After seeing Nakamori Akina coming to smooth things over, Cao Zhiqiang nodded and didn't make it difficult for Nagayama Kozo anymore.
After all, Cao Zhiqiang also knew very well that Nagayama Kozo did not make any big mistakes in this matter.
Including Nagayama Kozo talking to me as soon as possible after being threatened, it may not be because he thinks he is easy to handle. It is more likely that it is an inertia of obedience.
There is no way, Japanese society is about obedience. Generally, subordinates obey superiors, and juniors obey elders. This is engraved in the bones.
Regardless of the background, Nagayama Kozo seems to be awesome, but in fact, he is just like that.
At least at Fuji TV, his true identity is just an ordinary director at a TV drama production center.
In this case, his boss's boss wants to put a heroine into his crew, how can he disobey.
What's more, the person placed by the other party is not an inexperienced ordinary person, but the big star Sayuri Yoshinaga.
At that time, even if it is revealed, no one will think that President Okada of the TV Drama Production Center is at fault. Instead, they will think that he attaches great importance to Cao Zhiqiang's new drama.
After all, Sayuri Yoshinaga is now recognized as a national treasure star in Japan, and her status is similar to Wang Mingquan in the Hong Kong entertainment industry.
That's right, when it comes to the current number one sister in the Hong Kong entertainment industry, the one currently recognized is not Lin Qingxia or Mei Yanfang, but Wang Mingquan.
There is a saying in Xiangjiang that I watched Sister Wang in the 1970s and DoDo in the 1980s.
This Sister Wang refers to Wang Mingquan, and DoDo refers to Zheng Yuling!
Of course Zhao Yazhi is also very powerful, but overall, he is still weaker than Wang Mingquan.
As for the reason, it’s quite complicated, so I won’t go into details.
In the Japanese film and television industry, the most popular actress currently is of course Momoe Yamaguchi. There is no controversy about this.
But if you want to say that the most prestigious actress is similar to Xiangjiang's sister Wang Mingquan, I'm afraid the only one is Sayuri Yoshinaga.
I didn’t talk about it before, and I won’t talk about it in the future. Let’s just say that in 1983, if you have to find a so-called top lady in the entertainment industry in Japan, I am afraid that only Sayuri Yoshinaga can afford it.
Sayuri Yoshinaga may not be the female star who has won the most awards, nor has she made the most films, but she is the most famous.
She was once the spokesperson of a certain era in Japan and was known as "the most beautiful woman in the Showa era".
Yes, there were many beauties in the Showa era, but the only one who can bear the praise of "the most beautiful woman in the Showa era" is Sayuri Yoshinaga.
No matter how popular Momoe Yamaguchi is, she is not the most beautiful woman.
Don't underestimate the reputation of "the most beautiful woman". This not only requires you to have strong conditions and be beautiful enough, but also requires you to have the strength to hold it down.
It is impossible to win the title of "The No. 1 Beauty of the Showa" just by being beautiful. After all, beauty is a very subjective factor. Although there is a popular aesthetic, there were so many Japanese beauties during the contract period with Yoshinaga Sayuri, why can't others? Is she the only one who can be called the most beautiful woman in Showa?
The answer is very simple, that is, Yoshinaga Sayuri is not alone, she has a man behind her, and that is her husband, Fuji TV executive, Taro Okada!
Taro Okada may not be well-known, but in terms of status and strength, at least in the 1970s and 1980s, he was quite high.
Not only does he have great status and popularity in the entertainment industry, but he also has connections with many big shots in politics. Even the bosses of the Yamaguchi-gumi and Sumiyoshi-kai don't dare to mess around when they see him.
With such a person as her husband, Sayuri Yoshinaga would not be the most beautiful woman, not to mention she is really beautiful, her acting skills are really good, she is not just a beauty.
In addition, Yoshinaga Sayuri's own identity is not bad either.
Yoshinaga Sayuri's father is an official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and her mother is a pianist in name, but in fact she is from a famous family, no worse than Nagayama Kozo.
Therefore, the combination of Sayuri Yoshinaga and Taro Okada is a perfect combination of strength.
To a certain extent, letting Yoshinaga Sayuri play the heroine in Cao Zhiqiang's new drama is indeed a compliment to Cao Zhiqiang and Nagayama Kozo.
After all, judging from their status, once they become rich and become friends with Taro Okada and Sayuri Yoshinaga, the road in the Japanese entertainment industry will be much easier in the future.
In terms of strength, Yoshinaga Sayuri is currently mainly acting in movies and basically no longer appears in TV series.
From 1979 to now, I have never heard of Sayuri Yoshinaga acting in a TV series. She has always only appeared in some movies with good scripts.
For example, the previously released "Snow" is one of Japan's best movies this year.
Although the box office of "Snow" is completely incomparable to that of Joseph Tsao's "Love in the Rain", its reviews are not low at all, and may even be slightly higher.
In short, it is rare that Sayuri Yoshinaga likes the script of "Tokyo Love Story" and wants to star in a TV series.
If Cao Zhiqiang really doesn't give him face, then I'm afraid other TV stations may not dare to accept his scripts.
Because let’s not talk about Sayuri Yoshinaga’s background, let’s just talk about Taro Okada. He is not simply a senior executive of Fuji TV.
Although Japan's major TV stations compete with each other on the surface, privately the top executives actually wear the same pants.
In other words, Japan is a country controlled by clans, and Taro Okada is a member of the clan.
Although the Okada family is not a top-notch family, it has extensive connections and is said to have a close relationship with Japan's famous political family, the Abe family.
Although the Abe family is currently relatively low-key, its hidden power cannot be underestimated.
Therefore, others are fine, but for Cao Zhiqiang, a foreigner, to offend Taro Okada, who is a good friend of various powerful people, most people will not do such a thing.
No matter how talented Cao Zhiqiang is, no matter how good the script he writes, people will not offend a powerful spokesperson for Cao Zhiqiang.
Of course, ordinary people would not know these situations. That is to say, Nagayama Kozo also belongs to the family class, so he knows these inside stories.
It was precisely because of knowing these inside stories that Nagayama Kozo did not reject Taro Okada immediately as Cao Zhiqiang said, but came over to ask Cao Zhiqiang to compromise.
Sure enough, after listening to Yongshan Kozo's explanation, Cao Zhiqiang fell silent.
Now it seems that I am still too superficial, or in other words, I am a little too arrogant.
Cao Zhiqiang always thought that he was very low-key, but now it seems that this is not the case.
For example, now, as soon as he has gained some reputation and some money, he begins to be unconsciously arrogant and starts not to take others seriously.
Nagayama Kozo stayed up all night and came to him early in the morning to ask for forgiveness. He actually thought that the other party looked down on him, but he didn't expect that it went deeper. This was too arrogant.
It's true if you think about it carefully, this is Japan, not mainland China.
In the mainland, he has the support of Uncle Xu and Uncle Lin. As long as he doesn't commit suicide, he is not afraid of wherever he goes. He will not take a look at ordinary ghosts and snakes, even various second-generation people.
But Japan is different.
Japan is an unfamiliar environment for Cao Zhiqiang, and he does not have very thick thighs to hug.
Although Warner Pioneer is very kind to him, strictly speaking, this company cannot be considered a big player.
Because the two parties only have an economic cooperative relationship, this relationship is actually very fragile.
In Japan, the truly powerful ones are the local families, especially the humble political and economic families.
The strength of Warner is not due to how powerful its president is, but because Warner is an American company and is backed by America, its Japanese father.
But Warner will definitely not go to the Japanese wealthy family for Cao Zhiqiang, because it is not worth it, unless Cao Zhiqiang signs a sale contract with Warner, becomes Warner's exclusive artist, and can continue to bring benefits to Warner, which is still possible.
In addition, although Cao Zhiqiang himself feels very unhappy about the current situation and feels that he has been violated, in the eyes of the Japanese, it is actually someone who is taking the initiative to show kindness to Cao Zhiqiang.
After all, that was Sayuri Yoshinaga!
The most beautiful woman in the Showa era took the initiative to express her goodwill and expressed that she wanted to participate in a TV series. Her husband also opened all kinds of convenience doors, which is tantamount to taking the initiative to show her goodwill.
In this case, if Cao Zhiqiang still refuses to accept it, it would be disrespectful or impolite.
Therefore, once Cao Zhiqiang refuses, what awaits Cao Zhiqiang will definitely not be a good fruit, but all-round suppression.
Perhaps it was precisely because of this that Yongshan Kozo hurried over, not only to apologize, but also to explain the ins and outs of the matter, so that Cao Zhiqiang could see the reality clearly and never act recklessly.
Sure enough, after listening to Nagayama Kozo's detailed explanation, seeing Cao Zhiqiang's gloomy face and saying nothing, Nakamori Akina took the initiative to comfort him: "Zhiqiang-san, I'm fine, and I have always admired Yoshinaga Sayuri-senpai and has always been my idol. .
It is an honor for me to be able to cooperate with Sayuri-senpai now, and it is also the envy of many people.
And I feel like I don’t quite match the temperament of this heroine.
After all, I had just played the sentimental and passive Kaoru Yabuki, and suddenly I played the lively and active Akana Rika, which was a bit of a contrast.
So, let Sayuri-senpai play Akana Rika, I think this is also good.
Fortunately, I play a supporting role and can have more time to rest.
To be honest, I have been busy filming "101 Proposals" and I barely had a good rest. It was really hard.
Now I am not short of money and have a good reputation, so there is no need to be so eager for quick success.
On the contrary, I can not only learn a lot by performing on the same stage as Sayuri-senpai, but I can also take the opportunity to get closer to Sayuri-senpai.
Didn't you say that when you are the president of an entertainment agency, the key is to understand the ways of the world, and you must have many friends and few enemies.
Now Sayuri-senpai takes the initiative to extend an olive branch and proposes to cooperate with us. This is a good opportunity, don’t you think? "
Upon hearing what Akina Nakamori said, Cao Zhiqiang sighed softly, knowing that the other party was trying to step down for him.
I understand, but it's a bit of a contrast for Cao Zhiqiang to accept it all at once.
After all, he had just been arrogant in front of Yongshan Kozo, saying what made you have the illusion, thinking that I am easy to handle, but he was slapped in the face when he turned around.
Oh my god, this face really hurts!
Seemingly realizing that Cao Zhiqiang was still silent, Nakamori Akina became a little anxious, and quickly walked over and grabbed Cao Zhiqiang's hands and said: "Zhiqiang-san, don't act out of emotion!
Didn't you tell me before that you are essentially a businessman, not an artist born for art?
Businessmen are here to seek wealth, not anger!
So, don’t mess around! "
Cao Zhiqiang then sighed and patted the back of Akina Nakamori's hand: "Don't worry, I still have this sense of propriety. I won't go against them for a character, but I just want to wrong you."
Akina Nakamori breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "No, no, I really don't have any grievances!"
Then, Akina Nakamori smiled and said: "To be honest, I am only eighteen years old now. At this age, I have become the president of a firm, and a very profitable one. I even starred in a hit movie. The heroine of the show is already very jealous.
If at this time, it is rumored that I will compete with Sayuri-senpai for a role again, even if Sayuri-senpai does not have such a big background, it will be a big burden for me.
After all, Sayuri-senpai's age, resume, reputation, etc. are all there. If I, a junior, compete with my senior, I will suffer no matter what.
Now it's okay. The heroine was originally mine. When Sayuri-senpai wanted to star in the role, I chose to give in. Then the pressure would no longer be on me, and it would also appear that I respect my senior. There's nothing wrong with that.
If Sayuri-senpai does well in this drama, I will also benefit from it, and Sayuri-senpai will also appreciate my kindness.
If Sayuri-senpai doesn't perform well, then everyone will say it's Sayuri-senpai's fault, not me.
There is no harm in me inside or out, so where do I suffer?
On the contrary, I resisted and refused to give in. This is why I am not a human being inside and outside, right? "
After hearing this, Cao Zhiqiang was stunned, then laughed, turned to Yongshan Kosan and said: "Yongshan-san, look, this is Mingcai. Mingcai always thinks about others. Now you understand why I live with her, right?" ?”
Nagayama Kozo blinked, then nodded with a smile: "That's it! I didn't expect that Miss Akina is not only good at singing and acting, but also an even better person.
That's right, with a good woman like Miss Akina as your wife, you never have to worry about your back and can move forward boldly.
Cao Sang, you have found a good woman. "
Cao Zhiqiang chuckled and waved his hand: "Okay, let's not talk about that anymore."
After a brief pause, Cao Zhiqiang said: "Since Yoshinaga Sayuri-senpai has such a background, and her appearance, acting skills and reputation are very good, I am not a stubborn person who must not give others face.
But, this drama is my hard work after all, I can't compromise just because of someone else's fame.
At least, I need to meet Sayuri Yoshinaga-senpai first, and try out the scene to see if we are suitable for each other. "
Speaking of this, Cao Zhiqiang raised his head and said: "Yongshan Sang, don't blame me for being pretentious, but the audition is a necessary scene and must go!
This is not only to give each other a step up, but also to stop everyone from talking and show our fairness and justice.
After all, at the closing ceremony of the 101st Proposal, I said in public that I wanted Akina-san to be the heroine of the next drama.
That is to say, many people actually know that Akina is going to play the heroine in my next film.
Therefore, if we can't give a seemingly fair explanation to the outside world, it doesn't matter here at Akina, because we are afraid that others will pour dirty water on Sayuri-senpai.
By then, it won’t look good, don’t you think? "
Nagayama Kosan frowned, then clapped his hands: "Yes, why didn't I expect that? It's true!"
Having said this, Nagayama Kozo nodded solemnly: "Don't worry, I will definitely let the public know. For the sake of fairness, the casting for the next film must be fair and open, and there will be absolutely no insider information or secret decisions.
By then, if Sayuri-senpai appears normally at the casting scene, everyone will be able to stop talking, and it will also reflect Sayuri-senpai's approachability.
Okay, very good, this is a great idea! "
Cao Zhiqiang smiled slightly: "But, Sayuri-senpai, can you agree? I mean, can you agree to a 'fair' audition with other actors?"
Nagayama Kozo smiled knowingly: "Don't worry, Sayuri-senpai is also a smart person, she must understand the inside story.
Even if she really doesn't understand, I will let her understand. "
"Very good." Cao Zhiqiang nodded, "Then let's do it!"
Then, Cao Zhiqiang smiled lightly and said: "We are young people, so we must have the methods and attitudes of young people!
In this way, you let it out and said that in the future, for all my scripts and my plays, the casting must be fair, just and open, there will be absolutely no shady stories, and you will reject all requests!
Times have changed, and people now demand more and more fairness.
Regardless of whether it is true or not, and regardless of whether it can be done, at least the gesture must be done!
Only by being different in attitude can we young people have a bright future and go further! "(End of chapter)
