted her head. "Didn't I make myself clear?"

"..." Endo and Shimoyanagi exchanged glances, and finally gave Taro a sympathetic look before turning and leaving.

Standing outside the door, one could faintly hear Kobayashi Sora's increasingly harsh curses and Taro's painful groans coming from inside the room.

"If you had made even the slightest mistake, things wouldn't have turned out this bad!"

"Even if you had reported it a little earlier, it wouldn't have taken up so much time!"

"You're so self-righteous and act on your own initiative. It's only because Endo and Shimoyanagi are good people that you're like this. If it were anyone else, they would already be fighting! Can you bear that responsibility?!"

......

Honda, the chubby production manager, walked by cautiously, listening intently.

"Mr. Honda," Endo and Shimoganagi greeted each other.

Honda pointed to the door and made a fist-raising gesture. "Inside?"

Endo and Shimoganagi nodded together.

Honda breathed a sigh of relief. "That's good..."

"Huh?" Xia Liu was taken aback.

Endo opened his mouth, "Is this considered good?"

They've all taken action.

“Ah, you joined later,” Honda said in a low voice. “Well… have you heard about Mr. Kobayashi’s reputation before?”

Shimoganagi shook his head, while Endo seemed to know something about it. "I've heard it's...pretty difficult to deal with?"

"His greatest pleasure is to torture the other person as much as possible while achieving his own goals." Honda glanced at the door. "So this method of violence is actually the easiest. He hits but doesn't punish, and punishes but doesn't hit. Otherwise, even if Taro resigns, Mr. Kobayashi will have plenty of ways to torture him."

-

Inside the room, Kasumigaoka Utaha stared speechlessly at Kobayashi Sora, who was kicking the air, and Taro, who was feigning pain.

These two are really good at pretending.

"Alright," Kobayashi Sora stopped. "You know what to do next, right?"

"I know, I know," Taro nodded repeatedly.

“If there’s a next time…” Kobayashi Sora’s eyes narrowed slightly, “it won’t be something that can be ignored.”

"Yes!"

Kobayashi Sora loosened his tie, unbuttoned his cufflinks, and opened the door. "Sorry to keep you waiting."

“Mr. Kobayashi,” Honda glanced at Taro struggling to get up from the ground, “Um… the director is working hard.”

“I understand,” Kobayashi Sora chuckled. “After all, it’s creative work; inspiration is always needed. Did you use that?”

"I'm using it, I'm using it."

"That's good." Kobayashi Sora turned around. "Taro?"

"I'm so sorry!" Taro bowed deeply, covered in dust. "This is all my fault. I said so many irresponsible things that caused misunderstandings between you two. I'm truly sorry!"

Endo and Shimoganagi did harbor resentment, but seeing Taro's disheveled state, they couldn't say anything more.

“Let’s not waste time on this guy,” Kobayashi Sora said to Endo and Shimoganagi. “Since you two have done the same scene, this is a rare opportunity, so let’s take a look together.”

In the studio, Endo, who was in charge of hand-drawn special effects, looked at the 3DCG on the screen, while Shimoyanagi, who was in charge of 3D, flipped through the cuts that Endo had completed.

“This scene…” Endo murmured.

“This tension…” Xia Liu murmured.

The two looked at each other and saw the astonishment in each other's eyes.

"Times are changing, and technology is advancing," Kobayashi Sora said. "Some things will be replaced, but some things will never be replaced."

Endo didn't speak. He understood the reasoning, but as the one being replaced, he didn't feel good about it.

"Mr. Endo, I remember you know Ichiro Itano, right?"

"Yes!" Endo nodded. "His Itano Circus act is absolutely fantastic!"

Itano Circus is a style of expression introduced to the animation industry by animator Ichiro Itano. It is very famous in the industry, and its typical use is to depict scenes of missiles flying in the picture.

The anecdotes about the origins of creation are often talked about.

It is said that Ichiro Itano loved watching tokusatsu shows when he was a child, and he was particularly impressed by the scenes in which rockets were launched from motorcycles and then flew around in the sky.

Back in my student days, I would ride my motorcycle, load it with a huge bundle of fireworks and rockets, and speed along the beach setting them off as I went, trying to imitate that scene.

"He realized the potential of CG while working on Macross Plus, and gradually shifted from drawing to CG afterward," Kobayashi Sora said earnestly. "Later, he joined Graphinica, a CG company that spun off from the GONZOCG division, and dedicated himself to cultivating young animators."

Chapter 683 Production in Progress

"What?" Endo's eyes widened.

Ichiro Itano is a renowned illustrator and a master in the industry, who has had a great influence on those who came after him.

Even those seniors...

“There are people who love animation but can't draw. They might work in production, compositing, or coloring. But there are still many who want to create their own characters. The rise of CG animation has given them an opportunity, allowing those previously shut out by their talents to find a new path.” Kobayashi Sora looked at Shirou, “Am I right?”

"If I could, I'd like to draw a scene like that too," Shimoganagi said, looking at Endo's original drawing. "But..."

"In terms of presentation, CG can't reach the level of hand-drawn art, of course, this is between top-tier artists and general CG." Kobayashi Sora paused. "Conversely, if only top-tier artists could surpass CG, then hand-drawn art would be finished, wouldn't it?"

After all, artists improve little by little. If ordinary artists starve to death, where will top artists come from?

"Don't say that CG can't replace hand-drawn visuals now. In my opinion, even if hand-drawn visuals are no longer needed, the skills of concept artists still have their value," Kobayashi Sora explained. "Being able to draw is just the basic skill of a concept artist. As an excellent concept artist, the ability to control the visuals, understand the movements, and create characters can be expressed through CG even without lines. Pencils, drawing tablets, and CG are just tools, and talent is always more important than tools."

“I understand.” Endo looked up. “Shimoyanagi, I’d like to learn 3D technology from you, is that alright?”

“Of course!” Shimoganagi held up Endo’s original drawing. “I’d also like to learn about the methods of representation here.”

"Regarding mutual learning..." Kobayashi Sora reminded, "It would be even better if we could learn while completing our work tasks."

"Of course!"

-

Having witnessed the production director's desperate attempts to overcome all obstacles, and now the harmonious colleagues and smooth work, Kasumigaoka Utaha feels like her eyes have been opened.

From identifying the problem to solving it, it's so easy that it feels like the problem isn't even a problem.

Although I was already aware of Kobayashi Sora's problem-solving abilities, I couldn't help but feel a little impressed to see him resolve such a troublesome matter so easily.

but......

"I didn't expect you to actually do it." Kasumigaoka Utaha had always felt that Kobayashi Sora was the kind of person who would disdain violence.

"There's no way around it. Rather than a conflict between Endo and Shimoganagi, it's more like a clash between 2D and 3D. Even if the misunderstanding is cleared up, their relationship will remain awkward, leading to an endless cold war. So, we need to get them to reach a consensus first."

"The Cold War... so you took action?"

"They would object from both a moral and logical standpoint. Once a consensus is reached, things become much simpler. The performance afterwards was to let them vent their anger. Once they've vented their resentment, communication becomes much easier."

Kasumigaoka Utaha recalled Shimoganagi and Endo's state just now, and it seemed that was indeed the case. "I thought you were going to fire Taro right away."

People like that are a menace.

With two more companies, how could the company not go bankrupt?

"He's the most troublesome one. It's clearly his problem, but he doesn't realize his mistake at all," Kobayashi Sora sighed. "But, you know, he's the kind of guy who's best suited to be a production assistant."

"Ok?"