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"Teacher He Xi, long time no see."

That night, the banquet was held on time. When Meng Huo was talking with several leaders of TV Tokyo, several people came to him.

"Long time no see, Miss Masako."

When Meng Huo heard the voice, he turned his head and looked. It turned out to be someone he knew, Masako Xia Chuan—that is, the female artist who borrowed the stage when he first came to the Far East. He also asked her to participate in the dubbing of animation two years ago. But in the past two years, the two of them had no contact at all.

After two years of absence, Xia Chuan Masako has changed a lot. She was more like a young girl in Meng Huo's impression, but now her face is more mature and melancholy, exuding the breath of an adult woman. The last time I saw her, Miss Masako was still full of confidence, and now I can see from her face that her career is not developing smoothly.

This can also be verified from her agent.

"Miss Suzuki, long time no see." Meng Huo nodded to the agent, and the female agent forced a smile: "Long time no see, Teacher He Xi."

There was also worry on her face, but Meng Huo's relationship with them could only be said to be acquaintance, and he hadn't had much contact with them, so he didn't want to delve into the reason for their strange expressions. And compared to these two people, Meng Huo was more interested in the people in front: Alice and a man in his forties and fifties came over talking and laughing.

"Are you... Mr. Fukuyama?"

When they walked in front of them, Meng Huo searched his memory and said the man's name first.

This man is the same as Natsukawa Masako and the others. They were both met by Meng Huo several years ago. He seemed to be Alice's friend, and it was because of Masako's help that he was able to use Masako's stage performance - but Meng Huo had less contact with him. Only met once a few years ago.

"I didn't expect Teacher He Xi to remember me after we met only four years ago!" Fushan and Meng Huo shook hands, looking both surprised and terrified. After such a long time, He Xi remembered his memory. The name, this fact made him so surprised and proud!

Meng Huo was the star in the hotel, where TV station leaders, media representatives, cartoonists, entertainers and experts gathered. Everyone was paying close attention to his every move and his words just now. The one-sided relationship that Fukuyama just mentioned immediately attracted people's attention to him.

"Mr. He Xi remembered the meeting four years ago? Who is this man?"

"He's so lucky, did you see that? The person who greeted him just now was Miss Alice, who is in charge of the Phoenix Company's voice actor office,

It seems that his identity is not ordinary..."

It was as if he heard the discussions of the audience around him. Fukuyama couldn't help straightening his chest, making himself appear taller.

"What, it's just an ordinary manager..."

Some people from the entertainment company in the hotel couldn't help muttering sourly, of course they knew what was going on. Four years ago, Alice, who left the entertainment circle, suddenly asked her friends in Tokyo to help provide a stage for He Xi, but everyone thought she had left the entertainment circle, so few people paid attention to it, and Fukuyama seized the opportunity .

He helped to provide He Xi with a small stage, but He Xi never expected this favor to be remembered. Even remembered his name four years later.

"Damn it, I should have helped if I knew it back then!" At this moment, I don't know how many people were shouting in their hearts. Being able to be remembered by He Xi is a remarkable thing in Tokyo.

Today is different from the past, He Xi is no longer a small person that few people knew four years ago, now everyone knows how powerful he is, especially in the entertainment industry - Phoenix's voice actors, animations, and even movies are gradually eroding The entertainment market. There have been many discussions about the "what's the threat" theory.

Some people say that the emergence of seiyuu and animation is a revolution, even if it won't ruin the entertainment industry. It will also subvert the future Chinese entertainment structure. And the most frightening thing is that the most popular star in China today has no pity for the nature of his influence. Although this cartoonist is not a star, he has an influence that stars cannot match.

His number of fans and readers is no less than that of top stars, but his cohesion and loyalty far exceed that of any star. Many people even believe that if He Xi enters the entertainment industry and accepts professional training and management, there will be no one in Huaxia Entertainment who can match him - he is a natural idol.

Many guests envied Fukuyama's luck for this, he was remembered by He Xi, if he could take this opportunity to invite He Xi to perform, he would make a lot of money. Even if you don't do performances, there are many benefits to having a good relationship with He Xi and Phoenix Company, not to mention that you can also please Suhua TV Station by the way.

Fushan's thoughts were exactly the same, he was not greedy, so after chatting with Meng Huo for a few words, he smiled and gave him up to other guests. Meng Huo is today's protagonist. Fushan stood aside and watched the young man questioning each other with other guests. He couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "A few years ago, I never imagined that he would become such a big shot."

At that time, he was only helping out for Alice's friendship, and he didn't know anything about the cartoonist He Xi, and to be honest, even if he knew, he wouldn't care too much in his heart - because the Phoenix company at that time was very different from the company he worked for. , are not particularly powerful companies, what is so great about a cartoonist in such a company.

But now the situation has changed, the Phoenix Company is already a behemoth, and the economic benefits of Sakura Animation, which produced "Detective Conan" in Tokyo alone, have surpassed the brokerage company where Fukuyama works. Speaking of the entire Phoenix Company—— It is a big company that he must look up to.

The world is developing so fast that Fukuyama feels like he is in a dream.

"You are Mr. Fukuyama, right?"

At this time, a man came over, and he handed out his business card to Fukuyama, but he knew his identity without looking at Fukuyama: he is the chief director of TV TOKYO's "Today's Star" column, which has a very high ratings in the Far Eastern District , only the most famous stars will be invited to the stage.

"Mr. Fukuyama is no longer Shimada's manager, right?"

The man asked, and Fukuyama suddenly became excited. He seemed to have expected something, nodded quickly and said: "Yes, I am Mr. Muto's manager now."

The artist Fukuyama was originally in charge of was Shimada, who was the most powerful male star in their company. However, because of some conflicts between the two, Fukuyama stopped serving as Shimada's manager since last year, but cultivated a middle-level manager in the company. caliber star.

The star's surname is Muto, and he has a good temper, but his reputation is not good, and he has never appeared on a good program on TV Tokyo.

"Mr. Muto? Well...he's a little mediocre..." The man frowned slightly, but when Fukuyama felt his heart twitch, he laughed: "But I'm quite interested in him. Mr. Fukuyama can bring him here when he has time. Let's sit down on the TV station, I want to ask him if he is interested in participating in our program recording."

"Yes, of course!" Fukuyama yelled in his heart, but he still hid the joy on his face and nodded steadily: "Of course, I will take him to visit!"

He knew in his heart that the man came to him not because of Mu Teng, but because of the conversation between him and He Xi just now, which made the big shot in the TV station misunderstand that they had a good relationship and deliberately win him over. The effect of the cooperation between TV TOKYO and Phoenix Company has already appeared, and the TV station will gradually draw in the relationship with Phoenix Company in all aspects.

The man extended the invitation to Fushan, purely for He Xi's sake, he said a few words to Fushan, and then left with a smile on his face.

"...Today is the right time!"

Fukuyama was happy, he looked up, Masako Natsukawa and her manager had also passed by, it seemed that they were also welcomed.

The circle atmosphere of this celebration banquet is obvious. The celebration of "Detective Conan" is only superficial, but in fact it is cultivating a small circle. Whether it is TV Tokyo or Sakura Company, they will help to shape the circle. Only with a circle can they have influence. Everyone present hopes to use this opportunity to expand their social circle.

"But there is really no gloomy atmosphere..."

After carefully observing the banquet, Fukuyama was a little amazed. The news that "Detective Conan" ended in the media newspapers today was not very good. He thought that he would feel a rather stuffy atmosphere when he came to the scene, but when he saw it at the hotel, everyone Generally don't care about it.

The atmosphere in the hotel was very lively. The guests gathered more or less together, introduced each other, talked and laughed, and took the opportunity to expand their circle of contacts. Some animation companies were also invited. Representatives of these animation companies gathered around a few well-known The manga artist and Takako Takako and others seem to be talking about animation cooperation.

The attitude of Phoenix Company changed a few months ago. They opened up the copyright of comics to the outside world, lowered the price to promote voice actors, and only produced He Xi's works. In this way, a large number of animation companies stood with them.

However, most of the guests here are from TV Tokyo and Sakura Company, and they may not want to be low-key. Especially TV Tokyo, no matter what the newspapers say, the end of "Detective Conan" is a good thing for them, at least it can guarantee the smooth broadcast of "Mobile Suit Gundam 00".

TV Tokyo is looking forward to "Mobile Suit Gundam 00", others can see through it at a glance. The animation production has just started, but it started advertising a few days ago, and even replaced the prime-time advertisements with "Mobile Suit Gundam 00". The publicity show of Warrior Gundam 00 is said to last until the premiere of this animation.

The previous life-oriented animation "Light Sound Girl" was a great success, which made TV Tokyo even more impatient for the new Gundam. (to be continued)