Chapter 344: A Rare Opportunity
In the early morning, Shirakawa Feng woke up quietly to the sound of the alarm clock.
With his eyes slightly closed, he reached out and touched his side. He felt a cool sensation, but the figure was gone.
As expected, he groaned, sat up and stretched.
Alas, I was a little excited last night, and my kidneys were having fun all night long.
But despite this, the senior still got up early to prepare breakfast.
Tsk, after comparing themselves, my senior is still the best to me.
She is gentle, considerate and has no temper. After a tiring night, she still thinks about herself in the morning.
Unlike the other two, he just bared his little fangs and then slapped himself on the back of his head.
As for the literary young woman, she glanced at him in a charming manner when she left.
But for some reason, Baichuan Feng always felt guilty and didn't dare to chase after him.
Finally, looking at Tanaka Yuko who had always been by his side, Shirakawa Feng still felt that the gentle senior was more adorable.
Putting on his bathrobe, Baichuan Feng staggered down the stairs.
As expected, the sound of steak frying came from the kitchen.
Shirakawa Feng walked to the door and saw Tanaka Yuko, who was wearing a thin sweater, an apron tied around her waist and her hair tied up, busying herself there.
"Yuko"
"Hey, are you awake?" Tanaka Yuko turned around and saw that it was him, and smiled gently.
"Hai" Baichuan Feng walked over, hugged her gently from behind, then buried his nose in her hair and took a breath with satisfaction.
"Why don't you let Jun do it for them?"
Although there is a nanny at home, as long as Yuko Tanaka stays here, she will prepare breakfast herself.
"It's good to make breakfast occasionally. If you don't do it for a long time, you might get rusty at it."
Yuko Tanaka did not stop her hands and let him do what he wanted to her waist.
Ah this... okay, Baichuan Feng felt ashamed of the self-discipline of the senior sister. Unlike himself, who only cared about eating and not working.
"Shirakawa-kun, please go sit in the living room first. It will be ready soon."
After all, she couldn't stand his mischievous big hands anymore, so Tanaka Yuko reluctantly sent him out of the kitchen.
"Okay." Baichuan Feng withdrew his hands angrily and prepared to leave.
"By the way, Shirakawa-kun, I may have to join the crew in advance to prepare in a while.
I will be away from Tokyo for a long time, so please take good care of yourself."
Shirakawa Feng had just turned around when he suddenly heard Tanaka Yuko's caring voice from behind him.
"Eh" He was stunned for a moment, then confirmed, "Ah Xin?"
"Hai," Tanaka Yuko nodded, "It's the drama, I want to immerse myself more in it.
I probably won’t be going back to Sapporo for the New Year, I’ll probably spend it at the filming location.”
"Oshin" is an extra-long morning drama, with each episode lasting fifteen minutes, and it is expected to take more than two hundred episodes.
With such a long content, it is definitely necessary to shoot enough backup episodes in advance, but even so, it may take more than half a year to shoot.
And because NHK is a public television station, its budget is more sufficient than that of private broadcasting, and it basically does not cut its dramas.
Therefore, this morning drama is expected to be mostly filmed before it goes on air next year, so it is not uncommon to rush to finish the work during the New Year.
Even for a drama like "Ashin", there is a high probability that the characters will have to stay in a mountain valley for a long time.
"It's so hard work," Shirakawa Kaede sighed at the professionalism of artists of this era, "By the way, where is the filming location?"
“It may be in Yamagata Prefecture or Iwate Prefecture. I haven’t decided yet, but it’s in the Tohoku region.
Because we want to take pictures of the snow, that place is the best choice." Tanaka Yuko replied without raising her head while busying herself with the steak in her hand.
"Tohoku?" Baichuan Feng's eyes lit up. "If it's the Northeast, then of course we should go to Akita. We can't miss such a good opportunity."
"Eh?" Tanaka Yuko looked at him in surprise, "Akita?"
"Of course," Shirakawa Kaede was proud of his sudden inspiration, "Akita has mountains, snow, and water, so it should be no problem to meet the requirements for the filming location of Oshin."
"But..." Yuko Tanaka hesitated to speak.
"Don't worry, Yuko, leave this problem to me." Baichuan Feng knew why she was worried.
It's just NHK's filming, and no one else can interfere.
But this was not a problem for him, not to mention that he was familiar with Takeyuki Hirayama from the NHK TV drama production department.
In addition, he used his connections to get Akita to fully cooperate with NHK's filming. I'm sure that with all these favorable conditions, the other party will be tempted.
He did what he said and turned around to go to the living room to make a call to NHK.
But looking at the sky outside, it seems a little early, probably they haven't started work yet.
Wearing a bathrobe, he stood at the door of the living room, staring blankly at the garden in the backyard.
Why did the crew of "Oshin" go to Akita to film? Because it was a rare opportunity for exposure.
As a latecomer, Shirakawa Kaede knows the later influence of "Oshin".
Not to mention Japan itself, it has caused a huge response throughout Southeast Asia.
By then, I believe that Akita, as the filming location, will definitely become one of the alternative tourist destinations for people.
It just so happened that the railway in Akita was being repaired and the airport in Odate was also under emergency construction. By the time the TV series was launched and almost aired, these would be almost completed.
The transportation is complete, the Lujiao resort has been built, and with the exposure of "Oshin", we can take the opportunity to do some advertising.
With everything going for him, Shirakawa Kaede doesn't believe that Akita's antlers can't make a name for themselves.
Alas, he also worried a lot about the development of his hometown.
After thinking for a long time and feeling the coolness on his skin, Baichuan Feng was surprised to realize that it was already October.
Time flies, another year has passed.
…
After finishing the breakfast carefully prepared by his senior, the first thing Shirakawa Feng did when he returned to the office of Shirakawa Electric was to pick up the newspaper on the table and read it carefully.
Today is the second day after Shirakawa Electric went public, and he also wants to see what the outside world thinks about it.
"The stock price rose to the daily limit as soon as it opened! Shirakawa Electric's stock market went haywire!"
"A trillion-dollar market value! The birth of the Baichuan Empire!"
"Three women are competing for a husband, who will be the wife of Shirakawa?!"
Wait, although the first two titles are a bit awkward, they are still acceptable.
But what the hell is that last one? Are you sure it’s a daily news publication and not some Entertainment Weekly?
Baichuan Feng almost laughed out of anger when he saw the news reports.
What a guy, he didn't even bother to post serious news, but only focused on taking pictures of his three women.
There is even a picture in the accompanying picture of Seiko Matsuda standing on tiptoe to cheer for Shirakawa Electric, and even the details of her calling "Xiao Feng, Xiao Feng" are described clearly.
Then there are a lot of speculations about who is Shirakawa Kaede's real girlfriend and who will be able to use the surname Shirakawa in the future.
As a print media, why don't you just focus on your main job instead of writing gossip?
"Xiaosong, call the Mainichi Shimbun and ask them if they need investment recently. If they do, I wouldn't mind buying it."
Assistant "Hai" Kosomatsu faithfully carried out the orders of his president.
The depressed Baichuan Feng threw the newspaper in his hand and decided to finish dealing with the documents in his hand first.
I have a meeting with someone from IBM later, so I need to finish my morning work first.
Ding-a-ling…
However, before I had approved a few documents, a phone call came in.
"Moshimoshi?"
"Shirakawa-san? My name is Ken Matsumoto, and I'm the president of the Mainichi Shimbun."
Huh? So fast? Why did you call me?
"Matsumoto-san, what can I do for you?"
"I called specifically to apologize to Mr. Shirakawa about this morning's newspaper. It was a complete accident. It was a complete accident."
Humph, Bai Chuanfeng sneered, "Isn't it too late for you to say this now, sir?"
"If Mr. Shirakawa is not satisfied, the Mainichi Shimbun can publish an article to clarify the matter tomorrow. What do you think, Mr. Shirakawa?"
"There's no need to publish a clarification in the newspaper. I just hope there won't be any more irrelevant reports like this in the future."
Even published a clarification in the newspaper? Isn't that a cover-up? Baichuan Feng didn't know whether this Matsumoto-san was really stupid or just pretending to be stupid.
"Understood~Understood," the other party kept responding, "Uh, I wonder if your assistant's statement just now about wanting to invest in the Daily News is true?"
Baichuan Feng blinked his eyes, thinking he had misheard, "Your Excellency, are you talking about investing in the Mainichi Shimbun?"
"Hai, as an open paper media, Mainichi Shimbun welcomes new talents like Mr. Shirakawa to join the journalism industry ."
What Ken Matsumoto said was just a high-sounding statement, but in fact, it comes down to the fact that the business of the Mainichi Shimbun is declining.
The Mainichi Shimbun has been facing many difficulties since 1977. It initially targeted farmers as its readers, but later turned to attracting urban readers.
However, the disappearance of the original market and the crowding of new markets made the development of "Daily News" not as satisfactory as expected.
After reaching its peak in the 1950s, it has been declining ever since. Today, the circulation of Mainichi newspapers is almost half that of the Asahi Shimbun.
Now, in order to reorganize the debt, the news agency has to be split into two new and old agencies to reduce debt risks.
Now, by chance, after hearing Shirakawa Kaede's angry words, Matsumoto Ken seemed to have grasped a straw and immediately called.
Baichuan Feng was stunned for a moment when faced with his straightforward words.
"If you really want to talk, let's make an appointment another day."
Finally, he said something polite and hung up the phone.
"Daily News"? Baichuan Feng pinched his chin, wondering what he was thinking about.
…
Hotel Okura, this time Shirakawa Electric and IBM moved to the hotel's larger conference room to negotiate the optical drive issue.
"Mr. Louis, Mr. Robert, I haven't seen you for a long time. Are you doing well?"
Baichuan Feng greeted the two foreigners with a smile on his face, feeling very relaxed.
"I'm doing fine, thank you." Louis shook his hand first, then continued, "But I should congratulate Mr. Shirakawa first. The market value of Shirakawa Electric has reached 4.8 billion US dollars. It is a remarkable achievement."
"Thank you for the compliment. Shirakawa Electric has been able to develop to this day because we focus on the research and development and application of technology."
While being modest, Baichuan Feng also did not forget to tout his company's R&D capabilities.
Just yesterday, after the Tokyo Stock Exchange opened in the afternoon, Shirakawa Electric's stock price rose again, reaching around 1,500 yen before closing.
However, in the last few minutes it slowly fell back to around 1,400 yen, which may be because some institutions were cashing out.
This morning, the stock price opened slightly higher, but was generally stable.
A market value of $4.8 billion was enough to attract the attention of Louis and IBM.
This means that in a short period of time, Shirakawa Electric has a large amount of financing cash, so they will find it more difficult to deal with the subsequent negotiations.
At this time, Louis even felt a little regretful. The optical drive issue should have been settled before Shirakawa Electric went public.
"Mr. Louis, let's talk about CD storage now ."
"Of course" Louis came back to his senses with a pleased expression on his face.
