Poverty story after Tokyo actress

"Uh... yes, hahaha, Ms. Hoshino, you are really well-informed ~ you have such inside information..."

"Well, I actually found out from the entertainment news."

"..."

"Since it's going to be a reshoot, then the current capital chain of the Parasite Crew should have some difficulties, right?"

"...Your speculation is very reasonable."

"I also know this from the entertainment news."

"Forehead……"

"Haha, just kidding, let's get down to business, I want to invest in the remake of your parasitic beast."

What?invest! ?

Immediately, Katsumura's eyes lit up, and Mao's ridicule and teasing towards him just now suddenly became amiable. This woman who I thought was a bit mean just now, seemed to be an angel to give him relief at this moment, which moved him. want to cry.

"Miss Mao! Suck! Your timely help is really crucial!"

Faced with Katsumura's tearful, funny and disgusting expression, Shino twitched the corner of his mouth slightly, waved his hand and said, "Don't be too happy, I won't invest in vain."

"what?"

"Let's put it this way, I invested in you for the reshoot of Parasite, and I can help you make up for your funding gap, but the price is that after your filming is over, the TV copyright of Parasite will be handed over to our Hoshino Consortium. This It is not only an investment, but also a fee for acquiring copyright.”

Chapter 290: Dongying New Year

After Jiang Bai left the Parasitic Beast crew, he took a backup of the director's cut version of the material to visit Hoshino Mao. On the one hand, he handed over the results to the boss, and on the other hand, he brought the news of the Parasitic Beast's remake to Mao.

After Mao heard the news, she immediately had an idea. No matter what the situation, this behavior of resetting at the end of filming was a very stupid decision. She could think of the parasitic beast crew almost without guessing. There will definitely be a lack of funds.

Jiang Bai's plan is very good, he can operate public opinion, and he can also prostitute works without spending a penny, but Mao, who knows more about business operations, knows the problems in Jiang Bai's plan.

That is copyright.

If you want the Hoshino family's self-media to broadcast the guide cut Parasite, you must first have the broadcast rights. This needs to be bought from the producer of the Parasite, and TV series rely on these broadcast rights to make money.

This is justified, there is nothing to say, but what is broadcast on Mao's streaming media is not just Parasitic Beast, but a cut version of Parasitic Beast, which means that the content does not match what the producer promised to broadcast.

Playing episodes that do not match the purchased content, but with the name of a parasitic beast, are basically considered to be illegal, and the producer will tell you everything.If you don't want to violate the law, the best way is to buy the TV copyright and adaptation rights of Parasitic Beast.

Only when these copyrights are brought over, can their own streaming media play the guide-cut version of the content without any scruples. After all, they have taken over the TV copyrights, which means that the ownership of the work Parasite has already belonged to us. What kind of parasite do we want to play? Beast, just broadcast any parasitic beast, it has nothing to do with your producers.

At the beginning, Mao's idea was to buy the TV copyright and adaptation rights together with the producer, but the disadvantages of this approach are also obvious, and it is difficult to bargain. If the producer insists on a high price, it will really Although Xu would also buy it, but it would cost a huge amount of money, and even thinking about it like this didn't go well.

However, the news of the remake of Parasitic Beast gave Mao an opportunity to acquire the copyright of Parasitic Beast at a low price.

The remake plan will put the producer in financial difficulties, and they are anxious to produce the parasitic beast. After all, if they can’t produce it, they will bear the wrath of the partners. It is obviously impossible to raise another investment from the partners.

The partners are not being taken advantage of. In the case of difficult production of the series, they have no reason to increase their sunk costs. If they want to continue to run the remake, all the producers can do is to find ways to raise investment. In this case, let them They are naturally willing to sell an IP copyright that is not too high in value.

And Mao just figured out the difficulty of the producer of Parasitic Beast, and came to the crew of Parasitic Beast at the most suitable time.

"I'm willing to invest in the remake of Parasite, and I can even fill in all the shortfalls. Correspondingly, after you finish filming, you will hand over the TV copyright of Parasite to me."

Here is Mao's plan, an empty-handed white wolf's plan.

Some people may be curious, where is it empty-handed?Didn't you still invest in a remake?

But there is a difference between investment and purchase. Investment needs to be recovered. The funds that Mao invested now, after the broadcast of Parasitic Beast, need to be returned by the producer according to the profit ratio. In the end, the amount of investment will be recovered. into Mao's pocket.

Therefore, Mao is indeed buying the copyright of Parasitic Beast TV without spending a penny.

People with a discerning eye can naturally see this kind of empty-handed white wolf method, and Katsumura Kotaro and his uncle can also see it. Looking at the contract in his hand, the corner of the middle-aged man's mouth couldn't help twitching.

Charcoal in the snow?Heh, this is obviously taking advantage of others without any concealment!In his heart, he really wanted to reprimand Maou for his unethical behavior, but... the conditions she gave were too important to him.

Shino's contract, in simple terms, is to exchange the copyright of the parasitic beast for investment.In fact, this kind of buying and selling is not uncommon in the film and television industry, and there are even a lot of them. After all, an IP may only be shot once in a lifetime. After this time, the IP may be worthless.

Then the IP copyright in hand is a one-time consumable. If this copyright has a chance to be sold, it is equivalent to an extra income.

Crews with no shortage of funds will sell these copyrights to other companies to squeeze out the last bit of value of this IP, and many crews with tight funds will also package copyrights to investors in exchange for more investment in order to continue filming .

But now, the producer of the parasitic beast had to become the latter once.

The current situation is not whether they can accept it, but that they have to accept it. Although Shengcun knows that this contract is a loss, but if he does not sign it, there will be no investment, and the shooting will not continue.

Moreover, the IP of Parasitic Beast is indeed not a good IP. First of all, the development of his story is limited.And the surrounding value that can be driven is also limited. Except for the better story, from the perspective of IP operation, Parasite is a very low-value IP.

Therefore, after weighing the pros and cons, exchanging a low-value IP for a large investment...seems acceptable.

In the end, the contract was negotiated, and Mao was quite generous, and approved an investment without hesitation, and then left the film crew happily with the signed contract.

My own investment will eventually grow into two trees, one is called Parasitic Beast, and the other is also called Parasitic Beast, but a guide cut version will be added behind it.

And the fruits of these two trees will be picked by themselves in the end. What is a win-win situation?This is called win-win!

And the next thing to do is to wait.

At the same time, on the other side, Jiang Bai is standing in a studio, wearing a tight sweatshirt, doing various fitness exercises, running, skipping rope, squatting...Jiang Bai is among various sports equipment Sweating in the middle of the day, showing a fiery motivation in this winter day, it is so hot that the surrounding photographers couldn't help their eyes and mouth dry.

When Jiang Bai was covered in sweat, she picked up a bottle of Pocari drink at hand, poured water into the camera, and after drinking it, she exhaled comfortably: "Ah ~ Sbarasi! "

"Crack!"

With a click, Jiang Bai immediately put away his youthful expression, let out a sigh of relief, and asked, "Huh ~ Director, is it okay?"

"Very good! Ms. Miyano, the effect is very good!"

The commercial director couldn't help clapping his hands in admiration. While admiring, he looked at Jiang Bai's devil figure, tsk tsk tsk, if this ad is broadcast, the director can even foresee that there will definitely be a lot of male members in the gym in the future .

That's right, Jiang Bai is now taking advertisements, and there are a lot of them. Not only that, but these advertisers are generous with their money, if you compare it with working hours.

Under the same shooting time, the income from shooting commercials is at least ten times or even nine times that of shooting TV dramas and movies!

For example, Baocari's remuneration to Jiang Bai this time is directly enough for her to pay the next month's debt.

Accepting advertisements is generally divided into two types. One is to take a separate advertisement for the product as Jiang Bai is doing now, and earn a one-time advertisement. The other is to choose to become a product spokesperson. During the endorsement period, the spokesperson must follow the product company The requirements of shooting various advertisements and attending various activities.

It sounds like the latter is quite troublesome, but correspondingly, if you can get a brand endorsement, the income is directly enough for a normal person to have enough food and clothing for a lifetime.

Especially for a top beverage company like Pocari, if Jiang Bai can receive its endorsement, basically a one-time contract will make Jiang Bai a useless person for the rest of his life.

However, even if Jiang Bai thinks about this situation, it is impossible for Pocari to see it. Which green onion are you Jiang Bai?It's almost enough to let you shoot an advertisement, and I want to get an endorsement, like Taozi.

Jiang Bai was also satisfied, and went home happily with his own reward. In the entertainment industry, I am afraid there is no job that can make money faster than shooting advertisements. He can get 200 million rewards in one day. Now Jiang Bai is a bit pity For those advertisements that I didn't talk about at the beginning, every lost one is a small amount of money.

It's a pity, but Jiang Bai doesn't care too much. As his fame rises, the 2000 million debt becomes more and more insignificant. Now Jiang Bai has enough money to send money to Liuli.

The bank card with a deposit of 100 million that Liuli handed over was still not used in the end, and returned to Liuli without any change.

And Liuli was quite comforted by this, and began to arrange things for the New Year.

That's right, Dongying is celebrating the New Year here, but it doesn't have to wait until the Lunar New Year's Eve like Huaxia. Dongying's New Year is celebrated according to the Gregorian calendar, which is January [-]st every year.

To be honest, if it wasn't for Liuli's mouth, Jiang Bai didn't even know that Dongying's customs were like this, so that when she knew Dongying's New Year, there were only half a month left.

"...Tsk, New Year's Day is celebrated on January [-]st...Although there is nothing wrong with it, but...I always feel that this is New Year's Day..."

Jiang Bai looked at the calendar hanging in the living room and couldn't help muttering.

"New Year's Day? What stuff?"

Zhenqin walked to Jiang Bai curiously and asked.

"It's January [-]st in Huaxia. Although January [-]st is called New Year's Day in Huaxia, we call it New Year's Day more often. The real New Year's Day will wait until around February in the Gregorian calendar."

"Ah? Why? It's already February, how can it be called the New Year?"

"Because the Chinese calendar is divided into two, the lunar calendar and the solar calendar. The solar calendar is the solar calendar that is hanging now. As for the lunar calendar, it is different from the solar calendar. It uses the moon as a reference to calculate the year and month calendar, so the time calculation is not accurate. Similarly, generally speaking, when the lunar calendar reaches January [-]st, the Gregorian calendar has already reached February. But Huaxia considers that the lunar calendar is January [-]st as the Chinese New Year.”

"Well...it sounds troublesome. Why do you have to hand in the lunar calendar? Not the lunar calendar?"

"Because it is a calendar created to assist farmers in farming, it is called the lunar calendar. It is used in China for a longer period of time than the solar calendar. Therefore, although the normal timekeeping is based on the solar calendar, the key festivals still follow the lunar calendar."

"SO Ga..." Zhenqin nodded half-understood, and after listening for a while, she didn't continue to ask more questions, but asked instead: "Anyway, you follow the Romans when you go to the countryside, Jiang Bai, are you living in Dongying now, or do you follow Dongying's rules?" .Hurry up, let's go to the market to buy some Shimenawa and Kadomatsu, and some glutinous rice... Let's make Kagami Mochi!"

"Ah, hey hey hey~"

Indeed, although you are not used to doing as the Romans do, you still have to follow the rules wherever you go. Well, let’s get a feel for what the New Year in Japan looks like.

Chapter 290 Smashing Rice Cakes?smash glutinous rice cakes!

Although there are certain differences in time, the act of celebrating the New Year is basically common across the world. There is a certain gap between Dongying's New Year's celebration method and China's details, but the general atmosphere is similar.

In other words, the way all civilizations in this world celebrate the New Year is nothing more than three things, rituals, souvenirs, and food.

The rituals in Japan are generally to go to temples to pray for blessings, watch the blessing ceremonies of various shrines, and then worship the 800 million local gods. This is not much in China. In my previous life, my mother would go to the temple every New Year’s Eve. pray.

As for souvenirs, instead of couplets and blessing characters, Dongying uses Zhuliansheng and Kadosong. Zhuliansheng is a kind of hemp rope made of straw. The hemp rope is decorated with some bells or red and white belts. I believe many People who watch Dongying anime will see this kind of hemp rope hanging on the eaves of temples and torii gates in the shrines inside.

It can be regarded as the Chinese knot in China, which is used to pray for blessings and eliminate disasters. It is usually bought and hung on the door.

The door pine is an ornament made of pine branches and bamboo. Three pine branches are tied to a section of bamboo, which looks like a broom, and then placed left and right on both sides of the gate, which can probably be marked as a couplet.

In addition to ceremonies and souvenirs, rice cakes are the must-have food for Chinese New Year in Japan.The iconic food of the Chinese New Year here in Dongying is not as varied as in China, and it can make up a full feast for a man and a man.

The most representative one is the rice cake, which is equivalent to the Chinese New Year’s need for dumplings. As the most representative rice cake, Dongying people also regard the rice cake as a food for worshiping the gods. In this case, the rice cake is called mirror cake.

The production of mirror cake is very simple. A lump of big rice cake, a small rice cake is piled on top, and then an orange or persimmon is placed on top, and the mirror cake is made. It is very simple and convenient.

The production of mirror cakes must be completed before the 28th, and then kept for two weeks. On January [-]th, use a hammer to break the hardened rice cakes. It must be broken and cannot be divided with a knife, otherwise it is disrespectful to the gods. This behavior is called Kaijingbing.

The opened mirror cakes are generally used to make soup or fry, anyway, you can eat them anyway.

Generally speaking, mirror cakes can be bought in Dongying's market, but I don't know what Makoto thinks, she insists on buying glutinous rice and pulling Jiang Bai to make rice cakes together.

"Makoto, are you sure you want us to make rice cakes? Why don't you just buy mirror cakes." Jiang Bai held the wooden hammer that Zhenqin bought for making rice cakes, and she didn't know why she had to do this on a whim.

Moreover, watching Zhenqin put the glutinous rice she bought in the stone mortar without soaking it, the corners of her mouth couldn't help twitching, and she asked, "Zhenqin...do you know how to make rice cakes?"

"Ah? Isn't it just adding water to glutinous rice and beating it slowly?"

"...Then you have to go to the next year...the glutinous rice for making rice cakes needs to be soaked first and then steamed. After steaming, brush oil on the surface of the stone mortar, put the steamed glutinous rice in, and finally hit it with a hammer... …If you knock it with raw glutinous rice like this, you will only end up with a pile of glutinous rice scum..."

Makoto's cheeks were blank, like a jb cat with new knowledge, and his face was emitting the light of wisdom.

"Oh... spicy stewed food..."

"...You don't know how to make rice cakes at all!"

"Hey~ Anyway, Jiang Bai, you don't understand~ Sure enough, Jiang Bai, you will definitely not let me down~"

Makoto smiled, stuck out her tongue and tried to pass the test, but it was useless in front of Jiang Bai. Under Jiang Bai's order, Makoto packed up the things herself, and then made rice cakes step by step.

After soaking all the rice cakes in the basin, Zhenqin had to take a look in front of the basin from time to time, and Jiang Bai looked speechless.

"What do you look at? You have to soak for a day. No matter how hard you read, you won't be able to reduce the time."

"It's not so slow, it's better to say that you are too anxious. There is still one week before the 28th. Why are you so anxious to make mirror biscuits? After they are done, you have to wait until January 1 to eat them."

"Who said I was going to make mirror cakes?"

"what?"

"I just want to eat rice cakes~"

"...Then you go and buy it directly..."

"Hey, the ones sold outside are not as delicious as Jiang Bai's!"

"I've never done it before, do you know it's delicious?"

"Hey~ because I have full confidence in Jiang Bai!"

"...Oh, glib."

Jiang Bai helplessly knocked on Zhenqin's head full of crooked ideas. He is talented and has the ability to learn, but he always pops up some crooked ideas. A subtle pleasure came.

"Well, for the smashed rice cakes, just give Mom a few pieces."

The soaked glutinous rice Jiangbai and Zhenqin must not be able to digest. Even Jiangbai is wary of glutinous rice, which is not easy to digest, and can't eat more. The extra can be sent to his mother. Maybe, I can send a few yuan to Zhenqin's family.

"Huh? Gifts and rice cakes?"

"Um...why, can't you?"

"..." Makoto couldn't help showing a hint of embarrassment, and after a moment of silence, he replied: "Well... let's say goodbye, generally speaking, during the Chinese New Year, the most indispensable thing in anyone's house should be rice cakes It's..."