National Tide 1980

Just as Ning Weimin was secretly examining the other party, Zhou Fang Yuxiong, who was completely unaware of this, did not expect that he had been despised by a Chinese.

His elbows were placed on the table, his fingers intertwined to support his chin, and he became more and more pretentious and acted in a superior manner.

There was a smile on the corners of his eyes and mouth, but his eyes were staring at Okamoto Akira, his eyes were cold and sharp.

"Sorry to have kept you waiting for a long time, Director."

Zhou Fang Yuxiong suddenly spoke in a very calm tone.

"I'm sorry, I have been keeping you waiting for so long. I am usually very busy and have no time to intervene in these trivial matters. But since you are here and have waited for so long, it is always unreasonable not to see you. It's as if I look down on everyone and don't take the Fog Studio seriously, don't you think?"

When Okamoto Akira heard the beginning of the conversation, he thought Zhou Fang Yuxiong finally said a few polite words.

He was about to say "it's okay" to give both sides a way out, but he found out later that these words were actually mockery, which was disgusting.

He wanted to retort, but he didn't have the courage.

Especially when he thought that the man in front of him was a guy with a Yakuza background, a serious person like him was scared from the bottom of his heart.

The key is that he was also afraid that he would say too much and really quarrel with the other party, which would ruin Ning Weimin's plan and prevent him from getting the information he wanted.

So he was very cautious and swallowed the words in his throat, which made him look even weaker and humbler.

"Okay, just say whatever you want to say. I'm very busy."

Seeing that Akira Okamoto on the opposite side didn't dare to say a word because of his pressure, Suoh Ikuo felt quite proud and tapped the table with his fingers rhythmically.

"Mr. President..."

Akira Okamoto suddenly spoke, his voice was hoarse, and he paused before he finished speaking.

"Not long ago, we received a call claiming to be from your agency. Someone claimed that you, the president, will be responsible for the current obstruction of filming at home and abroad for our studio. Is that true?"

"Yeah, so what if it is? So what if it is not?"

Shouho Yuxiong was still full of interest in playing, and his demeanor was like a cat that had just caught a mouse.

And facing this kind of pretentious attitude, Okamoto Akira actually wanted to curse "bastard".

Because he also knew that the question he just asked was pure nonsense.

The burning system is the biggest evil force in the Japanese entertainment industry, and this grandson in front of him is clearly full of malice.

But there is no way. With his status, he can't insult the other party in person and not be responsible.

He can only hold his tail between his legs and be patient and careful to grind his teeth slowly.

"If that's the case, then your actions are unreasonable. I can't understand why you have to do this. We haven't offended you, have we? Besides, we are a production studio, and our business is naturally complementary to yours. We use artists under your system to star in movies and TV series, which is good for both of us..."

"Well, I know what you mean. But I don't want to talk to you about these tangled things. In a word, I have withdrawn the artist. It may be inconvenient for the fog studio, but this is my wish. If you want to solve the problem, you have to do it according to my words..."

"Do it according to your words? Then... what are the specific conditions of the president?"

"I won't talk to you about the specific conditions, because you can't make the decision. Didn't I say it? Let your Matsumoto-san negotiate with me. I am very interested in discussing this matter in detail with President Matsumoto, who is known as the "first beauty". Please go back and tell her that I will notify her after I book the hotel. I hope she won't break the appointment this time."

"That's impossible!"

When Akira Okamoto answered decisively, he even stood up with an angry look on his face.

For such a thing, let alone the humiliation of the master humiliating the servant to death.

And he didn't even need to think to know that Ning Weimin standing behind him must be angrier than him.

Even if it was a time to show loyalty, he should be furious at this time, without considering the consequences of flipping the table.

"Mr. President, I now think that you don't want to solve the problem at all, you just want to humiliate people. If that's the case, then we've come here in vain, and we accept the humiliation you give us. Mist Studio will not forget this."

Seeing Okamoto Akira burst into anger in an uncharacteristic way, he waved his fist in the air.

Zhou Fang Yuxiong, who had never expected his reaction to be so intense, was startled, and even moved his body in his seat, as if he was hit by this punch.

However, at this moment, suddenly, the phone rang.

This sudden interruption not only gave Zhou Fang Yuxiong the best cover, but also saved him from the embarrassment of being fierce on the outside but weak on the inside.

At the same time, the identity of the caller also coincidentally gave him the opportunity to continue to pretend.

His secretary picked up the phone and immediately turned to tell Suho Ikuo.

"President, it's the secretary of TBS TV station Director Sasaki who called. He said he's waiting for you in the restaurant."

Shouho Ikuo looked at his diamond watch and told his secretary to reply that he would be there right away.

Director Sasaki is the head of TBS. Such an invitation clearly means that Suho Ikuo's social connections are superior to Ning Weimin's.

Especially when Ning Weimin has a deep cooperative relationship with TBS TV station, it is not a good thing, because it is very likely that Zhou Fangyuxiong will use this to blackmail Fog Studio, or carry out further targeted destruction. .

As expected, Shufang Ikuo was committing such a bad act, and his words quickly made Okamoto Akira change his mind.

"Director, as far as I know, the TV series "Black Leather Notepad" that your Fog Studio is filming is planning to cooperate with TBS, right? Now that you have no actors, what will you do? Of course, You can also recruit actors from other agencies and continue filming. But the problem is, what if there is a problem with the broadcast time on TBS? Director. Believe me, he can't help you. I'm really looking forward to seeing other countermeasures you can find..."

Akira Okamoto didn't speak for a while, and Ning Weimin behind him also had a headache.

It seems that Zhou Fang Ikuo has indeed grasped one of their little tails.

In fact, it stands to reason that the food chain in the entertainment industry does not come from this way. It should follow this order from top to bottom.

Media platforms such as TV stations, movie theaters, newspapers and magazines are of course the first level.

Then there are the second-tier echelons such as the five major film studios, Dentsu GG Company, and many program production companies.

An artist's management company should belong to the third echelon, and it is impossible to be below or above.

If you offend the production company, you will still get some good results from you. Who will reward whom?

The hostility between artist management companies and production companies is like workers challenging capital.

But the reality is that the Burning Department has a monopoly on most artists in Japan, just like an independent artist union.

Capital is also afraid that workers will unite and go on strike.

If there is a real commotion, these workers don't care, they can endure hunger for a day and it will be over, but the capitalists will suffer heavy losses.

Especially when the workers have reached an agreement with the capitalist market users, not only to go on strike, but also to boycott and refuse to buy.

One can imagine how miserable this capitalist must be.

No gain in blood!

I'm afraid I might even want to jump off a building.

So Akira Okamoto, who was still filled with indignation, moved away again.

Fortunately, he was still calm and suppressed his subconscious reaction. He only twitched his neck and did not look back at Ning Weimin, otherwise the secret would have been exposed.

"Mr. President, are you threatening me?"

"No." Zhou Fangyuxiong shook his head, "This is just a suggestion and advice for you, Mr. Factory Director!"

Akira Okamoto sighed several times in succession with a grimace, and his tone became softer again.

"What do you want? Why do you have to embarrass us? With all due respect, we, Fog Production, are just a new film production organization. We have never offended you. We have never meant to be an enemy to you. Even the prices we offer to your artists are very generous. We can have a win-win relationship. But why do you insist on doing things to the extreme and forcing us to this point? I really don’t understand now. Why would a big shot like you hold on to us? Even if you ask us to bow our heads and admit our mistakes, you should clearly inform us of our guilt?"

Seeing that the deterrent was effective, Zhou Fangyuxiong started to tremble again.

He took out a small bottle from the drawer, poured five or six pills into his mouth and chewed them. It seemed to be some kind of tonic that pays IQ tax.

He bit and swallowed and said, "This is the right attitude. From your standpoint, you are right to say this. However, the consequences of this matter are serious, and you cannot completely make the decision on specific matters. Let me tell you. What's the use? I advise you not to ask. Go back and persuade your Matsumoto-san to come and see me."

Seeing him making such a request again, Akira Okamoto couldn't help but grit his teeth in anger.

After thinking about it, in order to achieve today's goal, he tried his best to suppress his emotions and not respond so tit-for-tat.

"I am the director of Fog Studio, and I can make the final decision on all issues related to filming. In fact, you can tell me if you have any requests. Maybe you don't know, but Matsumoto-san only focuses on acting. , I have always been responsible for the management and operation of the entire studio.”

"Ha, that's not a small tone."

Seeing that Akira Okamoto still didn't understand, Ikuo Suho couldn't help but sneered again.

"Okay, since you said that, I'll be blunt. What I want is for you to stop filming the movie "Crazy Rich Asians" and dismiss the crew. You won't be allowed to shoot movies like this again in the future. Do you understand?"

"What? Stop filming? But...but...why? We are just making a movie, why are you so dissatisfied with it?"

"Baga! Aren't you asking questions knowingly?"

"I...I really don't understand..."

"You're still pretending to be stupid, aren't you? You're not the director, so I want to ask you, how did you get the project approved for this movie? Who wants to make it? Why did the heroine want Teresa Deng? Why did you want to make something like this? Cinderella story? Who are you insinuating? Do you want me to say it myself? You dare to provoke such a wealthy family? You are looking for death, why are you pretending to be innocent?"

Okamoto Akira was completely stunned by Shu Fang Ikuo's barrage of accusations, and he was completely speechless.

To be honest, he was actually a little unjust, because he really didn't understand the inside story of this matter.

But Ning Weimin must understand what's going on.

At this moment, he stood behind Akira Okamoto and it was like an epiphany. The whole story was completely clear.

It turned out to be the Sugar King family in Malaysia!

No wonder, why did the crew encounter such a big setback in Singapore!

No wonder, why even the Singapore government changed its attitude 180 degrees!

There would be no other reason except the Sugar King family, and no one else has such great wealth and power.

It is very likely that the Sugar King family did not want the emotional history between their eldest son and grandson and Teresa Teng to be exposed, and they were worried that they would be criticized, so they put pressure on them so rudely.

Damn! This is really not someone else's fault, but my own carelessness and inconsiderateness.

When making a movie, I only thought about making money with the influence of Teresa Teng, but ignored the feelings of the Sugar King family.

He only consulted Teresa Teng herself, but did not ask whether the Sugar King family was willing.

Especially he went to Singapore to shoot the scene, which was just asking for trouble.

Originally, due to the limitations of the current era, information transmission is not so convenient.

Now, he is just short of knocking on the door and notifying with a loud speaker.

He himself can't stand it.

Then why don't they give him a taste of their own medicine? He is still the Sugar King, and that is the Rock Sugar Turtle.

Well, Ning Weimin now understands what it means to suffer from one's own actions and be blinded by greed.

Alas, he actually confusedly provoked such a giant enemy for himself.

It's too late to regret.

Perhaps this is also a proof that his loser mentality is still deeply rooted.

Before this, he always felt that his life was far from such a world-class rich man, and there would be no intersection easily.

His behavior is like a troll in the Internet age, making random comments about others, just thinking that others are too embarrassed to argue with him.

As a result... Look, he actually really confronted him.

His current situation, to put it bluntly, is like an antelope that overestimates its own capabilities to challenge a lion.

It is true that there are occasional cases where an antelope stabs a lion to the ground, but in 99% of cases, the lion treats the antelope as a snack and eats it.

"Okay, I'm talking to the factory manager. Give me a reply now. Can you make the decision to agree to this condition?"

While Ning Weimin was thinking about it in his mind, Suo Yuxiong started to shout again.

He probably saw that Okamoto Akira was scared silly, and couldn't help but start to show off his power and force him.

"Asshole! Why don't you say anything? Didn't you say you can make the decision? I'm waiting for your reply."

"You dare to ignore me, that means you are going against me, okay! You are very courageous!"

"I'm telling you now, starting from tomorrow, as long as you dare to start filming, not only will no artist from the Burning Department participate. Even the sports tabloids in Tokyo will bite to death every artist hired by your crew, dig up all their black materials, and make a special feature to play it in a loop. You should be prepared."

"Don't even think about TBS TV prime time. TV If the drama is not finished, TBS will sue you for breach of contract. Even if you finish it, it won't have any good ratings. Go back and think about it with your pig brain. "

"Also, your president Matsumoto married a gigolo, didn't he? I heard that he opened a restaurant, right? It seems to be quite famous recently, with some royal cuisine, and has opened several branches. I will also take time to take care of him. I promise that his restaurant will become more famous and more lively in the future. Don't forget to thank me when the time comes!"

Okamoto Akira was completely shocked and "speechless".

Although he didn't quite understand why Suoh Yuxiong did this, and how much trouble Ning Weimin had caused.

But if he was targeted by this guy, his life would definitely not be easy, at least he would be in a mess in the short term.

He couldn't bear this kind of responsibility, and hurriedly tried to reiterate, his voice changed a little anxiously.

"Mr. President, you..."

"Shut up! Idiot! Either agree or get out! I have no patience anymore! Stop wasting my time!"

Shouho Yuxiong almost slammed the table and yelled this sentence.

He was happy, and the originally terrified Akira Okamoto was almost scared to death by him.

However, for Ning Weimin, he couldn't help but feel contempt in his heart.

If you have never had hemorrhoids, you will never be able to yell out such tongue-twisting sounds as this grandson.

What the hell is the leader of the entertainment industry, it turns out to be a reckless idiot!

Then, Ning Weimin couldn't help but glance at the lawyer's handbag next to him, and the corners of his mouth finally suppressed a smile.

Humph, today's goal has been achieved.

It's just a guy who pretends to be powerful, and he doesn't even know that he has fallen into a trap.

There is a kind of courage called stupidity, such as Ni Heng, Xu Shu's mother, and the one in front of him.

It seems that the Sugar King family has a bad eye. They could have chosen someone else to be the agent in Japan, but they chose such a clown with few brain cells.

Okay! Go ahead and jump around!

Don't think you are having fun today, but be careful of being listed in the future.

I can't be the Sugar King of Asia, but I can deal with a scum like you - just sprinkle some water.

Alas, he has lived for more than 40 years, and he has become so rude. I really suspect that this grandson is genetically modified.