Hideaki Anno is very familiar with Hayao Miyazaki's voice because he often sees this leading Japanese animation master in various TV interviews. And he is unfamiliar because in reality, this is the first time he hears the other person's voice.

After being stunned for a while, Hideaki Anno came to his senses and responded: "That... Miyazaki, I am Hideaki Anno. Is there anything you need to ask me?"

Miyazaki Hayao said straight ahead: "When you came to Ghibli for the interview, I was busy with the work of "The Valley of Wind" at that time. I didn't know it. I only found out yesterday, so I called you immediately. The guy in charge of recruitment has been deeply reflecting. Anno, Ghibli still has your place here. Do you want to help?"

The famous Hayao Miyazaki actually called himself to invite him to work at Ghibli?

Anno Hideaki held his cell phone and was a little confused for a moment.

Didn’t Ghibli pay the most attention to the candidates when recruiting? It is natural for a guy who was late during the interview to be wiped out?

Hideaki Anno didn't know that Ghibli's requirements for ordinary applicants were indeed like this. But he was not an ordinary applicant, but an original painter appointed by Hayao Miyazaki.

When Hayao Miyazaki accidentally watched an animated short film produced by Hideaki Anno during his time at Osaka University of the Arts, he was moved by the talent of this young man, so he decided to contact and invite him to join Ghibli to participate in the production of "The Valley of the Wind".

Hideaki Anno didn't know that in fact, he was going to Ghibli for an interview, and he basically just needed to meet and would definitely be admitted.

As a result, because of the late arrival of the tram and the communication errors caused by Studio Ghibli due to the busy work, Hideaki Anno missed the opportunity to join Ghibli and chose SHAFT instead.

Hideaki Anno, who had just been hired by SHAFT and became the original artist, suddenly received a call from Hayao Miyazaki himself, and was both excited and entangled.

It is undoubtedly a huge honor for him to be favored by Hayao Miyazaki and Ghibli, a young man who is in his early twenties and has not yet officially entered the animation industry.

Although Ghibli only has the representative work of "The Totoro", it cannot be compared with Ghibli, who has accumulated dozens of masterpieces in the previous life of the Qin and Han dynasties, and can be regarded as the representative of Japanese animation in both commercial and artistic terms, but it is still a top industry company that can be compared with Toei and Risheng.

"This matter is really troublesome..." Hideaki Anno felt extremely honored by Hayao Miyazaki's call and wanted to agree to the invitation of the animation master immediately.

But my mind calmed down a little, and when I thought that I had successfully entered SHAFT, I became hesitant again.

Although he has not signed a formal labor contract with SHAFT, it seems that it is not appropriate to repent immediately since he has been hired.

Hideaki Anno was in a fierce struggle inside.

Suddenly, he remembered something.

"I am not very good at painting characters, but this time I not only successfully passed the SHAFT live painting exam, but also achieved good results, so I was promoted to the original artist. If you think about it carefully, it must be because the robot in the second painting was favored by the presiding judge..." Hideaki Anno's eyes turned, "The rumor revealed by the two Chinese students is probably true. SHAFT's next animation is highly likely to be a robot theme!"

Hideaki Anno has a special liking for elements such as science fiction and robots.

In his previous life, he participated in the production of his masterpieces, from "Wang Li's Universe Army", "Sapphire Mystery", to "Leaping the Peak" and mentioning Anno's mutants, they can never get around "EVA". All of them are science fiction themes, or have the element of robots.

Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki represent the highest production level of Japanese animation films today. SHAFT is a new force emerging in the TV animation industry. With its amazing success as "Magic Girl Xiaoyuan", its excellent production ability and innovative spirit are amazing.

These two companies are very attractive to young people who are interested in joining the animation industry.

However, Hideaki Anno finally decided to use love to make the final choice.

Thinking of this, he finally responded to Hayao Miyazaki who was already a little impatient to wait.

"I'm really sorry, Miyazaki San. Although your personal invitation has flattered me, I have been hired by SHAFT and will officially join the company in two days. So Ghibli can only..."

Hideaki Anno didn't finish his words, but his meaning was already very clear.

Miyazaki Hayao on the other end of the phone was unexpected for the young man to refuse.

He didn't expect that he would get such a result by calling the other party in person.

"Young man, if you miss Ghibli, you will definitely regret it in the future!" Miyazaki Hayao didn't say anything more and hung up the phone directly.

As one of Japan's few animation masters, I personally called to invite a young man to join Ghibli, but was completely rejected. Anyone who encountered such a thing would definitely feel unhappy, not to mention that Hayao Miyazaki is quite straightforward and doesn't like to hide in his words, so it's not difficult to understand what he said in the end.

Of course, Hayao Miyazaki has a temper, and the young and energetic Hideaki Anno also has a temper.

After he put down his phone, he felt very upset.

"Will I regret it? Joke! In the future, I will definitely make an animation that surpasses you, Hayao Miyazaki!" He also secretly held his energy in his heart.

In the era when the world line of the Qin and Han Dynasties was unchanged, Hideaki Anno successfully entered Ghibli and participated in the production of "The Valley of the Wind". He learned a lot from Hayao Miyazaki, and the two of them can be regarded as master-apprentice relationships.

However, because of Miyazaki's strict requirements when working, the "dictatorship" style of "exploding" subordinates, and the differences in animation concepts between the two people, they eventually parted ways.

Art geniuses are all skewed and stick to their own ideas and will not compromise easily.

This pair of the most famous master and apprentice in the Japanese animation industry had a tense relationship and was in opposition everywhere for a while. Hideaki Anno said: "Miyazaki's movies are boring." Miyazaki said: "EVA is a useless animation."

Of course, the relationship between Hideaki Anno and Hayao Miyazaki did not reach the point of never interacting with each other as it was between Hayao Miyazaki and Osamu Tezuka.

In the end, the master and apprentice reconciled.

Not only did they participate in TV interviews together, but Hideaki Anno even served as the voice actor of the leading actor Jiro Horikoshi for Hayao Miyazaki's animated film "The Wind Rises".
Chapter completed!