The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 254 New Plan (11)

On the 16th floor of the WTV building, Director Tamura and Qian Xiaoyi walked out of Nanajo Masato's office. Director Tamura said excitedly, "Mr. Qian, did you see that? Even Mr. Nanajo has started to change his mind about our program. He has always been dismissive of supernatural stories. This is the first time I've seen him show such admiration."

Seeing Director Tamura as happy as a child, Qian Xiaoyi could only shake his head: That was not a change in his opinion of supernatural programs, but a change in his opinion of the ratings brought by supernatural programs. According to his observation, the young man Nanajo Masato was undoubtedly the kind of boss who only cared about performance, because he did not know how to make a program, so the only criterion for him to judge the quality of a program was the ratings, and other factors would not affect his judgment at all.

However, thanks to the increase in the ratings of "Horror Night GO", even he, a non-staff member, can enter the office area. Although he can only report to Shichijo Masato and cannot wander around, at least it's a good start, and...

"Hey, look, isn't that the psychic detective who's been so popular lately?"

"I heard that this guy is a genuine psychic."

"Ah? Really? But that's true, otherwise we wouldn't have been able to find the body that had been missing for so many years."

"What is he doing here? Is there some ghost here or something?"

"Wow~ Don't scare me, this is obviously about the Horror Night GO production team."

"'Horror Night GO' has finally made it through. I thought the show was going to be replaced this time, but I didn't expect it to pick up again."

Listening to the buzz of discussions around him, Qian Xiaoyi was very satisfied. It was good that they all knew him. This way, when he came again in the future, they would not find it strange.

Arriving at the office of the "Horror Night GO" program team, all the planning team members were here. Qian Xiaoyi thought they were gathered together to discuss the plots for the next few episodes. This made Qian Xiaoyi feel a little strange. Hadn't he given them many cases before? The program would be enough to run for a year or so, so why did they still need to discuss it?

Facing Qian Xiaoyi's doubts, Director Tamura quickly explained: "That's not it, Mr. Qian, it's for a special Halloween project."

"Halloween?" Qian Xiaoyi was stunned. It was almost the middle of October and there were still more than two weeks to Halloween. He had not thought about it at first. After all, in China, this festival was only celebrated by a small group of idle young people, and most people did not care.

But it is different in Japan, which has completely accepted Western culture. The atmosphere of these two foreign festivals, Halloween and Christmas, is no less than that of local festivals. These two days are almost a carnival for all the young people in Japan, especially on Halloween Eve. At night, the commercial streets are almost crowded with people, and all kinds of monsters and demons appear one after another, just like a hundred demons parading at night.

"Halloween plan..." Qian Xiaoyi touched his chin and asked, "There's only half a month left. Didn't you guys make any preparations before this?"

Director Tamura smiled bitterly and said, "Of course there are, but those were all plans before the program changed its format. We didn't expect the program to change so much now."

Qian Xiaoyi nodded and said, "Then tell me what is different about this special Halloween plan?"

Director Tamura sighed and said, "Mr. Qian, you know that Halloween is the most important day of the year for our supernatural shows. It is as important as New Year's Day for ordinary people. So Horror Night GO has a tradition of recording live outdoors on Halloween night and randomly selecting fans on the street to participate in the event." "Live outdoor recording..." Qian Xiaoyi had a bad feeling and asked, "Where is the live scene you are talking about?"

Director Tamura said, "Shibuya."

Qian Xiaoyi smiled bitterly and said, "Is that true?"

If you ask him why he has a bad impression of Shibuya, it is because every Halloween Eve, that is where young people gather. The whole area is overcrowded and disorderly. Even the police on the scene cannot control these young people who are eager to create chaos. Various news reports come out every year, and even he, a foreigner, has heard of them.

In this situation, we still have to go there to film the show?
Director Tamura also said helplessly: "In the past, Shibuya was just crowded, not as chaotic as it is now, but since the tradition has been passed down, changing the venue will cause dissatisfaction among fans."

Yes, Shibuya has basically become a special place for Halloween carnival. Although even the authorities are trying their best to prevent young people from gathering in Shibuya on that night to avoid mass stampedes, young people just don't listen. What can we do? You can't restrict people from going out shopping at night, right?
Moreover, this kind of scene is actually popular among businesses. Various festival activities are emerging one after another, which attracts more young people.

Qian Xiaoyi asked: "Okay, then what's your situation now? Did you call me here to be a mascot?"

"Well...it would be best if Mr. Qian could participate in the Halloween event." Director Tamura chose his words carefully. He didn't dare to offend Qian Xiaoyi now. Qian Xiaoyi was the signature of their show during this period and he couldn't afford to offend him.

But no matter whether they are old fans or new fans, they all hope to see Qian Xiaoyi appear, so it won’t work without him.

Director Tamura suddenly remembered something, took out his phone, opened a web page, handed it to Qian Xiaoyi, and said, "Mr. Qian, please take a look at this."

Qian Xiaoyi took it and took a look, only to find that it was actually the website of his old rival "Supernatural Night".

"Halloween event, look for real ghosts hidden in the crowd in Shibuya... The highest prize is 1000 million yen?!"

Qian Xiaoyi was shocked by the number. He immediately realized that the other party was targeting them. The 1000 million yen was originally used to dig out his past funds, but now that the person was not dug out, it directly became working funds, right?
"That's what happened." Director Tamura said angrily, "They clearly wanted to stop us when we were at the height of our popularity, and they simply used money as a gimmick to attract audiences. There is really no substance at all!"

"Then can we not have any connotation for once?" Qian Xiaoyi asked.

Director Tamura's momentum immediately dropped. He said with a sad face, "I want to, but I don't have the money. Although Mr. Nanajo has agreed to apply for a budget increase for our program, we haven't received the money yet. Besides, even if we get it, our budget is not even half of theirs. We can't hold such a large event. So... please, Mr. Qian, do you have any solution? Now is the rising period of our program. Whether we can make a leap forward depends on this period of time. We must not let the other party snatch away our popularity again."

Qian Xiaoyi touched his chin and said, "Is that so... Actually, there is a solution. Why don't we just participate in their event and win the grand prize?"

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