A super great writer in the second dimension

　'Not bad...' Sanzenin Arashi pursed her lips and opened the COCO group's Twitter account.

　Upon entering, you'll see a photo of Chino and Hinata posing in the shape of "NICONICONI." Their adorable appearance could absolutely melt the hearts of any lolicon in the world. Sanzenin Arashi has never seen any cuter little girls than them. Compared to these two, the looks of those child stars are simply pathetic.

　'Compared to anime characters, child stars are utterly pathetic.' Sanzenin Arashi chuckled mischievously.

　The 59800 followers below perfectly illustrates this point. This achievement is already better than Qi Luo Yi's. Keep in mind that she already had tens of thousands of followers, and the number of new followers she gained was definitely not 59000, which is close to 60,000.

　After all, the COCO group relies on being cute right now. They already showed off their cuteness to the fullest extent at MusicStation yesterday. As a girl group, Kira Wings must spread their personal charm.

　'We need to make them famous in the real world,' Sanzenin Arashi thought to herself.

　Whether it's Kira Tsubasa or COCO, the ultimate goal is to create a two-dimensional "singer". However, the two-dimensional world itself is relatively small and its development potential is not very high. If Kira Tsubasa's singing is on NIOCNICO, no matter how much Sanzenin Arashi promotes it, it is impossible to attract tens of thousands of fans all at once.

　However, within the anime and manga community, Nico Nico Douga's popularity is comparable to that of TV Asahi.

　This limitation made Sanzenin Arashi feel that he should come up with a three-dimensional project and then forcibly drag these fans into the two-dimensional world.

　After tidying herself up and eating a supermarket bento in the living room, Sanzenin Arashi went out for a walk on the street.

　A project model gradually took shape in his mind.

　If we're going to do it, we have to make a splash. Real-world projects are nothing more than TV dramas or variety shows, but those aren't suitable for our girls.

　I aimlessly scanned the surrounding scenery, and finally my gaze focused on a promotional poster.

　It was a promotional poster for Marvel's blockbuster film of the year. After its nationwide release in the US and Europe before the Lunar New Year, where it raked in huge box office revenue, it premiered in Asia about a week after the Lunar New Year.

　'A movie…' Sanzenin Arashi felt a sudden spark of excitement.

　'That's right, it's a movie.' He suddenly felt a door open in his heart, a sense of enlightenment washing over him.

　But at this time.

　"Hello... Are you Mr. Aoyama?" a voice came from the side.

　Sanzenin Arashi turned her head and narrowed her eyes in confusion.

　The newcomer was a girl in her early twenties, a typical Shibuya-style girl, with dyed blonde hair and slightly tanned skin. She wasn't particularly pretty, but she wasn't ugly either.

　A few meters behind her stood several other Shibuya-style gyaru (gal) girls, who were watching them with expressions of restraint.

　"Yes, that's me. May I ask what's the matter?"

　Just as Sanzenin Arashi uttered those words, the group of hot girls erupted in cheers that were hard to decipher as either joy or mockery.

　"See! I told you it was him!" one of them said, his voice faintly reaching Sanzenin Arashi's ears.

　However, he was still looking at the girl in front of him with great patience, and his demeanor was slightly elegant and casual.

　"Um, could I have an autograph?" the girl asked tentatively, glancing over at me.

　"An autograph?" Sanzenin Arashi smiled. Had he really gotten to this point?

　People in the real world actually ask him for autographs? It doesn't feel real.

　"Yes, please be sure to sign here!" The girl took a magazine out of her bag.

　The cover image is one of the photos that Sanzenin Arashi posted on Twitter, but the magazine's title is "[Japan's Most Influential Person]".

　The photo also features the words "Japan's youngest investor" in exaggerated large letters.

　'Not a fan of MusicStation?' Sanzenin Arashi was somewhat surprised.

　Aren't these fashion-conscious Shibuya girls the main audience of MusicStation?

　"No, I think it's cool for a guy to play the piano so well, but I can't find Aoyama-san's CDs anywhere, so this magazine is the only one I can find." The girl looked like she wasn't interested in the magazine.

　Sanzenin Arashi smiled, took out a pen, and signed his name on the magazine cover.

　"Thank you!"

　……

　Upon reaching the newsstand, Sanzenin Arashi immediately bought the same magazine she had just seen.

　The newsstand owner's eyes widened as he handed the magazine over, because the person on the cover looked exactly like the guy in front of him!

　After buying the magazine, Sanzenin Arashi found a coffee shop to sit down, opened the cover, and the first sentence made him pause.

　[A precocious child! A 16-year-old student with a net worth of over 100 million—is he about to stir up trouble?]

　'Small in stature but big in talent…' Sanzenin Arashi felt a sudden light in her eyes.

　The name of a movie became clearer and clearer before his eyes, and finally settled on it.

　Home in Charge!

　..

328. Home Alone

　After searching for information about Home Alone on his phone, Sanzenin Arashi breathed a sigh of relief. He had switched between several search engines, including Google and Yahoo, but...

　There is no information about Home Alone.

　Yes, you can take pictures.

　As she breathed a sigh of relief, Sanzenin Arashi pondered the content of this world-famous comedy, such as changing the surrounding set to a 'Japanese' style.

　It's basically filled with figurines and models from children's anime.

　For example, Dragon Ball, which is well-known worldwide, and some figurines from Naruto.

　Speaking of this movie, Home Alone didn't achieve much success, but there's a reason for that.

　The series originally consisted of five films released between 1990 and 2012. Due to its controversial theme of crime, it was unable to receive any film award nominations. However, Home Alone won an Oscar for its music.

　This movie tells the story of a clever child whose parents, on Christmas holiday, forget about him at home. When the couple realizes this, they are frantic and helpless. Meanwhile, two robbers target the family. When they enter the house, they are caught in a series of bizarre traps set by the protagonist, leaving them in stitches and laughter from beginning to end.

　The main character could be replaced by the two members of the Coco duo. Sanzenin Arashi recalled the plot of the entire film and felt that it would be more interesting to change the main character from one to two. Moreover, Oyazawa's quirky style is perfect for using pranks to promote it.

　Then Chino can act as a persuader here, because it's too dangerous, so she advises her older sister not to do such a thing, and that we should call the police quickly. However, the cunning little girl is the one who has the most fun.

　Arashi Sanzenin returned to her office and dialed Nishikawa's number.

　"Mr. Aoyama, what can I do for you?"

　"I want to make a movie. Can Shinazugawa Pictures cooperate?" Sanzenin Arashi asked.

　"Huh...? You're going to...make a movie?!" Nishikawa asked, somewhat bewildered.

　"In any case, come to my place. Leave the publishing house matters to your secretary for now," said Sanzenin Arashi.

　"I know, I'll be there soon."

　Arashi Sanzenin hung up the phone and began working on the script adaptation. If Home Alone was to be made, it had to be a Japanese production because all the main actors were Japanese. In addition, since the script was specifically tailored for the two little girls, Chino and Chino, it was natural not to cast anyone else.

　The overall production cost of the film is also very low. Only the set design and other things require some funding. Currently, Sanzenin Arashi has several billion yen in his hands. This film only needs to invest a few hundred million yen, and most of the cost will be allocated to post-production.

　Originally, Sanzenin Arashi wanted to create a Marvel-themed female superhero script for Kira Tsubasa, but since that series had already been made, the project had to be abandoned.

　As the box office figures for this movie popped into her mind, Sanzenin Arashi couldn't help but sigh.

　The film cost only $1500 million to make, but it grossed $4 million worldwide, a whopping 8 times the revenue!

　This movie will not only promote the duo COCO, but Sanzenin Arashi is also confident that it can be used to generate more funding.

　Although the subsequent installments weren't very successful, Sanzenin Arashi had no intention of making any more of those; he was just using them to promote School Idol.

　When Nishikawa arrived at the NNV studio, Sanzenin Arashi had just finished writing the roughest 2000-word outline.

　He pushed the notebook toward Xichuan and said, "Take a look and give me your feedback, then we'll talk about other things."

　Nishikawa nodded and carefully looked at the script.

　"This...a crime theme isn't quite right, is it?" Nishikawa frowned when he saw the two thieves appearing throughout the entire film.

　"This is just a variation of Japanese fantasy, so what's wrong with that? The righteous warriors defeat the evil demon king. I mean, those two thieves, how can a movie full of justice be bad?" Sanzenin Arashi retorted.

　To put it simply, Home Alone's storyboarding and editing are very simple, even a novice director can film it well, and the requirements for actors are not very high.

　Its focus is on portraying the main characters, making their quirky and mischievous image deeply memorable. Everyone laughs heartily at the children's pranks, while also giving a thumbs up to the two little girls who repelled the thieves.

　"Would young people like this style these days?" Nishikawa wasn't sure.

　"How do you know you don't like it?" Sanzenin Arashi said, "The investment is very low, so there's no problem at all."

　"But this script... Mr. Aoyama, since this is your first time writing one, aren't you planning to try something else first?"

　Arashi Sanzenin waved her hand. "Contact the studio and start filming once everything is ready. I don't need it to achieve great results; I just need a huge, extremely sensational topic."

　Xi Chuan pursed his lips. The boss had already said so much, what else could he say?

　Sanzenin Arashi doesn't blame Nishikawa. After all, it wasn't until the film was made that people realized how amazing it was. This kind of movie, full of positive energy that justice will prevail, is sure to cause quite a stir.

　Soon, Chino and Hika Yazawa, who had been pre-selected as the lead actresses, were also called into the office.

　Sanzenin Arashi stepped forward, patted the little girl's head, and asked, "Are you interested in making movies?"

　"I'll do anything you ask me to, Onii-chan!"

　Hearing this answer, which was full of lewd thoughts and a lolicon complex, Sanzenin Arashi laughed.

　Meanwhile, Nishikawa also contacted Yazawa Sue, the wife, because it was a big deal and, according to relevant laws, she needed to know what her daughter was doing.

　Around 3 p.m., Yazawa Sue arrived at the NNV studio room. Seeing Sanzenin Arashi again after half a month, she felt a new sense of emotion.

　MusicStation sparked a discussion about the piano, especially among office ladies her age. Many people in the workplace were also talking about Aoyama Arashi. When she arrived at his office, she looked at Sanzenin Arashi and felt like she was meeting a big star.

　“Now that everyone’s here, let’s get down to business,” Sanzenin Arashi said with a smile.

　..

329. Simple shooting

　Arashi Sanzenin is very confident about the movie Home Alone. In his previous life in 1990, this movie was the highest-grossing movie in the world. Although it only made $5.33 million, that was in 1990. $5 million back then could buy the entire Ginza district now!

　While the global film industry is quite impressive now, fantasy films dominate a significant portion of the market. Sanzenin Arashi recalls that the wave of post-production special effects in American blockbusters began with Star Wars. The dazzling special effects were unheard of before Star Wars. Most of the special effects described in novels were things like martial arts, which were cool but had no superpowers whatsoever.

　This resulted in films with a more serious and "normal" style, and a world-class comedy blockbuster like Home Alone didn't appear. Using Sanzenin Arashi to promote her idol at this time felt like a waste of talent.

　Actually, the reason I chose this was simply because Home Alone was one of the few real-life anime that Arashi Sanzenin liked in her previous life.

　“Ms. Yazawa, that’s it. I’m planning to have your daughter star in a movie,” Sanzenin Arashi said casually.

　"Wh-what...?!" Yazawa Mion's eyes widened, utterly shocked by those words.

　My own youngest daughter is going to act in something as high-class as a movie?

　Sanzenin Arashi said with a smile, "That's right. Now the noble ladies have debuted through MusicStation, but they don't have large-scale idol activities, and they're not suitable to appear on variety shows at their age. What I've been thinking about is..."

　Sanzenin Arashi explained the plan in detail to Yazawa Mio.

　In Home Alone, the Cocos duo hum a catchy tune their mother taught them, accompanied by remarkably simple lyrics, which runs throughout the entire film. The single was released simultaneously with the movie's release, marking the beginning of Cocos' debut plan. MusicStation was just the beginning.

　This film doesn't require much acting skill; the main production challenges are editing, music, and then the script.

　Comedy-themed content, whether it's a variety show or a short film, places extremely high demands on scriptwriters and screenwriters.

　On the contrary, there are no technical barriers to entry.

　Moreover, the filming of Home Alone is very simple, focusing on comedy and not filming any outdoor scenes. Everything can be done in the studio. Sanzenin Arashi estimates that once Akasaka Ryunosuke finishes dealing with things after the start of the school year, the film can be completed and enter post-production. It can be released in another half month.

　"A movie that can be filmed in a month?" Yazawa Mion said, pursing her lips. "Mr. Aoyama wouldn't harm my daughter, would he? Then I'll leave it to you."

　On the same day, Nishikawa Jun contacted a studio and a young director who had just graduated. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Sanzenin Arashi planned to pave the way for future animation production. Since the post-production field was the same anyway, and the original artwork depended on the director, Sanzenin Arashi simply recruited a group of post-production staff.

　These people were all recommended by acquaintances from Nishikawa, and they all had several years of work experience. Sanzenin Arashi simply set aside a workspace, provided a few computers, and crammed five or six people into it.

　During this time, he started building storyboards and scripts, basically staying at home and not going out. In the evenings, he could also find Haruno to improve his life. The curvaceous big sister was squeezed out of a lot of moisture. Under the hard work of Sanzenin Arashi, her temperament began to slowly change into that of a wife. After experiencing more, women usually become more reserved.

　Sanzenin Arashi was also very satisfied with this increasingly mature older sister, because she was the one who had 'reformed' her.

　It took him a full six days to finish the script, which totaled 400,000 words. If it were any other plot-driven film, the script would probably be worth seven figures.

　Then the filming crew for "Home Alone" was officially established. The staff could be recruited directly from outside, forming an organization similar to a "gang of thugs." The film was shot in a classic indoor setting, a method that professionals were already very skilled at. After all, it was just a comedy, so the requirements for such professionalism were not really high.

　The skillful editing truly shines in creating comedic scenes. It's the editing that makes the audience mistakenly believe that the "traps" were all designed by the two little girls, leading to uproarious laughter. I bet everyone has had the experience of playing pranks on others when they were young, only to end up in tragedy—getting a scolding from their parents.

　Home Alone uses the premise of two thieves to give the prank a righteous definition, and then uses editing to make the whole process incredibly funny.

　Since it was the first day of filming, Sanzenin Arashi personally drove the two little girls, Chino and Chino from the COCO group, to the location. Then he took on the title of a big director, but the actual filming was handed over to the newly hired junior director. If this director could still mess up such a detailed script, then Sanzenin Arashi would have no choice but to go to Japan.

　Because all you have to do is follow the given settings and camera angles exactly, Sanzenin Arashi's script is so detailed it's outrageous. Many directors film based on the actual situation, because the script only indicates the effect—for example, "warmth"—so they have to find a way to make that scene more heartwarming.