Chu Yu generally didn't like making things overly complicated by calculating investment returns, risks, and the like. The main reason he created these works was to spread them as widely as possible in this world. As long as he achieved that goal, profits came second.
It was true that GT Animation Company had limited clout in the Dragon Country Animation Industry. But Chu Yu had quickly amassed enormous funds by relying on top anime from several eras in the Parallel World. To put it plainly, while plenty of production companies in the animation industry were bigger than GT Animation Company, few company heads or chairmen were richer than Chu Yu. And there probably wasn't a single investor more willing than him to spend without caring about the returns!
That was also why Tianxing was so troubled by the shameless competition over Spirited Away! After all, Chu Yu was the kind of person who had nothing to lose. Other people had to consider the returns they owed their employees and shareholders, but Chu Yu didn't.
So when GT Animation Company, through Chu Yu and Su Ruo, then via Huang Ming, informed theater chains and distributors in Japan Island and the Mainland that they planned to launch a ticket subsidy strategy with a budget of up to 100 million...
There was no way to keep that news quiet. Huang Ming and Su Ruo had only just left after negotiating with theater chains and major ticketing apps when word spread through the film industry, then gradually reached even further!
The production companies behind competitors like Gun Soul, Luo, and Book Realm were naturally extremely sensitive to news like this. They heard about it right away...
And then all three companies were left with a headache!
What was this supposed to mean?
They'd invested