Anime rating game

"Of course, it is also common in the comics industry for two people to use different pen names."

Ashirogi Muto?

Shiina Mashiro muttered to herself, then shifted her gaze to Azuki Miho.

"Ya" should be one of the characters in her name.

"I'll call and ask."

Mashiro took out her phone and dialed Masamune's number.

"Masamune, what about a pen name?"

"You decide."

"Share one".

"No problem, do you have any thoughts?"

"Hayase Mashiro."

"Who would combine things like that? It sounds so weird, I'm sure people will misunderstand me."

"I think it sounds great."

"No, let's change it. I think Shiina Makoto is a good name."

"I've decided, I'll name him Zong Baixingmeng."

After speaking, without waiting for any response from the other end, Mashiro lightly pressed the screen and hung up the phone.

"Once a pen name is chosen, it cannot be changed," Hattori Tetsuya couldn't help but remind him.

"It won't be changed, this is it, Zong Baixingmeng."

"Understood, I will submit this pen name along with the original comic manuscript."

Chapter 47 You wouldn't want your brother to become a good-for-nothing in the future, would you?

Around 4 PM, in Chiba Prefecture.

"Dong dong..."

"Hello, is this Hachiman Hikigaya's house?"

"Yes, has something happened to my brother again?"

Hikigaya Komachi was immediately panicked and looked worried.

"I'm sorry, you may have misunderstood something. I am Masamune Hayase, the president of Musashino Animation Studio. I want to discuss some work-related issues with Hachiman Hikigaya."

"So this is ah."

After glancing at the business card handed to her by Hayato Hagiwara, Komachi Hikigaya unconsciously relaxed.

"Sorry, my brother went to the hospital for a check-up today and hasn't come back yet. Why don't you come again tomorrow?"

"When will he be back today?"

"Hmm... I left at noon, so it's hard to say. I might be back soon, or I might not be back until tonight."

Masamune fell into deep thought. He had only known that the Hikigaya family was in Chiba Prefecture, but he didn't know exactly where.

I managed to get their contact information through connections at Zongwu High School, but to my surprise, they weren't home.

Hikigaya's parents were both busy, and only his sister was home at the moment. It wasn't appropriate for him and Watanabe Hayato, two grown men, to go in and wait.

But since we've come all this way to Chiba, it would be too much trouble to go back without getting things done and then come back tomorrow.

"Could you please call and ask when your brother is coming back?"

"No problem, please wait a moment. By the way, would you like to come in and wait?"

"No, we'll just wait outside."

"Oh...then wait a few minutes for me."

Seeing Komachi Hikigaya hurriedly return to her house without even closing the door, Masamune sighed helplessly.

Is she too young? She's completely lacking in vigilance.

If the two of us are the bad guys, wouldn't that be troublesome?

It seems we need to strengthen our guidance on common sense about life for Mashiro in the future.

"President, was that the younger sister of the male protagonist, Hachiman Hikigaya? Could it be that Oregairu is also based on a true story?" Watanabe Hayato couldn't help but ask.

"No, that's not it. Hachiman Hikigaya is a first-year high school student this year, and the story of Oregairu takes place in his second year. However, other than that, the settings are exactly the same."

"I see. So the president created the story based on Hachiman Hikigaya's personality?"

"That's it."

Masamune thought for a moment, then added:

"When I traveled to Chiba before, I found a notebook written by Hachiman Hikigaya during his chuunibyou period. I know a lot about him, which is why I came up with the story of Oregairu."

"learn."

Watanabe Jun nodded slightly, feeling a mix of emotions.

To be able to create such interesting stories from just a chuunibyou (delusional) notebook, the president is a natural-born screenwriter.

With the assistance of screenwriter Mai-chan, the drawing skills of Shiina Mashiro, and the backing of the Hayase Group, Musashino's future is simply immeasurable.

"Why didn't the president change the name when writing the script? When creating works based on other people's deeds or images, the name of the reference object is usually changed to avoid leaking personal privacy."

“Because of that.” Masamune pointed lightly to the sky and said in a deep voice, “This is my test of the rating mechanism. I want to see if there is a difference in rating and rewards between using a real name and using an alias.”

"My name is Hayase Masamune, Makabe Masamune is an alias. If all goes well, we'll see the results next time."

Seeing that he didn't seem to understand, Masamune thought for a moment and added:

"Judging from those two gold awards, all the main creators involved in the production received rewards, from the supervisor to the supporting actors who only had three lines."

"But these are all ordinary animations. In live-action adaptations of animation, the participants include the actual person involved."

"In terms of participation, the people involved in the story are undoubtedly more involved than the production staff."

So this is ah!

Watanabe Jun instantly realized that this was indeed the case.

Since heaven rewards the creators of animation, the real-life male and female leads who provided the story material are undoubtedly also important participants.

From this perspective, the chances of a real person receiving the reward are very high.

Then, if real people participate in the animation production, such as by providing voice acting, another problem arises.

Will the reward be given twice, or will the reward be increased?

Regardless of the type, such tests are necessary, and sooner or later someone will do them.

"I understand the president's thoughts. Well then, everything depends on the rating at the end of September."

"That's it."

In fact, Masamune wanted to test many things beyond what he had just mentioned.

For example, take this opportunity to examine the system that merged with Earth, and see how different its basic settings are from those before its sudden death in the previous life. This includes the scope of rewards, the rating mechanism, and so on.

Da da……

Accompanied by a series of hurried footsteps, Komachi Hikigaya rushed out.

“I called and asked. My brother said he’s on his way and will be back in about ten minutes. Please come in, I’ll make you some tea.”

"What kind of logic is it to invite strangers into the house? Aren't you afraid we might be bad people?"

"Huh...? But you don't look like bad people, and you even have business cards."

"People who look like bad guys aren't necessarily bad people, and their business cards might be fake."

"If that's how you put it, then there's nothing I can do. Anyway, let's come in and talk. Everyone's tired of standing at the door."

Masamune sighed helplessly and went into the house with Watanabe Jun.

After serving the teacup, Komachi Hikigaya sat down in the chair opposite the sofa and said with a smile:

"Don't look at me like I'm an idiot. I'm not really an idiot. I made sure you weren't bad people by talking to you before I let you in."

"Let's get down to business. What do you want with my brother? He's just a high school student; he has no connection to an animation company."

Masamune took out a file bag, took out the script for the Springtime Romance novel that he had prepared in advance, and placed it on the table.

"Although I have never met Hachiman Hikigaya, I once found a collection of chuunibyou (delusional) settings written by him."

Therefore, I know quite a bit about him.

"This is the animation script I created based on Hachiman Hikigaya. This is a simplified version."

“Ah… Oh…” Komachi Hikigaya was stunned for several seconds before picking up the script on the table and quickly flipping through it.

The next moment, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"It really has my brother's style. The opening paragraph, which is like reading aloud, is just like my brother reciting lines in my ear."

"What do you want with my brother? You don't mean you want his permission, do you?"

“No, that’s not it.” Masamune shook his head slightly. “Whether he agrees or not, I will make this story into an animation and start broadcasting it on television in October.”

"Huh...!? This is way too overbearing!"

"The animation is already one-third complete, and tens of millions of yuan have been spent. Giving up halfway is absolutely out of the question."

"Well... what do you want with my brother?" Komachi Hikigaya pursed her lips speechlessly.

"In order to promote the anime and let more people see the story of Oregairu, I hope that Hachiman Hikigaya will come forward and adapt this script into a light novel, which will be released within a month and a half."

Komachi Hikigaya involuntarily opened her mouth wide, unable to recover for a long time.

What's the situation?

An animation company, without authorization, produced an animation based on the older brother.

Now, they want their older brother to write a light novel with him as the protagonist and release it.