Chapter 1,338 The authorities are obsessed with it
There are not all idiots in the Japanese entertainment industry. Some smart people can vaguely feel that Fukasaku Kinji may have offended someone and was maliciously targeted.
Kōgawa Haruki is a thoughtful person who can see this clearly.
But as the old saying goes - the authorities are obsessed with it.
Although he can clearly see other people's situations, he doesn't care about them, and those who care will be confused.
Once one's own vital interests are involved, one cannot remain so clear-headed.
On the contrary, because they think they have some inside information that others don't know, they make up their own minds and deceive the other party, causing a more serious misjudgment of their own situation.
On May 29, 1986, when Haruki Kōgawa was sorting out the script of "Tokyo Blues" at his film company and submitting materials to the Film Ethics Committee for review of this film that he planned to direct, he received a message in his office.
A call from the "Toto House Association".
Unexpectedly, what I learned when I picked up the phone was bad news.
"What? Did you say that the other party does not accept compensation?"
The person who spoke to Kōgawa Haruki on the phone was none other than the Souyakai cadre who was sent by him last time to lead a team to make trouble at the Ginza Dangu Shrine—Numa Shiro with the title of Minister of Public Relations.
"Ahem, I'm sorry, I didn't handle this well. I let you down."
"Swamp, what's going on?"
Jiaochuan Haruki is not a good lake owner.
As the heir to Jiaochuan Bookstore, being able to win the competition between the two brothers already shows that he is not mediocre.
What's more, after inheriting the family business, while further expanding the Jiaochuan Bookstore, he also founded his own personal film company.
He successfully entered the film industry by turning literary works into films and achieved considerable success, which further illustrates his outstanding ability.
To put it bluntly, he is not a successor who only wants to be successful, but has the ambition to develop the Jiaochuan family into a chaebol, and he also has the corresponding abilities.
"Is the other party's attitude so tyrannical? Or... is it because you are not sincere enough? What unpleasant things happened again?"
"No...no, I did apologize sincerely."
Jiaochuan's tone startled Shushu. He was afraid that Jiaochuan would misunderstand that he was perfunctory, so he quickly explained.
"But...but the problem is...I...I couldn't enter the restaurant again..."
"How is this possible?" Haruki Jiaochuan was confused and asked impatiently, "Can they still block you from the door for no reason?"
"This... is like this. The situation is a bit special. The Chinese restaurant in Ginza has now adopted a membership system. It no longer accepts ordinary guests. There is a receptionist standing at the entrance to the street. I have
I went to the door twice. Unfortunately, I couldn’t even climb the stairs.”
"Then you become a member. You don't have to worry about the fees. I told you that I will be responsible for everything."
Jiaochuan Haruki's tone was a little unhappy. He didn't expect this swamp to be so inflexible at a critical moment. They were all here to give money anyway, so it would be the same no matter how they gave it.
The last time I heard him talk about the situation, this guy repeatedly praised the food there, and he had also seen the inside of Ginza Dangu Shrine on TV.
Even he himself wanted to find a chance to taste it.
"Well, no... I also mentioned joining the membership. But the other party didn't seem to be interested. He didn't even tell me the conditions for membership. He just said that membership is decided by the boss. He just left a piece of my business card.
I'm just waiting for news. After I came back for the first time, I waited for a week and there was no reply. I thought it was unlikely that I would receive a call from the other party. That's why I called for the second time, but it was still the same as last time."
"How could this happen? This is obviously intended to keep you out. Did you scare them by acting aggressively again? Let them misunderstand that you are here to cause trouble again?"
"Definitely not. When we went there this time, we were very sincere. Before I could enter the restaurant, I took the initiative to express my intention to come. There was definitely no misunderstanding. And while I was waiting at the door, there were many other ways to get here.
The customers wanted to go in and have a look. As a result, those people were also blocked by the waiter of the restaurant. They were told that only the guests on the reservation list could enter. So it was not just for us..."
Not to mention that Shiro Numa's tone was a bit unbelievable, Haruki Kōgawa was almost stunned.
It’s a Chinese restaurant, why is it so cool?
They actually started a membership system!
Do you think this is some rich club?
Is this place really so high-end?
In particular, he still remembered Shiro Numa telling him which restaurant had a large area and could accommodate at least 300 people.
Now they are actually rejecting customers. How can such a big restaurant be full? Can business be good?
You know, I must be losing a lot of money every day!
He had never heard of such a thing. He was not sure what the method was, so he hesitated and said, "Then you... were not allowed to enter... and finally came back like this?"
He didn't say the second half of the sentence - for such a simple matter, I didn't even get a formal reply. If this is the case, then you are a waste. I will never use a fool like you to do anything in the future.
Fortunately, the swamp is not hopeless yet.
"No, although I didn't get in, the second time I came in, I kept waiting outside. Finally, I asked the people in the restaurant to ask the person in charge of the restaurant to come out. He was the person who gave us a free order last time.
The manager of the restaurant. Later, he and I went to the cafe next door and met face to face. We finally explained what happened that day clearly. I bowed first to apologize and told him that I was the one who caused trouble last time when I was drunk. The name of President Jiaochuan is
I made up my own mind and said nonsense. You had no idea about it. That’s why I felt frightened afterwards, so I came to apologize and offer financial compensation. After that, I took out one million yen..."
"Now that everything is like this, doesn't the other party still accept it?"
"Yes, I didn't accept it. No matter what I said, the other party refused to accept the one million I brought. But the other party's attitude was very kind. He said that financial compensation would be fine, and their store would not accept this.
We take the loss seriously. If we sincerely apologize, why not support as many of Keiko Matsumoto's films as possible, and don't forget to vote for her in the nominations and evaluations of various awards. Since then, we have been talking about the Japanese film industry.
The other party also asked me if I really knew President Jiaochuan and if he was a voting member of the Academy Awards. I felt like he was hinting at something..."
Hearing this, Jiaochuan Haruki couldn't help but take a deep breath. He felt more and more that this restaurant was mysterious and unfathomable.
Even a restaurant manager can turn his nose up at one million yen, but instead pay attention to the awards selection in the Japanese film industry, and start canvassing for Matsumoto Keiko?
How is this going?
But think about it, the equity registration of this restaurant shows that it was invested by several units from mainland China, and it has a government-run feel. It has a very clear intention.
Maybe this restaurant was specially set up so that the big shots there could have private contact with the big shots in Japan.
Could it be that following the example of North Korea Chongryon, South Korean militia groups opened restaurants in Japan as contact points?
If this is the case, it further proves the importance of handling Matsumoto Keiko's matter...
As for Shiro Numa on the other end of the phone, he also understood the cold breath.
Although he didn't understand what was going on in Jiaochuan Haruki's mind.
Little did he know that President Jiaochuan had mistakenly regarded the Ginza restaurant as a special place for contacts between China and Japanese politicians.
You are trying your best to transform the other person in your mind, constantly strengthening the other person's background and strength in your imagination, and scaring yourself, which creates a lot of pressure.
But after all, he is a mixed-race person. He has come into contact with the person in charge of the restaurant several times. He dare not underestimate the Chinese young man's humble demeanor and straightforward way of doing things. He can clearly feel that the other person's level is extraordinary. .
In addition, the grandeur of the Ginza Dan Palace was beyond his imagination, and the security officers carried the aura of China's special departments, which made him instinctively feel that this matter contained certain risks.
Naturally, we don’t want the situation to continue to escalate.
So after waiting for a while, he continued to ask for instructions.
"President Jiaochuan, how do you think we should handle this matter? The other party seems to really have something to rely on. He has no pressure when facing me and looks confident. Should I continue to show my sincerity?"
Jiaochuan Haruki breathed a long sigh of relief and finally came to his senses. He had frightened himself into a cold sweat.
Even the tone of his words showed a guilty conscience.
"What the other party means...I seem to understand a little bit. Then...then I'll thank you and go again. Swamp, please bring two million yen this time. Tell the other party again, just say that Matsumoto-san's performance is amazing." I am deeply impressed, and any professional will give it a very high evaluation. At least, I, Haruki Kagekawa, admire it very much and will definitely support it in the nomination and selection of the Academy Award."
As soon as he said this, Shiro Numa couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief and quickly agreed on the phone.
"Hi, President Jiaochuan, please rest assured. I will definitely get things done this time and I will never let you down again."
For him, as long as the matter can be settled as soon as possible, that's fine.
Such an inexplicable place was beyond his knowledge, and he really didn't want to mess with it.
