Animated films, if generally referred to, are movies made with animation, if they are not so strictly divided, what we commonly call Naruto, Conan, Dragon Ball Theatrical Edition and OVA are actually a branch of animated films.

But if you want to divide it strictly, then animated films refer to large-scale movies made in the form of animation, namely Japan's "Castle in the Sky", "My Neighbor Totoro", "Your Name", China's "Havoc in Heaven", "Toy Story", "Ice Age" in Europe and the United States... Only this kind of production can be regarded as an animated film work in the strict sense.

The animated film that Hosokawa Koharu is talking about here is naturally not an explanation like a theatrical version or an OVA.

Rather, it is the division of "Castle in the Sky" and "My Neighbor Totoro" in the strict sense below.

Originally, Tsukasa Higashino thought that he would have to work harder to make "Midnight Bell" really appear on the screen and harm his Japanese friends.

As a result, it now seems... Seems like the hope is about to be fulfilled in advance?

It is conceivable that if it succeeds this time, it is estimated that there are many people in Japan who will tremble under the image of Sadako. 、

And the benefits that animated films bring and the fame that can be gained in the end are also immeasurable.

Don't you see that animated movies such as "Castle in the Sky", "My Neighbor Totoro" and "Howl's Moving Castle" are all popular in the Celestial Empire?

So this is really a good thing that keeps Higashino in good spirits.

However, Higashino Tsukasa was not carried away by this sudden surprise.

He just groaned and asked, "Has the plan been passed?" Hosokawa editor? ”

There are a lot of these things in Japan.

Submitting a business plan is only the first step, and if it can't be approved, then the business plan is just empty words, just waste paper.

"It's news from the editor-in-chief of Urashima, so it shouldn't go wrong."

Hosokawa Koharu over there answered Higashino Tsukasa excitedly.

In fact, Hosokawa Koharu was stunned when he got the news today.

Because Urashima Publishing House was only promoting the OVA of "Midnight Bell" before, many of the editors in charge of the following are also thinking about what will happen after the OVA of "Midnight Bell".

So when the animated filmization of "Midnight Bell" came out, many editors in the editorial department were stunned, and then looked at Hosokawa Koharu with envy.

Hosokawa Koharu has only been in the company for more than half a year, that is, eight or nine months.

But her performance is incomparable to many senior editors, and now if she wins the animated film sponsored by Sharp...

Then Tsukasa Higashino under her hand... Higashino Printer... I feel like I can change my name.

It is safer to change to the Higashino money printing machine.

However, Hosokawa Koharu did not exaggerate in the call with Tsukasa Higashino, she thought for a while before adding:

"It's true, now it's just for us editors to see the business plan, and whether it will succeed or not depends on how the people above operate. Well, I'll ask the editor-in-chief Urashima tomorrow. ”

And...

"Higashino-sensei... You're too calm, aren't you? ”

Hosokawa Koharu couldn't help but cough twice.

As an adult, she couldn't help but be excited when she heard such news.

As a result, when it came to the side of Higashino Division, he was only silent for a while, and the tone of his voice was still the same as usual.

This made her a little inexplicably envious.

"It's not calm." Higashino Tsukasa laughed twice: "Before signing the contract, no matter how good it is, it's actually empty words." ”

In his previous life, he had seen several friends learn this kind of lesson.

A few people came to them hoping they could help design some gadgets.

These people are full of good words, saying that they will definitely sign a contract, and hope that they can help first.

At that time, several of Higashino's good friends had just entered this industry, and they were naturally not very familiar with this kind of thing, so they made some designs and waited for the other party to come back.

But in the end, those people didn't come back, but just called, saying that the client had given up.

Therefore, before the practical legal basis is in hand, no matter how powerful the rumors are outside, it is actually equivalent to a pipe dream.

Hosokawa Koharu over there quickly hung up the phone, and Higashino Tsukasa couldn't help but shake his head, and then glanced out the window.

Animated films...

If only it could be done.

I wonder how many TVs will be murdered?

Tsukasa Higashino looked forward to it inexplicably when he thought about it.

But expectation is expectation, work is work.

Higashino just thought about it, then lowered his head and continued to draw the manga "Winner is Justice".

To be honest, this manga is adapted from a Japanese drama, and its rhythm is also very biased towards the rhythm of a Japanese drama.

It's definitely not difficult to adapt it into a Japanese drama... When it's over, maybe someone will ask Urashima Press to produce a Japanese drama?

"Thinking too much." Higashino shook his head with a smile.

This must be the result of the animated filmization of "Midnight Bell" that Hosokawa Koharu said before, which makes him uneasy now.

After all, Higashino Tsukasa is just an ordinary person who knows a little about comics, and it's actually normal to be a little distracted when you hear this kind of news.

He threw all these thoughts out of his mind, patted his face again, and then focused on his mind and continued to draw "The Winner is Justice" in his hand.

......

Following.

Hosokawa Koharu set off from home with dark circles under his eyes.

Her face was quite puffy, she should have stayed up all night.

But there's no way around it.

Ever since she learned about the project of Tsukasa Higashino's "Midnight Bell" animated film, she didn't have the heart to sleep, and her mind was full of 'animated movies' and 'animated movies'.

She quickly left the house and drove to Urado Press—the first time she had ever gone to work so fast.

Hosokawa Koharu got on the elevator and soon arrived at the entrance of the editorial department.

Then, without saying a word, she opened the desks of the various editors and walked in the direction of the editor-in-chief of Urashima.

Urashima, who was looking down and didn't know what to look at, looked up.

And then...

"Uh..."

Looking at the editor-in-chief of Urashima, who was about the same color as himself, but also had dark circles and a puffy complexion in front of him, Hosokawa Koharu couldn't say the questions on his lips.

But if she doesn't say it, it doesn't mean that the editor-in-chief of Urashima doesn't speak.

"Editor Hosokawa, you should have come here to ask about the "Midnight Bell" animated movie, right?"

Editor-in-chief Urashima saw Hosokawa Koharu's thoughts at a glance.

To be more precise... Basically, anyone can see Hosokawa Koharu's thoughts.

After all, the dark circles under the other party's eyes are scary... It's about the same as myself.

But...

"It's a pity that I haven't received any news from my side for the time being, but the good news is that the project was proposed by Sharp Corporation, and if we are willing to negotiate on our side, the success rate is very high."

"Sharp Corporation again?"

Hosokawa Koharu was really a little speechless.

This... You, a leading boss who mainly sells TVs, why do you keep thinking about Sadako of Higashino Sensei?

You must know that the character of Sadako Yamamura written by Tsukasa Higashino has a very famous title among Japanese youth.

She was called the 'TV Killer'.

In other words, electronics companies that make profits mainly from the television industry... On the other hand, when it comes to working with 'TV killers', the contrast between them is too great.

Could it be that the main thing is to play a contrasting cute effect? Let the image of Sadako advertise their TV sets?

"There should be news this afternoon." Editor-in-chief Urashima didn't care about Hosokawa Koharu's idea, although he himself was a little confused.

Whether the project is submitted or not, whether it is passed or not, whether it is negotiated or not, these are not only made by him, the editor-in-chief, but there are actually people above him, the editor-in-chief.

In this regard, Hosokawa Koharu, who got this result, also nodded and stopped asking about this matter.

It all depends on whether the news comes in the afternoon.

She sat back in her seat and began her absent-minded work.

This situation continued until about four o'clock in the afternoon, when the desk of the editor-in-chief of Urashima, which had been idle for a morning, suddenly rang.

All the editors stopped what they were doing almost at the same time, and all of them looked curiously at the situation on the side of the editor-in-chief Urashima.

"Midnight Bell" is a national horror comic that is still very popular today... The result...?

Is it according to the original plan of Urashima Publishing House, just release a few words of OVA and end it unremarkably, or will it be put on the big screen and bring a terrifying feast to the people of the whole country?

Everyone wants to know the results.

Feeling that he was so in the limelight, the editor-in-chief of Urashima was also a little helpless, but he quickly shook his head and regained his calm mind.

After all, he is the editor-in-chief of Urashima Publishing House, and he has seen too many ups and downs, and this kind of thing is not enough to make his face change greatly.

He picked up the phone, and then leaned closer: "Hey? I'm Kohei Nagaurashima, editor of Urashima Publishing House's weekly "Bad Cold", may I ask who you are...? ”

"Sharp Corporation's... Oooooooo Fortunately, I will be honored. ”

"Yes, um... It's really an independent work created by Mr. Higashino.,Yes,Yes,Yes,"Midnight Bell" is also widely praised in the industry.,It's a national-level horror work outside.。 Higashino-sensei is also an experienced and popular author... It's no problem at all with the style. Mr. Higashino is just a high school student, and basically all the things that your company considers are not there. ”

"Well... I understand. Good. I'm also bothering you over there, and I hope you can provide the corresponding venue tomorrow. ”

The editor-in-chief of Urashima coped with them one by one, and his tone was calm, and the editors next to him were envious.

Sure enough, he is worthy of being the editor-in-chief, the aura is different, even in the face of such a large enterprise, his face is red and breathless, and his psychological quality is really good.

It is... Why do the eye circles seem to be a little dark? Did you not sleep well?

Before they could finish thinking about it, the editor-in-chief of Urashima above had already hung up the phone and exhaled heavily.

Then he coughed and began to announce: "The project plan for the animated film of "Midnight Bell" has been passed, and the two sides have reached an agreement, and they may have to go there to discuss some matters in detail in the near future." ”

Passed...

"I actually passed." Hosokawa Koharu is a little dreamlike.

Since reviewing the first episode of "Midnight Bell", she has imagined the future of this work countless times.

But no matter how much she thinks... I didn't expect that "Midnight Bell" actually won the qualification of an animated film.

"I have something to say to you, editor Hosokawa."

Urashima's editor-in-chief called Hosokawa Koharu over: "The plan was indeed approved, but the other party also made a request to meet Higashino-sensei, after all, most of the writing of animation scripts was drawn by the original author." ”

Animation script, this position is actually similar to that of a screenwriter, mainly to draw the general direction of the plot, the storyboard and light transmission that need to be used.

But specifically, the work required for an animated script is slightly more detailed than that of a live-action screenwriter.

To give a very simple example, the same road scene, a film and television script shot by a real person, if there is no plot need, it can not be stated whether there are pedestrians passing by, or how many pedestrians will pass.

Animation scripts, on the other hand, determine whether pedestrians are required to pass by and whether vehicles are required to pass by. If you are not sure, it will be difficult for the people involved in the animation.

And the other key animation supervisor is similar to the position of director.

Generally speaking, most of the animation scripts are the responsibility of the original author.

That's why Sharp asked about Tsukasa Higashino's resume.

Unless the publisher or investor really doesn't trust the original author, they will arrange for other animation script writers to make the script.

If during the production of the movie, the paparazzi exposed the style problem of Tsukasa Higashino... That's really tossing the animated movie "Midnight Bell" to death.

In addition, there are authorization contracts to be signed on the side of Tsukasa Higashino, so it is natural for the other party to want to see Tsukasa Higashino.

"I see." Hosokawa Koharu didn't dare to be sloppy on this issue, she nodded, and then stepped back from above and called Tsukasa Higashino.

"Hello?" Tsukasa Higashino's voice soon came from the other side of the phone.

Listening to Tsukasa Higashino's voice, Hosokawa Koharu adjusted his breathing slightly, and then said to Tsukasa Higashino on the other side of the phone-

"Congratulations, Mr. Higashino, the animated film project of "Midnight Bell" has been passed, and it has basically been decided. All that remains is to discuss the distribution of benefits and the refinement of the various treaties. ”

"Really?" Tsukasa Higashino was a little surprised.

He didn't expect the results to come out so quickly.

But since it passed, it's a good thing.

So he also thanked again and again: "Thank you editor Hosokawa for informing me, it's really a surprise." ”

Hosokawa editor laughed hehehe: "Mr. Higashino doesn't need to thank me, how hard you work, I can see it, "Midnight Bell" can get such a result, it is deserved." ”

"But until then, I still want to tell Higashino-sensei... Will you be able to spare some time tomorrow? A representative from the main sponsor, Sharp Corporation, would like to meet you. ”

And...

Hosokawa Koharu thought about it, but still reminded Tsukasa Higashino: "You should have been recommended as an animation script writer by then... The workload can be a bit overwhelming. Also, Mr. Higashino, do you have any similar experience in animation scripting? ”

yes...

It's okay to have Tsukasa Higashino as the author of the animation script.

But does he have that experience?

After all, the position of animation scripting... There are still some differences from drawing comics.