The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 226 New Commission (5)

Before going in, Director Tamura said, "Um... Mr. Qian, after we go in, if Mr. Nanajo makes any offensive remarks, please don't take it to heart, please."

When Qian Xiaoyi heard this, he thought it was a precautionary measure, so he asked, "Does Mr. Nanajo have a bad temper?"

"That's not the case." Director Tamura said, "He is very polite to everyone, but he is an elite who has studied abroad, so it is inevitable that he has prejudices against some traditional things..."

"Well, I understand. It's that, right?" Qian Xiaoyi said, "It's the kind of social elite who hate feudal superstition, right?"

Director Tamura nodded and said, "Yes, to be honest, although Mr. Nanajo didn't express it directly, I can sense that he disdains the content of our program, so please bear with me."

Qian Xiaoyi smiled and said, "It's nothing. When I was doing commissions before, I occasionally met this type of people. They were usually relatives and friends of the client. They would basically sneer at my coming, fearing that their relatives were cheated by scammers. This is a very normal thing. After all, some people believe in ghosts and gods, while others don't. I won't get angry over such a small matter."

"You are indeed a professional." Director Tamura said, "Then let's go in. Mr. Nanajo has been waiting for a long time."

I pushed open the door of the conference room. It was called a conference room, but it was actually just a small office. There was a square table and a whiteboard in the room, and it could probably accommodate less than ten people.

This is the meeting room of the "Horror Night GO" program team. Because it is a late-night program and the ratings are average, it is not given much attention.

In the room, a young man in a suit and tie put his hands in his pockets and looked out the window with his back to them. Even when someone came in, he did not turn around, but stood there quietly, as if he was thinking about something important.

"Wow~ what a pretentious guy." Qian Xiaoyi thought of this word at first sight.

Director Tamura greeted him, "Nanajo-san."

The young man raised his head, turned around, nodded to them, and said, "Sorry, I was just thinking about some company matters. This is Mr. Qian, the exorcist, right? I am Shichijo Masato, currently in charge of the program "Horror Night GO". Please take a seat first."

Although Director Tamura had given Qian Xiaoyi a heads-up before coming in, from the first impression, Mr. Nanajo was not as aggressive as Qian Xiaoyi had imagined.

Director Tamura nodded and said, "Yes, Mr. Qian, please take a seat first. I'll make tea for you."

It seems that in front of the person who manages the money, even the director of the program team has to be respectful.

The two sat down, and Qian Xiaoyi asked, "Mr. Nanajo looks very young. He must have just graduated not long ago, right?"

Shichijo Masato did not evade the question and directly admitted: "Yes, I just came back from studying abroad this year. My grandfather asked me to go to the grassroots level first to get familiar with the operation of the TV station and accumulate some work experience. So if I have done anything wrong, you are welcome to correct me."

Qian Xiaoyi's expression was somewhat interesting when he heard this. What the hell, he actually called the person in charge of a program a grassroots person. If those artists and employees who were really at the grassroots level heard this, I wonder what they would think. Director Tamura and his ilk worked hard for more than ten years or even decades in the company to get a small leadership position. This young man was the immediate superior of others as soon as he arrived. How could this be considered a grassroots level?
However, for someone of his status, this is really the case. As the grandson of the chairman of a large company, he did not indulge in debauchery but came to work in the company as soon as he graduated, and he started with a not very popular project. It can be seen that he is very motivated.

And it seems that because he has been overseas, Nanajo Masato is not as tactful and modest as the average Japanese. Instead, he has an "elite" style of self-confidence and arrogance. His straightforward style of speaking is very much in line with Qian Xiaoyi's appetite. The Japanese always speak in a roundabout way, which makes Qian Xiaoyi quite annoyed. He has to lay out dozens of sentences for something that can be explained in one sentence, for fear of offending others.

"I wonder if Mr. Nanajo has come to see me specially to say something?" Qian Xiaoyi did not beat around the bush and said some polite words about "young and promising", and asked directly. Nanajo Masato said: "I heard from Mr. Tamura that Mr. Qian is a very powerful...exorcist, right?"

When he said "exorcist", Qian Xiaoyi could sense a hint of disdain in his tone. Qian Xiaoyi smiled and said, "Although it's strange for me to say this myself, it seems that I am indeed very powerful. There are not many people in Tokyo who are stronger than me."

Nanajo Masato said with a strange expression, "I don't know much about exorcists, and I rarely heard of ghost stories before. I don't even like horror movies... So I don't have any experience in the content production of Horror Night GO, and I don't intend to force my hand. You and Mr. Tamura are the professionals who understand this..."

"But?" Qian Xiaoyi asked. He knew there must be something more to this.

"But things like that can't happen again." Nanajo Masato said, "I don't know if the last accident was a real accident or if it was a fabricated news story by the places you found in advance. But this kind of accident can't happen too often. Once it crosses the line and causes complaints from some groups, it will be troublesome. In fact, the TV station was under tremendous pressure from the police in order to air the last episode. Did you know that?"

Director Tamura quickly said, "Mr. Nanajo, the last time was really an accident..."

Nanajo Masato said: "Whether it is true or not, I must make it clear to you here. Relying on that kind of situation to attract ratings is very risky for the TV station. If you still want to do that, then I will have to consider recommending to the higher-ups to cancel this program."

"Yes! Don't worry, that was really an accident!" Director Tamura was sweating profusely: "Such an accident will never happen again."

Qian Xiaoyi looked at Nanajo Masato's serious expression and thought: Has he already treated the TV station as his own home? Oh, it seems to be theirs... Then it's okay.

Nanajo Masato nodded, then looked at Qian Xiaoyi and said, "There is one more thing. I won't care what kind of supernatural rituals appear in the show, because that's all for the show effect, but I don't want those things to appear outside of the show. A TV station should just be a TV station, and the show only exists to attract people to watch. Don't bring those supernatural things into reality. This is my advice."

Qian Xiaoyi knew that the other party was treating him as a charlatan who was swindling people and was on guard against him. Moreover, he used the tone of a subordinate, so Qian Xiaoyi smiled and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Nanajo, as an exorcist, I charge for my services. It's not so easy for ordinary people to get my help."

"Really? That's good. I wish Mr. Qian's firm a prosperous business." Nanajo Masato nodded. "I've finished what I'm saying. Sorry for the rudeness. I still have work to do. I won't disturb you any more. I'll continue to pay attention to the ratings of the next show. If the ratings go up, I'll consider applying for additional funding for the show."

"Yes, please take care!" Director Tamura bowed deeply.

Qian Xiaoyi watched the other person leave and narrowed his eyes.

The next day, a rumor began to spread within the "Horror Night GO" program crew.

"Have you heard? That psychic detective Mr. Qian is here again! This time he seems to be offering free divination services?"

"What? Free? So he can actually tell fortunes?"

"Yes, and I heard it's very accurate! Let's go quickly, he will only stay for a while before leaving."

(End of this chapter)