Chapter 106: True Truth as Truth
"Mai Iwami, who is this?"
At the Kicha shop agreed upon by both parties, Naoko Sugida meets Maika Iwami, who is said to be the producer of Mad Poihat, and she seems to be a little too young...... Mai Iwami herself is young, and she looks young.
Now Sugita asked about the identity of Miyadai, and the comrade who came with the producer did not sit with them when he entered the store, but found a table and sat down by himself...... Obviously, he had no intention of engaging in dialogue between the two sides.
"He? I guess it's a driver. Iwami Mai didn't go into detail about the intentions of Gong Dai, he was originally here to see the play, so he used such a sentence to cover up his identity.
However, the "driver" was very relaxed along the way, but Iwami Mai felt that her waist was a little tired...... and the "passenger" still had this kind of fatigue, which seemed to be a bit of a loss.
Unfortunately, Miyadai did not have a driver's license and refused to learn any documents that allowed him to legally drive various means of transportation.
And the reasons he lays out are unassailable...... He said he was poor and didn't have the money to learn those things.
Therefore, for Gong Daijiao, the word "driver" must be regarded as praise and praise - before, now and in the future, it is estimated that the great act of "driving" is beyond his ability.
After listening to the introduction of the senior sister, he just nodded slightly to Sugida in a polite response, and then sat on the side with a little "restrained", asked for a cup of black tea and began to taste tea alone.
In every sense, it is more appropriate for him to be "restrained", because judging from the decoration, the store seems to be mainly aimed at female customers, and he should look out of place.
"I'm sorry, I thought you'd come alone." Sugita also felt as if he had chosen the wrong place, so he apologized.
…… However, this emotion is basically superfluous, and in fact, Mr. Gong does not feel any discomfort from it.
"This ...... Don't mind," Iwami Mai naturally expressed her emotions for the palace substitute.
"I'm sure Ms. Sugita already knew the purpose of our coming here beforehand, so ...... I would like to ask you if you are interested in taking a job with us for this show? ”
The two are close in age and both are women, so some things are still easier to talk about, although the identity of Iwami Mai's "producer" seems to be a little higher in the position, but in this situation, the other party can basically communicate on an equal footing without guard.
"Can I see a little more detail about the project?" Sugida asked, wishing she could make a judgment after learning a little more about the animation project.
"Of course, I brought the storybook and some storyboards with me."
In line with the principle of full respect for the other party, Iwami Mai brought these things over and handed them to the other party.
Previously, Sugida had only learned about the outline of the anime "Little Forest", but now she can learn more about it.
Actually, she thinks Mad Poihat's approach to production is a bit odd, not because the three animations they produce are different in style - animation companies always have to experiment with different genres and genres, and that's fine.
And Mad Poihat's three works are all good, to say the least, they have their own strengths. Of course, a little bit of the industry can see that this is because the animation company has fully promoted the principle of "building on strengths and avoiding weaknesses".
The problem is that instead of continuing to dig deeper, they took a step back and made this kind of obviously unprofitable animated film, after clearly confirming that the IS drama was extremely commercially viable...... It is impossible for a commercial company to ignore profitability, and there is at least a 90 percent chance that the film project of "Little Forest" cannot compare with the economic value of TV animation like IS.
Even when she first received this invitation, Sugida thought that Mad Poihat was going to ask her to participate in the production of the theatrical version of IS.
Although the harem does not get much praise for anime, no one can blame commercial companies for profit-seeking...... If IS is making money, then of course Mad Poihat should continue to do so, but now it seems that they are focusing on the "little forest".
But who would have thought that Gong Daiju thought that making a profit was a thing that did not seem too anxious? Anyway, he can always find the most suitable animation project to do, right?
After IS, Mad Poihat will definitely make a good profit, so it always needs to make some technical reserves before the next wave, and making animated films is one such attempt.
Therefore, it is not that Mad Poihat does not have a development logic, but that the logic of Miyadai is based on confidence in the future development trend is difficult for ordinary people to understand.
"There's one more question I'd like to know...... Why did you find me? As he browsed through his hand, Sugita asked again.
If nothing else, there are many high-caliber performers within Kyoto Animation, such as ...... Ahem, there's a name that comes up too often and doesn't seem good.
And Sugida is now only making original paintings, and is not in the ranks of "performances" at all, let alone the issue of popularity. She doesn't think there's anything special about her current self, but Mad Poihat has given her the role of acting in their first animated film, so there needs to be a reasonable reason for such "belonging", right?
This is where she is a little curious.
"Because we felt that your painting style and the way you processed the picture by extension were the most suitable for our requirements." Iwami Mai gave a more sincere answer...... That's what Gong Daiyu told her, and she has now relayed it. And the senior sister feels that there is no problem with the credibility of this judgment.
Because Gong Daiyu does have a "research spirit", she can often see him staring at cartoon discs "doing research", and his demeanor is much more focused than that of otaku.
Then, after a while, he has reached a state that is even higher than the top "painting chef" - he can easily distinguish which picture was painted by which original artist.
Although Kyoto Animation is a company known for its high-quality collective drawing capabilities, his focus is on characters like Sugida.
Therefore, Iwami Mai felt that this was a conclusion reached by Miyadai after research, and there was a "scientific basis...... Poor senior sister is often deceived in such seemingly reasonable places.
"But I haven't done a show job before......"
It seems that someone has systematically analyzed themselves and then come to some conclusions. Although Mad Poihat's choice at this time seemed reasonable, he seemed to be subjected to some analysis without knowing it...... Thinking about it, Sugida felt a little scary again.
"That's why I'm talking about the way you deal with the picture in your paintings." Iwami said that the original painting requires that you must be able to draw, and the performance work is often to tell the original painting where to draw and how to draw, although the requirements of the two are different, but there are some performance styles that can be reflected when they make the original painting.
"So...... Does this Mr. Driver think so too? ”
"Huh?" Iwami Mai didn't think that the other party would ask such a question for no reason.
So I heard Sugita continue, "I really want to remember that I watched an interview program before......"
Well, not only can't he be a driver, he can't even play a driver, because he is the one who has shown his face on TV...... And then it was remembered.