Rebirth of Xiangjiang - 1978

Maekawa Kiyonori kept working hard until it was time to get off work. He hurriedly called his secretary, cleared all the arrangements, and then the two of them drove directly to the restaurant they had made an appointment with Lin Daoqiu.

For Shochiku Pictures, if they want to reverse the situation that they have been suppressed by Dongho, except Lin Daoqiu, it is almost impossible for anyone else to be able to do it.

Although Maekawa Kiyonori didn't know why Lin Daoqiu suddenly made an appointment with him this time, he felt that this might be a good opportunity for Shochiku Pictures to rise.

Ryushuiju, a shop very famous for neon cuisine, occupies a large courtyard in a bustling Tokyo neighborhood.

The people who come here to eat are naturally not ordinary people, and most people are not willing to spend hundreds of thousands to have a meal here.

When Chuan Qingze arrived at Liushui Residence, Fang Jinsheng and the translator were already standing at the door waiting for their arrival.

"You must be Mr. Kiyonori Maekawa, and I am Fang Jinsheng, Mr. Lin's assistant."

"Hello, Mr. Fang, I am Maekawa Kiyonori, nice to meet you."

Maekawa Kiyonori shook hands with Fang Jinsheng and was then invited into Liushui Residence.

At this time, Lin Daoqiu was already sitting in the box, sipping tea. He stood up immediately when Maikawa Qingnori arrived.

"Hello, Mr. Maekawa, I am Lin Daoqiu. I'm sorry to disturb you during your busy schedule."

Lin Daoqiu stretched out his hand and shook it.

Maekawa Kiyonori quickly shook his head.

"Mr. Lin is too polite. It's an honor for me to have the opportunity to meet you. I should be the one disturbing you."

Maekawa Kiyonori was very polite in front of Lin Daoqiu, even though he was already over fifty years old, but in front of Lin Daoqiu, a young man who was more than twenty years younger than him, he put on a very reserved look.

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Even though Kiyonori Maekawa is the president of Shochiku Pictures, he really doesn't have the confidence to show off in front of Lin Daoqiu.

The cumulative box office of the films produced by Shochiku Pictures in the past ten years is not as good as Lin Daoqiu's "1992".

So Maekawa Kiyonori knew very well how he should behave in front of Lin Daoqiu.

After the two exchanged a few words, Lin Daoqiu invited Maekawa Kiyonori to sit down.

"I have been cooperating with Neon Film Industry over the years, but mostly with Toho. This time I invited Mr. Maekawa here because I want to cooperate with you on something."

As soon as Maekawa Kiyonori sat down, he heard what he had always dreamed of hearing.

If Lin Daoqiu is willing to distribute some New Oriental and MGM movies to them, then the annual income of Songzhu Pictures will probably more than double.

Once they have the money, they can make more movies, which is naturally something that Kiyonori Maekawa cannot refuse.

However, what Maekawa Kiyonori never expected was that happiness came so suddenly, and what Lin Daoqiu brought him was a cooperation that could change Neon Film and Television.

"Mr. Lin, please tell me, if Shochiku Pictures can help you, I will seriously consider your request."

Although Maekawa Kiyonori was very excited, his face remained calm. After all, Lin Daoqiu didn't know why he asked him to cooperate.

Therefore, Maekawa Kiyonori was very cautious. Before Lin Daoqiu said the matter, he would never show any excitement or excitement.

"I believe Mr. Maekawa has heard that I previously opened a New Oriental Film Company in Xiangjiang and merged all New Oriental's subsidiaries into it."

Maekawa Kiyonori had heard about this matter before, but he didn't understand it too deeply. After all, Lin Daoqiu had nothing to do with Shochiku Pictures at that time, and it would be meaningless to him to know more about it.

"The reason why I opened this company is very simple. I just hope to produce more excellent films and offer them to the audience, not only in Hong Kong, but also in Asia..."

"This company has a very important business, which is the theater business. In other words, I plan to open theater chains in major movie markets across Asia and integrate these departments into an Asian theater chain."

Maekawa Kiyonori, who had been listening carefully, finally understood why Lin Daoqiu came to the door today after Lin Daoqiu finished speaking.

It seems that Lin Daoqiu's ambition is really not small. Xiangjiang is no longer enough to satisfy his ambition. His current idea is to unify the entire Asian film market.

If he can really do this, it will definitely have a huge change in box office revenue for Asian filmmakers.

Even if not every movie is suitable for broadcast throughout Asia, as long as there are three or four out of ten movies, the income in a year will be very considerable.

"It's a pity that Toho is not interested in my proposal, so I specially invited Mr. Maekawa here this time in the hope of cooperating with Shochiku Pictures."

Shochiku Pictures has theaters under its umbrella, but the number of theaters is much smaller than Toho's, so Kiyonori Maekawa won't be as entangled in choosing one as Toho's Isao Matsuoka.

"This matter is not trivial. Of course I really hope to cooperate with Mr. Lin, but I cannot make a decision all at once on my own. I still need to go back and discuss it with everyone."

Although Maekawa Kiyonori is the president of Shochiku Pictures, he is not the kind of person who can decide everything by himself.

Lin Daoqiu is very understandable about Maekawa Kiyonori's caution. After all, this is not a trivial matter, and it is normal to be cautious.

If Maekawa Kiyonori agreed to his request directly, Lin Daoqiu would even doubt whether the other party really planned to cooperate with him.

Although Shochiku Pictures has not yet been settled, during the contact with Maekawa Kiyonori, Lin Daoqiu found that the other party was still very interested in his proposal. After all, Shochiku Pictures was really short of money.

If a big company like New Oriental is willing to cooperate with them, it will be something that Shochiku Pictures cannot refuse.

But Shochiku Pictures alone cannot compete with Toho, so Lin Daoqiu must find another person to cooperate, and that is Toei Co., Ltd.

It just so happens that Toei and Shochiku are both small companies and cannot be compared with Toho, so if Lin Daoqiu seeks cooperation with them, it will definitely be a huge opportunity for them.

However, before Lin Daoqiu made an appointment with Toei's president Shigeru Okada, the other party had already learned about the meeting between Lin Daoqiu and Maekawa Kiyonori from other sources.

As one of the presidents of Neon's three major film companies, Shigeru Okada takes this matter very seriously.