Anime rating game

"Mom, what do you think of this painting?"

"Let me see...it's very beautiful!"

"How do they compare to the animated characters created by our company?"

"In terms of art style, there is absolutely no comparison. Although your company's works also have a very good art style, this painting is clearly of a higher standard and is not even in the same dimension."

"That's true, it is indeed a difference between different dimensions."

This level of drawing skill, which is a cut above the rest of the industry, is enough to make many people want to buy it and keep it as a collectible, even if the plot isn't great.

Masamune made a firm decision: in order to create an anime with a higher rating, popularity was one of the seven rating factors, and therefore, art style was essential.

Not to mention that Shiina Mashiro is still young and has a lot of room for improvement.

While she hesitates and makes a decision, she might be captured and become an enemy, and then it will be too late to regret it.

"It seems that it will take some effort."

If you want to ask someone for help, you can do it by appealing to their emotions, explaining the benefits, and catering to their preferences.

However, it's unclear what her views are on animation production.

While I was pondering, my phone suddenly rang. The caller ID showed Shiina Mashiro, whom I had just saved at noon that day.

Although he had left his contact information in the email, he didn't expect her to call suddenly. Masamune quickly put down his chopsticks and pressed the answer button.

"Hello, is this Shiina Mashiro? This is Hayase Masamune. The details are roughly as I mentioned in the email. All the artists at Musashino are sincerely seeking your guidance and hope that you can return to Japan to teach us how to draw."

"I don't know how to teach people."

Although the voice coming through the phone was very soft, it was definitely Mashiro herself, not someone else answering on her behalf.

Masamune breathed a sigh of relief and then said:

"It's okay. We don't need you to give long-winded explanations like other teachers. Just point out the shortcomings of all the artists and help them improve their skills step by step."

“These days, the artists in our company have benefited greatly from copying your paintings.”

"Hmm... If you don't know how to teach people, you can first draw a template of the different expressions and actions of different characters, and let them draw it."

"Learning, in the end, depends entirely on the individual, and one can only gradually improve through practice."

After a few seconds of silence, a voice came from the other end of the phone:

"That would certainly work. But... why me?"

"Because the anime girls you draw are very beautiful, they have a pleasing aesthetic. The original purpose of making animation is to entertain, to evoke changes in other people's emotions, such as happiness, excitement, or sadness. With your drawing skills, our animation level will definitely be even better, leading the industry by fifteen years."

Do you like comics?

"Of course! Anime stands for comics in motion. In recent years, it has become very common for comics and light novels to be adapted into anime. Our company is currently producing original comics, but we will also adapt comics and light novels in the future. This is the future trend."

Masamune paused for a moment, and seeing that she did not respond, he continued:

"Actually, more than three months ago, when I had just graduated from high school, I was torn between going to college and finding a job."

"At the time, I also considered becoming a cartoonist."

"Although I'm not good at drawing, if I find someone who is good at drawing to team up with, we should be able to become a pretty good cartoonist."

"But at one o'clock that afternoon, golden subtitles suddenly appeared in the sky, reviewing all the new anime series that had just finished airing in January, and even giving rewards and punishments according to their ratings."

"At that moment, I made up my mind instantly: I want to enter the animation industry and create the world's number one animation!"

"Whether it's animation or comics, everyone has different ratings. Some people think it's an excellent work, while others think it's utterly boring."

"It's already a very niche market, so there's no way to compete with it."

"But now, Heaven itself is stepping in to give the evaluation, and the merits and demerits are now clear at a glance."

"We at Musashino sincerely invite Ms. Shiina to come here and provide guidance on painting techniques. All expenses will be covered by us."

"Hmm... I'll go." A soft voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Thank you very much! May I ask which day of flight you plan to take? We will send someone to pick you up at the airport in advance."

What is a flight?

The questioning voice startled Masamune.

Although I already knew she was naive, did this mean I had to start by explaining 'what exactly is a flight'?

Speaking of which, in the light novel from my previous life, how exactly did she manage to return to China alone from England?

Even with her roommate's help, does she know how to take a plane?

"If you don't mind, please make sure your phone is fully charged and keep it accessible. How about we send someone to pick you up in the UK? We'll schedule it for 1 p.m. the day after tomorrow, UK time."

"can."

"Thank you very much, then it's settled."

After ending the call, Masamune immediately dialed Watanabe Jun's contact information.

"Watanabe, are you busy right now?"

"No rush, I'm still working overtime at the company. Please speak, President."

Masamune was speechless. Had he left work too early?

But I left the company with Ms. Okitsu at the time, which was during normal working hours.

I've finished my work for the day, and there's nothing much to do at the company.

"If there's nothing else, you can leave work early. You can finish your work tomorrow. I just successfully persuaded Ms. Shiina Mashiro; she's willing to come back to Japan to mentor all the artists in our company."

How did the president convince her?

"Using dreams...that's not the point. She's been immersed in the world of painting, her personality is like a blank sheet of paper, she has a severe lack of common sense, she doesn't even know what a flight is. So I told her that I would send someone to pick her up at 1 pm the day after tomorrow, UK time."

"No problem, I'll book the plane tickets right away."

"It would be best to send a woman over. I'll give you Shiina Mashiro's contact information later."

"Isn't the president going?"

Masamune hesitated for two seconds, then sighed:

"Sorry, I don't speak English."

After a three-second silence, a voice finally came from the other end of the phone:

"Miyamori has some experience in hospitality. How about we ask her to handle things, and then find someone from among the artists to accompany us?"

“Alright, then let Miyamori Aoi and Yasuhara Ema go to England to pick them up.”

“No problem, I’ll go find Miyamori right now. She and An Yuan are both at the company and haven’t left yet.”

Could it be that I really left work too early?

Chapter Thirty-One: Not a single usable person could be found in the entire company.

"The number of online entries has increased again. Many people are discussing our animation. That's great. Is this what it feels like to make an excellent animation?"

Glancing at Taro Takanashi, who was shouting and yelling to the side, Aoi Miyamori really didn't have the heart to pour cold water on him.

When "Masamune-kun" was being produced, he had the most problems. He didn't communicate well with the outsourced illustrators, which caused the project to be delayed again and again.

If it weren't for the planning and scriptwriting that saved a lot of time, the episode he was in charge of definitely wouldn't have been completed on time.

"Aren't you going home yet, Taro?"

"No, I want to wait until the two directors finish their discussion before asking which animation I'm in charge of."

"Is there a difference?"

"Of course! Judging from the script, K-On! is more than ten pages longer than Oregairu, so the workload is obviously much greater. You've been staying here all this time, haven't you been thinking the same thing as me?"

"No, I'm waiting for Ema. We made plans to have dinner together with Shizuka and the others tonight."

"It's great to be able to go to work with my friend."

Miyamori Aoi smiled but did not reply.

She was actually very happy inside, feeling like she was back in high school.

Not only Ema, but Shizuka's agency is downstairs, so you can often see her there.

"Miyamori, do you have time now?"

Upon hearing Watanabe Hayato's voice, Miyamori Aoi hurriedly put away her phone, which was stuck on the forum related to "Masamune-kun," and turned around to find Yasuhara Ema standing next to Watanabe Hayato.

"Is it about work, Watanabe-san?"

"That's right, there's an urgent mission."

Watanabe Hayato took out his phone, dialed Shiina Mashiro's number which he had just saved, and said with a serious expression:

"Miyamori, the president has successfully persuaded Ms. Shiina Mashiro, and she has agreed to return to Japan to guide the drawing skills of our company's illustrators."

"However, the president probably only convinced Shiina Mashiro herself and did not communicate with her parents."

"Therefore, our company needs to send someone to the UK to bring Shiina Mashiro back and assist her with the procedures for taking leave, suspending her studies, or transferring schools, according to her wishes."

"In addition, we need to communicate with her parents and obtain their permission."

"I thought you were capable of handling this task, so I recommended you to the president."

“No problem.” Miyamori Aoi smiled and agreed without any concern. “Anyway, I live alone. When do I go? I don’t know how long it will take to process my passport.”

"Regarding the passports, I'll contact the president later and try to get them sorted out before noon tomorrow. Also, this mission only involves you and An Yuan. How's your English?"

“Eh…!?”

The smile on Miyamori Aoi's face vanished instantly, and her expression gradually stiffened.

I was so excited about being able to go abroad for free; such opportunities are rare.

But thinking about it carefully, I realized that I didn't have a passport and needed the president and the company to use their connections to expedite the process. More importantly, my English level was far from sufficient to communicate fluently with foreigners!

"I'm sorry, please assign this task to someone else. My English is not good enough to go to England. I'm really sorry."

“Me too,” Yasuhara Ema added. “Mr. Watanabe, my English is terrible.”

Watanabe Jun sighed deeply and shook his head slightly: