Chapter 356 Hongchuan Mutual Entertainment

Author: quiet thoughts

Chapter 356 Hongchuan Mutual Entertainment

Hongchuan Feng was stunned when he heard the name "Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind".

But Takei Hiroto's expression changed, and as expected, he was coming. That guy Tokuma was so stubborn.

"Tokuma, let's talk about those things later. The operating procedures of Hongkawa Santoku Tokuma Bookstore and Daiei are very clear."

Although the signature has been signed, it stands to reason that he has nothing to do with Tokuma Bookstore.

But if Hong Chuanfeng took out those money-losing items the day after he bought shares in Tokuma Bookstore, his face would be in disgrace.

No, in the opinion of Hiroshi Takei, comics are money-losing products.

For example, the first volume of "Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind" has not sold more than 20,000 to 30,000 copies since its release.

According to the market rules of comics publications, there used to be 50,000 copies.

That achievement is really mediocre in the comics industry. Now I really want to turn it into a movie. So what if I lose money?

According to industry consensus, comics must have an average sales volume of more than 100,000 copies to be worthy of film and television production.

The current version of "Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind" is obviously far from that goal, and that may not be the reason for the recent quarrel between Hiroshi Takei and Yasuki Tokuma.

But it was clear that Tokuma Yasukai had different ideas from his. Faced with Takei Hiroshi's efforts to smooth things over, he stubbornly insisted on his own opinion.

"Since Benikawa-san has already become the majority owner of Daiei, he has the right to know about the company's production of the first film."

Okay, although he can't change my decision now, I respect his right to know.

Hongchuan Feng's face was cheerful and upright, and she was also a little bit dumbfounded.

As for Hiroyuki Takei, he covered his forehead with a headache.

Sure enough, it's a familiar recipe.

"Tokuma-san, if he remembers correctly, "Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind" is a manga currently being published, right?"

From the information on Tokuma Bookstore just now, Hongkawa Kaede saw that name, so now she has some impressions.

"That's right." Yasushi Tokuma nodded quickly to confirm his guess, "Actually, that comic was created as a film and television work.

After external discussions, they all thought that they could try to make it into a film and television and see how it works."

Tokuma Yasukai himself was actually very interested in comics, and even established the magazine "Animage" under Tokuma Shoten, which was specifically used to publish comics.

That "Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind" was created by a person named Hayao Miyazaki. Yasumi Tokuma met him and admired his talent very much.

At this time, Hayao Miyazaki's reputation outside the industry was very strange.

How should I put it? Although Hayao Yamazaki is not a nobody in society, he is already famous outside the industry.

If you want to ask about a famous method, then the clubs that have cooperated with him have basically been in a state of no growth since then.

For example, his previous debut film "Lupine the Third" had a production cost of 500 million yuan and a box office of 600 million yuan.

But the Tokyo Film News Agency, which he collaborated with, was devastated. This incident is well known outside the industry.

Therefore, Hayao Miyazaki was in hiding after that movie, and there was a three-year window of no work.

Because he has such a reputation, Tokuma Yasuki was very hesitant at first whether to make "Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind" into a film.

Later, editors Toshio Suzuki and Hideo Oyuki persuaded Azuma to agree to the animation production.

Now that Bu Nao had made up his mind, Tokuma Yasukai no longer hesitated to resolutely implement the previous Dingdong project plan.

It was probably because of "Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind" that Hiroyuki Takei decided to leave Tokuma Shoten.

There is no way, Hayao Miyazaki's reputation is so great that he can't just watch himself jump into the fire pit.

Tokuma Yasuki firmly believed, Takei Hiroyuki chose to jump out of the car, but Bunao Hongkawa Kaede was very open-minded.

"Now that Tokuma-san has decided, just follow the original plan."

He doesn't have any good ideas about Daiei right now, so he just needs to follow Tokuma's original planned route.

We'll talk about it later when we get to know each other better. Besides, we just agreed to be managed by Wong Fang.

After receiving Hongchuan Kaede's approval, Tokuma Yasuya smiled and felt relieved at the same time.

It seems that Hongchuan-san is better at communicating than expected.

Hiroyuki Takei also looked at him with some surprise, whether Junior Hongchuan didn't know the reputation of money-losing goods.

Hongkawa Kaede knew Miyazaki Hayao's name. It was precisely because of this that he felt relieved to let Tokuma operate according to the original plan.

I don’t care whether that cartoon will make money or not, let’s tie up the great master first.

"Thanks to Hongchuan-san's care, the film will be produced next year as planned."

Tokuma Yasuki, who breathed a sigh of relief, stood up again and shook hands with Hongchuan Kaede.

The cooperation has been negotiated, and the two parties chatted for a few more words before preparing to say goodbye.

Leaving the office of Tokuma Bookstore, Hiroyuki Takei and Kaede Benikawa walked side by side.

"Brother Takei, is the other investor of Tokuma Bookstore Mitsuda Mitsuo-san?"

"That's right, Yomiuri TV station in Osaka to be exact."

"If you have time in Gaiyue, I would like to ask Senior Brother Zhujing to recommend me."

Hiroto Takei turned his head and looked at him with a meaningful look, while Hongchuan Feng's expression remained as usual.

"No problem, Junior Brother Hongchuan Toci is going to Osaka, just ask him."

That junior fellow student is not as easy to talk to as he seems on the surface. That guy Tokuma should be blessed in the future.

To be honest, Hongchuan Kaede is currently in Tokuma Bookstore, and she really doesn’t have any dominant demands.

The business situation of Tokuma Bookstore is too loose. Judging from the information just learned, the business scope of the wrong party far exceeds Hongchuan Kaede's expectation.

In addition to the main business of publishing, newspapers, movies, music, broadcasting, etc., there are only other businesses that are peripheral to the media.

Tokuma Bookstore’s banner actually has a lot of business in trade, tourism, industrial development and other businesses. Is it true that I am a publishing house?

What is most incomprehensible to Hongchuan Kaede is that at least they don't seem to be doing business, but what the hell is Tokuma Ranch?

Take a closer look and you will see that it is a place where racehorses are kept.

Tokuma Bookstore, Ranch Horse Racing…

He couldn't understand at all how the two were connected. Is De Qian really as familiar with those fields as he was with the publishing industry?

Hongchuan Feng was deeply suspicious of this, and as soon as he took the shares, he went to instruct Tongji not to disapprove of his style of conduct.

He will not interfere with the operation of Tokuma Bookstore for the time being, but the shareholders behind him can often move around.

In addition, regarding Tokuma Bookstore, he currently does not expect much dividends from it.

What Hongkawa Kaede values ​​​​more is the copyright of a series of publications owned by Tokuma Bookstore, such as the "Animage" magazine that publishes comics.

There are a large number of comic IPs in the east, and in the future animation developed by those IPs will most likely be handled by Daiei.

In addition, the bulk of the income comes from animation peripherals, such as original soundtracks, peripheral toys, game adaptations, etc.

Hongchuan Electric's CD factory, Gaode Toys, and HAL Research Institute are their best partners.

That's why Hongchuan Feng specifically asked for "priority to cooperate with Hongchuan Holdings Banner Dongzi Club" to be written into the contract.

It can be said that with Tokuma Bookstore, there is IP content, which also makes up for the shortcomings of Hongchuan Holdings.

In the future, we must make good use of it to revitalize the entire industry chain.

In this comparison, Tokuma Bookstore's own income is not that important.

Hongchuan Kaede's plan is very clear. He will use Tokuma Bookstore to first integrate Hongchuan Holdings' subsidiaries and develop deeply in the entertainment media field.

As for the controlling stake of Tokuma Bookstore, we can slowly figure it out in the future, at least until we have a certain strength in that industry.

As for whether to integrate related entertainment industries, Hongchuan Maple will establish a new Hongchuan Interactive Entertainment Co., Ltd. east of Hongchuan Holdings.

In the plan, Hongchuan Interactive Entertainment Association includes HAL Research Institute, Gaode Toys, Daiei, Tokuma Bookstore and other related sub-clubs.

In addition to those, he will soon set up a special record company in the east of Hongchuan Interactive Entertainment to make up for the last missing link of Hongchuan Holdings in the entertainment industry.

That's right, Hongchuan Kaede is ready to attack the record industry.

Although there was an invitation from Hua Nao Chen Feng, the record company that owned Tokuma Bookstore later became a shareholder.

But after careful consideration, Hongchuan Feng decided to set up his own record company.

Regardless of whether it is Warner or Tokuma Bookstore, he cannot take the initiative, so don't expect Hongchuan Holdings to make any achievements in this area.

Since you will get involved in that industry sooner or later, it is better to get in early.

No experience, no talent, no artist, none of these are pressing matters, Chao Keli will solve everything.

I just want to take the road step by step, and wait until the influence of CD becomes greater and Tokuma Bookstore has straightened things out before we can take that step.

Hongchuan Feng saw clearly that if he wanted to grow into a giant, manufacturing alone was not enough.
To be continued...