Chapter 312 An Unquiet New Year
New year and new atmosphere.
The Japanese New Year refers to the three days from January 1st to January 3rd. Every family has to do a lot of things, such as cleaning at the end of the year and the beginning of the year, sending New Year's greetings (similar to New Year's cards) to relatives and friends, and giving Children get lucky money (lucky money) and so on.
After finishing their busy work, the family would sit next to the TV, eat buckwheat noodles, and watch the TV station's programs for the New Year. The most famous one is of course the Red and White Song Contest held by NHK.
As New Year's Eve approaches midnight, young men and women will go to temples or shrines to pay their respects and pray for a wonderful new year.
Kitahara Sosuke and Chino Rin, who got up early, left Tokyo Minato and went to Osaka to visit a group of employees of the Kitahara Group. After struggling, as the president and vice president of Kitahara Investment, Kitahara Sosuke and Chino Rin paid tribute to the staff. They distributed huge red envelopes, not included in the year-end bonus, which made countless employees smile.
In this economic environment, it would be great if you are not unemployed, and there is actually a New Year red envelope issued by the society in addition to the year-end bonus!
This wave of invisible propaganda is in place.
Compared with those unscrupulous clubs, Beiyuan Investment is too conscientious and relies entirely on the support of its peers.
After leaving Osaka, Kitahara Sosuke and the two returned to Kyoto, just in time to catch the performance of "The Fairy Tale of Time" at 3 p.m.
This long-awaited animated film premiered in the early morning of December 31st. It has a good reputation from the previous "Kiki's Delivery Service". This year-end finale film produced by Kitahara Animation, a subsidiary of Kitahara Entertainment Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Kitahara Investment, won a number of awards not long after its release. It has earned a huge box office and has a very high reputation, especially in the Kyoto area, which was used as the background of the movie. From midnight to the afternoon, the theaters were full and the seats were packed.
After all, it is a masterpiece with an investment of several billion yen. In the 1990s, the total investment in many top film and television dramas would not exceed 1 billion yen, let alone such a large investment in an animated film.
Only Beiyuan Investment, which has deep pockets, dares to do this.
From the producer to the script to the background music, "The Fairy Tale of Time" has a luxurious lineup, and every frame can be turned into a stunning wallpaper-like dynamic picture, which perfectly shows the strange beauty of the blend of ancient and modern Kyoto.
Through the movie, people also realized the horror of the bubble economy for the first time. The lost prosperity is nostalgic, and the coming winter scenery is scary. The male and female protagonists, one is engaged in the high-tech industry and the other is engaged in the tourism service industry, are not very popular nowadays. As for the promising industries, the audience is worried that they cannot be combined. At the same time, they also hope that these two industries will really rise like in the movie, bringing them similar expectations and beauty.
When the clear and unique voice of Izumi Sakai sounded at the end of the play, the emotions were pulled to the highest climax. Everyone stood up and looked at the big screen. They waited until the music ended and the easter egg appeared before leaving with unfulfilled feelings.
Studio Ghibli's next animated film, Sosuke Kitahara, has long been confirmed.
It was originally the 1992 Japanese film box office champion "Porco Rosso", but in order to adapt to the image of Kitahara's investment, it was changed to "Snow Wolf". The plot is similar anyway, and Kitahara Sosuke still suggested Hayao Miyazaki to create it, but it's just that Replace the image of the red pig inside with a snow direwolf.
Telling a story of love and freedom can arouse resonance and hope for the future of a new generation of young people. The most important thing is to help Beiyuan Investment attract a group of new employees.
In the 1990s, the most important thing for a club was resources and relationships. With these, as long as you still had a certain amount of capital, you could become a big capitalist and enjoy all kinds of glory and wealth.
But by the 2000s, the scarcest things will become talent and technology. The two complement each other and are inseparable. Those who win talent will win the world.
Therefore, Kitahara Sosuke has already started to build Kitahara Foundation Co., Ltd., and invests 10% of the annual profits into the fund to support poor students in studying and going to college. However, in the future, when choosing a career, they must first choose Kitahara Foundation Co., Ltd.
Building schools, making investments, establishing student loans, setting up science and technology research bonuses, etc., Kitahara Sosuke is not afraid of spending money, but he is afraid that he will have no place to spend money and others will not let him spend money.
Walking out of the cinema, Chino Rin snuggled next to Kitahara Sosuke and suddenly asked with a smile: "Asuke, who are you going to spend time with tonight?"
Seeing her naughty look, Kitahara Sosuke laughed.
"Of course I'm with you, I'm your husband."
On such a day, and he promised to accompany Qianye Rin to visit the shrine in the New Year, how could he break his promise, so he had to try his best to make up for Kobayashi Kyoko and the others in the future.
"But I think it will be more lively if we all spend it together." Qianye Rin exhaled, suddenly stopped smiling, and said seriously, "When I was a child, every time during the Chinese New Year, I could only watch TV with my grandfather and write calligraphy. Words, watching the children running around in the family, I am envious but dare not say it. Year after year, I have almost forgotten the taste of the New Year."
"This year, I have invited Sister Kyoko, Sister Orihime, Sister Saeko, and Sister Xiaolan to join me. What do you think?" She stuck out her tongue at Kitahara Sosuke, naughty and cute.
Kitahara Sosuke secretly complained that something was wrong. Although Chino Rin made it clear that he didn't mind these things, women's jealousy does not distinguish between people and their IQ. With so many women gathered together, who knows what will happen.
"Isn't this not good?" Kitahara Sosuke was surprised.
Qianye Rin pursed her lips and chuckled: "What's wrong? Didn't you spend the New Year together this year? I've already invited them, and they agreed. Even Sister Saeko has to sit in a wheelchair, so it's not too bad. It’s convenient, let’s go see her in a moment, right?”
"Okay." Kitahara Sosuke looked at her serious and stubborn expression and finally nodded.
Let's just meet when we meet. Just treat it as an internal board meeting of Beiyuan Investment?
"Oh, by the way, Miss Sakai Izumi, I heard that you arranged for her to attend the Kohaku Song Festival? Maybe she won't be able to come that night." Qianye Rin smiled slyly again.
Kithara Sosuke shuddered. Good guy, does she even remember the spring water thing clearly?
With Sakai Izumi's current rank, she can't compete with the Kohaku Utakara, which is comparable to Japan's Spring Festival Gala. However, she is now the female singer that Kitahara Sosuke wants to become famous. ZARD is naturally invited to participate in the Kohaku Utakara. Sakai Izumi She will also be the C-position singer duet with Akina Nakamori after her comeback!
Yes, Akina Nakamori was also pulled out of the sea of suffering by Sosuke Kitahara.
Of course, he didn't do anything deliberately, he just did it casually.
"Haha, even if Izumi-chan doesn't go to sing, she won't come to our family banquet." Kitahara Sosuke smiled awkwardly.
Qianye Rin blinked and said, "That's it. Originally, I thought she and Akina Nakamori would come to celebrate the New Year together. They sing very well."
"Indeed, indeed" Kitahara Sosuke wiped away cold sweat. It seemed that tonight was going to be an uneventful night.