National Tide 1980

At 7:30 in the evening, Ning Weimin and several others walked out of the building where Burning Production was located.

Because it was summer, the sky was still bright at this time, but the neon lights were all on, becoming dazzling.

The evening in Tokyo came just like this, with the smell of feasting and drinking and capitalist decadence, and the increasingly loud music filling the streets where pedestrians were rushing, tempting the Japanese with bulging pockets to quickly seek pleasure and spend the money they easily got.

However, because they had just suffered the most rude insults and expulsions, Ning Weimin and his men remained silent.

This depressed mood formed a sharp contrast with the female high school students carrying big schoolbags and wearing miniskirts to go shopping on the street, the formal employees walking with big bottles of whiskey in their hands, and the ladies wearing kimonos going in and out of high-end coffee shops.

For them, the weather was not only hot and sultry, making people want to smash everything, but even the faint music was full of depression.

"Chairman Ning, I'm so sorry. I was so embarrassed today. I was completely suppressed by the enemy. I was at fault. I made the studio lose face."

Because Ning Weimin hadn't spoken since he came out, Akira Okamoto, who felt guilty, couldn't wait to apologize to Ning Weimin as soon as he walked out of the building.

But he was really overthinking. In fact, Ning Weimin was just thinking about something, not angry.

He said "Oh", and immediately waved his hand when he came to his senses, indicating that it was okay.

"Don't say that, Director Okamoto. You have no fault and don't need to blame yourself. On the contrary, our plan went smoothly. Don't we already know everything we want to know? And..."

At this point, he turned around and asked the company's legal affairs around him, "Mamiya, how is it, did you film everything that happened just now?"

The young lawyer named Mamiya quickly opened his handbag to check, and then answered confidently.

"It should be fine. The camera has been running all the time, and we have tested the position many times. Although the final effect can only be verified by witnessing it, and I don't know if the desk blocked the camera and whether the other party's face was clearly captured. But I think that there must be a face shot in the room just now, at least every word was recorded. It can be used as evidence."

"Okay, great, if that's the case, then we have perfectly implemented the plan. You all have contributed today. I'll treat you to a good drink later. Let's get in the car and go back to the office."

This immediately made Akira Okamoto and the lawyer feel relieved, and their hanging hearts fell into their stomachs.

Yes, don't look at Ning Weimin and the lawyer named Mamiya just standing in the room and scolding, without saying a word.

But in fact, they are playing tricks on Suo Yuxiong, and have successfully set a trap for that old guy.

It turns out that long before coming here, Ning Weimin found a Panasonic camcorder and put it in a handbag, and dug a hole on the side of the bag according to the size of the lens, and repeatedly asked the lawyer to test the means of secretly filming.

This method, to put it bluntly, is the native method used by reporters in the Republic of China in the 1990s to collect materials and evidence. In fact, it is not worth mentioning at all.

But then again, many things are more effective the simpler they are.

Especially for this time when even adult AV has not yet appeared the concept of "secret filming".

For the current situation where the price of Japanese camcorders has just been reduced to a minimum of 100,000 yen, and this kind of electronic toy has not been popularized among ordinary people.

Indeed, no one has thought about this application of camcorders, even professional paparazzi reporters. Ning Weimin only knows such unethical "techniques" because of cheating.

For ordinary people, who would have thought that camcorders can be played like this?

The actual application of such secret filming methods is considered "high-tech".

That’s why Ikuo Suho was so relaxed in his office and fell into the trap without any precautions.

This is also one of the reasons why Akira Okamoto and the lawyer admired Ning Weimin from the bottom of their hearts.

They were both convinced that Ning Weimin could easily record everything under the noses of the enemy with a handbag with a hole in it.

What kind of brain is this?

It’s too amazing.

If this videotape is exposed, it will undoubtedly be a huge scandal that will shock the entire Japanese entertainment industry.

The solid evidence that no one can deny is enough to confirm Ikuo Suho’s bullying behavior in the industry.

And what’s more amazing is that it is precisely because this is direct evidence about Ikuo Suho himself, even if the Burning System has a lot of control over the media.

But at that time, he can’t ban it, and it’s also not good not to ban it.

Because as long as one media exposes this matter, as long as everyone realizes that he is preventing the public from knowing the truth, he will be in big trouble.

As the Beijing people say, "A stupid young man crosses the road and poops all over his pants. He wipes his butt with a piece of candy wrapper, but the more he wipes, the stickier it gets." This is exactly what happened.

Soon, they arrived at the parking lot, and Ning Weimin and his friends opened the door and got into their own car.

It was only until this moment that Akira Okamoto began to ask for the next specific task, as he felt that the conversation environment was safer.

"Chairman Ning, what should we do next? After we have organized these videotape materials, should we use them to negotiate with the Combustion Department? Or should we directly expose these videos to the media?"

"Don't worry, let's put the videotape issue aside for now."

While Mamiya started the car, Ning Weimin stared at the front quietly, "In fact, the man just now was just a small fry, and he couldn't make the decision. If you want to solve it, you have to reach an agreement with the person who manipulated the president."

After saying this, Akira Okamoto immediately remembered the words that Suo Ikuo had said that puzzled him, and asked immediately.

"Chairman Ning, is what the other party said just now true? Which Asian wealthy family have we offended?"

"Well, it's the Asian sugar king, the Guo family. They also have hotel business. Have you heard of the Shangri-La Hotel? There is no one in Japan yet, but there are branches in Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong City and the capital of our country in Asia. The eldest son of the Guo family had a relationship with Teresa and almost got married. It was only because the other family looked down on Teresa's identity as an artist and put forward overly harsh conditions that this matter did not succeed."

So that's it!

Akira Okamoto couldn't help but take a breath. It was not until now that he understood the crux of the problem.

But after understanding it, he was more worried.

"Then...then what should we do? Do we really have to..."

He closed his mouth subconsciously when he said this.

For no other reason, in his heart, although Matsumoto Keiko and Ning Weimin were already very remarkable people.

But he also knew that if the Mist Studio was troubled by such a wealthy family, the strength was still too different, and most likely it would not end well.

Otherwise, why would Ning Weimin hesitate to retaliate against Zhou Fang Yuxiong?

If it were him, he would definitely expose the video tape immediately, so that Zhou Fang Yuxiong, who scolded him so much, would also be shocked.

Most likely, Ning Weimin was afraid of the Sugar King Family, so he didn't dare to retaliate against Zhou Fang Yuxiong.

But he really guessed wrong.

For Ning Weimin, if there is anything in this world that is unforgivable and irreconcilable?

It is the insult and harm to those close to him.

This is like the quarrels between people in Beijing in this era on the street.

It doesn't matter how much you scold each other, you usually don't fight.

Even if they fight, they won't hurt any bones. They can just vent their anger on each other. Once they leave, it's over. They can do whatever they want.

But you can curse on the street, but only on the individual. Don't touch the family, especially don't curse the old family, don't curse the parents.

That's the biggest evil of a bitch. I will beat you up without negotiation. I won't lose until I see blood.

It's common to use knives for this. It's not a loss to beat you to death. This is the bottom line of people.

So don't think that Ning Weimin has always taken "harmony brings wealth" as his business philosophy and adhered to the principle of "sharing benefits equally". Even in many cases, he is a person who is willing to suffer a little loss and can tolerate and forgive others' selfishness to a certain extent.

But this time, he doesn't intend to forgive Suoh Yuxiong.

Even if he reconciles with the Sugar King Family and solves this matter, he will not give up. He must kill this guy.

Who made this bastard even more excessive than Fukasaku Kinji, daring to be a bitch again and again, and openly teasing and insulting his wife?

Even a clay man still has some earthiness. Which man can stand this?

He was so angry that he didn't kill this guy, and he would be too ashamed to look in the mirror.

This is a deadly feud, there is no solution!

There is no doubt, no negotiation, no matter how much it costs.

But the problem now is that this guy is just a small fry. If he directly makes this guy infamous, it will not help him solve the current predicament, and it may even be a bit unprofitable.

Let's not talk about whether he can completely defeat Zhou Fang Yuxiong and vent his anger.

Let's talk about the Sugar King Family. In fact, once they find that they have entrusted the wrong person, it is easy to replace them with more capable helpers.

Then he will have one more enemy. This math problem cannot be done as addition.

So what he cares more about now is not to remove Zhou Fang Yuxiong, the thorn in his eyes and flesh, as soon as possible and let him get the punishment he deserves.

But how to contact the Sugar King Family as soon as possible and negotiate and negotiate directly on this matter.

After all, he invested so much in this movie, and he didn't want to disband the crew directly. He still wanted to try his best to gain the other party's understanding and save the project.

If necessary, he is willing to go to Malaysia or Singapore in person to explain the matter in person, and he can also modify the script according to the other party's requirements.

And if the Sugar King Family insists that he can't shoot, and forces him to make such a compromise, then he has to ask Teresa Teng's opinion first.

After all, he persuaded others to get involved, and he wanted to use others' sad past to make money.

Others were fooled by him, but he regretted it halfway. This is too outrageous and too fucked up. He must not do it this way.

And even if Teresa Teng agreed, he couldn't meet the requirements of the Sugar King Family unconditionally. He had to let the other party pay for the economic losses.

The remuneration of the crew members must not be less, otherwise he would lose his credit in the future and couldn't pull the crew to shoot.

Presumably, the Sugar King Family would not haggle with him about the 20 million US dollars because they had face.

Giving face and knowing what's right is the perfect solution to the problem.

Considering the worst case scenario, if the Sugar King Family really doesn't take him seriously, or is stingy and doesn't give him any leeway.

That doesn't matter, just go with it.

Unlike being caught off guard and frightened at the beginning, after careful consideration, he has figured this out. Although the Sugar King Family is powerful, its current size is not comparable to his.

But the Guo family's business is grain, oil, sugar, shipping and hotel industry, and they are not involved in Japan.

The main bases of the Guo family are still Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines, in addition to Hong Kong.

Although they value the market in mainland China, it is still in the public relations stage.

In other words, as long as Ning Weimin concentrates on developing in Japan, the hand of the Sugar King cannot completely cross the sea to Japan.

To a certain extent, Ning Weimin's business foundation in Japan is still quite safe.

So what is he afraid of?

After thinking about it, Ning Weimin felt that his biggest loss and risk was that after completely offending the Sugar King, he would not think about most of the Southeast Asian market.

For the rest, the Guo family could not control him.

So once the fear was gone, Ning Weimin began to consider specific measures and quickly gave orders to Akira Okamoto.

"Director Okamoto, starting tomorrow, you will try to contact the Kuok family in Malaysia as soon as possible in the name of Mist Studios. If you get in touch, you can tell them that this is a misunderstanding. Even if we didn't mean to offend the Sugar King family, as the decision maker, I will take responsibility and apologize in person to explain the matter clearly. Of course, we can also negotiate conditionally on the termination of the filming of Crazy Rich Asians. But you must be careful to tell the other party that we don't need a middleman, we just want to communicate face to face with the representatives of the Kuok Group. Do you understand?"

"I understand." Akira Okamoto nodded immediately.

But although he agreed quickly, he was a little weak and depressed.

Ning Weimin obviously noticed Akira Okamoto's frustration and knew that he had mistakenly thought that he had compromised unconditionally.

So he smiled and comforted him.

"Don't worry, I promise you, we are not unconditionally compromising. Even the Sugar King can't do whatever he wants. Especially today, that bastard Yuxiong Zhou humiliated us in person, it is even more impossible to let it go. We will definitely seek justice. Just be patient. In addition, you don't have to worry about the future of Mist Studio. There are bound to be difficulties on the road to the top, but this is not the first time we have experienced this. We are never afraid of any difficulties. We are also capable of overcoming these difficulties. Isn't it?"

"Yes, President Ning!" Okamoto was stunned. He didn't expect Ning Weimin to say this.

Although he was still a little uneasy in his heart, he saw Ning Weimin's calm and confident look, and he suddenly felt relieved.