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Welcome to Kevin's English Room Podcast
Hello
- So last week, I posted a story of saying that, does anyone want to...
- Yes, I saw that. And I was about to apply myself to that.
- You were about to apply?
- Yes.
- Okay, wow.
- But I decided not yet.
- Do you have experience making any anime content or something?
- No, but...
- Well, I was kind of looking for someone who...
- It depends on the condition, you know.
- Thank you, I really appreciate that.
- The money, the working time...
- Mostly money. If I get a decent pay salary, then I can...
- Oh yeah, it is, it is.
- Alright, but thank you. You saw, you saw.
- Yeah, I saw it and I was like, oh yeah, he's starting something new.
- I was happy about that.
- I'm like, finally!
- For me, it's like...
- True.
- How long did it take for me to get this down, you know?
- Because you've been saying those, I guess not only that one, but many, you know, ideas in it.
- Right, right.
- Talked about that for a very long time.
- I finally got to, got to, had a chance to utilize my resources of like, you know, having to borrow other people's power and skills and experience, right?
To pursue my things that I want to do, right?
So, I was happy about that.
- Yeah, I was happy too.
- Put it into action, thank you for saying that.
- Yes, finally he started it.
- Yeah, thank you.
And I got a lot of...
Oboes.
- Oh, that's great.
- Thank you so much for that.
I just wanted to tell you guys the vibe of how this is going.
And so, do ask questions, right?
Because I, I'm really not good at explaining things by myself.
Like I'm better, I'm a better explainer when I have question, question, people questioning.
Things like people like asking what I haven't clearly stated.
- Okay.
Yeah, that's...
- So, can you ask questions Steve?
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
So, so, so I am looking for people.
I'm trying to do a new project.
A new, I'm trying to make new content.
The content, it's anime konto.
Yeah.
So, for example, like...
It's like something like Simpsons or those.
That's a...
Yeah, like Simpsons.
More recently, ones you see in social media and short-formed tate douga.
For example, like panpan no nichiyo.
I know you don't know that.
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But like, bochamu.
Okay.
Yeah, but I can imagine.
Yeah, but you don't get what I'm saying, right?
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah.
So, I'm trying to...
I have my own concept of it.
Can you just reveal that a little bit?
I am not going to publicize that.
Sure, sure, sure.
And I need people to help me with outputting that out to the world.
I need a screenwriter.
That's the first position.
Second one is I need an animator.
Oh, okay, okay.
So, screenwriters are people that think of the script.
Like the actual lines and everything.
Yeah, yeah, like city foods and...
City foods, yeah.
Right.
And the animators are based on that city food.
And the voice actors, they would write the cartoons that goes along with it.
Like the literal anime.
Yes, yeah, yeah.
Graphic.
And the concept that I have so far isn't complete.
I just have this one piece of concept that I think is a good idea.
And all the others haven't really been decided.
So, I don't have an image of what kind of character it's going to be.
I don't have a visual on what kind of character I want it to be.
I don't have it finalized yet.
So, I do want people to give me ideas on that.
I see, I see.
That is what I'm paying for.
So, you have the concept.
I have, like, for example...
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Similar vibe of the concept that I have is like, for example...
He...
The characters are...
They're all...
Oh, for example, like...
Emoi kanji no gafu.
That already exists.
Marimari.
They already have that concept.
It's like that.
The concept that I have is like...
Oh, I see.
It's just a box.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
The box is still empty.
So, it's like...
Yuru kera kei to ka.
Like, family thing.
Yeah, that's...
Yeah.
Or like...
Yeah, those, like...
So, yeah, it's not that detailed.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
The concept, whole concept.
I need help thinking about the rest of the concept.
And the storytelling and everything as well.
I see, I see.
Ultimately, I don't have any plans on publicly saying that this content has ties to me.
Like, the channel's gonna be out there without the word Kevin in it.
So, no one's gonna know if this content is done by me and my team or not.
So...
Right.
Yeah.
Yeah, that's nice.
Right, right.
Okay, so...
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And you're now hiring...
I am now...
I'm gonna do my first mensetsu today.
Oh, today?
Yeah.
Wow.
Through online.
Wow.
Yeah.
I'm gonna see how that goes.
Wow.
Isn't it exciting?
It is, yeah.
You're excited, right?
I don't know how it's gonna be.
Wow.
Well, like, many people came to you?
Yeah, a lot of people have...
Oboard.
Wow.
Yeah, thankfully.
Yeah, it's lovely.
With experience...
Yeah, some with experience, some with no experience.
Right.
Yeah.
I am looking to...
Because I don't have any experience in hiring.
Yeah, that's right.
I do...
So, it's gonna be like a...
Hiring fast and then firing fast as well is kind of like the concept that I'm having right now.
I see, I see.
Like, it's gonna be like a quick...
Like, I do want to have that experience of working with a lot of people.
So, it's not gonna be like this one person's gonna do this for forever.
Like, yeah, on the first stage though.
Ultimately, I do want it to have a stable set of staff.
But, like, at the first stage, there's gonna be a lot of ins and outs.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
And, yeah.
Right.
Try new things.
Yeah, because you're trying two different things, right?
One is opening a new...
Like, one is creating new...
Content.
Content.
Yeah.
But the other one is like you hiring people...
Right.
And build a team.
Right, right.
Yeah, that's right.
Just two new experiences.
Wow, that's exciting.
You don't know which one's gonna go down, right?
If the other one goes down, it's not gonna work.
Right, right, right.
It's gonna be a...
Yeah.
Oh, nice.
It's a build-up process.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah.
Wow, wow, wow, wow.
And you got many...
Well, if you would...
After you've done the mensetsu, then you will kind of know things, right?
That's right.
I'll probably know better than before, sure.
But I don't know, right?
I don't know.
Yeah.
Do you have like ultimate goal of that project?
The goal of the project is to have it...
Hmm...
Well, first goal is to have it monetized, right?
First, have it viral on short-form platforms like TikTok or YouTube Shorts or Reels.
And then ultimately bring that up to long-form YouTube where monetization is much more heavy on that one.
I wanna have it bring it to there.
That's important as well.
Yeah.
True, true, true.
Wow.
So you're gonna make some like a movie or something?
Or anime?
Usually anime, longer than one minute format.
So, I don't know, one minute to three minutes maybe.
I see, I see.
So it's still like very short animation.
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Yeah.
Build up process, like when the channel is still gaining popularity, we're gonna do shorts.
Yeah.
Yeah.
We're gonna attract...
We're gonna have more exposure with shorts.
And then once we have people in the ecosystem, we're gonna bring them to long-form YouTube is my plan.
Yeah.
Yeah.
So you're more professional on that side, right?
Mm-hmm.
Not like making a short anime.
Yeah.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
But you have like more like...
Like digital marketing and like...
Strategy side.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Right.
So you want...
I'm more clear on that.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
I can see that.
Right.
So you need something very professional.
Yeah, that's right.
On that side.
That's right.
But does it mean that I'm only looking for someone who has like a lot of experience?
It is definitely a plus though, but like I'm also looking at like how easy I can work with them.
Oh, okay.
Like human-wise, like how easy can I communicate with this person?
Or how easily does he or she get my point?
That's another important thing.
For conversation.
Yeah.
I mean, there could be like inexperienced someone who has talent in them, right?
And I do not want to kill that.
Yeah.
True.
That's why I have to hire fast and then fire fast as well to have a lot of people like...
To experience a lot of people, you know?
I see, I see, I see.
Wow.
Right.
So we have to, we mean like appliers, have to know that on the first stage, it's going to be very fast.
Try and...
Right.
Try and error.
Right, right.
Right.
The appliers do have to understand that.
Yeah.
It's not like all the time.
Absolutely.
Contraction.
It is not yet.
Not yet.
Not yet.
Right.
Ultimately, hopefully.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Not yet.
Yeah.
Are you going to write, like are you going to make a story or something?
Or like what would be...
Am I going to make the story?
Yeah, your role.
I'm not going to make the story.
I will ultimately review the story and see if it's good.
But I will try not to distort with the storyteller's imagination and passion and his creativity.
Is what I am looking to do.
Okay.
Yeah.
So, that's good.
Yeah.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
What would be your actual role?
You post those things?
That I do want it outsourced as well.
But my role would be to sort of navigate the ship.
Okay.
See what kind of content is better.
Like, should I have a fixed rule that the animators and the storytellers should follow?
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Like, I'll be the one making those rules probably.
Okay.
You can do whatever you want, but just follow these rules.
And I'll probably adjust that.
Yeah.
I see, I see.
Yeah.
Wow.
Sounds very fun.
It sounds fun, right?
Yeah.
It sounds fun.
It is.
Yeah.
It is.
Wow.
Hopefully it'll work.
Many characters will be on the show?
That depends.
That depends.
Yeah.
Okay.
Yeah.
Wow.
So, like, no title yet?
No title yet.
No main character?
No main character.
Depends on anything?
Nope.
Okay.
So, you're on the very first stage.
Yeah, I just have a...
You're building with a new team.
Yeah.
Yes.
Yes.
That's nice.
Very excited for that.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
So, do you know when it's going to be, the first?
I don't know.
As soon as possible.
But I won't be able to say what channel it is.
Oh, I see.
Because I don't want to connect any ties with me and the content itself.
I don't want people knowing that this is run by Kevin.
I see.
Yeah.
I see.
Right.
Great.
Wow.
I love that.
I love the challenge.
Thank you.
Thank you.
And thank you for all the people who applied and considered applying for the role.
Thank you so much.
Yeah.
Oh, even if you didn't get our reply, I am doing...
It's going to be a long process.
So, I might give you, like, an email, like, three months after this.
Like, yeah.
So, just...
And I might not.
So, I'm sorry.
But...
Yeah, but it's changing every day.
It's changing.
You're right.
Right.
So, all right.
Thank you.
Thank you, guys.
Thank you, guys, for applying.
All right.
Lovely.
Journey goes on, right?
Yeah.
Yep.
Started and goes on.
Oh, yeah.
Yep.
I will give you an update soon.
Nice.
Nice.
All right.
Thanks for listening, guys.
Thank you.
Bye-bye.