After work, Takumi was still enthusiastic.
He hadn't expected Genji's generosity. He gave away shares without hesitation. Although there were requirements, this trust and attention made Takumi dedicate himself to Hinotori Publishing.
It was natural. Being the largest shareholder of Hinotori Publishing, the company's profits were his, and the company's growth was his. Then, no one could drive him away.
However, the sudden surprise was also a little unpleasant. It made all the ideas in Takumi's mind surface at once. He wants to animate all his works, expand copyrights to sell peripheral products, create anime or girls' games to harm teenagers, and even organize an anime carnival!
He had too many ideas. As long as Takumi was willing, he could invest Hinotori Publishing's funds in other fields. This sense of freedom and power almost made him addicted.
But after a brief period of enthusiasm, Takumi quickly calmed down. Reason told him he couldn't be indifferent. Hinotori Publishing is not a large company with as much capital as Kanto. If the step is too big, it will fall into a funding deficit and end up bankrupt at any time.
The animation market in this sector is still developing. Takumi's idea is good, but it's difficult for it to succeed. For example, if copyrights are expanded to sell peripheral products, although in his previous life, peripheral products of a popular animation could be quickly launched, in this world where "otaku" is an uncommon word, 'how many people are willing to spend money on peripherals is a big problem.'
And 'what about animation? The Pokémon animation production team has dozens of people, including some non-permanent painters and part-time workers, almost a hundred.' This is only to maintain the update rhythm of one episode per week.
If Takumi decides to animate all the manga at once, the number of people needed is too large. They might not even be able to find them.
"We still have to be realistic..."
On his way home, Takumi abandoned the idea of taking a big leap. He had to keep pace with the development of this world, especially since Genji had also told him about Kanto's southern migration.
This migration would reduce Hinotori Publishing's strategic space in all aspects. At this critical moment, Hinotori Publishing's business should not be too broad, but refined.
The first thing to take the brunt is still manga... Manga is Hinotori Publishing's core. They are also the original works that can be transferred to other markets.
Takumi wanted to thoroughly reform Hinotori Publishing's existing manga model. Of course, he hadn't yet thought of the specific reform method.
Takumi still had no time to rest when he returned home in the afternoon. The serialization of Detective Conan and Inuyasha had to begin.
Alice acted quickly. Yesterday she had mentioned computer graphics, and she sent and installed them during the day.
Sakura and Tomato were very interested in this new equipment and tried to explore it, while Hiroshi Kawakami commented on Detective Conan cases with Takumi.
He took out several cases, all excellent, and Takumi was surprised. After asking, he learned that Hiroshi Kawakami had been thinking about stories during the New Year.
Takumi praised Hiroshi Kawakami's dedication and was very satisfied. He did not disappoint Takumi. Detective Conan has found a good new owner.
Similarly, computer graphics did not disappoint Takumi. He drew a simple draft and then handed it over to Sakura for post-production. She used a scanner to input the image into the computer and then modified it with templates and other professional software tools.
"These templates are so practical!"
"No wonder Kanto's mangaka are so fast; there are such magical things!"
Sakura and Tomato had a great time. In fact, the work of mangaka assistants is repetitive and boring, like some dots, auxiliary lines, effect lines, etc., which can be solved directly on the computer with templates and modified at any time without wasting ink.
The assistants' speed has increased, and Takumi doesn't have to redraw images for some errors. In just one night, they finished Inuyasha, and Sakura wasn't tired at all.
"These tools are so practical..."
she sighed with admiration. Takumi looked at the result and nodded: "It looks good; you can order a set too."
"Of course!"
Tomato exclaimed, excited. He and Hiroshi Kawakami had only completed one-third of Detective Conan. The main reason was that both had to discuss the storyboard settings, and their speed wasn't as fast as Takumi's.
Takumi observed the finished part of Detective Conan and was very satisfied: "You can continue drawing according to this feeling and hand me the original manuscript in two days."
He still had to do a final review, but there would probably be no problems.
After finishing work, it was already past 11:00 PM, and Takumi sent his assistants out of the community.
"We worked late today, and I'll prepare some rooms at home. If this happens again, you can sleep directly at my house."
Takumi moved into a new house and could free up five or six rooms for others to live in. His suggestion also moved the three assistants.
After seeing the assistants off, Takumi returned home. Aika had already gone to bed, but there was a bowl of hot porridge on the table.
"Did she prepare them for me?"
Takumi asked, looking at the room where Shiori was sleeping. There was no light. Takumi picked up the porridge strangely and took a few sips. It was delicious...
He drank it all in one gulp, but eating porridge in the middle of the night also made Takumi lose sleep.
He went back to the studio, turned on the computer, and started watching.
Despite the night, several online forums were still very lively. Takumi was surprised not to see much news about Pokémon, but he saw that comments about The Young Emperor were buzzing.
"The Young Emperor aired today. Is it better than Pokémon?"
Takumi reviewed the popular animation comments and found that, among the posts full of The Young Emperor, one about Pokémon held the top spot.
"My idea of Pokémon."
The title of the post was this. After seeing it, Takumi thought it must be a review. But when he clicked on it, there was no text, only an image.
It was a beautiful image, showing a scene of Pikachu licking a female version of Ash... But this Pikachu was actually a woman, a beautiful and adorable girl.
"Damn it, the author is crazy!"
"Why are you so great...?"
"After seeing this image, I'm so excited!"
"Go away, don't insult Pikachu!"
"Author, you're going to turn into a girl, I can't help it!"
The comments on the post were buzzing. The first thing Takumi felt when he read it was not anger, but... It was the first time he had seen a fan's work!
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