"Mr. Takayuki, would you be interested in adapting this project into a TV series? I believe it could really be sothing special."
Shizuoka Jirō found Takayuki's ga Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice to have exceptional narrative depth.
From national turmoil to internal strife, and the power struggle between different social classes, it was full of dramatic tension.
Frankly speaking, the story outline Takayuki had provided was outstanding.
Wouldn't it be a bit of a waste to limit such a great story to just a ga?
If it's going to be done, why not maximize the potential?
Takayuki shook his head. "I don't have any plans for that at the mont."
"Ah, that's a bit of a sha. I really think the story is excellent," said Shizuoka with a sigh.
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"But, Mr. Shizuoka, if it's sothing you're truly eager for, then it's not completely out of the question. However, I do have a few conditions."
"Conditions?" Shizuoka narrowed his eyes. "Please, go ahead."
"First of all, since the story is mine, I don't need to have full control over the production, but I must have a reliable director and team. I won't agree to any adaptation unless such a team is secured."
Shizuoka imdiately patted his chest. "You have my word, Mr. Takayuki. I fell in love with the story just reading the outline. There's no way I'd let so hack director ruin it. We'll need soone truly capable. I think the NHK Taiga Drama team would be a perfect fit—they produce a historical drama every year and have years of experience. Granted, your story is fictional, but I'm sure they'd agree if I ask, and I believe once they read the outline, they'll be just as captivated."
Takayuki nodded. "I completely trust your word on that. However, I have another request, and honestly, it's the main reason I agreed to help you in the first place."
Another request—that ant Takayuki was finally naming his price.
Shizuoka was fully aware of this.
To get soone like Takayuki on board, words and flattery weren't enough.
What value did his reputation really have in front of a man like Takayuki?
The only reason Takayuki was willing to help was because he knew he'd receive sothing equal—or greater—in return.
Other companies had also made similar requests in previous talks with Shizuoka—tax breaks, help building new office towers, solving policy hurdles they couldn't overco alone, etc.
As long as it was within his power, Shizuoka was willing to oblige.
"Mr. Takayuki, there's no need to be shy. We're friends, and friends can speak openly. Of course, if it's beyond my capabilities, I may be limited—but if it's possible, I'll give it my all."
With that assurance, Takayuki no longer held back.
"I want a piece of land. It should be close to Tokyo—it can be in the outskirts, but it has to be big enough."
"Land, huh..." Shizuoka furrowed his brow.
That wasn't really under his jurisdiction.
It fell under the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. If Takayuki was directly asking him for land, it would technically be stepping beyond his role—unless Takayuki had a solid reason. If it was to build a factory or sothing similar, he could possibly lobby on Takayuki's behalf in the Diet.
It would create jobs and make use of idle land, sothing both the Ministry of Land and the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare would likely support.
"May I ask what it's for? And how much land are we talking about?"
Takayuki held up two fingers. "At least two square kiloters. As for the purpose—I want to build a the park. A video ga-thed amusent park. It's sothing I've dread of for a long ti but never had the opportunity to do."
If Shizuoka had been drinking tea just then, he would've spit it out.
Two square kiloters—near Tokyo no less—that was absurd. You don't just casually ask for that much land. That's the size of a full-scale industrial zone. He had expected Takayuki to ask for maybe a few dozen hectares at most, for a modest facility.
But Takayuki casually dropped "two square kiloters" like it was nothing—and judging by his tone, it might not even be enough.
Wait a second... did he just say "the park"?
Shizuoka pulled himself together and tried to stay composed. "Takayuki, did you say... a the park?"
Takayuki nodded. "Exactly. Of course, in the beginning, the amusent area would take up maybe half the land at most. The rest would be used for hotels, shopping centers, and space for future expansion. Actually, if possible, I'd like four square kiloters. And if you can approve that, I have another ga project I can show you—it also promotes Japanese culture and happens to be an open-world ga, the most popular genre right now."
Shizuoka didn't know what the most popular genre was—but if Takayuki said it, it had to be true.
Two square kiloters—or even four—handed to Takayuki to build a full-scale the park? The kind of money needed wouldn't be in the billions of yen—it would be hundreds of billions, even trillions.
How was Takayuki going to finance sothing like that...?
"Takayuki, are you planning to build sothing on the scale of the Starloop Entertainnt Resort?"
Starloop Entertainnt was a massive Arican dia conglorate, equivalent to Universal or Disney in Takayuki's original world. Back in the 1980s, even before Takayuki's reincarnation, they had already built a huge the park in Osaka.
In this world, Tokyo and Osaka had fiercely competed for the rights to host the Starloop resort—nearly triggering a scandalous feud. In the end, Osaka won by a slim margin, leaving Tokyo with a grudge.
Takayuki looked Shizuoka in the eye and nodded firmly. "That's right. In fact, I want to surpass the Starloop Resort."
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