"I want to open a studio."
"A studio of...?" Clara asked tentatively, without reacting too much to his words.
"Anything. Books, manga, anime, series, movies, games, fiction in general" Yuuji replied.
"Do you realize the madness you are talking about?"
Instead of answering, Yuuji handed her several papers.
"What is this?"
"Ideas."
Clara did not respond. Instead, she began reading the papers Yuuji had given her at a rapid pace.
As soon as Yuuji discovered that he had to create a company, he thought about the business of any transmigrator, plagiarism.
After spending a few days researching it, Yuuji was sure that, at least in most cases, the stories from his previous world did not exist here.
Although some did exist that were basically a pirate version of the ones from his world, this only happened in isolated cases and not in a general way.
So, to convince Clara, he gathered some of the most important ideas from each field, ideas like GTA or Fortnite for video games, books like Harry Potter or A Song of Ice and Fire, popular anime for children like Detective Conan or Doraemon, or some romantic comedies for teenagers. Series like Stranger Things or classics like Friends. As for movies, he made sure to include films for the whole family that would become classics like Home Alone, cheap but highly profitable franchises like Saw, Jason or Friday the 13th, a money printer like the concept of the Marvel multiverse, and even pretentious films to satisfy bored people that Yuuji was sure would win Oscars if they existed in this world.
[Host, please do not insult just because you find them boring, many would be offended.]
'Be quiet, do not interrupt the explanatory narration.'
After all, if he planned to plagiarize works, why not do it on a grand scale and become the king of entertainment?
It was only after twenty minutes that Clara finally finished reading and looked up from the papers.
"I must say this is... revealing. There are stories of all kinds and for all audiences. If even one tenth of these works become reality, they could revolutionize entertainment worldwide."
'Isn't that a bit exaggerated?' Yuuji thought, somewhat surprised.
"However, no matter how good these ideas are, they are still just that, ideas. How do I know you can handle a company? No, do not even answer that. You cannot handle a company, you have not even studied anything related" Clara said.
"I do not expect you to give me a company from the start. What if we begin with only manga and, if it succeeds, I expand it slowly?"
"It is still too much."
"You can send someone to watch over me and advise me. I will make sure to follow their instructions."
"Why would I do that for a stranger?" Clara asked, reaffirming her stance of not giving him benefits just for being her son.
But Yuuji simply smiled at her question.
"Because I am not a stranger, I am your son.
And while someone who only relies on connections is pathetic, someone who does not use the ones they have is a fool.
After all, if I truly were a stranger, no matter how much I begged you, there is no way you would agree to this.
At most you would place me as a department head in a company created by you, in a high position only in name, and I would have to give you all my ideas."
Clara looked at him with narrowed eyes at his response as if she were thinking deeply. After a few seconds she finally reacted with a smile.
"Fine, but I will test you. I will give you half a year to achieve one tenth of the success another person could achieve with these stories and your resources.
If at least three of the stories under your command do not reach the top of the monthly popularity rankings during those six months, I will send someone else to replace you."
'Good' Yuuji exclaimed in his mind after succeeding.
"I will send Ruri with you to guide you" Clara added.
"Ruri? Are you sure?" Yuuji asked in surprise.
Although his family had several companies and with them many CEOs for each one, Ruri was one of the most capable, if not the most capable, so knowing that his mother planned to send her with him surprised him.
"Alright, now leave. I need to continue my work. Roy will take care of giving you all the details."
Clara dismissed him as if she did not care and as if his request had cost her nothing, before quickly turning her attention back to the papers.
Yuuji, knowing his mother's temperament while she worked, was not surprised and quietly left after thanking her.
Clara watched him from the corner of her eye as he left. Once the door closed, she called the butler.
Before he could say anything, Clara spoke excitedly.
"Roy, did you see that?! My son wants to open a company, and not just any company. My son wants to dominate global entertainment. With all those ideas he gave me, plus some others that maintain the same level, achieving it is not impossible."
As she spoke she waved her hands excitedly, holding the papers Yuuji had given her like a child holding a treasure.
"Madam, those ideas..." Roy said somewhat hesitantly.
"Do not worry, read some" Clara said while handing him the papers, knowing what concerned him.
Roy skimmed through some of them quickly before returning them.
"I understand" he said with his usual monotone voice.
Just by glancing at some of the ideas he knew they were destined to become famous. Perhaps one of them could have been copied, but all of them was impossible. If there really were so many hidden geniuses, they would have already dominated the industry themselves.
"Then, madam, should I take care of it?"
"Are you crazy? It is my son's first step toward success. Of course I will do it myself" Clara rejected.
"Then, do you need anything?"
"?" Clara looked at him as if she did not understand the reason for his question. "No?"
'Then she only called me to brag' Roy sighed.
At that moment, accompanied by the sound of a bell, a voice reached his ears directly despite the distance.
"Sebastian"
"Madam, the young master is calling me, so I will take my leave."
"Of course, go" Clara nodded as Roy disappeared into the air like a ninja.
Three minutes later he appeared again with a somewhat difficult expression.
"What is it? Did you forget something?" Clara asked him.
"This... madam." Roy hesitated a little before speaking, afraid of Clara's reaction.
Finally he gathered his courage and spoke.
"The young master said he forgot to tell you... if you could buy him a house near the company building while you are at it."
As expected, Clara's hand that held a pen tightened strongly, breaking it instantly.
The ink inside stained her hand and the document she was signing, but Clara ignored it completely.
"What!? Why? He has only been here for a few days and he already wants to leave again?!"
"Madam, the young master has already grown up, it is normal that he wants to leave" Roy tried to reason.
"Who has grown up? He is only sixteen years old" Clara complained. "And you are not one to talk. Do you think I do not know that sometimes you asked the servants to call you Sebastian just because Rito called you that?"
Clara continued complaining like a child while glaring at Roy, who simply sighed and disappeared from the place.
Around noon, after Yuuji had lunch with his mother, a notification appeared in front of his eyes.
[Congratulations!]
[You completed Main Mission - Financial Route (1): Create your first business.
Reward upgraded due to the level of your business.]
[Reward: Gold Ticket]
'Use it' Yuuji said instantly. 'Also, skip the notifications in the middle and give me only the description from the beginning.'
[Adept Kama Sutra
Rare Skill
You are very talented in the carnal art, being able to spot signs of arousal and attraction. In addition, you instinctively know how to pleasure your partner in bed and be a very pleasant recipient, enhancing pleasure for both of you.]
"Seriously?" Yuuji said with irony while looking at the screen.
"Whatever, counting this one, I already have too many strange abilities to worry about it."
Deciding not to think about it any further, and already used to the system's strange rewards, he decided to check his status.
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Name: Yuuji Rito
Abilities: Wind Flight, Deafness, Project Image, Shark Physique, Wendigo, Gate Creation, Cool, Dehydration, Lube Dispension, Shadow Cloak, Sweat, Dimensional Walker, Cockroach Physique, Slime Physique, Sandstream, Divergent Avatars
Skills: Master Management, Novice Conceptualization, Krav Maga, Novice Communication, Expert Massage, Master Taming, King of All Trades, Adept Kama Sutra, Adept Kama Sutra
Items: Feng Shui Engine, 2008 Menu #4 Cheese and Vegetable Omelette, Third Arm Sash, XVI , The Tower, Dimensional Courier, Hawk Glasses, Sage's Ring
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"I take back what I said, can't you remove Cockroach Physique? Knowing that there is the possibility of turning into a cockroach at some point out of necessity gives me the creeps"
[No]
"Tsk."
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