Pokémon, but cultural invasion

"Excuse me, are you Mr. Izumi?"

Guang Teng, who had been waiting at the door for a long time, hurriedly went to greet them.

The Tair toy factory was located in a remote area. With its employees laid off and its supply chain shut down, he couldn't think of anyone who would come to it except for the buyers.

"Spring Tree?"

Guangtai looked up sharply, and a familiar figure came into view.

"Yes, hello Mr. Guangteng."

Guang Teng dared not be negligent and, after shaking hands, said, "Please come in."

...

"You brat, aren't you going to pour tea for Mr. Quanshu?"

"Invincible..."

Guangtai muttered to himself as he poured him a full cup of hot tea.

"I'm here mainly to inform you of three things..."

"please say."

Guang Teng lowered his posture very low, only sitting on half of his buttocks.

After all, he was once a corporate slave himself, so he had to be meticulous about the details.

Quanshu said calmly, "First, Taier Toy Factory will be renamed Tingxiang Toy Factory."

"Second, recall employees to resume production."

"Third, we need to drastically modify the production line. Currently, we need to produce two types of items: plush toys and sparklers."

He took out several photos and a white stick.

"The original production line can be modified to use the plush toys."

The photo shows the recently popular Plants vs. Zombies merchandise. The designs are simple, and based on Guangteng's past experience, production can resume in about ten days.

The problem is this stick.

Guangteng picked it up, pressed the switch, and the wings of the Spark Prism unfolded.

“Mr. Izumi, if I may be so bold, I don’t see anything appealing about this...light stick.”

"Furthermore, its structure is quite complex, making mass production difficult."

"What's attractive about it?"

Quanshu chuckled and said, "How to sell it is my business. As for the complexity of its structure and the difficulty of mass production, you can consult Tingxiang's chief designer."

"Oh, may I ask where that chief designer is now?"

Quanshu patted Guangtai on the shoulder: "Let me introduce you, this is the chief designer, Guangtai."

"Ok?"

Hikaru looked at his son, puzzled: "Son, you..."

Who is your son?

Guangtai interrupted him, saying, "Director Guangteng, please use your job title when you are working."

"..."

Guang Teng's face flushed red; this little brat had gone too far.

Having been confined for many days, Guangtai's resentment subsided, and he laughed, "How did the film crew get the money to buy my family's factory? Director, don't mess around with this."

"You've been offline for too long. Guess how much our movie grossed on its opening day?"

"Ten million yen?"

Seeing that he was being mysterious, Guangtai immediately guessed the biggest possibility.

For a shrinking film industry and a shrinking number of physical cinemas, ten million in opening day box office revenue is a very large amount.

"About five times that."

"Huh, fifty million?"

Guangtai's mind has stopped working. Does he remember participating in the filming of a movie of this caliber?

"After the revenue sharing, it was 35 million. After deducting all sorts of miscellaneous expenses incurred during filming, we made a killing. And this was just the first day's box office."

Quanshu laughed and said, "In short, the bonuses for the crew members who participated in the filming will definitely not be small, and buying your toy factory is also part of Tingxiang's business expansion plan."

"Son... Chief Designer, if you had told me earlier that you were working on such a big project, why would I have forced you to come back?"

Guang Teng was quite shocked by the huge sum of money. How could movies, which are so profitable, be in such a slump?

"this..."

Guangtai was speechless. That afternoon, Ache called him and asked him to be the prop master.

At the time, it seemed like nothing special; who knew this movie would become such a huge hit?

"In short, the first priority is to upgrade the production line and resume production as soon as possible."

"The sales of the products are handled by Yuhong Dojo, and there will be a dedicated person to receive them regularly."

Upon hearing the name Yuhong Dojo, Guangteng was filled with awe.

Most of those that can connect with gyms have a league background, and the league has ruled Kanto since its inception, though the exact duration is unknown.

"I'm handing over the prop requirements and general design sketches for the new TV series to you."

After handing the blueprints to Mitsuyasu, Izumi went to the Gyokuho Dojo.

If anyone has access to physical sales channels in various cities of Guandu, the family behind Lijia is definitely one of them.

Chapter 72 The Giant of Light

What does "three giants of light inside the pyramid" mean?

A-Che stared blankly at the message sent by Quanshu.

"TuTu Dog, do you know?"

The dog in the art studio shook its head.

"Om-"

The three pictures sent by Izumi Tree this time are the statues of Solgaleo, Lunala, and Necrozma.

"What? The first two statues are imitations of legendary Pokémon from the Alola region, but I can't tell what the third one is."

By combining the previous script with Quanshu's explanation, Ache gradually sketched out the whole picture of this animated short film.

Long, long ago, Wishiwashi lived in a peaceful ocean where all the Water-type Pokémon lived a peaceful and prosperous life.

Unfortunately, their good fortune didn't last long. One day, an unusually large Roaring Thug and a Megalodon emerged from the seabed, devouring small fish and shrimp and destroying the Pokémon's home.

The spirits, trapped in dire straits, opened an ancient underwater pyramid, inside which were three mysterious Pokémon statues.

Feeling threatened, Roaring Beast and Megalodon decided to destroy the statue first.

The still-awakened stone statue was powerless to resist. The owl named "Daigo" and his companions formed a school of fish to try to stop it, but they were no match for it and were tragically destroyed.

In the critical moment, Daigo, whose plane crashed, reacted with the only remaining Necrozma statue, transforming into a giant of light and brutally killing Roaring Beast and Megalodon.

There are also supplementary notes personally annotated by Izumi: Necrozma and Solgaleo combine to form the Power Type.

Combined with Lunala – Aerial Type; Combined with both – Composite Type.

A setting whose meaning is completely unclear.

According to Izumi, the short film was a promotional animation for a live-action tokusatsu drama, intended to attract children to watch it.

Why make so many settings for such a short film?

Actually, the concept of a live-action tokusatsu drama is more interesting; the plot of the first episode is similar to that of a short film.

The difference is that the protagonist, named "Daigo," is a member of the Ultimate Defense Force created by the Aether Foundation, and the villains he fights are Ultra Beasts that emerge from the Ultimate Hole.

The three mysterious Pokémon were changed into three humanoid stone statues.

To avoid copyright infringement, the uniforms and names of the Ultimate Defense Force will be modified in the official series.

"Take a break."

He poured a glass of water for Tutu, who was drawing the original manuscript.

I heard that the new concept artist recruited by Tingxiang is on his way, which will greatly reduce the burden on TuTu Dog.

A-Che flipped through the script for a tokusatsu drama that required storyboard design, and some of the later plot points were truly thought-provoking.

Why make the plot so profound when the target audience is clearly children?

But Izumi must have his reasons for doing this.

Having witnessed the success of Crazy Elf City, his mysterious trust in Quanshu deepened.

?

Yuhong Martial Arts Hall, Hakoniwa Pavilion.

"Franchise store?"

Lijia glanced at the business plan on the stone table. It detailed the obligations and responsibilities of both parties, as well as the operation of the franchise store.

"The full name is Tingxiang Toys and Related Products Store. It adopts a franchise model and can only sell products supplied by Tingxiang."

"If Headmaster Lijia is interested, she could try opening a shop in the commercial area outside Yuhong Dojo."

"Of course, no franchise fee will be charged during the trial operation, and Tingxiang and Yuhong Dojo can work together in the long term."

In order to drag Rika's family onto the warship, Izumi offered generous terms without hesitation.

Toy specialty stores...do more than just sell toys.

Rather than calling it a store near Tingxiang, Tingxiang Player Center is more in line with the positioning in the project proposal.

As Lijia read the description in the book, she learned that in addition to the merchandise related to Tingxiang, the store would also feature various fun mini-games.

Top battles, Rubik's Cube racing, yo-yo practice, and various other board games yet to be developed.

Comics, large-screen monitors with sofas, VR experience rooms...

The functions and types were so numerous that Lijia suspected he was just making empty promises.

"Some of the projects in the proposal are still under development. As the number of films and games in the toy store increases, the experience in the toy store will also improve."

Quanshu was very honest: "Even if you remove all the miscellaneous functions, you won't lose money just by selling the official Tingxiang merchandise."

Lijia was well aware of how much foot traffic the collaboration between Tingxiang and Yuhong Dojo brought; these people were mostly Tingxiang's fans.

If an official store selling the world's first family-owned village's merchandise were to appear nearby, she couldn't imagine how much revenue it would generate in a single day.

In addition to the imaginative layout and ideas in this project proposal, as well as the novel approach of "franchising," Rika can be certain that it won't be long before the spark of the Teisho Player Center will ignite the entire Kanto Plain.

She gathered her thoughts and said solemnly:

"Quanshu, this business plan is indeed very tempting, but I am not a speculator, but the dojo master of Yuhong City."

“I admit that my collaboration with Tingxiang was driven by personal motives, hoping that the botanical garden would be seen by more people, but that’s all. Making money by opening a shop is not my wish.”

"Therefore, I hope you can open the world's first family-run store in the eastern district of Yuhong City."

Lijia spoke sincerely, bowing slightly: "I know this is asking the impossible, but I will take responsibility if the shop incurs losses. Please."

The East District is the least populated area in Yuhong City. Due to its lack of distinctive features, its living space is squeezed by the other three districts.