I am the Entertainment Tycoon

Chapter 631: Studio Next Projects II



[Ghibli Movies - Spirited Away]

That's right!

Theo chose to produce 'Spirited Away' as the first animated movie that his animation studio would release. It was only after a long time of doubt that he chose this one, as he had spent a long time deliberating which movie would be the best to open the market for Studio Ghibli movies from his past life.

'Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (Kaze no Tani no Naushika)' was the first movie that Studio Ghibli released in his last life, and Theo absolutely loved this movie. But after thinking for a long while, he concluded that the movie theme wouldn't be appropriate for the first movie of the studio in a world like Azure Star.

Overall, the legacy of World War II in Japan has left a profound mark on the nation's history, culture, and collective memory. Studio Ghibli films sensitively explore the themes of war, resilience, and hope, drawing inspiration from Japan's wartime experiences while advocating for peace, empathy, and understanding in a world scarred by conflict.

But the Sakura Abode Country wasn't affected by the global conflict that stormed the world in the last century, so the Sakurean wouldn't be able to relate to this theme. So, Theo decided to choose a movie without the war-related theme.

Plus, 'Spirited Away' was one of his favorite movies, and he wanted to share this masterpiece with the world!

Everyone in the meeting room was surprised when they read the screen. They had thought that they would start the production of the other works from the Fuji Co.

'A movie?' Everyone asked themselves as they waited curiously for Theo's explanation.

"That's right. A movie. We'll produce our very first animated featured film." Theo smiled happily.

At that moment, the screen showed an amazing drawing that Theo did base on the magical world of 'Spirited Away'.

After almost a year of practice, Theo achieved a level of skill in painting and drawing that very few could achieve. So, when he seriously focused on drawing something, it would always achieve excellence.

"Wow"

"That's an amazing piece, boss."

"So beautiful."

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Everyone complimented as they appreciated the picture on the screen.

"This picture depicts one of the scenarios of the movie. If you open the second document that Amber distributed, you'll find the script of the movie. Now you can read the script, after all of have finished, we'll continue with the meeting." Theo instructed.

Everyone hurriedly picked up the script and started reading right away.

30 minutes later, the last person finished reading the script.

At that moment, the room exploded in conversations.

"Such an amazing script!"

"I loved the lore of it."

"It's totally different from other animated movie concepts."

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Theo and Ryoko looked at each other smiling as they were happy that everyone liked the movie script.

It was at that moment that a man suddenly raised his hand and asked Theo something, "Excuse me, boss, but where are the character designs and other things that you usually provide?"

Everyone was silenced when they heard this question, it was only at that moment that most of them noticed that they only received the movie script and nothing else.

Theo smiled, "Pablo, right?"

"Yes, boss, my name is Pablo Zorzi, I'm the Character Design Chief." The man replied politely.

"Well, Pablo, answering your question is fairly easy. It's because I'll only provide you with the movie script and some other design ideas." Theo said with a small smile.

The majority of the crowd showed a confused expression when they heard that, and the few people who understood what Theo meant showed a mix of feelings.

Excitement, fear, determination, nervousness, and others were a few of the feelings that they felt.

Ryoko smiled happily as she explained to the ones who didn't understand yet, "What Theo means is that we'll be in charge of the whole process of pre-production except for the script production."

It was only then that everyone understood.

"Which means that we have to honor the trust that Theo has in us. I want every department related to storyboard production, character design, background design, world-building design, and others to work as if your lives depend on it." Ryoko said with a determined face. It was Ryoko who convinced Theo to leave these tasks for the studio otherwise he would produce these things himself, and Ryoko wouldn't betray the trust that Theo placed in her! But even though Theo was convinced by Ryoko, Theo was happy to leave these tasks for his employees. He agreed that he shouldn't spoon-feed them too much or they would grow accustomed to it. They had to learn how to produce these things in the high quality that he demanded. Theo was looking forward to seeing the result of their work.

"As it will be your first time doing this, I won't put a deadline for you guys." Theo said, "Plus, Ryoko will be chief of this pre-production, so I'll leave the word to her."

"Thank you, boss." Ryoko said as she barely could hide her excited expression.

Theo was putting a lot of trust in her as left the whole Pre-Production of the movie and the production of the first episode of [Naruto] for her as well.

She would finally be able to focus her work on anime production and not on company management. That's because the studio hired people much more adept in management to take care of these things, plus the Umbrella Corporation was managing them as well. Ryoko couldn't wait to start working!

For example, before she had to take care of the Kuramaroll negotiations, but now Theo placed these negotiations with the legal team that Sam separated to manage the Kuramaroll Streaming Service.

Before the launch of the [SAO] Anime and the Kuramaroll Streaming Service, Sam promised to complete the separation between the Tokyo Studios and Kuramaroll, plus she even said that she would separate a floor in the Umbrella Corporation to place some managers exclusively to take care of the streaming service operations.

"We'll start with the world-building design. Brianna, what do you..." Ryoko started the discussion about various aspects of the movie's pre-production as she consulted the chiefs of departments and sections.

Here and there, Theo helped them with his ideas, but the meeting was more about Ryoko and the others brainstorming on how they could produce something amazing.

Theo looked at their focused faces and felt proud to have so dedicated employees in his studio. He trusted Ryoko, so he didn't worry about the work they would do, and if they committed any mistakes he would discard their whole work, he would simply point at the mistakes and explain to them how it should be done. This way everyone would be able to become better at their jobs, consequently the next time they needed to do similar tasks, they would be much better at it.

Just like that, the meeting went by for another two hours, before Ryoko reluctantly called for

the meeting to end.

She still had a bunch of things to discuss with her staff, but it was already lunchtime and everyone was hungry already.

Theo exited the meeting room as he chatted with Ryoko and others when he suddenly felt his cellphone vibrate.

He looked at the display that showed [Babe<3], he smiled as he answered the phone, "Hey,

babe."

"Really?"

"No way!"

"Well, if you think so, I trust you. But I have to admit that I'm a little nervous." He laughed

nervously.

"Okay, love you."

"Bye."

Theo ended the call as he resumed his walk toward the studio food court.

His girlfriend had scheduled his first live performance!