Chapter 563 "Miss Mary" Will Be Broadcast Soon

In addition to the two newly added skills, probably because of the three masks, when Prajna was promoted to the God of Wilderness, she realized a special skill that was also completed -

[Demon Mask·Three-faced Empty Form: Three faces in one, all things are empty. Prajna summons an empty form, integrates any ability of the three masks, and changes the form of the empty form. The effect of the ability exerted by the empty form will be several times stronger than Prajna itself. ]

It is a good thing that the special skills are completed, but Kamiya Kawa read the skill description provided by "Kaidan Monogatari" back and forth twice, but still can't get the point.

"Summon an empty form?"

Empty form, in theory, is a term in Buddhism.

The meaning is "illusion, falsehood".

Summoning an empty form probably means to summon an illusion.

As for why the monster Prajna can be related to Buddhism, Kamiya knows a little bit.

After all, he majored in monster studies and is also an apprentice folklorist.

The word "Prajna" has a special meaning in Buddhist terminology, which means "wisdom".

On the other hand, the ghost Prajna generally refers to a female evil ghost.

The two are obviously the same word in Japanese, but they are completely unrelated.

The professor who teaches the "Yokai Studies Lecture Notes" at the University of Tokyo once mentioned in class that although the Japanese ghost "Prajna" has nothing to do with the Buddhist wisdom "Prajna", there should be a certain correlation in the origin of the story, and it is likely to be its extension.

If this hypothesis is denied, it must be admitted that the ghost "Prajna" is a made-up word, but the probability is too low.

From a literal point of view, the two words Prajna are separated, and neither of them has anything to do with the story of the jealous feminine ghost, which does not conform to the word formation method and the meaning is unclear.

Moreover, Japan is a country where Buddhist culture is prevalent. No matter how much Buddhism was introduced to Japan, it must be hundreds of years earlier than the legend of the birth of the ghost Prajna. It is impossible for the Japanese not to know that there is such a Buddhist term.

As for the relationship between the two, the professor casually mentioned several mainstream ones.

For example, reciting the "Prajna Sutra" can drive away this kind of "Prajna" evil spirit.

For example, the first person to make the mask of the Hannya ghost was probably the famous craftsman Hannyabo, one of the eight ancient mask makers. Hannyabo himself was a monk of Nara Hannya Temple, and the Hannya ghost masks he made were kept in Hannya Temple for worship for a long time.

Of course, it is not ruled out that it was Murasaki no Utsuro who first promoted the ghost of Hannya through "The Tale of Genji" and used the Buddhist term "Hannya" in her novel.

But such things have long been unclear.

"However, my Hannya can comprehend such an ability, which probably means that the ghost Hannya itself is really related to Buddhism? She probably promoted to a certain strength and traced back to the source to some extent."

"But looking at this new skill, the meaning of the empty phase is probably distorted, and the meaning of Hannya itself is also distorted... I can only say that it is worthy of being a ghost."

"If possible, I really want to write this as the topic of my graduation thesis in the future."

Kamiya only has a half-understanding of Buddhist affairs.

The disciple, Kanoya, who has been learning Buddhist knowledge for nearly a year, knows more than him.

If he really wants to go deeper, Kamiya can find his friend Master Kanazawa to discuss it later.

But he is a pragmatist, and he cares more about the effect of the skill than the source of the skill.

Kamiya Kawa: "Prajna, show me your new skill [Three-faced Empty Form]."

Prajna turned her head and glanced at Kamiya's ear intentionally or unintentionally, then she tightened her face and did as she was told as if nothing had happened.

She raised her hand slowly.

The three masks on her side quickly floated behind her, with a hideous smile, a grotesque jealous face, and a mysterious face, with different expressions, and her mouth opened and tongued out and whistled.

The whistling sound of the mask stirred up a heavy cold wind, and then a huge phantom swirled out from the cold wind and ghost cry.

It was a female evil ghost.

The mask of Prajna that covered the upper half of her face was hideous and horrible, but it also revealed half of her high nose bridge and her curved lips, which were as bright as blood.

The female ghost was dressed in gorgeous clothes, which were purple in color and decorated with eerie white patterns, in contrast to Prajna's purple and white jacket. The belt was untied, revealing her grayish-blue skin, and a pair of huge claws under her cuffs were full of ghostly aura.

This should be the "empty phase" summoned by Prajna.

Shen Gu observed for a while and felt that "empty phase" was somewhat similar to Prajna.

For example, the nose bridge and the beautiful curved lips.

But it was not exactly the same as Prajna. "Empty phase" was far more evil and strange than the dignified and elegant Prajna body.

And it was too big, much bigger than Prajna in every sense.

After the empty phase appeared, it was like a mindless puppet, just hanging behind Prajna.

"Hmm..."

It was the first time that Prajna used this ability. She stared at her summoned creature in shock for two or three seconds before she tried to exhale the jealous mask.

The white mask flew around the empty phase and quickly dissolved and dissipated.

The half mask on the empty phase's face was quickly completed and turned into a white face.

Hu——

The empty phase finally moved, waving its terrifying claws, causing the wind to whistle, and a large piece of soft white powder spread all around like a mist.

Kamiyakawa focused his eyes and saw clearly that this white powder had the property of "medicine".

It was a common method Prajna used to heal the wounds of her subordinates after the battle.

But it is different from the medicinal powder released by the Prajna body.

The medicinal powder sprayed by Kong Xiang is more concentrated, and the aura is obviously several times stronger than that of Prajna's body using this skill.

This level of "medicine" can really make the bones grow muscle when it is used on Guitan.

"The effect of the ability exerted by Kong Xiang will be several times stronger than Prajna itself."

Prajna can transfer one of the abilities of the mask he holds to the empty phase, thereby changing the properties of the empty phase. And if the corresponding ability is used by the empty phase, the effect will increase several times.

"So, the empty phase is similar to a puppet that can effectively strengthen the inherent skills of Prajna."

It seems that Kamiya has roughly understood the function of this new skill through acting practice.

It feels like a very practical ability.

Prajna, who holds three masks, possesses many kinds of abilities. As long as she uses them flexibly, her upper limit on the battlefield will be very high.

But for now, Prajna is bound to Kamiya every time he fights a tough battle. How effective this skill can be will probably have to be tested in actual combat.

"Very good, very good."

Kamiya was quite satisfied with Prajna's transformation and praised him generously.

However, Prajna seemed to be dismissive of this, and just crossed his arms on his chest, humming softly and tilting his smooth chin.

Judging from her little action, she must be feeling very happy at this moment.

But Kamiyakawa saw through it without saying anything.

Anyway, this guy has such a character in front of me.

"The attributes of the Laughing Mask are probably mischief, the Jealousy Mask is jealousy and beauty, and the Fangxiangmian has the power to control ghosts, resentment, and curses. I feel that the direction of Prajna's establishment of a shrine is already very flexible. Then I went to find Sister Jue. Let’s discuss it and see if she can come up with any constructive plans for shrine construction in response to the new changes in Prajna.”

Kamiyagawa is full of expectations for the future development of Prajna.

…

Now, Arakawa Ward, GENIE Animation Studio.

The working atmosphere in the workspace is tense yet orderly.

What is currently being produced is the 12th episode of "Uncertain Lady Mary", which is the final episode of the first season.

After the incident between Taira Shomon and King Koushi ended, the Kamiyagawa family's ghost stories returned from the ordinary world and resumed their more daily lives.

Among them, Princess Wenche immediately returned to her work with all her heart.

It turns out that we really can’t live without her in the studio.

In the short half month since Yao Fei entered the Live Fish Hotel, many problems arose in the small team that was still getting used to it——

For example, the show and the original animator disagreed over a certain storyboard issue; the original voice actor had a schedule conflict; the production process of the seventh episode of the series was obviously behind the original plan...

And so on.

Many of these things should have been handled properly by the production team.

However, the position of production manager is originally for doing chores, and it is basically done by newcomers, so they are in a humble position.

A girl in her early twenties who had just graduated was in charge of the studio's production. She didn't dare to get involved in any disagreements between the original animator and the performer, and no one would listen to her at all.

In addition, the director Mr. Kasai is good in terms of business ability, but he seems to be stretched when it comes to handling team problems.

At this time, it is very necessary for someone like Wen Che who has both the right to speak and the ability to manage the team to come forward and take charge of the overall situation.

Therefore, during the days when the production was in progress and Wen Che was away, I could only call the general affairs lady from time to time and cry out, begging her to come back soon.

Fortunately, it didn't take long for Bunche Yao Fei to return.

She returned to reality and dealt with all the remaining matters vigorously and resolutely, making sure everything was watertight and avoiding any hidden dangers.

The strange story about Kamiyagawa's most powerful subordinate is this.

So it didn’t take long before the studio was running smoothly again.

Until now in November, the production of "Miss Mary" has officially come to an end, and the team has not had any more troubles.

Da da da.

Wenche Yafei's high heels stepped on the grindstone floor of the studio, making a crisp and capable sound.

"President, please go to the conference room."

"oh."

Kamiyagawa followed her. When passing by the work area, many employees stood up to greet the young president who rarely showed up.

Everyone's attitude was very respectful.

Because there is such a rumor within the studio, well, actually it is not a rumor, but a fact led by Xiao Wenche. that is--

Anyone who criticizes the president in private will definitely suffer divine punishment, and something terrible will happen to that person.

Entering the conference room, Director Hexi was already sitting here waiting. Kamiya nodded to him and sat down at the head of the square table.

Wenche then submitted a financial report, which recorded the expenses of GENIE Studio since its establishment.

Because the studio only works on one project, all expenses are centered around this.

If you look at it roughly, the production cost of a single episode of "Miss Mary" is about 10 million yen on average.

Therefore, the production of 12 episodes of animation alone cost 120 million yen.

However, because Xiao Wenche was very capable, he saved some expenses. Moreover, although Mr. Miyake's script fees and Fumaki's supervision fees are still distributed according to the normal process, most of them will go back to Kamiya and be exchanged for soul crystals for the two of them.

So the actual expenditure is probably controlled at 100 million yen.

Wen Che has reported this at home. Kamiya Kawa is just going through the motions when looking at the financial report and taking a look at the detailed expenditure.

An animation with a single episode of about 30 minutes, with an investment of 10 million yen, is almost the standard cost level in the animation industry.

It is to operate well and ensure that the output animation presents a good level in performance effect.

But at the beginning, Kamiya Kawa’s predecessor, Mr. Tsukada Satake of Tokuma Studio, suggested that he try to make a low-cost animation first to test the waters, and take on some animation outsourcing projects of large studios to maintain operations.

Kamiya Kawa obviously did not adopt this suggestion, and directly spent a lot of money, investing all his manpower and financial resources in "Miss Mary".

After all, it is the debut work of GENIE Animation Studio, and it is a tool to help Mary and the tapir gain faith in the world. If you want to do it, do it to the best of your ability.

Although you usually only take in and don’t spend, Kamiya is still willing to spend money when it’s time to spend money.

At most, the disciples of the ghost god will work hard in the countermeasure room to support the studio.

For such a desperate behavior, we usually only use two words to describe such people -

gamblers.

But Kamiya did not gamble completely.

On the one hand, he trusted the business ability of Xiao Wenche and Mr. Miyake, and he trusted his people.

On the other hand, in fact, someone had shared some of the entrepreneurial risks for Kamiya a long time ago. Even if he spent 100 million yen on the "Miss Mary" project, it would not make Kamiya sell everything. He even has about 30 million yen in cash flow.

And this angel investor who has a true insight and can see the huge potential of GENIE Studio at a glance is, of course, Onitsuka Kiri Hotaru.

Shortly after learning that GENIE Studio was established, the little witch took the initiative to invest 60 million yen in the "Miss Mary" project.

It is precisely because of this money that Kamiya has the confidence to tell Wenche Yaofei not to deliberately save costs, but to directly spend according to industry standards to produce excellent animations.

Let me make it clear that this is not freeloading!

It should not be... counted.

This is a normal business cooperation.

The two parties have signed a contract, and the revenue of "Miss Mary" will be distributed to Onitsuka in proportion in the future.

Although the rich girl Onitsuka herself may not care much about this dividend...

For her, she has received help from Kamiya more than once or twice, and even saved her life. It doesn't matter if this money is just a return gift.

Moreover, Onitsuka knows that the real purpose of GENIE Studio is to help the Aragami under Kamiya Kawa accept the beliefs of the real world.

As long as she can help him, the little witch doesn't care much about other things.