"It's really impressive, at first I didn't care about your company's game, but it ended up quietly selling a billion dollars, and my jaw dropped when I heard the news." Pan Jiale from Sydney said jokingly after meeting Zhou Xiao.

Zhou Xiao smiled but did not follow Pan Jiale's words, but poured him a glass of wine and said, "Thank you for the incident in Beijing some time ago." ”

"Beijing? There's nothing to thank you for, I didn't do anything at all. Pan Jiale waved his hand and said.

In September 07, AKB's TeamB, that is, Mayou and Airi's team, went to Beijing for a simple performance, and there were not a few songs in this performance, and it is estimated that one out of 100 people in the audience at that time had heard of AKB.

Although Zhou Xiao didn't care much about AKB's appearance this time, he still contacted Pan Jiale and asked him to help take care of AKB, Zhou Xiao was editing in the editing room in the dark at that time, so this AKB trip was taken by Uncle Inoue.

"To be honest, I don't even know why you are doing this AKB now, I watched their performances, they don't dance well and sing badly, is anyone really going to like such an artist?" Pan Jiale asked.

"You don't understand this, AKB sells a sense of cultivation, what these girls are really precious is the process of growing up under the camera, hey, I explain to you what these do, you don't understand." Zhou Xiao said.

"Growing up under the camera? What does that mean? Watch them grow? But I don't think they'll grow up too much in the end......" Pan Jiale said.

"I don't see that you're quite venomous, but if you're so interested in them, it must show their potential." Zhou Xiao said.

"But...... I think you can get more success by making a movie than if you are an idol group. Pan Jiale said.

"It's not that I have to do something that I am good at, but I have to do something I like." Zhou Xiao said.

He saw a very powerful snowboarder retire because he liked Akihabara things and idol culture, and went to Akihabara to be an ordinary otaku, and he also made a very lame idol group.

Pan Jiale's doubts are very delicate with the choices and opinions between Zhou Xiao and this ski otaku.

As a staff member of the state's external relations, Pan Jiale must have seen a lot of the world, but even so, he is still very thorough Chinese. What he accepted was a thorough Chinese culture, so it was difficult to understand Zhou Xiao's thoughts.

And that snowboarder is a Japanese through and through, and for him he has the biggest dreams, and for his dreams, he can give up what he is very talented for to pursue his dreams, and even if he fails in the end, he will not regret it.

As for Zhou Xiao...... He has two cultures intertwined, on the one hand he has the reality of Chinese, if in 2005 he didn't have much money or just crossed over, or he didn't cross but got a lot of money in 2014 like a billion dollars. With only money or the ability to cross, he probably won't be able to make AKB, because he knows that he is likely to mess up, and he himself will go through a lot of hardships and hardships, and he doesn't have the confidence to persevere, and make AKB a national group like his previous life and even make them better.

But he doesn't want to make the most money in the world, if he wants to make money, Zhou Xiao can just make enough money by making games, concentrate on developing this area, and then invest in potential network ideas in the future. Such a job is not only easy, but also brings him a lot of money. But that's not what he wants, he doesn't make it his dream to make money and make enough money. It would be great if you could have enough to live and realize your dreams.

After chatting for a while, Zhou Xiao and the two finally said the key.

"That movie of yours...... Supposedly good-looking? Pan Jiale asked.

"Of course it's good, it's the best movie of the year." Zhou Xiao said.

"You're really immodest."

"Be humble when it's time to be humble, and I used a lot of effort in this movie. Naturally, I want everyone to see my work. Zhou Xiao said.

"Then do you think we should also promote and publicize it?" Pan Jiale asked.

"You guys? No, no, no, it's not necessary. Zhou Xiao refused. It's not that he doesn't want to have help from the mainland, but this movie is just a simple healing literary film, the culture and art it tells about, and the scenery described is also very Japanese, and it would be very strange if the Chinese side also strongly recommended such a work just because of Zhou Xiao's words, Zhou Xiao was even worried that doing so would cause the Japanese side to be sensitive, so Zhou Xiao could only shake his head and refuse Pan Jiale's expression.

"Really?" Pan Jiale asked.

"Of course, but I recommend you check it out as well." Zhou Xiao said that the male protagonist in the work "The Undertaker" is the type who endures humiliation for his dreams, if Pan Jiale watches it, he should understand Zhou Xiao's various ideas.

"Okay, then I'll see it when I get back." Pan Jiale said.

"By the way, you came here to see me this time just to ask me about this?" Zhou Xiao asked.

"Of course not, one of the things I want to ask is, are you interested in the domestic industry?" Pan Jiale asked.

"Domestic? If you're in Japan, you can't just enter my job, right? Zhou Xiao asked. China is very strict about foreigners who want to enter the entertainment industry, and few foreigners can open a company in the domestic entertainment industry or hold the right to speak in public opinion.

In fact, there are exceptions, a few years later, the Korean Wave in China's entertainment industry occupied a very large market, but the large-scale entry of the Korean Wave, in fact, also relies on the Chinese, and the large-scale entry of the Korean Wave is also very related to the policies of China and South Korea, South Korea's help and policy tilt, Zhou Xiao can never get, so he can only work hard.

"I'm not talking about this aspect, originally I thought you were good at the field of literature and art, but I didn't expect you to be so good at other aspects, such as the game industry, such as IT, I think you can invest in it." Pan Jiale said.

"Oh? Are you interested in my investment? So don't you know what I've invested in? Zhou Xiao asked.

"So you have an investment in China?" Pan Jiale asked.

"I thought you knew that many Internet companies in China have my shares." Zhou Xiao said.

"So powerful?" Pan Jiale asked.

"Otherwise, what do you think I've done with all that billion dollars? At least half of the billion dollars have been used by me to make various investments, and domestic investment is even more important, such as XX Guard, XX degree, etc., the future center of the world is in China, although Japan is what I like, but I must admit that the potential here is far inferior to the future of China. Zhou Xiao said.

Hearing Zhou Xiao say such things, Pan Jiale was surprised that he didn't close his mouth for a long time, these companies that Zhou Xiao said. are all very well-known companies in China in recent years, he really didn't expect that Zhou Xiao would be so familiar with the domestic circle.

"Don't think of me as a Japanese overseas Chinese, my understanding of China is not inferior to that of Japan." Zhou Xiao said.

"Well, then it looks like I'm really in vain." Pan Jiale said helplessly.

"That's what you're here for?" Zhou Xiao asked.

"Yes, in fact, I didn't come to work with the state much this time, but more because some of my friends wanted to ask you if you were interested in investing after seeing that you were making money." Pan Jiale said.

"Haha, it's a pity that they're late, and the money is going to flow. I had already invested the billions of dollars that I had squandered. Zhou Xiaodao.

"Well, I'm really envious of you, private jets...... The rich second generation who are still playing with cars in China is simply weak. Pan Jiale said with a complicated face.

"I think there must be a lot of people in China who can afford it, but the problem in China is ...... If you really dare to buy a plane in such a high-profile way, you will be on the show. It is estimated that the tax bureau will come to the door the next day......" Zhou Xiao said with a smile.

"You even know that? But I can't say that, don't you have connections in China......"

"That's so powerful, I can't compare." Zhou Xiao waved his hand again and again.

After chatting for a while, Pan Jiale was about to say goodbye: "This time is equivalent to coming for nothing." In the end, nothing was done. ”

"It's good to talk like this, and I'm grateful if you can help me promote "The Undertaker"." Zhou Xiao said and sent Pan Jiale away.

After two days of events at the festival in Sydney. Zhou Xiao finally returned to China, and after crazy publicity around the world, "The Undertaker" will finally be released worldwide.

The release of this movie is not released at the same time in the world, but whether it is Japan, East Asia, North America and Europe, the release time is almost the same, so Zhou Xiao can't participate in the world premiere on a large scale, so he has to only participate in the local premiere in Japan.

When "The Undertaker" was released before, Zhou Xiao entertained the members of AKB to participate in the premiere of "How to Steal the Key", and this time all the members, including graduate students, were still invited to participate, because the place where the premiere was scheduled to be held was already full, so compared with the last time, this time the AKB girls have become a lot more cornered, and the best seats in front of the theater are occupied by more important audiences.

The only special person among the AKB members is Atsuko Maeda, she is not with the members but has been waiting backstage with the crew, Maeda has a role in this movie, although it is only a small role with only one or two lines, but since it is a role, she is qualified to be on this stage, especially when Zhou Xiao is the boss.

To be able to appear as an actor in front of so many big things, Maeda's glory ...... The rest of the AKB members are both envious and jealous.

In addition to AKB, dozens of family members of the participants came, media and film critics from all over Japan and the world were also present, TV stations received free tickets, Zhou Xiao's various relationships in the entertainment industry over the years, and countless people for various reasons flocked to the theater to watch his latest work.

The tunnel duo came, 99 also came, Jun Tamura came, and the three people from Yoshihiro Yuki and the Ostrich Club also came, and as for the actresses, there were even more, most of the actresses who had worked with Zhou Xiao were present, not to mention the AZX company's own actors, among Zhou Xiao's friends who were not present on this day, only those who were working and couldn't even come back overseas, there are very few such people, because the vast majority of people have long known the release time of Zhou Xiao's movie. As for work, the premiere started at eight o'clock in the evening, and there were not many people still working at this time.

At seven o'clock in the evening, seeing that the time was about the same, Zhou Xiao appeared on the stage with the microphone.

"Hello everyone." His appearance caused cheers and applause throughout the theater.

"Today there are a lot of seniors I respect very much, and there are also a lot of big MCs in the industry, but ...... Today's MC Jobs...... I did it myself. ”

After a pause, Zhou Xiao continued: "Then, please allow me to invite the actors who have collaborated with me in this movie to appear on the stage......"

For Zhou Xiao, who has hosted a stage as big as red and white, hosting the premiere of his own movie is simply a simple job. In addition, he has prepared a lot of jokes for this, and the atmosphere of the entire theater is very relaxed by Zhou Xiao, and the girls who watch AKB are very envious, female idol groups or something, MC has always been the most old and difficult problem, and cold scenes are simply too common, a MC member above the average level is the baby of all teams, such members are as important as the auxiliary and therapeutic professions in some computer games, without them simply relying on a group of beautiful girls who can only sell cuteness. Some of the MC viewers can't stand it at all.

Now Zhou Xiao is doing such a job, among the people on the stage, Zhou Xiao is almost the only one with MC ability, and the others are basically professional actors. The profession of actor, if you are the most professional and professional actor, then you are actually a little far from the real entertainment industry, you just need to act well. will get a lot of attention and likes, and in addition to acting, there is no need to shoot anything else to please the audience.

People on stage. Including Masahiro Kimoto and Nu Yamazaki are now professional actors, Ryoko Hirosue is actually too, a few years ago, in order to concentrate on acting, he even quit his singing job for many years, but she still has a certain advantage compared with those who have been professional actors all her life, after all, before becoming a professional actor, she has been a top idol for so many years.

Zhou Xiao controls the field alone, Ryoko Hirosue occasionally pretends to be stupid, while Zhou Xiao does the role of complaining, it is relatively easy to pretend to be stupid, it is rare to complain, this job can only be done by Zhou Xiao, but he is also very clear that his qualifications and abilities cannot be compared with the tunnels and other big things below, so while complaining, he is also squeezing the big things below The MCs, with a proud look of the class with an axe, in fact, Zhou Xiao's process of complaining about Ryoko Guangsue on the stage is just ordinary and interesting, really interesting, In fact, it is his class that makes an axe, showing his appearance in front of big things, especially occasionally contacting the people in the audience, which is even more interesting.

In addition to Ryoko Hirosue, Zhou Xiao also focused on "bullying" Maeda.

Maeda only played a super supporting role in the movie, so when he went on stage with the actors, he followed with trepidation, of course Zhou Xiao would not let go of such a good opportunity, and threw several questions in a row, Maeda had never encountered such a big situation, and was stunned by Zhou Xiao's several questions on the spot, but this was exactly what he expected, Zhou Xiao's slightly exaggerated complaint relieved the atmosphere very well, and also made it easy for the audience to remember this nervous little girl, which was enough.

The talk show on the stage lasted for about ten minutes, followed by the actors' interviews and anecdotes about their feelings during filming, and then Ryoko Hirosue was even squeezed by Zhou Xiao and sang a few words, for Ryoko Hirosue, who is no longer an idol singer, it is definitely super difficult to make her sing, that is, Zhou Xiao has such a big face.

The premiere session before the movie was broadcast lasted for a total of an hour, and Zhou Xiao did not arrange those specious ceremonies in this hour, almost all of them were interviews and talk shows, the whole process was very interesting, in fact, according to Zhou Xiao's idea, it would be best if AKB could come up and sing a song at this time, then the publicity effect was absolutely outstanding, but unfortunately this was just one of his own ideas, the premiere was actually very solemn, Zhou Xiao He could joke on the stage, he could do a talk show, Because he is a director and a producer, he has this status, but AKB...... Who are the people in the audience, you little girls who are not famous and have no strength go up and sing a song...... What is it? If you have songs in the movie, and there are no songs in the movie at all, what qualifications do you have to join in the fun.

Finally, the premiere came to an end.

"After listening to what we have said, I believe everyone is already looking forward to this movie, so ...... Next, let's watch my "The Undertaker" together, and once again, this is a thorough healing film, and there is nothing scary at all, so please feel free to watch it. Zhou Xiao said.

Then, the whole theater darkened, and the words "Zhou Xiao's works" appeared on the big screen, many people were full of emotion when they saw this word, who would have thought that seven or eight years ago, this eighteen-year-old young man who held a guitar and sang "Little Love" debuted is now a well-known director in Japan, and so many big stars come to cheer him? (To be continued......)