Chapter 72 - Film and Anime. - Entertainment Prodigy

I'll post an extra chapter every 400 Power Stones. Good luck with that!

Goal for the next extra chapter: 222/400

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As soon as I arrived at the studio, we were greeted by Asuna, who was waiting for us outside. The studio is much bigger than I had imagined—it's three stories tall. We walked for a few minutes until we reached an office.

It's a meeting room with a table and several chairs.

As soon as we walked in, Shigeru was waiting for the two of us. Only he and Asuna were in the meeting, just as I had requested. I don't want other people involved in this meeting because I don't want anyone else finding out about my identity.

Fortunately, he accepted my request.

I sat down with my father, and Shigeru began talking about the contract.

He talked about the film and also about the anime that would be released afterward.

"But don't you think releasing the movie will affect the popularity of the 12-episode anime?" I asked.

"You might be right. However, the 12-episode anime will have much more to show. If people like the movie, they will definitely watch the anime, which adds a lot more to the story."

He's right, but I'm not sure if I believe that.

'Well, before I died, the studio Ufotable did something similar with Kimetsu.'

"You might be right."

"May I continue?"

"Yes, go ahead."

Shigeru began explaining the contract. There were two separate contracts: one for the film and one for the 12-episode anime. I would grant them the rights to adapt my script and would receive a share of the profits generated by both the film and the anime.

I would also receive a percentage from the sales of figures and other merchandise.

I also asked Shigeru to include in the contract that only I would be allowed to create a novel or a manga based on this story in the future. I don't want another author writing it if they decide to do something like that.

After we reached an agreement, my father signed the contract.

All of this took longer than I expected.

More than two hours had passed.

Once we finished, Asuna walked us out of the studio, and before we got into the car, I said, "Please contact me by email when the film's production begins. I'll handle everything remotely."

"All right, thank you, Kyo."

I smiled at Asuna and got into the car.

Then I got in with my father, and he drove us home.

In the car, I let out a long sigh.

"Huff~~"

"What's wrong?"

"Today was exhausting."

"Did something happen at school?"

"Yes, something did."

"What was it?"

"A friend of mine was going through something difficult. I can't stop thinking about her. I'm worried…"

"Hmmm…" My father looked at me and smiled. "Do you happen to like this girl?"

"Yes, I do."

"Hm? Are you serious?"

"Just as a friend. She's a good friend."

"A friend? … Sure, a friend."

Some time later, we arrived home. As soon as we got there, my father told my mother about my friend, and she immediately started asking a lot of questions. I ignored her and locked myself in my room before throwing myself onto the bed.

Then I opened Twitter on my phone.

I posted a new tweet.

[How can I be sure I'm not in love?]

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The tweet I posted last night blew up in the community. When I woke up, I saw that it had over 40,000 likes. On top of that, there were many comments, including from famous people.

Many of them were laughing.

Others were giving me advice.

I felt embarrassed and wanted to delete the tweet, but I didn't. Instead, I got up and washed my face. Today is Saturday, and I don't have to go to school. When I arrived at the dining room, my mother was having breakfast.

As soon as I sat down to eat, she asked:

"Are you in love?"

I heard her question and almost spat out the toast I had just bitten into. After nearly choking, I said, "What do you mean by that? Of course not!"

"Then why did you post that tweet?"

"Are you still keeping track of my Twitter?"

"Of course. I also check your Instagram daily. But you rarely post anything there."

"I'm too lazy to keep taking photos. I thought about hiring a photographer, but I gave up on the idea."

"Hm? Why? That would be interesting. You like showing yourself off, don't you? You should keep posting photos on your Instagram. But don't change the subject! I want to know who you're in love with."

"I already said I'm not in love with anyone."

"Hmmm… Is it that girl your father told me about yesterday?"

"I already said she's just a friend. I don't have time to think about a relationship right now—I'm too busy with work."

"So if you weren't busy with work, you'd try to date her?"

"That's not what I said. Miu is someone special—I just can't explain it."

"So her name is Miu… Hmmm… I don't remember meeting any of your classmates with that name. Is she from another class? Introduce me to her!"

"Let's stop talking about this."

"But I want to meet the girl who stole my handsome son's heart~~ She must be as beautiful as you."

I ignored my mother and finished eating quickly.

Then I went back to my room and opened my drawing app to start the next chapter of Dragon Ball. I laid out the panels for all of chapter 39, then started drawing and adding the speech bubbles.

This time, I worked even faster.

However, this chapter needed a bit more attention since it features Goku's fight against Giran.

Honestly, the choreography isn't very elaborate for my taste. From the very beginning, I thought it was too simple.

Even so, I still managed to finish the chapter in under an hour and moved straight on to chapter 40, where the fight between Goku and Giran continues. I remembered every detail.

I drew everything quickly, but I tried to make the scenes a bit more impactful.

Like the scene where Giran is hit with Goku's kick and the fight ends. I tried to make the kick more striking and detailed.

It's a bit different from Akira's art style, but it works very well.

Of course, I also left an easter egg in the background of page seven, where Goku is flying.

I drew Piccolo's cape on a distant building. Will anyone come back to this chapter in the future and notice it? I have no idea.

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Chapter 72 - Chapter 72 - Film and Anime.