I am the Entertainment Tycoon

Elffire City, Tokyo Animation Studios.

Ryoko got onto the stage and looked at the candidates.

The auditorium became silent as they looked at the boss.

Even though they were curious to know why some candidates were banned from entering the building, they were too afraid to ask.

"Good morning, guys. It's a pleasure to have you again here." Ryoko said with a smile and a gentle voice.

"Today we will release the result of the third phase of interviews. I'm sure everyone is anxious about it, so we will show you now the result." She smiled again as she pointed at the big screen on her back.

As soon as she said that, the screen lit up and started showing multiple names.

Each name had a note by the side saying their result.

The notes were:

[In-between Animator]

[Keyframe Animator]

[Animator Supervisor]

[Fourth Phase]

[Eliminated]

Of all these labels, the in-between animator label was the most common.

Of the 875 candidates who participated, around 400 of them passed the interview to be In-between Animators.

120 passed to be Keyframe Animators and 30 passed to be Animator Supervisors.

300 candidates managed to get into the fourth phase of the interview.

And the last 25 were eliminated.

The candidates looked frenetically for their own names as the screen lit up.

Some of them were ecstatic, some were disappointed, and some were furious.

"I assume that all of you must have found your names." Ryoko put forth when she saw that everyone retracting their eyes from the screen.

"Some of you may have wondered how we did this evaluation. And I'm sure some of you disagree with this result. To these people, I only have one thing to say. Did you think we only judge the animation and we didn't watch the tape of your work throughout the five days of the task?" Ryoko stated with a smile that was not gentle anymore, it exuded coldness.

The candidates were a little afraid when they saw their boss like that.

Ryoko seemed like a block of ice.

"We were always watching you guys. And it seems that some of you forgot. We saw people abusing others as if it was a normal occurrence. Did you think we were kidding when we said after the first phase that this studio does tolerate any type of abuse?" Ryoko fired at them with a cold voice.

The face of the candidates who were eliminated paled when they heard that.

But the face of the ones who suffered the abuse was the face of the victory against the evil.

Nora's eyes teared up when she heard that.

She arrived early in the studio, so she didn't see Aryan being banned from entering the building.

She heard the other candidates saying that some people were banned, she was a little hopeful when she heard that.

But hearing the words from their boss' mouth, she got emotional.

She would be lying if she said that it didn't hurt the abuses she suffered, and seeing their crimes being punished was a weight being lifted from her chest.

Aidan and other candidates that also suffered were emotional too.

They were grateful that they managed to get into this studio that took so good care of them.

"I would like to ask the eliminated candidates to leave the building, please." Ryoko declared with a commanding tone of voice.

Security guards appeared and guided these eliminated candidates out of the building.

"Even though we warned you before I will say it again. Now that you will be hired by this company. We will not hesitate to fire any person who abuses their colleagues. Remember, we are always watching inside this studio." Ryoko warned them as she looked at the crowd.

When she felt that everyone got the message, she smiled again and said, "To the ones who got the job as In-between Animator, Keyframe Animator, and Animator Supervisor. You all will have one week to arrange the move from Sakura City to Elffire City. If you follow our HR Department employees, you will be able to sign the service agreement to be hired in the position you passed. Next week, you will start your job at the Tokyo Studios."

As it was already the end of the month, Theo and Ryoko thought it was better for them to start working when the next month began.

"But before you leave, I have to tell you all about a feature that our studio has for your comfort." Ryoko declared with a firm voice.

"The Tokyo Studio is supposed to be your second home. But we know that all of you are coming from another city. So, we built dorms in the building. There are two types of dorms. The first one is the one that you can rent alone, and only you can sleep in it. The second is the one that you can share with at least another three people."

"All rooms have an air conditioner, heater, bed, bathroom, wi-fi connection, and a desk. The only difference between the rooms is that in the first one you will be alone."

"And of course, the male and female dorms are completely separated."

"The two types of rooms have a low price to rent compared with other rooms in the city. So, if you want to rent one of our rooms, talk with one of our employees." Ryoko informed with a gentle voice.

Theo predicted that he would save a lot of money with this move.

Because he would pay them more, he had to find means to earn that money back.

And why not earn this money while providing better accommodations to his employees?

Most of the candidates were excited when they heard that.

They were troubled about getting a place to live in this new city, and with this option, they didn't have to worry anymore.

The 550 candidates stood up and followed the HR employees with excited faces.

Even though they wanted to do the fourth phase and fight for better positions in the studio, they were still satisfied with getting hired into the company. 

After all, even in-between animators paid better at the Tokyo Studios compared with keyframe animators of other studios.

After all 550 new employees left the auditorium, Ryoko looked at one left with a gentle smile.

These were the ones who showed great potential in positions like Color Designers, Digital Painters, Art Directors, Painted Frame Supervisors, Background Artists, Editors, Storyboard Artists, Character Designers, and many other positions in the animation process.

"I would like to congratulate all of you for getting into the fourth phase of interviews." Ryoko smiled with a confident voice.

The candidates were ecstatic as they were indeed in the fourth phase.

They could not believe that they had the chance to get in their dream job.

"The fourth phase will last two days. And each one of you will get into an individual test in the area that you presented potential at."

"You will finish the test on Thursday and Friday you will get the result if you passed the test. But even if you don't pass, you will be hired as a Keyframe Animator." Ryoko stated with a firm voice.

The candidates heaved a sigh of relief when they heard that.

"Some may have shown potential to be Editors, some may have shown to other positions. But each one will get an individual test."

"If you guys follow our employees, they will explain what your tests will be." Ryoko said with a gentle voice as she pointed at the Umbrella employees.

Because the fourth phase had too many categories, Ryoko couldn't explain all of them.

It was better to let the candidates get the explanation from the Umbrella employees.

The candidates stood up and followed the Umbrella employees.

They were boiling in excitement to start their test.

They wanted to get hired for their dream job!

Ryoko smiled as she saw their eager faces.

'Some time ago I would die for an opportunity like this. You have to grab this chance, guys.' She thought as she exited the stage.

The fourth phase started, but the studio would only open for business next week.

What would happen then?