Game development begins with destroying Girls' Frontline.

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"Whether you're making games or living in real life, you have to pay attention to details, Shiokawa."

"The doorbell isn't ringing, but there's a brass bell hanging on the door, so the prop should be nearby."

"This is a typical game design approach."

"When one path is blocked, you should immediately give the player another path. This will not only make the player feel that the world is interesting, but also make them feel that the world is very real."

Shiokawa nodded blankly.

Although he wasn't quite sure why he had suddenly switched to game development, he was still impressed by Lin Li's keen observation skills and his ability to connect everything to game development.

Goodness, otherwise why would Mr. Lin be Mr. Lin?

"I'm coming."

Just as Shiokawa was savoring that little game design idea, the door opened.

A middle-aged man with dark circles under his eyes, wearing a shirt, appeared in front of me.

This person was probably in his early thirties, not yet forty.

But he looked extremely unwell.

He was slightly overweight, hunched over, wore black-rimmed glasses, and spoke with a shortness of breath.

"Mr. Shiokawa? What brings you here?"

This question.

They just couldn't figure out how to handle Shiokawa.

He was afraid that Lin Li would think he was unreliable.

I replied immediately.

"Weren't we discussing the acquisition before? We scheduled it for today, right?"

"Hey, is it today?"

...

After a strange exchange, the two finally connected, like underground operatives meeting.

Then Shiokawa introduced Lin Li to him.

He also introduced Lin Li to the head of an independent animation studio named Nagano Tetsu.

"Mr. Lin, hello, my name is Nagano Tetsuya. Um, um, the company didn't make any preparations beforehand, please excuse me."

Nagano Tetsu wiped away his sweat.

His statement that he was unprepared was not just a polite remark; he genuinely hadn't made any preparations whatsoever.

It's not that he doesn't value this acquisition of Spark.

On the contrary, he had been preparing for today ever since Shiokawa made his acquisition offer.

However, these past two days they've been rushing to meet the deadline for a project.

After staying up for two nights, I've completely lost track of time.

That's how this little misunderstanding happened.

When Nagano Tetsu was communicating with Shiokawa.

Lin Li wasn't idle either; he quietly observed him from the side.

To be honest, Lin Li was somewhat disappointed.

When Lin Li first heard Yosuke Shiokawa say that this was a small but capable workshop, he thought it was pretty good.

After all, he has money and resources.

If the core employees of this small workshop are highly capable, with the injection of resources, it's easy to inflate it into a company, just like blowing up a balloon.

The core is like an officer in an army.

Once resources are available, the army can be expanded quickly.

Whether this expanded army can fight depends, naturally, on the strength of its officers.

However, Lin Li felt that Nagano Tetsuya was a bit too... well, you know.

Is he overweight and about 1.7 meters tall?

She has a decent temperament, but she lacks confidence when she speaks.

Of course, strictly speaking, none of these are problems.

In Lin Li's view, the biggest problem with the person in front of him was that he lacked sharpness. After Yan Chuan introduced him, he didn't even dare to look him in the eye.

Still chatting with Shiokawa...

This is the kind of person who will take on the responsibility of building Spark Animation and adapting Spark Games into animation...

It's really hard to imagine.

It's important to know that creating animation, like creating games, is an extremely time-consuming and labor-intensive process.

Lin Li has never worked on animation, but he has seen Shirobako.

In addition, there has been collaboration with Kyoto Animation in the past two years.

Generally speaking, he has some understanding of animation production.

Regarding the person in charge of this Spark Animation.

Lin Li also had his own ideas.

He wanted to select someone with ideas, drive, and technical skills to lead Spark Animation.

By analogy...

Like Qin Nan.

Driven, skilled, able to lead a team effectively, and truly capable of achieving results.

Unfortunately, Nagano Tetsuya doesn't seem to possess this kind of temperament.

The two have barely exchanged a few words since they met.

But for Lin Li, this acquisition is most likely already a failure.

But, still the same sentence.

Come here.

Let's see. Even if this person isn't good enough, if the team's production capabilities are decent, it's not impossible to recruit them.

"Yes, we've considered it, and we're willing to join Spark..."

Lin Li was thinking, "Since I'm already here, I might as well take a look first."

He had barely stepped through the door when the other party expressed their approval of the acquisition.

After Nagano Tetsuya finished speaking, he seemed to feel a great sense of relief.

Meanwhile, Lin Li...

Both he and Shiokawa were stunned.

No, we've only just entered.

Are you agreeing now?

Besides, I'm here to assess you, not to recruit you directly. Why did you agree so readily?

It's no use whether you want to or not.

I still need to see if you can actually do it!

I'm here to pull for an SSR. If you're just fodder, I'll just dismantle you!

Although Nagano Tetsuya was eager to curry favor with someone powerful, Lin Li felt something was amiss.

At this moment.

Here comes another classic quote from our ancestors.

Come here.

It doesn't seem right to refuse outright.

So Lin Li started asking about the business.

Since Nagano Tetsuya was being so proactive, Lin Li decided to cut to the chase.

They directly asked to see how they were working.

Tetsuya Nagano made no attempt to hide anything.

"Our company mainly focuses on taking on outsourced work, and we currently have 38 employees..."

"Wait, you have 38 people here?"

Lin Li surveyed the scene. The house had two floors, most of which had been converted into offices, but even with all the workstations, there were only about a dozen people per floor at most...

Nagano Tetsu pointed to an inconspicuous corner.

"There's still some in the basement."

Chapter 281 The Inner Circle of the Japanese Animation Industry

Lin Li and Yan Chuan exchanged a glance.

Goodness, if you didn't know better, you'd think this was some shady little workshop; if you didn't, you'd think it was some kind of shady little operation.

The working conditions for scammers in northern Myanmar are probably better than yours...

After Nagano Tetsuya finished speaking, he probably felt a little embarrassed.

He scratched his head and began to introduce his company.

"Our company used to be an animation training school, and I was a teacher there. Later, the owner of the training school ran away..."

The establishment of Nagano Tetsu's animation company was actually quite accidental.

He recounted the entire process of how the company was founded.

Lin Li did discover some of his strengths.

For example, after the training school owner absconded, he didn't run away. Instead, he continued to teach students and even took on an animation outsourcing project to compensate some of the students' tuition fees.

Secondly, although this person looks rather pathetic.

His perseverance is truly remarkable.

Relying on low prices and some connections left over from the training school, after receiving the first outsourcing order, they gradually received several more orders.

In this way, he actually revitalized half of the entire training school.

When the lease for the training school expired, he started a company with his students.

This guy does have some ability.

However, his interpersonal skills are not like those of a middle-aged person at all; he has no cunning in social or workplace matters.

The entire company can exist.

It's entirely because of the low prices offered.

Being able to accept orders at low prices also means low profits.

The company basically makes no profit after paying out salaries.

And even so, the employees here are paid shockingly low wages...

These students are like bosses, seemingly missing a screw in their heads, willing to work even if the salary can only cover the most basic living expenses.

What has kept this company running until today is either passion or a love for the animation industry.

After a moment of reflection.

Lin Li became much more serious.

He then turned to look at the many original manuscripts and drawings that Nagano Tetsu had brought out.