Kapitel 16: Chapter 16 Teacher and Disciple
After hearing what Hyakumesa said, Nanaya suddenly understood a lot of things in his mind. Why would Ryutani Nobuyuki, who holds the highest position in the Japanese film industry, find him and give him such a rare opportunity when he obviously was not particularly optimistic about him? Why would Kaiuchi, who is obviously the representative of the investor, completely delegate power to him and help him control the situation.
Because my teacher is the investor of the film, it was my teacher who gave me this opportunity.
Nanaya knew that his teacher was very dissatisfied with his desire to make his own movie. He thought he had talent but lacked experience. But even so, his teacher still supported him silently and was willing to create this hard-won opportunity for him.
[However, I screwed up and failed to live up to the teacher's expectations. ]
Nanaya thought with self-blame.
"Director Hanai is such a great teacher, it's a pity that he chose the wrong disciple. If he had chosen someone else, things wouldn't have turned out like this."
Even a child could see the sarcasm in Hyakumesa's smile, which made Nanaya even angrier.
Nanaya wanted to say something, but he couldn't say anything. Compared with his anger towards Hyakumekusa, Nanaya was now afraid of his teacher's disappointment. As long as he thought of that scene, Nanaya felt very uncomfortable.
"I really feel sorry for you and your disciple. Well, you just cut off your last chance of survival, so you have to take responsibility for this matter. After all, you are just a short-sighted country bumpkin. It is unrealistic to ask you to consider a long-term goal. Just go back to your hometown in the mountains and live your whole life! Farewell, country bumpkin!"
After saying that, Hyakumekusa hung up the phone.
Beep-beep-
Nanaya hesitated for a while as he looked at the busy tone on his phone, then he called his teacher.
"Hello, Nanaya?"
The call was connected quickly.
"Teacher..."
Nanaya bit his lips tightly. He wanted to explain to the other party, but the words just couldn't come out.
"What's wrong with you? Why do you sound like you're about to cry?"
After hesitating for a long time, Nanaya finally did not tell his current predicament. He wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and said to the microphone with a strong nasal voice: "Nothing, I just heard that you invested in my movie. I just want to thank you."
"You already know." Ryuichi's voice sounded a little embarrassed. This always serious middle-aged man rarely spoke with a hint of shyness. "It's no big deal. After all, you are my disciple. As a teacher, isn't it natural to help my disciples achieve their dreams?"
[Teacher, perhaps I am not qualified to be your disciple...]
"Teacher...Have you ever thought that I would fail?"
Nanaya's question made Ryuichi stunned: "What? Were you laughed at?"
"..."
Nanaya didn't answer, which was considered as his agreement.
"Boy, haven't you always been confident? How come you have lost your confidence now that the film is almost halfway through? Did you lose an argument?"
"I just... don't want to disappoint you, teacher."
Nanaya heard a sigh from the other side of the receiver, and then a faint voice rang in his ears: "You have never let me down, and I believe this time will be the same. Let others say whatever they want to say. Do you know what the most effective way to respond is? Words are the weakest and most powerless way to fight back. Waiting until your movie reaches the ratings standard and is successfully released will be more useful than saying anything."
[The problem is that I don't even know if I can finish the movie now...]
"I understand. I will work hard to finish the movie."
"Kaiuchi told me about you. Although he couldn't say for sure that your movie would be a success, he was more focused than many other directors when making a movie. So if I believe in you, even if this movie doesn't succeed, your next one will definitely be a success with the experience you gained this time. Don't put too much pressure on yourself, just focus on completing the movie."
"Thank you, teacher. I will try my best."
Nanaya hung up the phone, and in the end he still didn't tell the leading actress that she had quit. However, he had made up his mind in his heart that no matter what the cost, he would finish the film to prove his teacher's mistake.
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On the other end of the phone, Ryuichi Hanai, who was having a meal at a pub, helplessly put the phone back into his pocket.
"What? Didn't your students tell you about that?" Ryutani Nobuyuki, who was sitting opposite Ryuichi, saw that his old friend looked a little depressed, so he said jokingly.
"That child is too stubborn. I guess he wants to solve the problem by himself." Ryuichi didn't know where to start with Nanaya's stubbornness. It was a good thing that his child liked to be independent, but as a parent, he felt distressed when he had to handle everything by himself.
Originally, Ryuichi planned to give him advice if Nanaya told him about the female lead quitting the role, but now Nanaya doesn't want to owe him any more favors.
"Don't be angry. After all, soliciting investment from outsiders is also a necessary skill for a director. Just treat it as an opportunity for him to practice." Nobuyuki was very open-minded. "By the way, what about your 15 million yen? Do you want me to help you?"
Ryuichi declined his old friend's kindness: "No, I still have some real estate. Although it may take a little longer to process, it shouldn't be a big problem."
"Don't worry, old friend." Nobuyuki comforted, "That duck from the J family actually dared to do this. I will make that woman give me an answer. At least I will make her spit out your 15 million yuan principal!"
Ryuichi snorted coldly, "Humph, that woman will pay for it? Everyone in the industry knows that she is a notorious miser."
It's no secret in the circle that the J family's boss lady is a money-grubber. Even though she looks aggressive now, Ryuichi doubts that he will ever get compensation from that woman.
Nobuyuki took a sip of sake, and he seemed to be confident: "It's okay, unless the future male stars of J family never dream of appearing in Lin Bao's movies, otherwise she will definitely spit out the money to me."
"Okay, I'll go first. If anything happens to the child, just tell me directly." Ryuichi stood up with the help of the table and slowly walked towards the door.
"So soon? No more drinks?"
"No, since that little bastard has come to my doorstep to bully us, wouldn't it be too unfair to him if I don't fight back?" Hanai Ryuichi's originally calm expression turned incomparably gloomy, and his piercing gaze instantly made the temperature around him drop by several degrees.
"Ah, ah. It's really scary." Nobuyuki slowly picked up the wine glass, "It's really troublesome to have a persistent junior. Fortunately, my Illya is well-behaved and obedient and doesn't cause me any trouble."
However, Ryutani Nobuyuki didn't know that it was too early for him to say this.
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After returning to the restaurant, Nanaya said to everyone present: "Everyone, I am well aware that the current situation is very difficult, but I hope everyone can help me complete "Kara no Kyoukai"!"
"What's wrong?"
Ori keenly noticed that Nanaya's smoke ring was a little red.
Nanaya did not tell everyone about his teacher's investment, but he still told everyone about Hyakumekusa's obstruction.
This alone made everyone very angry.
"Don't let me see that guy again!" Ori clenched his fists tightly, "I will make sure that next time he sees a woman, he won't even be able to approach her!"
Kaiuchi bowed his head and apologized to Nanaya: "I'm sorry, Kiryu. It was me who recommended Adachi to you. I didn't expect him to be such a person."
"No, this matter is my responsibility. I was the one who chose her."
Nanaya hadn't reached the point where he could casually shirk responsibility, but when he thought that his hard-earned opportunity might slip away from his hands, he couldn't hide the look of loss on his face.
Ori quickly thought about the solution: "What we need to do now is to replace the leading actress as soon as possible and reshoot all the scenes."
"The budget is simply not enough. All the budget plans I made before were based on the movie budget line. Now we don't have any more budget at all." Nanaya held his head on the table with one hand. He was so upset that he almost lost his composure.
"That woman's resignation from the film industry should be considered a breach of contract, right? What about her penalty?" Ikeda asked unwillingly. He felt that he couldn't let that woman just walk away comfortably.
Nanaya snorted in self-mockery. "Let's not talk about whether the unemployed woman can come up with the corresponding liquidated damages. Although the contract was signed by the crew of "Kara no Kyoukai", the economic transactions between the two parties are all on Lin Bao's account. In other words, if the other party really wants to pay compensation, it should be paid to Lin Bao, and the crew will not get a penny."
The salary contracts for the actors and staff of the entire crew were operated in this way. Nanaya's original intention was to use the banner of "Lin Bao" to reassure the people. After all, just looking at the information, this broken crew of his was unreliable. However, judging from the current results, Nanaya obviously dug his own grave.
"I will try to communicate with the financial department. If that woman really has paid liquidated damages into the company's account, then I will have them transferred to the crew."
"It's useless, Kaiuchi." Nanaya, who didn't know that Ryutani Nobuyuki had already prepared the funds, directly rejected Kaiuchi's proposal. "Let's not talk about whether that woman has the compensation money. Even if she does, I don't think the financial department of [Linbao] can give us the money."
Nanaya felt that if he were the financial department of [Lin Bao], he would definitely think that this movie was completely ruined. In this case, out of consideration for timely stop loss, he would definitely not continue to invest money. Of course, if his teacher intervened, there might be a different result, but how could Nanaya bother him again? In other words, Nanaya even hoped that [Lin Bao] could return the money directly to his teacher, so that he could at least get back part of his investment.
"So where on earth are we supposed to get the funding from?"
Subaru Ikeda's words made everyone fall into deep thought, and they began to think about where to get the funds.
Bang!
Nanaya noticed someone patting his shoulder, and when he turned around he saw Illya's energetic face.
"Illya was wondering why she didn't see her big brother in the studio. It turns out you guys were having a meeting here!"
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