Chapter 4 third quarter

The conference room we were in was extremely scenic. Looking up at the ceiling, the fluorescent lights were brightly lit, but for some reason the room felt a little dark.Shutters were hung on the windows next to it, and the orange-red sunset slightly leaked in through the gap. Tendo was on my left, and for some reason neither Minister Tezuka nor Hirata sat on my right, but Matsuura. "No, this has become a major event, Mr. Tatsumi. The head of the Multimedia Planning Office is the president's son, so even the president's daughter is involved. It sounds like the whole family of President Shihe mobilized. Participate in Tatsumi-sensei's plan."

After he entered the room and finished the call, he was still muttering meaningless things like, how come, I really don't know Taishan. Today is Saturday, and it is the first day of Golden Week, so there is no sound in the company.In this group of people, Tendo and I will not mention it for the time being, Matsuura is obviously working overtime on the rest day, but there is no sign of boredom at all. It is because the other party is the president's daughter. "I haven't decided yet, I just asked her to talk." In sharp contrast to him, Tendo's views are very severe.The picture album brought by the director was placed in front of us, and he flipped the pages.

"It's the fourth year of university, but the school's courses can't be neglected. Probably it can't be scheduled. If you don't hire it, you should abandon it as soon as possible and find a professional illustrator or manga artist. So—" "But she is... the head of the office, Shihe, and the current president—" “I think it would be a shame to abandon these paintings.” I also lend a helping hand.As Matsuura said, this is not because she is the daughter of the president, we are just fascinated by her paintings. "No, the schedule is the top priority."

Tendo finished it calmly.At this moment, there was a knock on the door, and we both closed our mouths and looked at each other.Matsuura took a slow beat, and was about to get up after ah, "Please come in." With Tendo's permission, the door opened from the outside.A young woman walks into the conference room. "excuse me." "Please sit down." She sat across from the three of us, and her eyes wandered between the frizzy three of us. Not long after, when I met our eyes, her face was full of joy. "I'm Kaori Tokawa. Please give me your advice in the future."

Probably because I was sitting in the middle of the three of them, she bowed to me.I returned the salute gently, and quickly observed her appearance. The lines of the body are amazingly slender, and the arms seem to be broken at the touch of a touch.Wearing a purple dress with a geometric pattern on her body, she has an elegant beauty.The hanging black cloth bag is suitable for the identity of an art student, and it is just big enough to fit a painting of about size ten without folding it. She has a dignified face, especially beautiful double eyelids, long eyelashes, and dazzling pupils.The fair skin is as delicate as a baby's, the cheeks are white and rosy, the chin is small, and the mouth is full of characteristics.The lips were tightened at the corners of the lips on both sides, and the purple lip gloss-showed an elegance that this color seldom showed on her face.

The dry black long hair did not know what kind of care has been done, only the shiny part reveals some purple. "Then, let me introduce you." Matsuura, who was sitting on my right, said suddenly and a little blissfully. "The one sitting farthest from me is the person in charge of this plan—that is, the gamification of "Mechanical Forest"—Tendo. Next to me is the author of the original novel, Tatsumi Marumi-sensei. I am Tatsumi-sensei's editor in charge, Matsuura from the First Publishing Department. Please give me your advice." "Ah, yes, please give me your advice."

A little confused, Kaori bowed her head again to return the salute.Perhaps Matsuura's solemn way of speaking was beyond her expectation, and I also felt that it sounded a little out of place. "The first thing that must be explained is—" With just one sentence, Tiantong easily took control of the scene.Unlike Matsuura, he didn't change his usual tone even though the other party was the daughter of President Juhe. "We haven't decided on your drawing yet." "Ah, yes. I see. That's what I'm here for today." "Well. If you are officially adopted as a designer, in the short period of the next three months, you will have to create another 200 to 300 original paintings."

"I can do it." Kaori's answer seemed to be countering Tendo's questioning, it was concise and clear.Let me feel better after hearing it. "Is the school curriculum okay?" "No problem. If I say that I have to devote 100% of my energy to the planning here, I have realized it a long time ago. After all, for me, it is better to use my paintings for business than to find a way to graduate from university. valuable." Tendo opened the album. "How many days did all these paintings take?" "Ten days... no, eleven days to be precise. But not at the speed of my best efforts."

"Hours? About how many hours to paint one?" "I think, sketching is the fastest, it takes 20 minutes. After that, it needs to be refined, and it takes about four to five hours." "What if I asked you to repaint it all with acrylic colors?" "It was all done in three days. From sketches to finishing." "Who do you think influenced the brushwork of these paintings?" "I don't think I was influenced by a particular painter." "Akira Toriyama?" After hearing this name, Kaori blinked. "I often read manga. If I can imitate Akira Toriyama's brushwork, I can do it too."

The implication is that I am different from him. "Otomo Katsuhiro?" "I've seen "Children's Dream." I haven't finished "Akira." "So what do you think of Giger?" "Yeah, like a vacuum cleaner hose." Tiantong paused for three seconds before asking the next question. He seemed satisfied with her answer and savored it carefully for a while. "Well, have you ever used a computer to draw pictures?" "Draw it—I can do it. But I think Mr. Tatsumi's works are more suitable for hand-painting." Tendo glanced at me, probably asking if I had anything to say.As long as there is no problem with the schedule, I have no problem with it, because I was in favor of using her paintings from the beginning.

"That—Tatsumi-sensei." When our conversation stopped, Kaori took the initiative to talk to me, and asked a question by name. "Mr. Tatsumi, which one do you like the most in that album?" My instinct told me she was testing.This girl is testing me now— The sudden surprise attack shook my heart.Tiantong didn't block the move for me either.I took her album, flipped through the pages, and carefully selected one. "If you had to pick one for the cover, this is it." This painting depicts the panorama of "Forest of Machines".The sky dyed red and black is eerie, and with this as the background, a huge group of machines is depicted in the front from a low angle with the feeling of looking up.There is only one piece in the album that depicts the "forest" panorama, and it is inevitable to choose this one as the cover.I used this limited answer to cleverly avoid the other party's intention to question. "It's very good, Tatsumi-sensei. Then use this as the cover of next year's library." Matsuura took over the topic and brought the topic to a direction where the preface didn't match the words. "That's right. When the game is released, the library will be released, and together with the game's outer packaging, Miss Shihe's paintings will be brought to the attention of consumers—" "No, before that, it is necessary to decide whether to adopt her as the art designer of the game. This is the purpose of this meeting." Tendo tactfully reprimanded the pushy Matsuura. "Isn't it already decided?" Tendo shook his head, as if saying no, not yet.Matsuura showed disbelief, and I couldn't see why Tendo hesitated at all. "As Tatsumi and Matsuura said, in terms of illustrations, these have been done well..." Kaori was startled when Tendo suddenly spoke again.She looked at Tiantong, who took the album in his hand and opened the painting of "Forest". "Unfortunately, the machines that appear in the story are not ordinary items. At the end, there is a scene where all the "Forest of Machines" are dispatched? Although in Tatsumi's novel, the clear text is only written here, but in order to change it into a game It is necessary to carefully design the specific performance of each machine, and then present the actions of various machines in front of the player in the form of animation. Regarding the performance design of each machine, I and other employees will work together from now on just work. "It's a pity that you didn't draw these machines to this level to give us the specificity we wanted. Right? This tube, what the hell is the tube that connects what and what? And what is this concertina part for? What is the significance of this exhaust port? It’s like the strange spaceship in "Star Wars", where extra plastic panels are put together to form something that looks like a machine on the surface, but this Works of this level are not acceptable.” That's right, I nodded.After listening to what Tendo taught Kaori, I felt for the first time what it is to adapt a novel into a game. On the other hand, Kaori kept her head down while listening to Tendo's lecture.Seeing her appearance, Matsuura cut in from the side. "But Tiantong, this only means that these paintings cannot be copied and used as they are, right? So as long as she continues to create on this basis—" "Not this question." Tendo exhaled through his nose, turned to Kaori again, and continued to point out. "The biggest problem is that it doesn't look like you're familiar with the machine. The paint strokes are nice, and even as far as the machine's design is concerned, the unique feel is impressive and makes me wish it could be salvaged in some form, too. Make it into a game. But this game needs to be assembled into a machine with parts as a unit, which is the biggest selling point. At least someone who can draw blueprints can complete the design work.” "Shall I draw—sketches?" Kaori raised her head and asked stammeringly. "Yes. Otherwise, wouldn't it be bad if someone else drew the drawings? The shape of the machine is basically determined by the drawings. In this way, what should we do with this unique brushwork? The unique shape of these machines makes people in the Everyone here is very satisfied. So if you are in charge of the design, you have to draw the drawings. At that time, we will only verbally explain the performance of the machine. For example, 'a machine that cuts rocks and outputs fine sand', you have to use this as a Draw the blueprint basically, and then use your paintbrush to show the machine three-dimensionally from the blueprint. You must do the above steps in all levels and for all machines. Considering this-maybe you have to start from scratch Learn the basics of the machine, and participate in our design work - at the same time, you have to complete two hundred drawings and illustrations. Just imagine... How? Can you do it? Or can't you?" "I want to do it." Kaori straightened her back, looked straight at Tendo, and responded clearly. "Please let me do it." This was the answer Tendo wanted to hear.He nodded vigorously. "I see. Then let you be in charge of the design." When Kaori heard this, she immediately smiled.Matsuura cheered frequently, "Ah, that's great." I also saw the expected result and let out a sigh of satisfaction. "However, if I judge that you can't do it, I will fire you at that time." "Yes. I see. . . . That's right." Kaori seemed to recall something, and rummaged through her bag.I don't know what she has planned now, but I saw her take out a book. "Tatsumi-sensei, that...can you please sign it?" I subconsciously chuckled.Kaori, who had been vehemently disliked with Tendo just now, suddenly made such a request tremblingly, which made me feel a little strange.Kaori also seemed to think that her sudden change of attitude was ridiculous, so she laughed with me. Just like that, Kaori and I clapped our hands and laughed while Tendo and Matsuura watched blankly.