Game development begins with destroying Girls' Frontline.

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Could it be that, in Nagano Tetsuya's understanding...

Is an acquisition just like moving to a different place to work?

How does someone like that manage to keep the company running...?

"After joining Spark Games, you will be in a relatively independent department, which you can think of as a subsidiary, focusing on animation. As for salary... do you have any expectations?"

Lin Li is not short of money now, and he actually had some understanding of the animation industry before he came here.

Information in the animation industry is still quite transparent.

It was also mentioned in the anime "Shirobako".

The average employee earns around 250 million yen, while directors and above earn around 500 million yen.

250 million yen, which is about 11 RMB.

Looks like a lot.

But this is in Tokyo!

250 million yen, which is below average.

Taking Spark Games as an example, the annual salary of an ordinary employee in Spark Games' Japanese branch is around 600 million yen, which is considered to be above average in the Japanese game industry.

Of course, industry differences also play a role.

The gaming industry is indeed more profitable than the animation industry.

Taking Xinghuo as an example, its Japanese branch currently has about 1000 employees, with an average annual salary of 60 billion yen. Of course, this figure would be even higher if benefits and executive salaries were included.

But even at that rate, it wouldn't exceed 10 billion yen.

Tens of billions of yen, roughly 5 million RMB, with Azur Lane, FGO, and Battlefront Girls all flourishing...

The combined revenue of the three games is basically over 10 billion yen every month.

Basically, Spark Japan's profits from one to two months are enough to cover its annual labor costs.

Labor costs are basically Xinghuo's biggest expense.

It is precisely this kind of profit.

That's what gave Spark Games the confidence to offer such generous perks.

Lin Li actually had a relatively large budget for this Spark Animation project.

However, since Nagano Tetsu brought it up, he wanted to hear his opinion.

When it comes to money.

Nagano Tetsuya doesn't seem like a businessman at all; he speaks in a very weak and submissive manner.

They didn't dare look Lin Li in the eye, but simply held up their fingers, first making a "1" and then a "2".

"Look, the annual salary for ordinary employees is 180 million, and for supervisors and above it is 250 million... Is this a good amount?"

Lin Li was truly stunned this time.

Good guy.

That's really something.

Are labor costs in Japan really that cheap?

Meanwhile, Nagano Tetsuya saw that Lin Li remained silent.

Thinking that the request was too high, she added, "I know this request is a bit unreasonable, but prices have risen a lot now, and my previous salary is hardly enough to make ends meet. Please understand..."

"Alright, that's enough. If you keep going, I really think..."

Lin Li patted Nagano Tetsuya on the shoulder.

The Japanese animation industry is really tough...

Even a "capitalist" like Lin Li felt a pang of pity.

The figure of 180 million means that these young people's current income is less than 180 million.

I don’t know how these people persisted.

"So, after joining Xinghuo, the salary for ordinary employees will fluctuate around 250 million, while the salary for management positions will fluctuate around 500 million depending on the position. We'll draft a preliminary salary estimate first, and then make adjustments based on the completion rate of everyone's first project."

Lin Li thought it over and over.

Although this group of people had very low requirements, he still followed Xinghuo's tradition of offering higher salaries than others in the industry.

As soon as these words fell.

The scene, which had been somewhat noisy just moments before, fell silent instantly.

These people persist because they love this industry, but wanting a decent and wealthy life is also human nature.

Hear this number.

Almost everyone stopped what they were doing.

Lin Li thought that the salary he was giving them was double their current salary, but in fact, many of the people present had an annual income of less than 100 million.

Nagano Tetsuya suddenly stood up, bowed, and grasped Lin Li's hand: "Even if we are shattered to pieces, we will do our best!"

Chapter 283 As long as you don't die

Spark Games remains highly efficient.

From signing the acquisition agreement, completing the onboarding process, signing the non-compete agreement, to finally moving into the new office that had been in preparation since August of this year.

It only took three days in total.

This is because Nagano Tetsuya's company has too much miscellaneous data.

It took a whole day just to transport and organize these materials.

Otherwise, this time could be further reduced, and who knows, we might even be able to apply for a Guinness World Record for the fastest acquisition...

At this point in time.

Japanese animation production is already quite, quite mature.

After sufficient funding was secured.

Nagano Tetsuya began to recall some of his capable students.

Lin Li also began recruiting some mid- to high-level animation talents from society.

The whole process went smoothly.

Some people who had previously sent out invitations but received no response were now seeing that Spark Animation had actually been established and that its staff had been assembled.

Instead, they gradually began to gather around.

This situation can be considered a typical example of the herd mentality in Japan.

When Xinghuo Animation was struggling, even though these pillars of the industry wanted to receive Xinghuo's high-welfare salaries, they declined due to concerns about the studio's early stages.

Now, Spark has a foundation.

Moreover, many people were interested after seeing the capabilities of the frontline employees in person at the company.

"President Lin, where did you find so many hardworking, reliable people who are also passionate about animation?"

"That's amazing..."

This is what Lin Li heard most often during his interviews these past few days.

So after a series of operations...

In mid-to-late December.

The initial staff of Xinghuo Animation quickly reached 120 people.

If we only look at the scale...

It's already the size of a medium-to-large animation company.

After Spark Animation was established, Lin Li did not return to China immediately.

After all, he was the one who spearheaded the establishment of this animation department.

In addition, many of them were recently poached from other companies, and they still need to be integrated.

Lin Li still felt uncertain until he saw the entire system run through a process.

To be honest, Lin Li doesn't understand animation.

But he understands games and scripts.

Moreover, he also had his own people. Almost at the same time that Spark Animation was established, he transferred a team of ten people from the domestic frontline girls production group.

This team mainly consists of writers and illustrators for the game "Frontline Girls".

For the next six months, they will be stationed at the newly established Spark Animation.

The goal was to help Spark Animation complete the production of the first season of "Girls' Frontline".

This is also one of the advantages of establishing your own animation department.

The internal scheduling and coordination are relatively convenient.

According to the normal schedule.

The anime should be able to catch up with the second anniversary celebration of Battlefront Girls in mid-February.

This was done to warm up for the second anniversary celebration of the Girls Frontline.

In January, we'll also need an animated trailer.

and so.

The first battle for Spark Animation was undoubtedly a challenging one.

Lin Li himself also personally participated in the production meeting for the Battlefront Girls anime during the first week.

He repeatedly explained his concepts and designs, striving to ensure that his team understood what kind of work he wanted.

The style setting, overall color scheme, and character design drawings must all be reviewed one by one.

This is equivalent to fulfilling some of the functions of the main creative team and screenwriter.

Once the overall style is determined and a good outline is created, the rest can be handled by subordinates.

Faced with such a dense forest, Nagano Tetsuya was completely bewildered.

Actually, it's not just Nagano Tetsuya.

Many people who switched from other companies to join Spark Animation were also dumbfounded.

In their worldview.

Lin Li can be described as the president of a super-corporation.

It's probably the kind of person who frequents Ginza every day, plays golf, and discusses business with celebrities in upscale clubs...

however.

Lin Li, however, had no airs of a president at all and actually came to work on the front lines.

Even when it's time to work overtime, they still work overtime.

This is somewhat contrary to their common sense.

However, Lin Li's exemplary leadership in taking the lead has played its due role.

Spark Animation, this hastily assembled animation studio, quickly developed its own fighting power.

Employees who switched jobs from other companies saw that even the boss was doing it, so even those who wanted to slack off had no choice but to follow suit.

and.

Lin Li's participation in the meeting was not a random or haphazard affair.

After several production meetings, almost everyone was convinced of Lin Li's abilities—they had no choice but to admire him.

No wonder this person became the president of a mega-corporation.

What they said makes perfect sense; their analysis, from the market audience to the future development of the work, is very logical and insightful.