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Two years ago, he could do everything himself.

A year ago, he was able to understand everything.

But now, Lin Li has to admit that he no longer has the energy to expand outwards.

this matter.

The employees below won't tell Lin Li.

Su Shanshan would bring it up occasionally, but ultimately Lin Li had to make the decisions himself.

Think of this.

Lin Li naturally looked at Shichimiya Aina, who was sitting next to him.

There was no one to lead the formation of the new studio.

How about Shichimiya Aina?

Lin Li thought it was worth a try.

Because this project will still be based in Japan, since Japan's animation industry is much more developed.

Lin Li's style is to act on his ideas immediately.

"In that case, let Shichimiya try it out first, take the lead on this project, and see if it can be established."

"!?"

After Lin Li said that, he continued to drink his porridge and eat his breakfast, without any problems.

Shichimiya Aina and Nagano Tetsuya were quite startled.

When it came to Lin Li, he would only look at one thing when hiring someone: whether that person could do the job well.

As long as Lin Li thinks it's okay.

He used it.

However, unlike Nagano Tetsuya, Shichimiya Aina and Nagano Tetsuya spent a lot of time in Japan.

Even though Spark Japan is a relatively traditional Japanese company, it's not as Japanese anymore.

But after all, it's a Japanese company.

Shichimiya Aina was stunned for a moment before she realized what was happening.

"Hey, hey, no, no, Mr. Lin, you mean, you want me to lead the establishment of a project team?"

There's an unwritten rule at Xinghuo.

It's about who takes the lead in setting up the studio, as long as nothing goes wrong during the process.

So who will be in charge of this studio in the future?

This is no small position.

It's even completely different from the current operation of Shichimiya Aina's Spark Animation.

This is a company decision.

Lin Li found it amusing to see Shichimiya Aina's face turn as red as an apple and her constantly waving her hands.

Chapter 222 The New Animation Production System

"I never thought that someone could be so adorable at work. Nagano, you should have filmed this scene. It would have been great footage."

Seeing that Lin Li was still joking.

Shichimiya Aina was even more flustered, though she was also a mix of surprise and delight.

Needless to say, the surprise was understandable, and the joy was also easy to understand.

The current chaos is mainly due to the suddenness of Lin Li's words.

Lin Li has had his studio in Japan for several years now, so naturally he knows how to handle this situation.

He patted Shichimiya Aina on the shoulder.

"Alright, just do it. What are you afraid of? I'm here for you if anything goes wrong."

Lin Li's move is called giving confidence and reaffirming.

This is a conclusion he reached after years of dealing with the Japanese branch.

When faced with this kind of "humility," just be a little assertive.

Sure enough, that's exactly what he said.

Shichimiya Aina's emotions had stabilized considerably. Although she still looked incredulous and blushed deeply, at least she was able to speak normally.

"Thank you, thank you for your trust, Mr. Lin. I will certainly do my utmost to fulfill my duties."

Shichimiya Aina even stood up and bowed.

Fortunately, this was a private room, so no one else could see us.

We've finished discussing the important matters.

The group chatted for a few more minutes.

It's about time.

They all went together to the summit venue.

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Japan Anime Industry Summit.

The name sounds impressive.

However, the scale of this animation industry summit was actually not very large.

The main venue can only accommodate about a hundred people.

Lin Li didn't even see many reporters.

This is enough to show that this was a summit where real business was discussed.

For Spark

They were both the main characters and supporting actors at this summit.

The so-called protagonist.

This means that Spark is the leader of the entire summit.

The so-called supporting roles are because most of the time, it's the internal discussions within the animation company that are taking place.

In fact, this is indeed the case.

At the beginning, Lin Li gave a brief speech on stage.

Next, the owners of various animation companies took the stage to exchange ideas.

Tetsuya Nagano also made a statement.

His proposal was to coordinate the establishment of a vocational college, or adult university, open to the public.

It can supply talent to various companies.

Almost no one rejected this suggestion.

However, when it came to giving money, everyone fell silent.

The other company owners were mostly talking about something else entirely: increasing the animation company's revenue.

to be frank.

That's the real reason they're holding this summit.

Everything else is meaningless.

To increase revenue, the production committee system is indispensable.

The current production committee system has indeed reduced the burden on animation companies to some extent.

However, this also limits the revenue of animation companies.

The summit certainly didn't want to discuss disbanding the production committee system, since that system has been in operation for many years.

So if you don't want to overthrow this system...

How can animation companies increase their profits?

Their idea is simple.

It's called "open source and cost reduction".

The plan was proposed by the presidents of the UFO Club and the Integrity Club.

to be frank.

Sitting here in this meeting, Lin Li's biggest takeaway is that the people who create works and the people who manage them are completely different.

Animation companies are dream creators.

But they will also cause trouble for their own benefit.

Before attending the meeting, Lin Li thought they were just engaging in minor skirmishes, but now it seems that's not the case at all.

Since we're talking about reform...

Then we have to talk about the present moment.

Normally, animation companies can be divided into three categories.

First, you need to be able to join a large company on the committee.

One representative example is Production I.G., the studio behind titles like Usagi Drop, Guilty Crown, and Kuroko's Basketball.

These animation companies are either subsidiaries of large companies or are large enough on their own.

They have already accumulated a certain amount of capital, so they can join the committee and participate in decision-making and revenue sharing.

The second type is the working-class company represented by JC STAFF.

As a professional animation company specializing in manga and light novel adaptations.

JC only takes the production fee, collecting what he is entitled to.

All subsequent profits are unrelated to the animation company.

This is why JC's works have always felt rather conventional, not too bad but not particularly outstanding either.

That's because JC is just a worker, and subsequent benefits are irrelevant to them.

Of course, as long as it's passable, there's no need to put in too much effort.

The last type is the independent movement, represented by Kyoto Animation.

in short.

It means setting up your own production committee.

Take Chuunibyou as an example. Kyoto Animation ranked it first in the production committee, so even though Chuunibyou didn't sell particularly well compared to Haruhi Suzumiya and K-On!

But for Kyoto, the income is far greater than that of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya and K-On!

Then, during the era of Tamako Market, Kyoto took over everything itself, including the theatrical screenings.

This is why Kyoto Animation is of relatively high quality.

Since it's all my own money, of course I'll put my heart into it.

in conclusion.

There are currently three factions within the animation production company landscape.

Traditionalists, working-class people, independents.

These three factions are now tinkering and preparing to create a new faction.

You can call this faction the Crouching Dragon and Phoenix Chick Faction.

Or you could call it the Sostar faction, the new Sostar faction, or anything else.