Inside the Yukinoshita family's car.
After replying to Isshiki Iroha's message, Su Yu put away his phone.
"Who was that?" Yukinoshita Yukino asked.
"I don't know." Su Yu shook his head.
"A message from some girl, right?" Yukino stared at him.
"Probably. Though I haven't received a single love letter yet, I'm sure there are quite a few girls who have feelings for me." Su Yu smiled.
"Hmph, you're such a terrible guy." Yukino snorted and turned her head away.
Seeing her sulking, Su Yu wrapped an arm around her slim waist.
Yukino didn't resist, letting him hold her like that.
"My little Yukino is so cute. Even when she's jealous, she doesn't truly get angry. She's simply the best girlfriend in the world," Su Yu whispered into her ear.
"You're the worst boyfriend," Yukino murmured, her tone carrying a trace of resentment.
"Yes, yes, I'm the worst." Su Yu had no intention of arguing.
"When you meet my mother and earn her approval… then, will we…?"
Yukino suddenly spoke, her face flushed with a deep red.
"Will we what?" Su Yu blinked.
"You tell me," Yukino knew he was playing dumb and shot him a glare.
"I have no idea what you're implying, Yukino." Su Yu smiled.
"Then guess. If you can't, don't even think about touching me in the future," Yukino huffed, embarrassed.
"I can't guess, but I still want to tease you." Su Yu held her small hand.
"You awful scoundrel!" Yukino understood he was deliberately provoking her.
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The car arrived in front of Flash Animation Studios.
Su Yu and Yukino got out.
Today, he wasn't here for Madoka Magica's animation, but for Flash Animation itself.
Flash Animation had always been under Yukinoshita Haruno's control, or more accurately, under the Yukinoshita family's control.
Originally, it was meant to be passed on to Yukino, but because of the video streaming site, Su Yu had to acquire Flash Animation in advance.
If the studio remained under the Yukinoshita family, Mrs. Yukinoshita could easily sabotage his plans.
Only by controlling Flash Animation himself could Su Yu secure an exclusive anime streaming section.
Haruno understood this as well.
That's why she was selling Flash Animation to Su Yu.
The money had already been transferred to her. The documents were prepared. All that was left was for Su Yu to sign his name, and Flash Animation would be entirely his.
Inside Flash Animation, Su Yu took the elevator to Sata Kana's office.
Inside, aside from Sata Kana, there was a middle-aged man.
When they saw Su Yu, both of them stood up.
"Su Yu-sama, hello. I am Hayama Akihito."
The middle-aged man smiled and introduced himself.
"Hayama-kun's father? Hello." Su Yu extended his hand.
Hayama Akihito shook his hand firmly before retrieving a document from his briefcase and handing it to Su Yu.
"This is the contract Miss Yukinoshita asked me to deliver. Please take a look."
Su Yu took the file and read through it carefully.
Haruno had thought this through completely. She sold all her shares to Su Yu, and the price hadn't changed at all.
As for the Yukinoshita family's investments?
That belonged to Yukinoshita Yukino, and all of it would be used for animation production. The profits generated would belong to Yukino and Su Yu.
In other words, Su Yu not only bought Flash Animation but also secured a substantial investment alongside it.
After reviewing the contract, he signed his name and handed it back to Hayama Akihito.
"Su Yu-sama, congratulations on acquiring Flash Animation."
Hayama Akihito stored the document away.
"Thank you. In the future, I plan to make Hayama-kun my company's legal advisor. I hope he can be as capable as you and become one of my valuable assets." Su Yu said calmly.
"I will make sure to guide Hayato well." Hayama Akihito smiled even wider upon hearing this.
After exchanging a few more words, Hayama Akihito left.
Once he was gone, Sata Kana respectfully bowed to Su Yu.
"Su Yu-sama, congratulations."
"You've heard that Future Manga Publishing acquired a video streaming platform, right?" Su Yu asked.
"Yes, I've been keeping an eye on Future Manga Publishing's recent moves." Sata Kana nodded.
"I acquired Flash Animation because I want to create an anime section on the platform and upload every animation Flash Animation has ever produced," Su Yu stated directly.
"I see now." Sata Kana suddenly understood.
"If Flash Animation was still under the Yukinoshita family, this would be considered a partnership. But now that it belongs to me, this isn't a partnership anymore." Su Yu's eyes held a deeper meaning.
Sata Kana instantly grasped Su Yu's point.
Flash Animation was a supplier, while Su Yu's streaming site was the marketplace.
If Flash Animation had remained under the Yukinoshita family, Su Yu's streaming site would be restricted.
With Mrs. Yukinoshita's methods, once the site became successful, she would have used Flash Animation's content as leverage to force Su Yu into selling part of his platform's shares, thus allowing the Yukinoshita family to profit.
Even Sata Kana could see this.
Let alone Su Yu, who had already taken precautions despite dating Yukino.
She looked at Su Yu with a newfound sense of respect and awe.
"Does Flash Animation have full rights over all the animations it has produced?" Su Yu asked.
"Yes. Flash Animation holds licensing authority. Even for adaptations of manga and light novels, as long as we pay royalties to the original creators and investors, we can distribute them freely." Sata Kana explained.
Simply put, whoever funded the animation had the right to distribute it.
Flash Animation had fully financed a large number of adaptations—all of which were guaranteed profit-makers. The former president wouldn't have handed those away easily.
This was how Flash Animation generated revenue.
In total, the fully-funded adaptations under Flash Animation's control were numerous.
Sata Kana brought out a list of every animation Flash Animation had ever produced.
Su Yu scanned through it.
The list contained over 200 series—all of them high-quality productions.
"Can you reach out to other animation studios?" Su Yu asked.
"I can, but Flash Animation's work is among the best in the industry…" Sata Kana hesitated.
"Sometimes, quantity matters more."
Su Yu understood that Flash Animation's quality was unmatched, but for a streaming site, the number of available series was crucial.
"I understand. I'll start reaching out immediately," Sata Kana responded.
"We only need to acquire streaming rights for the next five years. In the future, Flash Animation and Future Animation will be producing enough content, and we won't need to rely on others anymore." Su Yu added.
With five years of licensing, the platform wouldn't lack content in its early stages. Later on, quality would become the priority.
Notes-You can read advanced chapters in patreon.com/Shadow_D_X, i have finished translating the whole story