Chizuno Higashino struggled to 'survive' in school.

On the other side of the mountain, Qianxia was bitter.

Her immediate boss and mentor, Tsukasa Higashino, had not been seen at Higashino's studio for weeks.

This made her fellow boss Ryuichi Yano particularly excited, pulling her, the former 'little princess of table tennis', to play on the table tennis table in the studio after work.

This made Yamagami Qianxia so depressed that he almost didn't vomit out a mouthful of old blood.

Although she calls herself the 'little princess of table tennis', she is actually no match for Yano Ryuichi at all, and has been crushed and ravaged all the time.

And Yano Ryuichi pulls her to play ball, basically after work...

This made her even more uncomfortable.

It's okay to say that you can beat it, but you can't beat it, and you have to torture yourself with your off-duty time... It's...

However, every time she finishes playing, Yano Ryuichi always invites her to a meal, and it costs a lot of money to accumulate it, which makes Yamagami Chixia complain twice in her heart at most, but she will still actively respond.

But this is still a palliative rather than a cure.

So Yamagami Chisha wished that Higashino Tsukasa could go back to Higashino's studio as soon as possible to see the situation, and by the way, he beat Yano Ryuichi to self-isolation a little, so that he panicked when he saw the table tennis balls, and it was best to never want to touch the table tennis balls again.

But this is just a helpless expectation of Chixia on the mountain.

Because she knew that "Unnatural Death" had ended recently, it was natural that Tsukasa Higashino couldn't spare time to come to the studio.

Even she met a lot of well-known TV drama actors and agents outside Higashino Studio.

They all want to ask Tsukasa Higashino so that they can get some roles in the live-action version of "Unnatural Death".

Of course, these people are also some well-known actors, and they are not the big male protagonists and big female protagonists in the Japanese drama circle...

If there really is such a coffee person... That's probably going to audition for the heroine role of Mikoto Mitsumi, and I won't waste time outside Higashino's studio.

But Rao is like this, and Chixia Yamagami can be regarded as understanding the gold content of the name Higashino Division-

You must know that comics have always been the lowest match in the ratings food chain.

Tsukasa Higashino was able to attract so many people with his manga... In a sense, this is also a very remarkable thing.

"When will I be able to get into Higashino-sensei's position..."

Yamagami Qianxia thought about it, and her saliva almost didn't come down.

If she gets to the point where Tsukasa Higashino is, the first thing she will do is buy a house in Tokyo and take her parents, younger brother, and sister over.

And then let them all live well... At least my younger siblings have to go to college, and they can't go out to find a job after going to a short college (junior college, similar to a domestic junior college) like her.

It's just that this dream is a little too far away, and no matter how she thinks about it, she is unlikely to become the second Higashino Division.

After all, that's the leading figure in the Japanese manga industry right now.

"Mr. Higashino is too powerful."

The more Yamagami Qianxia thought about it, the more she felt that Higashino Tsukasa was really powerful, so she sighed.

And then...

Then she heard a voice next to her: "Really? Coincidentally, I think so too. ”

The voice chuckled lightly, and it sounded very familiar, making Yamagami Chixia also turn his head unexpectedly.

Then she saw a young man standing beside her, looking at her with a smile on his face.

The other party's expression of 'hiding a knife in a smile' made Qianxia Yamagami hurriedly cover his mouth, and the alarm bell in his heart was even louder.

It's over, it's over, it's over

I was gossiping about the leader behind my back and was heard by the leader.

Similarly, Yamagami Chixia is also a little lucky, she actually just wanted to talk about the character of Higashino Division's 'hiding a knife in a smile', but fortunately, the other party was exposed in advance, otherwise she would be really finished.

Thinking so, she let go of her mouth and cautiously greeted Tsukasa Higashino: "Higashino-sensei... Hello. ”

"Hmm." Higashino Tsukasa smiled and nodded, and sat down beside her at the same time: "I haven't seen you for so long, and I'm still in a good mood to see you so energetic." ”

"Uh... Ahem... Well... I've always been serious about my work," said Chixia Yamagami in a low voice.

She's not talking nonsense, Higashino Studio is now in a semi-casual state, after all, "The Winner is Justice" has been produced, and Fuji TV saw that the animation ratings were very good, reaching 7.63%, so I wanted Higashino Studio here to release another SP short video to make up for some details in the animation.

An SP video is only a minute or two, and it is not complicated to make, mainly for gadgets that are used to supplement the details in the animation.

So Higashino didn't care about it, and simply handed it over to the people of Higashino Studio to be responsible for the production.

Chixia Yamagami has provided a lot of help with these SP short videos - after all, she has been sitting next to Tsukasa Higashino and knows his painting habits.

"Don't worry, after the short video of "Winner is Justice" ends, I will give each of you a year-end bonus."

Higashino Tsukasa smiled and comforted his half of his apprentice, Yamagami Qianxia.

The year-end bonus is only a small amount of money for him, but it can tighten the hearts of Higashino Studio, so it can be regarded as a necessary investment.

Hearing this, Yamakami Chixia also nodded vigorously, and her eyes almost didn't turn into money symbols.

She doesn't like anything else, but she likes her master's decisive salary increase.

It's so handsome...

As for the fact that she is particularly fond of money...

There's no way around it, the family in Nagoya doesn't have that much income from farming, and there are so many families waiting to send their wages over... Of course, she had to work hard to make money.

"That's right." Higashino Tsukasa also ignored Chinatsu Yamagami's expression.

He just groaned, called the other party over, and asked about something.

The thing Higashino wants to ask is actually quite simple, probably about the sales of the Blu-ray disc of "Winner is Justice".

When he traveled to Aomori Prefecture, he would often call to inquire about disc sales, but if he didn't actually see the statistics, he would still be a little reassured.

Especially when compared to several other animation production companies of the same period.

After all, there will be a gap when there is a comparison... This kind of thing Higashino still understands.

Tsukasa Higashino took a cursory glance at the disc sales of several other companies over the past few weeks, while comparing them to his own.

The winner is justice, which is currently in its eighth episode, with an average sales of 2.1W pieces of the four discs, and there is absolutely no problem in saying that the strongest drama of the quarter is the last sentence.

As a veteran studio, Kawaguchi Studios has a strong strength, but it still has not beaten the dark horse of "Winner is Justice", with an average sales volume of 1.76W four-reel discs.

MIC and Westport Pictures are two brothers and sisters, as the first batch of them to fall behind this season, the average sales volume of each volume is only 1.1W.

On the contrary, the Asuka Club, which is committed to selling cute dramas on lilies, has achieved good results this quarter, with an average sales volume of 1.65W, which is as stable as an old dog.

Tsukasa Higashino actually took the time to take a look at the animation that Asuka Club did this season.

It's really well made.,Even if he's not very much of a girl who sells cute types, he thinks it's very good.。

As for the rest... The others are gone.

After all, "Winner is Justice" is the season champion of this season, and even the second-place Kawaguchi Studio can only look up.

This has also brought a lot of benefits to Higashino.

In addition to the sponsor's share, taxes, production costs, labor costs... That is, the salary of Higashino Studio, "Winner is Justice" netted more than 50 million yen.

Don't think that's 50 million yen a little bit... You must know that in addition to this money, Higashino Tsukasa also gained a studio that has been run-in.

After "Winner is Justice", the working atmosphere of Higashino Studio is much better than before.

Chixia Yamagami beside him also took the apprentices of the same painter as her, and her painting skills improved by leaps and bounds.

After reading the form, Higashino nodded very calmly: "Very good." ”

His statement made Chixia Yamagami on the side and several other painters who secretly cast their eyes here also breathe a sigh of relief.

Before they knew it, they had already subconsciously followed the pace of Tsukasa Higashino.

"Where's Superintendent Yano?" Tsukasa Higashino put down the form and asked Chinatsu Yamagami on the side.

He didn't see Ryuichi Yano in the office when he came in just now, so he asked.

Although today is a working day, there are only a few SP short videos left in "Winner is Justice", and he shouldn't have much to do.

"Supervisor Yano, I seem to be going to talk about the release of the OP single today."

"I see."

Tsukasa Higashino nodded.

"The Winner is Justice" is also available on sale with OP and ED.

Although it is not a masterpiece like "Lemon", it may not sell many copies by then, but no matter how small the mosquito is, it is still meat, so it is not surprising that Yano Ryuichi will go to discuss this Higashino Division.

This also made Higashino Tsukasa sigh a little.

Yano Ryuichi is indeed the right tool man.

I was able to take care of the company so well in the past few weeks when I was away...

Tsukasa Higashino felt that it was time to give the other party a salary increase and dividends.

Otherwise, I wouldn't be sorry for him working so hard.

"Then I'll wait for him in the office, and if Inspector Yano comes back, you remember to ask him to come to the office to find me."

Tsukasa Higashino said hello to Chinatsu Yamagami and turned and walked towards the office.

In fact, he hasn't been in Higashino's office a few times, after all, he spends most of his time with his own employees to draw original animation drafts, and he doesn't have time to sit in the office at all.

He waited in his office for about an hour, and then waited for Yano Ryuichi.

But...

Well?

Looking at Ryuichi Yano in front of him, Tsukasa Higashino's expression was inexplicable.

"Higashino-sensei." Ryu Yano took the lead in bowing to Tsukasa Higashino with a smile on his face.

Higashino shook his head in response, but soon couldn't help but say:

"Supervisor Yano... Your image has changed... It's a bit big. ”

It is true that the image has changed a lot.

Although the previous Yano Ryuichi was not as handsome as his Higashino Division, he was also a good-looking man, and the most eye-catching thing was his dark and thick hair.

Ryuichi Yano must have been well cared for.

But now...

His hair is indeed still there, but... Why does it feel so much shorter and sparser? It's a little short.

As if sensing Tsukasa Higashino's gaze, Ryuichi Yano smiled and touched his head.

"Ah, that's what you say, Higashino-sensei. I suddenly wanted to change my image, and my wife also said that I felt a lot more energetic after cutting my hair like this. ”

He said so, but in fact, he was still a little helpless in his heart.

If you don't cut it short, you can't do it.

I've been busy with work, and my hair feels like it's going to fall out.

If you don't cut it short, it will look like you're bald before middle age.

He originally thought that if he took refuge in Higashino Division, he would just have to follow behind.

As a result, I didn't expect to be bald before I started mixing...

"That's the case..."Higashino Tsukasa also subconsciously nodded at what the other party said, and then said about dividends and salary increases.

This made Yano Ryuichi's scarred heart somewhat comforted - the boss is not blind and is very sympathetic to his subordinates.

After Higashino finished speaking, Yano Ryuichi took over: "Thank you very much for the salary increase and dividends, but Higashino-sensei... Two days ago, two gentlemen came to the studio to look for you, and it seems that there is something they want to discuss with you. ”

After he said this, he took out two business cards from his arms and handed them to Tsukasa Higashino.

These two business cards are printed with logos that Higashino Tsukasa is very familiar with-

That's a sign that Kumamon greets with a wicked smile.

"Kumamoto Prefecture staff?" Tsukasa Higashino came to his senses all of a sudden.

He has been in contact with Kumamoto Prefecture for a long time, after all, as the image designer of Kumamon, he was asked for a lot of Kumamon image designs.

Kumamoto Prefecture is said to be partnering with Japan Airlines this year to launch a Kumamon-painted plane – apparently, the Shinkansen has caught the sweetheart, so the big brother wants to come and get a kick in with it.

The other party also provided Higashino with the specific dimensions of the Japanese Airlines model, hoping that Higashino could design the aircraft pattern.

It's just that Higashino has been doing things for the past few weeks, so he basically hasn't moved much...

"Could it be that this is the reason for this?"

Higashino's eyebrows twitched.

He remembered that there was still a month or two before the deadline, and even if it was a reminder, it would be too fast.

Tsukasa Higashino flipped through the names on the business cards, and then saw a very familiar person.

Twilight people.

It doesn't seem to be a reminder.

Higashino thought as he pinched his chin.

Twilight Kito is now an important member of the team in charge of Kumamon's operations, and when he came to Tokyo, he must have something to work with Tsukasa Higashino, and he couldn't just ask him to come over with a draft.

And the other party is not in a hurry to contact...

"Twilight-san stayed at a hotel in Tokyo, Higashino-sensei, do you think I need to contact him?"

Yano Ryuichi was not a person who couldn't read his boss's face, so he immediately asked Higashino Tsukasa.

"Well, then it's going to be a hassle for Inspector Yano." Tsukasa Higashino replied.

It's useless to think about it here.

It's better to ask Yano Ryuichi to help contact him and see what he needs.