Even just looking at the project proposal, it's quite good, and it's a genre she excels at.
Want to do it.
Lin Zhiyan was waiting for just those words. He nodded immediately: "Then...
This anime will be entrusted to you."
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In early November, the theatrical film of "K-On!", directed by Naoko Yamada, was completed.
With about a month left until the official release, promotion had started gradually. However, there was no need for Naoko Yamada to do anything for the time being, as the publicity department of L.S Produ and the partner film distribution company were primarily in charge.
Having been busy for over a year, now that it was finally finished, Lin Zhiyan certainly gave Naoko Yamada and the "K-On!" production team a short vacation. However, he couldn't let them rest for too long either.
Once Naoko Yamada finished her vacation and returned to the company, Lin Zhiyan called her into his office.
First, he invited Naoko Yamada to sit down and had his assistant serve tea. Then, Lin Zhiyan opened the conversation by asking, "Now that 'K-On!' is finished, do you have any thoughts on what's next?"
"What's next?"
Naoko Yamada was stunned for a moment, "Of course, I'll continue to stay at our company..."
As she spoke, she looked up at Lin Zhiyan, secretly speculating in her heart: "What does the President mean by this? Is he implying that since 'K-On!' is done, it's about time I went back to my original company?"
Lin Zhiyan naturally did not intend to ask Naoko Yamada to leave.
He shook his head: "What I mean is, do you have any ideas for a new anime? If you don't have any good ideas, I can arrange one for you."
He shook his head: "What I mean is, do you have any ideas for a new animation? If you don't have any better ideas, I'll arrange one for you."
In another timeline, after finishing the K-On! movie, Naoko Yamada made the original animation Tamako Market. However, Lin Zhiyan didn't know if this was Yamada's own project proposal or Kyoto Animation's.
If this was Naoko Yamada's own idea, Lin Zhiyan was still willing to respect it, even though the commercial performance of Tamako Market was just so-so, and a version of Tamako Market produced by L.S Produ would certainly not be exactly the same as the Kyoto Animation version from the other timeline.
Naoko Yamada had been a little worried initially, but upon realizing that Lin Zhiyan was asking about her ideas for a new animation, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
She quickly replied, "No, and... President, can I make an animation that I want to do?"
After all, she had been at L.S Produ for a few years, and she understood the company's internal situation. Basically, whatever animation Lin Zhiyan told them to make, they made. Although producers within the company could propose original or adapted animations, that was a power only producers had.
Naoko Yamada was not a producer, but an animation director.
Moreover, even if producers could pitch original or adapted animation projects, they still ultimately had to pass Lin Zhiyan's review; simply having an idea didn't mean it could necessarily be produced.
In fact, this wasn't only the case at L.S Produ; other animation companies were in similar situations. Therefore, Naoko Yamada was still waiting for Lin Zhiyan to assign her the next job and had never even considered conceiving one herself.
Lin Zhiyan had previously sent Hiroyuki Imaishi to a subsidiary to serve as president because he wanted to make his own anime and wasn't permitted to, so naturally, he couldn't tell Naoko Yamada now that she could make whatever anime she wanted; otherwise, it would inevitably invite accusations of differential treatment.
However... there was no need to deny it. Hiroyuki Imaishi had indeed been sent off to Trigger, but Trigger was also part of L.S Produ, and after going there, Hiroyuki Imaishi did indeed gain the autonomy to produce his own animations.
In other words, it was actually possible to conceive one's own animation projects.
With this thought, he said, "I can't give you a definitive answer on whether it can be done right now. However, as long as you have an idea, anyone can propose a project. If you come up with a project proposal and I think it's good, then it can be done. There is no such thing as it not being allowed."
"I see..."
Naoko Yamada looked as if she understood, but soon she said with some doubt, "Even if it's a project proposal made by me, it can be approved?"
Lin Zhiyan understood what Naoko Yamada meant.
With so many producers in the company, very few of the project proposals they created could pass Lin Zhiyan's approval, and Naoko Yamada had even less confidence in this regard.
"Doubt" was just a polite way of putting it.
Lin Zhiyan didn't put too much effort into defending himself, he just smiled and said, "As long as the proposal is good enough, why wouldn't it be approved?"
"Good enough?"
Naoko Yamada didn't have any confidence in that at all, but she didn't press the matter, instead saying, "Understood. I'll think about it when I have some time, but for now, let's hear about the President's new animation project."
Lin Zhiyan nodded.
He got up, went over to his desk, took out an animation proposal, and handed it to Naoko Yamada.
Naoko Yamada took the proposal and flipped to the first page. The title of the animation was: "A Place Further than the Universe".
"A Place Further than the Universe?" Naoko Yamada couldn't help but be taken aback.
What kind of animation project was this?
Sci-fi? When it comes down to it, where exactly is a place further than the universe? Could it be the human heart? If the answer is the human heart, then... is this actually a healing anime? But if that really were the answer, wouldn't it be a bit cliché? Besides, choosing such a name just feels a bit baffling. Thinking this, she continued reading, and finally, she understood the real answer: Antarctica! A place further than the universe is Antarctica. "President, I have a question." Naoko Yamada suddenly raised her hand. "Go ahead." Lin Zhiyan raised his hand to signal her. "Is Antarctica really further than the universe?" Naoko Yamada asked, very curiously. Lin Zhiyan smiled: "If you call the high altitude above the atmosphere 'the universe', then Antarctica is indeed a place further away than the universe. I didn't just pick this name at random." "I see." Naoko Yamada looked as if she had just learned something new. Soon, she asked again, puzzled: "Hasn't it always been 'Takagi Makoto' who was in charge of the script before? Why aren't you using the pen name Takagi Makoto this time, and are using your real name instead?" "Just to build some presence." Lin Zhiyan explained simply.
"Your Name" won't be released until May '13. The gap in between is too long, so it's necessary to maintain some presence.
Moreover, the original script for "A Place Further Than the Universe" was written by Jukki Hanada, not some female screenwriter, so there's no need to worry about a mismatch in style.
The reputation of the animation is quite good, so there's no need to worry that using my real name to write the script will lower my standing.
Naoko Yamada didn't think that much; she had only asked offhandedly.
She continued to read the project proposal until she had a rough understanding of the new animation. Then, she put down the proposal and clapped her hands lightly: "President, please, by all means, let me do this animation."
Although she hadn't seen the script yet, since it was written by Lin Zhiyan himself, it certainly wouldn't be bad.
Just from the project proposal alone, it looked quite good, and it was a genre she excelled at.
She wanted to do it.
Lin Zhiyan had been waiting for these very words. He nodded immediately: "Then... this animation is entrusted to you."
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