wavenovel Chapters 1486 and 1495: Yes, yes, it's all Takeshi Kitano's fault!
Chapters 1486 and 1495: Yes, yes, it's all Takeshi Kitano's fault!
Chapters 1486 and 1495: Yes, yes, it's all Takeshi Kitano's fault!
The fact that Toyota Research Center fired a test driver was known only to a few people involved, and it didn't even cause a ripple.
However, in the bars of the port area, there was a man who was always drunk and kept mumbling "He said not to stop," which attracted a lot of interested attention.
Meanwhile, another of the three Japanese racing movies, Takeshi Kitano's "Race Cars," is also in the midst of filming.
Thanks to the mediation of General Motors and Takeshi Kitano, Kitano was ultimately not charged with a serious crime such as "public indecency," but rather with a minor offense such as "inappropriate behavior in public." He received a week of detention for violating the Minor Offenses Act.
After a week of calming down at the police station, Takeshi Kitano became even more cautious while filming!
"Fighting, street brawls, don't you know that?!"
Takeshi Kitano yelled at the actors.
"Haven't you seen the Yamaguchi-gumi and Sumiyoshi-kai fighting over territory?!"
"Even if you haven't seen the live-action version, you've surely seen 'Hayato' series, right?! Can't you learn something from the fight scenes in that series?!"
Speaking of which, in order to film the action scenes in "Hayato Den", Naoki Nagayama and Kaede Nagayama even learned the Satsuma Jigen-ryu style together!
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The male protagonist, Masahiro Motoki, was extremely frustrated. He couldn't actually fight! Naoki Nagayama, on the other hand, used a sword!
As for them, all they could say was that they were playing haphazardly!
Because Takeshi Kitano said that petty thugs settle their scores with baseball fists.
After giving him a dressing down, Takeshi Kitano obediently began demonstrating for the male actor:
"Normally, people don't shoot vital points; the arms, chest, and head are the more common targets!"
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That's really experienced!
During the break, General Motors' assistant, Hideo Ohashi, came to the set to inspect the filming location.
"Director Kitano, how's filming going?!"
Takeshi Kitano was very dissatisfied with this investor's spokesperson, who was much more arrogant than before. Ever since that incident, this guy would come to the set almost every other day to make sarcastic jokes at him!
But he didn't dare say much. After all, it was General Motors that got him out of trouble.
"It went very smoothly."
"That's good!"
Hideo Ohashi said, feigning seriousness.
"But we still need to speed things up and catch up on the week's lost progress!"
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This is why Takeshi Kitano is dissatisfied; this guy keeps harping on the sore spot of him being locked in a dark room for a week!
"I see!"
Suppressing his anger, Takeshi Kitano shook his hand, ignoring Hideo Ohashi.
"Ohashi-kun, is there anything else you need today?!"
"Yes, something is indeed wrong!"
Hideo Ohashi nodded.
"Ms. Deborah Elms wants to know about the filming progress. Don't you have some footage here?!"
"Forehead"
Takeshi Kitano said in surprise,
"But those are all raw materials."
"The tape was just something Ms. Deborah was curious about in her own film."
Hideo Ohashi said quite casually that he actually wanted to show her the footage from the film shoot directly, so that the boss could see how hard he had worked.
"Just show her some footage you've shot—preferably footage that includes General Motors!"
"I see."
Takeshi Kitano nodded.
"Then I'll go prepare."
"Hurry up!"
Hideo Ohashi's lips curled into a slight smile as he kicked the cripple's leg again.
"Otherwise, how can we catch up with a week's worth of progress?"
At this moment, he was extremely pleased with himself. When he communicated with Takeshi Kitano before, Kitano always disregarded him and even used his yakuza background to intimidate him. Now he's been punished, isn't he?!
If it weren't for General Motors' help in mediating, Takeshi Kitano might have actually been sentenced to less than 6 months in prison!
Hehehe, in front of me, can you still be as arrogant as before?!
"!!!"
Takeshi Kitano's forehead creased with a 5-point mark; he had never found Hideo Ohashi so annoying!
Judging from his expression, you can tell he took it upon himself to use the footage to curry favor! Otherwise, what's the point of watching footage that hasn't even been edited yet!
Upon arriving at the storage room, Takeshi Kitano angrily searched for materials that could showcase General Motors.
As he flipped through the files, he suddenly came across a file with the date marked on it. He remembered the face of Hideo Ohashi just before he was locked in the dark room, and Takeshi Kitano's unwilling nature suddenly took over!
"It needs to reflect the characteristics of General Motors, right?"
Takeshi Kitano laughed.
"This game best illustrates that!"
"Hehehe, let's give Hideo Ohashi a good chance to show off to Ms. Deborah!!"
Kitano Takeshi put away his smile and went to see Ohashi Hideo, who was waiting outside:
"Here you go, this is the material you wanted!"
"Hmm~"
Hideo Ohashi, chatting with the actresses from the film crew, nodded nonchalantly.
"The content should be able to showcase the characteristics of General Motors, right?!"
"Absolutely no problem!! It perfectly embodies the characteristics of Chevrolet!"
"That's good"
"Ohashi-kun, does your company have a projector?"
"Of course!"
Ohashi Hideo said dismissively,
"Our headquarters' conference room was built to the highest standards and is equipped with state-of-the-art projection equipment, so playing transparencies will be no problem at all!"
"That's good, that's good."
Feeling pleased with himself for obtaining the materials, Hideo Ohashi prepared to return home.
"Alright, Director Kitano, you'd better hurry up and catch up on the schedule."
Watching Hideo Ohashi's departing figure, Takeshi Kitano gave a cold smile:
"Let your boss take a good look!!"
Kitano Takeshi isn't worried about retaliation; Ohashi Hideo simply doesn't have that ability. Besides, it's questionable whether Ohashi Hideo will even be able to stay next time he comes!
Will I be removed from my directorship because of this? Filming has already begun, and GM has already invested heavily in the project. Replacing someone at the last minute would mean starting all over again!
Besides, new directors aren't necessarily as capable as I am, and those more capable are unlikely to be willing to take on a mess.
Although he came up with a lot of reasons, he knew there would definitely be consequences; at the very least, his image would be terrible among GM's upper management.
To put it simply, Takeshi Kitano is petty and doesn't want to put up with Hideo Ohashi's temper anymore!
Therefore, even if it means losing 800 of our own, we must inflict 1000 damage on the enemy!
"Sayonara, Hideo Ohashi~"
At General Motors' neon headquarters, the heads of the company's various divisions are gathered for their semi-annual meeting.
"Sales in Japan are trending upwards." "The marketing campaigns in the first half of the year were very effective." "We need to keep up the good work in the second half."
Right now, at the peak of the bubble, it's safe to say that you can make money doing anything and have tons of cash flowing into your pockets. The Japanese people's desire to consume is unstoppable!
As a result, sales of private cars by individual families have been rising steadily, and the automotive industry is booming.
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"Toyota's third-generation Supra (A70) is very popular and stands out among all the new cars!"
"No new GM car has been able to surpass it."
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After the reports from each division were finished, Deborah Elms, as the head of General Motors' Asian trade center, felt immense pressure upon hearing the news.
Toyota's global sales have surpassed those of General Motors, making its momentum unstoppable. It will be very difficult for their Asian division to surpass Toyota!
"Is there anything else to say about marketing in the second half of the year?!"
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The branch managers looked at each other, none of them wanting to step forward at this time.
However, one minister had a sudden inspiration:
“Ms. Deborah, I’ve heard some news.”
"Eiji Toyoda, the head of Toyota Motor Corporation, seems to be unwell and has been hospitalized!"
"Oh?"
Deborah was somewhat surprised.
"is it serious?"
I heard he's in poor mental health.
"Why?"
"I don't know the specifics, but it's probably due to a lack of energy, after all, I'm getting old."
The reason why Eiji Toyota went to the hospital was only mentioned among a small group of people and kept completely secret from the outside world. To others, it was normal for him to go to the hospital, given his age.
"Yes, yes. God bless him!"
Deborah didn't say much, but she felt a little better.
If a major change suddenly occurs at the top of Toyota's management during this highly competitive period, it would be a huge boon for the competitors!
"Alright, that concludes today's meeting."
Deborah had initially intended to end the meeting abruptly, but in a slightly better mood, she suddenly remembered her assistant's earlier report that, under his supervision, the racing movie was progressing smoothly and they had even brought some footage to review.
"By the way, the promotional film we invested in is going smoothly, and we happen to have some footage. Let's all take a look!"
"Haha, that's great!" "We definitely need to see."
The ministers naturally wouldn't refuse Deborah's promotional project and all praised it.
At this moment, Hideo Ohashi, who had been summoned, entered the conference room with a mixture of surprise and delight, and began operating the projector.
He originally intended to report to Deborah alone, but unexpectedly, he was able to give a presentation to all the branch managers! This was a great opportunity to show off!
Although I haven't seen the footage beforehand, it's definitely a racing movie, so it should be fine to play!
Soon, the blinds were drawn, the conference room lights were turned off, and the preparations were complete:
"Everyone, this is a clip from our movie 'Ford v Ferrari,' showcasing the excellent features of Chevrolet sedans!!"
Please watch.
With that, Hideo Ohashi pressed the switch, and images began to appear on the projection screen in the conference room.
First, there's an image of a clapperboard:
"Scene XX, Scene XX of Fortuna D.F.
With a crisp click, the camera pans forward. Inside a black Chevrolet in the dimly lit island setting, a scene is unfolding—a steamy encounter between the male lead, Masahiro Motoki, and the female supporting character.
Under Takeshi Kitano's direction, both the male and female leads displayed astonishing flexibility, making the most of the spacious car interior.
"Ah~ Hmm~~" "Damn~" "Yamete!"
The incessant soft music caused everyone present to freeze in place as if struck by lightning!
They'd seen action movies before, but watching them with so many colleagues, including a female boss, was a bit too much! This was absurd!
At this moment, Hideo Ohashi was looking at the image on the projection screen when he felt a surge of heat in his body, his limbs were ice-cold, and his head was buzzing!
Where am I? Who am I? What am I doing?
The three ultimate questions of life are manifested at this moment!
His brain cells were no longer able to process such complex information; they simply crashed and couldn't proceed to the next step.
Until the speaker made a "click" sound.
The ministers in the conference room seemed to be released from their frozen state and began to breathe again.
In the conference room, Deborah was also taken aback when she first saw it, but then quickly regained her composure. To have reached such a high position in a male-dominated era, her resilience under pressure is truly remarkable.
Her first thought was, who is trying to get her!
However, seeing everyone's surprised expressions, especially the assistant's frozen look, she felt something was amiss. But regardless, she had to smooth things over for today:
"Ahem. Everyone, are you all awake now?!"
"Do you think there's anything wrong with this clip?!"
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The quick-thinking branch managers immediately spoke up.
"Haha, I see. As a movie, it must be very appealing!"
"It's a bit too open-minded, but the photos are quite good."
"It also showcases the interior space!"
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Various opinions have been circulating, but overall it's not as awkward anymore.
"Well, as a woman, I did have some reservations about this."
Deborah forced herself to remain calm and continued...
"Since everyone agrees that the advantages of this scene outweigh the disadvantages, then I won't ask the director to change it."
"Hey! Deborah is brilliant!" "Well done!" "That's right!"
Amidst the praise from the ministers, Deborah waved her hand:
"Alright, that's the end of the last little joke. Let's adjourn today's meeting!"
"Hi!!" "Then we'll take our leave."
They were all shrewd people; they all knew that something unexpected would happen in the end, and the ministers all left in a hurry.
Only Deborah and Hideo Ohashi remained in the conference room!
"Oh! Hashi! Hideo!!"
With no one around, Deborah finally erupted.
"Do you want to die?!"
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Hideo Ohashi's face was ashen, and there was no hope left in his eyes.
Forget it, let's destroy this ugly world!
"Explain yourself! What exactly happened?!"
Deborah angrily slapped Hideo Ohashi several times, then asked fiercely,
"Did someone send you to ruin my reputation?!"
"??!! It's all Takeshi Kitano's fault!!"
On the set of "Fast & Furious," Naoki Nagayama, besides focusing on filming, developed a new interest: secretly observing the actions of Kijima and Matsuo Muneo, trying to figure out what the two were plotting!
This is his film crew, and someone actually dared to pull some dirty tricks right under his nose. It's so exciting!
Perhaps it was because Kijima Kyō was too confident in his abilities that he and Matsuo Muneo plotted so openly, without ever considering that anyone would pay attention to their actions. It can only be said that the long period of peace made Kijima Kyō too confident and completely lost the vigilance of a ninja!
"What are you two doing?!"
Out of the corner of his eye, Naoki Nagayama saw Matsuo Muneo whispering to Kijima Kyō again, while he stroked his chin thoughtfully.
"They can't possibly be thinking of overthrowing my rule, can they?!"
Naoki Nagayama was indeed the undisputed boss on set, and sometimes quite willful. But he was the absolute core of the entire film; without him, the movie might not even exist!
Therefore, he didn't believe anyone would be plotting to overthrow him and seize power for themselves.
"It can't just be a simple chat, can it?"
Meanwhile, Kijima was brainwashing Matsuo Muneo:
"Just take care of this matter, Matsuo-kun. Once it's done, we'll be in the same boat!"
".this."
Matsuo Muneo was still somewhat hesitant.
"That's not a good idea."
"Why not! These things were originally found at Nishimoto Tomoyuki's place!"
Kijima's tone was firm.
"When it's time to take action, then take action!!"
"Forehead"
After much internal struggle and under the coercion and enticement of Kijima Kyo, Matsuo Muneo finally nodded in agreement.
He secretly stuffed a stack of things into Nishimoto Tomoyuki's clothes.