Neon, Momoyama Town.

Area 15-1 is an ordinary residential area. It is not well-known in the local area, and outsiders have no way of knowing about it.

However, last year, with the release of an anime called "Hyouka", Momoyama Town suddenly became popular, attracting countless otakus to come and visit.

The reason is still because of the animation.

Kyoani Studio, which is famous in the neon animation industry, is located in this residential area.

The popularity of animations such as "Hyogo" and "Tamako Market" has led to the development of surrounding commercial streets and tourism, because many of the filming locations for these two animations are located near Kyoani Studio.

As a standard neon otaku, if you have the opportunity, how can you not visit the holy land?

"Ah this..."

"You're not short of money, right? Why don't you move to an office with better conditions?"

Seto followed in the footsteps of Kyoani President Miki, looked at the surrounding environment, and couldn't help complaining: "Wouldn't it be inconvenient to work in such a remote place?"

"Nope!"

Miki explained with a smile: "Many members of our team live nearby, and it would be more inconvenient to move to other places."

"Besides, for people in our field, it doesn't matter where we work, right?"

"makes sense."

Seto deeply agreed with his explanation.

Animators really don't care about the working environment. Rather than the convenience of urban life, the elegant and quiet environment in the suburbs is more conducive to artistic creation.

Besides, the homes of the production team members are nearby, so it would be inconvenient for the company to move further away.

After understanding these two points, Seto could immediately understand why Kyoani Studio did not move to the Manpower Animation Neon headquarters.

No need to move!

We are quite comfortable here, and the place is very spacious, so why move out? Would it be more comfortable and convenient to move to the headquarters?

"Seto-kun, please come with me."

Because this was Seto's first time to visit Kyoani Studio offline, and in the past he mostly communicated via phone or online, Miki patiently introduced him to the main members of Kyoani.

Kyoani studio is not small.

Although it is not comparable to a behemoth like Wanbao Animation, as an animation studio with more than a hundred full-time employees, it is already quite impressive.

Of course, they also have non-staff.

The so-called non-staff refers to those people who are attached to Kyoani Studio and earn a certain amount of compensation for their work, but are not formal employees of the company and are freelancers.

"The creation of "Tamako Market" was mainly done by ourselves and we did not hire many non-staff members to participate."

After introducing the general situation of Kyoani Studio, Miki immediately said: "But when producing the theatrical version of "Tamaja Love Story", we must use a large number of non-staff personnel."

"Understandable."

Seto nodded.

Kyoani Studio itself only has a small number of people. If they don’t hire non-staff to work for them, how long will it take for the theatrical version to be completed with just these hundreds of people?

"How is the theatrical version going?"

Seto's trip was not just to visit Kyoani Studio, he also shouldered a task assigned by the president of the parent company.

The wise and wise President Gu Miao sent instructions, asking Seto to go find out the general situation of the theatrical version of "Tamako Love Story" and then write a work report to him.

How could Seto dare to ignore President Gu Miao's mission?

After receiving the call, he immediately put down his work, even ignoring the "Inuyasha" that was being serialized, and ran directly to Kyoani Studio.

Miki welcomed his arrival very much. After all, he was his direct superior, so he should be treated warmly.

During working hours, there is no need to drink sake and visit custom shops, but it is still okay to be a tour guide to guide the tour and explain the work content.

"The production progress is very good..."

"With sufficient financial support, the entire project has not encountered obstacles. This is Yamada-san, the director of the theatrical animation."

"Hello!"

"Please take good care of me, President Seto!"

After greeting director Yamada and exchanging a few pleasantries, Seto got straight to the point and said, "Yamada-kun, can you tell me the general plot of the theatrical version?"

"Hey! The timeline of the movie version is later than the TV version. Both Tamako and Mochizo have entered the third grade of high school..."

Yamada narrated the plot outline of "Tamako Love Story" to the two of them.

When entering high school, everyone was worried about their future, and Tamako accidentally expressed her desire to inherit the family business.

At the same time, Mochizo, who happened to live opposite Tamako's house in Tushan Commercial Street, seemed to have awakened to something...

The plot of "Tamako Love Story", to put it in the most understandable terms, is the story of a pair of childhood sweethearts, Tamako and Mokozo, who finally realize each other's feelings and achieve positive results in their youthful love.

Childhood sweethearts lose to the sky?

That's another animation. In "Tamaja Love Story" or the TV version of "Tamaja Market", there is no such thing.

This is a great victory for the Qingmei Party!

The growth of adolescent boys and girls, the delicate depiction of the heart-warming atmosphere like spring rain, and the human atmosphere of the commercial street make this animated film as beautiful as a picture scroll.

This was Seto's first feeling.

It's not like he has never seen excellent animated movies. Born in a big animation country like Neon, he has watched all the animated movies since childhood, at least hundreds of them.

But among the hundreds of animated movies he has watched, "Tamako Love Story" is definitely a special one.

What's special?

The reason is that after watching it, he won't receive too much sensory stimulation, but more of an emotional resonance.

It doesn’t matter if it’s cake or jade.

In the male and female protagonists, he saw the shadow of youth, and it felt very familiar and familiar, as if he was watching his own experience.

“The picture is very clean!”

After praising him, Seto said with regret: "It's a pity that there are not a lot of materials, so I can't see the complete samples."

"no way……"

Yamada rubbed his hands in embarrassment: "We have just started production not long ago, and there are not so many materials for you to watch."

"Haha, I don't blame you, don't be nervous! You have done a great job. I will truthfully report your work situation to President Gu Miao. I believe he will be very satisfied."

"Really?"

"of course it's true!"

Seto smiled and explained: "Don't think President Gu Miao is too scary. He just checks in on the progress of the project as usual and won't pay too much attention to you."

"I can rest assured that."

Yamada breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.

After learning that Seto was actually here for inspection with instructions from President Gu Miao, he became extremely nervous.

President Gu Miao?!

That is a legendary figure! Not to mention Yamada, even Mr. Miki, the president of Kyoani Studio, has never gotten along with President Gu Miao.

Who knows what the legendary president’s temper is like?

If you are dissatisfied with their work, you will be in trouble! If the economy is in a recession and the president is unhappy and loses his job, where can he find another job at his age?

Seto didn't know what Yamada was thinking. If he knew, he would definitely laugh uncontrollably.

Made the president unhappy?

Who are you? President Gu Miao may not even know your name, and even if he knows it, he may not be able to remember it. To make him angry is because he thinks too much.

What's more, from Seto's point of view, President Gu Miao is usually so busy with work, so the "Tamako Love Story" project can't attract any attention at most.

…

Seto thought that Mr. Gu was just asking about the animated theatrical version of "Tamako Love Story" as a matter of routine and would not pay too much attention to it.

But he was wrong.

Not only did Gu Miao take it seriously, she even gave him the instruction to "fully cooperate" after reviewing Seto's work report.

This left Seto a little confused.

Fully cooperate?

These four words are so confusing. Should he try his best to cooperate with the production team of "Okja Love Story"? Or should he just pretend?

Seto, who was unsure of Mr. Gu's attitude, simply made another phone call and asked Mr. Gu about the arrangements for the "Tamako Love Story" animation.

"I ask you to cooperate fully, are you deaf?"

"Since the production progress is a bit slow, won't you allocate manpower? There are so many idle people, except for the "Inuyasha" project that cannot be suspended. Is it difficult to allocate manpower from other places?" Gu Miao said angrily.
To be continued...