Chapitre 283: Chapter 283: Gosho Aoyama
In the evening, at the InterContinental Tokyo Bay Hotel, Arthur brought Vivian Chow along to attend a rather dull reception.
"I'm planning to return to Hong Kong in a few days, then head to Canada. The cast of Rumble in the Bronx has already gone there," Vivian had significantly reduced her film engagements in Hong Kong and was focusing more on her music career. However, getting to play a supporting role in a Jackie Chan movie was still a good opportunity.
Arthur wrapped his arm around Vivian's waist. "You can go anytime. Don't worry; after all, you bought a house in Vancouver, didn't you? Once the shooting is done, we can stay there and rest for a while!"
"We haven't lived in that house yet, might as well do it this time," Vivian spoke cheerfully about their vacation villa in Vancouver.
Not long after, Arthur ran into Akio Tani in the corridor. Tani, who had just stepped down as the president of Panasonic and become the chairman, was an old friend of Arthur's. After all, Akio Tani was still very interested in MCA Universal. If Universal's performance improved, it would make him even happier.
As for the new president of Panasonic, Yoichi Morishita, he was not present.
"Arthur, congratulations! Schindler's List is a magnificent film," Akio Tani shook hands with Arthur.
Arthur raised an eyebrow, "Universal's recent sci-fi blockbuster Jurassic Park is even more remarkable; With an opening weekend box office record of $47 million in North America!"
Akio Tani smiled helplessly. "One successful movie can't change MCA Universal's consistent losses over the years."
Universal's recent film performance had been quite poor, except for Jurassic Park. Others incurred heavy losses, leading MCA Universal to sell half of its USA Network shares due to lower-than-expected TV ratings.
Arthur responded calmly, "Panasonic is an electronics and electrical appliances manufacturer after all, and MCA Universal is an industry it can abandon at any time."
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Meanwhile, at a cafe in Tokyo's Shinagawa district, Arthur's assistant, Anna Walker, had found a 30-year-old Japanese comic artist named Gosho Aoyama!
"You want to publish my manga?" Gosho Aoyama, looking puzzled, received a contract from Freak Entertainment, which was the parent company managing Game Freak studios under Galaxy Games.
"Yes, Freak Entertainment mainly deals in games and comics. Our contract is better than Shogakukan's," Anna Walker wasn't sure why her boss wanted her to poach this specific artist, considering there were so many comic artists in Japan. "We know you're creating a detective manga. Let's make it our first comic at Freak Entertainment!"
"But," Gosho Aoyama noted that the contract was indeed better than Shogakukan's but he worried the guarantees in the contract might not be honored.
"Don't worry; you can gather your own team for development. Freak Entertainment will fully support your manga, and you won't need to worry about promotion and distribution; You should know, our scale is way beyond any single Japanese publishing house. If your manga succeeds, we can also develop animations and games," Anna Walker didn't want to waste time on minor issues.
Gosho Aoyama hesitated, "I'm a contracted artist with Shogakukan. Leaving like this might..."
Anna Walker shook her head, "Don't worry about other matters, just sign the contract. We'll handle any external issues; Not just Shogakukan, even other companies wouldn't dare to oppose us..."
After securing Gosho Aoyama, Anna Walker directed her attention to the next target.
Of course, Arthur remembered Gosho Aoyama, the creator of Detective Conan, a phenomenal manga that left a deep impression on him.
"What happened?" Arthur, admiring the night view of Tokyo Bay from the hotel's balcony, suddenly received a call from Anna Walker.
"Ah, that comic artist named Gosho Aoyama has joined Freak Entertainment. He is indeed working on a mystery detective manga!"
"Okay. Let's test the waters in Japan then. It doesn't matter if it fails," Arthur was quite nonchalant about it.
Of course, if Gosho Aoyama dared to refuse their terms, well, he certainly wouldn't continue being a manga artist; Even if Detective Conan never came to be, Arthur wouldn't let Gosho Aoyama create it for another company!
After hanging up, Arthur shook his head. Business is always simple; if you can't solve a problem, just take care of the people involved.
"Bang," as Arthur entered the hall and prepared to leave with Vivian, he accidentally bumped into a woman in a kimono.
"Oh, I'm sorry, sir," the woman in the kimono bowed in apology.
Elegant and delicate, yet beautiful and poised, Arthur smiled and shook his head. "No problem. I think I've seen your picture in the paper. Are you an actress?"
"Yes, I'm Yasuko Sawaguchi, a signed artist with Toho, and I've acted in both television and films!"
"Yasuko Sawaguchi," Arthur nodded, "You are indeed beautiful, no wonder they call you the last beauty of the Showa era."
Arthur extended his hand, "Arthur Smith, nice to meet you!"
Yasuko Sawaguchi also smiled and extended her hand to shake Arthur's, "Likewise, Mr. Smith, it's a pleasure to meet you!"
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