Chapter 114: Animation Production

Chapter 114: Animation Production

"Qingshan-sensei," Ito Ayumi called out, "Are you ready?"

She looked anxiously at the closed door in front of her. Today was the scheduled meeting with the animation production company.

Ever since Lin Qingshan nearly forgot about the rookie award ceremony, Ito Ayumi had taken it upon herself to personally remind him of any important events.

This time, she was also supposed to accompany him to the meeting.

To her surprise, Lin Qingshan seemed to have genuinely forgotten about the appointment.

He hadn't even emerged to prepare for departure.

"Almost ready, almost ready, just wait a little longer," Lin Qingshan's anxious voice came from behind the door, confirming Ito Ayumi's concerns.

Unable to do much else, she sat impatiently on the sofa.

At this moment, Pochita seemed to sense Ito Ayumi's frustration and approached her sympathetically.

"Woof woof~"

The little creature gently nudged her slender leg with its head.

Ito Ayumi's irritation softened a bit as she smiled and patted Pochita's head. "Hmph, Pochita-chan is still so cute and understanding."

Meanwhile, Lin Qingshan was in his room…

He was intently staring at a virtual page only he could see, frantically calling out:

"System, come on! Hurry up!"

"Come on, give me something useful!"

"Get me platinum… no, even gold would do!"

Yes, Lin Qingshan was engaged in a system lottery.

Earlier, Ito Ayumi's reminder about the animation meeting had triggered his realization that he needed to focus on it.

The animation of *Edge Runners* should be straightforward. If the animation team faithfully replicates his manga adaptation and adds a few more details, it could easily recreate the anime from his previous life.

However, there was one crucial aspect Lin Qingshan was particularly concerned about: the music.

The melancholic tunes were essential to the animation. Without them, it would lose its essence.

But despite being able to hum, he couldn't write music scores himself. He needed the system to grant him music composition skills to create a score.

Unfortunately, the system shop had yet to offer any music-related abilities.

Thus, Lin Qingshan was resigned to the repetitive lottery draws, hoping for a breakthrough.

Despite previous draws yielding numerous gold and platinum abilities, the music-related skill remained elusive.

"Ahhhh! System!" Lin Qingshan gritted his teeth. "This is the thirty-eighth draw! Are you messing with me?"

After spending nearly twenty thousand points across thirty-eight draws, he still hadn't obtained a music-related ability. Despite having seventy thousand points now, he was reluctant to waste them this way.

"Lottery outcomes are unrelated to the system; please keep trying," the system responded coldly.

Determined not to give up, Lin Qingshan resolved to continue drawing.

"Fine, I'll draw fifty times. There has to be a guaranteed result, right?"

And so…

On the fiftieth draw…

The screen displayed:

"[Legendary Composer (Diamond)]"

Lin Qingshan's eyes widened with excitement. Finally…

At that moment…

"Qingshan-sensei!"

He quickly responded, "Oh, I'm coming!"

...

In a high-end office building in the magic city area, on the sixth floor.

The front desk displayed a sign with the words "Trigger Animation" prominently.

While the name might not be familiar to casual anime fans, those involved in the ACG (Anime, Comics, Games) industry would recognize it.

Although relatively new, Trigger Animation had quickly risen to prominence with high-quality productions and excellent sales.

The company had become one of the top ten animation studios in the Republic and often collaborated with Comic World to adapt its manga into anime.

The sixth floor of this building housed Trigger Animation's core department—the Animation Production Department.

At the moment, the department was bustling with tension and activity.

Employees from other departments observed curiously.

"Hey, Xiu Yan, are you all preparing for some important meeting today? You all seem so nervous."

A staff member from another department asked a female employee from the animation department.

"It's because the manga artist of *Edge Runners* is coming today," the female employee explained with a sigh. "He's going to oversee the animation of *Edge Runners* for the first time, so President Zeng is paying extra attention."

"*Edge Runners*!"

The employee suddenly understood.

As a fan of *Edge Runners*, he knew how popular and innovative the manga was. Its success would undoubtedly bring substantial benefits if the anime adaptation was successful.

Conversely, a poorly executed adaptation could attract harsh criticism from fans.

However, the risk was outweighed by the potential benefits, given the manga's massive popularity.

Moreover, it was rare for an adaptation of an excellent original work to become a failure, though some extreme cases did involve major changes to the story or characters.

"Anyway, the artist is about to arrive, so I need to get back to work."

The female employee shook her head and walked away.

Less than half an hour later, two figures appeared on this floor of the office building.

**End of Chapter**

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