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Let's make variations of this.
Oosono-san, can you send me the documents?
Okay. -Thank you.
Everyone, Cordee won the best design award!
Kumamoto-san, congratulations.
No...
It's thanks to the whole team.
Kumamoto-san, you've made changes to the design many times, right?
Thank you for everything.
Okay, let's aim for 200.000 users!
Okay.
Eh... Just this one idea?
Yes.
But...
Komukai-san told me to come up with one or two design ideas.
It's a wonderful design. The logo is cute.
If she asked you for one or two ideas...
It's the best idea that you've got, right?
Even if that's the case, we can't decide on the design that will decide the future of the company from just one idea.
Excuse me.
I wonder...
Kumamoto-san is always like that ever since she joined the company.
I'm going back to work.
Kumamoto-san, do you have any ideas?
Anything is okay.
I'm a designer...
She doesn't get involved with others,
it's like I don't feel she's motivated.
Who pushed for Kumamoto-san to be hired?
I did.
She won an award at her previous job, right?
Someone who only does what they're told is not good.
What's so bad about that?
If they told you to do 1, you should come back with 2 or 3, that's what adults do.
In that case, you should ask for 2 at the start.
You should understand that kind of thing.
Dog Run's midterm presentation is right around the corner.
You should do something about her, President.
He only treated me as the President during times like this, so annoying.
That's why we decided using rock-paper-scisors, right?
What about the production line for Perfect Beans?
I'm currently looking into 2 options.
Because it's the first time, keep the costs as much as possible.
Got it.
What do you want?
I'm sorry.
Did you come here to steal our ideas?
Excuse me,
As the President, how do you bring out the charms of your employees?
Is this a Nikkei interview?
I'm serious.
There's no need to do that.
I've surrounded myself with talented people in the first place.
It's the ideal environment.
Labour is a contract.
All I ask is for them to perform according to their contracts.
Simple, isn't it?
It's sad that you only think of employees as contracts.
It's the vague expectations from the company that aren't written in the contract
that creates wasteful overtime in Japan.
It's true that the contract is important. -What's with you?
Well, if there's an employee that bothers me...
Fire.
Fire?
This solves everything.
This is your design from the other day,
can you come up with different plans?
Different plans?
Err... That's... Ah!
Something with more impact!
Impact or something cool.
Something that looks cool...
What you're saying are two completely different things.
I can't do it if you don't give me the specifics.
Specific?
I'm not a designer.
I'm in finance.
Riko, say something to her.
Kumamoto-san.
Fire!
What?
Does that mean that I'm fired? -What?
I see.
It's the same thing everywhere.
Kumamoto-san?
Fire in English means to fire someone.
What?
What do you think it means?
I thought that it means "Get fired up!".
You thought about Onita (Pro wrestler), huh?
I messed up.
Kumamoto-san.
Welcome.
Did you want to be in a zen like state again today?
No...
What?
Please teach me about team management.
You went to the wrong place for that, Riko-san.
Let's hear it! -Yassan!
It's hard to form a team with the new employees.
It's impregnable.
Impregnable?
It's difficult to attack and won't easily fall.
It's just like that.
Kumamoto Castle?
Kumamoto-san?
Do you want to build it now?
Riko-san is progressing to castle plastic model...
Please wait just a second.
This is all going too fast.
It's not a character, boat or plane.
It's not flashy, but
a model that has a definite presence in a corner of a model shop.
That's a castle plastic model.
That's a castle plastic model...
Kumamoto Castle was completed in 1607, the 12th year of the Keicho Era,
by Kiyomasa Kato, using the most advanced technology and labor at that time.
It's greatest feature is all the defensive features it has to prevent enemy invasion.
This castle was never breached during the Warring States period, this is the origin of the word "Impregnable Castle".
I see that you're also well versed in history.
To defeat your enemy, you must know your enemy.
She's not an enemy.
Don't you want to attack Kumamoto-san's castle tower!?
Yes, I do!
Let's go into battle then.
Open the box!
So this is a castle plastic model...
The number of parts is not a lot.
It's composed of three parts: stone walls, roofs, and walls.
Don't underestimate it. All assembly is done with glue.
That doesn't sound good.
First up is painting the stone walls.
Using an airbrush.
It's finally time to tackle the depth of painting.
Yes.
You have to paint over it so that it's not uneven.
Okay.
You can go closer.
Is it dry? -Yes, it is.
Use this as a reference and recreate it.
The stones are all different colors and shapes.
You're going to paint those nuances.
Using the word nuance is cheating.
Nuance is nuance.
What's wrong?
There's no castle that looks squeaky clean like this.
Good imagination.
Castles just by being there for many years,
underwent changes because of erosion or rainfall.
You're going to use that to show the passage of time.
Using that to express hundreds of years of history...
It's a big responsibility.
That responsibility is born from imagination.
Be more careful.
Okay.
Slowly.
Okay.
Evenly.
Okay.
Looking good.
You can put more strength into it. -Okay.
I'm done.
That's a good way to show the passage of time.
As expected from castle plastic model.
It takes a long time to finish just the stone walls.
This is the huge stone wall that stood in the way of the invaders called Musha-gaeshi.
The Musha-gaeshi stone wall...
"People are castles."
It's a quote from Takeda Shingen.
Go beyond the stone walls of Kumamoto-san's heart!
Okay!
DreCra night?
I thought we could have a get-together like this on an occasional night.
It looks like as if we're a floundering IT company.
Because startups has little benefits, I agree with this kind of thing.
It's part of team management.
That's the first time that I hear you say something that sounds like a President.
Kumamoto-san, I'm really sorry about the other day.
I didn't know the meaning of that word at all...
It's okay.
Do you want to join us?
Komukai-san, is this part of my work?
It's not.
I'm sorry, but I don't like this kind of thing.
Kumamoto-san!
I met with the Musha-gaeshi.
I see that the stone walls of Kumamoto-san's heart was really tall.
Don't you worry, let's proceed to the next step.
What should I do with this?
Plastic model is freedom.
I'm bad with freedom.
What do you see before entering the castle?
Try imagining it.
A garden? -Good imagination.
Use this lawn powder and foliage to create the garden.
The first additional item.
The powder is everywhere.
This is a mistake that every beginner makes.
Wonderful team-play. -Don't you underestimate Yajima Model Shop.
It feels like I'm building my own castle, my imagination is overflowing.
The diorama part of the castle plastic model is an infinite free space.
There are people who expand outside of the main structure and build a town.
Let's do that some other time.
Alright...
Go attack the castle of Kumamoto-san's heart!
Okay!
Do you mind if I have lunch with you?
Go ahead.
This.
That...
You designed this app, right?
Ever since I was a student, I basically choose my clothes according to this app.
Thank you very much.
About the design that you submitted the other day,
Is it possible to make it so that it's closer to the user?
Closer to the user?
Yes.
With the premise that the design is good.
Because I'm sure that the people who will use Nokoruna will be busy people like housewives or office workers,
the deals pops up without them searching for it.
So what you're saying is that the current design is hard to use?
That's not what I'm saying...
Excuse me.
Kumamoto-san!
Riko-san lost once again...
She actually got mad at me.
The battle is not over.
It's finally time to build the castle.
Uto watchtower.
The largest watchtower in the castle, that escaped the fire of the Satsuma Rebellion,
is the symbol of impregnability.
The symbol of impregnability.
It's finally time to build the castle tower.
Okay.
A six-story castle tower that makes it difficult for visitors to climb up.
So this is the castle tower...
It's done.
Kumamoto Castle,
Give birth!
Kumamoto Castle is finally... -Has been build.
Can I take a moment?
Making the calendar as part of the diorama.
A different sense of accomplishment from building a character plastic model.
It feels like you're the owner of the castle.
That is the great thing about castle plastic models.
Tall stone walls,
gates that blocks progress,
the towering castle tower.
If you're trapped in this castle, it will be difficult to attack.
There's also othe starvation tactic. -Starvation?
That's why people call Kumamoto Castle impregnable.
Let's go on the attack.
I've sent another picture.
Where are you at, Shinji?
I'm doing it right now.
Good morning.
You haven't made any progress. -Only the amount of words has increased.
You wouldn't understand, but I'm making progress.
I'm sorry.
Are you proceeding with that design?
Yes, because there's not much time until the midterm presentation,
we're going with the design that you submitted the other day.
Thank you very much.
Is that so?
Shinji, this information page is not working.
This one.
You already used this picture.
I already pointed this out to you, right?
I'm doing it.
Is it possible to make it so that it's closer to the user?
The deals pops up without them searching for it.
Isn't that right, Riko? -You can do it!
You can do it! That's great!
Riko is also doing her best! -You can do it!
Okay? I'm also doing my best!
Drink up and let's go!
You can do it!
Yes, because there's not much time until the midterm presentation,
we're going with the design that you submitted the other day.
Komukai-san.
Yes?
Is it still possible to change the design?
What?
This is...
I thought about various things after our talk,
Even if the user didn't search for it,
what if the app provides the information about something that the user wants in the moment.
Just by pushing it.
Just by pushing it?
Just by pressing it.
That's right.
The features has been stripped down to the essentials, so it can be used intuitively.
Yes, I put too much in the previous design.
Kumamoto-san,
You're the best!
Thank you very much.
This feels nice and fresh.
Are we going to change the UI design now?
Seriously?
You can do it, Shinji!
We're rooting for you!
Can you do it? -Yes, I can.
Look at me, can you do it? -Yes, I can.
Look at her.
Can you do it? -Yes, I can.
Anyhow, I think that I've caught up with the previous design.
Looking good.
No problems? -Thank you very much.
Can I ask for the new data? -Okay.
Kumamoto-san, this is your first time working overtime, right?
You're right.
It's because I wasn't able to provide with a design that satisfied all of you.
But, wasn't that your best idea?
That's...
You actually considered a lot of other designs, right?
It's the best idea that you've got, right?
There's around 300 ideas here.
That's a lot.
I was sure that you were going to come up with something.
So you've been waiting for her?
If that's the case, then you should have told me earlier.
A starvation tactic?
I'm terribly sorry.
As a member of the company, it was rude of me.
That's not true.
I somehow saw my previous company here.
You saw it?
The IT company that I worked for,
the people around me were highly motivated and it was a lot of fun.
I think that I was also really motivated.
But, when the sales is sluggish,
we ended up under the umbrella of a foreign company...
And the moment that it happened, they laid off half of the employees.
They fired half of their employees?
That's terrible.
So my co-workers went their own separate ways...
What is a company anyway?
Doing something for the organization...
Or become one as a team.
It sounded like a lot of crap.
So that's why you put up the castle walls...
I saw my previous self in everyone...
So I closed myself off.
DreCra might get seperated too, you know?
What?
That's if you're not doing your best.
That's right.
We haven't even made a single yen.
Well...
But when we're separated, we're all together.
That's right.
Let me say this one more time, let's work together, Riko-san.
Okay.
Okay then,
why don't we hold another DreCra night?
Let's order pizza using company money.
He moves quick.
That's a good idea.
Let's order some pizza!
Asai, Shinji! -What?
You're sober, right? -You sure can handle your drink, Kumamoto-san.
Your character is completely different.
I'm going home.
I can still go.
You're the President after all, Riko-san!
I'll accompany you.
Cheers!