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Chapter 333: Everything is ready, success depends on people

"As expected, it has become like this..." An Yi was not surprised at all. He held his forehead and smiled bitterly, "This Eromanga teacher is really hopeless. His head is full of dirty things."

"Wait, wait, uh, that's a bit..." Knowing that Sawamura was talking about her pornographic comics, Li Nian felt that it was a bit weird to imagine that kind of scene herself, so she hesitated and stammered.

"What? Isn't it something you can do? You said that as long as you see the real thing, you can [imagine] it. If I provide you with all the materials, then you can [imagine] it, right?"

"That's right... Why do you have those strange things in your house..."

"Weird... uh, it seems quite strange... No! Not strange at all! This is necessary material! I also need to refer to real objects when I draw!" Sawamura blushed after finally realizing that he had blew himself up again.

Kasumigaoka looked at Sawamura with a creepy look: "Could it be that when Kashiwagi Eri imagines the plots of pornographic comics, she usually wears those weird clothes and stands in front of the mirror to pose..."

"I, I don't do that kind of thing often!" Sawamura looked away guiltily.

"You mean you really do it sometimes..." Kato imagined the scene and cast a respectful look at Sawamura: "Be a model yourself..."

"It's just occasionally! Besides, a cute and pretty blonde girl like me wearing cute clothes and reflecting in the mirror must be an excellent model, right? There's nothing to be embarrassed about!"

It's okay for a lolita character, but for a mature, beautiful, big-breasted older sister, it's really hard to squeeze out a cleavage because of the size of a certain part, which is really infuriating - Sawamura muttered about this in a low voice.

It seems that Sawamura not only really models the things he draws, but also enjoys it...

It must be said that if Sawamura, one of the beauties of Sobu High School, put on those clothes, he would become the kind of cute character that otakus love the most. However, Li Nian further thought of the "blonde, white-skinned, tsundere, twin-tailed" type of character that often appeared in the books of Kashiwagi Eri that she had collected before. If that kind of character was... For a moment, she couldn't look directly at Sawamura's face. It was so embarrassing.

"This is quite common among illustrators!" Sawamura defended himself, but he was obviously not confident enough. He must have felt that he had said something quite shameful: "It's nothing strange! So don't look at me like a pervert!"

"Is this normal?" Kato was puzzled.

"It's pretty normal." This is said by Gogen, who didn't show any strange expression from beginning to end. She also looked at others with a puzzled look as if to say, "What's the big deal?" "Isn't it just cosplay?"

"Oh yes, there is indeed a warrior here who wears a Gothic Lolita outfit when she goes out on weekdays." Li Nian looked at Wu Geng. He still remembered the outfit she wore when he first met her at Kasumi Shiko's book signing event. I heard that the black outfit was her daily private clothes. It turns out that Wu Geng also likes to pose in front of the mirror at home to act cute...

Gogen snorted coldly: "What's there to be embarrassed about wearing the clothes you like? You're wearing this blonde twintails at home and you don't have the courage to go out and meet people. You're too weak."

Sawamura gained some courage after receiving the unexpected support. He chose to ignore the contempt in Gogen's tone and said rationally, "Yeah, it's just cosplay! No way? Are there still idiots who are prejudiced against such an ordinary thing? Anyway, for an illustrator, this is a very normal thing!"

"What's weird is not the cosplay, but the purpose of cosplay is to draw pornographic comics using yourself as the model." An Yi seriously corrected her childhood sweetheart's twisted logic.

"Shut up, Renye... Anyway, to cooperate with my work." Sawamura forced the topic forward in order to get rid of this shame, pointing at Li Nian and saying: "The job of creating the illusion I want is left to you. For sales, H girls are necessary!"

In order to stop Li Nian from refuting, Sawamura added: "You said you would help me! Don't regret it. This is not just my personal commission. After all, you must also need to give cute girls a variety of uniforms in your own book, right? If you want those illustrations to be extraordinary, just help me honestly!"

"That's true, but what you said is too..."

"What does it matter? It's me who's drawing, not you."

"Of course it matters. It's you, not me, who imagined this [illusion]."

Wu Geng understood what Li Nian said, and saw why he was hesitating. He smiled maliciously and said, "That's true. To create that kind of illusion, you first have to let a certain boy who is at the age of thriving hormones have an imagination in his mind. That's great. I can legitimately get a bunch of embarrassing clothes to play with, and then openly imagine some weird scenes. Maybe in the future, when I want to satisfy my [physiological needs], I won't lack materials. I can [imagine] it myself when I want. The ability of the exorcist is really convenient."

Li Nian looked at her expressionlessly: "Why don't I first visualize Wu Geng wearing a swimsuit and posing here so that I can feast my eyes on her?"

"Ga!" Wu Geng didn't dare to continue speaking. He gritted his teeth and thought: This despicable guy only threatens others every time he gets angry and can't win the argument.

After hearing what Gogen said, Kasumigaoka's eyes lit up, and she looked at Li Nian with a meaningful look: "Student Li Nian seems to be very skilled in making this kind of illusion. Could it be that he usually..."

Li Nian rolled his eyes, how could he not understand the teasing of this senior sister? He did not respond, but sneered, thinking that let alone illusions, he had learned the methods to create truly exquisite human figures. If he really wanted to solve a problem, would he go so far as to solve it?

They just disdain to do it. How can these kids with their heads full of hormones understand how adults practice meditation in their daily lives?

"Anyway, calm down for a moment. For the time being, you don't need to think about those weird things when doing illustration work, right? Just focus on what's in front of you." Li Nian didn't say whether he agreed or not, but just postponed the matter and forcibly stopped the topic: "What you mean is that as long as I can provide this kind of illusion, the corresponding creation of Kashiwagi Eri will indeed become smoother and it will be easier to draw good pictures, right?"

Sawamura reluctantly pulled his mind away from all the fantasies of using Li Nian's abilities and snorted twice, "Yes, I have seen how realistic the illusions you can create are, and how you can use them to create shocking scenes that are usually hard to see. If you can really adjust the composition according to my wishes, it will certainly be very helpful to my painting."

Painting requires drawing materials from life. The most troublesome thing is to determine the various details such as the background, clothing, and appearance of the characters. Various references are required. Clothes are only one of them. There are other items, such as decorative props, furniture, plants, and the like. They are often scattered. No matter how small they are, they must be studied and drawn out in the painting stroke by stroke. To integrate these elements and form a composition in the mind is the ability of the painter, and it is also a troublesome and time-consuming process that requires inspiration, skills, and a long time.

For Li Nian, this process can become very simple. There is no need to look for the corresponding materials. He can "make" everything well just by thinking about it, and arrange them one by one in reality to form a real picture. This can of course greatly help Sawamura's painting.

"So the excellent illustrations I want?"

"You can take what you want me to draw and construct the realism of the picture you showed us before. I can draw something of high quality after seeing it... I think you may really have the talent to be a director. The whole composition of the previous scene was quite shocking."

Having actually seen the scenes created by Li Nian that seemed real, Sawamura was looking forward to what kind of "illusion" Li Nian would create for her own screen as a reference. Since it was an illustration of a novel, it must be a scene related to the content of the novel.

Is it a battle between the king and the gods in the palace? Or a historic meeting between the devil and the hero? Is it the shock of the invasion of the devil and the army coming in full force in the black sky? Or is it simply focusing on the individual, reflecting the awe-inspiring beauty of the girl sitting quietly under the cherry tree? Or is it the devil standing on a high place, overlooking the countless people in the bustling city, thinking silently about the fact that this beautiful place is about to be shattered?

No matter which one it is, it is worth looking forward to, and just thinking about it makes people excited. She vaguely guessed that the author Li Nian was making this kind of almost real imagination when writing the article - that may not be called imagination, but deduction. What unfolds in this guy's mind is a world that seems real.

Sawamura thought that perhaps the greatest charm of Li Nian's works lies in this sense of reality - it is as if flesh-and-blood people are jumping off the paper, behaving and moving like real people, as if they really exist in some unknown world. This charm does not come from any gorgeous narrative means and embellishments. On the contrary, the writing of this teacher Muzi is simple and fluent, often just writing about what the characters think, say, do and see.

It is because the entire world he imagined is there, complete and detailed, and the thoughts, ideas and actions of all living beings are just a reflection of the tip of the iceberg of this world, which makes it seem real.

Because they are so real, like they are alive and really exist around you, the characters in the books make people identify with them and empathize with them. We feel great conviction in their thoughts and feel ecstatic or sad for their happy or sad endings.

Ah, I really want to see the whole picture of the world as soon as possible, and see more interesting creatures living in this world. Since this guy is doing almost real imaginations all day long, all of this has been completely deduced in Li Nian’s mind?

It should be, the outline is already so detailed...

Sawamura: “…”

Li Nian felt strange: "... Sawamura? Sawamura? Why are you suddenly staring at me?"

"Want to crack open your brain and see what's inside?"

"???" Li Nian, feeling the chill gathering on his forehead, quickly covered his head: "I don't know what you are thinking, but calm down."

Although he has become extremely lazy due to his daily slacking, as An Yi said, Sawamura is a commercial artist who will gradually get into the state. He took the job because he liked Li Nian's works and wanted to draw his illustrations. At this time, his thoughts have been unfolded and he has gradually entered the state of working as an artist: "Having your illusion can help me a lot in my work, but first I have to determine the personalities of the male and female protagonists and the various characters that will appear in the first volume, and what the specific scenes of the story will be like..."

"About that, I'm actually working with someone else, and some of the work on the character design has been completed there?"

"What?! How dare you skip me and others who are illustrators..." Sawamura was furious.

"Don't worry, it's another matter. I was just about to tell you."

Then Li Nianhe briefly talked about her plan to make a short animation with Kamiigusa and senior Ren.

"So, that Misaki Kamiigusa is going to make an animation for your book?" Not to mention Sawamura, everyone was stunned when they heard this. Misaki's reputation was well known throughout the school. Most people had seen what a successful animator she was and what excellent animations she had produced.

"How did you hook up with such a great guy... Oh, you and Shiina-san both live in Sakurasou, you're damn related." Sawamura gave her an envious look: "That's great... I also want to be liked by Kamiigusa-senpai."

Li Nian asked suspiciously, "...When you say 'look' at something, you mean the work, right?"

"I didn't expect that Kamiigusa, who claims to only make animations, would do such a utilitarian act to please men..."

"Sure enough, you're not talking about the work you're looking at..." Li Nian shook her head. "Don't think that Kamiigusa's mental illness is just a rumor in the school, and don't imagine anything about me and this person. I'll really be angry - and as always, the script is written by her childhood sweetheart Ren. Didn't I just tell you that?"

Sawamura sneered, "Oh, that scumbag Mitaka Jin who has no ability but likes to monopolize the excellent animation producer Igusa Misaki and is still philandering outside? I think the senior is tired of this guy's mediocre scripts and promiscuousness, so she took a fancy to your work."

"The reputation of the human cannon machine is known to the whole school... In short, Kamiigusa was right about my script, but why does it taste so weird when it comes out of your mouth?"

An Yi said excitedly: "This is a great promotion for the novel!"

Kasumigaoka smiled and said, "Congratulations, it's the animation of that Uegusa-senpai. The publicity effect will be very good. It is estimated that it will increase the sales figures a lot. The future of being cut off is getting further and further away from you, Mr. Muzi."

"So can you please stop thinking about my future as a writer with the assumption that my novel might be cut short? I am a man who will definitely start a project to make my novel into an animation, and then the popularity of the animation will drive the sales of the book, making a fortune and writing a new chapter in the history of the second dimension."

"Has this person been infected by Aki-san's symptom of craving for peaches?" Gogen gave him a sympathetic look.

"This time it's not my idea, but Kamiigusa and his team just want to use my work to make a commercial plan of light novel animation. The purpose of making a short animation is to satisfy Kamiigusa's creative desire and also to make a finished product as a stepping stone for animation planning."

Everyone was even more surprised. At first they thought it was outrageous, but then they thought that it was Misaki Kamiigusa who was leading the group, and they felt that it was really possible.

Sawamura looked at Li Nian with a strange expression: "Forget about the exquisite illustrations provided by me, and the animation project prepared by Igusa Misaki. I always feel that the scale of your new book is a bit outrageous. Which newcomer in the industry can get such treatment... It feels like a pig can be pushed to take off on the spot?"

"Plus, Mr. Muzi is an excellent author who is about to turn the original work into a masterpiece. This is the rhythm of taking off!" As if it was him, An Yi, who was about to take off, jumped up excitedly and slammed the table: "After the animation is adapted, various multimedia linkages will make you, Mr. Muzi, a god in the future... I, An Yi Tomoya, have already seen it!"

Li Nian patted his shoulder and said, "But it hasn't taken off yet. The new author has only written the first volume and is still waiting for the illustrations to be completed before publication, so calm down."

An Yi, who was forced to sit down, still couldn't calm down.

Xia Zhiqiu reminded Li Nian solemnly: "This is a great opportunity. I sincerely suggest that you seize it. Pay attention."

"Of course I know this is an opportunity." Li Nian said unconcernedly: "I will seize it, but I just need to do what I should do."

Kasumigaoka looked at Li Nian. When Li Nian talked about this, he did look nonchalant - perhaps he really didn't care about the impact that the animation project would have on an author's career.

She thought about it and felt that this was true. All the impacts would only increase the sales figures in the end, and turn into small amounts of money that would fall into the pocket of Li Nian - and this guy was just saying that he was worried about having too much money and where to spend it, and was afraid that he would end up in a grave with it after he died.

But Kasumigaoka also understood that since Li Nian said so, he would definitely do what he should do. The fact was just as he said. Li Nian only needed to do what an author should do - write good works. It could be understood that his indifference came from a kind of self-confidence.

"…You should mention this to Ms. Machida. The animation of your book cannot bypass the editor-in-chief. She will also be needed for negotiation. I think Ms. Machida will be able to provide a lot of help. You also need to compete for publicity resources in the library. It is a good thing to strive for the influence of your work."

"I will."

Chapter 334: The most meaningful thing is to do what you want to do

No matter what everyone is thinking at this moment, they are all thinking about what the future will be like.

Li Nian only knew that a towering building starts from the ground, and no matter how great the achievement is, it is built bit by bit. It is interesting to look forward to the future, but it is actually meaningless. Li Nian just wants to focus on what he should do at hand, and push forward each small task and finish it. He believes that many achievements will naturally be made at that time.

——To be honest, Li Nian thinks it doesn’t matter if it can’t be created, as long as one can get as much growth and benefit as possible. Anyway, as long as it is a good thing that can benefit everyone involved, it is worth doing.

He told Sawamura that he was working on an animation with Kamiigusa and others, but he just hoped that she could unify the character designs and share the progress with them - just to save trouble.

Whatever saves trouble is worth doing.

Saving trouble is important. It saves time, skips tedious steps, and even makes the entire work process more efficient. As the saying goes, if you want to do your work well, you must first sharpen your tools. Improving the efficiency of the entire work will have a great positive impact on the work itself.

The more efficient and concise you are, the freer your mind will be, the clearer your thoughts will be, and the more inspired your writing will be - this is the way for a creator to survive. A momentary inspiration cannot be used to make a living. In fact, the more outstanding the creator is, the better he or she is at the preliminary work before writing.

After explaining to Sawamura that she hoped the animation and illustrations could be unified in style, so that they could learn from each other and save both parties' work steps and time, she thought for a while and said, "Let me see how the character design of Kamiigusa-san is doing first... Of course, I also believe that if it is Kamiigusa-san, the character design will definitely be very good, but animation requires a lot of painting, and the accuracy is not as good as illustrations. When doing character design, you have to go for distinctive features but simple composition. I can refer to that, and it's okay to unify the style, but I will definitely not use it all."

There is a big difference between the character designs in animations and illustrations. Readers who have watched the animation of light novels often complain that the characters in the animations are not as refined as those in the novel illustrations, and that the style of painting has changed dramatically. This is a fact. After all, the character designs in animations cannot be too refined. A few dozen minutes of animation is just a pile of thousands of original paintings. Pursuing the precision of each one will bankrupt the company. In order to ensure quality and quantity, maintain costs, take into account the construction period and improve efficiency, the character designs must be simplified.

The requirements for illustrations are much higher. It’s not that one is simpler than the other, but illustrations are static and single after all, and they have the conditions to move towards higher levels of refinement and gorgeousness.

Li Nian expressed her understanding: "It's good that it can save you some trouble."

"Someone has done the character design for me, so that's of course very convenient. I just need to add a few details... The same goes for your illusion. Don't wait for me to draw them one by one and then think about them one by one. Think about how to create the illusion now and show it to me and help me draw it."

"I will."

"Kasumigaoka-senpai is right. Kamiigusa Misaki is going to make a short animation of your work. You should talk to your editor about this kind of news. I also need to unify the character design style with Kamiigusa-senpai, so I need to meet her, right? Why don't you find a time to get everyone together? At your Sakurasou?"

Sawamura cast a hopeful look at me. He said something serious, but his twinkling eyes clearly showed his admiration for Misaki Uegusa...

Li Nian was well aware of this little thought. Sawamura was probably a fan of Misaki's works just like Amaki. Just like he met this senior at Kasumi Shiko's autograph session when they went together, he just wanted to meet his idol.

I just hope Sawamura won’t be disappointed after meeting Misaki… No, I don’t think he will be disappointed. In the past, when Aki met Kamiigusa, the two of them could chat about everything like one another. When they talked about creation, the alien was barely a very charming person…

"can."

Just like that, it seemed like everything had been agreed upon, and all of a sudden all the club members present had various things to do - the few people who had things to do originally never had any free time, and the main free ones, Amaki and Sawamura, had things they had to do right away.

As for Kato… well, a mascot’s job is to be a mascot.

Having said that, Kato obviously has some ideas of his own beneath his calm surface. He always stands up to speak at critical moments in discussions, and while listening carefully, he probably also wants to do something for this club.

Sawamura is about to start the illustration work for Li Nian's novel - and at the same time he has to draw a few promotional pictures for the club that Amaki needs.

It can be said that he was the culprit who kicked his childhood sweetheart in the ass and forced her into work mode. An Yi himself was planning to first create a portal website for the club, promote it on his fairly popular blog, and then think about other ways to promote the game they wanted to make.

The methods that need to be studied also include those that require money. At this time, An Yi has been thinking about the pre-promotion methods of those galgames that he has seen before, and plans to learn and do them according to the script.

Li Nian mentioned the cooperation with Kamiigusa and others on animation, which made An Yi think that maybe the game here could also find someone to make an animation PV... If it can be made through Li Nian's relationship, with the help of Kamiigusa Misaki, and can also be released using Kamiigusa Misaki's account with millions of fans...

This is one of them. There are also various propaganda methods... But how are these propaganda methods produced? And who should we contact...

An Yi knew very well that he had only been paying attention to the galgame production companies that had won awards for their excellent works. As a user group, he had been exposed to all kinds of promotional methods and had an impression of it. However, he did not know much about the details of how those companies actually carried out these promotions, and he had to learn more about this aspect.

——Suddenly I found that as a producer, I really have a lot of things to do. It made An Yi sweat coldly, and he realized that his idea that a game with good quality would not be forgotten and would sell well was too superficial and dangerous. In this day and age, good wine needs to be hidden in a remote alley. If he, An Yi, had a half-baked understanding and did not do a good job of early publicity, and the otakus in the world did not know that such a [powerful lineup] masterpiece gal would be released, then it would definitely fail, and he would lose the "large amount" of money invested by his brothers. Wouldn't that be a big sin?

He hasn't figured out the publicity work yet, and doesn't really understand it... An Yi suddenly realizes that a future of failure really exists ahead with a high probability, and this thought makes him feel unprecedented fear and pressure.

This kind of failure was different from the many failures he had encountered before.

For example, if you put a lot of energy into writing a novel on a whim, but then read it and found it to be complete garbage, and then you shamefully shelve it, this kind of failure is ultimately just a small matter of wasting a little time, energy, or money. It is a pleasant process that satisfies your middle school mentality and various delusions, and it does not involve anyone.

For example, if you make a mistake at work and cause losses to your workplace, it is just your personal fault and the loss will not be that great. At most you will be fined your salary, or even understood and forgiven because you are a newcomer.

But this time it was different. This was a project initiated by Tomoya Aki, involving his favorite excellent creators... If it failed, it would be a waste of everyone's investment...

You must do well, you must not fail, you must make money...