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Two weeks passed in the blink of an eye, neither slow nor fast.

Fang Yan and Pan Yaoming have basically completed all the tasks of this trip to Japan. On behalf of Hong Kong Joint Publishing, and publishing companies such as Shueisha, Tokuma Shoten, and Shogakukan, they have obtained letters of intent for the authorization of comics such as "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure", "City Hunter", "Record of Lodoss War", "Castle in the Sky", and "Chibi Maruko-chan". Of course, to reach a formal contract, the specific details and conditions of the contract need to be negotiated.

But no matter what, this trip was worthwhile.

Especially this time, almost all the most famous magazines in the Japanese mystery world have been included in the scope of cooperation with Hong Kong Joint Publishing Company.

So Fangyan entrusted Suzuki Shunjiro to book tickets back to Hong Kong for them.

"Iwako, you really don't plan to stay in Japan for a few more days?"

Pan Yaoming looked out the window at the scenery of Tokyo and said, "Actually, we can wait until Love Letter is released before going back."

Fang Yan rolled his eyes and said, "Wait until Love Letter is released, which will be about a month later."

"Then at least wait until you finish the first draft of Tokyo Love Story?"

Pan Yaoming smiled awkwardly and said, "I think Kadokawa Reihiko is still waiting there."

"Tell me, why do you want to stay in Japan for a few more days?"

Fangyan was very surprised, "You don't want to enjoy yourself, do you?"

"How can that be possible! I heard you say that Japan's stock market crash was just a short-term decline, and it will be the first in the world to recover and start to rise. So I want to take this opportunity to learn from you to invest in Japanese stocks and go long on the Nikkei index."

There was a shrewd gleam in Pan Yaoming's eyes.

Fangyan was amused. "I was wondering why you were so eager to stay in Japan. It turns out you are obsessed with money."

"I just bought a house and I have to pay off the mortgage, so I want to take this opportunity to make some extra money."

Pan Yaoming smiled and said, "I have seen many companies in the past few days. They all seem to be not doing their job properly. Every one of them is discussing the 'art of investment and financial management', investing the funds borrowed from banks and other financial institutions in other financial companies. Judging from this phenomenon, with so much money pouring into the stock market, the market must be bullish."

"Not only that, I can also tell you that the Ministry of Finance will definitely take measures to stimulate the economy in response to the stock market crash."

Fangyan narrowed his eyes into slits.

"Really?!"

There was a burning fire in Pan Yaoming's eyes.

"But that being said, the time we return to Hong Kong remains unchanged."

Fang Yan said that if he really wanted to make a fortune from the Japanese economic bubble, he could ask Bai Ruoxue for help.

Pan Yaoming nodded, "But Yanzi, I still can't figure out why you are so anxious to return to Hong Kong?"

Fangyan explained directly that after returning to Hong Kong to complete the mission, he would immediately set off for Beijing.

Pan Yaoming was confused, "You still want to go back to the mainland?"

"Isn't Zhang Guorong going to the mainland soon to receive training in Peking Opera and Mandarin?"

Fang Yan said that "Farewell My Concubine" is about to start filming, how could he, as the chief screenwriter and producer, be absent?
Pan Yaoming smiled knowingly, "So you're worried about your wife being the director for the first time, so you want to go back and help!"

"Of course I have to love my wife."

Fangyan spread his hands, and then the two of them burst into laughter, and the room was filled with a happy atmosphere.

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At the same time, Capital International Airport.

Gong Xing, Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, Wu Tianming, Mo Shen and others stood on the tarmac in the cold wind, waiting for Zhang Guorong's arrival.

The Film Bureau also attached great importance to it. Not only did the leaders of the bureau attend the event in person, but also mainstream media of all sizes were invited.

After a while, an airplane flew across the sky and then slowly landed at the airport.

In the crowd, Zhang Manling, who was to teach Zhang Guorong Peking Opera and Mandarin, was very nervous and kept looking around. Shi Yansheng, who was also appointed as Zhang Guorong's teacher and Peking Opera consultant for Farewell My Concubine, asked:

"what happened?"

"It's okay, Mr. Shi, I just feel a little stressed."

Zhang Manling felt heavy in her heart. After all, she had heard that some celebrities were difficult to serve and liked to put on airs, while Zhang Guorong was a superstar in Hong Kong. No one knew what his temper was like or whether he was easy to get along with. All of this made her feel insecure.

"So that's what you're worried about."

Shi Yansheng said: "Didn't Director Gong say that Zhang Guorong never acts like a celebrity and is very approachable."

Zhang Manling opened her mouth, "But..."

"As the saying goes, seeing is believing. If you were really worried, the person would have already gotten out of the plane."

Shi Yansheng said: "We can take this opportunity to observe his character and attitude."

Zhang Manling nodded, and then she saw not only Zhang Guorong and his agent walking out of the cabin, but also a beautiful figure:

"Lin Qingxia! Why is Lin Qingxia here too?"

Lin Qingxia's sudden appearance made the entire team, who were already welcoming Zhang Guorong's arrival, completely excited.

Gong Xing was even more surprised. He immediately stepped forward with Teng Jinxian and other leaders of the Film Bureau to exchange greetings with Zhang Guorong, Lin Qingxia and others.

"Qingxia, why are you here?"

"Why, Xiaoxiang, you don't welcome me to Yanjing?"

"No, no, it's just that I didn't expect you to come here with your brother."

"I'm mainly here to visit relatives in the mainland, and my brother is also coming to Yanjing, so we might as well make an appointment to take the same flight."

Lin Qingxia grinned.

Gong Xing listened patiently. It turned out that Fangyan helped Lin Qingxia's family reunite. Lin Qingxia accepted the favor and agreed to cooperate with the mainland media for publicity. It happened that Lin's father and mother wanted to know more about Lin Li's living conditions, so for both public and private reasons, she had to come to the mainland.

"I'm unfamiliar with the mainland, so I'll have to trouble you to take care of me when the time comes."

Lin Qingxia blinked slyly.

"Don't worry~"

Gong Xing took Lin Qingxia and introduced her to Wu Tianming, Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige and others.

Out of the corner of my eye, I caught a glimpse of Zhang Guorong meeting with Peking Opera teachers including Zhang Manling and Shi Yansheng under the guidance of Teng Jinxian.

The first thing Zhang Guorong said when they met was an extremely respectful, "Hello, teacher. My name is Zhang Guorong."

Zhang Manling, Shi Yansheng and others smiled at each other, and the stone that had been hanging in their hearts fell down immediately.

Just as Gong Xing said, Zhang Guorong never puts on airs like a superstar and treats people in a friendly manner.

Zhang Guorong greeted everyone one by one, and after meeting everyone, he soon met Gong Xing again.

Gong Xing whispered that he had arranged everything for them in Yanjing and they were staying at the Shangri-La Hotel which had just opened this year.

"If you have any other requests, you can tell me. I will definitely help you arrange it if I can."

"Director Gong has already thought of everything very carefully, so I won't bother you to worry about it any more."

Zhang Guorong said in his unfluent Cantonese: "I don't ask for anything, I just want to make a good movie with everyone."

Even though the Mandarin sounded awkward, when these words fell into the ears of everyone present, they couldn't help but look at Zhang Guorong even more.

As expected, Fangyan has a keen eye. Zhang Guorong is good in both image and temperament. Ha (End of this chapter)