My Animation Era

  Chapter 53 Naoki Seto

   Sailor suits are not exclusive to Neon.

   This thing should have originated in the country of Ying at the earliest, and it was used as the formal dress of the navy, also known as seaman's uniform.

  The reason why it is popular in the world...

  Then Lafayette has to show you how rich and enviable the family background of the "Empire on which the sun never sets" was back then.

  It can be said that the Chinese navy at that time dominated the world and became the object of imitation and learning from all over the world. Take their clothes back, change them, and put them on again, as if you have become the world's most powerful country.

   Probably such a process.

  Anyway, this thing has been developed for so many years, and it is no longer exclusive to a certain country, and there is no such thing as "copyright".

   Once the "Sailor Moon" animation is released, it will be no problem to produce another batch of "blue and white sailor suits for beautiful girls".

  But the problem is...

  If you can do this, so can I.

  Gu Miao wondered, how about "changing" the clothes again? At the very least, it should be amended to make it unique, so that other garment factories cannot follow suit.

   But it’s not easy to change!

  The sailor suit has been developed for so many years, and the tricks that should be produced have basically been produced by others. Minor revisions are basically useless, major revisions will lose the meaning of "sailor suit".

   "I think..."

  From the Neon branch, formerly the president of [Seto アニメーション Production Company], after the company was acquired by Wanbao, Naoki Seto, an animation producer who joined the Wanbao (Neon) branch, gave his own advice.

   "Sailor suit is a very classic clothing design, basically there is no room for modification. If you want to stand out from the crowd, why not add some small decorations to the clothes?"

   "Oh? Trinket"

   Gu Miao, who was having a headache with this question, immediately cheered up when she heard this sentence: "Seto-kun, please elaborate!"

   "Hi Yi!"

   "My thoughts are like this..."

  After obtaining the approval of the president, Seto introduced his general idea to everyone. In fact, it is not complicated, it is nothing more than adding an "exclusive mark" to the clothes.

  In the core setting of "Sailor Moon", it is mentioned that the protagonist group, that is, the Sailor Moons, each represent a different "planet".

   such as Moon, Mercury, Mars…

  Seto's idea is very simple, that is, in addition to using "color" to distinguish these fighters, a small mark of "exclusive planet" can also be decorated on the "bow tie" position on the chest of the battle suit.

  The moon is "a crescent", Mars is "a flame" and so on.

   This kind of mark is decorated in the "bow tie" position, which can not only show the identity, but will not affect the normal look and feel, and can also play the role of "anti-counterfeiting", which can be said to kill three birds with one stone.

   "Wonderful!"

  Gu Miao clapped her hands and applauded: "With this design, our sailor suit is different from other sailor suits on the market."

   Seto is capable!

  Before this, Gu Miao, who didn't have much impression of Seto and didn't remember any of his masterpieces, immediately remembered this person.

   "Seto-kun..."

  I saw Gu Miao knocking on the desk, and after thinking for a while, she said, "I remember, you were the president of an animation company before, right?"

   "Hi Yi!"

   "Due to poor management, the company was on the verge of bankruptcy. Fortunately, I met the president and was able to join Wanbao." Seto nodded.

  Gu Miao remembered.

  In order to improve the animation planning and production capabilities of the Neon branch as soon as possible, when the branch was established, Gu Miao, under the introduction of Mr. Ikeda from TBS, bought three animation companies that were poor in Kyoto in one go.

  Including Seto's company.

  The bosses of the other two companies are not so passionate about animation, so they can't wait to change careers after selling the company.

   Only Seto stayed.

   "Since you have management experience, and the Neon branch is short of a speaker, I think you can take on the important task."

  Gu Miao made a final decision: "From today onwards, you will be the CEO of Wanbao Neon Division! How is it? Do you have confidence?"

   Huh? !

  Ma Kui, who was watching the meeting, heard his eyelids twitch wildly, pulled Gu Miao's sleeve, and reminded in a low voice: "Mr. Gu, he said that he was acquired by us because of poor management."

   Poor management!

  Everyone admits so frankly that he is no longer good at running a company, so how come Mr. Gu is as deaf and still choose him as the person in charge?

"I know."

  Gu Miao glanced at Ma Kui, who was anxious and angry, and couldn't help asking: "What's wrong with poor management, haven't you read his resume before starting a business?"

  Resume before starting a business?

  Seto is a senior executive of the Neon branch, and since he joined the company not long ago, Ma Kui has naturally seen his resume and remembers it clearly.

   Didn’t he work as the director of the financing department in the bank for two years, was fired because he offended the leader in a loan incident, and then started a business!

  What's so strange about this?

  …

   Not only Ma Kui couldn't understand, but "Militant Coco" who was on a business trip couldn't understand why Mr. Gu appointed Seto as the president of the Neon branch.

right!

  Warrior Coco is Jiang Coco.

   This is her Wechat name, because she is in the capital, attending an animation industry summit instead of Gu Miao, so she can only ask Gu Miao on Wechat.

   "Trust him once."

  Gu Miao typed and replied: "The company was on the verge of bankruptcy and was acquired by us. In fact, it is not entirely his responsibility. It is mainly because of the failure of the animation industry and the downturn in the industry."

"not to mention…"

  Besides Seto and the otaku painters in the Neon branch, there is no other candidate with "management experience" and "animation production experience".

   This is Gu Miao's answer.

  Warrior Coco received the message, and quickly edited a response with an "OK" emoji, which meant she knew.

"correct!"

   Seeing that she was about to dive again, Gu Miao suddenly remembered something, and quickly added.

  Gu Shuishui: "Are you Bai Fumei? If not, pretend I didn't ask. If so, let's chat in private later?"

  [Shocked.JPG]

  ［I didn’t expect you to be this kind of person.GIF］

  What do you mean?

  Just posting pictures, but not talking.

   Gu Miao, who was confused by her two emoticons, couldn't help asking: "Are you a rich woman? How is your family? Tell me, I'm really in a hurry!"

  Warrior Coco: "It should be...well! My parents are pretty good, and they don't know how to make friends."

  [Cover your face.JPG]

   Is something wrong?

  Having a faint feeling, Gu Miao, who was communicating "cross-channel" between the two, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief after getting an accurate answer.

  Hello rich woman!

  Since Jiang Ke is a rich woman, she must be much better than Gu Miao in terms of aesthetics and clothing.

  With her help as a reference, even if the art design and costumes of "Sailor Moon" can't reach the level of Naoko Takeuchi's original version, I believe it will not be so bad.

   Collect monthly passes, I want them all!

  (end of this chapter)