China Entertainment: I became a capital tycoon

Chapter 608 Chapter 606. Kill the Japanese

The next day, Cao Yu did not go to FNC.

He asked Lee Ji-eun, who was unwell, to rest at home, while he went to find Lee Boo-jin.

"Son, Dad is here!"

His son Cao Yinghe had just returned to his seat. When he saw his father Cao Yu, perhaps because of the bond between father and son, he stretched out his chubby little hands and asked for a hug.

Cao Yu picked up his son and held him high up, making the little guy laugh.

After a while, he took the water brought by Lee Boo-jin, took a sip, and asked, "Boo-jin, how is the e-commerce platform Youlegou? And how is your luxury store?"

"The e-commerce platform is developing very well. I recently received 200 million US dollars in financing from Sequoia Capital. With this money, our e-commerce platform Youle.com has become the largest in South Korea. The luxury goods store is also doing well. I also found Jun Ji-hyun and Song Hye-kyo to endorse it, and the effect is very good."

"Sequoia Capital? How many shares did they give?"

"20%, not much."

Lee Boo-jin said this and noticed Cao Yu frowning, and explained: "I didn't want it at first, but we Samsung can't offend the big capital of Wall Street, so I had to agree."

"Oh Well."

Although Cao Yu was unhappy, he couldn't complain about Lee Boo-jin, because Koreans are afraid of the United States.

As for finding Jun Ji-hyun as the spokesperson, it can be considered as keeping the wealth within the family. She smiled and said, "You are really a strong woman. However, shouldn't you go to China in a few days to see that Samsung's factory is about to start production?"

Li Fuzhen immediately rolled her eyes at Cao Yu and said, "Do you want to keep me busy to death?"

Recently, she not only has to take care of the children, but also has to deal with the e-commerce platform, Shilla Hotel, and luxury store matters. She is indeed very busy.

Now Cao Yu mentioned the Samsung incident again. After she complained, she said helplessly, "For your sake, I should go and see it. Then shall we go together?"

"Of course, I'm here to pick you up and go to China."

Cao Yu held the mature Lee Boo Jin in his arms and said with a smile: "But I have to go to Japan tomorrow. When I come back, we will leave together."

"Going to Japan?"

Upon hearing this, Lee Boo-jin immediately said, "You're leaving right after you arrived? No, pay me back for what you owe me during this period of time."

"What do I owe you?"

"What do you say?"

As Lee Boo-jin said this, she was about to pounce on Cao Yu on the spot.

"My son is still here."

"Nanny, nanny, take Yinghe out to play"

Lee Boo-jin loudly called the nanny in and asked her to take her son out.

When they were the only two left in the room, Lee Boo-jin immediately pounced on Cao Yu to the ground like a female leopard.

It turns out that a forty-year-old woman is as fierce as a tiger. Fortunately, Cao Yu has strong capital.
Cao Yu was supposed to accompany T-ARA today, but plans could not keep up with changes, so he was kept back by Lee Boo-jin that night and did not return to the company until the next day.

He had no choice but to postpone his trip to Japan and spent a day with the six kittens of T-ARA before setting off for Japan with Lee Ji-eun.

When he arrived in Tokyo, Toho's head, Shimatani Nobushige, brought people to the airport to greet him with the highest standards.

"OPPA is awesome, this is Dongbao"

Li Zhien looked at dozens of people facing Cao Yu and herself, all bending their waists to 90 degrees, and couldn't help feeling a little restrained.

Toho is the largest film and television company in Japan, and its influence is no less than that of South Korea's CJ Group. The fact that they are so respectful to their men greatly satisfies the little girl's vanity.

When the convoy left the airport and headed for Dongbao, the situation on the street suddenly made Cao Yu feel strange.

In addition to traditional Japanese kimonos and modern fashionable clothes, there are also quite a few Hanfu on the streets.

The main thing is that these Hanfu costumes are somewhat similar to the costumes in the TV series "Dream of Red Mansions" produced by Feiyu.

Cao Yu asked Shimatani Nosei curiously, "Is the drama Dream of Red Mansions that you introduced really so popular in Japan?"

"It's very popular! Your drama is so good that we have rerun it three times and the ratings are still above 20%. Dream of Red Mansions has become a kind of popular culture."

Shimatani Nengcheng was full of excitement: "Even your "Chinese Paladin" series and "The Journey of Flower" have good reputations. Your company's works are indeed excellent."

“As long as the ratings are good.”

Hearing this, Cao Yu was not excited at all.

The better the ratings of these films in Japan, the more he regretted that he had offered too low a price.

The following dramas "The Empress of China" and "Joy of Life" must sell higher.

Cao Yu was thinking about this, and sure enough, Shimatani Nobuaki asked with interest: "By the way, Mr. Cao, I heard that your "The Empress of China" also has a good ratings in China, and "Joy of Life" and "The Legend of Zhen Huan" have also started filming. Can we introduce them together?"

"of course can."

"Then we'll sign the contract right away when we get to the company."

Shimatani Nosuke wanted to use the same price as last time to import all these films.

This would prevent Boss Cao, the cunning Chinese man, from suddenly raising the price after the auction.

"it is good."

Cao Yu agreed with his mouth, but a sly smile appeared in his eyes. He thought to himself: "I guess the Japanese still want 200,000 US dollars per episode? Dream on! Just wait and see how I will kill you!"

The car soon arrived at Toho Corporation headquarters.

After both parties sat down, Shimatani Nosuke arranged for someone to print the contract, and said to Cao Yu, "We Japanese people value efficiency. Let's sign the contract first, and then talk about the movie."

“It’s really efficient.”

Cao Yu was not in a hurry either. He leaned back on the sofa, just drinking tea and smiling.

Soon, three copies of the contract were printed and brought over. Shimatani Nounari immediately took out a pen and said with a smile, "After you sign, we will transfer the copyright fee to your company as soon as possible."

"No rush, no rush."

Without waiting for the other party to sign, Cao Yu took the contract, looked at the price on it, and pretended to be surprised and said, "Two hundred thousand US dollars per episode? Mr. Shimatani, this price is not acceptable."

"???"

The thing that Shimatani Nengcheng was most worried about finally happened. He hurriedly said, "Two hundred thousand is not a low price. If it's any higher, we won't make any money."

"Mr. Shimatani, the actors' salaries and production costs are all going up. Now it's at least three hundred and twenty thousand dollars per episode."

"How many?"

Shimatani Nozunari thought he had heard it wrong.

Three hundred and twenty thousand? The previous price of two hundred thousand was not low, but this time it suddenly increased by 60%. Isn't this Chinese too cruel?

"Three hundred and twenty thousand per episode."

Cao Yu also tried to establish a relationship: "This is already given to you because of our pleasant cooperation. If it were someone else, our offer would definitely be higher."

"Mr. Cao, this is not how you do business. Although I am optimistic about your company's dramas, I cannot explain to the board of directors the price increase. We must be sincere in doing business, and we must also make a profit."

Shimatani Nosei shook his head: "If Cao Jun insists on this price, then we can only give up with great pain."

"It doesn't matter. Anyway, I am the screenwriter for these two dramas. When they are filmed, the price will only go up."

Cao Yu tactically leaned back, took a sip of tea, and deliberately did not even think about bargaining. He asked, "When does Mr. Shimatani plan to release the movie "Your Name"?"

"Mr. Cao, let's talk about the movie later. Let's talk about the TV series first."

Shimatani Nengcheng was anxious because he heard that "The Empress of China", "Joy of Life" and "Empresses in the Palace" were all big dramas of Feiyu Entertainment, and they were all top-notch from the casting to the scripts.

As long as you buy the copyright, you will definitely make money.

Businessmen are profit-driven, so how could he give up such an opportunity?

Cao Yu said nonchalantly: "Mr. Shimatani thinks the price is too high, then I can't do anything about it. However, even if the deal fails, we still have friendship. Don't worry, there will be opportunities for cooperation in the future."

The more Cao Yu acted like this, the more Shimatani Nengcheng didn't want to give up: "Mr. Cao, 320,000 is indeed a bit high. Considering our relationship, at least give me a discount. Otherwise, I..."

Having said that, he glanced at Lee Ji-eun beside him and guessed that this girl was just an artist and lover under Boss Cao.

So, he approached Cao Yu and whispered, "I'll arrange some activities tonight so that Cao Jun can relax. Our company has just recruited a few beautiful girls. Would you like to meet them later?"

"That's no need."

Cao Yu pretended to refuse and touched his chin as if he was hesitating.

After a long while, he said awkwardly: "How about this, then 300,000, this is the lowest price."

"Three hundred thousand"

Shimatani Nosaka felt that 300,000 was still high, but he was worried that if he lowered the price further, Cao Yu would not sell him the copyright again, so he could only nod and say, "Okay, 300,000 is 300,000. I'll ask them to change the contract!"

Just as he was about to hand the contract to the secretary, he suddenly asked, "Mr. Cao, I forgot to ask, how many episodes are there in Joy of Life and Legend of Zhen Huan?" "Joy of Life Season 1 has 56 episodes, and Legend of Zhen Huan has 93 episodes."

"What? Ninety-three episodes?"

Shimatani Nenari almost dropped the cup in his hand. So many episodes? Three hundred thousand per episode? That's nearly twenty-eight million, and that's in US dollars, not Japanese yen.

Since its establishment, Toho has never introduced such an expensive film.

"Don't be too surprised. When you actually see the finished film, you will definitely not regret it. You may even think it's too little. Besides, the more episodes there are, the more money you will make."

"Really ninety-three episodes?"

"real."

Cao Yu really didn't lie to him. The unedited version of "The Legend of Zhen Huan" only had this many episodes.

"What you said seems to make some sense."

Shimatani Nozunari smiled bitterly, feeling like he had been taken advantage of.

Soon the new contract was signed, for a total of 193 episodes for three films, for US$57.9 million.

Although this price is much cheaper than shooting it yourself, it is really not cheap compared to the copyright fees of other dramas.

However, when signing the contract, Shimatani Noriaki was still careful and agreed to pay all the copyright fees for "The Empress of China" first, and half of the other two dramas first, and then pay the other half after they were filmed.

After beating the Japanese devils hard, Cao Yu was too lazy to argue with him about this request.

Anyway, I know the quality of these two dramas very well. They are both hits, how could they be bad?
Lee Ji-eun, who had been too embarrassed to speak, listened to her man negotiating with others, feeling both admiration and worship. In just a short while, the chairman earned more than 10 million US dollars.

At this speed, it would probably take me several years of singing.

"My man, he's awesome!"

Thinking of Cao Yu's benefits, he felt itchy again.
After both parties signed the contract, Shimatani Nobushige put the contract away with some pain, and then talked about the movie: "Mr. Cao, actually I also planned to release the movie "Your Name" on Valentine's Day, but I didn't expect that after the movie was finished, everyone said it was good and thought that it would win an award first, and then release it to expand its influence."

Cao Yu said in a somewhat Versailles way: "Mr. Shimatani, I am not interested in winning awards, and I don't like winning awards. It's better for us to release the film earlier."

He actually wanted this film to be released earlier to make a name for himself in the animation field, and then he could start other animated film projects such as "The Return of the Great Sage".

But when Shimatani Nobuyuki heard Cao Yu say this, his mouth almost stretched to his ears.

"What do you mean you don't like winning awards? Are you showing off to me? You've won several Oscars, and you say you don't like winning awards?"

But for fear that Cao Yu would discover his expression, he quickly turned his head away.

After a while, he turned around and said, "Mr. Cao is an Oscar winner, so he is naturally not interested in other awards. However, winning more awards will also be good for the box office."

"There is some truth to this, but the movie cannot be released later than the summer vacation."

"Okay, let's release it after we win all the awards for the first half of the year."

There was nothing Shimatani Nengcheng could do about Boss Cao's request, since Cao Yu accounted for 60% of the investment.

After finishing his business, Cao Yu asked to leave.

Shimatani Nengcheng originally wanted to invite Boss Cao to dinner, but was unfortunately rejected by Cao Yu on the grounds that he was busy today and it was inconvenient.

However, when Cao Yu was about to leave, President Shimatani said, "Mr. Cao, why don't you go meet Nozomi Sasaki, Kasumi Arimura and the others? I have already arranged for those three girls."

"Forget about tonight, let's do it tomorrow."

Cao Yu shook his head. He had just accompanied Lee Ji-eun here today, and she was already fooling around with the three Japanese girls. Even if this little girl didn't say anything, she would definitely be unhappy.

I, President Cao, am still very compassionate to women.

On the streets of Akihabara in Tokyo, Cao Yu and Li Zhien were strolling hand in hand like ordinary young couples in love.

One smiles warmly, the other smiles sweetly.

The two of them ate roadside delicacies and bought anime peripherals from the cartoon store, buying a lot of figures alone.

Although Lee Ji-eun is already twenty years old, she still looks like a little girl, so sweet and cute.

"OPPA."

"kindness?"

"Today, Mr. Shimatani said he would arrange for you to have some beautiful girls. Aren't you tempted?"

Li Zhien looked at the Japanese girls on the streets of Tokyo and suddenly laughed.

"Tempted?"

Cao Yu stopped and smiled: "I'm not interested in Japanese girls. Besides, I'm here to accompany Xiao Zhien on vacation, how can I accompany someone else?"

Li Zhien smiled mischievously: "You're lying. Didn't you promise to look for that Nozomi Sasaki tomorrow?"

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Cao Yu suddenly felt embarrassed as if his lie had been exposed: "Did you understand everything?"

"You are speaking English, of course I can understand some of it." Li Zhien wrinkled her nose: "Are those Japanese girls pretty?"

"Not as pretty as you, how about you two meet tomorrow?"

"OPPA, you said you're not interested in bad guys!"

Li Zhien rolled her eyes and stopped him: "Actually, tonight is also fine."

She was still feeling nervous after the first day's experience, so it would be nice to share some of the burden.

"???"

Cao Yu looked at the girl in front of him. Was she led astray by him? It seemed that I had not brought her up much. Could it be that the little girl knew about the nonsense between me and T-ARA?
He gently held her slender waist and said, "OPPA doesn't want to make you sad, and you don't have to accommodate me. I like you, and as for Nozomi Sasaki and the others, they are just playing around."

Cao Yu did not lie. He was just playing around with those Japanese girls.

Anyway, if she doesn't want it, it will be given to others, even American foreigners. As for feelings, she is far inferior to T-ARA and Lee Ji-eun.

"OPPA, you are so nice, I can't live without you."

Li Zhien gazed at Cao Yu with emotion, and her eyes became more tender.

"I won't let you leave me either."

As Cao Yu said this, he hugged the girl in his arms, and then their lips finally touched each other.

This is Japan, and no one knows them. There are people coming and going on the street, and people thought they were just an ordinary couple kissing.

Although some Japanese boys envied Cao Yu for having such a beautiful girlfriend, they could only drool with envy.

After a while, the two separated. Li Zhien hugged his waist and buried her head in his chest: "OPPA, I am so happy. Even if I won first place or became the most popular singer in Korea, I would not be as happy as I am now."

"That's a pretty low request, little girl, but I'll be happier later."

Cao Yu gently scratched Li Zhien's nose, took his hand again, and said, "I'm hungry, let's go eat ramen."

Speaking of ramen, Li Zhien thought of the noodles she cooked, her pretty face suddenly blushed, and she whispered: "OPPA, be gentle tonight..."

"of course…"

There are many ramen restaurants on the streets of Tokyo, and it is easy to find one.

That night, the two finally enjoyed their romantic world.

The next morning, Cao Yu was still immersed in the joy of the previous night when he was woken up by a phone call.

"Xiao Cao, I'm Dean Zhang. When will you come to school to defend your thesis?"

"paper?!"

Cao Yu then remembered that he had to attend the thesis defense today.

Although he doesn't care about the diploma, it is indispensable in China. It would be really shameful if he couldn't graduate.

Do I have to learn from Zhai Tianlin?

Definitely not. If such a reputation gets out, the negative news will be a lifelong thing.

"I understand. I will go to school when I return to Yanjing."

He hung up the phone, lay on the bed, and thought for a long time: "What should I write about in the paper?"

Various movies and TV series kept circling in my mind.

There were movies from China, South Korea, and the United States. They flashed through my mind quickly like a kaleidoscope.

Even including those bad dramas many years later...

Suddenly, he sat up from the bed and said softly, "Yes! Let's write about this, on the poor in movies and TV dramas!"

(End of this chapter)