Chapter Eighty-Seven Entering the Shed

  One of the studios at Daiei has been renovated, and to save time, the production team spent a lot of money on additional equipment, which increased the overall budget. In short, while saving money in some areas and spending more in others, Inoue predicted that the total investment would be around 50 million yen. This is not a small amount, especially considering that this budget does not include the cost of post-production promotion, which will also be a significant expense.

  The company's liquidity has also been used up a lot during this period. The initial capital for starting the company was tens of millions, plus various miscellaneous investments, office rental, hardware improvement, and the company's liquidity is getting less and less. Even the plan to go to China to find the Twelve Girls Band has become extremely difficult.

  There was no choice, so Zhou Xiao had to put a few more tens of millions into the company's account. This money, apart from the 10 million yuan reward obtained from advertising, also included the copyright fees for the sequel to "Little Love" and the usage fees for KTV and TV media, plus some of the earnings, which could allow the company to operate with a relatively abundant financial situation.

  "Small Love" gradually lost momentum after sales exceeded 1.5 million, and the remaining several hundred thousand were finally sold out until a few days ago, another single with 2 million copies sold, Japanese media naturally made a big fuss again, let alone this is Zhou Xiao's debut single.

  Toshiba's advertisement and Wen Chun's serialization are often mentioned together when the media reports on Zhou Xiao's songs, and in this mutually complementary situation, both have also received attention from many people who were not originally interested. The former simply brought Toshiba a lot of sales, while the latter invisibly increased Zhou Xiao's income by a lot, but at this time it was still before Zhou Xiao and Wen Chun renegotiated their contract for the second time, so he couldn't get the increase yet.

  "Really going?" Before the movie started, almost everything had been prepared, especially after AZX's new agent entered the state. Originally, Inoue, who was supposed to be a top-notch manager, relaxed a lot. However, he didn't relax for long because Zhou Xiao arranged another important task for him, which was about the Women's Twelve Music Workshop, and it finally started.

  "We really have to go, and now our company's financial situation is also relatively stable. Once we find the right person, we can bring them directly to Japan, no need to record CDs over there just to save money." said Zhou Xiaodao.

  "You... Ah, although it's pointless to say this, I still want to tell you once more. You're putting all your assets into these two things, do you know that? If neither of them yields good results, you might lose everything you own." said Inoue.

  "What's there to be afraid of? I didn't have anything to begin with." Zhou Xiao said lightly: "I originally had nothing, and it's also impossible for me to return to that state of having nothing again."

  "Alright, I'll go then. Is the person you found for music okay?" Inoue asked.

  "Of course, no problem, you just need to pay attention to the appearance of the selected person." Zhou Xiao said. Because Inoue, who has not studied music, does not have enough appreciation for selecting talents, Zhou Xiao asked him to bring a musician named Wang Guanghai to China. This man is an overseas Chinese and has studied folk music in China for many years and even won awards. After moving to Japan in the 1970s, he settled down completely. Because he was always influenced by China, when creating something, Japan occasionally chooses Chinese folk music as background music. At this time, Wang Guanghai is the best choice for Japanese people. To a certain extent, Wang Guanghai has monopolized this aspect of Japan.

  "I really don't know what you're thinking, it's just Min Le for the sake of Min Le, but you have to bring up some beautiful woman..." Inoue shook his head and said helplessly.

  "Haha, you don't understand this, we are a music group, but at the same time, we also have style, visuals and idol elements." said Zhou Xiaodao.

  "I wonder if I can bring them back? I've heard that China has a high chance of rejecting visas, especially for those coming to Japan." said Inoue.

  "Work visas shouldn't be a problem, and those who have learned Minnan from a young age to a certain extent, most of their families are quite affluent or even upper-class, so it's relatively easy for them to go abroad," said Zhou Xiaodao.

  After solving all the problems, when the sun rises again, Zhou Xiao finally stands in front of the photography studio door, today will be a day to start an era.

  Following Zhou Xiao and Nagata Kotono is Yakushimaru Hiroko. Yakushimaru Hiroko's makeup looks a bit old, she plays the role of a mother with several children, so it's natural to look a bit older, and next to her stands "daughter" Aya. Before Zhou Xiao parted ways with Miyazaki Aoi on the day he created his new image, he had already handed over the script to her. In these few days, the girl caused a huge sensation at school with her new image, was directly idolized as a goddess, and received countless love letters. However, Miyazaki Aoi no longer cared about those boys who didn't care about her before and wouldn't even look at her properly. Her heart also had a male god, that is Zhou Xiao, who completely reborn her.

  When I came to the crew today, Miyazaki Aoi's appearance made everyone's eyes shine brightly. She is indeed a delicate and likable girl. Especially Nagata Kotono, who had seen Miyazaki Aoi's shy village girl-like appearance before, now had a look of surprise in her eyes.

  "You little scamp has created a miracle again." said Nagata Koto.

  "Creating a miracle? I think he just dug up treasure or something." Maruko, who was nearly forty years old, still had the personality of a girl with a bit of a playful and carefree attitude, and she retorted to Eita's words.

  "No, it's really a miracle, you don't know, I saw this girl before, at that time she was seen... just like the one in the countryside sitting on a tractor." said Nagata Koto.

  "Is that so? Come here, let Mommy take a look!" Yakumo Hakuba naturally knew the name Miyazaki Aoi, but she seemed to have already entered her acting mode, beckoning over her "daughter".

  Miyazaki Aoi, although talented, was facing a household name star at this time and couldn't help but feel a little nervous. After walking past with a slightly stiff expression, Yakushi Maru Hiroko immediately pulled her to her side.

  "Director, let's go." Zhou Xiao said to Nagata Kotono beside her.

  "Boss, it should be you first," said Eita Kotone, logically speaking, in other film crews, the director should be the boss, but in this crew, Eita Kotone didn't have that qualification. No way, Zhou Xiao had done too many things by himself, the script was written by him, the funds were invested by him, the crew was pulled together by his company's people, even the entire music arrangement, in the end, was also in his hands. It could be said that except for directing and editing, he had a hand in almost everything else, and even in terms of directing, Eita Kotone knew deeply that if Zhou Xiao insisted, she wouldn't have any way to refute him, after all, who made him the boss?

  She can only secretly hope that Zhou Xiao is not that kind of very controlling boss and investor screenwriter.

  "Of course, you first. Director, you have to remember one thing, outside the studio, I am the boss and investor, but once inside the studio, I am your subordinate, please order me around as you like."

  Well... at least on the surface, Zhou Xiao is still doing pretty well.

  "You two are blocking the door, chattering away about useless things, go in!" Just then, a pair of hands suddenly stretched out from behind them and gave their backs a strong push, sending them both tumbling into the photography studio.

  The only one qualified to do so in the film is Yakushi Maru Hiroko, who is already 36 years old.

  Zhou Xiao, who was pushed into the photography studio, exchanged a smile with Nagata Kotono. This is Zhou Xiao's first time doing everything, and Nagata Kotono is also directing for the first time. Both of them are looking forward to making this film well.

  "Alright... let's get ready, first scene of the first act, camera!" Zhou Xiao called out to the other crew members behind him.