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Upon hearing Jiang Hang's words, Dr. Agasa introduced his friend to Jiang Hang.

"Jiang Hang, this is my friend, the father of the monster Gomera, and the director of Mikami Daifuku."

Daisuke Mikami is a rather amiable person. Judging from his appearance, it's clear that Professor Agasa has already spoken to this director about Jiang Hang.

At this moment, Daisuke Mikami's expression appeared somewhat restrained, as if he didn't know how to face this overly young new boss.

Jiang Hang then asked directly, "Director Mikami, I heard from the producer that Gomera is taking its final bow. Does that mean you're not planning to continue filming Gomera after this one?"

Daisuke Mikami was taken aback when his new boss asked him this kind of question right away. He paused for a moment before answering Jiang Hang's question: "Because Gomera hasn't been able to bring the company greater profits over the years, the company decided that after filming this Gomera movie, unless it becomes a huge success, we won't make any more Gomera movies. So we've always treated this movie as the final Gomera film..."

After saying that, he cautiously asked Jiang Hang, "Mr. Jiang Hang, do you mean that after we finish filming this Gomera movie, we can continue to film the Gomera story?"

Jiang Hang nodded matter-of-factly: "I bought this company because of Comela. If you're not going to bid, then why did I buy this company?"

Jiang Hang has always felt regretful about those works that were critically acclaimed but not commercially successful and therefore had no sequel.

He had watched the Gomera movie carefully, and the story was indeed very well made. It also received good reviews online, and it can be said to be one of the best-received works among giant tokusatsu productions.

However, Gomera's movies in recent years have been filled with a sense of "poverty". The city models are basically still the same style as ten years ago without much change. There is no money to upgrade the music. The performance effects and computer special effects are outdated. Most importantly, despite being the protagonist, Gomera's suit looks like it has been used for seven or eight years without being replaced.

This is the nature of giant-scale tokusatsu. If these most important aspects cannot meet the audience's needs, it will be difficult to get them to spend money to go to the theater. And the less box office revenue there is, the less money there is to replace these things, creating a vicious cycle that may eventually lead to the loss of even the reputation.

Although, according to the original boss, the production team had spent a huge amount of money to upgrade and replace many things, it now seems that it has only barely passed the minimum standard.

In the director's mind, he probably had been genuinely considering giving Gomera a "decent way to leave."

But now that he's here, he naturally won't let that happen again.

So what if they're short of money? From now on, Young Master Jiang will foot the bill for all of Gomera's filming.

Sure enough, after Jiang Hang confirmed that they would continue filming Gomera, the entire set immediately became lively!

Chapter 138: Chapter 137: I never care whether the companies I acquire make money or not.

Almost immediately after Jiang Hang announced that he would continue filming Gomera, the first to react were not the crew members, but rather Gomera's producer, Osamu Kamei.

He walked quickly and incredulously to Jiang Hang's side.

“Mr. Jiang Hang, I advise you to reconsider your decision.”

Jiang Hang turned to look at the man, who seemed completely unaware that he was being stared at with murderous intent by the entire crew as he spoke those words.

"Producer Kamei, do you have any other opinions?"

Kamei Osamu nodded, wanting to tell Jiang Hang that continuing to film Gomera was simply not worthwhile.

“Mr. Jiang Hang, I have been the producer of Gomera Films for three years, and I am familiar with everything about the production team.”

“Monster movies are just for fooling kids. Giant-sized tokusatsu works might have been somewhat novel a few years ago, but in an era where computer special effects technology is constantly developing, they are no longer up-to-date,” said Osamu Kamei, pointing directly to the soundstage not far away, where models and props made by the props team were displayed.

"How much time and money does it take to set up such a filming location? And then spend a few minutes having the 'monster' destroy it all, making it unusable afterward? Don't you think this approach is incredibly foolish?"

He then pointed to the crew members around him and listed the problems within the crew one by one.

The story is clichéd, the music is dull, the cinematographer is second-rate, and the special effects are third-rate. The Gomera costume has been used for ten years, and it has been repaired countless times but they are reluctant to replace it with a new one.

In his opinion, there was nothing good about this film crew.

After listening to what Kamei Osamu said, Jiang Hang said he understood what the other party meant.

Seeing Jiang Hang's expression, Kamei Osamu changed his demeanor again, and said to Jiang Hang in a somewhat ingratiating manner, "I think you should understand now. It's already quite remarkable that something as backward as Gomera has been able to persist for ten years and now has a fairly good ending. Rather than continuing to film the Gomera story, we should use more resources in the right places."

Kamei Osamu spoke very loudly. Since the crew wasn't working, everyone's attention was focused on Jiang Hang and Kamei Osamu. Some hot-tempered people even wanted to rush up and beat him up, but they were stopped by the people around them in the end.

Jiang Hang's gaze fell on Kamei Osamu.

“In this era, filming giant-scale tokusatsu is indeed a thankless task,” Jiang Hang said slowly, then, with a smug look on Kamei Osamu's face, he held up his thumb and forefinger in front of him.

"But what you just said is simply that you don't have enough money, so you can't do better. And coincidentally, I really like the story of Gomera, and I'm also a little bit richer than the average person."

"I never care whether a company I acquire makes money or not, because I can afford to support it whether it makes a profit or a loss."

Upon hearing Jiang Hang's last words, Kamei Osamu's expression immediately turned ugly.

After speaking, Jiang Hang glanced out of the corner of his eye at Conan, who seemed completely uninterested, and at the group of kids glaring at Kamei Osamu beside him.

Congratulations! Conan has recently curbed his superpowers. Otherwise, I don't know if someone like you would become a murderer in Conan, but if there were to be a victim, you would be the most likely candidate.

Seeing that Kamei Osamu seemed to want to say something more, Jiang Hang looked at him seriously and said, "Producer Kamei, this is the filming location of 'Gomera,' and you are the producer of Gomera. So I hope you can be more careful with your words, otherwise the producer of Gomera will have to be replaced."

Under Jiang Hang's warning gaze and the watchful eyes of the entire crew, the producer finally slunk away.

Just as the other party left the studio with an angry but speechless expression, the atmosphere in the entire studio seemed to become lively.

Although they had only just met Jiang Hang, at least the crew members were clear about one thing.

This new boss of ours seems to be very rich, no, extremely rich!

He also really liked the Gomera series of movies they made, so after filming this movie, they didn't have to worry about what to do after the crew disbanded.

Soon, Jiang Hang also got to know many members of the crew, such as Matsui Hidehiro, who had been the Gomera suit actor for the past ten years. He was a rough man who said on the surface that he was almost sick of playing Gomera after ten years, but when he learned from Jiang Hang that Gomera would continue to be filmed, he burst into tears on the spot.

Actress Tomomi Sakaguchi, who also starred in Gomera for ten years, covered her face and ran to another room after hearing the news. When she returned, her eyes were slightly red.

Besides the two of them and the director, a significant portion of the crew members were veterans who had worked on the first Gomera film ten years ago.

They had all thought this would be the last time they filmed Gomera, but now that they know the story of Gomera won't end here, they are happy.

It's already quite remarkable for a tokusatsu series to maintain its popularity for ten years, let alone a monster tokusatsu film, which few people in the tokusatsu industry are willing to try anymore.

However, Jiang Hang's acquisition of Dabao Films was not just for making monster movies. As one of the few film companies in the industry that specializes in making giant tokusatsu films, Jiang Hang also wanted to try to bring Ultraman to life.

There are very few giant-scale tokusatsu works in this world. Although there are giant-scale hero tokusatsu works, none of them have ever been truly powerful. There has never been a work of the Ultraman type.

But this kind of thing should definitely be left to professionals.

Jiang Hang plans to discuss some Ultraman concepts with Gomera's father, Sanshoku University, after the acquisition is completed.

The core concept of Ultraman will be retained, but the detailed story and plot will still need to be controlled by director Daisuke Mikami.

After all, Daisuke Mikami, who has been making monster movies for ten years, is far more skilled in the field than Jiang Hang, who only watched Ultraman fight monsters on TV when he was a child.

Jiang Hang is also looking forward to seeing what kind of feelings Ultraman will bring to the people of this world after being filmed in different stories by the world's best directors.

Chapter 139: Chapter 138: Tequila

Let's put the Ultraman thing aside for now. Not only has Dabao Films not been officially acquired by him yet, but this kind of project also requires a lot of time to prepare.

Compared to Ultraman, which still requires long-term planning, Gomera's movie is more important right now.

In any case, since Jiang Hang is going to acquire Dabao Film and Television, the ending of Gomeila's story will definitely have to be changed.

Daisuke Mikami originally thought he would never have the chance to film Gomera again. With the idea that this movie would be the final Gomera film, he chose to have Gomera perish together with another monster in the end.

This is clearly a tragic ending, and if it's well-made, people will still remember the ending of this movie even decades from now.

But now that Gomera is going to continue filming, he feels that this ending is not quite right.

Daisuke Mikami and the scriptwriters have started discussing the new ending. Jiang Hang originally wanted to see the filming location of the tokusatsu show, but it seems he won't be able to today.

In fact, Jiang Hang wouldn't mind if Gomera died once. Following the usual formula of American comics, he could simply reboot the timeline or create a parallel universe to shut up the audience.

This year's "Gomera the Monster" killed Gomera once, earning enough tears from the audience.

Then, once his funding arrives and the crew has been completely upgraded, next year he can put up a promotion for "The All-New Upgraded Gomera Makes a Strong Comeback," creating a "Return of the Super Monster Gomera" to generate another wave of hype. This should attract many viewers to the theaters.

However, it's clear that the crew of Gomera, from the director to the actors, are straightforward and don't know how to play these gimmicks. Since they know that Gomera will continue filming and don't want to see Gomera die, as long as the story remains interesting, Jiang Hang will let them be.

Moreover, once Dabao Films is officially incorporated into Jiang Hang's assets, he will likely spend a lot of time there.

Who knows, maybe one day he'll get interested and go to the film crew to work as an action director, or even become a monster suit actor, to experience what it's like to be "beaten up" by Ultraman.

In short, the acquisition went very smoothly. Jiang Hang successfully entered the tokusatsu (special effects) industry; the original owner of Dabao Films sold off a company that might have left him penniless; and the Gomera crew was able to film Gomera and a completely new story under better conditions.

As for the producer, Osamu Kamei?

If Gomera's movie hadn't been nearing completion, Jiang Hang would have replaced him long ago. However, after filming wrapped, he would have no further connection with Gomera.

Instead of worrying about whether Kamei Osamu would hold a grudge against him, Jiang Hang would rather think about the fact that he owed the system 1 billion.

Having just achieved his small goal of saving 1 billion, he now owes the system another 1 billion in the blink of an eye, which makes Jiang Hang sigh at the unpredictability of life.

What he didn't expect was that the system wouldn't open a repayment path for him, and it wouldn't even allow him to use the money that the industry template had increased for him. If he wanted to repay the billion, he could only rely on the money from the task rewards for accepting commissions.

According to the system, he will not be able to obtain the skill training book he needs most until the money is paid off.

If he can repay the money through a commission within half a month, the system will give him an extra skill training book.

Earning 1 billion yuan in half a month is a considerable challenge for Jiang Hang.

This was a task that his own system had given him after a long time, so Jiang Hang planned to work hard for the next two weeks to pay back the 1 billion before slacking off.

The day after Jiang Hang acquired Dabao Film and Television, Conan, who hadn't had any cases for ten days, finally took the initiative to contact him.

And after holding back for so many days, Conan encountered a big guy right away this time.

"Jiang Hang, come over here right away, I've found someone." Conan's tone was unusually serious on the other end of the phone.

Ordinary people might not understand what Conan is trying to express, but Jiang Hang naturally understands what Conan means.

Has Conan discovered someone connected to the winery?

"Where are you? I'm coming over now."

Conan then briefly explained on the phone that he had planted a bug on the other person and revealed his current location.

However, just as Jiang Hang was about to hang up the phone and rush over to investigate, a huge explosion suddenly came from the other end of the line!

"Conan, are you alright?" Jiang Hang was startled by the sudden explosion and quickly asked Conan.

After a long while, Conan's incredulous voice finally came from the other end of the phone.

"I'm fine. The bomb detonated elsewhere, but it seems like it... was aimed directly at that person..."

Upon hearing Conan's words, Jiang Hang frowned deeply.

"Go find a safe place first, and I'll contact you when I get there. In short, don't do anything rash right now."

After saying that, Jiang Hang rushed to the place Conan had mentioned.

The Mihana Restaurant is hosting a game launch event for the well-known game company "Mantangtian" today.

No one expected that what seemed like an ordinary press conference would turn into a serious explosion.