I am the Entertainment Tycoon

Chapter 227 Creative Meeting

"If you read the documents that Amber has just given you, you see that each one of you received a task." Ryoko started with a calm voice.

While everyone was introducing themselves, Amber was busy distributing the tasks as she heard their names.

These were the tasks that Ryoko spent the night assigning to each one of the teams.

Each team was chosen carefully and she needed to give tasks compatible with their skills and capacity.

Each one had a specific and unique task.

So, as soon as they said their names, Amber searched their names through the tasks to deliver to each one of them.

After she finished handing all the papers, Amber took a seat by the side and watched the meeting with curious eyes.

It was her first time witnessing a meeting, so the girls could not help but be curious.

The animators saw the documents they had just received, and they indeed saw their names on the front page.

"As I already said. We will produce the anime adaptation of the [Sword Art Online] Light Novel. But some things need to be clarified before we start our discussions. We will make only 12 episodes of the anime covering only half of the novel." Ryoko informed calmly.

The animators just nodded to express they understood.

It was the usual move to produce only 12 episodes, so they were not surprised.

But when they heard what Ryoko said next, they could not help but be astonished.

"We will release the anime in the next Spring Anime Season. In other words, we will have 4 months to produce this anime." Ryoko dropped the bombastic news with a playful smile.

She wanted to see their shocked faces with this news.

After all, she was also shocked when she heard the news from Theo.

And her desire became reality.

Because when the animators heard Ryoko's words, they became more shocked than they ever become in their entire lives.

Even the news of them becoming team leaders did not impact them as much.

But that was to be exécted, after all, it was impossible to produce an anime in only 4 months!

They suspected that they heard wrongly, but when they saw Ryoko's calm face, they had to swallow their words of doubt.

They wanted to question her if she was crazy to propose such a thing.

But no one of them wanted to clash against their boss on their first day of work.

So, they endured their burning bewilderment.

"I know most of you must be in doubt that we can even accomplish this task." Ryoko said with a playful voice.

The animators did not dare to say anything, but deep inside they were agreeing that they were doubtful.

"But what if I said that we have ready the script and storyboard of the entire 12 episodes? And that we also have ready the designs and drawings of all characters and layout?" Ryoko asked with the same calm face, but her lips showed a small smile.

Their pupils constricted when they heard that.

The gears inside their minds started working as they tried to understand the consequences of what Ryoko said.

They had thoughtful faces for a while.

"Does any of you know what this means?" Ryoko asked them a real question for the first time.

The questions before were rhetoric, so the animators would not dare to respond.

But now, Ryoko was truly asking them a question.

She wanted to see if any of them had the guts to speak and also the intelligence to perceive the general outcome.

Contrary to her expectations, the first person to raise their hand was an In-Between Animator Team Leader.

His name was Gail Hart, he was 39 years old, and he was one of the oldest people in the room.

He had worked in the animation industry for more than 2 decades.

He had experienced the change from the old animes to the more advanced animes.

And because he did not have much knowledge, he was stuck as an in-between animator for 20 years.

He fought to survive through the poor salary he received in Sakura City.

He did not have much time to meet a girl or marry, his only passion was animation.

But after 20 years of being down payments, Gail was tired of struggling so much to receive so little.

That's why when he received the invitation to come to Elffire City, he saw hope.

And it was even better than imagined.

He successfully got a job as an in-between animator and even the position of team leader.

He did not know yet, but he was one of the people who were more probable of being promoted to keyframe animator.

But even though he stayed as an in-between animator for so many years, that did not mean he was bad.

It only meant that Gail was extremely experienced in the process of in-between animation.

And not only that, he was extremely knowledgeable about the whole process of animation.

"If I'm not mistaken, with these processes done, the in-between and keyframe animation can advance by leaps and bounds. Consequently, the time of the whole process of the production will be shortened." Gail said with a calm voice.

He knew for a fact, that his work as an in-between animator will be easier with the things that Ryoko said were done.

Even though he was just an in-between animator, he was not afraid or nervous about speaking in front of these people.

This was the confidence he earned after working for so long in the anime industry.

As soon as he said that, everyone arrived at the same conclusion.

"Plus, with more than 800 animators working together, producing an anime in only 4 months is not impossible anymore." Brianna added out loud.

It was only then that the animators remembered that the studio hired so many people.

Their eyes started shining with excitement as they arrived at the same conclusion.

Ryoko and Theo looked at Gail with approving eyes.

The two of them had Gail on the radar of talented people.

They knew that he was extremely experienced, but they wanted to observe Gail's methods and work before they assigned him a better position.

Because the position they wanted Gail to get was one of the most important in the studio.

The Head of the In-Between Animation!

He would be responsible for all the in-between animators and their work.

This was a huge responsibility, so they had to tread carefully.

They wanted to observe him during these 4 months, and if he performed well, the job would be his.

Obviously, Gail did not know that, but that did not stop him from wanting to perform his best.

"I'm glad everyone sees the big picture now." Ryoko said with a smile on her face.

"Does any of you has any question?" She asked as she looked at them.

Everyone looked at each other, but no one said anything.

"Great! Now, I will present the overall look of the production." Ryoko declared as she turned on the screen by the side of the conference room.

The animators all turned their heads and paid extra attention when they heard that.

It was finally time to start the discussions.

For the next few hours, Ryoko presented to them the overall look of the storyboards, scripts, designs, layouts, and so on.

After that, everyone read the tasks they received from Ryoko.

They read out loud and asked any questions they had about the task.

They would either ask Theo or Ryoko.

When the first person asked Theo a question, everyone was impressed by his knowledge.

The meeting proceeded without any problems.

And by the end of it, the animators even suggested some adjustments in some things to improve the quality or the efficiency of the work.

All in all, the meeting was very productive.

When the team leaders left the room after the meeting ended, Ryoko and Theo had wide smiles on their faces.

The gears of the studio were finally spinning and the production of the [SAO] Anime had officially started!

Would they be able to produce a result as good as the one from Theo's last life?