 In 1989, Kusunoki's branch of AMVIC International entered negotiations with Warner Pacific College to assume control of 49% of its physical plant for $6 million, a 30-year lease on the schools facilities, and a seat as a regent of the school.Not long after, AMVIC International split into two separate companies, after the former partners developed differing visions of the company's future.Aki went on to create Aeon, focusing on language learning in Japan.