Chapitre 68: Chapter 68: In That Moneyless January
"Um, Chairman Ryutani , what did we do wrong to make you [Lin Bao] reject us?"
The young man who said this had a sad face, his tone was sad and fragile, and it looked like tears were about to flow out.
This pitiful man was looking for help at an old man sitting at the office desk in front of him.
[What a hassle...]
Ryutani Nobuyuki looked at the man in front of him with some distress. He was very upset to encounter this difficult matter on the first day of work after returning from the Chinese New Year. The good mood of reuniting with his daughter and son-in-law in Japan during the Chinese New Year was gone, and all that was left was deep worry.
"Chairman Ryutani , this project is the focus of our new chairman... We really have strong sincerity in cooperating with your company. Please believe us, really."
"Of course I know that."
Ryutani Nobuyuki answered in a heavy voice. If it weren't for this reason, he would have kicked the man out long ago.
"Then why reject us? We can bear most of the funds, whether it is the actors' salaries, the rental of the venue, or even the post-production costs of the Hollywood special effects team, we can fully fund it..."
"I understand."
"We have even prepared generous remuneration and a good working atmosphere for the director and the staff. Our group will do its utmost to assist them in completing the film..."
"This condition is indeed very tempting."
"In addition, we will actively cooperate with your company on distribution. The distribution work in North America and Japan can be handed over to you, Lin Bao! But why? Why are you still unwilling to agree, Chairman Ryutani ? Please tell me!"
The man said beggingly, holding on to the table with his hands.
"Then I'll tell you."
Ryutani Nobuyuki sighed deeply and said, "Because your project is a game movie."
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"Yohoo, Happy New Year, everyone!"
With an energetic greeting, the door of [Nique's Office] was pushed open. Dragging a suitcase, Tohsaka Rin greeted the others in the studio.
"Tohsaka-san, Happy New Year. Please sit down, I'll make you some tea." Ori, who was writing copy with her head down, immediately greeted her with a smile when she saw that the person coming was Tohsaka Rin.
"You're too slow, aren't you?" Luvia, who had already arrived, looked at her with disdain, "I, a foreigner, arrived a day earlier than you, a local."
Rin hung her coat on the hanger and pouted at Luvia, "Tsk, why are you so proud? I'm not late. Doesn't the work start tomorrow?"
Luvia pursed her lips. She was about to say a few more words when she was interrupted by Nanaya's sigh.
"Good morning~~~~"
No, this can no longer be considered a lament, it's simply the howling of ghosts and wolves.
"I say, Kiryu-senpai." Luvia turned her firepower to Nanaya, "Even if you feel upset, please don't pollute our ears, okay?"
"Good morning~~~~"
Luvia rolled her eyes and decided not to say anything more.
When Lin took the teacup handed over by Ori, he asked curiously: "What happened to the senior?"
Ori sneered at Nanaya twice: "Haha, someone just spent too much money before the New Year and now he has no money."
"Uh, didn't we spend so much money before the New Year? How come we have no money left? Could it be..."
Hearing what Lin said, Ori rolled his eyes: "That's right. Because we spent all the money before the New Year, the studio is now out of money."
Rin immediately exclaimed: "Hey, then the production of "Illya"..."
"You don't have to worry about that. All the production funds for "Magic Illya" have been deposited into the account jointly managed by the three parties. The production will not be affected in any way." Nanaya explained weakly, "But there is indeed not much left in the studio's liquid capital account."
Before the New Year, Nanaya spent a lot of money in his account to avoid taxes. He spent happily, but he had no money left. At present, most of the filming of "Magical Girl Illya" has been completed, and Nanaya is ready to start preparing for a new project. However, the funds of the studio now make him feel like a good cook without rice.
"So, men are all idiots without plans." Sera stabbed Nanaya mercilessly.
"Pfft, stop talking."
Nanaya made a sound similar to the sound of a dying pig.
Because it is still winter vacation, Sera and Illya have become regular members of the studio. Stabbing Nanaya in the back for his lack of self-control has become a regular part of the studio these past two days. If most of the funds had not been turned into the fixed assets (equipment) of the studio, then Sera would definitely not be just talking.
After all, Tokyo Bay hasn't frozen over these days, right?
"But seriously, Senior." Ori placed another cup of tea in front of Nanaya, "It's time for you to hire a professional financial officer to take care of your accounts. It's not going to work this way. After all, a professional financial officer can at least provide a more detailed tax avoidance plan."
Nanaya nodded listlessly: "I've asked Ikeda to look for it. The main reason for the interruption of the capital chain this time is that the capital recovery speed of "Magical" is slower than I expected. No wonder Tsuburaya went bankrupt. The speed of making money in special effects is really slow."
"Bankruptcy..." Master Li, who was checking the action footage, blurted out, "Director Kiryu, my company is still doing well. Although it has been suppressed by Toei, it can't be said to be bankrupt, right?"
"Soon, maybe in the next two years." Nanaya, feeling disheartened, directly activated his talent point as the Great Prophet, revealing the spoilers without a care in the world.
"..."
If he didn't know that the other party was talking nonsense because of his mood, and the cooperation between the two sides was quite pleasant, Master Li felt that he would definitely use the King of Hell's Three Points Hand on this nonsense guy, and then follow up with the Tiger Climbing the Mountain, and finally add a Ground-to-Sky Cannon.
"Anyway...there's always a way out, there will always be a way, senior." Lin said with an awkward smile. Since her performance in "Magic Illya" would not be affected, she did not have the sense of urgency that Nanaya did.
"Good morning~~~~"
Then Nanaya's lame howling sounded in the office again.
"Hey, everyone is here."
Just as Luvia could no longer bear Nanaya's screams and was about to attack him directly, the office door was opened again, and Kaiuichi, the production manager Lin Bao who was very familiar to everyone at [Erque Studio], walked in.
"Manager Kaiuichi, long time no see."
Nanaya warmly entertained this senior in the film industry, because he knew very well that he would not come to him for no reason. It was most likely related to the second chapter of the "Kara no Kyoukai" project that he had submitted to Lin Bao.
Kaiuichi drank the hot tea prepared by Ori, took a sip and said: "I just heard Kiryuu say that the studio is out of money?"
Facing Kaiuichi's teasing, Nanaya smiled awkwardly.
"Because the funds are coming back slowly, we probably won't be able to start work for a while."
According to Nanaya's plan, after completing "Magical Girl Illya", he would first help Ori get the copyright of "The Solitary Gourmet", and then take his junior brother to shoot two episodes, and then hand over the entire project to him.
Nanaya himself has to start preparing for the preliminary work of shooting the second chapter of "Kara no Kyoukai". After Ori finishes shooting the first season of "The Solitary Gourmet", he will directly start shooting " Remaining Sense of Pain".
Unfortunately, due to the problem of capital chain interruption, some of the current work has come to a halt. Although the current deposit amount can maintain the operation of the studio, it is simply a pipe dream to start a new project.
Although "The Solitary Gourmet" was not a big seller, it was impossible to get it without spending a penny. So this is why Nanaya submitted the draft of the second chapter of "Kara no Kyoukai" a few days after the Chinese New Year, because he needed new liquidity investment.
The only thing that made Nanaya feel relieved was that fortunately he had reserved the funds for "Magic Illya" and the public relations expenses for "Kara" before spending a large amount of money, otherwise Nanaya would really have to find a rope to hang himself.
"Manager Kaiuichi, regarding the matter of " Remaining Sense of Pain"..."
Nanaya gave Kainei a fawning smile.
"Well... there's no rush for that." Kaiuchi looked at Nanaya thoughtfully, "Kiryuu, you're free now, right?"
"Well, although some parts of Magical Girl Illya have not been filmed yet, it's basically not a big problem. What's up, is there any work?"
Nanaya heard the subtext in the other party's words. Considering that Kaiuichi had helped him before, Nanaya planned to take on any project that was not too outrageous. After all, his family was so poor that they could barely make ends meet, so having work to do was good.
Kaiuichi didn't speak directly, but looked at Nanaya for a long while before asking, "It's like this, do you know anything about the movie adapted from the game?"
"Hehe~"
The smile on Nanaya's face disappeared immediately. He leaned back on the table and asked boredly, "That's really a big project. How much is the investment, 30 million yen or 50 million yen?"
Nanaya, who knows the status of game-adapted movies, is not optimistic about the project that Kaiuichi mentioned. Especially for a new director like him, it is better to stay away from such subject matter.
"60 million."
"Ha!"
Nanaya snorted coldly.
"It's in US dollars."
Kaiuichi added another sentence.
Bang!
Nanaya fell backwards to the ground, but he didn't care about his aching back at all. Instead, he anxiously asked Kaiuichi: "What?! Are you serious??"
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