Chapter 160: The War in Tsuburaya

In fact, at the very beginning, Nanaya had thought about helping Tsuburaya Productions.

Let's see if we can avoid Tsuburaya's fate of being acquired in a few years.

After all, as the memory of his childhood hero, he still has deep feelings for Tsuburaya as a company.

But after learning about the company's current situation, Nanaya directly came up with the three-pronged approach of Bian Que, Hua Tuo and Li Shizhen.

It can't be cured. Just wait to die. Goodbye.

Nanaya used to think that this company was slowly dragged down by the huge financial pressure after the failure of "Ultraman Nexus".

If the failure of "Ultraman Nexus" had been avoided, Tsuburaya might have been able to continue.

However, after learning about Tsuburaya's actual situation, Nanaya discovered that rather than saying that Tsuburaya was dragged down by "Nexus", it would be better to say that Tsuburaya itself was in a mess and was supported entirely by the "Ultraman" series.

Nanaya was not quite sure why Tsuburaya went bankrupt in his previous life, but he could guess it in this life.

It is an internal power struggle, and a very serious internal struggle that has reached a white-hot level.

Although Tsuburaya seems very calm on the surface now, its "Ultraman Cosmos" series is still popular on TBS TV station.

However, the struggle below the surface has already been very fierce.

When Nanaya came to Tsuburaya this time, he could feel the smell of gunpowder in the air.

This could be seen from the confrontational looks among the top executives of Tsuburaya Company who came to greet him.

"Sorry to bother you today." Nanaya greeted everyone present.

"You're most welcome, Director Kiryu."

Kazuo Tsuburaya, the current president of Tsuburaya, excitedly shook hands with Nanaya. He still thinks highly of this director.

When Nanaya collaborated with Tsuburaya to produce "Magical Girl Illya", Tsuburaya thought that the other party was taking advantage of him.

But later, Tsuburaya reaped the rewards of learning from the Hollywood special effects team.

Apart from anything else, the special effects level of "Ultraman Cosmos" is much better than the previous "Ultraman Gaia", and the cost of special effects is also much lower.

Originally, Kazuo Tsuburaya wanted to establish a good relationship with this director whose future was immeasurable.

But unexpectedly, just one year later, Tsuburaya would take the initiative to request cooperation with the other party.

Thinking of this, Kazuo Tsuburaya couldn't help but sigh that the young are indeed formidable.

But Tsuburaya didn't lose out after all, because they had the previous cooperation as a foundation, and the relationship between them and the other party was also very good.

"Director Kiryu, everyone at Tsuburaya welcomes you."

"Hello, Mr. Tsuburaya Kazuo."

Because there were too many people with the surname Tsuburaya present, Nanaya could only call the other person by his full name.

"Oh, it's a real honor for Director Kiryu to come to Tsuburaya Studios."

Behind Kazuo Tsuburaya, a middle-aged man took the initiative to step forward and hold Nanaya's hand.

"I am Masahiro Tsuburaya. Please give me your guidance."

"Please give me your guidance."

Nanaya also shook hands with the middle-aged man with a cheerful face. He knew very well that the middle-aged man in front of him had already gained the upper hand in the internal struggle of Tsuburaya.

But Nanaya was not very enthusiastic, although he knew very well that this middle-aged man was Kazuo Tsuburaya's successor.

Tomorrow, in 2003, Masahiro Tsuburaya will replace Kazuo Tsuburaya as the new generation president of Tsuburaya Company.

However--

Masahiro Tsuburaya was ousted from his post after being in office for less than a year for harassing female employees.

Although there was definitely an element of power struggle involved, the fact that evidence was obtained and the person was brought to court clearly meant that it was not just a frame-up.

You should know that it was revealed that Masahiro Tsuburaya harassed more than one or two female employees, and he used his power to harass them for more than seven consecutive years.

All I can say is that this guy Masahiro Tsuburaya has brought shame to his father Ichi Tsuburaya and his grandfather Eiji Tsuburaya.

Therefore, Nanaya didn't want to have too much contact with this guy. What if someone mistakenly thought that he was the same as him?

By then, how will he, Nanaya Kiryu, be able to hook up with female stars, right?

Of course, his younger brother Hideaki Tsuburaya, who took his place, was not a good guy either.

In order to consolidate his power, this guy ignored the extremely rotten management situation of Tsuburaya's company and implemented the "N Plan" headed by "Ultraman Nexus".

As for the results, everyone has seen it.

If Nanaya were to comment, "Ultraman Nexus" is indeed a good work, but it is definitely not the work that Tsuburaya, which is already riddled with problems, needs.

At that time, what Tsuburaya needed more was a work like "Tiga" or "Taro" that was both critically acclaimed and commercially successful.

Even if it doesn't work, we should still promote a work that can guarantee commercial success.

The ultimate goal of an enterprise is to make money. Any plan that cannot make money is tantamount to hooliganism.

All I can say is that the brains of the entire senior management of Tsuburaya Company were no longer normal at that time.

It is said that Saint Seiya will not fall to the same move twice. It is amazing that Tsuburaya has stumbled three times in terms of plot depth.

After all, there are lessons to be learned from the failures of "Seven" and "Leo" in the Showa period, and the possibility of success of such a dark work could have been foreseen long ago.

One reason may be that Tsuburaya Hideaki is too self-willed, but there is also the possibility that a faction is deliberately supporting him in order to force him to step down.

This is also the reason why Nanaya doesn't want to have too much contact with Tsuburaya now. Tsuburaya is full of all kinds of evil spirits right now, and if he gets involved in it, he will probably get into trouble.

Especially since the Tsuburaya family currently has full control over Tsuburaya, he, Nanaya Kiryu, as an outsider, cannot make any suggestions that can change the current situation of the company.

You have to know that the Tsuburaya family is not Shion. Shion will seriously consider the feasibility of Nanaya's proposal, but the Tsuburaya family will only follow their own ideas.

Since the time of Eiji Tsuburaya, the Tsuburaya family has had the characteristic of not turning back until they hit a wall.

And looking at Tsuburaya's current mess, even if it avoids the pitfall of "Nexus", it will probably fall into other pitfalls.

Therefore, Nanaya thinks it would be better to watch Tsuburaya use "Nexus" to perform a gorgeous self-destruction. At least that way the death would be more heroic.

What Nanaya has to do is to end the turmoil in Tsuburaya as quickly as possible after Tsuburaya falls into a financial crisis and preserve Tsuburaya's vitality and spirit.

Let Tsuburaya be reborn from the flames and become the Tsuburaya that can launch various classic Ultraman images.

Instead of what happened originally, that mess was left there to rot, leading to the loss of all kinds of talent.

When the situation became completely rotten, TYO and Bandai stepped in to clean up the mess.

At that time, Tsuburaya was really just an empty shell, with nothing left except the Ultraman IP.

In the end, they can only rely on the popularity of the old Ultraman to survive.

"Well, I want to discuss the specifics of the special effects of "Kara no Kyoukai" with Li Wenshu. Is that convenient?"

Although he had decided Tsuburaya's future in his heart without authorization, Nanaya still appeared to be a collaborator who was very optimistic about Tsuburaya's future.

"Director Kiryu is really serious." Kazuo Tsuburaya said to the person behind him, "Clerk, take Director Kiryu to your office."

"That I also..."

Perhaps because he wanted to get closer, Masahiro Tsuburaya also wanted to join in.

However, Nanaya didn't want this guy to get involved. After all, what he was going to discuss with Li Wenshu was a bit sensitive.

Fortunately, before Nanaya could stop him, Tsuburaya Hideaki spoke up: "We are here to discuss technology, why are you, a guy who knows nothing but talking nonsense, getting involved?"

"What did you say?!" Masahiro Tsuburaya's eyes immediately widened with anger.

When other senior executives of Tsuburaya saw the two arguing again, they all looked at the ceiling or whistled.

"Nanaya, come here."

Li Wenshu quickly pulled Nanaya's arm and said, "Let's go to my office."

Judging from the look of disgust on his face, he didn't want to stay here anymore.

Nanaya said jokingly, "Thank you for the trouble, Master Li."

Then the two of them quickly left the gate of Tsuburaya Company.

As soon as Li Wenshu entered his office, he quickly closed the door to block out the noise of quarreling coming from outside.

"Has it become this serious?" Nanaya asked with a frown.

"Yeah...I'm getting annoyed to death."

Li Wenshu replied distressedly.

"So who are you going to choose?"

Li Wenshu rolled his eyes at Nanaya and said, "Stop messing around. You know I don't want to choose either of them."

As a disciple of Koichi Takano, Li Wenshu, the company's top stunt director, was of course the object of competition between Masahiro Tsuburaya and Hideaki Tsuburaya.

But as Li Wenshu said, he didn't want to choose either one.

Not to mention Masahiro Tsuburaya, this guy who messes around with women, Master Li looks down on him from the bottom of his heart.

As for Hideaki Tsuburaya, that guy is better than Masahiro Tsuburaya. After all, he does have some talent.

But he was too willful and power-hungry, and he often wanted to have all the power he could get.

Such a leader is not a good choice for Li Wenshu.

Like his teacher Koichi Takano, Master Li also has his own pursuits. If he follows Hideaki Tsuburaya, he can only be a tool.

How could Master Li be willing to do something like this?

"By the way." Nanaya glanced at the door, then whispered in Li Wenshu's ear, "What do you think of what I said before?"

A trace of struggle flashed in Li Wenshu's eyes, and he answered hesitantly: "Let me think about it. Besides, the teacher may not agree."

What Nanaya was talking about was of course about the acquisition of Tsuburaya. He had already agreed with Shion that if something major happened in Tsuburaya, they would swallow it up as quickly as possible.

This is not a difficult task for Washimine, who has been in great form recently.

For Washimine, the large number of special effects IPs in Tsuburaya Company's hands are exactly what Washimine needs as he plans to develop the pan-entertainment industry.

Just swallowing up Tsuburaya is not a problem, but someone will have to clean up the mess left by Tsuburaya.

Whether it is Nanaya or Shion, it is impossible for them to keep staring at Tsuburaya forever.

Coupled with the resistance of the original employees of Tsuburaya Company, it is very important to support an agent in Tsuburaya.

The agent that Nanaya has his eyes on is Master Li.