1982 Started from Hong Kong

Chapter 304 Preparation for Filming
Hong Kong, Yuen Long.

After taking office, Councillor Zhai began to fulfill his promise and the first batch of infrastructure projects centered on Xiawan Village started construction.

I watched a group of young gangsters from Xinji carrying shovels, pushing brick carts, and living in harmony with their neighbors.

Zhai Yuan nodded with relief and remembered something.

"My name is Shanji, Ji means grassroots."

The foundation of the first school in Xiawan Village has just been laid, and the name of the school has been finalized, called "Qvod Technology Company Zhaiyuan Primary School".

Zhai Yuan founded the school with full funding.

In theory, they are of a higher level than those celebrity principals in later generations who simply bought the naming rights of a school and then publicized it extensively.

It would be a loss if you don't gain some fame.

Wearing construction clothes, rubber shoes and work gloves.

Zhai Yuan carried a bag of cement on his shoulders and walked grunting among the bricks and rubble at the construction site.

A TV crew followed behind him.

"What I hate most is that you reporters come to the construction site, refuse to help, and disturb our normal work."

Zhai Yuan unloaded the cement and faced the camera with an impatient look on his face: "If you want to report the news, take more pictures of good people and good deeds, pay attention to the society and people's livelihood, don't just focus on me, this is just the most ordinary part of my daily life."

During lunch.

Zhai Yuan sat on the ground with his fellow workers again, eating heartily with lunch boxes in hand and chatting and laughing with each other.

"How many people are there in your family? How is your income this year? Don't worry, I'm the boss and you're the worker, we just have different divisions of labor."

The camera recorded the scene of Councillor Zhai having fun with the people.

Finally, the cameraman turned off the camera and nodded to Zhai Yuan: "Mr. Zhai, we have enough footage."

"Puff!" Zhai Yuan spat out the cabbage leaves in his mouth, stood up and walked towards the cafeteria: "Is my pot of abalone ready?"

He Zilang applauded and said, "Not bad, Mr. Zhai, you already have the basic qualities of a politician."

Zhai Yuan rolled his eyes at him and said, "How many times have I told you to name your position when you're working? Those extras just now performed well, so give them an extra hundred yuan each. The sister who held my hand and cried will get two hundred yuan."

"Received! Councillor Zhai~"

Ho Chi-long had served the previous city councillor and was very familiar with this kind of thing. After paying the hush money, he took the videotape and went back to check if there were any loopholes.

His newly formed campaign team has its own set of procedures for routine operations such as how to get the finished film to TV stations and buy news for publicity.

"At this rate, the boss will be able to join the city council before his term ends."

He Zilang held the tape and pondered in his mind, a smile appeared on his face, and he felt that he had made the right choice this time.

When I went back to the office to watch the footage, a girl from the campaign team frowned and said, "Isn't this too much of a show?"

He Zilang shook his head: "The public only cares about emotions. One person out of a hundred can see that it's a show, and his voice cannot affect the trend of public opinion. Besides, these public facility owners are better off with real money than those competitors who can only talk."

The team is building momentum for Zhai Yuan's next election.

Zhai Yuan went back to the canteen and cooked a small meal, and asked Guan Weiming about the situation at the factory.

"The situation in Asia is pretty good. Sony has placed a new order, and the delivery date is scheduled for the second half of the year."

Guan Weiming added: "There are some problems in America. Walt Disney called again, and the general meaning is that if Qvod doesn't cooperate with them, they will join forces with European and American distributors to sue Qvod for unfair competition."

Zhai Yuan put down his chopsticks and asked, "What's the reason for the lawsuit?"

Guan Weiming said with some concern: "I have asked the legal department. They can start with patent rights, just like laser discs, and come up with a red book or yellow book for CDs. They can then formulate new standards according to their European and American rules, and then enter the market in the name of guidance and cooperate in the production of products under the new standards."

Zhai Yuan nodded thoughtfully.

This operation is indeed the practice in the United States. In the past few years, there have been red books based on laser discs and yellow books for CD records.

I also remember the Orange Book, White Book, Blue Book, Green Book, etc.

In short, every time a new technology is developed in the field of optical discs, America will come up with a new set of international standards.

Later generations had a special term called "Rainbow Book".

"Then let them sue, and let Shen Wei hire some good foreign lawyers to delay the case for a little longer."

Zhai Yuan picked up another piece of dried bamboo shoots and put it into his mouth: "It's essentially a game of big fish eating small fish. This kind of thing is inevitable, but we should try to prolong the time of mediation with the other party, which is also prolonging the time of the company's monopoly on this market."

Zhai Yuan was also helpless, but what else could you do when you encounter robbers?

This kind of thing is not inevitable. The situation will be much better if the company is moved to the mainland and has support from others.

But if this happens, the imported machines and rare earth materials used by Qvod will be sanctioned again.

Blocked at both ends...

We can only delay for a year or two by filing a lawsuit and formulating new standards, and then try to eat as much as possible before sharing the cake with everyone.

However, by that time, the second generation of new products of Qvod should be almost ready, so the worst that can happen is to repeat the process again.

As long as I keep updating and iterating, the bandits’ standards will never catch up with me.

In fact, the company that played this trick best was the Dutch company Philips. Their own LD discs were already available for commercial use in 1974, but they insisted on secretly developing the more advanced digital CDs first, and only then did they release the LD discs, predicting America's tactics in advance.

“It’s hard for everyone to start a business!”

Zhai Yuan put down his bowl and sighed: "How is the progress of Professor Tao's research on the AB double-sided optical disc?"

Guan Weiming said: "Double-sided optical discs require more than twice as much laser engraving, and the storage capacity is also a problem. It is not yet commercially available."

Zhai Yuan stood up and stretched: "I don't understand the technology. Anyway, if you need money, let me know. After all, I am so poor that I only have money left."

……

He overtook the Japanese stock market and made 2 billion Hong Kong dollars from one shop.

Honestly, it feels a bit empty.

After Zhai Yuan took over the Film Association, he felt that his life had lost its goals and hopes, and he could only look for someone to comfort his empty heart.

Little girls like Haimei and Huimin are too lazy to be coaxed at home and need comfort from their older sisters.

So I decided to stay in Kowloon Tong tonight.

In front of Deng Leling and Nishixie Michiko, he acted like a master. Sister Ling had grown in love with them over time and was willing to meet any excessive demands. Michiko did not have the image of a female fighter on the screen. She rubbed their shoulders and legs, ran the bath water, and lay behind Mr. Zhai to push his back to help him.

Although his body was exhausted after tossing and turning until the second half of the night, the emptiness in his heart was indeed somewhat filled. Zhai Yuan leaned against the head of the bed and lit a cigarette.

"I just remembered that there was a package sent from Japan this morning. I put it away for you. Do you want to open it and take a look?"

Deng Leling, who was helping with the cleanup, raised her head, moved Michiko's position, wiped the corner of her mouth and asked.

Zhai Yuan narrowed his eyes and hummed.

Deng Leling walked out of the bedroom trembling, and soon came back with a cardboard box and placed it on the bedside.

Zhai Yuan patted Michiko's head to signal her that it was okay. The two women went into the bathroom to wash up, and Zhai Yuan opened the box to check the items inside.

The box contains the Tokyo Hot Entertainment Agency's business plan.

Hundreds of proposals contain detailed information about models who have passed the auditions, and most of them also include Liang Zhichao’s experience reports.

Zhai Yuan looked at the crooked report written by Liang Zhichao and laughed and shook his head. He was worthy of being called Brother Chao, he was too ambitious.

The entertainment industry and Vanity Fair.

The situation in Hong Kong is relatively better at the moment, with a relatively conservative atmosphere, while the Japanese are more open.

Few women who are not vain are willing to try out the entertainment industry or come to Tokyo Hot Agency to make their debut. If they want to stand out, accepting the unspoken rules is the most basic of the basics, so Zhai Yuan is not surprised by Liang Zhichao's record.

I just think Brother Chao is in good health.

There was a sound of water splashing in the bathroom.

Zhai Yuan leaned against the head of the bed, biting a cigarette while flipping through the documents in his hand.

The Japanese girls in the photos were all dressed relatively conservatively. There were dozens of videotapes in the box. I opened one and played it. Most of the women in the videotapes were wearing very little underwear. The bolder ones were even naked and posing in front of the camera.

Zhai Yuan found it somewhat interesting at first, but after seeing the same makeup and style for too long, he gradually felt aesthetic fatigue.

However, panning for gold in the sea of ​​roles, after reading hundreds of resumes, you will not gain nothing.

"This one called Akasaka Rei is pretty good, the name sounds familiar..."

From a pile of photos, Zhai Yuan found one of the few teachers he remembered. Although this teacher had never filmed a serious Category IV film, her resume stated that Akasaka Rei had won the Best Actress award at the Nikkatsu Pink Film Awards. No wonder she stood out among the resumes of many Japanese girls.

At the age of 24, Akasaka Rei had seven representative works and a photo album. Her resume stated that her contract with Toyo Nikkatsu Co., Ltd. had expired and she did not want to continue shooting pink movies, so she planned to become a serious actress.

Liang Zhichao's comment: I haven't tried it, but she has a good figure in the movie and an even prettier face in real life. I also sent all her works to Brother Yuan for his review.

Continue to read the resume.

Soon I found a second acquaintance.

Her name is Tomomi Akimoto.

Zhai Yuan reads a lot of marketing accounts and has some knowledge of this aspect of Japanese history. He remembers teacher Tomomi Akimoto because she was later called the Yua Mikami of the 1980s and the originator of Adult Video idols.

At the age of 19, he already had a representative work of real-life military action, and the company he signed with was a newly established company called Yuzhong Films.

In the 1980s, the Adult Video industry gradually emerged in Japan, and companies of this type emerged one after another, entering the market earlier than Zhai Yuan's Tokyo Hot.

However, the first film shot by Uzhong Eiga for Tomomi Akimoto apparently did not satisfy the idol founder. She saw the promotional advertisement of Tokyo Hot during this month's flower festival and took the initiative to come for an audition and wanted to switch to the cast.

I still have a few resumes left.

Zhai Yuan glanced through it hastily. He didn't hold out much hope at first, but he didn't expect there was such a master.

Noriko Sakai.

She was 15 years old at the time, and her representative works include the Japanese drama "Spring Wind Ichiban" and Magazine Girl.

Zhai Yuan tried hard to discern the eyebrows and eyes of Noriko Sakai in the later generations' impression from the young face in the photo, and only then did he dare to confirm that it was the same person.

"Brother Chao, it's OK..."

Among all the Japanese female stars, the name Noriko Sakai is one of the most well-known.

Popular anime characters such as Ami Mizuno from "Sailor Moon", Athena from "Saint Seiya", Ai Tano from "Film Girls"... etc. are all portrayed one-to-one based on her.

Before the millennium, there was probably no Japanese actress more popular than her, until Ayumi Hamasaki took over the baton.

Especially in the mainland, Noriko Sakai's influence was no less than that of Ken Takakura at that time.

"It's a pity that he was later involved in drugs, which is a bit embarrassing."

Zhai Yuan held the photo of Noriko Sakai and hesitated slightly.

When the innocent idol Noriko Sakai got into trouble, it caused a sensation in Asia. After her comeback, many people still flocked to support her and she was even named an anti-drug ambassador in the mainland. However, she was ultimately haunted by her dark history and her popularity plummeted.

"But she's only 15 now, she can still be saved!"

Zhai Yuan looked at the photo of Noriko Sakai, who had grown into a well-mannered woman, smacked his lips, and completely forgot his previous attitude towards male artists such as Mo Shaocong.

Taking double standards to the extreme.

……

Leave the resumes of Akasaka Rei, Akimoto Tomomi and Sakai Noriko aside.

The next day.

Zhai Yuan made a phone call to Dongyang.

"Akimoto Tomomi has filmed real-life fighting movies before, so let's use her as the heroine for the first movie. The filming team can just find someone in Japan, and I'll send a producer from Hong Kong to give guidance."

Zhai Yuan held the phone and explained the situation to Liang Zhichao: "It's fine if Akasaka Rei wants to make a serious movie. Hong Kong now has a rating system, and Category III movies are also serious movies. It's almost May again, and Jiuyi is preparing a big-budget Category III movie, and she will be the heroine at that time."

Liang Zhichao made some "hmm" sounds on the phone and the sound of someone writing could be heard. It was obvious that he was seriously writing down Zhai Yuan's words on paper.

Zhai Yuan smiled and said, "Brother Chao, I am very satisfied with your work attitude. I feel relieved to hand over the business to you."

"Brother Yuan, you don't have to be polite. This is what I should do. At my age, I should develop my own career."

Liang Zhichao spoke in a businesslike tone on the phone, and finally complained: "There is one more thing, Brother Yuan. Recently Xu Jiasheng has been going too far. You asked him to be my bodyguard, but he has been away from me all day. He even caused me to get beaten up two days ago. You must teach him a lesson!"

Zhai Yuan pondered for a moment, knowing that Xu Jiasheng was unwilling to be lonely, and now he had probably started to develop his own power.

"I know. I will help you get revenge." Zhai Yuan smiled, handed the phone to Michiko, and said into the receiver, "Brother Chao, give the phone to Xixie Yannan."

The Nishixie siblings communicated a few words in Japanese over the phone line.

Zhai Yuan said to Michiko, "Please tell your boss that unless Xu Jiasheng affects my business, don't bother with him for now. But send someone to communicate privately with the Chinese communities he has contacted. If the Western Association does something one day, let them think clearly about which side they stand on. Of course, it would be best if that day never comes..."

(End of this chapter)