Chapter 167: Arrival and First Meeting

Three familiar figures appeared at Niigata Airport, two men and one woman, and when they zoomed in closer, it turned out to be Li Wei, his agent Su Yong, and stylist Zhao Meimei.

"Uncle Su Yong, where is the person who came to pick us up?" asked Zhao Meimei.

"According to the notification I received, the other party will take Li Wei's Chinese name and English name...... Let me see...... There it is!" Su Yong looked around for a while and found a man holding up Li Wei's name tag just as he had just said. And the other party obviously discovered Li Wei and his party, and held up the name card in his hand higher.

"Hello, are you from South Korea Li Wei and his team?" the other party asked Li Wei and the others in stiff English.

"Hello, we're the ones you're looking for. Su Yong replied in English with a distinct Korean accent.

"Hello, I'm Li Wei. Mind letting me know what country you are a citizen of?" asked Li Wei in fluent and correct English.

"I'm from Hong Kong, you can call me Anthony. The other party replied.

"Anthony, you can speak Cantonese with me. Li Wei spoke to the other party in Cantonese, much to Anthony's surprise, while Su Yong and Zhao Meimei only knew that Li Wei was talking to Anthony in a language they didn't know.

"It's great that you know how to speak Cantonese! "I don't have to talk to each other at all!" said Anthony with a sigh of relief.

"What a blessing...... If you don't mind, can you take us to a resting place first?" said Li Wei to Anthony with a polite smile on his face.

"Oh, oh! I'm sorry I almost forgot about it. Let's go! The car is ready. Anthony slapped himself on the forehead and said to the three of them.

"Thank you. ”

The crew of "Initial D" chose Niigata because there is a Hazuna Mountain at the junction of Niigata and Gunma, and the Akina Mountain in the manga is based on this. The crew set the filming base in a small town near Mt. Haruna, and most of the scenes in the film will also be filmed in this town.

The town is really a 'small' town, there are no hotels in the town, but fortunately there are a few B&Bs for the crew, but these are still not enough for the entire crew to be stationed. In the end, the crew decided that the leading actors and directors would live in the B&B, while the rest of the staff would be divided into pieces and live in private households that were willing to let these people live in and earn some extra money.

Anthony took Li Wei and his party to the town and led them to a homestay. After entering the homestay, Li Wei saw three men discussing things together.

"Li Wei, you're finally here! One of the men spotted Anthony and Li Wei and the group, walked over and stretched out his hand.

"Director Liu Weiqiang, we meet again. Li Wei stood up and held Liu Weiqiang's hand and said. The first meeting between Li Wei and Liu Weiqiang was the latter's interview with Li Wei, at that time, Liu Weiqiang's impression of Li Wei was that of a second-rate actor who went through the back door, but after a round of interviews, Liu Weiqiang's opinion changed.

"Hello, I'm the other director of this film, Mak Siu-fai. Liu Weiqiang's actions naturally attracted the attention of the other two, and the other man stretched out his hand to Li Wei and said.

"Hello, first time we met, I'm Li Wei. Li Wei held Mak Zhaohui's hand and said.

"Li Wei, come! I will introduce you, this is one of the screenwriters of this movie, Zhuang Wenqiang. Liu Weiqiang patted the third man on the shoulder and said.

"Hello. Li Wei greeted Zhuang Wenqiang.

"Hahaha! I heard a lot about you from Wei Qiang, and he is very optimistic about you. Zhuang Wenqiang said with a smile.

"This is Director Liu who can afford me. Li Wei said with a smile.

"You speak Cantonese ...... Very good. Mak Siu-fai only then realized that Li Wei had been talking to them in Cantonese, and said in surprise.

"Thanks for the compliment. Li Wei replied with a polite smile on his lips.

"I knew you were of mixed Chinese and Korean descent, but I didn't expect you to know Cantonese. Liu Weiqiang said.

"Actually, you don't understand that there are many ......," Li Wei said, but no one understood what he said.

"You still know Japanese?!" Mak asked in surprise.

"It's a mastery, as long as it's not too deep in words, ordinary conversation can still be understood. Li Wei said modestly.

"That's great! This way, you can be used as a bridge between the actors, which helps the filming to go ahead. Liu Weiqiang said happily.

"Uh...... Wait, I'll have to inform my agent and ask for a pay increase for the translation job. Li Wei said to Liu Weiqiang with a serious face.

"Hehehe...... No problem! I'll give you a hundred dollars, okay?" Originally, Liu Weiqiang thought that Li Wei was serious, but when he saw the smile hidden in his mouth, he realized that he was joking, and said cooperatively.

"You're really a budget-conscious director. Li Wei shook his head and said with a wry smile.

"Hehehe...... Or else. Liu Weiqiang said proudly.

Li Wei was given a double room, but his roommate had not yet arrived, and Su Yong and Zhao Meimei were assigned to private households, of course, according to men and women.

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On his first morning in Japan, Li Wei enjoyed an ordinary but hearty Japanese breakfast, and even tried natto, but after taking a bite, he avoided it because the taste was so strange.

"Mr. Shiraishi, Mrs. Shiraishi, thank you for your hospitality. Li Wei said to the couple who ran the homestay.

"Li Weisan is so polite, these are just ordinary breakfasts. Forehead...... Isn't breakfast to your liking?" the Shiraishi couple asked cautiously when they saw the rest of Lai Wei's natto.

"No~no~ This breakfast is very much to my liking, and it would be perfect if natto was missing. Li Wei confessed to the Shiraishi couple.

"Don't you like natto?" asked Mr. Shiraishi.

"Maybe it's the first time I've tried it, and I'm not used to the taste yet. Li Wei chose a better word and said.

"Brother~~ Natto is delicious~~" At this time, a little girl came out from behind Li Wei and said cutely.

"Mai-chan, don't be so rude!" Mr. Shiraishi shouted at the little girl, who immediately stood there obediently when she heard the shout.

"Mr. Shiraishi, is this your daughter? Li Wei looked at the girl with a pair of bright eyes in front of him and said to Mr. Shiraishi.

"Hehehe...... Thank you for the compliment, but she's not our daughter. She's my niece, Mai Shiraishi, and she's been on school vacation lately, so she's coming over for a vacation and helping. Although Mr. Shiraishi had just stopped drinking his niece, he couldn't help but show a doting expression on his face.

"Brother-kun, are you really an actor?" Mai Shiraishi saw that her uncle's mood changed from a thunderstorm to a sunny day, so she regained her true nature and asked Li Wei cutely.

"Of course. Li Wei replied with a smile.

"Then can you take Mai to the shooting~~~?" asked Mai Shiraishi.

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