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Chapter 437 The spiritual core has been raised a lot (4000 words)
In fact, there is a premiere ceremony for "Spirited Away" when it goes online.

After all, it was a big-budget movie that cost more than 20 billion yen, and the show still had to be laid out.

It's just that compared to such insignificant things as the premiere, Higashino is more concerned about the box office performance of "Spirited Away".

But at any rate, it was the premiere held by his own studio, so Higashino still went to show his face, and he didn't act as a shopkeeper to the point where he didn't even show his face at the premiere.

There were also many people who came to the premiere of "Spirited Away".

According to Yano Ryuichi, he distributed invitations to many people.

Among them are many authors of "Heshi" comics who are with Higashino, and there are many editor-in-chiefs and editors of various publishing houses. Even Iwazuki Publishing House, which has been dominated by Higashino, is very respectful. Let their new editor-in-chief come over to cheer.

Among them, the one who surprised Higashinoji the most was undoubtedly Osawa Hekichi.

As the head of Fudao Publishing House, his identity is undoubtedly the most valuable tonight.

As soon as he came here, he attracted the attention of many people, including some reporters, who immediately ran over to interview him.

You must know that Higashino's new work has not been published in "Heshi" for a long time, and many people are still discussing whether Higashinoji has broken up with "Heshi", or it would not be like this.

But with the appearance of Osawa Hekichi, these rumors were naturally self-defeating-even the president of the company came out to attend the premiere.

This will be the appearance of breaking up?
Similarly, facing the camera, Osawa Kokichi repeatedly stated that Fushima Publishing House still maintains a good cooperative relationship with Higashino Division.
In the end, Osawa Kokichi also wished "Spirited Away" a big hit at the box office, and then said that the premiere was about to start, and he would go in to watch "Spirited Away".

These words came out beautifully.

Even Higashino Tsukasa couldn't find anything bad about it.

After all, even the head of a company came forward to help support the scene, and the favors sold were too great.

Dong Yesi took this note in his heart.

Except for these big and small people.

Naturally, Higashino Division did not forget to invite some of his acquaintances.

The first is an old acquaintance who took care of him in the old days in Adachi Ward.

The manager of the convenience store, the owner of the fish shop, etc. Among them, the Chiyo mother-in-law of "Hana of Xiajo Town" is in good health, and she feels that she is growing old and strong.

After that, it was someone Dong Yesi knew.

Needless to say, all the staff of Higashino Studio, apart from them, there are also Riko Hasegawa, Koko Mizuguchi and her grandma
Meisa Kuromiya, Yu Suzuki and even Yusaki Nakano were all pulled over by Tsukasa Higashino.

They are also very face-saving.

A group of people came bustlingly, made a symbolic appearance, said a few words of hope and blessing, and then walked into the screening room—they were actually quite curious about what the finished product of Higashino's "Spirited Away" looked like .

As for Higashino Chihaya, Konoe Suzuka, Takahashi Yumi, Fujiwara Aoi and the others
Of course Higashino Division also invited.

Except for Takahashi Yumi, they have been under a lot of study pressure recently, so I just took this opportunity to let them relax.

Of course Higashino Chihaya and the others agreed to Higashino Division's proposal, and as soon as they arrived at the scene, they started chatting and discussing.

"So that's what happened to the movie premiere?"

Takahashi Yumi looked here and there, and found that posters of "Spirited Away" were hung up in many places, which was very novel.

"Relax, we are relatives and friends of classmate Higashino, we must maintain our image! Maintain our image!"

Fujiwara Aoi turned around and scolded Takahashi Yumi, but she also showed an excited expression on her face as she spoke.

She has always been the kind of person who likes this kind of film culture atmosphere, but has never had the opportunity to attend the premiere ceremony-the probability of being drawn is too low.

And these days, she has been studying at home, or doing test papers, she feels that she is going to be suffocated.

Now that I have a chance, of course I have to have a good time.

The few of them looked very excited, and then they heard Takahashi Yumi say 'ah', and then looked at Konoe Lianghua: "By the way, Lianghua, if "Spirited Away" wins the first place this time, Higashino The teacher is going to marry you, right?"

"." Konoe Lianghua didn't speak, but his face suddenly became steamy.

She was thin-skinned, and she didn't dare to tell Ji You in front of her that 'even if she doesn't get the first place, there is no problem in getting married'.

Fortunately, Takahashi Yumi was always interested in everything except sports. Seeing that Konoe Suzuka didn't reply to her, she quickly lost interest, and then pointed at Higashinoji on the other side as if she had discovered a new world: " Look, Mr. Higashino is taking photos with teachers from other comic publishing houses!"

This is also part of the job.

Today Higashino also took photos with many people, in various poses.
He was really tired of tossing about things like this.

Finally, it was almost over here, and I heard Takahashi Yumi pointing there again, which made Higashinoji laugh and annoyed.

This shit.

However, the premiere has been going on so far, and the state is actually quite good.

Of course, Takahashi Yumi's restlessness also attracted some reporters.

They belonged to the kind of reporters who interviewed documentary on the street. At this time, they saw a few girls who looked like high school girls standing beside them, so they naturally became interested.

So he simply walked over, holding the microphone, and suddenly poked Takahashi Yumi who was still chattering just now: "Excuse me, are you the audience who participated in the premiere of "Spirited Away" this time?"

"Huh? I am."

Takahashi Yumi didn't show any timidity when she saw that the microphone was stuck to her mouth, but instead replied as a matter of course.

She is nothing but courageous.

"Which people next to me also came to attend the premiere? Are they friends or..."

"It's friends, they're all here to attend the premiere."

Takahashi Yumi replied indifferently.

Upon hearing this, the reporter couldn't help but look at Yumi Takahashi and Chihaya Higashino, Suzuka Konoe and others beside her, a little surprised.

The probability that the premiere can attract ordinary audiences is very low.

To draw so many people in a row
How low is the probability?

She was a little surprised, but still added: "Those few are really lucky."

"It's not lucky or unlucky. Mr. Higashino invited us to come to the premiere."

Ok?
Originally, the reporter planned to interview the next group of people who participated in the premiere after adding the words.

But after hearing the phrase 'Mr. Dongye invited us', her eyes lit up immediately.

Is there any secret behind this?

How many female high school students did Higashino invite to the premiere?

Was it his friends from school or 'friends' in a deeper sense?
Intuition told this reporter that she should be able to dig out the big news.

But before she continued to ask questions, Fujiwara Aoi couldn't help but patted her on the shoulder seeing Takahashi Yumi who was getting more and more uncontrollable.

Then Fujiwara Aoi replied: "It's like this, we are friends from the same school as Higashino, so he took the initiative to invite us to participate in this premiere."

Fujiwara Aoi's answer is very standard.

She was mainly worried that the relationship between Konoe Suzuka and Higashinoji would be exposed by Takahashi Yumi. That would be a bit bad.

After all, personal privacy should be well protected.

"So it's Mr. Higashino's friend at school."

Intuition told the reporter that this matter should not be so simple, but Fujiwara Aoi killed them and Higashino Tsukasa's classmate relationship, which made her feel a little uncomfortable making up random things.

We can't force them to add another setting at that time, right?

She originally wanted to interview Takahashi Yumi again, and cheated something out of the other party's mouth.

But because of Fujiwara Aoi's serious face, the little girls next to her also held Takahashi Yumi back from her mouth.
This made it difficult for the reporter to say anything, so he could only look for other targets.

"Almost killed by you."

Seeing the reporter walking away, Fujiwara Aoi felt relieved and turned to criticize Takahashi Yumi.

This guy felt that if he didn't hold her back just now, she might have revealed everything about Konoe Lianghua and Higashino Chihaya.

but--

"How is it possible! How could I be so stupid?"

Takahashi Yumi questioned Fujiwara Aoi's concerns.

She is not a fool, of course she knows the importance of protecting personal safety.

It was impossible to tell the truth about Konoe Suzuka and Higashino Chihaya in front of the reporters.

How could it be so stupid?

".Really?"

Fujiwara Aoi had nothing to say about that.

This guy is now swearing, and feels that if someone really gets close to her, she will be the first to betray her teammates.

But now that the reporter has left, it is impossible for Fujiwara Aoi to pull the reporter back and let the other party come back to interview Takahashi Yumi.

"It's almost time for the screening to start."

Konoe Lianghua glanced at the time, said after ah.

In fact, there are still more than 20 minutes before the release time, and no one else is in a hurry.

But Aoi Fujiwara and Yumi Takahashi started arguing endlessly, so Konoe Suzuka simply changed the topic.

Chihaya Higashino also understood what Konoe Suzuka meant, and nodded, "Yes, it's almost time for the show, so let's go in first."

A few people broke away from the topic just now, and walked towards the screening room with their shoulders crossed.

And just as Konoe Lianghua was about to enter the screening room, she turned her head and made a cheering gesture to Higashinoji.

Of course, her little action did not escape Higashinoji's sight.

To this, Higashino Division also smiled, and nodded secretly to her.

Seeing off Wei Lianghua and the others, Higashino continued to smile and chat with the editors of several comic publishing houses in the industry
I have to say that this kind of interpersonal communication is really tiring.

Dong Yesi felt that he was completely pulled out to make a laugh.

But it's impossible if you don't manage interpersonal relationships. This is something that really makes people feel helpless.

After tossing around like this for a long time, Dong Yesi finally sent all the people who should be sent in.

Only now did he let out a sigh of relief.

"The next step is to see the performance of "Spirited Away"."

He glanced at the projection hall behind him, and his mind beat slightly.

As said before.

Osawa Kokichi has great confidence in Higashino Division, and feels that the other party can be regarded as a national scholar in Japan's current comics industry.

Therefore, he also attaches great importance to "Spirited Away" produced by Higashino Division this time.

Even if it is a newcomer's new work, he has high hopes.

If it weren't for Dong Yesi's refusal to accept his capital injection, he would have invested money in "Spirited Away" long ago.

When the movie officially starts.

Osawa Hekichi found that he still underestimated Higashinoji.

What kind of new work is this?

Everything from the storyboard to the cut is smooth and smooth.

Even if you don't watch the plot, just watching the storyboard and high-frame-rate animation is enjoyable.

"It's really good."

As the president of Fushima Publishing House, Osawa Kokichi has a very high vision.

His 'very good' has a high gold content.

But
Looking at Osawa Kokichi, he frowned. After hesitating for a while, Osawa Kokichi changed his evaluation from 'very good' to 'excellent'.

Soon, he seemed to have discovered something again, and he flicked his fingers a little surprised.

"It's interesting."

Originally, he thought that "Spirited Away" was a very ordinary sub-supplied animation.

But now after watching the plot of "Spirited Away" and various hints in the plot, Osawa Kokichi discovered that the spiritual core of Higashinoji's work is definitely not that simple.

The plot of "Spirited Away" is not complicated, on the contrary it is very simple.

The story begins with a very ordinary family.

Ogino Chihiro is also a little girl who transferred to other places.

At the beginning of the film, it just tells the story of Chihiro's father who strayed into the world of gods because of "cutting corners". In the end, the two parents turned into pigs because they ate food for the gods.

The beginning of this story can be regarded as taking care of children's understanding ability.

Anyone who steals other people's things casually will be punished. The idea is simple and straightforward.

But this is not what Osawa Hekichi really cares about.
It is a hint of Chihiro's father's "cutting the corner" at the beginning of the story.

This reminded him of Japan's bubble economy at the end of the last century. Didn't Japan at that time also cut corners, and in the end the entire Japanese economy was in vain, with homeless people everywhere?

But this alone does not mean that "Spirited Away" wants to express this kind of thought. After all, it is just a shortcut, and it is also found in other works.

But then, Chihiro's father said, "It's okay, eat whatever you want, anyway, I have a credit card, so I can pay for it." ' That made Osawa Hekichi frowned.

Isn't this the common view of people in the bubble economy era?

No money?No problem, big deal borrowing.

And in the following episodes of Chihiro losing his name, the faceless man, etc.
All of these make Osawa Kokichi feel that Higashino seems to want to use this work to imply that the era of the bubble economy has passed and people have lost their way forward.

if so
"Then the meaning of this animated movie has been elevated a lot."

Osawa Hekichi sighed in his heart.

I really didn't expect Dong Yesi to give him such a big surprise again.
If I had known earlier, Higashino Division should have agreed to his capital injection.

He felt inexplicably regretful.

　Thanks to Hellcat for the reward!Thank you so much!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)