Best wishes for animation production

Maybe it's due to global warming.

Gu Xue always feels that the four seasons are becoming increasingly unclear and the boundaries are becoming blurred.

When visiting the shrine, she wore a kimono.

But it feels okay.

But during the Chinese New Year, when Gu Xue went out, Gu Rou turned out her down jacket and put it on her, and she still felt chilly.

If that makes sense, it's winter after all.

After the Spring Equinox.

That's outrageous.

It’s too cold in the morning to wear a sweater.

It’s so hot in the afternoon that I wear a T-shirt.

I have to put my sweater back on again at night...

I can be brave enough to take a cold shower today, but I can be too timid to take a shower tomorrow...

The weather is hot and cold.

What stands out is a repeated horizontal jump.

It's like being sick.

This torturous weather lasted for a long time.

Then.

It's May.

Summer arrives unexpectedly and suddenly.

It was really sudden.

The coat that I had worn only a few days ago was suddenly no longer needed. Watermelon became the most popular fruit overnight, and short skirts seemed to be coming out again...

And the weather changes in May.

It was like a switch had been turned on.

The temperature is out of control.

It started to keep climbing...up.

The occasional rain no longer brings a refreshing feeling but makes the next day even hotter.

The end of June, the day of the summer solstice.

The temperature reached its peak.

The sun scorches the earth.

The whole city seemed to have become a steamer.

Also on this day.

The air conditioner in YUKI studio...

broken.

…

YUKI Studio.

Inside the office of the studio, which is known as ‘Schrödinger’s Dragon Cave’.

Gu Xue, who was wearing cool clothes, was fanning herself with a small fan in one hand and drawing quickly with a pencil in the other.

Drawing with one hand is actually quite difficult.

The main reason is that if the drawing paper is not pressed down, it will easily move as the wrist turns. It is very troublesome to adjust it as you draw.

But no matter how troublesome it was, Gu Xue couldn't paint with both hands.

Because it's too hot.

If it weren't for the small fan that provided a bit of coolness.

Gu Xue felt like she was going to have a heat stroke.

On days like this, the air conditioner actually broke down, it was so miserable!

The trouble that arises from this is not just that the paper will run away when painting with one hand.

Gu Xue finally managed to become absorbed in painting.

A drop of sweat slowly slid down her face and landed on the drawing paper with a splat.

Gu Xue was shocked and shrank her head back.

But it was too late.

"ah……"

Gu Xue looked at the sweat falling on the original painting paper and felt a little irritated. Even someone like her who easily gets lost in concentration when working couldn't stand it.

Boom boom.

There was a knock on the door.

Gu Xue dropped her pencil and simply stopped drawing. She shook her small fan vigorously and said, "Please come in."

The door is opened.

Yu Jingyao walked in. She looked at Gu Xue and asked worriedly: "Xiaoxue, is it okay?"

Gu Xue's little face was now covered with sweat.

A few strands of hair stuck to her face, making her look quite embarrassed.

Although if you think about it from another angle...she is quite sexy like this.

But it's still really worrying.

"It's okay." Gu Xue replied weakly.

When the air conditioner broke, she wasn't the only one to suffer. Everyone in the studio was suffering.

Gu Xue was very embarrassed.

Yu Jingyao was not much better in front of him.

"You can take a rest for a while. If that doesn't work, you can go home. I reported the air conditioner for repair, and they replied that it should be repaired today."

"Just go home, ah, it's a building, and it's really outrageous that the air conditioner in our place is broken... Are you being retaliated against?" Gu Xue shook her head, and then couldn't help but complain.

"Who would want to take revenge on you?" Yujing Yao smiled, took out a tissue, walked to Gu Xue and wiped the sweat from her face, "It's just a natural disaster, it will be repaired soon."

"I hope so." Gu Xueqiang cheered up, "Sister Yujing, what do you want from me?"

When it came to business, Yujing Yao straightened his expression: "Didn't you sell the comic copyright of "Five Centimeters Per Second" to Daqiao Publishing House last time? Miyamoto Fumihi deliberately suppressed it for more than a month, and now it is ready to be published. Opposite What you mean is that you want to bundle the comic with the upcoming animation "My Youth Love Story Has a Problem" for promotion. What do you mean..."

"Bundling them for publicity? What kind of genius marketing is this?" Gu Xue had a headache. "You also mysteriously said you would give me a surprise. What kind of surprise is this? Bundling them together? How to bundle them? The two works are different in terms of style and core, okay? good."

"At least they are all drawn by you." Yujing Yao joked, "This is what they have in common, and they are all about love. Miyamoto Fumihi said that the slogan was all thought out for you, and the genius animation director Gu Xue devoted her wholeheartedly to it. A love two-parter or something.”

"Bah!" Gu Xue spat fiercely, "She's not ashamed, but I'm still ashamed. She has two love stories! Aren't you afraid of being criticized? The two works are really different in terms of style and core. People who read the comics won't You will definitely like the animation "Guo Qing". People who like the animation "Guo Qing" may not like "Five Seconds". This forced binding is shameful..."

"Xiaoxue...you don't understand this." Yujing Yao did not side with Gu Xue this time, "The animation that is about to be broadcast now is not as popular as the comics recommended by several idols during the New Year. Bundling them together is just right. You can ride on the popularity. Besides, isn’t the animation positioned as a light comedy about youth love? That can just detoxify people who have read the comics, killing two birds with one stone.”

"..."

Gu Xue understood what she said, "Sister Yujing! Are you a teenager!?"

"Oh, don't say it so harshly... If you are absolutely sure that you absolutely don't want to do this, then... I'll go to Miyamoto Fumi and retract my words and say we don't agree with them, okay?"

After Yujing Yao said something embarrassingly with a lot of premise, the topic changed again: "However, Daqiao Publishing House, where Miya Fumihiro works, is currently the chief executive of the production committee and is also the publisher of comics. When we say we don’t agree... it’s a little less effective.”

"..."

Yujing Yao was talking about this, what could Gu Xue say.

"Ah... ok..."

"Are you angry?" This was the first time Yujing Yao bypassed Gu Xue to make a decision since she came to YUKI Studio. Although she acted calm, she was actually quite panicked.

"No, actually, if I think about it carefully, what you said makes sense..." Gu Xue is not the kind of arrogant person. Although she doesn't want to admit it, she has to admit that riding on the popularity of "Second Five" and then bundling it for publicity is indeed helpful. When it comes to animation promotion, this is an indisputable fact.

But Gu Xue really didn't like this method.

This can be regarded as a minor flaw in her character.

In modern society, this kind of thinking is quite unnecessary.

After all, no matter how fragrant the wine is, it is afraid of having a deep alley, otherwise there would be no such thing as an unpopular masterpiece.

She was also aware of her shortcomings, so she asked Yu Jing Yao to be responsible for the daily operations of YUKI studio. Otherwise, it would be better to leave Yu Jing Yao to Gu Rou's side to help Gu Rou.

However... just because you're aware of your shortcomings doesn't mean you can definitely correct them.

When Gu Xue just heard Yu Jingyao's words, she objected at the first moment and was reluctant.

I feel ashamed to do so.

Realizing that there was really no way to change, I resigned myself to my fate.

It was only later that I realized that this kind of publicity was actually beneficial.

But even so.

She still feels very awkward...