Japanese Entertainment: From special effects actor to action superstar

Chapter 260: Do you want to invest?

Tokyo, Enyo Co., Ltd.

Naoji Yamashina watched the commercials broadcast on TV Asahi.

From behind the scenes to the front of the stage!

The first movie of alien visitors is awesome and in production!
Yamashina Naoharu suddenly stood up.

Oh my god! Gu Gu Ming is back! Why didn't anyone tell him?

Gunpla toys have been selling very well recently. Although the anime ratings are average, it has a fixed audience group.

——It was mainly because the platform of Nagoya TV was not big that caused the ratings of the original Gundam to drop. Later, it was broadcast on TV Asahi Network and the ratings went up immediately.

Children's pocket money is limited! If they use it to buy Gundam plastic models, they certainly won't buy belts and other products.

Compared with Clover, the current Endai is still too young.

The toy licensing library is not sufficient!
As the screening of Kamen Rider comes to an end, the purchase of the first generation belt will drop significantly, and eventually it will inevitably be discontinued.

Only many years later will it be reproduced again.

This is what Naoji Yamashina is worried about.

Kamen Rider's belt is almost at the end of its life cycle, and we don't know what the next product will be!

"I just don't believe he doesn't need the money. Endai hasn't missed out on his share of the profits, so he should have come to me no matter what!"

Naoji Yamashina crossed his arms and stared at the advertisement on TV for a long time, then sighed.

Damn, it seems like they don’t really need money!

Otherwise, how would they get the money to air advertisements on TV Asahi!

TV Asahi main station is very expensive!
Clover did not dare to directly ask Asahi TV to broadcast the Gundam animation, but instead found Nagoya TV, which was affiliated with Asahi TV network.

Of course Naoharu Yamashina didn't know.

The advertisement was given away for free by Ryotoku Watanabe with his own money.

After a long silence, Yamashina Naoji sighed and cursed softly.

Although I don't want to bow my head at this time, I have to do it.

"Connecting to the Extreme Action Agency. Hello? Is this the Extreme Action Agency? I'm Naoji Yamashina! The president of Endai Company, please pass me on to Akira Furuya!"

……

……

When they met again, Yamashina Naoharu looked at Tani Ming at this moment and took him seriously.

The car is not valuable, the clothes are not valuable, but the attitude is very valuable.

After all this, he had to start paying attention to this partner.

"Well, at least from now on I'll kick everyone out, but I'll have to keep Furuya Akira!"

Otherwise, where can you find such a good future shareholder who will not interfere with operations, does not care what he does, and can also help him obtain authorization, and does not care about anything else except regular audits and dividends every month.

This kind of partner and shareholder is exactly what every company wants!
Now that they met, Yamashina Naoharu put aside his status and enthusiastically walked forward to give Gu Ming a bear hug.

"Gugu-kun, long time no see, hahaha! This time it's really a good move, making an old man like me, have no choice but to accept it!"

He was left out for so long that he had no choice but to bow his head!

The people of Gu Ming were all confused.

What means? He doesn't know!
From the time he went to Hong Kong to help until he came back, Gu Ming had no idea that Yamashina Naoharu was looking for him!
He first called Gu Ming into the office, and then told his subordinates to make tea. The two sat opposite each other, and Yamashina Naoharu no longer concealed it.

"Kamen Rider has finished showing, I wonder what the next steps are?"

"So that's what Mr. Yamashina was thinking about! I won't hide it from you, there are plans for a sequel to Kamen Rider. It hasn't been named yet, but filming is already underway. The sequel will still have the belt transformation design, and the production of that belt will, of course, be entrusted to Endai!"

Yamashina Naoji breathed a sigh of relief.

The future is promising, the future is promising!

But what should I do now? "Gunpla is really powerful, it's really annoying."

Naoji Yamashina had many ideas, but he couldn't find the authorization.

Gu Ming spread his hands.

"Why not try Wangu?"

"Banku? That won't work. Dinosaur Super Ksai's ratings in Japan are average, and the toys aren't selling well either. Luckily, we can make some money overseas, but..."

The overseas market for 円代 is not very large either.

Gu Ming couldn't help laughing. "Who said it was authorized by Dinosaur Special Ksai? I mean, it was authorized by those previous Wangu works! Beta magic wands and ultra glasses, fighter planes and tanks in the plot, and even some popular monsters."

What about Gomora, Red King...

Of course, without Pigumon, Pigumon’s toys wouldn’t sell as well as Gomora’s!

What is the king of soft rubber!
Gu Ming said: "The toys we made before were actually pretty good, but at the time, we had insufficient cash flow and production capacity, which meant we couldn't keep costs down. It was a vicious cycle."

There is no money so there is no way to expand production capacity. If you can’t expand production capacity, you can’t reduce costs. If you can’t reduce costs, you have no money, and this cycle repeats.

"It's different now. Kamen Rider belts are very profitable. I heard that Endai made a lot of money last year, and their cash flow has returned to normal. So, with the large-scale production of soft rubber, the cost will also come down. I don't need to tell you that, right?"

Naoji Yamashina leaned back instantly.

indeed!

He had forgotten about the previous soft rubber failure.

But now it seems that it is true.

After restoring the dealer channels, large-scale production can reduce costs. With lower costs, the selling price can also be appropriately lowered, which can attract users again and make money in the end.

As for those soft-gel toys that were not sold before, since they are made of very solid materials, they can be sold as special edition toys!
Yamashina Naoji couldn't help but applaud.

That’s great, this must be done in collaboration with Wangu!

Gu Ming just smiled and didn't say anything.

If he had a choice, he would certainly want to take down Endai, but that was impossible.

Even a small partner like him can get dividends of several million yen, which means 50 to 60 million yen a year. Naoji Yamashina will only get more, not less.

So unless Endai faces a similar major crisis again, or Yamashina Naoharu dies suddenly one day, it is impossible for him to swallow Endai.

Thanks to this, Gu Ming never thought about swallowing up the yen, after all, he didn't understand business management.

With the identity of a partner, he will become a shareholder in the future and receive dividends regularly. The yen-agent needs the authorization he has obtained through matchmaking, and he also needs the dividends given by the yen-agent. It is naturally a win-win situation!
Now that the detailed discussion was over, looking at Yamashina Naoharu's expression, Gu Ming suddenly changed his tone.

"By the way, Mr. Yamashina...would you like to invest in a movie?"

Naoharu Yamashina:?
What the hell!
Why are you suddenly asking him for money?

"I'm actually working on a film. I'm pretty much done with it now, and it will be distributed by Toei. TV Asahi has already aired the commercials, so Endai might consider investing in it."

Yamashina Naoharu didn't refuse.

He pondered for a moment and asked a crucial question.

“Can I advertise?”

"It's not a modern drama, so it might be more difficult. Speaking of which, I heard Endai used to make dolls?"

Seeing Yamashina Naoharu nod, Gu Ming couldn't help but slap his thigh.

That would be easy.

You can still do product placement!

Put Endai's dolls into the movie!
Gu Ming knows a classic image, a little girl holding a rag doll, the shape is absolutely adorable enough.

Although she is a female ghost, she is not a very vicious one. It’s okay to let the fourteen-year-old Dr. Pill hold a rag doll!

Naoharu Yamashina:?
Just talk if you want to, why are you patting my leg?
(End of this chapter)