Japanese Entertainment: From special effects actor to action superstar

Chapter 193: Asking for Help
When Gu Ming walked into the office converted from a factory building, he felt that he and Wan Gu'ao were like two deer walking among a pack of wolves.

These business tycoons who have been in business for many years - although they actually didn't make much money - seemed to regard the two of them as two suckers.

Wan Gu'ao didn't want to say much to these people. He just briefly explained the situation and sold the partner position to Gu Ming. After introducing several people present, he left first.

Gu Ming turned to the three people with some interest.

It would be fine if it was just Yamashina Naoji, but the other two were small company bosses who didn't even deserve to have a name.

"This look is really annoying to the person who sees it."

Gu Ming unconsciously held onto the table and gave a brief introduction to his own situation.

"Akira Furuya, an ordinary actor, will be Endai's partner from now on."

Naoji Yamashina said nothing, just lowered his head and smoked his hookah. The crackling sound made Gu Ming almost think he was smoking leaves.

The attitudes of the other two were not friendly at all.

"I've also heard about Endai. Being able to obtain the Astro Boy license back then shows he has some abilities."

Yamashina Naoji finally raised his head.

He looked at Gu Ming, and when he opened his mouth, a cloud of mist came out, choking and making people cough.

The other two partners were coughing and fanning the smoke, unable to raise their heads.

Gu Ming frowned slightly, not intending to save face for the old man. He took a deep breath, puffed up his lungs, and exhaled in one breath, clearing away the smoke in front of him.

"That's all in the past. Endai no longer needs any partners. I don't know how much you spent to buy this position from Wan Gu'ao, but just buy it back from me at the original price. Endai doesn't need a young man telling us what to do..."

"I know the head of Toei's TV department."

Yamashina Naoji swallowed the second half of his sentence in an instant.

Looking at the expressions of Endai and the others, Gu Ming emphasized again, "I have a cooperative relationship with the head of Toei's TV department. Recently, Toei has a popular work and is planning to make toys."

Naoji Yamashina held the hookah, his old eyes lingered on Gu Ming's face for a moment, and then he only sneered.

"That 'Kamen Rider' doesn't look like something that could be made into a toy. It's not even as good as Bankai's chariots and fighter planes. The kid who likes the weirdos in Kamen Rider must be blind."

"You're not necessarily blind if you like monsters. Children will also like the image of Kamen Rider itself. Besides, this isn't the collaboration we're discussing."

Gu Ming made the gesture of tying his belt.

"I'm talking about Kamen Rider's belt! It can be made of cloth and plastic chemicals, and its appearance is close to the product in the plot. I heard that Endai was boycotted by the copyright association not long ago, resulting in it being unable to obtain authorization for any popular works, but this is Toei. Toei doesn't care about those associations."

After hearing these few words, the two company partners' hearts were pounding.

Is the yen no longer enough?

In fact, it is almost the same, because Endai cannot get the toy agreement for popular works, and without this copyright agreement, it cannot produce genuine toys.

Endai is in Tokyo and cannot escape the suppression of the Japan Copyright Association.

Because not long ago, 円代 insisted on the concept of "no returns", it was eventually boycotted by dealers in the industry and suppressed by the Copyright Association at the same time, which led to 円代 falling into a half-dead situation.

As long as either of them can destroy any one of them, Endai can be resurrected!

Have genuine authorization that will not be traced by copyright associations, or be able to regain the trust of dealers.

To achieve this, it is very simple. As long as Endai can obtain the authorization of a popular work, all problems can be solved.

Distributors will resume cooperation, and the Copyright Association has no right to interfere with the copyrights of the big companies behind those popular works.

Wangu's works certainly qualify, but there were major problems with cost control in the soft vinyl series released not long ago, which resulted in this excellent opportunity being wasted.

And now...

Gu Ming suddenly stood up and bowed to several people.

"Well, please think carefully about whether or not to continue the cooperation. I have something important to do on the set, so I'll leave first!" Now it's Endai who's begging him, not him begging Endai. Gu Ming won't stay here and have to face the faces of a few old men.

Seeing Gu Ming walking further and further away, the two partners stood up one after another.

"Brother Gugu!"

"please wait a while……"

Gu Ming said nothing, but just walked faster.

Naoji Yamashina gripped the hookah so tightly that he almost squeezed it to pieces.

What Yendai lacks is an opportunity!

"Partner, Toei, official authorization! There's no way I can refuse this!"

Yamashina Naoharu took a deep breath and was about to speak to keep him, but Gu Ming had already walked away.

Yamashina Naoji couldn't help but sigh.

late!

"How to do?"

"Catch up?"

Naoji Yamashina raised his hand, signaling the two partners to stay calm.

"It's too late to pursue them now. We need to beg them for help in this matter, and they don't rely on us. If we continue to act arrogant, we will no longer be qualified to do so. Quickly find some toys produced by the factory and prepare to pay them a visit!"

There is one more thing that Naoji Yamashina plans to do himself.

He had to find out Toei's cooperation requirements, and then try to come up with satisfactory conditions.

Large manufacturers are powerful, but they also have many requirements and high prices. On the contrary, it is the downtrodden manufacturers with a certain scale like Endai that are very suitable for some companies to cooperate with.

……

……

"So you're back?"

"So I came back."

Gu Ming spread his hands and lay comfortably on the mat.

"The current situation is that they beg me, so of course I have to come back. When they can't bear it any longer, they will naturally come to me. This kind of market is inherently unequal."

After Gu Ming finished speaking, he did not elaborate on his thoughts.

Naoji Yamashina is a man with a serious mind, but he has a good vision. Otherwise, he would not have been able to turn Endai from a shabby factory into a multi-industry giant in Japan after so many years.

As early as the late 1980s, Yamashina Naoji had realized one thing: Zhou State had the advantage of a dense population and a high level of education.

Because of compulsory education, all school-age children in Zhou, especially those in urban areas, received a basic education and were able to perform at least the basic tasks on the assembly line. As a result, teenagers around sixteen years old could at least recognize numbers and some basic calculations, making them a natural "factory" for a labor-intensive industry like the assembly line.

His subsequent actions were not so much an atonement as an early discovery of the potential of a large-scale foundry.

Gu Ming didn't believe that he couldn't see the benefits of this matter.

As he was speaking, he heard someone knocking on the door. Gu Ming stood up and took a look at the door mirror. Sure enough, it was the old man, Naoji Yamashina.

But this time, Yamashina Naoharu no longer had the arrogance he had before, but instead seemed a little more sincere. He was holding a bag in his hand, which was obviously a gift.

Gu Ming smiled.

It seems that the old man has lost his patience.

(End of this chapter)