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Chapter 59 Animation Festival

The Tokyo Student Animation Festival is funded by Japanese officials, animation production companies, and toy development companies.

For the fresh blood of the animation industry.

The Japanese officials did not expect that the animation turned out to be so profitable, the public's opposition is a public matter, and foreign exchange is still needed.

Sakata Junichi looked at the young people coming and going at the venue, with a slight smile on his face.

Middle-aged and old people hate animation, but young people still like it very much.

Explain that the industry of animation has a bright future.

"Sakata, why are you here?" Junichi Sakata felt someone's hand on his shoulder, and turned around to find that it was Masao Maruyama, the president.

He asked with a smile: "Aren't you in the process of making "DNA2"? Why do you have time to come here at the animation festival?"

Sakata Junichi had cold sweat on his face, and hurriedly bowed and apologized: "I'm really sorry, I'll go back to work now."

Just as he turned back to go back to the Mad House Company, he felt a strong hand holding him, he turned around in surprise, and it was Masao Maruyama.

"I'm not questioning you," Maruyama Masao pulled Sakata Junichi forward, "I just want to ask you where the production is going? Can it catch up with the October 10th broadcast?"

"Of course, of course!" Sakata Junichi said loudly, "The first episode has been produced, and the subsequent episodes are also being co-produced in an orderly manner."

Although the president is a nice person, his aura is too strong, which always makes Junichi Sakata think about it.

"Well, let's come together then."

He took Sakata Junichi to shuttle between different venues, and at the same time introduced: "A total of 67 works participated, 31 of which are really unsightly, so a total of 36 works are being broadcast."

Sakata Jun was dazzled when he saw it, and he just watched it for two or three minutes before arriving at the next venue, but he also had some thoughts in his heart.

"This is an 18-minute work made by the students of Musashino Art University. The name is "Four Great Public Hazards." Until here, Masao Maruyama stopped and asked Junichi Sakata to watch it carefully.

"Yes."

An animation by Musashino students, about environmental protection.

In the first half century, it was about the torment of the people by the four major diseases.

Minamata Disease, Second Minamata Disease, Asthma and Itai-Itai Disease.

Sakata Jun was sweating profusely as the company released toxic substances wantonly for profit.

The tragic situation of the victims in the animation made Sakata Junichi shudder.

The nervous system of the human body is destroyed, the brain is rapidly damaged, and eventually dies. This is the disease of Minamata disease;
Asthma caused by the emission of sulfuric acid compounds into the atmosphere;
In addition, cadmium poisoning caused bone softening and kidney failure. The screams caused by the extreme pain in the joints and spine made Sakata Junichi cover his ears.

Although the voice actors are immature, they are full of emotion.

It took him a long time to digest before he calmed down.

"It's a great work," he nodded, looking at the indignation of the audience at the venue, and worried that it would be difficult to end.

"I didn't ask you to talk nonsense," Masao Maruyama said, "What do you think about the storyboard, animation rhythm and background music of the work?"

"Yes." After getting along for a long time, Sakata Junichi let go. From a professional point of view, he temporarily forgot the story of the work. Starting from the identity of the supervisor, he recalled every detail, and finally shook his head.

"Compared to the immaturity of other works, "Four Public Hazards" is much more perfect, and it was produced through a serious process. There is a script, human design, and supervision, but too much emphasis is placed on the content, which affects the rhythm. The mirror shots are also very problematic, there is no coherence..."

"Sure enough, it's just a student's work." Sakata Junichi concluded.

"Well," Maruyama Masao nodded, "I think so too, it's a very good work among students."

Sakata Junichi was a little worried. After all, "Four Great Public Hazards" is to expose the government's bottom line, and it is an untouchable topic.

If it wins a lot of awards, the heat spreads out, and it is not impossible for the new sprouts to be strangled in the cradle for the activities that have been carried out with great difficulty.

Maruyama Masao took him to another venue.

The third round of works has just begun.

Sakata Junichi saw a figure, a bit thick, with gray hair, he looked familiar.

The person who watched intently and seriously, after he confirmed for a long time, was indeed the big man who made "My Neighbor Totoro", Hayao Miyazaki.

He was so focused that he pursed his lips without noticing President Maruyama.

Sakata Junichi was very puzzled, what is this animation that is being shown?Hayao Miyazaki is so fascinated.

Just at this time, "Hey—come out!" "The name appeared on the screen, and he looked at it seriously.

"Sorry, sorry." A rash high school student walked past him and sat on the seat next to him.

His friend behind him complained in a low voice, "Xicun, it's all because you snooze and you're late."

"I'm sorry, Kitamoto," Nishimura folded his hands together and apologized, "For the sake of not being with Minister Asahina, if I choose to come with you, please forgive me."

"Isn't that because you are too scared around Asahina-san?" Kitamoto said.

He kept his voice as low as possible, but when he saw the old man in front of him turn his head back, he gave him a glare, and quickly apologized, "I'm sorry."

Then he kept silent and watched the animation.

……

After a typhoon, the sky is clear.

In the suburbs not far from the city, a village was damaged by the typhoon.However, the loss was not too serious, only the small temple at the foot of the mountain outside the village was swept away by the typhoon, and no one was hurt.

Under this temple, people accidentally discovered a big hole.

Bottomless, people look flustered.

A young man couldn't help shouting, "Hey—come out!"

But after waiting for a while, there was no reply.

So he took a stone and threw it in, but there was still no echo.

The next day, all sorts of people showed up.There are greedy businessmen who want to use this mysterious hole for personal gain.

There are also research scholars who pretend to understand when they don't understand, and put forward unfounded opinions in order to save face.

The darkness of human nature is constantly reflected in the animation.

Jun Sakata looked at it very seriously. The rhythm of this animation is surprisingly good. From the beginning to the development, it has been guiding the audience to read, without pretending to be complicated at all.

Some don't quite look like student work.

Curious, he continued to watch.

A big man bought the villagers and the local government, bought the right to use the hole, and established a hole-filling company.

"Our company has a wonderful unfathomable hole. According to scholars' estimates, its depth is at least 5000 meters. This is the best place to accommodate dangerous materials such as nuclear waste from nuclear power reactors. The opportunity cannot be missed, and the time will never come again." !"

(End of this chapter)