The literary era since 1979

During the Japanese economic bubble period, golf became a sport that people pursued crazily.

From high-ranking officials and wealthy businessmen to ordinary people, everyone will try their best to find an opportunity to indulge in their golf addiction.

There are even people waving umbrellas in the streets on midsummer nights, or standing on the platform and swinging with their bare hands.

At that time, being able to play a round of golf was like getting a bragging right, something you could brag about for a year, because even though golf clubs cost millions of yen, golf courses in Japan were not open to anyone and were usually only open to private members.

Therefore, Japanese companies often use their high budgets to purchase golf memberships, and "entertainment golf" is thus very popular.

At this time, Fangyan also had a taste of "treated golf". Not only did Kadokawa Pictures give him a set of golf clubs worth millions of yen for free, but when Shochiku Film Company learned that he was in Tokyo, they immediately invited him and Keiko Matsuzaka to visit the Ono Golf Club.

At this time, the sun shines on the lawn, which is lush green. The garden is elegant and quiet, and the fairway is lined with lush pines and bamboos.

The entire golf course is shaped like a butterfly, with a total of 18 holes, where you can enjoy fresh air and beautiful scenery.

The caddy parked the golf cart and four figures stepped out.

Fangyan was wearing a blue top and black tights, and was walking side by side with Kadokawa Haruki and Okuyama Yu.

Ao Shanrong said politely: "This arrangement was a bit hasty, and I hope you can forgive me for the poor hospitality."

Fang Yan and Matsuzaka Keiko looked at each other, smiled and waved their hands, "President Okuyama, you are too kind. I am very satisfied with this arrangement."

"Mr. Fangyan, why didn't you tell us in advance when you came to Japan so that we could have treated you better."

There was a hint of complaint in Kadokawa Haruki's words.

Fangyan apologized and explained that the purpose of his trip to Japan was purely for personal matters.

Okuyama Rong was very curious, "I wonder if Fangyan-kun can reveal something?"

Under the gaze of Kadokawa Haruki and the other man, Fangyan said concisely that he came here to act as a middleman to facilitate the cooperation between Kamiya, Studio Ghibli, and Tokuma Shoten to jointly invest, create and distribute animated films.

"Animated movie!"

Okuyama Rong was shocked.

Haruki Kadokawa was not surprised at all. After all, he already knew that he was "stupid Ou Doudou". Kadokawa Lehiko left the family business and started his own business, entering the fields of two-dimensional light novels and comics. The big money investor and partner behind him was the person in front of him.

"The animated film that Fangyan is going to make is related to the second dimension?"

"President Kadokawa guessed wrong. It's not the second dimension, but a movie adapted from children's literature."

Fangyan twisted his waist and swung the club, and the ball drew a high trajectory and flew towards the green.

"nice shot!"

"Clap clap clap."

There was surprise in everyone's eyes and they applauded continuously.

"No wonder Fangyan-kun wanted to work with Studio Ghibli. He must want to make a movie like My Neighbor Totoro, right?"

Okuyama would take the club handed to him by the caddy.

“Miyazaki-san’s painting style is very consistent with the style of the movie in my mind.”

Fangyan nodded and said, "If nothing goes wrong, I think this animated film will not only be able to participate in the international film festivals in the animation industry, but also be eligible for the main competition unit of the three major European film festivals. It is not impossible for it to even win the Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film!" His confident words startled Okuyama Rong, and his swinging motion also stopped.

There was also a hint of doubt in Haruki Kadokawa's eyes. If the words were not spoken in dialect, he would definitely have cursed "Bakayarō".

"Is Fangyan so sure that this movie will be a big hit at the European Film Festival or even at the Oscars?"

"If I didn't have this kind of confidence, why would I have gone to so much trouble to come to Japan and work with Studio Ghibli?"

Fang Yan smiled and said, "Why did Miyazaki-san and the others agree to this? Because they hope to promote Studio Ghibli and Japanese animated films to the world, and I also hope to promote Chinese children's literature to the world. We hit it off and thought alike."

"Mr. Fangyan, to be honest, we at Shochiku have been working hard to promote Japanese films to the world."

Ao Shanrong's eyes were burning.

Haruki Kadokawa also quickly added, Me too!
Fang Yan saw through their thoughts at a glance, but pretended not to know and said sincerely:

"When I attended the Oscars, I heard that Sony and Panasonic were interested in acquiring Columbia and Universal Group and entering Hollywood. I admire your country's spirit of advancement. I believe that you two will be able to do it one day..."

Hearing these tantalizing words, Matsuzaka Keiko pursed her lips and tried hard to suppress her smile.

"You are absolutely right, Fangyan-kun. Japanese companies are promoting our movies and culture in their own ways."

Kadokawa Haruki said with a burning gaze: "I hope Kadokawa Pictures can also become a major force in this."

“Shochiku too!”

Okuyama Rong said seriously, "But we lack talents in this area. Shochiku needs a guide to lead the way."

"How about Kurosawa?"

Fangyan deliberately said that his good friends Steven Spielberg, Cameron, and Francis Coppola were all fans of Kurosawa Akira, and Kurosawa Akira was also one of the few famous directors in Japan who won the Venice Golden Lion Award. As a guide for Shochiku and Kadokawa Films, he was more than qualified.

"Master Akira Kurosawa is indeed the right person, but it's a pity that he retired from the film industry after filming Dreams."

Okuyama Rong gave an awkward smile.

"So……"

Fangyan opened his mouth.

"Mr. Fangyan, I think the person who can bring Kadokawa Pictures and Shochiku to the international film stage is none other than you!"

Ao Shanrong could no longer hold back and said bluntly.

Kadokawa Haruki sighed. He knew very well that Fangyan's behavior of avoiding the question was actually to bid for the right price. He was quietly waiting for them to offer the right conditions and price. But it was obvious that with the strength of Kadokawa Pictures and Shochiku, they were not enough to have the chips to suppress Fangyan's price.

"Mr. Fangyan, as long as our two companies can have the opportunity to enter Hollywood and Japanese films can have the opportunity to be promoted to the world, no matter what the cost or what the requirements are, we will do our best. Don't you agree, President Kadokawa?"

Seeing that Fang Yan was reluctant to give in, Aoshan Rong had no choice but to be the first to state his bottom line.

Keiko Matsuzaka looked at Okuyama Yuu on the left, and then at Kadokawa Haruki on the right, and saw that he finally relented, "Please, Fangyan-kun!"

Since you have asked sincerely, I will mercifully help you.

Fangyan swung the club and hit the ball. The golf ball drew a parabola in the air, and then moved forward like a snail under the wind resistance, but still rolled into the hole. (End of this chapter)