Chapter Eighty-Four: The Busy President
Kobayashi Asuka thinks that Shirakawa Kaede's request is unreliable, and the authorization fee can still be paid in installments? How can there be such a good thing.
However, the truth soon exceeded her expectations, and the man named Andre seemed to be in a hurry more than her.
Not only did he immediately agree to this request, but he also urged them to pay immediately.
In fact, this cannot be blamed on Andrei, who is in Europe and sees that no one cares about the patent application for two years.
The big and famous companies didn't look down on his ideas at all, and AndrΓ©'s so-called concept of carry-on was a complete imitation of it in their eyes.
Speaking of the Walkman, the concept of a real cassette player first appeared at the 1963 Electronic Exposition.
And the manufacturer is Philips, so it is also Philips who is the most disdainful of Andre's so-called creativity.
Therefore, for Andre, who has eaten a few closed-door soups, now that he has finally been sent to the door, why not take it quickly?
Even if he didn't even know where RB was, he knew that Β£20,000 was a huge sum in 1979.
The door of a large company is not easy to enter, but the money of this small company is easy to take.
Andre didn't even expect the follow-up 10,000 pounds from Shirakawa Electric, who knows if this so-called Walkman can be sold.
If it can't be sold, maybe this small RB company will go bankrupt.
10,000 pounds, it is the most tangible to be able to get it. The next 10,000 are naturally the best, and it doesn't matter if you don't have them.
So in a win-win situation where Andre felt that he had earned and Shirakawa Kaede felt that he had picked up the leaks.
The two parties cordially and amicably signed a patent licensing agreement, one immediately demanded payment, and the other immediately made payment, not giving the other party a chance to regret at all.
Shirakawa Kaede looked at the contract with the fragrance of ink in his hand happily, and trembled with satisfaction.
With this, you won't be afraid that Big Brother Sony will find trouble in the future.
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Patents are granted, and the development of the Walkman is proceeding step by step.
Shirakawa Kaede suddenly found that his president, San, seemed to be idle.
In this case, can you also be a shopkeeper and experience the life of the real president?
The answer is no.
Since the last summer festival met with Takeshi Kitano, the biggest funding problem for the film has also been solved.
So Takeshi Kitano, who couldn't wait, immediately started the preparation of the crew in a hurry.
The hero and heroine are decided, so the most important thing left is the behind-the-scenes team.
Although Mori Masayuki helped Zhang Luo, Takeshi Kitano, who had no bottom in his heart, was still ready to consult the seniors in the industry.
And among the predecessors he knew, the only one who could impress him and encourage him to enter the film industry was the well-known director Nagisa Oshima.
Nagisa Oshima put down the script in his hand and looked at Takeshi Kitano, who was sitting with bated breath.
"It's a Kurosawa style, but it's not the type of funny you're good at, which is very surprising."
Takeshi Kitano nodded cautiously, "The script was written by one of my Meiji juniors, oh yes, he is also the male protagonist of this movie." β
Takeshi Kitano, who was grinning and not caring in front of Shirakawa Kaede, was obedient like a little sheep in front of Nagisa Oshima at the moment.
"Oh~" Nagisa Oshima became interested, "He also dropped out of Meiji?" β
Takeshi Kitano was stunned, and then shook his head a little embarrassed, "He's not the same as me, he's the kind of good student."
Anyway, it's a child who can listen to his parents, but..."Kitano Takeshi paused, "Sometimes it doesn't seem to be very peaceful, and recently he has become the president of a vinyl record opportunity club. β
Nagisa Oshima was stunned for a moment, and then laughed dumbly. He has seen students make movies, and students have written scripts and made movies and become president Sang, he really hasn't seen it.
However, when he saw Takeshi Kitano kneeling in front of him, he seemed to think that this was very reasonable, after all, it was normal for a restless person to have a few restless friends around him.
"The script can be filmed, so let's try it." Nagisa Oshima closed the script and gave it back to Takeshi Kitano.
"However, for a movie to be successfully completed, the smooth operation of the crew is the top priority.
As a supervisor, the entire crew runs under your command. Whether you can coordinate it well depends on your ability.
Regardless, it's a great learning opportunity. β
As an internationally renowned director, Nagisa Oshima has a wealth of crew experience.
For this comic junior, he is quite optimistic about his future performance.
"By the way, the operation of the crew is inseparable from a competent producer, have you made a decision on this candidate?"
"Hai" Takeshi Kitano nodded, "TV Asahi's program producer, Mori Masa. β
"Hmm~" Nagisa Oshima nodded, he still has some relevant experience, but TV stations and movies are two different things.
"Well, I'll introduce you to another producer and let him be your producer's deputy.
Although he is relatively young, he has also had experience as a filmmaker or twice. It must be a good fit for your film team. β
Kitano Takeshi hesitated for a moment, but still asked, "Senior, take the liberty of asking, who is this producer?" β
"Okuyama Kazuyu" Nagisa Oshima spit out a name.
Takeshi Kitano was shocked, "Shochiku Pictures' president San-san is Mr. Rong Okuyama, this Okuyama and Yu-san..."
Nagisa Oshima nodded to confirm his conjecture, "Kazuyu Okuyama's father is none other than Okuyama Rongsan. β
Takeshi Kitano, who received an affirmative answer, nodded inexplicably, and stopped talking a little, but finally fell silent.
"Boy, don't worry blindly" Seeing Takeshi Kitano's aggrieved look, Nagisa Oshima couldn't help laughing.
"Kazuyu Okuyama is not as simple as you think, he really has filmmaking experience, at least more reliable than your team."
If Nagisa Oshima didn't explain, it is estimated that Takeshi Kitano would have thought that his team was shoehorned into a relation.
"Eh" Takeshi Kitano grinned a little embarrassedly, to be honest, he really thought so at first.
Nagisa Oshima waved his hand indifferently, "Anyway, you will know after contact, and your movie wants to be released smoothly."
A strong club like Shochiku is also an indispensable help, so you can be content. β
This is true, how many independent films, if you want to climb this level of relationship, you can't find a way.
There are hundreds of movies a year, and it would be nice to have one-third of them released in theaters.
Takeshi Kitano nodded, feeling a lot more comfortable this time. This can be regarded as a lot of help for the post-production of the film.
I got an affirmative answer from Nagisa Oshima, and I also got an extra boost by the way.
So Takeshi Kitano, who had no scruples, immediately notified Shirakawa Kaede to enter the group to prepare for filming.
And our President Shirakawa had to switch to the film industry non-stop in less than half a day.
Alas, capable people are like that, they can shine everywhere.
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