My Cartoonist Girlfriend

Hayasaka Ai has read some of the doujinshi that Eriri had drawn in the past. Apart from those with special themes, some of them can be used to help her young lady gain more knowledge.

Ying Lili also nodded repeatedly: "That's right, let's talk about novels! There's nothing much to say about my stuff."

Seeing Eriri like this, Shinomiya Kaguya became more and more confused, but she didn't ask any further questions and continued to chat with Kasumigaoka Utaha about the novel. This was the key thing she wanted to know today.

"Kasumigaoka-san, I'm very interested in the plot of the novel, especially the story between the hero and heroine. I wonder how you find inspiration, is it from personal experience?"

"Forehead......"

Kasumigaoka Utaha was speechless for a moment. She looked at the curious Kaguya Shinomiya in front of her, exhaled and said, "I have no personal experience at all. I mostly read a lot of romance novels, movies and TV series to summarize and think about it. Otherwise..."

Pointing at the two people next to her, Kasumigaoka Utaha looked hopeless: "Part of the inspiration is gathered from them. Artistic creation should be close to life."

"Eh? Is that so?"

Shinomiya Kaguya looked at Asakura Kaede and Eriri in surprise. Since they were not from the same school, Shinomiya Kaguya did not feel much sense of déjà vu while reading the book. But if it was someone like Takasu Ryuji who knew the two of them, they would probably notice something.

Stroking her chin, Kaguya Shinomiya whispered, "Oh, this would be a bad idea."

"unwise?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha didn't know that Shinomiya Kaguya had someone she liked, so she didn't quite understand what Shinomiya Kaguya was talking to herself.

However, Asakura Kaede and Eriri on the side understood and looked at Shinomiya Kaguya speechlessly.

It seems that this senior, in addition to attending the book signing and meeting the author, also wanted to learn how to pursue boys? It seems that Eriri's experience alone may not be enough, so she decided to find a few more experienced people?

It's a pity that she found the wrong person.

After coming to her senses, Eriri smiled and said, "Kaguya-senpai, you've found the wrong person if you want to ask her for advice. This girl has no experience in love at all. Not only is she picky, but she's also mean. Those boys in school who wanted to get close to her with ulterior motives were driven away by her sharp tongue before they could even talk to her. If you want to find someone for advice, you might as well ask my mom and Feng-kun's mom for advice!"

Having her thoughts exposed, Shinomiya Kaguya blushed instantly and waved her hands, saying, "No, no, don't say such nonsense! I don't need to learn how to improve boys' favorability!"

Hayasaka Ai held her forehead with one hand, completely speechless. The other party didn't say that much, so why did you expose it yourself?

Ever since Kaguya Shinomiya fell in love with Miyuki Shirogane, Hayasaka Ai felt that her eldest daughter had a tendency to develop into a silly beauty, and this trend has become more and more obvious and intensified in recent times.

In short, because of Kaguya Shinomiya's own reasons, Kasumigaoka Utaha also understood, and suddenly felt that this young lady from a famous family became more interesting, and the atmosphere at the table became more joyful and harmonious.

Chapter 225 Book signing event, tiring (1/3)

After lunch, it was almost time for Kasumigaoka Utaha to go to the venue to prepare for the book signing event in the afternoon.

Asakura Kaede and Eriri naturally followed to the venue, while Shinomiya Kaguya and Hayasaka Ai were preparing to leave. I just received news that Fujiwara Chika was also going to attend the book signing event. Shinomiya Kaguya rarely went out with Hayasaka Ai, and she didn't want Fujiwara Chika to discover Hayasaka Ai's identity, so she had to leave first.

Before leaving, she also added Kasumigaoka Utaha as a LINE friend.

"Well everyone, I'll be leaving now. See you next time."

After bidding farewell to Shinomiya Kaguya and Hayasaka Ai, the three returned to the venue.

Machida Yuanzi saw the three finally come back, walked over and asked with a smile: "How was your lunch? Time is running out, go and touch up your makeup."

Then he pulled Kasumigaoka Utaha into the lounge.

The makeup artist had been waiting there for a long time. After helping Shiyu sit on a chair, he began to touch up her makeup.

While putting on makeup, Kasumigaoka Utaha said, "The seafood dinner we had at noon was delicious. How about you, Yuanzi?"

"Of course my words are a lunch box."

Spreading her hands, Machida Sonoko said, "But I don't mind. A lunch box is fine. The main thing is that we have to take care of the scene."

Fortunately, many of the members who came to the scene today to arrange the activities were senior employees of the publishing house who had experience in arranging book signing events, so she, a new editor, did not have to panic.

Although it was tiring, the discussion about the book signing event online was already quite good after half a day. The popularity of the newly released third volume of the novel will rise to a higher level with this book signing event, and it is a foregone conclusion that it will increase sales.

Looking at Asakura Kaede and Eriri, Machida Yuanzi asked quietly: "Where is the young lady? Is she gone?"

Nodding, Asakura Feng said, "I should go shopping in the afternoon. The purpose of coming here today has been achieved. I have also added the senior sister's line."

"Huh? Is that so?" Machida Yuanzi said in surprise, "It seems like she is a really easy-going lady."

Is she easy to get along with? Maybe it seems so now, but Asakura Feng knows from her communication with Shirogane Miyuki that Kaguya Shinomiya a year ago was a complete ice sculpture, and she is completely different from now. If it was Kaguya Shinomiya at that time, I guess few people would be willing to get in touch with her.

However, there is no need to say more about these things to Machida Sonoko, as Shinomiya Kaguya will probably not have any contact with the publishing house in the future.

Soon, Kasumigaoka Utaha finished touching up her makeup and it was time for her to go to the book signing event in the afternoon.

Looking at Asakura Kaede and Eriri with a look of despair, she asked, "What about you? Do you want to come with us?"

Asakura Kaede and Eriri looked at each other, then took out their NS from their bags.

"We're staying here."

Kasumigaoka Utaha had an expression that said "as expected", but she was not angry. It was already very kind of them to stay with her at the scene all morning, so she could let them do what they wanted in the afternoon.

"Then I'll go over there."

After opening the door of the lounge and preparing to go out, Kasumigaoka Utaha turned around with a smile, looked at the two of them and said, "Although no one will come here this afternoon, don't do anything you shouldn't do!"

"No way!!!"

"Oh!"

The door of the lounge closed. Asakura looked at the angry Eriri beside him and said with a smile, "I didn't expect that the other party would do this to me at the last moment before leaving."

"What? Feng Jun, don't you have any opinion at all?"

"What's the matter? Senior was just joking." Asakura Feng smiled, put his arm around Eriri's shoulders and said, "Okay, don't think about it. Since we're not going anywhere else this afternoon, let's play games for a while."

"Um......"

Ying Lili nodded, and just as she opened the game, she suddenly said, "Feng Jun, I want to drink milk tea!"

"..."

Facing Eriri's big eyes, Asakura looked at her silently for a few seconds, then turned off his own NS, and then took Eriri's NS and turned it off, "Let's go buy it together."

"Oh, aren't you going?"

"Can you please say it again?"

Eriri quickly stuck out her tongue, stood up and followed Asakura Kaede out.

There was a milk tea shop nearby, so the two of them bought milk tea and returned to the venue in no time.

Back in the lounge, I can finally start playing games in peace.

At the book signing event, Kasumigaoka Utaha recognized Chika Fujiwara the moment she saw her during the book signing because Eriri had shown her her photo of her in advance.

However, because there were more people in the afternoon than in the morning, Fujiwara Chika didn't talk much to Kasumigaoka Utaha. After getting the autograph, she said thank you and left happily.

Looking at Fujiwara Chika leaving, Kasumigaoka Utaha was really surprised, because in this short one minute of contact, she could see that Fujiwara Chika was a girl with a completely different personality from Shinomiya Kaguya, and these two people could actually become good friends, and even one of the few true friends Shinomiya Kaguya had from childhood to adulthood.

"She seems quite natural, is it because of her personality that she is able to get close to Shinomiya-san?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha didn't quite understand, so she continued with her busy autograph session.

There were no unexpected situations during the book signing event in the afternoon, and it was carried out in an orderly manner under the supervision and management of the on-site staff.

At 4 o'clock, after signing for the last reader, Kasumigaoka Utaha breathed a sigh of relief. She felt that her right hand had no feeling anymore.

Machida Yuanzi came over, patted Kasumigaoka Utaha on the shoulder and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Utaha. The book signing event ended successfully."

"Ah, it's finally over. I definitely don't want to hold a book signing event anymore..."

Seeing Kasumigaoka Utaha like this, Machida Yuanzi smiled bitterly and shook her head, but also expressed her understanding. Many authors in the publishing house have held book signing events, but when she asked about it, no one would say that they wanted to hold a second one, even if it could promote some sales.

There is no other way, it is too taxing on my hands. Even though I don’t write by hand now, but type on the keyboard, after a whole day of high-intensity book signings, my right hand can’t type properly for two or three days. Some are even more serious, and even holding chopsticks is difficult in the first one or two days.

"Okay, okay, let's not do it next time. It's good to have this experience after all."

Walking beside Kasumigaoka Utaha, Machida Sonoko said, "Xiao Feng and Eriri are waiting in the lounge. Bunko has given me the budget for the celebration banquet tonight. I have already booked a restaurant. Go and rest first, and then we will go to the restaurant."

This is not bad, at least there is a good meal in the evening. Kasumigaoka Utaha nodded with satisfaction and pushed the door and walked into the lounge.

Chapter 226 Collapse, but not collapse (2/3)

The lounge was very quiet. Originally, Kasumigaoka Utaha thought that the two were playing games, but when she came in, she found that they were not.

There were earphones plugged into the cell phones, one in each ear, and then Eriri rested her head on Asakura Kaede's legs, and the two of them fell asleep on the sofa in the lounge.

Seeing this scene, Kasumigaoka Utaha couldn't help but feel a sense of imbalance. How could these two people be able to play games and sleep peacefully in the lounge, while she had to work hard outside for an entire afternoon, and when she came in, she had to watch these two people showing off their love.

This day is unbearable...

The two of them didn't lower their voices when they walked in, so Asakura Kaede and Eriri, who were not sleeping soundly, woke up immediately.

"Hmm? It's over."

Rubbing her eyes and sitting up, Eriri yawned and leaned on Asakura Kaede's shoulder again, closing her eyes and saying, "Well... where are we going next? Are we going to eat?"

"..."

Taking a deep breath, Kasumigaoka Utaha looked at Asakura Kaede, who was much more sober than Eriri, and asked, "Have you spoiled Eriri? All she does after waking up is eat?"

After tidying up Eriri's messy bangs, Asakura Feng said with a smile: "Not really, but Eriri does get a bit groggy when she just wakes up. I'm used to it, and it's pretty cute, isn't it?"

This time, not only Kasumigaoka Utaha, but also Machida Sonoko was hit hard.

Covering her face with her hands, she said painfully: "I was shown off by two little kids again. I feel like I have lost my dream in life..."

Unfortunately, the three of them ignored Machida Sonoko. After being confused for two minutes, Eriri finally came to her senses. She went to the bathroom to wash her face and put on some light makeup. The group finally left the signing event venue.

At the celebration banquet in the evening, because the protagonist, Kasumigaoka Utaha, was not yet an adult and could not drink alcohol, the dinner was not held in an izakaya, but in a barbecue restaurant.

The budget was completely sufficient, so Asakura Kaede and Eriri also took the opportunity to have a meal without having to go home to cook dinner.

It was not until nine o'clock in the evening that the two of them returned home.

As for Kasumigaoka Utaha, the library has prepared a hotel for her, so she will have a good rest in the hotel suite tonight and go back home tomorrow, Sunday.

After opening the door, turning on the light, and changing into slippers, Ying Lili quickly ran into the living room and came to the cat's bed. This has become a routine operation for Ying Lili after she comes home every day since they started raising cats at home.

"I'm back, Camilla~"

As she spoke, Eriri ran over and picked up Camilla, rubbing against her happily. Camilla was also very well-behaved, letting Eriri pick her up without any resistance. Only when Eriri felt comfortable with sucking did she climb back onto the cat climbing frame, lie down comfortably, and close her eyes.

Today can be considered as a day of going out for fun, so after taking a shower in the evening, Asakura Kaede and Eriri went straight to the studio and started working on comics.

While drawing, Eriri said, "Kaede-kun, the first episode of Sosei will be aired next Wednesday night, right?"

Asakura Kaede helped Eriri draw the background of a comic page and said, "Yes, it will be broadcast at 11 o'clock tonight. Do you want to watch it then? Although I have already watched it once."

Eriri nodded immediately: "Of course, this is an animation adapted from your novel. Even though we have seen it, it is the first broadcast on TV, so we must watch it. In addition to watching the first broadcast, we must also see how the animation is evaluated after it is broadcast."

Although she was very satisfied when she watched it and it was quite funny, Eriri was still a little worried whether she could get the same evaluation from other viewers.

Regarding this, Asakura Feng was not worried at all, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, there will definitely be a good start. And Eriri, you may not know that when I was communicating with DEEN, I told them one thing."

"Huh? What?"

“When expressing exaggerated expressions of characters, you don’t have to aim for refinement. Sometimes a little bit of distortion is not a bad thing.”

“...Ah? Collapse? Feng-jun, are you crazy?” After hearing this, Eriri immediately reached out and placed her hand on Asakura Feng’s forehead.

Asakura Feng looked at Eriri speechlessly, grabbed her little hand and held it tightly, saying, "Don't worry, this isn't a collapse caused by not meeting the deadline, nor is it a collapse caused by not being good enough. This is a collapse that aims to highlight the humor of the character, understand?"

Eriri then stopped worrying, thought for a moment and said, "I see, but wouldn't it be a little unstable if we do this? There might be some unpleasant voices from the audience."

"Don't worry, I've already made preparations, and I've also talked to DEEN about it." Asakura Feng said calmly, "I asked them to prepare a few clips, that is, the clips when the character's expression collapses, and make an extra picture without any collapse, and make it into a comparison short film or comparison picture. If there is no discussion online, it's fine, but if there is a bad trend, we will just release those comparisons. The collapse in this animation is not a simple collapse, it serves the performance effect, just like the exaggerated performance in a comedy."

Although Eriri understood what Asakura Kaede said, she was still a little worried: "Will there really be no problems?"

"Be careful. Of course not. We have discussed this with DEEN. They also think that a more relaxed expression will be more effective. But it depends on the type of animation. Most animations are not suitable. Some of the plots in Suqing are perfect for such a performance. Otherwise, they would not agree."

Only then did Ying Lili feel a little relieved.

Then, he saw his right hand being held in Asakura Kaede's palm.

"Feng Jun, let go, I still want to paint!"

"It's okay. A few minutes won't make a difference." Asakura Feng grabbed Eriri's hand and put it on his cheek, smiling and saying, "Ah, if we do this now, Eriri won't be shy anymore. It won't be very interesting."

"Ugh...what?" Ying Lili puffed her cheeks and said dissatisfiedly, "It's all your fault, Feng Jun."

"Hehe, I feel an inexplicable sense of accomplishment."

Looking at Eriri, Asakura Kaede couldn't help but laugh, and then waved to Eriri.

A blush then appeared on Eriri's face. She put down the pen helplessly, stood up, walked to Asakura Kaede, and sat on his lap.