Best wishes for animation production

It was already past seven o'clock in the evening when Gu Xue, Ei Sato and Hiroshi Misawa walked out of the editor's office.

We found a random restaurant to have dinner.

The three of them had to rush back to the studio without stopping.

This is the case with animation production. The later you get to the later stage, the more problems there will be and the busier the staff will be.

Especially the main creator.

"Little Witch Academia: Magic Parade" is currently in the advanced stages, due to various reasons...well, mainly because of outsourcing. It is inevitable that it will also encounter the situation of being chased by the construction schedule and the main creator is getting busier and busier. .

This is also the reason why Miss Mihara did not follow Gu Xue to the editing studio.

After all, Hiroshi Misawa is a show, and the specific progress management is still the responsibility of the people in the production department where Miss Mihara works.

Because of outsourcing, Chisa Mihara is really busy now.

The reason why Gu Xue brought Sato Ei here was because the latter had made rapid progress in the past few months, and had specifically mentioned the idea of ​​developing into acting, so Gu Xue brought her along this time. There is also the thought of cultivating her and taking her out to see the world.

Gu Xue is relatively open-minded in this regard.

After all, she herself is very young.

I certainly won’t say that I care about Sato Ei because she is young and has only been in the industry for a short time, or that I think she is too ambitious. Gu Xue can still see her progress.

Young people dare to take the lead in the world.

and.

A lot has happened these past few months.

Compared with other things, Sato Ei's matter is really just a small matter.

Gu Xue was just a little bit satisfied.

After returning to the studio, Gu Xue threw her aside, leaving her alone with a meowing look on her face, and went straight back to her office.

After more than half a year of development, the size of the studio has doubled compared to when it was first established at the beginning of the year, with the number of people reaching 39.

Currently, the studio has seven people in the art department, three in the photography department, and four in the production department. Five months ago, there were fourteen people in the animation department, eight of whom were promoted to original painters. Now there are six people left, and the work The most important original painting department in the room currently has sixteen people.

The rapid increase in the number of people means that expenses are also increasing exponentially. The monthly salary alone costs hundreds of thousands, plus supplies, venue rental fees, daily expenses, etc...

These are all money, and while Gu Xue feels distressed every month, she also has to read a bunch of reports.

Although it is just a passing glance, it is indeed more important than Sato Ei...

After all, it's all money.

During this period, Gu Xue was really tired. It was very tiring. She had to be responsible for both her works and the operation of the studio. She was physically and mentally exhausted every day. Although she had grown a lot because of this, she wanted a manager. The staff's thoughts are getting stronger and stronger.

It's a pity that I have never been recruited.

Boom boom.

Just as Gu Xue was flipping through the report that was like a heavenly book, Misawaguang knocked on the door and walked in.

Gu Xue put down the report and asked softly: "How is the situation of the second group now?"

Because the number of people in the original painting department increased, Gu Xue, driven by an inner thought, split the original painting department into two. One group was in charge of Gu Xue and Mihara Chisa, and was mainly composed of the group of people from the beginning of the studio's establishment. Responsible for painting most of the scenes in "Little Witch Academia: Magical Parade". As for the original paintings that had just been promoted, they were all given to Hiroshi Misawa and a newly recruited production person. Recently, the studio gave them an animated commercial with a very small budget and a very short duration for them to practice.

Because most of them are newcomers, there are quite a few problems. After all, they are promoted too quickly, even if they have previous experience in animation production.

Misawa laughed at himself: "It's much better than before. At least I don't have to worry about cerebral hemorrhage for the time being..."

"Give them more tolerance." Gu Xue advised, "If you want to develop, this situation is inevitable. You also know the outsourcing situation. It is really unreliable. The studio still needs to cultivate its own talents. , Moreover, we can’t let them idle, let me make money..."

Misawa Hiroshi: "...I know, but I'm just a little irritated. You can obviously finish something in a few hours, but they still irritate your eyes after two days of painting, and you feel unbalanced."

Gu Xue said softly: "That's how I came here too."

"..." Misawahiro thought back to the eye-catching original painting that Gu Xue drew before "This Uncle", was silent for a while, and nodded with deep approval.

Suddenly I felt mentally balanced.

"Stay with it for a while longer. I know it's hard for you. You have to be responsible for new people and you have to participate in the production of the "Little Witch Academia" theatrical version animation. But this is only temporary. I promise, "Little Witch Academia" the theatrical version After the production is completed, Zhongzhen’s original paintings will be free, and those in the animation department will gain enough experience and be promoted again, so they won’t have to worry about having no one to guide them. At that time, I will find someone to be responsible for guiding new people.”

"Don't worry, I understand, and I have no complaints."

Misawa heard the implication of Gu Xue's words and quickly waved his hand.

"That's good..." Gu Xue breathed a sigh of relief and then asked, "How is the background department doing?"

After all, Gu Xue's energy is limited, and she is an original painter. Therefore, during the production process of "Little Witch Academia", her focus was entirely on the studio and painting links. Although she participated in other links, she served as He is still the one who comes up with ideas and requests, and Misawa Hiroshi is still responsible for the specific tracking.

Misawa smiled and said: "The outsourced background has come back, and there are basically no problems with the part that the studio is responsible for. The background of the entire theatrical version of the work has been roughly completed. I have to say that the several artists who joined us have joined us. It’s really great.”

"At least it's the most worry-free." Gu Xue smiled bitterly, "The background has been completed, and the coloring is not difficult. The outsourcing company is quite reliable, and I haven't encountered any problems. There is Mr. Yamamaru in the photography session, so there shouldn't be any big problems. Then...all that’s left is the outsourced original paintings and animations.”

"Sorry." Misawa showed an embarrassed expression and apologized.

He was the one who found the outsourcing company in the first place.

"I don't blame you." Gu Xue shook her head, "Outsourcing is just too unreliable. Although I was mentally prepared to pay tuition, I still didn't expect that I would have to pay so much. If you didn't outsource it in batches, If we kill multiple animation companies, we will be wiped out, bullshit..."

"If it was just the animation session, then forget it. I didn't expect those original paintings... I paid them several times the money, but they told me that they couldn't draw it. Is it because my expectations of them are too high, or are they really too high? It’s too weak…”