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Lin Li is a complete novice when it comes to animation.

But I'm no stranger to original manuscripts and original drawings.

These are also familiar concepts to storyboarding.

After observing for a while, Lin Li had already formed some judgment about the company's strength.

This is a low-level animation outsourcing company in the industry.

The outsourced content didn't even have a storyboard for each episode.

The character designs are also incomplete.

In other words, they have been engaged in the lowest level of manual labor in the animation production industry.

The original manuscripts were also a mess, mostly parts taken from a certain season or episode. It's highly likely that other companies were too busy to handle them all, so they temporarily used them as labor, or simply used them to reduce production costs.

The work that ends up in their hands has probably been subcontracted countless times.

No, that won't work...

Absolutely not...

Although Lin Li didn't say anything, he was no longer optimistic about the acquisition.

This company is truly a pity.

Lin Li was genuinely unsure about entrusting Battlefront Girls to such an animation company.

It's important to understand that Spark Animation bears a very heavy responsibility.

It's not just Battlefront Girls; a whole host of games are also coming soon. If they want to expand their reach and develop their IP, they'll all need to use animation as a medium.

Therefore, for animation production.

Lin Li has very high standards.

Although Nagano Tetsuya's studio takes on many outsourcing projects, it lacks experience in independently producing feature-length works.

Taking on outsourcing work and producing feature films are two different concepts.

at this time.

Nagano Tetsu hadn't noticed the change in Lin Li's expression, but Shiokawa, standing to the side, already understood Lin Li's thoughts.

Because he was the one who introduced this person.

This situation has left him in a bit of an awkward position.

So, he patted Nagano Tetsuya on the shoulder.

"Didn't you make some short films? Show them to us."

"Oh, okay...this way please..."

Lin Li became interested upon hearing this.

"Hmm? You guys have also made short films?"

"Yes, it is."

Nagano Tetsu led Lin Li to a small room with an old television inside; this was their screening room.

"These films were made during our spare time when we were in training school... It involved a lot of manpower, and some people have already left the studio."

"Oh, which animation studios did they go to?"

Lin Li asked casually.

But this caused Nagano Tetsuya to pause for a moment.

After a few seconds, he spoke.

"Um... most people who graduate from training schools don't go to animation companies. Most animation companies outside don't look down on people like us who come from training programs."

"However, this also has its advantages. If President Lin is still short of people, I can call back quite a few."

Japan's anime industry is an extremely competitive industry.

Japan produces between 200 and 300 anime series each year. Behind this huge number is a large workforce, and below that, countless students from specialized schools.

As more and more people want to make a living from animation.

Capital then gains the right to choose.

Therefore, Japanese animation companies don't offer high salaries to interviewees, but their requirements are just as demanding.

For students like Tetsu Nagano and his company who didn't graduate from specialized schools, getting into a regular animation company is extremely difficult.

Not to mention that in recent years, outsourcing companies from China have also joined this fiercely competitive industry...

but..

This is the choice of capital.

From a purely technical standpoint, do you think this group of people have any technical skills?

In fact, there are.

It's just that there are too many skilled people in the industry, so they've become worthless.

but..

Perhaps it's precisely because it's worthless.

Therefore, they are more willing to put in the effort.

Judging from the quality of the short film played by Nagano Tetsuya.

This really surprised Lin Li.

I thought I would see some slightly flawed works.

But to my surprise, the entire 10-minute short film was exceptionally well-made.

more importantly.

The art style is very consistent.

this point is very important.

The consistent style indicates that although this small workshop is small, it has achieved industrialization and is capable of producing standardized products.

The only weakness of the entire short film is its dubbing and sound effects.

Of course, for a work of this level of practice, they probably just found some voice actor trainees to fill in the gaps.

But the visuals are really good.

The story is set in a fictional World War II world and tells the tale of a Finnish girl who goes to war.

The first part of the film mainly focuses on the village, but in the last minute, Soviet soldiers appear, followed by a brief battle scene.

After watching the entire animation, Lin Li looked at the young artists who were silently observing the situation from a distance.

These young people, peeking out like little birds, seemed to be waiting for his evaluation, or perhaps for the judgment of fate.

This touched Lin Li somewhat.

"Did you lead them in making this animation?"

Nagano Tetsuya answered honestly:

"I led them in this project, but some of them aren't here anymore. The people who remain now, along with the kids from the original training class, are all young people who love animation. Many of them are more talented than me, but their academic backgrounds have held them back. Being bad at studying doesn't mean you can't draw..."

Chapter 282 We must do a good job!

Although Lin Li did not ask about his academic qualifications.

But Nagano Tetsu brought it up himself.

In business, this is a very foolish thing to do.

But... Lin Li can hardly consider this acquisition as a commercial acquisition at this point.

"Why is the depiction of the battlefield so brief later on..."

"The later battlefield scenes were too much to draw because we didn't have the time and the budget was also insufficient."

After several rounds of questions and answers.

Lin Li sighed deeply.

"If you were asked to bring your students back to work, how many could you get?"

Nagano Tetsuya hadn't expected Lin Li to ask this question. After thinking for a moment, he tentatively replied, "Large, about a hundred people..."

"so much?"

Lin Li subconsciously asked a question in return.

"Um, about fifty?"

Nagano Tetsu realized he had said too much and quickly tried to make amends.

"No, that's not what I meant. I need as many people as possible. How many people can you call at most?" Lin Li thought for a moment and then added.

"I want the kind that works right away, not the half-baked kind."

"There are only a little over one hundred, maybe around one hundred and twenty or thirty. Most of them are young people. Although they don't have many works, they have experience."

After finishing his sentence, Nagano Tetsuya added another sentence.

"If the company feels there are too many people at the beginning, some of them can become apprentices..."

A normal Japanese animation company.

With over a hundred people, it's already considered a fairly large company.

For example, Kyoto Animation currently has about 129 people, JCSTAFF has about 120 people, and Production Ig is at the same level.

So, after Nagano Tetsuya finished stating the number of people...

Somewhat worried about whether Linli's economy could keep up, he voluntarily cut his own budget, indicating that some of the more than one hundred people could become apprentices.

Lin Li glanced at Nagano Tetsuya.

I thought to myself, "You're too easy to talk to, just like a big rabbit that's easy to bully."

Negotiate acquisitions with this kind of person.

It's like a pro player playing in a bronze-level match—they get no sense of accomplishment whatsoever...

But it's a good thing that we were able to recruit people so easily, and having a good personality isn't necessarily a bad thing.

For an animation company whose main focus is on adapting IPs.

It's enough if we can produce an animation based on his script and make it of high quality.

On the contrary, those who are clever, if they are always thinking about expressing their creative spirit and hiding their own agenda, are the ones who are truly clever.

Lin Li is actually harder to manage.

Although Nagano Tetsuya may seem to lack assertiveness, he is able to lead this group of people to work well, so he is barely usable.

Think of this.

Lin Li, who had just been wearing Cao Cao's face, suddenly adopted Liu Bei's smile.

Extending his hand, he said warmly:

Welcome to Spark!

If it were a normal person, they would say a few polite words at this point.

Unfortunately... Nagano Tetsuya isn't exactly a normal person.

After shaking hands, he hesitated, as if he still had something to say.

"Is there anything else you're wondering about?"

Nagano Tetsuya nodded, then hesitated before asking, "After we join Spark, will we be under independent management? Also, what about our salaries...?"

It turns out they were concerned about their benefits after joining the company.

It seems they're not planning to run away. No, wait, this guy never even discussed the acquisition fee from beginning to end.