Not long ago, Jada successfully acquired Gu Yuan Production Company from a series of bidding companies.
However, she didn't get everything, like the copyrights to the films in Gu Yuan's original library. If she had, the cost would have been beyond what Picca Comics could bear.
So, Jada collaborated with Jiarong Real Estate. One party acquired the production company, while Jiarong needed the IPs in the film library.
For Jiarong Real Estate, they could hire the equipment and staff from Gu Yuan Production Company, but what they lacked were the IPs in Gu Yuan's film library.
Even though Gu Yuan Production Company had gone under, many classic IPs in its film library still had a fan base.
In this era, IPs have a much higher chance of success compared to original ones.
But could they acquire Gu Yuan? The answer was no. The top five companies were watching Jiarong closely, unwilling to let it acquire the film library, even at their own expense.
So, Jada seized the opportunity to negotiate with Jiarong. They reached an agreement where Jiarong would take the film library and cover most of the cost, while Picca would take the equipment and cover a smaller share.
It was a win-win situation.
After the acquisition, there was quite a stir in the industry.
People in the circle knew that a powerful new player had emerged.
Jiarong Real Estate teamed up with Picca Comics, using Picca as a front to deceive the top five companies and successfully acquire Gu Yuan, then split the assets according to their agreement.
Picca Comics' plans were clear. Although everyone knew they were preparing to produce a tokusatsu series, the project was still in a state of uncertainty, with no one knowing if it would succeed before it aired.
But Jiarong Real Estate was different. With their substantial financial backing, they didn't have much foundation in the industry, but acquiring Gu Yuan's film library and bringing in some famous directors for sequels could make Jiarong a formidable new player.
So, compared to Picca Comics, the top five companies were now more focused on Jiarong.
Of course, this had nothing to do with Ren and his team.
After acquiring Gu Yuan, Jada quickly reorganized the management with swift measures, hiring reliable personnel for essential roles like human resources, finance, and management through a headhunting company.
She also recruited a group of talented film professionals. The original Gu Yuan staff had become lazy, which explained the company's decline over the years.
Among the new recruits were several renowned screenwriters.
Although Ren was a manga artist with the system's help, manga and screenwriting were different fields. Each required specialized skills.
Since they had acquired Gu Yuan, it wasn't just for producing one tokusatsu series, "Ultraman Tiga." That would be too wasteful.
But what if the system didn't provide more tokusatsu series in the future?
That's where the screenwriting department came in.
Ren might not remember all the Ultraman plots, but he knew the basics, like character designs and iconic scenes.
As long as the screenwriting department grew, he could provide outlines and character settings, and the department could create scripts and improve quality. This would be a sustainable model.
Even if the system disappeared, he and Jada could still thrive, unaffected by such changes.
So, under Jada's lead, Ren went to Gu Yuan and discussed the Ultraman series production plan, including market analysis.
The tokusatsu series "Ultraman Tiga" was officially approved.
Models and costumes began to be made in full swing, aiming to start filming as soon as possible.
After all, these elements were crucial for a tokusatsu series.
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Meanwhile, as Ren was busy designing costumes, the plot of "Magical Girl Madoka" reached an exciting point.
After Madoka threw away Sayaka's Soul Gem, Sayaka's body fell lifelessly like a broken doll. It was then revealed that Sayaka was already... dead!
But why had a dead person been talking and fighting witches with them?
Under Kyoko's horrified questioning, the true nature of magical girls was revealed, and it was brutal.
This revelation shocked the readers. Was this still a magical girl story? It felt more like a dark fairy tale!
It turned out that because the human body is fragile, to make it easier for magical girls to fight witches, their souls were turned into Soul Gems when they made contracts with Kyubey.
Their original bodies were just shells controlled by the Soul Gems within a 100-meter radius.
For some, this wasn't unacceptable. After all, Kyubey's reasoning made sense. This setup was more suited for combat and protected the magical girls' lives.
But what really bothered everyone was Kyubey.
In most magical girl stories, cute companions were just there to be cute.
But in this story, why did Kyubey calmly say things like, "I don't understand why humans care so much about the location of their souls"?
This made the audience, who had been charmed by Kyubey's cute appearance, suddenly feel uneasy about it.
If that was all, it might have been fine, but there was another hint that made the readers even more alert.
That was the relationship between Madoka and Kyubey.
From the earlier plots, it was clear that Kyubey was particularly eager to make Madoka a magical girl.
Why did Kyubey want Madoka to become a magical girl so badly?
What seemed like a simple magical girl story turned out to be much deeper, with many mysteries making the story more intriguing.
Especially with the title "Magical Girl Madoka," it was clear that Madoka would eventually become a magical girl.
So, what would make Madoka agree to become a magical girl?
In chapter seven, Sayaka, in her final moments, expressed her desire to confess to the boy she liked, for whom she had given up her humanity. Sayaka, learning the truth about her death, broke down and immersed herself in fighting.
The readers felt even more oppressed.
They feared that the upcoming plot would be even more heartbreaking.
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