Friday, February 14, 1992 – Noon
After returning to ZAGE headquarters, Zaboru wasted no ti. While Shinsuke left again to handle marketing matters, Zaboru imdiately sought out Kudou, ZAGE's trusted legal advisor. Kudou was busy sorting through stacks of paperwork, ensuring all legal aspects of the company were managed properly.
"Kudou, I have a job for you," Zaboru said, placing a fresh cup of coffee on Kudou's desk. "I need you to draft a contract for ZAGE's acquisition of an animation company called YaDo. Standard terms: they can only work on ZAGE projects, a five-year extendable contract, and financial support to help them grow. It needs to be ready by today because I'll be presenting it to them first thing tomorrow."
Kudou arched an eyebrow. "Boss, you never stop, do you?" He took a sip of the coffee, smirking. "Alright, I'll get it done. Luckily, I've had enough practice drawing up contracts for ZAGE's acquisitions. I can handle this quickly."
Zaboru gave Kudou a nod of appreciation before heading back to his own work. The rest of the day was spent refining ZAGE's ongoing projects, ensuring that everything was running smoothly before he took the next step toward expanding into animation.
Saturday, February 15, 1992 – Morning
The next morning, the contract was ready. Kudou, always thorough, had ensured that all legal aspects were ironclad. As they prepared to et YaDo's representatives, Kudou accompanied Zaboru.
"You don't need to co, you know," Zaboru said as they made their way to the eting room.
Kudou grinned. "How can that be? What if YaDo's lawyer tries to deceive you, Boss?"
Zaboru chuckled. "Just admit you want the overti pay."
Kudou laughed. "Well... that's part of it."
Before long, Yasu Domachi arrived, accompanied by his legal team. After exchanging greetings, they all moved to the conference room where the contract details were laid out.
"So, Domachi-san, ZAGE has prepared the official contract for our partnership with YaDo Animation," Zaboru said, sliding the docunt across the table. "Please take a look."
Yasu nodded and gestured for his lawyer to examine the contract. The key points included:
- ZAGE will beco the official partner of YaDo.
- YaDo can only work on ZAGE projects.Z
- AGE will provide animation projects for YaDo.
- YaDo will be paid per project by ZAGE.
- YaDo must follow ZAGE's guidance on animation direction and style.
- ZAGE will provide capital investnt upon contract approval.
- YaDo must ensure animation quality ets ZAGE's standards.
- The contract is valid for five years and extendable.
As Yasu's lawyer reviewed the details, he highlighted a few clauses, particularly points five and seven, as potential areas of concern.
Yasu looked up. "Ren-san, what do points five and seven an exactly?"
Zaboru leaned back in his chair, a confident smile on his face. "It simply ans that YaDo must deliver animation quality that ets our expectations. We also require you to follow our specific artistic direction."
Yasu frowned. "And what happens if we don't et your expectations?"
Zaboru's smile remained unchanged. "Then you fix it."
The room was silent for a mont before Zaboru continued, his tone lighthearted. "Don't worry, Domachi-san. This isn't about micromanaging every fra—you'll still have creative input. This clause is just to ensure we don't receive subpar work made just to cash in."
Yasu thought for a mont. He felt a strong gut instinct that he should sign. He took a deep breath and then nodded. "Fine then!"
With a firm stroke, he signed the contract.
Zaboru smiled, shaking Yasu's hand. "Now, we're officially partners, Domachi-san."
Yasu returned the handshake. "Ren-san, now that we've signed, can you finally tell your detailed plans for YaDo?"
Zaboru's smile widened. "Of course. Let's head to my office."
Inside Zaboru's Office...
Once inside, just the two of them, Zaboru leaned forward. "First, I plan to produce a SpongeBob ani."
Yasu's eyebrows shot up. "Wait... you an SpongeBob SquarePants? As in, the video ga character?"
Zaboru nodded. "Exactly. I've already envisioned the storyline and art style. I need YaDo to execute it properly."
Yasu slowly nodded, intrigued. "That makes sense, considering its success as a ga. What else?"
Zaboru's eyes glead with excitent. "I also want to create a completely original ani before adapting it into a ga. And the one I'm most passionate about right now is called Sailor Moon."
Yasu blinked. "Sailor Moon? What kind of ani is that?"
Zaboru chuckled. "Think of Super Sentai but with an all-female cast in sailor uniforms, using magical powers instead of combat gear."
Yasu's face twisted in disbelief. "Why would you make sothing like that? Who's going to watch it?"
Zaboru smirked. "You'd be surprised by the power of Mahou Shoujo."
Yasu still looked skeptical, what is Mahou Shoujo even an? "I get SpongeBob because it's based on an established ga, but Sailor Moon? I don't know, Ren-san."
Zaboru leaned back. "You don't have to believe in it yet. Just follow my lead. If I'm right, we'll create sothing groundbreaking."
Yasu exhaled, rubbing his temples. "Fine. You better make this work, Ren-san. I'll trust your vision—for now."
Zaboru grinned. "That's all I ask."
As Yasu left the office, deep in thought, he couldn't shake the feeling that he had just stepped into sothing much bigger than he had imagined. And sohow... he was excited.
"I really hope ZAGE provides us with the right resources and creative freedom to deliver quality animations. If not, YaDo could struggle, or worse, fail entirely... sigh. But still, what is Zaboru Renkonan even thinking? A female Sentai team wearing sailor uniforms? Who's going to watch that? I really hope he is the genius Yamaguchi-san claims he is, or else this might just be a disaster!"
With that ZAGE official partnership with YaDo begin!
Author note : Ugh! I fucking hate it!, Web novel can't copy dots list on Word or Google Docs!, so when i put Dots list, like the contract, it beco ssed up!, what the hell Web novel really?. I AN this should be site and apps focused on writing right? Damnit!"
To be continued...
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