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Chapter 181. This Won't Be Too Difficult for You, Right?
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Good!
Great!
Fantastic!
Cujoh Jolyne's mood right now could be summed up by those six words above.
If it weren't for the people around her, she might have already burst out laughing.
With Dragon and Phoenix by her side, how could she ever fear the great expanse of the world!?
In fact, it was just perfect timing for Takeuchi Takashi and Nasu Kinoko to arrive!
Recently, Jolyne had been troubled by one thing: the start of preparations for the filming of "Diamond is Unbreakable", the fourth part of "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure".
Of course, it wasn't that Jolyne lacked confidence in "Diamond is Unbreakable".
The actors she had chosen for it were absolute geniuses.
And the script suggestions she made for "Diamond is Unbreakable" were carefully crafted, based on the strengths of the first three "JoJo" parts, intentionally flipped to create a masterpiece.
There couldn't have been more confidence!
But there was a tiny issue...
That was the choice of director for "Diamond is Unbreakable".
Given the previous split between Pucci and Akiyuki Shinbo, "Diamond is Unbreakable" should naturally fall under the responsibility of Shinbo.
But Shinbo, damn it, was someone Jolyne saw as a villain! A traitor! A rebel! A scoundrel!
She couldn't trust leaving "Diamond is Unbreakable" in his hands.
Just as the saying goes, "Even favorable conditions are useless without the right people."
Even though she was fully prepared for "Diamond is Unbreakable" to flop, so what?
Who knows? Maybe during filming, Shinbo, the inside man, would somehow turn this crappy script and the amateur cast into something decent?
Even Jolyne couldn't figure out how that could happen, but the examples from the previous "JoJo" installments were still fresh in her mind.
She had invested so much into this—how could she just let this chance for a turnaround slip away?
She immediately canceled it.
She started figuring out ways to delay it.
The goal was to keep Shinbo far away from "Diamond is Unbreakable".
That's why Jolyne was so excited, and why even Noriaki Ryoko wasn't surprised by Takeuchi Takashi and Nasu Kinoko's arrival—they were there to meet Jolyne.
Truthfully, Jolyne, who previously had no interest in investments, had started running around looking for people to invest.
Of course, her primary focus was still on projects that couldn't make money.
Now that you understand this, it makes sense why Jolyne was so thrilled and concerned about Takeuchi Takashi and Nasu Kinoko's arrival, right?
Because the timing was just... too perfect!
Takeuchi Takashi and Nasu Kinoko, who weren't exactly industry insiders but were trying to break into the field, were the kind of people who wanted to adapt their works into films but had no contacts to hire a director or crew for filming.
They were the perfect solution to the issue of Shinbo being on vacation, ready to take over "Diamond is Unbreakable".
As for Type-Moon's first adaptation into a film, the disastrous track record...
And the obvious fact that Type-Moon's style, full of complex settings, intertwined visible and hidden plots, and a story that only fully reveals itself after going through all the possible game routes—was utterly unsuitable for a film adaptation!
It was almost as if saying, "No matter how talented Shinbo is, when faced with this kind of video game adaptation, he'll still have to lie low and play it safe!"
Thinking of this, Jolyne, upon seeing Takeuchi Takashi and Nasu Kinoko's bearded, dark-circled, sleep-deprived faces—so worn out that they didn't even have time to clean up their appearance—was suddenly struck by a sense of respect for the glow of their dreams.
She even wanted to shout out loud, "Who else has dreams!?"
People like them, with dreams but no practical skills and an infinite capacity to lose money, were the perfect partners for investment. Who else could it be!?
Oblivious to what was going on in Jolyne's mind, Takeuchi Takashi and Nasu Kinoko couldn't tell from her expression what kind of inner journey she was on. All they heard was, "I'll invest in your project."
And, "Everything is for the dream."
The echo of her words lingered in their ears.
"Takeuchi..."
"Nasu..."
Takeuchi and Nasu looked at each other.
They had only one thought right now:
"We... we've finally been recognized...?!"
Damn it!
How could they have doubted President Cujoh before!?
This was the second thought that crossed their minds after they instinctively slapped each other in the face, feeling the sting on their cheeks and realizing this wasn't a dream—it was real.
How long had it been?
How long had they waited for this day!?
From entering the industry full of confidence to being crushed by failure... they were finally getting their comeback!
"Hahaha, Mr. Takeuchi, calm down. If you harm your health over this, delaying the shoot would be counterproductive," Jolyne said with a big smile. "Here's the plan. It's almost mealtime. I'll take you to meet Shinbo, our studio's director. You can discuss the shooting and investment requirements with him. How does that sound?"
"Oh, and about the funding..."
Jolyne seemed to be calculating something. "As you know, we've got one project already filming, and another one just approved, which is currently raising funds. So, we might be a bit tight on finances."
"President Jolyne, don't worry about that. While we don't have as much as your studio, we can chip in some money as well," Takeuchi said. After researching Green Dolphin Studio's situation, he raised five fingers, indicating that...
He wanted to suggest that if Green Dolphin Studio put in fifty million yen, Type-Moon would match it with another fifty million, raising a total of one hundred million yen to make the project work.
After all, that's around the average budget for a regular seasonal anime.
But before Takeuchi could finish speaking, Jolyne, seeing his gesture, cut him off and said boldly, "Great, five hundred million it is! Once we have more funds, I'll allocate some more for you!"
"How about that? Will that be too difficult for you?"
"No... no problem at all, President Cujoh!!" Takeuchi responded, tears streaming down his face.