As night fell, Lin Yuan arrived outside Qixiang Tianlai Company.
Although Qixiang Tianlai was one of the largest voice acting companies in the Dragon Kingdom, the dubbing industry there was so underdeveloped that fewer than five companies specialized in it.
Because of that, even Qixiang Tianlai wasn’t particularly large.
Its office space was much smaller than the building Lin Yuan had just rented.
“But now that I’m here, it won’t be long before Qixiang Tianlai becomes a nationally renowned voice acting company,” Lin Yuan said calmly.
Just Genshin Impact alone would be enough to multiply the company’s scale dozens of times.
Not to mention that in the future he would also develop the Honkai series, Star Rail, Tears of Themis, and more.
After entering the company, Lin Yuan found its manager, President Peng, and brought up the acquisition.
As the future voice actor of Zhongli, President Peng had no idea how popular Qixiang Tianlai would soon become.
So when Lin Yuan offered to buy the company for five million, he was so excited he could hardly believe his ears.
After all, when he founded the studio, it had cost him just over one hundred thousand!
Even now, the company’s total assets were only around five million—most of it tied up in long-term voice actor contracts.
It had a reputation, but no real money.
That was Qixiang Tianlai’s current situation.
“Yes!
I agree!
If you’re not in a hurry, we can sign the contract right now!” President Peng said excitedly.
“Of course I have time,” Lin Yuan replied with a grin.
Inside, he was practically bursting with laughter.
Five million—for the future Qixiang Tianlai—would be nothing more than pocket change.
He couldn’t help but wonder if President Peng would regret it someday, when the company’s value increased dozens or even hundreds of times.
Thanks to more advanced technology in this world, contract signing was much more convenient, with procedures and requirements greatly simplified.
So just two hours later, the acquisition was officially completed.
During the signing, Lin Yuan also met Xiao Lai, the company’s other founder.
On the contract documents, he saw the profiles of many well-known voice actors—Duoduo, Hualing, Mingya, and others.
This pleased him greatly.
Next, once he found enough artists, he could move forward at full speed with development.
Of course, he couldn’t afford to sit idle now.
After acquiring Qixiang Tianlai, Lin Yuan handed over a large amount of dialogue and character materials to President Peng.
As Peng reviewed the documents, his eyes grew brighter and brighter.
These were all materials for the early characters of Genshin Impact—Venti, Jean, Kaeya, Lisa, Barbara, Diluc, Amber, Klee, and more from Mondstadt… even the twins’ scripts were included.
It was enough work to keep the entire company busy for quite some time.
Lin Yuan briefly explained his general expectations for the voice acting of each character.
Of course, Peng was far more experienced in this area, so with just a few hints, he could already estimate things quite accurately.
That reassured Lin Yuan.
After settling the voice acting arrangements, he left the company.
It was a bit of a shame, though—whether due to unfinished procedures or something else, he didn’t run into Wang Yuehua that day.
Otherwise, he definitely would have shown off a bit and seen how Wang reacted after learning about the acquisition.
After leaving, Lin Yuan looked outside.
It was already night, and there wasn’t enough time to visit art studios.
So he returned home.
The night passed quietly.
Early the next morning, he was woken by a series of notification sounds.
When he checked his phone, he found hundreds of job applications on the recruitment app.
“The Dragon Kingdom really lives up to its reputation as a populous nation… there’s no shortage of talent,” he muttered after briefly scanning a few resumes.
Not only were these applicants graduates of top universities, but their experience was also impressive.
He randomly selected a few dozen and sent out interview invitations.
Their abilities were all solid—he just needed enough people to handle the workload.
After all, he already had most of Genshin Impact’s core code.
What he lacked were simply workers to implement it.
He didn’t need too many top-tier talents for that.
Putting down his phone, Lin Yuan stretched, washed up quickly, and left his apartment.
He still had an important task today.
While full development might take time, releasing a few promotional videos first was entirely feasible.
Thanks to the city’s advanced public transportation, he soon arrived at a skyscraper in the city center.
Outside the building hung a massive, artistic character for “art,” towering dozens of stories high.
Even from afar, it was obvious this place was extraordinary.
As the largest artists’ club in the China, it was undeniably impressive.
After entering, Lin Yuan quickly noticed how different it was from the music building he had visited before.
There was no front desk or receptionist—just many sales representatives in uniforms, approaching visitors to ask about their needs.
There was also a dedicated reception area for artists.
Soon, a tall, thin salesman approached him.
“Sir, how can I assist you?”
“I need a large number of character concept designs, 3D models, and animation production,” Lin Yuan said after a brief pause.
“I’m looking to collaborate with many artists.
Can you connect me with a professional art team?”
The salesman shook his head.
“Professional art teams have been obsolete for years now.”
“After all, building and maintaining one requires a huge amount of money.”
“AI-generated art, on the other hand, only requires a small investment.
With a few trained apprentices familiar with art fundamentals, it can fully meet clients’ needs.”
“If you’d like, I can connect you with an AI art team right away.”
“AI art?” Lin Yuan raised an eyebrow.
He was somewhat familiar with it.
In his previous life, as soon as AI art began developing, it had already dealt a massive blow to traditional artists.
He hadn’t expected that in this world, AI art had nearly replaced them entirely.
Even the original owner of this body had very little memory of traditional artists.
As they spoke, the salesman had already brought out several AI-generated samples.
At a glance, each piece was exquisitely detailed and of very high quality.
Considering the low cost, it was an incredible bargain.
But as Lin Yuan looked at those beautiful images, he couldn’t help but frown.