With the end of many affairs, life seems to have returned to its former peace.
Kato Yusuke just got out of the Kyudo Tournament and the Fusugawa Annual Meeting, and he immediately plunged into the studio and started busy.
Hasumi Kanoko brought information about outsourcing companies for everyone to choose from.
There are three companies A, B and C.
Company A is a well-established company in the industry, and its main business is animation. It has many strong creative teams, and the quality of the animations it produces is well-known and gets stronger over time.
Company B started out specializing in outsourcing projects. Although it has participated in the production of several hit works, most of them have received mediocre response and are tepid.
Company C has not been established in the industry for a long time, and its main creative team is relatively young and can be regarded as the latest cutting-edge. The quality of its works is good and bad, with occasional revivals and sometimes collapse.
Friends have different opinions on which company to choose.
Some people admire big companies and big productions.
There is support for a steady and steady approach.
There are also people who like surprises.
Kato Yusuke thought about it carefully and finally chose Company A as the studio’s designated outsourcer.
Although the quotation it gave is almost the sum of the two companies B and C, it is the most reliable safety card, and there will be almost no mistakes.
After all, the outsourcing company industry is very deep, and there are both reliable and unreliable ones.
For those that are reliable, the quality of the works produced can basically meet Party A's requirements. As long as they don't pay special attention, few people can tell that it is produced by an outsourced party.
As for the unreliable ones, they may have already found a new partner from the moment they took the case, and will continue to outsource it, which is the so-called second-tier dealer.
If it is any less reliable, there might be three or four dealers.
If you go on like this step by step, you can naturally imagine what will be made in the end.
——It’s just a piece of shit.
In fact, this is also the only way for many small companies.
I initially gained experience by taking on outsourced work.
Once I have a little bit of foundation, I will start taking on projects and projects on my own.
If you find that you cannot complete the project on your own after accepting the project, you will outsource part of it until you are truly capable of being independent.
In such an environment.
If you don't carefully identify the pros and cons, you may be led into a trap accidentally.
Let’s not talk about the lack of quality at that time. If it affects the construction period and causes the work to be delayed, it will definitely be worth the loss!
Of course, Hasumi Kanoko had already made up for the precautions in this regard in advance, and even conducted an on-site investigation.
The three companies that were selected in the end are all relatively reliable, and there is basically no Russian nesting doll situation.
In addition, these companies themselves tend to cherish their feathers. If they find another company because of a not-so-difficult outsourcing job, it would not be enough to embarrass themselves by telling them.
"In short, this is basically the case. We choose Company A."
"Okay, then I will contact the representative of the other company now."
After Kato Yusuke made his decision, Hasumi Kanoko stood up and left the conference room.
Kato Yusuke turned to look at the members of the art club.
In addition to Eiri and Mayu Sagara, Izumi Hashishima also followed his brother to Tokyo and will stay here until the end of the winter vacation.
He pondered and asked: "Yinglili, how is the progress over there? Is there any problem?"
The person involved was eating potato chips. When he heard his question, he swallowed the potato chips in his mouth in several mouthfuls, then sat up slightly to answer him.
"...It's nothing. Generally speaking, all the characters' vertical drawings have been completed. Now it's time to prepare Furukawa Nagisa's CG1."
Kato Yusuke nodded and asked, "What about Mayu and Dekai? Did you encounter any difficulties?"
"Me me me~"
Mayu Xiangra immediately raised a hand, "Teacher, I have some ideas on the storyboards. Can you tell me about them when you have time?"
Next to her, Izumi Namishima stretched out his hand and pulled her arm, saying, "It's no longer possible, Sagara-san, the teacher is talking about game production now."
"Hey, we are just assistants. If there is no progress with Kashiwagi Eri-sensei, it won't be your or my turn to take action. We can only learn, right?"
"Uh-hu-"
Even though this was true, Yinglili was still choked to the point of being speechless for a moment.
"Ah, that's not what I meant, Mr. Eri Kashiwagi!"
After reacting, Mayu Sagara quickly made up for it:
"You just need to take your time. Chuhai and I have been able to imitate a little of your brushstrokes.
Don’t worry, we can help you with drawing and coloring at any time~!”
It was okay if she didn't say this, but when she said this, Ying Lili suddenly felt even more sorry.
"I, I'm going to draw now...!"
Not caring about fishing leisurely here anymore, the person involved hurriedly ran out of the conference room holding his own potato chips after saying this.
Mayu Sagara and Dekai Hashima exchanged glances, apologized to everyone, and hurriedly followed.
Following closely——
"Then let's go do our own work."
Yoshida and An Yilun also got up and left together.
In the blink of an eye, there were only three people left in the conference room.
"Well, Yusuke, I just thought about it and made a production schedule. Do you want to take a look?"
As Kei said this, she handed the prepared form to someone.
Kato Yusuke took it over and took a look.
On the paper with the scent of ink, the work plans of various departments are recorded on it.
For example, which part of the plot should be written in the script?
For example, which original paintings should be submitted specifically?
For example, which stage of the program should be completed.
These tasks are listed one by one according to specific days.
While Kato Yusuke was looking through his daily schedule, Megumi was also looking at him.
Naturally, the girl's eyes fell on his left wrist, or rather on the extra bright silver watch.
There was a faint thought in her eyes, and then she heard this sentence.
"What? Do you care about the gift I gave Yu-chan~Kato-san?" Shiyu asked with deep meaning.
The voice was not loud, just enough to keep it between the two of them without being heard by Kato Yusuke.
"...Although I do care a little, I don't care as much as Kasumigaoka-senpai thinks." Megumi answered her with the same volume.
"oh?"
Shiyu raised the corners of his lips with interest, leaned over and asked, "What do you think of that watch? Does it look good?"
As if she wasn't used to being so close, Hui moved her body slightly to the side and hummed.
"... Even if you ask Kasumigaoka-senpai, to be honest, I don't know much about watches, but they look pretty good."
"Haha~ Kato-san, you have a pretty good sense."
Shiyu sighed artificially.
"Oh, actually I have been choosing this for a long time before. I can only say that choosing a gift is really a troublesome thing. Fortunately, my boyfriend and friend like it quite a lot, and that's enough."
"Oh~~That's right, that's great."
Hui responded lukewarmly, as if she had no intention of continuing the topic.
However, Shiyu didn't want to let her go easily.
"So, my Yuu-chan has just won the individual championship in the National Advanced Kyudo Competition, and it's a rare Christmas. Haven't you, the vice-president, thought of preparing any gifts for him?"
"Hmm... Regardless of whether I am prepared or not, I don't think I have to answer Kasumigaoka-senpai, right?"
"...It sounds like you are really ready?"
Shiyu couldn't help but frown, "Kato-san, are you really planning to seduce other people's boyfriends?"
Hui looked at her with no emotion, her expression remained calm.
"First of all, Yusuke and I have been partners long before you started dating; secondly, I don't have the kind of plans that Kasumigaoka-senpai said, and finally..."
She looked at the reluctant Shiyu and said softly: "Senior Kasumigaoka and I have different views on some things, so you don't need to worry so much about my threats."
At the end of the sentence, there was a hint of warmth in his voice.
Shiyu's brows furrowed deeper and he added: "...I don't know what you are thinking, but Yu-chan belongs to me."
Hui tilted her head slightly and asked with her mouth: 'What about Hasumi-sensei?'
Shiyu narrowed his eyes, with a bit of coldness in his eyes, and said without giving in: "No matter what, I will always be his publicly acknowledged girlfriend."
Hui nodded lightly and did not argue.
Faced with her dull reaction, Shiyu couldn't help but feel slightly blocked, "...Why don't you refute?"
Hui didn't say anything, but gave her a strange look, as if asking, "Should I refute here?"
This light and gentle reaction made Shiyu even more unhappy.
She couldn't explain why, but she always felt that the other party's attitude was as if he was sure that he would win, full of confidence.
Glancing at Kato Yusuke, who was still concentrating on looking at the form, Shiyu focused his eyes on the face of the girl in front of him again.
She thought for a moment, then raised the corners of her lips again and said with contempt:
"...Forget it, Kato-san, just continue to be so awkward. It doesn't matter if it's not me, there will always be someone who can cure your arrogance."
"..."
After hearing this, Hui frowned slightly, with incomprehensible emotions hidden in her eyes, but she quickly returned to normal.
"Senior Kasumigaoka, you are free to think what you want, but I also have my own ideas, so you don't have to worry about my affairs."
After finishing speaking, he turned his face to the side and said no more.
…
the other side.
In the room of the programming department.
An Yilun also looked at the girl in front of him, and couldn't help but tremble slightly in his heart.
The person involved was holding a blue envelope in his hand, looking at him with a pair of big watery eyes, and making such a request.
"So, Senior Renye... please accept this!"
"Go...to the sea...?"
Faced with this special event that only appeared in beautiful girl games, he, who had been single since birth, was so excited that he opened the envelope tremblingly.
A blue and silver paper coupon immediately came into his eyes.
"...Is this...a club admission ticket?"
"Yes~!"
Ignoring his dumbfounded reaction, Izumi Hashishima straightened up, his face filled with joy, and his tone filled with uncontrollable excitement and excitement.
"Actually, my brother helped me register for this winter COMI!
On the second day of the event, "FANCY WAVE" in East Building 04a will be my booth! Seniors, please come and see me!"
"Well……?"
An Yilun also blinked blankly, his eyes switching between the ticket in his hand and the girl's face, and asked in confusion:
"You said signing up...wait a minute! Does this mean the kind of doujinshi sales activity? Do you plan to publish the book yourself?"
"Yeah! That's it~!"
Haidao Dehai held a small fist in front of his shoulder and said happily:
"I will publish a doujinshi of "Little Love Rhapsody" at that time, and the drawing will be Mikiya, one of the third-generation characters that was just launched this year~! If you are Toruya-senpai, you must know that, right?"
"I still know "Little Love Rhapsody", but..."
An Yilun also took a deep breath and said with a wry smile:
"Besides playing games, can you first explain to me what you are going to do at the exhibition? Isn't this too sudden?"
"Ahaha~ That's right!"
Hashima Dekai nodded heavily, very consciously moved a chair to sit down, and began to explain.
"Well, in short, since my brother and I both planned to participate in this winter COMI, my brother asked me if I wanted to take a look at it myself, so I agreed."
"Isn't this too casual -!?" An Yilun also complained vigorously.
"Really? But I actually went out to events with my friends in Nagoya~ But it's still very different in Tokyo, right?"
“That’s not the problem—!
Even if you suddenly say that you want to participate in an exhibition or something, isn’t it going to be Winter COMI soon? Are your works ready?”
"Ah, there is no need to worry about this senior, because I have been drawing all the time, so I should be able to catch up with the activities...probably."
At the end of the sentence, Hashima Dekai's tone became slightly less confident.
An Yilun also opened his mouth, but in the end he still couldn't bear to expose her, so he asked instead: "What about printing? How many copies have you printed?"
"Yeah~ I printed fifty copies!"
"Fifty books...?"
"Yes! Because my brother said that "Little Fantasy 3" is very popular now and there are many people who like it, so I printed a few more, but I don't know if I can sell it smoothly, haha..."
"That's it..."
Although Bo Daochang was talking excitedly, An Yilun calmed down instantly and showed a caring look.
Honestly.
When he heard Namishima Iori's name, he originally thought that the other party would set very high standards for his sister, such as printing hundreds or thousands of copies.
After all, that person has now managed to become a representative of a very popular club by some unknown means, and he handles and operates popular works that have sold tens of thousands of copies. Naturally, he can no longer be considered based on common sense.
But for a newcomer like Hashima, if she sets the standard so high and ends up with poor sales, it will only severely damage her confidence.
Because of this, he was so flustered just now and wanted to go to Hashishima Iori immediately to talk.
You must know that it took a lot of effort for him to cultivate such a satisfactory disciple as Hashima Dekai. If he was finally beaten to the point of collapse and even left home, who would he ask to reason?
He, An Yilun, would never allow this to happen!
However, when he heard that there were only fifty books to be printed by Bo Dao going out to sea, he suddenly became calm.
After calming down and thinking about it, location 04a is just an island area where small groups gather. It is the worst location on Comiket.
Let alone the "rouge en rouge" located in the gate area, even the "egoistic lily" occupying the wall area is out of reach.
Most of the people who will be assigned here are the kind of enthusiasts who generate electricity for love. In the end, they may not even be able to sell a single work, and they are just joining in the fun.
Since Bo Island's sea voyage is assigned here, there's no need to worry about anything.
‘Let’s just think of it as letting her gain experience and communicate with her peers.’
An Yilun also thought this while looking kindly at Bo Dao Chuhai in front of him.
"Okay, I will definitely go to support you then! I look forward to publishing the new issue you drew."