Chapter 249: The Last Pillar of Tsuburaya

"Is it okay?"

After Gen Urobuchi left, Ori asked with some concern.

"What's okay?"

"It's the plot of the novel. Miss Shimoya will be unhappy, right?"

Ori had read the outline of the novel, and his reaction to the twisted experiences of several characters in it was -

Sakura, how could you be so miserable?!

If Shimoya Sakura knew about this plot...

Ori looked at Nanaya with deep sympathy.

"What's the plot of the novel?"

Nanaya pretended to be dumbfounded and said, "I only let a screenwriter named Gen Urobuchi write the official novel of Fate. Does what he writes have anything to do with my one yen?"

"...I understand." Ori lowered his head, he finally understood what his senior brother was thinking.

[Does that mean you're using that script writer as a scapegoat? ]

Ori suddenly felt a little sympathy for the scriptwriter who had just left happily.

Nanaya also had a smug look on his face. He had originally planned to find someone to take the blame.

Now that Kyon has appeared, he can naturally put the blame directly on the other party.

Think about Gen Urobuchi's past works.

"Kikokugai: The Cyber Slayer ", "Saya's Song"

Which one is not touching?

Which one is not tear-jerking?

Which one is not the glory of human nature?

Look at the deep darkness of the HF line, isn't this completely Urobuchi's style?

A great director like me, Nanaya Kiryu, of course writes great and upright characters, such as Emiya the Great who saves the world and finally becomes a partner of justice.

When Nanaya thought about it, he suddenly felt that Old Gen was not so unacceptable.

After all, someone has to do the dirty work, right?

The existence of Urobuchi is simply a natural scapegoat. After HF's novel is finished, he will be asked to write FZ's novel as well.

In this way, Old Gen will take all the blame, and he can accept the flowers and applause with peace of mind.

Anyway, looking at the look on Old Urobuchi's face, I guess he will probably be sold and still be counting the money.

"Perfect!"

Thinking of this, Nanaya couldn't help but snap his fingers.

"So, senior, what bad ideas have you come up with?" Ori asked with a sigh.

"Ori, how can you say that about your brother? I just thought of a perfect way to solve the problem..."

Looking at the complacent Nanaya, Ori could only pray that this guy wouldn't capsize in the gutter.

"Okay, that's it."

Nanaya sorted out the things in his hands, picked up his coat and said to Ori, "Lao Li and I will be out for a while, I will leave the studio to you."

"Knew."

Recently, Nanaya has been away from the studio and has been staying in the Washimine headquarters building. Ori has become accustomed to it.

He thought Nanaya was going to deal with the later matters again.

But in fact, Nanaya was not going to Washimine Building this time. He was going to visit an old senior with Lao Li.

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"Is this the place?"

Nanaya looked at the detached wooden house in front of him. It looked no different from an ordinary Japanese bungalow. It was hard to imagine that this was the home of an art master.

"Yes, the teacher doesn't like to be too ostentatious, and the company..."

Li Wenshu stopped talking, shook his head and said nothing more.

Nanaya himself could guess that Tsuburaya had been facing all kinds of setbacks since the Heisei era, and they themselves were barely able to survive, so how could they have the time to comfort their heroes?

"Let's go."

Nanaya and Lao Li came to the door of the house together and rang the doorbell.

Soon, the door opened.

An old man with a wrinkled face stood trembling at the door. He wore thick glasses and looked at Nanaya and Lao Li who were standing at the door.

"Li, it's you. Come in."

Having said that, the old man turned his back and walked away, completely ignoring Nanaya.

"I'm being disliked."

Nanaya touched the tip of his nose. Although he had anticipated the possibility that he might be unwelcome, he still felt a little embarrassed when the old man actually did that.

"Nanaya, I'm sorry. The teacher..."

"It's okay. I understand."

Nanaya didn't think it was necessary for him to get angry with the old man. If he made the old man angry and something bad happened, it would be his fault.

If it wasn't necessary, Nanaya didn't want to disturb the old man at all.

However, Tsuburaya has now entered a critical period, and his and Lao Li's plan requires this old man to come out and support them. Currently, this old man is the only one in Tsuburaya who has the influence to rival the Tsuburaya family.

"Come in."

Li Wenshu pulled Nanaya into the house. He was very familiar with the furnishings here, but he still walked carefully, for fear of bumping into anything.

[When was the last time I was so careful in this room? It seems to be the first time I visited the teacher's house. ]

Old Li chuckled, he took Nanaya into the living room and knelt down in front of the teacher.

"Teacher."

Li Wenshu kowtowed to the old man respectfully.

"Master Takano."

Nanaya also followed suit and bowed to the old man.

The old man didn't say anything, he just stared at the two young men in front of him.

"…Get up."

After a long time, probably feeling that he had shown off enough, the old man finally spoke.

Nanaya looked up at the old man in front of him. He was the last disciple of special effects master Eiji Tsuburaya and also the leading figure in the special effects world today.

He witnessed and participated in the glory of Tsuburaya in the Showa period, and also experienced the decline of Tsuburaya after Leo. He led Tsuburaya to revive in the Heisei era and returned to the second place in the Japanese special effects industry.

Yes, this old man is Koichi Takano, who is known as the "Eiji Tsuburaya of the Heisei era."

From the first Ultraman to Cosmos which just ended this year, every Ultraman produced by Tsuburaya is inseparable from the shadow of this old man.

Even Tiga, Dyna and Cosmos of the Heisei Trilogy were completed under the guidance of this old man.

Now he has retired and is no longer involved in worldly affairs, but his deterrent power in Tsuburaya is second only to the previous president Kazuo Tsuburaya, except for the deceased old man.

"Teacher..."

"Shut up!"

As soon as Li Wenshu opened his mouth, he was scolded by the old man.

Although he was treated like a child by his teacher, Mr. Li could not feel dissatisfied at all.

He pleaded with Koichi Takano in a coquettish tone.

"Teacher, there are guests here..."

"Hmm—"

Nanaya barely managed to restrain himself from coughing. The only person who could make Lao Li be so humble was probably the elder in front of him.

"You also know that we have guests." Takano Hiroshi raised his eyelids, glanced at Nanaya and said, "Why don't you go and make some tea."

"Yes."

Old Li knew that the teacher wanted to get him and Nanaya away to talk alone, so he quickly got up and walked towards the kitchen.

After Lao Li left, the living room suddenly became silent.

Nanaya rolled his eyes and said tentatively, "Mr. Takano, are you alone in this room? Do you want me to hire a housekeeper to clean it up?"

Takano Koichi snorted coldly: "Humph, I dare not accept the kindness of the robber."

[It's good to be able to communicate. ]

Nanaya was not afraid of being scolded, he was afraid that the old man would just remain silent.

That means the old man doesn't want to talk at all, and that would be very troublesome.

After all, if the old man himself doesn't want to nod, no one can force him.

"How can you call them robbers? You know the current situation of Tsuburaya."

Tsuburaya's new drama "Ultraman Nexus" was aired in the fall of this year, but the result was a complete failure.

The first episode had a viewership rating of 5.2%, which isn't great, but it's acceptable.

However, the ratings for the second episode took a sharp dive, falling to 2.6%.

Since then, the ratings of "Nexus" have been hovering between 2% and 3%, and most of the episode numbers start with 2.

This achievement is very clear to Tsuburaya, who has been working in special effects for many years, and even newcomers to the workplace are very clear about it.

Plan N failed, and it was a complete and miserable failure.

The resignation of the current president, Hideaki Tsuburaya, is a foregone conclusion, and all forces are now fighting for the position of the next president of Tsuburaya Company.

Although Koichi Takano has left Tsuburaya, he is still paying attention to the company to which he has devoted his life.

Of course he was very anxious about the current situation of Tsuburaya Company, and he also knew very well why Kiryu Nanaya came to see him today.

But how could he agree? That's Tsuburaya Productions!

It is the legacy of my teacher!

Why should we let an outsider get involved!

"Mr. Takano, Tsuburaya is in a very dangerous situation right now. I hope you can support Li Wenshu. Only in this way can Tsuburaya Company preserve Mr. Tsuburaya Eiji and your spirit."

"My spirit? You don't even know what I've filmed, do you?"

Takano Hirokazu snorted again. In his eyes, Nanaya was just a profit-seeking businessman. He didn't believe that the other party would consider these things.

"How could that be? You were my idol when I was little. I have watched countless battle scenes directed by you since I was little, from Ultraman fighting against the Mefilas in the air to Ace and the Yabo people's battle in another dimension."

Nanaya originally wanted to continue talking about Taro and Leo, but considering the other party's dark history with Taro and his failure with Leo, he decided to skip this part.

"During the Heisei era, you directed the filming of Ultraman Tiga. I was deeply impressed by the duel between Ultraman Tiga and Sukanagi, as well as the handshake between Ultraman Heisei and Ultraman Showa."

"Also, the battle between Baltan and Ultraman Cosmos that you directed in the movie version of Ultraman Cosmos..."

"Okay."

Takano Koichi signaled Nanaya not to continue.

"Master Takano, I still say the same thing. I hope you can support Li Wenshu. He is your disciple. He has the heritage and blood of Tsuburaya. He is also the only heir of Tsuburaya's spirit."

"The current situation of Tsuburaya is that if we don't make a decision, Lin Bao will intervene. Do you intend to let someone who has no relationship with Tsuburaya take control of Tsuburaya? By that time, Tsuburaya will be truly doomed."

Nanaya said this and lowered his head to Koichi Takano.

"I'm counting on you, Master Kono."

Takano Koichi looked at Nanaya seriously, with a hint of struggle in his eyes.