In Huayu, the career reward is spy

Chapter 136: Coming to Grab Resources Again
In front of the floor-to-ceiling window of the hotel room, Ji Yu sat with his legs crossed, flipping through a magazine, and occasionally chatting with people from the TV station.

When will his One Piece movie be aired? If possible, it would be great to give him an Oda-signed Luffy bounty order.

Many Japanese comics are broadcast by Fuji TV, so it’s a good idea to choose them.

But this was not the topic of the conversation. The people from Fuji TV mainly wanted to talk to him about romance anime.

Ji Yu hasn’t watched many romance anime, and the romance anime he particularly likes will have to wait more than ten years before it is produced.

He thought about it carefully for a while, and suddenly remembered an old comic book, Nodame Cantabile!

It's very old for Ji Yu, but it's just right for now, and it's still being serialized.

This comic has also been adapted into a TV series and has a place in Japanese romance dramas. It has also been broadcast in China and Ji Yu has watched it on TV.

The people at Fuji TV didn't expect that Ji Yu actually had a favorite romance anime.

I just saw him asking about One Piece for a long time, and I thought he preferred the orthodox and passionate anime, but I didn't expect that he was so soft-hearted deep down.

He seems to be a person who longs for love.

There are no bad people among those who like romance anime!

The people at Fuji TV had never seen Nodame Cantabile, so they asked Ji Yu what kind of comic it was.

When they learned that the comic was about school, romance, music, genius, and Mary Sue, the people at Fuji TV immediately decided to buy the copyright of the comic!
We must seize the opportunity and make Japanese dramas shine again in Asia!

It’s all because Kimura Takuya insisted on getting married, and to such a controversial figure as Kudo Shizuka.

Not only did his popularity plummet, but Fuji TV also lost its ace idol. NHK next door still had Takeshi Kaneshiro to hold up the show.

Fuji TV has not produced a hit idol drama in its monthly 9-hour slot for two years.

The ninth day of every month is Fuji TV's prime time, and it is also the time period dedicated to broadcasting romantic idol dramas.

The 9-day slot on February 9 used to be very glorious. Tokyo Love Story, Long Holiday, Century of Love, etc. were all idol romance dramas that were popular in Southeast Asia.

Now that the glory days are gone, we can only watch Korean dramas sweeping Southeast Asia, and even Taiwan has created hit idol dramas like Meteor Garden!

This made Fuji TV very unwilling!

These should have been theirs!
In the past two years, the Japanese entertainment industry has begun to decline. Idol groups cannot compete with Korean ones, idol dramas cannot compete with Korean ones, and the Japanese music, which they are most proud of, has also gradually declined.

The Japanese entertainment industry is gradually losing its influence in Southeast Asia.

Only comics and short films are left, leading the world.

Are we going to let today’s popular idols make short films?
That would indeed make it popular across Asia, but is that right?
This is how the times develop. With the loss of Takuya Kimura, the Japanese idol generation came to an end. If they wanted to restart it, they had to wait until 2006 for Oguri Shun.

Ji Yu didn’t know how anxious Fuji TV was, but the more anxious the other party was, the better it was for him.

The reason why I came to Japan to take on so many activities is to completely increase my popularity and open up the Japanese market!
It’s best to be able to cooperate deeply!

Ji Yu chatted with the people from the TV station for a while and then sent him away.

There were originally three hours of rest time, but he delayed it by one and a half hours. After taking a short break and eating something, he had to go to the TV station to record the show.

Ji Yu came to the small room of the suite and the pink ladies had already started eating.

As soon as Ji Yu came in, he shouted, "No way, you didn't even wait for me!"

Zhang Shi said while eating lobster: "You are a very busy man, who knows how long it will take you."

Ha Mei was the happiest, she smiled and shouted: "I left some delicious food for you, come quickly!"

Zhang Yan also looked at Ji Yu. There was a plate of uneaten tuna sashimi in front of him, which was also specially left for Ji Yu, but he didn't dare to say it out of guilt.

After Ji Yu sat down, she silently put the plate in front of him.

Ha Mei also handed food to Ji Yu and happened to meet Zhang Yan. She didn't think much about it and just glanced at Zhang Yan indifferently.

But Zhang Yan couldn't help but have wild thoughts. He felt that Ha Mei's eyes were very strange and wondered if there was some other meaning behind them.

Did Ha Mei discover something that night in the villa?

Oh, right! That night when I was playing games with Ji Yu in the villa, Ha Mei didn’t sleep!
Thinking about the scene that day being seen by Ha Mei, Zhang Yan instantly panicked and her little face turned pale.

Ji Yu looked at her strangely. Why did she suddenly have this expression?

He doesn't have a small electric switch in his hand, and it hasn't progressed to that stage yet. What happened to Zhang Yan?
"What's wrong with you?" Ji Yu asked in a low voice.

Zhang Yan took a deep breath, shook his head and said, "It's okay."

After saying that, she began to observe Ha Mei's expression, wanting to confirm whether Ha Mei had really discovered something or she was just overthinking it.

After staring at her for a while, he found that Ha Mei was just busy eating, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing that she was fine, Ji Yu started to eat. He was so hungry that day that his stomach was rumbling.

Tuna melts in your mouth, and is much fatter and more tender than salmon.

Ji Yu finished the whole plate in one go.

Seeing this, Chen asked with concern: "You haven't eaten for a day, have you?"

"I had an airline meal on the plane at noon, it wasn't tasty." Ji Yu complained.

Chen smiled, handed over a plate of sushi and said, "Eat more. We have activities tonight, right?"

"Well, there's a whole day of activities tomorrow." Ji Yu sighed, "It's too popular. I'm exhausted."

Everyone: “???” Are you speaking human language?

I've never seen anyone so pretentious.

But no one refuted him. They could see that Ji Yu had been very busy since he arrived in Tokyo.

It’s really too popular.

Chen asked curiously, "You are so popular, will Pink Panther be broadcast in Japan?"

"Of course, otherwise why would investors come to me?" Ji Yu said as a matter of course.

However, it is highly unlikely that it will be Fuji TV’s monthly 9th slot, but most likely other TV stations under its umbrella.

Fuji TV has many TV stations under its umbrella, so it is difficult to get on board with Fuji TV’s prime time slots.

Even though Feng Yun was not broadcast in the prime time, martial arts dramas are still not as popular as idol dramas.

Ha Mei smiled and said, "Then aren't we taking advantage of you?"

"What does it have to do with you? The investors have paid the money."

"Yeah, how much is your salary? Can you tell me?"

After Ha Mei asked this question, everyone was very curious about how much Ji Yu was paid.

Chen Cai only gets 500,000, which averages out to just over 10,000 per episode. Milk tea's pay is only 20,000 per episode. Ji Yu is so popular, how much would his pay be?

Ji Yu smiled at them and said, "You don't want to know."

"Tell me, I'm really curious." Ha Mei begged.

Ji Yu coughed lightly, put down his chopsticks and said, "Two million."

Ha Mei stood up in surprise and shouted, "Two million?!!! I only have one hundred thousand! You have twenty times more than me?"

Ji Yu shrugged and said: "My popularity and influence are two thousand times more than yours. Do you still think that it is insignificant?" Ha Mei: "Emmm" pretend I didn't say anything.

Ha Mei sat down obediently and had no objection to Ji Yu's pay.

However, when she thought that she had to film twenty movies to match Ji Yu's one movie, she felt that the gap between people was too big.

Chen was a little surprised, but still able to accept it. He was curious about how much Fuji TV would give him for the announcement.

"Not much. The Japanese entertainment industry is very stingy. The total cost of several events is less than one million RMB."

Ji Yu was telling the truth. Being a celebrity in Japan doesn't make much, and actresses who make porn movies make even less.

Ji Yu sometimes feels that they are no better off being mistresses, as they can earn much more than making porn movies.

However, Ji Yu’s activities in Japan are not to earn the TV station’s announcement fees, but for fame!
Only when you become famous will people pay for your film fees, endorsements, albums and concerts!

Can the prices charged by international superstars and domestic top-tier stars be the same?

After this activity in Japan is over, I think there will be endorsement opportunities coming my way.

His popularity is now higher than Jin Chengwu's, so there is no reason why he would not have as many endorsements as Jin Chengwu. Jin Chengwu has been developing in Japan in the past two years and has received many endorsements.

Ji Yu is coming to grab his resources. The Japanese market is so small that it can’t accommodate many top idols.

After Kimura fell, no one took over. Jin Chengwu made a lot of money in the past few years and almost became the most popular male idol in Japan, destroying the popularity that Kimura had accumulated over the years.

Ji Yu looked at it with envy and wanted to have a piece of the pie.

Compared with Jin Chengwu, his only shortcoming now is that he has too few film works.

Jin Chengwu was lucky enough to debut early and caught up with the last glory of Hong Kong films. He became famous directly with the movies Chungking Express and Fallen Angels.

He came to Japan to develop his career and took advantage of Kimura's declining popularity to film a hit idol drama, which made him famous in Japan.

Who wouldn’t be jealous of such luck? Ji Yu was also very jealous.

However, international brands are still not confident in him at present, and it will definitely not work without solid works.

Dramas like Meteor Garden are only popular for a while, but their popularity will fade away in two to three years at most. Without classic movies, it will be difficult for them to be recognized.

Moreover, movie actors have a higher level of status, so they will accept those luxury goods.

The entire international market pays more attention to film works.

How many TV shows can be broadcast throughout the international market?
Even though Ji Yu is so popular now, there is no guarantee that every drama he produces can be broadcast in the international market.

At most, the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong and Macau are relatively safe, but the rest depends on luck.

But movies are different. Any big production will inevitably be released in the entire Southeast Asian market, and even in Europe and the United States.

Film works are more conducive to increasing overseas popularity, have a better international image positioning, and can lure brand owners into taking the bait.

Ji Yu was anxious. If he didn't develop quickly while the popularity was high, it would be too late when Meteor Garden became an antique in a few years.

This time Fuji TV is looking for him to cooperate, and he will definitely cooperate and use the resources of Fuji TV to reach a higher level!

Didn’t Jin Chengwu become very popular in Japan thanks to NHK?

In the room, everyone was chatting about various topics in the entertainment industry, and Ji Yu also joined in the conversation for a while.

After a while, the assistant came over to remind us to get ready to leave.

When he came to the bedroom to change clothes, the door behind him suddenly opened and Zhang Yan slipped in quietly.

As soon as she came in, she flew to Ji Yu, hugged him and kissed him.

After kissing for more than ten seconds, she reluctantly let go and whispered:
"I came out to use the bathroom. I don't have much time. Chen and I live together. Don't come to see me at night. Also, I think Ha Mei seems to have discovered it."

Ji Yu rubbed her head and said, "Don't think too much. It won't happen. I won't come to you at night. Then you can come to me."

Zhang Yan blushed and hummed, then stood on tiptoe to kiss him before turning around and quietly leaving.

Ji Yu touched his mouth and felt that Zhang Yan was becoming more and more proactive, which was completely different from how she was in public. However, she was really cute when she was proactive yet shy.

Go find her again when you come back at night and take a good look at her shyly saying no!

Ji Yu packed up simply and went out with his assistant.

In the hotel's underground parking lot, Ji Yu was surrounded by fans who appeared out of nowhere as soon as he appeared.

The fans even chased him to the parking lot, which was pretty scary.

Ji Yu quickly got into the car under the escort of security and headed straight for the TV station.

The TV program is about randomly grabbing passers-by for interactive interviews.

It’s quite interesting. Ji Yu always appears last and gives passers-by a big surprise.

But it wasn't all surprises. There were always passers-by who didn't recognize him and thought he was a newly debuted Japanese idol.

Only after finding out that Ji Yu was Chinese did he show a surprised expression. He was surprised that his Japanese was so good that he even had a Kyoto accent.

The evening show took more than three hours to record. After it ended, Ji Yu was unable to return to the hotel as the program crew invited him to drink and watch a Kabuki performance.

It was already past one in the morning when Ji Yu returned to the hotel.

When Ji Yu returned to his room, he remembered that he didn't have a mobile phone number in Japan, so Zhang Yan couldn't contact him.

I guess he won't come tonight.

When Ji Yu finished taking a shower and was getting ready to go to bed in his room, there was a sudden knock on the door.

He immediately ran to open the door excitedly, and standing outside was Zhang Yan!
Just when he was about to give her a loving hug, Chen Heha Mei popped her heads out from behind Zhang Yan.

Ji Yu stopped immediately and the smile on his face disappeared.

Zhang Shi also popped his head out from the side, shook the midnight snack in his hand and said, "Are you touched? I've been waiting for you to have your midnight snack!"

"I'm touched, so touched. I'm so touched!" Ji Yu sighed in his heart and secretly glanced at Zhang Yan, not understanding why she brought so many people here.

Zhang Yan's eyes were also full of helplessness. Everyone was very excited when they first arrived in Tokyo. They had just returned from going shopping together in the evening.

Several people came to Ji Yu's room, ate the midnight snacks they had packed, drank beer and chatted.

Japan was still very interesting at this time. Although it was not as glorious as in the 1980s, it was still the most lively city in Asia.

Many people come to Japan to play, and Night Tokyo is not just a name.

Several people were chattering about what they had seen and heard, and Ji Yu had already fallen asleep on the sofa.

Recharge your energy, as there is another day of activities tomorrow.

Zhang Yan was the first one to notice that Ji Yu was asleep, so he asked everyone to keep their voices down and not disturb him.

Several people were leaving cautiously. Zhang Yan walked last. When he was about to leave, he suddenly said, "I'll go wake him up. He can't just sit on the sofa and sleep."

Everyone didn't think much about it and just left.

After they all left, Zhang Yan breathed a sigh of relief and ran quickly towards Ji Yu who was lying on the sofa.

In a daze, Ji Yu only felt that there was a sweet and soft person in his arms.

(End of this chapter)