With three new assistants, Qin Han's house became lively.

For Saeki Jun, it's also a good thing that there are two more girls around him when he is working, one of whom is so cute. At the very least, the boring and high-intensity working environment will not be as difficult as before.

And, unexpectedly, Kyoka Moeka, who is beautiful and has a good figure, should have been flocked to by men, but Saeki Jun has never taken the initiative to talk to her, or have talked to her. At most, it's just a polite greeting when you meet and leave every day.

Maybe it's because for him, a girl who is too beautiful brings too much oppression.

On the contrary, Saeki Jun and Okada Milli have a good conversation.

Although Okada Mari is more than ten years younger than Saeki Jun, the latter still refers to her as the honorific "Okada-san".

The reason for this is simple.

Saeki Jun, who is not very good at making up stories, can only open his mind when he draws the R18 book, and is deeply attracted by the whimsical, complex and chaotic, tangled stories in Okada Mori's mind.

"Okada-san definitely has a talent for screenwriting!" In private, Saeki Jun sighed like Qin Han several times.

You can draw R18 comics, so that the otaku has countless papers, and you actually admire a high school otaku who likes Mary Sue romantic dramas?

Qin Han sometimes really wanted to look at him with disdain, and then said: "It's really embarrassing, you should leave the group!" ”

But after thinking about it, the spirit of bad taste in his heart began to develop again.

"What if Okada Mori was the original and Toshira Saeki was the artist, and the two of them became partners and worked together to create a manga? It must be a lot of fun! ”

This thought in his heart, like absorbing the seeds of spring rain, quickly took root and sprouted, and thrived.

Of course, if you really want to match two people to create a comic together, it's not yet ripe.

Okada also needs to continue to learn how to create stories.

And Saeki Jun, after imitating the style of Qin and Han, also wants to refine his own things from it, and become a cartoonist with a truly recognizable painting style.

At that time, he could proudly say that the brush in my hand was my business card.

As for Jingjia Moeka. This girl really has no foundation in painting, but her attitude is very serious and she works hard. In addition to completing the work assigned by Qin and Han, he is also learning to paint step by step.

Qin Han asked her to start with the most basic sketches. From perspective to geometry to human structure, nothing is missed.

Sketching is the basis of painting.

Although many cartoonists in Toying were born in the wild and did not have formal art training, some cartoonists even gradually learned to draw by constantly copying comics.

However, if you really have art skills, a cartoonist from a professional background, what you draw is different.

For example, Tsukasa Hojo.

Since recruiting three assistants, the work on comics has been going more and more smoothly and efficiently. Qin and Han's free time gradually increased.

The filming of the "Dragon Sakura" TV series is on the right track, and there is nothing for Qin Han to worry about. At most, I chatted with my two girlfriends from time to time and learned some interesting things on the set.

The production of "Madoka Magical Girl" is also progressing steadily.

After Qin Han acquired SHAFT, he gave the anime a budget of 400 million yen. Based on the 12 episodes of the anime, the average production cost of one episode is more than 33 million yen.

For a late-night anime with an average production cost of just over 10 million yen per episode, this is definitely a big investment, a big deal! Looking at the entire industry, only the prime-time high-popularity robot animation produced by Sunrise can barely reach this level of single-episode capital investment because of the income from selling toys.

At the beginning, after Qin Han told Hiroshi Wakao about the funds he planned to invest, this veteran animation producer, who was a little sad because the animation company he had worked hard to establish was acquired by others, was suddenly frightened.

"President, with such a big investment, are you really making a TV anime? This is completely a theatrical way to spend money! ”

To do theatrical animation, at least there is a stable source of income from the box office.

But doing TV animation, or the audience's late-night animation, if you want to return to the cost, it all depends on the income from selling discs and peripherals in the later stage, which has great uncertainty.

"For SHAFT to become an instant hit in the industry, of course, you have to invest a lot. My goal is to make a phenomenal work that will make Madoka Magi-chan the most discussed topic for years to come, both by animators and by the general public. To achieve this goal, it may not be possible to burn money, but if you don't burn money, you will definitely not be able to do it. ”

"President, I really admire your ambition!" Wakao Hiroshi bowed to Qin Han's arrogance, "But if this news spreads, I'm afraid you will be ridiculed by many people." ”

"Of course I know, those so-called industries will definitely say that I am stupid and fast."

"How stupid is speed?"

"A Chinese proverb is the abbreviation of people who are stupid, have a lot of money, and come quickly."

"It's really an image." Hiroshi Wakao smiled wryly.

Under the instruction of Qin Han, the news that the production cost of "Madoka Magical Girl" was as high as 400 million yen was quickly released.

This news quickly caused an uproar.

After many people in the industry heard about it, they ridiculed Qin Han for drawing comics to make money too easily, and he didn't know how to cherish it. Others are ready to sit back and watch the jokes.

After all, it is not without precedent for cartoonists to enter the animation industry and end up losing blood.

The lessons of the great god Tezuka are still there.

Hiroshi Okada, the producer of Toei Animation, who is in charge of producing Sailor Moon, made a point of posting a tweet commenting on the news.

The whole article is full of cynicism about Qin Han, a "layman", and SHAFT, a small company, and finally asserts that "Madoka Magical Girl" will become another typical case of big investment and big failure in the history of Dongying animation.

Hiroshi Okada was not used to Hiroshi Wakao and SHAFT, so the entire company, from Qin Han to ordinary animators, didn't care much about his remarks.

Moreover, while many people ridiculed Qin Han's exaggerated investment in making an animation, there were also many people who expressed envy of SHAFT's deep pockets.

It is the wish of many animators to have sufficient funds to produce an animation wholeheartedly and dedicate the highest level of performance effect.