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So TikTok is currently the largest global traffic portal.

At this time, the game promotion and distribution company that Xinghuo and Douyin jointly established also experienced a business boom, becoming one of Douyin's most profitable business segments.

Under these circumstances, considering that Lin Li is also a shareholder of Douyin, it seems only natural that Xinghuo and Douyin would further their cooperation.

Although there have been calls and demands within Bilibili to move away from Xinghuo's influence over the past year or two, Chen Rui panicked when Xinghuo actually started looking for other channels.

What alarmed him even more was that shortly after he entered the hotel...

Following them, executives from TikTok, YouTube, and NCNC also walked in, and then a group of Japanese people came in.

In the past two years, with the launch of the Spark Program, many domestic manufacturers have begun to enter the Japanese market.

Many anime and manga companies are struggling to survive in China and rely on the Japanese market for revenue. As a result, many people at the event had some understanding of the Japanese developer community.

"Holy crap, Capcom? Konami! And Nintendo too? What are they doing here?"

"Spark has big ambitions..."

It's not that Xinghuo is overly ambitious, but rather that as Xinghuo's reputation grows, some things are truly beyond Lin Li's control.

While domestic manufacturers are eagerly awaiting Summer Spark, which can be described as the world's largest "swimwear sale festival," Japanese manufacturers are naturally also eyeing this piece of the pie.

They had suggested participating in the Summer Spark event in 19 a long time ago, and Spark was originally going to accept all offers.

As a result of the previous battle between Spark and the American media, these major Japanese companies also backed down.

This forced Spark to revise its already adjusted Summer Game Festival. After Spark finished making the changes, these Japanese opportunists saw that the American media had actually lost to Spark.

So they all rushed to China again.

Chapter 395 The Butterfly Effect

Personally, Lin Li dislikes this two-faced, opportunistic behavior, but from the company's perspective, when these people come, you can't refuse to receive them.

In any struggle, making more friends and fewer enemies is the key to winning.

Therefore, since they were willing to come, Lin Li accepted.

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That evening, just as players finally saw that the official website of Spark had scheduled the Summer Spark event for September 20th, and countless players cheered for this moment.

Lin Li had already arrived at the airport; he was going to take a flight to Japan that evening.

This trip to Japan actually has little to do with Summer Spark. The main reason for the trip is that a major incident that shocked the entire nation occurred in the Japanese animation industry a few days ago.

The headquarters of Kyoto Animation was burned down by arsonists.

To be honest, Lin Li was a little stunned when he received this news.

Since it was already early September, Lin Li thought that he had already avoided the matter due to his butterfly effect.

But unexpectedly, just like when death came, what was bound to happen eventually did happen.

However, what followed this news was good news, because as early as 16, Kyoto Animation, with the help of Spark, had installed a complete security and fire protection system.

So although the fire was started and burned the outer walls and some flammable materials, the built-in consumption system worked in time.

Apart from two people who injured themselves in the chaos after the fire started, and some with mild carbon monoxide poisoning and some with mild burns.

So far, there have been no fatalities.

The bad news is that while the people were unharmed, a large amount of equipment and materials were severely damaged, even though Spark had installed fire-fighting equipment for Kyoto Animation.

However, this fire-fighting equipment was not activated on the day of the fire. If someone hadn't reacted quickly, remembered the fire-fighting equipment that Xinghuo had installed years ago, and activated it in time, it would have been a disaster.

The ridiculous thing is that the reason they didn't turn on the fire-fighting equipment was because the studio needed to repair the water pipes a few days ago, and the new intern turned off several water valves.

When they pulled it up, they forgot to pull up the fire-fighting equipment as well.

This is why the final equipment and materials suffered severe losses.

Regardless, this arson attack did not result in any deaths as usual. Akiko Ikeda, amidst the fire, heard the water shortage alarm of the fire suppression system in her despair, found the switch, and turned it on.

The reason she was able to open the switch at the fire scene was because Xinghuo had placed fire cabinets in several locations at Kyoto Animation, which contained masks and a range of fire-fighting equipment.

To be honest, when the fire actually broke out, the first thing Akiko Ikeda thought of when she saw the fire extinguisher cabinet was what Lin Li had told her.

“Be prepared.”

Finally, the fire sprinkler system started working.

The fire was quickly extinguished, preventing a major tragedy.

Logically speaking, although Kyoto Animation suffered some losses, no one died, so it shouldn't warrant Lin Li personally going to Japan.

But then, something bizarre happened.

After the tragedy, the arsonist was not caught. In the previous life, the arsonist was caught because too many people died.

But this time.

Because no one died, the Japanese police did nothing and didn't take the matter seriously at all.

After briefly understanding the situation, we left.

This has completely stumped Kyoto Animation.

No way! Dude!! Arson! We have employees lying in the hospital! Is nobody doing anything about this?

The answer is, nobody really cares.

The police in real Japanese society and the police in anime are completely different species.

The Japanese police system solves cases almost entirely through voluntary surrender. Do you expect them to risk their lives? How much do they earn a month?

It was precisely because of the inhumane behavior of the Japanese police that everyone at Kyoto Animation was numb.

It's like someone almost getting killed, but the murderer hasn't been caught yet, and the police just tell you, "You're not dead, we'll do everything we can to catch this thief..."

As the saying goes, it's not the thief you should fear, but the one who has his eye on you. The arsonist hasn't been caught yet, but who knows if they'll be so lucky next time?

Akiko Ikeda and Yasuhiro Takemoto were also frightened. As pillars of Kyoto Animation, the two who escaped death were traumatized.

It is said that water and fire are merciless, but only those who have actually faced them can truly understand that kind of fear.

However, the person is still alive, and the work must continue.

But what to do became a big problem, and after this incident, it was impossible to return to the original Kyoto Animation.

On the one hand, although the fire in the building was extinguished, the building that had been burned was obviously no longer habitable. On the other hand, the building originally belonged to Kyoto Animation and was said to be an office.

It's actually just a converted residential house, only three stories high, and there aren't any safety facilities around it.

This led to the arson attack.

For Kyoto Animation, although there were no casualties this time, the cost of hospitalized employees, finding new office space, and the property damage will still be a huge sum of money.

In its previous life, Kyoto Animation went bankrupt after the disaster and was only able to revive through donations.

But now, the Tokyo police are not doing a good job, and Kyoto Animation's own cash flow is also tight.

After much deliberation, the two finally decided on Xinghuo and contacted him to ask if he could find them a place to work temporarily.

Upon receiving the news, Lin Li breathed a sigh of relief. Although the incident itself had some twists and turns, his previous precautions had not been in vain.

Kyoto Animation then contacted Xinghuo to inquire if they could find them a temporary workspace.

Lin Li had a new idea, so he directly asked Kyoto Animation if they were willing to relocate to the Spark Japan Animation Industrial Park.

"Spark Japan Animation Industrial Park? What's that? I've never heard of it before."

Of course I've never heard of it, because this thing was something Lin Li just came up with on a whim.

Lin Li has always regarded Japan's animation industry as his own backyard, and anime games are Xinghuo's core competitive advantage.

It is also the most differentiated self-retained market. If Spark wants to maintain its leading position in the ACG market, the closer it is to the animation industry, the better.

The building that Lin Li calls the Spark Animation Japan Industrial Park is actually just the building where the Spark Sakura Studio is located.

Spark Sakura Studio was established at the beginning of the year.

In other words, it's a studio that produces voice actor programs and game-related programs.

Because of work requirements, I bought a television studio in Suginami Ward, Tokyo, Japan. While buying the studio, I also bought an eleven-story building next door.

Chapter 396 Spark Animation Alliance

Sakura Studio only used three floors of the building that was bought along with the property; the remaining nine floors were vacant.

Normally, the materials are reused by the Spark Sakura Studio, who often use them to hold tests of courage to scare female voice actors.

This is a show called "Who's in this room!"

It became very popular as soon as it was released, especially the second season, featuring Sumire Uesaka and Ayane Sakura.

Both of them had impressive magnanimity, and since it was summer, they were dressed very lightly, which gave many voice actor fans a double treat.

Finally, this show isn't just about scaring people.

As a game company, each episode has its own storyline and main missions that the voice actors need to complete. The third episode even invited seven guests for the first time ever.

They then "killed" one member on the spot, requiring the remaining members to complete the deduction in this terrifying environment.

It's fair to say that the variety of imaginative tasks and the vast filming locations are also highlights of this show.

Actually, filming a show doesn't require nine floors, but Xinghuo is really rich, so it's just sitting empty. Until now, Lin Li suddenly remembered this place.

These remaining floors can be rented out.

As a building where voice actors frequently appear, it is often surrounded by enthusiastic fans, so the building's security is arguably one of the best in Tokyo.

Moreover, the location is not far from Kyoto Animation's original Tokyo office. Even if Kyoto Animation moved all its offices here, it would only occupy one floor at most.

It also has a parking lot.

Lin Li is now using this site to win people over, and for Kyoto Animation, the Spark "Japan Animation Industrial Park" is far superior to the original building in terms of both security and office space.

The rent was very reasonable, so I agreed without much thought.

Besides Kyoto Animation, several other relatively small companies also heard the news and approached Xinghuo.

Since the Kyoto Animation incident in the previous life, similar arsonist copycats have emerged one after another.

WIT STUDIO, the production company behind Attack on Titan, has also received arson threats.

Key, the studio behind the tearjerker trilogy of CLANNAD, KANON, and AIR, also suffered an arson attack after the Kyoto Animation incident.

Khara, the creator of "Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance," also received a clear threat of arson.

The same applies to this timeline, and because no one died in this timeline, the incident did not attract much public attention.

There really are copycats who express their dissatisfaction with a certain animation production team online.

"Be careful, or I'll set you on fire."

Under normal circumstances, this kind of thing wouldn't be a big deal. At least before the Kyoto Animation incident, no one could have imagined that someone would actually use gasoline to pour it on or set it on fire.

Although the public outcry after the Kyoto Animation incident wasn't as significant, its impact on the entire animation industry was still considerable.

Large companies have their own buildings, and their security is excellent, so that's fine.

The problem is that, due to budget and cost constraints, many animation companies in the industry, like Kyoto Animation, set up their studios in residential areas, using a house as their home.

There are many animation companies of this type.

Therefore, after Spark officially announced the establishment of the Spark Japan Animation Industrial Park, many Japanese animation companies also turned their attention to Spark.

Many animation companies simply submitted their applications to move into the park.

There is another premise for this situation to occur: the status of Spark in the Japanese animation industry has changed.

A few months ago, with the change of the new animation production committee system.

During the broadcast of new anime series in July, most of them included Teasing Master Takagi-san Season 2, Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World-, Dr. Stone, and many others.

Besides the familiar "I love you Durex," which is Aniplex, the opening sequence is often followed by a fleeting spark, then the Spark logo, and a line.

“Spark Animation Alliance”

That is, the logo of the Spark Animation Alliance. In reality, the Spark Animation Alliance is just something the new production committee uses as a shield.

After all, the current production committee structure is as follows: Sony's Aniplex is responsible for raising funds, Spark is responsible for copyright sales and online broadcasting, the animation company is responsible for production, and the television station is responsible for terrestrial broadcasting.