I am the Entertainment Tycoon

Chapter 60 Greedy Vultures And Hopeful Girl

Monday, October 12th, Sakura City.

The capital of the Sakura Abode Country was a gigantic city, with more than 15 million citizens.

It was one of the biggest and most important cities in the world.

The city was the amalgamation of the mix of cultures from Yamato and Pendragon Clans.

There were old stones buildings large windows, four-centered arches, straight vertical and horizontal lines in tracery from the old gothic architectural style of the Pendragon Clan.

There were also the traditional Yamato buildings with wooden structures, elevated slightly off the ground, with tiled and thatched roof and tatami floors inside.

In the middle of these buildings, there were huge skyscrapers with modern architecture.

Even though Sakura City values the heritage of the two clans, it didn't lose its modern touch.

Actually, Sakura City was the most modern and technologically advanced city in the world.

Even though there was fierce competition between Alabaster City, the capital of the Bald Eagle Country, and Sakura City.

Inside this bustling city, existed a fierce competition between enterprises to best the others.

The Sakura Abode Country had a population of 350 million citizens and there was always demand for new products.

Especially in the entertainment industry.

There were always new products being released, but few could be considered a success.

The Manga Industry was one the most profitable in the country.

The country was known globally for its Mangas and Animes, there were Animes there was a sensation all around the world.

And because of this scenario, the companies were always attentive to their competitors and for new potential writers and mangakas.

In a large street in one of the commercial districts of the city, a middle-aged man wearing jeans pants and a manga-covered t-shirt was seen walking while talking on the phone.

"Yes, boss, I will go to the grocery store and buy an edition." the man said over the phone.

George Takeda was born from the union of Pendragon and Yamato descendants. He worked as an editor in a publishing house situated at Sakura City.

The company was not the most famous or larger publishing house. But they were able to rope some talented mangakas, and they published some medium famous Mangas.

They were even able to adapt two Mangas to Anime versions.

The adapted animes were not too famous either, but it was already an achievement to be able to come this far.

The company was going well until last year, but lately, they were having trouble finding good stories to publish.

All their stories that they published in this time were a failure with the public.

And because they were adopting drastic measures to poach new mangakas and writers.

They wanted to steal talented mangakas from small companies by offering them a 'greater' proposition.

But the contract these mangakas would sign had a catch, they would practically not be able to write anything for no one else.

They had to work exclusively for their company for at least 5 years.

If the writers didn't pay attention to the contract, it was like they were selling their souls to the company.

But even the company knowing that doing this was unethical, they still went through it.

The company already managed to hire some good mangakas, they instantly regretted signing the contract after they saw the conditions.

But maybe because of the pressure and dissatisfaction, these mangakas could not produce good Mangas.

It was then that everything went downhill, there was a leak in the company.

And it became known to the market that the company was forcing mangakas to be their slaves.

The company boss was livid after he heard the rumors.

"I only made an exclusive contract!" he roared.

But the public opinion was already made, even if it was just an exclusive contract. It was unethical to hide such an important item from their employees.

And because of this scandal, no writers wanted to go to their company anymore.

The company sank into an even bigger crisis.

George entered the bookstore and searched for his target.

After a while, he found a manga with a blonde boy in orange clothes.

'Naruto' George said as he looked at the manga.

Lately, there was chatter about a good new manga being released.

His company heard and ordered him to investigate.

He bought the manga and went towards his company's office.

After taking the subway, he arrived.

As soon as he arrived, he went towards his boss.

His boss always wanted things as early as possible, even if it wasn't his work hours yet.

He knocked on the door and waited.

"Come in." a stern voice said behind the door.

George opened the door and walked in.

"Boss, I brought what you asked." George said as he placed the manga on the table and looked at his boss.

His boss, Peter Green, was a man in his fifties. He worked in this company since he was young, and he was a key figure of the company.

"Thank you, George." Peter said with a calm tone as he took the manga to read.

George waited, he knew his boss didn't dismiss him, so her had to wait.

For half an hour there was not a sound inside the office as Peter read the manga.

Peter's eyes lit up as he read the manga.

'This is it! The salvation of the company!' Peter thought.

"Search immediately for the publishing house that released this manga!" Peter ordered George with a haste tone.

"Yes, boss" George took his laptop and started searching for the Fuji Company.

After half an hour, Peter was finishing reading when George finished his search.

"Boss, the name of the company is Fuji Jump. The company is located at Elffire City in Bluecorn State. The company was having money issues until they were bought by a new owner and released this manga afterward." George said.

"This is perfect!" Peter exclaimed.

'The mangaka will not know of our bad reputation and we can even acquire the whole company if necessary.' Peter thought.

'That is not good. If I noticed that it is possible others will notice too. I must hurry and go towards Elffire City.' Peter anxiously thought.

"Reserve a ticket to Elffire City, we are going there as soon as possible!" Peter ordered George as he stood up to tell his plan to his boss.

And like that, people were going towards Elffire City to 'score' an easy win for their publishing houses.

Meanwhile, in the other part of Sakura City, a woman was carrying a box in her arms as she walked without direction on the street.

Her name was Ryoko Riverdale, and she was 24 years old, with a short height, blue hair, green eyes, and a doll face.

She was a beautiful woman.

And because of this beauty, her career was ruined.

Well, it was only because of a bast*** who could not be a normal human being.

It was not her fault.

But she felt it was, even if it wasn't.

Ryoko finished her university studies last year. She graduated in animation works. She always dreamed of producing and participating in Anime. 

It was her passion.

She was one of the best students in the class, and with her good grades, she managed to secure an intern job in a big studio.

But it was then that her nightmare started.

Her boss, a disgusting fat man, became obsessed with her and after one year of him trying to get her. He framed her with a petty motive, saying if she didn't sleep with him, he was going to ruin her life.

This was not a cheap hentai manga where the girl would agree with such a disgusting request.

Ryoko would rather have her work life ruined than her body.

And the bastard indeed ruined her career.

He fired her and badmouthed her to all other companies.

She couldn't even find a job anymore.

Subconsciously, Ryoko entered a bookstore without noticing.

She didn't remember walking here, but she felt at home.

It was inside a bookstore where her passion started.

She looked at the Mangas with a longing look.

It was then that she saw a manga with a blonde-haired boy in orange clothes.

She was curious and started reading.

And the more she read, the more she had fun reading.

'I would love to work producing this manga' Ryoko thought longingly.

She saw the company that published the manga and searched for it online.

She saw it wasn't located in Sakura City.

'This is it! I can have a new beginning in a new city. I will not give up! Even if I cannot produce Anime, I can work in this company as an editor or something else!' Ryoko became spirited again.

"I will go to Elffire City!" Ryoko screamed, scaring the customers of the shop.

And like that, greedy vultures and a hopeful girl would arrive in Elffire City sometime later.