There is nothing wrong with the training method of the Justice Messenger

"Since the two exorcists have said so, then let's do this."

When the two exorcists agreed with each other in their statements, no outsider could question the characterization of this third-category spiritual disaster. When both Tsuchimikado Natsume and Li Nian said that the murderous demon had been exorcised by them, the case could be considered closed.

"By the way, about the unconscious mother and daughter..." the police officer asked another question.

"Don't worry, there's nothing wrong with their bodies. They will wake up naturally soon."

Li Nian answered calmly.

“Really?” The police officer, who had not shown any troubled expression when facing the corpse, felt an immense headache when he thought about what would happen next and frowned: “Alas… this gives us some time to think about how to tell them the bad news…”

"..."

This was also Li Nian's concern. Since the mother and daughter were not seriously injured, the reason why their awakening was delayed was actually a deliberate arrangement he made, because he rarely heard their sad cries after hearing the bad news.

"Then I will take my leave first.

Thinking this way, Li Nian naturally did not plan to stay any longer. He had already done what he should do and there was no reason to stay. He immediately said goodbye to the police officer and Tsuchimikado Natsume, and without waiting for a reply, he turned around and walked away.

Tsuchimikado Natsume shouted hurriedly.

"I believe we will meet again!"

Li Nian didn't think there would be any chance for him to meet her outside of work, so he waved his hand without looking back and left these words.

"The main premise is that you don't die accidentally before then... You should also go back early and think carefully about what I said."

……

……

In the afternoon, Li Nian returned to Sakurasou.

The incident handled today was no different from any previous commissions, and it didn't take Li Nian much effort. But for some reason, this trip back and forth made Li Nian feel more tired than ever before.

He was just about to go back to his room to rest, but when he passed the living room, he was stopped by a voice.

"Oh! Newcomer-kun is back! Come here!"

Li Nian turned his head and saw that the person who greeted him was Kamiigusa. She and Mitaka were sitting at the dining table. On the table in front of them was a laptop and a stack of printed paper with many traces of writing and drawing on it.

"what are you doing?"

Asked this, Li Nian had already roughly guessed what they were doing, so he changed his mind and went back to the dormitory, and walked over.

Ren smiled and said, "Oh, you're finally back. You looked like you were very tired. I couldn't find you in your classroom. I asked and you said you disappeared at noon. Did you go to work in the afternoon?"

"Oh, yes... and you went to my classroom on purpose. It sounds like you were in a hurry to find me?"

Li Nian walked behind them and casually brought up his work, silently looking at the computer screen of Shangjingusa's laptop. The software was running and the sketches of the characters were drawn on the blank panel. Li Nian turned his eyes and noticed that the stack of printed paper in front of Ren was the manuscript of "The Fallen Demon King and the Dumb Brave Man". There were many marks between the lines and some small words were written next to it.

"Wanted to tell you that we have started working on the animation." Ren said.

"It looks like that... Let me make it clear first, you can just treat my original work as a decoration and change the plot as you like."

"You're disassociating yourself from the beginning... I can see that you really don't like the hassle. Normally, shouldn't you be in high spirits?"

Of course Li Nian would not admit it and just laughed it off.

"Senior Ren, what you said is wrong. I am very interested, but I know that I am limited in my ability. It is better to leave it to professionals. Isn't this to give the two seniors the greatest degree of freedom and let you do what you want?"

"That's possible!" Kamiigusa nodded in agreement: "With what you said, Newcomer-kun! Then I can do it with confidence!"

"I'm curious about when you didn't feel free to do something, Umiigusa-senpai... Since Umiigusa-senpai said so, does that mean there's really nothing for me to do?"

Ren smiled helplessly.

"I'm glad you told me to do it, but I'm sure I'll have to consult with you about some things. It's impossible to do it without you. There are so many things that require your help. Please be mentally prepared for this in the future."

"real or fake……"

"Really? So please don't put that "Wow, this is so annoying, can you please stop looking for me" expression on your face. To be honest, it's really hurtful."

"I'm not showing it on my face... Of course I don't mind helping, just let me know if you need me. But let me make it clear first, I don't really understand your animation production process, so I can only help you to a limited extent."

"I know. Don't worry. I will consider this and discuss this with you... First of all, I read your book yesterday. It's really better to see it with your own eyes than to just hear about it. It is indeed an excellent work with a charm that can deeply move people. No wonder Misaki fell in love with your story at first sight. I also felt my heart pounding after reading it."

"Please, man, don't say that you're so moved by my expression... Anyway, thank you for the compliment."

"But there are some places where I don't understand very well. Before writing the script, I need to discuss it with you, the original author, and further consider some details... But let's not talk about the script for now. Misaki and I have discussed it and we already have a general idea of ​​how to make the animation..."

"Yes, yes! It's my turn, it's my turn!" Kamiigusa raised his hands impatiently, took over the topic and said excitedly: "I plan to make a short story of about 30 minutes first! Do you think it's okay, Newcomer?"

"thirty minutes?"

Li Nian was very surprised: "Is it too long?"

"What are you talking about, Rookie-kun? It's already the limit to compress the entire story into 30 minutes!"

"No, but isn't this a bit of a workload...?"

Although Li Nian is a layman, he also knows that animation production is not that simple. There is a basic common sense that a smooth 2D animation is actually stacked up frame by frame. There are frames in one second, and more than frames in minutes. Of course, the actual number of paintings is not that exaggerated. Even so, it would undoubtedly be an extremely difficult task for Kamiigusa to do it alone. This is just the painting alone, not counting the effort required for other steps in the process. If they really want to make it, they must spend time piling up...

"I want to make it within two months!" Ueigusa made another bold statement, limiting the time to a certain range, and added: "I also want to make a fight scene in it! Bang-bang-ding-dong, super gorgeous!"

“…I think it’s physically impossible.”

It is a fantasy in itself for two people to make a 30-minute animation within two months. Kamiigusa even wants to insert a super gorgeous fight scene in it. Even though Li Nian does not know the details of animation production, he understands that it will undoubtedly increase the difficulty of production to a higher level and the workload will increase further. Even if Kamiigusa Misaki has a great ability in animation production, it is impossible for her to do it.

"Don't worry, it's okay. Two months is plenty of time." Queren smiled and shook his head.

"Why are you saying the same thing, Senior Ren?" Li Nian frowned, "There are only two of you, right?"

Ren shook his head.

"There are more than two people."

"...Want to include Shiina-san?"

"I will definitely ask Shiina-san to help... but that's another matter. We also know that it's impossible for just a few of us to make a 30-minute animation in such a short time."

"So?"

"We plan to find a specialized animation production company to cooperate with."

As soon as these words came out, Li Nian was stunned. He immediately understood why Kamiigusa said that a 30-minute animation could be produced in two months. Indeed, with the help of a production company, if a large amount of work was handed over to their team, it would be very likely to be completed within two months. It could even be said that it was more than enough...

"Wait, wait, wait, is it necessary to rise to that level? If this is the case, it can no longer be considered as staying at the level of personal improvisation, right?"

Li Nian suddenly felt something was wrong. He originally thought that Shang Jinggusa just wanted to make an animation for fun, but it seemed that she actually wanted to make a much bigger scene than he imagined?

Chapter 176 The Foreseeable Future

"What are you talking about, Newcomer-kun?"

Ueigusa tilted his head in confusion, as if he didn't understand what Li Nian was talking about.

"I mean, is it worth it for you to go to such great lengths to do this? And even invite a professional animation production company to participate?"

"Of course it's worth it!"

Being looked at by Shang Jinggusa with a puzzled expression as if "What nonsense is this person talking about?", Li Nian didn't know what to say.

Ren said with a wry smile.

"Since this is something Misaki wanted to do, she must have gone for the highest level of scale. She didn't intend to make it into a full-fledged animated film of more than an hour and a half. This is already a sign of her restraint."

Kamiigusa pouted with a dissatisfied expression.

"That's because the newcomer is too short!"

"Please make it clear that the subject is my work when you say this... There's nothing I can do about it. After all, it's a story that ends in one volume. How long do you expect it to be?" Li Nian shrugged. "Okay, I understand what you mean. If this is what Senior Kamiigusa wants to do, probably no one can stop you. Anyway, I already know that you want to make a [big one], but let's take a step back. The premise is that you really find an animation production company to cooperate with you. So, can you find one?"

Ren said firmly.

"If it's Misaki, it would be easy to find a company that is willing to cooperate with her plan."

"..."

Li Nian thought about it speechlessly and found that it was really the case. If she were an ordinary high school student, it would undoubtedly be a hopeless thing to find an animation production company to cooperate with to complete the project she came up with. She would only be regarded as a joke by others. But Kamiigusa Misaki was different. This person certainly could not be treated as an ordinary high school student. Her talent as an independent animation producer was well known to everyone. In fact, the works she and Mitaka Jin produced in the past had been favored by animation production companies and made into commercial animations. They were a huge success and sold very well, as if mocking the sluggish industry.

If it were Kamiigusa, as long as she put forward her project and used her name to do some publicity, she wouldn't have to look for it herself. Instead, a bunch of production companies would hear the news and flock to her, actively asking to take on the project. After all, she had the experience of her previous works selling well.

Li Nian continued to ask.

"But even if we have a connection, it's impossible to get others to work for free, right? If we ask for help from a commercial company, it means we have to pay a corresponding amount, which is not a small amount."

Mitaka Ren shook his head again.

"Newcomer-kun, this is what you don't understand. Once a truly excellent plan is proposed and adopted, the fundraising has nothing to do with us. If it is really chosen by a company, they will naturally look for sponsors to raise funds - that is to enter the so-called formal animation process..."

He observed Li Nian's expression as he spoke. Seeing that Li Nian frowned when he heard about the formal animation, he suddenly changed his tone and said slowly, "Of course, we haven't planned to do that yet. This time, Misaki just hopes to be free to make this animation without any restrictions. She doesn't want to be controlled by anyone at all, so she has no intention of handing this project over to any company to make a long-term feature. Even if she entrusts a production company to help, she just asks them to help with the production. So if you want to talk about improvisation, it's still at that level."

Li Nian's brows relaxed a little and he felt relieved, but he also realized that if Misaki wanted to do it herself and didn't want to be controlled by others, then the most basic funding issue still could not be avoided.

"In this case, the money issue still needs to be resolved, right? Who will pay for it?"

Misaki raised her hands high and shouted happily.

"Of course I paid for it myself!"

"...Senior sister, you're paying for it yourself?" Li Nian was very surprised: "Isn't it a small amount? Can you really afford it?"

"Hmm? Is it a lot?" Ueigusa tapped his lips. "It's just over 20 million, right?"

"Only 20 million...?"

"Oh, it's so annoying! Money is not a problem." Shang Jinggusa really didn't seem to take it seriously, and waved her hand impatiently: "Sister, I have plenty of money! It's only 20 million."

Li Nian couldn't do anything with him, so he turned to Sanying.

"Don't you want to persuade her?"

"Why do you want to persuade?"

"That's 20 million."

"If you had seen the numbers on Misaki's bankbook, you wouldn't have any doubts about what she said."

"…I think I heard someone say the same thing."

Shiina also once said that she couldn't count the numbers on her bankbook.

Really, what's wrong with these high school students? Are they so rich that they think money is not money? They are so powerful? Aren't they more social than me?

Li Nian felt that his three perspectives were being shaken, and he rubbed his nose bridge with a headache.

"Okay, I don't understand the world of the rich. With money and connections, what can't you do? But before that, I still want to confirm again, is my story really worth your investment? I advise you to think about it again, that's 20 million."

““Of course it’s worth it.””

Li Nian responded in unison.

Li Nian was speechless.

Mitaka Ren smiled and patted his shoulder.

"Your story has the power to move people deeply, and that is where your value lies. We believe that it can be expressed in the form of animation, which can further sublimate this value... In short, that's it. Both Misaki and I are very serious about this matter. If we want to do it, we must do it big, do it well, and strive for first-class. This is our idea. We must and will definitely produce a sufficiently excellent work."

"... Even so, 20 million won't make back the money."

"Do you seriously think so?"

Li Nian fell silent after being asked this question.

"Looking at your expression, you must have thought about what will happen in the future."

"...Yeah, of course I could have expected that. If we're not careful, it could turn into an explosive situation."

After all, every animated work of Misaki Kamiigusa that has been released recently has caused a heated response, and seeing that they are going to do something big this time, if they really produce good enough works by then, it may cause an unprecedented uproar.

Originally, even if there was a big uproar, it had nothing to do with Li Nian... But this time it was different, because Kamiigusa and others created the animation based on his book.

If it fails, it's fine. But if it succeeds and becomes famous, Li Nian, as the original author, will undoubtedly be involved and greatly affected. It will be really unpredictable what the situation will be like in the future.

"But you still look unhappy, even when you were talking about the official animation just now. Can't you act a little happier?"

"Because I can foresee that I will be suddenly elevated to a very high level... I feel very empty. How can I, a guy who hasn't even been nominated for the Rookie Award, suddenly get the qualification to be adapted into an animation? How inflated am I? Shouldn't I usually follow the rules?"

"Who was the one who advised me to be more confident? This time it's my turn to say the same thing. You are the one who wrote this story. You are good enough to be chosen by Misaki. You should be more proud, the original author of the project."

...Li Nian has actually always been very confident, but she just hates being given heavy expectations for no reason.

It doesn't matter how you handle your own affairs, but responding to other people's expectations is always particularly troublesome.