Chapter 32 I have never heard of such a request in my life

Having lost everything, Hyakumegusa left the chairman's office in despair, leaving only Nanaya and Ryutani Nobuyuki alone in the huge room.

As the winner, Nanaya should have been very excited, but at this moment, he only felt empty. The resentment between him and his partners had disappeared as soon as "Kara no Kyoukai" was successful. At this moment, Nanaya had a new understanding of the cruelty of the industry.

As a popular idol, Hyakumesa became completely hopeless after failing just once. So how many times can a director like me fail?

"What will happen to that guy in the future?"

I don't know if it was because the rabbit died and the fox mourned or something else, but Nanaya asked this stupid question unconsciously.

Who would have thought that Ryutani Nobuyuki would not remain silent, but instead asked back with great interest: "Do you know any gigolos in Ginza?"

"Um."

"This guy actually borrowed a high-interest loan from the J family. This debt alone will make him unable to recover for the rest of his life. I guess in the future, apart from occasionally performing to maintain his idol status, he will do work similar to that of a gigolo. However, gigolos in Ginza can choose to sell their skills instead of their bodies, but he will probably sell every part of his body that can be sold."

The old man in front of him spoke with a voice full of gloating, without any concealment at all.

"I would like to thank Chairman Ryutani for the matter regarding this guy."

Nanaya bowed respectfully to Nobuyuki, pretending he didn't hear anything the other person said just now.

"Don't just thank me, you should also thank your teacher. You know, he also put a lot of effort into this matter." Nobuyuki picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip. "He deliberately made the film like that in the post-production, and deliberately bought bad reviews from film critics. He is really courageous."

"Buy bad reviews?"

Nobuyuki nodded and said, "Yes, buying bad reviews is not uncommon, but your teacher's request is unheard of. He asked those guys to criticize his own movie to death."

It is not new for film producers to buy negative reviews. Of course, these purchased negative reviews are specially processed. Unlike negative reviews that simply say that the movie is not good, these negative reviews will focus on a certain point of the movie to try to seduce the audience's desire to watch the movie.

For example, Nanaya once remembered that when Iron Man 3 was released, a negative media review said: "The whole movie is full of explosions and sparks, and it only gets quiet for a while when Pepper appears."

This sentence seems to be criticizing the movie, but in fact it is attracting audiences who like explosions and excitement to watch the movie.

But it is obvious that Nanaya's teacher Ryuichi Hanai's operation is definitely not of this type.

"What did the critics say?"

"They said, 'I've never heard of such a request in my life.' Then they cursed to their heart's content. After all, there are not many opportunities to let go and curse freely."

[Pfft——Why is it Uncle Tat's tone? So you watch Hong Kong movies too? ]

Nanaya felt that the smile on his face was about to break.

"Then I'll go back first."

Nanaya felt that he had nothing to do here, so he planned to leave this place of trouble. After all, no one knew what this old man would say later.

"Wait a moment."

But before Nanaya turned around, Ryutani Nobuyuki called him.

"Chairman Ryutani, do you have anything else to do?"

Ryutani Nobuyuki said hesitantly: "Can you play golf?"

Nanaya was stunned, and then he said something very stupid: "Does it count if I just hit the ball out?"

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Bang!

Nanaya missed again, and the golf ball he hit into the sand still lay quietly in the bunker.

"Haha, Kiryu-chan you're just not good enough!"

In the distance, Ryutani Nobuyuki, who had already hit the ball into the hole, laughed out loud without caring. He felt very happy to see Nanaya's embarrassment.

[Boy, you can kidnap my granddaughter at will. ]

Although Illya's reputation in the circle has become very good due to her investment in the hit movie "Kara no Kyoukai", it cannot offset the little knot in Ryutani Nobuyuki's heart towards Nanaya.

However, considering that the other party helped Illya succeed in her investment, Ryutani Nobuyuki's plan to sink Nanaya into Tokyo Bay was temporarily shelved. However, a small punishment like this was still necessary.

"Well, it can be done. Is it okay like this?" The uncle who was sitting on the electric car with Ryutani Nobuyuki said with some concern.

Nobuyuki pinched his neck and said nonchalantly: "It's okay, it's not bad to let this kid suffer occasionally."

However, the fact that it could be done did not reassure the other party: "He is Director Hanai's disciple. What if he holds a grudge... You know, I need a favor from him today..."

Although the fact that Hanai Ryuichi deliberately messed up the movie in revenge against Hyakumegusa has not been spread, it is no longer a secret in the circle. However, because the whole thing was caused by someone's own death, no one dared to bring it up.

However, Ryuichi Hanai cannot escape the label of being "stingy".

So when the uncle saw that Ryutani was able to play tricks on Hanai's apprentice like this, he was afraid that the other party was also petty-minded like his teacher.

Ryutani Nobuyuki said confidently: "Don't worry, that kid is different from his teacher. Besides, he relied on my granddaughter's investment to get through the most difficult times. He doesn't dare to turn against me for this reason."

However, Ryutani Nobuyuki was not aware that Illya had never told Nanaya that she was his granddaughter. Although Nanaya himself guessed that Illya was the child of a senior executive of Linbao, he was actually unclear about the relationship between her and Ryutani Nobuyuki.

After all, Nanaya could never have imagined that a Japanese old man would have a granddaughter of German descent. And Illya never mentioned her last name, which made Nanaya subconsciously think that the other party's last name was "Einzbern".

Of course, although he didn't know if the old man who was laughing at him had any relationship with Illya, he didn't dare to be dissatisfied with Nobuyuki for the sake of his teacher and the other party's strong support for "Kara". It was not a big deal to act stupid occasionally to win the old man's favor. After all, most people didn't even have this opportunity.

"It's really unlucky. If I had known, I would have just told him I couldn't do it."

Looking at the golf ball still in the sand trap, Nanaya stuck out his tongue and complained.

Nanaya had learned golf when he was in college, of course not at Tokyo University of the Arts but in his previous life.

When Nanaya was in college, the school was expanding its new campus. According to the plan, the new campus was going to build a golf course and offer related courses. Nanaya was quite interested in this so-called aristocratic sport, so he signed up for the course.

Unfortunately, due to the golf course approval delay, it was not completed and put into use until two years after Nanaya graduated. Therefore, due to the limited venue, Nanaya and his classmates only learned two items of golf: indoor putting and medium-sized golf club target shooting.

In addition, Nanaya had never touched a golf club since graduation, and this was his first time playing golf in nearly 40 years. He felt that it was good enough that he could hit the ball.

"Forget it. I give up."

Nanaya said in self-abandonment, he picked up the ball on the ground and got on the electric car.

"No, Kiryu boy. You still need to practice your golf skills." Having already vented his frustration, Ryutani Nobuyuki began to educate Nanaya as an elder, "How about this, I'll bring you here to practice more often in the future. You know, your teacher Ryuichi is a good golfer, and you can't be his apprentice with such a poor level."

"Old man, are you here to see me make a fool of myself?"

The corners of Nanaya's mouth twitched slightly. He found that the person in front of him was the same type as his own teacher. Although they looked very serious, there was a bad old man living in their hearts.

[No wonder you two are so familiar with each other, so you are in cahoots with each other? ]

Although Nanaya had exposed him, Nobuyuki remained calm and continued, "I'm doing this for your own good. You know, those investors all like to play golf. How can you get close to them if you're not good at it?"

Nanaya glanced at the stranger on the electric bike: "Is this uncle the investor you mentioned?"

"Hello, Director Kiryu." The other party immediately extended his right hand with a smile, "I am Shinji Takeda, the director of TBS TV station."

Nanaya immediately held the other person's hand and said, "Hello, Master Takeda. Thank you for your care during the filming of Kara no Kyoukai."

"No, no. Because of the popularity of Kara no Kyoukai, the average viewership of our late-night movie program has risen to 8% recently. This is all thanks to Director Kiryu."

"Master Takeda, what do you want to talk to me about this time?"

Nanaya is not a fool. This director has been staring at him from beginning to end, and it is obvious that he has something to do with him.

"That's right." Takeda Shinji looked at Nanaya expectantly and asked, "Director Kiryu, do you know any special effects dramas?"