Traveling through the Tokyo bubble era

Chapter 768 Perfect Integration
The director Wang who came to pick up Hanyu Hideki at the airport this time was naturally Wang Fulin, who directed "Dream of Red Mansions" back then.

After Hideki Hanyu got in touch with CCTV through "Journey to the West", he also provided support to the crew of "Dream of Red Mansions".

When he went to Yanjing that year, Director Wang personally took him to visit the crew and the Grand View Garden out of gratitude.

Although they had little contact afterwards, his attitude at that time still left a good impression on Director Wang.

Support funds, support equipment, support technology, and it’s just pure help, no other requirements.

It can even be said that after Hanyu Hideki provided the support, he completely disappeared. In this case, let alone making any requests to the crew, he might have forgotten about it completely the moment he turned around.

It was this past experience that made director Wang Fulin think of Yunshang Entertainment and Hideki Hanyu as soon as he started preparing for "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and learned that there was a shortage of equipment, funds and technology.

Then, at the welcoming banquet for Hanyu Hideki, after three rounds of drinks, Wang Fulin spoke sincerely to Hanyu Hideki.

“Although there are many Japanese TV stations that want to cooperate with the production team, as for the attitude of the crew, we only want to cooperate with Mr. Hanyu’s company.”

"Of course I believe what Director Wang says," said Hanyu Hideki with a smile.

Of course he knew why Wang Fulin said that.

If it was just a simple nostalgia, Hideki Hanyu would certainly not be so naive.

After all, apart from that little interaction back then, they had never even met each other afterwards, so how could they have any deep friendship?

To put it bluntly, the other party just likes his generosity and lack of trouble.

He invested money without making any demands and didn't want any rights, which meant that his right to speak thus fell into the hands of the film crew and the director.

Under such circumstances, how could Director Wang not "like" him?

Hideki Hanyu has no opinion on this.

Because he knows that relationships between people are very complicated.

We must never simply decide based on good or bad, like or dislike. There are too many and too complex objective factors to consider.

What he was considering, besides the purest desire of the Chinese soul in his body to help the country after achieving success in his career, he also had profit-oriented purposes.

Take "Journey to the West" as an example. Although the creative staff and production units of the crew earned more income than in the previous life due to the participation of his companies.

However, the companies under Hideki Hanyu also made considerable profits from the licensing of "Journey to the West", and the figures are naturally far higher than the money paid.

What's more, for such timely assistance, profit is not the most important thing. What is important is to leave enough reputation and goodwill in the country.

Therefore, for Hideki Hanyu, providing some help to the headquarters within his ability, even if it is insignificant to him, the reputation and favors he gains from it are so valuable for future operations that it is difficult to measure with money.

Why wouldn't he do this kind of win-win situation?

Of course, he was also pleased that Director Wang could make a public statement with such good intentions.

So Hideki Hanyu had a very pleasant time at the welcoming banquet that followed.

The only drawback is that all those attending the welcoming banquet today are behind-the-scenes members of the crew, and there is not even a single actor on stage.

It’s okay if it’s a man, but I’m naturally not interested in scumbags.

But the question is, isn’t Romance of the Three Kingdoms currently casting?
Diao Chan, Xiao Qiao, Zhen Mi, Sun Shangxiang, any one of them will do!

They were all beauties who, when they were young and ignorant, only cared about watching the generals fight, but only learned to cherish them after they grew up.

Of course, even without all of the above, it is not impossible to meet Mrs. Mi.

If I remember correctly, the actor who played Mrs. Mi at Changbanpo was Wang Luyao.

If you find this name unfamiliar, I believe you can all remember Miao Ruolan in the 91 Taiwanese version of "Snow Mountain Flying Fox".

If you still can't remember, she also played Mrs. Wang in Zhang Jizhong's 2002 version of "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils".

The reason he thought of these things was not because he had any other ideas.

This is just like when he visited the crew of Dream of the Red Chamber and had to see Baochai and Daiyu with his own eyes, just to satisfy his youthful memories that he could no longer return to.

Of course, even though there were some imperfections, Hideki Hanyu was still very happy at the welcoming banquet.

After all, the sense of cultural familiarity we have in China cannot be compensated by any conditions overseas.

After the guests and hosts had eaten and drunk their fill and were in great joy, everyone said goodbye and left one after another.

Hideki Hanyu took a car back to the hotel he had booked.

As a result, as soon as he arrived at the hotel lobby, he saw Yasui Yosuke who was obviously waiting for him, and his sister-in-law Zhou Wenqiong who rushed up to support him.

"Why did my brother-in-law drink so much?"

Hanyu Hideki waved his hand to indicate that he was fine, "I only drank a little, Xiao Qiong, you don't need to help me."

But Zhou Wenqiong seemed not to hear it. While holding Hanyu Hideki's arm, she asked with concern, "Brother-in-law is going to socialize right after returning to China? Is there any difficulty with the headquarters?"

"It's not a social event. Director Wang Fulin is hosting a welcome party for me. The people who are here are all members of the filming crew."

After Hanyu Hideki finished speaking, he rushed to Yasui Yosuke who was standing in front of him and said, "Let's go to my room to communicate first, and then we will go to the front desk together tomorrow."

"Is this okay, President?"

When Yasui Yosuke saw Zhou Wenqiong supporting Hanyu Hideki, he thought his president was drunk.

Hanyu Hideki smiled and said, "It's okay, Xiao Qiong is just making a fuss."

The sister-in-law next to him was immediately dissatisfied, "I was kind and concerned, but my brother-in-law said I was making a fuss."

Hanyu Hideki touched Zhou Wenqiong's head and said, "Okay, I said the wrong thing.

But you are an adult, so don't act like a child. Is Iwaya Maki here? Go and call her to come to my room to discuss business."

After sending his sister-in-law away, Hanyu Hideki, who smelled of alcohol but was not drunk at all, walked towards Yasui Yosuke's room while talking.

"Mr. An Jing, the reason why I asked you to come to Yanjing is to participate in the Three Kingdoms of the main station, but it is not because you used to be the general manager of Yunshang Entertainment in the mainland. After all, you have resigned from Yunshang Entertainment now.

My idea is that this investment and filming will not only be participated by Yunshang Entertainment, but will be led by Yunshang and then cooperated by multiple parties.

China's domestic department, I plan to let you and Xiao Qiong..."

Facing Yasui Yosuke, Hanyu Hideki expressed many of his thoughts without even waiting for them to reach the room.

Firstly, Hideki Hanyu trusts this subordinate who can be regarded as a "partner".

Secondly, Yasui Yosuke had served as a middleman between Yunshang Entertainment and the main station for many years and had some connections with the main station. In the next work, with the help of the other party, he could save some energy.

Next, as Zhou Wenqiong brought Iwaya Masaki to meet him and Yasui Yosuke in the room, the arrangements for the next work officially began.

There is no need to go into detail about the process. In short, by the time the few people left Hanyu Hideki's room, more than three hours had passed.

……

The next day.

July th.

Although Hanyu Hideki had a tiring journey, a welcoming banquet, and work arrangements until midnight, he immediately became full of energy after a night's rest.

Early in the morning, he took everyone to the main reception desk.

Perhaps their preparations were sufficient.

Perhaps their investment conditions are the most reasonable.

Maybe the crew gave support.

Perhaps the reputation and goodwill accumulated in the past played a role.

Perhaps it was because of the personal involvement of the big boss Hanyu Hideki. In short, the negotiation with CCTV on the investment in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" was much smoother than he had expected.

Contact began on the 27th.

No. 28 Hideki Hanyu found that he had nothing to do.

Because the negotiations about the investment have entered into the specific details, all other interested Japanese investors have dropped out.

So even though it hasn’t been announced yet, the cooperation is actually already in Hideki Hanyu’s pocket.

In this case, he, the big boss, directly became a mascot.

After all, it is not his turn to negotiate the specific conditions of cooperation.

When the time came to the 29th.

Hideki Hanyu couldn't help but mutter while having lunch with Yosuke Yasui.

"I'm not used to things going so smoothly."

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After hearing what Hanyu Hideki said, Yasui Yosuke immediately said, "President, Yunshang Entertainment's help to CMCC over the years and its cooperation with CMCC are not in vain."

"Of course I know this. I went there in person and thought it would take a long time, but it was done in two days. I felt very unfulfilled."

Hanyu Hideki's tone was full of boredom.

Yasui Yosuke suggested, "If the president is really bored, the crew can go and take a look. I heard that the work over there is quite interesting."

"What fun can a film crew have?" Hanyu Hideki didn't care.

Yasui Yosuke explained, "I heard from an acquaintance at the Central Radio and Television Station that they are designing and producing costumes, weapons, and armor for filming, and have invited many scholars and experts for this purpose."

"Hey, now that you mention it, I'd like to go and have a look."

Hanyu Hideki showed an interested expression.

For every Chinese man, who doesn't have a dream of galloping on the battlefield, conquering the Wolf's Lair, drinking water from the vast sea, and engraving a stone at Yanran?

Although he traveled to the wrong time and place, it did not change his love for ancient weapons and armor.

He has decided that he must ask the crew to make a few more sets of armor and weapons as his personal collection.

Thinking of this, he immediately asked Yasui Yosuke, "Is the crew still working today?"

Yasui Yosuke replied, "I'm working."

"Then I'll go now." Hanyu Hideki stood up directly.

Yasui Yosuke hurriedly advised, "President, the dishes have been ordered, so let's finish lunch first."

"No need, I'll go directly to Quanjude to pack up the roast duck. I've worked hard over the weekend, so of course I have to comfort everyone."

After saying that, Hanyu Hideki turned and left.

Next, Hideki Hanyu decisively contacted the production company, went to Quanjude to pack a bunch of roast ducks according to the number of people there, and went to the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" crew to express his condolences in a high-profile manner.

Then, of course, everyone ate the duck fat in joy.

After all, in this era, the life of literary and artistic workers is still relatively simple.

When Hanyu Hideki visited the crew of "Dream of Red Mansions", he saw with his own eyes the Twelve Beauties of Jinling cooking noodles around a big iron pot.

Although Hanyu Hideki is not short of money, it is still okay to occasionally do something like improving everyone's food under the pretext of comforting them.

But if you do it frequently, it is definitely not appropriate.

After all, he spends too little time in the country.

Even if you can stay in the country more often, people's words are scary and they may do bad things with good intentions.

However, with his sponsorship in this time and space, I think the conditions for the crew of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" will definitely be better than in the previous life.

After the meal, Hideki Hanyu joined the experts and scholars in the discussion on the design of the costumes for the crew.

Hideki Hanyu is not an expert in this area, but he claims that he can still help with painting.

Moreover, he, who is wealthy and powerful, also gave the production team an idea.

That is, don't be stingy when making armor props. Make several sets to avoid accidental damage in the middle, or if there are not enough at the last minute, it will be too late to prepare at that time.

You have to know that it takes a long time to make costumes and props like those used in the TV series "Three Kingdoms".

If there is a shortage of costumes and props during filming, a large crew certainly cannot stop just for these things.

The previous version of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" suffered a great loss in this regard.

When they were filming the Red Cliff scene, they didn't have enough armor, so they asked Neon to borrow some. Then everyone saw Cao Cao and Zhou Yu wearing Neon-style helmets.

I remember that Neon TV lent the crew a DV, which was then used by the actor who played Sun Quan to shoot everywhere, and finally a documentary was edited out of the footage.

Thinking of the news from his previous life, Hanyu Hideki first spoke to the person in charge of props.

"You can make it boldly without worrying about the funding, but don't forget to make me a few different styles of clothing and armor according to my body shape, so that I can collect them for fun."

After saying that, he went to find Director Wang at work.

"Director Wang, my company will sponsor a batch of portable filming equipment during the filming. It will be used to record the filming and daily life of the crew. When the filming is finished, we can edit a behind-the-scenes documentary as a souvenir."

"It's all credit both on and off the stage. Mr. Hanyu is really thoughtful."

"I just remembered it suddenly."

……

Just like that, when the cooperation had not yet been negotiated, Hideki Hanyu directly became a non-staff member of the film crew and spent the whole day in the preparation work for "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

After all, the storm in Japan has been intensifying recently, and the planning of forces such as Hanyu Hideki and Hatoyama Yutaro has officially started.

Under such tense circumstances, he didn't want to go back to Neon for the time being, so it didn't matter where he stayed.

Although life in China is not as rich as overseas, the familiar living environment makes Hideki Hanyu feel particularly cordial and comfortable, and for a while he even feels reluctant to leave.

And because he came every day and was very humble, the crew members gradually forgot his identity after getting to know him and treated him completely as a colleague.

Time flies and the calendar turns to August.

The third day of August.

Hideki Hanyu, who felt like a fish in water in the crew, finally got what he was most interested in besides weapons and armor.

Early this morning, the film crew was at the office.

Wearing a white shirt, suit pants, rustic black-framed glasses, and holding a large porcelain teacup in his hand, Hanyu Hideki, whose temperament has perfectly integrated into the domestic environment, heard the props team talking as soon as he walked in.

"Have you heard that the courtyard next door is selecting female characters today, and many beautiful girls came."

"Really? Do you want to go and take a look together?"

"You go if you want to go. Director Cai Xiaoqing will be in charge of the casting herself. If you're not afraid of getting scolded, I am."

"Forget it. Director Cai has been really troubled by casting lately, and I don't want to offend him."

As everyone was talking, they went back to work.

Hideki Hanyu said nothing, quietly left with his teacup, and headed straight for the yard of the director team next door.

(End of this chapter)