National Tide 1980.

Chapter 1369 The most benevolent and righteous

In order to complete the task assigned by Ning Weimin, he contacted the Guo family, the Asian Sugar King, as soon as possible and arranged a time for the two parties to meet and negotiate.

In the following week, Akira Okamoto used every possible means of communication in the name of Kiri Studios, including letters, telegrams, faxes, and international long-distance calls.

He even flew personally to the headquarters of the Guo Hengfeng Group in Singapore and expressed in person Ning Weimin's sincerity in wanting to discuss the matter with the Guo Group.

He also stayed in Singapore for three days, staying at the world's first Shangri-La Hotel which opened in 1970, just to wait for news from the Guo Group.

But unfortunately, all his efforts were in vain and he received no feedback from the Guo family.

In the end, Akira Okamoto returned empty-handed and had to bow repeatedly to Ning Weimin to apologize.

However, despite this, Ning Weimin did not blame him, but waited patiently for another week.

What he was thinking was that the Guo family's business was huge and had long been not limited to the sugar industry, but had already entered into many fields, including capital-intensive industries such as grain, oil, and shipping.

Although this matter is a big deal for you, it may not be a big deal for others. You might as well give the other party more time to react.

Besides, maybe the other person wanted to hit you on purpose, so what's wrong with letting him air out? This is also normal.

So during this period of time, Ning Weimin did not just sit there and wait, but still made full preparations for the negotiations with the Guo family.

In addition to contacting Teresa Teng who was filming a movie in France, he explained the current complicated situation in detail to the singer with a respectful and apologetic attitude, and discussed various situations that might arise in the subsequent filming of the film, and reached a general consensus with her and reached mutual understanding.

Ning Weimin also relied on his memory to plagiarize the movie "Good Luck Star" from his previous life which was scheduled to be released in two years, and temporarily "created" a not-so-outstanding alternative script.

This is at least an attitude and an additional choice.

In case the Guo family demands that the crew be disbanded, he can just come up with a new script with a similar theme to fill the gap.

This story has nothing to do with the love story between Mr. Guo and Teresa Teng, so the Guo family shouldn't mind.

Then things will be easier to handle.

At that time, as long as he apologizes and gives in, and uses the original crew to shoot a new story, even the issue of compensation will not exist. This is good for both parties and no one will lose anything.

But it is quite regrettable that although Ning Weimin made the best preparations for reconciliation, his patience and good intentions were completely in vain.

Perhaps in the eyes of the Guo family, he was just a small fish that was not worthy of being put on the table, so he could only bow his head and wait to be slaughtered, allowing them to control him.

Maybe people just don't care about his apology and think he is not worthy of having a dialogue with the Guo Group.

In short, she didn't even pay attention to the olive branch he tried to extend.

On the contrary, all kinds of groundless speculation and rumors about Kiri Studios began to flood Japan's sports tabloids during this period.

Several tabloids were swirling with rumors that Fog Studios was having major financial and casting problems, and that production on both Crazy Rich Asians and The Black Leather Notebook had been halted.

Especially the movie "Crazy Rich Asians", because of the huge investment, the funds are always difficult to come by, and the filming is full of difficulties, and it is facing the risk of completely disbanding the crew.

The actors of "Black Leather Notebook" who resigned due to breach of contract also began to complain in the media.

Not only did these people confirm that the filming of this TV series had indeed been stopped, but they also turned the tables and put the entire blame on the crew.

Some people complained about the chaotic management of the crew, some complained about bullying of supporting actors in the crew, and some complained about the long overtime hours.

Anyway, they say whatever they can to tarnish the image of Fog Studios, as if they have suffered a lot of injustice and all the breach of contract were forced actions out of unbearable suffering.

Especially this time, it was a joint action launched by countless sports tabloids, and the scale was much larger than when Kinji Fukasaku and Mieko Harada were causing trouble.

Then the influence is of course great, and public opinion quickly ferments and becomes a hot topic.

There is no doubt that Ning Weimin knew without any investigation that this must be Suho Ikuo's "Burning System" using its influence on the media to continue to take action against the Wu Studio.

Even the nonsense spoken by those artists was instigated by him.

This guy probably lost his patience when he saw that Mist Studio had not responded yet, and wanted to use this as a warning to put pressure on Mist Studio and force them to admit defeat and surrender.

Of course, it is also possible that the Guo family has already told Zhou Fang Yuxiong that the Mist Studio came to seek peace, and maybe they blame this guy for not doing his job well, which made him angry, so he is so impatient to punish the Mist Studio.

Anyway, let’s put it this way, this incident is the biggest gossip in the Japanese entertainment industry recently.

For a time, both Kiri Studios and Matsumoto Office were caught in the center of public opinion and became the focus of the entertainment sections of Japanese newspapers.

The only news that can rival this in terms of attention is the news that Michael Jackson will be coming to Japan next month to perform in major cities on his world tour.

Even the news of the second Tokyo Film Festival to be held at the end of next month cannot match the attention it has received.

As for those outside the burning circle of the Japanese entertainment industry, some are worried, some are disappointed, some are gloating, some are deeply concerned, some are pretending to care but are actually trying to find out the truth, and some truly care but cannot bear to disturb.

There are all kinds of people from all walks of life and different attitudes.

Naturally, the number of calls received by Mist Studio and Matsumoto Office increased every day, including from reporters, fans, and related companies.

Ning Weimin and Matsumoto Keiko received many concerned calls from people with whom they have in-depth cooperative relationships.

Of course, you need to deal with them one by one patiently to avoid more trouble.

But to be honest, it's different from those subordinates who are overwhelmed and overwhelmed.

Although Ning Weimin himself was upset by these trivial side effects, he was not worried at all about the subsequent developments and final outcomes of the matter.

He was completely calm and composed, and he couldn't even get angry.

In addition to asking the agency to confirm his and Keiko Matsumoto's attendance at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Film Festival, he also had the leisure time to ask the agency to buy several VIP tickets for Michael Jackson's Tokyo concert.

He plans to bring Qingzi to join in the fun next month and see the pop king's live performance.

If for no other reason, it's because all the bad news at the moment is completely understandable.

He had already thought about what kind of despicable means this guy would resort to out of anger if he ignored him.

Now, just as he expected, everything was within his expectations and under his control.

Although it is quite disgusting, what is true cannot be false and what is false cannot be true. This guy can't cause any huge waves.

What's more, he already had the leverage over Suho Ikuo, so there was nothing to be afraid of.

On the contrary, he felt a little pity for the tabloids that helped to create momentum and slander and for the artists who resigned from the show.

They are completely cannon fodder like sacrificial lambs. They will definitely not get any real benefits from Suho Ikuo. They are just lackeys of the thieves who are afraid of his power.

But once the video of Suoh Ikuo's bullying is released, none of them will be able to escape, and all of them will become accomplices in helping Suoh Ikuo use public opinion to coerce him.

This is what they do when someone steals a donkey and they come to pull out the peg, a bunch of idiots.

Even Ikuo Suho himself was not much better.

In essence, he, who works for the Guo family, is also a little Karami with the attributes of a spittoon.

So in order to prevent the rumor-mongering situation from getting worse, the fearless Ning Weimin quickly asked Akira Okamoto to re-release the announcement for recruiting actors for "Black Leather Notebook" in the industry in the name of Kiri Studios.

At the same time, a media conference was held to clarify a series of rumors.

At the press conference, Akira Okamoto, representing Fog Studios and Matsumoto Office, directly admitted that it was true that "Crazy Rich Asians" encountered difficulties in shooting location shots, but there was no stoppage.

The actors' resignation from "Black Leather Notebook" was entirely the responsibility of the actors themselves and their agencies. However, Mist Studio and Matsumoto Agency did not have any problems of mismanagement or financial constraints.

All of this was a completely planned conspiracy. Some evil forces that have been bullying the entertainment industry spread rumors and slandered Kiri Studio and Matsumoto Office in order to achieve their ulterior motives, in an attempt to force Kiri Studio to submit.

In response to this, both Kiri Studios and Matsumoto Office decided to fight to the end.

Not only have they decided to use legal means to protect their own reputation and interests, they will also sue the media and artists who spread false statements.

And we will immediately start collecting liquidated damages from the breaching artists and their management agencies.

From now on, we will completely ban these artists who have no artistic ethics and brokerage agencies that lack credibility and will never cooperate with them again.

Needless to say, this high-profile counterattack was like a loud slap in the face to Ikuo Suho.

Because anyone with a little common sense and some understanding of the ecology of the Japanese entertainment industry can easily understand the subtext of what Akira Okamoto said.

And through analysis of the artists who resigned, it was discovered that Akira Okamoto's remarks were aimed at Suho Ikuo's burning style.

That’s not all. Even the tabloids that slandered Fog Studios, the artists and the agencies behind them are getting angry.

They originally thought that they were just going to fight back, and no one expected that Mist Studio would dare to fight back, and fight back so fiercely.

It wasn't supposed to be like this.

In their opinion, there has never been a production company in the Japanese entertainment industry that dared to confront the "Burning Series" head-on.

So they never thought about being responsible for their own words and deeds, or even having to pay financial compensation for breach of contract.

Now that Fog Studio is so tough, why aren't they panicking?

All I can say is that one knows one's own suffering.

As a result, the situation escalated, and people in the Japanese entertainment industry all regarded this press conference as a declaration of war by Kiri Studios and Matsumoto Office against the Burning series.

Everyone was watching to see how Suoh Ikuo and his Burning System would react.

Moreover, those who like to watch the fun are not afraid of big trouble. Now even mainstream newspapers have begun to join in, treating the dispute between Fog Studio and Burning Department as social news and digging deep into the inside story.

Naturally, the public was attracted by these newspapers and continued to pay attention to them, enjoying the news with gusto.

It seems that even the brilliance of Michael Jackson's concert has faded a little.

As for the Guo family, the master behind Ikuo Suho, there has been no action for the time being.

For Ning Weimin, there is actually nothing to worry about.

Although the current situation would inevitably offend the other party completely, this was the result Ning Weimin least wanted to see.

But to be honest, his state of mind is much more stable now than when he first found out that he had offended the Sugar King Family.

It's not a matter of fear anymore.

Yes, although the antelope cannot defeat the lion, it is a different story if there is a river between them.

Besides, Kang Shude had told him many times that it is better to lose things than to lose your heart.

Yes, in this world, there are bound to be difficulties on the road to the top.

Although a fearless person is likely to fail, a fearful person will never succeed.

Yes, in this world, there will always be someone who is richer than you who suddenly appears and can kick you away with one foot.

  However, if you occupy a small piece of territory first, he will at least listen to your opinion and even allow you to discuss the conditions... He can't be a character who can't even negotiate conditions!

Yes! That's it!

In this world, besides some peace achieved through negotiations, there is always some peace achieved through fighting.

Since the soft approach doesn’t work, let’s try the hard approach.

Now the enemy is in the light and he is in the dark.

  Even though he was targeted by the Asian Sugar King first, this is not the information age. How could the Guo family know more about him than he does about the Sugar King's family?

He was well prepared to attack the opponent who was unprepared, and he was able to predict the future plans of the Guo family. Relying on the information gap, he was not completely powerless to fight back.

As the saying goes, if you dare to dethrone the emperor, you have to resist even if it means risking your life.

If that doesn't work, let's just have a showdown to see who is more shameless and whether the Guo family will regret not accepting the toast and drinking the forfeit wine.

Tsk! If he had been given a few more years to grow up, he would have lived his life to the day after 1998.

It is hard to say who will be weak and who will be strong, and who will have to look at whose face at that time.

In the final analysis, no matter what, now that things have come to this point, we have to rely on our strength and our brains to decide the outcome. There is no point in looking back and forth.

Ning Weimin finally let go of all his unrealistic fantasies.

He was even a little excited about taking on the challenge of a higher level.

Because not everyone has the courage and ability to touch a tiger's whiskers, and even fewer people have the courage to confront a tiger after making it angry, or even care about continuing to touch the tiger's butt.

What he is doing now is basically comparable to Wu Song, which is enough to be proud of.

So apart from informing the "Crazy Rich Asians" crew in France, Ning Weimin said the plot of the script remains unchanged.

All Ozawa Feng needs to do is change Zun Long's family background and personality to that of a wealthy Chinese family settled in Europe and the United States.

He also made some financial adjustments and preparations for the possible direct confrontation with the Guo family.

In fact, he was no longer interested in using speculation to accumulate money faster, he just wanted to be stable.

But now the sense of crisis is different. He can only use all means to strengthen himself and increase his strength as much as possible.

To this end, he believes that cash is king.

Not only did the Sumitomo Bank revalue the properties and real estate that had been mortgaged under Matsumoto Keiko's name, but it also increased the loan by 10 billion yen.

Moreover, he almost completely sold out all the remaining stock assets under Keiko Matsumoto's name.

Finally, with the cash flow from the agency and the studio, the total amount came to 15.2 billion yen.

He also used a similar method to revalue the Huibundo Bookstore and the warehouse near Tokyo Port that he had mortgaged the earliest, and increased the loan by 4.7 billion yen.

At the same time, he continued to reduce his stock account holdings and gave instructions to Kenichi Sagawa, cashing out more than 9 billion yen.

In the end, we managed to collect 14 billion yen, which was enough cash to prepare for any eventuality.

At this point, the cash assets that Ning Weimin and Matsumoto Keiko can control have reached a huge amount of 80 billion yen, not to mention the operating income that their companies continue to generate every month.

But at the same time, it must be stated that their debt figures are definitely the highest in Tokyo.

If their overseas assets and real estate are not counted, Ning Weimin already owes Sumitomo Bank 51.7 billion yen, and Matsumoto Keiko also owes 12.1 billion yen.

All together it is more than 60 billion yen, which is almost 500 million US dollars. The interest alone is more than 3 billion yen per year, which is a huge pressure that not everyone can bear.

(End of this chapter)