How to raise a random guy's wife

In Kobayashi Sora's opinion, Hashima Iori should know her younger sister very well.

In any case, the outcome is good now.

"Is there anything else you'd like to add?" the shop assistant asked.

Kobayashi Sora has added a few more items.

Little Lin Lan looked up and exclaimed, "Big sister, your food is so delicious!"

"What a lovely child, thank you for your kind words." The shop assistant smiled. "We'll be giving you complimentary ice cream; I'll bring it over for you in a bit."

Ran Kobayashi paused for a moment, then took a bite of the meat. "Wow, it tastes even better now!"

Chapter 823 The Matthew Effect

"You go back first," Kasumigaoka Utaha said to Eriri. "Sonoko and I still have some things to talk about."

"Okay." Eriri waved her hand. "Don't stay out too late. Did you bring your keys?"

“I brought it.” Kasumigaoka Utaha blinked. “You don’t need to leave the door open for me.”

"Who's going to leave the door open for you?!"

After finishing the barbecue, everyone went home.

Kasumigaoka Utaha followed Akane Akasaka and Sonoko Machida to Akane Akasaka's house.

Akane Akasaka took a non-alcoholic beer from the refrigerator and casually tossed a bottle to Utaha Kasumigaoka. "Say it, what's up?"

She caught it with a raised hand, opened it skillfully, and Kasumigaoka Utaha narrowed her eyes slightly, "How did you know I was looking for you?"

“You and Xiaoyuan are so close, there’s no rush to talk about work. You came here specifically because I’m the target.” Akane Akane shook the can. “I know that even though you haven’t said it, you actually dislike me. Even if you want to talk about work, you won’t come to my house. You’ll call Xiaoyuan out instead.”

Machida Sonoko sat down on the sofa. "She's said she hates you many times, but you've ignored it all."

"Really?" Akane Akasaka smiled. "Those are nothing. Kasumi-sensei's aggression needs improvement."

"Let's put aside the boring sarcasm for now." Kasumigaoka Utaha took out a proposal from her bag. "I'm here to talk business."

"Tsk..." Akane Kousaka clicked her tongue in disdain, "They're all like this. They were such interesting kids at first, but they slowly turned into business-like people."

Machida Sonoko realized the implication in Akane Kousaka's words, "You mean Sora Ao?"

Akane Akane recalled how Kobayashi Sora wiped Kobayashi Ran's mouth at the yakiniku restaurant, and glanced sideways. "That's all in the past. What's the point of talking about it now?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha raised an eyebrow. "Do you want me to give you some more time to reflect on how quickly time flies?"

“This kind of talk will eventually backfire on you.” Akane Kousaka held out her hand. “Give it to me.”

"Let's talk about it when that day comes." Kasumigaoka Utaha handed the document to Akasaka Akane.

“One-Punch Man…” Akane Kousaka put down her beer can and flipped through the documents. “It’s about time it was adapted into an anime. Quite a few people have approached me wanting to take on this project, but I’ve turned them all down. It’s not like I’m drawing it, so why are they asking me? They must be having trouble with you guys, that’s why they want my help. Instead of trying underhanded methods, they should have presented a really good production team to try and secure it… Yoshitomo Kameda, Takeo Oda, Norifumi Hisaga, Seijun Kim…”

Akane Akane looked up, her wine-red eyes gleaming slightly. "You actually found them all."

“Although it took some effort,” Kasumigaoka Utaha said calmly, sipping her beer, “it wasn’t as difficult as I initially expected.”

“The idea of ​​creating an all-star lineup like a child collecting cards is quite appealing—for a child.” Akane Kousaka shook her head. “Someone tried to create such a luxurious lineup before, but the result was a disaster. It was an insult to even look at it.”

Machida Sonoko reassured her, "It won't come to that extent."

"With so many resources and so many talented people, it's a huge waste to end up with something like that," Akane Akasaka scoffed. "I'm being polite."

“The more outstanding the creator, the more prominent their personal style becomes. With mutual compromise, this is naturally how it becomes.” Machida Sonoko expressed her understanding of this, saying, “It’s already quite good to be able to achieve that level.”

"Huh? If you're thinking like that, then don't bother with an all-star lineup," Akane Akane said pointedly. "To be so presumptuous when you're not capable is just overestimating yourself."

“You’re right.” Kasumigaoka Utaha’s red eyes narrowed slightly. “That’s what I thought too, which is why I came up with this plan.”

"Oh?" Akane Kousaka patted the proposal. "Could it be that you have the ability, Ms. Kasumigaoka Utaha, the producer who was once a light novel author?"

“To fully unleash the potential of these individuals, we need an even stronger leader to guide them.” Kasumigaoka Utaha leaned forward slightly. “Didn’t you notice that a name is missing from the proposal?”

"Chief Animation Director..." Akane Kousaka realized Kasumigaoka Utaha's thoughts, "You want me to be the chief animation director for 'One-Punch Man'?"

“No.” Kasumigaoka Utaha put down her beer can with a smile, her face suddenly darkening, combining with her smile to form an almost horrifying expression. “I want you to die.”

This scene... looks familiar.

Akane Kousaka's lips curled up. "What did you say?"

“This is a work worth sacrificing your life for…” Kasumigaoka Utaha tapped the table lightly. “For the next year, I want you to keep thinking about this work, to live for this work, and to dedicate your life to completing this work.”

Akane Akane looked at her.

There was a time when she said the same thing to Kasumigaoka Utaha.

At that time, Kasumigaoka Utaha, with her naivety as a newcomer, strong resentment and deep vigilance, paired with Eriri, who was a bit silly beside her, looked like an old hen trying to make herself more frightening by bristling her feathers.

Now, Kasumigaoka Utaha sits before her, exuding a confident air, a touch of pride, and a gentle approachability, looking as if...

An old hen that has just laid an egg.

"What nonsense are you spouting?" Akane Kousaka threw the proposal at Utaha Kasumigaoka. "You think you can make me risk my life for something like this?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha casually tossed the proposal aside. "Do you know about the Matthew effect?"

There is a parable in the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament of the Bible:

Once upon a time, a king was about to embark on a long journey.

Before leaving, he gave each of his three servants a silver ingot and instructed them, "Go and do business, and come back to see me when I return."

When the king returned, the first servant said, “Master, the one silver ingot you gave me, I have earned ten more.”

So the king rewarded him with ten cities.

The second servant reported, “Master, the one silver ingot you gave me, I have earned five ingots.”

So the king rewarded him with five cities.

The third servant reported, "Master, I have kept the silver ingot you gave me wrapped in a handkerchief, afraid of losing it, and have not taken it out."

So the king ordered that the third servant's silver ingot be given to the first servant, saying, "For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away."

This is the Matthew effect.

When any individual, group, or region achieves success and progress in a certain aspect (such as money, reputation, status, etc.), it creates a cumulative advantage, leading to more opportunities for greater success and progress.

Chapter 824 officially concludes

"With such a strong lineup, plus you as the chief animation director, it will inevitably attract more outstanding talents to join." Kasumigaoka Utaha's red eyes sparkled. "The more people join, the more people will want to join. How to select the people to join, and how to make the most of their abilities, are all issues that the chief animation director needs to consider."

Kasumigaoka Utaha wasn't thinking about assembling an all-star cast to make a mediocre anime.

She wanted to turn "One-Punch Man" into a party playground where all kinds of masters could show off their skills, and where all kinds of lesser masters could compete with the masters. She also wanted to facilitate continuous skill exchanges during the production process, which would allow many excellent ideas to emerge from it.

To achieve this, there must be a true god to keep things in order.

Eriri is capable, but she's too young.

The only candidate is Akane Akasaka.

"So...you haven't changed at all." The Kasumigaoka Utaha in front of Akane Kousaka gradually merged with the Kasumigaoka Utaha of the past. "Still the same old hen."

Kasumigaoka Utaha: "Hmm?"

"This kind of deceptive rhetoric is quite reminiscent of that brat Sora Ao's style." Akane Akasaka leaned back on the sofa. "If I don't agree, you'll just say, 'Then I'll just do it casually and let you watch an excellent work turn into garbage.'"

“This is Eriri and Sora’s work, and I won’t let it become garbage.” Kasumigaoka Utaha shook her head. “But your involvement can make it better, or rather, the best I can do.”

"It's back to Megumi's style... so troublesome." Akane Akasaka stared at Utaha Kasumigaoka. "But, do you really want me to join?"

"of course."

“If I join, this work will inevitably be stained with my colors.” Akane Kousaka smiled. “Don’t you dislike me and always want to surpass me? Is it really okay to let the work that your beloved loves be stained with my colors?”

"Know your place, Akane Kousaka," Utaha Kasumigaoka said bluntly. "The moment you agreed to become the chief animation director, you were already one of my strengths. In other words, I have surpassed you, along with Eriri."

Akane Kousaka's wine-red eyes met Utaha Kasumigaoka's almost scarlet eyes, and the brief silence was quickly broken by Akane Kousaka's smile.

"Hahahahahahaha!!!" Akane Kousaka laughed wildly, but her laughter stopped abruptly the next moment. Akane Kousaka's face darkened. "You wish! What do you take anime for? I am only your power after you use my power properly. This is just the beginning!"

"Hasn't it already started?" Kasumigaoka Utaha's gaze was calm. "Akane Kousaka... no, the chief animation director."

-

“The smoke here is the key,” Ichiro Itano explained to the animators who worked on the final episode. “If it’s just an attack, to show a sense of speed and a clear trajectory, you need the guidance of smoke. The trailing smoke is meant to leave a pleasant visual impression – who drew this?”

“It’s me,” Xia Liu said.

Ichiro Itano nodded. "Well... it feels right. Did you refer to 3D calculations?"

"That's right, I feel that this trajectory is more realistic and reasonable."

“That’s true, but it’s not visually appealing enough. I feel that the ‘realism’ in animation should be something like a ‘very close lie’,” Itano Ichiro gestured. “Like magic, do you know that magician, Du Ruo?”

"Know!"

“That’s the feeling. Everyone knows it’s not real magic, but it looks like it really works.” Ichiro Itano outlined the original drawing. “The realism of animation is the same. Like magic, it might be obvious from a different angle, but that doesn’t matter. As long as the audience finds it unbelievable, that’s fine.”

"I understand!"

Ichiro Itano picked up another one. "This one... Endo, you drew this, right?"

Endo replied, "Yes."

"The effect is very good, it looks great, but if you want to make a new breakthrough, you can take some time to go and see the explosion site." Ichiro Itano said while gesturing. "The smoke in the animation is round, there are small cigarettes and large cigarettes, and it is mostly moved on a plane in a loop of three in-between frames. But real smoke will be drawn in, swirling and churning, and it will not maintain its original size, but will expand and deform, branching out into many branches - of course, it is more complicated to draw this way."

"I'll go ask someone."

“Call the ward office and city office,” Ichiro Itano recalled his past self. “They’ll ask what you do for a living. Just say you make animation, and they’ll understand. Remember to wear a mask; there will be some toxic fumes at the scene, so don’t look at it too many times.”

This is based on experience.

With Ichiro Itano's involvement, the production efficiency of the final episode was greatly improved.

"Is there still time to make corrections? Cut 238, there's a problem with the leg movements. Give me three hours."

"I'll go check with the cameraman..."

"Cut 124 needs animation corrections. Cut 175 requires corrections to the lip shape and expression to match the Medicine Seller's acting. Okay, I understand."

"Regarding cut 308, could you add about 5% more color overlay?"