Actor: Thank you.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Inside a private room of a restaurant in China.

Zhang Yuan, who had just returned from the island nation, met with Jiang Zhiqiang, and the two burst into cheerful laughter.

This smile is much more sincere and kind than the smiles seen on the other end of the internet.

It was genuine happiness, not ridicule or mockery.

Mr. Jiang handed over a newspaper.

It's a news publication from Hong Kong.

Flipping to the top of the entertainment section, a huge headline appeared directly above a photo of Zhang Yuan shaking hands with the Prime Minister and his wife from an island nation.

"Master Ip is 'storming' Tokyo!"

The Prime Minister's official residence, also known as the Prime Minister's Office, is located in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo.

Although the Prime Minister's official residence and the Emperor's residence are both in Tokyo.

Furthermore, Tokyo's GDP accounts for 20% of the entire island nation's GDP.

But theoretically, Tokyo is not the capital of an island nation, which is very counterintuitive.

According to the laws of island nations, they do not have a formal capital; Tokyo is only a temporary capital.

It's just that it's been several decades since then.

I don't know why they're doing this.

Is the intention to prevent the enemy from locking onto the target when the capital is bombed next time?
Could this be the same tactic as "As long as I have no morals, you can't morally blackmail me"?
"Great, great!" Boss Jiang chuckled as he looked at the newspaper headline.

Because Zhang Yuan personally chose this topic.

That's outrageous... no, it's fantastic, and it's very much in line with the Hong Kong style.

Jiang Zhiqiang happens to be in Beijing today.

Zhang Yimou's "A Simple Noodle Story" has entered its promotional period.

Mr. Jiang is a long-term partner of Zhang Yimou, handling his distribution and investing money in him several times.

That's perfect, let's invite him over for dinner.

No need to eat those Cantonese seafood dishes, abalone, and shark fin anymore.

Zhang Yuan treated Boss Jiang to Sichuan cuisine.

Jiang Zhiqiang initially shook his head repeatedly upon hearing that it was Sichuan cuisine.

After all, he's someone who can only handle spicy food from Guangdong.

It's about adding chili oil drop by drop.

Fortunately, there are "inauthentic" but "high-end" Sichuan dishes in the capital.

It looks red, but it's not actually that spicy.

The beef in our sliced ​​beef and boiled beef dishes is made with Wagyu beef.

Boiled fish is made with grouper.

Tiger prawns are added to Mao Xue Wang (a Sichuan dish).

They even add black truffles and Spanish ham to the Sichuan-style chicken soup.

The basic strategy is to "reduce the spiciness and increase the quality of the ingredients."

Why is it that among the four major cuisines—Sichuan, Shandong, Guangdong, and Huaiyang—state banquets typically only serve Shandong, Guangdong, and Huaiyang cuisines, while Sichuan cuisine is "discriminated against"?

Even if there is Sichuan cuisine, it's mostly dishes like boiled cabbage in clear broth that aren't spicy at all.

It's not dignified for a group of high-ranking government officials to be sweating profusely from the spiciness of a meal, their makeup ruined, and tears streaming down their faces.

This is not bad.

If you get home late at night and your food is too spicy, people will think you poisoned my wife.

It could easily lead to a diplomatic incident if not handled properly.

Even with just this little bit of spice, Boss Jiang was guzzling ice water.

"Here, try this dish, it's not spicy."

After the waiter brought over a plate of sizzling food, Zhang Yuan pointed to it enthusiastically.

"What is this?" Jiang Zhiqiang asked.

"Three Delicacies Rice Crackers," a very pretty young waitress replied sweetly.

"We also call it Eight Treasures Rice Crust here. It's made with eight kinds of top-quality ingredients, and the rice is also the best Wuchang rice."

Zhang Yuan glanced at the dishes, then at the young lady.

Use abalone, sea cucumber, shark fin, and fish maw as toppings for all of them.

Is this your reason for selling me a rice cracker for 288?
Not only are the ingredients top-notch, but the waiters are also carefully selected, the dishes are beautifully presented, and the waiters are young and attractive.

It's possible that most of the 10% service fee is spent on the attractiveness of the girls.

"Hey, that's not right." Zhang Yuan waved his hand.

"This is not called Three Delicacies Rice Crust".

"Then what is this?" Boss Jiang asked curiously.

Zhang Yuan clapped his hands with a laugh: "This is called 'Bombing Tokyo'!"

Hehehe...

The two of them burst into laughter.

"You really nailed this time." After a laugh, Boss Jiang raised his glass and clinked it against his.

"A thunderclap from a clear sky!" The old man raised his hand and swept it across, drawing a semicircle in the air.

"When they do make a move, it's always explosive news."

We all admire you now!

"You're welcome," Zhang Yuan said, clinking glasses with the other person.

“Many of your peers, in particular, were terrified by your behavior.”

"We were all waiting for you to suffer."

"If all our competitors had this mentality, that would be great; we would definitely be able to beat them."

"Yeah……"

The two clinked glasses again.

Zhang Yuan shook his head slightly.

As Jiang Zhiqiang said, his behavior certainly shocked many of his peers.

His attitude towards his colleagues has always been "lower the cup by an inch, and raise the gun by an inch."

Offering a toast is a sign of respect; lowering the glass demonstrates mutual respect.

Raising the muzzle means pointing the gun upwards when aiming at the person's head, instead of always pointing it at them.

However, most of their peers have the opposite attitude.

Raise the cup rim by one inch, and lower the gun muzzle by one inch.

Arrogant and rude, and ruthless in their actions.

How can China Entertainment Group be managed properly when it's surrounded by such scoundrels!
"By the way, I also wanted to ask, how did you manage to get this opportunity?"

Not to mention other colleagues, even Jiang Zhiqiang doesn't understand.

Furthermore, he was one of the first to know the news, because Zhang Yuan asked him to help spread the word.

"There's only one way to succeed in this world," Zhang Yuan said, putting down his wine glass.

"Money, money, or money?" Jiang Zhiqiang joked.

"No, money is useful, but it's the least useful thing in a critical moment," Zhang Yuan waved his hand.

"To succeed, the most important thing is four words."

"Go with the flow!"

A while ago, after attending the premiere of "Cow", he chatted with Guan Hu for a long time.

The investment in the film "Cow" was, of course, for Huang Bo, a future Best Actor winner.

Brother Bo deserves an award for Best Actor; his ability and character are both worthy of it.

Secondly, it's for making money.

Beyond these apparent uses, there is also a hidden function.

Zhang Yuan asked Guan Hu to ask her mother for help.

Because his mother, Teacher Yu Daiqin, is a senior member of the Japan Foundation and has connections in various organizations in Japan.

Forget about why traditional Chinese art has a good relationship with island nations; just tell me if they have connections.

Zhang Yuan sought out her mother in hopes of making contact with the island nation and resolving the issue of his being "blacklisted."

Normally, contacting this person is of no use.

At most, we can only send a message or ask a question.

But now it’s different!
The most important thing is time.

2009 was a year of elections and leadership transition in the island nation.

Now that the election is over, the newly appointed prime minister of the island nation is not the petty dog ​​that is disliked by everyone in the country.

It wasn't the "open-minded" Abe, but rather the late Hatoyama, who was only one step away from earning the title of "old friend of the Chinese people"!

Just like Sichuan cuisine has dishes like boiled cabbage in clear broth that are not spicy at all.

Cantonese cuisine also includes dishes like Nanxiong cuisine, which are extremely spicy and have flavors comparable to Jiangxi cuisine.

There will be traitors everywhere.

This Hatoyama-san is different from others.

There are two verifiable "honeymoon periods" between China and the island nation.

The first paragraph describes their first honeymoon, which began in 72.

The second period, known as the "honeymoon," lasted from 09 to 10.

The second period was too short, which is a real shame.

Both of these honeymoon periods coincided with the period when the Hatoyama family was in power!
The previous period was when his father was the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

The next part is about his son, who became prime minister.

This Hatoyama-san is now known as a "traitor" or "traitor" in the island nation.

He was labeled a "traitor" during an era of right-wing and far-right rise in island nations, which speaks volumes about his character.

In 70, West German Chancellor Willy Brandt knelt and prayed at the Yudah Memorial in Warsaw, a moment considered one of the most memorable in the 20th century.

This event is historically known as the "Warsaw Kneeling".

A head of state kneeling before a former victim is seen as a sign of Germany's thorough reflection on its two attempts to "unify Europe".

Brandt was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for this act of kneeling.

Hatoyama could not do what Brandt did, after all, the national circumstances were completely different.

Germany underwent a thorough reform, especially after being forced to undergo a purge by Western countries.

However, these Western countries deliberately protect the island nation that was once Germany's accomplice in order to contain the Asia-Pacific region.

Therefore, during his tenure, he did not perform a dramatic kneeling like Brandt.

However, after leaving office, he knelt in front of Seodaemun Prison in South Korea.

They also visited the Memorial Hall of the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre.

Their family is also known as a "pro-China family" in the island nation, which shows how prestigious they are.

86 years.

It wasn't in 1986, but in 1886, when Manchu sailors visited the island nation of Nagasaki, resulting in the famous "Nagasaki Incident."

At that time, before the First Sino-Japanese War, the Beiyang Fleet was absolutely dominant in East Asia.

Li Hongzhang dispatched four ironclad warships—Zhenyuan, Dingyuan, Weiyuan, and Jiyuan—to visit the island nation, with the real intention of showing off and demonstrating military power.

After the Qing troops landed, they clashed with local residents, police, and even soldiers over some trivial matters, resulting in many casualties.

Although in a foreign land, the Qing soldiers suffered casualties on par with the enemy and were not at a disadvantage.

The island nation was furious and planned to escalate the situation.

Then, in a fit of rage, he got angry.

Because the Qing army ordered the four ironclad warships to turn their guns around and aim at Nagasaki city.

If you dare detain my people and cause trouble again, I'll raze your city to the ground.

The Manchu soldiers, who once had powerful ships and cannons at their backs, were never afraid of the Japanese in the slightest.

They didn't lose their fighting spirit until after the First Sino-Japanese War.

Therefore, strong ships and powerful cannons are the backbone of the people.

Ultimately, through mediation, both parties compensated each other for their losses, while the island nation covered the medical expenses in the hospital.

The Qing army had a slight advantage in terms of manpower, battle results, and reparations.

The Japanese representative who mediated the conflict and prevented it from escalating further was Kazuo Hatoyama.

This is the great-grandfather of the current Hatoyama-san.

Of course, the Nagasaki incident greatly aroused the island nation's sense of shame, prompting them to focus all their efforts on developing their navy.

Furthermore, during this incident, a Japanese soldier stole the Qing army's codebook.

Both of these events led to the disastrous defeat in the First Sino-Japanese War.

Let's push the timeline back further.

During World War II, Hideki Tojo strongly advocated for a full-scale invasion of China.

A cabinet member named Ichiro Hatoyama vehemently opposed Tojo's strategy, but after failing to achieve his goal, he resigned and went into seclusion.

This is his grandfather.

In 31, the Kwantung Army bombarded Beidaying. After the Japanese soldiers broke into the mansion, they found letters between the young marshal and Tokoji Takejiro, a member of the Seiyukai, in his safe.

The young marshal made an agreement with the other party that he would spend money to subsidize the political friend to come to power, and the other party promised that after he came to power, he would slow down the offensive against the Northeast.

The young marshal always held the so-called attitude of "solving the problem at its root," which is why he weakly lost the three northeastern provinces.

The chairman of the Seiyukai was Ichiro Hatoyama.

So their family has been "pacifists" since World War II.

Of course, this peace should be put in quotes; it simply means being more peaceful than others.

Four generations of their family have been involved in politics, all holding high-ranking positions in the island nation.

Moreover, they are absolute high-ranking figures in both the legitimate and criminal worlds, as well as in both the political and business spheres.

The current Hatoyama-san's mother's original name was Ishibashi Yasuko.

His father was Shojiro Ishibashi, the founder of Bridgestone Group.

When Yasuko Ishibashi married this old man for a political alliance, she brought a dowry that would be worth 100 billion yen today!

That's not all; they also brought Bridgestone shares, now valued at 200 billion yen.

He gave 300 billion yen for marrying off his daughter.

This is just the dowry capital of this generation and this lineage of their entire family.

The influence of the Hatoyama family extends throughout Japan.

Therefore, their family is known as the "Kennedy family" of the island nation.

That's... not very auspicious.

But that's roughly the idea.

After the war, this man's grandfather served as prime minister for three consecutive terms.

Some say that his grandfather was "opposed to defeat but not to war."

One can judge by actions, not by intentions.

During the honeymoon period of the 70s, a famous diplomatic incident occurred.

The model opera film "The Red Lantern," produced by the August First Film Studio, is quite famous in China and was even shown in Japan.

But the family soon protested.

Because the main villain in the film is named Hatoyama.

Their family stated that they have never committed any crimes against the Chinese people.

If the villain in the movie has this name, it's easy for people to be misled.

In the end, China agreed to change the name of the overseas broadcast version to Akiyama.

To demonstrate his stance, he visited neighboring countries and expressed his willingness to cooperate in various places.

In order to gain the trust of neighboring countries, he also launched "celebrity diplomacy".

His idea was that the future of the country lies in its young people, and that he needed to gain support not only from his own country but also from young people in other countries in order to make his plans easier to implement.

Zhang Yuan saw this opportunity!

Otherwise, how could he dare to swagger around with seven models to watch Lu Chuan's movie?

Because times have changed!

He asked Guan Hu's mother to help him make contact and try to get the lockdown lifted.

Unexpectedly, there was an unexpected gain.

He couldn't possibly outmaneuver the Prime Minister.

He only thought that the other party would make an exception.

Because this person is inherently a reflective and anti-war advocate, what I do will not only not disgust him, but may even suit his wishes.

Zhang Yuan thought that if he could communicate with them, he could get the ban lifted.

Now that this matter is settled, I can give Universal Music an explanation.

That way, those Angsar gang won't find an excuse to target me.

However, the other party soon received a call from the Court of State Ceremonial, asking him to come over.

The other party issued an informal, non-diplomatic summons for a meeting.

This made Zhang Yuan a little flustered.

Are you going to chop me up?
He was unaware that he was trying to use the other person's attitude to get himself out of a predicament.

They also want to use his identity... (End of Chapter)