The shocked An Yilun only recovered from this fact.
Although he did know about the popularity of the other party's works on the Internet, when the specific data behind it was actually put in front of him, it still gave him a great shock.
Don't blame him for being insensitive to this aspect.
As a lawful otaku with his own ethics, the works he enjoys are all for all ages, but he doesn't pay that much attention to adult-oriented works.
Although he had the urge to taste the forbidden fruit, he was restrained by his long-term persistence.
That's why he seems a little slow to the achievements of his friends around him.
However, as a partner with a common pursuit, he didn't mind sending him a blessing.
So he took a deep breath and said: "All those who are facing the battle are arrayed in front. Damn it, let me explode——!"
"You did the wrong printing, Aki." Kato Yusuke reminded casually, stretched out his hands, made a 1 with his left hand and a 9 with the right hand, and then grabbed it on the index finger of his left hand with his right hand, with the thumb raised upward.
"That's how it should be, but you did it the other way around."
"Damn it, there must be something wrong with you, right!? You actually know so much about otaku knowledge, you simply got the wrong template! It's really despicable!!"
"If you want to blame it, blame yourself. Even I have watched "Naruto"."
After the ridicule, let’s get back to the topic again.
Facing his scrutinizing gaze of "What are you going to do?", An Yilun was slightly speechless for a moment.
Then he took a deep breath.
"I see--!"
He put his hands together on the ground in front of his knees, facing Shiyu in a sitting posture, and said seriously: "In any case, you have to convince Shiyu first, right? Please forgive me for my immature remarks just now, although it was suddenly
It’s a bit presumptuous to mention this, but can you please help us play games together?”
After saying that, he lowered his head slightly as if sincerely.
No matter what thoughts he had in his mind, he still couldn't say it shamelessly now, asking two business authors to lead him to create a game that would be interesting even though the profit was uncertain.
After all, neither Kato Yusuke nor Shiyu are related to him, and their relationship is not so good that he can command them at will.
Not to mention that this project is still based on the story told by one of the parties, so it is reasonable to have requirements.
Therefore, all we can do is make requests from the bottom of our hearts.
"Well, if you just polish the original story frame a little, it's not that difficult. And I'm also a little interested in Kato-san's plan, so I can accompany you."
Shiyu said calmly, and raised his hand to stop A Yirunya who wanted to celebrate loudly, and turned his eyes to Kato Yusuke.
"——But." She changed the topic and said: "Programming, art, sound, script, in addition to what you just said, there is also the most important part of budget. What are you going to do? Kato-san."
"Speaking of this, I still have a lot of salary from last month's work in my living account, which I can use..." An Yilun also raised his hand silently.
Shiyu gave him a funny look and said something incomprehensible: "It's better to keep the little money you have to buy animations. Student Ethics, you have to know that other people may have bigger ideas, right?"
"Bigger? What does that mean?"
"You still thought that what you were going to do next was a fan game, right?" Faced with An Yirunya's question, the girl asked with a strange look on her face.
Then he opened his lips lightly: "After listening to Kato-san talk so much, if you still can't understand the concept of this being a commercial work, maybe I should re-rate your IQ."
"Eh——? Wait a minute, is what Shiyu-senpai said true? Kato??"
"As expected of my senior sister, have you been seen through?" Kato Yusuke smiled and praised.
"Even Kato-san, I would be angry if you looked down upon me like this. Besides, you didn't want to hide it at all, right?" Shiyu pretended to look at him displeased, but the corners of her mouth slightly raised, revealing a beautiful smile.
radian.
So Yusuke simply said bluntly: "Although the details still need to be worked out, I will spend 12 million to complete this project."
Boom!
The stoneware tea cup in his hand fell to the ground, making a silent sound.
Fortunately, it was not broken because it was not high, but the tea inside spilled on my pants.
But An Yilun didn't care about this. He just asked with a trembling voice in shock: "112 million——!?!?"
Then he fell into some kind of fantasy and kept mumbling something. He didn't even respond to the tissue paper Sayu handed him to wipe his clothes.
He looked like he was cut off from the outside world.
Although his reaction was not as strong as his, after hearing Kato Yusuke's personal admission, even Shiyu slightly opened his eyes in surprise, and then thought for a moment and said:
"Isn't this a bit too risky? After all, it's basically all your savings, right?"
Because I knew about the agreement between him and Eiriri's family during Natsu Comi, I could come to this conclusion with just a little calculation.
Kato Yusuke nodded in affirmation. In fact, even including the bookstore's follow-up book payment next month, the funds in his hand are only a little over 10 million.
On top of this, we have to ensure the living expenses, but fortunately, this money will not be spent all at once, but will be spent slowly as the development of the game progresses.
In the meantime, you can still rely on the continuation of the book to continue to recover blood, so there is no rush.
According to some surveys on the Internet, the figure of 12 million is not high in the field of commercial Galgame production. If you want to hire well-known painters and scripters, the cost will be even higher. It just so happens that he himself
The conditions are met.
If you really want to lose face, even the identity of "Eromanga Teacher" can be used for publicity.
Works from popular book painters will give you the ultimate warmth and healing.
I guess it can attract some attention.
In short, if you save, you will make money, and the saved expenses can be used to hire music companies to compose music, and hire well-known voice acting firms to dub.
This wave.
Him, Kato Yusuke, Tenhu.
"-Having said that, this is only a temporary idea. The specifics are still open to discussion. At least I will not make a hasty decision until the situation becomes clear."
"Well, that's good if you think so."
Shiyu said with concern: "After all, this level of investment is completely a commercial work. Even if it is really done, it should be entrusted to a more professional company..."
"Wait a minute, forgive me for not agreeing--!"
An Yilun, who didn't know when his soul returned, also interrupted her and said: "Listen up, whether it's Kato or Shiyu-senpai. According to my many years of experience, even well-known game companies have made shit.
do.
There are cases where works that cost a lot of manpower and financial resources end up selling less than other people’s works. So even a professional company doesn’t mean it’s completely trustworthy!
In the end, the game still depends on whether it is interesting or not. Those big companies just have more experience in planning and analysis. But now that the industry continues to slump, even these advantages are very weak.
In other words, it is no different from a fan club. It can also be said that everyone has returned to the same starting point. However, with the amazing painter "Eromanga" and the super writer "Kasumi Shiko", we have a natural advantage in this regard.
.so--!"
He slapped the table and said in a high-spirited tone: "Even we can definitely make the strongest Galgame that everyone will love!!"
The sonorous and powerful words echoed in the room, which was deafening.
The scene fell into silence for a moment.
Knock-dong, knock-dong.
Until there was a dull knocking sound on the wall.
"Wow, your voice is too loud, An Yi-kun, you will disturb others!" Sayu reminded him as if he had just woken up from a dream, pressing her hand to signal him to keep quiet.
"Yes, I'm sorry——!" An Yilun immediately clapped his hands to apologize to the neighbor.
Shiyu narrowed her eyes and glanced at him, "Hey, Ethical Lord. I have something to ask you about what you just said. Could you please turn around and talk?"
"...Yes?" The other party turned around and looked at him doubtfully.
"I'm just asking straight to the point. If there's any offense, please bear with me."
"Huh?"
Without giving him a chance to speak, the girl asked straight to the point: "The reason why you talk so much is not so much that you are giving advice to Kato-san, but actually because you want to personally participate in a commercial work of this level, right? And you don't have to."
Contribute money and effort.”
"Why is this like this? I also want to do my part!"
"Oh——? Then apart from the scripts and art that Kato-san and I are responsible for, I wonder which of the remaining programming and sounds can you be responsible for?"
"That...like assistants and deputy directors...?" An Yilun also asked cautiously.
"So that's it, he's a slave, right? He's self-aware."
"No, so you seem to have heard wrongly..."
"What? Did you just say something?"
A cold and biting gaze came towards me.
"No~ not at all."
The scene was completely immersed in the questions and answers between the two people.
Facing Shi Yu's full aura, a weak otaku obviously couldn't resist, and could only shrink back in defeat, as if he was being punished to kneel down.
"Furthermore, no matter how disappointing the game company is, it doesn't seem to be comparable to a fan club formed by high school students, right?"
"But there are also high school students in that "rouge en rouge"...? Senior Sister Shiyu." An Yilun also raised a hand tremblingly, but he still said he was imitating.
The girl who thought of a certain name through this group organization glanced at that person, and then continued to show her cold tongue.
"...Is that a special case? Or do you think you are better than Akane Benisaka in this aspect?
"Uh... no, it's a bit disturbing to be compared to the fan queen without authorization."
""If this project is entrusted to a professional company, there will be no chance to participate in it." This is probably what you are thinking, right?
Although I can't understand your feelings, if you lose such a large amount of money due to your suggestions..." After saying this, Shiyu paused for a moment, and his eyes became a little strange.
"Loss, if you lose...?" An Yilun also swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
The girl whispered in a nonchalant tone: "Private lending? Or selling kidneys? As an advocate, you should also bear the corresponding responsibilities, right?"
"Hey——! It's too dark, senior! Don't be like that, please spare me!"
An Yilun finally realized from this that the heart of the person in front of him was darker than the black hair on his head and the black stockings on his feet.
It seems like a dark demon hiding in the bottomless darkness, which makes people feel chilled all over.
"puff……"
Sayu couldn't help but laugh out loud after witnessing this scene, "Aki-kun is very interesting, like a comedian."
For An Yilun, who was currently trapped in hell, the girl's silver bell-like laughter was tantamount to the dawn from heaven.
Even if the words didn't sound like compliments, he didn't want to let go of this opportunity.
Then he moved his body to the vicinity of the other person, reached out and grabbed someone's shoulder and shook it, "Hey, Kato, you know me, right!? Even if you don't need any reward later, please hurry up and help me learn from Shiyu."
Sister, please explain~~~!”
Kato Yusuke raised his hand to push away his arm, turned his gaze to Shiyu, and said warmly: "Thank you for your suggestion, senior, but I am still going to try this game myself, sorry."
Then he added: "Of course, if it's really impossible, I won't force it, so don't worry, after all, you still have the basics of doujinshi, so you won't end up living on the street."
After hearing this, Shiyu turned her eyes to him, "Do you think this is okay? Sayu."
"Huh?"
Sayu, who was suddenly asked, showed a little surprise on his face, then nodded vigorously and said, "No problem~! I believe in Yusuke. Even if he fails in the end, it doesn't matter, because I can also raise him~"
After saying this, she burst out laughing happily,
That happy smile made Shi Yu couldn't help but squint his eyes slightly, and replied lightly: "Hmm... Is that so? It seems like I'm meddling in my own business."
Kato Yusuke shook his head in denial: "That's not the case. It should be said that it is precisely because of Shiyu-senpai's joining that I am 80% sure, so thank you."
"~~Hmm."
A slight blush suddenly appeared on the girl's snow-white cheeks. She hurriedly raised a cup of tea to cover it up and said calmly: "... Even if you praise me like this, it won't do any good."
"No, getting Xia Shizi is already the biggest gain."
"——!"
The tea in the cup suddenly started to slosh.
Subconsciously I wanted to touch my pocket.
But then I remembered that I didn’t bring a voice recorder with me when I went out today.
Shiyu suddenly felt unhappy, but because he was talking to Kato Yusuke, it didn't show up.
The two began to discuss the script.
Looking at the scene in front of him, An Yilun, who had been forgotten aside, suddenly realized a serious problem.
When a "director" with no skills but no enthusiasm collaborates with a master painter and a super writer, what is the chance that his opinions will be adopted during the production process?
Even if he thought with his feet, An Yilun felt that the probability was infinitely close to zero.
What?
You said you want him to feel at ease?
It is impossible to make soy sauce, and it will be impossible to make soy sauce in this life.
In order to let his right to speak in the future be taken seriously, he immediately began to think hard.
'Speaking of which, is there anyone around me who is willing to take care of my preferences in this regard?' An Yilun also thought about it, and then a brilliant golden color appeared in his mind.
hiss……
He couldn't help but take a breath when he thought of a certain existence, and finally came to this conclusion with a bit of toothache:
——Although it needs to be driven by tribute, if that person is there, you should be able to ensure that your opinions will not be easily ignored, right?
Then he raised his hand and said: "Well! I know someone who can definitely help. Can she also join us?"
Kato Yusuke and Shiyu, whose conversation was interrupted, turned their attention to him.