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Shuya's dislike for it stemmed mainly from the fact that it set a bad precedent and distorted the market.

But upon closer examination, there is a market only when there is demand.

There's been an increase in this kind of trash, mainly because of the audience's... cough cough, it's nothing.

Shuya opened the script, deciding to read it through first.

There are three scripts here, for the first three episodes.

"As I expected, it's a complete collection of clichés, utterly unoriginal, and so boring it makes me want to fall asleep."

However, this anime mainly focuses on selling female characters and mecha animation, so the plot shouldn't be taken too seriously.

To paraphrase Hyakka Jiang—since this is something people pursue, what's wrong with it?

Shuya knew exactly what kind of acting he should have.

After all, it's really not difficult; he could do voice acting right away.

He closed the script and called Inoue Hikoo.

"Hey, what do you want?"

"I've received the script. When do we start recording?"

"If you're free, how about this Saturday?"

Inoue Hikoo didn't waste any time; he must have been working, so he kept his words brief.

Has the dubbing already started?

"I suppose so. Ms. Yusho Sakura doesn't have many scenes and is busy, so we finished her dubbing in one take. The others haven't started yet."

Inoue Hikoo said, "But we can't delay any longer; I plan to stream it exclusively on Nico Nico Douga in June."

"Streaming online? No longer on TV?"

Shuya a little surprised, because he was used to cooperating with major TV stations, so why did he suddenly switch to online streaming?

Inoue Hikoo said unhappily, "What else could it be? I wanted IS to air in prime time, and I talked to TV stations like BTS, but none of them agreed. So I'm just not going to involve them anymore; I'll do it myself."

"Prime time? You must have lost your mind."

Shuya was speechless.

How can you even make your lousy animation sell sex appeal? And you dare to air it during prime time?

If you actually get the job, the complaint hotline will probably explode.

In addition, there is another important reason why he was not allowed to appear on the show: Inoue Hikoo has fallen from grace in recent years, and even if the TV station values his past achievements, it is impossible for him to appear in prime time.

Everything is about profit.

No matter how much Inoue Hikoo assured them that the anime had a future, and even after explaining his plot ideas and showing them the PV, he couldn't convince them.

IS's mech battles were indeed spectacular, but their first reaction after watching them was—Dude, just admit it already, how do you want these girls to die?

Not only are viewers worried about Inoue Hikoo's questionable actions, but the television station also has many concerns.

Ultimately, no matter how much we negotiate, IS can only be shown in late-night slots.

So Inoue Hikoo flipped the table.

He has the confidence to back it up.

Niconico is no longer the emerging video website it once was. After so many years, it has become an integral part of the daily lives of people all over the world.

Both ordinary people and extraordinary individuals can find enjoyment in it.

The website has already launched multilingual versions, and business in all regions is booming. In addition to animation, there are also a large number of the latest TV series and movies.

The number of user-generated and uploaded videos is countless, giving rise to a large number of people who make a living from it.

With a staggering 1.5 billion monthly active users, one can only imagine the staggering revenue it generates.

This is Inoue Hikoo's greatest source of confidence to act so recklessly.

With that much money, who would bother making such a terrible animation if they didn't truly love it? (Although his love is twisted and toxic.)

After being rejected by the TV station for prime time, he decided to exclusively broadcast the show online on his own platform. Multilingual subtitled versions will also be available in various regions around the world, making it a rare global simultaneous broadcast model.

Inoue Hikoo said viciously, "Those idiots actually rejected me! I'm going to broadcast the anime as soon as possible and slap them in the face!"

"Whatever you want, I'll come over on Saturday."

"Then remember this: if you dare to stand me up, Sakura-chan and I will come to your house and whine for a week!"

Inoue Hikoo hung up the phone after issuing an extremely terrifying threat.

Shuya gasped in shock; the whining monster was truly terrifying!

He memorized the itinerary perfectly.

"Inoue- kun, then I don't need to come over on Saturday, right?"

Motoko reappeared.

"No."

Shuya replied.

For a fleeting moment, Motoko's face lit up with immense joy.

Shuya ignored her and said casually, "Come on, maid, give me a shoulder massage, I'm tired."

"Okay, alright."

Motoko didn't dare refuse and reached out her small hands to massage Shuya.

Shuya was enjoying the massage from the beautiful girl, while occasionally glancing at the two girls outside sweating profusely. Time passed quickly.

Ayase and Kirino went to take a bath together, and then Ayase cooked dinner for four people.

Kirino also ate here, saying she had already informed her family. Of course, she didn't say she was eating at Shuya, but rather at Ayase's house.

Ayase's cooking skills were as good as ever, and Motoko had a great appetite and ate six more bowls of rice.

After dinner, everyone went their separate ways. Shuya played on the computer for a while, and the evening passed quickly.

Nothing major happened for the next two days. Shuya slacked off in class and club activities, and before he knew it, it was Saturday.

The agreed-upon day for the IS voice-over recording.

Shuya arrived at the company early.

"Good morning."

Good morning, Shu-chan.

After greeting the receptionist, Shuya walked all the way to the recording studio.

He glanced around; it was a bit early, and there was no one inside yet.

Shuya went to the lounge next door to take a look.

There was no one there either, Shuya didn't go inside, but instead wandered around the company at will.

The scholars and officials merely nodded slightly at Shuya, focusing all their energy on their work.

Inoue Hikoo said IS will be broadcast in June, so the production schedule is obviously very tight.

In addition, his high standards made things even busier.

Therefore, the scholar-officials had no time to chat with Shuya.

Shuya went to Inoue Hikoo's office and finally found him.

He's drawing storyboards inside.

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"Get out of the way, go play somewhere else."

Inoue Hikoo glanced at him and waved his hand impatiently.

"I'm so bored."

Shuya sat on the sofa to one side.

"Who told you to come so early?"

"It's not because I'm afraid you'll come, sob sob."

"I was just saying, I don't have time for that kind of whining."

"Does that mean my mother will come?"

"Right."

"..."

"..."

Inoue Hikoo and Shuya remained silent.

A moment later, Shuya leaned back on the sofa, relaxing. "Isn't this animation a bit rushed?"

"A little, but not a big problem."

Inoue Hikoo didn't deny it. "You don't need to worry, just do the voice-over."

"This role is probably hard to cast well."

Inoue Hikoo nodded slightly; he shared the same opinion.

Although he didn't write the entire script, he was the main creator and of course knew who the male lead was.

It's not difficult, and acting skills aren't really required. Like I said, this anime mainly relies on the girls being cute.

Therefore, Inoue Hikoo didn't have anything to say to him.

Seeing that he was busy, Shuya went out.

He wandered around for a while, and finally someone came.

It's Hanazawa Sakura and Maeda Saori.

But she clearly had no intention of talking to Shuya.

"Shu-chan, is your dad in the office?"

"Yes?"

Oh, bye-bye.

Hanazawa Sakura bypassed Shuya and went to find Inoue Hikoo.

Shuya used to it.

Maeda Saori came with Hanazawa Sakura, spoke to him briefly, saying that she wanted him to appear on several promotional programs to promote the album.

Shuya agreed, thinking he had some free time recently.

Maeda Saori stopped chatting with Shuya and went to the dressing room to wait for the recording to begin.

After a while, around nine o'clock, people started arriving one after another.

Good morning, Shu-chan.

Good morning.

Hyakka and Haruno came together, and they happened to bump into each other at the door.

Good morning.

Shuya smiled.

After exchanging greetings, Hyakka immediately said, "By the way, Shu-chan, have you heard? It seems like you and I are hosting the IS broadcast?"

"Never heard of it."