Wu Lan and Su Yi used to be in contact with Qin and Han at the fan exhibition at Musashino University of Fine Arts, and have been regarded as the "Brahman" class among the fan group.

During SHAFT's production of "Magic Girl Xiaoyuan", Wu Lan and Su Yi, as well as members of the Musashino University of Fine Arts, also worked as an animator at SHAFT.

However, they did not participate in the production of "Magic Girl Xiaoyuan", but were responsible for completing some outsourcing businesses previously carried out by SHAFT.

Animators are the lowest-level and lowest-technical jobs in the animation industry. In order to save costs, many animation companies will outsource such jobs to professional outsourcing companies or free animation workers to complete them.

When producing "Magic Girl Xiaoyuan", SHAFT was not immune to the vulgarity and adopted this kind of production method. After all, it was still a small company and it was impossible to raise so many animators, so it was only like this.

The students of the Musashino University of Fine Arts have no problems with their painting skills. They can be regarded as combat power, which helps SHAFT solve their urgent needs.

Through this way of working, college students not only accumulate painting experience, but also subsidize their lives. The salary offered by Qin Han is still very good, and it is already the highest level in the industry.

Because of his experience working at SHAFT, Wu Lan and Su Yi have a good relationship with many employees in the company. They have also visited SHAFT. It is natural to know some insider information.

After the production of "Magic Girl Xiaoyuan" is completed, SHAFT will expand its recruitment and prepare for the production of the next animation.

This is almost well-known news within SHAFT.

However, apart from knowing that the next animation is a science fiction animation with robot themes, not many outsiders have learned about the more specific information.

After all, even if Qin Han is the boss, SHAFT employees may not be his fans. They will not stare at his Twitter all day long and find clues from it.

On the contrary, Wu Lan and Su Yi often stayed on the Internet and mingled in major ACG communities. So they knew that Qin Han "accidentally" leaked mechanical settings pictures when he drew a promotional board for the Dongda Robot Association last year.

After watching the photo of Wu Lansu and Qin Han, everyone was amazed and looked up at these two Chinese students.

Wu Lan also showed Anno the concept picture of Gundam RX78, a promotional board drawn by Qin Han for the Dongda Machinery Association: "How is this robot? It is very different from the current robot animation, right? I dare to conclude that SHAFT's next work can subvert the concept of 'robot animation' like "Magic Girl Xiaoyuan" and make something unprecedented. Although it is also good to go to Ghibli, if you can enter SHAFT, I believe you can do something."

Looking at the huge robot full of weapons-style on the phone, Hideaki Anno was moved.

As a science fiction fan, Hideaki Anno is quite obsessed with robots. In his previous life, his three favorite TV animations were "Space Battleship Yamato", "Gundam", and "Sailor Moon".

In this parallel world, "Gundam" has not been born yet, and "Sailor Moon" was replaced by the popular "Magic Girl Xiaoyuan". However, in his mind, the importance of science fiction themes is still irreplaceable.

If Osamu Tezuka's "Iron Arm Astro Boy" has brought the animation from the big screen to the TV and into thousands of households. Then Reiki Matsumoto's "Space Battleship Yamato" has brought the animation, which originally belonged to children, into the inner world of adults.

Since then, people have learned that animation is not just a child’s thing to play and play, but it turns out that animation can also reflect a grand and complex worldview and express profound and serious themes.

The science fiction soul in his bones is also reflected in Hideaki Anno's painting ability. He is not good at drawing characters, but he is free to use mechanical and explosions and is lifelike.

So when he heard Wu Lan say that SHAFT's next animation is a science fiction robot animation, he was moved.

However, SHAFT is about to expand its scale and start recruiting people, which is just insider news, and Ghibli is really attractive, so Hideaki Anno decided to try it out at Ghibli first. If it doesn't work, then consider SHAFT.

This time, the "Magic Girl Koyuan Friends' Meeting" gathering ended in a pleasant atmosphere. After the stutterers said goodbye to each other, they went their separate ways. Wu Lan and Su Yi returned to the school, while Anno Hideaki and Okada Toshio found a "guesthouse" with 3,000 yen a night nearby.

This type of accommodation provides each guest with a single bed with independent rest space, which is more comfortable than a capsule hotel and more affordable than an ordinary hotel, so it is very popular with economical and limited guests.

For a troll like Hideaki Anno and Toshio Okada, even if you have enough money, you will choose to spend money on anime-related products and will not invest too much in food and accommodation.

The next day, the two attended the Japanese science fiction conference, this annual event for Japanese science fiction fans.

On the third day, Okada Toshio went to a party with friends from Tokyo, and Hideaki Anno went to Kotani City early in the morning.

Like Musashino, this city belongs to the administrative district of Tama, Tokyo. The most famous product here is probably Studio Ghibli.

Studio Ghibli in this world was founded five years ago, and the opportunity was the great success of the animated film "The Totoro".

This is different from the history of the Qin and Han Dynasties. "The Valley of the Wind" produced by Miyazaki before the establishment of Studio Ghibli is still in production.

I don’t know if it’s because of fate or because of bad luck, although Anno Hideaki went out early in the morning, he rarely encountered a tram shutdown.

After the passengers inquired, they realized that it was caused by the Olympic construction.

This delay forced Anno Hideaki to transfer to the bus, but when he arrived in Kokini City, the interview time had passed.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Anno, for us, Ghibli, the most important thing is the attitude of our employees, not the ability of our employees. Because with Ghibli's strength, even those who have never picked up a brush can be trained to become first-class animation talents. But if the attitude is not good, it really won't work. Although you are appreciated by Miyazaki Sang, you can be late for even the most important interview by an hour. In my opinion, it is not suitable for Ghibli."

Hideaki Anno was speechless by the recruitment person in charge.

Is it still arguing that Ghibli is unkind? In the final analysis, it is because he is late.

If Japan had not successfully bid for the Olympics in this world, perhaps Hideaki Anno would not have been late today. He would become Hayao Miyazaki's disciple, participate in the production of "The Valley of the Wind", and eventually grow into Japan's most famous animation supervisor.
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