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Yuan Sheng Baihua smiled helplessly, then nodded gently.

"Hehe... I finally landed a role." Karasuma Chitose released her, laughing triumphantly.

Seeing this, Karasuma Gojyo, who was outside the recording studio, sighed helplessly.

Honestly, it's rare for someone to receive praise, and the next moment they reveal their true colors.

Despite her outstanding appearance, she stands out even when she's not speaking.

But as soon as they open their mouths, their impression on others immediately drops by several points.

During the lunch break afterwards, after the audition ended, Hyakuka suddenly approached Masamune.

"President Hayase, the only people vying for the role of Sakura Chiyo are me and Sakaki Shizuka. In my opinion, we each have our own advantages and it's hard to say who is better."

"If I give up the role of Sakura Chiyo, can I directly decide on Yamada Elf?"

"Why?" Masamune looked surprised, but quickly realized, "Is it to be with His Highness?"

"Chitose is very interesting. Sometimes she acts like an outsider, and other times she is highly realistic, as if she is possessed by the character. If possible, I would like to observe her more and see what kind of person she is."

"Alright, I'll discuss it with Takeuchi and Nishimura later. By the way, did you get Yamada Elf's phone number? If you want to play this role well, you'll need to communicate with her frequently afterward."

"Do you need it?" Yuan Sheng Baihua asked doubtfully.

Although she didn't say it outright, her eyes conveyed the message that "as a professional, I don't need to do this at all."

"Acting skills are of course not necessary, but other aspects definitely require communication with the person herself. For example, Yamada Elf's real name, personal preferences, family situation, etc."

Masamune paused for a moment, then continued:

"Sakaki Shizuka's voice acting experience is far less than yours. The reason she was able to perform at a similar level to you is because she communicated with Sakura Chiyo and other parties involved in the case beforehand and did a lot of preparation work."

"what……?"

Isn't Yamada Elf her real name?

It turned out to be the case.

The next moment, Yuan Sheng Baihua suddenly realized what was happening.

Most of the roles I've played in the past were adapted from manga or light novel works. As long as I carefully study the original work, the performance will never be bad.

However, although this anime has a light novel of the same name, the light novel is not the original work.

If the details not shown in many works could be confirmed with the parties involved, the performance would certainly be more effective.

Otherwise, if the show airs and the person involved says, "That's not me, it's so fake," then it's all over.

"I just saw Yamada Elf walk that way; she shouldn't have gone far. Thank you for reminding me; I'll go find her and ask her in person."

"You are welcome."

After watching Yuan Sheng Baihua leave, Masamune headed upstairs to his office, intending to invite Mashiro to lunch.

Upon entering, I found her drawing, and to avoid disturbing her, I slowed my pace.

I walked up behind her and watched curiously what she was drawing.

The drawing board depicts the scene in the recording studio where Hyakuka Enjo and Chitose Karasuma are smiling at each other.

It was just a simple image, yet it unconsciously conjured up corresponding scenes in Masamune's mind.

Only after she finished sketching did Masamune speak:

"Let's eat first, then we can draw."

"Okay." Mashiro paused for a moment, then asked again, "How is it?"

"Not bad. In my personal opinion, it's better than yesterday's 'Karasuma Chitose's First Stage Event'."

"Then let's change the assignment to this one."

Chapter 147 Masamune-kun's Troubles

Within a month of joining the company, I received many job opportunities.

Imai Midori was very grateful for her friend's help and for the high regard that Masamune and others had for her.

The screenwriting profession is not easy to enter, especially for newcomers.

In order to do a good job in the work she had taken on and not let everyone down, she often came to Musashino in her spare time.

Since I don't participate in club activities, I have plenty of time and come here almost every day.

For aspiring screenwriters, observing everything in daily life and organizing and processing it into usable material in addition to writing is also a very important step.

Because her master said so, she naturally did it.

Although the accumulated materials may not be useful at the moment, it is not a meaningless act. Who knows, it may become a breakthrough when inspiration runs dry one day.

Needless to say, there were four close friends who had come all the way from her hometown in Yamagata Prefecture. She also observed her former company president, Masamune, and many employees of Musashino.

She would write down everyone's preferences, what they did every day, things they disliked, and things they often said in her notebook.

That afternoon, Midori Imai suddenly realized that Masamune seemed to be doing the same thing as her: observing everyone around him and writing down what he saw.

"Senior, are you also gathering material?"

"what?"

Masamune was slightly taken aback, a little slow to react.

"Huh...? Aren't you observing humans and gathering material for your creations, senpai?" Midori Imai asked hesitantly.

"Pretty much. Since you've said so, could you show me the materials you observed?"

"No problem, senior, may I take a look too?"

"can."

After exchanging notebooks, Midori Imai carefully flipped through a few pages and discovered that the content they were observing was completely different.

What I observe is mainly each person's personal information, while what he observes is each person's work content, the different difficulties they encounter, and their solutions.

"They are indeed quite different; my perspective is completely different from yours."

Just as she looked up, intending to return the notebook, Imai Midori suddenly noticed Masamune staring intently at her with a certain eagerness in his eyes. She couldn't help but ask:

"What's wrong, senior?"

"I'm writing the animation script. Next quarter, we will still be producing three animations simultaneously. The cut versions of two of them have already been written, and we can gradually complete them. But the third one is too complicated and it's really not easy to write."

“Mmm…” Imai Midori nodded repeatedly, her heart filled with curiosity.

"Let's go over there and discuss this in detail."

After pulling her to the corner, Masamune explained in detail:

"This third animation tells the story of roughly:"

A young girl with no dreams, after several interviews, landed a job at an animation production company.

Initially, he served as the production manager, overcoming numerous difficulties and working together with his colleagues to create an excellent animation.

After that, he was promoted to production manager...

As Masamune recounted his story, the image of Aoi Miyamori suddenly came to mind.

"The young girl you were referring to, senior, is it Aoi-senpai?"

"That's right, it's Miyamori."

"Hmm... If we're going to use the people and things around us as the stage, like Masamune-kun did last year, it wouldn't be a problem if you, senpai, were to play the lead role yourself, right?"

"I've thought about it carefully, and if I were to play the lead role, I would encounter far fewer difficulties in the animation production process."

"But, although I don't think there's anything wrong with Aoi-senpai, wouldn't many people in the company have objections if we did this?"

"This is the result of my careful consideration. The production position allows me to have contact with various departments, which is crucial."

"Right."

Midori Imai seemed to be deep in thought. From the perspective of an animation company, compared to positions such as director and producer, the production assistant position is busier, faces the most difficulties, and comes into contact with the most people.

"Should we ask Senior Aoi to come and help?"

“No, she’s already very busy, it’s better not to bother her.” Masamune paused for a moment, then said with a smile, “Besides, I want to give everyone a surprise, and you’re the first to know.”

"How much have you written so far, senior?"

"Only a little."

Masamune took out his phone and sent her the "Shirobako" document.

A few days ago, when deciding to produce "Shirobako" for the next quarter, Masamune actually hesitated for a long time, wondering whether to follow the original version or the reality.

In the original version, Musashino was just a small company with limited resources. Although everyone worked very hard, the animation they produced wasn't particularly outstanding.

In reality, the original version would be the basis, with extensive modifications.

The project is so large that it will take a long time to collect the data. Even if we start writing now, we may not be able to finish it by the beginning of July.

Moreover, with insufficient information, it's impossible to finish writing it all at once.

For example, there are currently over 800 people in Musashino, and it's impossible for them all to appear in the anime.

After selecting dozens of people based on their department, image, and other factors, it is necessary to thoroughly investigate all the information about those dozens of people.

After much deliberation, Masamune ultimately decided to act according to reality.

Imai Midori opened the document, which was only a little over two pages long, quickly skimmed through it, and couldn't help but ask:

"Is there anything else, senior?"

"That's all. The main character has been decided: Aoi Miyamori will play the protagonist, and everyone else, including myself, will be supporting characters. But that's all. As for things like 'what kind of animation Aoi Miyamori and the others in the anime will create,' I haven't decided yet."

"Not choosing K-On!"

“If we choose animations that we’ve actually produced, what do we do when we play clips from those animations? We can’t just play the first season of K-On!, can we? That would definitely get us criticized by the audience.”

Imai Midori fell into deep thought; that was indeed true.

If an anime that has been watched once is re-aired, even if it's just a clip, viewers probably won't be happy, and it will definitely affect Blu-ray sales.

"How about creating new content? Like segments similar to the K-On! OVA?"