Traveling through the Tokyo bubble era

Chapter 415 A name you can see everywhere, Yasushi Akimoto.

Hideki Hanyu chatted with Asako Hirohashi and Mijima Iijima, and finally arrived at Yunshang Entertainment.

Hirohashi Asako and Iijima Mitochi are preparing to convene senior management to discuss the suggestion Hanyu Hideki just gave, how to use the creation camp model to cultivate new talents overseas.

Hideki Hanyu did not attend.

Then he looked at the familiar Yunshang Entertainment headquarters and found that he didn't know what to do.

Although he has read the work reports and various reports for each period of time.

There is also a president's office belonging to him on the top floor.

But it seems like I haven’t managed any specific work here for a long time.

Inexplicably, I feel a little "ashamed".

Seemingly sensing Hanyu Hideki's idleness, Mijima Iijima told him one thing before leaving.

"Teacher Hanyu, Yosuke Yasui has returned from China."

"Are we finished with our cooperation with the main station?"

"As for the specific work, Hanyu-sensei should ask him. He has just come back and hasn't conducted a work report yet." Mijima Iijima answered.

"Okay, then I'll go find him."

In this way, Hanyu Hideki set off for the Yunshang Entertainment floor.

When the receptionist saw it was him, she quickly stood up and asked respectfully, "President, is there anything I can do for you?"

"I'm here to see Yosuke Yasui, is he here?" Hanyu Hideki asked.

"Minister Yasui is here, I will contact him for you right now." The receptionist quickly contacted Yosuke Yasui on the phone.

After a while, Hanyu Hideki saw Yasui Yosuke walking quickly, and when he came in front of him, he bowed and said hello.

"President Hanyu, I'm very sorry that I couldn't report my work to you immediately after returning to Neon."

The fact that Yasui Yosuke led the team to China was itself a task assigned by Hanyu Hideki.

Therefore, it was reasonable for him to say that he wanted to report to Hanyu Hideki.

However, Hanyu Hideki didn't care about this. He waved his hand and said, "Okay, I haven't been in Neon recently, so you can say it now."

There are two of them, one is the chairman of the group, and the other is the director of the cloud entertainment planning department.

Standing at the entrance of Yunshang Arts and speaking, it is somewhat eye-catching.

That’s it for Yasui Yosuke.

But Hanyu Hideki, the big boss, rarely showed up, which naturally attracted the attention of people coming in and out.

The employees greeted each other respectfully.

After a while, even several people in charge of Yunshang Entertainment rushed over to welcome the big boss.

Seeing this, Hanyu Hideki said to everyone impatiently, "Okay, I'm not here for inspection this time. You are busy with your work."

After speaking, he looked at Yasui Yosuke and said, "Let's go to your office to talk."

"Yes, President."

Yasui Yosuke responded.

Then Hideki Hanyu entered Yosuke Yasui's office amid the congratulations of his subordinates.

After the two sat down, the receptionist brought tea with a wink.

Hanyu Hideki didn't care about this and asked Yasui Yosuke directly, "How is the cooperation with the main station going?"

"It's going very smoothly, but the co-leader has gradually transitioned from me to Yunshang Satellite TV, so I completed the handover and came back after the filming of the sponsored TV series got on track."

Hideki Hanyu nodded, "I understand."

In fact, he also knew that whether it was Yunshang Entertainment, which cooperated first, or Yunshang Satellite TV, which participated later.

The cooperation with the main station is more of a unilateral technical and financial assistance at the official level.

Help the main station learn advanced technology, provide guidance on more advanced TV station management experience, and provide some financial sponsorship.

Moreover, in the study classes held by the main station, local TV stations also sent personnel to participate in the study.

During this period, it was almost one-sided help from their side.

The reception desk can actually provide very little help in turn.

Most of the film and television dramas brought back from China, except for a few cartoons, did not cause much repercussions after being broadcast on Yunshang Satellite TV.

But that's not what Hanyu Hideki cares about.

It doesn't matter if we lose a little manpower and material resources now, as long as we can leave a good reputation.

To a certain extent, it will be easier for him to do things in China in his post-travel identity.

Even though it was only the mid-s, it was still a time when domestic capital was ignorant of development.

Iwata Satoru had previously talked about investing in arcade machines, and he decided to investigate in an official capacity.

By the way, other investments can also be considered.

Thinking of this, Hideki Hanyu chatted with Yosuke Yasui about some domestic matters.

In Yasui Yosuke's view, although the country was very backward at this time, the market potential was simply too huge.

He said that when he was in Yanjing, he saw that clothing stores selling big overseas brands were filled with people as soon as they opened.

When Hideki Hanyu heard this, he thought that if he stayed for another year, he would still be able to see everyone lining up for hundreds of meters to eat KFC.

After all, considering the tepid status of KFC and McDonald's in neon, the popularity of this kind of foreign fast food is probably more shocking to Yosuke Yasui's soul.

But thinking about it, Hideki Hanyu clearly felt that Yosuke Yasui, who had stayed in the country for a long time due to his cooperation with the main station, obviously had a deeper understanding of the domestic market.

Therefore, he is very optimistic about domestic development and strongly recommends Hanyu Hideki to consider domestic investment in advance.

Therefore, unlike other senior executives of the group, they did not understand Hanyu Hideki's cooperation with the main station.

They also use existing stereotypes to view the domestic market.

Thinking of this, Hanyu Hideki felt that it was a waste to continue to leave Yasui Yosuke in Yunshang Arts to do odd jobs.

He asked Yasui Yosuke, "Which university did Yasui-san graduate from?"

Yasui Yosuke replied, "Hitotsubashi University majored in business, economics, and international trade."

After hearing this answer, Hideki Hanyu thought for a moment, looked into Yosuke Yasui's eyes and asked, "Are you interested in doing something for me?"

"Please give me your instructions, President." Yasui Yosuke replied.

"Anjing-san, don't answer so easily. If you want to help me, you have to leave Yunshang Entertainment."

After Hanyu Hideki finished speaking, he looked at Yasui Yosuke with a playful expression.

Yasui Yosuke was slightly stunned when he heard this.

From applying for the earliest Cloud Entertainment Animation job, to transferring to Cloud Entertainment, to being assigned to be in charge of Hong Kong, to being appreciated by Hanyu Hideki and being transferred back to the headquarters, and now taking the position of head of the Cloud Entertainment Planning Department.

He put in a lot of hard work and sweat, and everything he has now is hard-earned.

Let him give up all this and pursue an unknown future.

Will he?

After a brief consideration, Yasui Yosuke finally said, "As long as I can help the president, I am willing."

When Hideki Hanyu heard this answer, he looked at Yosuke Yasui, smiled and nodded, "You are very good."

After a lackluster compliment, Hanyu Hideki continued, "Please take note of my words carefully. I need you next..."

In this way, Hanyu Hideki explained sentence by sentence.

Yasui Yosuke started recording seriously.

From time to time, Hanyu Hideki would also answer some questions that Yasui Yosuke did not understand.

After this chat, it was afternoon.

It was the time when Hideki Hanyu had said everything he needed to say, and almost everything he needed to explain.

He asked Yasui Yosuke directly, "Have you remembered everything? Is there anything else you don't understand?"

"I have remembered everything. There is nothing I don't understand yet." Yasui Yosuke replied.

"Very good, then go ahead and submit your resignation to Iijima-san. I need you to take action immediately. I should go to China for inspection before the end of the year. Before that, you must be prepared and go with me."

When Hideki Hanyu asked him to resign, Yosuke Yasui said without hesitation, "Okay."

However, Yosuke Yasui agreed happily, but then Hideki Hanyu had another headache.

After all, it is not easy for a club to cultivate a talent, and he is already a high-level cadre at the ministerial level.

As a result, as the boss, he poached his own corner.

Whether it's Miji Iijima or Asako Hirohashi, he has to explain to some extent.

Seeing that Yasui Yosuke had already started writing his resignation letter, Hanyu Hideki did not stay to disturb him.

After leaving the other party's office, Hanyu Hideki was thinking about how to explain to Asako Hirohashi and Mijima Iijima.

Suddenly, he heard someone calling him from behind.

It was a female voice, and it didn't sound familiar.

Hanyu Hideki turned his head curiously and found that there was more than one person standing behind him.

First, the person calling him was a young girl.

It used to belong to Kadokawa Pictures, but after Haruki Kadokawa was ousted by his younger brother, he moved to Noriko Watanabe of Cloud Entertainment.

Hanyu Hideki always felt that this girl was somewhat similar to the later Hirosue Ryoko from a certain angle.

Seeing this girl, Hanyu Hideki unconsciously thought of Kadokawa Haruki.

I heard that the other party has been released on bail.

Although the evidence of Kadokawa Haruki's drug possession is conclusive, this kind of rich crime will definitely be solved with probation in the end.

However, during the period when Kadokawa Haruki was arrested, not only was his brother completely kicked out of the board of directors, but he was also infamous and his reputation was completely lost.

Of course there is no problem in being a wealthy man in a stable manner, but there is no longer the possibility of competing with his brother for control of Kadokawa.

After Hideki Hanyu turned around, the two girls next to Noriko Watanabe also greeted him.

"I met Mr. Hanyu."

He knew both girls. The one on the left was Keiko Saito, who once asked him for an autograph in a coffee shop and claimed to be a fan of his books.

On the right is Yakushimaru Hiroko, who was misunderstood by Saito Keiko that time in the cafe.

Noriko Watanabe has signed a contract with Yunshang Entertainment, so it’s understandable that Hideki Hanyu appears here.

But why are Yakushimaru Hiroko and Saito Keiko here?

If I remember correctly, Saito Keiko actually focuses on the photo market because of her good looks and good figure.

As for Hiroko Yakushimaru...

Hanyu Hideki had already seen Saito Keiko gently tugging on Hiroko Yakushimaru's clothes, and she kept winking at Hiroko Yakushimaru.

Then Hiroko Yakushimaru's expression gradually became awkward and strange.

Obviously, Saito Keiko's misunderstanding still exists.

Hiroko Yakushimaru did not explain some of the ambiguous rumors about her relationship with Hideki Hanyu.

This is understandable. After Hiroko Yakushimaru left Kadokawa and established a personal agency, her film and television resources plummeted.

In addition, new people are constantly emerging, and the waves behind are pushing the waves ahead, and we can only rely on the previous popularity to barely support it.

Under such circumstances, after discovering that as long as she did not clarify the ambiguous rumors about her affair with Hanyu Hideki, she would get some extra opportunities and conveniences, she was naturally reluctant to clarify the rumors.

"What a coincidence. I didn't expect to see three beauties here at once."

As Hideki Hanyu spoke, a smile appeared on his handsome face.

As soon as Hanyu Hideki finished speaking, a lady rushed over from a distance, bowed to Hanyu Hideki and explained.

"President Hanyu, I am Noriko Watanabe's agent. Today..."

After listening to the explanation from Noriko Watanabe's agent, Hanyu Hideki finally understood that it turned out that Yunshang Satellite TV was going to produce a campus-type drama.

The heroines of Ichiban are Minami Yoko and Okada Yukiko from Genki Shoujo.

Noriko Watanabe is considered the second female lead.

However, this drama is considered an ensemble drama, so it still needs two female leads with important roles. Yunying Pictures decided to recruit external actors. Noriko Watanabe recommended Keiko Saito and Hiroko Yakushimaru, who had a good personal relationship with each other.

The three of them had just met here, led by Noriko Watanabe's agent, and were preparing to audition for Yunying Pictures upstairs.

When Hideki Hanyu heard this, he thought it was just an ordinary audition.

I guess with the reputation of these two people, it shouldn't be a big problem to get the role.

It was just a TV series and he didn't have time to care.

So I planned to say goodbye directly and leave.

But as the boss, he still politely asked about the specific information of the TV series.

Who would have thought that this question would lead him to get an unexpected name from the agent.

The director of this new TV series on Cloud TV is a direct director who came from Cloud TV Animation.

However, the script of the TV series was written by an assistant screenwriter at Yunshang Satellite TV.

This is what the agent said.

"The script was written by an assistant screenwriter in his twenties. He was highly regarded by the deputy director of Yunying's animation planning and screenwriting department Kitagawa Etsuko. Not only did he personally transfer the person from President Minato Koichi, he was also appointed as the person in charge of casting. one."

The agent's words made Hanyu Hideki a little curious.

So he casually asked, "What is the name of such an outstanding young man?"

Then the agent replied, "Miike Takashi."

After hearing the name, Hanyu Hideki decided not to leave for the time being.

"Let me go with you to watch the audition."

The agent didn't expect that her casual answer would attract the attention of the big boss Hideki Hanyu.

Inexplicable nervousness surged into my heart, wondering if she had said the wrong thing.

And it's not just the agents who are nervous.

The audition was originally unremarkable, but Hideki Hanyu suddenly wanted to participate.

It’s hard not to think about it, Keiko Saito and Hiroko Yakushimaru.

Especially the latter, because of those rumors, things will always go to strange places.

And Hideki Hanyu has let his agent lead the way.

At this time, my mind was rapidly recalling relevant information about Miike Takashi.

Miike Takashi is definitely one of the most representative international directors in the neon film industry since the s.

The other party graduated from the Yokohama Broadcasting and Film Professional Academy founded by the famous director Imamura Shohei and became famous in the early s.

In the supervisory position, Miike Takashi works on both experimental films such as V-Cinema, which are only released on video tapes, and theatrical films that can appear on the big screen.

He can switch themes between action films, comedies, and horror films with ease, and through these popular works, he has established his position and influence in the film industry.

Especially for its wonderful presentation of violence and action movies, it has won many awards at international film festivals and is loved by movie fans from all over the world.

To give a few specific examples, such as the movie "The Caller" adapted from the novel of the same name by Yasushi Akimoto, it is definitely a classic of neon horror films.

Uh……

From pornographic songs to endless streams, from idol sweet songs to horror novels, Akimoto Yasushi's name can be seen everywhere as a lyricist, screenwriter, novelist, director, and producer.

The topic continues back to the film works directed by Miike Takashi.

The one that domestic movie fans are most familiar with is undoubtedly the "High School" series that made Oguri Shun famous in one fell swoop.

As you can often see in short videos, "Mars Alien" shows humans relying on injections to fight cockroaches on Mars.

Or "Yakuza", the live-action movie of "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure".

So the name alone is definitely worth seeing Hideki Hanyu in person.

As for the random thoughts of the three girls following him, he didn't care at all.

After all, what he is curious about now is how Miike Takashi, a future famous supervisor, joined Yunshang Satellite TV.

At the entrance of the office area of ​​Yunying Pictures, an employee of Yunying Pictures was originally waiting to receive Noriko Watanabe and someone to audition.

But he didn't expect that when the elevators opened, he would see an extremely handsome face.

It was his own president who arrived.

The employees immediately bowed and said hello in a loud voice, "President Hanyu! Good afternoon!"

Hanyu Hideki, who didn't notice it at all, was shocked by his employee on the spot.

Fortunately, Noriko Watanabe's agent quickly explained that this was the person she had contacted to receive him for the audition.

Hideki Hanyu waved his hand helplessly, "Lead the way."

However, the reception staff were still a little confused and didn't know why their big boss suddenly appeared and wanted to participate in today's audition.

But when he saw the three girls following Hideki Hanyu.

It was accurate that Hiroko Yakushimaru was among them, and I immediately thought of some rumors about the boss and this person.

An answer suddenly came to mind. The president, Hideki Hanyu, suddenly participated in the audition. It must be to protect Hiroko Maru, the pharmacist.

The glances were too obvious due to the employee's emotions.

Therefore, not only Hanyu Hideki, but even Yakushimaru Hiroko and others also saw it.

Then, except for Hideki Hanyu and Hiroko Yakushimaru, everyone else showed expressions of realization, as if they had determined the reason for Hideki Hanyu's sudden arrival.

In this regard, Hanyu Hideki was very helpless.

Yakushimaru Hiroko even avoided looking at Hanyu Hideki.

But then, as the employees led them into the office area of ​​Yunying Pictures, one by one, employees and senior executives came to say hello to Hanyu Hideki.

The eyes of these people also fully expressed that the president came suddenly to help Hiroko Yakushimaru win the role.

The senior executives with bright minds had already rushed to the place where the audition was taking place, hinting to the crew that during the audition later, it didn't matter whether the others were selected or not, Hiroko Yakushimaru had to be selected.

After all, being able to alert the president to make a trip in person is enough to prove the president's attitude.

At this time, Hanyu Hideki looked at his subordinates who were trying hard to cover up, but couldn't help but look at Hiroko Yakushimaru and him, and regretted why he came with these people.

The originally ambiguous rumors had a tendency to dissipate because there was no follow-up support.

But if you do something like this today, it's probably going to be settled immediately.

After all, gossip in the entertainment industry sometimes has nothing to do with the facts.

Any rumor can be said to have both nose and eyes.

What's more, there is a "hot fact" like him appearing in person.

At the end, Kitagawa Etsuko, the deputy director of the planning and screenwriting department at the core of Yunying Animation, appeared.

This person is not as gossipy as the subordinate employees. After all, as a senior executive, she actually knows some inside information.

She curiously asked Hanyu Hideki, "President, what are you doing here today?"

Hideki Hanyu said, "It's nothing. I heard that a crew was casting, so I stopped by to take a look. After all, I haven't been here for a while."

When Beichuan Yuelizi heard this, he began to murmur in his heart.

In her opinion, Hanyu Hideki was not someone who would just come up to watch out of boredom for the sake of casting for a crew.

Is it...

She couldn't help but glance at Yakushimaru Hiroko.

After all, it didn't matter before, but that doesn't mean it doesn't matter now.

Thinking of the boss's playboy character, maybe there really is something going on.

Seeing that even Kitagawa Etsuko couldn't help but look at Yakushimaru Hiroko.

Hanyu Hideki could only explain, "I just heard that someone was poached by Kitagawa-san from Koichi-san, so I came to take a look out of curiosity."

Beichuan Yuelizi said with a surprised expression.

"The president is talking about Miike Takashi. He is indeed a rare talent. The script he is planning to shoot is very well written. Moreover, I talked with him and he also has great ideas for the shooting, so I also recommended him to do it. Assistant Supervisor of the set.”

"To be praised so highly by Kitagawa-san, it seems like I should have a good meeting."

Hideki Hanyu was quite curious about what kind of school drama Miike Takashi, who is mainly known for his violent movies, would write.

And it’s also a school drama with mainly female characters.

Is it a group of bad girls fighting for dominance on campus?

With such curiosity, Hanyu Hideki followed Kitagawa Etsuko to the audition room where the crew was located.

The crew members who already knew that Hideki Hanyu was coming had been waiting respectfully at the door even before Hideki Hanyu arrived.

When Hideki Hanyu appeared, they all bowed and said hello, "President Hanyu..."

"Okay, everyone, sit down and don't let me affect your work."

Under Hanyu Hideki's greeting, everyone returned to their seats.

As for Hanyu Hideki, accompanied by Kitagawa Etsuko, he reached the end.

"President, the one wearing glasses is Miike Takashi. He was recommended by Director Imamura Shohei and joined Cloud Satellite TV when it was being prepared."

Following the direction pointed by Kitagawa Etsuko, Hanyu Hideki saw a young man in his twenties, wearing black-rimmed glasses and with a slightly fierce face.

Hideki Hanyu really didn't expect that Takashi Miike would join Yunshang Satellite TV so early.

However, there are so many people in a TV station, and it is impossible for him to know everyone. It is too normal not to know the existence of Miike Takashi.

After thinking clearly, he whispered to Beichuan Yuelizi, "Do you have a script? Let me read it."

After Beichuan Yuelizi heard this, he immediately went to the crew and asked for a script.

Hanyu Hideki looked through it carefully, and then he discovered that it was indeed very Miike Takashi's style.

This TV series has only thirteen episodes. Although it is a youth campus drama, it also has the feeling of being a hot girl at the bottom of the future.

The beginning is a bit of a comedy, with elements of a youth film, but the ending is a more cruel youth story.

Several protagonists basically didn't end well in the end, which made them extremely depressed.

After Hanyu Hideki read it, he felt a little bad.

But what Hideki Hanyu didn't notice was that when he was concentrating on reading the script.

The auditions for Keiko Saito and Hiroko Yakushimaru have ended.

Kitagawa Etsuko reminded him that both of them passed the audition and won two roles in the script.

Hearing this, Hideki Hanyu briefly recalled the script he had just read.

Hmm... They are definitely the two characters with the worst endings.

But what I have to say is that it was able to cause such emotional fluctuations and leave a deep impression on him in a short period of time. The creation of this script is indeed unique.

But that's all, a little too focused on the cruelty of youth.

He is still far from the mature film master he will be in the future.

However, Mitsuo Iijima asked Minamino Yoko and Okada Yukiko to take on this kind of script, and it seems that he has already begun to try to transform himself into a strong girl.

Thinking of this, he returned the script to Beichuan Yuelizi.

"It's a very good script. If Kitagawa-san develops it well, maybe the Yunshang Department will have another famous director."

He was about to leave and had no intention of talking to Miike Takashi.

Doing that would not be good for the current Miike Takashi.

It is enough for him to express his position here. Beichuan Yuelizi is a smart man and will definitely know what to do next.

Hideki Hanyu calmly left the audition room through the back door.

But when he just walked out of the door of Yunyei Pictures, he saw Keiko Saito and Hiroko Yakushimaru guarding the door.

"President Hanyu, thank you very much for your help today. To express our gratitude, we would like to treat you to dinner."

After hearing Saito Keiko's words, Hanyu Hideki's head was filled with questions.

He thought to himself, what have I done to help you?

　Thanks to Oakes 20210815 for the tip.

　　

　

(End of this chapter)