novelnext Chapters 1366 and 1375: Hua Jiang is so cute, let's make her the female lead!
Chapters 1366 and 1375: Hua Jiang is so cute, let's make her the female lead!
Chapters 1366 and 1375: Hua Jiang is so cute, let's make her the female lead!
"Ugh?!"
Upon seeing the figure walking in from outside, Xing Jiahua from the Tree Friends Building exclaimed in surprise.
"Why did Naoki-san bring flower jam with him?!"
She absolutely has to come along.
Naoki Nagayama carried the little one into the building, and seeing her turn her head to curiously look at the receptionist, he said:
"Hua Jiang, does Aunt Xingjia still remember this?!"
"Sister! Naoki-san! It's sister!"
As if she had heard some forbidden words, Xing Jiahua immediately corrected herself excitedly, then gently waved to the little one.
"Hua Jiang, call me Sister Hua~ We have the same name~"
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Xia Hua didn't know what to do, so she could only softly call out "Sister".
"Ah~~~" Hoshino Hana immediately started swooning like a little girl, "Hana-chan is so cute~"
Naoki Nagayama was speechless. Sure enough, the older he gets, the more he likes to act young.
After talking for a while, more and more employees passed by, and everyone praised Xia Hua for being cute, which made the little girl shyly lean on Naoki Nagayama's neck.
Seeing this, Naoki Nagayama responded a few times and then took the little guy to his office on the top floor.
After putting Xia Hua down, I let her explore. She had been here before, but she probably forgot.
"This is a water bottle, baby formula, wet wipes, and snacks."
Naoki Nagayama took out some of the things the children would need from his bag and took stock of them. He felt that he could keep a set in his office for a long time, just like his own change of clothes.
Just then, the office door was knocked open, and Yoshimura Otomo walked in:
"Naoki-san, I heard you brought flower jam today?!"
Before even hearing a reply, Yoshimura Otomo saw the little guy standing by the water dispenser, and a smile immediately appeared on his face.
"Ah, isn't this Hua Jiang?! Do you still remember Uncle Fangcun?!"
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Naoki Nagayama felt somewhat helpless upon hearing similar comments.
Is it true that the first thing adults say to children is always, "Do you still remember me?"
"Uncle~"
The little guy clearly remembered Yoshimura Hirotomo, and a smile appeared on his face.
"Haha, Hua Jiang really does remember me!"
Yoshimura Otomo was delighted. He picked up the little one and spun her around before sitting down on the sofa to play with her, showing her his watch and such.
"Naoki-san, why did you think of bringing flower jam today?"
Naoki Nagayama explained:
"Hua Jiang fell asleep last night before I arrived, so she absolutely has to come to work with me today."
"Oh? You're very attached to your dad~"
Yoshimura Otomo flicked the little guy's nose, then looked at Nagayama Naoki.
"Naoki-san, aren't you supposed to be working? The editing room isn't really a place for Hana-chan to stay, is it? I can reluctantly help you take care of Hana-chan!"
"What do you mean, 'reluctantly'? You're practically all smiles!"
"No need!" Naoki Nagayama shook his head, firmly refusing. "I can skip the editing this morning."
"Akina just happens to have to go out for a bit this morning, so she'll come pick up Hana-chan after noon!"
"Eh?!"
Yoshimura Otomo looked disappointed, but kept saying he'd try his best.
"This won't do! Editing Jurassic Park is such an important task, how can we do it without Naoki-san! Not even a morning can do it!"
"Let me take care of Hana-chan for you!"
Thank you for your kindness.
Naoki Nagayama picked the little one up from Otomo Yoshimura, peeled a banana for her, and let her eat it.
"Otomo-san is already very busy, and with people coming and going in your office, it's even more inconvenient for you than for me!"
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Yoshimura Daitomo couldn't refute this statement. As the executive CEO, he did indeed have many people coming to his office every day to report and exchange work information.
However, she still said to Hua Jiang:
"That makes some sense. How about we have a big meal together for lunch?!"
"Okay!" Seeing that her father did not object, Hua Jiang nodded in agreement.
"Okay, it's settled!"
"Hua Jiang, what would you like to eat for lunch?"
The little guy thought for a moment and then said what was on his mind:
"meat!"
"Haha, okay, let's go eat steak!"
After playing with Natsuka for a while longer, Yoshimura Otomo had to return to his official duties at his secretary's call, leaving Nagayama Naoki and the little one to continue playing in the office.
However, as the director and main editor of "Jurassic Park", Naoki Nagayama still needs to inform the team if he is going to be absent for a morning.
So he took the little guy to the editing room on the third floor.
As soon as the door opened, a mixed smell of motors, film, smoke, and sweat wafted out, causing Xia Hua to immediately cover her nose.
"Oh, it smells bad, doesn't it?"
Naoki Nagayama, being a man, was used to the smell of abalone and had become desensitized to it, but Natsuka, who had always been in fragrant places, naturally couldn't stand it.
"Then we won't go in!"
Holding the little one, he stepped back a few paces from the doorway and called out to Masataka Komori.
"Huh? Naoki-san brought the flower jam?!"
Masataka Komori naturally spotted the little girl at first glance.
"Hana-chan, do you still remember Uncle Komori?!"
Naoki Nagayama was speechless. Sure enough, it was all because of this problem!
Xia Hua didn't have much of an impression of this uncle who wasn't very common, so she simply shook her head.
Seeing this reaction, Masataka Komori was very disappointed:
“ε=(ο｀*))) Sigh. I don't remember~”
At this moment, Kijima Kyō also came out:
"Isn't this flower jam? Flower jam, do you remember?"
Upon hearing this question, Naoki Nagayama and Masataka Komori immediately answered together:
"Kijima/Kijima-kun, stop messing around, Hana-chan definitely doesn't remember you!"
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Like a thunderbolt, Kijima Kyō was struck so hard that he lost all color.
Ignoring the disheartened Kijima, Naoki Nagayama said to Masataka Komori:
"I have to take care of Hana-chan this morning, so I won't be able to come to the editing room. I'll leave the work there to you, Jun-chan!"
"Hi!"
Masataka Komori was originally the assistant director, so naturally he had no objections at this point.
"I will make sure everyone follows the schedule carefully!"
"Okay, I'll come back this afternoon."
"Ok!"
After giving his instructions, he was about to take the little one back to his office, but when he saw her looking around curiously, a thought popped into Naoki Nagayama's mind:
"Hana-chan, how about Daddy takes you to see a cartoon?!"
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Xia Hua nodded immediately; even children enjoy watching brightly colored cartoons.
"Okay, let's go see how animation is made!"
Having made up his mind, Naoki Nagayama carried Natsuka to the fifth floor, the Tree Friends Anime Division!
Inside the animation division, there was mostly the smell of paper and paint, which was much better than the editing room, so Xiaohua didn't object.
The colorful drawings and figures hanging or pasted in the office, as well as the various souvenirs on the employees' desks, all filled the little guy with curiosity.
Naoki Nagayama's arrival naturally caused a stir in the animation department, and everyone was just as surprised as Natsuka to be there. Fortunately, most of the illustrators were rather introverted, so they didn't crowd around and shout.
"Naoki-san!"
Gosho Aoyama naturally came out of his office to greet his boss, smiling and saying hello.
"Did you bring flower jam to inspect the work?!"
"Haha, there aren't many fun things in the office, so I brought Hua Jiang over to see if there's anything suitable for her to watch."
The anime business department naturally has other anime for reference. They buy almost every manga available on the market for reference, including every issue of Weekly Shonen Jump and Weekly Shonen Sunday.
"Oh, it's for Hana-chan to see!"
Gosho Aoyama glanced at Natsuka, who was just over a year old, scratched his head, and thought, "This place is mostly filled with shonen manga."
"Then it must be something from Miyazaki Hayao's side!"
Hayao Miyazaki's art style is more childlike and whimsical.
"Okay, I'll go take a look."
Naoki Nagayama thought so too, so he took the little guy and turned around, arriving at the Ghibli Studio area.
There they found Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, Toshio Suzuki, and others discussing something at a large table.
"Naoki-san? And... this is flower jam, right?!"
Hayao Miyazaki spotted Naoki Nagayama and Natsuka. He hadn't seen Natsuka much before and was curious why Naoki would bring his daughter to the company.
"Miyazaki-kun, what are you doing?"
"We are trying to create an initial image for 'Kiki's Delivery Service'."
Hayao Miyazaki led the two to his desk and began to introduce them. The desk was already covered with many strange and wonderful figures, castles, and other objects.
"After Naoki-san agreed last time, we started preparing and are just waiting for the preliminary character designs to be completed so that Naoki-san can take a look!"
"Hahaha, that's fast?!"
"We've had a general direction for a long time, and now with such good conditions, we naturally want to realize it as soon as possible!"
It's easier for Miyazaki Hayao because, thanks to the experience gained from "My Neighbor Totoro," everyone in the studio is a skilled worker.
Once he finishes drawing the main concept art and sorts out the plot, the film can begin to be produced in an orderly manner!
The situation is more complicated for Gosho Aoyama and Yoshihiro Togashi, because their works are serialized manga. They need to draw all the artwork from scratch and submit it to manga magazines for publication. Only after seeing the results can they be adapted into an anime.
"Miyazaki, and also Isao Takahata and Toshio Suzuki."
Naoki Nagayama looked at these key members and encouraged them.
"You've worked hard and done a great job!"
"No, no." "We were just doing our best."
Hearing the praise, they were all very happy and modestly declined.
"Naoki-san!" Miyazaki Hayao immediately said, "Since you're here today, let's also finalize the designs for the main characters of 'Kiki's Delivery Service'!"
As he spoke, he picked out several completed character drawings and placed them in front of Naoki Nagayama.
The image shows a very cute girl, incorporating current popular elements such as a spiky bob, a stylish short haircut, big eyes, a dress, and a bow.
Naoki Nagayama looked down at the figures on the table, comparing them to his memories. Each one seemed slightly different. It appeared there was a butterfly effect at play after things had moved earlier than expected.
Just as he was pondering this, the little one in his arms wriggled and reached out to one of the witch figures wearing a big red bow.
"This and this"
"Oh?!" Naoki Nagayama was somewhat surprised. "Does Hana-chan think this is good?! Is the bow pretty?"
"Beautiful!"
Naoki Nagayama thought the little guy was probably just attracted to the bright red ribbon.
However, children tend to follow first impressions. Since this painting attracted Hana-chan, Naoki Nagayama figured it would definitely attract other children too.
"Let's go with this one!"
He took out the image of a short-haired girl with a big red bow and handed it to the little one.
"Since even my daughter thinks it looks good, there must be a reason why!"
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Miyazaki and the others stared wide-eyed at this scene, feeling it was far too childish!
This is a huge project with an investment of hundreds of millions! And the main character is decided by a child so casually?!
Although they think any of these character sketches are acceptable, Naoki-san, are you really not going to reconsider?!
"Alright, this one will do!"
Naoki Nagayama nodded in agreement, then looked at Natsuka, who was looking at the painting, and a whimsical idea popped into his head!
He quietly moved closer to Hayao Miyazaki:
"Miyazaki, don't you think my Hana-chan is adorable?!"
"Forehead"
Miyazaki glanced at Natsuka subconsciously. He had to admit that, under Naoki Nagayama and Akina's meticulous care, Natsuka was now fair-skinned and delicate, with rosy lips and white teeth, like a refined little princess. Her face had just the right amount of baby fat, which added to her cuteness.
“Very cute!”
Although there was some flattery involved, the little guy truly lived up to the name, and Miyazaki Hayao didn't force it at all.
“Then,” Naoki Nagayama continued, “it’s a bit capricious, but could we use Hana-chan’s looks on the main character?!”
"Naoki-san means that Hana-chan is the model for the character?!"
"Hmm, although she's a bit young, I think my Hana-chan will definitely grow up to be a free-spirited witch!"
Naoki Nagayama was slightly embarrassed.
"And I want to create a meaningful memento of the little one's childhood!"
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After thinking for a few breaths, Miyazaki Hayao immediately nodded in agreement!
Anyway, all that's needed is to slightly adjust the facial features to match Xia Hua's appearance. Xia Hua is already very cute!
Besides, Naoki Nagayama is a big boss! An investor! He's paid way too much money!
He just wanted to switch genders and become the female lead, and Miyazaki Hayao wouldn't have said a word!
"OK!"
Naoki Nagayama patted Hayao Miyazaki on the shoulder with satisfaction.
"That's perfect timing, my Hana-chan will be the model. Miyazaki, you guys hurry up and draw it!"
".Hi!"
Miyazaki and his team didn't waste time with nonsense about using photos. They quickly gathered several experienced illustrators to start creating a full-body sketch of the little guy!
Around noon, Yoshimura Daitomo, following the information from others, went to the anime club to find Natsuka for lunch, only to witness a strange scene.
The little one, wearing a large bow, sat in the middle of a circle of painters looking at the paintings, while the others were trying to capture the characteristics of Xia Hua.
Naoki Nagayama, standing nearby, was selecting the most suitable original manuscript with Hayao Miyazaki and others.
"Naoki-san, what are you doing?!"
"Haha, I'm drawing anime photos for Hana-chan!"
Naoki Nagayama smiled and said,
"My daughter, Hana-chan, will be the model for the female lead in 'Kiki's Delivery Service'! She's currently working as a model!"
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This absurd scene even confused Yoshimura Otomo for a moment. After a dozen seconds, he figured out what was going on, and the first question he asked was:
"That flower sauce, is there a modeling fee?!"
"what?!"
(End of this chapter)