On Friday, August 11th, everyone came to Ben for the 10th day. Yuan Yuan had a whim, and the waiter in charge of the hotel asked for an electronic scale.

"Are you really going to weigh it, are you sure? Feng Lu asked.

"Well, I'm not afraid. ”

Yuan Yuan stood on the scale in slippers, staring down at the jumping numbers on the display. The food these days is so good, although she runs around, she still weighs 5 pounds. Feng Lu weighed 4 pounds, and Fang Yan also weighed more than 2 pounds.

"I only grew 5 pounds of meat, but it's okay. Yuan Yuan said happily.

"It's good to be fat. ”

Qian Ning didn't care about her weight, but she couldn't resist the expectant eyes of Yuan Yuan and Feng Lu, and she also stood up. The number on the LCD screen jumped a few times and stopped at 45.6 kilograms. 91 pounds.

“…… How much do you weigh?"

“95。 ”

Just a week after coming to RB, Qian Ning lost 4 pounds. When Fang Yan and the others were playing around, she stayed up late to work, communicating with Ghibli, holding meetings with colleagues in the company, and docking with Qin Yun's company and factory...... She worked until the early hours of the morning every day, slept for 2 or 3 hours in the morning, and then continued to be busy.

Fang Yan was a little moved.

Yuan Yuan sighed, looked at the number 45.6, and couldn't help but sigh faintly: "I miss two lines of poetry very much. ”

"Read it. ”

"Go to a meeting. Qian Ning didn't wait for her to recite the poem, got off the scale and walked out.

At noon, an extraordinary meeting of the board of directors of the Nameless Tavern Company was held. In accordance with the company's procedures, the partnership with Ghibli is subject to the approval of the Board of Directors.

The hotel's small meeting room can accommodate up to 10 people, and the midday sun shines on the wooden tabletops, which is bright and comfortable. Feng Lu wiped the table, connected the computer to WiFi, took three cups of hot coffee and three bottles of mineral water, and placed them neatly on the edge of the seat.

Suddenly it felt very formal.

Channing turned on his camera, and the members of the board of directors also connected to the video one by one, greeting each other in a mess. After the contract has been reviewed and approved by the legal departments of both companies, it has been issued to the directors and is only waiting for a vote.

"Hehe, have you eaten?"

"Eat, eat, eat. ”

"We'll go eat later. Fang Yan said. He and Yuan Yuan sat next to him, facing another computer, some distance from Qian Ning.

Old man Ma Shengguang used mobile phone video. He wore reading glasses, squinted, and scrutinized each face.

"Xiaoyan, you're tanned. ”

"Uncle Ma, look, I'm tanned too!" Yuan Yuan pointed to the camera and stretched out her thin arm.

“……”

The last time there was a meeting, there were dark clouds, lightning and thunder, and this meeting, Channing reported all the exciting good news. The board of directors became happy.

First, the sentence that Ghibli buys the lower rock for a symbolic price of $1 is placed in Miyazaki's new film.

Second, the tavern was authorized to produce Hayao Miyazaki's animated T-shirts and sell them in China and Japan.

"In July, the sales of T-shirts in our pub and online store exceeded 4,000 pieces, but it is estimated that after September, the sales will decline significantly, because the summer is coming to an end. However, judging from the feedback, many customers buy T-shirts for collection, and the impact of seasonal factors is not too great. ”

Lao Liu interjected and said, "It's too expensive, I can't bear to wear it." ”

"Yes, yes. ”

"Ghibli's T-shirt is also priced at 799 yuan. There are tentatively 5 themes for the first issue, "My Neighbor Totoro", "Spirited Away", "Witch Home Delivery Service", "Princess Mononoke", and a special edition, Miyazaki is very interesting, and he created a theme manga specifically for T-shirts. ”

"Oh. ”

"We didn't want to just 'put a movie poster on a T-shirt' and they agreed. All 5 themes were redrawn by Hayao Miyazaki and are autographed by him. I estimate that in 2017 it will bring in a profit of about 12 million, in addition, there will be a large number of tax refunds. ”

Uncle Qin Yun nodded with a smile.

"Channing became so serious. Yuan Yuan lowered her voice and whispered to Fang Yan.

"Hmm. ”

"She's very serious. My dad said that serious women are the most beautiful. He told me when I was very young. My mom was very happy to hear it. ”

“……”

Fang Yan thought, the confused woman is the most beautiful.

Thirdly, Ghibli's cultural derivatives collaboration, toys, pillows, and the like. For the time being, only the intention has been reached, and it needs to be driven with a T-shirt.

Fourth, Fang Yan served as the music director and composer of Hayao Miyazaki's new work.

Qian Ning commented: "The cooperation of film scores is very important, firstly, it opens up popularity, secondly, it expands new business directions, and thirdly, it has more opportunities to win international awards." In the future, if Fang Yan's energy allows, we will try to cooperate with other film companies. ”

“……”

Cao Weiran sat in his company's office, quietly listening to Qian Ning's report, and didn't say a word, just raised his hand when the directors voted. He was very busy, and he didn't bother to eat lunch in order to attend this meeting.

From his point of view, it is unbelievable that a small company that has just been established and does not even have an office can cooperate with Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki.

Ghibli, he thought, is a small, in a way, a company that is more difficult to work with than an entertainment empire like Disney.

Disney is a capital-driven, insanely money-making machine. "Pirates of the Caribbean", various IPs in the Marvel Universe such as "The Avengers", "Captain America", and the acquisition of Lucas's "Star Wars", etc., continue to make sequels, and self-replication is endless.

None of these Ghibli bother to do it. In 2001, the box office of "Spirited Away" was as high as 30.4 billion yen, and people did not make "Spirited Away 2".

How did Fang Yan get Ghibli?

Lao Cao was a little emotional. Some time ago, Zhang Ruiwen, the company's core artist, stayed in Tokyo for more than 2 months, secretly engaged in creation and recording. Unexpectedly, he hit people and smashed guitars in the studio he worked with, leaving a mess.

Fang Yan is just the opposite, obviously going to Yueben for a tour, and actually negotiated a big deal. As for making a movie soundtrack, it's even more amazing news.

Lao Cao shook his head secretly. Like all businessmen, he is good at empathy. If Fang Yan had been signed, he was sure that he would not have the ability to let him write a soundtrack for Miyazaki. It's not just that he doesn't have enough ability, he can't think of this weird train of thought at all.

"Hey, hey, hey. Old man Ma smiled kindly.

Cao Weiran somewhat understood some of Ma Shengguang's style. In the board of directors, he is a Buddha, always happy, but useless. Looking at other video windows, Qin Yun and Lao Liu, the two laymen, also look like they take it for granted.

"I'm sorry, Miss Qian, I don't quite understand. Lao Cao found a slit in the conversation, frowned, and interjected to ask. "How did you get in touch with Miyazaki?"

It's more complicated.

Fang Yan said: "Teacher Cao is like this. We went to Ghibli and my girlfriend wanted to sneak in. Then they didn't speak English well and thought we were here for an interview, and then ......"

Yuan Yuan waved his hand and said with a smile: "You can't tell it clearly." At first, it was Xiaolu's sister who wanted to go to Ghibli's museum. ”

"Oh yes. ”

"But there are no more tickets, and the tickets are all sold out. So, what to do?"

“……”

Yuan Yuan spoke upside down, and Lao Cao listened very carefully, took out a ballpoint pen, and took notes.

Fifth, record a classical guitar album for the little fat man Kong Lei.

Channing investigated and found that classical guitar was relatively marginal in the music landscape and was not very profitable. However, the production cost of this album is not high, and it is the company's first record, so it doesn't matter if you lose some money.

"Kong Lei, it's your little fat student, right?" Old Man Ma was very interested and asked.

"Yes. Actually, he's not fat. ”

"What are you going to play?"

"I haven't thought about it yet. ”

There is no problem with Kong Lei's technique. However, signing a contract and releasing an album is a big deal. Chubby is not yet an adult and needs the consent of his parents.

Classical guitar? Cao Weiran once again empathized. The kids are so powerful now. For example, this 15-year-old musical genius, will he sign him? Definitely not.

His own ketchup company only does pop music. The classical music market is very mature in the West, but it is still a relatively unfamiliar and niche category in China. Classical music talents in China have also signed contracts with foreign record giants such as Universal and Sony.

You are classical?

Classical music is a kind of cultural hegemony of the West, with a high threshold, and its inheritance has lasted for hundreds of years, forming an unbreakable discourse system. No matter how talented a musician is, he must apprentice or win an award and integrate into that system in order to be recognized.

Kong Lei's album is just a thin piece of paper. Lao Cao didn't have much hope for this album, but he had some respect for Fang Yan.

Sixth, invest in Lao Zhao's black and white piano shop.

The company plans to invest 500,000 Huaxia dollars to establish a new company, accounting for 80% of the shares. Lao Zhao, as a partner, accounts for 20% of the shares. Everyone didn't know about this matter, so Qian Ning introduced Lao Zhao.

In fact, Lao Zhao's Xiaopo piano shop is worth 7 or 80,000 yuan. The total cost of store rent, decoration, and stocking is less than 300,000. But Pan Xi's life in Tokyo is not very well-off, Fang Yan wants to take out some money and leave it to Pan Xi, so that Lao Zhao can return to China with confidence.

"Vote. ”

This matter is not very reliable, so Qian Ning put it at the end and said.

Lao Liu pondered that 500,000 is not a decimal number, but compared with Ghibli's cooperation, it is nothing. If the young man messes around, it doesn't matter much even if he loses it directly. He glanced at the calm Channing and raised his hand.

Qin Yun and Lao Cao also had this thought, and raised their hands together.

“……”

In more than half an hour, the meeting was over. All kinds of gods and monsters said goodbye to each other, and then went their own way.

On the computer screen, the video windows close one by one. Qian Ning let out a sigh of relief, sorted out the meeting minutes, handed them to all members of the board of directors, and slowly closed the notebook.

"Whew. ”

It's finally over. She let out a sigh of relief, her whole body relaxed, her shoulders were sore, her neck was stiff, and her eyes were dry and indescribably tired. She tilted her head and carefully dropped a few eye drops.

Qian Ning had just graduated from college, and he did not have the ability to deal with complex affairs, so he relied on his intelligence and relied on his breath to hold on.

Like a war, after victory, in addition to joy and satisfaction, there is also a faint emptiness. Starting today, the company has taken the first step, which is critical and not easy.

It's safe.

And a lot of things. After going back, I want Lao Liu to rent a big house, buy a big conference table, buy a few computers, and use it as a studio for the Waste Wood Band APP group. School is about to start in September, and Yang Zhenyu and they can no longer go crazy coding in the dormitory, they must have an independent office space.

Renting a private house is much cheaper than an office building.

Theoretically, Yang Zhenyu is just an intern, and they have to pay them some subsidies.

Ghibli wants to set up a special project team and recruit a few people. There is also finance, and it is more difficult to do the accounts by yourself. The piano store still needs to be renovated, and you have to find someone to keep an eye on it.

While having lunch together, Qian Ning was still thinking silently.

"Sister Xiaolu, you can help me book a ticket for tomorrow afternoon, and I will go back after signing the contract. She said.

"Huh?"

"I'm done, I'll go back to Jiangdong. ”

Feng Lu instinctively shook his head. She was just an assistant and couldn't attend board meetings, so she sat in the restaurant early and waited for everyone, sad to watch others eat lunch. She hesitated and asked, "You...... Let's play together for a few days. ”

Qian Ning shook his head: "I still have something to do when I go back." ”

"You're tired. Don't go, okay. ”

Yuan Yuan also nodded vigorously.

Fang Yan said very seriously: "Don't be in a hurry about work, your body is more important." Rest for a few days before going home. ”

Well?

Is this distressing me?

I don't know why, a small flame of anger suddenly rose in Qian Ning's heart, and it kept running up, and he couldn't suppress it. She glared at Fang Yan and didn't answer.

Yuan Yuan gained 5 pounds, and I lost 4 pounds. It's tragic, but it's nothing. I can handle it. I don't envy you at all how you like to play, she thought.

You won't let me go, I'm going to go.

…… What can you do with me.

"Meat for you. Yuan Yuan took a small piece of squarely cut sashimi and gently placed it on a small plate in front of her.

"Oh, thanks. ”

The fish is fresh, soft and sweet, and the mouth is full of the taste of the sea. It's delicious. The sea water overflowed, and the small flame in Qian Ning's heart flickered, and with a hissing sound, it gradually went out.

"When you regain your weight, go back to 95 pounds, okay?" Feng Lu said.

“…… It won't come back. ”

Three people, three pairs of chopsticks, respectively sandwiched fish, tempura, and tofu and put them in her bowl. …… It turns out that being a CEO is like this, Qian Ning muttered to himself.

"You have to take care. Yuan Yuan said.

On Saturday, everyone went to Ghibli, and Channing and Toshio Suzuki officially signed a cooperation agreement. The two companies had dinner together to celebrate, and Channing ate a lot of food.

At 7 a.m. on Sunday, four people took the subway from Shinjuku to the mountains of Hakone in the southwest to soak in the hot springs.