August 4, 1994.

4:50 p.m.

Tokyo.

Studio Ghibli.

"Suzuki-san, do you want a bottle of Yakult?" Miyazaki took apart a row of Yakult next to him, picked up one jar himself and handed the other to Toshio Suzuki.

The latter glanced at it.

"Whose is this?"

"Who does he belong to?" Hayao Miyazaki also glanced at the man's drawer, "It seems to be Tanaka." ”

"Oh. No wonder. I think it's her too. Toshio Suzuki didn't care about that.

Tanaka is a new girl at Studio Ghibli, and she usually likes to bring some snacks to share with everyone, and she is also a guy with a sweet tooth.

According to her, if there is no sweetness in your mouth when you work, you will not be inspired at all.

There is some scientific basis for this claim, because the human brain is consumed a lot when it is working, and sugar can effectively replenish energy and promote the secretion of dopamine.

In such a state, people's minds become more agile.

"But next time, I'll bring some snacks." Toshio Suzuki felt a sense of apology in his heart.

Hayao Miyazaki takes other people's snacks to share, and it's not a matter of one or two days.

In a previous life, there was a documentary called "The Poppy Blooming Hillside: The 300-Day War Between Father and Son", which clearly recorded the whole process:

His son Goro Miyazaki was the director of the animated film, but because he was afraid of Miyazaki, he covered the storyboard with a cloth, and Miyazaki, in order to be able to peek at the storyboard, pretended to go over there to visit and discuss, and found a bag of candy from a staff drawer.

Miyazaki hamster was not polite, scattered the candy in a circle, and finally handed a few to his son.

That scene was really cute and funny.

……

The two of them each held a bottle of Yakult and sat down in their chairs, waiting for the PV of "CLANNAD" broadcast by TEPCO tonight.

Loving Pokeni's games is one thing, but more importantly -

This is Miyazaki's own making.

Hawkers~ It's not exactly what he made, but he is the painting supervisor, whether it's the game or the PV, the painting style and storyboard are basically done by Hayao Miyazaki.

So the quality of PV is directly related to him.

At the same time, because this is the first game he participated in the production, Miyazaki seems extremely excited.

The time came to 5 o'clock, and CLANNAD's PV was officially broadcast.

I saw that the picture was white.

In the middle is a big ポケニ logo.

And in this white, there was a rain of light (light jade).

At the same time, the melodious BGM sounded:

"I have a clear and transparent dream

It was an eternal tenderness

A faint breezy sound

Calling from above

If you fly into the sky like this

You can get there anywhere

swaying in the wind in the light

All my thoughts and words

I will be able to convey it to you without reservation

……”

This song is called "Happy Island", and it is a song that Aoji Won hummed according to his memories, and then handed it to Atsushi Shirakawa and Jun Asaeda to complete together, and then sung by Yuko Miyamura.

In the previous life, "Happy Island" was the opening OP of the cartoon "clannad".

At the same time, it is also one of the interludes in the game.

The melody of this song is quite beautiful, because the warm and healing singing voice can tear the audience's pain even more, and as long as you hear it, you can't help but cry and think of the plot in the anime.

So Qing Zhiyuan was also emotionally moved when he sang.

Of course, Atsushi Shirakawa and Atsushi Asaeda don't think so.

The pitch is still accurate, but I always feel that something is not right.

Later, after the composition was finished, the voice actor Yuko Miyamura sang it again, and everyone praised it: Wow, is it such a good song?

In short, as soon as this BGM sounded now, the hearts of the two old men sitting in front of the screen were moist.

It's called "Happy Island", but it makes people feel the sad atmosphere of this game.

Of course, there is also a certain reason because they have seen the script.

"Is this snowing?" Toshio Suzuki asked with a blank face as he sipped his yogurt.

"How can this be snow?" Hayao Miyazaki glared at him reproachfully beside him, "This game is the story of spring." It's raining light these days.

emmm…… It seems to be called light jade again.

In short, this is the wish of the people in the town, also known as the light of the heart. ”

"Oh~ I see." Toshio Suzuki nodded.

"Suzuki, haven't you read the script?" Miyazaki asked, somewhat dissatisfied.

"I forgot, I'm getting older."

"......" Miyazaki wanted to say something, but the words still choked back.

[When you're old and can't remember things, then take a good rest, why do you have to work? 】

I almost blurted out, something like that.

When you think about it, Miyazaki feels that she is about the same age.

Sometimes Miyazaki even thinks that Toshio Suzuki's role in Studio Ghibli is more important than himself, without Miyazaki, animation can still be made, without Toshio Suzuki, then there is a lack of very good producers.

So, let's hope this guy stays with Ghibli more and works until he retires with him.

Uh-huh.

……

The two men turned their gaze to the TV.

With the sound of BGM, the scene in the game is also changing.

The sky was full of light and jade, and above the treetops was a gray-white sky.

The whiteness makes people feel a tingling in their eyes.

At the same time, as the camera followed the light jade as it fell, there was a large sea of flowers on the ground, which was blown by the wind and turned up waves in waves.

The whole picture is very beautiful.

Then the characters appear one by one.

The name of the corresponding CV is also written below.

But it is by no means the CL painting style in Qing Zhiyuan's memory, but it has a strong Miyazaki style.

The light is more layered, and the colors of the characters are softer and richer, which is closer to the faces of Miyazaki's characters.

The eyes are not the kind that take up half of the face, but each one has its own characteristics, but they are very bright.

The eyes are bright.

This is the first feeling of Toshio Suzuki when he sees the characters.

It's not empty and big, it's not blue water like waves, it's shiny, just one glance you know that these characters have souls.

……

After these characters flashed, a monologue of the male protagonist sounded in the picture:

[I hate this town]

[Because it's full of memories I want to forget]

[Go to school every day]

[Day after day]

[Is there really a day of change?]

This monologue is unusually depressing, and the main color is also gray and white, which makes Toshio Suzuki frown.

Miyazaki is a guy who can accept such a game arrangement.

You must know that Miyazaki hamster is the kind of person who has to show endless hope in desperate situations, and even if the protagonist has a tragic fate, he must also muster up the courage to live.

But the script looks ......

How to put it, you can feel the sad and depressing atmosphere from the beginning, and if you don't have a little cheerful element, I'm afraid it will drive people crazy.

And just when he was thinking like this, a beautiful scenery appeared in the sight of the male protagonist.

Under a row of cherry blossom trees, a shy maiden stood.

The original color is grayish-white.

But at this moment, it lit up.

[On this day, I met her]

[It was from this day that I climbed this long mountain trail with her]

[Perhaps, this is our story, right?] 】

At this point, the picture is white.

Then the words pokeni appeared in it.

[CLANNAD, a story that tells a warm and healing story, a life galgame that cannot be missed]

【Furuhara Tsubaki's comeback】

[Selling at major game stores will start on September 5th, welcome to come]

……

"Huh? That's gone? ”

Toshio Suzuki was a little dumbfounded.

It's like sitting in a movie theater, watching an opening scene, and before the specific plot develops, the result is gone.

"PV in less than a minute, what do you want to see?" Hayao Miyazaki said.

"I ...... There has to be something to convey, right? Toshio Suzuki said, "PV only has a campus, where boys and girls meet, and there is an indescribable light jade...... Overall, the picture is very beautiful, but I always feel that I have seen it as if I haven't seen it. ”

"It's okay to have a sense of atmosphere, it's originally a story of boys and girls." Miyazaki retorted.

The fun of the game itself is to let the players experience the story.

According to Miyazaki, some things have to be hidden as much as possible.

BUT IF CLANNA HIDES THE ENDING, IT'S ACTUALLY A VERY CHEERFUL CAMPUS TYPE GAME, BUT IT LOSES ITS OWN CHARM AND VALUE.

Miyazaki leaves it blank here, and only conveys the atmosphere through graphics and music, which is actually equivalent to protecting the game.

Or in his opinion, it would be enough.

"Hmm...... That's right. ”

However, Toshio Suzuki always suspects that such a small amount of information is actually relying entirely on pictures and characters to establish attraction.

The setting of the plot is not revealed at all, is there really no problem?

Although the sense of atmosphere is indeed conveyed as Miyazaki hamster said.

But is it in place?

Toshio Suzuki was actually skeptical.

But well......

For Pokeni players, just the 4 words [Furuhara Tsubaki] are enough.

……

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I can't bear it.,Get up tomorrow morning to finish the remaining 2 chapters.。

Thank you

See you tomorrow (end of chapter)