New Century Anime Warrior

Si Hua couldn't remember how she met the Emperor in her previous life.

But meeting the Queen was quite unexpected. It happened at a product showcase for Audio-Technica's new headphones, where the organizers invited a group of domestic headphone enthusiasts to exchange ideas.

At that time, I asked them which public figure in the industry they would like to invite to share their headphone experience.

Then, amidst everyone's repeated "Please call me Your Majesty," the guests for the tasting event were finalized.

Of course, they're not completely unrelated, because voice actors also have relatively high requirements for monitoring headphones.

Upon meeting her today, she recognized him immediately, indicating that she had done her research on the exhibitors beforehand.

As expected of an industry benchmark, they have a keen sense of the market.

No wonder Beidou developed so well in its previous life. Everyone says that you should marry a virtuous wife. The Emperor is truly blessed.

"Your Majesty has excellent eyesight."

"So, did Teacher Si Hua wait for us specifically?"

"Yes, let's sit down and talk about it first." With that, he led the two to his lounge.

Large exhibition halls like national convention centers are equipped with many high-end business suites, which are convenient for use by heads of state and business celebrities during the exhibition.

Shencaiyi has been a partner for many years, and upon hearing that a top celebrity was coming, they were worried about security issues with the regular business rooms. Therefore, the venue allowed them to rent a more upscale business room as a rest area for the guests.

Si Hua's room is the highest-end one on this business room rental list, with a lounge, a meeting room, and a small, well-soundproofed meeting room.

"As expected of a reception room that can host heads of state, sitting on this sofa is extraordinary."

As soon as the Emperor sat down, he began to sigh. They were also important guests at the anime convention, but the venue rarely provided private rooms of this caliber, so they had no chance to enjoy them.

"I also benefited from Lin Lin's fame; otherwise, the venue wouldn't have been willing to open it to Lei Huo and his team."

Si Hua asked his assistant to brew tea, using the tea cakes he brought himself—a tradition of the people of Guangzhou.

"The main reason I invited you two here to exchange ideas is because I have several major projects."

Without beating around the bush, Si Hua got straight to the point and stated his purpose.

"Is it for the new animation and the voice acting for 'The Edge Walker'?"

After receiving a reminder from his girlfriend, Emperor Huang secretly searched for Si Hua's information and also asked about the situation in his fan group.

Beidou's main business is ACG voice acting, so many of its fans are well-informed insiders who quickly summarized the information about the event and shared it with the Emperor and his wife.

Beidou Studio is currently in its early stages. The reason for coming to Shencaiyi is to leverage the influence of our star voice actors to promote the new Beidou brand.

Unexpectedly, the opening was a great success; the project came right after the promotion ended.

The couple looked at Si Hua with even friendlier eyes.

"Yes."

Si Hua nodded, pondered for a moment, and decided to propose a deeper level of cooperation.

"Also, I have high hopes for Beidou Studio. I wonder if there's a chance we could become strategic partners?"

The couple looked at each other in bewilderment. Wasn't it supposed to be a dubbing project? How come there's a strategic cooperation involved?

"So, in what way does Professor Si Hua plan to conduct this strategic cooperation?"

"We have two initial plans. One is a fixed-term cooperation agreement, where we will sign a cooperation contract with a certain number of years as the agreed term."

"During this period, all my future dubbing-related business will be packaged and handed over to Beidou, on the condition that our projects enjoy the highest priority in Beidou's business sequence."

"Another option is to form a strategic alliance and create our own ACG business alliance, including but not limited to establishing private trading companies, exchanging shares, accepting investments, and so on."

"Teacher Huang should know that I have the backing of Nanlin and Huanqiu..."

"I don't mind giving you an even bigger promise. For example, when works by animation giants like Disney are introduced to China, we can help Beidou secure the dubbing for these major works."

"Of course, I am aware of your reputation in the dubbing industry and that you have your own channels to access these top projects, but with our help, you will be even more competitive."

To be honest, Si Hua is not a very good business negotiator; he revealed too many of his cards.

Fortunately, neither the Emperor nor the Empress are business people by background. They had been working independently before and only recently established a studio, just beginning to move towards commercial operations.

I have zero experience in business negotiation.

Neither of the two makeshift teams is afraid of the other sabotaging the other.

"Okay, I agree in principle... I really like the idea of ​​our own ACG alliance."

After obtaining his future wife's consent, the Emperor readily agreed. The specific details of the cooperation will be further negotiated after Si Hua's studio is officially established.

"Before that, Teacher Huang's team can start the voice acting work for 'The Edge Walker'."

Si Hua squeezed the other person's hand tightly.

"Although my voice acting skills aren't great, I have done some basic research."

Isn't that just the tip of the iceberg? Back in my past life, I attended those two trial lessons taught by this couple... I didn't learn anything else, but I did learn how to write simple dubbing scripts.

"I have a first draft of the script for 'The Edge Walker' here. Professor Huang can refer to it and make revisions."

"Teacher Si Hua is too modest."

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After seeing the Emperor and his wife off, Si Hua went to stake out the entrance of the rest area.

When he arrived at the comic convention, he asked Lei Huo for a copy of the event program, which not only marked the division of the venue areas and the sales information of the doujinshi booths, but also the locations of the guests and participating groups.

While strolling around, Si Hua had already visited these outposts and recognized the faces of the people who interested him from afar.

I also bought a bunch of weird and wonderful merchandise and some borderline notebooks... I really did buy them on the side!

And now it's time to hunt!

Rubbing his chin, Si Hua looked at the people coming and going in front of him, occasionally glancing up and down, looking exactly like a human trafficker.

It almost scared the female cosplayers so much that they called for security.

"The voice acting issue is resolved. I wonder if I can snag a game development team that takes on outsourcing work today..."

After all, it started as a doujinshi convention, and the vibrant doujinshi area always manages to showcase some hardcore gamers who create their own games.

But I've never seen any independent producer succeed in making a name for themselves at doujinshi conventions.

Judging from the domestic game ecosystem, the most likely scenario is that "the game fails, the dream is shattered, the passion is broken, and on a cold, rainy night, one ends up working as a slave in a big company."

Of course, it's also possible that some are aiming directly for big companies.

"Huh? Why is he in the capital at this time?!"

While Si Hua was arranging the game producers he had never met before, he suddenly saw an old acquaintance.

Shoe covers, a short boy with a burly face... Yes, although the person in front of you has long blond hair and is wearing a motorcycle leather jacket, he is indeed a very introverted and shy boy.

I dye my hair, smoke, and ride motorcycles, but I know I'm a good boy.

Most importantly, he is a very talented illustrator.

Tsk, so it seems we're destined to meet in this lifetime.

With that thought in mind, Si Hua stepped forward and grabbed the shoe covers.

"Friend, please wait a moment! I have a few big projects; are you interested?"

"!"

The shoe cover user reacted as if electrocuted, turning around and shouting at the security guard at the door, "Security! Someone's trying to scam us here!"

Damn it.

I know you're introverted and shy, but you've never said you get stressed when strangers approach you, have you?