I am a Type-Moon comic artist!

Seeing Bandai's fate, other conglomerates are now unwilling to fund them. After all, they already owe Bandai hundreds of millions of yen, and the debt is only going to grow.

They were suffering inside, carrying such a heavy burden on their hearts.

Bandai is also feeling bitter, having wasted so much money for nothing. And they don't even know if they can ever pay it back.

If we can't pay it back, then the money will have been borrowed for nothing.

So, the fact that someone wanted to acquire them at this time was incredibly surprising to him.

I don't know why they would take such a big risk to acquire them. Anyone with a discerning eye can see their current predicament.

This is a complete waste of money and a thankless task.

That's right... even Okada Toshio himself doesn't think he has any future left, and can only work desperately and try his best to pay off his debts before he dies. But... now a savior has appeared, as long as he can pull off this job today!

When he first received the call from the JUMC editor, it was actually because he was just hanging out there and the call came through, so he just answered it. There weren't many scam calls at that time, but he was still a little skeptical at first.

But since you're calling yourself JUMC, why don't you just go and look for JUMC?

And it turned out to be true!

"It's nice to see you again, Mr. Okada." Toshio Okada looked up quickly upon hearing the voice and saw the three people walking towards him. "Hello, Mr. Iwamoto. Um... who are these two?"

Yu Iwamoto smiled and introduced them to him, saying, "This is Mr. Kurokawa, Kazuya Kurokawa, who is the one who will be acquiring GAINAX this time. And this is Ms. Yamazaki, Mr. Kurokawa's personal lawyer, Mitsuko Yamazaki."

"Hello, hello," Okada Toshio said quickly, but... why did the name Kurokawa Kazuya seem a little familiar?

As expected, Yu Iwamoto continued, "Mr. Kurokawa is also a manga artist who serializes his manga in JUMC."

"Huh?" Okada Toshio was taken aback. "I see, I see. Oh, it's Kurokawa-sensei. Um, could you please give me your autograph? I'm a big fan of your manga, Fate!"

"It doesn't matter when, and after today we'll be working together, so there will be plenty of opportunities in the future." Kurokawa Kazuya smiled and said, "Alright, sit down, let's discuss the acquisition in detail."

"Okay, I understand." Okada Toshio is, after all, the president of a company... even though he hasn't been in that position for long, and he's always been in debt and can't even lift his back, he's still a president.

"Please take a look at this." Okada Toshio said, placing a document in front of Kurokawa Kazuya. "This is an acceptable agreement that we have reached internally within our company."

Chapter 150 Acquisition Results

GAINAX.

Today, almost everyone did nothing but sit in front of the phone waiting for a call.

"Will it even work?" Hiroyuki Yamaga stared at the phone in front of him and couldn't help but sigh.

“It should be fine.” Yoshiyuki Sadamoto adjusted his glasses. “According to what was said before, the acquiring party seems to be very wealthy. If it really comes down to it, we can ask for a smaller amount. Anno, what do you think?”

"Well, based on my intuition..." Hideaki Anno hadn't finished speaking when the phone rang. He quickly picked it up: "Is this the president? How is the situation?"

He was panicking too!

As for this phone call, it was specially prepared beforehand, and only people inside the company know about it. No one outside could possibly know about it. At this time, the only person who could call is their president, Toshio Okada.

"Hmm..." Toshio Okada, on the other end of the phone, paused for a moment before saying, "The situation is a bit unexpected..."

"What's wrong?" Yoshiyuki Sadamoto leaned closer and quickly spoke into the phone, "Do they think this amount of money is too much?"

"No, it's not about money...or rather, money seems like a minor issue right now...actually..."

......

“Most of the agreements are acceptable, so let me share my thoughts.” Kurokawa closed the document and said, “First, regarding the price, I can add another 500 million yen to your offer.”

Toshio Okada almost spat out his saliva... Offering to pay more money was one thing, but he was speechless.

This was the first time he had ever heard of someone willing to pay more without trying to lower the price.

"Then, as a price, of course I'll have some requirements," Kurokawa Kazuya continued. "The purpose of acquiring you is simple: to produce animation, high-quality animation, which is why I've taken a liking to you. After the acquisition, I will fund all animation production, and your salaries will be linked to the quality of the animation. However, if I think it's not good enough, you'll have to redo it until I'm satisfied. Here's a general overview."

After finishing speaking, Kurokawa gestured to his lawyer.

The lawyer, Mitsuko Yamazaki, immediately took out the prepared documents: "Please take a look."

“Yes…” Okada Toshio’s heart was pounding.

From his tone, he seemed to see a familiar face...

That was when they had just graduated, didn't owe anyone money, and were striving for their dreams.

However, they didn't have any money at that time, so they had to borrow money to realize their dreams.

But now... the person in front of me is different. Judging from his tone, he's got so much money he's practically burning up!

He was incredibly envious of the guy's "I lack everything but money" attitude. If only he had that much money...how wonderful that would be.

Then he opened the folder in front of him.

......

"First, the acquisition amount can be increased to 2.5 billion."

"Oh oh ...

"Long live the president!"

"Long live the president!"

"Ahem, quiet down, it's not over yet!" Okada Toshio sighed.

About two minutes later, the person on the other end of the phone finally quieted down. Even so, the crowd gathered in front of the phone was extremely excited, their faces beaming.

"Regarding the requirements, firstly, we need everyone to be present, not a single one can be missing... so don't even think about taking the money and leaving. Secondly, regarding the budget for animation production... we can burn as much money as we want, hundreds of billions, trillions, no problem..."

"Wait a minute—" Hideaki Anno quickly interrupted, "Um...did you say 'hundred million' instead of 'ten thousand'?"

“No, I’m serious.” Okada Toshio said, his heart pounding. “It’s hundreds of billions, trillions… According to him, ‘Anything that money can solve isn’t a problem.’”

"Could it be that the government is going to acquire us?!" They're so rich, they're starting to wonder if the other side is even a country!

Previously, their animated film "Royal Space Force" cost a total of 800 million yen, which was an amazing production, and it was a theatrical film.

Now... they've added two or three zeros after that eight hundred million...

They all suddenly felt like they were dreaming.

"I don't know... but of course there are requirements, and it's not an endless cycle of burning money. For example, according to him, no matter what others think of the animation, if he's not satisfied, it has to be redone." Toshio Okada continued, "Of course, this refers to the animation he wants to make. Besides that, we can also make the animation we want, and the budget for that part of the animation is 10 billion yen minus the cost of making a 25-minute episode. In other words... we can spend the rest as we please! But if an episode exceeds 10 billion yen, then there's nothing left. We can keep burning money, but we won't get the rest."

"1 billion!" The phone rang with excitement once again: "Only twenty-five minutes! Our most expensive animation, Royal Space Force, only cost 800 million! That was over 120 minutes long! At most, people say it didn't make money, but who can say it was bad! Even if it burns through money, 500 million per episode is more than enough! Even if we maintain the level of Royal Space Force, a twenty-five-minute animation wouldn't even cost 100 million, 500 million is already a very generous amount! We can spend the rest however we want?"

Unbeknownst to them, their views on money had already gone awry; they were previously worried about how to pay back the hundreds of millions they owed.

Now I'm thinking, "It's only 800 million...".

"Well, according to the above, one-tenth of the remaining money is our salary, and nine-tenths can be spent freely as long as it's used for animation," Okada Toshio said. "I feel... the terms are pretty good. What about you guys?"

"Of course we agree!" came a burst of noise from the other end of the phone.

But everyone agreed that such a thing as money raining down from the sky and dreams coming true...where else can you find that?!

"Am I...dreaming?" Hideaki Anno muttered to himself, then grinned. "Hey! Why did you hit me!"

“I’m telling you, I’m not dreaming right now,” Hiroyuki Yamaga said, then laughed.

Not only him, but everyone on the other end of the phone laughed.

He burst into loud laughter!

Today feels like the happiest holiday.

Hearing the laughter on the other end of the phone, Toshio Okada laughed too; he felt good. If that's the case, then it's a success... and the burden on his shoulders has been lifted.

The dream can still move forward, and in an instant, it has been transformed from a small wooden boat into a large ship.

This feeling... is so good.

"No, we can't relax until the contract is signed... We can't let our joy turn to sorrow, we can't let our joy turn to sorrow..."

Chapter 151 The JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Theme Park is Nearing Completion

"So, the acquisition of the animation company can be considered to be initially completed."

After watching Okada Toshio confirm the new contract several times, sign it, and affix the seal he had previously obtained, Kurokawa Kazuya breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"Where is that Kanbuko City?" Okada Toshio asked. According to what was said above, the company's name would be changed to "JOJO," and the company's location would be in a building in Kanbuko City.

"You'll have to go back and check on it. It's still under renovation, and we'll officially start work in a month," Kurokawa Kazuya said to the group. "I'll be in charge of supervising the first episode because I initially wanted to create an animation with a slightly different personal style."

"Does the first animation... have a script yet?" Toshio Okada asked.

"No, no, but there is a manga." Kurokawa Kazuya smiled and said, "The first manga I want you to work on is 'JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.' Start working on the first part and you can take a look when you get back."

"I understand, 'JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'... We'll make some preparations when we get back." Toshio Okada said earnestly. This is the first anime after the acquisition, so we definitely have to make it a good one!

“Well… all that’s left is the music. Ms. Midori, I’m counting on you for this.” After Okada Toshio left, Kurokawa Kazuya said to his lawyer, Yamazaki Midori.

“No, you’re too kind.” Yamazaki Mitsuko bowed. “I wasn’t of any help.”

Mitsuko Yamazaki was telling the truth; she was at most there as a legal advisor, after all... he was rich.

Next, Kurokawa Kazuya asked her to buy the copyright to the music "GetBackJOJO". Although she didn't know if it could be used in this new JOJO, it was better to buy it just in case. The copyright to GetBackJOJO would probably be very expensive, but... it's good to be rich.

As for the other music...

Kurokawa Kazuya was a little worried.

because--

It hasn't appeared yet!

The bands that sang these songs haven't even started performing them yet!

So he's very worried...

Moreover, the current timeline is quite tight. For example, the ending theme song of the first part of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, "roundabout," was released in 1992, and now it's 1988, only a four-year gap.

Perhaps this band is already working on this song.

Kurokawa Kazuya thought for a moment...

"Wait a minute, set off in a couple of days. I'll give you a list, see if you can just buy these bands."