Game development begins with destroying Girls' Frontline.

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Chen Qian glanced at him, then extended her hand.

"Do you want it for me?"

"Ah? Okay, okay, here you go..."

"Who are you giving it to?"

"Here you go..."

Why should I give it to you? Who am I to you?

"You weren't the one looking for me..."

Just as the words were about to come out, Li Qi suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

"Would you...would you really be my girlfriend?"

Chen Qian smiled as she accepted the red envelope, then put it into Li Qi's pocket.

"That's incredibly stupid. If another woman asked you for money like that next time, would you give it to her too?"

"Ah, no... I won't give it to you."

"What if I ask you for it?"

"Give."

Li Qi suddenly felt a little dizzy, but fortunately, he figured out one thing.

I think I have a girlfriend?

Chen Qian, standing to the side, also had a smile on her face.

"You're such a straight man. If it weren't for your boss speaking up for you, I wouldn't have accepted your red envelope."

"Huh? My boss said... what did he say?"

"I've said you're hardworking, honest, and kind to people, but when it comes to relationships, you're a total straight man. I've already accepted your invitation to come to the ship, and you still don't understand my feelings. Hey, by the way, who's Xiaoli? Why did she invite you to dinner?"

In fact, Lin Li didn't say that much to Chen Qian. During their conversation, he only heard Chen Qian introduce herself as Li Qi's girlfriend.

He smiled and handed over the red envelope, then praised Li Qi.

Xiao Li, the receptionist who was eating nearby, came over to join in the fun and said that Li Qi actually had a girlfriend. No wonder he didn't go to dinner with her last time.

This is what made Chen Qian feel threatened, leading to this conversation.

Li Qi wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"Uh...it's nothing..."

~~~

Lin Li made his way around, greeting most of the employees' families who had come, and then distributing the red envelopes that were due.

He then returned to his seat.

His position was at the edge of the deck.

The people at his table were all people he was close to on a regular basis.

Su Shanshan, Chen Yanqin, Bo Ge, and Yao Meng, who rushed back from Japan to report on their work.

"We've secured a collaboration agreement with Kyoto Animation. It's a ten-year contract, starting this year. We've paid 500 million RMB annually for the collaboration rights with Kyoto Animation, as well as priority rights for IP-based game adaptations."

Yao Meng took a sip of wine, his face beaming with excitement.

"Moreover, our preparations for operations in Japan are going very smoothly. If nothing unexpected happens, we should be able to launch in early May... At that time, you'll still need to cooperate with us to record some promotional materials."

Since I went to Japan.

Yao Meng felt that the sea was wide enough for fish to leap and the sky was high enough for birds to fly.

Lin Li, as the boss, trusted him very much.

His operations and preparations in Japan went very smoothly, and the Girls Frontline development team cooperated with him very well.

There was absolutely no feeling of being stifled like when I was working with Yu Zhong.

Yao Meng never imagined that it would be such a pleasant thing for work to go smoothly.

These two months in Japan.

He not only completed the operational preparations in Japan.

I also went through the copyright process.

Although the collaboration with Kyoto Animation was Lin Li's decision, he was very satisfied with it.

For Kyoto, receiving 5000 million yen in licensing fees every year for free is simply unbelievable.

As for Lin Li, just looking at the popularity of Kyoto Animation's works in China, he knows that this deal is definitely worthwhile.

Although Spark Games currently only has one game.

It's a bit difficult to recoup costs through a collaboration with a single game.

However, this is a long-term contract. As Spark Games releases more and more titles, the revenue from collaborations will increase, not to mention that the contract also includes IP adaptation.

If Kyoto Animation could be reminded to be more careful about safety, the arson attack 19 years ago could be averted.

This contract still has great potential.

Chapter 40 Touhou Gensokyo

"Besides Kyoto Animation, guess who else I met?"

"Who?"

“ZUN”

"To be ZUN from Touhou Gensokyo?"

"You've acquired the adaptation rights to Touhou Gensokyo!?"

Lin Li's voice involuntarily rose a few pitches.

The Touhou Project IP is extremely well-known in both Japan and China, especially at this point in time.

Do you know what year this is?

In 2016, Touhou Gensokyo had not yet declined as it had in the previous 24 years.

On Bilibili, fan-made works of Touhou Project occasionally climb the charts. At this time, it would be great if a company could release a mobile game based on Touhou Gensokyo.

Unless the quality is so bad it's unbearable to look at, it's bound to be a huge hit.

Especially in the Chinese market.

It's definitely a contender that can go toe-to-toe with the FATE series.

However, all companies or individuals who want to acquire the IP of Touhou Gensokyo.

They are all facing an impenetrable wall.

That is, ZUN, the creator of Touhou Gensokyo, is extremely resistant to the commercialization of games.

Therefore, whether in the past or present, there is no official mobile game based on Touhou Project.

There were some Touhou Project mobile games operating under the guise of fan fiction in China, but they all failed due to poor quality and lack of official endorsement.

But if ZUN could grant the copyright, then...

"Um...no, although I met ZUN, we just had a meal together..."

Lin Li's excited expression made Yao Meng feel awkward.

Fortunately, Lin Li was only slightly surprised at first, and he felt relieved to hear that they hadn't obtained the copyright.

"However, we had a decent chat, and I found out he really enjoys drinking. If the company is really interested, I'll try to have a few more drinks with him when I have time; maybe that will help things progress."

Lin Li nodded.

This is a double-edged sword; although the chances are slim, if it succeeds, it would be a huge benefit to the company.

Moreover, this applies to the East.

Lin Li still has feelings.

"It's already quite good that you were able to see ZUN having dinner with him. How about this, I'll allocate some funds specifically for you to maintain good relations with ZUN..."

Yao Meng was actually boasting a bit when he mentioned this, since he also thought it was pretty awesome to be able to have dinner with ZUN, one of the three major figures in doujin games.

but now.

With Lin Li taking it so seriously, Yao Meng realized that in Lin Li's mind, the adaptation rights to the Touhou Project IP were probably quite important.

So he didn't say anything on the surface, but he made a mental note of it.

The two then chatted about work for a while.

By this time, the entire banquet was nearing its end.

Then comes a stage that all companies in China must go through in their team building activities: various departments and groups take turns to offer toasts.

Even though Spark Games is a relatively flat management structure for anime-style games.

~~~

Night falls.

The cruise ship returned to port, marking the perfect end to Spark Games' first team-building activity.

From the boss's perspective, this team building activity was extremely effective.

This gathering improved team cohesion and employee sense of belonging.

Giving red envelopes to employees' relatives and praising employees in front of their families makes many employees feel warm and excited, even more so than if they were the ones receiving praise themselves.

Even disregarding these factors, from the perspective of a simple gathering, this team-building activity can be considered relaxing.

Everyone chatted happily in a harmonious atmosphere; it was a wonderful gathering.

Seeing that it was almost time, after disembarking, Lin Li announced that everyone should disperse and go home to their own families.

Even though Lin Li never urged anyone to drink, and repeatedly advised everyone to drink less before the team building event, many people still ended up drinking excessively.

Fortunately, relatives were present at the gathering, so there was no need to worry about anyone being left unattended if someone got drunk.

"Hello, Mr. Lin!!"

Goodbye, Mr. Lin.

"Brother Lin, I'll work for you again in my next life!!"

"What nonsense are you talking about? He's not dead."

"President Lin!!"

Lin Li stood at the exit of the dock, smiling and greeting everyone while saying things like "be careful."

After watching everyone leave, he turned around and prepared to go home.

He turned around and realized that Su Shanshan was still there, right next to him.

Why don't you go home?

"I thought you'd drunk quite a bit and was worried you wouldn't be able to get home alone, but now it seems you're not so drunk?"

Su Shanshan's eyes were clear, her posture upright, and she showed no signs of the slight intoxication she had just experienced when she was toasted.

Seeing Su Shanshan's puzzled expression, Lin Li smiled and replied, "How was it? Was it convincing?"

Are you pretending to be drunk?

"What else can I do? With so many people toasting me, if I drink too much, I'll probably end up in the hospital tomorrow. How am I supposed to go to work then?"

Su Shanshan thought about it and realized that it made sense.

"If you're not drunk, I'll head back now."

After the girl finished speaking, she was about to take out her phone to hail a taxi.

Lin Li glanced at it and placed his hand on her phone.

"No rush, since you're already here, why don't you walk with me for a bit and get some fresh air?"