Hattori Kiyoshi's eyes lit up. As a seasoned finance man, he instantly caught the scent of money.
"Asset reuse. This alone can save at least half the art costs!"
"More than that." Nakayama Takuya tossed aside the marker, ambition gleaming in his eyes. "Don't forget, before long, we'll have one more Bandai in our hands. Sunrise's 3D model data can connect directly with Bandai's model design department. On the very day the anime airs, the games launch simultaneously, and Bandai's plastic models hit the shelves at the same time! Everything moves in perfect lockstep, without a single gap in timing—we'll squeeze the players' and viewers' wallets dry!"
The meeting room fell silent in an instant.
Matsushima frantically rubbed the sweat from his palms. He felt as if his heart were about to leap out of his throat.
This efficient, ruthless, frighteningly precise industrial production line completely overturned the handcraft workshop model that had dominated Japan's animation industry for decades!
Once this system took shape, what could those other companies—still slowly grinding away with paper and pen—possibly use to fight Sega?
This was not competition at all. It was a one-sided slaughter!
Yamaura Eiji immediately made his position clear. "I'll go back and establish a dedicated digitalization task force right away! Gundam's new project will serve as the first pilot!"
Nakayama Takuya returned to his seat, picked up the tea that had long since gone cold, and drained it in one gulp.
"Once this model is up and running, we'll copy it across every other IP. Sega must play every card in its hand at the fastest possible speed."
Hattori Kiyoshi closed the documents before him and took a deep breath.
"Executive Director, there are no problems with funding. Bandai's restructuring is about to wrap up, Richard's team has done an