[April 1, 1975]
U.S.A
California
San Fernando
At Newgate mansion
--- Robert's POV ---
After the work, I came to home. Then, I saw the kid Edward coming down with the folder.
I remembered that he said about showing off the little project he's working on.
Then I sat on sofa, he too came and put the folder on the table and sat beside me.
I greeted and asked when he was going to show the secret project.
Then he gave the folder to me to look into it.
I was amused and looked into it. At first, I thought it was some dreamy thoughts like any other kid, but when I was going through it, I was shocked to find that a kid did this work.
This is not some dreamy project, THIS IS BUSINESS… BUSINESS that earns MONEY…
Then I turned to kid and looked at his face and asked "Are you sure it was done you?"
Edward replied proudly that it took him almost three months to finish the work.
Damn! I knew that he was preparing this plan for months, but this is another level.
Then we discussed like why their powers are like this, how they work, what type of theme is this, why did he choose this and how many types of these characters are going to appear.
When he said that he chooses the topic because he saw a greeting card when they on the tour on his birthday and how he thought about making his own cards and drew them.
But because he thought that his greeting cards should be special so he gave them a story and to make everyone and himself remember his mother.
I thought that it was already good that he thought about making cards but making a story to make them special is … what to say… he is still not over the pain of losing his parents, especially his mother.
Sigh! When he finished talking, I saw he is crying but not noticing it himself.
I felt bad seeing this, then hugged and comforted that little lass.
Then, I spent the time with him talking about his stories till dinner.
After the dinner, we went our respective rooms to rest and continue the topic tomorrow.
Sigh! When I heard of their accident and I rushed to hospital only to find my brother's life on fine thread and his wife dead, and her protecting the 3-year-old kid from harm.
Sigh… Brother, I wish you could see that your son is so much like his father and mother. I will keep my promise to make sure he lives a happy life and pursue his dreams without worry.
---POV Ends---
--- Next day ---
After the breakfast Edward and Uncle Robert had a discussion and resolved the problems in the plan.
Uncle Robert then said "This 'Strawberry Shortcake' project and its copyright should belong to you."
"So, I have decided to create a separate company for you and manage it till you are old enough."
"The copyrights of your works will be in the company name and you kid will have all the rights as a creator. Also, you can get to choose to whom the licence will be given. What do you think, kid?"
Then Edward looked surprised and quickly put on a confused face and asked "Uncle… what is a company?... licence… I don't understand."
Uncle Robert looked at him and said "Don't worry kid, you will understand in the future. Now tell me a name or word you like very much. So that, I will name the company after it. Don't worry and say whatever you think is cool."
Edward said "You want me to say a cool word, Uncle… then how about GALAXY! I read it in a book. The book said it is so large and I think it is VERY COOLLL!"
Uncle Robert smirked and said "Okay, kid. This is cool. Go and play yourself and I will make this project yours by getting it copyrighted."
Edward replied "Okay, Uncle!" and then went to my room and lied on the bed thinking about the name I said 'GALAXY… I thought of it when Uncle Rob asked about naming the company.'
'Now I think, it feels kind of good and also cool. GALAXY… Under its name, my works will spread to all over the earth…'
'But what the heck is going on Uncle Rob's mind saying about company, licence and all. I was a bit surprised but quickly got over it and put on a confused face like every other kid and asked him.'
'Good thing, I reacted fast enough. I need to quickly establish myself as genius and stop acting like a kid always.'
'With a genius template, I can make others believe that, the kid is acting like an adult to prove that he is a grown up type.'
Then Edward got up and started to work on the second title 'Care Bears'.
Since, the story and core characters are written in the notebook, he started drawing the cards.
With the 'Strawberry Shortcake' drawing experience, it was going smoothly.
In the 'Strawberry Shortcake', there are less characters. But 'Care Bears' have more and it will at least a month for all the characters to be drawn and coloured.
After all, I don't have to work and exhaust myself.
I can balance the work by drawing a character every day.
After drawing a character, I thought about starting another work title… so I looked around the room to get some inspiration to plagiarise some works that I could remember.
There I saw a horse toy. After looking at it for some time I thought of the franchise of Hasbro Toy Company's 'My Little Pony'.
Damn! I feel sorry for the Hasbro Toy company, but who can say no to more money. According to my age, I feel that 'My Little Pony' is perfect and is somewhat similar to 'Care Bears' which can be led to childlike fantasy stories.
I will then spend some time remembering the details and note them down in a new notebook after working on 'Care Bears' characters. So, it will be finished quickly.
I thought of another work title which will be my fourth, but then again why should I always focus on work, I should also focus on improving my skills and also enjoy the childhood without effecting my learning.
With that I started to work leisurely…
--- One Month Later ---
It's been nearly a month after my work 'Strawberry Shortcake' is presented to Uncle Robert and that little crying episode.
After that Uncle Robert did his best in trying to spend his time with me.
Not only did he spend time with me, he also done creating the company for me.
'GALAXY' Co-op, there are employees working in it.
The CEO (Chief Executive Officer), President, COO (Chief Operating Officer), CFO (Chief Financial Officer), CMO (Chief Marketing Officer), Manager etc are working in the GALAXY Company.
Both CFO and CMO is held by Mr. Clark, COO is Mr. Kurt, CEO is Mr. Rogers, Manager is Mr. White and President is Uncle Robert.
Because the project 'Strawberry Shortcake' has potential, it was decided by Uncle Robert to have the experienced people to lead it and he himself will oversee.
Not only that, I have now completed the 'Care Bears' project as my second work during the month.
After all, both the 'Strawberry Shortcake' and 'Care Bears' are first and foremost greeting cards, only then they have expanded to a franchise from cards to cartoons, movies, toys, and many more.
My third project 'My Little Pony' will also be completed in another week.
I think it was necessary to inform Uncle Robert about this third project.
It has the same potential as 'Strawberry Shortcake' and 'Care Bears'.
When the third project 'My Little Pony' is completed in a week, I will present it along with the 'Care Bears' project to Uncle Robert.
With this thought, I worked on completing 'My Little Pony' project.
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--- One Week Later ---
[8 May, 1975]
After the dinner, I said "Uncle, I have made two more projects for earning money."
"Want to see them?" with an eager look on my face.
Seeing the eager look on his nephew's face, Uncle Robert said "Okay Kid, Show them to me."
Robert thought to himself 'Let's see, what was my nephew working on during this whole month.'
With that Uncle Robert took the two folders and put the one on the table, and started to read the one with the title 'Care Bears'.
A few minutes later, he put down the 'Care Bears' folder and took the one with title 'My Little Pony' and started reading it.
Another few minutes later, all Robert could think was 'DAMN!!! FOR REAL!!! This is another good… no… no… the BEST… THE BEST Projects, which will guarantee the returns multiplied.'
'Two projects, with the same potential as the previous one, 'Strawberry Shortcake'.'
'I feel good starting the company GALAXY with real experts to work.'
'Now, with two more projects, the people hired will be put into work in turning them into money.'
Putting these thoughts aside, Robert looked at his nephew Edward and said "Good! They are Excellent. They will earn money."
"You are a genius, Kid. I will make sure that they will be published."
Hearing those compliments, Edward felt a little bit embarrassed.
After all, these were the works of others in his past life which were considered a true billion-dollar franchise enterprise.
Then Edward asked "Uncle, when will the 'Strawberry Shortcake' greeting cards will be released?"
"Yesterday, you told me that the copyright of the 'Girl with a Daisy' will be settled today and GALAXY Company will own it after that."
"Do our company own it now?"
Robert smiled at the kid and replied "Yes, I have settled it. Now, GALAXY Company owns copyright and it's derivatives."
"The GALAXY Company will now work with the Newgate Toys Company to produce the greeting cards and toys."
"Then Newgate Bookstores and other stores will sell them."
"It will take two days to print the cards and a week for the toys. But… worry not, they will be displayed in the stores in a week."
Hearing this, I felt good and also bit worried.
All I can remember is that, the 'Strawberry Shortcake' was succeeded around 1977 onwards.
Then, Uncle Robert patted my head and said "Go to bed and have a good sleep. It's getting late."
"If you have any questions, we will discuss about them tomorrow."
With that I went to my room and slept.
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----Four Months Later----
[7 September, 1975]
It's been over four months, since the debut of 'Strawberry Shortcake', many things happened.
My small moves are starting to affect the future.
The 'Strawberry Shortcake' was hit.
Following the success, both 'Care Bears' and 'My Little Pony' were released.
They were hit too.
The Newgate Toys company and GALAXY company is now earnings millions each month.
It is expected to reach tens of millions a month a year after the expansion.
Many people from the American Greetings, Hasbro and other manufactures were coming to the GALAXY company to have the licence for production, if not but the whole rights.
Mr. Clark, the CFO and CMO has proposed the plan of making the 'Strawberry Shortcake', 'Care Bears' and 'My Little Pony' cartoons animations for the further expansion of their coverage.
He said that by doing this, it will surely cover many regions and helps in improving the sales, and there by increasing the revenue for the company.
For this, Mr. Curt, the COO and Mr. White, the Manager have decided to talk with Uncle Robert, the President for asking the creator's opinion and suggestions.
Then, Uncle Robert has introduced me to them.
I can see they were surprised to find that the creator of these works is a kid.
But, they remained silent not questioning Uncle Robert any further.
I thought that there will some Chinese slapping episode.
Later, when I asked Uncle Robert, he said that these people already knew about me and they were surprised to me meet them for real.
I was a bit embarrassed thinking that there will some Chinese young master troupe…
Still, I gave them the prepared story outline. Not some detailed version… line to line dialogue etc…
I just briefed them about the characters, their backstory, traits, quirks, most which they already know.
I only wanted the story to follow their journey of friendship and other moral lessons, which are necessary for the parents to let their children watch them.
Then, the Manager, Mr. White has brought a team of script writers.
The script writers were given all the necessary details and were tasked to complete the first draft in a month.
A total of three teams for the three projects.
After they left, Uncle Robert took me home.
I feel excited to see their scripts. After all, I have only given them the theme, characters, their backstories, appearances, traits and quirks.
Will have to wait for a month, then I will be able to see their stories and find the one which is suitable for this era.
Even in my past life, there have been many reboots and versions of them.
But the one that resonates with the audience is the one that I choose, because the children are the main audience and consumers for these works.
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Note:
Care Bears
Created by: Elena Kucharick in 1981.
Published by: American greetings.
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My Little Pony
Created by: Bonnie Zacherle, Charles Muenchinger and Steve D'Aguanno in 1981.
Owned by: Hasbro.
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/ Both the Care Bears and My Little Pony are introduced during early 80's i.e., 1981. So all MC has done now is to plagiarise before 1981. /
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Thanks for the support.