Crossover: Pen name: Dazai Osamu, Omega Kasumigaoka

The rest will be handled by the staff and lawyers at 160.

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News of SoftBank's investment in NicoNico Animation at a valuation of 4.7 billion quickly spread.

The industry was shaken.

People were astonished.

US$4.7 billion, which is more than 500 billion yen.

Half a trillion-dollar giant?!

The video website, which was originally facing an uncertain future, suddenly attracted the attention of a large number of investment institutions.

Several media companies followed suit and announced their entry into the video website market.

The original video website, Erge, and the three investors behind Funny Animation.

At the same time, it was announced that it would increase its investment in Funny Animation by 20 billion yen, or 180 million US dollars.

The entire video website industry gained momentum due to the rise of NicoNico Animation.

In an instant, a thriving and prosperous scene unfolded.

As a result, some other internet companies in the same sector also received a lot of attention from investors, and their valuations surged.

……

Makoto Kitahara is the helmsman of NicoNico, a newly minted giant with a market capitalization of hundreds of billions.

Unsurprisingly, his identity was exposed by the media.

His personal fame soared to unprecedented heights.

Not yet twenty years old, just graduated from high school, the youngest winner of the Akutagawa Prize, a national writer, and the youngest literary master.

Now, in addition to these titles, he also holds the identity of a business tycoon and president of a company worth hundreds of billions.

Such a successful young man.

This has earned him the admiration and even worship of many young people.

Many young people regard him as their idol and role model on their path forward.

His appeal to the younger generation has reached an unparalleled level.

He has become a 'spiritual leader' for this generation of young people.

His personal reputation and influence are such that even the Prime Minister has to think twice before confronting Kitahara Makoto.

Because even the prime minister needs public support!

……

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After SoftBank's $8.29 million arrived.

Kitahara Shin immediately began a large-scale expansion.

He first acquired a mid-sized game development company.

This is to improve the industrial chain for the development of animation IP copyrights.

When an anime series becomes popular, in addition to selling fan merchandise, licensing collaborations with characters, and licensing character portraits, it can also generate revenue.

Developing a game of the same name is also a crucial step.

It can even account for a very large proportion.

Because otaku are really willing to spend money (pay to win) for their virtual wives!

The second step was to frequently make moves to acquire the exclusive online rights to popular anime such as "Hikaru no Go," "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure," and "Crayon Shin-chan."

As NicoNico Animation acquires more and more exclusive copyrights.

NicoNico has reached 40 million users.

It occupies 90% of the video website market.

The third is the establishment of Beidouxing Animation Academy and the creation of NicoNico Library.

Animation academies are designed to help companies build sustainable talent development programs.

NicoNico Bunko, on the other hand, unearths excellent stories from the market.

Maxima often has it, but Bole does not often have it.

Kitahara Makoto believed that throughout the long river of history...

There are definitely many excellent light novel authors and stories.

Ultimately, due to the lack of a suitable platform, it failed to shine.

Now, he's setting up a new platform for them.

NicoNico Bunko and NicoNico Newcomer Award.

New authors can submit their work directly to the author section of the Nico Nico Douga website.

The awards are divided into three categories: Grand Prize, Gold Prize, and Silver Prize.

One grand prize winner will receive a prize of three million yen.

Two gold prizes will be awarded, with each winner receiving a prize of 1.5 million yen.

Three silver prizes will be awarded, each with a prize of one million yen.

The winners' works will be given priority for inclusion in the list of animation adaptations by Beidouxing Animation.

Furthermore, if the quality is up to standard, NicoNico will also assist the author with copyright development such as publishing and manga adaptation.

This is a great debut opportunity for new authors.

So when this project was launched...

We received a large number of submissions from new authors.

Fortunately, after the expansion, the number of writers in Beidouxing Animation's scriptwriting department has also increased significantly.

Kitahara Makoto directly pulled a group of people from the scriptwriting department of Hokuto Star Animation.

The judging panel for the 'NicoNico Bunko Newcomer Award' was formed.

Of course, to prevent any excellent stories from being overlooked, he himself was also among them, and served as the final judge.

He has to review all submissions in the end.

……

The whole of April.

Kitahara Makoto was extremely busy.

He had to manage the company's daily affairs, keep track of the progress of several projects at Beidouxing Animation, and review submissions for the 'NicoNico Bunko Newcomer Award'.

It can be said that I am extremely busy.

Just when he was extremely busy...

Makoto Shinkai, who had been missing for over a month, has found him...

"sit."

In the office, Kitahara asked Shinkai to sit down in front of him.

Then he said with a smile.

"Is your vacation over?"

Since "Your Name" finished its theatrical run, Makoto Shinkai has taken a long vacation.

One reason was to relieve mental tension, and the other was to avoid harassment from film companies.

Thanks to the phenomenal success of "Your Name".

He rose to fame overnight and became a rising star among animation film directors.

Many film companies are eager to invest in his new movie.

This caught Makoto Shinkai completely off guard.

Finally, he simply went back to his hometown and was able to finally find some peace and quiet.

"Yes, President."

Makoto Shinkai gave a shy smile.

Don't let his age fool you, he's already in his thirties.

But because he doesn't like going out much, he's usually like a shy young man.

He only does what he loves most: making anime.

Only then will he become a completely different person—serious, meticulous, and striving for perfection…

"You came to see me today, is there some progress on the new project?"

"Yes, these are some of my ideas for the new project. Please take a look, President."

Makoto Shinkai took a proposal and a script out of his bag and handed them to Makoto Kitahara.

The script doesn't have names written on it yet.

So Kitahara Makoto immediately opened the script and began reading.

"I want to try to go into that light."

"In the summer of his first year of high school, Hodaka ran away from home on a remote island and came to Tokyo."

But soon his life fell into poverty, and he was left to live a lonely existence. Eventually, he found a job writing for a strange, supernatural magazine…

Upon seeing this familiar story, Kitahara Shin smiled inwardly.

Just as he suspected, it was the movie "Weathering With You"!

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Chapter 80: NicoNico Animation Must Rise

Although Beidouxing Animation did not deliberately promote it.

But they all work in the entertainment industry.

News of Makoto Shinkai's new film "Weathering With You" being prepared for filming spread quickly.

The industry was shaken, and film companies swarmed in like sharks that had caught a whiff of the scent.

They wanted to get a portion of the investment from Kitahara Makoto.

Aside from Toei Animation and Sony Columbia, which already had good relations with NicoNico Animation, these people were not included.

Even Toho and Kadokawa Pictures approached them.

Although NicoNico animation and Funny animation are competitors.

But this is normal business competition.

NicoNico and these two companies haven't reached the point of never having anything to do with each other again.

Moreover, they are also self-aware.

They knew that NicoNico Animation wouldn't give up its profits for nothing.

Therefore, they also offered some of their benefits in exchange.

However, Kitahara Makoto ultimately only accepted investments from Toei and Sony Columbia.

He is a petty person and lacks the noble sentiment of repaying evil with kindness.

The other companies were unhappy, but they saw Toei and Sony Columbia enter the fray.

They could only suppress their displeasure and dared not even resort to underhanded tactics.

After all, these two companies are quite powerful.