Chapter 636
: Bastard
As soon as Jiro Tatsuta finished speaking, a chorus of agreement erupted. Producers and directors from the industry nodded in agreement, vying to show their support, afraid of being even slightly late and being accused of neglecting the distinguished guests from Japan, or of appearing out of place.
This scene made me both laugh and feel disgusted.
Among the group of directors, two middle-aged directors reacted most strongly. They were almost the first to speak up, with one of them, a short, fat man with short hair, agreeing in a sickeningly cloying voice, "Director Ryuta's idea is brilliant!"
"The modern and bustling metropolis, combined with the mysterious and profound local folk legends, weaves together life, death, and human nature. It possesses both the warmth and depth of 'Departures' and the unique urban charm of Shanghai, making it an absolutely stunning subject matter that could amaze the international film scene!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the bespectacled director next to him immediately chimed in: "Director Longtian wants to do location scouting, so there's no problem with him going to the site. I'm a native of Shanghai, and I grew up hearing the stories about Kowloon Pillar and Caoyang Road subway station. I know the local customs and legends and secrets of these two places very well."
As he spoke, he volunteered, "Director Longtian, whenever you're free, just let me know. I'll accompany you throughout the process, personally act as your guide, take you to the filming locations, and help you compile all the most authentic folk customs and feng shui legends of Shanghai, fully cooperating with our co-production project!"
These two are acting like they're trying to kneel down and talk to this Jiro Tatsuta. If they were in wartime, they would definitely be considered traitors and collaborators.
I looked at the two of them intently for a few moments and made a mental note of them.
Not just me, but everyone present was looking at the two of them with a strange expression. I noticed that most people were looking at them with envy.
In other words, many people don't despise the two of them, but rather regret that they were too slow to respond or flatter them.
When I discovered this, I was so angry I laughed.
What the hell are these people?!
Jiro Tatsuta was very satisfied. He raised his glass to the two men, nodded his thanks, and said, "Then I'll have to trouble you two teachers!"
"You're too kind, Professor Tatsuta!"
A simple thank you made the two directors beam with joy, as if they had won the highest honors. They stood up, raised their glasses, and bowed as they drank.
This set of movements makes you think they're pure-blooded Japanese!
"You big idiot!"
I couldn't help but mutter a curse under my breath.
Looking at the people present who seemed to take it all for granted, I felt a chill and became wary. With this bunch of people who fawn over foreign things, how could they possibly make a good movie?
Like me, Fatty Lin's face darkened, his fat face becoming completely tense, his hands under the table, and his gaze towards the two directors as sharp as knives.
Long Nier was just like the two of us, full of anger.
After the dinner, the three of us quietly watched as Jiro Tatsuta moved among various financial tycoons, and the two directors fawned over him like lackeys.
Just after ten o'clock, the banquet hosted by Fusang finally came to an end.
Our attention remained focused on Jiro Tatsuta. Before he left, he made a point of exchanging contact information with the two directors.
"What, you don't like it?"
Lu Jianbo noticed that something was off about our expressions, and with a smile, he put his arm around the two of us and helped us into the car.
"Kobayashi, Thirteen, that's how the world is. Whoever is stronger is right. Japan's economy is the second largest in the world, so they naturally look down on us. Some people in our country have only ever seen that the outside world is stronger than our own, so it's normal for them to react this way!"
After we got in the car, Lu Jianbo took out some wine from the refrigerator, poured a glass for each of us, and said, "Come on, have a drink first, calm down!"
"Um!"
Since Lu Jianbo had already said that, what could we say? We took the wine, clinked glasses with him, and took a sip.
"You guys haven't seen enough. If you saw more of this kind of thing, you wouldn't react like this. Even the nine sons of a dragon are all different, let alone us!"
Lu Jianbo smiled and said, "When our country develops better and our strength increases, things will naturally get better!"
"How do we improve our strength?"
At this point, Lu Jianbo asked a question.
"Mr. Lu, what do you mean?" Fatty Lin was a little confused.
"My point is simple: let's all do our jobs well and build our careers. For example, I've expanded my company to a new level, and you guys are earning hundreds of millions a year. Aren't we contributing to the country's GDP?"
Lu Jianbo said with a hint of pride.
"As for those unsuccessful attempts, don't take them to heart. Let's cooperate where possible, why turn down money? If we really don't like them, we can just ignore them, right?"
Lu Jianbo added.
The first half sounded plausible to us, but as soon as the second half came out, I immediately understood what kind of person Lu Jianbo was.
This guy is just a profit-driven person!
He'll befriend whoever can help him make money.
He didn't care who the other person was.
He told us all this because he was afraid that the three of us would take action against that Jiro Tatsuta and those two directors on our own.
Once we take action and are discovered, no matter what happens to us, Lu Jianbo will definitely be implicated.
He was afraid that we would implicate him, after all, we were consultants for Hehe Films.
This consultant position was personally filled under his supervision; he couldn't refuse it.
Having figured this out, I didn't say anything, but just took another sip of wine.
"Yes, Mr. Lu, you're absolutely right!"
Unlike me, Fatty Lin is much more cunning. I even saw the fat on his face twitch, but he still went along with it as if nothing had happened!
"Right!"
Lu Jianbo smiled smugly, raised his glass to clink with ours again, and said, "In this day and age, nothing is more important than making money!"
"Yes, money is the most important thing!" Fatty Lin continued to chime in.
"Mr. Lu, where to next?"
After agreeing, Fatty Lin asked.
"I'll take you guys out for a good time!" Lu Jianbo said with a meaningful smile.
As usual, Long Nier and I arrived, sat for a while, and then left.
Lu Jianbo knew our situation well, so he didn't keep us any longer and let us leave.
As for Fatty Lin, he stayed behind to continue having fun.
At six o'clock in the morning, Fatty Lin returned.
"Having fun?"
Looking at Fatty Lin, who reeked of alcohol, I was quite annoyed.
"Happy my ass! If it weren't for keeping Lu Jianbo in check, I would have turned on him last night!" Fatty Lin pulled out a cigarette, put it in his mouth, and snorted.
"By the way, we need to tell Second Master right away about the Japanese wanting to take action against the Kowloon Pillars and that subway line. This isn't something we can handle!"
After taking a drag of his cigarette, Fatty Lin said.
"Okay!" I nodded.