Undoubtedly, Liu Qingshan's arrival this time allowed them to see the opportunity.
So as early as two days ago, Hirosue Ryoko had been in contact with Takakura Ken, in order to meet the rumored Liu Qingshan as soon as possible.
As for Kimura Takuya, it is another situation. Although he and Takakura Ken have no cooperation experience, they have a close relationship with Nakai Kiichi and can be regarded as close friends outside of work.
Naturally, he took the initiative to come over with the same mentality. He also rushed to Hong Kong to participate in the "2046" a few years ago. He had contact with some celebrities in China and knew that there were many benefits in expanding overseas markets.
However, the two people did not get involved at first. Instead, they sat aside and said nothing. They only showed appropriate smiles from time to time to cooperate.
In their eyes, Liu Qingshan is an unattainable existence. Putting aside his own abilities, the act of daring to beat up a popular Hollywood star in public is already something that makes all overseas stars tremble. .
The most active ones at the moment are Asamiya Satsuki and his wife Kataishi Sachiko. The first season of "Midnight Diner" is currently a hit. As the only broadcast platform, NKH has made a lot of money. Of course, it is full of excitement for the second season. expect.
Moreover, the first season has not yet been broadcast completely. They actually hope that Liu Qingshan can make a cameo in the show, even if it is just a cutscene for a few seconds.
Liu Qingshan directly rejected the invitation: "Let's put it in the second season. Any subsequent filming of the series will first face a stage of visual fatigue of the audience. If the second season can maintain its current popularity, It’s very important to find something new and interesting. I don’t mind officially appearing in one episode in the second episode. I think it’s just a gimmick, and our second season is worth the audience’s expectations, right?”
He said this without any psychological pressure. It's not that he looks down on the film and television drama industry in this country, but on the contrary, he has enough respect for it.
But he has enough confidence in his market appeal. Compared with Takuya Kimura and Ken Takakura, two national idols from different eras, his influence is more international.
Although the two have successful fields in different fields, for example, Takakura Ken's achievements are mainly in movies, and Kimura Takuya's achievements are mainly in TV dramas and entertainment industry.
But one thing they have in common is that it is difficult to break through the halo of Asian stars. No matter which era they live in, there is always a gap in front of them if they are not accepted by the European and American markets.
Although Liu Qingshan's current achievements are not many, his first trinity "Let the Bullets Fly" suddenly broke into the top 20 in the European and American film industry, which is enough to explain a lot of problems.
Moreover, his current English album is also very popular around the world. This is the first time in history that an Asian has such a comprehensive impact on the global entertainment industry.
This does not take into account his other abilities. Of course, he has reason to be so confident in himself.
Kataishi Sachiko's next reply also verified this: "Can Mr. Liu participate in the filming of a whole episode? Hahaha, that's great. We originally planned to exchange the overseas copyright of this series, and now we have Mr. Liu spared no expense in joining the franchise, and with just two words of communication, he can be converted into a sales person!"
No matter how lively the other party talks, Liu Qingshan will not forget his right to speak on overseas copyright: "Why do you want to communicate? Don't forget that we have an agreement before. Regarding overseas copyright, I But it occupies the lion’s share! This is why I didn’t participate in your domestic profit sharing!”
For the script of this drama, he only charged the screenwriter's fee and had no requirement for profit sharing, in order to occupy a larger share of overseas copyrights.
Kataishi Sachiko quickly nodded in agreement: "Mr. Liu, you can ask Mr. Sagi. When we discussed this issue with him before, we always put your rights and interests first. The specific decision-making power must be in your hands!"
Liu Qingshan also immediately borrowed the opportunity: "This is best. Don't worry. I will take the lead in this matter. I can only maximize the benefits. Moreover, I have already stated that I only require the first three seasons, and the subsequent copyrights and As for the screenwriting rights, I will no longer participate. You have found several capable screenwriting talents in advance, and I will help them create the screenwriting outline for the fourth season for free!"
He only wants the first three seasons of the copyright for such a classic IP, which is actually very generous, because for such a level of copyright, just a name can be sold for a big price.
His no longer participating is a free transfer. Of course, the NKH TV station, which has produced countless classic dramas, is well aware of the mystery behind this.
Therefore, Asamiya Satsuki, who had not been directly involved in the discussion, did not dare to hesitate and quickly expressed his attitude: "Mr. Liu's help to NKH is selfless and great. In the future, we will not only perform the contract most faithfully within the scope of the contract, but also in other aspects." If we provide help through relay, such as the promotion and publicity of Mr. Liu’s other projects, the NKH board of directors will fully cooperate regardless of the profit!”
What kind of person is this person? Liu Qingshan knows in his heart that he is actually a typical representative of the bloodiest and most unscrupulous capitalists who extract people's wealth. He is also commonly known as a leek-cutting master.
But he was targeting people from his own country. Liu Qingshan didn't feel any guilt about this, and he didn't even mind pushing him from behind at critical moments.
Therefore, he did not treat the couple with the same sincerity as when dealing with other colleagues, but you could never tell it on the surface.
And don't think that Asamiya Satsuki will tell the story of the board of directors behind him without any reason, and that he has the purpose of using this huge behind-the-scenes power to add weight to himself.
As the only pay-TV station in a small island country, its operation method is like a pig-killing plate, which has already caused official slander and public resentment. However, it can still operate as usual without the protection of the extremely terrifying forces. It is simply impossible. .
As a local leader, he brought out these hidden forces to speak. His purpose was naturally to increase his influence in the small island country.
But he would never have imagined that the reason why Liu Qingshan was willing to come here to develop his career was not as persistent as he imagined. At most, it was to get ahead of other industries, take part of the entertainment resources in his hands, and then just stay away from him. Open up this market, rather than participate more deeply.
Being able to sit in China and control some of the trends here is equivalent to getting dividends effortlessly. Why not do such a cheap thing?
So he smiled and said: "Thank you Mr. Asamiya for your kindness. Please rest assured that in the future, for any projects related to TV stations, I will only choose to cooperate with you, NKH, and will not consider other units!"
He would be foolish to cooperate with those public television stations. These television stations are usually the mouthpieces of the government. They are also called public broadcasting, and they broadcast through various network networks with a certain national department as the core bureau.
This has led to extremely strict review procedures for their broadcast content, and China has a well-known historical grudge with this country, and it is a feud between family and country that cannot be resolved for hundreds of years.
He has no reason to help such TV platforms. Although NKH behaves abominably, he only cares about profit, which automatically blocks a lot of trouble for him.
Moreover, NKH station is not bound by the network, and its programming is much freer than that of franchised stations. It is more suitable for Liu Qingshan to come up with different types of projects to wow the people of the small island, and he can get higher prices.
Asamong Wushu and his wife looked excited. They only had money in their eyes and would not consider Liu Qingshan's plans. As long as there was a hot project to participate in, everything else was secondary.
However, Liu Qingshan ignored the two of them at this time and stopped talking to each other, "Uncle Gao Cang, I have a movie with a very unique theme here. Do you want to collaborate?"
Ken Takakura's eyes lit up. Unlike most actors, he had long lost interest in money. She was more concerned about whether she could leave more artistic things to the world.
Moreover, I have discussed this mentality with Liu Qingshan many times before. I was able to star in "Late Night Diner" because I wanted to focus on more life topics in the play, without considering its future market effect.
When he heard about the film project proposed by Liu Qingshan at this time, he knew that the script would not be a story with a strong commercial nature, but a feature film with certain artistic value.
So he readily agreed: "Give me the script first. I'm in good health now, and I even feel as if I'm ten years younger. As long as I'm interested in your story, I have to fight for it even if you don't let me participate." All at once!”
Liu Qingshan also quickly expressed his attitude: "First of all, the protagonist of this movie is a middle-aged man, and your role is his boss and mentor!"
"It doesn't matter whether it's the protagonist or not, I'm more concerned about the overall content it wants to express! Tell me, how unique is it?"
"It tells the life of an embalmer in a small island country. The film uses the perspective of a novice embalmer to observe various deaths and gaze at the loving people surrounding the deceased."
"Hiss... This subject matter is indeed unique enough. First of all, the unique selection of materials is different from most movies. I am surprised, but I seem to be more interested!"
Seeing that he was interested, Liu Qingshan had already achieved his goal. With two black-hearted business bosses sitting next to him, he would not leak even a little bit of the content in advance.
So he looked at Kiichi Nakai: "Brother Kiichi, you will be the protagonist. Do you have a schedule? The premise is that the protagonist's original occupation is a cellist. There are many scenes of playing the piano in the film that require real people. Show up!”
