Anime rating game

“If you don’t plan to transfer schools, I’ll talk to your principal later about installing cameras all over the school.”

“If the school doesn’t have the money, I’m willing to pay for it. The surveillance system isn’t very expensive, it doesn’t cost much.”

Listening to their suggestions, Ichiro Sato suddenly felt as if a new world had opened up for him.

"Thank you. If things really turn out that way, I'll find a way to handle it."

"You're welcome. I was originally planning to help you transfer schools; Ginkgo Academy has a great atmosphere and would actually be a good fit for you. However, since you don't want to transfer, then forget it."

Masamune glanced at the principal and teachers who walked in from outside the infirmary, then said:

"Because you two have been chosen as the male and female protagonists of the light novel and anime, we need to sign an authorization agreement with you."

"Should you call your respective parents together, or should we take turns visiting your homes?"

Is he serious?

Realizing this, Ichiro Sato fell silent.

"Excuse me, what kind of story is it?"

"A realistic story, a love story similar to Yuuta and Rikka."

"Well... Ryoko and I don't have that kind of relationship."

"Togashi thought so too."

Upon hearing this, Yuta Togashi couldn't help but say:

"I have no relationship with Rikka."

"Sooner or later."

"impossible."

"If she confessed her feelings to you, would you refuse?" Masamune asked with a smile.

At this moment, Yuta Togashi fell silent, thinking a lot but unable to refute.

"Okay, I'll call home and ask."

Seeing that both Ichiro Sato and Ryoko had picked up their phones and walked aside to make calls, the principal slowly walked over, his expression unusually serious.

"President Hayase, what just happened was just an accident, a low-probability event. Our school hasn't had anything like this for many years."

Masamune naturally understood his concerns. Any school that experienced such an incident would suffer a decline in its reputation, and once the news spread online, the number of students would inevitably decrease.

In this era, the problem of declining birth rates is becoming increasingly serious, and student enrollment is a key area of ​​competition among schools.

“Improving school discipline can’t just be lip service. I see you don’t seem to have many security cameras here. If the school doesn’t have the money, I can sponsor it.”

"Our school's financial situation has indeed not been very good in the past few years, so I'll have to trouble President Hayase."

"In addition to installing cameras everywhere and sending security guards to monitor, we should also focus on areas that the cameras cannot reach. This can be solved by having disciplinary committee members. If we recruit more disciplinary committee members and provide them with subsidies, the school discipline should improve quickly."

"No problem, I'll arrange for someone to handle it right away."

Hearing this, Sato Ichiro, who had already finished the call, felt relieved but also had a dreamlike feeling, and couldn't help but pinch himself secretly.

it hurts!

"President Hayase, my dad said he'll be there in half an hour."

"The investigators dispatched by the organization will arrive at the battlefield in twenty minutes," Sato Yoshiko added.

"Okay. Before your parents arrive, let me give you a brief overview of the situation."

Masamune nodded slightly, then slowly explained:

"As the protagonists of light novels and anime, you will be rewarded by the heavens if the anime rating is higher than three stars after it airs. You will also be punished if the rating is lower than three stars."

"You should already know this through the internet. As the main party providing the story and as compensation for using your image rights, Musashino will provide you with a signing fee after the contract is signed."

"The revenue from light novels and anime has nothing to do with you, but during and after the anime's broadcast, you may be invited to interviews and participate in some events, and this part of the revenue is yours."

"All the songs in the anime, including the opening, ending and insert songs, are copyrighted by us, but you have the right to use them for free indefinitely."

"We at Musashino will not produce merchandise for you, at most we'll release a poster. But if you want to release figures featuring your own image, we won't object or interfere..."

Listening to Masamune's explanation, Ichiro Sato seemed to be deep in thought. The anime and light novel were written by others, and he hadn't put in much effort himself, at most providing some materials. This allocation was indeed very good.

Although I don't know how much money I'll get, I'm currently just a high school freshman and won't have any income for the next few years, so getting some money is never a bad thing.

but--

“There can’t be only two people in an anime or light novel. What about the supporting characters? It can’t be just me and Ryoko getting paid, can it?”

"According to Musashino's regulations, negotiations with supporting actors are handled by other people in the company; I am only responsible for dealing with the main characters."

“Although the supporting characters have very little screen time, they are still essential. What if someone absolutely disagrees? I don’t know what kind of animation you’re going to make, but that scene in the classroom just now might be shown on screen. Putting everything else aside, Yamamoto would definitely not agree.”

"That's not up to him."

Masamune smiled slightly and said nonchalantly:

"I don't know about other companies, but for Musashino, every anime we produce gets a rating of three stars or higher, and sells at least 300,000 to 400,000 copies."

"In the past year, in addition to Musashino, the audio companies, TV stations and other partners we have collaborated with have all made a lot of money."

“As soon as I release the plan, people will flock to it. This isn’t just a matter for one or two people; if he doesn’t agree, someone else will make him agree.”

"I don't know how the supporting characters in those previous animations were handled, but it didn't cause any trouble."

It's just a matter of spending some money; perhaps some people even make some extra money from it, but Masamune doesn't care.

The signing fee for all supporting actors is fixed based on the amount of screen time they have.

Being able to handle difficult people with less money is a skill of the person in charge.

If someone signs a contract without spending a penny and then pockets the rest, that's fine too.

Sato Ichiro paused, his mind racing with a series of thoughts.

That makes sense. Although the person in front of me looks very kind, he was the guy who used a gentle voice to have Yamamoto's teeth broken.

The reason for this was simply because Yamamoto insulted him.

“I understand. There’s nothing wrong between Ryoko and me. Although there are many shameful things in the past, it’s not just me who will feel bad if they are exposed.”

Chapter 170 Being a child isn't easy either.

Soon after, Sato's parents arrived at the school.

When Sato Ichiro's parents, who arrived earlier, saw the injuries on his face, his mother looked worried and his father looked angry.

"Ichiro, what's going on?"

"It's nothing, I just tripped and fell."

Sato Ichiro realized his mistake as soon as he finished speaking.

This isn't home, so there's no need to be so careful. Besides, the principal is here too, making it hard to keep this a secret.

"I am very sorry, Mr. Sato, this is a dereliction of duty on our part..."

The principal immediately stepped forward and quickly explained the situation.

"...At President Hayase's suggestion and with his financial support, we will install surveillance equipment in various corners of the campus."

"At the same time, we will expand the disciplinary committee to seriously rectify school conduct and discipline and prevent such incidents from happening again."

This is nothing.

As Sato's father's anger subsided, many questions arose in his mind.

However, the only thing he was certain of was that Ichiro had not done anything wrong.

"Excuse me, what kind of story is it?"

"Due to time constraints, I wrote a brief outline last night, only a few thousand words. Madao!"

Masamune reached out his hand, and Saito, the deputy head of the Security Department, immediately handed him the briefcase.

"President, I'm not Madao anymore. Can you please stop calling me that? Being addressed like that makes me feel like I could lose my job at any moment."

"Okay, Madao."

Masamune smiled nonchalantly and distributed the story summaries from his bag to everyone in the infirmary.

Even though he hadn't seen it, Yuta Togashi also received a copy.

The story synopsis, though only a few thousand words long, is packed with valuable information.

Watching all the way to the end, at the end of the story, Ichiro Sato, in order to save Ryoko who wanted to leave the real world, once again called himself the strongest swordsman in the other world, Koga Maruin.

She waged a final struggle against the reality that trapped Ryoko and the nightmares within her own heart.

In the end, Ryoko returns to reality and puts on her school uniform again.

By the end, Yuta Togashi couldn't help but steal a glance at Ryoko Sato.

Although they don't look alike at all, she and Rikka are remarkably similar.

Deep down, he found reality utterly boring and became hopelessly immersed in his fantasies, eventually leading him to consider leaving reality and traveling to another world.

Realistically speaking, that behavior is tantamount to suicide.

However, if the person involved does not believe it was suicide and genuinely believes they can travel to another world, then that's a different story.

This situation is a clear case of severe chuunibyou (middle school syndrome).

Fortunately, Rikka has her older sister by her side, and I met her relatively early, so I wasn't all alone and my paranoia kept getting worse.

In truth, if reality is too painful, it can indeed lead to a deepening of one's adolescent delusions.

Thinking of this, Togashi Yuta felt a surge of anger towards Sato Ichiro for his lack of ambition.

His ability to act is very poor. Due to his past experiences and severe psychological trauma, he is always hesitant and indecisive.

However, in the story itself, in the process of saving Ryoko, it was also a kind of redemption for him.

In the end, Yuta Togashi could only sigh.

"I'm sorry." The principal bowed his head again in apology. "Tomorrow, no, I will call a meeting with all faculty and staff at noon today to prevent such incidents from happening again."

"Our school did not pay enough attention to the conflict between students with 'chuunibyou' (middle school syndrome) and normal students, which has led to the current conflict."