Hideaki Anno is familiar with Miyazaki's voice, as he often sees the premier animation master in various television interviews. And strange, because in reality, it was the first time he heard the other party's voice.

After being stunned for a while, Hideaki Anno came back to his senses and responded, "That...... Miyazaki-san, I'm Hideaki Anno, do you have anything to do with me?"

Miyazaki didn't go around the bush and said straight: "When you came to Ghibli for an interview before, what happened, I was busy with the work of "Valley of the Wind" at the time, and I didn't know it, but I only found out yesterday, so I immediately called you today. The guy in charge of recruitment is already deeply introspecting. Anno, Ghibli still has a place for you here, would you like to help?"

The famous Hayao Miyazaki actually called him in person to invite him to work at Ghibli?

Hideaki Anno held his mobile phone and his mind was a little cloudy for a while.

Isn't it true that Ghibli's attitude towards candidates is the most important thing when recruiting?

Hideaki Anno didn't know that Ghibli's requirements for ordinary applicants were indeed like this. But he was not an ordinary applicant, but an original artist appointed by Hayao Miyazaki.

Hayao Miyazaki happened to see the animated short film made by Hideaki Anno when he was at Osaka University of the Arts, and was impressed by the young man's talent, so he decided to contact him and invite him to join Ghibli and participate in the production of "Valley of the Wind".

Hideaki Anno didn't know that in fact, when he went to Ghibli for an interview, he basically only needed to take a photo and he would definitely be admitted.

As a result, due to the delay of the train and the miscommunication of Studio Ghibli due to the busy work, Hideaki Anno missed the opportunity to join Ghibli and chose SHAFT instead.

Hideaki Anno, who had just been hired by SHAFT and became the original artist, suddenly received a call from Hayao Miyazaki himself, and his heart was excited and entangled.

It is undoubtedly a great honor for a young man like him in his early twenties, who has not yet officially entered the animation industry, to be able to win the favor of Hayao Miyazaki and Ghibli.

Although Ghibli now only has the masterpiece "My Neighbor Totoro", it cannot be compared with the Ghibli who has accumulated dozens of masterpieces in the previous life of the Qin and Han dynasties, and can be used as a representative of Toei animation in terms of both commerciality and artistry, but it is still a top company in the industry that can compete with Toei and Sunrise.

"This matter is really troublesome......" Hideaki Anno felt extremely honored by Miyazaki's call, and wanted to immediately agree to the invitation of the animation master.

But when my mind calmed down a little, I hesitated again at the thought that I had successfully entered SHAFT.

Although he has not yet signed a formal labor contract with SHAFT, it seems that it is not appropriate to immediately regret it since he has been hired.

Hideaki Anno is fighting fiercely in his heart.

Suddenly, he remembered something.

"I wasn't very good at drawing figures, but this time I not only passed the SHAFT on-site drawing exam, but also got good results, and I was promoted to the title of original artist. If you think about it carefully, it must be because the robot in the second painting is favored by the chief judge......" Anno Hideaki rolled his eyes, "The gossip revealed by the two Chinese students is probably true, and the next animation of SHAFT is very likely to be robot-like!"

Hideaki Anno has a soft spot for elements such as science fiction and robots.

In his previous life, he participated in the production of masterpieces, from "Wang Li's Space Army", "The Mystery of Sapphire", to "Leap to the Peak" and mention that Anno riffraff can never bypass "EVA", all of which are science fiction themes or have the element of robots.

Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki represent the highest level of production in Toei's animated films today. SHAFT, on the other hand, is a new force emerging in the TV animation industry. With "Madoka Magical Girl", it became a blockbuster, and its excellent production ability and innovative energy are amazing.

These two companies are very attractive to young people who are interested in joining the animation industry.

However, Hideaki Anno finally decided to make the final choice with love.

Thinking of this, he finally replied to Hayao Miyazaki, who had been waiting a little impatiently.

"I'm really sorry, Miyazaki-san. Although I was flattered by your personal invitation, I have been hired by SHAFT and will be officially hired in two days. So Ghibli can only ......"

Hideaki Anno didn't finish his words, but the meaning was already very clear.

Hayao Miyazaki, who was on the other end of the phone, was surprised by the young man's refusal.

He didn't expect that he would personally call and invite the other party, and he would get such a result.

"Young man, if you miss Ghibli, you will definitely regret it in the future!" Miyazaki didn't say anything more and hung up the phone.

As one of the few animation masters in Toei, he personally called to invite a young man to join Ghibli, but was completely rejected. Whoever encounters this kind of thing will definitely feel uncomfortable in their hearts, not to mention, Miyazaki has a relatively straight personality, and he doesn't like to hide and hide around the bend when he speaks, so it is not difficult to understand when he finally said this.

Of course, Hayao Miyazaki has a temper, and so does the young and vigorous Hideaki Anno.

After he put down his phone, he was also very unhappy.

"I'll regret it, jokes! In the future, I will definitely make animations that surpass your Miyazaki!" he secretly held back his strength in his heart.

In the previous life of the Qin and Han dynasties, when the world line remained unchanged, Hideaki Anno successfully entered Ghibli and participated in the production of "Valley of the Wind". He learned a lot from Miyazaki, and the two of them can be regarded as a master-apprentice relationship.

However, because of Miyazaki's strict requirements at work, the "dictatorial" style of "squeezing" his subordinates, and the differences in the animation concepts of the two people, they eventually parted ways.

Artistic geniuses are all angular, stick to their own ideas, and will not compromise easily.

The most famous master and apprentice in the Dongying animation industry had a tense relationship for a period of time, and they were opposed everywhere. Hideaki Anno said, "Hayao Miyazaki's films are boring. Miyazaki said, "EVA is useless animation. ”。

Of course, the relationship between Hideaki Anno and Hayao Miyazaki did not reach the point of not getting along with each other like the relationship between Hayao Miyazaki and Osamu Tezuka.

In the end, the pair reconciled.

Not only did they participate in TV talk shows together, but Hideaki Anno even served as the voice actor of Jiro Horikoshi, the protagonist of Hayao Miyazaki's animated film "The Wind Rises".

The "separation and combination" of Hideaki Anno and Hayao Miyazaki can also be regarded as an interesting story in the industry.