I am the Entertainment Tycoon

"I know what you're thinking." Theo said as he looked at the bewildered face of Ryoko.

"The time is too short for the production of the anime." 

"But there are some parts of production that are done already, therefore the time is considerably shortened." Theo explained his statement.

For example, Theo didn't need to do character designs for the SAO anime, he remembered exactly how the characters looked in the anime.

"Oh, if it's like that, understandably, production will be shortened. But, boss, why are you in a hurry to release our first anime?" Ryoko asked.

"Well, the Sword Art Online Anime will be a test for the Tokyo Studios. If I see that you guys did a good job, we will start working on an anime that will change the future of this studio." Theo replied mysteriously.

Ryoko was curious and intrigued as she heard that.

"What do you think about the Voice Acting Union? Do you think we can get some actors to come here to Elffire City to record or we would have to go to Sakura City?" Theo asked as he looked at the candidates on the screen.

"Boss, it would be hard to get those actors out of Sakura City. I think it would only work if we permanently hire these actors." Ryoko replied after thinking for a while.

"Hmm, I see." Theo said with a thoughtful face.

"Then there's no other choice. We will have to open a branch office in Sakura City that will be responsible for things that are only done in the capital." Theo said after thinking for a while.

"In Sakura City? That's a good idea, boss! We can deal with things that are only done in Sakura City by just contacting our branch office." Ryoko replied with enthusiasm.

"Can you search for buildings in Sakura City where we can open our office? It doesn't need to be a big building. An edifice with three floors will be enough for our branch office." Theo said to Ryoko.

"It will be done, boss! Is there any preference in the neighborhood?" Ryoko asked.

"Hmm, I don't think so. You lived your whole life there, right? I will leave to you the decision on the best neighborhood for our branch office." Theo said as he smiled at her.

"I will do my best, boss!" Ryoko said with determination.

"Oh, and I will send you the whole Sword Art Online light novel. I want to start the production of the anime as soon as we finish the exam for the new employees. So, you better prepare yourself as you will coordinate the whole team." Theo said with a gentle voice as he turned his eyes to the screen again.

Ryoko was momentarily frozen as she heard that.

Until that moment, all she did was manage the opening of the studio, and she felt as if she was in a dream.

But now hearing that she would start producing an anime.

And she would be the Team Leader for the whole project!?

She finally felt that she was not in a dream.

She would work on her dream job and as the boss!

Her heartbeat accelerated in her chest and her eyes shined with excitement and determination.

She wanted her first work as the boss to be perfect!

"Don't worry, boss! I will do my best!" Ryoko said with a determined voice.

"I know. I believe in you." Theo replied with a gentle voice.

Ryoko's heart warmed as she heard that, she could feel from his voice that he truly believed in her.

The only person who believed in her and allowed her to work on her dream job again.

She vowed to be the best boss this studio could have!

"Boss, what do you think about giving an internship to the ones who fail in this phase? We can train them to be at least capable in-between animators. You know that we will need as many in-between animators we can get." Ryoko gave him a suggestion after they watched the candidates for a while.

"Hmm, that's a great idea, Ryoko! I didn't think about that." Theo complimented her as he smiled at the blue-haired girl.

"How about you announce the results of the second phase? You can start showing that you are the boss to them." Theo said with a playful smile.

Ryoko was a little nervous but shortly after she became determined.

"Leave this to me, boss!" Ryoko replied.

"Don't be too nervous. You wanna pass an authoritative but also approachable look. You have to be able to boss them around but also be comfortable around them." Theo gave her some advice.

Ryoko listened to his advice with an avid face.

It was her first time being the boss and she was taking any advice related to it.

She wanted to be a good boss.

"Oh, and I have another task for you. And this a big deal." Theo said suddenly after remembering one thing that was crucial for his studio.

Ryoko looked at him with focused eyes, she didn't want to miss anything that he said.

"I will design and create a streaming app just like 

SkyPrime, but this streaming app will be solely dedicated to animes." Theo started explaining his plan.

Skyprime was the first streaming app in the world, just like Netflix was the first streaming app to get famous in Theo's past life.

But, surprisingly, in this world, there was no streaming service dedicated solely to animes.

Theo wanted to create an app similar to Crunchyroll from his past life.

"I want to you start contacting the studios from animes from before the year 2000 to buy the rights to put these animes on our streaming service. And if you manage to get any animes that were released after 2000 at a cheap price, you could bring these animes too." Theo said what he wanted for her.

They were now in November month of the year 2020.

The reason he wanted the animes before the year 2000 was because he needed a lot of animes to fill his streaming service, and these animes were a cheap option.

"And my idea is that after airing our episodes on TV, we can release them on our streaming service. That way we reduce the illegal downloading of our animes." Theo explained his idea.

Ryoko was a little overwhelmed by the creativity of her boss.

His idea was amazing!

She was sure that it would be a success and many would sign their streaming app to watch animes.

"I will do my best, boss! But it will take time to complete that." She said as she thought about the multitude of studios she had to contact.

"Don't worry about that. If we manage to launch the streaming app before we release our anime in April it will be amazing." Theo said.

"Oh, and when you contact these studios, it's better if you tell them that you are from Umbrella Corporation. If they know that you are from another studio, they might deny our offer." Theo said with a playful smile.

This is one of the reasons that he had the Umbrella Corporation, he wanted to deceive his competitors by using a neutral company.

Ryoko instantly understood his intentions and smiled too.

They spent their day talking about their ideas about the studio and the streaming service.

Meanwhile, the candidates had their full concentration on the task in their hands.

The 906 candidates didn't even move to have lunch when the time arrived.

They could survive without eating lunch for a day, but the chance of being hired by such a good studio was once in a lifetime.

The five friends managed to get close to each other when they chose their working tables.

"Good luck to you guys!" Mark said to them when they sat to start working.

"Yeah, for you too!" Joben replied.

"Let's do it!" Kato said with determination.

They all nodded and started working.

Even though they were close to each other, they did not talk during the task.

Every one of them was too immersed in their task that they forgot about the surroundings.

And it was not only the five friends that were like that.

Almost every candidate there behaved the same.

Their skillful hands draw the girl and her face.

With every line traced, the animation was taking shape.

The emotions portrayed by the girl were starting to take shape as the candidates draw each drawing frame.

Their hands never stopped drawing.

Their eyes were in full concentration on the drawings.

They only stopped once in a while to look at the keyframes and animation that Theo sent to them.

They had the determination to pass this exam and become an employee of Tokyo Studios!