How to raise a random guy's wife

"Anything else?"

"Take another job." With her fair fingertips pressed on the back of Kobayashi Sora's neck, President Kobayashi Kei massaged her secretary with practiced ease.

"This is exploitation," Kobayashi Sora protested, but her hands moved faster and faster.

"I just love exploiting you~" Kobayashi Megumi whispered in his ear, "Don't you like being exploited by me?"

Kobayashi Sora narrowed her eyes slightly and quickened her movements.

These troubles are so annoying!

If none of this had happened, he would already be being exploited by Kobayashi Megumi.

Because of this, he is currently being exploited by Kobayashi Megumi, but he cannot be exploited by Kobayashi Megumi.

Tsk.

"Done!" Kobayashi Sora struck the keyboard one last time, completing the task assignments. She turned around, "Megumi..."

"Secretary Kobayashi." Kobayashi Megumi sat in her office chair, her voice cold. Her legs, encased in black stockings, were crossed, and the sheen of her skin was faintly visible.

With her slender fingers pushing up her frameless blue light blocking glasses, Kobayashi Megumi glanced sideways at Kobayashi Sora, "There seems to be an error in the document you prepared."

"Really?" Kobayashi Sora approached. "That shouldn't be the case..."

“You…” Kobayashi Megumi reached out and grabbed his tie, forcing him to lower his head. “Are you questioning me?”

The distance closed instantly, and Kobayashi Megumi's face was completely devoid of her usual gentle smile; her stern and cold expression was replaced by a serious one.

Makes you want...

"Chirp~"

It makes you want to kiss it.

No sooner had this thought crossed her mind than Kobayashi Sora took action.

"Hmm..." Kobayashi Megumi bit her lower lip lightly, "How dare you talk back?"

"I didn't..." Kobayashi Sora said, then suddenly realized that Kobayashi Megumi seemed to be right.

Since things have come to this point, he has nothing to argue about.

They've already kissed.

Then let's kiss again.

Kobayashi Sora lowered her head; this time, it wasn't just a fleeting glance like before.

The president tried to struggle, but was restrained by the secretary's strong arms.

The weak and powerless struggle eventually turned into a gentle reliance.

Megumi Kobayashi, trying to maintain her authority as president, wrapped her arms around Sora Kobayashi's neck and warned, "I'm going to fire you."

A stern warning, yet tinged with an undeniable tenderness.

“Fire me…” Kobayashi Sora thought for a moment, “Then I won’t be afraid of you anymore.” He picked up Kobayashi Megumi, sat in the office chair, and let Kobayashi Megumi sit in his lap, “Now I can do whatever I want.”

Kobayashi Megumi twisted, trying to break free.

But Kobayashi Sora was incredibly strong; she couldn't break free at all.

"I...I won't expel you..." Kobayashi Megumi changed her mind. "Let go of me..."

"I won't fire you..." Kobayashi Sora's mind remained unchanged. "Then I should try my best to do my job well."

What kind of work did you do before?

President of the company.

The stern president was finally moved by the secretary's hard work and deeply appreciated her determination, perseverance, and patience in doing her job well.

Therefore, the president decided...

"How about we leave work early today?" Kobayashi Megumi suggested. "I have... two very important tasks for you to complete."

"Which two?"

"that is......"

Boom, boom, boom.

There was a knock on the door.

Kobayashi Sora picked up Kobayashi Megumi and put her on the office chair.

During this process, Kobayashi Megumi had already skillfully straightened his tie.

Kobayashi Sora helped Kobayashi Megumi tidy her messy hair and then went to the door to prepare.

Kobayashi Megumi smoothed out the wrinkles in her shirt, and only after Kobayashi Sora unlocked the door, gave her an OK sign, and returned to his seat did she respond, "Come in."

"The voice actors have been finalized." Kasumigaoka Utaha walked in through the door. "Take a look...you guys?"

Chapter 709 Script Meeting

Kasumigaoka Utaha's gaze flickered between the two, and she quickly noticed something amiss, thanks to her keen observation skills as a light novel author.

It seems something interesting happened here before she came in.

Kobayashi Megumi remained expressionless. "Now we can continue with the rest of the work, right?"

“If everything goes smoothly, we can naturally continue.” Kasumigaoka Utaha didn’t bother to ask further. “But I’m used to all sorts of setbacks now.”

"It seems like there's been some trouble with the art department," Kobayashi Sora said. "Do you need any help?"

“I might need some help,” Kasumigaoka Utaha chuckled. “But let me try first. I’ll get it sorted out as soon as possible, and if it doesn’t work, I’ll ask you for help again.”

"I heard Eriri is also participating in the key animation this time?" Kobayashi Megumi looked at Kasumigaoka Utaha with a look of satisfaction. "Is this a long-awaited collaboration?"

After realizing Kobayashi Megumi's perception of her, Kasumigaoka Utaha became extremely sensitive to Kobayashi Megumi's gratified expression.

But even if we discover it, we can't say anything.

After all, it's just Kasumigaoka Utaha's speculation.

“The background this time is very complicated,” Kasumigaoka Utaha said with a hint of pride. “If we’re talking about who can complete it with high quality and quantity, I’m afraid it’s only her.”

Kobayashi Megumi suggested, "How about saying something like that to Eriri once in a while?"

"No way." Kasumigaoka Utaha waved the list in her hand. "If you don't have any other ideas, then just follow this list."

“We’ve never interfered with your creative process,” Kobayashi Megumi replied with a trusting look. “Just go ahead and do it.”

“Then I won’t bother you any longer.” Kasumigaoka Utaha turned and left. “You can go ahead and do it. After all, home is comfortable, but the office is more exciting.”

Kobayashi Megumi's face immediately turned red.

"Oh, right," Kasumigaoka Utaha remembered something important, "there's another meeting, do you have time?"

-

The meeting that Kasumigaoka Utaha was referring to was a script meeting.

In other words, we discuss the content by reading through a newly completed script.

The screenwriter creates a story outline based on the director's and producer's ideas, then conducts a trial reading, revises it based on feedback, conducts another trial reading, and so on, until it is approved.

The next step is to start writing the script for each episode based on the outline. The script will then be read through a trial reading, revised based on feedback, and read through another trial reading until it is approved.

In most cases, a screenwriter's job is to write on a given topic. The supervisor or producer will give the topic, and then the screenwriter will write it. The general content of each episode will be determined by the script coordinator based on the outline.

Therefore, the screenwriter's role is actually in the more detailed aspects, such as the content of the dialogue, and the transitions and connections between scenes.

The problem now is that both the screenwriter and the director are from Po Island. While this saves them the trouble of communication, it also makes them prone to getting carried away with excessive self-indulgence, causing the plot to veer in strange directions.

At this point, it is necessary to bring in other people to conduct detailed and in-depth discussions on various aspects of the work from different perspectives.

Production supervisor Aoi Miyamori and two newly recruited production staff listened in from the sidelines, taking notes at the same time. Setting producer Mayu Sagara was also present.

The settings here refer to animation production-related setting materials such as character settings, color settings, and prop settings.

The job of setting production is the management of setting materials, that is, the unified manager of setting materials. Because there are so many materials related to animation works, the production team simply cannot manage them all, so a special position was created.

Adaptations are relatively easy to handle, since there are comics to refer to. However, the biggest concern with original animation is that the settings will be inconsistent between the beginning and the end.

At this point, an absolutely correct standard is needed to assist the original drawing process and avoid situations where a character is wearing accessories in one episode but cannot be found in the next.

For some animations that involve many aspects, the design and production also need to take into account the work of data collection.

Mayu Sagara, who was in charge of creating the virtual character, is very experienced in character design.

The purpose of attending this meeting is to take this opportunity to better understand the role and facilitate subsequent management of the settings.

"The script for the first three episodes of Hannya is tentatively set like this." Kasumigaoka Utaha chaired the meeting. "Everyone, please feel free to share your thoughts. There's no one else here."

Kobayashi Sora made coffee for everyone. She already had the script memorized, so she didn't need to read it again. "After all, it's easier to make changes now. If it were later on, it would involve a lot of big changes for many people."

Bo Island nodded nervously as they went out to sea, looking at everyone with a mixture of nervousness and anticipation.

"Let me speak first." Seeing that no one spoke, Kobayashi Sora offered a suggestion, "Structurally, the introduction, development, transition and conclusion are all very smooth, but I have a concern."

When asked again at sea after leaving Bo Island, "Are you worried?"

"Hmm." Kobayashi Sora recalled the contents of the script, "As an opening, isn't the story progressing a bit too slowly?"

Previously, we only analyzed it from the perspective of the story. Now that we've reached the production stage, a very obvious problem has emerged.

In today's fast-paced world, mystery-solving stories like those about sailing to Po Island might get lost before the first episode is even over, leaving viewers confused and unable to continue watching.

“But…” Hashima Izumi frowned, “The story will focus on one character per episode, that was decided beforehand…”

Where should we start changing things now?

As Kobayashi Sora said, the structure is very smooth, and it would be difficult to delete any parts of it.

Kasumigaoka Utaha flipped through the script. "Considering the production and broadcast of the anime, we should indeed speed up the pace."

As a light novel author, Kasumigaoka Utaha understands fast-paced stories all too well.

The pacing of light novels has become so fast that the titles can be used as synopses.

Because there are too many animations, there are no viewers, nor is it necessary for them, to have the patience to carefully appreciate the works.

Of course, there are a few patient people, but this small group alone cannot support animation production.